Lao Zhu did the math quickly in his mind and felt that this number was just drizzle.
Now the Hongwu Dynasty has just begun to flourish. In one year, not counting gold, silver, silk, salt, etc., the income from food alone has exceeded 20 million dan. As long as there is no epic natural disaster, in the future this
The number will be even higher. It is absolutely no problem to spend 780,000 dan to support the clan.
As for the prince's annual salary of 10,000 dan, in fact, the current prince's annual salary is 50,000 dan. The figure of 10,000 dan was set by Lao Zhu in the late Hongwu period. Now Ji Boying has advanced it for him.
As for Zhu Laosi, he has no feeling about the number of ten thousand dan. After all, in the time and space he is in, the prince's annual salary is already 10,000 dan, and when he finishes overseeing the country, he will become the emperor and will soon become the emperor.
of that person, of course the fewer the better.
As for Zhu Biao, as the prince, of course he didn't care.
The most miserable person is Xiao Zhu Si.
When I heard that my salary was instantly cut in half, I wanted to kill myself with a piece of tofu, and the cigar in my hand suddenly lost its aroma.
"Master Immortal, Zhu Di has something unclear."
Zhu Laosi's eyes showed a searching look, which was the desire for knowledge.
"speak."
Ji Boying nodded with satisfaction. He liked students who asked questions like this.
"Every time a new emperor ascends the throne, a new prince will still be born, so isn't the salary paid like this still increasing? How is it different from what I just said from the perspective of numbers?"
"This is a very good question, I'll reward you with a chestnut."
Ji Boying smiled and threw some chestnuts to Zhu Laosi.
After being praised by Ji Boying, Zhu Laosi looked calm, but his heart was already full of joy, and he calmly put away the few chestnuts in front of him.
The chestnuts given by the immortal must contain immortal energy, so how can you just eat them casually?
"Second, reduce the level of knighthood from eight levels to five levels, with General Fengguo as the last level."
"In this way, the descendants of a prince will all become idle clans after ninety years."
"And in the past ninety years, on average, five new emperors have ascended the throne. Each new emperor has five brothers, which will increase the number of princes by 25. After three generations of reproduction, these 25 princes and their descendants will be provided, with a maximum limit of 25 princes per year.
Spend 750,000 shi."
"One thing that needs to be noted is that when the sixth new emperor ascends the throne, the descendants of the first batch of princes will be reduced to idle clans, and the salary of these princes will become the princes and their descendants of the sixth new emperor.
salary."
"Of course, this is just an example."
"Depending on the actual situation, this limit will be different, but no matter what the situation, there will be a limit. Even if Lao Zhu has twenty-six sons, and the next five generations of emperors can give birth to twenty-six, it is just
The annual expenditure is 3.75 million shi, and this salary expenditure is completely within the limit that the imperial court can afford."
"This is the difference."
Extreme value!
When these three words fell into the ears of Lao Zhu, A Biao and Zhu Laosi, they were all shocked.
They finally understand where the core is!
The core lies in the shaping of extreme values!
Several people quickly recalled the current system and the solution system based on the number of people proposed by Song Lian. Different problems emerged. One was the infinity of the limit value, and the other was the uncertainty of the limit value.
Only Xiao Zhu Si has no time to think about these issues. He only has one thing on his mind now, what should I do with my salary? My annual salary of 40,000 dan, after I go to the fiefdom, there is nothing I can do about it.
What a waste of money!
"Third, if the clan members give up their clan status, they can regain the right to study, engage in politics and do business."
Lao Zhu was worried that the clan's entry into the court would have an impact on the imperial power, and strictly prohibited the clan's children from entering politics. This also led to the tragic images of some clan's children in the late Ming Dynasty.
The imperial court had no silver and could not supply all the clan members.
Some members of the clan could not wait for the salary from the court no matter how long they waited. Moreover, they were restricted by ancestral rules and were not allowed to engage in politics or business. The miserable ones even had to starve to death in the end.
However, there are also very few "crouching dragons and phoenixes". For example, during the Jiajing period, there was a "crouching dragon" named Zhu Qintie. This guy was the sixth generation grandson of the King of Zhou. Because he could not wait for the imperial salary, he had no money to eat.
, so he wrote a memorial to Jiajing, with the main purpose of collecting debts.
After Jiajing Immortal read it, he was furious and threw Zhu Qinzi to prison with a wave of his hand. Zhu Qinzi was not sad but happy because he was in charge of food in prison.
What's interesting is that Zhu Qin's son Feng Chu couldn't afford to eat, so he imitated his father and wrote a memorial. Then the father and son ate prison food together in prison until Long Qing ascended the throne.
"Indeed, according to the Immortal Master's plan, within a hundred years, there will be a large number of idle clan members in the clan. If these idle clan clan members are not allowed to engage in politics or engage in business, they will have no food to cook and no food to eat."
Zhu Biao nodded seriously.
Zhu Laosi next to him also listened very seriously.
But at this moment, his expression suddenly changed, showing some doubts and a hint of panic.
'what happened?!'
'Why do you feel like your body is being hollowed out?'
'It seems like the whole world is squeezing out the lonely!'
Zhu Laosi frowned and endured it silently without opening his mouth to speak.
"Fourth, what's wrong with you?"
On the contrary, it was Lao Zhu who discovered the abnormality of Zhu Laosi.
"Go back to your father, I will be fine."
Gritting his teeth, Zhu Laosi stood firm.
"Don't panic, you're just running out of time."
Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Laosi.
"It just so happens that I've almost finished what I said today. You won't be able to remember it if I talk too much. Go back and digest it carefully and implement it."
“You must remember to dare to think and act, and seek truth from facts.”
Zhu Laosi was stunned.
'time is limited?'
'Is I going to die?'
The pupils shrank.
"You are not going to die, you are just going back to your own time."
"Also, tell Monk Daoyan that I am tired today and I will go find him when I have time in a few days."
After receiving Ji Boying's explanation, Zhu Laosi felt at ease. He quickly stood up and saluted Ji Boying respectfully.
"I will obey the Immortal Master's words. Zhu Di will definitely bring them to you."
Then Zhu Laosi saluted Lao Zhu and Abiao again.
"Father, eldest brother."
"Go ahead."
Old Zhu waved his hand, and Abiao smiled. Finally, Zhu Laosi looked at Xiao Zhusi and was silent for a moment.
"If you have time, spend more time with Miaoyun."
After saying this, Zhu Laosi's figure gradually became illusory until he disappeared.
Zhu Laosi has been striving for his career all his life and has spent all his time on starting a business. The person he feels most sorry for is his first wife Xu Miaoyun.
"That's the end of today, let's break up the meeting."
Ji Boying spoke calmly. After talking so much, he was indeed a little tired.
"You two go back first."
Lao Zhu suddenly spoke.
Zhu Biao and Xiao Zhusi paused for a moment, then quickly saluted and retreated.
"Brother, we know it's getting late and it's inappropriate to disturb my brother's rest, but if we don't talk to him about this matter today, we will always feel uneasy."
Lao Zhu sighed.
"What you want to say is to depose the prime minister system."
As soon as the words came out, Lao Zhu did not deny it and nodded.
"In this case, I will take you to meet someone."
"People? Who?"
Lao Zhu had a meal.
Ji Boying took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and bit it in his mouth.