Chapter 1582 Jinling Nobility
In fact, all dynasties have problems with the clan. For example, in the Han Dynasty, because of the excessive power of the clan, there was a chaos of the Seven Kingdoms caused by the cutting of the vassals. However, the clan still has a good influence. After the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, the clan Liu Xiu founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, and at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the clan Liu Bei founded the Shu Han, which extended the life of the Great Han for many years.
In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, and many problems were also caused by the Li Tang clan, but at that time the clan was not raised as pigs, they caused trouble, but a group of outstanding talents also emerged.
In the Song Dynasty, the old Zhao family learned the lessons of the previous generation and began to limit the power of the clan, and the clan gradually lost their real power; however, the problems encountered by the clan of the Song Dynasty were different from those of the Ming Dynasty.
In the early Song Dynasty, clans could live in other places. Later, in order to control the clans in other places, Nanzong Zhengsi and other institutions were set up, so that these distant clans lived in places such as Henan Prefecture in Xijing and Yingtianfu in Nanjing, and later moved south to facilitate control. Due to the serious damage caused by the battle of Jingkang to the close relatives of the clan, most of the clan was exiled to the north, which sharply reduced the descendants of Taizong's lineage, while most of the descendants of Taizu and Tingmei survived because they lived outside.
In the middle and early period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the lineage was not far away, and the clan was treated well economically, which led to the rapid expansion of the clan population. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, Emperor Shenzong adjusted the policy of the clan, distinguishing close and distant clans, resulting in the division of rich and poor within the clan, and slowing down the population growth. Until the Jingkang campaign at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the population growth rate of the clan really dropped sharply or even negatively.
Because of the different treatment given to the clans, the problems of the clans in the Song Dynasty were not as obvious as those in the Ming Dynasty; coupled with the destruction of the Jingkang disaster, the number of clans in the Great Song Dynasty was only more than 50,000 at the end of the Song Dynasty. It is much less; moreover, the imperial clan of the Great Song Dynasty lived and managed it in a centralized way, so the influence on the common people was not as great as that of the Great Song Dynasty.
The clan issue of the Ming Dynasty took the Jingkang crisis as the dividing line, forming two different situations. At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed the nine great kings of Sai to guard the border areas of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yu, the king of Qin, was established in Xi'an, Shaanxi; Wang Zhuzhi, Jianfan Guangning Mansion; Qing Wang Zhu Wei, Jianfan Weizhou; Ning Wang Zhuquan, Jianfan Daningwei;
These nine fortress kings are responsible for defending the center, defending the frontier fortresses, resisting the Mongolian invasion, and expanding the frontiers. There are 100,000 soldiers, and Ning Wang Zhu Quan also has 80,000 armored soldiers, and the three guards of Duoyan under him are even more brave and good at fighting.
However, when Zhu Yuanzhang was still there, he was still able to suppress them, so that the nine kings of Sai did not dare to disagree. Unfortunately, the prince Zhu Biao died early, and the grandson of the emperor Zhu Yunqi was limped by the civil servants again. In addition, the ambitions of the kings of Sai , Soon the Ming Dynasty began the battle of Jingnan, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, replaced Zhu Yunqi as the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di originally started as a vassal king in rebellion. After he succeeded to the throne, these Sai kings would no longer be allowed to lead the army, so he moved the powerful factions such as Ning Wang and Liao Wang inward, canceled the military power of the vassal kings, and began to raise them as pigs; However, Zhu Di did not expect that the clan of the Ming Dynasty could be so productive. In just two hundred years, the clan that received the imperial salary expanded to more than 100,000 people.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty did not implement the Song Dynasty's policy of distinguishing close and distant vassals, which gradually became a heavy burden on the imperial court; the tax collection of the Ming Dynasty was not as ruthless as that of the Qing Dynasty, so the finances could not support it. Like the Manchus who collect tens of millions of taels of silver a year, this clan is actually nothing; no matter how many clans there are in the Ming Dynasty, can they still surpass the children of the Eight Banners who eat hard-core crops?
It is not that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty did not think about solving the problem of the clan.
But this issue is too sensitive, no one can bear the hat of alienating the Tian family and harshly treating the descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao, so this issue has been dragged on until now, and Shen Long solved it by cheating.
Isn't the biggest obstacle to this problem the Emperor Taizu Gao? Now that Emperor Taizu Gao disliked these clans for being unfilial, why would they continue to eat and drink for free? Get out of here now!
So the grand ceremony of worshiping Emperor Taizu Gao ended in such a hurry. The first half of the ceremony was fine. Emperor Taizu Gao was very happy to see the jade seal of Chuanguo, and sent down auspicious omens to encourage his descendants; but the second half was ugly. Emperor Taizu Gao was very dissatisfied with these unfilial sons and grandchildren, and blew away their sacrifices.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and Zongzheng Mansion carefully inspected the sacrifices, and finally counted the number of clans whose sacrifices were blown away, which surprisingly reached more than 90% of the existing clans, and only a small number of clans were spared.
Someone checked the specific situation of these clans, and found that those clans that harassed the people and had a bad reputation were all gone, and those that survived were those with a relatively good reputation. This situation once again proved the wisdom of Emperor Taizu Gao, and These clans really deserve what they deserve.
"These people should be expelled. Keeping them can only tarnish the reputation of the Ming royal family!" Shen Long said after receiving the first batch of evidence of the clan's crimes. This suggestion naturally received the response of countless officials.
If it is a public mind, if the court can reduce such a large amount of expenses, it will be much easier; if it is out of selfishness, if so many clans are missing in the local area, even if the court wants to eat a lot, they will still have a lot of soup.
"When various localities are strictly investigating the crimes of the clan, the Zongzheng Mansion, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang must also pay close attention. Some people are not filial, but they can't wrong good people!" The superficial work that should be done is also to be done. Emperor Zugao and the civil officials recited it, and he occasionally showed kindness and showed his benevolence.
All the officials were amazed, and went down to work excitedly. The clan problem that had plagued Ming Dynasty for a long time was finally resolved. Lu Wenzhao, Cao Huachun, and Da Zongzheng of the Zongzheng Mansion also sent people to the vassal princes' residences to supervise their work. , and at the same time ensure that most of the inheritance left by these vassal kings has to fall into the hands of the royal family.
Well, the most important task of going to the south of the Yangtze River this time has been completed, and it is time to consider another issue. Some nobles from the capital were settled in the capital before, but there are still many nobles headed by Wei Guogong in Jinling. The corruption is more serious than that of Jingcheng Xungui, so you can't just do nothing, right?