I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

But what Lao Li was talking about today was nothing else but the wealthy families of the five surnames and Qiwang, who were obviously very dissatisfied with the five surnames and Qiwang's dominance of the place they occupied.

Zhang Nuo belonged to the kind who blinked and raised his eyebrows. When he heard Lao Li complaining, he thought to himself, did Lao Li take the initiative to send it to his door?

So, Zhang Nuo picked up the wine glass and said indifferently,

"Lao Li, don't worry, brother, I started a new business recently, and I'm dealing with five surnames and seven Wangs. Within ten years, these families will decline, and within twenty years, I guess they can only become local rich people."

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo with a look of surprise, his words were a bit powerful, the reason why the five surnames and Qiwang were able to constrain him a lot in the local area and even in the court was not just as simple as having some money in his pocket.

But Li Shimin was inexplicably looking forward to this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang who had always been miraculous. He really wanted to know what earth-shattering things this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang could do.

Although he has been busy recently, he has not paid much attention to the business he has partnered with Zhang Nuo. He has made it very clear to the steward he sent to the winery, as long as he prevents other people from reaching out and delaying his earning money.

But no matter what, he is also a capable guard sent by the palace, so naturally he can't just be a security officer, and go into the palace with him from time to time to describe the prosperous situation of the winery.

And two days ago, he even brought back his one-month bonus totaling [-] guan, which made him overjoyed.

Although he invested [-] guan, it was a one-time investment. After that, he just waited for the money to be distributed. This is just the beginning, and he can distribute [-] yuan a month. After that, he will expand production and become more famous. Not more?

This also increased Li Shimin's confidence in Zhang Nuo.Therefore, at this time, when he heard that Zhang Nuo had a way to deal with the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, it stands to reason that Li Shimin should dismiss it, and then told people about the strength of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs and the current helplessness of the court.

But when the person who said this was Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, Li Shimin hadn't started to listen, so he unconsciously felt that he was going to hear a good idea today.

Zhang Nuo didn't care about the changing situation on Lao Li's face, and his mind was turned upside down. He took a sip of wine and said slowly,

"Families with five surnames and seven wangs have survived for hundreds of years. Naturally, they have their own uniqueness. It is not just as simple as the vast expanse of fertile land and wealth, but the most important thing is their intricate relationship in the officialdom."

"How did these relationships come about? The most important two are private education and recommendation!"

"If you don't go to their private schools, the local students will have nowhere to study. When they have nowhere to study, they will be taken into the bag by the five surnames Qiwang. If they are successful in their studies, they will be recommended to be officials. In the future, Qingyun will go straight to the court to pay homage to the minister. How can you forget your origin?"

"Don't talk about favoritism and fraud, but as long as you are an official, with a little care or even a tip-off, these families can continue their prosperity!"

Li Shimin nodded with a serious expression. That's true. The kindness of teaching and recommending entry into the job is simply a new kind of grace for the children of ordinary people.

The most terrible thing is that for these big families, it doesn't cost much for these students to come to study at home. For families with a deep foundation like them, it is nothing more than a little money for food, drink and teachers.

But if this happens every year, more officials will be trained, a few or even a dozen a year, and the network of relationships cultivated over time will be appalling.

The imperial court had a slight intention to suppress the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. I am afraid that the discussion has just started, and the news has already been received, and then there will be a lot of opposition.

Li Shimin's biggest headache is also this point, unless he can kill a large number of people at once, otherwise he really has nothing to do.

But at the end of the Sui Dynasty, not only ordinary people died, there were not many scholars, and those who were killed, starved to death, and accidentally died in the chaos were not a small number.

This makes the entire imperial court extremely lack of scholars. If it is at this time to clean up and strangle a group of people related to the five surnames and seven Wangs, the entire imperial court may have to be shut down, and there will be chaos.

However, looking at what Xiao Zhang said so clearly, he obviously knows the crux of it, so is there really a way?

If Li Shimin's confidence in Zhang Nuo was five when Zhang Nuo didn't open his mouth, then after Zhang Nuo opened his mouth and analyzed it, Li Shimin's confidence in Zhang Nuo had soared to nine.

The only thing lacking is the inherent caution he has been in politics for many years. If it is based on his feeling alone, his confidence at this time may have exceeded ten points!

Chapter 59

While Zhang Nuo was writing the manuscript in his heart, he drank the wine slowly. After Lao Li digested what he just said, he continued slowly,

"Old Li, you have to understand that no matter whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the previous Sui Dynasty, any court or emperor would not like such a sub-power under their own rule."

"It sounds like a family of poets and books, and men farm and women weave. To put it badly, it means that the place is powerful, the family has rich wealth and connections, and such a family is simply the easiest to rebel and start a family."

"Think about it, when His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor had to seek help from them, how terrifying were their strengths? What if they didn't help His Majesty back then, but raised their own troops?"

"Could it be that Li Tang is not Li Tang, but Wang Tang and Zheng Tang?"

Li Shimin's wine glass fell to the table in shock, making a muffled sound, and stared blankly at Zhang Nuo.

He really didn't expect Zhang Nuo to say so boldly, rebellion, this is a serious crime against the nine clans, no matter which dynasty, they are extremely sensitive to rebellion.

No matter how enlightened the monarch is, he will not have the slightest affection for those who want to grab his throne.

Li Shimin has always understood that Wuxing Qiwang has the strength to rebel. After all, his family did get help from Wuxing Qiwang when they started their business, and their Li family is also a wealthy family.

But thinking about it, when Zhang Nuo laid bare this matter in front of him, he was still unavoidably surprised.

Zhang Nuo didn't care about Lao Li's performance either.These days, few people really have the guts to talk about rebellion.

In his opinion, if Lao Li just dropped his glass and dared to continue listening, it proved that he was really brave.

"Lao Li, what's the matter? Are you scared? What I'm saying is the truth, do you want to listen to it?"

Zhang Nuo looked at Lao Li with a flushed face, and laughed playfully.

How could Li Shimin give up, especially since he wanted to know more and more about the magical tricks that Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang had to destroy the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.

Therefore, Li Shimin calmly picked up the glass, poured himself another glass of wine, took a sip, and then said slowly,

"Brother, although I am just a merchant, I am also a man who pees standing up. I am really a rebel. I really don't have the guts, but I still have the guts to listen to you talking about five surnames and seven wangs."

Just kidding, what does Li Shimin dare not say? People who dare to talk about killing brothers and brothers to grab the throne in an open manner, would care about this?

Zhang Nuo also made fun of it, applauded lightly, and then said with a smile,

"Actually, don't look at what I'm talking about. The real cruelty to the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs still has to be done by the court and the Majesty. After all, for them, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs are the enemy."

"If you want to attack Wu Xingqiwang, there are only two ways. One is to kill him. His blood will flow into rivers, his corpses will be scattered all over the field, and he will be wiped clean. Kill him..."

Zhang Nuo was still killing and killing, so Li Shimin went up and covered his mouth, and said with a wry smile,

"Brother, brother, I beg you, don't kill me. According to your behavior, the entire Tang Dynasty is not enough to kill. You should choose the second method."

Zhang Nuo rolled his eyes several times after being covered by Lao Li in such a way, and knocked off Lao Li's hand before saying,

"Okay, okay, it's fine not to kill, isn't it just talking, why are you so excited, talk like you are the emperor, you can really kill with your hands."

Li Shimin smiled resentfully, and cupped his hands apologetically, but he was smiling wryly in his heart, grandma, he is the emperor, encouraged by Zhang Nuo's killing one on the left and the other on the right, he just realized it for a moment It's the most enjoyable to kill directly.

Zhang Nuo leaned back lazily, crossed his legs and said unhurriedly,

"If you don't kill them, that's easy. There is another way to cut off their roots, cut the grass and roots, and never cause future troubles."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he was right on topic. This little shopkeeper is very capable, not only full of knowledge, but also interesting to talk about. People have a headache.

"In the final analysis, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs have been able to stand for many years, relying on their huge network of contacts, and the foundation of this network of contacts is private schools and the Zhongzheng system. Without these two, they are nothing more than wealthy businessmen with strong backgrounds. Nothing."

As soon as Zhang Nuo said these words, Li Shimin nodded in approval, isn't it, especially the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, as long as he is recommended by Zhongzheng officials, he can basically enter the court as an official.

This system, which started from the Han Dynasty, has indeed brought talents and talents to the court one after another, but at the same time it has also spawned several wealthy families.

The main family recommends a branch family, and the branch family recommends a foreign surname, just like this, one by one, like melons and vines, and the quiet ones form a large group.

Zhang Nuo's story continues.

"The nine-rank Zhongzheng system can only be done by the imperial court. It happened that the imperial examinations were good in the Sui Dynasty. I will continue in the Tang Dynasty. If that is the case, half of the foundation of the family will be broken. This is something that the eyes of the current emperor are like lightning. Will let it go."

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded in approval with a smile on his face. This is what Xiao Zhang is good at, and he likes to tell the truth.

"However, the imperial examination alone is not enough. After all, if most of the scholars are trained by private schools with five surnames and seven Wangs, they will eventually be selected from their sects, and the famous families will eventually become powerful families."

"And my new business can solve this problem, and it can be completely solved."

Before Li Shimin could ask, Zhang Nuo directly picked up the few books he had brought back from the side, slapped them on the table, pouted,

"Look, this is my way!"

Li Shimin picked up the few books in front of him in confusion, the first one was the Analects of Confucius, the second was the Book of Songs, and the rest, except for a collection of Zhang Nuo's poems, were all common classics and history books.

Li Shimin looked through it, and found nothing special except that the paper was good, the handwriting was clear and it looked like the handwriting of the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang.

What does the shopkeeper Xiaozhang mean by saying that?

Looking at Lao Li's confused look, Zhang Nuo shook his head and said with a sigh,

"Old Li, if you usually want to buy a book of this level, how much would you spend? Let's take the Analects of Confucius as the calculation. As long as you can read this book, you can have it at home!"

Li Shimin is not those idiot emperors who have lived in the deep palace for a long time. He really cares about the people and knows the prices of the people.

So after reading it again, he said naturally,

"According to this quality, I'm afraid you need to have two pennies!"

Zhang Nuo looked at him with a smile,

"I'll sell this book for [-] yuan, and it's easy to be fooled!"

Chapter 60 The Power of Books

Li Shimin touched the book, then looked up at Zhang Nuo, then touched the book again, then looked up at Zhang Nuo, repeated several times but still did not speak.

The news that Zhang Nuo just said is really shocking. What does it mean to be innocent in a hundred words?

That means that even if he sells out a hundred coins non-stop, Zhang Nuo still has money to earn, instead of giving him such a price because of the good relationship between the two brothers.

Then there is a lot of knowledge here!

Li Shimin is not a fool, he immediately thought of the method Zhang Nuo talked about to deal with the wealthy families of the five surnames and seven wangs.

Isn't this book the solution? A large part of the reason why ordinary children went to study in the private schools of wealthy and famous families was that they could only read books there.

In later generations, many people disliked the troublesomeness of books and found e-books to be convenient. Even later, e-books were disliked by people, and they were too lazy to read and just listen to books.

But at this time, a book is extremely precious, especially some classics and history books that are used in the imperial examinations. Those who have a little knowledge can borrow from a good fellow villager, and then copy them down overnight.

And the vast majority of people have no place to borrow, even if they can enter private schools, they are already lucky.

If they don't go to private school, they can only listen to oral instruction, and then write on the sand table.

Li Shimin looked at the book in front of him, as if he had seen countless students take a book home, study it carefully, and copy the scene of finally taking the scientific examination.

From then on, he no longer had to worry about the talents recommended by those famous families.

He used to worry about this a lot. Looking at a large number of talents recommended by wealthy families with five surnames and seven wangs, he worried that their influence would become deeper and deeper. If not, the personnel in various departments of the imperial court would be stretched.

It's hard to kill him, but now it's all right, as long as the business of shopkeeper Xiao Zhang officially starts, any family can pay for the price of [-] Wen, and if there are brothers and sisters in the family, a book can be shared.

This is much, much better than before.

Seeing Lao Li's excited look, Zhang Nuo knew that he had figured it out, and continued with a smile,

"Old Li, you've come to understand now. That's right, it's exactly what you think. As long as my book starts selling, it will definitely sell all over the street."

"At that time, do you think the government will protect my business and prevent Xiao Xiao from approaching and harassing me?"

Li Shimin slammed the table and said excitedly,

"That's for sure! This is a great thing that will last for thousands of years, and the government will naturally take care of it!"

Having said this, Li Shimin was startled suddenly, then looked at Zhang Nuo nervously and said,

"Brother, you didn't do it with money, did you? Don't ruin your business by then!"

Zhang Nuo smiled sarcasticly. He really did not make this friend in vain. He knew that he cared about his business. He shook his head with a smile and said,

"Lao Li, don't worry. Although this business is not as profitable as our liquor sale, there is still some profit to be made, let alone a loss."

Li Shimin flipped through the book in hand again, raised his head abruptly,

"No, you have more than one hundred coins for these papers. Don't you need money for engraving? Don't you need money for printing?"

Zhang Nuo laughed again, and he was very proud of himself. This is the price difference brought about by technology.

In later generations, after the technological gap between China and foreign countries in many industries was eliminated, a large number of high-quality and low-priced products appeared, occupying the market overwhelmingly.

I am just picking up people's teeth, and I have done it in one step. I used advanced technology to reduce costs from the beginning, and lowered the price, making small profits but quick turnover. This is the rhythm of killing other bookstores!

"This is the secret of my ability to make money. I made the paper and the printing. No matter what other people do, I can guarantee that I won't lose money if I sell this book for a hundred cents!"

In fact, not only will it not lose money, Zhang Nuo, a profiteer, makes [-]% of the profit of each book. This is because the initial investment is too large and the technology is not enough to waste too much material.

When it comes time to mass-print a book like this, Zhang Nuo can deduct half of the profit for himself.

Li Shimin felt relieved now, as long as the business can last, he will say hello to the people below, not only the shop, but even the bookstore must be protected, as long as someone makes trouble, he will be killed immediately without hesitation.

This is a century-old plan to solve the major problem in his heart, and no one can tolerate bad things.

Zhang Nuo didn't know what Lao Li was thinking. If he knew that he could get a shining umbrella in exchange for such a chat with Lao Li, he would jump up for joy.

Li Shimin is also a good person. Seeing that his younger brother Zhang opened a bookstore, and he is still taking the low-cost and close-to-people route, he naturally has to support him. After pondering for a while, he said,

"Brother, I still have some classics and history books annotated by great Confucians in my study. I will send someone to bring them to you, and you will print them out at that time. If it is not enough, Lao Li, I will go out and get it for you with this old face!"

Zhang Nuo smiled and cupped his hands as a thank you, but he was secretly proud. Sure enough, Lao Li is a middle-aged angry youth, and he likes this kind of rhetoric about serving the country the most.

However, looking at Lao Li, who was smiling and sipping his wine and food, Zhang Nuo, who had just plucked his wool, started to itch again.