The poor prince was still squatting in his seat and watching his father continue to grin and laugh. Well, this is his fault. The main reason is that this child is not familiar with political struggles and does not know that this time the suggestion of industrial and commercial personnel to select good talents will definitely be another heavy blow to the aristocratic families. It would be strange if those people do not hate this prince who harmed their fundamental interests.

"I have made contributions to the country's people and allowed their descendants to participate in the imperial examination. First, select talents and abilities, in order to achieve the prosperity of our Tang Empire and not let good materials be lost in the market. Second, I want everyone in the world to understand one truth. I use people as an official in the Tang Dynasty, and I am not confined to the rules..." Uncle Li stood up, walked off the dragon couch, stood in the center, and expressed his views and support for the report of Prince Li Zhi. At this time, all the officials present had already understood and Uncle Li had made a decision.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Ma Zhou, a peasant family born in a poor family for generations, met Uncle Li by chance. He was appreciated by Uncle Li, who was able to become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, he praised Uncle Li's actions.

"How could Cao Cao be the hero of the Three Kingdoms? How could he be countless powerful generals? There are so many counselors? It is precisely because Wei Wu used his talents and did not stick to his own style. Only by talent can he gain people's talents and his heart is stable, so that Wei can be stronger than Wu and Shu. I think it is not impossible to pull out good talents in the market, so that the people of business can know the kindness of Your Majesty and serve the country and the court. This is a good move. Therefore, I am accompanies the discussion of His Highness the Crown Prince." As soon as Ma Zhou said this, it represents an important force in the court standing on the side of His Highness the Crown Prince. Immediately afterwards, my old man, Uncle Li Jing... among the important officials in the court, he stood up.

It has to be said that Uncle Li's move has been highly praised and praised by industrial and commercial people. Thousands of merchants in Chang'an were even more crying, some of whom had established a tablet of immortality for Uncle Li, and some were smarter. They began to invest in partnership to repair roads and bridges in rural areas near Chang'an, or to hold nursing homes, or to add kindergartens. Anyway, the consequences of this trend really made the court look at each other.

Similarly, Uncle Li was very happy for his wise decision-making. He did another big thing right, and gave the crown prince Li Zhi a thousand-guan, which encouraged him very much. Li Zhi was very happy about this. At least Uncle Li's attitude towards him was getting better and better. This shows that he attached great importance to his crown prince. After all, as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he would definitely hope that his successor would have achievements, thoughts, and vision. Li Zhi's performance made him very satisfied.

Well, Uncle Li relied on friendship and iron fist. He temporarily suppressed the opposition of the Guanlong force group led by Changsun Wuji, issued the Emperor's Order of the Tang Dynasty, and announced this reform measure. For a time, the military circle of the Tang Dynasty was shocked, which was a major earthquake. The Guanlong group was originally the pillar of the Tang Dynasty's military circle, but after seven or eight years, people were replaced one after another, and their power in the military circle had been greatly weakened. But now, Uncle Li Jing's move was simply to destroy the last glimmer of hope they used to fight against the country.

However, Uncle Li Jing didn't care about the so-called impeachment and attacks. Anyway, more than 10,000 students from the place where the Tang Military Academy graduated are now the main backbone of the Tang army. They are all completely loyal to the Tang Empire and the people's backbone of the army. But even so, they only controlled the border troops of the Tang Dynasty and the sixteen guards of Chang'an. In the local Zhechong Prefecture, especially the Zhechong Prefecture in Guanlong, it is difficult for the graduates of the Military Academy to seize control from the aristocratic families. The most important thing is that they are unwilling to be willing to wait for death.

Over the past period of time, the atmosphere in Chang'an and the entire Hedong area of ​​Guanzhong has become a bit unusual, and it feels like a storm. Although the weather is calm on the surface, the problem is that the undercurrents below are really shocking. The thick stack of things in front of me really makes me feel a little unbearable.

Due to the land annexation issue, the Guanlong family and the Shandong family occupied a large amount of land. At the beginning, due to the large population and small land, conflicts between them were easily arising. However, gradually, the people without land responded to the government's call, either going to Liaodong to reclaim Fujiwara Road, or going to Liuqiu in the south, or looking for better survival and development space further south.

This made the aristocratic clans terrified that fewer and fewer tenants rented farming mu for them. This phenomenon became even more serious by the end of the 23rd year of Zhenguan, because during the 23rd year of Zhenguan, the people who were willing to replace land reached a state, with nearly 100,000 households lacking farming in the fields, hoping to have a better living environment to move out collectively.

Moreover, most of the population moved out were in densely populated areas, and nearly 20% of them were hidden and fugitives who were protected by the aristocratic families and farmed for the aristocratic families. For them, a large amount of land began to become deserted, and the new tax law, which had not yet been fully implemented, was like a big knife hanging high on their heads, and could be cut off at any time.

You should know that the new tax law pays taxes based on the amount of property and land, rather than collecting taxes based on the population as before. In the past, aristocratic bureaucrats did not need to pay taxes, while the new tax law requires everyone to pay taxes. Paying taxes is the obligation of every citizen of the Tang Empire. Even Uncle Li jumped out and patted his chest to make a promise to everyone that he would pay taxes. This would inevitably have a huge impact on the wealth of the noble bureaucrats.

Their quality of life will inevitably be affected.

From the end of October to now, in less than five months, the connection between the aristocratic families in Guanlong and Hedong has increased several times. What is even more terrifying is that according to the collected information, many Zhechongfu adopted an isolation policy for newly assigned military academy graduates, and even threatened in the army that anyone should not have too much contact with these military academy graduates. Otherwise, they would have to be careful and be troubled by the aristocratic families.

Threats, naked threats, although these are all private actions and actions, from the feedback and information I have received from the information I have learned from the military academy graduates and the information they learned from the letters, it is difficult for their work to be carried out smoothly. The most important thing is that the aristocratic families have very strict control over the Zhechong Mansion, and they cannot even command an ant in the Zhechong Mansion to listen to his command. It can be said that some Zhechong Mansions are almost the private army of the aristocratic families.

I never thought that the resistance to military reform was so serious, but when I thought about it, I felt that it was normal that Uncle Li repeatedly suppressed these aristocratic families and clans at both political and military levels. In addition, they also knew very well that once the new tax system and official reform were implemented nationwide, all the power and wealth they had before, as well as their local forces, would be strongly suppressed and restricted by the country.

As of now, their behavior is gentle. At least, they have not yet rebelled. However, if some aristocratic families have more uneasy people, it is very likely that the most serious rebellious ones in the Tang Dynasty will begin.

Out of caution, I will tell Uncle Li all these related plots to let him know the current crisis and make all plans to avoid being caught off guard by the time of the time. That would be my son’s sin.

"Haha, I thought it was a big deal, so I didn't care. Let them make trouble. Just keep an eye on me, son-in-law. If they had the courage, I would let them know that the sword in my hand would not be stained with blood and would never return to the sheath!" Uncle Li shook the thick stack of information in his hand, and smiled very coldly, so cold that I couldn't help but subconsciously shiver.

Uncle Li Jing and those confidant generals of Uncle Li all had a strong murderous aura on his face. "How about the staff office?" Uncle Li threw the information on the table and turned to ask Uncle Li Jing. Uncle Li Jing replied without thinking: "The two staff branches of Beidu and Dongdu have been established, and now work has begun. In addition, Taiyuan is quite calm, but the Shandong clan seems a little uneasy in Luoyang in the East..."

"Shandong clan, haha, what can a group of scholars who only care about the royal family make a name for themselves?" Uncle Li waved his hand and smiled indifferently. Uncle Li Jing nodded: "What the old minister is worried about is not that they jump out by themselves, but that if Guanlong and Shandong become allies, then the problem will be a little serious."
Chapter completed!