Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

These days, Lin Yuan was researching most of the aristocratic families in the Yuan Dynasty. The ability of these aristocratic families to leave their names on the scrolls, even if it was just the Haozhou aristocratic family, the Li family, was enough to prove how powerful they were.

The aristocratic family does not necessarily have high-ranking officials, but they must have enough reputation in the local area. The local people depend on them for a living, and even the officials sent by the imperial court have to live by their faces.

After all, officials are in office for a few years, but the aristocratic family has remained unchanged for decades and hundreds of years. It is difficult for a strong dragon to overwhelm the local snakes.

There are also such aristocratic families in Dadu, but because it is Dadu, the place where the imperial power is most concentrated, most of the aristocratic families have shrunk and lost their status and ability long ago.

But that doesn't mean they're being bullied.

Being able to survive in the hands of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty, they have survived for so many generations, their tentacles have also extended into the court hall of the Yuan Dynasty, and many officials are "subsidized" by them.

After all, there is only so much salary for an official, and there are so many officials and dignitaries in the imperial city, even if they make money, ordinary officials can't make much.

Putting it outside, the fifth-rank officials are already high-ranking officials, but in Dadu, if a plaque falls on the road, it may kill several fifth-rank officials or relatives of the emperor.

On the surface, it seems that the officials are supported by them, but in fact they check and balance the officials.

They have their own wisdom, and they spend money to give others in order to get more benefits.

Of course these aristocratic families are afraid of Lin Yuan, but they are not deeply afraid of Lin Yuan.

To be precise, some of them think that the sky has changed and their chance has come.

So they wanted to negotiate conditions with Lin Yuan.

They still have a lot of chips in their hands.

First, they have money and food.

Second, they have people, although they don't dare to show it, but they do have many servants, and even most of the people with the same surname are attached to them.

Thirdly, they saw that what Lin Yuan was most anxious to do now was to stabilize Dadu.

This is their chance.

This is their chance to re-enter the court and regain the right to speak.

Of course, if Lin Yuan wasn't Nan Bodhisattva and didn't have such a good reputation, they wouldn't dare to negotiate terms with Lin Yuan, and they might have escaped long ago.

It is precisely because of Lin Yuan's reputation that they think that Lin Yuan is a person who values ​​his name. The more he is named, the easier it is to guess his intentions.

"There are indeed a few smart people." Lin Yuan looked at the submitted letter.

Song Shizhao also sighed: "It's just useless on the right path."

Lin Yuan shook his head: "You can't blame them either."

If an aristocratic family doesn't have any officials, it won't be long before they wither and fall into disrepair. Therefore, knowing that they might anger Lin Yuan, they would risk their entire family's life for a gamble.

If the family wants to be strong and prosperous, each generation must produce a person who stands by the emperor's side.

In the Yuan Dynasty, they couldn't do it, they could only shrink back, so when Lin Yuan came out, so did they.

They want to get ahead and want to go crazy.

Now is the best opportunity. Lin Yuan has just entered Dadu and is not familiar with Dadu. There must not be many people who can use him. After all, it is impossible to bring all his confidants with him. , these people cannot move temporarily, so they have a chance.

You can send your children to Lin Yuan.

Therefore, almost all the letters Lin Yuan received were loyal from the aristocratic families, but what they said was very artistic and tactful.

It's about—

"The world has been in chaos for so long, and finally there is a hero like you. Although we are stupid, we also know that there are capable people in the world. Since you have come, you must be the choice of heaven, so we are willing to help you. You pacified Dadu, but we are ordinary people after all, and we are not qualified to help you, so we chose the most outstanding disciples in the family, and as long as you are willing, we will send them to you."

Song Shizhao took the submission from Lin Yuan, and after reading it carefully, he said with a smile: "The person who wrote this article is quite capable."

Such an article, if it is less, it will appear weak and deceitful, and if it is more, it will appear domineering, and there are very few people who can write like this.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "There will be places that can be used in the future."

The children of these aristocratic families have learned how to be officials since they were young, and they have studied to prepare for being officials.

It is impossible for Lin Yuan not to use them, because after several years of ups and downs, this kind of people is what is most needed.

But he is not going to let these aristocratic families go, and will not allow them to have any rights that do not belong to them.

They gave up their wealth today to attach themselves to Lin Yuan, and they will get more things from Lin Yuan in the future. What they give up today is for tomorrow's gain.

Song Shizhao understood Lin Yuan's meaning. Although he himself could be regarded as a family background, his family was too small after all, so small that he could only find a place to hide when the dynasty changed. He didn't have much sense of identity with the family. On the contrary, he was in In a certain way, like Lin Yuan, he felt that the aristocratic family was in the way and hindered the imperial power.

If it weren't for Lin Yuan's desire to use the disciples cultivated by the family, Song Shizhao was ready to propose that he should take this opportunity to wipe out the family, so as not to cause them to collude in the future and cause trouble.

"Leave them alone for now." Lin Yuan said, "Re-improve the employment system."

He wants the servants of the family to become the people again, and let the people create value, and these values ​​do not belong to the family, but to him.

Song Shizhao agreed, and he suddenly said: "The subject has been busy these days, and I am afraid that I will not be mentally exhausted, so I can hand it over to someone at this time."

This is to recommend talents to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan asked with a smile, "Who?"

Song Shizhao said: "This son is the son of the Zhao family. He is proficient in art and is upright."

It is said that this person is good at mathematics, but he is a bit rigid and does not know how to adapt.

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement: "Then ask this person to go."

I don't know what to do.

What he needed at this time happened to be someone who didn't know how to adapt.

In this way, even if the family hates him, they will not hate him.

Although he is not afraid that the aristocratic family will hate him, but one more thing is worse than one less thing, isn't it?

So the son of the Zhao family took office immediately. He is the only one in the Dadu family who became an official after changing the court. His parents couldn't believe it when they got the order from the servant. , but he only knows how to read, and he is what the book says. When he was a child, his family thought he was too stubborn, so they tricked him into climbing to the roof every day to read and get twice the result with half the effort.

The roof is unstable, and the butt hurts after sitting for a long time.

Not to mention that he secretly climbed down to study against his parents' orders, he should find himself a wooden plank or a cushion.

In the end, he actually sat on the roof. If it rained, he would use an umbrella to avoid getting wet on the books, and he just covered the books so that he could get wet in the rain.

The family really admired him, and they stopped caring about him, and put more effort into raising the second and third sons.

After all, there is no shortage of sons, and a smart one can always be found.

The son of the Zhao family was called Zhao Rong, and he was very energetic. After all, he was from everyone, so he still had courage. After receiving the order, he immediately left and took charge of managing the servants.

The first one to be operated on was his own home.

His father was so angry that he cursed at home: "These are servants of the world, they have been serving our family for generations, now let them out, do you think your mother can cook, or your father can sweep the house?"

Zhao Rong was neither angry nor regressed when his father scolded him. Instead, he said: "It's about hiring, not letting them stay in our house."

"It's just that there must be a fixed salary and no killing. It's the same as before."

His father scolded again: "There is no difference!"

He hated himself for teaching his son to be a gentleman!

Why are servants loyal to them?Once something happened at home, the slaves would put their lives on the line to save the master first.

Why?Is it because they are naturally slavish and strong?

No, it's because the lives of their family depend on the master, their wives and children, their relatives and friends, everything depends on the master.

Once they find out that they can live well even if they don't have a master, or if the master treats them badly, they can just change to another one. It will not be easy for the aristocratic family to turn upside down.

Of course, the aristocratic family doesn't take servants too seriously, but they have many places where they can use servants. Outsiders always don't have their own family to make them feel at ease, but what if their own family members also become outsiders?

"They will hate you and our family to death!" His father bowed his head and stamped his feet, "Then Nanwang is forcing our family to die!"

But Zhao Rong said: "Father, as a minister, loyalty is the first class. Although my son has no great talent, he also knows that if he is loyal to the master, he will have a bright future. If I retire today, there will always be someone else who wants to take over my job. If my son succeeds, my Zhao family will have a place in the new dynasty, but if I lose, don’t panic, my son will pay them with his life, and the whole family will not be in trouble.”

"A father has a son, and a son also has a son. The Zhao family does not lack a son. Father, let the son go." Zhao Rong knelt down in front of Zhao's father.

His two younger brothers also said beside him: "Father, let the eldest brother go."

Father Zhao looked at his eldest son, and finally said, "You... go."

Zhao Rong went, and he turned the Dadu family upside down with his own power.

Every now and then someone cursed him to death.

At the beginning, these people gave gifts to the Zhao family, became relatives with the Zhao family, and were even willing to give up their daughters to be Zhao Rong's concubine, but the Zhao family did not agree.

They have already selected the lineup and cannot change it.

So Zhao Rong didn't dare to drink or eat outside food. When his old friends invited him to a banquet, he mostly shirked it.

After Lin Yuan found out, he said to Song Shizhao, "This person is indeed available."

To be able to faithfully complete the assigned tasks without mixing a little water, even if you don't know how to adapt, can be called a loyal minister and virtuous.

He wants to take a new path, and what he needs are those who follow him wholeheartedly. There cannot be two voices in his team.

"Tell someone to protect him." Lin Yuan said again, "Even if I set up a target, not everyone can move this target."

Song Shizhao lowered his head.

Today the family will hate Zhao Rong.

But in the future, they will find that it is because of Zhao Rong that they escaped unharmed.

Nan Bodhisattva's method has changed. He no longer relies on killing to establish his prestige, he has learned a new method.