Xu Zizhen protested loudly: "Nonsense, do you think those carts and carts of gold and silver treasures are fake?"
Li Qianshun exposed him mercilessly: "It was Luo'er who proposed marriage to Xiaomeng. After all, it was my money that paid for it! How much did you pay for marrying Princess Zhuo Ya?"
"I..." Xu Zizhen suddenly became silent and held it in for a while before saying, "I haven't married her yet, so of course I don't need to give her anything. Besides, am I that stingy? I will naturally prepare a gift for marrying Luo'er."
"Oh? How much do you want to give me? I'll wait and see."
"It's not like you're marrying me, why are you in such a hurry?"
Xu Zizhen's head was as big as a bucket when he was questioned. Suddenly he understood in a flash of inspiration that the old man was not asking for a gift for his daughter, but wanted to take this opportunity to get something new from himself. To be honest, he had the same idea as Zalang. Yes, he suddenly became enlightened when he thought of this, and he had an idea as soon as he thought about it.
"My father-in-law, let's do this. I'm really poor now, but I can give you some ideas in exchange. Without talking about it, I can help you improve your national power a lot."
"Oh? How to improve?" Li Qianshun's eyes lit up. This was what he was waiting for. He knew that Xu Zizhen was definitely not a half-immortal, but he couldn't guess how many novelties Xu Zizhen had in his belly. Yes, it is said that the artillery and gunpowder that defeated his 100,000-strong army was his masterpiece.
Xu Zizhen rolled his eyes at him: "I'm hungry."
"You... brat!"
Li Qianshun was the emperor of the generation, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and have Xu Zizhen taken out. Before leaving, he warned him repeatedly that he would come back when he was full, otherwise Li Luoyan would not be able to marry him. , don’t come to Xixia again.
Xu Zizhen went back laughing and joking, and gathered together with Li Luoyan, Zhuoya and others again, and had a hearty meal. By the time they were done eating, it was almost late at night.
Zhuo Ya and others didn't ask him where he went, and Xu Zizhen didn't say anything, but his mind was spinning throughout the meal.
Helping Xixia is not a problem. Anyway, the second prince Li Renxiao is in charge now. Li Luoyan's brother has seen a lot of things, has a clear and calm mind, and has ruthless methods. In order to help him escape, he put on a show and actually dared to play with his own life. .
Xu Zizhen finally came to a conclusion: This brother-in-law can be a great asset! Cooperating with him will be beneficial to him without any harm. He can make money by borrowing people and land in ordinary times, and he can borrow troops and horses to show off in times of difficulty. How good is that?
After the meal, he greeted Zhuo Ya and others and slipped back to Li Qianshun's residence. By the way, he invited Li Renxiao over.
There were three people in the house, Li Qianshun, Li Renxiao, and Xu Zizhen, and no one else. Even the outside of the house was tightly guarded, and not even a fly could come in within hundreds of steps.
The Li family looked at Xu Zizhen quietly, waiting for him to speak. Xu Zizhen held a cup of tea in his hand, took a sip slowly and said: "My father-in-law, the second prince, Daxia is still a slave country now, right?" ?”
The two looked at each other. Li Renxiao hesitated and nodded: "Uh... right."
Xu Zizhen nodded and said lightly: "Oh, let me give you a suggestion, let all the slaves go."
"What?"
The two men almost jumped up. How many slaves in Daxia were released as soon as they were asked? Wouldn't this cause a big chaos?
Xu Zizhen pressed his hand: "Don't worry, listen to me."
After Li Qianshun and Li Renxiao both sat back on their chairs, he coughed lightly, organized his thoughts and started talking. What was he talking about? It was a set of stuff from the politics class when he was in middle school. He had learned it in detail at that time. He has almost forgotten what he said and can only speak in mainstream terms.
"Not only must the slaves be freed, but they must also be given land to farm, to graze, and to do business."
Li Qianshun couldn't help but say a few words, but suddenly an idea suddenly appeared, his eyes lit up, he closed his mouth and became quiet again, while Li Renxiao remained calm, but listened attentively to Xu Zizhen's words with a slight frown on his brows.
"There is an old saying in our country that it is better to work for yourself than to work for others. Oh, working means working..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Renxiao's brows suddenly raised: "I understand!"
Li Qianshun also said almost at the same time: "I understand too!"
Xu Zizhen said with a smile: "Otherwise, we are part of the exploiting class. Our minds are spinning so fast."
For more than half an hour, Xu Zizhen has been instilling a new idea into the two men, that is, the concept of class. Slaves themselves have no rights and have no other choice but to work for slave owners. However, it is different after becoming free. Now, the money they earned no longer belongs to the slave owner, but becomes their own. Under such circumstances, everyone will work countless times harder than before.
But both Li Qianshun and Li Renxiao knew that no matter how they changed, they were still in the original class, and their status had not actually changed. The slaves were freed, but the land they farmed, the sheep they herded, and the shops they opened were still theirs. For this class, the big profits will still end up in their pockets in the end.
Xu Zizhen spoke eloquently for a long time, but he didn't know that just because of his words, he successfully stimulated Li Renxiao's thinking, and finally allowed Xixia to transform from a slave country to a feudal system in his hands. The country and national power have also improved countless times in the past few decades, and Li Renxiao has also become a generation of wise kings respected and loved by the people of Xixia - Xia Renzong.
Li Renxiao had actually had these ideas for a long time. He had admired the culture of the Central Plains since he was a child and had long wanted to try out land ownership and imperial examination systems in the country. However, Li Qianshun was still alive and it was not his turn to succeed him yet. It would be too early to say anything. For fear of offending his father, it would be best for Xu Zizhen to propose it now, not to mention that he listened with interest when he saw Li Qianshun, and he seemed to be moved.
Xu Zizhen drank the tea from the cup in one gulp and said: "These are just my personal opinions. Don't worry if they are inappropriate. But to be honest, history has proved that the feudal system is more advanced than the slave system, and the national power will be stronger."
Li Qianshun and Li Renxiao looked at each other. Even though they had thoughts in their minds, their faces remained calm.
It is not easy for a country to restructure its system. It needs to be done gradually and slowly. Besides, Li Qianshun is more concerned about that.
Xu Zizhen was so clever that he knew what the old man was thinking at a glance. He chuckled secretly and said seriously: "Since fire guns have been invented, sooner or later the world will use firearms as the main battlefield. Daxia's smelting technology No one can compare to you, and by then you two can just sit back and wait to make money."
The Li family and his son were puzzled. Xu Zizhen chuckled and continued: "There will still be wars to fight in the future, whether it is the battle between Song and Jin Dynasties or the opening of the Western Liao Dynasty, and the forging method of this thing is only in my hands. If all muskets are made in Xixia in the future... …”
The words stopped here, and Xu Zizhen stood up and walked away. The Li family and his son should be able to understand the next meaning, so there is no need to say more.