The establishment and opening of border markets will also affect the interests of wealthy families.
Because at present, almost all the foreign trade of the Tang Dynasty is controlled by wealthy families, and their annual income even exceeds the taxes of the Tang Dynasty.
Once the Tang Dynasty established official border markets on the border and imposed heavy taxes, they would have no way to smuggle, let alone make huge profits through smuggling.
So their spokespersons in the DPRK still have to oppose it.
As for the establishment of an elementary school, it will also affect the interests of wealthy families.
Because at present, all the knowledge in the Tang Dynasty is basically controlled by the wealthy families, and the various talents needed by the Tang Dynasty are also welcomed by the wealthy families.
Even one or two people from poor families will be absorbed by wealthy families for various reasons, and eventually follow the path of wealthy families and be recommended to serve as officials.
Therefore, it seems that the wealthy families do not openly participate in any decision-making in the court. In fact, most of the decisions in the court cannot escape their influence and control.
Establishing elementary school, opening up county schools widely, and reorganizing and improving county schools will lower the threshold for studying and allow those who are not qualified to study in the eyes of wealthy families to learn knowledge.
It will also break the monopoly of aristocratic families on knowledge and minimize the influence of aristocratic families on the court.
Whether the people at the bottom stand up and stand up, or the court is out of influence and control, this is not what the wealthy family wants.
Therefore, people from wealthy families in the court will naturally try their best to prevent this matter.
Compared to liberating hidden households and opening up border markets, wealthy families are more determined on this matter, and there is almost no room for negotiation.
Some people even shouted in public that Confucianism was not so cheap and not just anyone could learn it.
Others claim that people without family background are not qualified to study in county schools, let alone learn more advanced knowledge.
Li Yuanji felt surprisingly calm after listening to these crazy remarks.
Because when he first decided on several national policies, he already guessed which ones the officials would oppose, and he also guessed that some of the officials would make crazy remarks.
So I didn't take the officials' objections and crazy remarks to heart.
After all, reform has always been about sailing against the current, and every step is bloody.
Most beneficial reforms take away benefits from those at the top and distribute them to those at the bottom.
Therefore, it is reasonable to be opposed, tripped up, and even counterattacked.
If no one opposes a reform from the time it is proposed to the time it is implemented, and even many people praise it, then this reform is probably harmful.
For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Chen Qun proposed the Nine-Rank Official Personnel Law.
From the time it was proposed to the time it was developed and perfected, there was almost no opposition.
At the peak of development, everything can be analyzed into nine categories.
People, things, and even family status.
And the beneficiaries of this decree are wealthy families.
Therefore, as a powerful family at that time, no one objected, but all strongly supported it. Even after Chen Qun's death, they continued to improve it, and finally turned it into a system that could divide everything into nine grades, three, six, and nine.
Waiting monster.
In comparison, Shang Yang, Zhu Fuyan and others completed the reforms by stepping on bloody corpses and in the face of opposition.
At this point, they met a wise monarch and received his support, so they were able to carry out their decrees.
People like Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng and others were not as lucky as them. The decrees they proposed were changed beyond recognition while they were alive. After their death, the decrees were either destroyed and the government was extinguished, or they were changed to "knock bones and suck marrow".
of bad governance.
Li Yuanji deeply absorbed the lessons of these people, so he was not afraid of bloodshed, sacrifice, or stepping on countless corpses to complete various reforms, but he was afraid that no one would support him.
If he was the only one in the Tang Dynasty who wanted to complete these reforms and no one supported him, then he would be an enemy of the entire Tang Dynasty.
The entire Tang Dynasty combined represents the general trend.
In the face of the general trend, even those who hold high positions in power will be crushed to pieces.
Therefore, when endangering himself and the Tang Dynasty, he is likely to retreat.
But fortunately, not everyone opposed his reforms. At least people in the military supported him, which gave him the confidence to continue the reforms.
When the officials were almost noisy, Li Yuanji slowly said: "Since the ministers feel that it is not appropriate to release hidden households, open border markets, and set up elementary schools.
So let’s put these three five-year policies aside for the time being.”
"King of Huai'an?"
"I'm here!"
"I just heard from the Minister of Rites, Zuo Shilang, that opening the border markets will easily encourage the ambitions of merchants and make them enemies. Then you should tell the generals guarding the border to keep an eye on the border and be strict with any merchant at any time.
Time to escort goods in and out of the border.
Once someone takes a desperate risk, order all the soldiers and horses on the border to annihilate them, confiscate all their belongings, and hunt down their culprits."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shentong and gave serious instructions.
The left minister of the Ministry of Rites felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly for a moment.
Some members of the clan who were smuggling secretly felt uncomfortable.
Li Yuanji's order was tantamount to telling all the wealthy families who were smuggling in the Tang Dynasty: If you don't let me make money, and if you don't let the Tang Dynasty make money, then no one can make any money.
At this time, the spokespersons of the wealthy families had no choice but to regret it, because they had just used various reasons to reject the imperial court's proposal to open border markets in the border areas.
If you regret it again and slap yourself in the face, you will easily be treated as a pigtail by Li Yuanji and punished severely.
Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites and others could see Li Yuanji's intention, why couldn't Li Shentong see it?
Li Shentong immediately said cheerfully: "I obey my order..."
Li Yuanji nodded and said again: "Warrior Yi?"
Warrior Yi, who had gained weight after being raised in Xinglu in Chang'an for more than half a year, slowly stood up and said, "I'm here!"
Li Yuanji ordered: "You will supervise the water transportation everywhere. No ships except official ships are allowed to go to sea."
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The faces of all the officials changed.
This means not only blocking the land roads, but also blocking the water roads.
The most important thing is that official ships can pass, which means that the court can continue to do business in various coastal areas through sea transportation, but others cannot.
This means that only the state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps.
"Your Highness, if I remember correctly, there are ships laden with cargo among the official ships."
The speaker's name is Wang Hongzhi. He comes from the Langya Wang family. He is not well-known and his official position is not high. He was an official by virtue of his family status and is currently in the Ministry of Rites.
But he had a very powerful son, Wang Fangqing, who was the prime minister during Wu Zetian's reign.
There are many authentic works of great calligraphers from the Wei and Jin Dynasties hidden in our home.
Historically, Wu Zetian asked his son for the authentic calligraphy of Wang Xizhi, and his son offered twenty-eight Wang Xizhi's ancestors in one breath, a total of ten masterpieces of calligraphy.
Wu Zetian ordered people to compile it into a collection, which is known as "Baozhang Ji" in history.
When he spoke at this time, he was complaining about the wealthy families along the coast.
He was also complaining about the Wang family.
The wealthy families of the Tang Dynasty include far more than the Five Surnames, Qiwang, and the Eight Great Families of Guanlong, as well as the Lanling Xiao Family, Langya Wang Family, and other wealthy families that became world-famous in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
The Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, and the Eight Great Families of Guanlong, were just like Wang Xie in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. They were a temporary trend. In addition, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian left a mark in history.
The emperors targeted it, so it was just more famous than other wealthy families.
If we really talk about our background and our influence in the government and the public, we are not necessarily stronger than other aristocratic families.
Just like the Wang family, Li Shimin asked them once for the authentic works of Wang Xizhi, and Wu Zetian asked for them again. Not only was Li Shimin satisfied, but when Wu Zetian reached out, he also boldly produced the authentic works of twenty-eight sages.
, including the famous Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, which shows how strong their background is.
Therefore, even though Wang Hongzhi's position was not high, Li Yuanji still explained patiently, "The ship full of cargo mixed in the official ships that Wang Qing mentioned is the ship of my house.
In order to prevent the official ship from running empty, I ordered people to load the cargo.
As we all know, whether it is the water transportation from Luoyang to Dizhou or Luoyang to Yangzhou, I paid for it to be smoothed.
I use this to recover some of my capital, what’s wrong with that?”
Wang Hongzhi blushed a little when he was asked, but still gritted his teeth and said: "Since His Highness has already said that no merchant ships are allowed to go to sea, then everyone should be treated equally."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said: "Could it be that Wang Qing thinks that I will become an enemy?"
Wang Hongzhi's face turned even redder, and Li Shentong laughed regardless of the occasion.
Even if everyone in the world is trying to be an enemy, Li Yuanji will not be an enemy.
After all, this world belongs to Li Yuanji's family.
Wang Hongzhi blushed and said: "I believe that those who make some meager profits through water transport will not be enemies!"
Li Yuanji laughed and said: "I also believe that as long as they can spend enough money to clear the water transportation from Luoyang to Dizhou and Luoyang to Yangzhou, I can allow them to have unimpeded water transportation everywhere.
After all, the money for dredging water transportation comes from my family.
I can’t pay for it, let’s share the benefits together.”
Wang Hongzhi said without hesitation: "Your Highness is..."
Li Yuanji didn't wait for Wang Hongzhi to finish his words, put away the smile on his face slightly, and said calmly: "I am just a prince of the Tang Dynasty, not a prince of the Tang Dynasty, and I don't have to selflessly sacrifice myself for others.
If anyone wants me to sacrifice myself for others, that's fine, then please go and ask my father to depose my eldest brother and make me the prince."
Wang Hongzhi's complexion suddenly changed and became very pale.
He was not qualified to poke this hornet's nest, and neither were the other people in the court.
Whoever dares to stir up this hornet's nest will have to bear the wrath of Li Yuan and the wrath of all those who uphold the primogeniture system.
Li Yuan now has nothing to do and he doesn't have to bear any consequences for his actions. If he gets angry, he will definitely kill him and leave him alone.
At that time, no one dared to come out and complain.
Other families who eat food transported by water don’t look good either.
Li Gang was a little frightened and said nervously: "Your Highness... Your Highness..."
You don’t dare to be serious!
If you are serious, the people under your command can get this done tomorrow.
Li Yuanji saw Li Gang's panic and nervousness, smiled and comforted him: "I was just joking, Mr. Li, don't be nervous."
Li Gang grimaced.
This kind of joke is too scary, so it's better not to say it.
Li Yuanji continued to look at Wang Hongzhi and said to all the officials who only wanted to gain benefits and did not want to pay for the Tang Dynasty: "The purpose of my joking is to tell you and the clans behind you not to just think about personal gain.
You have to give when you have to give.
If you don’t pay anything and just want to take advantage, then it won’t work here.”
Li Shentong laughed and said, "It's the same here."
Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin, Xie Shufang and others also expressed their opinions.
They all have a role in the water transport. Anyone who makes an issue with their role in the water transport will be in trouble with them.
Feng Zhidai, who had always had little presence in the court, also slightly echoed.
Only Hou Junji looked confused.
Why did it suddenly become so popular and get involved with a bunch of ministers who depended on water transportation?
Did this group of people exclude themselves again when they were conspiring?!
