If you want to say who is the richest country in the Han Dynasty, it is by no means a royal family, nor a bureaucrat.

But since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period began to develop to the present, they often occupy land in the local enclosure, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land at every turn, and thousands of people in the village!

One is a family, and the other is a strong man.

The so-called heroes of states and counties are strong and strong, and the heroes of the world are families, which is talking about these soil emperors.

It doesn't take the emperor to be far away, even if it is in Jingzhao, the manor and dock fort of the powerful family are basically self-contained, and the water cannot be splashed.

Even the officials supported by the imperial court can't control it!

The family is better, after all, I don't know how many generations have been beautiful, and the original accumulation of capital has already been completed.

They think they belong to cultural people, they still have some face, and they are willing to maintain relations with the imperial court, and many things have a degree.

He has done a lot of bad things, but he knows how to take a detour, and often gives small favors to the people to cover up the cruelty inside, and he often has a good reputation in the local area.

Haoqiang is different!

Those powerful families who are only two or three generations rich have accumulated wealth and don't care whether they look good or not on face, what they want is to be cheerful and domineering!

Rampant in the township, fish and meat are common operations.

Occasionally, they encountered ruthless, gathered strong men who refused to pay taxes, and broke into the government to kill officials indiscriminately, which did not belong to the news in the early Han Dynasty!

Especially during the reign of Wenjing, the imperial court pursued Huang Lao's inaction, handed over the local management work to the local squires, and the officials sent by the imperial court also played a role in liaison and regulation.

Over the past hundred years, the powerful power of the family has become bigger and bigger, so big that it can easily influence the central government!

Otherwise, why does Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty like to use cool officials?

Because only cool officials can pry into the intricate powerful forces in various places and help centralize power!

Haoqiang can be forcibly eradicated with cool officials, but the families often have many children who serve in the court, and they have long become the mainstay of the Han Dynasty, and they are easy not to move.

Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Yulin orphans and wantonly promoted good sons in the army to enrich the officer corps; It also established Taixue, implemented the probation system, and reused civilian elites.

In order to reduce the influence of the family in the court, in order to consolidate the imperial power!

In order to compete with the family, the emperor of the Liu family even took great risks to reuse his relatives, which can be said to be exhaustive.

But even so, the effect is still not ideal.

Most of the wealth of the country is still in the hands of the powerful families.

The families are also fearless, they are different from those who have no roots and no foundation, if they are separated from their support, the ruling foundation of the imperial court will have a big problem!

So when he was in a hurry, he made a show and released hundreds of hidden households, and donated tens of thousands of dollars and silks, which was regarded as giving the emperor a face.

It can be said that if Liu Che hadn't sent Wei Qingbei to chase the Xiongnu and achieved major results, thus accumulating considerable prestige in the country, and reducing the influence of the family through various political means, it is really difficult to say whether the current Han Dynasty is stable or not.

For example, when Liu Che first succeeded to the throne, he tried to weaken the power of Huang Lao's doctrine, and King Liang immediately became ready to move.

In the two years when the war against the Xiongnu did not go well, the prestige of Liu An, the king of Huainan, rose again, and many people even compared it with the second emperor Wenjing.

Liu Che is not dead yet!

Whether there is a promotion from the family who is dissatisfied with today's son in the future is a matter that can only be understood.

So when Wei Qing heard that Tang Qi was going to do something to the family, he immediately panicked: "Sir, this is not a joke!" ”

In case a wrong step causes a backlash from the family, even Liu Che may not be able to keep people!

Tang Qi smiled: "What are you panicking, what do you think I'm going to do, check the population of the field register?" ”

Lying about the population of the acres of land to evade tax and labor is the routine operation of the powerful families.

Therefore, whenever an official is determined to crack down on Haoqiang, he will announce with great fanfare that he will carefully investigate the local Tianshu and Dingkou, which is equivalent to declaring war with the local Haoqiang forces.

That's just Haoqiang!

No one dares to be so rude to the family.

But when the big farmer of the dynasty ordered the investigation of the field and Dingkou, he said that it was only for Haoqiang and the family, and it had nothing to do with it.

Who believes?

"It's good if it's not, it's good if it's not." Wei Qing breathed a long sigh of relief, and then puzzled, "But if you don't start with taxes, how does Mr. plan to make money?" ”

"In fact, as long as those few families are not moved, it is also a good way to let the people below exterminate the few overly strong families of Jing Zhaoyin."

Worried that he would be restrained as soon as he said Tang Qi, Wei Qing hurriedly added.

As long as it does not hurt the family and cracks down on Haoqiang, the family will not object, and will even be willing to cooperate with the imperial court.

After all, the whole cake is so big, and the family was also strong at the beginning, and now it is difficult to get mixed up, of course, it is necessary to fight competitors at all costs.

Tang Qi shook his head: "How much money can you make by raiding the family and destroying the clan, and you will lose your reputation in vain, so I won't do that stupid thing!" ”

"But where does the money come from?"

Tang Qi smiled slyly: "Who said that if you want money, you can only take it by force, can't you do business well?" ”

"As the saying goes, there is no leek in the world that cannot be cut, only a sickle that does not work hard!"

"What is the local proverb ......"

Wei Qing was confused, but seeing Tang Qi's confident appearance, he didn't know what to say for a while.

In the end, I had to wait for Ai Ai's instructions: "That gentleman must be careful, this matter is not as good as before, in case of an accident, Your Majesty will not be able to protect you." ”

Tang Qi twitched his nose.

I don't know how a general who makes the Huns hate him to the bone can learn to babble like a sister-in-law of Xianglin.

Obviously, when I first met him on a desert island, he was still a tough guy who was about to use a knife when he said a few words!

"Otherwise, if you really don't worry, follow me these days." Tang Qi shrugged and said, "Anyway, sooner or later, I will let Your Majesty know, so I will let you open your eyes in advance!" ”

I also have to give Liu Che, the emperor, some face, I can't slap my face all the time, and occasionally I still have to be obedient, so as not to make him stumble.

"That's great!" Wei Qing was also very happy, and hurriedly agreed.

If the task assigned by the emperor is not completed, even if he is a general of the dynasty, he will still have to be scolded.

Seeing that the sky was already bright, Wei Qing simply didn't go home, asked his family to go and say to the princess and followed Tang Qi into the Hou Mansion.

Anyway, there is no war in the country now, and he, a general, doesn't have much to do.

There are a lot of things to do in the Great Agricultural Order, but everyone knows that Tang Qi has to concentrate on making money for the emperor now, and no one cares whether he goes to the yamen or not.

After entering the mansion gate, seeing Zhuo Wenjun who was busy before and after, Wei Qing poked Tang Qi's arm ambiguously: "Sir, when are you going to do it?" ”

Tang Qi was inexplicable: "What's the matter, God is mysterious." ”

Wei Qing was surprised: "Miss Zhuo is serving you before and after the saddle, don't you plan to give people a name?!" ”