Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 454 Family and State Affairs

Zhu Yunying's birthday is naturally an out-and-out major event, but Zhu Yunying also feels that she is still young and has no plans to make a fuss.

As for the next few things, it is also an out-and-out major event, and it is also a lot of people's attention.After all, this is also a matter of one's own interests. The so-called prince, younger brother, or prince's son is not considered a formal status, and it is better to have a prince.

Zhu Yunying was also very busy at this time, looking at the finished crown robes, gold-plated silver books, and silver seals, Zhu Yunying also smiled with satisfaction.

Old Zhu's "ancestor precepts recorded", Lao Zhu has changed a lot, and Zhu Yunying has also changed a lot.

For the crown prince, it is a golden book, and for the prince, it can only be a gold-plated silver book and silver seal.As for the county king or something, it is the silver book and silver seal.As for the various princes, there must be no books and no seals. After all, they are not official identities.

Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu came to Fengxian Hall, which is also a ceremony for the canonization of the prince, and they need to tell the ancestors first.

Zhu Yunying was very calm about the excitement and expectations of those uncles, younger brothers or younger brothers.He just got up step by step, washed up, and then walked towards Fengtian Temple in a calm manner.

Little Zhu got up early again, he is in high spirits now, this little guy is once again taking on important responsibilities.

Xiao Zhu, dressed in imperial uniform, stood at the front of the line, waiting outside the east gate of Fengtian Hall.And his grandparents and uncles also waited obediently behind Xiao Zhu.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Xiao Zhu is chatting with his "second uncle" about the big stupid elephant in the elephant room.

Shuangquan walked over with small steps, and said softly, "Your Highness, it's time to ascend to the palace."

"Is it promoted?" Little Zhu asked strangely, "We didn't hear the whip."

Zhu Yunqi actually wanted to complain, but the whip was sounded just now, but the Crown Prince and King Wu were imitating elephants, so they didn't hear it.As for those censors who were originally serious and respectful, they were collectively blind and deaf. They might dare to stab Wu Wang occasionally, but they didn't dare to provoke the crown prince at all.

It doesn't necessarily mean that the crown prince is so majestic, it's simply that they are loyal to their duties and find the place where the crown prince is rude.Even if the emperor approves of their impeachment, etc., it is estimated that the Supreme Emperor will kill them aggressively in an instant.It is possible to be beheaded, and it is more likely to be demoted, and the whole family will be assigned.

What Shuangquan could say at this time, but hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the whip has just been sounded, and the emperor is going to be promoted to the palace."

At this moment, little Zhu understood, and Zhu Yunxi knew that he might have caused a little trouble again, so he hurriedly helped little Zhu tidy up his crown clothes.As soon as little Zhu turned around, he struggled to climb over the high and wide threshold of Fengtian Hall, while the princes and clans behind him quickly followed.

Little Zhu entered from the east gate of Fengtian Hall, and under Shuangquan's guidance, she went directly to the Imperial Palace and stood beside her.

At this time, the other civil and military officials also lined up, and Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu appeared.

It was Little Zhu who sang salutes and worshiped again. After the ceremony, Wang Chengen knelt in front of Little Zhu holding a big tray.

Although he barely knew too many words, little Zhu was not stage fright, mainly because he had long been able to recite the will of the imperial decree under the guidance of Lao Zhu.But at this time, it is obvious that Xiao Zhu cannot be allowed to come forward, and he has to wait.

Zhu Yunying came forward and picked up the imperial edict with a blank expression.

Zhu Yunying's three uncles were Tang Wang, Ying Wang and Yi Wang. They were basically not princes with heavy names, and they were not considered noble.

Although there is a 'Tang Wang', it's just that this group number is nothing. The first time it was seen in the annals of history was when someone in the Sui Dynasty declared himself Tang Wang.At that time, when Li Yuan went to Li Yuan, he also supported Yang Guang's grandson, Wang Yangyou, as the emperor, and was immediately named the king of Tang.

And Zhu Yunying's two younger brothers are King Lu and King Heng, which are neither good nor bad titles.As for the cousins, they are basically inheriting the princes, and the princes must be specially set up for them.

"Grandfather, let's go." At the end of the canonization, Zhu Yunying laughed, "The two of us are here, and they can't fight."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile. After the canonization of the prince, the clan still had its own celebration.It's really inconvenient if the emperor is here.What's more, according to the etiquette, this seems to be the canonization of the prince, but the ceremony is not over yet.

After Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu left, the clan still needed to meet with each other, including accompanied by Wang Chengen and Shuangquan, Xiao Xiaozhu took the newly appointed prince to visit the Taimiao.

Here, of course, hundreds of officials also entered the table to congratulate the emperor and empress.At this moment, women who go to the inner and outer courts also need to go to congratulations, especially those princesses who have new princes, who want to thank the queen in front of the queen.

"It's still clean here. It's been a mess these few days." Lao Zhu returned to the Qianqing Palace and immediately complained, "We can't stand the noise now, and Yin'er likes messy things. We're afraid of these occasions."

Zhu Yunying took pleasure in his misfortune, and said to Lao Zhu, "I still have to thank you tomorrow, why don't we save some trouble, and we will be in Qianqing Palace?"

Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunying, and said, "Courtesy cannot be discarded!"

Tomorrow the princes will come to thank each other, naturally they will go from one place to another, Lao Zhu wants to thank him, and the emperor also wants to thank him.Little Zhu will have to wait for the time to say, waiting for his grandparents and uncles to thank him.

Zhu Yunying was really in a good mood, and said to Old Zhu, "Second and third uncles are restless. These days, I have been pestering fifth uncle, thinking of asking for an errand."

Old Zhu became serious, and said, "Your second and third uncle's bastards also have status. You have to think about it, if the clan is in power, maybe it will cause chaos."

"We don't allow them to command troops, otherwise we wouldn't have focused on withdrawing the feudal land." Zhu Yunying laughed and said, "Don't think too much about the central position in the court. It's all pure The expensive ones are also the tasks of some individuals taking tea to cool down."

Old Zhu smiled and pointed at Xiao Zhu, and he naturally understood what little Zhu was thinking.It is true to give the clan 'jobs', but the job of the clan is not particularly sensitive, and it is difficult to grasp real power.Most importantly, those positions basically do not exist and are 'family traditions'.

"Speaking of which, Yin'er has the same virtue as us." Zhu Yunying was a little amused, and said something interesting, "When we were young, we didn't hide our desire for power, and our Yin'er also enjoyed it. Grandpa Huang also saw it. He is better than us these days." Be enthusiastic."

"I don't want to be idle when I come back, so I want to practice with us." Old Zhu said cheerfully, "This little thing also knows his status more and more."

This is the absolute truth, Xiao Zhu is really aware of his special status.In the matter of canonizing the prince, little Zhu was more enthusiastic and active than Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu.

For Zhu Yunying, conferring a prince or something is just something an emperor should do.

He is not only the father of the people of Ming Dynasty, but also the "big patriarch" of Lao Zhu's family.Governing the world and taking care of the people is of course what an emperor should do.It's just that Zhu Yunying also needs to care about the children of the Zhu family, who are also members of his family.

It's just that Zhu Yunying is very clear that he still has a lot of things to do, and it seems that the end of the year is coming.For Zhu Yunying, this is the time to start completely busy, because this time basically means that the autumn harvest is over.

Zhu Yunying has always been very concerned about taxation and other issues.This is not just a purely national financial issue, but mainly Zhu Yunying's dissatisfaction with the two tax laws. What he is thinking about now is to change the tax system of the Ming Dynasty.

"Grandfather, although what you are thinking about is to share the land into the mu and combine the land into one." Zhu Yunying opened his mouth and said seriously to Lao Zhu, "We have read the history books, and the previous dynasties basically have poll taxes, just small taxes. This is not true. Well, there are many people who have no land, or those who have little land, and their burden is very heavy."

Lao Zhu nodded slightly. In fact, Lao Zhu was also very clear about the taxes of the Ming Dynasty.

"That's the truth, and there are some things that annoy us now." Lao Zhu said, "Ding Yin was originally collected by the imperial court, but we also know that some local officials mostly sent Ding Yin to Li Jia and Jun. When the money was confiscated, it was not handed over, and most of it fell into their private pockets, which annoyed us."

Zhu Yunying nodded and said, "That's what we think too. From now on, we will only focus on the land, not the people. The amount of tax will be determined according to the number of acres of land. Those with more land will pay more, those with less land will pay less, and those without land will pay less." No. In this way, the burden on the poor people will be reduced. Those officials and gentry are probably not happy to see that they have a lot of land.”

Looking at Lao Zhu, Zhu Yunying continued, "Now our royal family has a lot of power, we can carry out this policy. We set the rules at the beginning of the founding of the country, and we are not afraid that someone will dare to change too much in the future. The most important thing is that we carry out, some Even if people want to make trouble, they don't dare to make it too big. Our future descendants don't dare to say that they have such power."

The reason for saying this is simply that how many officials' cash cows have been eradicated.For landlords and corrupt officials, they will lose a lot of opportunities to make money, which obviously violates their interests.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying, and just asked, "If you come like this, our yellow book will be lost for nothing."

Lao Zhu can still see a lot of problems, because once the land is divided into acres, those farmers who have no land and little land can get rid of the burden of labor and are no longer bound to the land forcibly.Moreover, since the object of taxation is land, the imperial court is bound to relax its control over household registration, increasing a large number of free-flowing labor forces.

And Lao Zhu's strict household registration system is also extremely strict. He basically does not allow ordinary people to move around.It is basically a fantasy for the people of the Ming Dynasty to want to move freely.

Zhu Yunying also couldn't help laughing. Some of his policies seemed to conflict with the policies formulated by Lao Zhu, the founding emperor, which probably made people feel dumbfounded.

It's just that even if there are some conflicts, what should be changed must still need to be changed!

(End of this chapter)