Wancheng was victorious, and Jingxiang was filled with joy. The tension during the battle between the two armies gradually dissipated in the court. A group of officials from aristocratic families seemed to have forgotten that they had tried their best to avoid the war. Now that Wancheng has been won, The Jingxiang family put great thought into how to distribute the city's interests after settling in this city.
If Er Kuai hadn't been in the middle to mediate earlier, Pangshan people and the heads of a number of aristocratic families would have been in trouble. Recently, in front of Kuai's family hall, many family heads came to visit to discuss matters in Wancheng with Er Kuai. Kuai Yue, Kuai The two Liang people also had a headache because of this matter. During the Pangshan Democratic War, many aristocratic families did not give much face to the Lord of Jingxiang. Now that Wancheng has been pacified, when it comes to distributing benefits, could it be that the heads of these families still give him a lot of face? Do you hope that Pang Shanmin will look good on them?
For the internal affairs of Jingxiang, Pangshan people rely heavily on Erkuai. Erkuai naturally understands Pangshanmin's thoughts better than others. The Jingxiang family has long been a big deal for Pangshanmin. Nowadays, Jingxiang is rich, thanks to Jingxiang Academy. With the help of the magical skills taught by Pang Shanmin, the increasing wealth of the family has blinded the eyes of many family heads. Everyone seems to have forgotten that the family is no better than before. Pang Shanmin and his confidants firmly control the military power of Jingxiang, and the family has long been If there are no private soldiers, if the people of Pangshan are really angered, the Jingxiang family will be bloodbathed.
"It is rare for the Tang Marquis to kill people. These mediocre people may have forgotten whose hands Jing Xiang's weapons are in"
In the back hall, after sending away several family heads who came together, Kuai Liang sighed.
The Kuai family is also a member of the aristocratic family, and they are confused when they see all the aristocratic families. He was completely unaware of the imminent issue, and the feeling of sadness that the rabbit was dead and the fox was inevitably rising in his heart was unavoidable. In Erkuai's view, even though the people of Pangshan could not bear the bloody storm of the Jingxiang family, some people who did not know how to advance or retreat had already forged their own path to death.
And now it¡¯s time for Er Kuai to make a clear stand. In recent years, the Kuai family has been favored by the people of Pangshan due to their support in the past. It has long become the number one family in Jingxiang, and its wealth is not far behind that of the Pang family. However, Erkuai does not have the same sense of security as when Liu Biao was in power. It is the common practice of Jingxiang family to fight selflessly. Pang Shanmin was furious, regardless of his old feelings, and the Kuai family would inevitably suffer a devastating blow.
In the eyes of the two of them. If Pang Shanmin wants to scare the monkeys, the Kuai family is undoubtedly the best choice. The two of them did not show clear support for Pang Shanmin during the incident in Wancheng. They mostly played the role of peace and harmony. Although the two Kuai knew that Jing Xiang was strong. . However, I had previously felt that Xu Huang had long held Wancheng, and it would not be easy to successfully capture it. If a battle lasted forever, Jing Xiang would be exhausted. That is to say, the gains outweigh the losses, and they are fighting in the Central Plains. It has greatly affected merchant trade, which is always detrimental to many aristocratic families.
But who would have thought that the famous Xu Huang was captured by Zhuge Kongming after only holding on for a few days. The Jingxiang army not only destroyed Wancheng, but even Yingchuan was not spared. They saw the carts being transported from Yingchuan Academy. The rare ancient books that came, the Xun family's children with ashen faces Erkuai didn't know whether he was happy or worried.
"Brother, the matter has come to this" Kuai Yue thought for a long time and said to Kuai Liang: "Although Wolong's troops have not returned yet, our Kuai family should take this victory as an excuse to donate more money and food to help the Marquis of Tang reward the three armies!"
"Yidu, I didn't expect you to be so naive until now" Kuai Liang sighed, with a bitter smile on his face, and said to Kuai Yue: "Even without the checks and balances of many aristocratic families, the Marquis of Tang has already won the hearts of the people of Jingxiang. We are so rich, do you still need the help of a noble family like me to reward you? The icing on the cake can't erase the previous resentment in Tang Hou's heart. Perhaps Tang Hou has already hated the family's previous actions in his heart. With this great victory, Tang Hou not only defeated Cao Cao , and even defeated many Jingxiang aristocratic families. If the aristocratic families dare to have selfish desires in their hearts in the future, the Marquis of Tang will no longer cherish their old feelings and tolerate those selfish people."
After Kuai Liang finished speaking, Kuai Yue was shocked and saw that Kuai Liang ordered his servants to go to the treasury to prepare more gifts and said to Kuai Yue: "Yidu, I should go to the Marquis Mansion to plead guilty with my brother"
Pang Shanmin didn't know that Erkuai was so entangled in his heart. Although the incident of the aristocratic family a few days ago made him furious, what Pang Shanmin was thinking about was not making the aristocratic family surrender with a blood-soaked butcher knife. Pang Shanmin knew in his heart. Even if the most popular aristocratic families are eliminated one by one, new aristocratic families will still spring up one after another.
Even in the prosperous Tang Dynasty hundreds of years later, wouldn't the family's troubles still be great?
But now, he has realized the naivety of this idea. The selfish desires of human nature can never be suppressed. If he wants to make the family restrain themselves, he must either come up with a set of powerful laws that can restrain them, or Just train the new poor families to check and balance them.
It¡¯s just that now Wolong and Fengxiao are fighting outsideEr Kuai is also a representative figure of the Jingxiang family. Planning legal affairs with these two people is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Pang Shanmin does not think that his charm is higher than the interests of the family, not to mention that the Pang and Kuai families have been on good terms for a long time. , Pang Shanmin didn't want to ruin the lives of the two of them.
So at the moment, it seems that nurturing a poor family is obviously more reliable than formulating a new law. As for the new law, it is not too late to discuss the new law when Wolong and Fengchu return in triumph.
So for a few days, Pang Shanmin stayed behind closed doors, hiding in his comfortable nest in the bamboo forest, thinking about how to cultivate a poor family for his use and make it prosperous. As far as the current situation is concerned, the many available people in Pang Shanmin's territory can probably be They are divided into three categories. One category is people from aristocratic families in Jingxiang, Xichuan, and Xiliang. These people have the most influence under Pangshan people, including Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng and other high-ranking people. A descendant of an aristocratic family.
The second is Cui Jun, Shi Tao and other students from poor families who served as officials in various counties in Jingnan. Although they are now officials and have reached the level of prefect, their families are not rich. However, these children from poor families are the ones who can best understand the sufferings of the people and conscientiously adhere to their duties. Official way.
The third is Pang Shanmin¡¯s generals, Xiliang Ma clan, Five Tiger Generals, Gan Ning, Wei Yan and others. They can all be included in this category. They are also the forces that Pang Shanmin relies on to expand their territory. However, these generals have little control over military power. It is very important. As for financial power, I am extremely open-minded
Of the three forces, the poor families are the weakest. Pang Shanmin helps the children of poor families, but they are not afraid of other people's criticism. Although many poor families are now much richer than before, they are still far from enough in the eyes of Pang Shanmin
"While the people of Pangshan were thinking hard, another waiter came to report. Yan Erkuai came with many gifts and asked for forgiveness.
Hearing this, the people of Pangshan Mountain were stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "Hurry up and invite Zirou, and come to the mansion to talk about it."
Erkuai went into the bamboo house, bowed down and apologized, and could not get up for a long time. Seeing the shame on Er Kuai's face, Pang Shanmin said to them, "Zirou, Yidu, please get up quickly."
Kuai Liang raised his head and saw that there was no anger on Pang Shanmin's face. He stood up slowly and said to Pang Shanmin: "The two of us have been reused by the Marquis of Tang Dynasty, but we hesitated a lot when we sent troops out of Wancheng. Whatever we do will be punished." The Marquis of Tang is extremely disappointed. Now that Kuai is old and unable to fulfill his duties in the court, he also asks the Marquis of Tang to remove me from office and allow me to retire and return to my hometown."
Pang Shanmin just frowned slightly when he heard this, but Kuai was shocked in his conscience. He thought to himself: before entering Pang's house, his brother did not mention his resignation, but just now he expressed his feelings in front of Tang Hou. Could it be that his previous actions have touched Tang Hou's bottom line? , has the Kuai family really reached the stage of prosperity and decline?
There was silence in the hall for a long time. Kuai Liang saw that Pang Shanmin was silent and told him about his resignation again. Pang Shanmin came back to his senses and chuckled: "Zirou is blaming Pang for treating your Kuai family." Not thick?"
Hearing what Pangshan people said, Kuai Liang hurriedly said: "It's not that the Marquis of Tang did not treat the Kuai family well, but that the Kuai family was entrusted with blessings"
"Did Pang have anything to entrust you two with before?" Seeing Kuai Liang's fright, Pang Shanmin couldn't help laughing and said: "Pang was also a member of an aristocratic family before. There are many difficulties in the affairs of the aristocratic family. The Kuai family is the leader of the Jingxiang aristocratic family. What they did was also helpless. When they attacked Wancheng, the family did not cooperate with Pang Mou. Although Pang Mou felt resentful in his heart, he did not want to blame the Kuai family. After all, Jingxiang had been at peace for several years and it was not easy to win. If Pang punished the family just because of a temporary grudge, and I am afraid that the peace and happiness of Jingxiang will be destroyed in one day."
Seeing that Pang Shanmin's words did not seem to be false, Kuai Liang sighed and said: "In the end, my family has failed the Tang Hou. If Kuai resigned from the official position, it would be like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. The other families would not dare to be as greedy as before." !¡±
"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause" Pang Shanmin said with a smile: "The Kuai family has been working hard in Jingxiang for several years and has made a lot of achievements. Moreover, it was not your Kuai family who took the lead in the previous attack on Wancheng without cooperation. Could it be that Mr. Zirou is really responsible? Is Pang confused? The Jingxiang family now has no military power. If Pang wants to vent his anger, he can use his millions of soldiers to make him bow his head."
Seeing the astonishment on Er Kuai's face after hearing this, Pang Shanmin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Now that Wancheng has won a great victory, the resentment in Pang's heart has naturally faded a lot. You two can put this worry aside. The affairs of the family only depend on being beaten." Having blinded his eyes with money and silk, what Pang will do next is to make the family's ears clearer"
Hearing this, Kuai Yue was confused and asked Pang Shanmin: "What are Tang Hou's plans?"
"Pang wants to increase his efforts in supporting the poor family and provide more competition to the aristocratic families. He also wants to improve the laws. However, perfecting the laws cannot be done overnight, so the two of you need a lot of help to support the poor families!"
When the two Kuai heard this, they were all stunned. After a while, Kuai Liang couldn't help but sigh: "Although Tang Hou's idea is good, I don't know if Tang Hou has ever thought about it. With Tang Hou's magic method of making money, the poor family has gone through three or five years." Zai, I am afraid that his wealth will be the same as that of a small or medium-sized family. By then, this poor family will still be calledIs your family from a poor family? "
"What Mr. Zirou said is absolutely true, but for me, Jingxiang, three to five years is more than enough time to perfect the laws!"
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