Zhu Di said to the two tigers on the side: "Please also ask Commander Zhao to get a pot of rice!" ”

However, the second tiger did not move, but looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang darkened his face and nodded slightly.

He wants to see what tricks Zhu Di, a son of evil, can play for him?

Just one Wa country can dig out tens of millions of taels of silver for Daming every year, why can't he afford to support those few vassal kings?

Erhu turned around and walked out.

Soon.

He walked in with a pot of rice.

Seeing this, Zhu Di's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly took the rice.

Then, place it on an empty table next to it.

"Dad, you changed your decision in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, the prince is ten thousand stones, the county king is two thousand stones, the Zhenguo general is a thousand stones, and the auxiliary generals, Fengguo generals, and Zhenguo lieutenants are reduced by two hundred stones.

Lieutenant Auxiliary and Lieutenant Fengguo are decreasing by 100 stones.

The princess and the concubine are 2,000 stones, the county king and the guest of honor are 800 stones, the county lord, the county monarch and the guest of honor are reduced by 200 stones, and the county monarch, the village monarch and the guest of honor are reduced by 100 stones.

Since then, it has been permanent. ”

On the side, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a black face and did not speak.

are all his children, he handed over the Ming Dynasty to the emperor, and the rest of the vassal palaces can't enjoy some glory and wealth?

Zhu Di also understood his father's thoughts, and directly picked up forty-two grains of rice: "Dad, we have twenty-six brothers and sixteen sisters, this is their money." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang still had a calm face and looked at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di said again: "Dad, I have three sons and four daughters, the eldest brother has four sons and two daughters, the second brother Qin Wang has six sons and two daughters, and the third brother Jin Wang has seven sons and three daughters......"

Saying that, Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned and calculated carefully.

"Dad, there are only forty-two brothers and sisters in my generation, but the third generation of our old Zhu family, at least six times more, is ...... Two hundred and fifty-two princes, princesses, princesses, and horses......"

"And these royal clansmen are not yet able to engage in the business of agriculture and commerce, and the income of their government can only come from the income given by the imperial court.

The more babies they have, the more they will receive.

So, they received more money, and every day when they had nothing to do, they would go to have more babies.

Now, the third generation of our old Zhu family may only have two hundred and fifty-two princes, county kings, princesses, and county lords......

But according to the speed at which they give birth to babies, the fourth generation of our old Zhu family may have 2,500 ......

By the fifth generation, it was more than 20,000,000, or even 40,000 or 50,000......

The sixth generation is three or four hundred thousand ......."

Saying that, Zhu Di no longer counted them one by one, but relied on his feelings, grasping them one by one.

However, that's all, on that table, there are already four more millet mountains with great differences.

"Dad, what I'm still worried about is that the descendants of our old Zhu family are not living from generation to generation, but three generations of people living together......

So many people need to be supported by the court, even if the children have opened up the Maritime Silk Road, and find three or four silver mountains as big as the Japanese kingdom in those overseas states.

I can only support them for a hundred years, and after a hundred years, I will definitely not be able to support them! ”

“……”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the pile of rice grains on the table, his heart was shocked, and he was stunned for a long time before he subconsciously muttered to himself, "Is it really impossible to feed future generations with such a big country?" ”

Zhu Di nodded again and again on the side, "Dad, if each of them only gives birth to three or four, we Daming can still support it."

However, according to their idea of having more children and more blessings, there are more than a dozen children in the family, and within five or six generations, the descendants of our old Zhu family will already have hundreds of thousands of people......"

It's just that Zhu Di has forgotten that the most capable person in the old Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty is the father in front of him!

"You son of a, our old Zhu family is sitting in the country, and we can afford to raise so many sons, why can't we have more children?

Isn't it good to have more children and grandchildren? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di with an angry face.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled with a smile on his face.

"Dad said very much, if there were no brothers guarding the border places, I wouldn't be at ease!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted angrily and began to ponder.

Although he is old, he is not confused.

At first, he set a higher price for his sons and daughters.

Later, considering that there were many princes and grandchildren, and the financial burden of the imperial court was heavy, in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, he issued an order to reduce his salary.

It's just that he didn't calculate as carefully as Zhu Di at that time, how many more people can the princes and grandsons of the old Zhu family come after a few generations?

The sixth generation is three or four hundred thousand......

The more he thought about it, the more worried Zhu Yuanzhang became.

He thought more clearly than Zhu Di, and when he was a child, he also saw that those landlords and gentry could have more children.

I'm afraid that after six generations, I'm afraid that those clan relatives of his old Zhu family will be able to reach more than 500,000!

That would.

Even those clan relatives are a group of county kings, Zhenguo generals Qianshi, auxiliary generals, and Fengguo generals......

However, with so many sect children combined, half of Daming's taxes are filled in, I'm afraid it's not enough.

Could it be that he wants to issue an order to restrain the various vassal palaces and let them all have fewer babies?

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows couldn't help frowning.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi was also shocked, and when he looked at his father, he was even more respectful.

He suddenly felt that he was the most stupid.

In the past, he actually thought that his father would only fight and kill all day long, and study how to go to conquer the Northern Yuan? Won't handle government affairs! If there is no mother to help manage the affairs of the palace, and there is no teacher to make money, I am afraid that the Yanwang Mansion will be a mess!

Unexpectedly, his father was hidden deeply!

Not only can it be said that the emperor's grandfather opened the sea!

also came up with the biggest sequelae of the vassal royal clan, how much trouble would this save their descendants?

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Di and said, "You came up with this matter?" ”

Zhu Gaochi, who was thinking about it, was stunned.

Zhu Di was even more stunned, and said with a smile: "Dad, this is when Guo Qing talked about it with the child in Beiping Mansion, and the child took it to heart.

Dad, I seem to have given you a piece of music for this! ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't continue to ask more, he had a faint impression, but after so much time, he couldn't remember it clearly.

And turned his head to look at Guo An, and asked slowly: "Guo Qing, since this matter was discovered by you first, what is your best solution to it?" ”

"This ......"

Guo An hurriedly frowned and pondered, and after a while, he said slowly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a little foolish. ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, stared at Guo An tightly, and said, "You tell us carefully!" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Guo An bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the Ming clan is all the descendants of Your Majesty, and you can't slack off.

However, Weichen felt that although it seems that the amount given to the clans is not high.

However, in the long run, it is a bit too high.

Those high salaries are enough to make your clans not worry about eating and drinking, and you can still be noisy all day long, indulge in fun, and have nothing to do!

In this way, in a few generations, the people of the clan may not think about how to read and write, and do not practice martial arts diligently......"

People are ruined!

Although Guo An did not say it because of his identity.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di and others can all be deduced.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank directly, and he looked at Guo An quietly.

"Weichen thinks that he can reserve some high salaries for the prince and the prince of the county, but the rest of the clans need to halve the income as the basic income.

In addition, the clan level has been reduced from level eight to level six, and after level seven, the blood and family relationship between everyone has long been as light as water, so that the descendants of the clan will automatically remove the identity of the clan.

Of course, without the identity of the clan, those aspiring people among the clan relatives surnamed Zhu must be very happy.

Because they are not bound by the clan identity, they can do business, take imperial examinations, and join the army! ”

In addition, in order to prevent the clan from giving birth to children unscrupulously, the court can also come up with a set of reward systems.

Let those clans have something to do, and there are year-end rewards for doing them, just like the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping Mansion, every year when it comes to the New Year's Day, the year-end bonus will be issued according to the contributions of various caravans, officials, generals, and slaves to the Yanwang Mansion every year.

The clan is also average, and the clan can be allowed to gain fame, or to study some things that are beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, or national policies......

Most importantly, the birth of the clan will be ...... That is, the heirs are taken into account.

Under the condition that the clan is guaranteed to be inherited, the fewer the heirs, the higher the ranking contribution.

In the end, the ranking is the upper class, the middle class, and the lower class...... The rewards of each level vary greatly!

Let them ensure that their lineage can be passed on steadily, and they can also spontaneously control not to have more children......"

"Actually, as long as the vassal kings and county kings of the Ming Dynasty do not have more children, according to the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty, it is still easy to feed the clan of the feudal king......s."

"In addition, Weichen also suggested that a group of Ming vassal kings can be encouraged to lead troops to conquer overseas states!"

"Because all the vassal kings are the heirs of His Majesty, each of them has a martial strategy.

Letting them nest in the domain is really wronged for them. Moreover, there are too many overseas countries......

Relying only on the court, there is no spare energy to govern!

Of course, no matter which vassal king wants to go out to conquer overseas, His Majesty must select at least one vassal king who can sit in the palace to stay in the three defense lines of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Great Wall arranged by His Majesty for the court......"

“……”

Zhu Yuanzhang had already subconsciously got up, stared at Guo An with wide eyes, and pondered Guo An's words carefully.

The more I pondered, the brighter my eyes became.

In my heart, I am also getting more and more excited.

As the ancestor of the old Zhu family, how could he, Zhu Yuanzhang, be unwilling to let the descendants of the old Zhu family live well.

However, in order for the old Zhu family to sit firmly in the country, they can only trap them, give them a rich life, and don't let them come out and do nonsense!

Now, the method that Guo An, a junior official, said is actually more perfect than the method he has been thinking about and meditating for decades, and it is more beneficial to his old Zhu family clan.

Isn't the heir of his old Zhu family really a bunch of pigs?

Why can't you go to study, join the army, go to conquer overseas barbarians, expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, and make contributions?

In this way, after his death, he can rest assured!

"Great goodness!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded directly with excitement on his face.

Especially the year-end bonus, it is a lot of room for manipulation.

When the court is rich, it can give a large reward to each feudal royal clan, and those feudal royal clans will still be very grateful.

And in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, these year-end rewards are life-saving money.

You can give less year-end bonuses to those vassal clans, and those vassal clans will not have resentment towards the court.

Moreover, having more children affects the ranking of the clan and the year-end bonus, and those bastards will definitely spontaneously control the heirs for the year-end bonus!

Great talent!

This Guo Qing, although he has some good money, but the strategy of governing the country is to find another way, and he should be a great talent!

Just one policy, although it is out of money, is so gripping that it can easily achieve its goal!

……

(End of chapter)