Xie Qi's expression was almost broken into pieces, his eyes were wandering, and he lowered his head unnaturally. He knew that he could not hide it from his lord, but he did not expect that his lord would react so quickly. He would expose his plan as soon as they met: "Family scandal, let's My lord is laughing at you."
He smiled awkwardly, not daring to look directly into Shen Tang's eyes.
Occasionally, aristocratic families will have a few innocent-minded young men, but no young man is the head of the family. If the mess of the Xie family had not been too big, Xie Qi, as the nominal head of the Xie family, would not have broken the pot. He would not have done anything wrong. I can't hold it anymore, I have no choice!
It just so happened that the lord wanted to steal the meat from the family's mouth.
Xie Qi was so excited that he simply made a suggestion that shocked everyone present. They should do the first grade of junior high school first. Don’t blame him for doing the fifteenth grade!
but--
What he didn't expect was that Shen Tang could guess most of the truth from just a few pieces of information: "Shizang and his wife have not had any contact with clan affairs for many years, so they are all managed by a few elders of the clan?"
Xie Qi nodded: "Yes."
Shen Tang said: "Is there something wrong with these elders?"
Thank you: "..."
Shen Tang was concerned: "Have you become a thief?"
Thank you: "..."
When Shen Tang saw that he was silent one after another, he knew that he had guessed correctly.
A wealthy family is like a tree.
The main branch is the trunk, and the branches of the small branch are the branches.
Most of the property was inherited by Dazong, including land and shops, gold and silver treasures, valuable ancient paintings and ancient books... These do not belong to the public family in name, but belong to Dazong's lineage. Not surprisingly, they are only among the direct descendants of Dazong. Inheritance. Branches of small sects work on their own, and those with good connections can rely on family connections. Those with good ability live well, while those with poor ability need family support. The income from the book field is used for the study of the children of the clan, and the income from the sacrificial field is used for Sacrifice and support for the elderly tribesmen...
Similar ones include ancestral hall fields, tomb fields, charity fields...
These are all clan fields!
It is jointly owned by the entire family.
After the children of ordinary aristocratic families become prosperous with the help of family resources, they will more or less purchase family land for the family, and the cycle repeats to ensure that the family continues to prosper. There is no guarantee that everyone will become rich, but it also gives the downtrodden an opportunity to rise. This process It has to go through generations of accumulation, and the accumulation speed is slow. At least in this troubled world where everyone is precarious, it is slow.
Therefore, small sect branches will also be jealous of large sects.
Xie Qi and his wife have been hostages for several years, and they only have three daughters after years of hard work. The family power will inevitably fall into the hands of the clan elders. The assets belonging to the large clan quietly flow into the side branches and public accounts, and perhaps the handlers are corrupt and hiding their personal interests. Xie Qi's The next time I went back to do an inventory, I probably found that Dazong had been reduced to a shell by corruption, and there were only a few cents left that could be passed on to my daughter.
As the head of the family, as a father——
It would be strange if Xie Qi was so angry.
In addition, there was a conflict with the Xie clan, so he broke the pot! Since he was not going to make things easier for him, no one should even think about it! Shen Tang and Xie Qi communicated with each other through their eyes.
Xie Qi cannot bear all the explanations.
The contents of Shen Tang's guesses were pretty much the same, but the last two straws that broke the camel's back were two things - one was that Xie Qi accidentally discovered that a member of the Xie family had bribed people around Zheng Qiao in order to take advantage of the family's extinct family. Killing with a borrowed knife; secondly, Xie Qi wanted to write his three daughters into the family tree when he went back this time, and make the eldest daughter the eldest son and heir of the family, but this was rejected.
Even though Xie Qi explained that the eldest daughter was extremely talented and would definitely be qualified to be the head of the family when she grew up, several clan elders refused on the grounds that "this is Si Chen, a hen" and said, "Women are born unable to practice, and now they are suddenly able to practice." "How can we ensure that they suddenly can't practice?" She also said that her daughter must be married off as a daughter-in-law. She is no longer a child of the Xie family. If she is the head of the family, wouldn't it mean that she is treating the Xie family as a dowry? She insists on refusing! Let Xie Qi No matter how hard they fought, they couldn't do anything, so they gave Xie Qi a son.
[The head of the family refuses to take a concubine, so it is inappropriate to have no male heir.]
[The head of the family and the mistress have a deep love for each other, and it is not easy for us to instigate them to break up. These children are the descendants of a few poor side branches in the family, and their talents and understanding are quite good. It is better to pick one of them and raise it under your knees. They are all young, so it is difficult to raise them. It can be cooked once it’s done.]
Xie Qi is really discouraged now!
Finish the work and come back angrily with your stuff.
Because Xie Qi's experience was tragic and frustrating, Shen Tang, as the lord, must have empathy and not laugh on the spot. After enduring it for a long time, he said with a serious expression: "Shizang's suggestion is good, but I'm worried that other family heads are afraid I won’t agree…”
That will definitely not be agreed to.
Shen Tang added: "I don't want to agree either."
The existence of clan fields will stabilize and grow the clan's power. The larger the clan is, the more it can do whatever it wants in an area and bully others with power! When the clan reaches a certain scale, every official who comes to serve will have to visit a dock. After all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
Xie Qi was shocked, but quickly restrained himself.
Shen Tang rubbed his brows. He had a rough plan in his heart, and then smiled again: "What are the clan fields under various names for? Isn't it just to worship the ancestors, help the orphans and widows in the clan, and let the children go to school? What if the government agency can If all these problems are solved, then there is no need for clan fields to exist, right? Family clan clans can only help the old and weak of a clan, but the great unity of the world can benefit the common people of the world!"
"Whether it's a descendant of one clan or a common citizen, they are all the same to me, so naturally I should treat them equally."
Xie Qi's head was buzzing and his heart was in a state of confusion.
For a moment, I didn't know what my lord's idea was.
She doesn't really want to confiscate all the clan fields, does she?
Shen Tang didn't give him much time to think about it, and said to himself: "Since the aristocratic families in these places want to bargain with me, let's hold a Hongmen Banquet... No, it's an ordinary banquet for guests. Let's sit down and discuss it. Nothing is wrong. Face-to-face discussions can’t be concluded! If so, it’s definitely because I don’t have enough swordsmen hiding in the dark! Right?”
Thank you: "..."
Everyone: "..."
My lord, I don’t even bother to cover up the basics!
Shen Tang smiled and threw the news from Lin Feng on the table, beckoning for people to draw up invitations, inviting all heads of families, large and small, to attend, so that she could recognize them! Who wouldn't come?
"That means not giving face to the sixteenth-level superiors!"
"I'll personally go to your door and invite them!"
Whether it comes vertically or horizontally is not sure.
Everyone raised their hands and said, "Wei."
The invitations were written by someone else, but Shen Tang still had to seal the seal with a monogram in person, and she had to continue working after the work was done. She was really busy recently and hit the back of her head. The family incident was just one of them. This was because Shen Tang restrained his murderous intention. The result is.
If they really piss her off, it is not impossible to kill her from top to bottom! Shen Tang is not afraid of them joining forces to attack him. Even if her troops are scattered now, it will only take a few days to integrate them. If they dare to touch the bottom line again, The next time it will be a bloodbath from top to bottom.
In addition to the land in the hands of these aristocratic families, there was also official news from Yan and Qianzhou. Shen Tang saw more than a dozen official systems from dozens of counties and counties, and the various titles, titles and powers were even more confusing. Judging from the information sent back, Her head was so big.
"Aren't He Yin and Long Wu very unified?"
Why is it so magical when arriving in Yanzhou and Qianzhou?
Because of Qin Li's scribeship, Shen Tang did not let him go on a business trip elsewhere. Hearing Shen Tang's complaints about these contents, Qin Li smiled and said: "At the same time in the northwest continent, there were thirty-six countries standing side by side, each small country Each has its own system.”
Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps.
The shrimps are in the belly of the small fish, and the small fish are in the belly of the big fish. The shrimps and the small fish are not fully digested, and the big fish is swallowed by the bigger fish. It is normal for the local official system to be chaotic, because often the official positions in the previous country have not been adapted. In the next country, new official positions have come down. The result of frequent changes is that many local official positions are misplaced, and everyone continues to work under different names.
Longwu and Heyin were unified because they were both ruled by the Xin State in the early period, while most of Yanzhou and Qianzhou were once seven or eight scattered small countries. Shen Tang's eyes twitched fiercely.
"But Zheng Qiao..."
Yanzhou and Qianzhou have been in Zheng Qiao's hands for four or five years.
"Zheng Qiao looks like someone who can care about these issues?"
Qin Li asked a sharp question.
Shen Tang: "..."
For Zheng Qiao, a peerless crazy critic, whether it is the Xin State or the Geng State, in his eyes, the country is a system full of bugs. As long as the system can still run, there is no need to worry about how it runs. Let’s just talk about this country. Is it running?
As long as it works, you don't need to worry about anything else.
Haha, Zheng Qiao doesn’t need to worry about it.
But she has to take care of it (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Shen Tang grasped the brand-new bronze desk. For a moment of trance, he unconsciously increased the strength of his fingers, leaving fingerprints clearly visible on it. His expression gradually became ferocious and twisted, and the veins on his forehead were also squirming in darkness. The strong resentment could kill a ghost. : "Others have planted trees before others to enjoy the shade. Why is it that when it is my turn, it is my predecessors who pooped and I have to shovel the poop?"
Qin Li ignored some of Shen Tang's outrageous words.
When you are a hero, how can you not be crazy?
The aristocratic families from all over the world had just finished digesting the information from the Lin family, and then began to receive invitations from Shen Tang. The handwriting on the invitations was written by the same person who threatened each family: "The inner treasury will be burned to ashes, and the bones of the public officials will be trampled on the streets." Handwriting, I subconsciously thought it was Shen Tang's own handwriting, and subconsciously shuddered - haven't they all handed in the donations, it's not over yet, right?
After seeing the contents of the invitation clearly, everyone felt like they were mourning for their deceased relatives.
The invitation began by sincerely thanking each family for their generosity. Shen Tang thanked each family on behalf of thousands of people. He understood the righteousness and wanted to use the excuse to invite each family to attend the banquet. Although he did not name the heads of the families, the meaning behind the black and white words was very clear. clear.
The head of the family does not have to go, but he must go to the person who can make the decision.
At worst, he has to be the second-in-command.
Each family is so gloomy that they dare not discuss countermeasures this time.
There are also those who are stubborn and want to commit suicide and ask others to go there for them - fools also know that this is a Hongmen Banquet. If you go, you will most likely not be able to come back, but if you don't go, you will really lose five kilograms of weight with the box. ——It's just that the plan has not yet been implemented, and the garrisons in various places have been completely taken over by Shen Tang's people. These soldiers and horses train troops every now and then, using the streets in front of each house as a runway for training.
【One two one, one two one!】
Before dawn, we started to run and exercise in order.
【one two three four--】
Not to mention the head of the family, even the family members of the head of the house heard it.
In addition to running out to train before dawn, the military training instructor also used the street as a martial arts field. Every now and then, he would bring more than a hundred low-ranking soldiers to learn to use martial energy to form weapons, and practice bending bows and arrows. From time to time, arrows would escape and cross the courtyard. wall.
The head of the aristocratic family: "..."
Shen Tang didn't do anything, and she didn't say anything.
But the head of the aristocratic family couldn't just pretend that she didn't do anything and didn't say anything.
After the last commotion, Shen Tang thoroughly found out the location of the private military units maintained by each family on the farm, including secret details such as their scale and combat strength. It was inconvenient for each family to contact them. Once someone made any move, the farm would be in flames and many people would die. personal.
Without contact, we naturally cannot unite.
Without the protection of force, you are a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
So, the heads of each family hesitated for a few days and went their separate ways.
They did not dare to delay on the road, and they all arrived within the stipulated time. What was strange was that the closest one and the farthest one arrived on the same day. Many of the family heads were related by marriage and knew each other. To be cautious, they did not even talk to each other. Dare to have it.
They also saw Shen Tang for the first time.
The rumored monster that is neither male nor female.
In terms of appearance, he is indeed much better than Zheng Qiao.
Under the escort of his personal guards, Shen Tang walked to the main seat and took a seat. He raised his hand to greet the heads of the aristocratic families who had pale faces: "Good morning, gentlemen. It's been a long journey. Did you sleep well last night?"
Because the place was not big enough, Shen Tang simply arranged the banquet in the martial arts training ground. Each table was placed with a small sign with the name of each family head. The original intention was to make it easier for them to find a place, but in the eyes of each family head, it was It's a small little spirit tablet.
Everyone looked even worse: "Thank you very much, Mr. Shen, for your concern."
"If there is someone who is not taken care of well, you must speak up."
Heads of each family: "..."
At this time, someone noticed that the food table was empty except for the small spirit plate. There was not even a single dish! This scene made several sensitive people think of a certain allusion to the spirit. They were calm on the surface, but secretly thought Cold sweat.
Bang bang bang, I heard Shen Tang clapping his hands.
Row after row of burly military men came over carrying plates. Their arms were thicker than the thighs of the householders. When they leaned over to put down the dishes, the huge black shadow cast by them enveloped all the householders, and there were still hanging ropes hanging around their waists. Saber.
Shen Tang said apologetically: "You all know that Shen came from a rough background and had a hard time getting started. He has long been accustomed to living a simple life and does not like extravagance. He does not support dancers or actresses in his house. He even provides food to guests. I'm asking the soldiers to help. Haha, the conditions are crude and not as good as the warm and fragrant soft jade in the prince's mansion. It's rude."
The faces of the heads of each family were pale.
They couldn't help but wonder about the blood relationship between Shen Tang and Zheng Qiao. Why do they both like to be sarcastic in front of others?
No--
Zheng Qiao is not as good at playing as Shen Youli.
They knew that this was the Hongmen Banquet, and Shen Tang also knew that they knew that this was the Hongmen Banquet, but they really didn't expect that Shen Tang would directly show his sword and ax to the public. Is this because he doesn't even bother to pretend? However, Lord Gonggun No one dared to scold him.
Shen Tang didn't seem to notice how broken their spirits were. He said to himself, "Eat well and drink well", and he had a great appetite.
Heads of each family: "..."
Well, not everyone has an appetite.
On the Lingzhou family's side, there is a person who stands out.
The old man with white beard and hair closed his eyes and meditated.
Beside him, someone was feasting.
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