There was a shopping mall, and Li Ke didn't wait long before he met Zheng Lin who came to visit.
According to the information given by Tian Meng, Zheng Lin is twenty-eight years old this year. In later generations, there are many unmarried people at this age. But in this era, at the age of twenty-eight, he can almost call himself an old man, and he is already the leader of a clan. .
"Chang'an Zheng family, Zheng Lin, have met His Highness the King of Qin." The other party saluted directly.
"Excuse me, I heard that you asked to see me. What's the matter?" Li Ke asked calmly.
"There are two main things. The first thing is to explain to His Highness that although I, the Chang'an Zheng Family, were born out of the Xingyang Zheng Family, I have nothing to do with the Xingyang Zheng Family. I am also a gold member of this mall. It is held by the Zheng family of Chang'an, and the Zheng family of Xingyang has officially announced it to the public." Zheng Lin said with a calm face.
These things cannot be concealed at all, so Zheng Lin did not want to conceal them at all. This was a basic operation in ancient times. Li Ke understood it, and the entire high-level officials of the Tang Dynasty understood it, but no one said anything. Each family has its own choice. No one paid attention.
Even the measures announced by the Zheng family in Xingyang were very authoritative in this era. To be precise, even if the emperor killed the nine clans, he would not be able to kill such branches that were expelled from the family tree.
Of course, this is when the emperor abides by this rule. If he insists on killing someone, no one can stop it, but the consequences will be very serious.
"Well, then according to the example of the Zhuge family in the Three Kingdoms, your Chang'an Zheng family should be here to support me?" Li Ke touched his chin and asked with a smile.
Zheng Lin choked slightly, mainly because of Li Ke's way of speaking. He was not used to it. Although he had a rough idea of what His Highness King Qin was like before he came here, he really faced this kind of speech and rushed straight into it. It makes it clear that the person who said it doesn't have a strong mental endurance, and most people really can't stand it.
How could anyone speak like a dumbass and then come up and directly state what he was talking about?
This is like going on a blind date with you. When you see that the other girl has a good appearance and figure, just say, I am attracted to you and want to sleep with you today.
Who is talking like this?
Question...His Royal Highness King Qin is already chatting like this.
"The three Zhuge family members have not separated from their respective families, but our Chang'an Zheng family and Xingyang Zheng family have nothing to do with each other. Of course, Your Highness can understand this." Zheng Lin explained.
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"Oh, but I don't have anything to use you for. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave. Of course, I can still provide you with the benefits of a mall gold membership. This is not It will change." Li Ke said with a smile.
Zheng Lin was a little helpless. Li Ke's behavior made him feel like he was powerless.
Just like what the other party said, it would be fine if Li Ke wanted something from him. The problem is, His Highness the King of Qin has no use for him at all, so what is the use of following His Highness the King of Qin? If this counts as following His Highness the King of Qin, everyone in the world can say that they have followed His Highness the King of Qin.
"I understand, I'll leave now." Zheng Lin didn't pester. There was no point in pestering.
"Wait, I have a question for you." Li Ke stopped him.
"Your Highness, please speak." Zheng Lin stopped in his tracks.
"What if I want to collect business tax?" Li Ke asked.
"My Chang'an Zheng family's business is currently not promoted very much. It can probably affect more than a dozen small families. I am sure to persuade them to support His Highness's policy, but we do not have much official power." Zheng Lin thought for a while and said.
Looking at Zheng Lin who was standing there thinking, Li Ke waved his hand and said, "I understand, you can go."
"I'll take my leave." Zheng Lin didn't bother, just turned around and saluted and left.
Looking at Zheng Lin's leaving figure, Li Ke sighed. This is why these aristocratic families can be passed down for thousands of years. The Zheng family in Xingyang, from the Zheng Kingdom entrusted by King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, even more than a thousand years later, is still There are still people's ancestral halls all over the country.
Just look at Zheng Lin's attitude. When Li Ke asked about collecting business taxes, he didn't say whether he agreed or not at all. Instead, he directly considered how many people could be persuaded to support Li Ke.
That's the attitude.
Think about it, among the other people who needed their support in ancient times, how many could withstand this kind of support?
Once these ancient families made a decision, they were really strong-willed and supported them to the death. There were very few people on the fence.
Just look at the Mi family who supported Liu Bei at the beginning. When Liu Bei was at his poorest, no one had a second thought. How many of these people who want to do big things can refuse such a subordinate?
This is where these aristocratic families are truly powerful and can be passed down for thousands of years.
Therefore, if you want to solve these families, you only need to solve the most fundamental problems. If you don’t solve them fundamentally, can killing them solve them? cannot.
What about Wu Zetian and Huang Chao? Li Ke, who came back from more than a thousand years later, knew that no family had been wiped out, they were all still there.
The foundations of these families are too deep. Unless you really kill all the people associated with them, otherwise, the foundations left behind by them will be enough for them to rise again.
Fortunately, Li Ke's method does not require the support of these families at all, but starts to solve the problem from the root.
In fact, it cannot be said that the problem is completely solved. It can only be said that it is impossible to completely solve some things. It can only be said that under the provisions of the law, the gap between them and ordinary people should be narrowed as much as possible, so that ordinary people can When people encounter problems, they will not be powerless to resist.
To put it bluntly, even if Li Ke eliminated the powerful families of the Tang Dynasty and allowed most people to read, could they actually be completely eliminated? cannot. What Li Ke can do is to give ordinary people a way to rise and a chance to get ahead, so that as long as they work hard, they will have the opportunity to change their lives.
As for more, Li Ke can't do it. The simplest thing is that the people who follow Li Ke, as Li Ke's scale expands, the wealth they can control must also be more and more, although They come from humble backgrounds, but their class has also widened.
Forget it, why are you thinking so much? The path for what Li Ke is going to do has already been laid out. What he is waiting for is just the opportunity.
As for whether these aristocratic families will be crushed by the giant wheel of the times, or whether they will drift with the tide, we have to wait and see.
After coming out of Youjian Mall, Li Ke returned directly to the outside of the city.
There is also Li Tai waiting for his education.
Although Li Tai was a little stunned when he received Pei Xingjian's invitation, he still agreed. For example, among brothers, you said that there are banquets and gatherings for each other, but direct invitations to stay in the house for a few days have never happened.
Moreover, Li Tai had nothing to be afraid of when his third brother invited him.
So after he got Pei Xingjian's invitation, he made some preparations and went directly to Qin Wangzhuang outside the city. He and Li Ke were just in front of each other.
Li Tai who came here, like Li Chengqian, was also shocked by the entire Qin Wangzhuang. This entire Zhuangzi was too shocking, too majestic, and too beautiful! There are many things here that are not even found in the Daming Palace that his father built for his grandfather!
But here in Li Ke, it is even more luxurious.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. Why do you feel that you are getting fatter?" When he saw Li Tai, Li Ke walked up to him with a smile, patted his shoulder affectionately and asked.
Li Tai was a little flattered. What a joke. Although he seemed to be a little dismissive of Li Ke, and his relationship with Li Ke was not very good before, but deep down, he was afraid of Li Ke.
Otherwise, when you see Li Ke doing things, when has Li Tai ever jumped out to object? Don’t dare!
There was no way, there were too many shadows in his childhood. Li Tai was also beaten by Li Ke, but not many times. There was also the matter of the postponement of Changle's marriage that year. The third brother scared him and he had a shadow.
When Li Tai was a child, he was beaten by Li Shimin for being naughty. It was not the guards who beat him, but his father picked up the scabbard and slapped him twice on the butt.
With just two blows, Li Tai howled for two days and his buttocks turned blue.
But because of Changle's marriage, when Li Ke was beaten by the guards, Li Tai was right next to him. There was blood on his clothes from the blow with the military stick, but the third brother didn't say a word. In the end, his father compromised, otherwise his third brother would either Waste or die.
Li Tai's scalp was numb when he saw that scene. He didn't know how the third brother could hold back the pain. From then on, he didn't dare to mess with Li Ke. In his heart, Li Ke was the real ruthless person.
So now, Li Tai was a little flattered that Li Ke had such a good attitude towards him.
"I don't know either." Li Tai smiled sarcastically.
"You look fat. Let's go. Third brother will take you to swim to lose weight." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Ah? Swimming? This weather?" Li Tai was confused.
"It's okay, third brother has built a large swimming pool here." Li Ke said with a smile.
Li Tai had no idea about the large swimming pool that Li Ke mentioned, but he still followed Li Ke in confusion.
After following Li Ke across the main building and into the large rectangular building at the back, a burst of heat immediately hit his face. After climbing a flight of stairs, a huge pool appeared in front of Li Taishi. Looking at this pool, which was at least 20 steps long and seven or eight steps wide, Li Tai was stunned.
How... was this done? Aye's hot spring pool is not so luxurious either.
