"Ha ha……"
"Didn't expect that?"
"Surprised or not? Unexpected or not!"
"Do you still think you can play the disaster victim card?"
"I've already been blocked by this bastard!"
"Could this bastard be a banished immortal from heaven?"
"You've been hiding in the government office every day, never even setting foot outside the city. How come you're always ahead of the enemy? You've blocked their path before these idiots even make a move?"
Yan Jiaoran was looking at the memorial while talking to herself and complaining non-stop.
"well……"
"We are of the same root, why are we so eager to fight each other?"
"You only have a few more days to run around. You don't have any chance anymore."
When she saw that the princes had sent a large number of people to poison the disaster-stricken areas, but were caught by the victims as suspicious elements and sent to the Jingzhou government office late at night to receive the reward.
I can't bear it anymore.
He laughed unrestrainedly.
Laughter instantly filled the entire palace.
She could imagine how interesting the expression on the prince's face would be when he resorted to such a desperate measure.
"You are indeed the one I like."
“It’s just amazing.”
"Today I finally understand what it means that the whole world is bustling with people for profit."
"With you here, I can't help but be a good emperor."
Finished reading the daily must-read update on work-for-relief.
Yan Jiaoran was in a very good mood, and all the gloom was swept away.
Before I knew it, it was noon.
Yan Jiaoran stood up and stretched out a bit.
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard.
Murong Yanran appeared at the door of the study.
"Your Majesty, Yanran has something to say."
Yan Jiaoran was suddenly shocked when she heard this and immediately greeted him.
"Yanran, do you have any idea?"
Murong Yanran bowed and said happily, "Your Majesty, Yanran went back and consulted many of the late emperor's former ministers, and we discussed it for several hours."
"If we want to restrict the vassal kings without bringing disaster to the Great Zhou, there are only two ways."
Yan Jiaoran immediately revealed a relieved smile.
"What's the strategy? Tell me about it."
Murong Yanran replied, "This method is a bit insidious, but it can indeed solve the problem of the Great Zhou's finances being crushed by the royal family in the future."
"The first strategy is to change the restrictions on the activities of the feudal lords."
"Yanran believes that the restrictions on the activities of the vassal kings set by the late emperor can be modified."
"During the reign of the previous emperor, the princes were not allowed to leave their fiefdoms without being summoned, because unless something special happened, the princes and the emperor might not see each other for a long time."
"Your Majesty can use this opportunity to announce that your relationship with the vassal king has cooled due to your inability to meet him."
"So it's easy for internal strife to occur, and this is for the benefit of the vassal kings."
"The emperor can summon a certain number of princes, such as one-third or one-quarter of the princes and their descendants and their families, to Beijing every year to exchange feelings."
Murong Yanran stopped talking abruptly and did not continue.
But Yan Jiaoran already understood what she meant.
On the surface, it is for the purpose of emotional communication among relatives.
In fact, it was to prevent the princes from staying in their fiefdoms for a long time. If the princes did not manage their fiefdoms, there would be no rebellion. This fundamentally prevented the situation where some princes became too powerful and difficult to control.
If there is any vassal king who is so bold as to want to rebel and usurp the throne.
Then she just had to wait until he came to Beijing and find a reason for him to die accidentally.
There are ways to do something, such as drowning after drinking, falling to death from a carriage that lost control, dying suddenly from soliciting a prostitute, etc. There is nothing that cannot be done, as long as you can think of it.
It would be even better if this vassal king who wanted to rebel did not come to the capital. The court could directly and legitimately order the world to attack and eliminate him.
Furthermore, whenever a prince came to Beijing, there would always be some unruly behavior among his family.
Can the vassal kings control themselves and the descendants and servants they bring with them?
There will always be princes and heirs of vassal states who will be jealous of each other when spending in the capital and fight with the playboys in the capital.
In this case, how to deal with it depends entirely on her mood and needs.
Whether it was to reduce the power of the feudal lord or to be demoted to a commoner, it all depended on Yan Jiaoran's decision.
The princes were naturally trembling with fear and behaved themselves in a low position.
"But didn't the emperor father issue a will that forbids the censors from reporting the mistakes of the princes upon hearing of them, otherwise they would be charged with alienating the royal family?" Yan Jiaoran thought about it and suddenly asked a question.
Murong Yanran replied, "First demote, then promote."
Yan Jiaoran: “…”
Be brief and to the point.
But she understood.
Every policy has its own countermeasure.
First demote the censor, and then find an opportunity to promote him.
Just do it once and everyone will understand what's going on.
Who wouldn’t want to have the opportunity to leave their name in history?
Yan Jiaoran nodded, this was indeed a good idea.
"As long as the princes are allowed to bring their children and servants to the capital, and strictly limit the number of people, they can be separated from their fiefdoms."
"It's equivalent to stripping away their military power in disguise. Even if they wanted to launch a rebellion, they would only have a few dozen people and wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in Jingzhou."
"So what's the second solution?"
Yan Jiaoran asked.
Murong Yanran continued, "The second strategy is to no longer set the minimum requirement for royal family members to ascend the throne, and at the same time only increase the salaries of vassal kings by a small amount in exchange for military power."
"The reason why the royal family's support would overwhelm the Great Zhou's finances is that when the royal family multiplies to the ninth generation, the population base multiplied by the minimum salary will result in an astronomical figure."
"So, we took the approach of removing the fuel from the fire."
"Just cancel this guaranteed salary. By the ninth generation, they will become idle royal family members, and the court will no longer be responsible for their support."
"In this way, the pressure on the imperial court to provide for the royal family will be greatly reduced, and this heavy burden will be directly thrown away."
"But this way, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the princes..."
Murong Yanran stopped talking.
After pondering for a moment, Yan Jiaoran felt that these two strategies were indeed feasible.
It may not be easy to exchange military power for just a small increase in the salary of the princes.
We are not fools.
However, even though there are some flaws, Yan Jiaoran believes that these two methods are perfect enough.
The solutions Qin Yuan can think of are probably these two ideas, or one of them.
Even if there are some changes, they will only be in the details and there will be no overall changes.
after all.
There was an irreconcilable contradiction between the princes and the emperor regarding the issue of reducing the power of the princes.
Just like Qin Yuan’s way of solving the problem of disaster victims.
Add money.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward.
It is probably impossible to find a way in this world to make the princes surrender their military power and lose their status without paying money or using force.
The dog man will definitely be satisfied with this answer.
Yan Jiaoran smiled sweetly.
I can't help but look forward to the next exchange.
She was very sure.
——This time when I go to class, I will definitely not be hit by dimensionality reduction.
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