"The county king is a bit high. But as a husband, I won't make him a general. I plan to make him a duke because of my husband. He will not be hereditary and will not be replaced as a duke." Yunxi said.
"Duke? Did I hear wrongly? Duke is a title conferred on nobles." Baoqin said.
"You heard that right. My husband is talking about the Duke. What do you think of the name Zhen Guogong? It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. It's better to take the title after the place name. For example, Jin Guogong. Ji Xi has already changed the title to 'Jin'
This word was left empty." Yunxi was talking half to Baoqin and half to himself.
"Husband, you plan to change the title of the title below the clan, county and king, to be the same as nobility?" Baoqin asked again.
"You are so smart." Yunxi praised. At the same time, he concealed the second half of the sentence: "No worse than Xiyao."
"The fourth point of reform that I need to carry out is to abolish the original six-level titles of general of Zhenguo, general of auxiliary country, general of Fengguo, lieutenant of Zhenguo, lieutenant of auxiliary state and lieutenant of Fengguo, and change them to duke, marquis and earl.
Viscount, fifth degree baron. Well, viscount and baron are new titles that my husband plans to create. Viscount is equivalent to the current hereditary commander, and baron is equivalent to the current hereditary commander. After the reform, most of the current hereditary commanders are hereditary.
Commanders and magistrates will be renamed barons and viscounts. Below the baron, following the Han Dynasty, there are nine titles. From high to low, they are: Wu Da Fu, Gong Cheng, Gong Da Fu, Guan Da Fu, Da Fu, Bu Geng, and Hairpin.
, Shangzao, Gongshi. The status is equal to from the third grade to the seventh grade."
"The titles of prince, county prince, duke, uncle, son, etc. are no longer all super-grade, first-grade. Prince, county prince are still super-grade, duke is equal to the first-grade, marquis is the first-grade, earl is the second-grade, viscount is the second-grade, baron
Genuine third grade."
"In this way, the total number of hereditary titles set by the imperial court is sixteen. This is five grades less than the twenty-one in the Han Dynasty."
"As for salary, for titles and official positions of the same level, the salary is basically the same. However, there can be additional rewards, regardless of official title."
"Husband, do you want to reform the noble titles?" Baoqin was stunned and said after a while.
"Of course." Yunxi smiled. He had made it so clear that anyone could hear it.
The purpose of Yunxi's implementation of this fourth point of reform was to unify the clan and noble titles, and then create a unified aristocratic system to achieve what he wanted to create a solid ruling class as the basis for his own rule or
allies who rule the country.
Of course, this ruling class cannot be exactly the same as the ruling class of Fulong, and Yunxi does not want to be exactly the same, and it is not suitable for the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty. The template for Yunxi's conception is the Han Dynasty. The hereditary titles of clans and nobles in the Han Dynasty are the same.
It's just that nobles cannot be crowned kings.
The reason why Yunxi used the Han Dynasty as a template for his conception is very simple: the Han Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty were the only two feudal monarchy eras. When the country was destroyed, other clans were able to resurrect the country's dynasties. Among them, the Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty
The emperor's power was too small for him to accept, and the Jin Dynasty lasted too short. The two Jin Dynasties combined only lasted more than 150 years, which was less than half the length of the Han Dynasty. Only the Han Dynasty could imitate it.
The purpose of changing hereditary commanders and hereditary commanders to viscounts and barons was to reduce the burden on the court. Too many nobles begged Yunxi to give their sons who could not inherit the title a future as hereditary commanders or commanders.
, Yunxi could not refuse them all. After these two ranks were changed to formal titles, these nobles would have no shame in asking for a second-rank career for their sons, which would reduce the burden on the court.
Of course, Baoqin didn't know what Yunxi was thinking. Baoqin's brother was the hereditary commander of Tongzhi's future, so it was not his fault that Yunxi gave way to Xungui, so of course she wouldn't care. But at least she understood that reform
The noble title must have other purposes, and she had better not ask more. So Baoqin just smiled and said: "That's good, my brother is now a hereditary commander, and after the reform, he is a baron, which can be regarded as a serious title.
It sounds much better than the former hereditary commander Tongzhi."
"Husband, can I name my brother's baronetcy myself?" she asked again.
"Of course you can." Yunxi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's better to name it yourself. The provincial court found the name unpleasant. But the name cannot be chosen casually. The name must be two characters; it can be a place name, but
It cannot be the name of a prefecture, state, or county; it cannot be repeated with others."
"Then I have to think about it as soon as possible." Baoqin said with a smile: "Get a good name first, so as not to lose time."
"You can also reserve one for your younger brother." Yunxi responded with a smile. Baoqin's younger brother has never been on the battlefield and does not want to take the route of a military commander. He graduated from the Imperial College Department a few years ago and was assigned to be the chief envoy of Jiangxi Province.
As an official, there is no hereditary future.
"Thank you, husband." Baoqin saluted with a smile again.
After saying this, Yunxi stopped talking to her about the reform, and Baoqin didn't mention it either. They called Wenyao over, and Baoqin still told him with a touch of sadness that his mother had promised him to lead troops to India, but
She repeatedly told him to pay attention to safety. I believe she would tell him again before Wen Yao officially set off.
Hearing his mother's words, Wen Yao felt a little sorry for her, but he couldn't help but feel happy on his face. He had studied for more than ten years, practiced countless martial arts, and learned military formations from many generals.
The method of formation is eager to display these and let everyone know what he is capable of.
"A son will definitely not disappoint his father and mother's teachings," he said.
Seeing Wen Yao's excitement, Bao Qin felt a little depressed, but he quickly adjusted it. It was actually a good thing for his son to have such an idea. It was better than staying in the capital to earn a living, and he didn't have to worry about being stripped of his title in the future.
"Father believes that you will not disappoint your parents' teachings, but after all, you are young and have seen very few things. This year you don't have to go to the Imperial City Academy to study, go to the Martial Arts Hall, or conceal your identity to go to the Martial Arts Hall."
"What's more important is that we need to start preparing for the wedding. If you start preparing now, it will take at least seven or eight months to complete. You will get married in September, and in a few months, you will set off to attack India in November or December." Yunxi said.
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“In November and December, it’s already winter, isn’t it too late?”
"Don't worry. India is hotter than the Ming Dynasty, and the winter weather is similar to the autumn climate of the Ming Dynasty." Yunxi said with a smile: "What you have to worry about in the future is what to do if the weather is too hot. Of course, Bangladesh is better than your uncle,
The fiefdom of Uncle Gao Xu and others is further to the north, where it is colder."
"And your fief is indeed a very good place." From an agricultural point of view, India is the best place in the world. There are high mountains in the north of India, which blocks the cold current from the Arctic in winter, so even in places with the same latitude
It is also warmer than the Central Plains; in summer, this mountain retains all the water vapor blown from the southern ocean, making the climate humid; at the same time, there are few tornadoes in the Indian Ocean and will not cause damage to the coast; and the plain area is vast,
After the partition of later generations, the arable area of India was almost the same as that of China, whose total area was more than three times that of India. The entire Indian region would only be larger.
'It is not unreasonable for Europeans to rise in one fell swoop thanks to India. India is really unique. But probably because of the good natural conditions, not only has a caste system developed, but it also has little fighting power and is constantly being conquered by foreign races. Now.
, It's Ming's turn to be the master of India.' Yunxi thought.
"Okay, there's nothing wrong. It's getting late now. Let's go to the imperial kitchen to prepare lunch," Yunxi said.
"Lu Yi, please go there yourself. First go to the Imperial Prison and tell Xiaozhang about Wenyao's marriage and ask him to prepare. Then go to the Ministry of Rites and tell Huang Huai, the Minister of Rites, and ask him to prepare immediately.
"Finally, go to the Duke of Zheng's Mansion, tell Chang Sheng about the matter, and ask him to get ready. No, go to the Duke of Zheng's Mansion first, and then go to the Ministry of Rites." Yunxi said again.
"Yes, I know this." Lu Yi agreed and turned around to retreat.
"Hold on. I have one more thing, please tell Chang Sheng."
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"Your Majesty has chosen Junyue as the emperor's eldest concubine?" Chang Sen said to Chang Sheng in surprise.
"Don't be so surprised," Chang Sheng was originally worried, but it felt strange to see Chang Sen so surprised: "When we set up the girls' school, we thought it might be to prepare for the prince to choose his concubine in the future. Around the Chinese New Year, the queen also specially announced the summons
The nobles from various families brought their daughters to the palace to meet, and Concubine Ye suddenly came to Kunning Palace while she was still talking. We also guessed that they were choosing a concubine for the eldest son of the emperor. In the end, Jun Yue was chosen, so don’t be so surprised. "
"Why aren't you surprised? Today," Chang Sen said here and glanced around. They were sitting in a pavilion in the yard, as if admiring the snow, and there was no one within three feet of them. "Yun He's."
The queen is from a low-level noble family, the same goes for Yunxi and Yunxi, and Yunwen is a civil servant. How could she choose our daughter?" According to Yunxi's work habits, the prince's concubine should not choose top-notch concubines like them.
The daughter of the Xungui family is the right one. He thought that Junyue and the daughters of Duke Wei, Cao and Liang were just accompanying the candidates. He never thought he would be selected. (To be continued)
