Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 179
Lao Zhu was very annoyed. He was also worried that his sons would conspire with each other in private when they were feuding and building.Even if he had full confidence in the crown prince at that time, he was still wary of the heirs of those vassal kings having other ideas.

So he made it very clear that the prince and his heirs are not allowed to leave the domain at will.Normally, if you want to go out, you need to send someone to report to the court, and the court will allow you to leave.Moreover, the vassal kings did not have many contacts in private, and when the new emperor ascended the throne, the vassal kings sent envoys to congratulate them, guarded the frontier vassals, and did not go to court for three years.

All this is to limit the vassal kings, prevent the vassal kings from rebelling, and so on.To put it simply, the vassal king was basically locked in the vassal land.Freedom or something, it is good to be free in the fief, and you are not allowed to go to other places.

This is also the reason why King Zhu of the Zhou Dynasty ran back to his hometown in Fengyang without authorization, and the old Zhu was so angry that he once wanted to cut off Zhu's throne and almost sent Zhu to Yunnan. This is simply the iron law.

Of course, Zhu Xiongying's younger brother, Zhu Yunxi, was not much better. He went to Beiping to find his elder brother without permission, but he was not fined too much.

In fact, in Daming, most of these princes and county kings were arrogant, lawless and rampant.But in some matters, these clans dare not mess around. The good show of "run away from home" was staged twice, once with Lao Zhu's son, and once with his grandson, which made Lao Zhu extremely annoyed.

After all, King Zhu of Zhou was raised in front of Empress Ma. Although he is not as good as Zhu Biao, he is still very important in Lao Zhu's heart.As for Zhu Yunxi, this is the second son of the prince Zhu Biao. Although he is ineffective, Lao Zhu can still be regarded as "love the house and the black".

Zhu Xiongying was a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said, "Grandpa Huang, Yunxi is still young after all, and Uncle Wu will fall for him as soon as he pushes Yunxi. You also know Yunxi's character, that child just loves to play and has no idea."

"Your fifth uncle did it?" Old Zhu was amused, "Your fifth uncle is quite courageous, and we taught him a lesson last time, but he was honest. It is Yunxie, who is becoming more and more lawless! If you want us to say, this kid is so If you act recklessly, you will close the high wall of your hometown sooner or later!"

The high wall in Fengyang is not an ordinary place, it is specially used to close the clan, and there is no need to pass the ordinary charges.That place is basically treason and the like, which is not necessarily better than ordinary prisoners.

"It's not like Yunxie, he doesn't have that much guts, he just loves to play." Zhu Xiongying also became amused, but then promised, "The emperor's grandfather can also rest assured that as long as the emperor's uncles don't rebel, the grandson will not let him go. They're locked in high walls."

Old Zhu ignored this, and just asked, "Let me ask you, how are you going to deal with this matter? If you don't deal with it well, your other Uncle Wang will follow suit, and it will be a troublesome thing, and future generations will also have to deal with it." I want to blame you."

The kings of Zhou, Zhu Wei and Zhu Yunxi, can have nothing to worry about, and these two "kings of Wu" don't need to worry about being abolished.But once they become a role model for other princes and county kings, they may really bring a lot of hidden dangers, which will indeed increase the risk of some vassal kings collaborating in private.

It seems that it's just the prince and the county king Qiao's family, but if the suspicion is serious, they may suspect that the king of Zhou is going to grab the territory of the king of Jin.What's more, the father-in-law of King Zhou is Feng Sheng, one of the most powerful commanders in the Ming military.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while, and said to Old Zhu, "Grandpa, my grandson has actually thought about these things too. Ever since my fourth uncle and the others went to Japan to work hard, my grandson felt that the matter of the vassal king's frontier defense should be put aside. And these things I'm afraid the fiefdom of a vassal king can't be sealed, grandson is worried!"

Old Zhu said with a stern face, "We are willing to give you this country, why is it so difficult for your uncle to get a fief?"

This is unreasonable. Zhu Xiongying thinks that it is necessary to talk about it. You must be reasonable and look at the data.

"Let's talk about Uncle Wu. He was the King of Wu at the beginning, and his fiefdom was supposed to be Hangzhou. However, Grandpa Huang also felt that Wu was a land of national wealth and was not suitable for establishing a vassal, so he changed Uncle Wu to be King of Zhou and went to Kaifeng. Zhu Xiongying was not afraid, and said, "There is a second uncle in Xi'an, and a third uncle in Taiyuan. The fourth uncle used to be in Beiping, but later changed to Changsha, the fiefdom of the eighth uncle."

Old Zhu said to Zhu Xiongying with a stern face, "Your eighth uncle has committed suicide. Your fourth and seventh uncles have gone to Dongying now. Changsha and Qingzhou have been brought back, and I can give you two emperor uncles." .”

"The sixth uncle is in Wuchang, the tenth uncle is in Yanzhou, the eleventh uncle is in Chengdu. The twelfth uncle is in Jingzhou, and the thirteenth uncle is in Datong." Zhu Xiongying opened his mouth and continued, "The fourteenth uncle has been complaining about me in private. The grandson stopped me, the [-]th uncle is going to Ganzhou, and the [-]th uncle are also in the same mind. Grandpa Huang, there are [-] other uncles who have not taken the feudal domain! But their throne must be given!"

26 sons, not counting Prince Zhu Biao, equal to 25 princes.In addition to the death of Lao Jiu, and now two fiefs have been taken back.But it means that Lao Zhu's son will occupy 22 fiefs, which is quite a lot!
Moreover, among these children of Lao Zhu, the status can also be seen from the fiefdom.Xi'an, Kaifeng, Taiyuan, Beiping, Chengdu, etc., not to mention their special locations, generally have more potential.

Lao Zhu was still not happy, but there were only twenty or so princes who only gave him a fief.What's more, even if you have a fief, you can't interfere in local government affairs. How much trouble can you cause? !
Zhu Xiongying continued to speak, earnestly saying, "My father has five sons, besides me, there are four princes. The grandson will have a second heir soon, maybe there will be ten or eight in the future, maybe more many."

"It's good to have more children, your offspring will be prosperous, your parents and your grandmother will be happy." The unhappy old Zhu suddenly said, blood inheritance is a big deal, "You have five in the palace now, and your age is just right. Let us Say, take a few more. Ten or eight are not enough, you can give birth to twenty or so, and then worship us together!"

Zhu Xiongying wants to go crazy, old Zhu's simple thinking is really okay, the old farmer's thinking, more children, more blessings.What's more, as a royal family, there is no need to worry about not being able to support children. It is naturally a good thing to have more children.

Zhu Xiongying had no choice but to continue, "Grandpa Huang, you must understand what grandson means."

Old Zhu didn't pretend to be confused anymore, and said angrily, "After we kick our legs, you can reduce the family's salary?"

"Grandpa, grandson can change it when the time comes. It's just that grandson doesn't want to hide some things from you, and you know what grandson is thinking." Zhu Xiongying said to Lao Zhu, "Let's settle the score. Is it done?"

Seeing Lao Zhu nodding, Zhu Xiongying said, "If there are only about twenty princes in the country, they can afford it. Just looking at the princes of Ming Dynasty, they will be thirty. When the grandson's generation grows up, four There should also be ten or fifty princes."

Lao Zhu nodded. He has many heirs and easily reached the target of more than 20 princes.

"Grandfather, the prince's annual grain is 450 shi. In our Ming Dynasty, the sum of summer wheat and autumn millet in the north is two shi, and the grain yield in the south is just over three shi. There are almost [-] mu of land, enough for a prince. Not counting [-] bolts of silk and [-] catties of cotton. If it were a prince, he would have to support it with [-] mu of land."

Looking at Lao Zhu, Zhu Xiongying continued, "Ten princes are worth 15 mu of land, and fifty princes are worth 50 mu of land! This is only three generations. If there are five generations, then I will have far more than a hundred princes in Daming." .At that time, [-] million mu of land will be needed to support the prince's annual salary."

Old Zhu muttered, and said, "I remember that two years ago, our Daming's field reached [-] mu."

Daming's land has exceeded [-] million mu, so it seems that the prince's share is not too large.At least Lao Zhu thinks so, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Zhu Xiongying opened his mouth and continued, "What about the county king? The prince inherits hereditary inheritance, the eldest son inherits, and the rest are county kings. The second uncle has six sons, and the fifth son is the county king. The third uncle has seven sons, leaving a county king. For the time being, the fourth uncle Not to mention, Fifth Uncle now has seven sons, and it looks like there may be twenty."

Although King Zhou likes being a donkey friend, practicing medicine, and studying plants, he is also good at giving birth.Presumably, it might not be inferior to Lao Zhu.

Zhu Xiongying was very helpless, and said, "Grandfather, let's count less. Every uncle counts, eight men are not too many, right? This is more than 150 county kings. The county king should be seven hundred shi, Sixty hectares of land, this amount is not necessarily less than the prince's salary. The county king is passed down to the sons, and the rest are all generals of the country, six hundred shi, fifty hectares of land!"

Old Zhu still didn't quite agree, and said, "So what? After two or three generations, will it destroy our country?"

"Grandfather, it's fine now, but after five generations, the clan will have more than ten thousand people!" Zhu Xiongying said helplessly to Lao Zhu, "We don't even count the salaries of princesses and princesses, this is quite a lot!"

Old Zhu was a little sulking, turned around and ignored Zhu Xiongying, "What should we do then? Let's leave it alone?"

"It's just that you can't manage it like this. Birth, old age, sickness and death are all taken care of. That's not possible." Zhu Xiongying said, "wealth and honor must be necessary, but it can't be like this. And grandson thinks that if we cut down the feudal king in the future The military power should also allow the clan to enter the court and make a living, and they can't have nothing to do."

Old Zhu sat up and stared at Zhu Xiongying, "Aren't you afraid that the clan will make trouble?"

"How big a problem can it be?" Zhu Xiongying was puzzled, and said with a smile, "What's more, there are talents in the clan, and the fifth uncle loves medicine very much. If the fifth uncle compiles medical skills, it will be something that will last forever. He doesn't want to be in the fief, so It's good to be gone."

Raising clan children as pigs is not what Zhu Xiongying wants to see.Whether it is the treatment of the Ming clan in history, or some treatment of the children of the Manchu Eight Banners, Zhu Xiongying does not approve of it very much, and that is also a lesson learned.

But one thing is certain, that is, the treatment of the clan's children must be reduced, mainly because the treatment given by Lao Zhu is really good, and no one in history has taken such good care of the clan's children!
(End of this chapter)