In fact, if these dozens of people had directly written a petition requesting the revocation of their titles, Kangxi might not have done anything to them.
Because these royal family members have considerable influence among the bannermen, if their titles are all stripped away, all the nobles in the court will fall into panic.
Once such a situation occurs, a riot among the Bannermen will not be far away.
The bandits in various places who were under the banner of "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming" would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance of this happening, Kangxi would not take the risk.
The paper and pen Liang Jiugong brought out was actually just to force Garse to change his words.
But I didn't expect that I would be so scared that I became a bit weak, and what happened next was a complete surprise.
Although the show is interesting, today's problems have not been completely solved. For these thick-skinned people, if they can easily break up today, they can easily reconcile tomorrow.
Then everything that just happened is meaningless.
"Zongling, there's no need to underestimate yourself. The incidents that have come before me have visibly decreased in the past two years. This is all thanks to you, and I've seen it all."
Kangxi first affirmed Garse's contribution. After all, if he removed Garse from his position now, he would not be able to find a suitable successor for the time being.
He wanted to train a son to take over the Ministry of Clan Affairs, and he had already found a candidate, the tenth son Yin'an.
But there are some hidden dangers when the tenth brother goes to the clan house, that is the Niu Hulu family.
If the Tenth Prince takes the lead and connects the royal family with the Niohuru family, it will be a considerable threat to the Crown Prince.
So Kangxi was a little hesitant, and later Yinreng spoke for the tenth son, and he agreed to let the tenth son follow the eldest son.
Although on the surface the firearms battalion was under the full charge of the boss, the soldiers inside were all from the upper three banners, and their lives and property were all in the hands of Kangxi alone. His control over the firearms battalion was simply not comparable to that of the boss.
In other words, if the eldest brother and the tenth brother were to take a shit in the firearms camp, he would know that under such circumstances, the tenth brother could not cause any trouble.
As for the Ministry of Clan Affairs, Kangxi decided to arrange for him to go there after he had been assigned to the twelve Shangshufang next year.
This is the advantage of having many sons.
"Since you've never made a mistake in your duties, I won't pursue your fault today. However, if you do it again, I'll settle both the old and new grudges. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Garse sighed slowly in his heart.
How could he not understand the meaning of Kangxi's words? If he agreed, from today onwards, he would have to stand completely on Kangxi's side and not have any other thoughts.
But the price he paid was a complete break with the clan members of Prince Yi'an's Mansion, and the clan mansion was no longer as easy to manage as before.
Who knows, they might even deliberately create something to embarrass him or even his descendants.
But if he doesn't agree, he will definitely lose his position as the clan leader. Prince An's Mansion can protect him for a while, but not for his whole life.
The benefits...
Garse thought carefully for a moment and gave up this option.
Considering the cowardice displayed by Nerfu and the others just now, if Prince An's Mansion could succeed in absorbing them, he would break off the stone lions at the gate of the clan palace and eat them raw!
"I thank the Emperor for his consideration!"
Garse was moved to tears.
Garse called out "slave" willingly.
Seeing this, Kangxi nodded with satisfaction and said,
"The clan leader has always been in my good graces. So, starting this year, the clan office's budget will be increased by another 30%. This will come from my private treasury."
After hearing this, Garse's eyes lit up again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The Zongrenfu was in charge of the marriages and funerals, titles, and salaries of all clan members' children, and was responsible for the distribution and management of clan property, but its annual budget was actually limited.
Except for the group of people that Kangxi particularly favored, to whom Kangxi paid a sum of money to maintain their dignity, all other marginal affairs were handled by the Zongrenfu.
In order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, the budget of the Ministry of Clan Affairs was spent up to a great extent every year. As the head of the clan, he only had a high status and did not actually gain much benefit.
Garse's title was not the best among all the royal family members, but it was definitely in the top five. He was a hereditary prince, but because his father stood on the side of Prince An Yuele when the throne was changed, Kangxi had disliked him all these years.
The reason he was able to sit on the position of clan leader was not only because of his title of prince, but also because of the support of nearly 70% of the clan members.
Among them, Malhun and Changning accounted for the majority of the credit.
It can be said that before today, his interests were the same as those of Malhun and others, but things are different after today.
Kangxi used his own way to pull him off Marhun's chariot.
Garse was not short of money, so he didn't even look down on the few things that were left over from the clan office.
But if the budget increases by 30%, the surplus of the Ministry of Clan Affairs will not be a small amount.
Garse claimed that he was not a greedy person, but who would complain about having too much money?
Besides, even if he doesn't want the surplus, he can use it to win people's hearts.
By then, he would not have to worry about being targeted by Malhun and others. After all, there were many people in the royal family who were short of money.
Seeing that Kangxi had so easily bribed the Zongling whom they had spent so much money to push to the top, Malhun and Changning were so angry that their faces turned blue.
But now no one paid attention to their emotions.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Kangxi's words of "increase the budget of the Ministry of Clan Affairs by 30%".
And Kangxi's efforts to win over the people continued -
"Years ago, the Crown Prince proposed to me that we build another port in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. I intend to select a group of people from the royal family to fill the vacancies at the port. As long as they pass my assessment, I will definitely not be stingy. The assessment will be fully responsible for the clan leader."
In fact, this was not suggested by Yinreng, but was proposed privately by Yinzhen.
However, this did not affect him from giving credit to Yinreng for this "merit".
After hearing this, everyone looked at Garse with not only joy but also enthusiasm.
Most members of the royal family have titles but no real power. Once their titles are lost, the salary issued by the Ministry of Clan Affairs will only be enough for the family to have enough food and clothing. It would be a dream to think of squandering money lavishly.
But if they hold an official position, they can develop their own network of contacts and pave the way for future generations, or at least let their sons follow the same path.
If you are lucky, it is not impossible to climb higher.
If they didn't pass the test, let their sons and grandsons try too. After all, Kangxi only said to select from the royal family, and didn't say only those with titles were allowed...
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