The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 262 Reward and Punishment Measures
population control?

Hearing Tang Hao's words, everyone wanted to spit in his face.

Especially the Emperor Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly became strange.

You must know that the Chinese people pay attention to inheritance and succession from generation to generation. There are three types of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having heirs.

As for the emperor or the prince, the most important task is to spread the branches and continue the royal bloodline!
As a result, it would be better for you, Tang Hao, to directly propose that the Ming Dynasty clan control the population. Who gave you the courage?

How many heads do you, the Marquis of Zhongshan, have enough to cut off?

If they really do this, all of them will be stigmatized as "bewitching the Holy Listeners".

Yang Tinghe coughed slightly and reminded in a low voice: "Tang Hou, as the saying goes, there are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest is not having children, and spreading branches and leaves is human nature, and it is also a practice that is always supported by human ethics and etiquette!"

"In any case, this strategy simply does not work and cannot be pursued at all."

When Tang Hao heard this, he smiled and shook his head.

That's the problem!
So, what is the noble opinion of this Zhongshan Marquis?
"Of course, if the first step is implemented, those feudal princes and clans will definitely be dissatisfied, because it will harm their interests. To put it bluntly, it will cut off their financial resources and cut off a large amount of their money and food in disguise. No one I will obediently agree!”

"Then, if the imperial court wants to satisfy the feudal princes and clans, it must find a way to supplement this part of the benefits from other places. This requires the use of the reward and punishment system that Cai Chen mentioned just now!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"What I mean is that there is no need for the court to issue relevant policies, but to rely on the vassal king to realize it himself!"

"Actually, the reason is very simple. That is the reward and punishment system."

Tang Hao directly stated the strategy.

"The reward and punishment system not only applies to the army, but also applies to anywhere, such as official administration and clan management!"

"First of all, the first step is to reduce the clan title levels. From the original eight levels, three levels will be cut off. After reaching the fifth level of Fengguo General, all the next three levels will be cut off. The three titles of lieutenant are no longer needed. At the level of lieutenant, Members of the clan, just like the daughters of the clan, will automatically be removed from the clan status, and the court will no longer support them with salary. "

The feudal king himself...is conscious?
If they were conscious, would they still try their best to have children and ask for money and food from the court?
All the ministers looked at Tang Hao with suspicion, wondering what medicine the Marquis of Zhongshan was selling in his gourd.

If the Marquis of Zhongshan wants to cut off three lieutenant ranks in one fell swoop, those feudal princes and clans will definitely rebel and will never compromise!

The so-called "chu" daughter, that is, the daughter born to the princess and the consort, has no salary to receive, and the court will not pay attention to it. The word "chu" determines her life.

"The second step is to set up open and transparent reward and punishment measures. No matter which line in the country, the prince's line will be the main one, and the other branches will also be managed by the prince. And these princes' main lines will be in the imperial family's Tianjia Here, there is another branch, dominated by the royal family!"

"Then the problem is simple. Your Majesty does not need to increase the clan salary. Instead, you can set up a clan year-end bonus. That is, the annual salary of the lower three clans will be added together as a bonus and distributed to all clan members."

Clan...year-end bonus?
What is this weird thing?

Yang Tinghe and other court officials looked confused. Zhu Houzhao was thoughtful.

Under the long-term influence of Tang Hao's novels, the Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty is gradually making rapid progress in an unknown and uncontrollable direction!

"Ye... that Tang Hou, please give me more details."

"The principle is very simple. It is to take out an unwarranted amount of money, which is ostensibly the reduced family salary of the third-level lieutenant, and then wait until the end of the year to distribute it uniformly. Each feudal king will receive such an extra reward. "

"However, the specific amount of the clan's year-end bonus will be distributed, how to distribute it, which princes, counties and kings should be awarded, and which generals should not be awarded. Isn't it the court's decision? The final interpretation of the clan's year-end bonus belongs to the court. All, and the basis for the distribution is the performance of the clan this year! "

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao's eyes immediately lit up, and his eyes were filled with blazing light.

Cut off the third level, confiscate the salary, and turn it into a "clan year-end bonus"?
How much is distributed, how it is distributed, who it is distributed to, and who it is not distributed to...all are decided by the imperial court!
And the basis for issuing year-end bonuses is based on the performance of the feudal clan throughout the year!
The space for manipulation is simply huge!
Yang Tinghe, Wang Hao and other important officials in the court also reacted and were secretly speechless.

Zhongshan Hou’s idea is really... wonderful!
This Lao Shizi year-end award is simply a stroke of genius!
The more I think about it, the more delicious it becomes.

Yang Tinghe couldn't help but look at Tang Hao and subconsciously asked: "Tang Hou, how to distribute it specifically, do you have any good suggestions?"

Tang Hao took a sip of tea and casually cited a few examples.

"For example, for the fertility rate we mentioned just now, the court does not need to issue corresponding policies. It only needs to set an upper limit. For example, a clan member can have up to three children. Once this upper limit is exceeded, the fertility rate evaluation will be poor, or Zong Zhengzheng. The temple only naturalized these five children and refused to recognize the other children. Wouldn’t this achieve population control?”

"Even if there is a prince or prince who accidentally accidentally misfires, then they will support these children on their own. The court will not recognize them as members of the clan, let alone pay them salaries. There is no difference between the court's support and their own support. The difference is huge. Fools all know that the more children they have, the greater the financial burden will be, and they will control it themselves. "

"This is to let the clan kings take the initiative to realize themselves, otherwise they will have to pay the price for their actions, instead of like now, they only have children but the court is responsible for supporting them. How can there be such a good thing in this world? I really think the court No majesty?"

A word to wake up the dreamer!

Yang Tinghe, Wang Hao and others looked at each other. They had never thought that solving the family's problem of having children would be so simple.

Just by changing their thinking, the court changed from passive to active.

Whether the child will be born or not is decided by the clan members, but after the child is born, who will support him has become a standard. With this standard, these clan members will naturally not dare to use such dirty methods to ask for money and food from the court.

And in a sense, it doesn't seem to be a big problem to slightly change the ancestral law.

After all, the imperial court did support the children of the clan, but it did not fully support them.

This alone can greatly reduce the court's financial expenditure!

For a time, the ministers began a heated discussion, hoping to implement this strategy.

After all, as long as the clan salary can be reduced, it will be a great joy for the country!
(End of this chapter)