When the other kings heard this, they immediately came back to their senses, and dared to say that the auxiliary king had called us here to raise money. There are even a few more picky people such as King Hui, King Changyang, etc., even if they regret it, they were rushing to come to Xiaoling by themselves, isn't this sent to the knife edge?

But the words have come to this, and the more than 40 titled vassal kings present have no choice but to follow suit, "The younger brother is willing to donate 4,000 taels of labor." ”

"My nephew also donated 4,000 taels to help the court exterminate the captives."

"I've been short of money lately, so I'll invest three thousand taels......"

Zhu Linmiao glanced at this group of vassal kings who were picking on the door, and couldn't help but smile slightly, "Everyone misunderstood, the imperial court is a little tighter, but it's not good to take your money." Just ......"

He smiled even brighter, and unhurriedly said what he had "planned for a long time", "The imperial court is now struggling, and everyone's money, this, you know, the amount is too big, and the imperial court can't take it out at all......"

You must know that after Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he was always worried about his descendants, and he thought about how to make them more comfortable. He was born in an old man's mud legs, and he only felt that it was most comfortable to stay at home to eat, drink, and sleep well, so he stipulated that all the descendants of the old Zhu family were not allowed to engage in business, politics, work, or farming, so they could only sit at home and take money, pay taxes, eat and wait for death.

These vassal kings had nothing to do, so they nested at home to have children, and by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the population of the clan had reached hundreds of thousands!

These hundreds of thousands of people can't work, and the court has to give them silver. Not to mention, during the Jiajing period, the national tax revenue was no longer enough to make the clan's fortune!

So the imperial court began to cut the salary, at first it was seventy percent, and then sixty and a half percent, sixty percent, all the way down...... However, the growth rate of the Zhu family's children was even faster, and the court still needed to allocate more and more silver.

The clan relatives are like a leech attached to Da Ming's body, constantly sucking blood, how can Da Ming be strong if they keep them? ! In later generations, some people even said that the children of the Eight Banners dragged down the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of clan relatives ate the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Linmiao had long wanted to do something to the prince of the clan, but he had not had the opportunity before, so it happened that this time they concentrated on worshiping the filial piety tomb, and he took advantage of the time when the people of the old capital were in full bloom, and it was just right to solve the matter.

King Han then said very generously: "The court is in difficulty, how can we, the vassals, not be considerate. He said in his heart that he hadn't made much money since the end of Chongzhen's reign anyway, and continued, "Before the thieves are wiped out, it's okay if this money is not allocated." ”

The other vassal kings also chimed in, "Yes, yes, it doesn't matter if it doesn't happen in the past few years." ”

"Don't dare to complain......"

"It's not easy for the imperial court......"

Zhu Linmiao nodded slightly, but continued: "When the prisoners are destroyed, my Ming Dynasty will be full of devastation, and all kinds of ruins will be rebuilt, and the imperial court will definitely have to allocate silver to compensate the soldiers, provide relief to the victims, and build damaged roads and houses, I am afraid that it will still be ......difficult for a long time."

The kings were stunned when they heard this, glanced at each other, and then asked by King Han, "What does the auxiliary king mean?" ”

Zhu Linmiao smiled kindly, "The imperial court hasn't allocated much money in recent years, and everyone is doing okay." I discussed it with the important ministers of the court, or else, this money will stop in the future. ”

In fact, he didn't discuss it with the courtiers at all, and those stubborn and conservative guys would throw a "ancestral system is inviolable" or something to hinder them, this kind of thing that has no benefit or disadvantage to the Ming Dynasty, and there is no need to ask for their opinions at all. However, it is still necessary to pull them on and pretend to be strong.

Zhu Linmiao didn't wait for the vassal kings to object, and said loudly: "I have asked myself to stop receiving the money and share the worries of the country." ”

King Changyang was anxious at that time, "Auxiliary King, you, you're too much!" ”

"What's over? It's just excessive! King Hui immediately continued, "This Yulu was set by Taizu, how can you change it?!" ”

Zhu Linmiao glanced at him, "When Taizu was there, was there a rampant construction?" How many clansmen did Taizu have? I can tell you that the next year's tax payment of the Ming Dynasty is not enough to pay half of the clan's wealth! If this goes on for a long time, even if Jianyu is defeated, sooner or later there will be other captives and Kou, and when the time comes, what will Daming take to defend against the enemy?! ”

"Humph! Anyway, I don't agree with that! King Hui stiffened his neck and said, "This world is still our old Zhu family, and it is natural for the people of the world to support our vassal king!" ”

"Do you still know that this world belongs to the Zhu family?" Zhu Linmiao said coldly, "What were you doing when the breakaway was raging?" What did you do for the world when Jianyu Nan was committed?! ”

"I ...... What can I do because of the ancestral system? ”

"You're embarrassed to ask me what to do? When the Son of Heaven raised military salaries during the Chongzhen Dynasty, can you take out a penny? The first emperor was constrained by Zheng Zhilong, and he wanted to go on a northern expedition but suffered from no silver, and he didn't see you come out to make a sacrifice. At this time, you are shouting that the court should provide for you! ”

"This, I'm poor! I want to contribute to the court, but I don't have any money! ”

"Nonsense." Zhu Linmiao took out a booklet, flipped a few pages, and read, "In June of the first year of Longwu, you bought one of the Sanjin Haoyuan, which is worth 130,000 taels. In August of the first year, you celebrated your son's birthday, and you spent 24,000 taels on a banquet. In September of the first year, you bought fifty-eight hectares of paddy fields......"

Zhu Linmiao never fights unprepared battles, and for possible "thorns", he has already let Jinyi Weinanzhen find out.

King Hui's face turned pale suddenly, although the auxiliary king was reading his expenses, but this showed that the court was clear about what he had done! He immediately remembered some of the bad things he had done, and he couldn't help but swallow and spit at the mouth, shrinking his head and not daring to say anything more.

Zhu Linmiao looked at everyone again, and said earnestly: "In fact, the imperial court's allocation is just a small amount of money for us, and you all have the family business accumulated by your ancestors for hundreds of years.

"But this little money accumulates up, but it is an extremely heavy burden on the imperial court, which is enough to drag the Ming Dynasty down!

"Who is the most unlucky person in the collapse of Daming? It's us, the vassal kings. Let's think about Lao Fuwang, if he had taken out some family wealth to strengthen the army and provide disaster relief, Chuang Kou would probably not be able to attack Luoyang, and he would not have ......"

When he said this, all the vassal kings lowered their eyes. They naturally knew about the fact that Fuwang Zhu Changxun was stewed by Li Zicheng, and later Chuang Kou also copied a large amount of property from Fuwang's mansion, and there were millions of taels of cash alone!

This money later supported Li Zicheng's military spending for several years. At the same time, Chongzhen was begging his grandfather to tell his grandmother for 600,000 taels of Liaodong military salaries.

The kings were silent for a while, and the king of Changyang finally mustered up the courage and whispered: "Auxiliary King, as you said, everyone is not worried about the use of it at the moment, but under the ancestral system, sooner or later, the mountains will be empty......"

"Yes, yes." There was an immediate burst of approval. I want to talk about "The Rise of the Ming Dynasty 1646" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~