After listening to King Fu's statement, Zhu Youzhen spoke: "I have already understood the attitude of the three of you. Before the court makes a final decision, I will weigh the opinions of all parties.

So let's talk about what we're keeping you for. The first thing is that I have already read the normative provisions on the behavior of the clan and the honorable relatives that Uncle Fu Wang and the Marquis of Fengcheng sent before, and I think it is feasible. Then the next work of the Zongren Mansion and the House of Nobles is to implement this norm.

I have always believed that whether it is a clan or a relative, it is a noble class with special rights and interests. But the so-called aristocracy should not only be because they have a good baby, but also have higher moral standards. With great power comes multiple obligations.

If some people only want to enjoy power, but do not want to give at all, this is destroying the foundation of the dynasty, that is, harming the interests of the entire aristocracy. Moreover, the misconduct of some clans and relatives has also caused the reputation of all clans and relatives to suffer, which is a grain of rat feces and a bad pot of porridge.

Therefore, we must not only punish those who have sinned, but also expel them from our ranks, so as to preserve the reputation of the clan and their relatives in front of the people. Punish the clans and nobles who commit crimes, and deprive them of their titles and titles, so that they can no longer endanger the people and tarnish our honor under the pretense of noble privileges.

Uncle Fuwang, I hope that you can take responsibility and use this normative article as a criterion to rectify the atmosphere of the clans and nobles in various places, and deprive those who have committed crimes of their status. I hope that after this rectification, the number of clans with titles will drop to less than 120,000, and that the succession of titles and titles will be further regulated.

The second thing is that I think that the reason why most of the clans have become traitors is simply because they are forbidden to engage in the four karma and cannot obtain stable income, so they have to take risks. Although we have lifted the restrictions on engaging in the four karma in the clan last year, many clan members are too old and it is too late to find someone to learn the four karma. There are also some clans that are old enough but cannot find a suitable teacher.

After all, everyone is relatives, and if you just open your mouth and deny them and let them fend for themselves, it will inevitably be too unkind. So I wondered if those of us who had some savings could donate some money to set up a foundation, and then give some funding to these untitled clans, so that they could learn some skills or read some books or something.

I would like to express my attitude here that I will donate 300,000 yuan to fund these low-level clans. The clan below the county king does not have to donate, the prince and the county king donate according to their own ability, and the list of donors is finally handed over to me for review. What do you guys think? ”

Rectifying the atmosphere of the clan or something, King Fu didn't feel anything, but when it came to asking him to donate money to fund those clans, he was a little hesitant. However, he has already expressed his stance on the emperor's side, and he does not want to upset Chongzhen because of money, and he also cooperated with the emperor to knock out a large amount of money from the king of Chu.

Therefore, King Fu hesitated for a moment, and then said to Chongzhen: "Then the minister is willing to donate 150,000 yuan to respond to His Majesty's call." ”

The King of Shu was a little unwilling, and after his fields in Sichuan were frozen by Chongzhen, there was no news of them being returned. In order to clear the charge, it took a lot of money before, so now I am a little stingy.

He couldn't help but raise his head and mention to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, after the minister's field house in Sichuan was confiscated, there is no explanation until now, and the minister is shy now, and if he wants to donate money, I am afraid that he will be a little powerless." Otherwise, Your Majesty will return the Tianzhai in Sichuan to the minister first, and then the minister will do his best to piece together 5,000... No, 10,000 taels out.

However, the minister still doesn't understand, the world is originally the property of our Zhu family, even if we can't support all the clans, it won't even be able to pay such a little consolation, right? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at him, suddenly smiled and said, "I suddenly remembered a joke, can I ask the two uncles to share it?" ”

King Fu and King Shu were a little confused, but they still nodded and responded: "Your Majesty has such a Yaxing, then let the ministers and others see and hear about it for a long time." ”

"I read a book a few days ago, and I happened to turn to the biography of the Western Jin Dynasty, and there is a wonderful person among them. This person's name is Shi Chong, and after a few official positions, he returned to his hometown and became a famous rich man in Luoyang. It is said that he built a garden called "Golden Valley Garden". In accordance with the water potential of the mountain, the garden is built and the museum is built; He also dug lakes and opened ponds to divert water from the rivers.

The size of its garden is about dozens of miles, there are pavilions and pavilions, the height is staggered, the water flows lingering through it, the birds sing in the quiet village, the fish leaps over the lotus pond, the scenery is moving, it can be said that it is a famous garden with several in the world. However, Shi Chongyu was not satisfied, he used silk tea, copper and iron utensils and other items to send people back to exchange for pearls, agate, amber, rhino horn, ivory and other valuables, decorating the houses in the garden with gold and splendor, like a palace.

It is said that he and Wang Kai fought for wealth and casually smashed a coral tree more than two feet high. But such a figure with thousands of family furniture was taken by Sun Xiu because he was too rich, and finally Sun Xiu cut off the whole family on the charge of rebellion. I think this person is really ridiculous, he has amassed a lot of wealth, but he has made wedding clothes for others, do you think he is ridiculous? ”

After listening to the joke told by Chongzhen, King Fu could still laugh in agreement, but King Shu really couldn't laugh at all. After his face changed for a while, he finally gave in to Chongzhen obediently and said: "The minister thought about it carefully, the minister's life is indeed a little difficult now, but the situation of those clans is even more difficult than the minister, and the minister still donates three... That's 50,000 yuan. ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen withdraw his gaze from the King of Shu, regained his smile and said: "Then I will thank the two uncles for their donations on behalf of those clans, and the next step is to collect the donations of 26 vassal kings and nearly 300 county kings in the world."

In this way, we have set a fundraising target of 6 million yuan for this foundation to help the clan's difficulties, and after deducting the 500,000 yuan donated by the three of us, there is still a gap of 5.5 million yuan. I think that the remaining 320 or so princes will not even be able to get together 5.5 million yuan, right?

Uncle Shu Wang, it's been almost a month since you came to the capital, and everyone outside says that you understand how to do things, and you are a rare virtuous king in the sect, why don't you come to serve as this fundraising ambassador and go to the various domains to persuade them to donate money? ”

The king of Shu hurriedly excused himself and said: "The minister's virtue is weak, and he can't afford to be praised by His Majesty." The so-called virtuous king Yunyun is just the autumn wind of some shameless literati who want to beat their ministers. The minister thought that it was more appropriate to persuade the elders who were close to His Majesty's bloodline to raise funds, after all, the minister was a distant branch, and it was difficult for people to convince the public. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said: "Uncle Shu Wang is too modest, you are much younger than Uncle Fu Wang, and your body is much healthier, this job of running around is naturally more suitable for you." As for Uncle Fu Wang, he still needs to sit in the Zongren Mansion, I'm afraid it will be difficult to dispatch.

With my authorization to you, and Uncle Wang's blessed presence in the Zongren Mansion, I want to see that there is a clan that dares to jump out to embarrass you. Don't be afraid even if you're embarrassed, you can tell them a joke.

Let's just say that although I don't have a good memory, I can't remember who donated the most, but I can remember very clearly which one donated the least. If they want to be remembered by me, they might as well try. ”

The King of Shu froze again, although he had also seen several broken houses in the sect in Chengdu, but Chongzhen, as the emperor, was so scoundrel, which also made him a little dumbfounded. It took a long time for the King of Shu to calm down, and he had to pinch his nose to accept Chongzhen's new appointment to him, a fundraising ambassador.

Looking at the ugly face of the King of Shu, Zhu Youzhen continued to speak: "After the foundation is established, it is inevitable that the personnel will manage and distribute the funds, and of course, they will also invest to ensure that the principal will not be quickly consumed.

Therefore, I will ask the Governor to send personnel to assist Uncle Shu in establishing the management organization of the foundation, and decide on the investment plan and the remuneration of the management personnel. ”

The sweet dates thrown by Chongzhen at the last moment finally made King Shu's face much better. After discussing these things, the three of them were ready to say goodbye and leave, but Zhu Youzhen stopped Fengcheng Hou and asked him to stay and call the right person alone.

The Marquis of Fengcheng, who had returned to his seat, sat more upright than just now, his eyes were carefully watching the emperor's chest, his hands were flat on his knees, and he was full of energy waiting for Chongzhen's command.

Zhu Youzhen was very patient, he kept listening with his ears sideways, until the footsteps of King Fu and King Shu were far away, he coughed lightly, and said to Li Chengzuo: "I have left you down, not for anything else, but to promote the implementation of the grain and cotton requisition system implemented by the rationing system."

I've read your report on your investigation into the Lord's interior. Now you will tell me in detail about the views of this lord on the grain and cotton requisition system, and the attitude of the gentry and landlords of Baoding, Zhending, Hejian, Shunde, Guangping, and Daming. ”

Li Chengzuo immediately cleared his throat, and then carefully explained the contents of his investigation to Chongzhen, and finally concluded to the emperor: "Now, many gentry and relatives who have invested in cotton textile workshops are worried that after the implementation of the rationing system, they will not be able to buy cotton, or will be forced to buy cotton at a high price.

However, this part of the gentry was very supportive of the food rationing system, believing that it would effectively curb the high price of food in the cities and allow them to reduce their expenditure on workers' wages.

Among the gentry and landlords of the six provinces, those who planted cotton last year when they saw that the cotton market was good were worried that they would suffer heavy losses if they were forcibly requisitioned by the imperial court. As for the landlords who grow grain, although there are some complaints, they feel that the landlords who grow cotton have more land than they do, and the landlords who grow cotton oppose the policies of the imperial court in front, and they only need to pick up ready-made ones, so their voices are more scattered and inconsistent.

At present, in the six southern provinces, the hired workers and commoners have not yet understood the impact of the imperial court's policies on them, so they are only waiting and seeing. The small and medium-sized landlords felt that the gentry and wealthy families were in the way, so although they shouted slogans of opposition, they still did what they had to do, and their behavior on weekdays did not change.

On the contrary, the gentry and wealthy families who occupy a large amount of land and some of the nobles are visiting in tandem, and it seems that they are planning to unite to protest to the imperial court, and want to abolish or postpone this year's rationing system first..."