Chapter 5 Everything is for the treatment of the imperial family
Princess Yu sneered, "Creating a disaster? What trouble? Youwei's mother is here, what can't be resolved?"
Liu Mingqi became more and more embarrassed, but she didn't dare to hide it and told the matter directly.
Princess Yu's smiling face suddenly frozen.
It’s not a big deal for my son to bet together.
Children of the royal family cannot participate in politics or make a difference in the officialdom. At most, they can only do some business and live a boring life on weekdays.
For example, going to visit the flower building, teaching the shop, eating, drinking and having fun, has become their way of entertainment, especially gambling, which they particularly like.
The emperor also knew about these things. Because the royal family restricted the freedom of the royal family, they generally did not pursue these harmless things.
But there is one thing: don’t make too big or too bad, otherwise the emperor’s board will fall down anytime and anywhere.
This is the case now. The embroidered robe guards were dispatched. It was obvious that someone had stabbed them to the emperor, and the emperor was very concerned, so he sent the embroidered robe guards to catch them.
"You said you invented this..."
"poker."
"Yes, poker! Is there anything wrong with it?" asked Princess Yu.
"No, it's just a card game." Liu Mingqi said firmly.
Playing poker is not considered illegal under such strict regulations in later generations, so it is naturally impossible to forget it in ancient times.
"Look, someone is just making trouble behind me and wanting to mess with me." Liu Mingqi simply confronted her mother, "Mom, please let me go out first. It will be the Queen Mother's birthday in a while. I'll be fine if I come back then, okay?"
"You think so."
Princess Yu almost agreed, but just as Liu Mingqi reached for the package, she pulled it tight again.
"mother?"
"Son, I thought about it for a while, but it still won't work." Princess Yu shook her head, "This matter is definitely not a big deal. Even if the emperor arrests you, it will be at most a trip to the sect's mansion. If you escape fearing the crime, don't give the emperor's mansion, and don't give the sect's mansion face, then it may be a problem if you will be involved in your future inheritance of the throne."
"What's wrong?" Liu Mingqi was immediately angry, "You and my father are the only one child. Can they even strip my prince of the prince? Then I have to ask whether the three thousand royal family members agree or not!"
In the Dakang Dynasty, the children of the royal family were completely hot potatoes, and they could not be beaten, and they could only provide delicious food and drink.
If they even deprive their only title and property that they can inherit, this is a big taboo thing. Maybe someone will cry at the ancestral temple, and the joke will be a big deal!
"What are you so dry, your child?" Princess Yu slapped her son in the head with a funny look. "There is definitely no problem with the princes and lords, but how much rewards can you get, and whether your salary can reach a double salary are all important things that concern you and your descendants."
"But those people did this before? They were not punished!"
"Are you stupid? Who are they? At best, they are dukes, and they are viscounts themselves. What are they afraid of?" Princess Yu said: "You can inherit the next level prince's title. If you don't give you a double salary and don't save more money, what will your descendants do? I want our family to have more branches and leaves!"
Learning from the lessons of the last destruction of the dynasty, Dakang's treatment of the royal family and his consideration of financial burdens was very profound.
The royal family first created by the Dakang Dynasty did not have any fixed titles, which was the biggest change.
No matter who you are, even if you are the descendants of Taizu, as long as you are not the emperor, you will definitely be demoted, and the demotion will be very fierce.
Let’s talk about the current Prince Yu’s Mansion.
King Yu is the younger brother of Emperor Jinghe, and his prince is undoubtedly his prince, but his only son Liu Mingqi can only be demoted to inherit the title of Prince of the next level.
If Liu Mingqi had brothers, then they would be even more miserable because they were not the prince, but were considered concubines, and they did not even have the title of prince, so they could only become dukes.
The son who inherited the title of Liu Mingqi could not be called the prince, he could only be called the eldest son.
What he got in the future was the only duke who was lower than the prince's title, and the rest of Liu Mingqi's son was the marquis.
See it!
A prince Yu, who was a viscount by his great-grandson, had the best-case direct lineage, and he was only two generations later to become viscounts.
Normally, a prince's lineage is all classified as a viscount after the fifth generation.
What is the treatment of Viscount?
"The annual salary is 500 taels of silver and 500 hu of rice."
I will only give you five hundred taels of silver a year, plus 30,000 kilograms of rice and wheat.
Compared to the prince, it is a difference between heaven and earth.
Such income, if there is no reward for festivals and if you cannot do some small business by yourself, you can usually only support ten people.
Because you can't just eat white rice in a family. How can you do without chicken, duck, fish and meat on the dinner table of the royal family?
So they usually sell the extra rice and wheat, and replace it with various vegetables, meat, fruits and vegetables.
A family also has various daily expenses for food, clothing, housing, and reciprocity, including the money for servants, right?
Therefore, five hundred taels of silver seem to be quite large. If you spread it for 365 days a year, can you say that it is too much?
After a calculation, if you want to make your life more decent, you must not have many children, otherwise, not to mention daily necessities, a few weddings and funerals can ruin a viscount family.
With such realistic considerations, since the founding of the Great Kang Dynasty, the total number of clan members registered in the clan's office has been only 3,000.
For the same time, in the 13th year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the 84th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the heads of the royal family were 1,035, but the total population of the royal family had reached more than 5,900, which was almost twice that of the Dakang Dynasty.
From this we can also see that the Dakang Dynasty's actions in this regard are very reasonable.
Instead of having so many children and letting everyone down the national finances together, it is better to have less children, at least the descendants can enjoy a comfortable life without worries at any time.
It is also because the royal family members are very good at giving, and the emperors of these generations are not stingy. Viscount can get a reward of about 500 taels every year, which is enough for them to subsidize their family income and live a better life.
If you do a little more business, as long as you are not too stupid, you can earn three or five hundred taels a year, which is another good income.
Princess Yu’s meaning is actually very simple.
King Yu is the emperor's brother, so he will definitely not be stingy with his only son.
Now there is a prince who has a double salary. After Liu Mingqi inherits the title of prince, Emperor Jinghe will definitely give the prince a double salary.
Once he can get the double salary of the prince, Liu Mingqi will have "annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver and 10,000 hu of rice", which is exactly the same as the prince's salary.
With the title of Emperor Jinghe, after the crown prince ascended the throne, he would definitely be embarrassed to overthrow the gift of the late emperor, and would continue to give Prince Liu Mingqi a double salary.
So for Liu Mingqi to enjoy the treatment of a prince throughout his life, is there anything more happy and reassuring for a mother?
That is why Princess Yu made her son unable to escape fearing guilt, giving Jing Hedi a bad impression.
When he inherited his title in the future, someone said, "Liu Mingqi committed a crime but escaped in a certain year. She was so naughty that she should not enjoy the double salary. What should I do?
Seeing that his son's face was gloomy, Princess Yu smiled, "Son, I'm just being beaten and staying in the sect's mansion for a few days. Don't be afraid! You have a good life for decades in the future, so you can't lose your big fortune because of a small amount!"
Liu Mingqi really wants to say, mom, don’t worry, son, I have great ability to make money, and it’s okay to become the number one invisible rich man in the Great Kang Dynasty. I don’t take it seriously if I just have a pair of salary for the prince.
But when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say them.
Young people have no worries and cannot do things safely.
Before you have achieved nothing, you can brag about what you can do, which will only make people look down upon. Princess Yu will only feel that her son is not down-to-earth and does not listen to advice.
no way.
Liu Mingqi actually calmed down and figured it out.
Your own time travel is not a computer game, but a real life.
This kind of irresponsibility is something that comes with a backlash when encountering things, and if you can, don’t do it.
Just like what my mother said, it will hurt your character if you do it.
What is the most important thing in ancient times?
That is character!
Once you have a bad moral character and are not worthy of trust from others, nothing can be done.
I, Liu Mingqi, still want to become a contemporary Tao Zhugong, how could I fall into this small disaster?
There is also the inventor of playing cards, and I am indeed confused.
It is just driven by emotions to create such a thing that makes people lose their ambitions, and it really does not consider the consequences at all.
This is also a manifestation of my failure to pay attention to this life, as if I feel that everything is illusory.
Now, through this escape and pursuit, and by almost escaping for fear of guilt, I finally woke myself up. It should be a blessing to have lost my horse!
Thinking of this, Liu Mingqi felt a sense of peace all over her body, and she had a bit of a clear idea.
"Mom, I understand." Liu Mingqi nodded, "I'll surrender now."
"No." Princess Yu grabbed him, "They will come to you by themselves, just wait."
As soon as she finished speaking, a young servant ran into the distance.
Seeing Princess Yu and Liu Mingqi under the lanterns, the servant hurriedly said: "Princess, Princess, Princess, someone is coming from the palace. I want to summon Your Highness to enter the palace!"
"Look, it's coming." Princess Yu said in the first sentence, "Son, you go, your father and I will go to the palace tomorrow, you can't suffer much!"
"yes!"
Liu Mingqi turned around and headed towards the main entrance.
He originally thought it was the Embroidered Guard's Office to arrest people, but he didn't expect to go directly to the palace.
It was midnight, and the emperor didn't sleep, and he had to deal with these trivial matters. He was so idle!
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Chapter completed!