Not only Lao Zhu, but Zhu Biao and Zhu Di also frowned, because in their eyes, there was nothing wrong with this title system.
According to Lao Zhu's set of titles, the descendants of the Zhu family will be able to live a prosperous life.
"Brother, please clarify."
Lao Zhu took a deep breath.
If it were anyone else who dared to say that the system formulated by Lao Zhu was a strategy to subjugate the country, he would have been killed by Lao Zhu long ago.
But coming from Ji Boying's words, Lao Zhu didn't have the slightest doubt. First he was confused, and then he reflected on what the problem with this system was.
"Chongba, how many princes do you have?"
Lao Zhu thought for a while and started counting carefully. There were so many sons that he really didn’t count them carefully.
"About seventeen or eighteen."
Ji Boying took a deep breath, habitually put the cigarette in the corner of his mouth, and flicked the ashes directly in the Jinluan Palace.
"As of this year, there are nineteen, and the total is twenty-six."
Hearing that he could still give birth to seven more children, Lao Zhu felt a sense of self-confidence that only belongs to a man. He is now fifty-two and can continue to give birth. What is he if he is not a macho man?!
"Guess again, how many royal grandchildren you have in total."
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment and then tentatively opened his mouth.
"One hundred?"
"One hundred and twenty-nine."
After finishing speaking, Ji Boying added another sentence.
"The king who destroyed the Ming Dynasty is your eleventh generation descendant."
Cock!
Almost instantly.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, the three fathers and sons were all shocked. These three people are all the most intelligent people in the world, so they naturally understood the meaning of Ji Boying's words.
There were twenty-six people in the first generation, and there were more than a hundred people in the second generation. According to this doubling rate and then passed down to the eleventh generation, what a huge number will it be in the end?!
"Looking at the unified dynasties since Qin Shihuang, the Ming Dynasty is the only dynasty that allows all descendants of the clan to pass on hereditary inheritance."
"At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were more than a million royal children on the books. These royal family members all received titles and salaries. The lowest, Lieutenant Feng Guo, had an annual salary of two hundred dan. At that time, in the Ming Dynasty, there were millions of Feng Guo.
Lieutenant."
"In the 30th year of Wanli, the total fiscal expenditure of the Ming Dynasty was 28.85 million taels, of which 15.26 million taels were used to support the clan, accounting for more than 50% of the fiscal expenditure."
"Furthermore, the ancestral precepts of the Emperor Ming stipulate that the descendants of the royal family are not subject to ordinary laws and are not subject to the control of local officials. The palaces, clothing, and military cavalry of the princes are as high as the emperor, and princes and ministers must 'fall down and pay homage' when they see them.
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"During the Jiajing period, there was even a strange incident where a young steward of the royal palace beat up the chief envoy and other officials in the border areas in the street."
"These clan members are exempted from imperial laws and have started to act as a protective umbrella for local powerful people, amassing money wantonly and squeezing the people."
"The kings were not restrained, and their land enclosures were the largest in the history of the dynasties. The worst thing was that the land in a province was not enough to support a prince, and the large areas of land controlled by these princes did not need to pay taxes, and they still received no royal salary.
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"The most ridiculous thing is that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial treasury was scarce and there was no money to recruit troops. These wealthy clan nobles had no money to spare, and they just sat and watched the fall of the Ming Dynasty."
"The source of all this is the feudal system and the connivance of clan members in rituals since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
Ji Boying's words were like needles, constantly piercing into Lao Zhu's heart.
Especially when I heard, "In the late Ming Dynasty, there was no money to recruit troops, and the nobles of the clan sat and watched the fall of the country." My chest heaved violently, and my hands were already shaking violently with anger.
He never imagined that the descendants he wanted to protect would turn out to be such a group of heartless bastards.
"White-eyed wolf!"
"A bunch of white-eyed wolves!"
Then Lao Zhu was stunned again.
"Our Ming Dynasty only lasted for eleven generations?!"
Lao Zhu gave names to his son's descendants. For example, the descendants of Zhu Di were named "Gao Zhan Qi Jianyou, Hou Zai Yi Chang You, Ci He Yi Bo Zhong, Jian Jing Di Xian You". By the time the name was passed down to You, the country had already perished.<
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Obviously, these eleven generations are dissatisfied with Lao Zhu's wishes. In his opinion, passing on to the twenty generations is the beginning.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were even more horrified when they heard this. They did not expect that this nobility system would leave such a huge hidden danger to the Ming Dynasty.
"Fortunately, you are the source, so this matter is easy to change."
Ji Boying took a deep breath of cigarette.
This problem of the Ming Dynasty clan can be easily solved in the Hongwu time and space. All it takes is Lao Zhu’s order to directly abolish the nobility system. However, in other time and space, the nobility system has been followed for several generations, and there are too many vested interests involved.
There are many, especially as it goes on and on, it becomes more and more difficult. This is what really worries Ji Boying.
"Brother, please teach me!"
Lao Zhu looked at Ji Boying.
As one of the most ruthless emperors in history, Lao Zhu had a fatal weakness, which was his doting on his own children and grandchildren. Even if Ji Boying explained to him the hidden dangers for future generations, he still could not be ruthless enough to completely change it.
Nobility.
"Tomorrow, I'm tired."
Ji Boying stamped out the cigarette butt, stood up and walked down to the Golden Palace.
"The nobility system is just one of the issues. Hongwu was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Any system will have a profound impact on future generations. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. You should think clearly first, and then come to me with questions." p>
Ji Boying stepped on flip-flops and pattered towards the outside of Fengtian Hall.
Ji Boying learned this trick from ‘Ipx-169-C-Tutor です’ by assigning homework and activating students’ subjective initiative.
If you just say it yourself and the Zhu family does it, then in the end you will be copying the tiger and imitating the cat.
When passing by Zhu Biao, Ji Boying paused for a moment, raised his hand, and a palm-sized brown bottle fell into Zhu Biao's arms.
"Take one pill every day before going to bed."
"This is..."
Abiao looked at the brown bottle in his hand. He had never seen a bottle like this before.
"Deep sea fish oil, prevents blood clots."
After saying that, Ji Boying walked out of the hall on his own.
Lao Zhu stood on the Jinluan Hall, thinking deeply about Ji Boying's words, and suddenly reacted. Seeing that Ji Boying was almost reaching the threshold of the hall, he said anxiously.
"Biao'er, hurry up and send your uncle to rest and pass on our instructions. From today on, Zijin Tower will be our brother's immortal residence in the mortal world."
"Obey!"
Zhu Biao was stunned. The Zijin Tower was Lao Zhu's favorite palace. The scenery was great. It was warm in winter and cool in summer. The terrain was high and overlooked most of Yingtian Mansion. He had to stay there for a month or two every year. He didn't expect it.
Give others a place to stay.
Just as he was about to leave, Lao Zhu suddenly raised his hand again.
"Wait a minute, Fourth Brother, go and deliver it!"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment and did not react.
"What are you doing standing still? Go quickly."
Zhu Biao whispered something, and then Zhu Di realized what he was doing, saluted quickly, turned around and chased after him.
In the Jinluan Hall, Lao Zhu was walking back and forth, and then he shouted loudly.