My Daming New Empire

According to this order, only the eldest son has the irreplaceable right to inherit the title, and the other children have the right to inherit property.

Yes, children.Zhu Zhanji confirmed for the first time that women also have the right to inherit, and even in some families, women also have the right to inherit the title after the man's extinction.

However, when it comes to the generation of women's children, the title cannot be continued.The patrilineal inheritance of the East cannot be changed.

When there is no heir in the line of direct sons, any collateral line has no right of inheritance.

This completely severed the rationality of other sidelines relying on force to obtain inheritance rights, and it also made the princes lose their reason to fight.

Thirty years have passed, and now the Ming Dynasty's civil inheritance laws have followed the royal family's, and the equal division of family property has become a common practice.

With this death clause, other princes would not be recognized if Zhu Di rebelled and won the throne at that time.Moreover, Zhu Zhanji has too many sons, 79 sons are crowned kings, and 74 are still alive.

They were sent to Dongzhou when they became adults, and they had no influence in the Ming Dynasty, and no one had a chance to compete for the throne.

When the winter of Yongle 42 came, Zhu Jianshen and the inspection team finally finished touring the major state capitals on the west coast of the North Continent of Dongzhou, and arrived at the Governor's City of Dongzhou.

Although it was already winter, but the seasons in the governor's city were like summer, Yang Dao put on the most solemn etiquette to welcome grandson Zhu Jianshen who came to Dongzhou for the first time.

I haven't seen Dongzhou governor Yang Dao for five years, and when I meet again, Yang Dao's hair has turned gray again, but his body is still strong.

Facing the most famous naval commander in the empire, Zhu Jianshen did not dare to show any arrogance.Regardless of his merits, just because his son married Princess Yongheng, he would be two generations older than Zhu Jianshen.

Even Peng Shi was very humble when facing this old man.

When he was born, Yang Dao had already joined the army. He was still studying, and Yang Dao had already become the commander of the navy.

The earliest coastal map of Dongzhou was drawn by Yang Dao's army.Facing this handsome old man, no one has the right to be arrogant.

Yang Dao obviously already knew what Zhu Jianshen did after he came to Dongzhou, and he was quite satisfied with the grandson's performance.

A grandson, after coming to Dongzhou, he is not arrogant because of his status. He is neither humble nor overbearing when facing the people or the prince. His Majesty has taught him well.

"Your Highness, the officers and men of the Dongzhou Navy are all looking forward to His Highness's arrival. Now that the Governor's Canal is open, the soldiers guarding the canal are looking forward to His Highness's inspection."

Chapter 35 ideal

The setting sun descends slowly along the western sky, and the herds of cattle are moving slowly between the vast sky and the earth. 17-year-old Feng Dabao was lying on a tall haystack, looking up at the sky, feeling full of melancholy.

He is 17 years old this year, but he has been living on this vast grassland except for a trip to Texas City for selling cattle.

If it weren't for the fact that Daming required all children to receive three years of compulsory education, learning characters and accounting in Ming Dynasty, he was sent by his father Feng Laiwang to a public school in a small town to study for three years, and he might still be blindsided by now. blind.

It is precisely because of studying for a few years that he knows how big the outside world is, and in the distant Central Continent, there are all Chinese roots.

He likes to read newspapers and books, but here, there are only countless cattle and sheep, and those people who are very satisfied after eating and drinking.

The sun rises, and the sun goes to sleep. Every day they talk about whose cattle are infected with the plague again, and whose sheep are sold for a good price.

This kind of unchanging life is not what he wants. He wants to go to Texas City, where even if he works as a coolie on the pier or works in a factory, he will see more people than on a farm.

But Feng Laiwang didn't want his eldest son to go out to work instead of taking care of the family ranch.As soon as I heard that he wanted to go out, I would serve him with a whip.

"Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, it's time to go back..."

The little cowherd Feng Chuliu rode a horse and ran to the haystack, jumped off the horse skillfully, and climbed onto the haystack with two or three hops.

Feng Chuliu is an indigenous Tehano. Although he has also received three years of compulsory education, he can only write his own name.

He is different from Feng Dabao, he doesn't like reading, he always thinks that sitting in the classroom and learning those big Ming characters is a waste of time.

Not only him, but many Tejano people are like this. They seem to be easily satisfied with their daily life. They eat and drink every day, and occasionally they can drink a few glasses of wine, and they are very happy.

The Ming people began to occupy this land 40 years ago. The Ming people brought the government and taxes, but they also brought education and civilization.

The aborigines didn't mind being assigned to be a vassal of King De, nor did they mind changing their customs and becoming servants in the family of the Ming Dynasty.

Now they don't need to go hunting or gathering every day. As long as they work, the host family not only provides food, cloth, and salt, but also pays them wages.

Their lives have become richer, their gathering places have gradually disappeared, and they live with Daming people.

Because as long as they are willing to live with Daming people, their elderly can also earn a wage, and they can be treated by doctors when they are sick.

Feng Dabao knew from the book that this is the integration of nations, or assimilation.The people of Ming Dynasty brought them a happy and stable life, so they were willing to recognize him as their master.

Of course, it will not be recorded in the book that most of those disobedient natives disappeared in the long river of history.

Feng Chuliu's family are all servants of Feng Dabao's family. Their grandparents and grandchildren have been assigned to Feng's family since Feng Dabao's father first came to Dongzhou.

The government requires that the aborigines should not be abused and bullied. If the aborigines report it once, they will be taxed by one point. If it exceeds three times, the employment opportunity will be cancelled.

Of course, if the aborigines are unwilling to work honestly, they can also report to the government, and the government will send them back to the settlement and let them continue to live their previous lives.

Feng Laiwang was originally an ordinary citizen. He became a landlord when he came to Dongzhou, and he took care of these aboriginal people more carefully than livestock.

Feng Chuliu's grandfather, father, all the way to him, and now the whole family is working for the Feng family.

Feng Laiwang is able to bear hardships, and after 20 years, he has earned a lot of family property. Not only does the [-]-acre pasture now belong to his family, but he also supports three indigenous families.

From being unaccustomed at the beginning, until now, Feng Laiwang has become a real landlord and lord, and changed the surnames of these three aborigines to Feng.

However, he didn't study much, so he chose whatever name he wanted. Feng Chuliu was called this name because he was born in the sixth grade.

Feng Dabao looked at Chu Liu, who was riding a horse, and asked Chu Liu, who kept rubbing his hands: "Chu Liu, do you have ideals?"

"What is ideal?"

"It's just a dream..."

Feng Chuliu laughed, "Of course I have, and there are many more! I want to marry Xiaoyue as my wife, but she seems to have always liked you, young master. I also want the master to teach me how to drive a tractor. From now on I can Be a tractor driver. I also want to buy a bicycle for Xiaosan, so that he can go to school in the town by bicycle."

Feng Dabao felt that he and Chu Liu were not the same kind of people at all, and lost interest in chatting.

He sat up straight, looked at the unchanging wilderness all around, and shouted loudly: "I'm going to Dezhou City, I want to go back to Daming to visit Yingtian Mansion, the palace where His Majesty the Emperor lives, and the Tower of Truth..."

However, Feng Chuliu said with a distasteful look: "Young master, the cheapest boat ticket for a trip back to Daming costs six silver dollars, and you can buy one... two bicycles! The master will not give you so much money .”

Feng Dabao kicked his ass angrily. "I will make money myself!"

Having said that, he has no chance of making money at all.There are farms for hundreds of miles around here, there are no factories, and every household is self-sufficient, and there is no chance of making money.

Unless he went to help others graze, but if he dared to do so, Feng Laiwang would break his legs.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, he slid down from the haystack and patted the grass clippings on his body. "walk home."

The cattle raised on the farm are a hybrid of Dongzhou bison and Daming yellow cattle. This kind of cattle is mainly sold for meat.

Daming Zhongzhou has a lot of people and little land, and there are few pastures. This kind of cattle can be sold at a good price when transported to Daming.