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

This imperial farm was opened in the name of the Empress Dowager, where crops were grown, livestock were raised, and an orchard was built. It was said that it was exclusively for the imperial city and would reduce the burden on the local government to support the city.

There are two major royal businesses in the capital: the Royal Treasure Shop and the Royal Sugar Candy Shop.

The starting point is good, but the people below will follow suit.

According to the rules and regulations of the late emperor, the original members of the Zhu family were not allowed to do any work to earn money. The only way to increase the income of the palace was to have children.

If one has one more child, the imperial court will pay an additional salary according to one's rank.

If a general who guards the country in his generation gets a salary of 1,000 dan, and if he has ten generals, he will get a salary of 10,000 dan.

It is foreseeable that the number of royal family members will at least double every thirty years, which means that the amount of rice that the court needs to provide will double.

This is more profitable than any other business. The descendants of the Zhu family truly live up to the Zhu family name.

In the past, princes also had land, but it was limited and would not cause harm to the territories, but it was difficult for the imperial court to support them.

After the imperial farm became a precedent, the princes, in addition to having children to make money, could also follow their brothers' example and build royal farms and do business. This would be a terrifying development if it continued.

The princes could easily grab a lot of land in their fiefdoms in the names of all the princesses and concubines.

Xia Yuanji felt that the Yongle Dynasty might not have been passed down yet, and all the most fertile land in the Ming Dynasty would have been occupied by the Zhu family.

The eldest prince's plan to increase the land and official positions of court officials is nothing more than an illusion.

"I haven't really thought about the issue of having children. Since Lord Xia has already thought about it, there will always be ways to avoid it in the future. If Lord Xia has any ideas, he can write a charter and wait for my father to come back, and then he can directly let the cabinet discuss it. As for the land, I don't think we need to worry. Moreover, it seems that the land and the people can be solved together."

Zhu Gaochi said the first few sentences, and after thinking for a while, it seemed that the two things were not contradictory.

"What good plan does the eldest prince have?"

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was confident, Xia Yuanji asked.

"In Annan, the memorial submitted by Xie Xueshi said that the Annan people are warlike and forget their loyalty. They are fickle and will rebel again even if they are defeated temporarily this time. Lord Xia thinks that the vassal king should be demoted to a vassal state. If he wants to inherit the original title, he should show his achievements in governing the vassal state. What do you think?"

Zhu Gaochi grinned evilly.

After a moment of surprise, Xia Yuanji immediately understood and gave Zhu Gaochi a thumbs up.

Kill several birds with one stone!

There is only one biggest problem:

"Grand Prince, you think so, but what about the princes? If they don't want to, will they start a war?"

"It's not easy to be an idle prince. My parents thought about it back then. Now the princes are also worried and trembling. We are on guard against their rebellion, and they are on guard against us being unhuman. Lord Xia, if it were you, would you be willing to live in such fear?"

There is no need to substitute Zhu Gaochi. The mental journey of the Prince of Yan's Mansion at that time is the same as the mental journey of these vassal kings today.

After his father ascended the throne, if these people didn't have any ulterior motives, he would have dared to take off their heads and kick them like balls.

Raising the flag was purely a last resort, no one wanted to take this step, and his family would be forced into a desperate situation.

In the end, his family won.

To be honest, it was just luck, it was like divine help, and the other side had a bunch of stupid teammates.

Zhu Yunwen and the makeshift team around him were too incompetent and too eager for quick success. Even if they had managed the situation seriously for a few years and then reduced the power of the feudal lords, the current situation would not have happened.

"That's true."

Xia Yuanji could understand Zhu Gaochi's words and thoughts.

"But to accomplish this, Lord Xia will have to make a new Yellow Book and Fish Scale Book."

After convincing Xia Yuanji, Zhu Gaochi immediately put forward his demands.

"This will take at least a year or two to accomplish."

Xia Yuanji understood that what was mainly needed was the land and population of the fiefdoms of the princes.

As long as there are serious violations, the subsequent things can be justified.

Moreover, if official land is really allocated to each official, it would not be clear how much land they have, and its implementation would be a dead letter.

"Gather a few teams to handle it separately. The young men in the Imperial College can be used, especially those from poor families. I will let my father give them the power to kill anyone who obstructs the measurement. The palace will also send people to assist. When the results come out from you, my father will summon all the princes to the capital for a small gathering."

Zhu Gaochi added more pressure.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will not fail you."

Xia Yuanji deserves it with absolute certainty.

After working for the Zhu family for so long, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but want to curse.

Hold! ! !

Finally, there is someone who understands! He can do something sensible!

After sending Xia Yuanji away, Zhu Gaochi continued to recruit ministers from other six ministries to discuss government affairs.

After lunch, I met with the cabinet again to implement various policies.

After dinner, he carefully wrote a letter, detailing the memorials he had not made that day, the imperial edict he needed from Zhu Di, and what he had done that day. He then sent it to Zhu Di in the army by a horse that could travel 800 miles at a time.

It can be expected that the letters will become thicker and thicker. Zhu Gaochi will regret letting his two brothers go.

At this time, Zhu Di had just left not long ago, so it was okay and he could handle it. But I don’t know how long his father’s war would take.

Some things had already been discussed by the family before Zhu Di left.

For example, Zhang Xin had reminded Zhu Di about the issue of princes enclosing land when he was building the imperial farm.

The family also discussed it and reached a general consensus.

It is certain that the existing princes cannot be allowed to continue to inherit the throne.

Every generation is a king. If we allow them to continue to run their fiefdoms, wouldn't it become a country within a country?

If the feudal lords were to be reduced hastily, firstly, Zhu Di would feel that it was unjustified, and secondly, it might cause serious consequences.

The family's final discussion resulted in giving the princes a choice.

In Xu's words:

The princes can choose whether they want to be raised like domestic pigs or go out and have fun like wild boars.

A domestic pig is demoted to inherit a title. As long as you behave yourself, the imperial court will at least support you for several generations.

As for wild boars, you can give them some soldiers and people and let them go out on their own. It will be a great achievement to expand new territory or protect the country's safety.

There is no doubt that Zhu Di is good at fighting, and this is definitely the nature of a wild boar.

Just be wild.

If there are others who are willing to join us, we can also have a prosperous Ming Dynasty that can rival the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The current imperial court has no shortage of money, food or people. It cannot keep so many troops for nothing. The guards of the vassal kings will become useless if they are not used for a long time. It is better for everyone to join in the effort.

[Small science: Huangce is a household registration book compiled in the Ming Dynasty for household registration management and tax collection; Yulingce has existed since the Song Dynasty. It is an official land registration book that records in detail the number of each piece of land, the name of the land owner, the number of acres of land, the boundaries, and the land grade. The shape of each piece of land is also drawn into a map, and there is a comprehensive map of the land in front of each book, which looks like fish scales, so it is called "fish scale map". ]