"Because Your Highness, you have destroyed their foundation. If they continue like this, they will decline rapidly. Some powerful families have been able to last for a long time in history, but they have always attracted outstanding talents from the outside world. "
"In the past, there were no talents outside that they wanted, but they maintained their status and intermarryed with each other. But now, the way to maintain the current situation is to work behind closed doors." Li Daozong said with a smile.
He knew that Li Shimin had long wanted to solve these problems. Although Li Shimin was already the Li family of Longxi, the royal family was no longer the same as the aristocratic family.
But now this problem has been directly solved by Li Ke.
Again, when the base of the educated population is enlarged, there will naturally be more talents.
If you want to maintain your own advantages, it's time to attract foreign talents. All the aristocratic families think very clearly in this regard.
"Huh, that's true, but when the women of the Tang Dynasty begin to make their voices heard, it will be difficult for these wealthy families to take this step." Li Ke sneered and said lightly.
Although now is not the time to introduce women’s rights, there is nothing wrong with fighting for women’s status.
The women's rights Li Ke refers to are women's rights in the true sense, rather than boxing for some special purpose. These are two different things.
Any affirmative action in the true sense is possible. If it can fundamentally improve the status of women, or from various aspects such as social systems and welfare benefits, this is the correct way to solve the problem.
In fact, Li Ke doesn't even need to make too many changes in this aspect, just leave it to time.
As long as the industrialization of the Tang Dynasty develops and there are more and more positions suitable for women in society, women's status will naturally improve.
Unlike now, even the eldest daughters and second daughters of a wealthy family are only used as bargaining chips and objects in transactions.
Of course, this kind of thing should be viewed in two parts.
If you place the bargaining chip and object of this kind of transaction on an ordinary person, the other party may be able to ask for it, because these eldest daughters and second daughters are used for marriage, and these families are not stingy.
In other words, in ancient times, families who married girls were never stingy, whether it was the mother's family or the husband's family. They also get a lot of things and resources, compared to ordinary people.
But they cannot choose what kind of person they want to marry, and they may not even meet in person. Their future marriage partner has already been decided before they are born.
Just like the question of love or bread in later generations, this choice has existed throughout the ages, but you will have the opportunity to choose love in the future, but now, you have no choice.
Li Ke cannot solve this kind of philosophical problem that exists in human emotions. What he can solve is to give those women who have the ability and perseverance to improve themselves a way, a hope, and a way out.
That's all.
The equal rights and equality that everyone hopes for are based on the sense of personality. Putting aside all factors, it is simply the true equality of a person. But it is almost impossible, because people’s physiological characteristics determine that there are differences in this aspect, and some objective issues can never be avoided.
What Li Ke can do is try to change this situation step by step.
Li Daozong did not answer this question, because this is not something that can be reformed overnight. In some ways, reform is more difficult than government affairs.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. I said you should change your habit. Why do you all want to educate me when I get married?" Li Ke said somewhat depressed.
"Hahaha, no, education is enough. At most, it's just a conversation with His Highness. When it comes to education, that's it. To be honest, I'm not as open to some things as Your Highness." Li Daozong laughed. A few times.
Although he is now Li Ke's father-in-law, Li Daozong can still grasp his identity.
"Forget it, let's talk about something else. What do you think about going to Silla and Baekje?" Li Ke asked, looking at Li Daozong.
"There's no problem with that. The troops that are going to be mobilized have already begun their long journey in the direction of Hudu. Personally, of course there's no problem with it. I just don't know when Goguryeo will take action." Li Daozong said.
"I guess it will be next year at most." Li Ke roughly guessed that there is no way to refer to the history of the Tang Dynasty now, because the changes in the entire environment of the Tang Dynasty have brought too many chain effects.
For example, Goguryeo was very arrogant in history, but its current attitude towards the Tang Dynasty is much lower-key. Of course, Goguryeo is definitely on guard against the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the situation between the two countries will not change much. Goguryeo's population, system, etc. are different from those of Turkic countries. It is impossible to deal with Goguryeo in the same way as Xue Yantuo.
Not to mention whether the King of Goguryeo agreed, many ministers of Goguryeo disagreed, because they all knew that if they went to the Tang Dynasty, they would have nothing.
Even if Datang gave them money, the money and status they received simply did not match their current status.
The current situation in Goguryeo cannot be stopped, and they cannot wait to die here.
Datang is becoming stronger day by day, and if they don't make progress, they can only wait for death, and the only possibilities for them to take action are Silla and Baekje.
Because of Silla and Baekje, these two countries have always been die-hard supporters of the Tang Dynasty. Although their military strength is average, if they launch an attack on Goguryeo together with the Tang Dynasty, the impact will still be great.
Therefore, regardless of considering all aspects, Goguryeo will take action against Silla and Baekje first.
Their thinking was very simple. Completely wiping out Silla and Baekje would eliminate Goguryeo's worries. In their view, the sea was a natural barrier, even if the Tang Dynasty could transport some soldiers over by ship.
But without the support of local people, their logistics are not enough to allow them to fight on this land, so the possibility of Datang starting from here is not high.
This is a judgment based on their understanding of Datang, so they will definitely take action.
Or to be precise, Yeon Gaesomun will definitely take action. Although Yeongaesomun has various controversies in history, this man can have such a high status in Goguryeo, and his military ability is beyond doubt.
So he could see where Goguryeo's fatal flaw was. It destroyed Silla and Baekje and then built a strong city in the area bordering the Tang Dynasty. Relying on the strong city and the surrounding terrain, it gradually cannibalized the army of the Tang Dynasty. This It was the key to Goguryeo's defeat of Datang.
