Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 316 Last year's salary, except for restrictions

After killing the chicken and respecting the monkey, Zhu Youjian finally showed his fangs and stated his purpose for today.

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense to you anymore. Let me tell you the reason why I summoned you from the fief. You must have been wondering for a long time."

As Zhu Youjian said, he walked to the main seat and sat down, took a cup of tea and sipped it gently, and then slowly opened his mouth, and all the princes listened intently.

"From next year, the annual salary of all clans will be cancelled."

Zhu Youjian's plain words immediately caused an uproar among the feudal lords!

"Your Majesty! How can this be so? Without the annual salary, is it possible that Your Majesty will starve to death my family members? Even the Great Ancestor would not be able to do such a thing. We and Your Majesty are blood-related relatives!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! It is absolutely impossible!"

"No way, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please give me a way out!"

……

All the vassal kings came out one after another to refute, their faces full of panic.

Facing this situation, Zhu Youjian's expression remained flat. Before he said these words, he had thought of the current scene, so he was not surprised at all.

Zhu Youjian just put down the teacup lightly, and said two words without any emotion in his tone: "Quiet."

brush!
All the sounds stopped in an instant, and the quiet needle drop could be heard in the hall.

Although the vassal kings were not angry, they still remembered how the emperor dealt with King Fu just now, so they could only calm down and listen to what the emperor had to say.

Looking around the vassal kings present, Zhu Youjian picked up the teacup again, and after gently skimming off the scum of the tea noodles with the tea cover, Zhu Youjian continued: "I know you will think that I am trying to Starve you to death, but you can tell from your heart, are you really still living on your salary now?
That family does not have hundreds of thousands of acres of land, some even tens of thousands, and the annual output exceeds your annual salary by countless times. Do you really want to live on your annual salary?

I'm afraid that the ones who really have to live on the annual salary are those clan members who don't have fiefs under your command, but their annual salary is all in your hands, and they can't get it, which is why the current situation has come about. "

After all the kings listened, Qin Wang Zhu Yi stood up and said angrily: "Your Majesty, do you want to give them all the annual salary that originally belonged to us, so you want to cancel our annual salary?

In this case, the king refuses to accept it. Although we have a fief, we are also clan relatives. Why can't they get an annual salary and I can't, because we are not short of money?What a reason! "

The other feudal lords immediately stood up and echoed Qin's request.

"Extremely! Extremly! Qin Wang is right, we are all clan relatives, even if we don't need these annual stipends, but what should be ours should be given to us, even if it is less!"

"Your Majesty, as the head of my Zhu family, you can't favor one person over another!"

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Listening to what they said, Zhu Youjian kept sneering in his heart, saying that he favored one over another, why didn't they think about what they had done, they could deduct other annual salaries, and they were unwilling when it was their turn, this kind of double standard It's all about serving themselves.

Zhu Youjian was too lazy to argue with them, so he coughed lightly, and a group of men in black suddenly appeared in the surrounding hall, surrounding the vassal king who was making a lot of noise.

This sudden situation immediately calmed down the vassal kings who were still making noise just now. Looking at the men in black all around them exuding a cold aura, they all swallowed their saliva, as calm as a cicada.

The scene became quiet again, and Zhu Youjian said coldly: "I'm not discussing with you, I'm just telling you, you just need to accept it, you have no choice!"

Qin Wang Zhu Yiwei wanted to say something more, but only heard a "swoosh", and a money dart pierced through the air and directly inserted into his left arm.

Zhu Yi cried out in pain, and was about to wail, but when he met Zhu Youjian's cold eyes, he suppressed the pain and whimpered softly, but he didn't dare to wail.

All the vassal kings were shocked, they didn't expect Zhu Youjian to actually dare to do something, their hearts trembled, all the original thoughts in their hearts disappeared, and they became honest.

Seeing that the vassal kings were shocked, Zhu Youjian continued: "Not only your annual salary, but also the annual salary of other clan members will be cancelled.

Of course, before that, you have to give them back all the annual salaries you withheld from them. Don't try to fool me, I know everything clearly here, and my Jinyiwei is not just for nothing!

After the annual salary is stopped at the beginning of next year, the government will relax the restrictions from the general of Zhen Guo down, allowing them to leave the fief to engage in the work of the people, allowing them to participate in the imperial examination qualifications, but not allowing them to use their titles to bully the people or even collude with officials and businessmen. Don't blame me for being ruthless, I will immediately deprive him of his title and lock him up in the clan mansion until he dies! "

"what!"

After hearing Zhu Youjian's words, all the vassal kings were shocked, but envy really came to their hearts.

Although they are vassal kings, they live a good life and have endless money and great rights, but at the same time they are also restricted in their freedom. Even marriages and marriages must be reported to the city gate for permission before they can do it. On weekdays, they are the pigs raised by Daming. They can’t do anything except eat, drink and play. They can’t take imperial examinations, work, farm, do business, study medicine, or do anything. They can only live like pigs in the feudal city. .

What Zhu Youjian said now means that starting from next year, all the clan members from General Zhen Guo and below will have their restrictions lifted and they will have their own freedom. How can this make them not envious or jealous?

I'm so envious that I'm going crazy, okay?
In fact, they also have a way to gain freedom, that is, they can gain freedom by giving up their titles.

According to the clan system of the Ming Dynasty, this is all possible, but if they give up their titles, they will lose their current life. They who have been pampered since childhood are worthless if they give up their titles, so no matter how much they yearn for freedom, they can’t let it go. knighthood.

But now those low-level clansmen can actually gain freedom on the basis of retaining their titles, and their envious saliva is about to flow down.

The vassal kings with quick ideas, such as King Qing Zhu Shuai, immediately stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, those low-ranking Zong Qing can gain freedom by giving up their annual salary, so can we wait for the vassal kings if they lose their annual salary...?"

Zhu Shuai didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant. All the vassal kings, including King Qin, who was still sobbing with his arms, looked at Zhu Youjian with hopeful eyes, hoping that he could tell what he and others wanted. Words to be heard.

Zhu Youjian sneered and shook his head, secretly thinking that these vassal kings are really beautiful and thinking about good things, can they compare with those clan relatives?

Although those clan members are clans, they no longer have money and power in their hands. Losing their titles is no different from ordinary people. This is the reason for giving them freedom.

But these vassal kings not only have power, but also have a lot of money in every household. If you let go of their restrictions, believe it or not, they will rebel every minute!
How can such two clans be generalized?

(End of this chapter)