The guest room in the Xu Mansion became quiet for a moment. Xu Da looked at Zhu Xiongying and said pitifully,
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Xiongying raised his finger to stop Xu Da's words. Xu Da quickly closed his mouth, and Zhu Xiongying continued,
"General Xu, there are three major things that I need to do after I succeed to the throne, and one of them must be done by you."
Being so clearly assigned by His Highness Shengsun, Xu Da felt happy and quickly responded,
"Your Highness! Everyone in the Xu family is at your disposal!"
Zhu Xiongying shook his head and said,
"It's not the people in the Xu family, but you, General Xu."
Xu Da was stunned when he heard this. Just now he thought he had heard His Highness Shengsun's words wrongly.
No matter how benevolent His Highness is, even if Xu Da has already seen that His Highness Shengsun is here to win people's hearts,
But according to the rules of the court, Xu Da himself was basically equivalent to political death.
Even if His Majesty or His Highness wants to make important use of his own family, he should promote him from the descendants of the Xu family.
But hearing that His Highness Shengsun wanted to re-activate himself, Xu Da, who had long been discouraged, felt a little fire in his heart at this moment.
Xu Da lived a prosperous life. Although he was in his twilight years, the fire in his chest never went out.
If he had a choice, he would rather have a career on his own than for his children to work as officials.
After thinking about this, Xu Da looked at Zhu Xiongying excitedly and said,
"Your Highness, if you think my old bones can still be used, then you can use them as you wish!"
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said,
"General Xu, from now on, all matters related to industrial merchants will be left to you to handle."
"This..." No
Xu Da was just stunned on the spot, and the other people in the room, Xu Huizu, Zhu Yunxi, and Zhu Gaochi also focused their gazes on Xu Da.
His Highness Shengsun really didn't play by the rules. If Xu Da hadn't known Zhu Xiongying too well, he would have thought that Zhu Xiongying was humiliating him.
A great nobleman who had stepped down from the position of Duke of the country actually went to recruit industrial merchants.
Even though His Majesty and His Highness both attach great importance to this industrial revolution, this is still a business matter.
Prejudice against businessmen is not formed overnight, nor will it be eliminated in a short period of time.
People like the Chang family naturally have no objections to this matter. After all, what Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu did in the early years was not something that was visible to the public.
In addition, they are the ones who Zhu Xiongying said he would do, and if he asked them to do it, they would naturally do it.
But the Industrial Revolution lacked a leader. The Chang family may be good generals, but they are definitely not good coaches.
We are lacking an all-rounded old fox like Xu Da who can go to various places to open up joints. Not to mention 100%, at least 50% of the central government's decrees can be passed on.
"Old General Xu, what's the matter? Are you unwilling to do business with merchants?"
Zhu Xiongying's anger gradually turned cold, Xu Da quickly reacted, shook his head and said,
"No, no, your highness, that's not what I meant."
Xu Da could only bite the bullet and contact him, but he also had difficulties in his heart.
First, he went from being a great nobleman to a business leader in a blink of an eye. The gap was difficult for Xu Da to accept.
Looking at it this way, it would be better to stay at home, at least leave a good reputation, and then switch to business, shouldn't the history books record that he was greedy for money and profits in his later years?
The second is that since His Highness Shengsun has been entrusted to him, Xu Da cannot deal with it hastily and must devote all his energy to it.
This made it difficult for Xu Da to take care of his children at home, especially Xu Huizu, who was rising in the officialdom at this time.
Xu Huizu is like a young bird. If he wants to stand firm in the unpredictable court, he needs the protection of Xu Da, his old father. If he cannot take care of him, what will the Xu family do?
Compared with what happened next, Xu Da's worries were nothing.
Xu Da lived his whole life without any thoughts. He just wanted his Xu family to be rich and prosperous for generations to come.
There is no need to hold high positions in the court for generations. At least the descendants of the Xu family can work as servants in the court to make a living without having to work in the fields. Xu Da and he will be satisfied.
Zhu Xiongying saw through what Xu Da was thinking and said deeply,
"General Xu, just live in the present. There are always so many people playing at the card table. It's wrong after all..."
As soon as Zhu Xiongying said these words, Xu Huizu and Zhu Gaochi were all shocked, while Zhu Yunxi looked at his brother enthusiastically. As for Xu Da...he was confused.
To be honest, Xu Da didn't understand His Highness Shengsun's words, or rather, Xu Da didn't want to understand them at all.
What does it mean that there are always so many players playing at the card table, is it wrong?
His Highness's intention could not be more obvious. His Highness Shengsun will not allow the appearance of ironclad nobles. And it is obvious that His Highness Shengsun is not targeting the Xu family, but everyone.
But this runs counter to the fundamental logic of the imperial and feudal dynasties. Although the Shiqing Shilu system was abolished in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was nothing more than a transfer from the public to the underground. Except for a very small number of grass carp who jumped over the dragon gate, this The basic logic of the world has never changed.
That is, the minister’s child will become a minister in the future.
The children of farmers will be farmers in the future.
Even if His Highness Sheng Sun popularizes literacy, even if His Highness Sheng Sun reforms the imperial examinations, even if His Highness Sheng Sun does a lot... the solidification of hierarchies cannot be eliminated with one or two sentences, one thing or two things.
In other words, this is what accompanies human history,
The transmission of status is made more obvious, that is, direct assignment. Even if the Sui Dynasty established the imperial examination, the system of favors and yin will always exist. This is a back door for the nobles' descendants. From the perspective of political games, this is also a balance between various aspects. The methods of the square class,
It is done relatively secretly, that is, by piling up resources. Even if the noble disciples do not need direct favors, the connections and resources they receive are far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Not to mention anything else, even if you have a meal with the officials of the DPRK and China and become familiar with each other, this is a huge resource. Just imagine how much effort an ordinary child has to go through to sit at the same table and eat with the officials of the DPRK and China. ? The descendants of Xungui can easily realize the network structure,
This is not a stubborn disease, nor can it be called corruption. This is the sophistication of the world and human nature.
And killing like Lao Zhu doesn't sell anyone's face, and the behavior of denying relatives is anti-human.
There is a deadlock here. We must use anti-human and anti-corruption actions to stop the nepotism full of human nature... In the end, human nature will win.
Because this is a human society that needs groups to survive.
Lao Zhu is weak-minded and cannot kill him cleanly even if he wants to. The nobles and nobles in the court know it well. As long as they survive the rounds of the butcher's knife, they will enter the cycle again.
Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior seems to have disrupted the cycle, but over time, it does no harm at all. In the end, nothing has changed.
Because Lao Zhu is also a member of the cycle.
And the cycle of history is not feudal dynasty, but human nature.
