Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 162
Qin Shao was very surprised that there were members of the clan among the kidnappers.

"You are a person who studies, you should care about the affairs of the world. Most of the exams before the township exams are basic exams. The township exams, general exams, and especially the palace exams are mostly state affairs. You should not only read sage books, but also care about the country. Things! Look at the problem from a subtle point, you might as well consider the state affairs from the clan affairs, which is also a trick to do the exam questions!"

"The issue of the clan has now become a major problem for the imperial court! At the time of Taizu, there were only 58 members of the clan with titles. In the past 100 years, the population of the clan has reached more than 3000, and it is still increasing on a large scale!"

"Princes get [-] shi every year, county kings get [-] shi, and the lowest lieutenant of Fengguo gets [-] shi. Princesses and son-in-laws of the royal family get [-] shi of lumi every year. Township kings and Yibin give two thousand shi. Baishi. Even those in the clan of the Ming Dynasty who were demoted to common people because of crimes or mistakes, they still get their salaries every year, and the number of word-numbered salaries has been reduced by nearly half! The imperial court still has to support those people!"

Mao Bowen said with a sigh.

Qin Shao didn't expect Mao Bowen to see it so thoroughly and have such a foresight on the clan issue.

Sure enough, the people who can pass the single-plank bridge are by no means ordinary people.

Mao Bowen's worries were later confirmed. Even though the clan population is now more than 3000 during the Zhengde period, the number of such people has doubled.

In the mid-Jiajing period, there were more than 1 people. In the late Jiajing period, there were as many as three people. In the Wanli period, it has increased to 20!
Become a huge cancer that drags down Daming!
And Qin Shao didn't know until here that the clan members not only depended on the imperial court for support, but also they did illegal things, and the local officials haven't dealt with them yet!
It must be reported to the court and the emperor, and the emperor issued an order to deal with it.

Generally speaking, if it is a major crime, such as treason, the emperor will send a special person to check it. After the check, it will send a letter to the vassal princes everywhere, listen to their opinions, and then make a ruling.

In doing so, it is clearly stated: This is an internal matter of our royal family, and we will discuss and resolve it ourselves.

In fact, it is also to intimidate those vassal kings!
look!This person actually has selfish intentions, everyone, let's see what happens to him!
Generally, when those vassal kings received the letter, they would reprimand that person for their deeds, show that they were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, fully supported the emperor, and directly suggested that the emperor send the person who made the mistake back to his hometown in Fengyang, and think about it behind closed doors!

As for some relatively small mistakes, such as disputes with parents and brothers, stealing a chicken, petting a dog, etc., of course, such as abducting and selling ordinary people, these generally have to be discussed with the head of the local clan for punishment.

In Kaifeng Mansion, of course they need to consult with King Zhou!

But this matter happened to Mao Yushi, he will definitely not let it go, and he must report it to the emperor.

"The world is going downhill, and the members of the clan today are becoming more and more disgraceful!"

Mao Bowen was obviously worried about this for the past few days, and he was very emotional.

"The censor is nothing more than worried. As you said, the matter of the clan is actually a matter of national policy. It is really not suitable to solve it for a while. In the final analysis, some branches of the clan don't pay attention to education and have no enterprising spirit. If there are sages to teach, If there is a future ahead, maybe the atmosphere will change."

Qin Shao also expressed his inner sigh.

The day before yesterday, I saw Lieutenant Feng Guo and his wife who were shopping for vegetables. They said that after their son got married, life was not well-off.

The old couple complained that after reading so many books, they couldn't take the imperial examinations, and they couldn't buy and farm land. It was a waste!

In the final analysis, the poverty gap between clans is too great, and those upper clans have a lot of salary and land.

In these distant branches, there are only those salaries every year, no scientific research, no other means of livelihood, and they can only eat and wait to die.

If the clan with the ability and willingness to make progress can pass the scientific examination and advance, maybe many people can change their fate.

If there are still some role models, then the whole atmosphere may change.

It's just that the imperial examination is not something that happens overnight, it is a long-term investment that can only be changed slowly.

"Wonderful! Ziming, your idea is very good, but you reminded me! In the past few years in Yudi, I had some ideas about some practices of the clan, but I didn't know how to be strict with the emperor. Now that I think about it, I have a reason!"

Mao Yushi, who had a gloomy face before, suddenly became bright after hearing Qin Shao's words.

It made Qin Shao very inexplicable.

Mao Yushi chatted with Qin Shao about other matters, and when it was approaching lunch time, the two sides had dinner together again.

Mao Yushi is from Jiangxi, and he likes delicious food; Qin Shao is also particular about food. When the economic conditions were better in his previous life, he often traveled around and tasted delicious food from all over Daxia.

Both parties are people who love to eat. When it comes to the topic of food, the conversation is full of enthusiasm.

……

Han Jinrong also enjoyed chatting with Madam Mao in the back house.

Mrs. Mao, Mrs. Xie, is the daughter of everyone. She is proficient in poetry and poetry, and is gentle and virtuous.

Han Jinrong liked it very much.

Knowing that Han Jinrong was separated from her family because of thieves and fled to Anlu with her fiancé, she went to Beijing today to look for her parents.

Xie felt sorry for Han Jinrong and shed a lot of tears with her.

Xie's hometown is in Jiangxi, where refugees also invaded Zidi. Some family members died in the war, and I can empathize deeply.

"Ms. Han, your betrothed husband seems to me to be a man of grace and light. If you go to Beijing this time and find your parents, you will definitely be able to get married!"

Xie sincerely blessed.

"Thank you Ma'am, my father saved my life. Without him, I would have been buried in the loess. I don't want to do anything else for the rest of my life. I just want to repay my parents for their upbringing, and then just serve my father by my side." gone."

"By the way, ma'am, I heard that among the abductors were members of the clan. I heard that only the emperor and the clan can deal with the crimes committed by the clan members. Will this matter become troublesome?"

Han Jinrong asked curiously.

"If it's not a member of the clan, just rely on them to abduct people, and they can directly kill the matter! Now that the clan is involved, our master can only tell the king of Zhou first, and let the king of Zhou make a decision first. Of course, he is the inspector. , naturally go up to the Son of Heaven."

"Our master said in the early years that there are more and more people in this clan, especially those side branches. There are too many people in Kaifeng Mansion. Nowadays, those clans are involved in many bad things, and the Yamen is also a headache. It is really fast. One party is in trouble!"

Xie said slightly distressed.

"Don't worry, Ma'am, Your Excellency is the patrol envoy. Just by virtue of your status, these people dare to treat the sisters of the Madam's family. Not to mention that the clan dare not neglect, even the Emperor should be vigilant. This matter will definitely not happen." It's over!"

"It's just that this sister needs more people to take care of her when she goes out in the future!"

"Miss Han, don't worry, my sister was also terrified this time. Fortunately, your family helped, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. In the future, I will have to have many people to follow my sister when I go out..."

I heard that Han Jinrong is going to Beijing this time.

Mrs. Han also stayed in Shangjing in the early years. She told her that she handed over her handkerchief in Shangjing, and asked Han Jinrong to help bring a few letters back.

Han Jinrong agreed one by one.

In order to thank, Mrs. Xie also gave Han Jinrong some things.

During the period, Mrs. Xie also met with the third son, and praised him for being so brave at such a young age.

Mao Bowen also met the third son. He was surprised to hear that such a small child could fight several adults. He asked the third son many things.

He also heard that Qin Shao was good at kung fu, Mao Bowen was even more surprised, and wanted to compete with Qin Shao in that posture.

Qin Shao only said that he became a monk halfway, and asked Wang Yin to accompany Mao Bowen to discuss a few times.

Only then did Qin Shao learn that although Mao Bowen was a civil servant, he was very interested in martial arts and military affairs.

It seems that this is also an official who likes martial arts!

Even though civil servants are in power in this Ming Dynasty, there are actually several military strategists who are named civil servants and possess the talents of military officers. Qin Shao has a general understanding of the history of Daming, but he still knows two people:

Wang Yangming and Yang Yiqing!
Now it seems that this Mao Bowen has the same hobbies as those two.

It's just that he doesn't know much about the history of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty, and he also swallowed jujubes during the Jiajing period, so why can't he think of Mao Bowen.

Maybe it's just a passionate young fan!

By the time they returned to their residence, it was already dark.

Fortunately, I have packed my things before, so I have a good night's rest today, and I can set off early tomorrow.

At night, when Qin Shao couldn't sleep on the bed and was replaying the day's events, a flash of light suddenly popped into his mind.

Grandma, he remembered who Mao Bowen was!

(End of this chapter)