Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 249 Royal Meeting
At this royal family meeting, Zhu Tianqi mainly announced to the royal family members about the treatment of the royal family members.

First of all, let’s talk about the good aspect. In the future, these vassal kings will really be the kings of a country, obtain the title of the court, and manage the land of a country, instead of living in a small place as vassal kings.

Of course, since you want to manage a country, you must also have the ability to govern the country. You can no longer carry out the reception of the throne according to the current "eldest son succession" method, but must "establish talents and talents", and For the sake of fairness, whether this person is "virtuous" or not must be judged by the emperor and the court, not by the king or the parents of the feudal country.

According to the plan designed by Zhu Tianqi, since everyone is one family and has the same ancestor, there is no need to distinguish according to the current self-governance method of each household. All royal family members are equal and can pass the scientific examination. The way to become an official.

If you want to be canonized and become the leader of a country, passing the scientific examination is the most basic requirement. Then you have to enter Shuntianfu University for further study, achieve certain achievements in certain subject areas, and finally be selected by the court or appointed by the emperor. Obtained the canonization and went to a certain feudal country to serve as the leader.

This model is also somewhat similar to that of European countries. In fact, European countries have marriages between them. In many cases, they annex other countries through marriage or succession to the throne. It is a bit like a big family dividing family property.

Zhu Tianqi considered that in the future, the Ming Dynasty would conquer more and more land, and each piece of land would need someone to manage it. So instead of racking his brains to find reliable people to send as local governors, it would be better to directly transfer the new territory to the local governor. Set it as a subordinate vassal state, and then select a suitable candidate from the royal family to serve as the head of the kingdom.

Even after hundreds of years of hanging around and waiting to die, it is difficult to select talents among the royal family members, but it doesn't matter, can't we still cultivate them if there are none now?It must be in time. People believe that Wang Zhu Youjian can pass the provincial examination in three years. Can't other members of the royal family not be able to?Isn't it possible to select a few outstanding ones among the hundreds of thousands of royal family members?

Of course, after being canonized as the lord of a certain feudal country, it does not mean that he will be the lord of this country from generation to generation. Even if the power of the king is much greater than that of the local governor, the same as the local governor. , during his term of office, he must be evaluated by the court. If he behaves too outrageously or incompetently, he will definitely be punished or even dismissed.

When the current king is deposed or dies, the subsequent successor must be appointed separately by the emperor and the court, and cannot be passed directly to heirs. In this way, each feudal state is still controlled by the court.

Even so, being able to serve as the head of a country still makes people feel excited just thinking about it. The royal family members are obviously a little excited.

The above-mentioned ones are all about becoming an official through the imperial examination or being canonized as a king of a feudal country. In short, they are all official careers. So what if there are people who don’t want to be an official, or even have no interest in being a king of a feudal country?
Zhu Tianqi also drew a second path for them, to go to major state-owned factories to engage in production. In the future, the major state-owned factories in Ming Dynasty will definitely expand their scale, and even more state-owned factories will be opened one after another, whether it is management, production or Sales require a large number of talents. If the royal family members meet the conditions, they will naturally have certain priority in hiring.

After talking about these good aspects, Zhu Tianqi changed the subject and talked about the bad aspects. Now that Zhu Tianqi has broken the ancestral precepts and allowed the royal family members to engage in any industry such as scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce, he has also paved the way for them. If the road is clear and the direction is pointed out, then in other words, from now on, the royal family members will have to fend for themselves and support themselves.

The imperial court's supply needs to be drastically reduced, to a level that is slightly better than that of ordinary people. The approximate standard is that each person can receive five taels of silver or the equivalent of food every year. In other words, just enough to ensure rations so that they will not starve to death. But it is definitely impossible to continue to live a luxurious life with fine clothes and fine food.Hearing this, the royal clan members were originally in high spirits and eager to try, but their expressions darkened instantly. Now they finally figured out that what they said before was just to paint a picture for them, and the real intention was waiting for them here. Woolen cloth.

Zhu Tianqi had long thought that they would not want to hear this, but regardless of whether they were willing to listen or not, the decision had been made, and he had to finish his words: "As members of the royal family, we all have the obligation to serve our Zhu family." To contribute and contribute, my fifth brother has done a very good job in this regard. As my right-hand man, he helped me and did a lot of practical things for the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial court also has its own difficulties. Even though the imperial court's annual income is more, the expenses have also risen accordingly. We can't always count on the imperial court's support, right?

I don’t expect each of you to come out to do things for the court, but if you are willing to stay at home and not come out, then the court will no longer serve you with delicious food and drinks as before. At most, it will give you a full meal. If you want to eat something good, you have to go out and earn it yourself!

What I just said is not just trying to satisfy your hunger. I can assure you that as long as you want to do something, I will definitely arrange things for you. Not only will the errands be better than those of ordinary people, but also in terms of promotion and treatment, There will definitely be preferential treatment.

I have made things very clear. The new policy will be implemented after the Chinese New Year. You can figure it out on your own! "

After Zhu Tianqi finished speaking, he didn't want to stay here and glare at them, so he left the banquet and returned to Qianqing Palace on the pretext of being drunk. Upon seeing this, the royal family members all resigned and returned to the palace. went to their respective residences.

In fact, Zhu Tianqi's arrangement was not very appropriate, because even members of the royal family were not necessarily more trustworthy than ministers. Some members of the royal family would rebel, and they were more difficult to deal with than ordinary ministers.

However, Zhu Tianqi canceled the eldest son inheritance system, and changed the "feudal system" to be more like a governor who was sent. Each term had to be reassigned by the court, which naturally prevented the same family from being in the same feudal state. The possibility of accumulation of strength is that it is difficult for one generation to accumulate enough strength to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

Another point is that Zhu Tianqi has an immortality system, which theoretically can lead to eternal life. There is no such thing as "a weasel laying down mice, and one litter is worse than the next". As long as he is in charge, then as a time traveler, there is no need to worry Someone will push him down.

(End of this chapter)