The end of the sect-vassal conference does not mean that the entire clan issue will be immediately and perfectly resolved.
The most important thing is to solve the problem of hereditary prince replacement. The royal family must have a clan screen as a third force to balance the nobility and civil servants. The previous emperors had to suppress the clan clan due to the psychological shadow of the Jingnan Rebellion.
Complete exclusion from political life actually resulted in the self-limitation of imperial power.
Nowadays, Zhu Yijun allows the clan to open factories and distribute mineral resources in the colonies so that they are not completely economically dependent on Zonglu; at the same time, he has opened up the ban on imperial examinations for the clan so that they can enter the middle and lower-level administrative systems; finally, it is necessary to determine the hereditary inheritance
To determine the core strength of the "royalist party" in the future.
Because of Empress Dowager Li, the hereditary replacement of King Lu was expected by everyone; because King Zhou fully supported the emperor on the vassal issue, the first King of Zhou, as Chengzu's half-brother, also gained the respect of the hereditary replacement.
Honor; although King Zheng was considered a minor sect within the clan, Prince Zheng’s crown prince was the first president of the Gewuyuan, and King Zheng himself was appointed Zongzheng of the clan’s residence. No one could fault this hereditary superintendent.
In addition to the above three families, the rest of the big families are also very jealous of hereditary replacement. At this time, the princes who heard the words from Prince Zheng last year and reduced their own land are blessed - they either sold or gave away their own land.
In the end, the land reserved was within 20,000 acres, and Emperor Zhu had to commend the clans that supported his policies.
As a result, King Jingjiang, King Jin, King Lu, King Qin, and King Shu, who were almost called fools by their families last year, were canonized as hereditary and substitute princes by the emperor - which also made more than 20 other indifferent princes almost feel regretful.
In private gatherings, they did not dare to scold the emperor, but they could not avoid attacking these princes who "licked the ditch" - little did they know that the three princes of Jin, Lu and Qin did not have such a high consciousness, but were sent by the emperor to serve as ministers
A warning was given quietly. Only the King of Shu and the King of Jingjiang took the initiative to reduce their land, so in the canonization ceremony, they had to be given a white watch and a large belt with a yellow lining - the other princes used a white watch and a big belt with a red lining.
They exchanged tens of thousands of acres of their own land for a hereditary and irreplaceable prince. Although the three princes of Jin, Lu and Qin were overjoyed, they were also heartbroken. However, the "Title Conferment Ordinance" issued by the imperial court later allowed them to
Hold your forehead in celebration.
On June 16, the sixth year of Wanli, the imperial court issued the "Ordinance on the Enrollment of Titles", which fixed the already-reformed vassal system in a legal form.
The regulations first clarified the political status of the clan and nobles. The details are as follows: princes are divided into two types: hereditary princes and princes; princes are divided into three levels, and the names are simple and crude: first-class prince, second-rate prince, and third-rate prince.
Prince of the county.
Then the clan will enter the rank of Duke Bozinan, and follow the same route as non-clan clans. They will be named with the same prince, for example, the Duke will be the first-class Duke, the second-class Duke, the third-class Duke, and so on.
When the clan descends to the third baron, no matter how many generations it is passed down, there will be no further downgrade. Below the marquis, the ban on marriage with nobles is lifted; above the earl, the court can discuss power; above the third baron, the local power can be discussed
; To this end, the imperial court will set up a council, and members of the council can make suggestions and opinions on court and local policies.
Secondly, the regulations stipulate the rules for descending the clan: for each generation of clan or nobles, the eldest son can be descended to the first-class title; the head of the family can choose another son to be demoted to the second-class title; the rest of the sons are common people.
Even if you are demoted, you still need to take the Zongxue exam, which is divided into three categories: literature, martial arts, and studying things. You can choose any one of them to pass the grade before you can ascend the title; if you fail twice in a row, the eldest son will also be demoted two grades.
The distribution of Zonglu was once again stipulated: those above the county king still received Zonglu as compensation for their inability to enter the administrative agency. The remaining clans received shares in the "Zongshi Trading Company" according to their levels, with titles, dividends, and no Zonglu.
The ordinance also stipulates that the youngest son of a clan below the county king will receive a clan salary subsidy according to his level from birth to fifteen years old - this provision is to prevent the young son of a prodigal clan of a certain generation from having no food and clothing after the stock transaction is sold. Every Yibin (
That is, the son-in-law of the clan) will be deprived of all clan honors.
In addition to these clauses, there are also a large number of lifting clauses: In addition to the ban on imperial examinations, those from the clan who participate in the imperial examination and win the official position are not allowed to take the title of county prince, and those below the duke are free to do so; except for the restrictions on clan appointment, those below the clan duke are not allowed to enter the cabinet or the Privy Council except
Except for the prohibition on the "four people's industries" of the clan, all clan members, regardless of high or low, can support themselves in various industries such as scholarship, agriculture, industry, and business.
The ordinance also stipulates that the capital will build palaces for all princes, and all county princes must live in the capital and participate in court meetings; the prince's original residence shall not occupy more than 7,000 acres, and the county prince shall not occupy more than 3,500 acres.
For existing land that is large and exceeds the upper limit stipulated by the court, the regulations stipulate that any land exceeding 20,000 acres is considered illegal and must be cleared before the end of the year;
It is redeemed at market price and used as public land.
In this way, the entire clan reform can be carried out smoothly. For the hereditary prince, the clan salary is guaranteed for five consecutive generations, and the clan business company dividends can be passed on to infinity, and the wealth is basically unaffected; for the prince, for four consecutive generations
With the guarantee of Zonglu, although it is decreasing year by year, with the ambition and sense of urgency, no matter what, there will be a scholar who can be an official in the generation of dukes.
The prince's time is relatively tight, but again, after the ban is lifted, the clan will burst out with huge energy - whether it is educational resources or capital, these people are the richest group in the Ming Dynasty. Whether they are aristocratic families or honorary
He is so expensive that his accumulated wealth cannot be compared with that of the princes of the Ming Dynasty.
From the generals of the auxiliary country below the prince to the lieutenants of the auxiliary country, the dividends they will receive from the trading companies within five years are similar to the clan salaries paid to them after the imperial court defaults on most of the arrears - and these five years will allow these grassroots clans to gradually adapt.
a transitional period for this society.
As for the slackers and criminals in other clans, there are clan regulations waiting to deal with them.
The "Regulations on the Enrollment of Titles" also stipulates the methods for obtaining titles below the duke - meritorious service and military exploits. Regardless of the lower-level clan or ordinary people, theoretically everyone can obtain a title and be promoted.
And unlike the clan that uses trading company dividends instead of zonglu, non-clan nobles, officials and civilians receive lumi for obtaining titles - although it is not as good as dividends, the first-class princes also get nine hundred shi per year. With fifty shi for the first-class
It decreases downwards, until after fifteen generations, a third-class baron can still get 150 shi lumi every year. If the population is not large, food and clothing will be stable. More importantly, obtaining the title will bring more honor to the family.
This is the most irresistible thing for Chinese people at this time.
But unlike the clan, there is no lower limit for non-clan descendants. That is to say, after the third-class baron, they are common people and leave the ranks of nobles. If you want to keep your family, you must perform meritorious service within these fifteen generations to slow down the decline of your family.
speed - this is also a powerful incentive.
For ordinary civilians who are not officials, only those who have made amazing contributions to the country or achieved amazing achievements in a certain profession can break through the boundaries between nobles and civilians and be granted the title of baron. But this is not absolute, and there is a shortcut.
It allows civilians to transcend classes: serve as a soldier and gain military merit.
The regulations stipulate that baron and below are civil nobility: they are divided into four levels: knight, doctor, no change, and superior. The corresponding first-level merits are twenty, ten, three, and two. The corresponding land grants are:
One thousand acres, two hundred acres, fifty acres, twenty acres. As the highest level of civil nobility, knighthood will become the dividing line between nobles and civilians. Without military merit, becoming a baron will be difficult to reach the sky - but as long as military merit is
If you reach the standard, you can jump over this limit in one go, because you only need fifty skills to obtain the baron's head.
As for where the land for granting came from, there are two ways. One is to use the imperial court to redeem the land of the kings; or to give twice the new land reclaimed by the Huanghuai Water Conservancy Project; or to replace it with fifty times the colonial land - in that case, meritorious service is required.
Those who stayed in the colony, but fifty times the land would be a staggering figure.
Another advantage of being a civilian is that "you can transfer to an official position when there is a vacancy." A knight who has reached the passing level of general education can be directly appointed to an official position below the county magistrate when there is a vacancy; a senior official can be directly appointed as a county official; obtain
Those who are civil servants can join the county assembly - they also have the power to discuss politics.
The "Ordinance on the Enrollment of Titles" was the first written new law issued by the imperial court after the promulgation of the Wanli Five-Year Reform Edict. Its rigor, standardization and writing characteristics were different from all previous edicts. It not only won unanimous praise from the government and the public at that time
, also has epoch-making significance in history - from now on, the Wanli Reform has truly entered the operational stage.
As new laws were promulgated, implemented, revised, and abolished one after another, the country was finally dragged and threatened by Zhu Yijun with a knife, and embarked on a new path. At this time, the new nation was just like the fetus in Zhuang Jingjia’s belly—
—The first loud cry will be sent to the world of this time and space.