Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"Let's not talk about anything else. 50,000 shi of rice, 25 vassal kings, 10 years..."

Zhang Xin doesn't need to calculate, these numbers are big numbers even if they are listed separately.

“So, I’ve always felt that my grandfather’s Ministry of Revenue was a bunch of shit.

The emperor's grandfather is not good at calculating money. Don't they know how to do it? Shouldn't they just let the emperor's grandfather have the final say?

As for the treasure notes, they are numerous but inexhaustible in use. They are printed without any supervision, becoming less valuable year by year. When you take them back, they are just stored in the bottom of your box.

As soon as Zhu Gaochi heard the tone of Zhang Xin's voice, he felt that he had met a soulmate.

"That's a fatherly gesture, too. Your Highness continued."

Zhang Xin took the words back, and she couldn't respond to them.

The Ming Dynasty treasure notes were still in use when she died.

Because it was created by the emperor's grandfather, the descendants cannot abandon it. It is very troublesome to spend money every year to support so many people.

And as of now, with the emperor's grandfather's temper, who in the court dares to complain?

As far as she knew clearly, after her grandfather appointed Zhu Yunwen as the Crown Prince, the capital was flooded with blood!

On average, there are at least ten people per day.

Zhu Gaochi also felt that he had said something wrong, so he touched his nose and stopped complaining, but continued speaking.

Because the imperial court really could not provide money and food, by September of the 20th year of Hongwu, only 50,000 dan of rice were sent, and there was no news of tea, salt, cloth and other items.

In the following years, the nominal 50,000 shi of grain began to be insufficient in quantity and quality.

Not long after they got married, this new decree came.

【The annual allowances of each king shall be reduced to support the military and national needs.】

1. A prince is given 10,000 dan of rice per year, and a county prince 2,000 dan.

2. The general guarding the country was paid 1,000 dan of salary, the general assisting the country was paid 800 dan of salary, and the general serving the country was paid 600 dan of salary.

3. The lieutenant who guards the country is paid 400 dan, the lieutenant who supports the country is paid 300 dan, and the lieutenant who serves the country is paid 200 dan.

4. The eldest son of a prince who inherits the title of prince shall receive half the annual allowance compared to the first prince who was granted the title of prince.

"There aren't many people in our family to begin with, and based on the population, we're capped at 20,000 shi per year. If my father were to pass away accidentally, haha, the support would be cut in half."

We have fought many wars, and the money and food have become less and less every year. The current amount, when distributed among the people, is just enough to maintain the economy.

But what about the beasts and weapons in the army? There was no where to go.

Zhu Gaochi thought that his mother must be in a state of panic over money, which was why she mentioned these things to Zhang Xin.

"Your Highness, be careful what you say!"

Zhang Xin felt something was not right and immediately spoke up to stop it.

"I know. Let's just talk inside the house."

Zhu Gaochi touched his nose again and made a quail gesture.

"So, the amount on Second Uncle's side has been halved now?"

Zhang Xin asked again.

"Haha, you think too much. It's worse than halving it. He said that the heir to the throne of Qin is still young, and the emperor's grandfather asked for monthly payment."

Zhu Gaochi sneered.

The Prince of Yan's Palace was considered good. According to the news, only five princes actually enjoyed the annual salary of 10,000 shi.

The King of Qi only gave one thousand stones.

The kings of Dai, Su, Liao, Qing, Ning, and Gu were given 500 dan first because their people were few and their taxes were light.

The King of Zhou suspended his annual salary because of his previous poor performance.

"Second uncle is the leader of the Nine Frontiers. He has the most soldiers and the strongest strength. How can he defend against the Northwest Frontier if he keeps shrinking?"

Zhang Xin continued to ask questions naturally.

"Wow, my wife knows a lot! In fact, it was my second uncle who disappointed my grandfather."

Zhu Gaochi was surprised at how much Zhang Xin knew, but then he thought about how she was taking classes with her mother, who knew everything, so it was not surprising that she knew everything. He supplemented Zhang Xin with information that her mother might not mention.

"No matter how disappointed I am, Xi'an is so important. Mother said that the Yuan Shun Emperor of the previous dynasty fled north, but he is not dead."

"The emperor's grandfather is willful. What else can we say?"

Zhu Gaochi spread his hands, looking helpless.

His father, as a son, and he, as a grandson, are both juniors and there is nothing they can say.

The emperor's grandfather was old and was afraid that his sons would covet the throne.

It's bad enough that my second uncle did those things that were not worthy of being mentioned in public and that bullied men and women, but he also did a lot of things that violated taboos.

The former prince's uncle was sent by the emperor's grandfather to investigate the second uncle's fiefdom. When he returned to Beijing to report, he helped the second uncle cover up the past and said a lot of good things. The emperor's grandfather let the second uncle go.

Who would have known that the Crown Prince's uncle died shortly after returning from his second uncle's fiefdom.

A healthy person died of a cold? What do imperial doctors do for a living?

Not long after, my second uncle was poisoned to death by a maid. Where did the poison come from?

Some time ago, he had always believed that his grandfather had started to deal with several young and powerful princes in order to pave the way for Zhu Yunwen.

The second uncle was the most unlucky, as he was the first to be caught by the emperor's grandfather.

After the new imperial edict arrived, he was able to piece together all the events and sort out the matter temporarily.

This matter is much bigger than he thought!!!

The second uncle tried to test the emperor's grandfather's bottom line and acted presumptuously, but he refused to admit it and forced the emperor's grandfather to call him back to Beijing.

The emperor's grandfather sent the prince's uncle to his land to investigate.

The prince's eldest uncle was successfully framed by people arranged by his second uncle in Xi'an, and died of illness soon after returning to the capital.

When the emperor's grandfather found out about this, he was heartbroken.

But he couldn't say that his second son had harmed his eldest son. He had no way of saying it.

When the prince's eldest uncle was in Xi'an, the second uncle was in the capital. When the prince's eldest uncle returned to the capital, the second uncle returned to Xi'an.

No matter what, Second Uncle can always shirk responsibility.

No matter how you look at it, it's impossible that Second Uncle did it himself.

Even in such a case of brothers killing each other, my royal grandfather could not expose the family scandal and let people conduct a serious investigation.

So the extremely angry royal grandfather ordered someone to poison the second uncle, and under the pretext of the second uncle's poisoning, he killed all the people in the second uncle's palace.

It was only after my second uncle died that my grandfather's comments became so harsh.

Now, the annual salary of the second uncle's fiefdom has been directly cut to the minimum, which is a disguised way of reducing the military strength of the second uncle's fiefdom.

Such a complicated matter did not happen all at once. The Emperor's grandfather did not want everyone to know about it, so he dragged out the timeline. If he was not in the center, he would not have thought of it at all.

He was just speculating and couldn't tell Zhang Xin, at least not right now.

Zhang Xin understood Zhu Gaochi's gloomy expression and stopped talking about his second uncle who had passed away.

That wasn't what she primarily wanted to say.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how tight the palace's financial situation is, it is not to the point of being in dire straits.

But since she knew the difficulties that would follow, she wanted to make plans in advance.

"Then can we have other income? My mother gave me land and a shop."

"The royal family members are not allowed to be involved in the affairs of the officials, nor are they allowed to engage in the occupations of the four classes of people. Besides, how much can your family give? It would be better for you to have more children with me."

Zhu Gaochi shook his head like a rattle, his expression was serious at first, and then he began to smile evilly.