Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 56 Fighting for the sake of bullying, hateful gangster!

"So, we can't look at this issue simply and rudely, we must learn to shift the contradiction."

Speaking of this, Li Zhi looked at each other with all the important officials in charge of power.

He bit his accent and talked about the next point.

"The core lies in how to make the aristocratic family willingly give birth!"

"Willingly and willingly, these four words are the key point. This condition must be met in order to properly solve the problem of insufficient land!"

"Otherwise, no matter how good the solution is, it's just a castle in the air."

When the imperial decrees are issued to local areas, they must rely on local officials to implement them.

Most of the local officials in the Tang Dynasty were officials from the gentry.

No matter how good the government decree is, it is just a blank piece of paper if it is not implemented.

What Li Zhi is talking about now is the issue of implementation, that is, the fundamental issue of interest distribution.

Seeing that Li Zhi temporarily stopped explaining, the courtiers began to discuss in a low voice.

"Want to make the gentry contribute willingly? This is a good idea, but the question is how to do it?"

"It's very difficult. The gentry will not listen to the orders of the court. As long as their interests are harmed, most of them are cheating and refusing to implement them. How easy is it to get them to accept them willingly?"

"But King Jin said that there is a way for them to accept it voluntarily, so what would it be?"

"Forgive me for being stupid and unable to think of an answer to this question."

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Not only the ministers, but also Li Shimin was thinking about the answer to this question.

Although Li Shimin wanted to say that he was the supreme being in the world, he also knew that there was such an interest group that didn't take himself seriously at all.

Now Li Zhi said that there is a way to control them. If it is really feasible, it means that the nobles can be bribed.

This is not just a question of whether the decree can be implemented.

If there is any way to drive the aristocratic family, it will also mean that he, the emperor, can get rid of the restraint of the gentry.

Whether it is for the court or the royal family, this method will become a vital magic weapon.

But, are things really that easy?
Li Shimin thought for a long time, but also couldn't think of the strategy Li Zhi said.

We discussed for a while, but failed to reach a result.

In the end, the emperor still came forward and asked Li Zhi to announce the answer.

"Don't be a joke, if you have a solution, tell it, and let everyone listen, brainstorm, and see if you can discuss a better plan."

Hearing Li Shimin's order, Li Zhi put down his water glass, cleared his throat, and then began to explain.

"Actually, the method is not difficult. As long as there is a general idea, everyone can figure it out."

"The key point is to open up new counties, and the staff vacancies that appear, we have to make a fuss about this matter and turn internal conflicts into external conflicts!"

After the words fell, the courtiers began to discuss in low voices again.

But this time, Li Zhi did not leave any time for them to discuss, but continued on by himself.

"The imperial court lacks a large number of talents. We can use this excuse to vigorously develop local education!"

"Isn't your family unwilling to give birth?"

"That's fine, can our court cultivate it ourselves?"

"The efficiency of just relying on Yongzhou to collect talents is too slow."

"Our imperial court is adding more official schools in various places in order to cultivate more talents."

"This request is not too much, is it?"

After Li Zhi performed a play talking to himself, he announced the final answer.

"As long as this issue is raised with the nobles, the conflict can be transferred naturally."

"Let them choose by themselves, or choose someone to serve in Xinjian County."

"Either open up education and allow the imperial court to educate more talents."

"Thinking about this issue, there is no choice for them at all."

"Everyone understands the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils, and the aristocratic family will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

"Thinking about it, they should succumb."

Because the content to be expressed was very complex, Li Zhi could only speak at length and clearly explain the specific implementation methods.

The fundamental idea to solve the problem lies in the most taboo issue of the gentry class - the establishment of official colleges.

The gentry took control of the channels for mastering knowledge, so as to control the lifeline of the imperial court.

And once the court cultivates talents by itself, and really cultivates talents, what will these gentry eat?
This is the most fundamental conflict of interest.

The gentry class would never compromise with the imperial court on this point.

But now, the court faces real problems.

There are a large number of official vacancies, and there is an urgent need for blood transfusions from the gentry class to fill them with talents.

If you can meet the needs of the court, then this matter is easy to talk about.

You continue to control your knowledge pipeline, and our collaboration continues.

But if you can't fill these vacancies, you have to let me cultivate some talents myself, right?

Otherwise you are too domineering!

As mentioned before, the gentry could never compromise with the imperial court in terms of their control over knowledge channels.

Therefore, they must send out people to fill in this part of the gap.

Then the problem is coming.

That being the case, why not directly order the aristocratic family to force them to be born?
Because the nature of things has changed.

If the imperial court directly forced the gentry class, it would be using power to suppress others and bullying them, which would cause a strong backlash.

Another way is to transfer the problems faced by the imperial court to the gentry class.

Talk to them rationally, talk to them emotionally, and talk to them openly and rationally.

There is an essential difference between the two in nature.

That's why Li Zhi said that we should learn to solve problems in a tactful manner, instead of directly standing on the opposite side of the gentry class.

The courtiers present took a long time to digest this part of the content.

At this time, Chu Suiliang jumped out again: "Forcing them like this can easily arouse the resistance of the gentry class."

Li Zhi glanced at him lightly, and said coldly: "Don't worry! There are real problems to buffer them. Even if they feel uncomfortable, they still have to consider the court's attitude."

"We are not bullying others, but the court really has no one available."

"The facts are right in front of us, and we didn't deliberately target them."

"Now that the world is peaceful, who would be willing to cause war unless absolutely necessary?"

"They'll take it, there's no doubt about that."

Li Zhi felt that he had explained clearly, and although his attitude was not very good, he still answered Chu Suiliang's question.

Logically speaking, Chu Suiliang should shut up at this point.

But this guy just refused to accept it, and put the iron on: "That's impossible!"

At this moment, Li Zhi really wanted to hit him on the head with a hammer, so that this bully would shut up forever.

(End of this chapter)