I have to say that Wang Yu's previous policy of severely suppressing the powerful has played a very key role at this moment. At the beginning of Que Xuan's predicament, he only realized that he could make peace after being reminded by Li Bin, because he felt that there was no way to survive, and he could only fight to the death.

After finding out that the situation was not so bad, he naturally did not need to crash into the road of death.

This opening was opened, and there was nothing more than all kinds of bargaining behind, Li Bin became the busiest person, Qingzhou specially prepared a ferry for him in Shushui, and Que Xuan also built a simple wharf for him on the west bank, all of which was to allow him to deliver news back and forth faster and more timely.

"My lord, the hussar general has given in, and he agrees that we will exchange a master craftsman for ten contribution points!" Li Bin said happily.

Que Xuan looked dazed, and Que Si frowned on the side and asked, "Didn't you say that craftsmen were used instead of armor?" How did you come up with a contribution again? What is that? ”

Master craftsman, master craftsman and apprentice, this is the standard title set by the two parties. In a thousand-year-old family like the Que family, the master craftsmen in the clan are all quite attained, and from the previous negotiations, it seems that the Qingzhou side also recognized this and offered a price of two armors for one master craftsman.

That's a lot of money.

Armor is a weapon of the military, and the quality of these armors carefully created by the Que family is far higher than that of ordinary armor. Don't look at Que Xuan's shot, it is 2,000 bodies, but in fact, what he took out was the accumulation of decades, or even hundreds of years, of the Que family!

Even before the troubled times came, such armor could be sold for more than 100,000 yuan if it was sold, but now...... Without half a million, or even a million, who will sell?

A master craftsman is two pieces of armor. Millions of dollars, Qingzhou only offered a contribution price, and it was only ten points...... Sounds very unreliable.

"That's good stuff! It was Wang Huqi specially prepared for the situation of our Que family......" Li Bin said with a smile on his eyebrows: "Contribution, as the name suggests, is a specific ......standard for quantifying the contribution to the Han Empire based on the family or individual as a unit."

He said a lot, and he made a fog cover and dizzy. In the end, I only understood two things: one is that Wang Yu's vow not to be the emperor may be a lie, otherwise how could he claim to be an empire? The second is that this contribution seems to be a protection fee, as long as there is a contribution, Wang Yu will recognize the legal existence of the family. The safety of the Que family was guaranteed.

"This protects...... Uh, it's contribution, isn't it the same thing as the previous road money? Que Xuan blew his beard, unhappy, and felt that Wang Yu was bullying him as a local tyrant in the countryside and wanted to deceive him, which made it clear that he was charging repeatedly.

"My lord. So and so said, why don't you understand it? Li Bin thumped his chest, and said in a tone of hatred: "With contribution, even if you are strong." In Qingzhou, you will not be discriminated against, you can do business freely, buy and sell land, start a workshop, and even become an official! How can this be the same as buying road money? ”

"......" Que Xuan looked at Li Bin directly, and his eyes were undoubtedly expressing. It's too complicated, he still doesn't understand.

"Let's put it that way......" Li Bin was tired enough. patted his thigh and sat down: "It's that the contribution can be exchanged for a title, and with a knighthood, there will be all kinds of guarantees and all kinds of benefits." What are the specific guarantees and benefits, that's too many, too complicated, and I can't explain it clearly for a while, anyway, you just need to know...... Hey? Are you listening, my lord? ”

Halfway through the words, Li Bin found that Que Xuan's attention was no longer on him, he and Que Si looked at each other, the expression on their faces was exactly the same, the same shock, the same ecstasy!

Que Xuan said in disbelief: "Isn't this the ...... of the first emperor?"

Que Si said: "Sell the official mane...... Ahem, in short, young master, this is a godsend! ”

"Yes, that's it!" Que Xuan slapped his thigh hard, sat up straight suddenly, and looked at Li Bin with blazing eyes: "Can a master really exchange for a knighthood?" ”

"Of course not." Li Bin shook his head, wrenched his fingers and explained: "My Han Dynasty follows the 20th rank of the Qin Dynasty, the first class is called a public scholar, and the second is a ...... Each level has clear requirements for contribution, as well as conditions for enjoyment, the main restriction being the size of the family. ”

"What does family size have to do with titles? You only said that how many masters does my Que family need to get a knighthood...... Well, the contribution is fine. Que Xuan was impatient, and without waiting for Li Bin to answer one by one, he asked a series of questions.

"Of course it does." Li Bin said in a reasonable tone: "There will be many benefits to getting a knighthood. Of course, it is not the same for a family and an individual, a family can easily have hundreds or thousands of people, if they get the same price as the individual, is it fair? ”

"But ......" Que Xuan thought that it did make sense, he blinked his eyes and asked in a daze: "But even if there is a family, doesn't the title just fall on me alone?" ”

"My lord's words are wrong." Li Bin shook his head and said: "The so-called: one person has attained the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven. Does the lord's official lord have any influence on the people of the Que clan? Since there is an impact and many benefits to enjoy, the price to pay should be greater, right? ”

"It seems ...... to say that" Que Xuan was more and more confused by him, and even forgot what Li Bin said at the beginning that this rule was specially formulated for the Que family.

Li Bin accepted it when he saw it, and began to make a concluding statement: "In short, with the current scale of the Que family, it takes 500 contributions to be promoted to Gongshi, that is, 50 masters, and it takes ...... to be promoted to Shangzao."

"Phew!" Que Xuan and Que Si gasped in unison, and only said in their hearts: This is too dark!

Although the Que family has a big business, the resources and time consumed to train a master craftsman are not small, aside from those who bought the road for Wang Yu, the Que family only has about two hundred masters left, and even if they are all taken out, they can only be promoted to the third-class hairpin...... Those masters are the roots of the Que family, and it is impossible to take them all out!

"But the lord thinks it's difficult to be promoted?" Li Bin observed the words and asked appropriately.

Que Xuan's chick nodded like a peck.

Li Bin Chunchun was kind and seductive: "In fact, if you want to lower the standard, it is very simple, although the Que family now has thousands of clansmen, most of them are side branches, if the lord only leaves his lineage." Isn't that ......?"

"......" Que Xuan and Que Si glanced at each other again, and they both saw a look of deep thought and approval in each other's eyes.

Obviously, the core of this decree is to weaken the family, and the most fundamental reason for the family's influence lies in its huge family.

Why is there a law of the Nine Tribes in this era? In later generations, many of the so-called nine clans are relatives who do not know each other in old age and death, or even do not know each other on the other side. And in this era, the nine tribes all lived together. Especially those big families, which often have tens of millions of clansmen, this is how they came about.

Wang Yu's method is obviously to shake the meaning of the existence of the big family from the root. The people of the Lai tribe live together in order to better integrate resources. Hold together to protect yourself, concentrate on supplying some children who are expected to get ahead, and when these children have a chance, they will better feed back to the family.

But according to the rules of Qingzhou, the bigger the family, the more it will drag down those outstanding children, although the advantage of resources still exists. But it can also be extremely difficult to achieve.

In the rules relayed by Li Bin, there is no mention of clauses such as personal separation from the family. But Que Xuan has also been the head of the family for so many years, and he has also become the pope of Buddhism, and he also has a deep understanding of human nature.

As you can imagine. After the full implementation of this law, there will definitely be a situation where children will leave the family for the sake of their personal future after their wings have grown stiff. It may start out as a minority, but gradually it is bound to become a trend.

And the most reasonable response from the family side. It is to take the initiative to reduce the burden and strip away all non-descendants and distant relatives who are purely vassals. As long as it can be maintained to a reasonable level, it is possible to achieve a certain balance, while enjoying the convenience of the family and bearing the drag of the family.

It's a delicate balance.

To be the head of a family with tens of thousands of people, Que Xuan is not a stupid person, otherwise he would not have thought so deeply so quickly. However, it is beyond his ability to find the right balance in a short period of time.

"Fourth uncle?" He looked at Que Si.

The latter understood, nodded solemnly, and replied in a deep voice: "We must convene the elders of the clan and discuss them in detail." ”

"But this side ......" Que Xuan knew that this was the best and only way, but this kind of discussion often took a long time, and his side had been delayed for two and a half days, and seeing that the food and grass were about to run out, there was no way to continue waiting.

"Dare to teach the lord to know that Bin has thought of it in advance, and he has used this to negotiate with Zhuge Beijia." When he was in trouble, Li Bin once again stepped forward in time.

"Oh?" Que Xuan's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly: "Bin Zhi is really thoughtful, since he has negotiated, there must have been a result, right?" ”

This time the troops were all failures, and the only thing that was most successful was to tap the talent of Li Bin. Que Xuan sighed secretly, if he had discovered this pearl in the sea earlier, he might not have ended up in such a predicament, right? However, if it weren't for the defeat and peace, how could I see the hope of the Zhongxing Que clan?

Que Xuan is not stupid, he claims that the emperor is not established, just to make a name, he knows that no one in the world will care about him. After becoming famous, and then making a name for himself, it is not too late to withdraw the emperor's name, do you know how to return, who will be entangled?

If it weren't for this, he was a family of craftsmen, although he was also a famous family thousands of years ago, how big waves could he make in this world? He doesn't have a good sister, so he can learn from the Mi family and be an uncle of the country......

Now, perhaps, for the best.

"You can exchange apprentices or craftsmen for food to sustain your army, and the price is very good...... In addition, you can also disband a part of your army and give it to the royal hussars in exchange for contributions...... And ......"

Li Bin is another long speech, a set of theories, so that Que Xuan continued to be at a loss, after thinking for a long time, he decided to use the privilege of the lord, and waved his hand and said: "Binzhi, these things will be handed over to you, after you get the conditions, by the way, list a few plans, I will finally check it, you don't have to tell me everything, understand?" ”

"Yes!" Li Bin was overjoyed, isn't this what he wants?