"Well, Prince, look at it." Emperor Chengyuan called the Prince over and motioned for him to read the thick memorial on the desk.
Prince Jiang Huaiqian has been in a complicated mood recently, so he should spend more time in front of his father.
But his father's eyes were as bright as fire, and there was no place to hide his thoughts in front of him.
Who would have thought that after approving memorials all day long, they would have to face the cynicism of their father?
If his father hadn't summoned him, he would have been hiding for a while.
I thought his father was bored and wanted to laugh at his son, but he didn't expect to ask him to read the memorial?
Jiang Huaiqian breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as he took a look, he knew who wrote it.
Sister Yuan's little girl is really not afraid of getting tired. If only Anyu had this girl's thoughtfulness, it would be great! I am silly and cheerful all day long, not motivated at all. He also had to think about removing the useless one from the nobles, so as to make room for him.
Jiang Huaiqian complained about his nephew's disappointment and turned his attention to the first page of the memorial.
When he saw the name clearly, he was startled.
Yo! Are these three people?
There are also Sheng Xin and Sheng Anth behind Sister Yuan?
"Don't think this trick can fool people. No matter what the content is, the girl who came up with the idea must be Sister Yuan." Jiang Huaiqian knew Sheng Yuan very well.
Emperor Chengyuan nodded with a smile: "Yes, that girl is smart!"
Seeing the smile on his father's face, Jiang Huaiqian chewed his teeth and felt a little sour: The old man couldn't even see his granddaughter being like this.
Although he knew that his father, the emperor, and his mother were far away from their grandchildren, and they didn't want to add to his family's struggles, he still felt uncomfortable seeing his children acting like quails in front of them.
There were a lot of random thoughts in his mind, but he opened the memorial without delay.
When Jiang Huaiqian saw what was written clearly, his eyes lit up.
What a bad idea!
Oh, no, no, no, wrong expression, wrong expression! Do it again!
What a great idea!
"The imperial court does not bear the salary of the nobles of the clan, but instead rewards them with sea trade qualifications, and then allows each family to invest in sea trade caravans based on their qualifications, thereby sharing the dividends."
The more Jiang Huaiqian thought about it, the happier he became: "The voyage trade caravan is owned by the imperial court, and the people are not allowed to engage in it privately, so the initiative can be held in the hands of the imperial court. If local wealthy businessmen want to participate, they must obtain imperial qualifications. In this way, it will There is a yoke on them."
As a prince, he had a somewhat complicated view of merchants, knowing how important they were but despising them at the same time.
Merchants are involved in the economy, and their importance has been known since ancient times. However, most people who engage in business are more interested in profit than sentiment, and even the country and the court can throw away their interests. How can these people not be despised by people because of their lightness of bones?
Emperor Chengyuan also believed that these people were useful but not important, and he was very satisfied with the prince's attitude.
When fighting against the former Qi, the imperial court made deals with many wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River in order to have sufficient supplies of grain and grass. They promised the imperial court to fund the purchase of sufficient grain, grass, medicine and clothing by nearby merchants to support the army nearby.
Unexpectedly, when the battle was stalemate, many generals reported that the army's rations were mainly old grains, cotton clothes were mixed with cotton wool, grains and grass were soaked in water, and even the herbs were mostly defective. Herbs of the same quality were sold to the court at five or six times the price.
Although he dealt with many businessmen in the name of rebellion after the war, the impact and thinking they brought to him have continued to this day.
"Businessmen should be useful but not important. They should always be vigilant but not trustworthy for a long time." This was the first principle he taught the prince when he first took charge of the government.
"As long as the dividends are large enough, the relationship between the nobles and the royal family will be closer."
While Emperor Chengyuan was thinking about merchants, Jiang Huaiqian thought of something else.
With this arrangement, the nobles are more restricted by the court than before. I am afraid that without being deterred by rules, the nobles themselves will restrain the unscrupulous children to prevent them from bullying the people.
"Don't just focus on these few sentences, read on." Emperor Chengyuan urged him.
At such a young age, I can’t help but see things so slowly, and I’m always distracted!
Glancing at his son with disgust, Emperor Chengyuan closed his eyes slightly.
Jiang Huaiqian didn't argue and continued to watch obediently.
Then there was another suggestion that made his heart beat.
In other words, the succession of royal titles is basically divided into hereditary succession and succession by demotion.
Although the former's title is hereditary and he doesn't have to worry about it being reduced to the final level, he still has his own troubles.
Although inheritance by the eldest son is the purpose, the problem is that not everyone has a legitimate son.
In other words, not everyone has a son.
The imperial court issued a clear decree that "adopted sons cannot ascend to the title of nobility," so there was a bright sword hanging over the title that was hereditary and irreplaceable.
Therefore, if there is no legitimate son or the eldest son is dead, how to choose the heir?
An adopted step-son cannot ascend to the title. After the title is transferred, how can the title inherited by the adopted step-son be favored?
If you want to upgrade your lowered title, how should you prepare?
The answers to these are in the memorial, that is - supervision and reporting!
Supervise who? Who to report?
Naturally, it is to supervise the aristocratic families, imperial official families, and wealthy merchants and gentry all over the country of Chu. Based on the situation of land annexation, collusion between officials and businessmen, foreign connections, oppression of the people, using officials as bandits, violations of laws, etc., they will be punished. report.
At that time, points will be scored according to factors such as the number of results reported, the impact of the incident, the scope of involvement, etc., and then rewards will be based on points.
As for the problem of Xungui himself?
Is it worth counting the land records in exchange for two generations of equals inheriting it?
"This method is simple and immature, but it is still a good method. However, you need to consider all aspects when formulating policies to avoid chaos." Emperor Chengyuan reminded him.
Jiang Huaiqian heard this but didn't mind: "Your Majesty is supervising them, but they are easy to mess with? They will naturally fight back!
At that time, the noble royal family can only be safe if they reflect on themselves and respect themselves. The effect may be even better than watching the censor.
More importantly, if these interested parties cannot be monolithic, it may be more conducive to the supervision of the Internal Guard. "
He's not stupid, so naturally he can't just rely on them to interact with each other.
It has its own trusted internal guards, inspection envoys, and three-party supervision.
Water only has vitality when it flows, right?
After closing the memorial, Jiang Huaiqian rubbed his fingers with satisfaction.
At this moment, he no longer had any hesitation about opening the imperial examination to women.
He was looking forward to the appearance of a girl like Sister Yuan who was smart, full of ideas, and good at arguing, oh, no, good at debating.
He thought it must have been extremely lively at that time.
Emperor Chengyuan heard his son's voice of joy: "..."
Looking at the prince, who had been unhappy since the return of the vassal king to the capital, Emperor Chengyuan sighed: He hoped that the dispute over the opening of the women's imperial examination could offset the discord between their brothers.
To take a step back, even if the brothers cannot work together, holding the women's imperial examination can make the three princesses side with the prince.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chengyuan sighed in his heart: It seems that it is better to start the subject by the prince.
