Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 410 Remedies
Xue Lang said solemnly: "Sage, the people below sent the list this morning. I saw five surnames and seven clans in it, and the six major surnames in Kansai. I felt it in my heart, but I am not proficient in genealogy. Therefore, go to the princess The mansion consulted Princess Pingyang, and the princess discerned that most of the people on this list belonged to families of prefects, so I went to the palace to report to the saint."

Xue Lang explained the cause and effect clearly.Princess Pingyang hasn't spoken much since she entered the palace. After she had a conflict with the prince because of pretending to be the father-in-law, Princess Pingyang made peace with Xue Lang and she no longer participated in the discussion of politics.

Xue Lang understands her, so he is naturally willing to respect his choice. If it is not important today, and it is not easy to ask others for genealogy knowledge, so as not to leak the news, otherwise, there is no need to involve Princess Pingyang.

However, the sage obviously didn't understand the twists and turns, so he actually asked her: "What do you think Pingyang?"

Princess Pingyang said: "Father, since Youyang has discovered the problem, why not ask him first."

The saint nodded: "My son is right, Youyang, what is the solution? Feel free to tell me!"

Xue Lang frowned slightly, obviously also quite distressed, and said: "Sage, if we talk about the solution, in a hurry, coupled with the constraints of objective conditions, I only have one next solution."

The sage was startled, and asked, "What are objective conditions?"

Xue Lang had no choice but to explain what is subjective and what is objective, and then said: "The prestige of a family has been accumulated for several generations. In terms of strength, ordinary wealthy businessmen may not be able to match it. , naturally has an advantage. Besides, the world is initially settled, and there are few families who have accumulated for generations. In addition, most of the prefectural families are related by marriage. If everyone can abide by the rules and use financial resources to bid, There is still some room for manipulation. If someone disregards ethics, contacts in advance, and deliberately suppresses the auction, then the auction will be a mere formality, not to mention failing to achieve its purpose, and there will be a lot of trouble."

Everyone nodded and agreed with Xue Lang's words.Xue Lang continued: "However, the auction is something that has already been announced to the world. It is impossible to cancel it for these reasons. Otherwise, in terms of the credibility of the court, the loss is too great, and the gain is not worth the loss! Therefore, I have a plan, and I ask the saint to decide."

"Come quickly!"

"Here!"

Xue Lang said: "Why don't you make this auction a secret auction!"

Li's father and son were confused, and the saint asked: "What is a secret shot?"

Xue Lang: "Sage, please tell me. When I decided on the auction method, I was afraid that someone would make an agreement in advance and deliberately lower the price, causing unnecessary losses. Therefore, the auction process was not announced to the public, and even the people under him I didn't inform them in detail, but just asked them to make various preparations."

Auctions were a new thing in the Tang Dynasty, except for Xue Lang, no one had heard of them or seen them.In Xue Lang's briefing to the saint, he only wrote the general process, but never wrote in detail. He only explained the form and process of the auction to the saint verbally. In terms of specific operations, Xue Lang changed many details. .

Today, those measures are on the wrong side of things.Xue Lang said: "In the original auction, everyone bid together, creating a competitive situation, in order to achieve the purpose of raising the price. However, in view of the current situation, I suggest changing the form of everyone bidding together to a secret auction. That is, we give the lowest price , and then ask everyone to write down their psychological prices on paper, hand them all over and let the imperial court choose them, which is more convenient to operate.”

The prince immediately said: "If this is the case, wouldn't the prices of these people be revealed after the end?"

Xue Lang said: "Therefore, it is urgent to follow the right, and it doesn't matter whether a gentleman or a villain! I suggest adding a condition temporarily. In addition to the price, you must also listen to the operation plan of each company, increase the detailed rules for operating the vermicelli workshop, and explain everything. The right belongs to the imperial court, if there is any violation, all qualifications will be disqualified!"

"..."

The father and son of the Li family looked at each other, obviously understood the unexplained meaning of Xue Lang's words, Xue Lang's expression was quite strange——

Before that, they all thought that Xue Lang was an upright person, but now they realized that it's not that he doesn't understand tricks, but he doesn't like to use tricks very much, and now he must be pushed into a hurry!

Princess Pingyang sighed slightly, and said: "This way, it violates Youyang's principles of life and affairs!"

Xue Lang said: "I don't care too much at this time, let's solve the problem first. For the sake of the country's safety, the prestige of the aristocratic family must be weakened. If they are allowed to grow, it will not be a blessing for the country!"

Throughout the Han Dynasty to the present, when the centralization of power is relatively high, the lives of ordinary people will be easier.The Jin Dynasty was the period when the power of the aristocratic families was the most prosperous. Ordinary people could say that the people were in dire straits. Therefore, all kinds of riots were so frequent.It was an era when it was better to be reincarnated than to be able to do things.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the five surnames and seven sects were prominent in the world. The Li Tang royal family, who was born in the Li family in Longxi, felt that they lacked confidence when facing the five surnames and seven sects.

Xue Lang explained his thoughts and plans in detail, and everyone nodded their heads frequently. After they had decided on a plan, the crown prince glanced at Xue Lang and said, "Father, my son has something to say."

"My son will tell you as much as you can."

The prince said: "Father, what Youyang said is that it is imperative to weaken the family, and I agree with it. However, I was established at the beginning of the dynasty and my foundation is weak. Now the world has not yet settled down, and the world has not yet returned. It is time to rely on the family. , if the relationship with the aristocratic family is bad at this time, it may shake the foundation of the country and endanger the great cause!"

Seeing this, the King of Qin hurriedly said: "Father, I think that brother's words are wrong! We want to rely on and borrow from the family, but we can't ignore the harm caused by the family's excessive power because of this. Be prepared for danger when you are in peace. Be prepared for danger in advance. The only way to get things done is to be prepared, otherwise, if the aristocratic family is allowed to grow, it will definitely affect the court and the country in the long run!"

What the two of them said made sense. For a moment, the saint felt a little difficult to make a choice, and looked at Xue Lang: "What do You Yang think of the words between Da Lang and Er Lang?"

Xue Lang said: "What the crown prince and the king of Qin said... I think it makes sense! However, you should never forget the danger in times of peace, and you can't tolerate or ignore the bad side of things just because of the good side. The administration of the court should be based on guidance, leading out On the good side, use means to limit and destroy the bad side. If the aristocratic family and the imperial court really want to get along for a long time, they should be restricted. Using these methods is not to destroy the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family is deeply rooted and has a huge influence. Li, it is the time to appease the world, and the method should be slow rather than urgent, so it would be more appropriate to make a decision based on the viewpoints of the Prince and the King of Qin."

Governing a big country is like cooking small fish, and it is right not to eliminate all other forces at once.The aristocratic family has deep roots in the Tang Dynasty, and has a lot of social resources, directly destroying them... Not to mention the expenses and the combat power that need to be consumed, with the current accumulation of the Tang Dynasty, if you dare to do this, you will basically lose the country It's not far away!

Xue Lang didn't want to destroy the family, but only hoped that the imperial court could restrict the family from a policy point of view and strengthen the centralization of power. This is actually a way to protect the family.

Therefore, Xue Lang said: "My sage, my Tang Dynasty has just established the foundation of the country, and this is not a good time to weaken the family. I suggest that you wait patiently, until the world is calm and the world returns to its heart, then the right time will be!"

(End of this chapter)