Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"how many?"

Qin Ming was a little surprised. To be honest, many big families in the north had never participated in the war to unify Daqian.

In other words, their foundation built over the years is still strong.

Just like these officials, the loot after their homes were searched could be astonishing.

Liu Yueli took out the statistical account book and said:

"More than seven million taels of silver, and other things like antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which I will need to sell slowly later."

The value of many antique calligraphy and paintings is inestimable and difficult to sell.

But the silver aspect surprised Qin Ming a little.

"The previous dynasty's treasury already had several million taels of silver. With these, we can exchange them for silver for the people."

Qin Ming's top priority was to save the court's credibility.

To do this, we must find an opportunity to complete the silver exchange and set an example to convince the people.

"Then I will put it all into the treasury."

"No, it will go directly into the national treasury. There are more than one million taels of silver in the national treasury."

Putting the confiscated proceeds directly into the treasury is not very formal and may easily lead to gossip.

Qin Ming really didn't need this batch of silver, because before he came, he had a reserve of tens of millions of taels of silver in the Southern Dynasty treasury.

"Yes!"

Liu Yueli quickly began to put the spoils of the confiscated property into the national treasury.

Qin Ming went to the Grand Council and discussed many issues in the north with Chen Shimao and others.

"See Your Majesty!"

In the Grand Council, Chen Shimao and others were waiting here early.

Qin Ming said straight to the point:

"The troops in the northwest and northeast haven't finished fighting yet. I'm going to send letters to the princes in various places, inviting them to come to Beijing for a meeting. What do you think?"

"Ok?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials present raised their eyebrows and secretly sighed that Your Majesty's move was simply brilliant!

The princes from all over the country are probably nervous now. Faced with Qin Ming's unstoppable army, they can't run away, and resistance is even more unreasonable.

All that was missing was a step to go down, and Qin Ming's letter was passed on.

"Do the positions of the vassal kings in various places need to be moved?"

At this time, Chen Shimao asked an important question.

The elimination or retention of vassal kings had a great impact on the entire dynasty.

Since Qin Ming took the initiative to propose summoning princes from all over the country to come to Beijing, he must have considered this issue.

"Keep."

Qin Ming spoke lightly, and then continued:

"The vassal kings' troops remain unchanged, but their ownership will be returned to the imperial court. Every year, the garrison troops in various places will rotate!"

"hiss!"

Several officials from the Ministry of War, including Chen Shimao, all gasped.

This action is really a bit too big.

Until now, they haven't said whether they will surrender or not, but you, old man, are doing the same.

With a snap, the knife cut directly into the aorta.

The rotation of garrisoned troops in various places means that these princes only have the command of these troops, but the ownership rights are all under the control of the imperial court.

Under this system, their troops no longer had the opportunity to develop relationships with the vassal kings, because every one or two years, their troops would be assigned to other areas.

Even transferred back to the capital.

After Qin Ming and the Ministry of War discussed and decided, a new group of troops were arranged to be sent to them.

If this order is issued, it is estimated that the local princes will no longer have their own private soldiers.

"Your Majesty, this is a turbulent time. Are you sure you want to do this?"

The Assistant Minister of War spoke with a serious expression. To be honest, none of them could have anticipated whether this policy would cause fierce resistance from the princes after its implementation.

"determine."

Qin Ming nodded seriously.

The princes were also an unstable factor in the court.

It is possible to reduce the power of the princes, but the power in their hands cannot be affected.

Emperor Qian's previous method of directly reducing the number of people under Qin Ming was inferior.

"Your Majesty is right. Although this is a turbulent time, it is also the best opportunity to eliminate the private armies of the vassal kings."

Chen Shimao suddenly spoke.

His eyes were on the many military corps spread across the north.

This is the reason why Qin Ming had the confidence to abolish the private armies of the princes.

He could give the other party a way out and let them come to Beijing to discuss the matter properly.

But if the other party disagrees, Qin Ming still has sufficient troops and can force all the vassal kings to agree by pressing their heads!

"I support your majesty."

An official from the Ministry of War followed Chen Shimao and stood up to express his opinions.

Then came the second, and the third.

Soon, most of the officials present supported Qin Ming.

After the Grand Council redeployed the troops in the north, Qin Ming brought Chen Shimao to the imperial study.

On the way, Chen Shimao asked Qin Ming:

"Your Majesty, do you think they will come?"

"Probably not until I feel the pressure."

Qin Ming shrugged. This kind of thing was not beyond his expectations.

"Do you have any way to put pressure on them?"

"I guess so. In addition to sending letters to the various vassal kings in the north, I also sent letters to the Southern Barbarians, the Western Regions, Western Shu, and the countries in Southeast Asia."

"After a while, they may all come to congratulate us."

Qin Ming spoke calmly and told about his second plan.

He brought more than just powerful military pressure to the many northern vassal kings.

There is also the suppression of resources and connections.

The northern tribes had been driven back, and there was nothing behind them.

But Qin Ming connected with many countries, and many dynasties came to congratulate him after he ascended the throne!

That's the difference between the two sides.

After hearing this news, as long as the princes were not fools, they would know what to choose.

……

On the other side, in the northern Yanyun City, dozens of extremely luxurious carriages inlaid with gold and jade slowly stopped at the gate of a royal palace.

The King of Hell, who commanded the Sixteen Cities of Yanyun, summoned many vassal kings from the north in Yanyun City.

Everyone's expression was extremely solemn.

The relationship between King Yan and Qin Ming was not close. When Qin Ming was still the crown prince in the court, he personally stationed in Yanyun City and led hundreds of thousands of troops to repel the invasion of northern tribes.

His reputation even overshadowed those of King Yan, King Ming, King Su and others who had been entrenched here for many years.

But this did not make them dissatisfied.

After all, most people understand Qin Ming's strength.

But this time, what Qin Ming did was really beyond their understanding.

Seize the throne and summon the princes to the capital...

Such a big move would probably take up several pages in history books.

"Everyone, have you received the letter from the capital?"

In the palace, Prince Yan sat in the main seat, his eyes sweeping over Prince Ming, Prince Su and others.

Everyone nodded hesitantly.

"too fast."

Prince Su's voice was extremely heavy.

"Only a few days after ascending the throne, a letter arrived..."

The fact that Qin Ming was able to deliver the order so quickly meant that he had been targeting them for more than a day or two.

Prince Su's words immediately cast a shadow over everyone's heart.

The Ming King continued:

"The troops heading north from Dongshan Port have entered from the Northeast Port and are taking over the city."

"I gave them Fengtian City, and they also wanted Qilian City. I held them back, and they are still waiting."

"Fengtian City!?"

When these words were spoken, even the King of Yan's face trembled.