Zhu Song nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.

"Come on, this king commands, if you meet the soldier just now on the battlefield in the future, don't kill him, give him ten taels of silver after arresting him, let him go, and tell him not to go to the army again after returning to his hometown."

Zhu Neng was stunned after hearing this: "Your Highness, why is this?" This son of a wolf is really not a loyal person, but a traitor seeking glory, and such a person is cruel to his own wife! ”

Zhu Song smiled: "It's just a small soldier, how can it be so exaggerated, just do what this king says!" ”

Zhu Neng arched his hand and said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness!" ”

Zhu Song returned to the camp tent and sat down, looked at the remaining half pot of wine, poured it out, and drank it all.

Although he had already made preparations, Zhu Song was still touched by the words of the little soldier today, not to mention anything else, only that after Zhu Di, the king of Yan, became the emperor, he would definitely cut the domain, but at least his life would not be in danger, but in the same way, he would never be able to go back to Kaiyuan in this life, and he would never think that he would be able to grow up a feudal territory in his life.

In his previous life, Zhu Song was a hard-working office worker, and he was really good enough for the class.

In this life, Zhu Song hit a lot of luck, he is already very content to be a prince of the emperor's family, at least he doesn't have to work all day for his stomach.

And the reason why Zhu Song chose to help Zhu Zhu Di is also very simple, Zhu Di became the emperor and created a very good Yongle prosperous era for the Ming Dynasty.

Although the fundamental purpose of Zheng He's voyage to the West was to find the traces of Jianwen, it is undeniable that Zheng He's voyage to the West had excellent close ties with all countries, and to a certain extent, he made a great contribution to national trade, making the Ming Dynasty subdued all over the world and all countries came to court.

Zhu Di moved the capital to Beiping, which was particularly positive for the Ming Dynasty's combat response to the nomads in the north, especially on the grasslands, and for a long time because the capital was moved to Beiping, and occupied the initiative in the battle with the nomads.

In the military, Zhu Di made great contributions, and the Yuan people who fought in the north of the desert were swept away, and in the decades of his rule, the people at the border were almost rarely captured by the nomads.

He is the last wolf Juxu in the history of China, and the only emperor who has been named a wolf, and his contribution is not small.

If it weren't for Zhu Di who had been in power by Jianwen all the time, with Jianwen's emphasis on literature and light on martial arts, the Ming Dynasty was likely to face the problem at the end of the period, that is, the court officials controlled the government, and the upper could control the court and become civil officials, especially the political factions headed by literati officials such as the Donglin Party, monopolizing the dynasty.

Therefore, even if Zhu Song loses his military power after the success of Jingnan, and may not even have the soldiers and horses of the three guards anymore, Zhu Song is still the prince of the imperial court, and he can still enjoy 10,000 stone every year.

said that it was rotten, but Zhu Song is now in a tangle again.

There were dozens of princes in the late Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of thousands, and every vassal king had to have a salary of 10,000 stones per year, so it would go on for a long time. I'm afraid that the entire Daming Guang Domain's Yulu can empty the treasury.

The eldest son of the king inherits the title of prince, the prince's concubine automatically becomes the king of the county, the eldest son of the king of the county inherits the title of the king of the county, the sons of the king of the county are awarded the general of the town, the grandson of the king of the county is awarded the general of the auxiliary state, the great-grandson of the general Fengguo, the fourth grandson of the lieutenant of Zhenguo, and the fifth grandson of the lieutenant of Fuguo. The sixth grandson and below are all lieutenants of Fengguo.

And the lowest Fengguo lieutenant has 200 stone a year, and the official of the Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly low in all dynasties, from the fourth grade of the official still has 240 stone of Yulu, but to the fifth grade of the official is only 180 stone a year.

In this way, the life of the Ming officials can be described as quite hard, and even if those imperial relatives don't do anything, they have 200 stone a year, not to mention that those officials feel unfair in their hearts, even if it is a first-class prince like Zhu Song, they also feel very, very unfair.

But why didn't there be any money in the late Ming Dynasty? Actually, the root cause. It also does not exist in the vassal king, the fundamental reason is that the court can't collect taxes, why can't they collect taxes? Because the taxes of the imperial court were collected from the common people.

The rest of the people, whether they were officials or handicraftsmen, were not familiar with the tax court, but the people had a problem farming, let alone making a fortune, to support themselves.

And what if the people have no land? When the people have no land, they can only sell it, and to whom? Naturally, it was sold to those landlords who were one class higher than the peasants, or to relatives of the emperor, and the vassal king was undoubtedly the biggest profiteer of the land annexation, and the largest landlord under the land annexation.

Zhu Song can understand Zhu Yuanzhang, he set the feudal system of the vassal king, which is nothing more than living a poor life by himself, and he is really afraid of a hard life, he thinks that his children and grandchildren can do it from generation to generation. Eat to worry, but in this way, officials and soldiers, vassal kings, imperial relatives, and national meritorious heroes, haven't they all become moths of the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Song felt a headache for a while, thinking too much, these upper-class people, they don't have to pay taxes, they are naturally unwilling to change, naturally they are not willing to break the rules, pay taxes honestly, and more importantly, the officials' salaries are already low, and let them pay taxes, not to mention life this year, even maintaining food and clothing has become a problem.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a peasant uprising, and his vision was always narrower, thinking that ordinary people could live for ten taels of silver for a year, why couldn't officials live for ten taels of silver for a year?

But after all, officials always have to raise some subordinates in their homes, so they can't let officials clean up their own homes while being busy with court affairs, right?

Not to mention that there are personal contacts between officials and officials, and if you give a gift, it will be even more stretched, so even if Zhu Yuanzhang hates corrupt officials so much, the punishment of corrupt officials by the Ming Dynasty is not serious, but why is the corruption of the Ming Dynasty still not weakened in the slightest, the fundamental reason is that the officials have no money, what should they do if they are not greedy?

In Zhu Song's view, if you want to completely solve the phenomenon that you can't even talk about taxes and silver in the late Ming Dynasty, you can only do it. Change the law of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a farmer or a businessman, as long as it is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, he must pay taxes, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty will have a long salary.

The people are the foundation of the state, and the officials are the guarantor of the functioning of the state. It's just an oppressive official, and Yang Lian doesn't work at all, if you want officials to stop corruption, you have to raise people's salaries, high salaries and honesty, Zhu Song doesn't think this is a good way, but compared to the current Ming Dynasty, this is undoubtedly the only solution.