"Hey, I'll ask you a question."

The two drank tea in the vestibule for a while, and Luo Taisui suddenly spoke.

"Say."

Li Lizhen has never been called "hey", and it feels a little fresh.

"Are you from the Li clan in Longxi?" Luo Taisui asked bluntly.

This little girl is so concerned about national affairs, even if he doesn't care too much about the identity of the other party, he also senses some clues.

Li Li's eyes turned to Luo Taisui, and she nodded slowly: "Sort of." ”

Then he added: "It's just a side branch, even if we want to call ourselves the Longxi Li clan, the real Longxi Li clan will not agree." ”

"These famous families are above the top. Today's son is also surnamed Li, isn't he still rejected by the Li family in Longxi? ”

Luo Taisui couldn't have imagined that this little girl who ran to his house all day long turned out to be Princess Changle of the Tang Dynasty, so he comforted her, and then said, "By the way, your family is also in the grain business?" ”

"That's right." Li Lizhen did not deny it.

No wonder.

It is the interests of these grain merchants that are harmed by the price war of grain shorting, no wonder she is so concerned.

"Are you worried about falling food prices?" Luo Taisui grinned and said, "Don't worry, the imperial court won't think of my way." ”

After all, the historical price wars of short food will not occur until hundreds of years later.

Li Lizhi pursed her lips.

The court knows.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already begun to arrange, and the father is now riding a tiger.

"It doesn't matter how high or low the price of grain is, if necessary, my Li family can open a warehouse to release grain, and the most important thing is not to let the people starve." From her point of view, it is.

Luo Taisui gave a thumbs up when he heard it.

Merchant of conscience!

This is a good deed, and the imperial court should encourage it, and even arrange some incentives, such as giving families who are beneficial to the country and the people the opportunity to pass through the imperial examination, or affirmation of fame......

In this way, the rich can not only increase their fame but also reap practical benefits by doing good, so why not? ”

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were very strict, and not everyone could participate in them.

Like Pei Xingjian, it is precisely by virtue of the merits of his ancestors that he can become a Hongwen student, and then obtain the qualification to participate in the imperial examination.

"That's a good idea." Li Lizhi groaned slightly, "But it doesn't seem to be attractive to a famous family like the Five Surnames and Seven Sects." ”

"Not really." Luo Taisui shook his head and said: "The five surnames and seven sects can disdain the imperial examination, but they can't ignore the fame.

Because fame is the foundation of their foothold.

In fact, when it comes to power and financial resources, who can compare to today?

But even so, today's son needs to govern the place through five surnames and seven sects.

Why?

Because the five surnames and seven sects have a strong influence in the local area! ”

Li Lizhi nodded slowly as she listened.

Because of this, the ministers of the court were happy to befriend them, gave them property, and took pride in marrying five women, which invisibly fueled their arrogance.

Luo Taisui continued: "And the influence of the five surnames and seven sects mainly comes from the ancestors, and if you want to maintain your longevity, you must continue to improve your reputation.

Now that you know what they want, you can control them over that. ”

"Let's talk about it in detail." Li Lizhen showed great interest in this topic.

"To put it simply, it's about manipulating public opinion."

Luo Taisui said eloquently: "You can take the opportunity of this disaster to use various incentives to encourage ordinary scholars and wealthy people to donate food.

And then hype up their good deeds.

Then guide the public opinion of the people and put pressure on the five surnames and seven sects, which means that the small families are generous, but the famous families are indifferent to the suffering of the people...... The harder the words like that, the better.

The five surnames and seven sects will definitely not watch their reputation suffer, once they can't hold their breath and join the ranks of donating food, it will be easy to do.

Next, the focus will be on the comparison between the five surnames and the seven sects, who donates more and who donates less, which becomes the standard to measure the prestige of their family, and they are ranked by the imperial court.

Who is the first family of Datang, who is the second family, and who is the third family......

If you are not willing to fall behind others, you must move forward.

In short, the more people cherish their wings, the easier it is to be manipulated by public opinion.

As long as you are good at manipulating public opinion, you can manipulate them like puppets and make them do what you want. ”

Later, Li Shimin did think of revising the list of clans, and removing and denouncing some clans that did not match their names.

However, he only divided the clan into three, six, nine and so on, and his methods were quite mild, and the effect was of course average.

Luo Taisui thinks that it is better to rank directly, so as to stimulate competitiveness.

The so-called two peaches kill three soldiers.

Once the relationship between the five surnames and the seven sects changes from huddle for warmth and mutual affection to mutual competition, can the internal monolith still be maintained?

The answer is no.

The world is bustling, all for the name; The world is crowded, all for profit.

Fame and fortune, who can take it lightly?

Such an easy-to-understand truth, Li Lizhen understood it on the spot.

"Go on." She urged Luo Taisui.

Luo Taisui didn't even have time to take a sip of tea, so he continued: "It's better for a hundred schools of thought to contend than for one to be alone. Therefore, more scholars should be promoted, and at the same time, the imperial examination system should be vigorously promoted, so as to give more opportunities to the children of the poor families, and then dilute the influence of the five surnames and seven sects. ”

"What else?" Li Lizhi continued to urge.

"There is also the prohibition of close relatives marrying and the prohibition of receiving bride price." Luo Taisui didn't want to think about it.

"Forbidden to marry close relatives?" Li Li's eyes lit up, "But does it mean that you can't intermarry within five suits?" ”

"Exactly." Luo Taisui didn't know what thoughts were turning in the other party's little head, and said to himself: "The five surnames and seven sects have been intermarried for a long time, and there are many close blood relations.

And the marriage of close relatives is somewhat detrimental to the offspring, which will produce many birth defects.

From this point, it is possible to prohibit the marriage family and make it estranged. ”

"You can still ...... like this," Li Lizhen fell into deep thought without warning.

emmm……

And Luo Taisui finally reacted at this time, how could he say something about dealing with the five surnames and seven sects, what were the two of them talking about at the beginning?

Why can't I remember it......

When I was brainstorming, I heard Li Li say faintly: "Recently, I heard that when today's son intends to marry Princess Changle to Changsun Chong, the son of Changsun Wuji, and Empress Changsun is the sister of Changsun Wuji's half-mother, so they ......"

"What?" Luo Taisui finally came back to his senses and slapped his palm on the table, "Changle is mine, what is his eldest grandson, and he is also worthy of marrying Princess Changle?" ”

Li Lizhi looked at Luo Taisui, who suddenly became irritable, and fell into a stupor.

I...... When was I yours?

That's nonsense!

In the next second, her pretty face was instantly dyed with a layer of red.