"How can I solve this? I can't change the rules set by Emperor Taizu!" After Zhu Yunxiu figured it out, he was anxious to rub his hands. Originally, he reduced the vassal powers just to solve the military powers in the hands of the vassal kings, but now he found that even if these vassal kings had no military powers, they were still a huge threat to the court.

"There is a saying among the people that wealth is not as high as three generations, but these princes and grandchildren are different. Their titles are passed down from generation to generation, and each generation will increase by more than ten times. If there is no control, there will probably be royal families who earn salaries everywhere in the future." Li Jie did not say it explicitly, but just pointed out lightly.

Zhu Yunxiu certainly understood what Li Jie meant. It was actually very simple to solve this problem. It was nothing more than cutting off the inheritance of the royal family's title. Otherwise, even if it was passed down from generation to generation, even the most powerful dynasty would not be able to withstand it.

But Zhu Yunxiu is also in a very difficult situation now. The reduction of the vassal states had already touched the interests of the royal family. If the royal family's title was reduced, it would be a bit too deceptive, and it might even cause a rebound from the vassal kings. Although he could suppress it with force, the impact was too bad.

"Well, this matter is not in a hurry. After all, the vassals have just begun to be reduced, so it is better not too late to make plans after the vassals are reduced. After all, things have to be done one by one, and Your Majesty only needs to be aware of it." Li Jie also knew that Zhu Yunyu was in a dilemma, so he spoke again.

"That's true. Then I'll record this matter first and make plans when it stabilizes in the future!" Zhu Yunxiu nodded immediately. Although this matter was serious, it was not very urgent. In the future, when all the vassal kings who could leave, the vassal kings left, and the remaining vassal kings also handed over military power. It would be much easier for him to control these vassal kings at that time.

After saying the above, Zhu Yunxiu suddenly paused for a moment, and then said again: "Brother-in-law, my uncles have solved it, but the troops in the hands of the Mu family are not weaker than those of the vassal kings, and they are also separating the side, so there is nothing now, but I am worried that Yunnan will undergo changes over time!"

As soon as Zhu Yunyu said something, Li Jie felt a little nervous. It seemed that things were indeed as he had guessed. Zhu Yunyu also had doubts about the Mu family, but this was normal. After all, as an emperor, he would never allow military forces in the country that were not under his control.

"The situation of the Mu family is indeed a bit special. Although it does not have the name of a vassal king, it is a vassal king. However, Yunnan does need a flexible military force to take charge, so I have no good ideas about this matter." Li Jie finally answered after pondering for a long time.

"Yunnan is indeed a problem. It is the homeland of Dali, and the ethnic groups in the territory are very different from the customs of the Central Plains. In addition, the traffic is blocked, if it is managed as an ordinary prefecture, it is indeed easy to have problems." Zhu Yunyu also showed a contemplative expression when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, Mu Sheng's loyalty is no problem. The key is whether the descendants of the Mu family can still maintain such loyalty in the future. So I think if it is not convenient to weaken the military power of the Mu family, it is better to start from other aspects." Li Jie suddenly said again.

"Which aspect?" Zhu Yunxi asked immediately.

"First, the military and political separation, the Mu family can take charge of the garrison in Yunnan, but the administrative prohibits them from interfering. The court must assign officials. Second, to enhance the Mu family's loyalty to the court. Every legitimate son of the Mu family must go to Beijing to study and return to Yunnan to serve as a senior. In addition to these two, some other means can be used to ensure that the Mu family dare not have any unfair intentions!"

Li Jie also showed a solemn expression when he spoke at the end. Although Mu Sheng was his friend, he could not favor the other party in such major affairs of the court. He still had to say that although these measures did not guarantee the absolute loyalty of the Mu family, it could at least reduce the court's suspicion about them.

Zhu Yunyu nodded in agreement when he heard this. Both suggestions Li Jie said were very practical. As for the other methods later, it was nothing more than asking the Jinyiwei to keep an eye on them, and even dispatched some people to Yunnan to restrain the Mu family's power. These are conventional methods, and Li Jie didn't need to explain them in detail.

"I can only do this. Unfortunately, the train cannot be built in Yunnan. The research on using electricity to transmit information on the academy has not achieved any results. Otherwise, there would be no use of these methods?" Zhu Yunhuang nodded first, and then said with some regret.

If the train can be built to Yunnan, the problem of inconvenience will be solved immediately. Even if there are no troops stationed in Yunnan, as long as there is a change in Yunnan, the army will immediately take the train to Yunnan.

As for the research on transmitting messages with electricity, it is actually telegraphs and telephones. Unfortunately, the research in this area is only proposed by Li Jie. People in the academy have not yet figured out feasible solutions, let alone practical ones.

Of course, Li Jie knew the importance of transportation and information transmission. To be honest, transportation and information transmission are still too slow now. If there is the speed of later generations, let alone Yunnan, even the Ming Dynasty would not need to send various vassal kings to sea. They could send troops all over the world directly, and there would be no problem in capturing Europe at that time.

However, Zhu Yunxiu's disposal of the Mu family also made Li Jie feel relieved. After all, he knew that the Mu family had always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, so if they cut off their military powers now, it would be a bit a pity to the Mu family in history.

In addition, Yunnan is also a newly built territory. It was after more than two hundred years of governance by the Mu family that they were completely included in the Central Plains dynasty, so it is still necessary to retain the Mu family's military power in Yunnan.

The sacrifice ended, and the matter of reducing the vassal states came to an end for the time being. The next thing was to take over the military power of the vassal kings and organize materials to support those who wanted to leave the vassal kings to go to sea. This matter naturally fell on Li Jie. After all, Li Jie was responsible for the material and human support for Zhu Di before.

So in this case, Li Jie had to leave Nanjing, and this time he did not go with Zhu Yunxi, because Zhu Yunxi did not plan to return to Beijing immediately after the sacrifice was completed, but planned to stay in Nanjing for a while. After all, he has never returned to Nanjing since he moved the capital. Now he has finally come back, so of course he has to stay for a while.

So Li Jie took a boat down the river, changed the boat through Songjiang and then went north again. A few days later, he finally arrived in Dengzhou. The materials and manpower supporting Zhu Di were almost transported, so he had to prepare for other princes.

However, as soon as Li Jie arrived in Dengzhou, someone came to visit him immediately. This person was Yang Shiqi, who had been dismissed from office. Although he was coerced by Zhu Zi, he had indeed participated in the interception and killing of Li Jie before. If Li Jie had not pleaded for him, he might have been arrested and questioned now, rather than just being dismissed from office like now.
Chapter completed!