Xu Guangqi and others naturally could not object to Zhu Youxiao's words. This was His Majesty's imperial edict, and after this investigation, they also discovered the truth of the matter, and these people were indeed worth the consequences.

Seeing that Xu Guangqi and others had no objection, Zhu Youxiao said, "Let's go and do it alone."

Xu Guangqi and others nodded, then turned around and left.

Although His Majesty had asked them to meet Zhang Shun before, His Majesty has not mentioned this matter now, and they do not want to mention it on their own initiative.

After Xu Guangqi and the others left, Zhu Youchao asked Chen Hong and said, "Let Xu Xianchun bring Zhang Shun over."

"Yes, the emperor." Chen Hong quickly agreed, and then ran out to find Xu Xianchun.

It didn't take long for the time, and the person was brought up.

At this time, Zhang Shun had long lost his original energy and was extremely decadent. He knew that he was finished and no one could save him this time.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Shun hurriedly lay on the ground and said directly: "Sinner Zhang Shun, please see Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhang Shun, didn't say anything, but picked up the tea and took a sip, then said, "Since you call yourself a criminal, then confess all the sins you have committed."

Zhang Shun hurriedly said, "Go back to Your Majesty, this has been explained to Lord Xu Xianchun and Xu."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "You are proactive enough."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao put down the teacup in his hand, raised his head and said to Xu Xianchun: "Can there be any confession?"

"Your Majesty, I've brought it all." Xu Xianchun quickly agreed and presented the confession he brought in his hand.

After Zhu Youxiao took the confession, he quickly looked through it, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Looking at Zhang Shun kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Why do I think you are shirking responsibility?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the crime has come to this point, and I know that the crime is serious. How dare I do such a deceiving thing?" Zhang Shun quickly defended: "I'm telling the truth."

"But according to what you said above, the officialdom in Shandong seems to be no longer under my Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youxiao said slowly.

"Shandong is naturally under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, but this is the case in Shandong." Zhang Shun said gritting his teeth.

Zhang Shun knew very well that what he was telling the truth. At this point today, His Majesty came here in person, and it was impossible for him to take all his guilt on him.

First of all, these guilts are not really committed by you; secondly, you can't bear these guilts. If you really take all these guilts on yourself, you may not be able to kill your whole family.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "There are two companies in Shandong that have the final say. One is King Lu and the other is Qufu. Do you really dare to say it."

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao put the confession on the table aside.

Then Zhu Youxiao looked up at Xu Xianchun and said, "Let King Lu come and see you."

King Lu, also a vassal king with a long history, divided into many branches and occupied in Shandong. It can be said that it is deeply rooted and is a very large family, very rich.

The first generation of Luhuang King Zhu Tan, the tenth son of Taizu.

Born in the third year of Hongwu, he was granted two months after his birth. In the 18th year, he was a disciple of Yanzhou. He was good at literature and rituals, good at poetry, baiting gold, stone and medicine, and poisoning, and the emperor hated him. He died in the 22nd year, and was posthumously named Huang.

From this posthumous title, we can see how this King Lu is.

The King of Lu of this generation is Zhu Shouyong, King of Lu Su and Zhu Yitan.

The King of Lu before him was Zhu Shouyong's third brother, and the second brother before his third brother. As for Zhu Shouyong's eldest brother, he died earlier than his father.

The second and third brothers in front of him did not leave any offspring, so the position of King Lu has always been inherited by their brothers. However, the King of Lu is much stronger than the King of Fu.

Before leaving the capital, Zhu Youxiao checked the editorial album of the Ming Dynasty royal family. He didn't know if he didn't read it. He was shocked when he saw it. The royal family of the Ming Dynasty was so capable that Zhu Youxiao felt chilling.

Not to mention anything else, King Qingcheng has more than 100 sons and countless daughters.

With the rapid increase in the population of the royal family, the total amount of salary received by the royal family was huge, and the total amount of rice allocated far exceeded the grain provided by the capital in various parts of the country for one year.

The country also bears heavy burdens, such as the local fiscal revenue in Shanxi is 1.52 million stones, while the annual salary consumed by the princes of Shanxi is 3.12 million stones;

Henan's annual fiscal revenue is 840,000 stones, while the one that needs to be provided to the prince is 1,920,000 stones;

Seventy-five percent of the land in prefectures and counties near Chengdu is under the name of the royal palace.

As long as there is a vassal king in one province, the food in this province will not be enough, the people will not be able to eat enough, and the land will all belong to these vassal kings.

The most important thing is not these princes, but their children.

In the Ming Dynasty, the prince was granted the title of Prince and was given the title of Jincao Jinbao; the eldest son of the prince was given the title of Jincao Jinbao and was made the title of Prince; the eldest grandson was given the title of Jincao Jinbao and was named the crown prince; the eldest grandson was named the crown prince and was regarded as the first rank.

When the sons were ten years old, they were awarded gold, silver and silver treasures, and they were granted the title of the county prince; the eldest son was the eldest son of the county prince; the eldest son was awarded the title of the eldest son, and the eldest son was awarded the title of the second rank.

The sons were awarded the title of General Zhenguo; General Sun Fuguo; General Fengguo; General Xinguo; Lieutenant of Fourth Generation Sun Zhenguo; Lieutenant of Fifth Generation Sun Fuguo; Lieutenant of Sixth Generation Sun Fuguo; Lieutenant of Fifth Generation Sun Fuguo; Lieutenant of Fifth Generation Under all the following.

Not to mention the others, the number of lieutenants of Fengguo and auxiliary lieutenants in the Ming Dynasty was large enough. These people would receive a large amount of rice and grain from the court every month.

It would be fine if it was just that, but these people also embezzled a lot of track and field in the local area to maintain their luxurious life.

They have been passed down for more than 200 years, how much does it take to bloom?

It is probably not enough to support a vassal king in a province. In the more famous Shu, the Shu king and his group actually occupied nearly 70% of the land in Shu. You must know that it is a fertile land in the Chengdu plain thousands of miles.

All the people were tenants of the King of Shu and their family, and the King of Shu and their extravagant lives were obtained by exploiting the people.

The Ming Dynasty actually conferred more than 60 princes and nearly 1,000 princes.

The most common one is the Zhou Palace, which has 72 princes; the Lu Palace is not many, there are twenty-three princes.

These princes continue to have children, and each one has to be divided into a big family. Today, there are more than one million descendants of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao still remembers what expression he had when he saw this number and what kind of feeling he felt in his heart.

After seeing the expenses these people need every year, Zhu Youxiao didn’t know what to say. This is also thanks to Emperor Wanli and Zhang Juzheng for his reforms.

During the Wanli period, because the royal family had too many reproduction, the annual salary was reduced and the succession was restricted. The prince was promoted from the side branch to the successor, and the grace of the side was cancelled.

Those who were originally the county kings, except for the eldest son, the other sons still inherited the title of General of Zhenguo and were not allowed to be granted the title of Prince; those who succeeded the State, the other sons still inherited the title of General of the State. In addition, the case of the original county troop attacks again by the prince was also abolished.

If it weren't for such a policy, I guess the Ming Dynasty would have been unable to hold on.

Now Zhang Shun mentioned King Lu. Although Zhu Youxiao scared Zhang Shun, he knew in his heart that this was actually the truth.

In this place in Shandong, there is a Qufu and a Prince Lu Mansion. You can imagine what kind of life the people of Shandong live. It can be said that they live in dire straits.

You should know that the Kong family is not much worse than the Lu Palace. Although the title of Yan Shenggong was not very salary, he could not resist the high status of others. He also embezzled a large amount of land, which was no different from the Lu Palace.

The Kong family has many branches and a large family member, and everyone wants to live a luxurious life. Under such circumstances, it is strange that the people of Shandong can live a better life.

Zhu Youxiao really didn't know what to say, he needed to find a way to solve this problem. However, this problem was too big and too difficult, and he didn't think of a solution all the way.

Emperor Taizu had more than one million descendants. What should I do if these more than one million descendants?

You can't be all sent to Liaodong, right?

Or they will be dismissed from their posts and investigated, and be punished and beheaded? No!

You should know that these people are different from King Fu. Although King Fu is of high power, their family has not yet developed. After all, the time is short and there are few people in the family.

Unlike princes from all over the world, some have been passed down from the time of Emperor Taizu, and how many generations and years have they been passed down? Today, it is really difficult to deal with.

What's more, this is just a prince and a princess?

In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's aunt was called the eldest princess, the emperor's sister was called the eldest princess, and the emperor's daughter was called the princess. They were all given gold booklets, and the salary was 2,000 stones, and the son-in-law was called the son-in-law Duwei.

The prince's daughter is called the princess, the county prince's daughter is called the county lord, the granddaughter is called the county lord, the great-granddaughter is called the county lord, and the great-granddaughter is called the town lord, and the son-in-law is all polite guests.

These people all need salaries, and after the separation of the family, they will also oppress the good and annex the land.

How much land was in the hands of the royal family in the entire Ming Dynasty?

In addition to the gentry who occupied the land, like Qufu, or like Xu Jie, how much land does the people in the world have?

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no place to stand.

However, I will see King Lu first. This time I will have to deal with the matter, at least let King Lu take out some money and grain to help the people in Shandong.

As for how to deal with King Lu, we will talk about it after seeing him.

Of course, Xu Xianchun didn't know how complicated Zhu Youxiao was. Since he asked King Lu to come to see him, he hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will ask someone to pick up His Highness, King Lu."

"Go." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

After Xu Xianchun left, Zhu Youxiao slowly stood up, looked at Zhang Shun who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a cold face: "Go down."

Zhu Youxiao was really not interested in Zhang Shun. This person was just a prefect, so there was no need to put any effort into him, and there was no need to do anything to him.
Chapter completed!