Chapter 614 King or Marquis

Li You immediately understood that the so-called extraterritorial meant areas outside China's inherent territory.To his surprise, Yizhou and Yazhou were not within this range.According to this statement, the two counties of Jiuzhen and Ninan are probably not in this range.

"Your Majesty, these places are bitterly cold, and many places are even uninhabited. Should the princes go there with some troops, or have the right to recruit some people?" Li You couldn't help worrying.

"At the beginning, a city with a population of five hundred, how far it will eventually develop depends on their abilities! I allow them to recruit private soldiers of no more than 3000 people, but the specific defense of the border must be handed over to the Chu army! If they If you can't stand such an environment, you can come back and be a Marquis, but the private soldiers must be disbanded, and you will not be eligible to be crowned king again in this life!" Li Ming said solemnly.

"The beginning?" Li You couldn't understand the description.

"To put it simply, I will build a city for them in the fief as their residence and the resettlement of the people under their rule. I will transfer the population to 500 people. How to increase the population, how to develop the economy and agriculture is up to He decides by himself. Yes, including the appointment and training of officials, it is also up to the prince himself. Except for the deduction of military power in the entire territory, the rest is almost governed by the king himself." Li Ming said with great interest.

This is a crazy idea, which is based on the status quo of China today.Nowadays, most of China is still a barren land. Even if these places are to be developed, it may take two to three hundred years.Li Ming didn't have that much money to develop places like the Korean Peninsula, Indochina Peninsula, Nanyang Islands, and Shikoku Islands, so he simply subcontracted them out.

But the biggest bottom line of subcontracting, the first point must be that only one's own heirs are eligible, and the second point is that the military power must be in hand.Li Ming didn't want these kings to eventually counterattack the Central Plains, nor did he want them to wantonly expand their territory, which would eventually infringe upon the interests of other kings.

"So that's how it is..." Li You probably understood that Da Chu's conditions for becoming a king were very strict, and the key was Li Ming's intentions.

Since the founding of the Great Han, what kind of king the prince is named depends on how much he is favored.The Great Chu Emperor obviously intends to do the opposite, no matter how much he is favored, he has to be crowned king in a foreign land, so the treatment of all crowned kings is actually the same.

The key is to reach the crown to become a king. After every prince can think about it, he can decide whether to become a king.If you don’t become a king, you can be a Marquis, but you are allowed to serve as an official and join the army, but your status is not that noble after all; if you want to be a king, you have a noble status, but you can’t stay in China. They were all gone, but the king himself was the one who suffered.

Don't mention "young" or "still a child", and the crown is 20 years old, already an adult.Then you should be held accountable for your mistakes.But then again, if this kind of dandy who only knows how to mess around and enjoy themselves, I'm afraid they won't choose to be outside the king's domain, then it will be suffering for them.

Conversely, if the fiefdom can still be established under such conditions, then the ability to seal the king will be highlighted.The key is that this national policy can be carried out, even if these kings make a fuss, or even change the day, at least every emperor is a talented British lord.

"Can the prince's mother clan contribute?" Li You felt that there are some things that need to be clarified. "If you can contribute, I'm afraid the prince will become more dependent on the mother clan in the future!"

"This is also where I am most troubled now, Xiaoru, you are a regular servant on a loose horse, what's your opinion?" Li Ming asked back.

As a parent, of course, you don't want your children to really suffer.He still doesn't know where outside the domain?If nothing else, just talk about the situation in Jiaozhou, which is the result of 400 years of development. He didn't even dare to go to the Nanzhong area to have a look!

Not to mention the Indochina Peninsula, the Korean Peninsula, and the three northeastern provinces, they are simply places of bitter cold.

But as Li You said, if the mother clan is allowed to join in, then I am afraid that my children will be very dependent on the mother clan in the future.The most frightening thing is that if the officials of the entire fief and the cronies of the king are all from the mother clan, then the king is like a puppet.Even if there is a rebellion, Feng Wang may even be pushed out to take the blame.

"Which mother would be willing to let her children suffer, maybe she would still secretly beg her natal family, hoping to take care of her grandchildren. Except for Concubine Dong (Dong Heng) and two concubines Qiao (Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao), the queen, princess, Concubine Peng and Concubine Mi have a lot of wealth, and the Wang family of Taiyuan is even more powerful, so they will secretly help if they are afraid of conquering the generals of the Peking University." Li You smiled.

After a pause, he continued: "If all the concubines want to help their children secretly, then if Your Majesty wants to intervene, it will destroy the relationship between husband and wife for so many years. If you don't let nature take its course, neither support nor object, let them do it We will do a good job of supervision and punish those who intend to act as kings. In fact, if the prince can't even control this, then it's better not to be the king, but to be a marquis when he comes back. Isn't it true, Your Majesty Did you give them a chance to come back and be Lord Marquis?"

"Well, that's the only way to go!" Li Ming nodded. This is obviously a safe way to deal with it.

The matter was settled in this way, and naturally, it spread quickly.Sometimes there are really no secrets in the palace, even Jia Xu and Li You have tried their best to prevent important secrets from being leaked out.Some things that are not very important, even a little gossip, spread very quickly.

For example, the system of conferring kings in foreign lands, many people can't help but be surprised when they hear about it.It is said that parents love their children and wish to leave the best for them.As a result, Li Ming did the opposite, and actually wanted to push his son to a place of bitter cold.

Seeing that the secrets were not secrets, Li Ming simply announced his decision at the Grand Court Meeting two days later.You can choose to be a Marquis or a King at will, and you can be a Marquis, but your descendants will never be eligible to inherit the throne.When you see the emperor, you can't call him 'Emperor Brother' or 'Emperor Uncle', you can only call him 'Your Majesty', and the emperor calls him 'Aiqing' or 'Hou X'.

If you are a king, you still retain the right of inheritance, and at the same time, you are almost in a semi-autonomous state in the feudal country.The problem is that it is too bitter and cold, there is only one city, and five hundred people.There may be some tribes around, but one will become an enemy if you are not careful.

It turned out to be such a difficult thing to become a king.In contrast, although he has lost his nobility, he can still stay in the Central Plains, earn a living, and even become an official or general, which may be more comfortable.

Officials can also understand the deeper meaning.In the past, the emperor of Han sealed the royal family in China, which also meant to defend the royal family.After all, although the royal family is the largest family in the world, it will also become the target of the powerful families in the world.If there are not a few family members to help, the royal family will be very difficult.

Li Ming is not crowned king in Huaxia, but he does not restrict the princes to serve as officials.The royal family's background is so rich, it may not become a force that cannot be ignored in the military and political circles in the future.If you insist, although this identity is gone, the blood is the same. At critical moments, they will help out. After all, under the nest, how can there be any eggs?
Regarding Li Ming's arrangement, the ministers of course have no meaning, after all, this is the royal family's internal affairs, and they have no right to object.At most, help improve various regulations to make this system more perfect.

When the news came out, it was the princes who were really struggling. They began to think about whether they should be crowned kings or princes.

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