In the middle of July of the second year of Zhengde, this is the hottest season in the north.

In the Forbidden City, for fire prevention and safety reasons, it is difficult to see even a tree.

The heat of summer and the fear in his heart made King Rong, the thirteenth son of Ming Xianzong, sweat and sweat, rush to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao used more than he recognized this imperial uncle. It can be regarded as inheriting the gene of the Ming court's defense of the emperor's uncle.

And he has some opinions about the prince's rich and wealthy life.

In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, King Rong got married, and Emperor Xiaozong sponsored '100 million points' of funds in order to hold a wedding for his younger brother, the amount of which was about 500 hectares of land in Fengrun County and 10,000 yuan of salt in two Huai.

Later, Emperor Hongzhi felt that the salt introduction was really cumbersome and cumbersome, so he ordered the household department to convert the 10,000 salt quotations into 12,000 taels of silver.

In the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, the fourth son of Xianzong, King Qi Zhu You, died, and he had no heirs.

Logically speaking, this series should also be extinct.

However, Emperor Hongzhi ordered that King Qi's 300 hectares of land in Huguang De'an Province be transferred to King Rong.

In other words, at this time, King Derong had 800 hectares of land, that is, a full 80,000 acres.

He also has 10,000 stone of rice every year.

Of course, the rewards of all kinds of cloth and salt in the process are ignored.

The problem of the clan occupying too much land will definitely be solved by Zhu Houzhao, but not this year.

However, it is one thing for him not to solve it for the time being, and it is another thing whether King Rong can donate the land himself. You have so much silver, and you have 10,000 stone rice a year. Isn't that enough?

One stone has 150 catties, and 10,000 stones is 1.5 million catties.

Although the prince is definitely not only spent on eating, there must be all kinds of expenses. But even so, 10,000 stone is very sufficient

How much tax does Shuncheonfu pay in a year? 80,000 stone in previous years and 100,000 stone last year.

In this case, there are still 80,000 acres of land.

Zhu Houzhao really couldn't understand it.

He has a feeling that these princes are the shareholders of the Ming Dynasty, he is just a professional manager, tired and tired every day, and the money he earns in a year will be divided between one-third and one-half of them.

Therefore when King Rong came to plead guilty,

Zhu Houzhao deliberately hung him for half an hour, and then waited for him to come in and found a reason to say: "At present, Beizhili is in the division of fields, involving more than 2 million mu of various types of farmland, hundreds of thousands of people, and there are many things and complicated situations. asked Uncle Huang to wait a little longer, and Uncle Huang didn't feel aggrieved in his heart. ”

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister doesn't dare." King Rong is actually young, pampered, and his skin is also delicate, but his body and bones are not particularly strong, "The minister entered the palace this time, it was to ask His Majesty to leave Beijing and go to the country, the minister should have been in the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, but under several changes, it has been delayed until now, and over time, I am afraid that it will violate the regulations of the ancestors, so I implore Your Majesty to allow the country of the ministers!" ”

Zhu Houzhao felt that it was okay to let his country go.

It can be seen by the person who provokes right and wrong behind the back, which is effective and induces him to continue to shoot, so that it is easier to expose the horse's feet.

And it is not a way for King Rong to stay in Beijing for a long time.

You see, isn't this just being taken advantage of?

"The matter of the kingdom has already been decided by the first emperor, and of course I can't stop it. But Uncle Huang shouldn't be because of rumors in Jingshi, right? ”

As soon as he heard that rumor, King Rong's face turned pale in an instant, "Your Majesty! The minister is wronged! The minister asked everyone up and down in the palace, and he had never done such a thing as an arrow cluster. Possession of weapons, complicity in the crime, the minister will never dare! ”

Probably out of fear, a man in his early twenties actually cried.

To tell the truth, if you find a minister today, you won't cry.

But the heirs of the Zhu family basically have no ancestral demeanor at this point.

Especially Emperor Hongzhi, he is too good to his younger brothers, doting and harmful, and King Rong is actually brought up by Emperor Hongzhi because of his young age.

The eldest brother is like a father, Hongzhi can tolerate the two younger brothers of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and he is even more tolerant of his younger brother.

That's why King Rong is not a 'simple, kind and virtuous' prince, and he has done a lot of bullshit things.

Zhu Houzhao got up and rummaged through a stack of music on the side, and the time was not long, and he quickly got one, and said: "Cui Guo, the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, said that the emperor's uncle was mourned three times, and the country was postponed for four years. If you stay for no reason now, you will not be at ease in love and courtesy. It was reported that the court stayed in the king, in order to worship the temple on behalf of the court. The respect of the husband and the son of heaven is greater than that of the ancestors. Often send the prince to worship, especially in the world.

Our uncle and nephew have criticized others. This letter has been approved, and it is approved. When the weather is a little cooler, the imperial uncle will go to Changde Mansion to become a vassal. So Uncle Huang doesn't have to worry, I won't believe those rumors. If you should be a vassal, we will follow the rules set by our ancestors. But now that the court is eventful, there are countless people in Gyeonggi Wutian, and even my imperial village is divided, so the emperor's uncle should be rewarded, and I can only be simple. ”

The meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words is obvious.

The emperor has divided the fields, can't you be a prince with you?

Unexpectedly, King Rong exclaimed, "Ah, Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the minister still has unspeakable secrets. ”

"What do you say?" Zhu Houzhao closed the recital.

"Although the minister is a prince, he is a prince in Beijing, not a prince in a domain. According to the rules, the prince's Lu rice in Beijing is limited to 3,000 stones. However, in the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, the first emperor issued a decree to the ministers of Changde Mansion, and all the preparations of the Ministry of Rites were readily available, and the generals and schools of the royal palace were already waiting in De'an Mansion. Their rice is looking for ministers. Minister...... I really can't afford it. ”

Zhu Houzhao blinked in surprise, is the Prince of Beijing three thousand stones? Then he announced all the princes to the Jingshi, wouldn't he save 70% of the Lu rice in an instant?

I just don't know if I can get stuck with this bug.

In fact, three thousand stones, a lot.

"Uncle Huang has 800 hectares of land, can't he support a few palace guards?"

"Minister...... Minister......"

Seeing his big man's mother-in-law and mother-in-law look cowardly, it is really anxious.

Entangled for a long time,

Zhu Houzhao finally stopped being verbose, what a waste of time, "That's it." Uncle Qi's 300 hectares of land in De'an Mansion was still given to Uncle Huang, but it has been really difficult for Jingshi to divide the land recently, and Uncle Huang is also a descendant of Emperor Taizu. Five hundred hectares of land in Fengrun County, Jizhou, Uncle Huang should not ask for it anymore, anyway, Huguang Changde is thousands of miles away from Beijing. As for the Lu rice of the royal general, it came out of the 300 hectares of land in De'an Mansion.

I can't severely punish the squires and officials who occupy the land, and at the same time reward my own family members, and spread the word, people will blame us the descendants of the Zhu family behind our backs. Besides......"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes rolled and landed on King Rong's body, which scared this guy for a while.

"The assassination and arrows I was made in Beijing have not yet been clarified, and many people are still speculating wildly whether it will have something to do with King Rong's Mansion. Therefore, the imperial uncle should also do some virtuous things at this time, so that people can know that the imperial uncle is relieved of his worries and labor, and the way of kissing the heavenly family is not so easy to sow discord. ”

The first half of the sentence is fine,

King Rong paused in the second half of the sentence, and he didn't know how to answer!

But it was obvious that he was always unwilling, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, this is ...... The general of the Nachen Palace......"

"If their rice is really not enough." Zhu Houzhao lowered his head and stopped looking at him, "Then lay off some people." Uncle Rong Wang is loyal to me, and he is in a peaceful and prosperous world, so what do you want so many generals to guard? ”

King Rong was shocked and knelt down again, "Your Majesty! The guards of the palace are all given by the first emperor! All kinds of regulations are also set by the Ministry of Etiquette! There is no conspiracy with them! ”

His voice fluttered in the Qianqing Palace, but in fact, nothing stirred up.

When he waited for a while and looked up, he realized that the emperor was already watching the music, and just waved his hand lightly, signaling him to leave.

King Rong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak.

But fortunately, he didn't speak.

Anyway, the matter of 500 hectares of land was settled.

Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to talk nonsense with him again.

After King Rong left, he instructed Liu Jin on the side, "Xuanshen Wuwei commands Xu Guan." ”

"Yes."

The Shenwu Guard in charge of Xu Guan is composed of elite soldiers selected from the upper and direct guards, and it is the elite of the elite that Zhu Houzhao must grasp.

Especially when the situation changes.

The personal information and family situation of all the people of Shenwuwei are in the hands of the internal guard supervisor secretly prepared by Zhang Yong, the imperial horse supervisor, and their military salary is not the same as that of others.

These 500 hectares, that is, 50,000 acres of land, can also be operated.

After Xu Guan came.

Zhu Houzhao sat behind the imperial case and said: "Shenwuwei will eventually expand to 3,000 people, and the remaining vacancies of more than 1,200 people will be gradually filled. As for the money we discussed earlier, I've already found a source for you. There are 50,000 acres of land, each person should be able to get 40 acres, although the place is a little off, in Fengrun County, Jizhou, but it is also land after all. ”

Xu Guan was slightly shocked, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

"You ......," Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment, "It's not you." It's up to you, don't tell anyone beforehand, do a drill. It is a preset condition that the palace is threatened. See how it works. ”

In order to make the people who support you more deeply bound around you, appropriate benefit sharing is still needed.

In the final analysis, it is the same sentence, the imperial court is a few palaces and a few yamen, and the rice still has to be eaten in separate pots.

Like the special Yulu and the promotion of official positions, he still uses various means to make a group of people in the civil and military now loyal to him as the emperor because of the benefits.

This is indeed an inequality to some extent, but it is possible that the real Junda may be a disaster now.

In the afternoon, because it was too hot, Zhu Houzhao had no intention of reviewing the recital, but placed two pieces of ice on the side and took a nap temporarily.

In a trance, I was woken up,

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Urgent report from the border army! ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Houzhao muttered in a trance.

Although he woke up suddenly, he sat up directly from the rocking chair, "Bring it!" ”

Then he quickly glanced at it and ordered: "Xuan Cabinet and Military Aircraft Department enter the palace!" ”

It's only July, and the Tatars can't help it.

(End of chapter)