The classroom was silent.
Other than Wei Zixian who was in a very good mood, the other crown princes, princes, and even Zhu Yuanzhang were all in unusually heavy moods.
After a long time, Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked up at Wei Zixian and said in a hoarse voice,"
"What if we reduce the salary of the clan relatives and limit the number of clan relatives?!!”
The gazes of the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, the King of Zhou, the King of Chu, and the King of Qi all focused on the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao's meaning was obvious. Since the Ming Dynasty was crushed by the salary of the Ming clan relatives two or three hundred years later, the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed.
As long as he could find a way to reduce the salary of the clan relatives and limit the number of future clan relatives, the huge problem of the clan relatives 'salary at the end of the Ming Dynasty might be solved.
However, this method was beneficial to the late Ming Dynasty two to three hundred years later.
However, it was extremely disadvantageous to the kings of Qin, Jin, Yan, Zhou, Chu, and Qi.
Therefore, after hearing Crown Prince Zhu Biao's words, the expressions of the kings of Qin, Jin, Yan, Zhou, Chu, and Qi turned ugly.
However, due to Zhu Biao's status as the Crown Prince, he couldn't refute him.
Wei Zixian picked up a piece of chalk and drew a circle on the blackboard behind him on the solution given by Crown Prince Zhu Biao. He drew a circle on the salary of 100 dan and the descendants of the vassal kings with a base of five dan.
"We have already used the 100-dan salary of each relative as the base. If we reduce the salary of the relatives, how much does Your Highness want to reduce it?!!”
"Could it be that we can reduce it to an average of ten dan per clan relative?!!”
"His Majesty has seventeen sons, and as a member of the royal family, having only five descendants in each generation is already considered rare.”
"Now, Your Highness wants to limit the number of clan relatives. I wonder how Your Highness wants to limit them?!!”
"Could it be that a royal relative can only have a maximum of three descendants?!!”
"As for the rest, why don't you strip them of their status as clan relatives and no longer provide for them?!!”
" Either abandon it or drown it?!!"
"There can't be only one, right?”
"If he accidentally dies young, then there will really be no descendants!”
Zhu Biao remained silent. Zhu Xi, Zhu Xi, Zhu Di, and the other princes frowned, and their faces turned uglier.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in the dark room, hesitated. He had thought of this solution, but he gave up.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, ten dan of salary every year, and no more than three descendants, or even one imperial relative.”
"The royal family members are living even worse than the commoners!”
"At the very least, there is no restriction on how much the commoners can produce. If they work hard, they can still have a dozen or so stones of grain in a year.”
Wei Zixian looked as if he was lamenting and sympathizing with the royal family in the future. If only he could restrain the smile on his lips.
As for the other princes, Zhu He, Zhu Di, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Di, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu He, their expressions turned gloomy when they heard Wei Zixian's words.
After all, from a certain perspective, what Wei Zixian said was very likely a situation that the descendants of the vassal kings would encounter.
To these vassal kings, their descendants two or three hundred years later would not be divided into direct descendants and collateral relatives. They were all descendants of their family, their descendants.
And now, their descendants might not even live as well as a commoner. How could they, as the "ancestors", sit still?!!
"I wonder, what do the princes think of the Crown Prince's solution?!!”
"Do you want to let your descendants enjoy the glorious treatment of the Imperial Family for one to two hundred years, and then drag the entire Ming Empire to death after two to three hundred years?!!”
"Or do you choose to sacrifice the descendants of your own vassal kings for Great Ming, to carry the name of a royal relative, but to live a hard life that is worse than that of ordinary people, so as to continue the fate of Great Ming?!!”
"At this moment, your every word and action will deeply affect the future of your descendants.”
"If you agree with the Crown Prince's idea, then your descendants won't be able to say anything about you. After all, you would have died long ago.”
"At most, I can only look at the historical records of the Hongwu period, where the imperial family, relatives, and vassal kings received a salary of 50,000 dans, and then look at my own salary of 10 dans.”
"Then, in a fit of anger, he might just overturn the memorial tablets of the 'ancestors' of the various vassal kings who agreed with the Crown Prince's idea and led them to such a miserable life.”
"If you don't agree with the Crown Prince's idea, then you still have the chance to voice your opinions.”
"After all, Great Ming does not belong to His Highness the Crown Prince alone. The various Princes more or less have a share of it, so they still have the qualifications to give their opinions.”
Wei Zixian continued to fan the flames.
Anyway, he was not the one who was in a difficult situation, and he was not the one who had a headache.
Therefore, there was no need to be afraid. Continue to push!
As for whether or not he would get himself into trouble, Wei Zixian expressed that it was possible.
However, compared to the fact that the Ming Dynasty was about to fall two or three hundred years later, burning him to death was too insignificant.
After all, if they wanted to kill him, Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the others could do it at any time.
But if the issue of the Imperial family's salary was not resolved, then they could only watch helplessly as the Great Ming Empire's future was destroyed!
To these Crown Princes and Princes, there was nothing more important than saving the future of the Great Ming Dynasty!
Of course, saving the future Great Ming Dynasty was very important, but how to ensure the interests of his descendants was equally important.
At the very least, the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, the King of Zhou, the King of Chu, the King of Qi, and the King of Chu did not want to see their descendants live worse than commoners.
Therefore, the King of Qin, Zhu He, was the first to turn around and silently look at the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao. He didn't say anything and just watched quietly, expressing his opposition.
Soon after, Zhu Xi of Jin, Zhu Di of Yan, Zhu Xi of Zhou, Zhu Zhen of Chu, and Zhu Xi of Qi all turned to look at Zhu Biao.
They could accept the reduction in the treatment of their descendants, and they did not even expect their descendants to live like wealthy aristocrats.
But at the very least, they had to let their descendants live like small landowners, right?!!
If their descendants were to live worse than ordinary people, they would never agree!
Even if they were to be stripped of their positions as vassal kings, they would not agree!!!
This wasn't the opinion of any prince or vassal king among them, but the unanimous opinion of all the princes and vassal kings present!
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