Ministers such as the six ministers, the ministers of the nine temples, the secretariat, the supervisory censor, and the royal guards were present one by one.
They were already stationed in various yamen in the imperial city, specializing in handling various government affairs, and were ready to be called upon at any time.
Xiao Yi didn't make any opening remarks and directly took out all the memorials about reducing the vassal status.
"I have read these memorials, and some of the suggestions in them are indeed good strategies for governing the country."
"Please tell me your opinion on this matter."
"First of all, you said that the expenditure to support the clan members is too high, which increases the burden on the national treasury. I have thought about it. Among them, what Di Shangshu said is one way, that is to change the enfeoffment of the clan clan members. grade."
"The clan level needs to be reduced from level eight to level six, and the basic salary will be halved. Starting from level seven, the clan status will be automatically removed."
"In this way, even if the clan population increases in the future, it will still not put too much pressure on the Daqian treasury."
You must know that these princes, heir princes, county princes, etc., they really have many wives and concubines, and they have too many descendants.
Each generation needs the court to support them, which is really a huge expense.
Daqian not only has five border guarding princes, these five border guarding princes have very great authority because of their military power. They can directly have the right to govern the local area and have the right to govern one side.
Therefore, the five princes have the most noble status among all the clans in Daqian.
This is determined by the power they possess.
In addition, there are naturally some princes who have arrived in their own fiefdoms and become princes honestly.
There are quite a few of these princes, Taizu has thirteen sons, Taizong also has eight sons, Xiao Di is the fourth.
Xiao Di also has five sons. Xiao Yi is the eldest prince, also known as the crown prince.
Among Taizu's thirteen sons, not many are left now, and there is only one old prince, who is already considered to be an advanced age.
In fact, the five border guard princes starting from Taizu have been passed down for two generations, and they also have several sons and several grandsons.
Too many princes in the clan will cause too much burden, and may also lead to financial problems for the imperial court. This is not unheard of in history.
Xiao Yi remembered that in his previous life, when the Ming Dynasty collapsed, there were too many princes, each of whom enriched his own pockets and caused trouble for one party.
For example, Li Zicheng killed many princes and ransacked their homes, and found that these princes were too rich.
One by one, they are extremely rich.
The current population of princes in Daqian is actually almost reaching the level of the previous Ming Dynasty.
Because they have enough food and clothing, live a good life, and don't have to find ways to earn money to support their children. In addition, they have many wives and concubines. Sometimes, there will be princes who don't even know how many sons they have.
Xiao Yi continued: "At the same time, the support of the clan should not only be about taking money, but also using money to solve problems. It should be to give them something to do while ensuring their food and clothing. Otherwise, once people have nothing to do, they will My thoughts change and my thoughts become confused.”
"I know that doing this will indeed reduce the burden on the national treasury, but it will definitely lead to dissatisfaction among the clan members."
"So, I plan to set up a 'year-end reward' for the princes, princes, princes, etc. of the clan every year."
"The total amount of this 'year-end reward' is not fixed, but is set based on the financial resources of the Daqian treasury."
"In this way, it can also calm their hearts a little. It's not that I don't care about their life or death, nor that I don't care about the royal family."
"But today's Daqian has a vast territory, which requires more money and talent to manage. The royal family and princes should also contribute their share in the great cause of reviving Daqian."
"The amount of the 'year-end reward' received by the prince is distributed by the court based on the results of the prince's fiefdom review. It includes three evaluation dimensions: 'fertility, people living and working in peace and contentment, and taxation level', which are divided into three categories: excellent, qualified, and poor. A level.”
"Specifically, based on the performance of a certain member of the prince's family in four aspects including 'loyalty to the country, filial piety, love for the people, and dedication', an evaluation mechanism will be formed to determine the contribution of the prince's family to ZTE and determine next year's salary payment , treatment and rewards, etc.”
Hear this.
The main officials of the six ministers, Jiushi Qingzheng, Secretariat, Supervisory Censor, Jinyiwei and other important government offices all widened their eyes one by one. They felt that their brains were half water and half flour. They were mixed together and turned into pulp. paste.
However, after thinking about it for a while, I think it’s feasible!
The more I think about it, the more feasible it becomes!
This kind of whimsical idea is much better than their suggestions of taking back military power, reducing salaries, directly lowering the enfeoffment level, or even directly reducing all benefits.
Comparing their suggestions with His Highness the Prince's methods, there is a huge difference!
Di Yan, Zhang Jianzhi and others once suspected that this was simply an idea that only gods could come up with!
The treatment is on par with the treasury income. If the treasury income is high, the treatment will be good. If the treasury income is low, the treatment will be poor.
In addition, the two official offices of Supervisory Yushi and Jinyiwei are responsible for monitoring the world, and they no longer dare to withhold taxes privately.
You know, this year, it’s only April.
More than a dozen officials were killed.
These dozen officials were not Qin Jiushao's group, but local officials. They were directly impeached by the supervisory censor. The Jin Yiwei directly brought people to the door, arrested and brought them to justice, beheaded them in public, ransacked their homes and exiled them.
The evaluation standards set for the prince and his family members are even more perfect.
There is also a 'year-end reward'.
This is to make the prince no longer live like he used to, just hanging out and waiting for death, or trying to collude with local officials, and then engage in corruption, bribery, land annexation and other things that are detrimental to the country and harmful to the people.
But to encourage them to train more of their own clan children and bring out more talents.
With talents and contributions, you can get more rewards.
The key is, be famous!
In the past, the court gave them money to support them, but they were not allowed to do business or participate in the imperial examination. They could only hide in their own fiefs, be the masters of the fiefs, and guard one-third of an acre of their own land.
It was different now. Not only had the constraints on them been liberated, they could move around and leave their fiefdom at will.
Their descendants, except for the person designated by the emperor to inherit the title of prince, other members of the clan can take part in the imperial examination, become officials in the court, become an official, or do business, enlist in the army, and There is no difference between ordinary people.
From then on, if the prince did not do well and could not even become a member of a famous family, then he could only blame himself for his lack of ability.
After thinking about this, the eyes of Di Yan and others began to become intense.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's method of manipulating people's hearts is really impressive... This is simply more skillful than pushing a favor order. It's really amazing!"
Xiao Yi detailed the clan policies one by one, including evaluation, rewards, supervision, etc., and each item had to be explained.
This explanation actually refers to various means. The purpose is to prevent evaluation from becoming a means of political struggle for some people, and rewards from becoming an opportunity for some people to enrich their own pockets. Supervision is to ensure absolute fairness and justice. .
The clan clan is not a small group, whether it is big or small.
In the future, he himself will have many sons, and these sons will be entrusted to various places, and then they will marry wives and have children. He will have many, many grandchildren.
The foundation of eternity.
How to ensure that Daqian can remain standing for a hundred years, or even hundreds of years.
Naturally, he would lay a solid foundation now.
How to build a solid foundation, let’s start with the clan.
This will be the first step.
It solves the current problem of clan treatment, solves the problem of pressure on the treasury, solves the problem of scarcity of talents, and solves the problem of having many sons and grandsons in the future. It also solves the problem that hundreds of years later, if Dagan is in trouble, there will be People of clan blood can stand up and turn the tide.
The system of living and waiting for death will only make the clan princes like the clan princes in the previous life during the late Ming Dynasty and Ming Dynasty.
One by one, they no longer regard themselves as members of the Zhu family. They only use this title and identity to make their lives better and more comfortable.
How is the Zhu family in the world?
Is it related to them?
Even if they want to protect the Zhu family, do they have the power, ability, and reputation?
No.
If you really stand up.
Maybe Chongzhen killed them first.
Even if he was willing to stand up later, it would be unfair.
Even if he has the support of many people, he still has no ability, and he has been crippled long ago.
The officials marveled one by one and were all overjoyed.
Xiao Yi gave them time to discuss and inquire, and explained everything one by one.
It is difficult to defend the world.
Then go through all the obstacles, solve a problem when you encounter it, and go step by step, and you will eventually lead to a prosperous age.
Xiao Yi is now the chief engineer and proposes national policies. As for how to implement them, it is natural for officials to implement them. There is a needle on the top and a thousand threads on the bottom.
The time came after dusk.
After finishing the government affairs, Xiao Yi came to Murong Mansion.
Daqian established the Andong Protectorate in Yancheng.
Currently, the people of Yanyun Land are being appeased, and some local Yan people who are still resisting are being hunted down.
Murong Yin's head has been presented to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, placed together with the heads of Kublai Khan and Li Qianshun.
The four northern kingdoms are missing the head of the Wanyan clan.
Murong Yin's body was naturally buried generously. No matter what, he was also the former leader of Beiyan.
Murong Xueyuan stood in the corridor. It was already dusk now, and the golden-red sunset light fell from the flower wall on the gorgeous beauty. Her beautiful eyes under the beautiful eyebrows looked steadily at Xiao Yi.
After hearing the news of Beiyan's demise, she had been waiting for Xiao Yi's arrival, looking forward to it day and night.
Now, the hope is finally here.
Xiao Yi looked at Murong Xueyuan, looked at her sad face, looked at her red and swollen eyes, looked at the affectionate and complicated expression in those eyes, smiled, and called out: "Xueyuan"
After saying that, he walked a few steps quickly towards Murong Xueyuan. He came closer and held a pair of slender jade hands that were soft to the touch and had delicate skin. Tears a little, panting slightly. When she is quiet, she is like a beautiful flower shining in the water; when she is sick, she is like a beauty who is three points better than Xizi.
"Your Highness, you are here."
Murong Xueyuan said, unable to hold back anymore, she hugged Xiao Yi tightly. When her beautiful eyes closed, tears rolled down her curved eyelashes, her voice was almost whispering.
She knew that she could not stop Beiyan's demise, nor could she stop the ambitions of the three men.
Daqian and Beiyan, only one can survive in the world.
And obviously, Daqian won in the end.
Xiao Yi also took advantage of the situation and hugged Murong Xueyuan tightly, letting him sob gently in his arms, gently stroking his smooth hair, and whispered: "Okay, let the past go by, the future will definitely be It is very wonderful, as long as the people of Yanyun can live a better life and no longer suffer the poverty of the bitter cold land, what you have done will definitely be remembered by the world, and it must be right."
