Chapter 174 Summary of the clan situation
“You don’t have to worry too much. From ancient times to the present, who has not made mistakes except me?
Taizong Taizu, including my father, has not made any mistakes. Exception."
"I just want to tell the world frankly, and also tell future emperors and all Ming people.
My Ming Dynasty is upright and upright, and I will not play with shameful things. something.
Anyone who has made contributions to our Ming Dynasty will definitely remember you.
And if you make a mistake, Ming will also not show any mercy to you and will remember it forever.
Including the emperor. "
The majestic voice, except for the sentence 'Who has not made mistakes except me?'.
Although there were many civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty who disagreed, they all I felt a sense of grandeur.
And couldn't help but feel excited about it.
It seemed like a blazing light shone down, dispelling all the gloomy darkness.
“The Temple of Meritorious Ministers must be built as soon as possible and it must be big enough. From now on, I will bring all the civil and military officials there to worship every year.
Anyone is allowed to go to worship on a daily basis.
Okay, let’s just leave the court.”
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he didn't want to waste the officials' time.
They still have a lot of things to do.
The civil and military officials dispersed, many of them whispering.
As expected, every time His Majesty holds a court meeting, something big happens.
This time, the establishment of the military academy, the downgrading of nobles from generation to generation, fifth-class titles, and the Temple of Meritorious Officials.
Each thing becomes bigger than the last.
Of course the officials would not accept it so easily.
There are all kinds of comments.
But it’s still like that. No matter what, the discussion is just a discussion, and we still have to get busy with what we need to do.
The interior, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites are all preparing for the meritorious ministers temple.
When the news came, naturally there was a lot of heated discussion.
Whether it is the military academy, the title system, or the temple of meritorious officials, they are all things that can easily arouse public opinion.
What's more, if these three things happen together, the people in the capital will have a lot to talk about during this period.
People from other places also talked about it.
April 10th.
The military imperial examination began and was directly presided over by the military cabinet.
It is open to students from all over the Ming Dynasty. There is no resonance requirement. Anyone of appropriate age can participate.
So after three months of fermentation, the number of people participating in the military imperial examination this time reached more than 50,000.
The number of people and the scale are far greater than that of Chunwei.
This is the reason why the Ming Dynasty was too big, many students did not have time to rush to the capital, and more students were unwilling to develop in the military.
The military pavilion mobilized the army and just barely managed to provide exams for more than 50,000 people at the same time.
The content of the exam is not difficult. It includes the 24 Military Disciplines and Regulations of the Ming Dynasty that have been circulated, some content on protecting the home and country, and some current affairs, miscellaneous tasks, etc.
Six days later, the assessment results came out.
Because there were too many people and the new army needed a large number of civilians, the original tentative number of 1,500 people was doubled to 3,000.
There are more than 50,000 candidates, and it is still difficult to select 3,000 people.
As soon as the three thousand people came out, they were arranged into the military camp and began the three-month training of new recruits.
Yes, after Zhu Houzhao and Gu Xichao discussed it, they decided that although they were recruiting civilians in the military, civilians in the military were also soldiers.
We must also demand them according to the standards of military personnel.
Recruit training is essential. Only in this way can these people be integrated into the army.
At the same time, during the three-month training of new recruits, they will be taught the contents of civilian duties in the military.
After three months, a suitable person will be selected to take up the position of instructor.
After one month of dedicated training, these instructors can officially take up their posts.
By then, the nine new armies that Ming Dynasty has formed or has not yet formed will no longer lack instructors.
At that time, it is expected that the new army will accelerate towards becoming elite.
Seeing that the army was on the right track in all aspects, Zhu Houzhao was happy and visited the First Army and the Twelfth Army in the capital from time to time.
Comparing the two, he discovered the pros and cons.
The First Army was established later. The first batch recruited 3,000 people, and the second batch recruited 20,000 people. The number of members of the First Army was not yet full.
Even the three-month recruit training for the second batch of 20,000 people has just ended.
But when it comes to some aspects of the two armies, such as military discipline, military atmosphere, and literacy rates, the First Army still has a slight advantage.
Getting to know more deeply, he felt how outstanding Li Jing was.
The new military system is there, both are the same.
Li Jing can do better. If we strictly compare, Zhou Shanmin is much worse.
Zhu Houzhao saw this in his eyes, and he was not too dissatisfied with Zhou Shanmin, because he could also see that Zhou Shanmin really worked hard and tried his best.
Those who work hard and do their best will not ask for too much.
On April 26, the First Army once again recruited 14,000 people to make up for all the remaining missing personnel and continue its military training.
Zhu Houzhao is looking forward to Li Jing more and more, and he doesn't know what Li Jing can achieve in the future.
It’s May 3rd.
Zhu Wuwu came to Qianqing Palace to report.
"Your Majesty and all the disciples of the clan have been thoroughly investigated. This is a summary of the entire situation now." Zhu Wuli said with a look of exhaustion that could not be concealed between his brows.
"Uncle Thirteen, thank you for your hard work." Zhu Houzhao said sincerely.
He also knew how hard Uncle Thirteen had worked in the past ten months.
More than two thousand clan members were thoroughly investigated, involving hundreds of thousands of people.
The interests involved are extremely huge. More importantly, they are all relatives, there are even brothers and brothers, and there are also many elders.
With so many pairs of eyes watching, it is really hard work for Uncle Thirteen to withstand the pressure of killing a group of relatives every month and confiscating their property.
After all, the thirteenth uncle is not him. He has no scruples. He thinks that he has a heart of stone and does not recognize his relatives. The thirteenth uncle cannot do that.
"Your Majesty is serious in your words. It is your duty to serve the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty is the one who does the real hard work." Zhu Wulan said seriously.
“It’s not hard for me at all, it’s nothing at all.” Zhu Houzhao laughed nonchalantly and said.
When Zhu Wuwang saw it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and was even more impressed.
He knew Zhu Houzhao and knew that the other person was telling the truth.
I didn't feel any hardship at all.
In the past ten months since he thoroughly investigated the clan, he felt like he was living like a year.
Every day there are various looks from a large group of relatives.
He may not care about the family affection of those relatives, but he cannot care about other aspects.
He has a family and a lot of things to consider.
I can't even write two red characters in one stroke.
He knows very well that these relatives will also be his greatest help.
The clan alone, and he was just the executor, felt so much pressure.
Not to mention Zhu Houzhao.
One big thing after another, one after another.
Sometimes he wonders in a daze, if he faced those things by himself, would he be able to survive?
There is no answer to this question.
Because he knows, let’s not talk about whether he can support it?
If he were sitting in that position, he wouldn't be so troubled at all, and he wouldn't be able to bother with so many things.
The Ming Dynasty may still be peaceful, or at most there will be some disturbances.
It was precisely because of this that he felt amazed in his heart.
This is also one of the most important reasons that has supported him to remain unselfish until now.
The two chatted from time to time, and Zhu Houzhao read the summary.
Just looking at it, he snorted coldly, anger surging.
There are more than 2,000 people in the clan. After an inventory, they have used various means to occupy about 26 million acres of farmland.
About 40 million taels of real money and silver were seized.
The money is relatively small, because most of the clan members have not been beheaded, so a lot of money cannot be confiscated.
In terms of industry, it is worth about 200 million, which is far less than the number of fields.
It can also be seen that the kings of the Ming clan were greedy for the land.
The King of Shu who was directly photographed to death by Zhu Houzhao, his family occupied more than four million acres, which was simply crazy.
In terms of real estate, it is worth about 60 million taels of silver.
In addition to these wealth, thirteen Xiantian realms were seized from the confiscated palace.
For example, Prince Ning was ordered by Zhu Houzhao to inspect his entire family because of a Ji Le Tower, and two Xiantian realms were taken down.
In the end, more and more things were discovered, such as planning for rebellion.
More than 30,000 innocent slaves were released by Zhu Houzhao. They were all registered as citizens and were given money or land, becoming citizens of the Ming Dynasty.
In addition to these, there are the remaining personnel after the clan liquidation.
This time, thirteen people were killed by the prince.
Thirty-one of the princes were killed, and two hundred and one of their clan members were killed.
One in ten people was beheaded.
The children of the clan who were killed can be said to have been in fear for nearly a year.
They have been so honest in the past year. In addition to being unable to resist, Zhu Houzhao killed them too hard.
I was really scared to kill them.
In addition to those who were killed, more than two hundred people were imprisoned.
In this case, for the sake of safety, they stopped hiding and showed off their abilities.
Facts have proved that the Zhu family still has many talents.
In the autumn of last year and the two imperial examinations that just passed, dozens of people won the imperial examination, and five people won the imperial examination.
Sixteen people passed the military imperial examination.
In addition, there are those who are good at medicine, those who are good at business, those who are good at eloquence, those who are talented in martial arts, etc.
This alone makes Zhu Houzhao feel gratified.
The old Zhu family still has talents.
As for those dirty things, Zhu Houzhao became angry when he saw them.
After the investigation and demotion, there is now only one prince left in the Ming Dynasty clan, that is Prince Ding Zhu Wuwu.
Twelve county princes, four of them are Zhu Houzhao's uncles.
They were kings for a short time and did not do much evil.
The other eight county kings were all originally county kings, and they were considered rare good people among the kings.
There are twenty-one generals who govern the country.
Thirty-six generals assisted the country.
There are fifty-eight generals in Fengguo.
There are seventy-nine lieutenants in Zhenguo.
There are three hundred and thirty-six eight lieutenants of the auxiliary country.
There are 580 Fengguo lieutenants.
Including the common people who were deposed before, there are still 1,116 common people.
This is the Ming Dynasty clan on the bright side. Zhu Ye and others are not included in the dark lineage. The list of the dark lineage clan is only in the hands of Zhu Houzhao.
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