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Chapter 62 Cutting down the vassal 3
If the vassal and clan members still find these changes particularly difficult to accept, it doesn't matter, just be afraid of comparison in everything.Look up and see what the emperor is doing. The reduction of royal family treatment is not just for the vassal king, but also for the emperor and his harem.

The Emperor of Heaven no longer dares to eat four dishes and one soup at every meal. How can you still have a meal of delicious wine and delicacies from mountains and seas?Anyone who dares to say no more than that is a treasonous person. Just wait until you go to Fengyang to count mice.

"Officials affiliated to the clan will also be reduced by half, and the rest will be evaluated and appointed by the Ministry of Personnel and the Supervisor of Ceremonies!"

Hong Tao didn't think it was enough just to reduce the welfare benefits of the clan by half, so he might as well have them reduced as well for officials from various royal palaces.Raising so many civil servants just to keep an eye on whether a bunch of useless princes will rebel is completely redundant and ineffective. Now that the national treasury is empty, we have to ride bicycles to nightclubs, which is a waste of money for the province.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to change the ancestral system..."

Suddenly such heartless words came out of the mouth of the always gentle and benevolent emperor, which made the five cabinet bachelors present and the two chief eunuchs a bit dumbfounded, and their minds couldn't turn around for a while.The good old man Zhu Geng was even more frightened, fearing that the young emperor would commit a taboo on impulse, so he hurriedly gave advice.

"Ancestral system...Master Zhu, according to the ancestral system, the vassal king is required to lead troops to guard the border. How about you come up with the memorial and let me restore the ancestral system! From now on, who will use this as an excuse?" Anyone who obstructs my administration will be punished as a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the nine tribes will be punished!"

It was okay not to mention the ancestral system. After hearing this word, the emperor suddenly stood up and made another suggestion through gritted teeth.Seeing no one responded, he slapped the table again and announced a taboo, then he stared, gasped and clenched his fists, ready to see whose head he didn't want anymore.

Regarding the ancestral system, Hong Tao had long dismissed it, let alone considered it a stumbling block that hindered his progress.The reason is very simple. The previous dozen emperors have more or less changed the so-called ancestral system, and it has long been changed beyond recognition.

This is called the power of example. Why can other emperors change their surname, but they are not allowed to change it when they come to their own?Anyone who dares to use this reason as an excuse is blatantly bullying the young emperor, and can confidently kill him.

"I am willing to draft the memorial..." Seeing that the emperor and cabinet ministers were about to enter the final PK mode, Li Zhi quickly spoke and took the lead in expressing his attitude, resolutely standing with the emperor and supporting the reduction of vassalage!

"I would also like to sign..." With Li Zhi taking the lead, Ye Xianggao chose to follow up.

Turning to look at the two newly promoted cabinet bachelors kneeling behind him, Shen Yiguan shook his head gently.Now he suddenly understood why the new emperor was busy filling the cabinet with people as soon as he came to the throne. For this reason, he even waived the mining tax and mine supervisor.

Without the interference of Li Zhi and Ye Xianggao, the cabinet would not have implemented the emperor's suggestions.The worst case scenario is that he just resigns and quits. Whoever replaces him will have the same result. Even if the emperor forcibly issues an order, the cabinet still has the power to return the title.Without the cooperation of the entire official system, the imperial decree cannot even get out of the Forbidden City, and its effect is worse than a piece of waste paper.

But with Li Zhi and Ye Xianggao serving in the cabinet, the situation was completely different.None of them were originally important ministers of the imperial court, let alone a faction. The emperor's grace was the fundamental reason for joining the cabinet. They had no other choice but to fall in love with the emperor.

If he, Shen Li, Zhu Geng and the emperor were in the same position, it would really be possible for them to be demoted and their homes confiscated. At the same time, the cabinet would not be shut down, but would become the emperor's voice.As long as the imperial edict is approved by the cabinet, it complies with the procedures. Even if the officials below are not afraid of death, it will be difficult to exercise the power of returning the title, because the emperor can change people.Anyone who disagrees will be replaced, and anyone who speaks up will be demoted. There are many low-level officials of sixth or seventh grade like Yan Guan in Beijing. If they are not successful, they can be transferred from Nanjing.You can guess with your toes that not all officials are willing to abandon their families and careers for their beliefs and risk life and death. In the end, the imperial edict will still be carried out.

"That's alright, I will obey the holy order! It's just that the details need to be considered more, don't act too hastily!" At this point, Shen Yiguan, besides regretting being too hasty in the first place, could only do what is good.

In fact, apart from the fear that cutting down the vassal clan would cause trouble, as a courtier, there was no fundamental resistance to the emperor's suggestions.The issue of clan treatment has long become a drawback and needs urgent rectification.Just bringing it up will definitely offend the royal family, and no one wants to get angry.

Now it is proposed by the emperor himself. Although it seems a bit hasty, it is not impossible to do it.Once it does not produce too many side effects, it is a good thing that is easily praised by scholars.

"What Mr. Shen Ge said is very true, and I also mean the same. The detailed method depends on the advice of all the beloved ministers. Everyone, get up, Wang An, and give me tea and food!"

That's right. Seeing that Shen has always been submissive to Hong Tao, he no longer frowns.But the attitude is still very resolute. Tea and rice are provided. The meaning is very clear. No one can leave unless we understand this matter today!

"Tian Yi, major affairs of the imperial court are discussed by the cabinet scholars, while the inner court is managed by you. Do you have any concerns?"

Five great bachelors and two great eunuchs muttered in the Yangxin Hall for two full hours before finally settling on the general framework for reducing the clan's treatment.However, the specific details have to be supplemented by the clan government. After all, there are already 10,000+ clan members at this time, and the situation of each household is different, making statistics very troublesome.

Whether the emperor's new policy can be accepted by the courtiers is no longer what Hong Tao needs to consider. That is the work of the cabinet's academicians. But in addition to the courtiers, there is another organization that must be settled, and that is the harem.

Reducing royal family expenses is really not just something that the emperor can completely decide upon by just slamming the table. The opinions of the empress dowager, the empress dowagers of the two palaces, the empress, and the concubines, including the concubines and concubines, also have to be partially taken into consideration. After all, this matter The incident has seriously affected their quality of life.

"Long live your instructions, I dare not disobey even a single word!" Tian Yi answered simply and with an extremely firm attitude, but he felt helpless no matter how he heard it.After most of the day's discussion, he had determined that the emperor's idea was not a sudden whim, but a long period of careful consideration.

Even the bachelor of the cabinet had to give in. Would it be effective if he, the leader of the eunuchs, jumped out to oppose it?Rather than making the emperor displeased or even getting killed, it is better to listen and follow the crowd.

But he had already made up his mind that after this incident, no matter what the outcome was, he would have to beg for his remains.The new emperor is not a fuel-efficient lamp at all. In some respects, he is more tossing and ruthless than the previous emperor.I am an old man who can neither understand the intention nor keep up with the rhythm. There is no benefit except danger in continuing to occupy a high position.

(End of this chapter)