At this time, there was a trace of doubt in everyone's hearts.

How is it possible to reach such a large number of people?

600,000!

That's more than the entire population of a foreign vassal country!

Immediately afterwards, everyone noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang also seemed to be surprised.

Only then did the ministers feel that what Yang Yun said was true, because their emperor was only shocked, but he did not question it.

At the thought of this, everyone's expressions turned horrified.

After all, simply adding so many people is bound to bring enormous financial pressures.

Not to mention, these people are all clans, and their expenditures are not comparable to ordinary people.

It is conceivable that the future of the Ming Dynasty will face serious financial pressure.

And who will pay for these pressures?

Yang Yun naturally didn't know what everyone thought.

He only thought that he was explaining historical knowledge, so he was naturally very relaxed.

While everyone was still immersed in shock, Yang Yun continued to speak.

"Everyone must be wondering what is the reason why the population of the clan has increased so much, right?"

"It's because of the welfare system."

"Do you know that Li Shanchang, an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, was only 4,000 stone at that time, but the prince was as high as 50,000 stone."

"That's not all, all the clans don't receive Zonglu according to the family, but according to the head."

When Yang Yun said this, he was a little thirsty, so he picked up the teacup on the side and drank it slowly.

At this time, the faces of the ministers were even more frightened than just now, after all, compared to the unknown things just now, how much money Li Shanchang took was known.

After all, these are well documented.

What everyone didn't expect was that Yang Yun, a teacher who stayed in the countryside, would be so aware of the important officials of the DPRK and China.

This proves even more that what he said just now is true!

Yang Yun put down the teacup and continued: "So just now, I said that I was so happy to be born in the Daming Sect. ”

"However, to enjoy these welfare systems, the clan also needs to pay some price."

"They can't participate in the imperial examinations, and they can't do business."

"Combined with the hierarchy of needs theory I mentioned earlier, we can know that these people are deprived of the right to work, and therefore cannot realize their self-worth."

"They can only have babies, because by doing so, it can at least give them a sense of accomplishment and generate income."

"Zhu Yuanzhang exaggerated to the clan so much that even the clan married a wife and had children, and he was also rewarded with money."

"There's a theory in biology called "J" growth, and under ideal conditions, the population would grow exponentially if the growth rate of the population remained the same, and that was exactly what happened. ”

"The Ming Dynasty has to bear all the expenses of the clan, how much does it need?"

"Speaking of the data, you may not be able to intuitively feel, I can tell you that this expenditure accounts for more than 40% of Daming's annual income."

Speaking of this, even Yang Yun couldn't help laughing, he shook his head and said, "Zhu Yuanzhang is really a calf protector!" ”

"It's a pity that he's all about parasites."

At this time, the faces of all the princes were complicated, and they all thought of one thing in their hearts.

The financial pressure on the imperial court is huge, which will directly affect the stability of the society.

Everyone didn't expect that the imperial court would spend nearly half of its income to support the clan!

In this way, how can Daming still take out the money to vigorously develop and grow?

If you don't advance, you will retreat, but everyone understands it.

Yang Yun said all this, the princes already felt a little suffocated, they were extremely worried about the future of the Ming Dynasty, where will it go!

However, what they heard next made everyone extremely frustrated.

"If this continues, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the clan's dependence on the imperial court has been extremely serious, given the special status of the clan."

"As a result, when the local government can't pay for a while, it can only be in arrears, and when it is forced to pay by the clan, it continues to frantically squeeze the people."

"You can imagine that if there is a natural disaster and the people have no harvest, how will the local government squeeze it?"

"It's just a litany of the problems that arise from the first privilege."

"Next, I would like to say the second privilege: the royal descendants do not have to pay taxes."

"Actually, when talking about the first point, you may think that even if you have generous benefits, as long as you pay taxes as usual, it's still not a big problem, right?"

"However, Zhu Yuanzhang is too good to the clan, and he doesn't want them to experience the things that they were oppressed when they were young."

"So, with the addition of this add, it makes for a perfect match."

"But for the imperial court, it just can't go out."

"As a result, the imperial court can only fill this hole from elsewhere, but this is a huge abyss, and it continues to expand."

"The income of the imperial court simply can't keep up, and the population of the clan is increasing at a rate."

"Let's talk about the last privilege: the royal descendants are not only not guilty of capital crimes, but they must also be dealt with lightly."

"This is simply a life-saving talisman for the clan, prompting them to have no fear and do evil."

"Zhu Yuanzhang's kind arrangement has become the most important reason for crushing the Ming Dynasty."

"The protection of the clan, in the end, hurt the people he originally wanted to protect."

"The financial pressure has led to a series of uncontrollable consequences, and the people, the biggest bearers, can no longer bear it in the end, so they can only embark on the road of resistance again."

"Li Zicheng's uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty was because the imperial court could not afford to pay for the post station, so some post stations were cancelled."

"Li Zicheng, who is a post minister, was forced to have no choice but to rebel."

"At that time, he was going to defeat the clans in various places, so he was supported by the people, and finally destroyed the Ming Dynasty."

"Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang, the initiator, is undoubtedly a mediocre monarch!"

After Yang Yun finished speaking, everyone's faces were terrified.

Whether it is because of his bold remarks, but even more so because what he said is flawless and reasonable.

Zhu Yuanzhang came today, originally to hear what Yang Yun could say.

At this time, he couldn't say a word, and his heart was greatly impacted, and he couldn't express it!

Yang Yun woke up the dreamer with a word, he had always thought that he should be good to the clan, and he never thought that it would cause such a bleak ending.

He couldn't have imagined that he was wholeheartedly planning for the clan, but in the end, he let the people go back to their old path!

All the princes, their eyes were gloomy at this time, and there was a feeling of despair.

They were originally full of hope for the future of the Ming Dynasty, but now it is like someone has extinguished the light, and they feel that the future is hopeless.

You must know that the princes have been carefully trained by Zhu Yuanzhang.

They know how harmful it is to the community when the people are living in dire straits!

If the people live and work in peace and contentment, no one will stand up and rebel!

Where there is oppression, there is resistance!

They couldn't know this better.

Because their father was like this, he saw his relatives being oppressed and leaving one by one, so he resolutely resisted, and finally, established the Ming Dynasty!

At this time, everyone lowered their heads and was silent, and the atmosphere in the classroom was solemn, as if they had been sentenced to death and the future was hopeless.