In the Huangji Hall, twenty-eight people wearing dragon robes gathered together is a rare wonder. It seems that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have not summoned so many vassal kings, and even Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle have never summoned so many.

At this time, the twenty-eight vassal kings had already stood in the left and right. They seemed to stand with their hands down and were extremely obedient, but there were not many who were truly obedient on their faces.

"The Emperor is here."

With a loud singing, Taichang stalked in.

Cao Huachun and Liu Shiyou bowed and walked quickly with two rows of eunuchs, following closely behind.

The vassal kings did not kneel down like court officials, nor did they lie down on the ground and shout long live the mountain.

They seemed to have already agreed, and they bowed and sang together, "Welcome to the Emperor."

There seems to be nothing wrong with this, because when the ancestor Emperor Hongwu summoned the vassal king, he did not let his descendants lie down on the ground and shout long live. If the emperor really cares about this with them, they could carry the ancestor out and push him over.

Obviously, they told Taichang this way that they would not be honest and obedient.

Of course, Taichang would not argue with these guys. Being honest and not being honest is judging by strength.

These guys now have a lot of strength. If you dare to be honest, you can try it!

He walked up the steps with a blank expression, climbed up the dragon chaise, and then raised his hand and said, "No gift."

The vassal kings immediately put down their hands and straightened their backs.

Oh, they all seem to be quite tough.

OK, it depends on how long you can be tough.

Taichang sneered in his heart, but on the surface he said seriously: "Everyone, you should also know that the Ming Dynasty has not been peaceful in recent years. The invasion of Jiannu from Liaodong, the rebellion of chieftains in the southwest, and the rebellion of the northwest victims, can be said to be full of war and swords and swords. I have no choice but to conscript troops to resist Jiannu and quell the rebellion. There are also many people who pay money and grain to ask for troops from the court. They should also know how much money and grain is needed to raise hundreds of thousands of troops."

What do you mean? Do you want us to donate money and food?

There is no door!

The vassal kings seemed to have not heard it, and none of them said anything, and even the expressions on their faces did not change at all.

Taichang didn't care about the expressions of these people. He just took a breath and continued: "You may not know that there is a barbarian overseas named Holland, known as the current maritime overlord. There are rumored to be tens of thousands of warships. I have received the news that this Holland colluded with Japan and is preparing to attack the Ming Dynasty."

It's about our bird's business!

This kind of thing has been the emperor since the Yongle Dynasty and has nothing to do with these vassal kings.

The vassal kings pretended that they didn't hear it and said nothing.

Taichang didn't care whether these guys had any reaction or not, but continued: "Faced with such a strong enemy, I had no choice but to summon craftsmen from all over the world, build ships and cannons, and at the same time form a navy to defend themselves. These craftsmen also need food, right? The navy soldiers also need food, right? I really can't take out tens of millions of stones of grain to support these craftsmen, and I can't take out millions of taels of silver to support so many soldiers, so I'll call you here and discuss it."

There is nothing to discuss.

I want food, no.

Want money, not even more!

The vassal kings still didn't say a word, but there was a hint of displeasure on their faces.

Humph, these are all your business. Why are you so poor when you are the emperor and cry with us?

We don’t pay or pay the food. What can you do?

These guys, I think I invite you to play the mute!

Taichang stopped slightly and glanced around, then said coldly: "The first thing I want to discuss with you is about the vassal and rice. Now the Ming Dynasty is short of money everywhere and food everywhere. The imperial court can't afford it. Therefore, I want to change the vassal and rice into the dividends of the vassal and rice in the Ming Dynasty. Each of you pays one million taels as principal and open a semicolon for the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the

We don't think it's very good!

Just kidding, if you exchange more than 9 million shi of grain for us for more than 2 million taels of silver, do you still want each of us to pay a capital of one million taels?

You're afraid you haven't woken up!

It would be impossible not to express dissatisfaction at this time. If this crazy emperor is convinced, it would be troublesome.

King Zhu Yihan of Qin immediately stood up and bowed, "Emperor, Xiao Wang is in charge of the sect's orders, and he has to say, "The sect's vassal and rice are the rules set by the ancestors. If you don't give it, you won't give it. What should we eat? If the ancestors know, can they agree?"

The Qin King's line was the clan's order decided by Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang. Because at that time, the Qin King's line was the oldest, Zhu Feng, the Qin King, was the oldest. Therefore, the general vassal affairs were managed by the Qin King's line.

It is obvious that he is taking his ancestor Hongwu to suppress the current emperor.

His meaning is also very obvious. He wants to stop issuing the vassal of the vassal and the rice, but there is no way!

When Taichang heard this, he stared at him and said coldly: "Did your ancestors let you give birth like this? Do you know how much food you can swallow in a year? The food you swallow is now twice the tax of the court. Do you think, in a few decades, what will the court do? Will all the food collected be sent to you? Will all the civil and military officials in the court starve to death?"

It's nothing to do with us!

King Zhu Yi of Qin stammered his neck and said, "We are not qualified to take care of the affairs of the court. In short, the rules set by our ancestors cannot be changed."

OK, always talk about the rules set by our ancestors, right?

Taichang snorted coldly, "Then I ask you, what is the fiefdom that our ancestors originally set? The prince's fiefdom is only 5,000 acres. How much land have you swallowed? Since you talk about the rules set by our ancestors, should we hand over all the excess land and return it to the common people?"

King Zhu Yichen of Qin thought for a while and simply acted like a scoundrel: "Master, we bought the extra land for money, not swallowed it. If you return the money to us, we can also return the extra land to the people."

Ha ha ha ha.

Do you want me to pay for the land you robbed by bullying others?

Do you have any brains?

Taichang really wanted to laugh at this time.

These vassal kings are still confused about the situation.

He said it was a negotiation, but in fact there was no negotiation.

Now, he has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand, so he doesn't need to discuss with these vassal kings!

He resisted the urge to laugh and said coldly: "This is the second thing I want to discuss with you. Your fiefdom and the swallowed fields will be returned to the people first. I will expand my territory, take Japan, South China, and even the Western countries. At that time, I will give you the same amount of fiefdom as compensation. What do you think?"

You are robbing this!

King Zhu Yihan of Qin couldn't help but look at his uncle, brother, nephew and nephew on the side.

This means asking whether to push back directly.

The vassal kings nodded secretly to show their support.

Just kidding, taking back their fiefdoms and annexed land would not cost them their lives!

King Zhu Yihan of Qin received the support of a number of vassal kings and immediately responded coldly: "Your Majesty, are you trying to reduce the vassals for no reason? We did not make any mistakes. You just want to reduce the vassals for no reason. Chengzu had never done this back then!"

Oh, Master Ti Cheng, do you want to be Jingnan or what?

Come on!

Taichang also said coldly: "I mean changing the vassal states, not decreasing the vassal states. Don't you understand?"

Are we that stupid?

We are really waiting for you to expand your territory!

These vassal kings only thought that Taichang was cheating on them.

In fact, Taichang did not improper these vassal kings because he really wanted to expand his territory, and he also wanted to throw all these vassal kings overseas!

Changing the vassal state is definitely true.

Problem, these vassal kings seem to not want to change vassals.
Chapter completed!