Ji Tang

"Thank you for your hard work!" Ji Song said again.

"Clan leader, what are you talking about? What is it about suffering? If it weren't for you, we would be just mud-legged people in Guanzhong. Even if the family is separated, most of the clan's property will be given to us. If you continue to do this Say, we.us"

"Yes, Patriarch, you are embarrassing us!"

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Ji Song gave a wry smile, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "To be honest, if it is not a last resort, I don't want to separate the family and separate your flesh and blood."

"But I also want everyone to separate their families. Why? I said at the beginning that a family cannot rely on just one person, but on everyone's efforts."

"It was peaceful before, but as my Ji family grows stronger, if we don't separate our families, my Ji family's fate will not be much better."

"I have heard about what you are doing here, but please rest assured. I, Mrs. Ji, do not cause trouble, but I am not afraid of it either. If someone is ungrateful, he can write to me and make sure he knows that although I, Mrs. Ji, have separated. , but it’s not something they can afford.”
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That night, when it was almost dawn, everyone reluctantly dispersed, but they didn't leave. You Ning carefully arranged their accommodation. Although there were several people crowded into one room, they never felt that Such peace of mind.
Ji Song also went to bed early on this day and didn't wake up until the evening.

"Husband is awake?"

When he woke up, he saw You Ning and several concubines waiting on him. Seeing the busy people, he smiled and asked, "How are they?"

Speaking of this, You Ning laughed and said, "Don't mention it, everyone is very energetic. They got up early, and now they are swimming in the lake!"

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It seems that everyone is holding it back a lot. How can we not have a good time when we finally get together this time?
After three days of this, everyone reluctantly said goodbye, and it was time for them to leave.

After packing up their things, everyone boarded the boat, took another look at the island in the middle of the lake where plum blossoms were blooming, and then turned around and entered the cabin. After all, this is just a temporary place to stay. Although it is beautiful, it is not enough to stay for a long time!
"Sir, wait, sir, wait!"

At this moment, a hurried shout attracted everyone's attention, and a small boat was seen heading this way. Ji Song opened the window and took a look, and immediately laughed.

Li Yifu came to the boat carefully, and when he saw Ji Song, he saluted quickly and said, "Student, greeting sir!"

"What? Have you figured it out? You came at the right time. If you had come a moment later, I don't know when we would see you again!"

In fact, Ji Song also understood that although Li Yifu had some minor problems at this time, they were not harmful. If he doesn't care, there is no guarantee that he will not become the traitor in history again if he is forced to do so.

But he is not persistent, and everything is just left to chance. If someone can come and explain that there is still hope, and he can help himself, he might be able to achieve success in the end. Such a talented person will rise up sooner or later as long as he is given a chance, why not bring down his own camp? Rather than being an enemy, why not be one of our own?
Li Yifu smiled bitterly when he heard this: "That day, after the student went back, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep for a long time. You are right, if you can't surrender your desires, how can you take on a big responsibility? Although Qianguan's money is not much, it is ordinary. Huge wealth that no one else can match.”

"The student was greedy and irresponsible. He passed all the responsibilities to his virtuous wife. He was really unworthy of a son. When I returned home, I told my mother about the incident. My mother scolded the student and enforced the family law."

"This also allows the students to understand the difficulties of the teacher. I, Li Yifu, think that I am as talented and knowledgeable as others, but I can't escape my greed and have long forgotten the original intention of studying in the first place."

After speaking, he bowed and said solemnly: "Sir, please give the student a clear path!"

Ji Song nodded and said with a smile: "A prodigal son can't change his fortune, as long as he knows his shortcomings and shortcomings, and stick to his heart in the future. There is no absolute dead end in this world. You were demoted because of greed. As long as you calm down and do things, it is not a bad thing. ." Looking at the turbulent Poyang Lake, he pointed to the large tunnel on the shore, Xuanzhou is a good place. Located inland with a well-developed water system, although it does not have the convenient coastal facilities of Mingzhou and Dengzhou, it is an indispensable commercial capital of the Tang Dynasty.

"Xuanzhou has great achievements!" he said.

"Although Xuanzhou seems prosperous, there are many hidden dangers under the prosperity. I believe you can see this during this time in Xuanzhou."

Li Yifu said solemnly: "Yes, since Mr. Xuanzhou vigorously developed Xuanzhou, Xuanzhou's business has become increasingly prosperous, and now it has become the most important region in the central part of the Tang Dynasty. The commercial tax paid to the court every year is close to that of the Ming and Deng states."

"Coupled with the iron ore and the convenience of smelting steel, 70% of the steel in the Tang Dynasty came from here."

"In this way, Xuanzhou is not only a place of wealth, but also a place of military power. Once changes occur here, the Tang Dynasty will also be in turmoil."

"It was fine in the past few years, but in the past few years, the major families have had a lot of money. They should be grateful for the support of the court, but now there is a faint tendency to join forces, to establish private schools on a large scale, to cultivate those who are beneficial to reading, to marry each other, and to Money has attracted many scholars to their side. Last year, 30% of the students who became officials in Xuanzhou were from them, which is crazy."

"What do they want to do? Want to cut their flesh with a dull knife and recreate the status of a powerful family?"

Ji Song looked at the indignant Li Yifu, and Ji Song secretly sighed: We have still reached this point!

Are you familiar with this method? He was too familiar with it, and later generations of the Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and even the Qing Dynasty suffered greatly from it, especially the Jiangnan area, which was the hardest hit area.

After the businessmen became rich, they were dissatisfied with their current status, so they began to train their own people to enter the court to become their spokesmen, form cliques, and suppress dissidents. The disputes in the court did not ask about right or wrong, but only whether it was in their own interests.

Various business gangs, chambers of commerce, and interest groups appeared openly in the court, working for their own interests. However, these local wealthy families used their connections with the court to suppress dissidents and seek benefits for themselves.

Did they do something wrong?

No, if you think about it, they are just protecting themselves.

But we should never treat national affairs as child's play, even to the point of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. Do businessmen have a bottom line? Businessmen are profit-seeking, and as long as the interests are there, they will pursue them regardless of their own safety.

One hundred percent profit is enough for them to trample all morals and laws in the world.

"Go ahead and do it. This is my token. If you take it to any Ji family branch, you will get their help. Don't tell me that you know their identities?" Ji Song said with a half-smile.

Li Yifu smiled awkwardly. As the local governor, how could he not know about such a large-scale gathering of the Ji family? He just turned a blind eye. As long as it wasn't rebellion, he didn't care!
But Ji Song, the Duke of Ning, rebelled? He would have to be crazy to think so. If you don't want the title of a descendant, you're going to rebel? Any normal person knows how to choose.

Ji Song turned to look at the lake and said quietly: "Since someone is looking for death, is there any reason why it can't be fulfilled?"

Li Yifu suddenly felt a chill coming over him. He was indeed an invincible commander on the battlefield. All gentleness was just an illusion, and decisiveness in killing was the real thing. (End of Chapter)