After leaving Qianqing Palace, Prince An and Sunubeizi looked at each other.
The salary of the fifth rank is eighty-five taels of silver and eighty-five hu of rice per year. The salary for armor is thirty-six taels of silver and 45 hu of rice per year.
This is not even close to a star.
"The emperor gave the idle clan a five-grade salary. It was a gift, but it has ruined these people!"
King Anjun hated that iron could not become steel, he said.
Sunubeizi nodded and said: "Yes, everyone is just trying to be clever and hope to make money by having children, there is no future!"
This title was given starting from the 10th year of Kangxi reign.
At that time, there were many idle clans, numbering around a hundred or so.
But with this grace, within thirty years, there were hundreds of people in the idle clan.
And because of this support for the title, many members of the clan are not that concerned about taking the title exam.
Especially those who are running towards General Feng En.
That's the fourth rank.
Even if you don't pass the exam, you can still get a silver collar with a five-pin nobility salary.
Those who could go up or down the clan were indulged.
They became the new idle clan.
When the two returned to the clan's mansion, they told the officials the emperor's will.
Except for the Fu Cheng and the two heads of the Han Hall, everyone in the clan's mansion is lacking a clan member.
This is related to the clan, how can we not pay attention to it?
Even if some of them have titles, they still have brothers and children and grandchildren who do not have titles.
When they heard that the emperor had stopped his salary and only gave him money and food according to his armor, everyone complained and complained.
It's just that I don't dare to complain to the emperor, because it will inevitably fall on Prince An and Sunubeizi.
King Anjun and Sunubeizi knew this result and had no choice but to do anything.
If they weren't taking the blame for the Emperor, they wouldn't be able to gain the Emperor's trust like this.
The two of them have no ambitions, just small visions.
What Prince An is looking forward to here is to be promoted to Prince Heshuo in his lifetime.
In this way, at the bottom, I also have an explanation for my father and ancestors.
Sunubeizi here is also looking forward to being promoted to a noble title, whether it is a minor promotion to Baylor or a major promotion to county king.
This does not involve his own future, and there will be more room for his children and grandchildren to be ennobled.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the Zongren Mansion's Yamen was very strange.
With the status of the tenth elder brother, his children and grandchildren will all have titles. When the clan is idle, there will probably be great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He just saw it as a joke.
When Luoya returned home, he mentioned the matter to Brother Jiu.
"Khan Ama is very funny, let Prince An and Sunu have this trick..."
Prince An still had only two sons.
How could the son of a county prince get a title?
Sunubezi has more than a dozen sons, not to mention grandchildren.
His sons all have titles, but not his grandchildren, and some of them will become idle clan members.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought thoughtfully and said: "Khan Ama is very powerful. He wanted to take the exam and demoted the concubine to two levels of nobility. He would not be ennobled together with the legitimate son. Otherwise, according to the rules of Taizong and
According to the rules of the ancestors, Sunu's branch must be ennobled with more than ten princely palaces, which is very scary."
The tenth prince nodded and said: "Well, these two items alone limit the clan titles a lot. Otherwise, it would be like the early days of Prince An's Mansion. The legitimate sons were all given high titles, and some of them were either county princes or Baylor."
Brother Ninth had worked in the Household Department and knew that the Household Department had a lot of money and food, and every expense was tight.
If the royal family's salary is doubled, then the money and food in other places will be reduced.
He said: "Based on the overall situation, Khan Amma must be right. River control and relief are more important than feeding the clan's children; but from a selfish point of view, I still hope that the clan titles will be looser."
The tenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Ninth elder brother, don't worry, the emperor's grandson will not give low status. As for the next generation, we don't have to worry about it."
The ninth elder brother wanted to be strong, and said: "My grandson and great-grandson cannot be reduced to beggars. If they really want to become an idle clan, thirty-six taels of silver a year, what is enough? Then summer will be winter."
A coat, used as a summer coat in winter, is not shabby enough..."
When they arrived at the mansion, Brother Jiu mentioned the matter to Shu Shu.
Shu Shu listened.
After the "Kowloon seizure of the legitimate son", is there no obstacle for the clan?
There is also "Hongxi Rebellion".
When Qianlong came to power, he paid more attention to his relatives, promoted a rich chaplain, and granted the titles of county princes with different surnames. The first-class princes were granted wholesale titles, and many of them were granted the title.
The clan was suppressed again.
Without receiving the actual salary, the clan would only have salary income.
Shu Shu said: "For the land sacrifice, the inheritor cannot sell it. Even if it is sold, it can be recovered..."
The couple mentioned this matter the year before last, but because it was difficult to buy land in Zhili, they were not in a hurry to buy it.
"Allocate one-fifth of the imperial estate under my name, and the rest will be added later..."
Brother Ninth said.
Shu Shu said: "Zhuangzi, who is under my name, also took out two."
In total, there are more than 3,000 acres of land.
Even if no new ones are added in the future, there will still be a profit of more than one thousand taels of silver a year.
Brother Jiu said to Shu Shu: "In the future, we have to teach Fengsheng and the others that the son is enough, and don't have endless births."
The division of the family from generation to generation is different from dividing it among three or four people and dividing it among more than a dozen people.
However, if Jiner has children, he will be poor for two or three generations.
Shu Shu said: "In the past, princes asked for children, but it is different from now. There are too many children in mourning."
Brother Jiu said with a bit of disapproval: "It's because the parents were careless. They didn't talk about others and only looked at Sunubei's house. Almost no children died in infancy. That was before the vaccination. If every family is uneasy, they can't be dismissed.
To the vaccination."
Shu Shu felt that there must be some human trouble inside.
Emperor Kangxi, along with Prince Yu, Prince Gong, and Prince Chunjing, all lost their eldest sons.
It's just hard to say whether this is a game between the descendants of the previous dynasty and the new dynasty, or between the clan and the royal family.
But it's obvious who the winner is.
*
The next day, Brother Jiu got up early.
The Holy Chariot accompanied the Queen Mother to Changchun Garden, and the princes also wanted to see her off.
By the time I got back from Changchun Garden, half a day had passed.
Brother Ninth and Brother Ten muttered: "Khan Ama is falling more and more in love with these vain people. He spends the whole day playing with his son..."
The tenth elder brother said: "The ninth elder brother only values good things. In the eyes of outsiders, this is to give the prince dignity."
Moreover, they also pulled out all the adult princes, which was different from the earlier situation where only the first few sons were brought along.
The ninth elder brother snorted softly and said: "No matter how hard it is, after the palace examination in a few days, Khan Ama will still have to return to the palace."
The tenth prince said: "Haidian is cooler. The Queen Mother and Concubine should be more willing to live there."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "That's right. When it comes around the Dragon Boat Festival, we will move there to avoid the sweltering heat in the city."
The tenth brother hesitated and said: "Then the ninth brother is going to have a hard time..."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It's not hard work. I won't bother with the Fanyuan Yamen anymore. I'll just stay here in Haidian. You are the same..."
Brother Ten nodded and said, "Listen to Brother Ninth."
As the brothers spoke, the carriage slowed down.
He Yuzhu, who was sitting outside, said: "Master, sir, please go ahead and make way for me to get off your horse..."
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows, raised the curtains on the car, and looked outside.
Kuixu led his horse to avoid him and asked for his blessing.
This is no ordinary minister. He does not have the name of Heshuo's consort, but he has the actual status of Heshuo's consort. He is the cousin-in-law of the ninth and tenth princes.
Brother Jiu asked curiously: "Didn't Mr. Kui go to North Korea? Are you coming back now?"
Kuixu leaned forward and said, "I have arrived in Beijing today and am about to return to the imperial court."
He was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Later that year, he accompanied the army on a tour to the south. On the way, he caught up with North Korea to confer a new queen, and went to North Korea on official business.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Then I'll go first, sir, please go ahead..."
After Brother Jiu's carriage left, Kuexu got on the horse again.
But before he went far, he met the eighth prince again.
The eighth prince was riding a horse. Seeing this, Kuixu tightened the reins and pulled over, turned over and dismounted.
When the eighth prince saw this, he also reined in the reins and dismounted.
There is another layer of relationship between him and Kuixu.
Kuixu's wife, Geng Gege, is also Bafujin's aunt and cousin, making them double relatives.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Eighth Prince said.
Kui Xu said: "It's just an errand. I haven't congratulated the eighth master yet. I heard that you have started walking in the Hanlin Academy."
The eighth prince waved his hand and said: "This is because Khan Amma thinks I am not good at learning and wants me to study in the Hanlin Academy."
Kui Xu said: "This may not be the reason. This year is the year of spring, and we are about to see new shujis entering the palace..."
The eighth prince was very moved after hearing this, but he didn't show it on his face. He just said: "Khan Amasu has sent a letter to an important person. The new shujishi must have paid more attention..."
The two of them were chatting on the official road. He Yuzhu had a good eye and reported it to his ninth elder brother early.
Brother Jiu stretched out his head to take a look, saw the two of them whispering to each other, and remembered a word.
Embarrassingly committing adultery.
Kuixu is the second son of Mingzhu, and Mingzhu is the core figure of the "Great Chitose Party".
Kuixu and Ba Age are both nephews and sons-in-law of Prince An.
The brothers of King Anjun have always been at odds with their maternal family.
The ninth elder brother turned his head back and said to the tenth elder brother: "Prince An is the 'Great Qiansui Party'..."
As he said that, he shook his head and said: "It's not like that, it shouldn't be, otherwise Khan Ama wouldn't ask him to be the Zongling..."