Prince of Chaos

Chapter 169 The Emperor's Poor Relatives

Zhong Huamin presided over the disaster relief in Henan, but such a group of people made Zhong Huamin, who has always been courageous, stunned.

For this reason, Zhong Huamin could only write a memorial and go to the capital to ask Emperor Wanli what he meant.

Zhong Huamin's difficulty is how should the clan help?
Think about it, don't you think it's a trap?The clan in the ruling class actually wants to give relief?Is this world crazy?
In fact, life in the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty was not as easy as imagined. After 200 years of reproduction, the number of descendants of the Ming imperial family had already reached an unbelievable number.

Moreover, in the concept of etiquette and law of the ancient Chinese, there is a rule called "the brilliance of a gentleman, he will be beheaded for the fifth generation." As long as these clans are not close relatives of the vassal, they will not be able to survive this day.

Moreover, the clans of these distant relatives were all charged by the local vassals, regardless of their surname Zhu, they were all family members.However, the vassal kings don’t think this way. The vassal kings will treat the clans that have come out of their own line as tenants and livestock. Their life is not better than that of ordinary people, and some are even miserable. Tears, to the point where the listener is sad.

The reason for all this is because Zhu Yuanzhang had already stipulated the ordinary clan to death at the beginning of the founding of the country.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the children of the clan were not allowed to be officials or engage in other occupations.But also subject to a large number of controls.Therefore, during this famine, a group of poor clans suffered huge losses, and their lives had nowhere to go.

As a foreign minister, Zhong Huamin did not dare to help the clan on his own initiative.Because this fact is too sensitive, and no one dares to do it privately.I can only give a little living expenses first.

Then, Zhong Huamin could only go to Emperor Wanli to explain the situation of the disaster in the clan.

After Emperor Wanli in Beijing received Zhong Huamin's memorial, Emperor Wanli remained silent for a long time. He really didn't expect that they were all from the same ancestor. Why is their life so miserable?

Emperor Wanli looked at Zhu Changluo who was standing beside him, and said, "Prince, you should also read this memorial and tell Father what to do about this matter?"

Zhu Changluo took the memorial from Emperor Wanli, and he saw the contents inside.

Zhong Huamin wrote in the memorial: "When I entered the Zhongfu, more than 760 members of the clan were all poor. I looked up to your majesty's generosity and benevolence of the same clan, and sold money separately. A total of [-] silver was distributed. Six taels and nine cents. Your Majesty, I ask you to make clear the decree, how should I deal with the relief of the clan."

After Zhu Changluo read Zhong Huamin's memorial, he calculated silently in his heart. The 2 clans were only allocated more than 760 six taels of silver. No.

This is so miserable that I am sorry for my status as a royal family member.

However, not all clan members are like this. For example, the vassal kings and county kings from all over the world live a happy life. While squeezing the local people, they can also squeeze the branch clans to be free tenants for them. Long-term workers.At the same time, they can still ask the court for salary with a shy face.

Take the current Henan as an example. Henan’s financial reserved rice is 84 shi, while the local clan Lumi needs 190 million shi.What does this mean?This shows that the whole of Henan cannot afford to support the clan and vassal kings who built the feudal clan in Henan.

Zhu Changluo looked at Emperor Wanli, and Zhu Changluo said, "Father, it has been 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The number of children of the clan has multiplied. The imperial court is more than enough to support them. But now, the number of clan relatives registered in the imperial father’s dynasty has reached 58. In my humble opinion, the imperial father should issue a decree to allow clansmen with distant bloodlines to participate in the imperial examinations. Engage in the four industries and let them fend for themselves. It is also considered a virtuous policy of the father."

When Emperor Wanli heard Zhu Changluo's 58 people and 15 people, Emperor Wanli felt terrified.There are too many poor relatives, too many to support.

Emperor Wanli thought for a long time, then looked at Zhu Changluo and said, "Is this okay? Wouldn't I violate the ancestral system by doing this?"

Emperor Wanli still attached great importance to the ancestral system in his heart, and he would not do anything beyond the ancestral system unless it was absolutely necessary.

However, Zhong Huamin's memorial really sounded a wake-up call for him.The fatigue of the clan has reached the point where it has to be resolved.

Zhu Changluo looked at the hesitant Wanli Emperor, Zhu Changluo said: "Father, the times have changed, so this can't be regarded as a violation of the ancestral system. As early as Emperor Xiaozong's Hongzhi Dynasty and Wuzong Zhengde Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Wuzong had already targeted the clan. There were some reforms. During the Jiajing Dynasty of Emperor Shizong, the great-great-grandfather also made corresponding reforms on the clan issue. This shows that the previous emperors had different feelings and handling of the clan issue. As the emperor, the father, the emperor, It is not only the father of the subjects of the world, but also the support of the clan's children. It is better for the father to reform the status quo of the distant relatives' clans than to let them starve to death. If there are really clansmen who starve to death, what will happen to the people of the world? What do you think of the royal father? Therefore, I dare to ask the royal father to make a decision and give the clan's children a way out to find their own jobs."

After Emperor Wanli listened to Zhu Changluo's words, he was also silent for a long time.

Zhu Changluo is right.However, this is simply too large.Emperor Wanli could not be the master alone.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli issued an edict to the cabinet and the ancestral mansion of the Ministry of Rites, asking them to discuss matters in the Qianqing Palace.

After the cabinet received the imperial decree from Emperor Wanli, it didn't dare to neglect and came immediately. The Ministry of Rites was a little puzzled after receiving the decree, but it still came honestly.

As for the clan mansion, let alone.The current clan mansion is no longer the clan mansion of the early Ming Dynasty.In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's son led the Zongren Ling of the Zongren Mansion, and even Emperor Yongle had done You Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion.

However, after arriving in Yongle, the clan mansion existed in name only, and Emperor Yongle directly merged the clan mansion into the Ministry of Rites, and handed over the duties of the clan order to the ministers who did not care about their affairs, and became "unprepared officials". .

So, for a while, the clan's mansion couldn't find a clan order to come to the Qing palace to face the saint, and now it's always embarrassing.

After arriving at Qianqing Palace, the four elders of the cabinet and the Minister of Rites saluted Emperor Wanli and Zhu Changluo.

After the ceremony, Emperor Wanli handed the memorial to Shen Shixing, and then said: "Everyone, tell me, I want to reform the clan, so that the clan's children can participate in the imperial examination and earn a living by themselves. Let's see how to do it." It does not violate the ancestral system."

When Shen Shixing and the others heard that it was a matter of the clan, it was a small matter.

Then, Shen Shihang began to look down at the brochure in his hand. After reading it, Shen Shixing became bigger!Why is this matter so big!

Shen Shixing didn't say anything after reading it, and handed the brochure to Wang Xijue and the others. Wang Xijue and the others looked at the contents of the brochure together with their heads stretched out.

Now the three cabinet ministers and the minister of the Ministry of Rites are also overwhelmed.

What Zhong Huamin said was too tricky.Moreover, it is about the clan, the cabinet and the Minister of Rites are foreign ministers after all, so it is really difficult to express opinions on this matter.

In the end, Shen Shixing and others bowed to Emperor Wanli and said the same thing as they didn't say.

"The minister is waiting for the emperor's order."

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