Today is destined to be recorded in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
This is an important negotiation related to the Tang Dynasty and the expansion of Chinese civilization into the world.
But today, recorded in history, it is actually not that great and bright, and there is no exciting and majestic BGM to make people excited.
In fact, everyone participating in the banquet is comparing every penny and bargaining for their own interests.
The noble families' land expansion within the Tang Dynasty must be stopped. This is a must-have condition and cannot be negotiated.
Why did the imperial court allow prominent families to participate in the enclosure of the New World?
Hundreds of thousands of acres of land are often given to them for free, and taxes are exempted for ten years. Do you really think it's pie in the sky?
Before the pie falls, the price has already been marked. To eat it first, the noble family must pay something.
The problem of land annexation in the Tang Dynasty has become more serious. The greed of the prominent families and landowners is endless. If it is allowed to develop, in less than a hundred years, the Tang Dynasty will be rotten from the inside to the outside, rotten to the root.
So after the prosperous Kaiyuan era, the powerful Tang Dynasty collapsed overnight.
Is it really that fragile?
No, because before the collapse, the Tang Dynasty was already riddled with holes, and various problems were accumulating day by day. The so-called prosperous times were actually based on a powder keg that was about to explode.
That fat barbarian named An Lushan just caused a small spark from friction and detonated the powder keg. The culprit for the collapse of the prosperous age was not him, but the emperor's connivance and the greed of the aristocratic family members.
What Li Qinzai had to do was to deal with the land annexation issue before it was too late, repair and treat the hidden dangers that were about to rot, and let the Tang Dynasty lay a solid foundation.
This is a secret and great work, but no one today can understand the greatness of this work. Thousands of years from now, today's discussion will be recorded in the history books. Perhaps when future generations look at it, they will show their respect respectfully.
It is a necessary condition for noble families to stop their land expansion. If they cannot do this, there is no need to talk about it anymore. The court will use strong methods to achieve its goals.
After hearing Li Qinzai's conditions, the expressions of the family heads did not change much.
Li Qinzai had proposed this condition to Lu Songxi before, and before today's negotiation, Lu Songxi also informed the family heads of this condition, so the conditions proposed by Li Qinzai were within their expectations.
Can you agree?
Of course they are unwilling in their hearts. The land in Jiangnan is fertile and is the breadbasket of the world. In order to annex the land in Jiangnan, prominent families have spent a lot of money and energy in the past. Li Qinzai wants them to give up in one sentence. How can they be willing?
But...the land in the New World is also very tempting!
That can easily amount to hundreds of thousands of acres. It took the famous families hundreds of years in Jiangnan, accumulating from generation to generation to reach the current scale of hundreds of thousands of acres.
What about the New World?
When you log in, you will receive a gift package for super newcomers, at least hundreds of thousands of acres. In the future, the imperial court will station troops and set up official offices. That is the matter of the imperial court. If the New World is really big, then the land of the famous families will continue to expand, and each family will
Land ownership definitely exceeds hundreds of thousands of acres, and starts at least a million.
After weighing the pros and cons, which one is more important?
The answer to this question had already been thought through by the family heads before entering the camp today.
Lu Songxi was the first to stand up and express his position: "We, the Lu family of Wu County, are willing to agree to the court's conditions. From today on, the Lu family will never expand an acre of land in the south of the Yangtze River."
After the first person expressed his stance, the second one followed immediately. Yu Chengzhi also stood up and expressed his agreement.
Of the seven family heads, two of them took the lead. What can the rest say?
What Li Qinzai mentioned was not only a condition, but also the rules for participating in this game. The rules are set by the emperor. If you don't agree, you can't continue to participate.
So all seven people stood up and said that the land in Jiangnan was over, and the major families would no longer expand.
Li Qinzai showed a satisfied smile.
An expected reaction. If you can't even agree to this, there is no need to continue talking.
The biggest problem has been solved, but it's not enough.
There are still many issues to discuss, including the immigration issue after the noble families landed in the New World. Common people and farmers in the Tang Dynasty cannot be taken away. The population is already sparse, and the noble families can no longer poach corners. If they want to cultivate the land in the New World, they must find a way to recruit farmers.
Labor.
Li Qinzai can give advice, such as the residents of Goguryeo and Silla who have just lost their country, the young and strong Japanese who are waiting for food, and the aboriginal people of the New World, etc.
It doesn't matter if these people are brought over to serve as herdsmen, the state and county officials of the Tang Dynasty can pretend they didn't see it.
At the end of a topic, Li Qinzai raised his glass and toasted to the family heads again. The sense of ceremony was very important. On the surface today, the court and the noble families gathered together. It was friendly and warm, so toasting to each other was indispensable.
Just as he was planning to move on to the next topic, a member of the tribe hurriedly approached, stood in the middle and clasped his fists and said: "Jun Gong Li, the number of people involved in the civil uprising in Jiangning has reached nearly 10,000, and it is only more than fifty miles away from Gusu City."
The expressions of all the family heads changed one after another. Among them, Gu Chengzhang, the head of the Gu family in Wu County, looked particularly pale and quickly glanced at Li Qinzai in panic.
Li Qinzai had no expression on his face and just gave a faint hum.
Buqu continued to report: "The fourth prince, His Highness King Xi, has led his light cavalry to meet him. The Baiqisi spies have sent news that His Highness King Xi has encountered the civilians, and His Highness is intercepting the civilians..."
Li Qinzai nodded and said calmly: "I understand, step back."
After a pause, Li Qinzai suddenly waved to Feng Su, who was standing behind him, and said, "Where is General Xue stationed?"
Feng Su lowered his head and quickly glanced at the seven family heads, and said solemnly: "General Xue has fifteen thousand people under his command, and they are dividing their troops and stationed in Kuaiji, Wu County and other places."
The words were cryptic, but the faces of the family heads turned dark.
Everywhere in Kuaiji, Wu County?
To be more frank, why don't you just say that surrounding our ancestral home is not good?
Before leaving for Gusu, the family heads learned the news about Xue Rengui's military garrison near the ancestral homes of various families, but they could not talk about it openly.
Yes, Li Qinzai made a clear threat to everyone, but this threat was in response to the civil unrest. After state and county officials re-measured the land in Jiangnan, rumors spread all over Jiangnan, and the interests of the landowners were harmed, so they were ready to take action.
At this time, the movements of the seven prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River were particularly important. Xue Rengui stationed troops near the ancestral homes of each family. Li Qinzai's purpose was to restrict the actions of the prominent families and ensure the stability of the south of the Yangtze River.
The family heads were old foxes with far-sighted visions, and of course they were well aware of Li Qinzai's purpose. Thinking that since they had no intention of resisting the imperial court, the family heads had a clear conscience, so they chose to remain silent.
Now Li Qinzai took the initiative to mention Xue Rengui's garrison, and the faces of the family heads became ugly.
Silence is silence, everyone has a tacit agreement not to mention it, but now you bring it up, you really don't take the face of the famous family into consideration.
Li Qinzai bared his teeth and smiled at everyone: "Forgive me, please understand. Of course I believe in your loyalty to the emperor and the court, but I can't guarantee that your clan members will be impulsive, so just in case, I should leave.
Process is still indispensable.”
Everyone forced themselves to laugh a few times to express their understanding.
Li Qinzai added: "Since all the prominent families are in peace and the civil uprising in Jiangning has taken place, there is no need to station troops outside your ancestral homes."
After speaking, Li Qinzai raised his voice and said: "Send an order to General Xue to withdraw all troops and horses and gather at the place where the people's rebellion was stationed to ensure the safety of His Majesty King Xi."
Feng Sugang turned around and left after receiving the order, and another member of the army hurried over.
"Reporting to Duke Li, Baiqi Division has important military information. The person behind the Jiangning civil uprising has been identified!"
With a clang, the wine glasses in the hands of several house owners present fell to the ground, and their faces quickly turned pale.
Li Qinzai's expression did not change, he ignored the comment for now, but looked around at everyone with a smile, and said calmly: "Everyone, you must not let down the wine, how could it fall to the ground? You are so careless."