Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 449: Is an order to extend grace issued?

Originally, according to the custom of returning home, the bride had to stay overnight when she returned to her parents' home.

However, Zhu Zheng had just ascended the throne as emperor, and he still had a lot of things to deal with, so naturally he had to take matters into his own hands.

So at noon, Jin Luanjia returned to the palace.

Before Zhu Chu could enter the palace, someone was waiting in front of the door.

Zhu Zhen looked at Zhu Zhen with a look of despair and said nothing.

Zhu Ming was startled and asked hurriedly: "Brother Six, what's wrong with you? Is there anyone who dares to bully my brother? Who? Who is so presumptuous? You said that as long as he is not our father, no one can do it. ”

Zhu Zhen sighed: "It's not you."

Good guy, he got himself into the position of supervising the country, and then ran out with his beautiful girl.

Zhu Zhen also knew that today was the day when the queen and the two noble concubines would return home.

"No problem," Zhu Zhen said, picking up the next memorial.

Only then did they understand that Zhu Ming's words were not false. If possible, he really didn't want to be the emperor, but wanted to ride a horse to the end of the world.

Zhu Zhen did not establish the so-called cabinet system, but he asked Zhu Zhen to supervise the country, which was simply malicious.

"Dad," Zhu Zhen shouted and walked over.

Therefore, he previously proclaimed himself Taizong of the Ming Dynasty and gave himself a posthumous title while he was still alive. This was simply nonsense.

And after the reign name is given, the reign name will usually be used as the emperor's title.

"So you should think of your reign name as soon as possible and then send it out together."

Taizong's temple name was given after his death.

Another example is Zhu Di’s Yongle.

So Zhu Zhen was taken away by Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Ming curiously took a book and read it.

But are you really going to let it go?

The old man really worked hard to take care of everything, even if he was relieved of his heavy responsibilities and became the emperor, he still refused to slack off.

"Come on," Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes. At this moment, he still had the feelings of his former confidant. He never thought he would be so tired.

Unfortunately, there is no other way. Unless he has the opportunity to rewrite the history of the destruction of the Ming Dynasty and prevent the land of China from being massacred and plundered by foreigners again, he can only lead the Ming Dynasty to become stronger.

How can a living person call out the name after death?

Zhu Chu's nose felt sore.

"Also, Old Eleven and Old Sixteen have taken over the Ming Dynasty Newspaper according to your instructions and changed it to the Ming Dynasty Official Newspaper. Now we are working hard to print the first batch. The news about your enthronement as emperor will be published this month. Spread it throughout the country so that everyone in the world will know about it.”

It turns out that many of the memorials here were first reviewed by Zhu Zhen and sent over. They were originally given to Zhu Zhen for review and then distributed, but at this time, they were read by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The three women were very considerate of Zhu Ming.

Outside the main hall where the court meeting is held, and after entering the palace gate, there is the office of the six ministries, including the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.

When Zhu Chu came to the side hall where Zhu Yuanzhang used to work, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang reviewing memorials there.

As mentioned before, the palace is more than just a place for the emperor to sleep. Is it possible to sleep in such a big palace?

Try and die.

Nowadays, there is no Zhongshu Sheng and prime minister system. It stands to reason that all affairs, big and small, are managed and decided by the emperor.

"Sisters, Aqiu, Xin'er, you go back to the harem first. I will go back to accompany you in the evening," Zhu Zhen said hello to his wives, also a little apologetic. Today is obviously the day for them to return home, and they are getting married. It was only the second day and he didn't even have time to spend time with them.

Nothing like that.

For example, after Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, his country was named Ming Dynasty and his reign was named Hongwu, so he can also be called Emperor Hongwu.

In the end, Zhu Zhen made him the supervisor, but he left all the big and small affairs to him.

The three women Xu Miaojin and Xu Miaojin on the Jinluan Chariot looked at each other, and then they truly realized that being an emperor was really not an easy task, and it was so busy.

This memorial states that local specialty fruits will be served in June this year.

"My Majesty, you are the emperor now, and there are many things that have not been dealt with yet. Regardless of everything else, I forgot to remind you during the morning court session. Now that you have ascended the throne as emperor, is it time to change your reign title?" Zhu Zhen reminded.

In all dynasties, after a new emperor ascends the throne, the issue of the reign name must be considered first.

Including Li Shimin, when he was alive, try calling him Tang Taizong in front of him.

Zhu Zhen followed Zhu Zhen into the palace.

Now that Zhu Ming has ascended the throne as emperor, he naturally needs his own reign title.

Zhu Zhen listened to Zhu Zhen's report and was thinking about these things in his heart. At the same time, he said with emotion: "Sixth brother, we really have a unique vision. You are the material to supervise the country."

I saw that there was nothing major going on above. They just briefly reported on the local situation and explained that the local area was already preparing for this year's farming.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, smiled at Zhu Zhen, then frowned and scolded Zhu Zhen: "What are you reviewing?"

Then Zhu Zhen's instructions read: "I understand."

"After all, you are now the king of a country, and you can finally realize your great ambitions. How can you have a long-lasting love for your children? And we will always wait for you in the harem, and we will not run away."

Zhu Zhen’s instructions were: “It’s still early in June, we’ll talk about it then.”

Zhu Zhen was speechless. It was only the tenth day of February. No, it was the eleventh day of February. Have you already considered June? Do you want to talk about it in June?
"What kind of chaotic dance of demons is this?" Zhu Zhen was angry. Will he have to deal with such a mess in the future?

He just remembered that he had seen Zhu Yuanzhang reviewing memorials before, and it was not just a situation where big things and small things were mixed together.

Why did he let Zhu Zhen be the supervisor? Just want to get rid of a batch of these things.

Do you think this is falling in love online?

I am an emperor, not a tea girl. Are you teasing me?

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "This is the filial piety of local officials, and they are also testing the court's attitude. If they are treated coldly, it will chill people's hearts. And it doesn't matter whether they send it away or whether I accept it. But it doesn't matter." If they don't do it once, there will be no precedent in the future. Where is the majesty of the court? They need to always maintain awe of the court."

Is this the emperor's magic?
Zhu Zhen was speechless and said: "Dad, we have different ideas. There are more things to do in the world. If these people really have nothing to do, then don't do it. From now on, we plan to hold the imperial examination every year , Take all the capable people and strangers in the world.”

"Dad, didn't you say, son, I want to complete the work of several generations in one generation? Then let all the talented people in the world work together to complete the impossible feat."

"I hope they will be less likely to do this in the future. I hope to see them describe the local customs and the living conditions of the people. Let them ask questions and make suggestions. Don't talk nonsense, don't do stupid things. Otherwise, we won't mind replacing all the officials in the world."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids were twitching. This boy was usually quite clumsy. Now that he has become the emperor, will he be even more lawless?

Are the imperial examinations held every year? Thanks to you speaking out, aren't you afraid that redundant officials will happen?
Redundant officials refer to the fact that the number of officials far exceeds the needs of the court, resulting in a situation where there are too many idle people who have nothing to do but are still receiving salaries.

And it is extremely difficult to get rid of these people.

Especially the Song Dynasty was the most exaggerated.

For example, every time the imperial examination was held in the Tang Dynasty, only 30 to 40 people were admitted to the imperial examination.

In the Song Dynasty, there were often four or five hundred people.

It is said that in a certain year, the total number of scholars recruited reached 17,300.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the number of central government officials was reduced from more than 2,000 to 634. During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the number of subordinate officials inside and outside the central government exceeded 17,000. You must know that the territory under the jurisdiction of the Northern Song Dynasty was only One-half of the Tang territory.

This is also the reason why the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was very corrupt and inefficient. It is also the biggest reason why the Song Dynasty gave people the impression of being weak and poor.

At the same time, it also reflects one thing from the side, that is, it is said on the Internet that the Ming Dynasty was defeated by the descendants of the royal family. This is completely unreasonable.

There were so many officials in the Song Dynasty that they couldn't defeat the Song Dynasty. In the end, the Song Dynasty was overthrown by foreigners.

As for the Ming Dynasty, we must first consider the reasons why production decreased due to the impact of the Little Ice Age on the natural environment in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

The second factor is that Jiangnan is wealthy but does not increase taxes, but instead wants to reduce taxes.

It makes no sense for the rich to cry for the poor and make the poor pay the bill.

So Zhu Yu actually said that the imperial examination would be held every year, which already made Zhu Yuanzhang turn around and look for shoe soles. But Zhu Zhen didn't take it seriously and said to Zhu Zhen: "Sixth brother, you draft a document and submit it to me at noon."

Zhu Zhen raised his eyebrows and asked cautiously: "What is the content?"

He doesn't want to take the blame. Even if it's a pit of fire, you have to let me know what's wrong with it.

"Tweet the favor order," Zhu Zhen said a word slowly.

Zhu Zhen took a breath of cold air.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned.

Extending favor orders was a policy implemented by the Han Dynasty.

To put it simply, it was a policy promulgated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in order to consolidate centralization of power.

On the basis of the system of prefectures and counties established by the Han Dynasty, it was required that the areas under the jurisdiction of previous princes should only be inherited by their eldest son, instead of being inherited jointly by their eldest son, second son, and third son.

The clan royal family of the Han Dynasty was different from the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty. The system of prefectures and counties refers to the vassal kings of the vassal state, who have the power to govern the local area. To put it bluntly, it is the continuation of the system in which the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty divided the world among the princes.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, in view of the rebellions of the King of Huainan and the King of Jibei, Jia Yi proposed the idea of ​​"building more princes but less power".

At the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Lord Fuyan also proposed the implementation of the Tuen Order.

So it was stipulated that after the death of the princes and kings, in addition to the eldest son inheriting the throne, other children can also divide part of the kingdom's land and become princes, governed by county guards.

It was precisely because of the favor orders of the Han Dynasty that a few generations later, the Han clan clan members, such as Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, were so depressed that they had to buy straw sandals to survive.

As a result, Zhu Chu actually wanted to implement the Tuen Order?
"You are afraid that the world will not be in chaos," Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

What did you promise before in the morning court hall?
You promised not to reduce the vassal status, but then you turned around and issued a favor order, right?

Zhu Ming smiled: "Dad, why are you panicking? I haven't mentioned the registration system yet. These problems of permanent household registration are really annoying. They must be changed. Especially military household registration. We must eliminate all military household registrations." membership."

"You are really rebelling. We are not dead yet," Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table and pointed at Zhu Zhen: "Sixth, put him there for me. I have to give you a good beating today."

Zhu Zhen shook his head, retreated instead of advancing, and said: "One of you is the Supreme Emperor, and the other is the new emperor. I am just a small prison country, you can just pretend that I don't exist."

Just kidding, he didn't want to get involved in the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Dad, I know you are anxious, but please don't be anxious yet," Zhu Xi comforted.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered again and again: "You'd better speak human language, otherwise you just take off your pants."

Zhu Ming shrugged, and actually pulled off the crown of heaven on his head, and took off the dragon robe on his body.

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. Was he going to give up his job?
of course not.

Zhu Ming pouted: "I'm exhausted. It looks good, but it's flashy."

"You are so arrogant," Zhu Yuanzhang could not hear his cynicism.

Zhu Ming sighed and had to say: "Don't worry, it is said to be a favor order, but of course it is not a real favor order. First of all, this is just to attract others. Of course we will not cut down the vassal, let alone touch the princes and nobles. But in the future, as the The Ming Dynasty continued to open up borders and split the land, how could those heroes be rewarded? "

"Don't forget, half a million troops will return to the court soon. There are also generals such as Feng Sheng and Fu Youde who want to be rewarded."

"Good guy, is this for our Ming Dynasty to conquer the world, or is it for them to conquer the world themselves? Can I block it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved. He had been busy with Zhu Chu's marriage and coronation ceremony recently, and almost forgot about this matter.

Yes, the contributions last year were as great as they were, but now, when it’s the turn to reward them based on their merits, it’s going to be much more difficult.

For example, Guo Ying, who was originally the Marquis of Wu Ding, may not be able to be promoted to Duke this time.

There is also Geng Bingwen who is the Marquis of Changxing, which is enough to make him a duke.

There are also Ping'an, Sheng Yong, Song Sheng and others.

Not to mention the generals and hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield in the Western Regions.

Last year's series of battles can be said to have been beautiful.

But now we have to think about how to reward merit, right?
"In our Ming Dynasty, there will never be a king with a different surname. Unless he dies, he can be given posthumously. But a living king with a different surname? Haha," Zhu Zhen sneered.

On this point, Zhu Zhen absolutely followed the old man's idea.

But in this case, how can the hero get a satisfactory reward?
"Tell me more about your favor order," Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, and at the same time he became curious about how Zhu Ming should solve this problem.

Zhu Ming then spoke eloquently: "As our Ming Dynasty continues to open up borders and split the soil, and as the Ming Dynasty continues to prosper through the ages. It is conceivable that in the future, nobility will continue to be ennobled, and more and more nobles will emerge in the future. class, and even the rise of many aristocratic families.”

"But now our Ming Dynasty's system is all hereditary. My father, don't think about how many dukes, marquises, and earls you have made. I won't say that these existing titles have always been hereditary. We will continue in the future. If the rewards continue, they will be more than those of our descendants."

"It must be changed. First of all, the title system must be restored to the five nobility system. That is: duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male."

The five noble titles are an aristocratic class system that has existed since the Zhou Dynasty, and is not found in the West.

"With five noble classes, we can gradually award rewards."

Zhu Xi showed a wicked smile.

The lowest number Zhu Yuanzhang canonized is an earl.

But Zhu Chu is very sinister. Once the viscount and baron are added to the lowest level, the maneuverability will be much greater.

Think about it, if Liu Bowen was not an earl, but a baron.

So how many marquises can only be viscounts?

I'm afraid that both Xu Da and Tang He will have to become marquises first, and then slowly become dukes.

"In addition, those who ascend to the title will have to be demoted. I said that the favor order is just an introduction. The real purpose is to put an end to the situation of hereditary replacement. The Duke who ascends the title will be demoted to a marquis. A marquis will be demoted to an earl. An earl will be demoted to Viscount. If the viscount is reduced to a baron, it can be the lowest title for the time being. If the title is not reduced, it will be hereditary. "

I'm afraid one hundred thousand barons are not as good as one marquis.

Therefore, it was rare for Zhu Zhen to be generous and take baron as the final bottom line. If he was reduced to baron, he would not be reduced.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming with complicated eyes. Everyone said that he, Zhu Chongba, was stingy, but his own son was the better one.

Compared with him, I am very broad-minded.

Just be a human being.

In fact, Zhu Ming still referred to the system of the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, there were only eight iron hat kings, and other princes were hereditary descendants.

It's just that the Qing Dynasty's hereditary demotion had its limits. For example, after a prince was downgraded several times, he would no longer be downgraded when he reached a certain level.

But Zhu Chu's demotion system is to push it all the way to the bottom. It will not be lowered until it reaches the bottom, because if it is lowered again, it will be gone.

Zhu Zhen cursed in his heart, you are just a pig skin, right?

"Of course, the kings and titles of our own descendants are not included in this list. The kings and titles are hereditary and irreplaceable. This is what I promised my brothers. I, Zhu Shiba, will never reduce the vassalage," Zhu Zhen gave Zhu Zhen a message. Look, we brothers are in the same group.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked on and thought to himself, "Shall I leave?" Co-authored: I am not your brother’s father. I am the wronged one, right?
However, Zhu Zhen began to fall into deep thought. He nodded slowly while thinking, and said: "What your Majesty said is true. Not only is the upcoming reward based on merit, I'm afraid the scale will be comparable to the founding ceremony of our father (referring to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, don't get me wrong) , I’m afraid). I’m afraid we will continue to receive rewards in the future.”

"But if the whole dynasty is filled with princes and nobles, the country and the people will not be able to bear it."

Zhu Ming nodded and continued: "This involves another issue. Land is also limited. If things go on like this, with the rise of aristocratic families and the merger of landlords, sooner or later the land in the hands of the people will be taken away. I am afraid that in the end even the imperial court will There is no land left. Whose country is this?”

"There are also businessmen. Nowadays, the commercial tax is too low, while the agricultural tax is too high. They talk about farmers, industry and commerce, but in fact farmers are the most oppressed. Commercial taxes should be increased. At the same time, the status of businessmen must also be improved."

"There are also workers. Confucianism compares fortifications to fancy skills, but we relied on hundreds of artillery to sweep across the Western Regions and even the Mongolian grasslands."

"Even Confucius said, 'If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.' Science and technology must develop. Not only weapons, but also other aspects. For example, water conservancy. Since ancient times, water affairs have been a difficult problem. Could it be that Isn’t the Ministry of Industry always responsible for managing river issues?”

"But nowadays, these are all low-class registrations, and once you enter a low-class registration, you will never be reborn. Business registration, worker registration, music registration, and military registration all seem to be inherently inferior to others."

"If this continues, it will definitely become a hidden danger. So it must be changed."

Zhu Ming went in a big circle, but these things are closely connected.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.

Are all the policies I made at the beginning wrong?
Actually it's not, it's just that the current situation is different, so-called this time and that time.

Policies for governing the country must not remain static, but should be adjusted in line with the current situation.

(End of this chapter)