Let me show you how you lived your life as a prince in the Ming Dynasty, waiting to die!
Assume that my prince in the middle and early Ming Dynasty is, for example, a cousin of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty.
My life trajectory has been basically determined since I was born. My father is the prince, and I am the young prince. On the day of my birth, the prince’s palace will report my birthday, birth date, etc. The local government office sent it to the imperial clan's office for registration. My name must have three dots next to the character "water". After all, I can be regarded as a cousin of Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao. The seniority cannot be messed up. The way to choose the name is up to us. The great grandfather of the Lao Zhu family made the decision.
My childhood and teenage life have been in the fiefdom. I have never been to the capital. If I want to go, my father must go there. He can’t just go there. The emperor has an edict before he can go, and he doesn’t even have to go there. Other princes came with them. Who knows that Emperor Taizong Zhu Di once united with Prince Ning Zhu Quan to rebel, and now it is as if he is guarding against the tandem between the princes.
Okay, my father has finally grown up, and it’s my turn to be the head of the family. Only then did I realize that when I said I was a prince, it was really not as good as a prisoner, but much more advanced. Every year, part of the taxes on my fiefdom are The number of people who support our family is determined based on the royal population. As for the servants, maids, and servants at home, they have to support themselves with the money and food allocated by the court.
By the way, there is a limit on the number of servants my family can keep. You can’t keep as many servants as you want. Even the number of armors and armors at home are registered with the government. The day before yesterday, Ergouzi asked someone to help. I wanted to find a job in my house. I reported it to the government, but it hasn’t been approved yet. The staff is overstaffed. Who made me fall in love with Ergouzi’s sister?
When it comes to finding me a princess, I can’t just find whoever I want. They all have to go through layers of approval. After all the procedures are completed, the clan government will make the corresponding arrangements. What kind of gift? Just give me money and I will take care of it.
I also found this daughter-in-law. She wanted to go out for a trip or something. As soon as I inquired about it, I could only wander around in my own land, and I had to pay for wherever I went, when I went, and when I came back. Report it to the local government. What's the point of traveling here? Let's go back and have some entertainment with the newly married princess.
Today is a big day. First, the government sends money and food to my family. At this time every month, it is untouchable. No matter whether there is drought or flood in the local area, the job of the palace is absolutely indispensable. This is enough for me to support this family. I have a family, so who gave me the surname Zhu? Secondly, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager passed away, and the Emperor ordered me to go to the funeral. I have not seen those relatives from my family since I was born. This is also my first time to meet a saint. As for whether I can meet with you, I'm not sure, mainly because there are too many princes like me.
I came back from Beijing and have been away for more than two months. I treat it as a vacation for myself. It is relaxing and relaxing. It can be regarded as meeting the emperor for the first time. Although he will never remember me, I am actually kneeling on the ground. There are too many princes. As soon as we arrived at the palace, my princess gave birth to a big fat boy, so the procedure was the same as when she gave birth to me, except that his name had to have the word "fire" next to it, so I named him: Zhu Houxuan.
The above is purely conjecture, and it will make everyone happy, but the princes of the Ming Dynasty were far more restrictive than this!