Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 339 Reactions from all parties, huge changes in the court (please subscribe!!)

"Wang Zhong."

"The minister is here."

"Go and send the clan reform strategy that I and the Crown Prince jointly formulated to all of you dear ones!"

"Yes!"

Wang Zhong nodded, then picked up a thick stack of pamphlets and distributed them to the officials in the hall one by one.

"This booklet is a plan jointly drawn up by me and the prince. All my dear friends, please take a look at it carefully to see if there is anything that needs to be changed. If there is no future salary, salary, treatment, etc. for the clan, it will be as stated in the booklet. Come!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a language that allowed no questioning.

Although the ministers have not yet begun to read it, they understand in their hearts that no matter whether they read it or not, they must agree to this pamphlet. If they object, they will be in trouble with the emperor and the prince.

Such a firm attitude made the officials even more curious about the contents of the booklet in their hands.

So they all started to look at it.

After seeing the contents in the pamphlet, all these ministers' eyes widened and they soon started to sweat.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the reactions of these ministers in his eyes, and these were all within his expectations.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored it and continued: "I discussed with the prince and the clan management must be changed for the sake of the future of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Starting from today, the salary of the children of the Ming Dynasty clan will be directly halved. In addition, it will continue to be halved next year, and it will be halved year by year until the income is the same as that of ordinary people!"

"Furthermore, the descendants of the clan must also undergo screening and assessment. Only those who pass can continue to obtain the qualifications of clan descendants."

"In addition, a clan fund will be established. The clan fund is run by the clan government and is independent of the court system. The court officials are not allowed to interfere!"

"I won't go into details. The details are all in the booklet you have in your hands. Take a look at it carefully and study it carefully. What is a strategy? This is a strategy. The strategy you submitted before is the same as what is in this booklet. Compared with others, it’s like a piece of shit!!”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, all the civil and military officials in the hall lowered their heads in shame.

They read the content in the brochure, which was both wild and thoughtful. They had never seen these things before. If there was a flaw, this plan was too bold and radical!

But what the civil and military officials never expected was that Zhu Yuanzhang actually firmly supported this plan and did not allow court officials to intervene. In other words, the clan government would be independent from the court's operating system in the future.

Just when the civil and military officials were about to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang not to make a decision so quickly, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again.

"The prince and I also discussed that the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty should be given more room to develop. Therefore, in the future, the vassal kings will no longer receive fixed salaries from the clan mansion, and they will also have to hand over half of their income to the clan mansion. The salary and salary treatment for the children of the branch clan!"

"Of course, I can't let the vassal king starve to death, so I decided that from now on the vassal king can share 1% of the fiefdom's tax revenue, and at the same time allow business and farming!"

boom!

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said these words, the entire Tai Chi Palace exploded.

All the officials were so shocked that their heads were buzzing, and they looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with wide eyes and open mouths.

If the royal family salary reform in the pamphlet is just bold and radical, then what Zhu Yuanzhang just said about the changes in the vassal king is simply earth-shattering! !

To put it mildly, this is a revolution; to put it seriously, this is an absolute disaster! !

The entire country's most basic system may be overturned.

The great city in the Tai Chi Palace could no longer hold back. Song Lian, Lu Chang, Guo Zi, and even Song Guogong Feng Sheng, etc. all changed their expressions and spoke one after another.

"Your Majesty, this is not allowed! The reform of the clan's salary can still be discussed, but relaxing the restrictions on the vassal king will allow the court to reduce expenditures on the clan, but it will not be good for the country!"

"That's right! Since ancient times, vassal kings have often caused rebellion. Therefore, all dynasties have restricted the power of vassal kings. Our Ming Dynasty has relatively light restrictions on vassal kings. If we still relax the restrictions, the power of vassal kings will become greater in the future. I’m afraid something might happen!”

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"His Majesty."

Listening to the officials' words of advice, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I and the prince have thought about this matter over and over again. What I'm telling you today is to inform you, not to listen to your opinions and objections. I understand. What?"

"If you have any good opinions, you can raise them, but if you object, I don't mind practicing archery in this Tai Chi Hall!"

"Wang Zhong, bring me my bow and arrows!"

"Yes!"

Wang Zhong presented the bow and arrows he had prepared with both hands.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the bow and arrow, immediately nocked the arrow and drew the bow, pointing the cold arrow at the ministers below.

As soon as this move came out, the Tai Chi Hall suddenly became quiet.

this.

All the officials were frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's fierce behavior, and they were also afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would actually shoot the arrow. If he was shot to death in this hall, it would really leave his name in history.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, Prince Zhu Biao spoke quickly.

"Ministers, I have been discussing this matter with my father for a long time. Although both the clan salary reform and the vassal reform have undergone major changes from the past, these are all for the future of the Ming Dynasty. Your worries are not unreasonable. The plan is Implementation will be accompanied by greater risks. Ministers, have you ever thought about how much impact these two plans will have on the Ming Dynasty once they are successfully implemented?"

"The first point is that the clan government operates independently. The court only needs to spend another 10 million taels to completely get rid of the burden of clan children. According to calculations, after twenty years, the annual savings will be at least 500,000 taels! Just That’s reason enough for us to try it!”

"The second point can improve the ability of the clan children and protect the Ming Dynasty! The clan children who can pass the screening and assessment will not be poor in ability, and they can better contribute to the Ming Dynasty!"

"The third point is about the feudal king. The feudal king's income is related to the development of the fiefdom. The feudal king will work harder to manage the fiefdom and let the people in the fiefdom live a good life, so that they can have higher income!" "Dear ministers If you have any other suggestions or better ways, you can tell me and my father, open up the world and accept advice!"

With Prince Zhu Biao coordinating the plan, the civil and military officials could not speak anymore. They could only see the effect of the implementation of the plan and oppose the emperor and the prince at the same time. As a minister, this was really not a good choice.

Without the objections of hundreds of officials, the morning court entered the normal process. The Sixth Department and other yamen took turns to report, and Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with them one by one.

Soon the morning court ended, and Zhu Yuanzhang left with a relaxed expression on his face.

The officials left the Tai Chi Hall with heavy faces, and all the forces in the court gathered in their own strongholds.

At the house of Guo Zi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wu Jinzhi, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Lv Chang, the minister of the Ministry of Etiquette of the Cabinet University, and Song Lian, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Cabinet University, gathered together, all with solemn expressions.

"Everyone, our Ming Dynasty is about to undergo a big change!"

Lu Chang said in a deep voice.

"A few of us are gathered here today just to discuss this matter." Song Lian continued: "Everyone, please tell me, do the two major plans of clan reform and vassal reform proposed by His Majesty and the Crown Prince this time have anything to do with Ouyang Prince Consort?"

Lu Chang looked at Guo Zi and Wu Jinzhi, "Master Guo, Master Wu and Ouyang Prince Consort are approaching. They must have their own opinions on this matter. How about analyzing it?"

Hearing Lu Chang's words, Guo Zi and Wu Jinzhi looked at each other, and then Guo Zi said: "Based on my understanding of the Prince Consort, this matter was probably done by him!"

"But although the Prince Consort is the one who makes the plans, in the end it is His Majesty and the Crown Prince who make the decision! I don't think it has anything to do with the Prince Consort."

Wu Jingzhi also said: "I agree with Mr. Guo, we will only discuss this plan today."

Lu Chang nodded, "Now that His Majesty and the Crown Prince have made a decision, it doesn't matter whether we oppose it or not."

"I don't have any objections to the reform of the clan's salary and salary. After all, this is your Majesty's own family matter, but the changes to the vassal king are different. The vassal king is not only the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty, but also the source of disaster for the Ming Dynasty. Once it is not under control, , the Ming Dynasty will definitely be in chaos, you are all people who have read history books, and you know that I am not an alarmist!"

Hearing this, Song Lian, Guo Zi and others nodded.

"The vassal reform that your Majesty mentioned seems to have stopped the vassal kings' generous salaries, but in fact it gave the vassals more space. One percent of the fiefdom's tax seems very small, but as long as it is If the fiefdom is managed well, I wonder how much the salary will be compared to the original salary!" Song Lian said sadly.

"Originally, the vassal king's salary was roughly 10,000 taels. If you only need to increase the tax on the fief to 1 million taels, you will make money!" Guo Zi's face was not relaxed.

Lu Chang spoke again: "What you are talking about is not the most important. The most important thing is that His Majesty made such a big decision. He only decided to implement Ouyang Prince Consort's strategy after discussing it with His Highness the Crown Prince. He did not follow the plan at all. Our six ministries discussed it, and now we ministers of the six ministries have become the ones who only need to implement it."

Song Lian hurriedly advised: "Master Lu, just be content that we can still stand in the Tai Chi Hall. Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong have great power. Your Majesty will have to decide with him. You probably don't want them to end up in the end!"

Hearing this, Lu Chang trembled and shook his head quickly, "Of course I don't want to end up like Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong. Wait a minute, Song, what are your intentions in comparing me to these two people!!"

Song Lian waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Lu, I'm just making a metaphor. What I mean is that since His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have already made a decision, it's useless for us to get too entangled. An analysis is enough. If you have extra energy, you can help improve it, if not, just do your own thing."

"Right now, I'm most worried about those clan members!"

"There is also the Huaixi Party! In the past, except for the princes and vassals, the children of the clan were basically in captivity. They could not engage in politics or business and farm land, so they would not pose a threat to the nobles of the Huaixi Party. Huaixi The party has huge interests in the entire Ming Dynasty. Once the clan members rise, they will be the hardest hit! At this moment, they are probably already urgently discussing how to deal with it!"

Wu Jinzhi said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone in the room laughed.

Korean government.

Although Li Shanchang is now in Guangdong Province, the Huaixi Party still uses this place as their old gathering place.

However, Li Shanchang was not there, and the scene was hosted by Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Yongchang Bo Lanyu.

house.

Feng Sheng sat in the first place, Lan Yu sat in the second place, and others such as Fu Youde, Wang Bi and others also sat down in sequence.

"I have sent a letter to the Grand Master about this matter. I believe there will be a response from the Grand Master. Today we will analyze it first so that we can have a response!" Feng Sheng said solemnly.

"Your Majesty acted too quickly this time, and no news came out beforehand!" Wang Bi said helplessly: "Now the deal is done, and we can't change it."

"His Majesty is going to reform the clan and vassal kings. It doesn't seem to have any impact on us. It's just that Ouyang Lun is probably responsible for this. I feel really unhappy!" Lan Yu said gloomily: "I thought that His Majesty had no influence on Ouyang Lun. Having a grudge, I didn’t expect that Ouyang Lun would use such radical methods, I really can’t figure it out!”

"Lanyu, you are wrong!" Feng Sheng shook his head, "This matter not only affects our Huaixi Party, but also has a huge impact! If it is not handled well, we will suffer huge losses!"

"What will be lost? Our Huaixi Party and the clan members have always been at peace with each other, and I am still the prince's wife and uncle. Counting me as a clan member of the royal family, most of you sitting here are also related to His Majesty by marriage. The relationship between the two parties can be said to be It's closeness, and the person the clan children have to deal with most is probably Ouyang Lun, so let the clan clan children and Ouyang Lun fight over this matter, and we don't have to worry about it at all."

Feng Sheng shook his head, "Lanyu, you are wrong again. Although the status of the clan members in the past was high, except for the vassal kings, they basically did not engage in politics or business. Most of them lived in Fengyang Imperial Township and relied on the salary from the court. It has nothing to do with us being powerful at all. Rather, it is because many of us have married daughters of the Zhu family, or have daughters married to men of the Zhu family. The relatives on both sides are relatives, but after your majesty's operation, it is equivalent to a clan. When the shackles of the disciples are opened, it is like a wild beast coming out of the cage. From now on, the descendants of the clan will also start to engage in politics and business. With the status of a descendant of the clan, if you want to engage in politics and business, you must have a natural advantage over others!"

"Once the proportion of clan descendants among officials and businessmen increases, the proportion of our Huaixi descendants will decrease, and the competition will become more intense by then!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu suddenly reacted, "That's it! We, the children of Huaixi, have the largest number of people in the army, shopping malls, and officialdom. There are only so many places and resources. If the children of the clan share some of them, then our part will be ours." not enough!"

"Yes, that's what I mean!" Feng Sheng nodded, thinking to himself that although Lan Yu was a bit reckless, his brain was still very useful and he could make sense with just a few clicks.

Snapped!

Lan Yu slapped the table hard, "Damn it! Your Majesty can give the vassal king so much power, but he is always wary of us! This is forcing us to attack the clan lord!"

(End of this chapter)