Chapter 296 Make good use of the opportunity to report directly to the boss (Part 2)
The second thing Zheng Haizhu wanted to talk to the emperor today was about his complex system, but now he can try his plan.
"Your Majesty, because of the disobedient behavior of Jianwen's descendants, I thought of my vassal in the Ming Dynasty, and would like to give advice to Your Majesty and ask for a tassel."
"Oh?" Zhu Changluo's sitting posture returned from leaning to leaning forward.
He just loves hearing new ideas.
What's more, Zheng Haizhu also mentioned the word "Qingying".
How could she, a woman, ask for help regarding the issue of the Zhu family clan?
"Master Zheng," Zhu Changluo smiled as if he was amused and said, "Do you want me to cut down the vassal clan?"
Zheng Haizhu shook his head and said bluntly: "Today is different from the past, and it is not a strong vassal, so what can be reduced? Your Majesty, what I have seen, heard and thought in these years is exactly different from the rumors. As far as I know, now I
Although the Ming dynasty had more than 30 princes, hundreds of princes, and more than 10,000 generals, the "Zonglu" incident criticized by scholars all over the world was not what they told the people.
, accounting for most of the local expenditure on grain, rice and money.”
Zhu Changluo's eyes lit up, and he patted the table unconsciously, and blurted out: "That's right! On the day of the late emperor's grand visit, I listened to the lecture in front of the bed, and the late emperor put it in my head and told me not to default on arrears to the clan again.
Lu! Zong Lu is not a huge waste of money."
After Zhu Changluo said these words, he paused. He seemed to be a little worried about whether it would be inappropriate to tell Zheng Haizhu about the situation on the day when Ling Qian ascended the throne.
Zheng Haizhu, like grabbing the reeds on the water, hurriedly continued: "The late emperor was wise. Even if the Lumi of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan has been changed into a 'permanent quota', plus the Zonglu of Qilu, Lake, Guangchuan, Shu and other vassal areas
, the annual expenditure is less than 10% of the imperial government's expenditure. What's more, the yamen in various places have to drag it out, and it is not clear whether they can actually pay half of it every year. How come everyone from scholars to commoners will be
Zong Lu Chuan is like a locust eating away the income of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Changluo asked in surprise: "How did you know?"
Zheng Haizhu said calmly: "I have made several trips to Shandong in the past few years and learned that King Lu has resigned from the prince's lineage, Lumi Luyin. When I was traveling from Yanzhou to Dengzhou, I saw him several times.
, there were actually members of the clan, such as Fuguo, Fengguo Lieutenant, County Lord Yibin, etc., dragging their children and daughters to the gates of prefectures and counties to beg for money and money they owed, and there were even beggars on the streets. At the beginning, how could I dare to believe that they actually
It's a vassal. After thinking about it carefully, I understood that distributing rice to the clan was far behind the errands of transporting grain or sending money to the capital for local yamen, and it was not used as an official performance evaluation.
How can the local officials take them seriously? From King Lu to General Jingguo, the Lu vassal whom I made friends with because of my investigation of the Wenxiang Rebellion was well-managed. There were many people in Zhuangtian and Meishan.
The harvest not only maintained the expenses inside and outside the palace, but also contributed thousands of taels of silver to the capital. Even so, there must be many other clans of Lu Fan who have difficulty in succeeding because the imperial court has defaulted on lumi and lumi silver.
, so King Lu just submitted a petition to resign from Zonglu, which is like telling the Shandong Prefecture that he is willing to give up these 100,000 taels of silver and distribute them to the clan below, so as not to starve them to death."
Zhu Changluo sighed, "The Lu Fan is indeed like the British Duke, who has been loyal and good for generations."
But his expression didn't soften. Instead, the more he listened, the more his brows knitted to the point of killing mosquitoes.
No matter what, they are all surnamed Zhu. These descendants of the Zhu family are not rebels. For the emperor, even if it is not about emotions, it is about face.
A person of royal blood ended up working as a beggar on the street. Feng shui was really reversed, making the whole world laugh at his Zhu family. After all, is it still inseparable from the word "begging"?
The most hateful thing is that the rumors outside are that Zongfan Lumi has squeezed out military pay.
"Wang An, how many kilos of Lumi do you get from all the sects and vassals from all over the country in a year?"
Wang An served as the Superintendent of Ceremonies and was no stranger to the memorials sent in by the Ministry of Household Affairs. After a brief memory, he said: "Long live my lord, now many Lumi are folded into silver coins. It's hard to tell the tricks inside. I dare you, slave."
I estimate that the total amount of salary that each feudal vassal should pay out of the amount of silver is about two million, and it is common for the actual debt to be over one million."
Zhu Changluo sneered: "My Zhu family has conquered the country. Up to now, I have to ask for 800,000 to 900,000 taels of silver every year to make ends meet, and I get scolded by the civil servants! Haha, that's right, I owe the vassal.
Don’t be afraid of the money. Can they really smash the state government office? I can’t owe Beilu money.”
Zheng Haizhu listened quietly.
It is normal for the emperor to feel aggrieved by this.
The emperor believed that she, Zheng Haizhu, cared more about the facts than the courtiers outside, which was good.
But the emperor's thinking was wrong.
Even if your Zhu family changed this surname for these thousands of miles of land, it is the common people who have worked hard to maintain it.
Whether you spend 800,000 to 900,000 taels a year or spend 8 to 9 million taels, there is no real difference. They are all the people's wealth and wealth that your Zhu family eats and drinks freely.
The land taxes and silver that the people paid for working as cattle and horses turned into military expenditures, which could be said to be exchange for a peace that would not be invaded by foreign invaders.
Why do you want to become Zong Lu and raise the descendants of your Zhu family?
This huge crowd has to be drawn out to work.
Over there, Zhu Changluo cursed a few times and felt a little calmer. Then he turned to Zheng Haizhu and asked, "What did you have in mind just now?"
Zheng Haizhu stood up, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it to Cao Huachun who was standing beside him: "Thank you, Eunuch Cao, please send this to the Long Live Lord."
Zhu Changluo took it after the Long Case, reading it and talking about it.
“Change ‘Study five years to get Lumi’ to ‘Last five years to get Lumi’?”
This first item made Zhu Changluo surprised.
Zheng Haizhu calmly explained: "Your Majesty, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the men of the Ming Dynasty were even more powerful than the nine-sided force today. During the Hongwu Dynasty, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were still arrogant and wreaking havoc. Taizu enfeoffed the Nine Characters in
On the line of defense starting from Guangning in the east and reaching Ganzhou in the west, the King of Liao, King Ning, Lord Yongle, King Gu, King Jin, King Dai, King Qin, King Qing, and King Su are the "Nine Great Fortress Kings".
The number of elite soldiers ranged from several thousand to more than ten thousand. They could defend against the enemy if they advanced, and the people could be at peace if they retreated. The scene back then was such that the warriors with gold and iron could swallow up thousands of miles like a tiger. It's a pity..."
Zheng Haizhu could not continue to express her emotions.
The words that follow "It's a pity" don't sound very pleasant to say.
Since ancient times, the emperor's family has had too many sons who can beat each other. It is a principle that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. It is indeed a bluff to others. When fighting internally, it is a life-and-death drama.
Zhu Mingjiangshan was only passed down to the second generation. Because of the reduction of vassal vassals, his uncle rebelled against his nephew. After Zhu Di came to power, he continued to reduce vassal vassals, which was just a little smoother than his nephew's approach, but the consequences were that the feudal kings on the frontier
, getting weaker and weaker.
When the Tumubao Incident occurred and the Mongols came again, the descendants of the frontier princes, King Qin, were sleepwalking. King Dai, King Lu and King Jin wanted to take their wives and children to flee back to the interior for refuge. Finally, King Su of Lanzhou and Heping Liang
King Han was still a bit bloody, so he each gathered hundreds of troops to prepare for the king. The most outstanding thing was King Lu, who quickly mobilized the palace guards and handed them over to the generals stationed in Linqing for the court to dispatch.
At this moment, Zhu Changluo, who was sitting on the dragon chair, certainly understood what the woman standing opposite was feeling regretful about.
However, what she was thinking about was the word "pity", while she, the emperor, was still thinking about the word "terrible"!
"Master Zheng, if the disciples of the vassal clan develop strong soldiers, will it be possible..." Zhu Changluo did not hide his worries.
Zheng Haizhu said without hesitation: "Yes or no, it still depends on how to practice. Let's take the Lu Fan, which has a huge population in the vassal, as an example. In the vassal, there is no matter whether it is the Prince's Palace, the County Prince's Palace, the Jingguo Protector General's Palace, or even
In the Lieutenant's Mansion, those who are fifteen years old or above, except for the eldest son of this lineage, regardless of the legitimate concubine, will go to the military camp for a period of five years. After the second term, you can receive a salary of silver, and the salary you receive can not only buy land
, they can also go out to do business and sell goods without being bound by the old rules of the previous dynasty. In this way, if they do not gather in the camp for a long time, they can also get new profits when they return to the fiefdom. How could they become the so-called strong vassal under Emperor Jianwen? They can live and work in peace and contentment.
Moreover, the imperial court continues to strengthen its army, so why do they dare to rebel?"
Zhu Changluo looked at the memorial in his hand thoughtfully. Indeed, the second article said that those who completed their military service were allowed to buy land, do business, or even become lawyers, which were originally strictly family-related occupations. If they did not become camp soldiers,
Not only were they not given a clan salary, but members of the clan were also prohibited from doing many things that common people could do.
Zheng Haizhu added: "Your Majesty, the rule that you can only receive Lumi after five years of study was originally set by Lord Jiajing. I believe that the late emperor's purpose is to warn the clan members not to be uneducated and incompetent. So, please ask your Majesty
Taking one step further, the young man of the royal family will not only not become a dandy, but also become a good man of the country."
Zhu Changluo took a sip of the tea soup and asked Wang An: "Look at Wang Banpan, is Master Zheng's idea so whimsical?"
Wang An hurriedly bowed and said: "I don't know much about this. I just read a few stories from the previous dynasty when I was blessed by the Holy Spirit to learn literacy in my study. I remember that in the late Tang Dynasty, there were many arrogant generals in the feudal towns. As time went by, the emperor could not control them."
Live with them. Now, it is a good thing that the border generals of Liaodong and Xuanda can fight, but Long live the Lord, we still have to save more of our own people."
Zhu Changluo nodded and turned to Zheng Haizhu: "You have already mentioned this, and I think about it carefully. Let me ask you, if you try to choose two sects first, which two should you choose?"
Zheng Haizhu said: "The first one is the acting king of Datong. Datong is an important military town, and there are many people who act as vassals. Lord Qia Wansui said that General Ma has been ordered to go to Xuan Da. If I recommend another person, he will be Long Live
Zhang Mingshi was pardoned after he ascended the throne. Zhang Mingshi was good at firearms, and Ma Xianglin was good at riding and fighting. There are similarities between Beilu and Jiannu. When Qi Shaobao was in Beiguan, he was also a chariot camp that handled firearms in addition to cavalry."
Zhu Changluo squinted his eyes: "Where's the second one?"
"The second one is the Lu vassal. The King of Qi eliminated the vassal by eliminating his heirs, and the three vassals of Lu, De, and Heng in Shandong, and the small mouth of the Lu vassal, are very useful. Please allow your majesty to allow me to stay in the tent of the navy general Xu Yilong in Chongming.
Under the command of Qi Jin, the commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang, he trained the descendants of the Lu vassal in Dengzhou."
Zhu Changluo nodded and said: "So, your idea is to go around the border, one to resist the Northern captives, and the other to target the Jiannu on the other side of the Liaohai Road?"
