When Liu Che and Cheng Zhengying appeared in front of the powerful officials in Guanzhong, these old fritters who were used to dealing with the government smelled something bad.
"Who is that?" Someone whispered quietly.
As officials and businessmen, to a certain extent, these guys are more like businessmen than officials, and bureaucrats are naturally extremely sensitive to all new people and new things.
Especially with Liu Che's status as a prince, no surprise, he will surely ascend the throne in time and become the true master of this country!
How could these people not pay attention?
However, these people look at me and I look at you, and no one can give the answer.
After all, they are in power, and their work needs to restrict them to a small area. It is basically impossible for them to leave their jurisdiction.
To be honest, it was this time that Liu Che ordered them to come to Shanglinyuan that many of them got to know so many colleagues for the first time and 'exchanged' a lot of experiences with each other.
Liu Che looked at these tyrants with a slight smile.
Through the conversation with Cheng Zhengying, Liu Che learned one thing - that is, in Shu County, at least, most of the powers controlled by Cheng Zhengying were not from Cheng Zhengying's tribe.
According to Cheng Zhengying, it is quite difficult to cultivate a good person.
Not only do you have to be capable, you also have to be popular!
Because all powers are elected through the shops in the local market.
Although you can collude with local officials to forcefully appoint someone with authority.
However, if the person sent is a playboy who spends all his time fighting cocks and lackeys, does not do his job properly, cannot protect the rights and interests of local businessmen, and may even damage the rights and interests of local businessmen, then no matter who is behind this arbitrary power, he will definitely not be able to hold the situation.
, once it arouses public outrage and local businessmen ask the local elders to come forward and report to the court, everything will be over!
Therefore, the general powers are actually the outstanding talents among the domestic slaves of each family, or simply through marriage, blood is absorbed from the outside and supplemented within the family.
As for within the family?
The comfortable and prosperous life has long turned most of the family's descendants into playboys.
Even if someone is lucky enough to be able to create something, it must be carefully cultivated around him and cultivated as a successor. Where can he throw it out casually and put it in a county to become a local emperor?
Although Guanzhong and Shu County have different ways of living and different environments.
But Liu Che believed that most of the powers present were similar to those in Shu County.
Therefore, it is not so much that they are members of a certain family.
It would be better to say that they and their families are just getting what they need.
Big families rely on them to obtain local benefits and monopolize certain industries, while they slowly grow up under the wings of the family, waiting for the moment when they emerge from the cocoon and turn into butterflies.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, there were too many such role models.
For example, the famous Ji Bu sold himself to the Zhu family as a domestic slave in order to survive, and even changed his name.
Later, after gaining fame, Ji Bu broke away from home and resumed his original name.
Well, Ji Bu's example may not be representative.
Then, Guan Fu, who was about to appear on the stage of history, can very well explain the relationship between domestic slaves and wealthy families at this time.
Guan Fu was originally the son of Ying Yinhou Guan Ying's retainer, and his surname was Zhang.
During the Wu-Chu Rebellion, Guan Fu was worshiped as Zhonglang General for his military merits, and he was freed from the control of the Yingyin Hou family.
Another example is the later Wei Qing, a classic example of a slave's counterattack. Later he even married his original mistress, which was so inspiring!
These examples all show that even if you are a slave, you are not really willing to be a slave for the rest of your life.
They also have their own desires and their own pursuits.
In particular, according to Cheng Zhengying, each of these powerful people is a business elite, proficient in arithmetic, and even their literary attainments are no worse than ordinary officials.
In order to cultivate a master of power, Cheng Zhengying specially invited many famous scholars and local sages to give lessons to the selected domestic slaves at home.
In other words, the eighty-five people in front of Liu Che were all educated intellectuals.
Once a person reads a book, his mind will naturally become alive.
Even the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty in later generations were able to control the emperor after reading the book, and even did a lot of shameful things behind the emperor's back. At the peak of their development, eunuchs appeared...
Eunuchs all know how to benefit themselves...
Eunuchs also have their own interests and needs...
Don’t these powers exist?
There definitely is!
As long as you are human, you cannot be without selfish motives!
What's more, in front of him now are eighty-five different businessmen from different places.
A profit-seeking businessman!
Thinking of this, Liu Che said to the powerful people with a bright face: "Let me introduce to you, this is the famous Linqiong businessman all over the world - Cheng Zhengying, Mr. Cheng Zheng!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhengying bowed his hands to everyone present as a greeting.
But the powerful people immediately started talking buzzingly.
"Cheng Zhengying? That big iron merchant from Shu County?"
"I heard that he doesn't just sell iron..." Someone whispered: "I heard that this man still has a way to get Bo slaves!"
"Bo slave?" Someone said in surprise: "I once saw it in the master's house. It is said that a Bo slave costs dozens of gold!"
Liu Che looked at these people and smiled slightly.
As expected, a giant businessman of Cheng Zhengying's level immediately attracted the attention of the powerful people in Guanzhong.
You must know that the businessmen in Guanzhong are a very autistic and highly xenophobic group.
Any external invasion will trigger a strong backlash from them!
Over the years, businessmen from Guanzhong and the forces behind them have been urging the court to shrink Hangu Pass and implement stricter inspection and security measures on merchants from Guandong. Some people even called for the closure of Hangu Pass.
As a businessman, he calls for seclusion. This shows how little confidence these businessmen have in their competitiveness!
And once a big businessman with huge wealth like Cheng Zhengying really enters Guanzhong with the support of the Han Dynasty...
Many people immediately became frightened.
But Liu Che smiled and said: "Everyone, Hong Fan's Eight Policies, one is food, the other is goods. The book says: If farmers are not available, there will be no food; if workers are not available, there will be no work; if business is not available, the three treasures will be eliminated; if there are no enterprises, then there will be no food.
The wealth is exhausted! It can be seen that although Shang is at the end of his career, it is not without its benefits!"
Liu Che had no choice but to throw Cheng Zhengying over, and then ignored him.
And in order to appease Liu Prostitute, he gave Liu Prostitute the white paper that Liu Che had originally intended to seduce the appetite of these tyrants and the forces behind them.
As a result, he has no chips in his hand to trade.
I have no choice but to use Cheng Zhengying.
But Cheng Zhengying's identity as a merchant is a problem.
Therefore, Liu Che had to use the sign of a sage to make this opening statement.
Today, although "Hong Fan" and "Book of Zhou" are not as accurate as "Shang Shu" and "Book of Songs", they are also second-level politically correct classics, endorsed by the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
But no matter what, Liu Che made a start.
It is a head that none of the princes and emperors of the Han Dynasty have expressed their opinions on.
Liu Che was the first senior member of the Han royal family to publicly say that businessmen were of "significant benefit" to the country!
‘Not without benefit’ can be interpreted as making a small contribution, but it can also be interpreted as indicating that industry and commerce are also an integral part of the national economic structure.
These words reached the ears of everyone present, and their eardrums were immediately shocked.
The impact of this statement was basically the same as the first public admission by a later Chinese dynasty that the private economy was also an integral part of the national economy. It immediately made people's nerves highly tense.
The authorities present were dumbfounded.
Liu Che had no choice but to know what impact his statement would have.
It is no exaggeration to say that tomorrow he will have to go to the palace to explain to the emperor and the ministers what exactly this 'not without benefit' method is.
However, now that the words were out of his mouth, Liu Che could only bite the bullet and continue.
However, he naturally has his own thoughts and considerations.
Liu Che naturally knew that he lacked sufficient consideration on this matter.
However, this is a step that must be taken sooner or later.
If you want to tax businessmen and nationalize salt and iron, you must take this step.
Liu Che felt that there was no need for an economic strategy like that of a piglet, which was as stupid and crude as killing a chicken to retrieve the eggs!
It is much better to say this now than later!
At the very least, even if he really incurred a torrent of criticism, Liu Che could bury his head in the sand and act like an ostrich, pretending that he never said these words.
Who hasn’t been young and frivolous when he spoke unabashedly?
At most, if you admit your mistake to your father and apologize to the ministers, this matter will be over!
In addition, the current situation is more suitable for saying this.
Now the attention of public opinion is on the theory of kingship that Liu Che just threw out and the competition for the positions of prime minister, Daxing, internal history, etc. For a while, no one will have so much energy to care about what the prince said.
It was based on these considerations that Liu Che boldly took this step.
After taking this step, Liu Che knew that there would be thorns in the road ahead, but no matter what, he had to take two steps to see.
Of course, there are only two steps, any more, and Liu Che will definitely go crazy!
Liu Che then said: "Mr. Cheng Zheng's visit to see the orphan this time represents the ardent hope of Mr. Zhuo from Linqiong and hundreds of thousands of fellow villagers in Shu County. Mr. Cheng Zheng and Mr. Zhuo have decided to jointly donate ten yuan."
Tens of millions of dollars will be spent on digging the Baoxie Road, opening up the Baoshi River and the Xie River, and connecting Shu County and Guanzhong. Once the Baoxie Road is opened, it will be able to irrigate at least 5,000 hectares of nearby land and allow grain from Shu County and Guandong to pass through Baoxie Road.
The chute is transported to Guanzhong. It can be expected that once the Bao chute is opened, there will be no fear of food shortages in the entire Guanzhong!"
As soon as this bombshell was dropped, not only the powerful people in Guanzhong were dumbfounded.
Cheng Zhengying was also dumbfounded.
One hundred thousand dollars...
This is going to cost him his life!
Even if it is shared with Zhuo Wangsun, I'm afraid they won't be able to get so much money together by selling them both!
It is true that his and Zhuo Wangsun's workshops and mines produce hundreds of thousands of kilograms of iron every year, plus trading from southwestern Yi and importing special products and so on, the profits are staggering, but how can they spend so much money all at once?
possible?
This is like a large company in later generations with a market value of hundreds of billions, but it is impossible to have cash reserves of tens of billions.
Generally speaking, when businessmen make money, they don’t reinvest it, buy houses, land, etc.?
As a result, Cheng Zhengying's hands began to tremble.
It was because Liu Che was the prince, and his life and fortune were all in Liu Che's hands. Cheng Zhengying really wanted to curse.
But the next moment, he heard Liu Che's low voice: "Don't panic, Mr. Cheng Zheng. I will not let you suffer, let alone take out so much money at once..."
After hearing this, Cheng Zhengying felt somewhat comforted.
However, when he thought about it again, so much money would eventually come out of his bag, which made him feel a little sad.
"That's all, that's all, just think of it as money to buy your life..." Cheng Zhengying shook his head in his heart. In fact, over the years, he had spent almost a considerable amount of money on bribing officials and eunuchs.
When I thought about it, I immediately felt relieved.
What's more, he can also bring down his old enemy Zhuo Wangsun...
Liu Che, however, remained calm.
Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying ate up so much of Deng Tong's property, which was equivalent to poaching a big piece of fat from the Han Dynasty!
To say that Liu Che feels better is to say hell!
However, for the time being, neither Zhuo Wangsun nor Cheng Zhengying could move.
Because there is currently no candidate who can replace these two people in charge of the huge industrial empire.
So, let’s recover some losses from them first.
One hundred thousand yuan is a number that Liu Che came up with after weighing it.
This amount of money is definitely enough for the exploration and construction of the entire Baoxie Road project.
Xiaozhu's failure to dig the tunnel was due to one technical reason, but another reason was the huge cost.
Think about it, more than a hundred years ago, the people of Qin were able to erect the Three Weihe Bridges, which are hundreds of meters long and can accommodate six riders parallelly. The Great Wall of Qin is extremely majestic, and the engineering technology of the Qin Dynasty has reached a pre-Iron Age level.
peak.
As the successor of the Qin Dynasty, the engineering technology of the Han Dynasty was about the same.
So far, the Han court has been maintaining and repairing the straight roads and Chi roads built by the Qin people.
The emperor's imperial mausoleum projects in the past dynasties were extremely complex and large-scale. For example, the Ba Mausoleum hollowed out the entire mountain.
If you really make up your mind, technical problems can be eliminated.
Liu Che remembered that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Baoxie Road project was completed, which opened up water transportation between Guanzhong and Shu County.
The engineering technology of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not necessarily any more advanced than it is now!
What's more, the Eastern Han government was still a lame government. No matter in terms of mobilization ability or control ability, the Eastern Han Dynasty could not catch up with the Western Han Dynasty.
Since the Eastern Han Dynasty could handle it, the Western Han Dynasty should also be able to handle it.
At most it’s just spending too much money!
The most important thing is that Liu Che wanted to show the elite politicians and rulers of this era another way of project construction by leading the Baoxie Road project.
Anyway, the money spent was not from the Han Dynasty. No matter how much Liu Che did, no one would object.
And once it succeeds, there is no doubt that it will set a very correct example for the entire world.
This demonstration is like what Shenzhen did to the entire Chinese dynasty at the beginning of its reform in later generations.
Examples from ancient times have proven that our ancestors' ability to accept and learn from excellent systems and favorable policies far exceeds our imagination.
For example, if Shang Jun succeeded in his reform, even if Shang Yang died, the system he established would never change.
The Qin Dynasty fell, but its political structure and laws were slightly modified and became the system of the Han Dynasty.
The political and economic systems established during the Han Dynasty have been used by later generations.
The three provinces and six ministries system and the imperial examination system during the Sui and Tang Dynasties became the benchmark for subsequent dynasties.
It can be seen that our ancestors have always pursued pragmatism.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a black cat or a white cat, if it can catch mice, it must be a good cat!
As long as something is beneficial, after they try it, they basically won’t throw it away!
And in these processes, those unfavorable things are constantly being eliminated. Every system and every policy, from the beginning to the end, will become such that even its founder cannot recognize that it was created by him.
thing.
Even if we look at the entire history of mankind, there are not many people who love to toss and try as much as the Chinese!
Liu Che always felt that if the Meng Yuan had not gone south and the Manchus had not entered the Pass, I am afraid that in future generations, the whole world would have been the king's land, and the shores of the land would have been the king's ministers.
Liu Che comforted Cheng Zheng Yingang.
The authorities in Guanzhong were anxious.
It is true that the iron, grain, silk and salt from Shu County are all needed by Guanzhong.
But what the people of Guanzhong need at that time!
Not what Guanzhong merchants need!
To be honest, the thinking of some Guanzhong businessmen is very simple. They just want to live their lives guarding this three-quarter acre of land in Guanzhong.
Just don’t let people from outside come in!
But people from outside kept coming in.
In the past few decades, businessmen in Guanzhong have been constantly shuffling their cards.
In particular, the emperor of the Han Dynasty liked to move the world's wealthy businessmen to Guanzhong. These people brought huge wealth, which not only injected new vitality into Guanzhong, but also brought a group of new competitors.
In the past thirty years, not only the population structure of Guanzhong has changed, but also the power of merchants has also undergone tremendous changes.
I don’t know how many old giants have declined, while new forces have risen.
Not to mention anything else, when the new king came to the throne two years ago, those businessmen who were dependent on the old ministers and those who couldn't react were all eliminated.
In such a situation, the timid and conservative people naturally cowered and refused all changes. They even wanted to protect themselves by closing the trade route at Hangu Pass and prohibiting Guandong merchants from entering and leaving Hangu.
However, those who are ambitious, willing to try, and willing to take risks don't think so.
At this time, some people even dared to do business with the Xiongnu.
Are you still afraid of a Shu county?
For these people, as long as they can make money, there is no business they dare not do!
The opening of the Baoxie Road means that the entire Guanzhong Economic Circle and the Shu County Economic Circle have begun to merge.
Silk, salt, grain and various 'specialties' from Shu County will flow into Guanzhong.
Just seize an opportunity and get an opportunity!
So……
Chen clenched his fists tightly in his heart and looked at the two Quan Quan beside him.
Chen was in charge of the municipal government at that time.
He is also a new immigrant. His parents were moved from Linzi to Baling ten years ago.
It only took him ten years to grow into a big and important businessman in Guanzhong. From the complicated environment of Chang'an and the intertwined interests of the aristocracy, he was able to seize the position of holding the power in the direct city. This shows that Chen, regardless of his courage and courage at the time,
Regardless of his courage or courage, he is far beyond his peers.
Over the years, Chen had been waiting for opportunities in the direct market.
Waiting for an opportunity to reshuffle the power of Guanzhong merchants when a new king came to the throne two years ago.
At that time, he relied on the opportunity of the new king to ascend the throne, squeezed out his predecessor, and took power in the direct city, thus gaining the opportunity to participate in the game of Guanzhong.
Half a year ago, Liu De, who was still a prince, came into direct control of the municipal government, and he saw such an opportunity.
Therefore, in the direct market, he had always maintained close cooperation with Zhang Tang, who was only a close confidant of the prince at that time, and at the same time he also learned that the prince Liu De was a good target worthy of investment.
It was with his cooperation and lobbying that all businessmen in the entire municipality fully cooperated with Zhang Tang's control.
However, there was Tian Jia beside Zhang Tang. He was able to get in seamlessly, and he only seemed familiar to Zhang Tang.
But this time, the former prince, who was already the prince and had changed his name to Liu Che, summoned him to Shanglin Garden and allowed him to see the opportunity.
An opportunity to overthrow the old forces and rise to become a great businessman in Guanzhong!
Because Chen was very clear and understood the business ecology of Guanzhong at that time.
Rather than saying that the businessmen in Guanzhong make profits by doing business, it is better to say that the businessmen in Guanzhong make money by relying on the thighs they hold!
All the merchants in Guanzhong are actually parasites living in Chang'an.
Chang'an and its surrounding millions of people were the center of merchants.
All merchants in the other more than 60 counties exist for Chang'an.
But it happened that the Han Dynasty had a Shaofu, and the emperor could control the Shaofu and use the huge financial and material resources reserved by the Shaofu to instantly control Chang'an's prices.
This has led to the fact that most businessmen in Guanzhong actually have very few means of normal profit making.
It is impossible to create price fluctuations by hoarding goods like in Kanto.
Taking the direct market controlled by Chen at that time as an example, if the wicker weaving products were too expensive, the Shaofu could smell the smell of blood and immediately put in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of weaving products.
The businessmen's plans can be bankrupted in a matter of minutes.
Therefore, if you want to make money, you have to bribe the government and make the government turn a blind eye.
Even so, don't go too far.
As a result, most of the merchants in Chang'an began to engage in money trading.
Earn high profits through loan sharking.
If you want to make loan sharks, you don’t have a government background or a strong thigh. How can you guarantee that you will get your principal and interest back?
Therefore, the rise and decline of all Guanzhong merchants are almost due to the same reasons.
The ups and downs of their thighs in politics are related to their scenery and status.
Is there anyone whose thighs are thicker than those of the current prince or the future emperor?
At least, Chen couldn't find anyone with such thick and big thighs at that time!
So, as soon as Liu Che finished speaking, Chen immediately bowed happily and said: "Building a Baoxie Road? This is really a great thing! The people of Guanzhong and Shu County have been looking forward to it for a long time! The people were really excited when they heard about this.
I am extremely sorry that I lost my composure for a moment, so I beg Your Highness to atone for my sins!"
Liu Che looked over with a smile and said with a friendly face: "Gu Ye is as happy as sir!"
"By the way, may I ask your name, sir?" Liu Che asked with a smile. Liu Che still felt it was necessary to reward the first person who jumped out.
"The lowly reputation of a commoner is not enough to reach the ears of His Highness. If Your Highness does not mind the filth..." Chen kowtowed with great joy at that time. Being able to get the prince's attention was a successful start for him: "The humble commoner has always been a success.
City Shanquan Chen paid homage to His Highness at that time!"
"Chen was...well, not bad..." Liu Che said with admiration: "He is indeed a talented person!"
With Chen, he stood out at the time and was praised by the prince.
The other eighty-three people immediately began to divide and waver.
In Guanzhong, everyone knows that the most important thing is to hold your thighs tightly.
Without the protection of thighs, no business can be done!
In particular, Liu Che's men had exclusive power in the other three cities in addition to the direct cities.
They knew that if they didn't come forward to express their position, the prince who held the power of the market would definitely let them know what disaster meant.
People from the Liu family are all vindictive!
Now that things have happened, they can no longer waver.
Then, someone else came out to pay their respects and said: "The little man Huaishi, who is in power, Tian Jia, is equally happy!"
Liu Che couldn't help but pay more attention. In fact, this Tian Jia was a branch of the Tian family. Does his appearance represent the Tian family's stance or is it his personal decision?
But no matter what the reason was, Tian's clan members all stood up and expressed their stance.
Then, other families must have been under tremendous pressure.
After all, everyone follows the crowd.
Others have stood up, but if you don't stand up, then you are an alien and deserve to be beaten to death!
Moreover, most powerful people have their own agendas, which may not be consistent with the interests of the families behind them.
Moreover, they are all smart people.
It is clear that the main reason why they are valued by the family behind them is that they are powerful. If they no longer have the reputation of being powerful, haha, I am afraid they will become slaves again and be driven by everyone.
On the contrary, as long as they have the reputation of being powerful, no matter how angry the family behind them is, there is nothing they can do against them!
This is the fundamental difference.
Therefore, Tian Jia made a move. Regardless of whether they were willing to accept the fact that Baoxie Road was being excavated, they had to accept it, and at the same time they had to be filled with joy!
All the people knelt down and said in unison: "The same is true for the common people!"
Liu Che nodded with satisfaction.
But for Liu Che, this is the first step, the first step to tie these arrogant powers onto his chariot.
But Liu Che knew very well that with this step, these tyrants, whether willing or unwilling, would create a rift with the families behind them.
What Liu Che has to do now is to strike while the iron is hot and make the rift so big that it cannot be repaired, so that these powerful people and their respective families can no longer cooperate closely.
So Liu Che waved his hand and said: "Of course this is something to be happy about. The people of Guanzhong and Shu County have been looking forward to it for decades! After I report it to my father, the construction should start within a year or two!"
This year and next, we will definitely be able to carry out preliminary surveying, mapping and exploration work, as well as some preliminary preparations.
In addition, to quell the rebellion between Wu and Chu, the people also need to cultivate themselves. Therefore, the first phase of the project will not be started until the year after next at the earliest.
A project as huge and difficult as the excavation of the Baoxie Road would not be completed until three to five years!
Moreover, Liu Che did not expect this to happen.
In his plan, he originally wanted to use a blank slate to win over these powerful people or their families.
However, now that there is an opportunity to completely tie these powers to Liu Che's chariot, Liu Che is too lazy to care about what the family behind them thinks.
Liu Che continued: "I have called you here today because there is something I want to discuss with you..."
"You are in charge of the price of goods in Guanzhong, and you have the responsibility of Pingjia!" Liu Che said and bowed in the direction of Weiyang Palace: "I only obey my father's will, otherwise I will supervise the responsibility of protecting the price of grain for this autumn harvest. Therefore, I hope you can
Give your full support to stabilize the price of food at the price desired by the imperial court and the emperor!"
As soon as Liu Che said these words, many people in power trembled in their hearts.
They know that the drama is coming!
In fact, when they came this time, they certainly knew what was going on.
The Prince presided over the implementation of the price protection policy for grain prices. The whole Guanzhong had known about it a few months ago.
but……
If the prince's method is followed, then there is no doubt that the entire Guanzhong business ecosystem will be affected.
Think about it, the family behind them relies on keeping grain prices down during good harvests, harvesting grain at low prices, and selling it at high prices during lean times such as March, April, May, June, July, and August.
The price difference and so on are secondary.
The key is, if this price difference does not exist.
Then, farmers no longer need to borrow money from loan sharks.
Farmers no longer want usurious loans. Where can they buy cheap fertile land? And is there any way to force farmers to sell the land they value more than their lives?
The answer is no solution!
Therefore, if the prince can achieve this food price protection, it will be a win-win situation for the prince, the court and the people.
And they, the businessmen, will lose all their pants.
At the very least, most of the annual profits will be gone, and from now on, I can only rely on a small amount of profits to survive.
This is nothing.
The key is, if you can't show your backer filial piety, then the backer won't protect them anymore.
Without backers, emerging forces will take their place.
Just thinking about this consequence makes many big families shudder.
This time, many powerful people were even sternly told by the family heads behind them that they must reject the prince's proposal at all costs. Even if they were forced to agree, they would not be able to implement it after returning!
However, at this moment, you look at me and I look at you.
No one dared to stand up and object, not even dissent.
The reason is simple. In their statement just now, they have actually wavered.
Who wants to be cannon fodder?
Who doesn't know that Liu's reputation for holding grudges is so powerful that it shocks the world?
Look at Deng Tong, look at Zhang Shizhi, look at Wei Wan, look at the fate of those who have offended the prince.
Who dares to be the leader?
What's more, these arrogant people have other thoughts in mind.
When an old family falls, a new family will definitely stand up on the corpse of this family.
Many of today's wealthy families were actually just vassals or even domestic slaves of those big families in the past.
In this era, anything is possible.
Who dares to pat their chests and guarantee that those big shots who are now in the spotlight will be able to stay in the spotlight for how long?
"This world belongs to the Liu family. It is much better to follow the prince than to follow a businessman!" Some people thought in their hearts: "At the beginning, Zhou Ren was just a little doctor with a humble status, but now he is Jiuqing..."
Some people are even thinking: "Am I going to be called here and there all my life, and when I die, I can only write other people's surnames on my tombstone?"
"Why should I have cold food and cold drinks while my master has wine and meat?"
Of course, there are also diehards.
However, it is obvious that the number of such fools is a minority no matter what time, era or dynasty! r1152
