Chapter 626: The problem of the rich

"His eyes are like torches. The old minister can't hide anything."
Fiji and Pang Yukun looked at each other, the wrinkles on their faces crowded together with smiles.
Fei Yue'er was carrying Lulu Luo, Aster and Xiaohuan were trying on clothes for him. Seeing this, they walked from Xiao Ming to other places to avoid suspicion.
Fiji glanced at Fei Yueer, her eyes flashed with admiration. The harem cannot participate in government affairs on formal occasions. She is about to become a queen, and she should remember this.
After the four left, Fiji said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, there are also thirteen wealthy families who accompanied the lower officials to Qingzhou this time. They are now living in the inn in Qingzhou City in order to be able to come to Qingzhou. congratulate."
"The rich family of the thirteen prefectures?" Xiao Ming frowned. He still remembered the events four years ago, so he was still wary of the rich family.
It's just that he also understands that relying on killing is inexhaustible. After all, the great clan of Dayu has lasted for thousands of years, and each great clan represents local clan power.
The former Qingzhou royal family had more than 20,000 people as only the children of the clan, and the Wang family was nothing but a witch in comparison to the wealthy family in Wei Di. At that time, when he dealt with the Wang family, he punished only the head of the crime.
The other members of the royal family were dismantled by him and divided into various places in the sealed country. Only then did he completely dissolve the wealthy families in the six states.
Fiji was keenly aware of the change in Xiao Ming's expression, and he said: "His Royal Highness, now the 13 states have basically restored order, and taxes are collected everywhere as usual. This depends on the support of these wealthy families." Fiji explained.
Xiao Ming nodded, his expression suddenly relaxed, he said; "Old Fei Ge, don't worry, since this king has issued a new decree, it will naturally not change."
The purpose of Xiao Ming's lay down of Wei Land was to pay taxes. Otherwise, his occupation of Wei Land would be equivalent to the occupation of Iraq by the U.S. Empire. It would consume huge resources and the Dengzhou Army of the Southern Expeditionary Army would also be dragged into Wei Land for a lasting rebellion. In the quagmire, this is undoubtedly a disaster for him.
After all, Dayu Kingdom is not a modern society, and it is not so easy for the wealthy people to drill deep in the mountains and old forests. As a result, a chaotic, untaxed Wei Di not only cannot bring him benefits, but is a burden.
At the beginning, he simply believed that force could solve everything, but the various intelligence collected by Li San from the thirteen states gradually made him realize that this was just his own wishful thinking.
According to Li San's information, many villages in Weidi are based on clan surnames, and hundreds of people in a village have a surname.
During this period of time his production team was established, but the captain elected by the villagers was still a very prestigious person in the village.
This kind of information is different from the civilian situation in Qingzhou. The reason for this difference is that the wealthy people in Qingzhou have been very weak due to the repeated invasions of the barbarians. All the children of the wealthy people with some family properties hid in Wubao and Zhou County, and were poor. The people have no choice but to stay in their own villages.
Only then did he understand that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food, and that the heat must be properly mastered, otherwise it will be a mess.
"So the old minister will feel relieved. Your Royal Highness, in fact, for the clans and nobles, they don’t care who will rule them. For them, as long as they can protect their own interests, it’s enough. Now His Royal Highness and the Wei Dihao are in peace, these news To spread it to other places will ease the difficulty for your Highness to seize the world."
Pang Yukun thought it so, he said: "His Royal Highness, Elder Fei Ge said very much, and because of the change of dynasties, these wealthy families are still alive and at ease."
"Pang Changshi praised their shrewdness, or satirized their selfishness." Xiao Ming couldn't help laughing with a pun on Pang Yukun's words.
"His Royal Highness, this is just nonsense by the subordinates." Pang Yukun sighed, now his mood is as complicated as Xiao Ming.
The wealthy families in Liuzhou have been exhausted. He has handled government affairs very well in the past four years. He doesn't have to deal with some wealthy people, but now there is another Weidi, and he has to meet the people he hates again.
Xiao Ming naturally understood Pang Yukun's feelings, but if a massacre against the wealthy in the thirteen states was carried out, the population of Weidi might be reduced by one third.
In the process of slaughtering the wealthy people, these wealthy people who were forced into desperation will certainly slaughter the people, and this number will continue to rise by then.
If the entire Great Yu country is killed all the way, I am afraid that the Great Yu Congress and the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty will generally directly cause the loss of two-thirds of the country's population.
And for this price he cannot bear, because the West has risen, and by that time his country will inevitably lose a lot of troops. Doesn't this give the opportunity for foreign invasion?
Therefore, in the end, he will choose the method of first compromise and then governance. First, disarm the wealthy, and then use universal education to completely dismantle the abuses of the wealthy monopoly of educational resources.
As long as the people at the bottom have access to the imperial hall, the rich family cannot control the imperial hall, just as Li Shimin promoted the imperial examination.
"You have to bear with this king if you are emotional now~EbookFREE.me~ Now this king wants to take care of the overall situation, not the six states." Xiao Ming reminded Pang Yukun to prevent him from having the bad temper.
"Yes, Your Highness." Pang Yukun nodded in response.
Fiji showed a look of relief at this time, and he said: "His Royal Highness, these tycoons have all arrived in Qingzhou. Does Your Highness take time to meet them?"
"See, of course you can, and you have to see it gracefully, otherwise it will let them rest in their stomachs." Xiao Ming said sternly.
When he put on a dragon robe, Xiao Ming's mood changed. What he now began to think was how to govern this country, how to bring this devastated country side by side with the Western powers, and even surpass the Western powers.
For him, this is a difficult task. Although he has mastered advanced technology, he can't control everyone's hearts.
In addition to worrying about the wolves looking around, he is still anxiously waiting for the consequences of universal education. The people are no longer ignorant, which means that they will actively participate in politics.
At that time, whether his imperial power will be challenged by Western democratic politics will be an unknown, but although he understands it, he cannot stop.
Because this is a contradictory issue, we must open up the people's wisdom if we want to lead the development of Great Yu to a modern country. On the contrary, continue to fool the people and stay in the feudal dynasty.
Sometimes Xiao Ming also asked if he could let go of the power in his hand and make concessions. His answer was no.
He has to admit that power is an addictive thing. Although he possesses countless knowledge, he is still inevitable, and he knows that once he puts down his power, he will not end in death or imprisonment. This is inevitable.
He has worked so hard to live the second life so that he will not be stupid. He has to be a life-long emperor.