Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 51: Take action on yourself
  Faced with the fact that King Ding attacked himself as the prince as soon as he took office as the head of the household department, the officials were surprised and happy.

This is what King Ding wants to set an example for himself and to increase revenue and reduce expenditure for the finances.

The world has been suffering from the "pig" king for a long time, but he dares to be angry but dare not speak out. Now finally King Ding stepped forward. He took action against his own family, the root of the Ming Dynasty's downfall.

The registered land in the world is more than 560 million acres. The princes of the old Zhu family have actually occupied 40% of the land in the world. That’s 245 million acres. They do not pay rent or food, and wantonly exploit the people to enrich themselves.

To be honest, most of the refugees in the world were forced out by these princes.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty's finances were in such straits was because these princes took over it.

Today, this little King Ding actually cares about the world and does not want to fief the land. If it becomes a routine according to what he said, it will be equivalent to untying the knot of Ming Dynasty.

The reason why the prince went out of the capital to live in the fief was to prevent the princes from colluding with the ministers in the capital and possible rebellion.

But another result came out, that is, they had territory, farmers, and guards, and they were far away from surveillance, so it was more convenient to rebel.

In fact, the best way to prevent them from rebelling is to, as King Ding just said, deprive them of their fiefdom population and soldiers, and keep them in the capital, under the eyes of the emperor, which is the safest.

Of course, this will lead to a group of people seizing the direct descendants. It is really difficult to reconcile the pros and cons. But that is a matter for the future. Focus on the present first rather than the disaster.

Chongzhen did not expect that his son would be so upright and upright. This was something Lu Mou never mentioned in the father-son children's songs. I am very happy and satisfied for this: "I am very pleased that Your Majesty is so high-spirited and upright. It's just a pain for Your Majesty."

Lu Mou smiled: "Master Hongwu stipulated that the prince's annual salary and property totaled about one million taels, (converted to more than 25 million yuan in later generations). These money and supplies are enough for us to spend, and we dare not be extravagant anymore.

Only by returning the land to the people can the world be stabilized and the supply of princes like us can be ensured. It also provides people with something to rely on for their lives and increases revenue for the state treasury. This is a good thing that achieves multiple things with one stone, and is also the foundation for the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Please ask your father for permission. "

In fact, after Chongzhen wanted to hang himself, his mood changed drastically and he thought a lot.

So he smiled and said: "I grant your request."

His start like this immediately aroused the crazy thoughts of the ministers, so some ministers were ready to strike while the iron was hot.

So Chen Yan, the second assistant to the cabinet, went out to work with trepidation: "Long live, I have my own notes."

Chongzhen smiled and asked, "What's wrong with Chen Aiqing?"

Chen Yan spoke cautiously, "No one can match King Ding's ambition. Such a good method reminds me of the rest of the royal family. Now in our Ming Dynasty, the royal family has reached one million.

Their support has already overwhelmed our imperial finances. But even so, it cannot provide them with sufficient salary and expenses. The original imperial court stipulated that the royal family was not allowed to do anything to make a living. So now there are many royal families who can only beg on the streets or starve to death in ditches. His situation was so miserable that it was too terrible to look at.

Since King Ding can make such a decision, why doesn't our court introduce a new law to abolish the royal family support and allow those royal families who do not receive the court salary to support themselves? "

When he finished saying this, he felt a sense of relief and a sense of mental preparation that a catastrophe was about to happen.

The feeling of relief came from the fact that since he became an official, he had seen that the Ming Dynasty was deeply troubled by the finances of the royal family. The reason why he was mentally prepared for an imminent disaster was because Chongzhen was famously violent in the past. He stabbed his family directly, and he might not send someone to pull him out like before. Directly killed with a stick.

As a result, Chongzhen has now changed his character. Instead of being angry, he nodded slowly: "What Aiqing said makes sense. The ancestors have been hiding for too long. It is time for the royal family to fend for themselves and truly be human." Then he looked at the ministers: " What do you think, sir?"

So what, let go of such a big burden for your old Zhu family, it’s not too late for everyone to applaud and welcome you.

As a result, it was King Ding who was the first to stand up and express his welcome.

"Mr. Chen Ge's proposal is good, and the emperor's wise decision is good. But no matter what, our royal family of the Ming Dynasty has been raised for hundreds of years. They have become indifferent to the four bodies and the grains. We must let them fend for themselves and have no choice. It’s not like letting them die. Free them, but you have to take care of that.”

Chongzhen nodded: "Yes, I have really considered this matter carefully. I wonder what my son thinks?"

Now Chongzhen, unknowingly, has become dependent on this son. The reason is that when faced with a crisis, he really has nothing to do, but his son really has something to do.

"My son asked my father to issue a decree to first give each member of the royal family ten acres of land, so that they can collect rent and learn farming at the same time. After three years, let them pay taxes, money and grain to the court in accordance with the law."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this was not a fiefdom that was given out as a reward, but that the royal family became ordinary people and shouldered taxes.

Well, three years later, there will be millions more people paying taxes in Ming Dynasty.

I feel happy when I think about how the royal family, which was so high above them, had to pay taxes and take care of state affairs like ordinary people. He secretly made up his mind to maintain this Ming Dynasty for more than three years no matter what, and look at the satisfying results.

Lu Mou continued: "Those who do not want to farm but are willing to do business can borrow money from the father's internal funds. The loan period is one year, and the money will be paid with interest at one point. The principal will be returned with interest at the end of the year."

As soon as his words came out, the officials below couldn't help but chuckle: "This is a good idea. The whole world knows how much you forced yourself to do this time. Now, no one will dare to default on their debts."

Chongzhen nodded and shook his head: "Borrowing money from relatives to make a living is a kind of help from relatives, and it is an unshirkable responsibility. Charging interest is mean and unkind, so let's waive the interest."

Lu Mou immediately shouted: "Father, Emperor Gu Nian has a mellow family relationship and is a role model for us."

The ministers were stunned. You are trying to change your father's bad reputation of being mean and unkind. But the emperor has really changed from being mean and ungrateful, which is also a good thing for us ministers.

So we danced and chanted together.

Chongzhen was in a daze for a moment and couldn't help but be filled with emotion. If you are tolerant to others, it actually feels good to you, right?

It's not bad, it's really good. This is what my son said, if you give someone a rose, the fragrance will linger in your hands.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen subconsciously put his fingers to his nose and smelled it. There seemed to be a lingering fragrance that lingered for a long time.

(End of this chapter)