Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 415

Chapter 415 The Old Foxes' Thoughts

In fact, it was not only Wei Zheng, but Qin Yang was surrounded by some old foxes.

Each of these old foxes spoke nicely.But Qin Yang knew that if he wanted to hear good words from these old foxes, he would have to pay a price!

Didn't you see that every time Li Shimin was flattered by his courtiers, he would feel aggrieved for a while?

These people are not the courtiers in the last feudal dynasty, they can only shout long live to the emperor, but they dare not confront the emperor.The courtiers in the Tang Dynasty, as long as they were really reasonable, would dare to confront the emperor.

For the sake of reputation, the emperor could only grit his teeth and endure it.

Generally, when the ministers spoke well, it was often the emperor who made a compromise.

Knowing this, Qin Yang immediately looked at these people with some vigilance.

Seeing his slightly vigilant expression, these old foxes couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

Before today, they hadn't seen King Youzhou for almost two years.The image of King Youzhou in their hearts was gradually replaced and affected by the folk rumors.As a result, looking at it now, although Qin Yang is already the king of Youzhou, he is still that young man who is less than 20 years old!

And their age, even if they are the youngest, they can be Qin Yang's father, and the older ones, their grandchildren are at Qin Yang's age.

So their original thoughts were all suppressed, thinking that the King of Youzhou probably wasn't what they had guessed before, and maybe he already had ambitions.

This person should still be the same as before, only more mature.

Because of this thought, these old foxes started to sell their children to Qin Yang.Their way of selling is naturally more subtle. Qin Yang is no longer Qin Yang who just came to this world, so he can naturally hear what they mean from their rather subtle words.

Could it be that these old foxes saw the benefits that Changsun Chong got in Youzhou and wanted to follow the example of Changsun Wuji?

I have to say, Qin Yang really guessed right!

These courtiers are actually considered neutral factions. Although they do hold some power, and a few people even have powers such as prime ministers, but it is absolutely not enough to say how powerful they are.Their requirements for their children and grandchildren are also very in line with the thinking of most people in this era.That is, the eldest son and the eldest grandson will be the ones to establish a family.The second son and grandson are to be selected, and they also need to be cultivated well.

The eldest son and grandson and the second son and grandson above are all descendants.

The prostitutes and concubines in the back are responsible for spreading the branches.

If one of them is really capable, the family resources can also be tilted towards him, and the amount of tilt depends on the level of this person.

But the rest, those who are not high enough to be low enough, can only find another way to make a living.

It is impossible for the family resources to tilt towards them, unless they want to be supported by the family and just be ordinary mediocre rich men.Otherwise, anyone who is a little bit ambitious will need to find another way out!
This is also one of the reasons why aristocratic families never put their eggs in one basket when investing from ancient times to the present!

Not only to share the risk, but also because if there are too many children in the family, the support that other people can get is limited except for the direct line.

Some people are not reconciled, and will want to take other paths, so that their descendants will not be reduced forever.

After all, they can still be rich, but if this continues, within three generations, their children and grandchildren may live in bitter cold.

These old foxes also wanted to make a living for the bastards and younger sons in the family because they understood this.

If they are all placed in the capital, they will inevitably be involved in the battle for the heir apparent.

Therefore, in general, to find a way out for the bastards in the family, most of them are sent out to be officials.

Whether the official position can be enlarged or not depends on the individual's ability.

Most of the kings with different surnames are the founding fathers of the country. Because of the precedent of King Yan, some capable kings with different surnames are feared by these old foxes.

And the incompetent kings with different surnames let their descendants go to the other party's fiefdom. Isn't this just waiting for something to go wrong later to make a living?

Thus, a young king with a different surname like Qin Yang, who had no political ambitions but was very ambitious economically, fell into the eyes of these old foxes!
This king of Youzhou is also the emperor's quasi-son-in-law!

And his fiancée was born of Empress Changsun.

Although the eldest son of Empress Changsun can no longer be the prince, she still has other sons!
Generally speaking, it is unlikely that the person who succeeds in the future will be someone other than the remaining legitimate sons.

Therefore, King Youzhou should also be the direct brother-in-law or brother-in-law of the next emperor in the future!

Such an identity is equivalent to putting a protective umbrella on King Youzhou!

If the king of Youzhou is so full of brains and follow up to do something rebellious, not only will he himself be rich and honored for a lifetime, but his descendants, at least within three generations, should also be rich and powerful.

Going to Youzhou to be an official is indeed a good choice!

Moreover, it can be seen with the naked eye that in the near future, Chang'an City may be involved in the struggle to seize the heir again, and being able to separate a few sons to hide in Youzhou can be regarded as leaving a way out for his family.

In the matter of staying behind, these people made exactly the same choice as Changsun Wuji!

However, Changsun Wuji broke the boat and sent the eldest son directly to Youzhou.And these old foxes, most of the eldest sons are up to the challenge, so the ones they want to send to Youzhou are the younger sons or the sons of concubines.

Qin Yang thinks this is not bad.

He doesn't have any family background, and he doesn't care whether the person who works for him is a descendant or a concubine, and whether he is valued at home, these are not the conditions for Qin Yang to select talents.

His criteria for selecting talents are to judge people based on their talents and character!
Even this character is not the character in the popular sense of this era, it is more inclined to abide by the law.

As long as he abides by the law, in Qin Yang's view, he is eligible!

The sons these old foxes are going to send out are probably not the kind of people who gather the strength of the whole family to cultivate them, but there is one thing that they have an advantage over many people, that is, these people must be literate!
Not to mention the wealth of knowledge, at least all the basic books, they must have read.

At this time in the early Tang Dynasty, there were actually quite few literate people among the people.

Don't look at the thousands of people reading books in the Youzhou Library, which is very lively, but if you go up and ask them one by one, you will know that the people who come to read the books are basically from some family background.

Even if it is from a poor family, it is also from a poor family, not from a poor family.

Under such circumstances, it takes time to train people to read and write. Even if it is a crash course, it will not be possible to achieve it in a year or so.These second generations must have read books, even if they are not proficient in other aspects, in Qin Yang's view, they can be used after a good training!

(End of this chapter)