Gao Pangshi was the Minister of Rongzheng. The emperor said that he had something important to talk to him. He naturally thought that he wanted to talk about the Imperial Guards, so he nodded and said: "The ministers have planned to report to the Imperial Guards on recent matters related to the Imperial Guards. But since the Emperor
During the interview, I think it would be more convenient for me to explain it in detail. I wonder if the emperor has any questions?"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "You are responsible for the affairs of the Imperial Guard. I feel relieved. I want to say something else - Zongfan's salary."
Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised, and the emperor's words were quite interesting.
He is now the Minister of Rongzheng, and his main responsibility is to manage the affairs related to the Beijing camp. Of course, he will occasionally manage some other affairs assigned by Liang Menglong within the Ministry of War. But in the final analysis, his responsibilities are limited to the Ministry of War, and must be related to the vassal affairs.
It doesn't matter - unless one of the sects rebels.
Zhu Yijun has been in charge for three years, and he has gradually acquired the demeanor of ruling the world. Gao Pragmatic is no longer the prince's companion or observer of government. Logically speaking, Zhu Yijun should not approach him for matters that have nothing to do with his authority.
This is only the first point of "interesting", there is also the second point.
The second point is that Zhu Yijun said that he was very relieved about the Imperial Guards - it was not surprising that he was relieved, but his expression of this sentence was strange.
Judging from the expression of his sentence, the reason that reassured him was not that the matter of the Guards was simple and easy to handle, but the people who handled it. From a semantic point of view, it roughly means "Although the matter is big, as long as it is
If you're in charge, then it'll be fine."
Isn't this a typical "you do the work, I can rest assured"?
Gao Pragmatic immediately said: "I am scared."
Well, I still have to say polite words.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "Wait a moment." Then he stood up and walked towards the imperial case.
Gao pragmatically said: I'm afraid there is some document that you want to show me, but I don't know what it is?
Zhu Yijun flipped through the imperial case and quickly brought over a few memorials. However, judging from the color and format, they should be the ones archived by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. He always did not look like an emperor in front of Gao Pingshi, so he conveniently handed over the memorials.
He gently threw it on the wooden table at Gao Pingshi's hand and said, "Here, take a look first."
Gao pragmatically replied: "Yes."
Opening the memorial file placed at the top, I saw the following text: "Edict of 1898: King Jingjiang's Chang Lumi was a thousand stones, and this book contains half and half. First, Wang Yizu Shouqian and the Qin, Jin and other prefectures were granted the title of "Edict" on the same day.
The system, manners, official affiliations, etiquette, annual tributes, celebrations and sacrifices, etc., are all compared with the prince.
He also quoted from the emperor's letter that he would give Bense Lumi a thousand shi every year as a request. The Ministry of Rites responded and said: Before the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, just as the king said, next year the county prince's salary will be changed to half of the rice bill.
In the forty-fourth year of the Jiajing reign, the vassal regulations were revised, and the salary of the county and prince was three-thirds of the original salary and seven-cent of the discount, which are all recorded in the anecdote. However, since the king was a special enfeoffment in the early days of the country and owned the country alone, there must be different opinions, so the original salary was changed to 40%.
The sixth is to consider the old and new regulations."
Gao Pingshi was moved in his heart and thought to himself: I remember this happened in the old days, right?
Then I looked at the archive date, and it turned out to be the fourth year of Wanli. At the bottom there is Zhu Yijun's direct record of Zhu's approval: "The king of Jingjiang established the vassal in a remote area, so he should enjoy generous treatment, and it will be given to him from the 16th year of Hongzhi."
This matter is actually relatively simple. The general idea is that in the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, the imperial court introduced the "Regulations on Suspensions and Vassals" and adjusted the salary ratio at the level of county and prince (note: this is a historical fact). This adjustment was compared with Hongzhi
Fifteen years ago, the salary of the county prince before that was one thousand dan stipulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, but "half of the rice banknotes were paid."
What is "Half and Half of Rice Banknotes"? It means giving half to rice and half to treasure banknotes.
However, there is an important point here, that is, rice is the permanent hard currency in agricultural countries, and the Ming Dynasty Baobao... has begun to depreciate since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, and was already worthless by the fifteenth year of Hongzhi.
In other words, at that time, the "half and half of the rice banknotes were paid" meant that the salary of King Jingjiang was actually only 500 shi of rice and a pile of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes that were not much better than waste paper.
As a result, in the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, the situation worsened. Because according to the "Zongs and Vassal Regulations" introduced that year, King Jingjiang, as the prince, could only get three cents of rice, and the remaining seven cents were all Ming Dynasty treasure notes.
This is very cheating. Not only are there two hundred stones less, but the Ming Dynasty banknotes from the 44th year of Jiajing are even more rubbish than those from the 15th year of Hongzhi. They can be compared directly with waste paper.
So King Jingjiang was not convinced, and Shangshu asked for "change of order", that is, a change of order. He was not unreasonable, because King Jingjiang was granted the title at the beginning of the country. Although he was at the level of a county king at that time, there were clear regulations that his vassal "
The system, manners, official affiliations, etiquette, annual tributes, celebrations and sacrifices, etc. are all comparable to those of the prince."
Therefore, King Jingjiang believes that although he is a county prince, his salary should obviously be the same as that of the prince - except for my name, everything else is the same as the prince's, including the level of tribute, so why should my salary be different?
This memorial was related to the Ministry of Rites, so it was sent to the Ministry of Rites for discussion. As a result, the Ministry of Rites naturally chose He Xini, and the main message of the memorial was, "You are indeed different from ordinary princes, but after all, your title is still the prince, so we
Once you win, Your Majesty, the ratio of your salary will be adjusted to 46 cents: 4 centimeters to 6 cents."
However, although the Ministry of Rites reconciled with Xini, Zhu Yijun - in fact, strictly speaking, it was actually Gao Gong who made the decision at that time - did not reconcile with Xini. So the imperial edict was issued: according to the half of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi.
In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi's reign, it was half and half. King Jingjiang could breathe a sigh of relief.
At that time, Gao Jingshi only knew about this matter, but he didn't pay much attention to it, because at that time, it was nothing more than a trivial matter of two hundred stone meters, and this small amount of money was almost nothing in Gao Jingshi's eyes.
But looking back now, Gao Gong's decision at that time may have been based on two considerations: first, it was to help the emperor establish a benevolent image. There is no need to explain the reason;
Secondly, under his reforms, the imperial court's annual income is increasing year by year, and he may not regard these two hundred shi as a big deal. What's more, according to the methods of the Ministry of Rites, it is equivalent to the imperial court caressing about a mere 100 shi.
It’s such a shame! You must know that King Jingjiang’s situation is a special case in itself, and other sects cannot use King Jingjiang’s example to explain their affairs.
However, Gao Pragmatic also knew that when Zhu Yijun found out such an early archive for himself to read, it was obviously not to overturn the case of the one hundred and two hundred stones, but it should have some connection with the subsequent memorial.
So he didn't say anything more, but continued to look through the archive of the following letter.
This archive records: "The Etiquette Department told Lin Jingyang in the matter: The "Regulations on Zong and Fan" were determined by Emperor Shizong, and there are similarities and differences in the continued profits and losses. There are those who did not discuss the decision in the past but now decide it, such as the prince's choice to marry a concubine. Hey, this is the way for a common man to ask for marriage funds. There are people who have not agreed to marry each other in the past, but now, like the eldest son in the world, the wife is the successor, and the general's biological mother is the right to be granted the title. He is like the years when the petition expires, and the reputation is the highest. Bring it gradually wider and wider. To assist the country and advance to the prince's honor, and to cross the pass and separate the three levels of prohibitions, and so on. Recently, I heard that excessive births are used as positive rewards, and separate births are used as top supplements. The ancestral decree refers to an unauthorized marriage and falsely calls it a ceremonial marriage. The origin is unclear and the name has been overused. It is appropriate to ask the Ministry of Rites to discuss the report in detail and write it as a decree. The ministry can repay it."
Gao Pingshi's heart moved, and he roughly guessed what Zhu Yijun was going to say.
The specific matters mentioned in this archive do not need to be elaborated (mainly because I am afraid that you will accuse me of talking too much), but its connotation is very simple: the imperial court began to notice a substantial increase in the clan population, so some people began to demand strict investigation.
What to check? Check whether some low-level clans that should not have been canonized have been canonized indiscriminately.
What is the result of this matter? It is "retribution can be made."
That is to say, the Ministry of Rites thought it made sense, so they reported it to the emperor, and the emperor agreed.
This means that the emperor also felt that the clan's population was growing too fast, too fast, and was completely wrong, so he couldn't do anything without checking it.
Gao pragmatic took a look and found that this memorial was from the fifth year of Wanli. He remained silent and continued to open the third archive.
This archived letter is relatively long, and it reads as follows: "King Shen Tianxuan asked for a seal for his concubine's fifth son Jue, but he was not allowed to do so. He still issued an order.
First of all, Gu Jiusi, the official of the Department of Liturgy, Zuo Jisi, asked: Ministry meeting, checking the vassal regulations, if the county king advances to become a prince, the king and county nobility are not allowed to succeed him. From now on, the heir apparent will be hereditary prince, and the descendants will continue to have the same titles in each generation. Received this level of official position for the second time.
In addition, in the second year of Wanli, the Ministry of Rites approved: From now on, although the regulations of each prince's palace have been passed, the prince will be granted the title of prince from his younger brother and nephew and then from his younger brother and nephew. Secondly, except for those who have already been granted the title, his legitimate concubine will be granted the title of prince on the day of his death. It is very clear that when waiting for an official position, one should not rely on previous examples or ask for two examples indiscriminately.
Today, Tianxuan's father, King Xian, was originally the nephew of King Shen Gong, King Huai, and then his cousin, King Gong, died, and King Lingchuan became the prince. Jue is the fifth son of Tianxuan, and the law says that the king's heir cannot be granted the title of county noble. Hereditary example. Therefore, Jue should not be granted the title of King Shen now, so the beggar’s brother Tianzhuo was granted the title during the Jiajing period. King Tianzhuo of Zhenkang was granted the title of King of Anqing, and his son Juetan was granted the title of King of Baoding. The handwriting here is difficult to discern) In the sixth year of Longqing, he was granted the title of King of Dehua. If he thought he deserved it, he would not hesitate to ask for the title again.
I don't know if the regulations are based on the regulations, those who were granted the title in the Longqing year are those who should be considered for reform after the emperor's death. According to the regulations in the near future, although those who were granted the title in the Jiajing year are before the emperor's death, the reform should be stopped after his death. Then it is clear that Jue will not be able to covet the county title again.
As for the king himself, he claims that he is a descendant of his relatives, but the so-called relatives refer to his brothers and nephews. If Prince Xian and Prince Gong are nephews and grandnephews, then he will be considered as a descendant by obedience, and he will be treated as his nephew and then his younger brother. For those who continue to advance to the title, the hereditary inheritance of the descendants is enough, how much more can be asked for? It is said that it is better to suppress the request and publish a statement that if the relatives of the brothers, relatives and nephews are granted the title before the regulations, the descendants and aunts are allowed to ascend the title as usual. Although the person who is granted the title is a relative or subordinate, the direct descendants are not allowed to be granted the title."
The archived original music was dated in June of the seventh year of Wanli, and it was about Shen Wang Tianxuan's request for the title of concubine for his fifth son Jue. And the emperor's meaning was very clear: no. It was still an order.
The following records are all explained by the Ministry of Rites on the issue of "why it is not allowed." This is too complicated and involves a lot of sects and vassals that I have never heard of, so there is no need to go into detail.
Gao Pragmatic didn't care about which prince's son took what position, or whether the court rejected his request to take the title, etc.
What he cares about is the trend behind this memorial.
The trend is actually very simple: the imperial court is strictly reviewing the issue of feuding, but the reason given is still based on the "legality of the feuding".
Gao Pragmatic remained silent and continued to read the next book.
"In the Li Ke Zuo Gai Shi, Shi Jichen discussed the unfinished matters of the sect and vassal: Checking the Hui Dian, relatives, princes, and outsiders are all rich in salary. Today, Huang is multiplying, Guanzhi Lumi, and floating in the two taxes. From the general of Zhenguo to the lieutenant , just as the number of people decreases gradually, and they are allowed to grow and feed each other, and nothing is forbidden, then the salary and rice will be reduced every year, and they will be given at the right time, which is what they really wish for."
Well, this time we started to strictly control the salary distribution.
Gao pragmatic didn't read it carefully, put it aside, and opened the next book again.
"Inspecting the meeting ceremony, the princess came down as a guest of honor. The salary for the older one was 800, and the salary for the younger one was also 200. Lieutenant Tianhuang still used it for free but reduced the amount. How can he not enjoy the full salary for a long time after getting married? Except for the Prince County In addition to the king and the guests of honor, the number of guests of honor from the county chief to the following will be reduced by half, or one-third. Some officials will treat the guests of honor with a little more courtesy, and will be exempted from their servants. Although he is half a salary, he must be willing to do it.
Secondly, check the meeting ceremony. If the ceremonial guest violates the rules and is sent to the army, he will be sent to the husband's clan after the death of the lord. Once the ban is established, there is still a lot of money. Now because the lord is the king, the law cannot be applied to the ceremonial guests. It is not peaceful. From now on, if the ceremonial guests violate the rules, they will be sent to the garrison. If the person is punished according to the agreement, he should be given two-thirds of the sum of rice to redeem his body, and it will be discussed later after the death of the master. The common people will not abolish the law, nor will they fail to agree on marriage. It is under the command of the chapter."
This is even more interesting. The imperial court has begun to track down the "Yibin", which is the level of the Prince Consort. In other words, in addition to princes and princes, other clans have begun to come under the strict supervision and review of the imperial court. , basically all of them began to reduce their salaries, and once they made a mistake or committed a crime, they had to recover the originally paid salary to "atone for their sins."
Of course, the guest of honor was the prince-in-law after all, so the court still gave the princess and princess some face. Those who committed crimes would usually wait until the princess or princess passed away before formally discussing the crime and punishing them.
But these are all details. For Gao Pragmatic, he has enough to know. He is already sure about what Zhu Yijun is going to tell him now.
The pressure on Zongfan's salary was increasing, and Zhu Yijun began to be unable to bear it.
Even though the imperial court's annual revenue has been increasing due to the reforms of the Practical School, since the imperial court's "Western Huaihuai Eastern System" plan has now entered the final stage, the imperial court must focus its financial resources on armaments in order to ensure the impending "Chahar War". "War" can be won, so Zhu Yijun should start to consider cutting this expenditure now.
But the clans are clans after all, and they are all the blood of Taizu. Theoretically speaking, the emperor is only the heir of one of them. I am afraid it is difficult for him to reduce or exempt at will.
Family ties were something Confucius advocated and valued very much. The emperor couldn't ignore this, otherwise he wouldn't be said to be mean and ungrateful.
But the current situation in the country is such that it cannot be reduced or eliminated, so he came to Gao to discuss countermeasures.
Gao Jingshi understood clearly at this moment. He put down the documents in his hand and asked softly: "Your Majesty, what percentage of the royal family's salary now accounts for the annual expenditure of the imperial court?"
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