"Jiangzhou is really rich, and Lord Wang is really well-informed."
Chu Qianqiu had a deep understanding of the Wang family's strength when he heard that twenty million dan of grain could fill a mustard seed ring in one go.
Last time I asked for half of the Wang family's land, was it going to be less?
What's more, he only took a nap, and Master Wang Ji knew the purpose of his visit and what happened in the warehouse.
It can only be said that he is worthy of being a former prime minister, and his information network in Shangjing is still very well-informed.
"Your Majesty is so complimentary."
"Some things should be hidden from the top, but not from the bottom."
"If the Mi family wants to be a thief of official warehouses, someone must come to buy the grain before he can resell the official grain."
"A grasshopper on a line. When you pull it out, it turns everything upside down."
"After Wang retreated, he could naturally see much more clearly."
"The same is true for Prime Minister Niu. He wants to disperse the eight imperial merchants, change imperial property to domestic property, and promote the imperial examination of scholars as officials. He has been planning for more than ten years."
"If the prince hadn't accidentally bumped into it, Prime Minister Niu would have found a good opportunity to poke through the hole."
Mr. Wang Ji became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke.
Only now, he seemed to be going to Beijing to scold Fang Qiu and prepare to face the empire's chief auxiliary of the Divine Power Army.
Let Chu Qianqiu hear a lot of knowledge that he never knew before.
Although Chu Qianqiu is now invincible, even the Martial Arts Holy Land cannot stop him. If he wants to overturn the chessboard, he can make the Martial Arts Holy Land give in.
But this does not mean that he can rule the world.
As Wang Ji has been the chief assistant for many years, he can definitely learn more from him.
Martial arts is the foundation, but it does not mean that other things do not need to be learned.
"That's why everyone knows it and everyone keeps silent."
"I'm afraid Prime Minister Niu Monk will wait for the Mi family to burn down the warehouse with fire dragons, or the court will run out of food and grass, before he liquidates the Mi family."
"Liquidating the Mi family is just a trivial matter. Whether it can shake up the imperial merchant system is the real goal of Prime Minister Niu Seng."
Chu Qianqiu suddenly realized.
Prime Minister Niu Seng probably also knew that the Mi family was being a gangster, so he might still be laughing at the joke.
A domestic slave of the royal family stole the official food of the imperial court, and who lost his dignity in the end.
Naturally, it is royal.
The royal family regarded domestic property as private property and raised domestic slaves to manage it. Then the domestic slaves became thieves.
What else is there to say?
Only in this case can Prime Minister Niu Seng demonstrate a political goal, that is, scholars from poor families will be more honest than the royal family's own slaves.
In order to prepare for this unparalleled killing move, Prime Minister Niu Monk turned a blind eye and closed one eye, waiting only for the necessary moment, like a rainbow piercing the sun, going straight to his throat.
For example, before Chu Qianqiu came to Jiangzhou, Xiao Qinghe had already begun to waver, and developed serious distrust towards the eight imperial merchants, the domestic slaves of the royal family.
Prime Minister Niu Monk can take this opportunity to exert his efforts to uproot the royal system and let the children of poor families seize the ecological niche.
"What a great leader of the empire."
"If it hadn't been for the advice from the head of the Wang family, I would still have been kept in the dark."
Chu Qianqiu admired sincerely
"I'm afraid that Lord Wang's actions are also to stop Prime Minister Niu Monk and make his plan go to waste."
Originally, Prime Minister Niu Monk could use an attitude of serving the country and ask Her Majesty the Queen to abolish the imperial merchant system step by step, and then add a little selfishness to it, so that the children of poor families can seize the ecological niche and realize their dreams.
Wang Ji pointed it out in advance, just to let Chu Qianqiu and Her Majesty the Queen see the sinister intentions of Prime Minister Niu Seng and stop them in advance.
All of this was a decision he made quickly after he learned that Chu Qianqiu had arrived in Jiangzhou and came to the Wang family. While the Wang family women were fighting for time, he immediately inquired about the news from Shangjing.
With such decision-making ability, it’s no wonder that the King’s Party and the Niu Party have been fighting each other for decades.
"Your Majesty, you can tell the truth at once, you are truly a man of heaven."
"It's just that I lack official experience, so I can't see through the other party's thoughts."
"What's more, the prince doesn't need these things."
Master Wang Ji sighed, Chu Qianqiu is a man of heaven, a leader who can compete with the Holy Land of Martial Arts.
These machinations and tactics of theirs are just relying on the help of big shots.
Prime Minister Niu Seng had been planning for a long time, and what he really relied on was Xiao Qinghe's anger at the betrayal of his family slaves.
If Xiao Qinghe does not intend to shake the imperial merchant system, but just replaces a group of people to be the imperial merchants, then his plan will be meaningless.
“If you don’t understand, how can you really control it?”
"Prime Minister Niu Monk wants to support a young man from a poor family to rise to power, so he has good intentions."
"It is reasonable for Lord Wang to block Prime Minister Niu out of his own interests."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and said, it is normal for a high-ranking man to be fooled by a brat below.
He will not rely on his own force and try to subdue others.
"What kind of good intentions does he have?"
"He just supports the squire, while Wang supports the aristocratic family. There is no difference."
Wang Ji sneered, still very hostile to Prime Minister Niu Seng.
"Oh, father-in-law, please give me a try."
Chu Qianqiu was not in a hurry to get the food, and was willing to listen to Master Wang Ji's opinion.
"Niu Seng believes that the court should encourage scholars from poor families who have hundreds of acres of land at home and can afford to study. They are more dedicated to studying and learning and do not have stronger family power. The court should encourage them to become officials in order to weaken the aristocratic families.
power."
"Because our family is stronger and more organized, and it poses a greater threat to the royal family."
"It's just about cutting out areas and strengthening the main body."
Master Wang Ji said frankly that in his opinion, even if he did not tell Chu Qianqiu about these struggles, they would not affect Chu Qianqiu's control of the world. It would be better to adopt a calm strategy to gain greater favor.
"Isn't this bad?"
Chu Qianqiu asked rhetorically.
"The soil in Jiangzhou, after passing the Fertility Order, can achieve three crops a year, with a yield of more than 10 shi per mu. It can be found everywhere."
"Because the Wang family has the ability to build dams, dig fertilizer mines, train warriors, and build warehouses."
"If it were replaced by local squires, they could only control a few hundred acres of land, but it could be thousands of acres. Would they be able to manage the land like this?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The Wang family can produce more than 10 shi per mu, but when it comes to the small landowners in Haizhou and Yuzhou, they can only produce about 7 shi."
"That's why the Wang family can provide 20 million dan of food if Mr. Chu needs it."
Master Wang Ji asked confidently.
This world is different from Chu Qianqiu's previous life. Due to the existence of martial arts, even in farming, aristocratic families can form a scale advantage and crush the self-employed.
"But the Wang family wants 60% of the rent."
"Other squires only pay 40%."
Chu Qianqiu had done his homework. He knew that the Wang family in Jiangzhou was also a super vampire when it came to sucking blood.
The output of one acre of land, 20% of the royal grain, and 60% of the rent.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. The Wang family is a kind family."
"Although the rent we charge is higher, the Wang family coordinates and solves the problem of fire expenses, apportionment and corvee for the tenants."
"There are so many farmers who are willing to join the Wang family as tenant farmers."
"As tenants in the Wang family, they can still contribute their energy, work, and live a stable life. If they marry a wife and have children, the Wang family will also give them money."
"As for the rent, it doesn't matter whether it's a squire, aristocratic family, a gang, or a sect, it's all the same."
"This farmer has no money left."
"The court will take it away, the squires will take it away, and the sect will take it away."
"Except for compassionate people like King Wushuang, their money will be taken away."
"The difference is just who gets the money."
"This time the prince breaks down the land rent price, we will also obey and reduce the rent from 60% to 20%."
Wang Ji defended himself a few words.
"Keep talking."
Chu Qianqiu understood that the situation in the Shenwu Dynasty was very complicated and could not be solved with a wave of his hand, so he naturally hoped that Mr. Wang would continue talking.
"The difference between Prime Minister Niu Seng and Wang is that he hopes that more small landowners and country gentry will form the main body of the court."
"Then the whole place falls to pieces."
"When localities become fragmented, the power to resist the central government becomes weaker, that's all."
"Why does Wang support his actions?"
"At least in Wang's view, if the local government is broken down into country gentry, it will be even less powerful and the politics will be out of balance."
"And our existence allows the imperial court to cooperate with each other."
Wang Ji's words made Chu Qianqiu completely understand that his struggle with Niu Seng was a continuation of the struggle between the central and local governments of the Shenwu Dynasty.
"If the court's cooperation is not good, you can change to another company."
Chu Qianqiu sneered.
"It's natural."
"But as long as the prince reigns, the Wang family will always remain loyal to the court, which is also loyalty to the prince."
Wang Ji did not deny this. As aristocratic families are more powerful, they naturally have more political ambitions and political demands, and may even enter the stage of history.
The squires were much weaker, which is why in Chu Qianqiu's previous life, the political structure evolved from aristocratic families to the squire class, because the court welcomed weak squires more and could better maintain the stability of the court.
It's just that the imperial examinations of the Shenwu Dynasty were not powerful enough, and with the presence of warriors, the family's organizational model had more advantages, so it can continue to this day.
"I understand."
"I will also consider Prime Minister Niu Monk's vision and will not let him act arbitrarily."
Chu Qianqiu said in a deep voice.
House slaves, eunuchs, children of aristocratic families, scholars from poor families, relatives, nobles...
The identities on the political stage are ever-changing. For an emperor, who can be trusted?
There is only one answer, that is, no one can be trusted.
But Chu Qianqiu would not say it directly, but instead echoed his father-in-law.
"Now let's take a look at twenty million dan of grain."
As long as I copy it, these resources are not a problem.
No matter who performs on the stage, Chu Qianqiu will be the final decision maker.
Then he has nothing to fear.
You just need to select the talents you are most satisfied with from the crowd performing on these stages.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wang Ji showed a satisfied smile, and so did Chu Qianqiu.