A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 350: The public clan grows and divides the world
After the Daqian court opened the academy, a large number of scholars came to study, and county schools in various places became popular.Luoyang became more and more prosperous.

After 30 years of unification, wars have decreased. Coupled with the favorable climate, the population growth has accelerated.Originally this was a good thing, but the royal family also encountered a problem, that is, the population of the royal family was increasing.

Since the establishment of the Huai Kingdom by Zijue, descendants have changed their surnames and then become public houses and clans. Over the past [-] years, the number of public clans has become extremely large.

The most prosperous among the clans are Xu, Wei, Chen, and Li, with a population of tens of thousands. Others include more than 30 clans including Song, Cheng, Lu, He, Cao, Peng, Shen, and Tan. Personal name.The combined population of these clans totaled almost one million.

When the world was unified, the total number of public clans was only 30 to 30, but now in just [-] years, the number of public clans has tripled.

The Daqian royal family simply cannot afford to support such a large number of people.

And according to this growth rate, in just 20 years, the population of the public clan will definitely exceed 150 million.Seeing this situation, Wang Ke knew that he could not wait any longer.

The population of the Daqiangong clan is mainly concentrated in four places: Luoyang, Jinling, Huai'an and Susu, with a population of nearly one million.Wang Ke plans to enfeoff most of the public clans to various places and allocate their land at the same time. Of course, the previous distribution of Lumi, cloth and other goods will also be cancelled.

Wang Ke invited the heads of the major families in the clan to discuss the matter together with the elders of the clan.

After hearing that Wang Ke wanted to move the Gong clan to various places to survive on their own, as expected, almost all clan elders and Gong clan heads expressed opposition.

"Your Majesty, the clan is the wing of the clan, and it has been the rule to protect the clan since the time of our ancestor King Wen. But now your Majesty wants to drive us away. Could it be that we have done something wrong?" Old Lei, the head of the Wei family, said. Said Zongheng.

"Your Majesty, do you think we are useless because we are old? I will go on my own. But we are in the prime of life, so please be merciful to your Majesty!" The head of the Peng family stepped forward and paid homage.

"Masters, please get up quickly!" Wang Ke had a headache, and quickly asked the prince and several princes to help everyone up, and then said.

"The princes are separated from the clan and are the wings of the clan. This has been true since the ancestors' times. I have no intention of abandoning it. It's just that there are some problems now and the clan is no longer able to support the clan." Wang Ke He smiled bitterly.

"In the first year of Qianyuan, the world was unified. At that time, the population of the public clan was 20, and the clan number was only over a hundred. But now, 30 years later, the population of the Daqian clan has reached close to one million, and the number of clan members is [-]. The royal family can no longer support them. get up."

"One million princes?" After hearing this number, many heads of the princes present were shocked by this number.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

After a while, the noise in the hall finally stopped.

"According to this development trend, in another 20 years, the population of the princes is likely to exceed 150 million, and the court cannot afford it, so your majesty invites the princes to come here today to discuss a countermeasure." Wang Zhe stepped forward and said.

When the heads of the families heard this, they also understood that the population of one million people could no longer afford it.

"Your Majesty, the clan has a large population and the clan cannot afford it. We also understand that, but the clan is the wing of the clan and cannot be abolished entirely."

"Yes, we cannot abolish them all, Your Majesty!"

Wang Ke felt heavy. The issue of the clan must be resolved. However, the clan of the Wang family had been protecting the clan for hundreds of years and had made countless contributions. If they could not afford to support the clan, they would kick the clan away, let alone the clan. Even Wang Ke couldn't bear to do it if he didn't want to.If he dares to do this, it is estimated that Da Zongzheng will go to the Ancestral Temple to worship his ancestors immediately.By then the reputation of the royal family will probably be ruined.

"My lords, my clan has been protecting the clan for hundreds of years and has made numerous meritorious deeds. Naturally, I will not treat my clan badly." Wang Ke reassured.

Many family heads of the public clan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Ke continued: "Among the princes, those who have official positions will still be officials, and those who serve in the military will still serve. If anyone is willing to do business or serve as an official, I will also open the door to facilitate him. As long as he passes the examination, he can serve. .”

"Of course there will be some bias in the assessment of the children of the public clan."

"In addition, the other sons of the public clan will allocate farmland according to each household. Each household will be allocated two hundred acres of farmland, but Luoyang, Jinling, Huai'an, Susu and other places do not have so much farmland. When the time comes, Allocate farmland elsewhere.”

Daqian now dominates the world. Although he has been encouraging land reclamation, there is still a lot of wasteland. Wang Ke's allocation of land to the public clan can not only reduce the clan's expenses, but also reclaim large areas of wasteland, which can improve the national finance. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty, a family with three hundred acres of land is indeed rich, but I'm afraid the sons of the public family won't agree!" The head of the Xu family next to him hesitated and said.

"Why is this?" Wang Ke asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, as a clan in the past, although we did not have so much land, we had other benefits. We could study, practice martial arts, and have the opportunity to study with the clan's children. Those who achieved success in their studies would be reused by the clan.

But if they are separated all at once, all these will become extravagant hopes. Maybe in a few decades, they will be the same as ordinary people. "The head of the Xu family said.

After hearing this, Wang Ke immediately understood its meaning.

To put it bluntly, it is the channels for advancement. In the past, as a noble family, as long as they were talented, they could be promoted quickly. However, if they become civilians, these channels for advancement will be gone. Status is very important in this era.

Wang Ke held discussions with everyone in the clan and the heads of the public clans, and finally came up with a generally satisfactory compensation.

The children of the public clan can go to the county school to study, and each household can copy one or more classics. At the same time, all the children of the public clan can also be selected to join the Yulin Guard, giving these public clans an easier way to rise. If these people If you are willing to go to the countryside, you can directly serve as the chief of the pavilion or the chief of the village.

As for whether it is fair or unfair, the royal family is more willing to believe in the loyalty of the public than others.

In addition to these, Wang Ke also announced that if you are willing to open up, you can join Fujian, Yunnan, Liaodong and Lingnan. Anyone who is willing to go to these places to open up will automatically become the guardian of the princes and kings, and will be entrusted with land, slaves, etc.

The original princes among the public clans will also be enfeoffed to various parts of the world.

Through such land enfeoffment, Daqian directly gained [-] small landowners. These small landowners were extremely loyal, and with development, their strength would also increase, which would make the royal family's rule more stable.

Of course, Wang Ke doesn't know now that people's hearts can change.

(End of this chapter)