Chapter 507: Your Highness, You're Too Anxious......
From the perspective of the vassal king, Zhu Li felt that the Ming Dynasty's clan raid system was perfect, far exceeding that of previous dynasties.
But if from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Li very much agrees with Zhu Yunxi's statement, according to the old man's play, the Ming Dynasty's finances will have to be collapsed by him within a hundred years.
Therefore, after much entanglement, Zhu Li spoke with difficulty.
"Father, the sons think that the clan system of the Ming Dynasty is indeed a bit problematic."
"Now the number of people in the clan is scarce, and there are only more than 100 people when they are full. But these more than 100 people only need to go through five or six generations, and they can reach tens of thousands of people......
"Although our Ming Dynasty is big, we still can't afford to raise tens of thousands of county orders!"
"Therefore, in the long run, Erchen felt that it was necessary to change the current system of raiding the lords, and let the clan of the five suits resume its civilian status."
When Lao Zhu heard Zhu Li's words, a trace of surprise flashed on his face.
The reason why he asked Zhu Li to enter the palace was actually to find recognition, but he didn't admit that since this rebel son had the same idea as that rebel grandson.
"Third child, Zhu Yunxi looked for you before, right?"
Zhu Li nodded honestly.
"Yes!"
"However, the reason why my son approves of him is not because of his status as the emperor's grandson, but because he really thinks from the perspective of Da Ming."
When Lao Zhu saw Zhu Li say this, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He found that his children and grandchildren were all older and had their own opinions, and they no longer listened to him, the old emperor.
"Tell me, what nonsense did that rebel grandson tell you!"
"Yes!"
"In fact, Yun Xi's thinking is not unreasonable, according to his father's indiscriminate preferential treatment of the clan, it is not only not good for the imperial court, but also bad for the reproduction of the clan in the long run."
"First, the preferential treatment is too generous, which makes the clan lose the motivation to make contributions."
"Second, not being allowed to engage in lowly karma is equivalent to sealing the way of making a living for the low-level clans."
"Third, once there is a problem with the court's finances and taxes, the first tenant of the clan will be cut."
"Based on these problems, Yun Xi proposed that the preferential treatment of the clan should not be based on rice, but on protection."
"Protection is paramount......
Lao Zhu was immediately interested when he heard this.
"Tell me more, what does that rebellious grandson mean?"
Seeing that his father was interested, Zhu Li was also very encouraged, and immediately told about it one by one.
"According to Yun Hee, the royal family has the obligation to ensure the basic life of the clan, but it is only a basic living guarantee."
"For example, for clans that are struggling to make a living, they can take rations per capitation to ensure that they do not starve to death."
"But at the same time, we must vigorously encourage the children of the clan to join the army, politics, business, and even farming, working in factories, and so on."
"For the clans who are interested in the imperial examination, they can also be given some privileges. For example, in the imperial examination of a certain province, one or two clans are guaranteed to be admitted to each subject, and the children of the clans do not occupy the existing quota, which is an additional grace."
"If a child of the clan is willing to join the army, he can also get the privilege of priority promotion."
"Yun Hee's child also plans to establish a clan school to ensure that the children of the clan receive a good education."
"At the same time, all institutions of higher learning in the Ming Dynasty give priority to admitting the children of the clan, so that they can become useful people to the Ming Dynasty......
Although Lao Zhu and Zhu Yunxi had a very unpleasant quarrel, they still listened very seriously to Zhu Li's retelling.
He suddenly discovered that in the long run, his rebel grandson, who could be angry with himself half dead, turned out to be more long-term than he thought......
"That's all what the rebel son told you?"
When Zhu Li heard this, his face immediately showed admiration.
"Yes!"
"Zhu Yunxi said that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish."
"It's the same for the clan!"
"Father, Zhu Yunxi is not treating the clan harshly, nor is he unkind, he is really thinking about our descendants of the Ming Dynasty!"
Lao Zhu can't listen to others praising his rebellious grandson now, even if he likes it quite a bit
Neither can the third child.
"You don't have to speak for that rebel grandson, don't you know, that rebel grandson just finished arguing with us today, saying that when he becomes the emperor, he will abolish our emperor Ming ancestor training as soon as possible!"
Zhu Li's heart sank when he heard this, and he said in his heart, Is this grandson crazy, he dares to say such nonsense in front of the old man......
But after thinking about it, Zhu Li can understand a little.
With the stubbornness of his own old man, he can really make that grandson angry to say this.
Therefore, if this matter is really true, it is really difficult to say who is right and who is wrong.
"Father!"
"Yun Xi, that kid is still young after all, and there will always be a time when he is young and vigorous."
"When you were angry, you were still chasing my eldest brother with a sword. If it weren't for my big brother's speed, you might have done something!"
Lao Zhu was suddenly exposed by Zhu Li, and he explained angrily on the spot.
"Nonsense!"
"We were deliberately trying to scare him!"
"Even if he doesn't run, we can't really cut him, at most take the back of the sword and slap him a few times!"
Zhu Li secretly rolled his eyes when he heard this, and his face was ten thousand incredulous.
He knows this old man too well, and he doesn't care about his temper, so he can suppress one or two of them when the queen mother or the time comes.
Lao Zhu also knew that Zhu Li didn't believe it, but he could only say this in order to save some of his father's dignity. But when the topic is talked about here, it is equivalent to talking about the sky to death.
Lao Zhu waved his hand impatiently at Zhu Li.
"!"
"All of them are rebels!"
"I don't know how to share the worries of the monarch's father, but I know how to make us angry!"
When Zhu Li heard this, he hurriedly got up and said goodbye, and then ran out of Lao Zhu's dormitory as if he had fled.
When Lao Zhu saw him like this, he was even more angry, and threw a big bowl at Zhu Li's back, but in the sound of the bowl breaking, he only smashed a lonely.
"Someone is coming, hurry up and catch up with Zhu Li's rebel son and tell him, don't tell anyone about this, if you leak the news, see how we clean him up!"
When Qin Deshun heard this, he hurriedly ordered someone to chase Zhu Li, and at the same time intimately helped Lao Zhu to get up.
"The emperor is too worried, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has always been steady, you just don't ask him, and he won't tell others."
Lao Zhu was quite useful when he heard this, and he completely forgot that Zhu Li's goods have nothing to do with the word steady since he was born.
"We're just in case!"
"Our eldest grandson has just finished cleaning up the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism, and he has already made people angry, and if this incident breaks out at this time, even the royal family will be offended to death......
After Lao Zhu said this, he let out a long sigh.
"Alas!"
"Our rebellious grandson is really not worry-free!"
"Next year will not be very old, but I always think about what will happen in a hundred years or a thousand years......
When Qin Deshun heard this, he hurriedly presented a rainbow fart.
"Emperor, isn't this exactly what you like about the emperor's grandson?"
"The emperor's grandson will be a saint in the future, if you don't think about what will happen in a hundred or thousand years, how can you be called a saint?"
Lao Zhu laughed when he heard this.
"You have a clever mouth, and you are used to saying good things for that rebellious grandson!"
"Go and tell me outside, prepare a carriage, we'll use it later."
Qin Deshun's heart moved when he heard this, and he asked tentatively.
"Emperor, use the dragon or ......"
"Just use the one sent by Zhu Gui's rebel!"
"Hey!"
"The slave understands!"
The carriage sent by Zhu Gui was unpretentious and unpretentious, without the slightest characteristic, and it was very suitable for His Majesty to go on patrol.
Since His Majesty asked for this carriage by name, it was obvious that he didn't want to bring too many people?
Lao Zhu did not set off as soon as he prepared the carriage, but thought about what Zhu Li said several times, until the night was ragged and the galaxy was flooding, and then he secretly went out of the palace from the small door and blended into the vast night
Middle.
Lao Zhu rarely left the palace in the past two years, and almost never left the capital.
Although Zhu Yunxi's North Palace is also in the capital, its location is already on the outskirts of the city, which is far away from the imperial city.
When Lao Zhu came to the North Palace, he saw that the lights in the North Palace were bright and the figures were crowded, which was a very busy scene.
"Is our eldest grandson so busy here every day?"
"If you go back to the emperor, the imperial grandson has a lot of affairs here, and he often has to be busy until the middle of the night."
"You look at the shadowy people in the house over there, they are all people who haven't had time to finish their meals during the day and have been busy until now."
Lao Zhu was a little disdainful when he heard this.
"What is there to do with him, an unruled imperial grandson?"
Qin Deshun didn't dare to take it when he heard this, and the two tigers who were accompanying him couldn't help but bow their heads.
At this time, the same thought arose in the hearts of the two of them, Emperor, you don't know how capable your eldest grandson is!
Now the imperial grandson is in charge of the Ming Dynasty's coinage rights, the right to issue treasure banknotes, the right to overseas trade, the right to purchase and sell, the right to garrison tuntian, the right to manufacture ordnance, the right to land in Qingzhang, and the property rights of Buddhist and Taoist temples and temples.
Although these powers do not threaten the imperial power, there are still many things that can be done.
In addition, Zhu Yunxi still has a direct army, Jing Navy and Xingwuwei, and Jinyiwei have almost all been incorporated by him, plus the expansion of the army in recent years, he has more than 100,000 troops directly under him......
There are soldiers and money, as long as Zhu Yunxi does not rebel, what else in this world can he not do?
The two still have some things to hide from Lao Zhu, that is, under the process of Zhu Yunxi's vigorous development of the integration of supply and marketing cooperatives, post offices, rural primary schools, and health centers, some remote prefectures and counties in the Gyeonggi region already have people who know the emperor's grandson, but do not know that there is an emperor.
After all, compared to the imperial government that Lao Zhu represents, which only collects taxes and grains, Zhu Yunxi, who not only allows the people to see a doctor for free, but also allows the people to study for free, is also responsible for purchasing surplus agricultural products in the countryside, and can also help write letters and send things to distant relatives, which is comparable to a living Bodhisattva.
But neither of them planned to report this kind of thing, and the court officials did not dare to report it. Because once it is reported, it will be a great crime to slander the emperor's grandson and divide the flesh and blood of the heavenly family!
Zhu Yunxi said before that he wanted to abolish the Emperor Ming Ancestral Training, in fact, there are many excessive regulations in the Emperor Ming Ancestral Training, and it is precisely with these regulations that the vassal king has developed the character of lawlessness in the local area, acting as a prestige and blessing, and harming the people.
Even Zhu Yunwen, who has always been famous for his "benevolence and righteousness", quietly increased the grain tax by one percent after going to Fengyang to become a vassal. As for the commercial tax in Fengyang City, it has increased by 30%.
This move caused many people and businessmen to complain, but none of the officials complained, because they didn't want to cause themselves to be killed because of this "trivial matter".
Zhu Yunxi knew about it, but he didn't want to care. It's not that Zhu Yunxi is cold-blooded, but compared to what other vassal kings did, Zhu Yunxi just added some grain tax and commercial tax, which is really not a big deal.
At least no one has been killed since he was in the domain!
As for the other palaces, Zhu Yunxi didn't need to send people to monitor them, as long as he let the Jinyi guard go to his fiefdom for a walk, he could hear a lot of appalling evil things.
Lao Zhu felt good about himself and walked through the North Palace, because he was just wearing a regular clothes, and it was dark at this time, many people and the road had never found out that he was His Majesty the Emperor.
Only the Jinyi guard who guarded the door, because he was always with the Son of Heaven, recognized him for the first time.
"Humble Greetings ......"
"Shhhhhh
"Don't make a noise!"
"Whoever dares to secretly report to that rebel grandson, we will discount his dog's legs!"
Originally, Chang Jizu had stepped forward with one leg, but when he heard Lao Zhu's words, he hurriedly pulled it back, and then he knelt on the ground with his head.
Lao Zhu snorted coldly at him, and then kicked him.
"Get out of here!"
"If anyone dares to make a noise, we will still break his legs!"
When Chang Jizu heard this, he was in his heart
Thinking helplessly, it seems that it is not possible to pretend to be a cuckoo, so I can only pray for more blessings and longevity for the emperor's grandson......
Lao Zhu came to the Beigong Government Affairs Hall and found that although the lights were on, there was no one inside. Lao Zhu walked to the inner room and suddenly heard a conversation.
"Your Highness, you are too anxious......
Lao Zhu thought about it a little, and he heard that it was Gao Ming's voice, but what was he talking about in a hurry?
In the room, Zhu Yunxi sat on the table, holding the rice bowl in one hand and gulping the rice in the other.
After hearing Gao Ming criticize himself again, Zhu Yunxi immediately showed a dissatisfied expression.
"Master Gao, what you say is a major matter for the benefit of the country and the people, how can you blame me!"
Gao Ming didn't have as much rice as Zhu Yunxi, so he only served a delicate small bowl, and only half a bowl of rice was filled in it.
At this time, hearing Zhu Yunxi's rebuttal, Gao Ming directly put down his chopsticks and started talking.
"Your Highness, forgive the minister for saying something disrespectful, why are you so anxious?"
"When you sit on the dragon chair in the future, you can't reform as much as you want!"
"That's just the matter of the field tax, this matter cannot be done without the authority of His Majesty the Emperor."
"But the affairs of the clan can be put on hold for a while, right?"
"It's not that you don't know that His Majesty the Emperor values flesh and blood affection the most. You want to reduce the expenses of the clan now, how can you make His Majesty the Emperor embarrassed?"
"Besides, if this matter is raised by Your Highness in the future, all the subjects of the world will praise your saint and consider you to be the holy king of the ages."
"You now propose this matter to His Majesty the Emperor, if it is done, the subjects of the world will be grateful to Your Majesty, if you are defeated......
Gao Ming almost didn't dare to think about failure, because with Zhu Yunxi's current position, once he failed, he would never recover.
Therefore, whenever possible, he hopes that Zhu Yunxi will be at an end, and it is best not to do anything, and honestly compare his life with the old emperor.
"In short, it won't do you any good to bring up this matter at this time......
After Lao Zhu heard Gao Ming's words, he automatically filtered out his rebellious words, and his heart was also aroused by strong curiosity.
No matter how you look at it, your eldest grandson is not a fool, why did he bring up this matter before he was alive knowing that he would be angry?
In fact, he could have waited until he closed his eyes before doing this, and then he would have a reputation, and he didn't have to worry about the risk of annoying himself.
Zhu Yunxi's body was stunned after hearing these words, and his hand frantically picking up rice seemed to be frozen.
After a long while, Zhu Yunxi spoke with difficulty.
"Well, it's not that I didn't think that it would annoy the emperor's grandfather by proposing it at this time......
"But it's not ......."
"Forget it, you'd better wait until you're done eating......