"What's the most troublesome thing?"
Zhu Di asked subconsciously.
Li Hongbi didn't hide it either.
"The most troublesome thing is that once the vassal king becomes a vassal, the feudal kingdom will always exist. Unless the vassal king has no children or the vassal king plots rebellion, the feudal kingdom will be abolished by the court!"
"Then this also means that most of those branches will always exist, always lying on the Ming Dynasty, always sucking the blood of the common people, eating the flesh of the common people, and still spreading branches and leaves... …”
"That's enough!" Zhu Di's face was gloomy, "Stop talking!"
Yao Guangxiao's eyes were shining brightly on the side.
This guy Li Hongbi really dares to speak!
After all, he is Tianhuang nobleman, Taizu Xueyin, and you kid actually compared him to a blood-sucking insect!
Yes, there is a bit of arrogance like an old man!
Zhu Di's face was very ugly.
He shudders just thinking about that terrible scene!
The wise and powerful Emperor Yongle never thought that one day the old Zhu family would give birth to a child, which would bring down the Ming Dynasty!
"I just don't understand why they are so fertile?" Zhu Di frowned.
You have nothing to do but play with women?
After all, he is also a nobleman from the old Zhu family, so why don’t you show some face?
Li Hongbi laughed again.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude."
"If I were a vassal king, I would need money, status, and women. The court would not allow me to engage in the fields of scholar, agriculture, industry, and commerce. So besides eating, drinking, having fun, and playing with women, Your Majesty thinks I can do something else. What are you doing?"
"Even if I have noble aspirations and likes to recite poems, compose poems, and play the piano and listen to music, this will be even more harmful to those women. They are noble people and are full of talents, so there is no time to rush into love. Giving hugs is something you get used to once you get used to it. The children are not born one after another. Anyway, the court helps raise them, so they don’t have to pay anything..."
"You bastard!" Zhu Di was furious.
He naturally led into Li Hongbi's hypothesis.
Then he sadly discovered that, as Li Hongbi said, wine and sex were the entire life of the feudal prince's clan, and even he, Zhu Di, was not exempt from the custom.
If you don't like wine or sex, what's the point?
Okay, oil?
Li Hongbi was very determined and gave Zhu Di a fatal blow.
"I'll say something heart-wrenching again!"
"Even if some members of the clan are born extraordinary and have great ambitions, what can they do? What can they dare to do?"
"I'm afraid that if someone is born with a virtuous reputation, the court will immediately issue an order to investigate and pay attention..."
Correct your status, little brother!
You, a member of the vassal clan, can't eat, drink and have fun in peace of mind, and are just a waste waiting to die. What do you want to have a good name?
Why do you also want to imitate Emperor Yongle and engage in a vigorous battle of peace?
The imperial court is the imperial court of Emperor Yongle, I am definitely familiar with this matter!
Therefore, they dare not, even if it is to defile themselves, must become a drunkard and a womanizer!
Zhu Di also understood this truth.
He just felt sad and ridiculous.
I am afraid that even Emperor Taizu Gao would not have thought that one day most of his descendants would become trash waiting to die, lying on the Ming Dynasty sucking blood and eating meat, and being raised like pigs!
It shouldn't be like this!
Zhu Di took a deep breath and looked at Li Hongbi with burning eyes.
"So, is there any way to solve this hidden danger?"
Li Hongbi suddenly stood up.
Zhu Di stared, pretending he didn't see anything.
Mother, you have something to ask me for, and you want me to kneel down to tell you?
Today, I, Li Hongbi, just want to stand up and speak, and eat this bowl of rice while standing!
"There is no way, it just depends on what result His Majesty wants."
Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently and shouted: "Let's talk about it first!"
"The simplest way is to lift the ban on the lord not leaving the fiefdom..."
When Zhu Di heard this, his expression suddenly became strange.
I thought you had some great ideas, but it turns out your level is about the same as that of Monk Daoyan!
Yao Guangxiao on the side also smiled and stroked his beard, showing a proud look.
This poor monk thought you were some kind of genius!
Is this the result?
Tsk, boring!
However, Li Hongbi's next sentence made the two people's smiles freeze on the spot.
"Anyway, just one sentence can make these feudal kings want to die!"
"Whether it's oppressing the people or robbing the women of the people, as long as they make a mistake, the court can justifiably take action and abolish their feudal state. This is the simplest and most brutal method!"
"Otherwise, we can change our thinking. Your Majesty can summon several vassal princes to the capital as soon as possible. At that time, it will not be a matter of your Majesty's life and death. If you don't like anyone, you can find a way to make some mistakes for him, and then abolish them. Seal the country!”
"Abolition of the vassal and feudal state is equivalent to cutting off a large branch, and even a large vassal faction is gone. This is naturally the simplest and most effective way!"
Zhu Di was all numb.
Yao Guangxiao's face was even more dull.
Is it appropriate for you, a young man in your prime, to speak out such an insidious and sinister plan openly?
Zhu Di was puzzled. How could this young man get such a vicious heart and such evil tricks?
Li Hongbi, there is something wrong with you. You are even worse than Monk Daoyan!
"inappropriate!"
"I don't want to get a bad reputation!"
As Li Hongbi performed well, Zhu Di also paid attention to this son, treating him as his nephew and confidant, and he had no scruples about what he said.
When Li Hongbi heard what he said, he secretly cursed in his heart.
Bah, you dog emperor, you have become a bitch and you still have to erect a memorial arch!
"That's a compromise. On the surface, the clan salary will be increased, and then the clan level will be reduced, so as to shorten the imperial court's clan salary expenditure in disguise!"
Zhu Di: "..."
Monk Dao Yan: "That's it? His level is almost the same as that of a poor monk!"
"Ahem, this is a little inappropriate!"
"The current situation is not appropriate."
Zhu Di coughed twice and rejected the suggestion again.
At present, the vassal king has not surrendered his military power obediently, so it is not easy to attack them openly!
Li Hongbi smiled.
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Reducing the clan title level is only the first step."
"And this first step must be done. The clan title level must be reduced, because at the end of the development, the real big head of the imperial government's finances is these lieutenants of Fuguo and Fengguo, so they must be eliminated in advance."
"The remaining princes, princes, and princes are like carrots and pits. With some appropriate control policies, no matter how large the number is, it will not be too much. The imperial government's finances can fully support it."
Hearing this, Zhu Di and Dao Yan nodded repeatedly.
It is not difficult to understand this truth. As the Ming Dynasty developed later, the person with the largest number of clan members must be the lowest-ranking Lieutenant Feng Guo.
Because other titles, such as princes and princes, are hereditary from generation to generation, the titles of other concubines and younger sons will be reduced gradually, until the final reduction is that of Fengguo Lieutenant.
If the eighth-level clan title is directly reduced to the fifth or sixth level, it may seem that only two or three levels are reduced, but in fact, it can reduce the salary expenditure of the Ming Dynasty by millions of dollars in the future!
"The second step is to set up reward and punishment measures!"
Rewards and penalties?
What does this mean?
Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
Could this reward and punishment system commonly used by the military also be used in the clan system?
"The first one is population control and family planning..."
