In Zhu Youxiao's view, raising taxes on the common people may cause rebellion, and oppressive gentry and landlords may strike and strike the market.

Soft persimmons are not pinched white, and pinched are also pinched white.

Of course, the reform of the suzerainty system is not as simple as squeezing lard.

Pigs can no longer be raised, and they cannot afford to raise them. And it is not so easy to make the "pigs" self-reliant.

There are Ming Zhuliang, divide the feudal but not the tin soil, the lord but not the people, eat Lu but not govern things, and can not participate in the business of the four people (that is, Shi Nong Industry and Commerce), and can be hereditary.

As for this pig-like system of suzerain, as early as the time of Emperor Sejong (Jiajing), he realized the seriousness of the problem and reformulated the "Regulations of the Clan".

At the same time, the imperial court also allocated funds for the establishment of a sect school, allowing the children of the clan to enter school for free, study and become talents, and later support themselves or serve the country.

Although these reforms have eased the burden on the state's finances, the fundamental problems have not been solved.

And the most effective method is not that no one has proposed, and the "fixed children" proposed by Huo Tao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Jiajing Dynasty, is very close to Zhu Youxiao's idea.

The so-called "fixed children" are to incorporate the descendants of the vassal king's side branches into the civil register as much as possible, and allow them to engage in agriculture and commerce so that they can support themselves.

In response to this proposal, Emperor Jiajing's final decision was to "calmly judge it". The interests of hundreds of thousands of clans are involved, and he is also the successor of the vassal king, so he did not dare to make such a decisive decision.

Zhu Youxiao did not apply a one-size-fits-all approach, but made the first amendment to the "Sect and Domain Regulations".

The Ming Dynasty clan titles were divided into eight ranks: prince, county king, Zhenguo general, auxiliary general, Fengguo general, Zhenguo lieutenant, auxiliary lieutenant, Fengguo lieutenant.

According to the amended regulations, if the third-class titles of Zhenguo Lieutenant, Auxiliary Lieutenant, and Fengguo Lieutenant are given up and changed to civilian nationality, the imperial court will issue a one-time payment of three years of rice, and they can engage in agriculture and commerce in the future, and they can also move freely.

At present, the descendants of the clan who have not yet received the title are also implemented in this way, and the rice is distributed according to the standard of the lieutenant of the country.

Voluntary, no one forced you.

However, the actual situation is that after the implementation of the "Ordinance of the Clan", the descendants of the feudal kings asked for titles and awards, and they were very strict and dead by the Ministry of Rites.

Many of the more distant children of the clan have neither Lumi nor civil status, and are not allowed to go out to work, and their lives are quite difficult.

Even if there are children of low-level feudal clans, with the increase of family households, their lives are not so nourishing.

In other words, the wealthy vassal clans were only a minority. And the recovery of privileges such as land grants and salt taxes, as well as the strict enforcement of the "Ordinance of the Clans", it is not so easy to continue to profligate.

Take your time and take a few steps.

For Zhu Youxiao, Daming has accumulated so many shortcomings, but he can only go from shallow to deep and gradually promote reform.

Therefore, the amendment to the "Ordinance of the Sect and Domain" has obvious implications for testing the waters.

He wanted to see how the reaction was, and how many descendants of the Zhu family did not want to be raised as "pigs"?

If they were all "pigs", then what was there to be afraid of. The next correction will be more focused. I'm also afraid of a bunch of "pigs", ridiculous.

Zhu Youxiao is not very clear about the impact of the amendment of the "Regulations of the Sect and Domain", but it has made a clan in Nanyang see hope.

It's the middle of June, and the heat is getting stronger.

Several of the houses of the Tang Palace's Chengfeng Division were high and low, and the shadows were cast in the moonlight. Only one room was lit by a faint candlelight, making the house seem cold and silent.

The Department of Worship is the eunuch body of the Ming Dynasty Prince's Palace, with two principal and deputy officials, whose main responsibilities are the personnel administration of the palace, as well as the management and punishment of palace personnel.

In other words, this is also equivalent to a small prison in the palace, where people in the palace are imprisoned and punished.

But who would have thought that Zhu Qiqi, the son of the Tang Dynasty, and his son Zhu Yujian were imprisoned here and have been imprisoned for eight years!

From the age of twelve to twenty, Zhu Yujian has lived in hardship for eight years, and his mind is not decadent, but sharpened to be resolute and calm.

Seeing his father, who was full of old faces, snorting and falling asleep, Zhu Yujian stopped fanning, walked lightly outside, lit the wick, and began to read.

Zhu Yujian is the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, his grandfather is Zhu Shuoxi, the king of Tang Duan, and his father is Zhu Qiqi, the king of Tang Yu (posthumously). As the eldest son and grandson, Zhu Yujian's life should have been bright and rich.

But among the many vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, his road to the feud was the most difficult and difficult, and the first half of his life was also the most sad and sad.

The old Tang King Zhu Shuoxi doted on the beautiful concubine, and he didn't like his eldest son Zhu Qiqi very much, but he wanted to let the concubine give birth to a son Zhu Qixuan to inherit the throne of the Tang Dynasty. Under the bewitchment and instigation of the beautiful concubine, the old Tang King actually imprisoned his eldest son and eldest grandson in the Chengfeng Division.

And in the gloomy days of captivity, only reading became the only thing Zhu Yujian could do, and it was also the only pastime.

A sound of footsteps came from far and near, stopping in front of the window. Zhu Yujian's face was happy, and he gently pushed open the window.

Zhang Shutang is old, and time has left a deep mark on the face of this old eunuch. Seeing his grandson Zhu Yujian, Zhang Shutang laughed, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became denser and deeper.

Zhu Yujian and his father were imprisoned here, so naturally they were not treated well, and they were even almost starved to death a few times. Thanks to Zhang Shutang, the food sent secretly allowed their father and son to survive to this day.

"Is the prince asleep?" Zhang Shutang lowered his voice.

Zhu Yujian nodded and asked, "Grandpa Zhang, can you get a new book today?" ”

Zhang Shutang handed over two pieces of paper and said, "I didn't take the new book, but the new newspaper on the market, the slave maid thinks it's very good." ”

Zhu Yujian took it over and watched it by candlelight, and the title "Daming Forum" came into view first.

"This is from the Jingshi recently." Zhang Shutang said: "It was printed by the royal editor, and the news was more accurate and detailed than the imperial palace newspaper. Now, it's selling fast in the market! ”

Zhu Yujian was stunned for a moment and said, "Royal Seal? Is it long live reading it in person, or is it written by the royal pen himself? ”

Zhang Shutang smiled and said, "That's not clear. ”

After a pause, he reminded again: "Look at this latest issue, there is an amendment to the "Sect Regulations", and the slave maid feels that Yu Shizi and Shisun have a relationship. ”

"And." Zhang Shutang showed a look of hesitation and hesitation, and said: "The Holy Lord sent the celebrant Bingbi and the commander of the Dongchang Sect, Wei Zhongxian, to inspect the various domains and take back the land. The slave maid occasionally heard in the mansion today that Gonggong Wei was going to Nanyang in the near future. If you tell the story of the son and the grandson, can you ......?"

Zhu Yujian didn't dare to decide easily, thought about it, and said: "It's a big matter, and I want to discuss it with my father." ”

Zhang Shutang nodded and sighed: "The old slave will leave first, and come back at this time tomorrow." ”

"The night is dark, Grandpa Zhang walks carefully." Zhu Yujian instructed with concern, and watched the figure of the old eunuch stagger, before closing the window, unfolding the newspaper under the lamp, and reading it carefully.

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