"Your Majesty has given me this gift, and I dare not refuse it!"

Looking at the little fat man on the throne, Wang Bing did not play any hypocritical tricks. He Bing, who never had any other thoughts, answered the little fat man's questions frankly and without any guilt or fear.

"Hahahaha, this is my champion, my Ming Dynasty champion!"

Hearing Wang Bing's frank answer, the little fat man also laughed heartily from the bottom of his heart.

"The British Duke Zhang Weixian, the Marquis of Dongsheng Li Chengming..."

After Wang Bing, the first minister with the most outstanding achievements, was rewarded, all the generals who followed Wang Bing in his expedition to Southeast Asia, Tianzhu and Europa also received rewards one by one that the little fat man had already planned.

Different from the past, today's military merit awards, even Shen Shixing, the chief minister of the cabinet, only has the right to make suggestions. The real decision-making power is now firmly in the hands of the emperor, Little Fatty.

Therefore, after a series of awards, the Ming Dynasty's group of nobles and military generals added a group of hereditary and noble nobles.

Speaking of which, apart from the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, the Wanli dynasty of the Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous.

However, although the number of titles in the Wanli Dynasty was high, it was not excessive. This was because each of these titles was obtained based on actual military achievements, rather than mere acknowledgment.

Therefore, in the face of another round of large-scale knighthood awards for the little fat man, although all the civil servants were muttering in their hearts, no one stood up to refute.

On the contrary, in the face of the rise of military officials, many officials have even secretly considered switching to military positions because of the precedent of many officials in the Ministry of War switching from civilian to military positions.

Of course, for the emperor, Little Fatty, the real reason why he can be so confident in rewarding warriors without worrying about them becoming powerful is because the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy has the emperor himself as the "mountain commander".

After the Ming Dynasty's army was reorganized with the Yulin Guards as the seed backbone, now, no matter whether it is a border military town or an inland military town, the key generals in the army must take turns to "study" at the Royal Military Academy, and a customized system has been formed

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In this way, through the "disciples of the emperor" from the Royal Military Academy, the entire military power of the Ming Dynasty was firmly controlled by the emperor.

And the most important thing is that as time goes by, the future generals of all towns and levels in the Ming Dynasty will gradually be controlled by the "disciples of the emperor".

Finally, with the addition of the Ming Dynasty's first army, the Yulin Guards, whom the emperor personally appointed as the 'General', the little fat man naturally has the confidence.

"Hahahaha, I will give you a banquet at Wuying Hall, and I will help the champion and the expeditionary soldiers to cleanse themselves from the dust!"

Soon, as the rewards for all the generals were completed, a celebration banquet was naturally necessary.

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"Third brother, originally we wanted to make you Wang Dangdang. However, my little sister firmly opposed it. In addition, the title of 'Champion King' does sound too awkward. There is no 'Champion Hou' to cheer me up. So we

I can only feel wronged by you and continue to be a 'Marquis', haha..."

After the celebration banquet, in the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, the fat man, who was already half-drunk, sipped the sobering soup and explained to Wang Bing apologetically about today's reward.

"Brother Zhu, we're still young now. You'd better wait a few decades for me to die before you can grant me the title, hehe!"

Wang Bing, who was also a little drunk, smiled without any scruples when faced with the little fat man's true feelings.

Speaking of which, although the emperors of the Ming Dynasty always had some shortcomings, it was precisely because of these shortcomings that they were more truly human than the 'Holy Lords and Benevolent Kings' of the Pig Tail Dynasty in the original history.

Son'.

It is this "human touch" that has firmly maintained the friendship between him and Wang Bing for decades.

"Hey! With your body, if you want us to chase you, we have to outlast you!"

Listening to Wang Bing's unscrupulous laughter, the little fat man also let out a "boo" without any scruples.

"But we also know that you don't care about a throne or anything, so we don't compete with my little sister. Besides, we already have enough princes in the Ming Dynasty. A throne is not as valuable as a 'champion prince' who only comes out once every thousand years."

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Finally, after finishing the sobering soup in the bowl, the little fat man smiled with some meaning.

"Brother Zhu, our Ming Dynasty is not short of money now. You don't really intend to listen to those civil servants and think about reducing the vassalage, do you?"

Hearing the little fat man's meaningful emotion, Wang Bing couldn't help but frown slightly.

It turned out that during his expedition to Europe, many civil servants in the court pointed their fingers at the vassal kings in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of which, although in the original history, many people blamed the vassals for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, in Wang Bing's view, no matter how greedy the vassals of the Ming Dynasty were, they could not compare with the damage caused to the country by the literati and gentry group.

The harm is great.

Therefore, in this time and space, Wang Bing, who had been busy with the little fat man in supporting the military nobles and suppressing the civil servants and gentry, really did not want to touch those vassal kings.

What's more, because of Wang Bing, under a series of butterfly effects, the princes of the Ming Dynasty were also affected, and they themselves were also making changes.

For example, the most criticized issue of land occupation was due to the large number of people immigrating to Hetao, Liaodong, Bozhou, Nanyang and other places. In the face of a shortage of labor, these vassals had to give up a large amount of land and return it to the court.

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In addition, with Little Fatty, the emperor, taking the lead in paying taxes, and intimidated by the hard and soft power of the imperial court, these vassal princes had already begun to pay taxes even before the implementation of the integration of officials and gentry into paying taxes.

Therefore, based on these circumstances, Wang Bing has no reason to touch them.

"Haha, it's not a matter of cutting down the vassalage. I just think that everyone is the descendant of Emperor Taizu... If you can't have the surname Zhu, you will really be raised like a 'pig'!"

Perhaps thinking that he, the emperor, could only live in captivity in the capital for the rest of his life, the little fat man couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Who says we have the laws of our ancestors to control it, hehe!"

Hearing the little fat man's sigh, Wang Bing couldn't help but laugh with gloating when he thought of the Ming Dynasty clan who had been 'scammed' by his ancestors.

There is no way, in court affairs, the ancestral family laws can be modified under various names. But in terms of attitude towards the clan, the emperors and civil and military ministers of all dynasties have the same attitude and strictly abide by the ancestral family laws.

Therefore, even the emperor, Little Fatty, has visited the farthest place so far, taking the opportunity of reviewing the navy to go to Tianjin Wei and then strolling around the offshore.

"Third brother, can't you put away your gloating attitude? Let's not talk about Chang Luo. He is the prince. Chang Hao is also your nephew. Can you bear to see him trapped in a city for the rest of his life?

, can’t even leave the city?”

The little fat man who originally had a self-deprecating look on his face was immediately speechless after seeing Wang Bing's gloating look.

"Hehe, there is no way. Everything has gains and losses. This is the price of being born in the royal family. Who said this is the family law established by your ancestors!"

Seeing the speechless look of the little fat man, Wang Bing smiled even more "arrogantly" and brightly.

"What happened to the ancestral family law? The ancestral family law also said that people below the level of the county king are allowed to serve as officials..."

The little fat man, who was a little annoyed by Wang Bing's "arrogant" smile, couldn't help but memorize the family law of his ancestors.

"Give up your clan status and become an official? Brother Zhu, if it were you, would you be willing? Haha!"

Seeing the little fat man's angry expression, Wang Bing couldn't help but look teasing.

The "Da Ming Huidian" clearly stipulates, "Any prince or grandson of a county who has literary talent and is worthy of appointment will be appointed to the Zongzhengyuan, which will be famous. After the test of the imperial court, the official position will be changed, and his tenure will be as usual. If there is any crime, the Zongzhengyuan will be appointed."

The court will inquire about it, and hear the report with the truth. The lighter punishment may be downgraded, and the more severe punishment may be deposed as a commoner. However, rewards and punishments will be clearly stated, and no criminal responsibility will be added.'

In other words, any member of the clan below the level of the county king, if they are talented, can become an official after passing the assessment. However, there is a prerequisite, which is that they must give up their title.

However, it was precisely because of this matter of giving up the title that all the clan members retreated. After all, the clan title was not a hard-core crop that could guarantee harvests despite droughts and floods.

"Lao San, we are going to allow members of the clan below the county king to retain their titles while also releasing all restrictions on them from participating in imperial examinations, engaging in business, and joining the military. However, the titles can be retained, but the salary will no longer be paid..."

Under Wang Bing's teasing smile, the little fat man shook his head and expressed his plan.

"Well, Brother Zhu, although the suspension of salary can save the court a lot of money, these clan members have been supported by the country for two hundred years. If the salary is suddenly stopped, it may be a problem for them to make a living for a while.

Bar?"

Hearing the little fat man's decision, which was very 'Wanli-specific', Wang Bing couldn't help but be speechless.

There is no other way. The little fat man who has always been greedy for money has now come up with the idea of ​​'stopping salary'. It really makes people think about this.

"Haha, third brother, do you really think we are just here for the money? Chen Ju, go and get that map of Kunyu and all the kingdoms!"

Seeing that Wang Bing thought that he was tampering with the clan for money, the little fat man laughed and immediately gave an order to Chen Ju who was waiting on the side.

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"Look, Third Brother, didn't you say last time that this southern continent has more iron ore resources than our Ming Dynasty, and there are only some savages who are in the period of eating raw hair and drinking blood? You said that we will use this place as my clan members after the Ming Dynasty.

How about the fiefdom?”

Pointing to the continent comparable to the Ming Dynasty further south of the three Nanyang provinces on the map, the little fat man couldn't help but look over with a wicked smile.

'Let me go, others are exiled prisoners, but you are directly sending the emperor's relatives to open up wasteland. You are indeed a descendant of the Yongle Emperor who destroyed ten people's clans, how cruel!'

Seeing the little fat man pointing at the kangaroo kingdom of later generations in original history, Wang Bing couldn't help but feel surprised in his heart.

"What do you mean, let go of all the restrictions on the royal family members of these counties and kings, and send them all to the southern continent to harm the indigenous savages?"

Surprised, but Wang Bing still figured out what the little fat man meant.

"It's not just the clans below the county king. We plan to let brothers Chang Hao and Chang Xun go here to join the vassal. Of course, if other vassal kings are willing to change their fiefdoms and go, we will also strongly support it. We will even restore the vassal king's three guards and horses.

It’s not impossible to control it…”

At the end, in Wang Bing's surprised eyes, the little fat man even said something about "loosening" the vassals and restoring the three guards. Of course, the premise is to replace the current fiefdom to the southern continent.

"Brother Zhu, aren't you worried about what will happen when they grow up?"

Seeing that the little fat man even dared to give these soldiers and horses in order to drive away these feudal kings, Wang Bing could not help but be speechless for a while.

"Hey, didn't you say that there are only some savages in the southern continent who drink blood? It should be enough to equip these palace guards with weapons such as swords, guns, bows and arrows, right?"

While Wang Bing looked speechless, the little fat man couldn't help but smile evilly.

"And don't forget, third brother, we still have three chief secretaries in Nanyang, Shitang, Shixing and Wansheng. If this allows them to succeed in their rebellion, then it can only be said that our descendants are too useless.
To be continued...