Since Prime Minister Pang Shigu's death, and since the "literary prison" caused countless innocent and tragic deaths of countless virtuous ministers, Zhu Zhen woke up.

He began to face his own heart. Emperor Yuanwu was no longer his nightmare. He wanted to conquer his heart.

So, he embarked on the same path as Himekawa... imitating Yuanwu's new policies.

This is the approach of a wise king. A strong enemy has its own reasons for being strong. You must face up to your own shortcomings and learn from the enemy's strengths.

One of them is the policy of enfeoffment.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Emperor Yuanwu carried out a large-scale enfeoffment and attracted all the powerful people of Liang State away.

If he doesn't take countermeasures, the country will fall apart.

But no one believed him, and the powerful people were all frightened by him. Zhu Zhen "learned from the barbarians and developed skills to control the barbarians" and proposed a policy of enfeoffment that was in line with the national conditions of the Liang Kingdom.

It’s still conditional on charity donations, but you don’t have to donate immediately and you can extend the time limit. This is an incentive strategy.

Mrs. Qi was among the first batch to be selected, and she became the first baroness in the history of Liang Kingdom, and even in the history of other countries!

Not only that, Mrs. Qi also brought several merchants who made money with her to become nobles.

More than a year has passed, and the results of that year have been tested.

Han Chong said: "Although Madam Qi is a female, her talents are far superior to those of ordinary men. Her fiefdom has been very impressive, and she has also raised an army of five thousand people. Chai Tuo, the general of the garrison, said that Madam Qi has

The combat power of the Qi Family Army is comparable to that of the regular army."

"And those who are conferred with her will also receive her favor. Your Majesty's policy of enfeoffing is sage."

Zhu Zhen nodded, quite satisfied with this.

He has been paying attention to the trends of the fiefdoms. The fiefdoms of Madam Qi and others were placed on the border between Yi'an Province and Liaoqing Province.

Nowadays, Liaoqing Province has been occupied by Daning, which means that as long as it passes through Liaoqing Province, it is a fiefdom. This is also a line of defense carefully established by Zhu Zhen, mainly based on garrison troops and supplemented by fiefdom nobles. When Daning once again

When attacked, resist with force.

The nobles entrusted by Zhu Zhen had the right to establish an army.

The imperial court could not recruit troops, and Emperor Wu of Liang's aggressive military campaign had ruined the market, so the only option was to allow private soldiers to recruit soldiers and become warlords.

This is a very risky approach, but it is also a helpless move.

And a marquis like Mrs. Qi has the right to recruit five thousand soldiers.

Of course, the court will not care about you, and you will be self-sufficient, but when the court needs it, you must obey the unified deployment, and when facing the enemy, you must step up!

Zhu Zhen made his attitude clear and would not give in an inch of ground.

Now it seems that this enfeoffment strategy has great potential. In just over a year, these nobles have already become quite powerful, and they can recruit troops much faster than the imperial court...

"Your Majesty, what you were talking about at the beginning was delayed philanthropic donations, not unjust donations... They have all been overdue, but no one has turned them over to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Shen Tai, the Minister of Household Affairs, said: "Especially for Mrs. Qi, the imperial court has provided assistance to her more than once. Isn't this inappropriate?"

"No problem."

Ji Chuan said casually: "Mrs. Qi is a hero of the imperial court. I heard that she has made great achievements in the military field. I am afraid that if she can become a female general, the imperial court should support her... As for handing over charity donations, I am not in a hurry."

"Now the situation has changed. Didn't all the troops stationed in Daning withdraw some of their troops? As long as we build up the border defenses, we can ensure that the country is safe!"

"Liang Guo has a chance to reverse the situation!"

Zhu Zhen felt that he finally saw some hope... Even if there was just a glimmer, it made him very motivated!

"Emperor Yuanwu wanted to suppress it with force and break it with force. Believe it or not, as long as the Liang Kingdom loses another province, the Liang Kingdom will not have to wait for Daning to attack, and it will naturally collapse."

Everyone nodded.

Many things are lost and can never be found again.

The rich and powerful are about to flock to Daning like a tide, and the people don't have the energy to accept it. How can they not collapse by then?

"We have to wait until the Western Region army arrives to stabilize the situation!"

Himekawa looked solemn.

There will be nearly 300,000 troops from the Western Regions taking advantage of the Liang Kingdom to attack Daning, which will arrive at the beginning of next year or the first half of the year.

Three hundred thousand troops from the Western Regions, how powerful must this be?

Recovering lost ground is now.

This is Zhu Zhen's confidence, so as long as he stabilizes the situation before the arrival of the army from the Western Regions, he can protect the Liang Kingdom from worries!

"Your Majesty, do you really promise to lend a way to the Western Region Army?"

Han Chong, Minister of War, said: "Three hundred thousand troops are not a small number. Once they enter the Liang Kingdom, they will be out of our control. I'm afraid..."

"What do you have to worry about?"

Zhu Zhen said: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The aliens in the Western Regions have to deal with Daning, not us. What's more, we still have a good relationship with Dawan..."

"The most important thing is that I will not be the king of subjugation!"

Everyone was silent.

They know very well that His Majesty is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve this goal.

"Go ahead and continue to spread the word about Lu Zhengyuan's rebellion. This is the official business."

Everyone retreated.

Rumors about Liang Guo were aroused, and at this time, the news of Lu Zhengyuan's return also spread quickly...

In the northern part of Yi'an Province, a large area here is the fiefdom of the newly enfeoffed nobles of the Liang Kingdom, among which one city is the most famous.

Its name is Changfeng City, also known as Qi City, because the owner of this city is Mrs. Qi.

In the city, a beautiful woman's eyes were red and she was murmuring in a low voice.
Chapter completed!