"Article 1: All the kingdoms in the world are divided into the kingdom of the Son of Heaven, the kingdom of the Khan of Heaven, the kingdom of foreign nations, and the kingdom of princes... The "Ming Rites and Covenants" are the covenants between the Son of Heaven, the Khan of Heaven, and the princes. , has nothing to do with foreign countries. Within the world, all lands belonging to the Son of Heaven and the Khan of Heaven must observe etiquette and abide by the law, and must not violate it.
Article 2: The Kingdom of the Son of Heaven and the Kingdom of the Heavenly Khan are called two points, but they are actually one body. The Son of Heaven and the Heavenly Khan can also be one person. The Son of Heaven will rule the grasslands in the name of the Khan of Heaven, and the Central Plains in the name of the Son of Heaven. The laws and regulations of the grasslands and the Central Plains are different. There should be separate imperial courts and Khan courts, each carrying out its own affairs and supporting each other.
Article 3: All princely states are vassal states for the Son of Heaven and the Khan of Heaven. They must abide by the duties of ministers, guard the borders and fight conquests, and serve as the vassal screen for the Son of Heaven and the Khan of Heaven.
Article 4: Below the emperor, the heavenly khan, and the princes, there are five levels of subjects, including vassals, bureaucrats, the emperor's people, vassal people, and slaves. Among them, vassals are those who are actually granted seven titles such as prince, prince, prince, marquis, uncle, son and male. Among them, the second title of prince and prince is unique to the country of the emperor and the khan of heaven. The princes The country has nothing.
Article 5: All those who hold the rank of seventh-level nobility have households and honours. The prince has 10,000 households, the prince has 6,000 households, the duke has 4,000 households, the marquis has 2,000 households, and the earl has 1,000 households. The viscount has a household of 500, and the baron has a household of 250. The number of households granted to the seventh-level nobility only refers to the number of households at the time of the initial enactment, and subsequent population growth has nothing to do with it. The villas and pastures held by the seventh-level nobles may not be taken from the land directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, the emperor, or the princes.
Article 6: The country of the Son of Heaven, the Heavenly Khan, and the princes shall be divided into the land under direct jurisdiction and the land under vassalage. Land under direct jurisdiction is governed by officials. However, not all the vassal lands are owned by the nobles, so they are jointly governed by officials and nobles. Officials govern outside the lord's village, and lords govern within the lord's village. However, inside the lord's village, etiquette and law must also be observed. Therefore, the emperor and the emperor can The Khan should appoint officials to inspect Xunzhuang to correct lawlessness.
Article 7: The emperor, the heavenly khan, and the kingdoms of the princes each have their own territory. Within their territories, no more land can be broken to seal the country. The land of the feudal country can only be taken from newly created land.
Article 8: The citizens of a newly established feudal state can be taken by the emperor, the emperor's khan, princes, and vassals from among the people they lead, or they can be recruited from the people of the emperor and princes.
Article 9..."
In Xiyuan, in Wansheng Palace, Zhu Youjian was holding a draft of "Ming Rites and Laws" and read it word for word to a group of concubines. As a rule, the harem of the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to interfere in politics, but Zhu Youjian's situation was special. He was not only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but also the Khan of Mongolia.
In the Ming Dynasty, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, but in Mongolia, the harem governed the country. The basis for Zhu Youjian, the Great Khan, to rule Mongolia was the seven noble concubines and Ten Thousand Households Orduo. The sixth noble concubine of Mongolia, who owned these 70,000 households, was now summoned to the Xiyuan of the Imperial City of Beijing. Together with Empress Zhou, Concubine Tian, Concubine Yuan, Concubine Qin, Concubine Ma, Wang Fei (Chongzhen’s beloved concubine in his previous life), and Mrs. Xu, they made suggestions for the "Ming Rites and Laws".
It still sounds a bit wrong to let a group of women from the harem provide suggestions for the "fundamental law" of the Ming Dynasty, but because the countries and princes and princes conferred by the "Ming Rites and Covenants" have to be appointed by women from the harem They are here to give birth, so the "Ming Rites and Laws" are directly related to their vital interests, so of course Zhu Youjian must listen to their opinions.
"That's all for now," Zhu Youjian smiled and closed the draft text of "Ming Rites and Laws", and then asked his Mongolian sixth noble concubine Uyuta in Mongolian, "Sixth noble concubine, can you understand?"
Wuyuta did not understand Chinese at first, but after entering Zhu Youjian's harem, he hired a female teacher to teach him Chinese and Chinese characters. Now he can talk to people in fluent Chinese.
"Long live my lord, I understand." Uyuta replied with a smile, and also gave him a wink.
This woman is the most beautiful among Zhu Youjian's Mongolian concubines. She has a graceful figure, skin like snow, and picturesque facial features. It's no wonder that Huang Taiji was fascinated by her in her previous life. When he heard that she was ill and could not afford it, he even walked in front of Song Jinjun. Flying back - thanks to Chongzhen's blind command in his previous life, if Hong Chengchou had been allowed to fight steadily, there might have been chaos and Huang Taiji would have simply retreated...
"It's good if you can understand..." Zhu Youjian's eyes also swept over Wuyuta's body, and finally landed on the high bulge. The ears of this Mongolian beauty turned red, and then Zhu Youjian turned his attention to the more plump Concubine Wu Liangha.
He went south for a longer time this time, and he left six Mongolian noble concubines in the grassland - each of these Mongolian women had thousands of households to govern, and now they were the first to establish the Great Mongolian Kingdom surnamed Zhu. At that time, there were many things going on, and the situation on the grassland was not very stable. Of course, the Mongolian noble concubines could not leave. Among them, the great concubine Wuliangha and the concubine Sutai were still left in Dahorduo and Helin in Mobei to form the Mongolian Khanate for Zhu Youjian.
"Long live my lord," the noble concubine Wu Liangha frowned slightly. She also noticed the look Zhu Youjian was looking at, so she asked, "The "Ming Li Covenant" says that the emperor, the emperor, and the kingdom of the princes Each has its own territory, and within its territory, no more divisions are allowed to separate the country... So what about Cixuan and Cixuan? Can they still inherit the ten thousand households of Orduo who are slaves?"
Concubine Wu Liangha had already given birth to two sons and one daughter for Zhu Youjian. Among them, Cixuan was Zhu Youjian's eldest son, and Cixuan was eleventh and was born on the grassland last year.
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "Of course I will not treat Cixuan badly. He is my eldest son and a son of the grassland. Let him choose the position of Khan of Heaven in the future!"
Zhu Youjian was the chosen Great Khan of Mongolia. Of course, he had to insist on choosing the khan system instead of the blood inheritance system-because with the blood inheritance method, the appeal of the Zhu Ming Dynasty was not as good as that of the Golden Family on the grasslands.
"What about...Cixuan?" Concubine Wuliangha asked again.
Zhu Youjian added: "My territory in Mobei and your 20,000 households will be inherited by Cixuan. As for Cixuan, as well as the sons born to me and you in the future, they will all be the princes of the Ming Dynasty, and they will have Guiyi, Jining and other places will be sealed off in the future when opportunities arise."
He glanced at the other five Mongolian noble concubines and said with a smile: "The same is true for your sons... A son inherits Ten Thousand Households of Orduo and goes to Mobei and Moxi to open up a feudal land subordinate to the Mongol Khan. country. The other sons stayed in the Ming Dynasty, were granted the title of prince, and received Wangzhuang from Monan and Dongdao.
From now on, Mobei and Moxi will be owned by the Mongolian Kingdom, and Monan and Dongdao will be owned by the Ming Dynasty. What do you think? "
Zhu Youjian separated the territories of Ming Dynasty and Mongolia - after all, the differences between Ming Dynasty and Mongolia were too great, and it would be difficult to manage them if they were forced together.
He paused and then said: "Now Mongolia in Mongolia is occupied by the Oara, Kazakh, Uzbek and other tribes, and it will be recovered in the future! I will follow Genghis Khan and rule the Mobei headquarters with one son, and then send all the sons to the west. There are small sweats all over the grassland.”
Wu Liangha gently stroked his belly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, I am willing to raise a few more sons for your Majesty, so that they can open up territory for your Majesty!"
Several other Mongolian noble concubines also followed suit: "I am also willing to give birth to a brave son for Your Majesty!"
Zhu Cixi laughed loudly and nodded with satisfaction: "My feudal system is father and son, king, king and minister... Queen, Concubine Tian, Concubine Yuan, Concubine Qin, Concubine Ma, Madam Xu, you all She is younger than my Mongolian concubine, so she has to work harder! I want to open up new territories and expand my power all over the world. The foreign lands I conquer need my sons to guard them! I want to imitate King Wen of Zhou and give birth to 100 sons!"
100 sons?
Hearing this number, Queen Zhou and Concubine Wu Liangha frowned a little - Zhu Youjian was young and strong, and he was the emperor. There was no limit on the number of wives, so it was no problem to give birth to 100 sons.
But the question is...if you can afford it, can you afford it?
Empress Zhou winked at the eldest concubine, and the eldest concubine said: "Long live my lord, a prince has to seal 10,000 households... The sealing of households and rewards are done together, and 10,000 households will be rewarded with 1 million taels (this is Resettlement fee), 100 sons is one hundred million taels. If you want to help them establish a feudal state, the cost will be doubled at least several times, and it will cost hundreds of millions of taels! Do you have that much money? "
