Chapter 813

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been frugal, but he is extremely generous to his children and grandchildren.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sealed a large number of vassal kings and built countless royal houses all over the country at one go. It cost more than tens of millions of money?

Perhaps Zhu Chun is particularly favored by Zhu Yuanzhang. Among all the suzeraints, he is the only one who monopolizes a province, a vast land of abundance, and nominally all are the fiefs of the king of Shu.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, the imperial court should bear all the expenses from life to death, so the annual salary of the king is extremely rich. As the highest ranking prince among the kings, the king of Shu can get 50000 stone meters, 25000 yuan notes, silk, salt, tea and other miscellaneous items every year.

Moreover, there was little money spent on living expenses, because the vassal did not have to pay rent. The Royal Palace was built with the money of the imperial court, and there was no transportation and tourism expenses. The Ming Dynasty strictly restricted the vassal to go out. Other officials and servants in the royal palace were paid by the imperial court, so they didn't have to spend money in theory.

These old Lu are not all the income of the king's residence of Shu? absolutely wrong! This is only the salary of the king of Shu. The imperial court will still pay salaries to every child and descendant of the king of Shu! Therefore, although the personal salary of the king of Shu had been reduced to 10000 stone meters during the Wanli period, the annual salary of the whole King's residence was as high as 270000 stone meters.

What is the most valuable thing in this era? The answer is: land. The king of Shu is the largest landowner in Sichuan and one of the top landlords in China!

The land of the king of Shu was first given by the emperor, and this kind of reward is usually very generous.

Zhu Chun, the first king of Shu, received more than 300 rewards only. One Wang Zhuang provided meals every day and took turns once a year. But where did the land come from? It must not be ownerless.

Later, the kings of Shu were not satisfied with seizing land only by reward. They have a very clever means of seizing land - by building temples, they let the land belong to the royal palace.

Soon after Zhu Chun arrived in Chengdu, he heard that Xiufeng mountain in Guanxian county was picturesque, so he donated money to let craftsmen build a Taoist temple and a pavilion on the mountain, named Shufu Guanshan. In this way, the mountain became the private property of the king of Shu. And his descendants have acquired more land in this way.

In addition, they also accepted the contribution of the people, that is, the people took the initiative to transfer the land to the king's house and rent it by themselves. The reason is that the tax burden of the people is heavy, and the land of the king's house does not have to bear the taxes of the imperial court. Therefore, instead of paying heavy taxes to the imperial court, the people should pay the land rent to the king of Shu. However, offering is actually a desperate way for the people. Often after a generation or two, the land offered will be completely embezzled by the royal palace.

In addition to some more shady means, the land under the name of the king's house of Shu expanded rapidly. During the Wanli period, the king's house of Shu monopolized 70% of the fertile land in 11 prefectures and counties of Chengdu. Although it is only a rumor or or exaggeration, it is not far away.

During the Jiajing period, Yan Shifan, a treacherous minister, made a list of the world's richest people. As a result, the king of Shu was popular and overthrew all the vassal kings, eunuchs and chieftains, becoming the richest man of the Ming Dynasty. Not only Yan Shifan, but also many people in the same era unanimously called Shu Fu the richest in the world.

Of course, this action of talking about the royal family was also a violation of the royal dignity, which was soon banned by the imperial court, except Liu in Linqing.

It is because the king of Shu is so rich and famous all over the world that it has attracted the covet of all parties. Liu Bu is one of them. Before entering Sichuan, Liu Bu has given Liu Kang an opportunity. That is, he must wait for the opportunity to take this place and rob the property of the king's residence as military expenses. All other people can accept surrender, but only the royal family can't accept it.

Not because they are imperial families, but because they are too rich. As soon as they come out, the imperial families of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor and nobles can have things that others can't get in their life, and enjoy endless glory and wealth. Therefore, reincarnation is a technical job. If they have a good fetus, they can have no struggle for life.

However, when you invest in the royal family, danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Because there are so many anti thieves, none of them will let go of the people in these clans, because they understand that others can surrender, because they can give you the same things, but the clans can't surrender. The anti thief rebellion is to get what the ultimate royal family has, and to rebel in order to rob their things, Don't you treat them well?

If these people were treated well, where did the rebels get wealth? This is also the reason why Liu Kang was eager to attack Chengdu. They raided all parts of Sichuan, but they did not get any wealth, let alone plunder money and food. The people have been almost plundered by the Ming court. Only the king's house of Shu, as a royal family, did not dare to move, and the imperial government did not dare to move, It does not mean that the Chinese Army dare not move.

The expenditure of the Chinese army is extremely tight. Only by obtaining the property of the king's house of Shu can they make up for their lack of expenditure.

The military expenditure of the Chinese army is extremely amazing. If it is not supplemented, it will become a spring without roots. Sooner or later, it will dry up. The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty have become the big fat pigs they want to kill.

Killing these fat pigs is the main reason why they don't want to accept each other's surrender. These people have too much wealth and become local tyrants they must fight.

Liu Kang knows what it means to win Chengdu, which means unparalleled military achievements, and he can also search for a huge amount of property. Although most of these properties will be handed over to the Chinese military Treasury, the handler can offer these treasures to the emperor. It is a very brilliant thing, and he must be rewarded. He has great scenery, fame and wealth.

It's too tempting. If he can succeed, it won't be a problem to be a duke, so Liu Kang can't resist the temptation. Although he uses the army very steadily, he is ready. That is, even if Dai Qianyuan doesn't persuade the white soldier to surrender, he decides to send the army resolutely. Although he uses the army carefully, he also understands the truth of wealth and danger, Because he also knows that there are so many experts in the Chinese army. If you want to stand out from many experts, you must have something outstanding. He has no excellence, and it is difficult to rise.

As for what he has been worried about and worried about, he thinks he is a little worried. In this world, there is no best of both worlds. If he wants to wait for a general, he must take risks.

So secretly prepare a force to launch a sneak attack on Chengdu.

The entry of the Chinese army into Sichuan has caused a sensation in Sichuan. Chengdu can't be unaware of it, but even if they know it, they can do little. This is because Zhu Xieyuan, Zhang Youwei and others have taken away all the troops in Sichuan, all mobile and reserve forces have been taken away by them, and all the weapons and armour in stock have been taken away by them, It is now in a state of utter emptiness.

They are now in a chaotic situation where there are no soldiers, no food, and no weapons in the arsenal. Therefore, even if they know that the Chinese army has entered Sichuan, the enemy is next to them and eats at any time, but they are powerless. This feeling is very hesitant and desperate.

In fact, the third day after the Chinese army captured Chongqing, Chengdu has received the news. For them, it is like the sky is falling. They are all six gods and their little temple is on fire -- panic. I don't know what to do.

It is not that Chengdu has never experienced war. During the chaos of shean, shechongming led more than 100000 troops to surround Chengdu and attack day and night. This is the siege of Chengdu for half a year. During this half a year, they were the army and the people, withstood the impact of the enemy, protected Chengdu and made Chengdu the first city in Sichuan, Not ravaged by the rebels.

Unlike other cities in Sichuan, after being attacked by rebels, people were killed and property was robbed. After the war, the prosperous city became a white land. It can be said that Chengdu maintained its vitality and prosperity to the greatest extent, which also made him the absolute core of all nearby states and counties.

But this time is absolutely different from the last time. Last time, even in the Taiping period, they all lived with heavy soldiers and capable officials like Zhu Xieyuan. But now they have neither heavy officials here nor famous generals here to assist. They don't know what to do if they want soldiers and food.

Fang Youpeng, the chief envoy, Yin Yuxiu, Xu Jifu, and all three of them were crying with their heads in their arms. Under all kinds of helplessness, they had to bite the bullet and go to see Zhu Zhishu, the king of Shu, hoping to get help from him.

Zhu Zhishu, king of Shu, is enjoying large-scale songs and dances and drinking and having fun in the palace. As a king of Shu, he can't do many things, but can eat, drink and have fun. Therefore, he doesn't know what to do except eating, drinking and having fun. He simply lives a life of drunkenness and dreams. Many people work hard for all this? Is that all right? When Zhu Zhishu heard that the enemy had captured Chongqing and immediately came to the city, he was also shocked.

Zhu Zhishu said loudly, "Zhu Xieyuan and Zhang Youwei should die!"

Fang Youpeng said, "Your Highness, it's no use talking about these at the moment. The top priority is how to fight the enemy and defend Chengdu. What should we do?"

Zhu Zhishu said, "what should Chengdu do? This is what you officials do. As a vassal king, I can't interfere in local government affairs."

The main purpose of Zhu Zhikui's remarks was that he didn't want to take charge of things. He knew that these officials would come to him and ask him for money and food, so they left themselves alone at the first time.

Their vassal kings only need to search for money and indulge in pleasure. If they dare to interfere in political and military affairs, it will be a great crime and can easily be impeached by the censor. Therefore, they had better ignore this matter.