novelonline Chapter 1985 Working together
Chapter 1985 Working together
Chapter 1985 Working together
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Prince An and Prince Sunu looked at each other.
The fifth-rank nobility's annual salary was eighty-five taels of silver and eighty-five hu of rice, and the annual salary for armor was thirty-six taels of silver and forty-five hu of rice.
This is not even close.
"The Emperor gave the idle royal family the fifth-rank salary as a favor, but it has corrupted these people!"
Prince An was very disappointed with the result.
Sunu Beizi nodded and said, "Yes, they are just being clever and hoping to make money by having children. They are so useless!"
This title was given starting from the tenth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign.
At that time, there were only a few idle members of the royal family, about a hundred in number.
However, with this grace, after thirty years, there were hundreds of idle members of the royal family.
Also, because of the support of this title, many royal family members were not so concerned about taking the exam.
Especially those who are heading for General Feng En.
That is a fourth-rank title.
If you fail the exam, you can still receive a fifth-rank salary.
Those members of the royal family who could rise or fall in status were indulged.
They became the new idle royal family.
When the two returned to the clan house, they told the officials the emperor's order.
Except for the chancellor and two directors of the Han Dynasty Hall, all other positions in the Zongrenfu are filled with clan members.
This concerns the royal family, how can we not pay attention to it?
Even if some of them have titles, they still have brothers and grandchildren who do not have titles.
When they heard that the emperor had stopped the titles and salaries and only gave money and food according to the amount of armor they wore, everyone was not only full of complaints, but also felt aggrieved.
However, no one dared to complain to the emperor, so the blame had to fall on Prince An and Prince Sunu.
Prince An and Prince Sunu knew the result, but they could do nothing about it.
If they hadn't taken the blame for the emperor, they wouldn't have been able to gain his trust.
The two had no ambitions, only small visions.
What Prince An hopes for is to be promoted to Prince Heshuo during his lifetime.
In this way, when we get to the bottom, we can give an explanation to our ancestors.
Sunu Beizi is also looking forward to a promotion to a higher title, either a minor title of Beile or a major title of a Duke.
This involves not only his own future, but also more room for his descendants and grandchildren to be conferred titles.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the clan affairs office became very strange.
As the Tenth Prince, his children and grandchildren will all have titles. By the time the royal family members are free, it will probably be the great-grandson or great-great-grandson.
He just thought it was a joke.
When he returned home from office, he mentioned this matter to the Ninth Prince.
"Khan Ama is quite funny. He asked Prince An and Sunu to submit this memorial..."
Prince An is okay, he only has two sons.
The son of a prince will surely get a title.
Sunu Beizi had more than a dozen sons, not to mention grandchildren.
His sons all have titles, but this may not be the case for his grandchildren, and some of them may become idle members of the royal family.
The Ninth Prince listened and thought for a while, saying, "Khan Ama is very powerful. He came up with the idea of appointing concubines two levels lower than the legitimate sons. Otherwise, according to the rules of Taizong and Shizu, the Sunu branch would have been granted more than ten dukes, which is quite scary."
The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "Well, just these two points have limited the titles of the royal family. Otherwise, it would be like the An Wang Mansion in the early years, where the legitimate sons were all given high titles, and most of them were either princes or beile."
The Ninth Prince had worked in the Ministry of Revenue before, and he knew that the money and grain in the Ministry were limited and that every expense was tight.
If the royal family's salary is doubled, then the money and grain from other places will be reduced.
He said, "From the perspective of the overall situation, Khan Ama is definitely right. River management and relief are more important than feeding the royal family members. But from a selfish point of view, I still hope that the royal family members will be given a loose title."
The Tenth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "Don't worry, Ninth Brother, the Emperor's grandson will not be given a lower title. As for the next generation, we don't have to worry about it."
The Ninth Prince was stubborn and said, "My grandson and great-grandson must not become beggars. If they really become idle members of the royal family, what will they do with thirty-six taels of silver a year? By then, they can be used as winter coats in summer and summer clothes in winter. It's not shabby enough..."
When they arrived at the mansion, the Ninth Prince mentioned this matter to Shushu.
Shushu listened.
After the “Nine Dragons’ Struggle for Succession”, are there no more difficulties for the royal family?
There was also a "Hongxi rebellion".
When Qianlong came to power, he valued his relatives by marriage and promoted the Fucha family. He conferred the title of prince of a different surname on them, and he conferred the title of first-class duke on many of them in bulk.
The royal family was suppressed again.
Without actual employment, members of the royal family only have salary income.
Shu Shu said: "The sacrificial land cannot be sold by the inheritor, but even if it is sold, it can be recovered..."
The couple mentioned this matter two years ago, but because land in Zhili was difficult to buy, they did not rush to buy it.
"One fifth of the imperial estate under my name will be allocated, and the rest will be added later..."
Brother Ninth said.
Shu Shu said, "Take out two of the manors under my name as well."
Adding all this together, there are more than 3,000 acres of land.
Even if we don't add new ones in the future, we can still earn more than one thousand taels of silver a year.
The Ninth Prince said to Shushu, "In the future, we have to teach Feng Sheng and the others. It's enough to have enough sons. Don't keep giving birth to them endlessly."
There is a difference between dividing the property among three or four people and dividing it among more than ten people.
If you keep having children, the family will become poor after two or three generations.
Shu Shu said: "In the past, the princes prayed for children, but it was different from now. There are too many children in Shang."
The Ninth Prince said with some disapproval, "It's just that our parents are careless. Let's not talk about others. Just look at the Prince Su Nu's mansion. There were almost no children who died in infancy. That was before the vaccination. The unrest in each family cannot be attributed to the vaccination."
Shushu felt that there must be some human mischief involved.
Emperor Kangxi, along with Prince Yu, Prince Gong, and Prince Chunjing, all lost their eldest sons.
However, it is hard to say whether this is a game between the descendants of the previous dynasty and the new dynasty, or a game between the royal family and the royal family.
But it's obvious who the winner is.
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The next day, the Ninth Prince got up early.
The emperor will accompany the empress dowager to Changchun Garden, and the princes will also see him off.
By the time we returned from Changchun Garden, half a day had passed.
The Ninth and Tenth Princes muttered, "Khan Ama loves these nonsense more and more, and plays with his son all day long..."
The Tenth Prince said, "Ninth Brother only sees the good side. In the eyes of outsiders, this is to give the prince dignity."
Moreover, all the adult princes were brought out, which was different from the earlier situation where only the first few sons were brought out.
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "It's a hassle. After the palace examination in a few days, Khan Ama still has to return to the palace."
The Tenth Prince said, "Haidian is cooler, the Queen Mother and Consort Mother should be more willing to live there."
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "That's right. We will move there around the Dragon Boat Festival to avoid the heat in the city."
The Tenth Prince hesitated and said, "Then the Ninth Brother will have to work hard..."
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "It's not hard. I won't go to the Lifanyuan Office. I'll just stay at the Haidian duty room. You too..."
The tenth prince nodded and said, "I'll listen to the ninth brother."
As the brothers were talking, the carriage slowed down.
He Yuzhu, who was sitting outside, said, "Master, the governor is in front, please make way and dismount..."
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, opened the car curtain and looked outside.
Kuixu led the horse to give way and greeted.
This was no ordinary minister. He did not have the title of Heshuo Efu, but he was a Heshuo Efu in reality. He was the cousin-in-law of the Ninth and Tenth Princes.
The Ninth Prince asked curiously, "Didn't Lord Kui go to Korea? Why are you back now?"
Kuixu bowed and said, "I have arrived in the capital today and am about to report to the emperor."
He was a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. After the New Year, he followed the emperor on a southern tour. On the way, he happened to see Korea enthroning its new queen, so he went to Korea on official business.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Then I will go ahead, and Lord Kui can go and get busy..."
Only after the Ninth Prince's carriage left did Kuixu get back on the horse.
However, he didn't walk far before he met the Eighth Prince again.
The Eighth Prince was riding a horse. Seeing this, Kuixu pulled the reins, pulled to the side, and dismounted.
Seeing this, the Eighth Prince also pulled the reins and dismounted.
There is another relationship between him and Kuixu.
Kuixu's wife Geng Gege was also the aunt's cousin of the Eighth Lady, and the two were double relatives.
"Your Excellency has been exhausted and has worked hard."
The Eighth Prince said.
Kuixu said: "It's just a job. I haven't congratulated you yet. I heard that you started working in the Imperial Academy."
The Eighth Prince waved his hands and said, "This is because Khan Ama thinks I am not well educated and wants me to study in the Imperial Academy."
Kuixu said: "It may not be for this reason. This year is the year of the Spring Examination, and new scholars will soon be admitted to the academy..."
The Eighth Prince was very moved after hearing this, but he did not show it on his face. He only said, "Khan Ama has always trusted you, Your Excellency. As for the new Shujishi, you will have to take care of him..."
The two men were greeting each other on the official road. He Yuzhu had a sharp eye and had already informed the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince stretched his head to look, and saw the two people whispering to each other, and then he thought of a word.
Embarrassing and committing adultery.
Kuixu is the second son of Mingzhu, who is the core figure of the "Da Qiansui Party".
Kuixu and the Eighth Prince are both nephew-in-laws of Prince An.
The brothers of Prince An have always been at odds with their maternal family.
The Ninth Prince turned his head back and said to the Tenth Prince: "Prince An is a member of the 'Great Thousand Years Party'..."
As he spoke, he shook his head and said, "No, it shouldn't be him, otherwise Khan Ama wouldn't have asked him to be the clan leader..."