There were three family members of the Song Dynasty, namely the Taizu Zhao Kuangyin family, the Taizong Zhao Guangyi family, and the Qin King Zhao Tingmei family.

It is worth mentioning that the co-branding system of generations in later generations, that is, according to the word "Xi" represents generation, roughly starting from the Song Dynasty.

Before Zhao and Song dynasties, most father and son and brothers did not have a clear order of generations.

(PS: Taizu and the son of the King of Qin used the word "De" generation, Taizu's grandson and descendants, and successively used Wei, Cong/Shou, Shi, Ling, etc.

The children and grandchildren of Taizong used Yuan, Yun, Zong, Zhong, Shi, etc., and the grandsons and descendants of the Qin King were Cheng, Ke, Shu, Zhi, etc.)

Now, the children of the royal family have reproduced to the third generation.

Although Li Jie had not personally visited Zongzheng Temple to check the famous discs of the royal family, he remembered that he had seen a set of data.

The number of Zhao Kuangyin's sons, grandsons, and great-grandchildren is 4, 8, and 23.

Of course, these miscalculations are not among them.

Zhao Guangyi's children and grandchildren are 9, 12, and 71, and Qin Wang Tingmei's 10, 32, and 124.

Adding these numbers together means less than 300 people in total.

At first glance, it seems that there are not many. Even if the royal family women are included, the number of people will only double to triple at most.

Two to three times, that is, less than a thousand people, and the whole country will support one thousand people, and it seems that there is no problem.

But the royal family's expenses are not small at all.

The monthly monthly payments of more than 1,000 people account for about half of the monthly salary of the Beijing officials, which does not include special gifts for birthdays, daily weddings, funerals, and food and clothing.

(Historical records: In the middle of Xining, Northern Song Dynasty (1068-1077, that is, more than 40 years later), hundreds of officials in the capital had a monthly salary of more than 40,000 yuan, the soldiers had a 110,000 yuan, and the royal family had a 70,000 yuan.

More than 40 years later, the number of clan members increased by about five times, but we can't just divide the expenses by five. After all, the more descendants, the more close and alienated people will be, and the lower the treatment of the sidelines will naturally be.

During the Qianxing period, it only grew to the third generation, and the close relationship was definitely not as good as in the future. The average monthly salary of rewards was definitely higher than that of later generations, so I took one-half of this number)

If we include wedding and funerals, daily rewards and other expenses, the overall expenses will increase a little.

Therefore, Li Jie became interested in reducing the spending of the royal family.

You always have to find a soft pinch of persimmons.

After several courts, there is no persimmon that is softer than the children of the royal family.

The Song Dynasty royal family was guarding against civil and military ministers outside, and also guarding against the children of the royal family inside.

In the early Song Dynasty, all the children of the royal family were not only unable to become officials, but also had many restrictions on going out to interact with guests.

What else can the children of the royal family who cannot be enrolled in the imperial examination or go out to serve as officials, and can only stay in the capital to receive support?

All that is left is the way to enjoy, such as creating humans.

Therefore, the more children of the royal family went on, the more children, and by the time of Song Shenzong (1067-1085), the number of children of the royal family was extremely expanding.

As a result, the court could not afford to support a large number of royal family members.

During the Xining period, Song Shenzong had to relax measures to restrict the children of the royal family. Children of the royal family outside the five squads were no longer given names or officials.

At the same time, children of the royal family outside the five squads can also participate in the imperial examination and serve as officials outside the office.

This is also a piece that Li Jie is preparing to implement. Among the current clans, there has not yet been five service providers, so the resistance to promulgating this rule will be relatively smaller.

However, there is no lack of resistance.

Although the knife has not been cut into the current clan's children, who does not have any descendants of the clan's children?

Once the regulations are implemented, it means that the knife holder is on the descendants of future generations, even if it is still early to go out of the five squads.

But this knife will come sooner or later.

Therefore, this proposal cannot be proposed by Li Jie himself, and the correct approach is to be proposed by censors from the outside court.

And timing is also important.

Not long after, Li Duanyuan, the second son of the eldest princess of Ji Country, turned seven years old. Although the eldest princess of Ji Country has been married, her juniors are not considered children of the royal family.

But Princess Ji Country is the elder sister of Zhenzong and has a very close relationship. Her sons have given him less rewards than ordinary family members.

The excuse is already there, and the one who is not bad is the censor.

Since entering the copy, Li Jie has basically only the officials who have met with him in private. Although some of these people have been censors.

But that was the past, not the present.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Jie decided to hand over the matter to the Cao family.

Although the Cao family has been generals for generations, they have many marriages with civil servants, such as Cao Can's daughter who married Li Zhaoshu, the grandson of Li Fang.

With in-laws as a bond, the connections that Cao can use are far beyond ordinary people.

Letting Cao do it is also a test for Cao. If even such things cannot be done well, Li Jie will not need to reuse Cao in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Jie waved his hand to summon Zhang Maoze and asked him to go to Cao's mansion to deliver a message.

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Cao Mansion.

In the evening, when Cao Qian heard the news from the palace, she felt happy and felt that this matter was not easy to deal with.

Cutting royal expenses is a difficult task.

Although the clans do not have any real power, their influence lies there.

Especially, we should "operate" with the eldest princess of Hebei.

The official family... The official family really trusts them Cao family.

The eldest princess of Ji State herself is the younger sister of the late emperor, and the son-in-law Li Zunxu is also a disciple of the famous minister Yang Yi.

Although Yang Yi has passed away, Li Zunxu's connections are still there. Liu Yun, a Hanlin scholar, is Yang Yi's most recent friend during his lifetime.

Not only that, Yang Yi is also a leader of Xikun style poets. If he really encounters difficulties, Li Zunxu can ask these people for help.

Yang Yi, Liu Yun, Qian Weiyan, Li Zongye, Li Wei, Ding Wei, Chao Jiong, Cui Zundu, Zhang Yong and others are all backbone members of Xikun style poets.

It is not easy to mess with any of these people. If Li Zunxu really asks them, the situation will become complicated.

"well."

When Cao Qian thought of those Zixikun style poets, he felt a little hurt.

This group of people is not easy to mess with.

If you are not careful, you will be able to poke a hornet's nest. If Li Zunxu asks Ding Wei for his face, it will definitely be the worst case.

None of them!

However, although this matter is difficult to handle, it is not impossible to handle.

It just so happened that Cao Wei was about to return to the court. Cao Qian decided to act while waiting for his father to come back.

This matter must be done by Cao Wei.

After all, Cao Qian is too young and only has an official position obtained by Cheng Yin, but no actual position. Most of his social circles are peers.

Simply put, this matter cannot be done with Cao Qian alone.
Chapter completed!