Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 137 Zongfan
As for Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, he is indeed a great talent, a talent who comes out only once in hundreds of years.A beggar, the bottom of the society, finally became the founding emperor, what kind of ingenuity and luck is needed.

To put aside the modern society, this is simply a typical inspirational character, how much chicken soup for the soul must come from his old man's stove?It is estimated that his old man has more than [-] casserole pots all year round. The pots are filled with fat old hens, but they are all cooked by hired chefs, and then sold in the name of his old man.As for whether there are chefs who added various seasonings to the chicken soup without permission, then I don’t know. If you want to know, you can test the poison yourself.

But Taizu also left many burdens that future generations could not bear. The suzerain-vassal system is a typical example.

Taizu, you also have too strong reproductive ability, right?Chongzhen slandered.

The 23 sons who were crowned king by Taizu at the beginning have been bred for more than 200 years. It is conservatively estimated that there are 10 people. This big black pot is now the turn of Chongzhen.

These 23 seniors, including the ancestors of Chongzhen, their hereditary princes are fine, but what about those county kings, generals of Zhenguo, generals of Fuguo, generals of Fengguo, lieutenants of Zhenguo, lieutenants of Fuguo, and lieutenants of Fengguo?Taizu, why don't you even grant a hereditary seal to the gatekeeper of the Prince's Mansion?
Let's look at the salary again.

The annual salary of the prince is [-] shi, the king of the county is [-] shi, the general of the state is [-] shi, the general of the state is [-] shi, the general of the state is [-] shi, the lieutenant of the state is [-] shi, the lieutenant of the state is [-] shi, and the lieutenant of the state is [-] shi. Two hundred stones!

In the late Jiajing period when the number of suzerains multiplied to more than 10, the expenditures of suzerains accounted for nearly [-]% of the entire treasury revenue. What about the [-] people now?
There are always suzerains who want to harm me!Chongzhen thought depressingly.

Speaking of this, I would also like to thank Emperor Sejong Jiajing, who is cruel and merciless, and who is good at intrigue.

It was precisely because of the two incidents of the suzerain vassals making trouble with Lumi during the Jiajing period that completely enraged Jiajing, but under the incitement of the second assistant Xu Jie at that time, he issued a tweet order that made the suzerain vassals mournful.

One is that all the sects said that breaking the law will be suppressed by the prince, and those who do not obey the rules should be punished lightly, and the serious ones should be investigated; The third is that the titles of Gejue Peanut and the common people are not listed in the jade certificate, and the names and surnames are not included in the territory. It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the fake. In other words, if you set up a high imitation wall, if you let it go in and out again, how can you show the law? It is advisable to order the Zhongguanqi School, the election committee of the government, to take strict precautions; Supplement; Sixth, when the branch is closed, the chief clerk will be ordered to lead the silver to the government to distribute it by itself, and the sects will not be allowed to enter and leave the county to bully yousi.

Emperor Sejong also stipulated that the concubine of the king can also obtain the king's title.But Zonglu is divided into levels: those over the age of 60 will be paid in full, and then it will be reduced by [-]% for every ten years younger, until [-]%, so that the elderly can support themselves, and the young and strong can support themselves. combined.In this way, it will not be so difficult for the vassals to accept it.

These various measures have greatly limited the number of suzerains and vassals who eat the imperial food, and basically solved the problem of the clan's salary.

But all these minor details have been resolved, and the most critical issue of the hereditary inheritance of the 23 princes has not been touched.

You said that since Shizong, you old man, has shown great power, played a shameless fighting style, and subdued the Zong and vassals, why didn't you take the opportunity to solve the hereditary issue?
Now such as King Fu of Luoyang, King Zhou of Kaifeng, King Chu of Wuchang, King Qin of Xi'an, King Shu of Chengdu, Prince Dai of Taiyuan, etc., which one does not occupy hundreds of thousands of mu of fertile land without taxation, dozens of The shops in the room, the gold and silver piled up like mountains in the house?

If he hadn't traveled here by himself, these belongings would have become the property of burglars and offerings to thieves in the future.

Thinking of the huge amount of wealth in these princes' homes, Chongzhen couldn't help feeling itchy. He wished he could disguise himself as a thief and go looting. By the way, he got to know this group of moths, and no one would inherit them in the future. Assets of the Four Seas Trading Company.

After Chongzhen thought about it carefully, he felt that these vassal princes were quite pitiful.

Cheng Zu started as a vassal king and seized his nephew's property. In order to prevent his descendants from imitating him, he formulated a series of vassal prohibition policies, which restricted the vassal kings to the maximum in terms of military and politics.

The most important one is to stipulate that the suzerain vassal "shall not serve an army or a civilian without authorization".

This is a good way to draw fire from the bottom of the pot.Don't you think you are capable?Aren't you dissatisfied with the current emperor? Don't you want to rebel?Okay, all your soldiers are confiscated, you go to raise troops.

What?Still not convinced?Still thinking of uniting with other feudal lords to rebel?Well, let's continue: the two kings are not allowed to meet each other, to enter the court, to travel freely, to associate with officials, and to set up officials in the palace.

As long as one of the above-mentioned articles is violated, wait for the vassal to be cut.Your son still wants to inherit the title?Don't even think about it!
This is not the kindness that Taizu said, this is simply raising pigs.After more than 200 years of breeding, congratulations to Cheng Zu, dozens of fat pigs have been raised, but before they are ready for slaughter, they are stolen by the neighbor Li Erzhangsan and slaughtered for meat.

Such a strict vassal ban policy caused strong resistance among the suzerains and vassals, and at the same time they were angry with the imperial court.

"Thus, people in the clan are generally gloating and gloating; when there is a slight change in the country, they all cherish the wish of "when the time is mourning, I will die with you""

Don't you treat us like pigs?Let's make a paper man, write our name on it and prick it with a needle every day, and curse you to die with us.

This kind of mentality of not dissatisfied with the funeral, led to the fact that when the army of thieves came to the country, the local government treasury was empty, and when the army was in urgent need of soldiers' pay, no matter how reasonable the local officials were, they were moved by emotion. They just don't want to donate.The local defenders saw the mountains of money and property piled up in the treasury of the vassals, but they asked themselves to go hungry to defend the city alone, and they were naturally indignant.

"The prince's mansion has millions of dollars, and he is full of meat, so that we will die of robbers?" The mutiny of the army is inevitable.Even if the rich local vassals are like this, the lower clans are impoverished, and they can't be expected to share the country's worries.

Zhu Chongba established himself as a suzerain vassal, hoping that Zhu's descendants would fight against the enemy and jointly protect the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty.Who knew that his black and fat fourth son changed his suzerainty policy beyond recognition. Old Zhu probably wanted to climb out of the grave and add fat to Zhu's fat face.

After all, they are all relatives, and they are related by blood. Seeing all relatives is like life imprisonment, trapped in that small cage for a lifetime, that is too inhuman.For Chongzhen, who came here from time to time and advocated freedom, he really couldn't bear it.

What's more, those lower-level clans are not allowed to engage in politics or follow the restrictions of the four professions of the people. Their lives are extremely miserable, worse than ordinary people.

You have to have some human rights, right?It is not an excessive right, but a basic right to life.

It seems that the abolition of the ban policy is imperative.Allowing the lower-level clan to have the rights of ordinary people is a kind of respect for Zhu Chongba from traveling through time. Does the old man want his descendants to live a life worse than pigs and dogs?
As for the two kings not meeting each other and not being able to travel freely, these two rules must also be abolished.

Could it be that King Zhou wanted to rebel when he saw King Fu?This is pure nonsense.

What to do against it?Do you use a keyboard?By the way, there was no keyboard back then.Use your mouth?
There is no need to restrict travel.Even if the vassal kings travel, they will take a suburban excursion at most, especially now when the territory is in turmoil, who dares to go far?Are you courting death?If you take the princess, eunuchs and maids on a long trip, twenty bandits can wipe them out.Although they are raised by you as pigs, it does not mean that their IQ is the same as that of pigs.

Not being allowed to hold soldiers is actually not allowing the palace to have its own army. This reservation, in order to prevent everyone from falling out in the future, you don't want the army.When the bandits in the Ming Dynasty are wiped out, no army will protect you, no one wants to kill you, and your life is not as precious as you think.

It is not allowed to change from political leaders.Your family members are allowed to be in politics, but you don't just ask the emperor for it if you want to be an official.

The eldest in the family inherits the title, and the second and third want to become a magistrate.Okay, no problem, go for the test yourself.Starting from the county examination, when you get a Jinshi in the general examination, let alone a magistrate, you can be a governor.

What?Can't pass the exam?I'm sorry, but the second and third child in your family may have a problem with IQ, so if you manage one side, wouldn't it embarrass our old Zhu's family?

Is it an official in the palace, let the organization arrange it for you.

It's not that I don't worry about you, it fully reflects the court's care and care for you, and I'm also afraid that if you don't know the world and don't understand the dangers of the world, what if you pick a long history of bewitching you to hide armored soldiers and plot a big treason? manage?

The salaries of subordinate officials are of course given by the imperial court. You are a prince, it is not easy to earn money, and there are so many women to support. Although it is difficult for the imperial court, this little money is still affordable.

It doesn't matter if you don't make friends with officials, you just make friends.At that time, there will be Jinyiwei in every prefecture and county. As long as any governor or magistrate dares to get too close to you, sorry, Jinyiwei will check whether the governor is corrupt or accepting bribes.

Everyone has become an official, and they were killed from the test where thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge. They are all geniuses.Are there any allusions in the book?People don't hug the thighs of the emperor and the imperial court, so why not ask you, a poplar sapling as thick as a finger, to hug?You are insulting the IQ of our scholars!
Of course, everything has a price.

Want to be free?OK, get something in exchange.

Your family occupies 30 mu of fertile land around Luoyang?A bit much, right?My lord, your family has a total of one hundred people, do you have enough food for hundreds of thousands of shi a year?It's better to give some to those poor relatives, so that they can live with a bit of dignity, don't embarrass our old Zhu's family, right?

There are dozens of shops in the prosperous area?How much money do you have to earn that year?Earn more than the emperor.

Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, leaving [-] acres is enough.Dozens of shops? Let’s leave half of it, and we’ll talk about it later.

Uncle Fu Wang, do you agree to change?
disagree?Want the emperor to give it for nothing?

OK, you continue with your life sentence.

Dare to scold me?It's best not to scold, or you may drink too much and die suddenly in bed one day.You can't drink?Wouldn't it be sudden death if you don't know how to drink?Don't hide and seek to die in the toilet?
No matter what the result is, you have to give it a try. Of these twenty or so vassals, there will always be someone who is willing to exchange money for freedom, right?

The king of Zhou was quite famous in Kaifeng. In history, he gave generously and rewarded the soldiers guarding the city with his wealth. He was completely different from other misers.

In the future, his sons will not be allowed to go to other places, but just build a house in the capital, Chongzhen thought.

Then send someone to test this cheap cousin, let the magistrate of Kaifeng take the time to sit in the palace and test his words.

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