Reckless!

In this case, it is undoubtedly an accusation.

In this regard, Zhu Mingzhong smiled disapprovingly, he knew what kind of impact the inheritance of the eldest son would have on Yan Ermei, and even many ministers in the court.

In fact, the Chinese people do have a preference for the eldest son, just like when Zhu Zhiyu was running around for the Ming Dynasty, he handed over all the family business to the eldest son and took the younger son to run around, as the second son, Zhu Dayong has been wandering with him for more than ten years, and even almost died several times.

Because of this, they naturally do not want to see their young son gain nothing.

"The eldest son is mostly responsible for inheriting the family lineage and inheriting the title, while the younger son is excluded from the list of heirs of the family property, so they need education even more, just like in many large families, the next generation is not only in agriculture and business, but also a major way out. There are both interests and family traditions. If the common people can do this, why can't the nobles be like this? Unlike ordinary people who studied in social studies, the children of the lords had a noble school education, and even ordinary lords also set up special schools to educate their children, and the abundant family assets of these classes enabled them to provide their children with uninterrupted, high-quality education that was passed down from generation to generation, which was difficult to compare with many commoners' families. ”

What is the greatest advantage of the nobility?

It's not the title, it's education, the special status that allows them to hire the best teachers to teach their children. Those schools attach importance to both literature and military equipment, which not only trains people's external behavior norms, but also cultivates people's inner spiritual sentiments.

Zhu Mingzhong did not refute Yan Ermei's accusations, but refuted them with reality.

"Are the young sons who have received a good education nothing because they have no inheritance rights? They can take the civil service exam, they can get into the military academy, and it is precisely because the young sons have no inheritance rights that they have to start a new life on their own, they will work in all walks of life, and I believe that they will achieve corresponding achievements in various fields, and in the process, they play another role - the disseminators of culture, they pass on the quality education of the noble family to the people. ”

Not only that, but suddenly Zhu Mingzhong's eyes lit up, and his expression even became a little excited.

"Now, the world knows that I will divide the clan in Yidi, so that it will be enlightened and razed, if it is my Ming still implements the "property separation system", then it must be everyone at home waiting to divide the property, not only not the entrepreneurial heart, but also no adventurous spirit, but if the young sons lose the right to inherit, in order to live, they not only need to start a business, but also have to go to the clan, in a foreign land, this is not better than the past family stick to one place? ”

What are the biggest advantages of primogeniture?

In addition to the eldest son, the younger sons will leave home to fend for themselves because they have no inheritance rights. So where have all these young children gone? There are only a few ways out, either to do business, to get a civil service, or to join the army. It is precisely because these young sons are scattered and no longer rely on their families to survive that naturally, they will not form large families with tens or even thousands of people like China at every turn, and the power of the clan will also be quickly disintegrated in this kind of primogeniture.

If this "primogeniture" is practiced all over the world, then there will inevitably be another consequence - a large number of young sons will inevitably flock to the cities because they have no inheritance rights, but there are not so many jobs in the cities, and they will have to make another choice in order to earn a living - leave their homeland and go to the colonies or overseas vassal states, where they will carve out their own lives.

And in this process, the young sons of the nobles who received a good education brought culture to the vassal states, and the young sons of commoners brought the population to the vassal states. In this way, the two most basic points of overseas expansion have been solved—civilization and population.

And what about China?

As a result, the population of the country will be limited to a suitable range - the surging population will actively move overseas because of the problem of inheritance, rather than passively having to go overseas due to natural disasters or exile.

At this moment, Zhu Mingzhong seemed to know why the West was able to establish a large number of colonies, not only because the monarchs admired the culture of outward expansion, but in fact because the colonies could allow the young sons who had no way out to be settled.

For Chinese people who have been saying for thousands of years that "people leave their hometowns and are cheap", the "primogeniture" system can force them to leave their homeland, force them to take risks, and start businesses.

Of course, the number of nobles will always be limited to a reasonable range. There will be no big nobles with the family as the link, and the young sons who have no inheritance rights will definitely leave the protection of the family in order to live and fend for themselves.

Wouldn't it be better to spread out in a foreign land than to stick to one place as a family in the past.

His Majesty's words made Yan Ermei even unable to refute, after all, in the case of the royal children all having to divide the land, no one dared to say that this was not good, since the royal family can "take care of people" for the sake of "the great harmony of the world", then the nobles and the people, shouldn't they be with the monarch's father?

Yan Ermei, who knew that he could no longer defend himself with reckless human morality, thought deeply for a while, and then said.

"Your Majesty, if the primogeniture is implemented, then the younger sons will be forced to live in exile after they leave home, and they will inevitably be scattered and have no fixed residence, which will bring another problem. That is, even the nobles have to face the possibility of the eldest son either dying early due to illness, or due to an accident, or dying in war, even the nobles of high status are unable to escape these, and the eldest son dies early, in turn, by the eldest grandson, second son, youngest son or other family members in order, if there is no heir, according to his will with the permission of His Majesty, his close relatives inherit his fiefdom title. In the past, their families gathered in one place, naturally there was nothing, but after the young sons left home, they were forced to make a living, and it is very likely that they did not know where to go, and they were scattered all over the place, once the main son died early, who should inherit the title at that time? This is bound to cause succession confusion. Not to mention the ordinary noble family, it is the royal family, I am afraid that it will be inevitable in the future, when the martial arts had no queen, the succession of the emperor is a lesson from the past! ”

Yan Ermei's reminder made Zhu Mingzhong stunned.

Wuzong has no queen, and Sejong takes the throne!

Why was Sejong founded? Is Sejong really the first in line to the throne?

The first heir, thinking of this word, Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"This is simple, Aiqing reminded me like this, but I have neglected the inheritance of the throne of my Ming Dynasty, and I will order the Zongren Mansion and the Inner Servant Mansion to jointly formulate the "Imperial Succession Law" tomorrow, this principle is based on the reason for the inheritance of the eldest son, that is, from the ......"

originally wanted to talk about my descendants, but when the words came to his lips, Zhu Mingzhong still changed his words.

"With my eldest son as the first heir, and then according to the eldest to inherit the throne as the heir, this order is first my son, and then my Ming clan is arranged according to the distance of the sect branches. This succession to the throne must be updated every year, once it is formulated into a constitution, since then, I will inherit the throne of the Ming Dynasty, and this law must prevail, so that the old conflict between King Lu and Longwu can be avoided from then on. ”

Compared with the "Imperial Succession Law" formulated by the British in the 18th century, the emperor's ancestral motto of "there is a grandson, there is no grandson, the father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother dies and the brother dies", which is too rough, and it is this roughness that brings many problems, especially after the Qing Dynasty entered the Kou, the Jiangnan civil and military forces are competing to establish the king. Only by using the form of laws and regulations to determine the right of succession can we fundamentally put an end to the intention of "establishing a monarch and persuading the military to enter".

Originally, Zhu Mingzhong wanted to be limited to his own descendants, but thinking that he was the son of Chongzhen in his name, he couldn't completely leave the clan so neatly, and in the future, they would divide the overseas vassals, and they also needed to rely on the overseas vassals to inherit the throne of the Ming Dynasty to strengthen the ties with the vassal states, just like the United Kingdom in later generations, due to the result of intermarriage between European royal families. The monarchs and royal families of many European countries also have the right to inherit the British throne, and more than 900 people are eligible to inherit the throne.

Having a large number of heirs is not a bad thing, and if it is done, it is enough to strengthen relations with vassal states. This right of inheritance made them understand that they were not only the kings of the vassal states, but also the heirs to the throne of the Ming dynasty.

"As for the nobles, they can take the sequential succession of the "Imperial Succession Law" as the principle, and the lord's family will compile their own family tree, and the sequential succession will be the principle, and the heirs in order will be compiled, and after the young sons leave home, their responsibility is to write to inform the lord of their location and the birth of their children, so that the family tree can be included for the lord to compile the heirs in order."

Of course, it is undeniable that when operating, there will definitely be some problems, but it is better for Zhu Mingzhong to have a system than not to formulate it, and the relatively strict order of succession can ensure the inheritance of the noble family, and eventually they will become the noble group of the Ming Dynasty.

"Of course, I believe that if those young sons leave the protection of the lord's family and go to the colonies, they are likely to create deeds that are not inferior to those of their ancestors, and many of them can become ......."

Thinking of the rules and regulations of the vassal states that are now being determined, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Yan Ermei with a smile and said.

"Of course, although the vassal states are in charge of their own internal affairs, they cannot be crowned princes without authorization, and these must be consulted by the central court, but although they cannot be crowned princes, they can be crowned kings, and the title of the prince is not lower than that of the princes in the country, nor is it within the restrictions of the imperial court. The feudal monarchs and feudal scholars are also the nouveau riche princes and the kings. ”

Quite close to shouting Yan Ermei's words, Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"If I remember correctly, in addition to the eldest son serving in the army, you still have several young sons, and if he goes to the vassal states in the future, he may also be able to get a king there. Wouldn't that be better? ”