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Chapter 165 The Future Tang King in Imprisonment
In Zhu Youxiao's view, increasing taxes on the common people may lead to rebellion, and oppressing the gentry and landlords may lead to strikes.

Soft persimmons are not in vain if you don't pinch them, and pinching them is in vain.

Of course, the reform of the suzerainty system is not as simple as squeezing lard.

Pigs can no longer be raised, nor can they be raised anymore.But it is not so easy for the "pigs" to support themselves.

In the Ming Dynasty, the lords were entrusted without tin soil, ranked as nobles without being close to the people, fed with salary but not governed affairs, and could not participate in the business of the four people (that is, scholars, farmers, businessmen), and could be hereditary.

As for this pig-like suzerain-vassal system, as early as Emperor Sejong (Jiajing), he realized the seriousness of the problem and re-enacted the "Suzerain-vassal Regulations".

At the same time, the imperial court also allocated funds to build Zongxue, allowing the children of the clan to go to school for free, study and become talented, and later earn their own living or serve the country.

Although these reforms eased the financial burden on the state, they did not solve the fundamental problem.

And the most effective method is not that no one has proposed. The "fixed children" proposed by Huo Tao, the Minister of Rites of the Jiajing Dynasty, is very close to Zhu Youxiao's idea.

The so-called "Dingzi" refers to the descendants of the vassal king's offshoots, who are incorporated into the civil registration as much as possible, and are allowed to engage in scholars, agriculture, business, and business so that they can support themselves.

Regarding this proposal, Emperor Jiajing's final decision was to "slow trial".The interests of tens of thousands of vassals are involved, and he also inherited the rule from the vassal king, so he did not dare to make such a decisive decision.

Zhu Youxiao did not make a one-size-fits-all approach, but made the first amendment to the "Regulations on Suzerain and Vassal".

The clan titles of the Ming Dynasty were divided into eight ranks: prince, county king, general of Zhenguo, general of Fuguo, general of Fengguo, lieutenant of Zhenguo, lieutenant of Fuguo, and lieutenant of Fengguo.

According to the amended regulations, if the three ranks of the titles of Zhenguo Lieutenant, Fuguo Lieutenant, and Fengguo Lieutenant are given up and changed to civil registration, the imperial court will issue Lumi for three years at a time. In the future, they can work as scholars, farmers, businessmen, and move freely.

The descendants of the vassals who have not yet been knighted can also follow this example, and Lumi will be issued according to the standard of Feng Guozhong.

Voluntary, no one is forcing you.

But the actual situation is that after the implementation of the "Regulations on the Suzerainty and Vassal", the request for titles and conferments of the descendants of the vassal kings were strictly blocked by the Ministry of Rites.

Many distant descendants of the vassal clan have neither Lumi nor citizenship, and are not allowed to go out to work, making life very difficult.

Even the sons of vassals with low-level titles, with the increase of family size, their lives are not so nourishing.

In other words, those vassal kings and clans who are rich and powerful are only a minority.With the withdrawal of privileges such as granting land and salt tax, as well as the strict implementation of the "Regulations on the Suzerainty and Vassal", it is not so easy to continue to spend extravagantly.

Take your time and take a few steps.

For Zhu Youxiao, there were so many evils in Ming Dynasty, but the reforms could only be gradually advanced from the shallow to the deep.

Therefore, the revision of the "Regulations on Suzerainty and Vassal Affairs" is obviously meant to test the waters.

He wanted to see how the response would be. How many descendants of the Zhu family did not want to be raised as "pigs"?
If they are all "pigs", then there is nothing to be afraid of.For the next correction, we will have to focus on it.I will still be afraid of a group of "pigs", which is ridiculous.

As for the impact of the revision of the "Regulations on Suzerain and Vassal", Zhu Youxiao is still not clear about it, but it gave hope to a suzerain far away in Nanyang.

It is already mid-June, and the heat is getting stronger and stronger.

Several houses of the Tang Dynasty's Palace of Fengsi are up and down, casting thick shadows under the moonlight.Only one room was lit with dim candlelight, making the house look bleak and silent.

The Chengfeng Department is the eunuch organization of the Prince's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty. There are two envoys, the chief and the deputy. The main responsibilities are the personnel administration of the palace, and the management and punishment of the personnel of the palace.

In other words, this place is also equivalent to the small prison of the palace, where people in the palace are imprisoned and punished.

But who would have thought that Zhu Qiqi, the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty, and his son Zhu Yujian were imprisoned here for eight years!
From the age of 12 to 20, Zhu Yujian has lived in misery for eight years, and his mind has not been decadent, but has been honed to be firm and calm.

Seeing his old father falling asleep heavily, Zhu Yujian stopped playing the fan, walked lightly to the outside, lit up the wick, and started to read.

Zhu Yujian is the ninth grandson of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. His grandfather is Tang Duan Wang Zhu Shuoyin, and his father is Tang Yu Wang Zhu Qiqi (posthumous title).As the eldest son and grandson, Zhu Yujian's life should have been bright and prosperous.

But among the many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, his road to succession was the most difficult and difficult, and the first half of his life was also the most miserable.

The old Tang king Zhu Shuosun doted on his beautiful concubine, and he disliked his eldest son Zhu Qisong, but he wanted to let his concubine's son Zhu Qisun inherit the throne of Tang king.Instigated by his concubine, the old king of Tang imprisoned his eldest son and grandson in the Department of Chengfeng.

And in the gloomy days of being imprisoned, only reading has become the only thing Zhu Yujian can do, and it is also the only pastime.

A sound of footsteps came from far and near, and stopped in front of the window.With joy on Zhu Yujian's face, he gently opened the window.

Zhang Shutang is old, and time has left deep marks on the face of this old eunuch.Seeing his grandson Zhu Yujian, Zhang Shutang laughed, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became denser and deeper.

Zhu Yujian and his father were imprisoned here, so naturally they didn't get any good treatment, and even almost died of starvation several times.Thanks to Zhang Shutang, who sneakily sent food, the father and son can survive till now.

"The son is asleep?" Zhang Shutang lowered his voice.

Zhu Yujian nodded and asked, "Eunuch Zhang, did you bring the new book today?"

Zhang Shutang handed over two pieces of paper and said, "I didn't take the new book, but this new newspaper on the market, I feel very good."

Zhu Yujian took it and watched it by candlelight, and the title "Da Ming Forum" came into view first.

"This is from the capital recently." Zhang Shutang said: "It was published by the royal editor, and the information is more accurate and detailed than the imperial palace newspaper. Now, it is selling very quickly in the market!"

Zhu Yujian was stunned for a moment, and said, "Is it printed by the imperial court? Could it be that Wansui read it personally, or that it was written by the imperial pen?"

Zhang Shutang smiled and said, "That's not clear."

After a pause, he reminded again: "Look at this latest issue. There is an amendment to the "Regulations of the Suzerain and Vassal". The slaves feel that they are related to both the son and the grandson."

"There is more." Zhang Shutang showed hesitation and hesitation, and said: "The Holy One sent Wei Zhongxian, the supervisor of ceremonies and the admiral of the East Factory, to inspect the various feudal clans and take back the land. The slaves and maids occasionally heard in the mansion today that Eunuch Wei is going to Go to Nanyang. If you report the affairs of the son and grandson, can you..."

Zhu Yujian didn't dare to make a decision lightly, thought for a while, and said, "This is a big matter, let me discuss it with my father."

Zhang Shutang nodded and sighed: "The old slave will leave first, and come back at this time tomorrow."

"It's dark at night, Eunuch Zhang walk carefully." Zhu Yujian instructed with concern, watched the figure of the old eunuch stagger away, then closed the window, unfolded the newspaper under the lamp, and read it carefully.

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(End of this chapter)