Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1769: Guan Zhong's Experiment, Women Enter the House

The word "reform" was like a stone dropped into a lake, immediately causing waves among several people.

Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhang Bin and others, all had their expressions changing constantly, and no one knew what they were thinking.

If the reform succeeds, the country will be rich and the people will be strong, but if it fails, then...

Moreover, once the reform is carried out, even if the result is good in the end, the person in charge of the matter may not necessarily get a good result.

However, no matter what Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhang Bin and others thought, at least from this moment on, the reform was brought onto the stage of history by Wang Yu's mouth.

Because this reform began at the end of the Great Cang Dynasty, in subsequent historical books, this reform was also called the Cangmo Reform.

Regardless of whether the reform was successful or not, reformers throughout history rarely had a good ending.

Reforms touch upon vested interests and provoke conflicts, and reformers become the target of public criticism from vested interest groups. If the reformers fail to withstand the pressure, not only will the reform fail, but the reformers will also not have a good ending.

During the Hundred Days' Reform, Kang Youwei and other reformers suggested that Emperor Guangxu hire "political experts from various countries to discuss the political system" and demanded joint rule of the monarch and the people, and equality between the Manchus and the Han. This undermined the ruling power and privileged interests of the entire Manchu aristocracy behind the Empress Dowager, and the reform was soon strangled. Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao were hunted down and exiled overseas.

Even if they succeed, the reformers will be counterattacked by these old forces. The conflict with the vested interest groups has already formed and must be resolved. The monarch needs a scapegoat to maintain the balance of power, and this scapegoat is the reformer. In addition, the reformers hold the power of reform and are easily suspected by the monarch, so the end result is often that they are eliminated.

After Duke Xiao's death, King Huiwen of Qin ascended the throne. The new monarch urgently needed to maintain the stability of the relationship between the royal power and the aristocracy. Shang Yang was not only irreconcilable with the aristocratic group because of his reforms, but also was regarded as a threat to the royal power by King Huiwen of Qin because of the great power he held. In the end, he was torn into pieces by five horses.

Similarly, it was for this reason that Song Shenzong dismissed Wang Anshi, who was determined to reform, twice in order to quell the opposition of his ministers to the reform and balance the power in the court.

Therefore, how could Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhang Bin and others remain calm when they suddenly heard such news?

"My lord, looking at the reforms throughout history, even with capable people like Guan Yi, Le Zhong, Li Qi, Wu Kui and others, it took several years for the reforms to have a slight effect. Only the reforms of Shang Juzheng in Dawu were the most thorough, but it took twenty years for Dawu to rise again and lay the foundation for the dynasty."

"We must not rush into this matter!" Guan Zhong said carefully.

He was not against reform. Some of Da Cang's systems had been in use for hundreds of years and were indeed no longer suitable.

However, looking at the reforms of past dynasties, if you want to really achieve substantial results, it may take more than ten years or even decades to see results.

This is a protracted process. It is absolutely impossible to see results in two or three years.

Moreover, after a few years of recuperation, Guan Zhong's strategy of pacifying Cang should be formally established by sending troops to conquer the entire Da Cang to establish a supreme achievement.

If we reform the law at this time, it may not necessarily be a good thing.

The process of reform was bound to lead to internal unrest and conflict between reformers and old interest groups.

Therefore, if this incident happened a few years later, Guan Zhong would be quite happy. But at such a critical moment, Guan Zhong did not want to cause any more trouble at this time.

“It takes a long time to see results, but we have to change. Therefore, we should start early.”

"Even if we walk slower, we must not stop moving. We must have the determination and faith to take the first step!" Wang Yu's tone was full of unquestionable meaning.

Wang Yu was very determined to carry out reforms. Apart from anything else, he had to take advantage of this chaotic time to completely destroy the political system of Da Cang.

Da Cang's political system is so stable that it has been maintained after four hundred years.

A stable balance is maintained between the four generals' mansions, the four imperial merchants, the six great families and the entire imperial court.

If it were not for the appearance of Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangyin, this balance would still be maintained.

Four hundred years ago, when Da Cang was established, these fourteen families were the top families. But four hundred years later, today, these fourteen families are still the top families in Da Cang.

Among the seven dynasties, besides Da Cang, is there any other dynasty like Da Cang?
Of course, this political balance determined that unless the four major generals' offices rebelled together, no single one could cause any trouble at all, thus ensuring the stability of the court to the greatest extent.

However, this did indeed make Da Cang appear to be in a state of being difficult to get rid of.

There were many emperors in the history of Da Cang who wanted to weaken the power of these fourteen families. However, weakening one family was equivalent to weakening several families at the same time. Therefore, there were many difficulties and it was difficult to achieve results.

Moreover, this stable political system has, to a certain extent, blocked the upward path for those at the bottom.

After all, when it comes down to it, Da Cang's cake is just so small, and none of the fourteen companies will allow another company to come up and share their cake.

If Wang Yu was the son of a general, he would naturally support this system as a vested interest of this system. But if he cared about the world, he would reject this system.

Furthermore, the power of the four imperial merchants also made Wang Yu feel worried.

The four imperial merchants have joined forces to target Tianshi Dao and King Wei. Although the progress has not yet reached the most intense level, initial results have been seen.

But even so, the power demonstrated by the four imperial merchants in the economic sector is enough to cause concern.

The economic base determines the superstructure. On the surface, the four imperial merchants do not seem to have strong military forces like the four generals' offices, nor do they have students and officials spread all over the world like the six great families.

However, in a sense, in some aspects, they are more powerful than the four generals and the six great families.

Differently powerful, but equally intimidating.

If he establishes something great one day, strange behemoths like imperial merchants should no longer appear in his dynasty.

Thirdly, in today's Da Cang, the problems of land annexation and official corruption are also quite serious. The emergence of an organization like Tianshi Dao is in itself enough to explain the problem.

Therefore, Wang Yu must of course reform.

Even though the process of reform is bumpy and full of thorns, we must move forward step by step.

"Yiwu, now you understand why I brought you back from Hebei?" Wang Yu looked at Guan Zhong and said.

Speaking of this matter, the most suitable person would only be Guan Zhong.

First of all, such a big thing as reform should naturally be entrusted to someone he can trust.

Secondly, Guan Zhong is capable enough.

Thirdly, there is no interest relationship between Guan Zhong and Da Cang. As people born in other dynasties, Guan Zhong and Da Cang, the main beneficiaries, do not have any personal connections with each other, so they don't have to worry too much when doing things.

Fourthly, among the current civil and military officials under Wang Yu, Guan Zhong’s prestige is sufficient.

Maybe he couldn't suppress old people like Zhao Anling, but among Wang Yu's own classes, he could suppress everyone.

Guan Zhong was not one of Wang Yu's earliest team members, but he came when Wang Yu just left Yanbei. Moreover, he had made enough contributions.

He made great contributions to the pacification of Hebei Province!
Afterwards, when Wang Yu was conquering the world over the years, the main source of money and grain he relied on was almost entirely from the money and grain from Hebei Province. In other words, the military achievements behind any general actually had a share of the credit hidden in Guan Zhong.

In addition, if the Pingcang strategy had only been proposed, it would naturally be just empty talk. But now it has entered the implementation stage, and everything is developing steadily, and the road is halfway gone. Therefore, as the proposer of this strategic plan, Guan Zhong has made great contributions.

And when this strategy is fully implemented, then as the proposer of this strategy, Guan Zhong's contribution will be unparalleled.

Fifthly, as the most outstanding disciple of the Legalists of this generation, the power hidden behind him is also quite impressive, which can support him as the main promoter of the reform.

Six come...

In short, at this stage, Guan Zhong is indeed the best candidate under Wang Yu.

In this regard, Guan Zhong could only smile bitterly.

Wang Yu's determination is so firm, and he also supports it, he just wants to postpone it for a few years. How could he possibly go against Wang Yu at this time?

Therefore, I had no choice but to agree.

At least, if he were to preside over it, he would be able to have some control over the priorities.

In the past few years, he also changed some insignificant details. Those important matters that really caused unrest would be cut off in a few years when Da Cang was completely in his hands.

"However, as Yiwu said, reform is a long-term process and should not be rushed!"

"Therefore, I intend to conduct a pilot project in Hebei Province first. After each matter has produced results in Hebei Province, it will be implemented in other provinces." Wang Yu pressed his hand and said.

"Only in this way can we be safe!" Guan Zhong also nodded.

If Hebei Province implements it now, the initial pressure will indeed be reduced a lot.

Firstly, Hebei Province was the one they had controlled the longest, and it was also the one managed by Guan Zhong alone. He knew the situation here best, and if he took action, he would be most comfortable and would have a clear shot.

Secondly, Hebei Province still has a lot of bait that they can use to carry out the reform.

What is bait?
That is naturally the interest gap left behind by those aristocratic families that have been destroyed!

When they took over Hebei Province, they took the opportunity to eliminate a group of noble families who followed the then Huangfu Chaoting.

Later, when Li Shikai wanted to mobilize troops in Hebei Province, they cleared out another group of them.

Although the aristocratic families in Hebei Province are very powerful, even now, the power of the aristocratic families in Hebei Province is still not comparable to that of Yanbei.

However, of the families that were originally in the top ten in Hebei Province, only half are left now.

There are small and large ones, as you can see.

However, this part of the profit gap has not yet been completely divided up.

Only when there are interests and the possibility of division and winning over can they create opportunities for their reforms.

It is indeed not an easy thing to be a diligent lord. From the morning court to calling in Guan Zhong and others for a small meeting, the whole day is almost over.

After seeing Guan Zhong and the others off, Wang Yu left the study, but after only a few steps, he discovered something wrong.

"Why are there so many strangers in the mansion?" Wang Yu asked Shen Luoyan beside him.

After walking a few steps, he saw several unfamiliar faces in the courtyard.

Moreover, these unfamiliar faces had extraordinary appearances and a somewhat superior temperament. They did not look like the beautiful maids who served people, but rather like the daughters of some aristocratic family.

After the night party yesterday, it was already dark when I returned to the mansion. Not long after, I went directly to Bai Ruolan's place. I went to court again early in the morning and had not noticed all this.

It was not until now that he discovered that there were many unfamiliar faces in his house.

"The lord inherited the great cause of Yanbei, and now controls the six paths and the aristocratic families in various places... I believe the lord should understand!" Shen Luoyan stuck out her tongue.

In fact, many of these people have entered the mansion for some time.

It's just that Wang Yu has been away from home for a long time. Ever since he inherited Yanbei's cause, he has been fighting in various places and has not been back for a few days, so he didn't notice it.

This kind of thing is just like those people from aristocratic families sending their daughters to the palace. Although Wang Yu is not a monarch yet, it is only a matter of time before he becomes the monarch since he has already occupied the Six Paths.

Those big families, like the Dongfang family, and even the Shangguan family, certainly have the right to marry directly with Wang Yu, but if it is a small family, then they can only endure the grievance and start from being a maid.

Once Wang Yu takes a fancy to you, it would be a matter of low investment but huge returns.

Of course, one or two female relatives is a very small investment for these noble families.

"The lord wants to completely control Yanbei. With the help of the aristocratic families, it will naturally be even more powerful. Therefore, Madam has decided to leave a few people for the lord! Let's arrange it for the time being and make a decision after the lord returns." Shen Luoyan continued to explain.

Most of the people accepted by Bai Ruolan into the mansion were from Yanbei's noble families. Although only seven or eight were selected, including their servants, there were more than twenty people. After Wang Yu came back, whether these people would leave or stay would ultimately depend on Wang Yu's opinion.

These people were all concentrated in the small courtyard that Wang Yu was passing by, so he saw a large number of unfamiliar faces at once.

"Nonsense!"

"The world is not yet settled, how can this general indulge in women!"

"Find a reason to send all these people back!"

Although Yanbei women are not as gentle as the women of Dawu, they also have their own unique flavor. If they are beautiful girls, each of them has an outstanding appearance.

There are even some stunning beauties among them, not to mention that these beauties are not only beautiful, but also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If they only have beautiful faces, they are at most just a pretty vase.

Generally speaking, if a noble had one of these, it would be considered very prestigious in front of guests.

But Wang Yu returned all these people.

The reason for returning it was naturally that Wang Yu didn't like it.