My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 317 Solutions
Zhu Houcong looked around.

Everyone knelt down and worshiped, no one dared to look at him.

At this time, the plane trees planted on both sides of the palace gate were blown by a cold wind, and their leaves fell one after another. The dead leaves fell to the ground, making a rustling sound.

Zhu Houcong looked at the Ming court clans in front of him and thought for a moment.

said.

"In the past, Emperor Taizu established various vassals in order to protect the royal family and protect the center. Later, Emperor Taizong ordered the emperor to pacify the country, and the north and south fought against each other, leaving millions of corpses. In order to prevent future generations from repeating the same mistake, he took away the military power of the kings and used it as the imperial court. Food and salary to support him..."

At this point, Zhu Houcong paused.

Hearing this, the many clan members who were lying on the ground in front of them seemed to be aware of the emperor's attitude. They couldn't help but raise their heads, and their expressions became more and more sad.

But the emperor's admonition still rings in his ears.

"The salary of the imperial court does not support useless people. You have been supported by the imperial court in your lifetime. Today, the government increases your salary every year to support you. You dare not hide and deprive yourself. You should be ordered to fight against thieves. Why are you still there now?" Where are the complaints?”

Zhu Houcong said, the clan members in front of him did not refute, the men and women just hugged each other and sobbed.

And just when everyone was desperate.

Zhu Houcong changed the subject.

"In recent years, the imperial court has been involved in frequent expeditions. There have been too many casualties among the soldiers, and the burden on the clan has been too heavy. The bravery and fearlessness of the northern defenders has been witnessed by all the world... Now that the war is over for the time being, I can order the imperial court to increase the pensions for the injured and dead, and for their meritorious service during the expedition. Those who can also choose to be transferred to the Beijing Army and various local guards to serve as military attachés..."

"Your Majesty wrongly blamed me. I am not here for rewards from the imperial court. I just hope that the imperial court can exempt the officials from all over the country from excessive conscription and corvee work on the clan members, so as to protect the inheritance of the incense of our Zhu family."

Hearing that Zhu Houcong wanted to give rewards to everyone, Zhu Youbin knew the demands of the northern defense soldiers and quickly stood up to refuse.

And Zhu Houcong also understood that simple rewards and encouragement could no longer appease these Zhu clan members who were exhausted by endless conscription.

What is frightening is that the emperor in front of him seems to be angered by the audacity of these clans and their daring to bargain with the court.

People saw that the emperor on the horse frowned.

As people's hearts suddenly cooled down, the surrounding sycamore trees from the north blew past everyone, making them look particularly cold.

When people heard it, the emperor's voice became obviously deeper.

When Zhenlong's cold and ruthless gaze swept across the Ming court clan members who were kneeling on the ground in front of them.

Everyone could not help but lay their heads on the ground, trembling and trembling, in order to beg for forgiveness from the real dragon.

"The imperial court has favored you for many years, but when has it ever treated you badly? Now that the country is in danger, and you are afraid of death and greedy for life, you are not born as barbarians to benefit from the blessings of Chinese sages and sages! How foolish you are! You don't realize the profound grace of God. This is what you say. Okay, so different from wild beasts!”

The true dragon's rebuke was despairing.

Zhu Youbin has even seen tears shed in the eyes of many people.

It was the fear that his family would be doomed to perish in endless battles in the future.

But along with the rebuke, the real dragon seemed to feel pity for the women, children, old and weak people in the crowd, and couldn't bear it.

Seeing this, Zhu Youbin knew that if these northern defense soldiers were forced into a hurry, the powerful imperial court would be fine, but princes like himself who did not have to perform military service would inevitably suffer from the hatred and jealousy of other clans in the Ming court.

So he hurriedly took advantage of the fact that the emperor still had some compassion today to speak.

"The imperial court paid for the defense of the north so that they could find homes and jobs. The soldiers who defended the north should have sacrificed their lives to repay the favor of the emperor and father of the imperial court. Although the imperial court supported the whole family, men, women, old and weak all had the responsibility to protect the land and the territory, but if There are frequent wars, and all the young and strong men are killed in the battle. The old, weak, lonely and widowed are holding troops to declare war, which will not be the dignity of the court. I am willing to invest with other kings to recruit young and strong men from the refugees to respond to the northern defense."

Zhu Youbin kowtowed, begging in fear.

During this continuous pleading, he finally saw the emperor's face softening slightly.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I can't help but feel a little sad when I think about having to pay a large sum of money for the Bei Defense Forces every year in the future.

But if you lose money and avoid disaster, you can spend money to help these low-level clans, and your descendants will also save a lot of trouble.

What's more, once he dies, the relationship between his sons and grandsons and the royal family will probably become even more estranged.

Whether his title and fiefdom can be passed on to future generations is still in question.The emperor in front of him seemed quite satisfied with the result.

This is the conflict between the imperial court and these northern defense soldiers.

The imperial court believed that it had given enough military pay, and all the complaints of the northern defense soldiers seemed to be so greedy.

The northern defense soldiers were afraid that their family bloodline would be completely wiped out in one war after another. This was a fear that no amount of money could eliminate.

The vassal princes can take the initiative to pay for recruiting people for the court, which will undoubtedly save the court a lot of expenses.

More importantly, from now on, it will become a tradition of the Ming Dynasty for the vassal king to support the northern defense soldiers.

And it was much better to hear the news. The vassal princes took the initiative to solve the problems for the court, helped the clan members, and the Zhu clan helped each other——

The matter was solved perfectly——

But it also needs a beautiful ending to unite people.

"If you can forget the honor and fear of life and death and protect our country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, I deeply appreciate it... I will make an oath to you today."

"No matter how long it lasts, as long as our Ming Dynasty exists, all descendants will be supported by the imperial court and live together with the country——"

After Zhu Houcong finished speaking, the northern defense soldiers in front of him suddenly became commotion.

After all, future generations will always eat Lumi and rest with the country. These words are indeed exciting.

What's more, the emperor and the major clans have already discussed it.

Spend money to hire young men from the refugees to make up for the expenses of the northern defense troops.

All the previous resentments turned into gratitude to the court and the emperor at this moment.

After all, it is to live with the country!
People have struggled for so many years, but what they want is to have enough food and clothing, so that future generations can live a stable life?

First it was Zhu Youbin, and then the people of the Zhu clan who came from all over the world kowtowed to the ground and shouted loudly for the emperor.

Zhu Houcong motioned to Lu Fang to find some place in the capital for them to settle.

They will be sent back to their place of origin in a few days and continue to participate in the work of eradicating the sharks on the southwest and eastern coasts.

I am grateful to these clansmen.

On the contrary, Zhu Houcong felt vaguely guilty.

Obviously, recruiting refugees to join the Northern Defense Force can indeed solve the urgent need.

However, as the border troubles of the Ming Dynasty were resolved, many internal forces surrendered to the Ming court.

In addition, the government will re-check the population, recover the land occupied by wealthy families, take some non-productive refugees back to their places of origin to farm, and give other refugees who can support themselves with household registration land so that they can settle down, the number of refugees will increase. It will decrease at a rate visible to the naked eye over the next few years.

By then, no matter how rich the clan lord is, how many people can he hire to fill this bottomless pit?
If they want to really reduce the death rate of the clan, they can only hope that the demons will be eliminated after the world is peaceful. In the world of Haiyan Heqing, there are not so many dangerous tasks for them to perform.

However, at that time, I am still torn between whether the rulers of the Ming Dynasty are still willing to spend money to support a group of laborers who only eat and do not work for free, and whether they are willing to recognize the oath between Zhu Houcong and the clan today. .

Zhu Houcong could only try his best to untie their shackles while he could still rule this era, protect their interests while he was alive, and let them enjoy the rights and favors consistent with their obligations.

The most practical way is to take advantage of the dividends from the Ming refugees to quell most of the evil demons around them as quickly as possible and minimize the sacrifices of the clan.

I hope that in the future, when the seas and rivers are clear and the world is settled, all people's efforts will not be let down, and all obligations and rights will be equal.

Although we are now in a sad world where we are destined to face countless sacrifices.

But Zhu Houcong believes that that day will not be too far away after all.

He scanned the treasure mirror in his mind and recalled the many demons and evil spirits he had killed along the way.

It seems that the dawn of victory has been seen.

(End of this chapter)