Wanli Xinming

Chapter 207 Regulations
The conclusion of the suzerainty meeting did not mean that the entire clan issue was immediately and perfectly resolved.

The most important of these is to solve the problem of hereditary replacement of the prince.The royal family must have a clan screen, as a third force to balance the nobles and civil servants.Because of the psychological shadow of the Jingnan Rebellion, the previous emperors completely excluded the clan from their political life, which actually resulted in the self-limitation of imperial power.

Today, Zhu Yijun has allowed the clan to set up factories and allocate colonial mines, so that they are not completely dependent on Zonglu economically; at the same time, the ban on imperial examinations has been lifted so that they can enter the middle and lower-level administrative management system; finally, it is necessary to determine the hereditary The irreplaceable prince, to determine the core strength of the "royalists" in the future.

Because of Empress Dowager Li, the hereditary replacement of King Lu was expected by everyone; because King Zhou fully supported the emperor on the issue of suzerainty, the first-generation King Zhou, as the younger brother of Chengzu, also won the respect of hereditary replacement. Rong; Although King Zheng is considered a small sect in the clan, the prince of Zheng Wang is the first president of the Gewu Academy, and King Zheng himself was appointed as the Zongzheng of the clan's house, and this hereditary can't be picked out for anyone.

In addition to the above three, the other majors are also very eager to hereditary.At this time, I heard the words of Prince Zheng last year. Blessed are the few princes who cut their own fields-they sold or gave away their own land, and the land they finally reserved was within [-] mu, and Emperor Zhu must support himself The clan of the policy is commended.

Therefore, King Jingjiang, King Jin, King Lu, King Qin, and King Shu who were almost scolded as fools by their family members last year were canonized by the emperor as hereditary alternate princes—and made more than 20 other indifferent princes almost regret their intestines.

In private gatherings, they did not dare to scold the emperor, but they were unavoidable to attack these "licking the ditch" princes - but the three princes of Jin, Lu, and Qin did not have such a high level of consciousness, but were sent by the emperor as ministers. Quietly warned.Only the king of Shu and the king of Jingjiang took the initiative to reduce the land, so at the canonization ceremony, they were rewarded with the white belt and the yellow belt - the rest of the princes used the white belt and the red belt.

The three princes of Jin, Lu, and Qin were overjoyed, but they were also very painful when they exchanged their own tens of thousands of acres of land for a hereditary king.However, the "Title Book Seal Order" issued by the court later made them celebrate with their foreheads.

On June [-], the sixth year of Wanli, the imperial court issued the "Title Book Seal Order", which fixed the changed suzerainty system in the form of law.

The regulations first clarified the political status of the clan and nobles.The details are as follows: princes are divided into two types: hereditary princes and princes; county kings are divided into three levels, and the names are simple and rude: first-class county kings, second-class county kings, and third-class county kings.

Then the clan will enter the ranks of the nobles and nobles, and follow the same path of attack as the non-clan clan.The name is the same as the county king, for example, the duke is directly first-class, second-class, third-class, and so on.

When the royal family is downgraded to the third baron, no matter how many generations it is passed down, it will no longer be downgraded.Marquis and below, the ban on marriage with nobles will be lifted; Earls and above, the court will have the power; the third baron and above, the local council will have power; for this reason, the imperial court will set up a parliamentary council, and members of the parliamentary council can make suggestions on the court and local policies. Opinion.

The second ordinance stipulates the rules of descending: for each clan or noble, the eldest son can descend to the first-class successor; the head of the family can choose another son to descend to the second-class; the rest of the sons are equal to the common people.

Even if they are attacked, they still need to take the Zongxue exam. The exam is divided into three categories: Wen, Wu, and Qualification. You can choose any one of them to get a pass, and then you can be ranked.

Once again, the distribution of Zonglu was stipulated: those above the county king still received Zonglu as compensation for their inability to enter the administrative agency.The rest of the clan get shares in the "Clan Trading Company" according to their rank, with titles, dividends, and no clan.

The regulations stipulate otherwise that the youngest sons of the clans below the county king, from birth to fifteen years old, will receive Zonglu subsidies according to their grades - this is to prevent a certain generation of prodigal clans from selling their shares, and their youngest sons will have nothing to live on.All Yibin (that is, the son-in-law of the clan) will be deprived of Zonglu.

In addition to these clauses, there are also a large number of lifting clauses: In addition to the ban on imperial imperial examinations, the imperial family who participates in the imperial examinations and obtains an official shall not assume the title of the county king, and those below the duke are free; Other appointments are not restricted; except for the ban on the "four people's careers" in the clan, all clans, no matter how high or low, can support themselves in a variety of industries such as scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce.

The regulations also stipulate that the capital will build the palaces of the kings, and all the royal families above the county king must live in the capital and participate in the court meeting; the prince's original residence shall not exceed [-] acres, and the county king's land shall not exceed [-] acres.

For the existing occupied land that exceeds the upper limit set by the imperial court, the regulations stipulate that: anyone occupying more than [-] mu of land shall be regarded as illegal land occupation and must be cleared before the end of the year; Redemption at market price as public land.

In this way, the entire clan reform was successfully implemented.For the hereditary prince, there is Zonglu protection for five consecutive generations, and the dividends of the clan business community can be passed on to infinity, and the wealth is basically unaffected; for the prince, there is Zonglu protection for four consecutive generations. Although it decreases year by year, there are still some After the rush and the sense of urgency, no matter what, in the Duke's generation, there can be a scholar who can be an official.

The time of the king is relatively tight, but still the same sentence, after the lifting of the ban, the clan will burst into a huge energy - whether it is educational resources or capital, these people are the richest group in Daming.Whether it is an aristocratic family or a noble family, the wealth accumulated cannot be compared with that of the princes of the Ming Dynasty.

From the generals of Fuguo to the lieutenant of Fuguo, the dividends they get from the business community within five years are similar to the Zonglu that the imperial court sends to them after most of the arrears - and in these five years, these grass-roots clans will gradually adapt to transition period in this society.

As for the slackers and gangsters in other clans, the own clan's rules are waiting to take care of them.

The "Title Book Seal Order" also stipulates the method of obtaining titles below the duke - merits and wars.No matter whether it is a low-level clan or a commoner, theoretically, they can obtain titles and be promoted.

Moreover, unlike the royal family, which replaces the royal salary with dividends from business companies, non-clan nobles, officials, and commoners get titles with Lumi—although it is not as good as dividends, the first-class princes also have 150 shi every year.Decreasing downwards by [-] shi, until after the fifteenth generation, the third-class baron still has [-] shi Lumi to take every year. If the population is small, food and clothing will be stable.What's more, the honor that gaining the title brings to the family is the most irresistible for Chinese people at this time.

But unlike the imperial clan, there is no lower limit for non clan raids, that is to say, after the third-class baron, it is the common people who leave the ranks of honorable people.If you want to keep your home, you must make meritorious deeds within these fifteen generations in order to slow down the speed of the home’s fall—this is also a powerful incentive.

For ordinary civilians who are not officials, unless they have made amazing contributions to the country, or have achieved amazing achievements in a certain field, they can break through the boundaries between nobles and commoners and be awarded a baron.But this is not absolute, there is also a shortcut for civilians to cross the class: military merits.

The statute stipulates that the following barons are the folks: they are divided into four grades: knight, doctor, no change, and upper class.The corresponding first-level powers are twenty, ten, three, and two, respectively.The corresponding land grants are [-] mu, [-] mu, [-] mu, and [-] mu respectively.As the highest rank of a baron, a knight will become the dividing line between the nobles and the commoners. Without military merit, it is difficult to step into the baron - but as long as the military merit reaches the standard, this boundary can be jumped over, because obtaining the baron's There are only fifty first-level skills.

As for the land granted to the land, there are two methods. One is to use the imperial court to buy the land of the kings; or to give twice the new land reclaimed in the Huanghuai Water Conservancy Project; or to replace it with fifty times the land of the colonies - that would require meritorious service. Those who stay in the colony, but fifty times as much land would be a staggering number.

There is another advantage of the Count, that is, "in case of shortage, you can transfer to office".Those who have reached the pass line in general and cultural knowledge can be directly appointed to the post of county magistrate or below when they encounter vacancies; doctors can be directly appointed as county officials; those who have won the title can enter the county council—and have the power to discuss politics.

The "Title Book Seal Order" is the first written new law issued by the imperial court after the promulgation of the Wanli Five-Year Reform Edict.It not only won unanimous praise from the government and the opposition at that time, but also has an epoch-making significance in history-from now on, the Wanli Reform has really entered the operational stage.

With the promulgation, implementation, revision, and abolition of new laws, the country was finally dragged by Zhu Yijun, coerced with a knife, and embarked on a new path.The new nation at this time is like the fetus in Zhuang Jingjia's womb - about to make its first loud cry to the world of this time and space.

　Concluding remarks of the second volume: To be honest, this second volume was not written according to the outline at all - Lao Mo was originally going to write the inner palace, mixed with some reforms and military politics.As a result, instead of sticking to his own ideas, he fell into a vortex of worrying about gains and losses—for fear that his book would fail.

　　Later, due to health and family affairs, Lao Mo continued to update the book. Compared with the beginning, the number of new subscriptions dropped by more than 500.At this point, Lao Mo felt relieved.Since you don't want to make money, why don't you follow your own ideas?
　　Writing a book was a fun and exciting thing.As a result, because he put a lot of pressure on himself, he caused all kinds of unhappiness, and his body was broken. Lao Mo deeply reflected on it - it shouldn't be like this.

　　This book will always be written to accompany my readers, and Lao Mo will write with a different mentality - not so much pressure, only pursuing breakthroughs in writing and storytelling.Of course, in terms of updates, Lao Mo will try his best, but he will not squeeze himself with his own life - occasionally breaking changes, Lao Mo will notify everyone in the future.

　　Thank you for your perseverance, thank you for your support and encouragement.This is very important to Lao Mo and this is the biggest gain.Thank you again~, good night.

　　
　
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