'26 times 3 equals 78. '
Lao Zhu did the math quickly in his mind and felt that this number was just drizzle.
The Hongwu Dynasty is now in its prime. In one year, not counting gold, silver, silk, salt, etc., the income from food alone has exceeded 20 million dan. As long as there are no epic natural disasters, in the future this The number will be even higher. There is no problem in spending 780,000 dan to support the clan.
As for the prince's annual salary of 10,000 dan, in fact, the current prince's annual salary is 50,000 dan. The figure of 10,000 dan was stipulated by Lao Zhu in the late Hongwu period. Now Ji Boying has advanced it for him.
As for Zhu Laosi, he has no feeling about the number of ten thousand dan. After all, in the time and space where he is, the annual salary of the prince has already been 10,000 dan, and when he finishes supervising the country, he will become the emperor and will soon become the emperor. Of course, the less the person, the better.
As for Zhu Biao, as the prince, of course he didn't care.
The most miserable person is Xiao Zhusi.
When I heard that my salary was instantly cut in half, I wanted to kill myself with a piece of tofu, and the cigar in my hand suddenly lost its aroma.
"Master Immortal, Zhu Di has something unclear."
Zhu Laosi's eyes showed a searching look, which was the desire for knowledge.
"speak."
Ji Boying nodded with satisfaction. He liked students who asked questions like this.
"Every time a new emperor ascends the throne, a new prince will still be born. So isn't the salary spent like this still increasing? How is it different from what I just said from the perspective of numbers?"
"This is a very good question. I'll give you a chestnut as a reward."
Ji Boying smiled and threw some chestnuts to Zhu Laosi.
After being praised by Ji Boying, Zhu Laosi looked calm and felt happy in his heart. He calmly put away the few chestnuts in front of him.
The chestnuts given by the immortal must contain immortal energy, so how can you just eat them casually?
"2. Reduce the level of knighthood from eight levels to five levels, with General Fengguo as the last level."
"In this way, the descendants of a prince will all become idle clans after ninety years."
"In the past ninety years, on average, five new emperors have ascended the throne. Each new emperor has five brothers, which will increase the number of princes by 25. After three generations of reproduction, these 25 princes and their descendants will be provided, with a limit of 100,000 yuan per year. Spend 750,000 shi."
"One thing that needs to be noted is that when the sixth new emperor ascends the throne, the descendants of the first batch of princes will be reduced to idle clans, and the salary of these princes will become the princes and their descendants of the sixth new emperor. salary."
"Of course, this is just an example."
"Depending on the actual situation, this limit will be different, but no matter what the situation, there will be a limit. Even if Lao Zhu has twenty-six sons, and the next five generations of emperors can give birth to twenty-six, it is just The annual expenditure is 3.75 million shi, and this salary expenditure is completely within the limit that the imperial court can afford."
"This is different."
Extreme value!
When these three words fell into the ears of Lao Zhu, A Biao and Zhu Laosi, they were all shocked.
They finally understood where the core was!
The core lies in the shaping of extreme values!
Several people quickly recalled the current system and the solution system based on the number of people proposed by Song Lian. Different problems emerged. One was the infinity of the limit value, and the other was the uncertainty of the limit value.
Only Xiao Zhusi has no time to think about these problems. He only has one thing on his mind now, what should I do with my salary? My annual salary of 40,000 dan, now that I am in a fiefdom, I can no longer squander it wantonly!
"3. If the clan members give up their clan status, they can regain the right to study, engage in politics and do business."
Lao Zhu was worried that the clan's entry into the court would have an impact on the imperial power, and strictly prohibited the clan's children from entering politics. This also led to the tragic images of some clan's children in the late Ming Dynasty.
The imperial court had no silver and could not supply all the clan members.
Some members of the clan could not wait for the salary from the court no matter how hard they waited. Moreover, they were restricted by ancestral rules and were not allowed to engage in politics or business. The miserable ones even had to starve to death in the end.
However, there are also very few "crouching dragons and phoenixes". For example, during the Jiajing period, there was a "crouching dragon" named Zhu Qintie. This guy was the sixth generation grandson of the King of Zhou. Because he could not wait for the imperial salary, he had no money to eat. , so he wrote a memorial to Jiajing, to the effect of collecting debts.
After Jiajing Immortal read it, Lei Lei was furious and threw Zhu Qinzi to prison with a wave of his hand. Zhu Qinzi was not sad but happy because he was in charge of food in prison.
What's interesting is that Zhu Qin's son Feng Chu couldn't afford to eat, so he imitated his father and wrote a memorial. Then the father and son ate prison food in prison together until Long Qing ascended the throne.
"Indeed, according to the Immortal Master's plan, within a hundred years, there will be a large number of idle clan members in the clan. If these idle clan clan members are not allowed to engage in politics or engage in business, they will have no rice to cook and no food to eat."
Zhu Biao nodded seriously.
Zhu Laosi next to him also listened very seriously.
But at this moment, his expression suddenly changed, showing some doubts and a hint of panic.
'what happened? ! '
'How do you feel like your body is being hollowed out? '
'It seems like the whole world is squeezing out the lonely! '
Zhu Laosi frowned and endured it silently without opening his mouth to speak.
"Fourth, what's wrong with you?"
On the contrary, it was Lao Zhu who discovered the abnormality of Zhu Laosi.
"Go back to your father, my son and I will be fine."
Gritting his teeth, Zhu Laosi stood firm.
"Don't panic, you're just running out of time."
Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Laosi.
"It just so happens that I've almost finished what I said today. You won't be able to remember it if I talk too much. Go back and digest it carefully and implement it."
“You must remember to dare to think and act, and seek truth from facts.”
Zhu Laosi was stunned.
'time is limited? '
'Is I going to die? '
The pupils shrank.
"You're not going to die, you're just going to go back to your own time."
"Also, tell Monk Daoyan that I am tired today and I will go find him when I have time in a few days."
After receiving Ji Boying's explanation, Zhu Laosi felt at ease. He quickly stood up and saluted Ji Boying respectfully.
"I will obey the Immortal Master's words. Zhu Di will definitely bring the Immortal Master's words."
Then Zhu Laosi saluted Lao Zhu and Abiao again.
"Father, big brother."
"Go ahead."
Lao Zhu waved his hand, while Abiao smiled. Finally, Zhu Laosi looked at Xiao Zhusi and was silent for a moment.
"If you have time, spend more time with Miaoyun."
After saying this, Zhu Laosi's figure gradually became illusory until he disappeared.
Zhu Laosi has been striving for his career all his life and has spent all his time on starting a business. The person he feels most sorry for is his first wife Xu Miaoyun.
"That's the end of today, let's break up the meeting."
Ji Boying spoke calmly. After talking so much, he was indeed a little tired.
"You two go back first."
Lao Zhu suddenly spoke.
Zhu Biao and Xiao Zhusi paused for a moment, then quickly saluted and retreated.
"Brother, we know it's getting late and it's inappropriate to disturb my brother's rest, but if we don't talk to him about this matter today, we will always feel uneasy."
Lao Zhu sighed.
"What you want to say is to depose the prime minister system."
After saying this, Lao Zhu did not deny it and nodded.
"In this case, I will take you to meet someone."
"People? Who?"
Lao Zhu paused.
Ji Boying took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and bit it in his mouth.
"Zhu Di."
