Li Ke thought for a while, and then said: "It is true that they are not as strong as I thought."
"Look, I said you don't understand." Li Daozong couldn't help but smile.
"Then you should tell me." Li Ke was speechless, "I found that you and my father are the same. You are used to half-talking. This habit is very annoying."
"Really? Then who is used to giving up at every turn?" Li Daozong looked at Li Ke and said.
Li Ke: "..."
"It's like this. I think in your heart, you must feel that, for example, for the Li family in Zhao County, if the head of the Li family in Zhao County says a word, then the entire Li family in Zhao County will directly use their strength to advance and retreat together. This is a clan. Is this the reason why the family is so powerful?" Li Daozong looked at Li Ke and said.
"Almost." Li Ke nodded.
"You are thinking too much." Li Daozong spoke directly without hesitation, "First of all, let's not say that each family has its own ideas. Although the head of the Li family in Zhao County is the nominal head of the family, at most he is the head of some families. During clan meetings, some issues will be discussed together, and most of the time, each room will deal with it separately."
"Of course, it is true that it is easier for them to talk to each other, for example in the officialdom, if something happens to each other. You also know that in the system before the Tang Dynasty, the officialdom sometimes represented the majority."
"As for daily business and other aspects, I can tell you clearly that almost all of them are not in contact with each other."
"A well-established family is not stupid either. As the saying goes, helping people in times of need does not help the poor. If your family fails, maybe someone close to you will help you and give you a chance to rise again. But if you are close to you, you will not be able to survive." Generally speaking, maybe by your next generation, your life will not be much different from that of an ordinary poor family."
"There are actually many such people in wealthy families. They are found in every household, and there are quite a few of them."
"It's not that they don't help, it's that they can't help. You don't worry about scarcity but about inequality. You know better than me. If you help one, will you help the others? Of course, if you say there are other relationships between you, then of course it is. Say something else."
"So the aristocratic families are actually far less united than you think. At most, some down-and-out families often don't dare to make mistakes because they rely on the master's family, and they can also rely on the strength of the master's family to study. , as long as you read books, you will have the capital to turn around."
"The actual situation is what you said. In fact, the aristocratic family is far from being as powerful and responsive as you think. Of course, there are many outstanding people in the aristocratic family, such as the deceased Duke Ming of Lai State."
"But there are idiots too."
"So, you thought of them as a very large whole and tried your best, but in the end they couldn't bear your methods at all. I always thought you understood this, but later I found out that it was not the case. You I just think they are very powerful, so I have to use these methods." Li Daozong said while suppressing a smile.
Li Ke: "..."
You can't blame me for this. What we see in later generations are historical evaluations of how powerful the powerful families are. Historical strongmen like Li Shimin and others were unable to do anything to the other party. Of course Li Ke thought they were powerful.
After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, what Li Ke saw and came into contact with was basically the most powerful family in each family. Of course, he would think that they should be so powerful.
However, when Li Daozong said this, Li Ke understood that he had entered a state of information error. From the perspective of future generations, when future generations look at this kind of historical information, their subconscious mind will automatically substitute it with modern society.
When you think these powerful families are so powerful, you are imagining ancient society into a social system as powerful as modern times. These families can control the entire society. How powerful is that.
But in fact, the ancient social system of the Tang Dynasty was far more fragile than imagined. It was incomparable with modern times. The two sides were not at the same level.
Compared with some small countries in later generations, and the capitalist families that frequently control the infrastructure of these countries, these powerful families are not that powerful at all.
Of course, they don’t need it. After all, except for the emperor, the rest are their people. In this case, what infrastructure do they need to control?
This is the essential difference in cognition, and this is the result of information errors.
"Forget it, this is also a good thing. At least they were all beaten down. I am not just two people competing. You move and I move. Of course, I have a big move to knock people down directly. In this case, It will also save you trouble in the future." Li Ke thought for a while and said helplessly.
"That's the fact." Li Daozong thought for a while, and it was indeed what Li Ke said.
"However, you people are really interesting. Why do you all start teaching me this knowledge after I get married?" Li Ke looked at Li Daozong and the others helplessly.
"Um... isn't this how people inherit their heritage?" Li Daozong choked and said.
Li Ke thought for a while, okay, there's nothing wrong with it.
"But during the Chinese New Year this year, your move really hit the mark of the family." Li Daozong thought of something again and said with a smile.
"Are you talking about the training of the second sons and concubines of those aristocratic families?" Li Ke immediately knew what Li Daozong was talking about.
"Yes." Li Daozong nodded, "That's why I thought you understood their weakness."
"Forget it, this is also part of the original plan. Too many of their resources have been wasted, and the Tang Dynasty needs these talents now." Li Ke shook his head and said, he just didn't want those people to be of the same mind as the powerful family.
As long as they are not of the same mind, Li Ke will dare to use them.
"It's good. There are many people in each family who are angry because of the unfairness of the master's family. When there is no way out, they may be angry and dare not speak out, but when there is a way out, some people will vent their anger." Li Daozong smiled.
"Actually, Li Zhene told me about this matter." Li Daozong added.
"Oh?" Li Ke looked over curiously.
"He said that Your Highness, your move was so cruel that it almost dug up the roots of a wealthy family." Li Daozong said with a smile, "I guess the five surnames and Qiwang are going to make changes. It seems that these people are the bastards and inferiors of some families." etc., but they are like the side branches of a big tree except for the main root system. They may seem unimportant, but they are indispensable.”
"Without these people, the size of these wealthy families will be reduced by two-thirds."
"So, I guess the rule that people with the fifth surname and Qi Wang not marry with other surnames will also have to change."
"Oh?" Li Ke glanced at Li Daozong in surprise. Did he change it so quickly? In history, didn't they stop this behavior until Li Zhi issued an imperial edict?
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Well, my son is only 19 months old, so of course he won’t read my novels... It wouldn’t be so difficult to take care of him if he was older.
