The rise of the prince

Chapter 505 Long-term plan
The Wang family is like the Xitian family in Beijing, and the Wu family in central Shu.

None of these great clans arose in one generation, but after hundreds of years, thousands of years, dozens of generations and hundreds of generations accumulated to reach today's size.

The Wang family is fine, their power comes from the officialdom, and once De Gong retired, the power gradually dissipated.

It can be like the Wu family in the middle of Shu, the land of abundance in the middle of Shu, which is almost a quarter of Jingguo's annual tax source.

The queen's Wu family basically controls Sichuan and Shu, does the emperor dare to move?dare not.

Basically, the appointment of officials in Sichuan and Shu depends on the recommendation of the Wu family. Among them, there are so few scholars from poor families, but most of them are children of the Wu family.

Jingguo selects about 20 scholars in the imperial examination every year. Because the population of Jingguo is far smaller than that of Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty takes about [-] people every year, and Jingguo takes [-] people every year. Such a comparison seems to be a lot.

But if you think about it, the country only examines [-] civil servants every year, and the rest are all determined by the relationship between the big clans. What kind of state is that?
Moreover, more than 20 scholars are selected for the imperial examination every year. Most of them go to Guanbei, Jiaozhou, Fuzhou and other places where no family is entrenched, and a few stay in the central government.

You must know that the population of the Northern Song Dynasty was one-eighth of that of the Tang Dynasty, and the territory was too small, but four to 500 scholars were recruited every year!

In ten years, four or five thousand officials will come from the imperial examinations for scholars, and children from poor families will have a chance to rise.

The Song Dynasty did a good job at this point, and because of this, the upper class of the Song Dynasty had poor families, even if they valued literature over martial arts, they could not fight, and they always lost battles, and the people complained.

But there are always many loyal ministers at critical moments, and the emperor in the later period was so incompetent that it was outrageous, but at every moment of life and death, the people did not say that they went to the mountains to avoid war or surrender, but spontaneously fought against foreign enemies, vowed not to surrender, and fought against the invincible Mongolia 45 years.

Because the imperial court gave the lower ranks a chance to rise up!People naturally love him.

The population of Jingguo is at least 1000 million!Similar to the Northern Song Dynasty, there were twenty people every year.
This is very scary. The ascending channel was killed by aristocratic families. It seems to be prosperous, but in fact there is an undercurrent.

If the lower classes have no opportunity to rise, they will be dissatisfied and rebel.

After the war, reshuffle the cards and elect a family to become the Heavenly Family and rule the world.

However, the aristocratic family is still the aristocratic family, they can stand in line in the war, have the right to speak, and fund the war to make a profit.

After the world is settled, the great clans still control the court, and the common people will be grateful for their generosity and praise their deeds.

Then, the big family continued to control the ascending channel to ensure that their children became officials.

Dynasties come and go, and the big families are still those big families. If you study the history carefully, you will find that dynasties change for a hundred years, but many big families remain the same for thousands of years.

The Yang family, the most famous general of the Yang family, originated from the Spring and Autumn Period, and did not completely withdraw from the stage of history until the Yang family rebelled in the Ming Dynasty.

This world does not have Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, the iron-fisted couple who withstood internal and external pressure, suppressed the aristocratic family, and guaranteed the passage of the poor family.

It also means that the ills of the aristocratic family have been accumulating since the end of the Han Dynasty, and it has been up to now.

Li Xingzhou didn't have to think about this question before, but now he has to think about it.

If he is in power, the biggest pressure he will face is: Internally, he does not have Wu Zetian, a reliable person who is not from a wealthy family, and will not fall to any side.

Externally, he doesn't have a Su Dingfang.

He was so strong that he punched and kicked many foreign enemies, surrendered if he was convinced, and destroyed the country if he was not convinced. He took the ruler of the country to Chang'an for him to reflect on, and he could solve foreign troubles cleanly every time.

Only in this way will it be possible to deal with the aristocratic family with peace of mind.

This kind of difficulty is too high, it is hell level.

There is only one Wu Zetian for thousands of years, maybe only Liu Bang's wife, and Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao Kingdom can compare with her.

Externally, a general like Su Dingfang who is proficient in horse warfare, land warfare, naval warfare, and plateau warfare is basically impossible to find in a thousand years. Dashi, compared with him, he is suddenly inferior
It can only be said that Li Zhi is too blessed.

During his reign, the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded to the largest extent. Foreign enemies and domestic aristocrats were all trembling. The real coming of all nations to the court had something to do with his ability, but it cannot be denied that he was lucky to have such a capable internal helper and general.

"What are you thinking?" Shiyu asked him puzzled.

Li Xingzhou sighed, feeling miserable, and said with a wry smile, "It's a fate we have to face."

"Oh" Shiyu asked, "Can I help?"

"Maybe, but now we need to make more preparations, and we have to think about it in the long run." Li Xingzhou said.

Yes, we must take a long-term view. In the past few years, there have been various rebellions in Jingguo, and the suppression is only a temporary solution, not a root cause.

When it comes to the fundamentals, the power of the big clans network, connect with each other, block the upward path, and control political resources.

If things go on like this, one or two or three generations, even if the Kingdom of Jin doesn't go south, the big scene will be pilled sooner or later.

They are all troubles caused by the first seat.

Li Xingzhou patted his head, and just started, all kinds of troubles, pressure, and responsibilities have all been left behind, and he dare not even think about the future.

As a result, he didn't have time to do sports with Shiyu that night. After having a feast with everyone in the palace, he even made a long-term plan for what he wanted in his heart overnight, at least within ten years, how to weaken the power of the big clan unconsciously .

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The plan is divided into five major steps and is expected to be realized in about 20 years.

The first step, Li Xingzhou wrote clearly on the paper, two big characters, that is road construction!
According to his plan, this step will take about five years.
Such a long-term plan is by no means achieved overnight.

Qiu'er and Yue'er reunited after a long absence, unwilling to go to sleep, and stayed with him all the time, with the candles flickering. On the first day of the new year, he wrote down his plans for the next ten years on paper and kept them in his heart.

This kind of programmatic planning is very important, because without a program, it is easy to lose goals in actual implementation and it is difficult to make decisions.

With a new year and a new beginning, he must also face more severe challenges. He kept recalling and wanted to learn from many effective methods in history, but in the end it was indeed rewarding.

In the middle of the night, the two little girls fell asleep.

Li Xingzhou gently hugged them to the bed, then shook his head, blowing on the light, climbed onto the bed, and soon fell asleep.

Early the next morning, he was woken up by the sound of firecrackers. The two little girls looked like little white rabbits in panic, blushing and beating heartbeats, dodging left and right.

Li Xingzhou smirked, grabbed one with one hand, "Did you miss me?"

"Think." Qiu'er said directly.

Yue'er nodded, her little face was blushing.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the new year has just begun, and his life, the palace, and Jingguo will all enter a brand new year.

As usual, Shiyu insulted him a few words when they met, and then took him to burn incense and salute, respect heaven and earth, sacrifice ancestors, pay homage to the god of the new year, and come to pay New Year's greetings.

In previous years, these palaces were not in a hurry, because the gates were neglected. This year is different. People lined up early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings. Officials and dignitaries in Beijing and China almost stepped on the threshold.

Li Xingzhou got up early in the morning, and after taking a shower, he hurriedly got up and couldn't stop at all.

As for his return visit to pay New Year's greetings, he is planning to go to Degong's house, and Degong doesn't say much to him, he and Gillian are considered husband and wife.

There is also He Zhao's family, which will be a family in the future, followed by cousin Li Yu, emperor uncle Li Yu, benefactor Chen Yu, etc.
While he was talking, Yue'er by his side wrote it down for him, so as to make a good itinerary.

After thinking about it for a while, he sighed and said, "Add the General's Mansion as well."

Yue'er glanced at him, then nodded.

Zhong Daoyu had a feud with him and betrayed him, but now he sees the matter at a different level, and he also understands Zhong Daoyu's good intentions.

In terms of serving the country and the people, no one in Jingguo can compare to him, even Duke De.

Such an old man, no matter what festivals he has, he should see him after all.

(End of this chapter)