"Oh!" Queen Zhou sighed again.
Queen Mother Zhou, Li didn’t know what to say and could only sigh.
Fan Jingwen's wife Wang said leisurely amid the sighs of the crowd: "Queen, I have a solution!"
"Oh?" Queen Zhou's eyes widened: "Madam Wang, please speak!"
"Reduce the salary!" Wang said carefully, "Reduce one tael of silver to eight coins, eight coins to six coins, and so on! This way, the palace will reduce a lot of expenses."
"Isn't that inappropriate?" Empress Zhou's frown remained unsmiling. "The monthly salary standards in the palace are regulated by the system and cannot be easily changed! Moreover, these palace maids and eunuchs are used to spending money lavishly. Once the monthly salary is reduced, they will be very uncomfortable."
"It would be fine if they discuss it privately at that time, but it would be troublesome if they unite to cause trouble!" At this point, Queen Zhou glanced at the Princess Dowager of Zhao.
It was this look that made the Queen Mother of Zhao certain that there was something else behind Queen Zhou's words.
She quickly thought about what Queen Zhou meant.
After a moment, she understood.
The palace refers to the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court.
Queen Zhou represents Chongzhen.
The high expenses in the palace mean that the expenses of the princes’ clan salaries are high, which the court can hardly bear!
The deeper meaning of abolition is the abolition of feudal fiefdoms.
Reducing the monthly salary means reducing the princes’ royal salaries!
The monthly salary standard is the same as the standard for princes and clan salaries.
Queen Zhou made it very clear that Chongzhen would not abolish the feudal system, but would consider reducing the royal salaries of the feudal princes.
As for how to lower it, there is no clear statement.
But the Queen Mother of Prince Zhao was certain and affirmative that Chongzhen already had a plan.
After thinking through these questions, the Queen Mother of Prince Zhao began to think about another question: Why did Chongzhen tell her about this matter in advance through Queen Zhou?
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