"Even if His Highness Prince Su is planning such a vicious plan, we... we will not sit still and wait for death!"
King Chengling gritted his teeth and glared at Zhao Hongrun and said, but his tone was no longer as confident as before.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and then smiled and said: "This is a bit beyond my expectation... I thought my uncle would nod."
"Nod?" King Chengling laughed miserably, looked at Zhao Hongrun, and said bitterly: "Since I know that after Your Highness overthrows the clan, it will be our turn next, how can I dig my own grave?"
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked: "When did I say that I would deal with Uncle Clan's gang?"
"If this were not the case, why did His Highness Prince Su suppress us? We have obviously never offended His Highness."
Looking at Prince Chengling's face, Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment, and then he suddenly understood: Oh, he wants me to give him a promise.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun was not in a hurry. He picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for King Chengling, and said lightly: "Uncle, I, as you said, are a direct descendant of the Ji Zhao family. My uncle and I are
, came from the same clan hundreds of years ago, and are all passed down from the same ancestor. Logically speaking, you and I are closer than other surnames. However, many clan members have become smarter now, oh, this
Cleverness does not mean great wisdom, but opportunism and heresy, trying to harm the national interests and enrich private interests. I heard that during the negotiations between your clan uncles and my father, you finally agreed to pay the taxes owed in arrears in the past few years?
...I have learned that the amount of money is not small."
"..." King Chengling couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After all, he was also one of the people who delayed the court's taxes.
"Uncle, I think this is not possible. While enjoying the treatment of the royal family, you should also fulfill your obligations. Only when I, the Great Wei, become stronger, will your status become more stable...
Don’t you listen, if one day our country, the Wei Dynasty, is defeated by South Korea and the country falls, how can we hold on even if our uncle’s family has tens of millions of dollars?"
"..." King Chengling remained silent.
In fact, many nobles understand these truths. The problem is that defaulting on paying taxes to the court has become a habit, so that in the end, even those nobles who originally paid their taxes on time and as agreed became hesitant.
They think to themselves: Others owe it, so why should I pay it on time?
Even in the end, when the court demanded the money from them, the nobles began to feel dissatisfied and resistant to this matter that was supposed to be a matter of course. As a result, they bribed people, lied about profits, and even openly evaded taxes.
Various means emerge in endlessly.
Forget about tax evasion, these royal families, noble families, and nobles spare no effort in appropriating national resources.
For example, a new mine was discovered in a certain county. Logically speaking, it should be mined by the imperial court. However, after the local nobles heard about this incident, they immediately bribed the county magistrate and lied to the imperial court that "there are no minerals in this county."
, or in other words, before the court knew about this, they bribed the county magistrate and gave the county a sum of money to buy the entire mountain.
How much does it cost to buy a barren mountain?
As a result, although the Ministry of Revenue received a negligible amount of money from the county, it lost a mine that should have belonged to the imperial court. In the future, it could only spend more money to pay for the aristocratic power that bought the mountain and was mining it.
, purchase ore.
This is the typical style of aristocratic merchants to harm the public and enrich private interests. Although it cannot include all the aristocratic forces in Wei, at least most of them are doing this.
Otherwise, just relying on the money allocated by the imperial court to the Zongfu, and the Zongfu allocating it to the members of the royal family, it would have happened that two royal family members spent a lot of money on a prostitute in the land of fireworks, and got jealous and even got into a fight.
Royal scandal?
Now that Zhao Hongrun is the king of Su, how much is his monthly salary? Just over a thousand taels of silver. If it weren’t for his uncle Zhao Yuanli, the Sixth Prince, who was the financier behind the waterside pavilion, according to his monthly salary, he would have even redeemed Miss Su’s body.
None of them can be redeemed.
No kidding, this is the financial resources of the direct descendants of the royal family.
As for the children of the royal family who were separated, they all spent money like water. Where did the money come from?
"I am also a descendant of the Zhao family with the surname Ji. How can I hope that my clan will be destroyed?... But it is undeniable that some people need to be beaten." Zhao Hongrun said frankly to King Chengling.
Indeed, this is the fundamental reason why Zhao Hongrun did not resort to the big killer weapon of "Tweening the Order", because this poisonous plan is difficult to measure. Once implemented, no aristocratic force in the Wei Kingdom will be spared.
It is undeniable that some sensible aristocratic families will still remain united, but they will definitely not be the majority.
It is no exaggeration to say that with the push of the "Tweening Order", more than half of the aristocratic families in the Wei Kingdom were divided. Fathers and sons were separated, brothers turned against each other, and they became a piece of scattered sand.
What's worse is that today's economic system in Wei State can be said to be at least half supported by aristocratic forces. Once the aristocratic forces collapse, Wei State will inevitably suffer heavy losses. This is far more serious than losing a foreign war. It is very likely that
It will lead to the collapse of the domestic economic system, inflation, and civil strife.
And once the Wei State falls into civil strife, will South Korea in the north and Chu State in the south let go of this golden opportunity?
For all these reasons, Zhao Hongrun did not use this killing weapon, but only used it to beat Chengling King Zhao Wenshen and force him to compromise.
"Note: Many book friends have been recommending this trick of pushing the order, so the author will use the plot to explain it in detail here. We have to analyze the national conditions of Wei State, which is different from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. One is the world's powerful countries; the other is
When the world is unified, national policies cannot be applied at will in different periods. If the protagonist forcibly issues a favor order, the nobles will be destroyed, the economy will collapse, and the Wei Kingdom will also be destroyed."
No, under the threat of the "Tweening Order", Chengling King Zhao Wenshen obviously lacked confidence, so that at this moment, Zhao Hongrun was heard in the side hall instilling ideas into him, as if he was preaching.
After a long time, King Chengling took a deep breath and asked Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, King Su, what do you want from us?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and after a moment's thought, he understood what King Chengling meant. He lowered his voice and said seriously: "Give up the mineral vein!"
After hearing this, King Chengling's expression suddenly changed. You must know that operating mines is not only the main way for them to accumulate wealth, but also a disguised means to threaten the imperial court. If it is dedicated to the imperial court, how will they survive in the future? Could it be that they rely on the Zongfu?
The meager stipend allocated?
"This is impossible!" King Chengling flatly refused.
Zhao Hongrun was silent when he heard this, and just said lightly: "Whether you agree or not, I will take back the state's property bit by bit in the future."
"..." Looking at Zhao Hongrun's calm expression, Prince Chengling lowered his head and glanced at the piece of paper on the table, with a hint of struggle flashing in his eyes.
Suddenly, he raised his head and said: "Your Highness, King Su, if I am willing to hand over the mineral vein in my hand, can you agree to a condition?"
"Uncle Clan, please speak."
King Chengling's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "I want to be a passenger on a ship, a ship named 'King Su'."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.
He knew that once he agreed, he would have to take Prince Chengling to play with him in the future.
To put it bluntly, no matter what way to make money in the future, he would know that Prince Chengling would let him take part of the profits.
After thinking deeply for a moment, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said: "Okay! Okay! If I have a way to make money in the future, I will not forget to inform my uncle." After a pause, he added: "As long as my uncle's descendants
Let your descendants live peacefully and peacefully as rich men, and don't cause trouble. Even if they are just idiots, I can guarantee their prosperity for the rest of their lives."
"..." King Chengling opened his mouth, and then said with a wry smile: "Although these words are not pleasant... let's think of them as good words." After saying that, he suddenly straightened his face and said tentatively: "Including Bolang.
sand?"
"Of course!" Zhao Hongrun had already guessed this question and was not surprised at all.
Taking a long breath, King Chengling nodded with satisfaction.
You must know that Bolangsha is the largest project in the country of Wei under the jurisdiction of Zhao Hongrun now, with the joint efforts of the Metallurgical Bureau and the Ministry of Industry. It is said that Zhao Hongrun plans to spend "ten million taels" of silver to build the mausoleum.
The king did not believe that this wise His Highness King Su would waste all this money.
"Are there any questions?" Seeing that Prince Chengling was almost persuaded, Zhao Hongrun's mood became better and better.
"The last one." King Chengling raised a finger and asked sternly: "What is the purpose of His Highness in supporting those civilian merchants? Is it because he wants those people to replace the nobles and aristocratic families?"
"Replace the nobles and aristocratic families?" Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said lightly: "No matter how long it takes, nobility and aristocratic families can never be truly replaced, because if they hit you, they will become new aristocrats and aristocratic families. As time goes by,
As each year passes, I gradually become just like you... greedy."
"..." King Chengling was embarrassed by what he said, and asked in confusion: "Since he knows that this is not feasible, why does His Highness Prince Su still support them?"
Zhao Hongrun smiled lightly and said: "Because the emperor's art says, don't put all the chickens in one basket, and it's best not to let one person carry the basket."
"Checks and balances..."
Prince Chengling touched his chin and nodded slowly.
Immediately, he raised his head, looked at Zhao Hongrun and said seriously: "I hope His Highness will be true to his word!"
"I will always keep my word!" Standing up, Zhao Hongrun extended his hand to King Chengling.
Prince Chengling looked deeply at Zhao Hongrun, stood up, and took the hand offered by Zhao Hongrun.
"Note: A little trivia, why do you shake hands with your right hand? Because in ancient times, it was common to hold weapons in the right hand. Spreading the right hand shows that there is no weapon in the hand. This is an act of goodwill to the other party, not because of the dominant hand. In the same way, hold a fist
When the left hand presses the right hand, the left hand is respected, pressing the right hand, symbolizing peace. I saw in some TV dramas that when someone made a fist, his right hand pressed the left hand. It was quite speechless. If this was in ancient times, the opponent would have to chop you to death."
"What does His Highness Prince Su want from me?"
After letting go of his hand, Prince Chengling asked seriously.
"Uncle, please don't leak this matter. I will leave the palace later with a sullen face." As he said that, Zhao Hongrun's lips showed a hint of sneer, and he said coldly: "Uncle, I was caught off guard. Then, I will
The king also wants to pay him back."
Looking at Zhao Hongrun who was snoring coldly, King Chengling muttered to himself.
He finally saw with his own eyes that Prince Su Chuan Ji Run was extremely vengeful, and this was not groundless.