Chapter 454 Family and National Affairs

Zhu Yunyou's birthday is naturally a big deal, but Zhu Yunyou also feels that he is still young and does not plan to have a big fuss.

As for the next few things, they are still a big deal, and many people are concerned about it. After all, this is also related to one's own interests. The so-called prince, prince or prince are not considered formal identities, and it is better to have a title.

Zhu Yunyou was also very busy at this time. Looking at the made crown garment, gold-plated silver book and silver seal, Zhu Yunyou also smiled with satisfaction.

Lao Zhu changed a lot of Lao Zhu's "ancestral teachings" and Zhu Yunyou also changed a lot of it.

The crown prince is a gold treasure book, and as for the prince, it can only be a gold-plated silver book, a silver seal. As for the prince, it is a silver book, a silver seal. As for various princes, it must be no book, no seal, after all, it is not a formal identity.

Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu came to Fengxian Hall, which was also a ceremony to enthrone the princes. We need to tell our ancestors first.

Zhu Yunyou was very calm about the excitement and expectations of those emperor uncles, emperor brothers or kings. He just got up step by step, washed up, and then walked towards Fengtian Palace calmly.

Xiao Xiao Zhu got up early again. He is now in high spirits. This little guy once again took on the heavy responsibility.

Xiao Xiaozhu, wearing court uniforms, stood at the front of the team, waiting outside the east gate of Fengtian Palace. And his grandfathers and uncles were also waiting obediently behind Xiao Xiaozhu.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Xiao Xiao Zhu is now chatting with his "second uncle" and talking about the big stupid elephant in the room.

Shuangquan walked over in small steps and said softly, "Your Highness, it's time to go to the palace."

"Have you been promoted to the palace?" Xiao Xiaozhu asked in a strange way, "We didn't hear the sound of whip."

Zhu Yunwen actually wanted to complain. He actually whipped it just now, but the crown prince and the king of Wu were imitating the elephant to scream, so he didn't hear it. As for the censors who were originally serious and obedient, they were collectively blind and deaf. They might dare to stab the king of Wu occasionally, but they didn't dare to mess with the crown prince.

It is not necessarily that the crown prince is so majestic. Even if they are loyal to their duties and find the place where the crown prince is rude. Even if the emperor approves their impeachment, etc., it is estimated that the Supreme Emperor will be killed in a blink of an eye. It is possible to be beheaded, and more likely to be demoted and the whole family will be exiled.

What can Shuangquan say at this time? He just said quickly, "Your Highness, you just whip, the emperor is going to be promoted to the palace."

Xiaoxiao Zhu understood this time. Zhu Yunxiu knew that he might have caused some trouble again, so he quickly helped Xiaoxiao Zhu sort out his crown clothes. Xiaoxiao Zhu turned around and climbed over the high and wide threshold of Fengtian Palace with difficulty. The princes behind him and the royal families quickly followed.

Xiao Xiao Zhu entered from the east gate of Fengtian Palace, and under the guidance of Shuangquan, he went straight to the imperial front and stood beside him.

The other civil and military officials also lined up at this time, and Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu appeared.

It was Xiao Xiao Zhu who sang a ceremony again, praise and worship. After the ceremony, Wang Chengen knelt in front of Xiao Xiao Zhu with a big tray.

Although he hardly knew too many words, Xiao Xiaozhu was not nervous, mainly because under Lao Zhu's guidance, he had long been reciting the will of the imperial edict. However, at this time, it was obvious that Xiao Xiaozhu could not be allowed to come forward, and he had to wait.

Zhu Yunyou came forward and picked up the imperial edict expressionlessly.

Zhu Yunyou's three emperor uncles are the King of Tang, King Ying and King Yi. They are basically not princes of heavy titles and are not considered noble.

Although there is a "Tang King", this group number is nothing. The first time it was seen in history was that someone in the Sui Dynasty established himself as the King of Tang after breakfast. When Li Yuan also supported Yang Guang's grandson, Yang You, as the emperor, as the emperor, and was immediately named King of Tang.

Zhu Yunyou's two younger brothers are King Lu and King Heng, and they are not good or bad. As for their cousins, they basically inherit the titles of the king, and they must specially set up the titles for them.

"Grandpa Emperor, let's go." After the enthronement ended, Zhu Yunyou laughed, "We are here, and they can't make a fuss."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile. After the royal family was crowned with the title of king, he had his own celebration. It was indeed inconvenient for the emperor to be here. What's more, according to etiquette, it seemed that the title of prince was crowned, but the ceremony was not over yet.

After Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu left, the royal family still needed to greet each other, including with the company of Wang Chengen and Shuangquan, Xiao Xiao Zhu took the newly-fen prince to visit the Taimiao.

This includes the officials who submit their letters to the emperor and the queen. The women who go to the inside and outside also need to go to congratulate you at this moment, especially those who have newly appointed princes, who want to thank you in front of the queen.

"It's still our purity, it's been messy these days." Old Zhu returned to Qianqing Palace and immediately complained, "We can't stand the noise now. The messy one is Yin'er likes it. We are afraid of these occasions."

Zhu Yunyou gloated and said to Lao Zhu, "I'll thank you tomorrow. Why don't we save some trouble? We'll be in the Qianqing Palace?"

Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunyou and said, "The courtesy cannot be abolished!"

The princes come to thank you tomorrow, so they will naturally go everywhere. Lao Zhu wants to thank you, and the emperor wants to thank you too. Xiao Xiao Zhu will also wait for his grandfathers and uncles to thank you.

Zhu Yunyou was in a good mood and said to Lao Zhu, "Uncle the second and third uncles and some concubines are not at ease. He has been pestering his fifth uncle these days, thinking about asking for an errand."

Old Zhu became serious and said, "Your second uncle and third uncle's concubine son also have a status. You have to think about it. If the royal family is in power, it may be a mess."

"We don't allow them to take charge of the troops, otherwise we wouldn't have been thinking about revoking the vassal state at the beginning." Zhu Yunyou laughed and said, "Don't think too much about the central positions in the court. They are all nobles, and they are also some personal responsibilities."

Lao Zhu smiled and pointed at Xiao Zhu, and naturally understood Xiao Xiao Zhu's thoughts. It is true that he gave the royal family a "work" but the royal family's work is not particularly sensitive, and it is difficult to gain real power. The most important thing is that those positions basically do not exist and are "family inheritance".

"When I talk about Yin'er, I have the same virtue as us." Zhu Yunyou was a little funny and said an interesting thing, "When we were young, we didn't hide our desire for authority, and Yin'er was also happy. Grandpa Huang also saw it. He is more enthusiastic than us these days."

"I'm not idle when I'm back. I'm dragging us to practice with us." Old Zhu said happily, "This little thing knows more and more that he has a noble identity."

This is absolutely the truth. Xiao Xiao Zhu really knows his special identity. When it comes to being a prince, Xiao Xiao Zhu is more enthusiastic and active than Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu.

For Zhu Yunyou, the enthronement of a prince is just something that an emperor should do.

He is not only the king and father of the people of the Ming Dynasty, but also the "master" of the old Zhu family. Governing the world and taking care of the people is of course what an emperor should do. But Zhu Yunyou also needs to care about the children of the Zhu family, and this is also a member of his family.

But Zhu Yunyou knew very well that he still had a lot to do, and it was almost the end of the year. For Zhu Yunyou, this was the time to start to be completely busy, because this time basically means that the autumn harvest is over.

Zhu Yunyou has always been very concerned about taxation and other issues. This is not just a simple national finance issue, but mainly Zhu Yunyou's dissatisfaction with the two tax laws. What he is thinking about now is to change the tax system of the Ming Dynasty.

"Grandpa Huang, although he is thinking about dividing acres and land is integrated." Zhu Yunyou spoke and said seriously to Lao Zhu, "We have read the history books. All dynasties have basically been capitol taxes, but only dividing taxes. This is not good. There are many people who have no land or those with few lands, and they have a lot of burdens."

Lao Zhu nodded slightly. In fact, Lao Zhu was also very clear about the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty.

"It's true that this is the reason. Now there are more things that annoy us." Lao Zhu said, "Ding Yin was originally a tax levy for the imperial court, but we also know that some local officials mostly requisitioned the four silvers, including Ding Yin, Li Jia, Jun Lian, and other four silvers. Not only did they pay it, but they mostly fell into their private pockets, which annoyed us."

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "We think so too. In the future, we will only focus on the land, not on the people. The amount of land is determined by the amount of land is the amount of land. Those with more land are more likely to be paid, those with less land are less likely to be paid, and those without land are not allowed. In this way, the poor people will be less burdened. Even those officials and gentry are afraid they are not willing to see that they have more land."

Looking at Lao Zhu, Zhu Yunyou continued, "Now our royal family has a strong authority, we can implement this policy. We set rules at the beginning of the founding of the country, and we are not afraid of people who dare to change it too much. The most important thing is that we promote it. Even if some people want to make trouble, they will not dare to make trouble too much. Our descendants will not dare to say that they have such powerful power."

The reason for saying this is simply that the money tree of many officials has been eliminated by dividing the acres. For landlords and old wealthy officials, they will have fewer opportunities to make money, which obviously violates their interests.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunyou and just asked, "If you come like this, our Huang Book will be in vain."

Lao Zhu could still see many problems, because once the tax was distributed to the acres, the farmers who had no land and little land would get rid of the burden of the tax service and were no longer forcibly bound to the land. Moreover, since the tax target was land, the court would inevitably relax its control over household registration and increase a large amount of labor force that could move freely.

Lao Zhu's strict requirements on the household registration system were also extremely strict, and he basically did not allow ordinary people to move around. It was basically a fantasy for the people of the Ming Dynasty to migrate freely.

Zhu Yunyou couldn't help laughing. Some of his policies seemed to have the most conflict with the policies formulated by Lao Zhu, the founding emperor, which probably made people laugh and cry.

But even if there are some conflicts, what should be changed must be changed!
Chapter completed!