Shi Bufan returned to the palace again and began to say to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, has you recently formulated a law to write the privileges of the scholar clan into the law of my Tang Dynasty, are you preparing?" ”

"Well, I have ordered the recompilation of the Chronicles of the Clans to be divided into clans, so that different ranks of scholars can enjoy different levels of tax exemption privileges. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info," Li Shimin said.

Shi Bufan's memory of the survey of the clan was in the sixth year of Zhenguan, at that time Li Shimin heard about the marriage between the scholars, that is, the marriage between the scholars and the emerging Hanmen Shu clan, adopted the practice of asking for a high dowry, which made Li Shimin very faceless. In order to suppress the Shi clan and improve the status of the Hanmen Shu clan, he decided to rewrite the clan chronicles to improve the status of the Li Tang royal family and various new classes. However, this time the clan chronicle actually began to be compiled in advance, and the reason for this early compilation is actually because the privileges of the clan are to be written into the law.

This is written into the law, and there must be a corresponding basis, especially the various grounds. At this time, it was imperative to compile a "Clan Chronicle", especially for the reclassification of the nobles and the clarification of the hierarchical status of both sides, which was also an important reference. Of course, in fact, the scholars are not very opposed to this clan, because it is precisely these scholars who pay the most attention to the superiority and inferiority. They are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and they don't actually have a unified quantitative level within themselves, and this re-compilation of the clan history is actually a quantification of the status between the scholars, so it is also beneficial to the scholars, and everyone will naturally not object.

"Your Majesty, the minister dares to guess whether you want to list the Li Tang royal family as the first class in this clan chronicle, and the descendants and nobles as the second class. Even, put the Cui family as the third class? Shi Bufan asked.

"Hmm...... Yes! Li Shimin didn't hide it, anyway, there are no outsiders here, even if outsiders hear it, he still has to do it.

Shi Bufan continued: "Your Majesty, the ministers have heard about a matter recently, especially when many broken scholars marry their daughters to the Hanmen, but they ask for a large amount of 'loss money' and make huge profits by buying and selling marriages. “

"Is there such a thing?" Li Shimin heard of it for the first time.

Shi Bufan explained that those scholars broke down, borrowed the identity of a scholar, and then forcibly squeezed those emerging classes, which made them feel a lot of pressure. And a dilapidated Xun family asked for 30,000 yuan at a time, which made Li Shimin breathtaking.

"Even if you marry a royal princess, you don't need so much money, right?" Li Shimin said angrily.

Li Shimin is really unhappy, this daughter can be "sold" for so much money, even the princess may not be able to "sell" at this high price! Even if it is not good to say that in the current financial situation of Datang, if someone is willing to come up with so much money, then Li Shimin may really be willing to marry his unfavored sister to him! Of course, this cannot be said.

"It's really immoral, it's immoral!" Li Shimin finally said.

Shi Bufan nodded and said: "But, Your Majesty, do you think this is a violation of customs, but some people are willing to fight and suffer!" Is that Xun family's daughter really so valuable? Is it that she is very virtuous because she can be diligent and thrifty, or how talented can she be? Or, how stunning is her looks? Even if these three are combined, the dowry is not worth so much money! In fact, this is also his status as a scholar, if you strip away the aura of this layer of scholars, then they may be worthless. Who wants to talk so much money and marry a woman who can't run a family and doesn't have much talent, and is not even a top beauty? Even, if you really spend so much money to marry back, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to serve than a princess! ”

"Hmm-" Li Shimin frowned, "Hmm".

Shi Bufan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, get used to it, get used to it, Your Majesty, your princess is deeply educated, how can it be difficult to serve?" One by one, they are very knowledgeable and reasonable! ”

"Hmm-" This time Li Shimin also said "um", but the tone was different, and the meaning was just the opposite.

"Your Majesty, in fact, in the final analysis, if you strip away the so-called identity of this scholar clan, then she is actually worthless. Only if her identity exists, that is what everyone values. Rong Chen said something unpleasant, if the emperor's daughter is not your daughter, it is actually worthless. Shi Bufan said.

Li Shimin's mouth pursed again, but he didn't say a word, obviously agreeing with this statement.

"But why is no one willing to spend thirty thousand yuan to marry your princess, but to marry a broken clan? That's because they think the daughter of the gentry is worth the price, and your daughter is not worth the price. But how is this price set, this price is actually set by the identity of the scholar clan for hundreds of years. This identity is recognized by the people, otherwise they would not be so arrogant. Only by making the people think that they are not worth the price will they really lose a lot. Shi Bufan said.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "That's not as good as this, I directly forbid them to marry without permission, what do you think?" ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, if you do this, it will only increase their arrogance. Because if you order them to not marry in this way, not only will it not have any effect, but you will be advertising for them. Well, advertising is also the meaning of advertising. If you do this, it is tantamount to telling the world that the people of these families are different? Once you do, it's counterproductive. Therefore, in the form of an order, it is not advisable. Shi Bufan said.

Li Shimin asked, "What should I do then?" ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, according to my experience, if you compare the daughter of this scholar clan to a resource, let's call it a human resource. Human resources have their own unique characteristics. How much a person is worth is to be considered comprehensively. from his talent, knowledge, and even experience in doing things. Of course, this is not a constant layer, and some management and doctor positions are becoming more and more valuable. And there are some positions where there is strength to work, that is only valuable when you are young. When every businessman, when he hires someone, he thinks about what he can bring to me, and what price I have to pay. If the price is higher than what they get, they will not hire them. And when the benefits outweigh the costs, then they will consider hiring. If the benefits are much higher than the costs, then this is what makes him hire without hesitation. ”

"Manpower is actually a resource, and the value of this daughter of the scholar clan lies in her family and the title of the nobleman. What the people value is this title of the scholar clan, thinking that after marrying with the scholar clan, they can be looked down upon and can regain some self-confidence. However, this so-called face and self-confidence are also relatively valuable. After all, it is impossible for anyone to go bankrupt, that is, for the sake of this so-called face. So at this time, everyone will weigh whether it is worth it or not, and we don't actually have to prohibit them from getting married so much. On the contrary, we can make this so-called marriage for sale public, which is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

"Public? Isn't this a violation of customs? Moreover, isn't this a recognition of their dignity by the imperial court? Li Shimin asked unhappily again.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, the so-called dignity is only in the eyes of the people. Even if the Li family has now become a royal family, isn't it looked down upon in the eyes of many scholars? And as I said earlier, every person has his value, and when the cost of hiring this person is much higher than the cost of it, then they will not be hired. ”

In the same way, marrying the daughter of a scholar clan also requires serious consideration by a merchant and a new Hanmen. Who to marry and how to marry, that is very worth analyzing. They will mentally calculate whether the cost is worth it. In the final analysis, human resources are actually a kind of resource, and when the cost of this resource far exceeds its value, then no one will be willing to make this loss-making transaction. Instead of banning it, this is also blocking. In those days, there was an experience in water control, it was better to go to the blockage than to sparse, and we tried our best to block it, which would make them more arrogant and make the people think they were different. ”

"Let's just dredge it up and let the people find that the cost of marrying this noble daughter is much higher than what they will get. Instead of banning it, we want to help them increase their prices. Thus the people saw that they had paid far more than they had gained, and they themselves did not go back and choose to marry the daughters of the nobles. When the time comes, those warriors seem to be suspended in the air, and they can't go up or down, so they are really smashing their hands. Human resources are also a kind of resource, and when the price of a certain resource is too high, it is a bubble. Once the bubble is too large, it will burst, which can also have the effect of finally suppressing the scholars. ”

Shi Bufan's meaning is very obvious, in fact, the daughter of this scholar clan is already like an inflated bubble, in fact, this daughter is not worth anything in nature. But they were coaxed to be inflated, so that they would appear valuable. As long as you look at the thinking of many of the hype in later generations, many things were originally not valuable, but they were added with a glamorous coat, and then after a series of hype, the price was raised. But there is a limit to this hype, and when the hype reaches the limit, the bubble will burst completely. Once the bubble bursts, it will end up worthless.

What Shi Bufan has to do is not only not to squeeze out the air in the bubble, because squeezing out the air is conducive to their subsequent stability of identity. What Shi Bufan has to do is to inject air into this bubble desperately, so that they can burst as soon as possible. In the face of this bubble, the more you suppress it, the later it will explode in the end. Instead of taking the initiative to suppress it and trying to squeeze out the air in it, it is better to simply let him directly hold it up, and hold it as soon as possible, so that ordinary people can not imagine it at a speed that reaches the limit, and finally completely shatters. What is this woman, when the cost of marrying this woman is far higher than what is obtained, then no one will be willing to marry in the end.

This is the case with everything, this kind of thing is not just needed, a little value is too much higher than his real value, once it bursts, it will eventually cause the bubble to burst. Although marrying a wife is a rigid need, whether you want to marry a scholar wife or not, it is not a rigid need. Buying a house may be a rigid need, but where to buy a house is not an inevitable rigid need. Since so many people want to marry the wives of the scholars, at that time, Bufan didn't mind continuing to let him grow up in this bubble, and in the end, after he couldn't bear it, it burst more fiercely and plummeted even worse.

"Your Majesty, in fact, you have always hoped to suppress the scholars through the means ordered by the imperial court, but this may not be more effective. Because many times people have a rebellious idea, and if you forbid them to marry without permission, you are admitting that they are different. The so-called dignity lies in being different, and if it is the same as everyone else, then there is no dignity. Once you give an order, it shows that they are different, and this is raising their value. What's more, although my Datang stipulates that marriage must be registered by the government, in fact, the vast majority of the people do not come back for the so-called registration. Many ordinary people are married after directly doing happy events, so it is not very useful. ”

"But on the other hand, we might as well start with the other side. Directly hold them high, so that they can't get off the stage, and when the time comes, they can't go up if they want to, and they can't get down if they want to come down, so this is what makes them troublesome. This is also better to block than to be sparse, rather than directly and completely banning, it is better to let them be completely released. If they are released too quickly, they will eventually be completely consumed of all their potential for continuation. ”

"Even, we can use this clan chronicle, it doesn't have to be so honestly divided, we can actually use this clan division to provoke internal contradictions in the clan. And Your Majesty, you have grasped the righteousness of the country's court, so naturally what you say is what you say. When the time comes, once their conventional status of the scholar clan is upside down with the hierarchical division of this clan chronicle, then they will be embarrassed. At that time, they themselves will definitely be in chaos without chaos. Even if their leaders can control the direct line, it is absolutely difficult to say whether the side branches will make a fuss. At that time, once their scholars are upside down, it will be very embarrassing for them to meet, which will help provoke their internal strife. (To be continued.) )