Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Chengqian didn't understand what Li Shimin meant by the family's counterattack.

"Gao Ming, in the past ten years, our Datang has undergone many changes under the influence of Lao Shi.

In particular, there have been obvious changes in the distribution of voice and influence in the court.

Ten years ago, 70% of the officials above the fifth rank in Beijing were members of the Shandong gentry with the fifth surname. They formed a huge group.

Control the right to speak in the court.

I can only rely on the old people in Prince Qin's Mansion to compete with him.

At that time, among the ten provinces, 360 states, and more than 1,500 counties in the country, they accounted for 80% of officials of seventh rank and above.

They account for more than 90% of the seventh-grade and first-grade officials, and almost all the minor officials below are theirs.

It can be said that if they were willing, none of my decrees would be implemented, so I would compromise again and again.

But this situation was broken by Lao Shi. He first proposed ideas for the imperial examination, and then invented cheap paper and books.

He has been building colleges and supporting poor students. In two years, he built nearly a thousand colleges in five roads.

Now not only poor families can enter the school, but also children from farm families can enter the school.

The number of students taking the imperial examinations has increased every year in recent years, nearly ten times more than ten years ago.

Look at the current court officials, less than 50% of their officials are there, and 30% of the officials below have been replaced by me.

In five years, I will be able to make all the officials below me my disciples of the Tang Dynasty, no matter they come from aristocratic families or from poor families.

As for the officials in the capital, we will select them from below. Lao Shi said that the recommendation system should be abolished as soon as possible, and the capable ones should be promoted and the mediocre ones should be demoted. "

Li Chengqian listened very carefully. He now has to remember every word Li Shimin said, which will be of great help to him.

Now that the Tang Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, it is rare to encounter any major events, so Li Chengqian cherishes the time taught by Li Shimin.

"Aye means that the family is in decline and wants to return to its peak?"

"Humph, return to the top? Of course they want to return to the top, but it also depends on whether I allow it or not. It is not easy to get to the current situation now, how can I agree to their return to the top.

Gao Ming, it took Lao Shi ten years to achieve this result. How could I let him go to waste? "

Hearing that the family was about to return to its peak, Li Shimin's expression changed and he snorted coldly. Unless he was crazy, how could he allow it? ,

"Then what does Aye mean...?"

“They were not only hurt in officialdom, but also sanctioned by Lao Shi in business.

Gao Ming, you must remember that the literati's view of money as dirt is a lie. No matter what you want to do, you need to have enough wealth.

The same is true for letting people live and work in peace and contentment, and the same is true for launching wars. Even if you want to build a palace, the same is true for repairing the Tai Chi Palace.

When I first came to the throne, I was full of enthusiasm, but no matter what, the national treasury was empty, with less than 30,000 yuan in internal funds.

At that time, not long after the founding of the country, the people had not yet recuperated, and the Turks took advantage of it. I signed a shameful covenant.

After that, I will work hard to govern, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country and the people will be peaceful. Three years later, I wiped out the humiliation and destroyed the Eastern Turks. I ordered the Turk Jieli Khan to dance, and the Southern Barbarian chief Feng Zhidai to chant poems.

This is all due to the strong soldiers and horses of our Tang Dynasty, which can only be raised by money.

The reason why the aristocratic family is so powerful is not only because they have many scholars and have a deep foundation, but also because they have the support of strong wealth to cultivate their children.

Nowadays, only 30% of the wealth of these aristocratic families has been suppressed by Lao Shi, and the rest has been divided by merchants all over the world.

If they want to make a comeback, they can only gather wealth. This is their purpose. "

Li Shimin's education has a little bit of Li Shen's shadow, and Li Shen's money-oriented thinking has affected Li Shimin to some extent.

Li Chengqian accepted the ideas passed down by Li Shimin, and he also admired his father's literary, Taoist and military strategies.

Compared with his father, he is indeed lacking. No matter in terms of thinking, strategy, or courage, he is not as good as his father.

"Thank you Aye for your teachings. You should keep this in mind. Just as my tenth brother often said, it is difficult for a rich man to be a man without money.

My Li family has a King Ji, who will definitely not be short of money. "Li Chengqian saluted.

"Hahahaha, if Old Ten hears these words, you will suffer. This Old Ten is very evil and evil.

He has been thinking about my inner money for who knows how long.

And if you want to take money from him, it's like taking his life.

This time he was able to come up with a million dollars because I violated the reason why he hired workers. This kid is kind-hearted and can't bear to see the people suffering.

Otherwise, do you think he would come up with this million dollars? That is simply harder than climbing to the sky.

He is considered a filial son if he doesn't cheat me out of my money. "Li Shimin was in a good mood when he mentioned Li Shen.

However, Li Chengqian sighed in his heart. His father knew Lao Shi well. His younger brother really wanted to defraud his father of all his money.

In the end, there was really no other way, so I took out one million coins.

"Well, Aye, should we do something next?" Li Chengqian asked.

Li Shimin thought for a while and shook his head:

"Let's wait and see what happens. Old Ten will know about this soon, and we have no reason to stop it.

This game lies between Lao Shi and Shijia, and we can only help from the side.

Li An immediately arranged for Baiqisi to pay attention to this matter at all times and let people keep an eye on the people of the family. "

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li An took the order and retreated.

Li Chengqian also stood up and saluted:

"Aye, I'll take my leave now and go back to deal with the memorial."

"Well, don't work too hard, discuss and learn more with your landlord. They are old, but they have experience." Li Shimin nodded.

"I would like to follow Aye's teachings." Li Chengqian saluted again and then withdrew.

After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian's back and muttered:

"Gao Ming, wait a moment, after I clear everything, this country will be yours sooner or later.

Bear with me any longer. "

The next day, Li Shimin issued an edict. Because the war in the north had just subsided, many tribes had just surrendered, and civil engineering projects had been repeatedly carried out recently. In addition, Hebei Province and other places had suffered floods, and the work of consecrating Mount Tai next year was to be stopped.

The ministers didn't say anything. To be honest, they didn't care whether Li Shimin was granted Zen status or not.

Because it has nothing to do with them, the princes asking His Majesty to confer Zen status are just to cater to the emperor and flatter him.

Conferring an emperor on the throne is a big move that requires a lot of preparations and wastes money and people. Since His Majesty said it was canceled this time, they certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to stand up and oppose it.

The Tang Dynasty Aspirations Chamber of Commerce, established by aristocratic families, has also officially begun to recruit members. The headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce is located in Dongshi.

Not far from Li Shen's old headquarters of the First Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Dynasty, many people felt that this was a challenge to King Ji.