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Fiji and Pang Yukun glanced at each other, and the wrinkles on their faces were crowded together because of the smile.

Fei Yue'er was originally taking Pothos, Aster and Xiaohuan to try on clothes for him, and seeing this, they walked from Xiao Ming's side to other places to temporarily avoid suspicion.

Fiji glanced at Fei Yue'er, and a hint of appreciation flashed in her eyes, the harem cannot participate in government affairs on formal occasions, and she is about to become the queen, so she should remember this even more.

After the four of them left, Fiji said loudly: "Your Highness, the wealthy families of the thirteen states who came to Qingzhou with the lower officials this time are now living in the inn of Qingzhou City, so that they can come to congratulate Your Highness. ”

"The wealthy families of the Thirteen States?" Xiao Ming frowned, he still remembered the events of four years ago, so he was still wary of the Hao family in his heart.

It's just that he also understands that relying on killing is inexhaustible, after all, the wealthy clans of the Great Chongqing Kingdom have lasted for thousands of years, and each wealthy clan represents the power of the local clan.

In the past, the Qingzhou Wang family had more than 20,000 people just as a clan, and the Wang family was only a small thing compared to the wealthy families in Weidi, and when he dealt with the Wang family, he only punished the culprit.

The rest of the Wang family were dismantled by him and divided into various parts of the feudal country, which completely dissolved the wealthy clans in the six states.

Fiji was keenly aware of the change in Xiao Ming's expression, and he said: "Your Highness, now that order has basically been restored in the thirteen states, taxes are also levied as usual in various places, all of which rely on the support of these wealthy families. Fiji explained.

Xiao Ming nodded, his expression suddenly became relaxed, and he said; "Elder Fei Ge doesn't have to worry, since this king has issued a new decree, it will naturally not change."

Xiao Ming's purpose in conquering Wei is to pay taxes, otherwise his occupation of Wei is tantamount to the occupation of Iraq by the United States, which will consume huge resources, and the Dengzhou army of the Southern Expeditionary Army will also be dragged into the protracted counterinsurgency quagmire in Wei, which will undoubtedly be a disaster for him.

After all, the Great Yu Kingdom is not a modern society, and it is not so easy to find the people of the Hao clan to drill into the deep mountains and old forests, so that a chaotic and untaxed Wei land will not only not be able to bring him benefits, but will be a burden.

At first, he simply believed that force could solve everything, but the various information Li San collected from the thirteen states made him gradually realize that this was just his wishful thinking.

In Li San's intelligence, it was mentioned that many villages in Wei were based on clan surnames, and hundreds or thousands of people in a village had one surname.

During this time, his production team was established, but the captain elected by the people in the village was still a person with high prestige in the village.

This kind of intelligence is different from the folk situation in Qingzhou, the reason for this difference is that at that time, the Hao clan in Qingzhou was already very weak because of the repeated invasions of the barbarians, and all the children of the Hao clan who had some family property hid in Wubao and the prefecture and county, while the poor people had no choice but to stay in their own villages.

And at this time, he understood that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and the heat must be properly mastered, otherwise the fire will be a mess.

"So the old minister is relieved, Your Highness, in fact, for the Gate Lords clan, they don't care who rules them, as long as they can protect their own interests, it is enough for them, now His Highness and the Wei Dihao clan are safe, and these news will be spread to other places to reduce the difficulty of His Highness to seize the world."

Pang Yukun thought so, and he said: "Your Highness, what Fei Ge Lao said is very true, and because of this change of dynasty, these wealthy families are still living freely. ”

"Is Pang Changshi praising their shrewdness, or satirizing their selfishness." Pang Yukun's words were a pun, and Xiao Ming couldn't help laughing.

"Your Highness, this is just the nonsense of the lower officials." Pang Yukun sighed, now his mood was as complicated as Xiao Ming's.

The wealthy families in the six states have been exhausted, and he has been very handy in handling government affairs in the past four years, and he doesn't have to deal with some wealthy families, but now that there is another Wei land, he has to meet with the people he hates again.

Xiao Ming naturally understood Pang Yukun's feelings, but if a massacre against the Hao clan was carried out in the thirteen states, I am afraid that the population of Wei would be reduced by one-third.

And in the process of his slaughter of the wealthy clans, these cornered wealthy clans will definitely slaughter the people, and this number will continue to rise at that time.

If the entire Dayu Kingdom is killed all the way, I am afraid that the Dayu Congress and the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the end of the Sui and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty will generally directly lead to the loss of two-thirds of the country's population.

And he can't bear this price, because the West has risen, and at that time his feudal state will inevitably lose a lot of troops, doesn't this give foreign invasions a chance?

Therefore, in the end, he will choose the method of compromise first and then governance, first disarming the Hao clan, and then completely dismantling the disadvantages of the Hao clan's monopoly of educational resources through universal education.

As long as the people at the bottom have a channel to enter the court, the wealthy family will not be able to control the court, just like Li Shimin's implementation of the imperial examination.

"If you have emotions now, you have to endure it for this king, and now this king has to take care of the overall situation rather than the six states." Xiao Ming reminded Pang Yukun that he wouldn't have to lose his previous stinky temper when the time came.

"Yes, Your Highness." Pang Yukun nodded in response.

Fiji showed a relieved look at this time, and he said: "Your Highness, these wealthy families have arrived in Qingzhou, does Your Highness want to take some time to meet them." ”

"See, of course you have to see, and you have to see it in a beautiful way, otherwise it will make them feel at ease in their stomachs." Xiao Ming said.

Xiao Ming's mood changed when he put on a dragon robe, and now he began to think about how to govern this country, how to take this devastated country side by side with the Western powers, and even surpass the Western powers.

For him, this is a difficult task, although he has mastered advanced technology, but he cannot grasp everyone's heart.

In addition to his concern about the wolves, he is also anxious about the consequences of universal education, which will mean that people will no longer be ignorant, which will mean that they will be actively involved in politics.

It is uncertain whether his imperial power will be challenged by Western democracy, but he understands it but cannot stop.

Because this is a contradictory problem, if you want to lead the development of the Great Chongqing Kingdom to a modern country, you must open up the wisdom of the people, on the contrary, continue to fool the people and still stay in the feudal dynasty.

Sometimes Xiao Ming is also asking if he can let go of the power in his hand and choose to give in, and his answer is no.

He had to admit that power is an addictive thing, and that although he has countless knowledge, he is still not exempt from vulgarity, and he knows that once he lets go of power, the end is either death or imprisonment, which is inevitable.

After living hard for the second life, he won't be stupid, how can he be a lifelong emperor.