Chapter 157: Reaction
Li Yi, who returned to Dunhuang, invited his father over as soon as possible, and then took out these books and talked about this meeting with his father Li Gong.
"Really?!" Although Li Gong was over sixty years old, he still stood up from the stool with a red face.
"Seriously! He said he could take it whenever he wanted. Li Yi said quickly.
"Are you sure he didn't want to take this opportunity to ask for our Li family's collection of books to be transcribed?" Li Gong looked at Li Yi and asked.
"Father, first of all, Huo Gang shouldn't be so short, and secondly, he must also understand that even if we have to print a lot of books, it is impossible to take all these books, we must take a few books to print first, if it is only a few books, even if it is to copy him? If he couldn't get the follow-up books, then it wouldn't be the case later. Li Yi said quickly.
"Well, what you said makes sense, but this is due to my father's negligence, so if this is true......" Li Gong also forced himself to calm down.
Huo Gang is not from the Central Plains, at least he didn't grow up in the Central Plains, Huo Ling has escaped from Liangzhou for more than ten years, and Huo Gang was only six or seven years old at that time. Therefore, Huo Gang didn't understand the importance of books to them, and if Huo Gang knew, he would definitely ask them for more benefits.
What the book means to the five surnames and seven wangs, Li Yi is very clear, Li Gong is also very clear, and Li Er, who is sitting in Chang'an Taiji Palace, is also very clear.
It is no exaggeration to say that Li Er already understood the disadvantages of the family gate valve when he first ascended the throne, but why did he have no way to completely cut off the influence of the family gate valve on the entire Tang Dynasty in his life? Compromising all the time? Is Li Er powerless?
Or did Li Er not dare to kill?
Li Er, who even dared to kill his own brothers and the like, what did he not dare to kill other people? But governing a big country is like Heng Xiaoxian, under internal and external troubles, it is almost impossible for Li Er to get rid of it, unless he also has a spirit of Chang'an, otherwise he can only compromise.
Because in this era, 99% of the scholars in the entire world are from the family, if these people are cut off, will they rely on those illiterate people to govern the country? It's not that there are no poor people, but there are too few and too few.
Even this ratio is a bit high.
You must know that the family gate valve is not the five surnames and seven hopes, and there are many big families that are slightly lower than the five surnames and seven hopes, but the influence in the local area is not weak at all, and these families definitely stand with the five surnames and seven hopes at this point.
What is the basis of a thousand-year-old family? Relying on the monopoly of education! This is the foundation of the family's door valve really based on the world, and the various ministers who have been following Li Er, such as Li Jing and so on, are almost all from the family's door valve.
The intricate relationship in this can be said to involve the whole body.
"The puppet is not guilty of his guilt!" Li Gong suddenly said eight words, he raised his head and looked at Li Yi and said, "Li Yi, do you know? This is our chance to Dunhuang room, but we can't eat Dunhuang room! ”
It's not just a book, it means shaking the foundation of the Maison's door valves! Therefore, Li Gong saw very clearly, it was almost impossible for them to eat the Dunhuang house.
"Father, do you mean to contact the other eight rooms?" Li Yi looked at Li Gong and said.
"Our Dunhuang room as the entire Longxi Li family set four rooms, we want to set an example for the entire Longxi Li family, although our status over the years is lower, but there is such an opportunity, this is not our Dunhuang room can eat, we must contact the other eight rooms. The entire Li family in Longxi has to be twisted into a rope to be able to resist several other families, and the materials he needs are not something that we can resist in one room. ”
"He said the cost of a page is 600 wen, right? This price is at least triple for other houses, at least triple for other families, and even if it is triple, they will accept it. According to what you said, if we print more quantities, Huo Gang's cost can be reduced, and it is okay to reduce the price for them in the future, but there is a requirement, let them provide materials. Li Gong said quickly.
"Yes, father, I know. Shall we tell the saints about this? Li Yi hesitated and said.
"Let's not talk about it yet." Li Gong shook his head directly and refused without thinking about it.
Li Yi hesitated, but nodded.
"I know what you're thinking, but our Longxi Li clan is now not the highest ranking of the five surnames and seven wangs, but sooner or later it will also be the highest, we need to keep a low profile now, in fact, it is not terrible for us to offend the saint, it is terrible for us to offend several other families." Li Gong glanced at Li Yi and said directly.
"yes, I see."
"Just know, although this world is the world of saints, but our families have also made a lot of efforts, and the other families really want to unite to collectively put pressure on the court, Li Jing and several other family members alone can't withstand the pressure of the other families, even if the saints want to stand on our side, it is impossible." Li Gong directly pointed out the seriousness of the matter.
"I see."
"In the future, these books will definitely give some benefits to the saints, but these benefits must also be given after several other books have their hands on them." Li Gong added.
"Yes, what about Anjia?" Li Yi looked at Li Gong and said.
"An family, this Liangguo Gong is indeed his An Xinggui, but this time we have to let his An family know that this Liangzhou is not his An Xinggui's territory, and the An family is just a small family! We are indeed inferior to him An Xinggui on the surface, but the other five surnames and seven hopes are united, and he An Xinggui has only one end. Li Gong's expression was cold.
"I'll contact several other families for this matter, contact through our secret channels, and continue to do what you do for the saint, since he is no longer trusted by the saint, especially since he, the Duke of Liangguo, is not the current saint, then it is only a matter of time before something happens to him, as long as Huo Gang's strength is strong enough and there are more and more transactions with you, An Xinggui will not be terrible."
"You go and prepare a thousand craftsmen and send them to Huo Gang, there must be no women on his side, find some beautiful female slaves and maids, especially the children of some officials who have been dealt with, and send them to him." Li Gong said directly.
"What about the price?" Li Yi thought for a while and said.
"What price do you want, human trafficking is a crime, these people are the craftsmen we sent over to do business with Huo Gang." Li Gong glared at Li Yi.
"Yes!" Li Yi directly agreed, hesitated, and then Li Yi asked again, "Do we need to install fine work?" ”
"No, the first batch of craftsmen must be the most important to the other party, not to mention whether there is a chance to send the news out, even if there is, where do you go to find the source of the war horse in the future? So even if you want to install it, you will install it later, if you are sure that you will be extremely loyal to you for decades, you can install some of it, the question is are you sure? Li Gong looked at Li Yi and asked.
Li Yi thought about it and shook his head, not to mention that there are very few people who have been extremely loyal to him for decades, and such people often use their families as threats, but if they use their families as threats, then the other party is also easy to investigate, and when the gains and losses are disproportionate, so Li Yi will not do such a thing.
"So you don't have to do it for the time being, as the trade between us gets deeper and deeper, there will be a lot of personnel exchanges in the future, and it is best to plant it at that time, and after establishing trust, it will not be easy to be exposed."
"Yes."
"A thousand craftsmen, along with their families, sent over and told these craftsmen that they were at ease over there to do things for each other, and if the other party had any risks in the future, our Li family promised to take them back. In addition, send people to stare at Anjia, they are the soil emperor of Liangzhou, but they are only the soil emperor of Liangzhou! Li Gong said very dryly.
"I know, Father." Li Yi said in a serious tone.
After Li Gong and they made a decision, the entire Longxi Li Clan's Dunhuang Room immediately took action, although the Dunhuang Room has the name of Dunhuang, but it does not mean that their strength is only in Dunhuang, not to mention that the entire Longxi Li Clan is a whole when it is external.
As soon as the Dunhuang house moved, An Jia, who was the head snake in Liangzhou, naturally got the news, and An Xinggui immediately looked for An Hu, "What is the specific situation over there in Dunhuang Fang, do you know?" An Xinggui asked directly.
"Report, the subordinates don't know, but they seem to have increased their trade with Huo Gang, they seem to have gathered a large number of craftsmen, I think these craftsmen seem to be sent to Huo Gang." An Hu immediately spoke.
"We don't have any news from our people." An Xinggui frowned.
"Nope. However, Dunhuang Fang is obviously doing things for the saint now, will the saint also know about this matter? An Hu hesitated and said.
"In this way, you send people to keep an eye on their movements, and you don't care what they do, but you have to record what they do." An Xinggui thought about it and said directly.
"Understood." After receiving the order, An Hu turned and left.
After An Hu left, An Xinggui frowned, this matter was more complicated than he imagined, and now An Xinggui also had a headache, he regretted it a little, he knew that he should have killed Huo Gang directly outside the Yumen Pass, even if he killed Huo Gang, what about it? When a person dies, don't you want to deal with it?
As a result, letting them leave gave Huo Gang a chance, and now An Xinggui is a little surprised, is this kid really the reincarnation of the champion Hou? This is too powerful, how long has it been, not only to clean up the Tongluo Department, but also to completely include the Tongluo Department, but also to recruit Loulan and Yiwu, which is .......
The speed at which Huo Gang's power expanded simply caught An Xinggui off guard.
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