I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 637 Clan
After listening to Zhu Houxuan's words, Chen Hong was completely convinced, but Zhu Houxuan's interest in talking had already been aroused.

"Of course, although the possibility of them counterattacking the Ming mainland is relatively small, it is still possible." Zhu Houxuan said with a chuckle.

"If this is really possible, then perhaps the system we left behind has been destroyed or cannot keep pace with the times, and the ruling institutions we left behind have become corrupt and decadent, while those who were exiled overseas have developed better, and their systems and technologies are more advanced. If this is the case, then I can accept the result of their counterattack on the Ming Dynasty," Zhu Houxuan said frankly.

"Your Highness!" Chen Hong was shocked after hearing this and said quickly, "Your Highness has a far-sighted vision and is a man of great talent. Your Highness's system will surely protect the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years."

"Bullshit, I don't even have this confidence, where do you get your confidence from?" Zhu Houxun scolded with a smile.

Chen Hong was speechless again
"I can only see into the future 500 years, and I can't see clearly what will happen 500 years later." Zhu Houxuan sighed absentmindedly.

Chen Hong was very familiar with Zhu Houxun's state, but today Zhu Houxun's words made him feel a little numb, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything more.
"If our descendants really reach the point of corruption and depravity, then they will not be qualified to lead the Chinese nation forward. Let them perish and let more capable people or groups lead the Chinese nation forward," Zhu Houxuan continued.

"Why do you say that, Your Highness? What if outsiders hear it?" Chen Hong interrupted immediately.

"This is what I think in my heart." Zhu Houxuan said lightly, "I hope that by that time, the Ming Dynasty will perish as a strong country like the Han and Tang Dynasties, and not as a weak country like the Song Dynasty."

Chen Hong didn't dare to answer
"The plan for dealing with the gentry has been decided. As for how to deal with the royal family members who participated in the rebellion, please give me your instructions, Your Highness." Chen Hong quickly changed the subject.

"Royal clan!" Zhu Houxuan sighed, "The royal clan system of the Ming Dynasty has big problems. It's time to use this opportunity to reform the royal clan system."

The problems of the Ming Dynasty's imperial clan system were very serious, so I won't go into detail here. Zhu Houxuan had many opportunities to reform the imperial clan system before, but he never had the motivation to do so.
First, the imperial clan problem of the Ming Dynasty has begun to emerge, but it has not reached the point where it cannot be controlled. In history, the number of imperial clan members counted in the eighth year of Jiajing (1529) was 8203, including 30 princes, 203 county princes, 5 crown princes, 41 eldest sons, 438 generals guarding the country, 1070 generals supporting the country, 1137 generals serving the country, 327 lieutenants guarding the country, 108 lieutenants supporting the country, 280 lieutenants serving the country, 4300 unnamed people, and 275 commoners.

Now it is the second year of the Republic, which is 1536 in the Western calendar. The number of royal family members in the Ming Dynasty is around , and the issue of royal family members is not an imminent problem.

Second, the existing Ming Dynasty royal family system was very beneficial to his control of government affairs, because he was the only prince in the capital, and the other royal family members were controlled by the royal family system in the local area. It was precisely because of this that Zhu Houxuan had no motivation to reform the royal family. Moreover, if he had reformed before, the strength would definitely not be enough, and it would not be able to reform to the most ideal state in his mind, so he simply did not change it.
Now Zhu Houxuan was ready to start a thorough reform of the clan system and completely solve the clan problem.

He has been thinking about the reform of the royal family system for a long time, and has also referred to many cases from ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad.
If we divide the royal family system in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, we can get the following groups:

1. Expert Group: Han: Although you are my clan member now, you will not be in the next second.

The Han Dynasty handled the issue of royal family very well. Although there was the Seven Kings Rebellion in the early period, the Enfeoffment Order greatly weakened the power of royal family. Moreover, the Han Dynasty was not lenient in dealing with royal family issues. They often caught the royal family's minor mistakes and dealt with them severely, usually directly stripping them of their titles and making them commoners.

Moreover, the Han Dynasty was the best at popularizing the royal family. Without titles, there was really no difference between them and ordinary people. This royal family system also gave rise to figures like Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu and Emperor Zhaolie of Han Liu Bei when the Han Dynasty was in danger. Both of them were members of the royal family who were popularized.
Qing: The group is almost full again, who should be kicked out today?
The Qing Dynasty's royal family system will be discussed separately later, so I won't go into details here.

2. Lying flat group:
Europe: How many children can one wife have?

Mongolia: You go back to your Huaguo Mountain, I go back to my Gao Laozhuang, and you go back to your Liusha River, my junior brother. What is a royal family? Isn't the Khanate obtained by snatching?

3. Card BUG Group:
Tang: I don't need to run faster than the rebels, I just need to run faster than the other royal family members.

The Tang Dynasty did not have the problem of not being able to support the royal family, because royal family members were massacred on a large scale, and not only were they killed by outsiders, but they were also killed by their own people without mercy, so a dynamic balance was always maintained.

Japan: Your Majesty, it is time to shave your head.
The Japanese royal family system is quite interesting. In addition to becoming a monk, there are also people who can be demoted to the status of a minister. If the main family has no descendants, the monks will be invited back to secular life.
4. Rookie Group:
Song: Where is the clan I mentioned earlier? They can't even get together to play mahjong during the New Year, so how come they are still traveling to Heilongjiang and Hainan?
The Song Dynasty did not make any innovations in the royal family system, but when the problem of not being able to support the royal family was about to become a problem, the Jin people and the Mongols came.
Therefore, there was no problem in the Song Dynasty that the royal family could not afford to support them.

Jin: Add the Nine Gifts, wear the sword and shoes to the palace, grant amnesty, and change the reign. Add the Nine Gifts, wear the sword and shoes to the palace, grant amnesty, and change the reign. Grant amnesty, and change the reign. Grant amnesty, and change the reign
Due to the Eight Kings Rebellion and the emergence of powerful officials, the problem of the royal family in the Jin Dynasty was not prominent.
5. Crazy group:
Habsburg: This is called pig kidney face? This is the authentic shoe horn face!
When talking about the Habsburg dynasty, we have to mention the big chin of the Habsburg family. The Habsburg royal family has a unique facial feature: a shoe-horn face and a big chin, also known as the "Habsburg big chin", which is common in the Spanish and Austrian royal families.

Members of the Habsburg family were also complacent about this, thinking it was a royal look.
If the horse-faced portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang that was circulated among the people had been passed on to Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, it would certainly have been considered to have "royal temperament".
Carlos II, the last heir to the Habsburg dynasty, showed the defects of the genetic disease vividly. His jaw was so large that he could not chew, and his tongue was so large that his speech was slurred and no one could understand him.

Carlos II was weaned at the age of 5 and could only walk at the age of 10. He also had mental retardation, epilepsy, and multiple genetic diseases such as kidney disease. He was physically weak and had a hard time living. People gave him a nickname "The Demon", believing that he was cursed by witchcraft!
He was already old and frail at the age of 30 and died in pain at the age of 39.

Although he tried his best to continue the royal family's offspring, he ultimately left no children.

It can be said that the Habsburg family is an important case for modern human geneticists to study.

In fact, the madness of the Habsburg royal family is still within people's imagination, but the madness of Egypt is beyond people's imagination.
6. Chaos Group:
Ming: What do you mean by "can't afford it"?
Osman: What is the royal family?
The Ottoman Empire's parricide law of succession was the bloodiest method of succession. The new monarch would kill all his brothers and sisters.
(End of this chapter)