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Text no, 245 Your Majesty, do you think it is feasible?

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    no. 245 Your Majesty, do you think it is feasible?

    "If I want to correct my surname, I don't need to talk about how many generations ago it was. I just use today's official and noble ranks as the hierarchy. The royal family is the first, the relatives are second, and the Shandong clan is the inferior." Li Shimin calmed down his mood a little, and then said.

    After correcting his surname, Huang Junming shook his head slightly after hearing Li Shimin's words. Li Shimin's thinking was too naive.  Isn't the reason why aristocratic families are aristocratic families the concept of hierarchy since the Wei and Jin Dynasties?  If the surname is corrected, the most it will do is temporarily suppress the original family.  And what Li Shimin said, no matter how many generations ago, the levels are only set according to the current official position. Over time, although the old aristocratic families may weaken, the new aristocratic families will rise again.  continue to become the dominant force in the country.

    However, most of the current officials and nobles grew up under Li Shimin, and they also represent the original Guanlong family.  Li Shimin himself completely represented the interests of the Guanlong family in this way. Just as Li Shimin said, the Shandong clan should be regarded as an inferior surname, instead of excluding and suppressing all the families in the world.  Obviously Li Shimin's idea still has limitations.  Whether it is geographical limitations or the support of ruling groups.  Strengthening the imperial power and mediating the gap between the Guanlong Gate Group and the Shandong Gate Group, although there was some progress compared to the gate system in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was still too conservative and could even be said to be a hindrance.

    Of course, according to Li Shimin's idea, the surnames were corrected and some of the commoner landowners who were officials were given gentry status again. The declining gentry was further hit, and only the Guanlong gentry generally maintained their old status.  It achieved the goal of supporting the common landowners, suppressing the nobles, strengthening the imperial power, and consolidating the rule. However, in the eyes of modern people like Huang Junming, it was so naive and ridiculous.  Of course, it is not ruled out that this idea can achieve the expected goal within a certain period of time, but is this really useful for those Shandong clans?  This is just a ranking of surnames, nothing tangible.  Want to weaken the family.  This alone is not feasible.

    "Your Majesty, the poor Taoist's words may not sound nice, please bear with it. Do you think it is feasible to put the Li family and the ministers of the DPRK at the front by publishing the correct surnames, and put the surnames of the Shandong clan at the back?" Huang Junming asked.  Li Shimin said this.

    "Why is it not possible? The world's respect for aristocratic families is nothing more than respect for their surnames. I put the surnames of myself and the officials of the imperial court first, why is it not a feasible method?" Li Shimin seemed to have entered into a misunderstanding of thought, and asked  Huang Junming argued.

    Huang Junming shook his head gently.  Then he said: "Your Majesty, you are wrong. The world does not respect the surname of the family. Instead, it respects the talents of the children of the family. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the family's heritage has become deeper and deeper because of the surname. The children of the family have many talented people. The people are poor.  Most of the children cannot obtain high positions, and over time they naturally develop a sense of respect and awe for the families with high-ranking officials. Although your Majesty's decision to change the ranking of surnames seems to be an inheritance of the idea of ??"surname promotion" since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, in fact  Instead, the surname Shang was changed to Shangguan. The higher the official position, the higher the ranking. But Your Majesty, you must know that these officials are also divided into three, six, and nine grades, civil and military officials. Those with higher ranks and military attachés have higher surnames, but with  Is it good for the character of scholars to go back and recognize their families and their surnames? Impossible. Your Majesty, look at how many people in the current government are from aristocratic families. Even if they are ranked according to their official positions, it is impossible.  Suppress the aristocratic family. Moreover, this will also be a step back for the imperial examination system implemented by the Sui Dynasty. Think about it carefully. "

    Li Shimin was speechless when he heard what Huang Junming said.  It is true that Li Shimin's current thinking has entered into a misunderstanding. Although the family name is an aspect of the family that is admired by people, it is definitely not the deepest meaning. No matter what era, the most important thing is talent!  In aristocratic families, there are often three nobles in one family and nine ministers in one family.  This situation is quite common.  That's why people say that the education in a certain family is good, depending on how many talented people their family has.  Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the descendants of the Shandong aristocratic families have almost never lost their inheritance in various dynasties. Even the official positions have been promoted again and again without losing any of their former glory. Over time, everyone has a concept that the Cui family is good and the Wang family is good.  Ah, the Zheng family is great, their children are very knowledgeable.  Most of them are officials in the court.

    Even if Li Shimin really determined his surname, what would it be?  If the current family of officials cannot produce anything useful in the future, they will inherit this ranking.  And the aristocratic families that have been "suppressed" can still occupy the court despite their low-ranking nouns. At this time, what is the use of this ranking of surnames?  It's just adding to the jokes.  Let’s talk about the early establishment of the Tang Dynasty.  The most indispensable thing is a lord. Even a soldier who cannot read a word may obtain the title of a county boy during the war. But such a person has no background to talk about, is he Wen?  I don't know a single big character.  Wu Mo doesn't understand the method of changing battle formations.  At most, they have a fierce and aggressive temperament. Such people give themHis respect is nothing more than admiration for his efforts in serving the country and resisting foreign enemies.  If the world wants to admire him, what does it mean to serve the country and defend against foreign enemies?  There were many people in the Tang Dynasty who could do such a thing, and he was the only one who could do it. It was probably because of his good luck that he won the title of Lord.  With such arrogance as a scholar, who would admit that his surname is higher than his own?  Let’s talk about ordinary businessmen.

    Merchants value profits and admire people who can turn over a steady stream of money, but what about aristocratic families?  The family that has existed for hundreds of years is there, and there is no shortage of money or people. Now the largest group of business travelers in the entire Tang Dynasty are members of the aristocratic family, so merchants also respect the aristocratic family.  But what about everyone else?  Not to mention those who hold their own status and disdain those who engage in business, even if they are interested in doing business, there are still many people who cannot open up the situation, so this merchant will not care about the ranking of this surname.

    As for craftsmen, in ancient China, except for the Yuan and Qing dynasties, which did not pay attention to industrial development, every other dynasty attached great importance to technology.  But where is the technology?  Technology lies in the inheritance from generation to generation. Only with the technological research of predecessors can future generations develop better things based on them.  But then the problem arises again. Most of the folk craftsmen are masters and disciples, passed down from generation to generation. It is basically difficult to know the inheritance of their family. But what about the aristocratic family?  The family can stand firm for hundreds of years. Even if these technologies are not taken seriously, they will still be involved to some extent for the benefit of the family, right?  As far as this involves one or two things, it is also something that is out of reach for ordinary people.

    In this way, there are five classes: scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, and soldiers. The aristocratic families originated from scholars. There are so many children of aristocratic families who are in politics. The origin of family education is here, so it is natural for scholars to respect them, but what about farmers?  The aristocratic family has a large fortune and many fields.  It is even more desirable to farmers.  The same farmers yearn for the life of people in the upper echelons of society because of their many hardships.  The aristocratic family represents the highest status in this society.  How can we no longer be respected by farmers?  In terms of engineering, the family has a broad heritage and strong technical strength.  Things that are beyond the reach of ordinary craftsmen are considered the lowest quality in aristocratic families.  Why doesn't this make craftsmen yearn for it?  Not to mention the business aspect, there are few people in the world who have stronger financial resources and business operation capabilities than the aristocratic family.  Naturally, businessmen also hope to get involved with aristocratic families to seek greater benefits.  Soldiers, it is said that a good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails.  People are grateful to the soldiers guarding the country's gates.  People are in awe of soldiers who kill people like mowing grass, but they don't want to be soldiers.  No one wants to be exposed to this profession that is so close to death.  Therefore, even if soldiers are the most indispensable part of this era, they still cannot get everyone's attention.

    Furthermore, why Huang Junming said that Li Shimin’s idea was to delay the retreat of the Sui Dynasty’s imperial examination system. Although the Sui Dynasty’s imperial examination system did not say anything about suppressing aristocratic families, in the long run, children from poor families will definitely rise slowly and compete with children from aristocratic families in the court.  The court is divided into groups to resist the ceremony. As time goes by, the demise of the family is inevitable.  This completely breaks the original hierarchy.  But once Li Shimin's ranking of surnames came out, the children of the poor family would still be the children of the poor family. Even if they could reach the sky in one step, they could only get a small official first. In ancient times, officials above the fourth rank were considered high officials, and officials below the fourth rank were considered high officials.  , but he cannot be called a high official.  Even modern times are deeply influenced by this concept. If a person is said to have great talent, it will be said that he has good talents. This first-class talent does not mean that he has the first talent, but that his talent will be in the future.  He's just qualified for a first-grade official position.  Some people also say that the capital of the third grade is the capital of the fourth grade.  As for the fifth and sixth grades below, they are all lost to everyone.

    Li Shimin is just a way to vent his wariness against the aristocratic family for many years. If he really wants to implement his idea, I am afraid that it is just a feeling that he is superior to the aristocratic family in his psychology, and nothing else matters.  Perhaps as time goes by, people's respect for the aristocratic family will become less, but it will definitely not make the aristocratic family as unnoticed as ordinary people.  No matter how the surnames are determined, it is impossible to include ordinary people with flat heads.  This is the same thing no matter which dynasty or era.  In this way, the last digit of the assigned surname will have a higher status than ordinary people. People are in awe of people with higher status than themselves.  Therefore, determining the surname has no practical benefits for Li Shimin.

    "Hey!" Li Shimin also knew that he could only take some verbal advantage in this matter, so he couldn't help but sigh.

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