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    "Hmm~" Li Min's face immediately darkened when he heard Wang Kuang's words. After he traveled to the Tang Dynasty, he worked hard to unite many people around him with interests. The core of interests was actually the huge profits brought by industry and commerce.  It can be said that most of the reason why Tang Dynasty's industry and commerce is so prosperous is due to Li Min. It is no exaggeration to say that industry and commerce is actually the foundation of Li Min and his lifeblood. Whoever dares to develop industry and commerce will actually work with Li Min.  Wei, and the interest groups behind him can't get through it.

    "Do they really have such courage?" Li Min asked in a deep voice. He had done enough research on the five surnames and Qi Wang, and knew that sooner or later he and the other party would have a life-and-death conflict. After all, the other party represented  The core interests of the traditional scholar class and the big landowner class, while Li Min represents the interests of the emerging industrial and commercial owners. Since their birth, these two classes have been competing for manpower and material resources. However, due to  Due to cultural reasons, industry and commerce have been vigorously suppressed by the scholar class, and there is no chance of development at all.

    Fortunately, there was an outlier like Li Min who, for his own benefit, relied on his special identity and advanced technology to vigorously develop industry and commerce. This made Datang's industry and commerce show a prosperous scene, and he also used his own natural ability to develop industry and commerce.  Taking advantage of the situation, he constantly throws out various industrial and commercial profits, attracting the emerging aristocratic class of the Tang Dynasty to his side, forming a rapidly expanding interest group. Countless people are from the court or the private sector. This interest group has immeasurable influence, and Li  Min is the direct representative of this interest group, if it were not for the special relationship between Li Min and Li Shimin.  It is estimated that he was killed by Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

    But now the traditional scholar interest group headed by Wu Xing Qi Wang can't help but go to war with the emerging industrial and commercial owner group represented by Li Min. It is no exaggeration to say that if this matter is not handled well, it is likely to trigger a war.  The turmoil spread to the entire Tang Dynasty and even shook the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

    "Your Highness, in fact, they have no choice but to do so. Because if they don't take action, they may never have a chance again." Wang Kuang said with a wry smile after hearing Li Min's threatening words.

    "Oh? Why is this?" Hearing Wang Kuang's words.  Li Min seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he had caught something, but he couldn't figure it out clearly for the moment.  So I didn't bother to think about it anymore and asked directly.

    "Why do you ask, Your Highness, knowingly? It's just land and population?" Cui Yu also said at this time, and revealed the key point in one sentence.

    ??Fields and population!  Li Min suddenly understood why the five surnames and Qiwang could survive for nearly a thousand years. In addition to the large population of the clan, the biggest reason was that they owned a large number of fields. These fields were the basis for the survival of the family. Each family owned fields.  It is calculated based on ten thousand hectares.  Of course, it would be impossible for a wealthy family to cultivate such a large amount of land themselves.  Instead, it is leased to countless poor farmers to collect land rent, and they rely on these land rents to support the children of the clan to study and become officials, and the children of the officials will provide conveniences to the clan.  In order to annex more land, a cycle is formed, making the influence of the aristocratic families greater and greater, and more and more farmers relying on them, eventually forming the current situation of Five Surnames and Seven Hopes with influence all over the country.  The pattern of the Tang Dynasty.

    But the appearance of Li Min broke the current situation.  Because of the rise of industry and commerce, those poor farmers who make a living by renting fields have a second, better option, which is that they do not need to spend any cost. As long as they have a sound body, they can enter a factory or work in a factory.  If you work in a merchant, the monthly wages you receive may vary, but at least you can support yourself. Even if several people in your family work, you can not only support the whole family, but you may also make a profit.

    At the beginning, due to factors such as concepts and limited job opportunities, not many people were willing to work in factories. Li Min knew this very well. The first brewery he opened in Chang'an was a brewery.  At that time, most of the workers in the factory were domestic slaves from various houses. Later, when the scale expanded, it took a lot of effort to recruit people from outside, and it was not easy to recruit all the people.

    However, later, as Li Min promoted various industries such as cement, coal, and food processing, various factories sprouted everywhere in the Tang Dynasty. There was indeed a labor shortage at the beginning, but later, as Li Min was the first to improve workers  The remuneration allowed work to really support the whole family, and other industrial and commercial owners also followed suit.

    With generous treatment, many discerning poor people put down their hoes and began to work in factories. Although there were some cases of arrears of wages, the lives of most workers were indeed much better than before. Everyone was happy  I'm not a fool. I saw that my neighbors like me were eating white rice and thin noodles, but I was still eating wild vegetables. Naturally, I felt unhappy. This is the saying that we don't worry about scarcity but inequality.

    With the comparison, people who originally regarded crafts and trade as a despicable profession gradually let go of their prejudices and started to work for the sake of their wives and children at home.After eating a few good meals, I started trying to find work in the factory. After I tasted the benefits, I naturally no longer wanted to pick up a hoe and dig out food from the soil.

    However, as there are more people working, there will naturally be fewer people farming. Affected by traditional concepts, the first people to work are poor farmers who have no land or insufficient land to support their families. These farmers used to rely on renting crops from wealthy families.  The five surnames and Qiwang are the largest landowners. Therefore, when there are more people working on the land, they are the first to be affected.

    Thinking of this, Li Min immediately understood the reason why the Five Surnames and Qiwang wanted to suppress industry and commerce. To put it bluntly, it was simply because the rise of industry and commerce had robbed the population resources that belonged to agriculture and reduced the dividends produced on the land. This is very important for recent times.  For the aristocratic families who have been living by sharing the land dividends for thousands of years, this is undoubtedly extremely terrifying and can even be said to be fatal.  It was precisely because of this that the powerful families of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes put aside their respective prejudices and joined forces to suppress the industry and commerce that was encroaching on their interests.

    After thinking about this, Li Min was not angry but happy. Therefore, the actions of these aristocratic families gave him a gratifying signal, that is, with the development of industry and commerce, emerging factory owners and the rapidly growing business class have begun to  The original scholars and landlords posed a powerful threat, which also showed that his previous efforts were not in vain, and he finally laid a foundation for himself.

    Wang Kuang and Cui Yu looked at each other in confusion when they saw Li Min smiling. They couldn't guess the thoughts of His Highness King Qi in front of them. However, if others heard that the five surnames and Qi Wang had joined forces to suppress him, they would probably be scared out of their wits.  Even when His Majesty heard the news, he probably had to think about it for a long time, but he didn't expect that Li Min would have such a reaction after hearing it?

    "Brother Wang and Brother Cui, thank you two for traveling all the way to Dengzhou to inform this little brother of such important information. It is really a kind and righteous act. Please accept my bow!" Li Min suddenly turned around and looked at the two of them seriously.  He bowed his hands and saluted.

    "Your Highness, please kill me!" Wang Kuang and Cui Yu were startled when they saw Li Min saluting him. They couldn't hide, so they had to bow and return the salute in a hurry.

    "You two are so polite. This is actually Li Min's way of thanking the two of them on behalf of everyone in the world!" Li Min stood up straight and said with a rare serious look.

    Seeing Li Min being so solemn, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu also showed stern expressions, looked at each other and said together: "Your Highness, although we are not talented, we can still see the general trend of the world clearly. With your Highness's talents, we can do well."  The strategy of rejuvenating the country through industry and commerce has formed a trend that is sweeping the world. Those old diehards in the clan who try to resist this trend with manpower are tantamount to mantis trying to block the chariot. We don't want to do that kind of stupid thing, so we are here to tell you for the sake of the future.  It can protect the whole family!¡±

    Hearing the two people's very sincere words, Li Min smiled slightly. Although these two people spoke very sincerely, there was one thing they did not say clearly, that is, although they were also born in the fifth surname and Qiwang, they were suppressed in the clan.  , Needless to say, Wang Kuang originally had a great future, but he was forced to do the business of being a merchant. As for Cui Yu, although his situation is better, he must have had a difficult life under the pressure of the patriarch Cui Yan.  That's why I wanted to take this opportunity to jump over the dragon's gate and let out the suffocation in my chest that had been suppressed for many years.

    However, Li Min soon discovered that his above guess was not comprehensive, because in the subsequent conversation with the two people, he quickly discovered that not only were they also suppressed in the clan, but they also had another thing in common, that  They are all in charge of the commercial affairs of the clan, with countless factories, shops and caravans under their names. They can be said to be one of the typical representatives of emerging industrial and commercial owners. In other words, the reason why they oppose the clan's control of industry and commerce  Suppression actually involves considering one's own interests.

    Li Min was a little surprised that both of them were in business. He knew that Wang Kuang was in charge of the Wang family's business in Taiyuan, but Cui Yu was also the only son of the previous clan leader, and according to the information Wu Meiniang had obtained, Cui Yu was supported by the Qinghe Cui clan.  There are a lot of people, no matter what, it is impossible for him to do the same thing as Wang Kuang, right?

    Li Min thought of this and immediately asked about his confusion. After hearing this, Cui Yu laughed loudly and said: "Your Highness, Cui is actually doing something wrong. In the past few years, my clan uncle did all kinds of things to me.  Although there were many people in the clan who helped me, it was still a little overwhelming. Finally, I thought, I just wanted to be safe and put down my identity to take care of the business affairs of the clan. Unexpectedly, after contacting me, it aroused Cui's interest.  Later, he met Brother Wang and gained a deeper understanding of the importance of industry and commerce. Coupled with His Highness's promotion of industry and commerce, Cui saw that industry and commerce would definitely occupy a pivotal position in the world in the future, so he followed His Highness' example and opened a large number of factories.  , As for the fields at home, I sold them all and invested them with the cost. Although the time is short, the benefits are excellent, and the cost has been almost recovered. "

    Although Cui Yu said it simply, Li Min was awe-struck when he heard it, and he was able to give up decisively.The traditional land income has turned to industry and commerce as the main industry. Even Li Min asked himself that he could not do this. He did not expect that the very effeminate man in front of him would be so courageous!

    After Cui Yu finished speaking, he talked to Li Min for a few more words, then became a little hesitant, and looked at Wang Kuang. The other party immediately understood what he was thinking, and his face darkened, but he said nothing.  Li Min saw the changes in the expressions of the two people, and felt a little strange in his heart. It seemed that these two people had something else to say?

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