The five surnames and Qiwang are not a whole. Although the seven major families are closely connected, each one is an independent individual. There are even rankings among each other. Among them, the Boling Cui family ranked first, surpassing the Qinghe Cui family.

At the bottom of the list is the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Taiyuan Wang family has been declining in recent years. In fact, if we really talk about strength, it may not be as good as some big families outside the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. However, due to habit,

People still consider the Wang family of Taiyuan to be one of the Seven Hopes.

However, although the Taiyuan Wang family is one of the five surnames and Qiwang, they have little status within the Qiwang. This can be seen from the marriages, such as the Cui family of Qinghe and the Li family of Longxi and the Lu family of Fanyang; the Li family of Zhaojun

The surnames are the same as the Cui family of Boling; the Lu family of Fanyang and the Zheng family of Xingyang; the Li family of Longxi and the Lu family of Fanyang.

These aristocratic families are all married from generation to generation, but the Taiyuan Wang family is excluded. Although there are occasional marriages, for example, Wang An's wife, Mrs. Wang, is from the Qinghe Cui family, but this situation is rare. The Taiyuan Wang family is in Qi

There was no fixed marriage partner at all. Many women of the Wang family married outside the family. For example, Wen Xin's nominal mother, and later Li Zhi's Queen Wang, were both from

Taiyuan Wang family.

The reason why the Taiyuan Wang family has declined to such an extent is not because of the decline of talents in the clan. On the contrary, the Wang family is the clan with the largest number of people among the Seven Hopes. Even in the era of the Tang Dynasty, the Wang surname was the most common surname in the world, with a huge population.

Within the base, there are countless talents emerging like crucian carp crossing the river.

Just to name a few, those who left prominent names in the history of the Tang Dynasty include Wang Bo, Wang Wei, Wang Changling and others. Of course, none of these people were born yet, but this also shows that among the Wang family in Taiyuan

There are many talents, not only no worse than any other noble clan, but even better.

But with so many talents, why is the Taiyuan Wang family ranked last in Qiwang? Li Min also specifically asked Wang An for advice on this issue, and Wang An showed a wry smile after hearing it.

He still has some considerable feelings for the Taiyuan Wang family.

After Wang An's explanation, Li Min finally understood the reason. In fact, the reason why the Taiyuan Wang family declined was actually related to the population of the clan, because there were too many people in the Taiyuan Wang family. Although there was no exact number,

But there are at least hundreds of thousands of people, not counting those in the more distant side branches.

Such a huge population cannot be managed only by the ancient management method of clan. Therefore, the Taiyuan Wang family seems to be a whole, but in fact it has become a very loose gentry. Except for the eldest brother of the Wang family and other closely related branches,

Outside the system, it has no binding force on most other Wang clan members. As a result, the clan members that the Taiyuan Wang clan can manage are actually very limited, even fewer than the other six clans in Qiwang.

In addition, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin spared no effort to suppress these aristocratic families. Among them, the Wang family in Taiyuan was the most unlucky, because Taiyuan was the place where the old Li family made their fortune, and the power here was also the strongest. Headed by Li Shimin

The Li family occupied the land and minerals around Taiyuan, causing the property that originally belonged to the Wang family to continue to be lost. The income was greatly reduced, and even caused financial problems, so they had to vigorously develop industry and commerce in the family.

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Wang Kuang is in control of the commercial operations of the Wang family in Taiyuan and knows this situation best. According to him, the insider said that industry and commerce alone account for more than 60% of the financial income of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and most of them are

It is related to the emerging industries created by Li Min, such as coal, cement, cans, etc., which all account for the majority of Wang's industries.

After understanding the situation in the Wang family in Taiyuan, and with Wang An as a counselor, it was easy to come up with a plan to win over and divide the Wang family in Taiyuan. First, Wang An took the initiative to show his goodwill, and then Li Min gave the Wang family in Taiyuan a promise. In fact,

this promise

It is very illusory, that is, as long as the Taiyuan Wang family discloses the latest news to Li Min at any time during this operation to suppress industry and commerce, then Li Min will strongly support the Wang family in the future, and as long as their Wang family's talents will be given priority,

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This promise does not seem to be of any benefit to the Wang family. After all, Li Min is just a prince. No matter how short of people he has, he will not need many. However, Wang Tong does not think so, because in his opinion, among all the princes of the Tang Dynasty,

Among them, Li Min is the most likely to inherit the throne. If he waits until he takes the throne and then gives priority to the talents of the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Wang family's power will definitely increase greatly. Even if it is not as good as the Cui family, it will definitely not be as powerful as the Cui family.

It has always been at the bottom.

Of course, just such an illusory promise is not enough to impress Wang Tong. In addition, Li Min also gave Wang a lot of business discounts, which are real profits. Although the Taiyuan Wang family's finances have improved now.

Things are getting better, but they are still short of money everywhere. For Li Min

Wang Tong really couldn't bear to push out the benefits sent to him, so he finally agreed to be Li Min's internal agent. However, he was only responsible for passing on information and would not provide any other substantial help. Moreover, they would never show mercy when they should suppress industry and commerce.

, Li Min also expressed his understanding of this.

After finishing his business, Li Min stayed in Taiyuan for a few more days, accompanying Wen Xin and the others to play around. It wasn't until Li Shimin sent someone to urge him that he set off to go back. Of course, during these few days in Taiyuan, he and

On the surface, they did not have much contact with the Wang family in Taiyuan. They only paid a courtesy visit and then had no more direct contact with her.

When he brought Wang An and his wife back to Jinzhou, Wang Kuang was already ready to break with the clan, but unexpectedly his father reconciled with the clan. Moreover, Li Min reached an agreement with Wang Tong, so he still stayed in the clan.

, as the liaison between the two parties, but this situation will not last long. When Li Min returns to Dengzhou from Chang'an, Wang Kuang will bring his own power to assist Li Min with his father. As for Cui Yu

, then went north with the goods to make money from the barbarians on the grasslands.

After arriving in Jinzhou, we boarded the boat again. The journey was very smooth. When they arrived at the boundary of Puzhou, Li Min and the others got off the boat again and changed carriages. They followed the first cement avenue built in the Tang Dynasty, which was the road from Chang'an to Luoyang.

Running all the way to the west, we soon arrived at the foot of Chang'an City.

As the sun set, when Li Ming saw Chang'an City, which had been away for more than a year, he felt excited. After he came to the Tang Dynasty, it was here that he met many friends, and it was also here that he met many friends.

Here, I laid a solid foundation for myself to develop so smoothly in Dengzhou. After more than a year apart, I finally came back today!

Li Min and the others entered Chang'an from Tonghua Gate in the West City, which happened to be closest to Li Min's Qi Prince's Mansion. After entering Chang'an City, Li Min did not stop at all. After arriving at the mansion, he immediately closed the door tightly and did not talk to him along the way.

Anyone got a pass

Originally, Cheng Huailiang and the others were planning to hold a welcoming ceremony for Li Min, but they were rejected by him. Apart from some well-informed people who entered the city in such a low-key manner, many people did not even know that Qi King Li Min

Have returned to Chang'an.

The main reason why Li Min entered the city in such a low-key manner was that he had received a piece of news before. That is, after Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, he immediately learned of the good deeds Li Chengqian and Li Tai had done in Chang'an. As a result, he was furious and immediately

In front of all the civil and military officials, he scolded the two sons who had already seen him, without showing any mercy.

It is a normal thing for me to scold my son, especially for a man like Li Shimin who is not a father. Scolding his son is even more common. However, what he scolded this time was a little different. He scolded the two sons Li Chengqian and Li Tai.

It's okay to act recklessly and ignore the overall situation, but in the end, Li Min was brought in for comparison, and Li Min was

Min's achievements in Dengzhou were laid out one by one, and he scolded his two legitimate sons as useless. In the end, he even pointed out that he and Li Min fought bloody battles on the battlefield of Goguryeo, but the two of them were...

They were fighting back and forth at the rear. Compared with Li Min, his younger brother, how could they look like brothers?

Li Shimin felt happy after scolding him, but the words he cursed in the hall caused endless trouble for Li Min. Originally, everyone thought that Li Min and Li Tai were Li Shimin's two favorite princes, but after

After this incident, everyone knew that the current emperor's favorite prince was Li Min. No wonder he was the only one accompanying him on the battlefield.

Although being favored does not mean that he will definitely succeed to the throne, Li Min is different from Li Tai, the unsophisticated little fat man. From the time he co-founded the brewery with King Hejian and others, Li Min used his interests to weave for himself

got a person

He has a large network of pulses, coupled with his modesty and a kind smile to everyone he meets, and his talents and knowledge are not to mention, so everyone in the court has an excellent impression of him, both civil and military. Therefore, if Li Min can sit on the throne, it will be natural

The expected return.

As a result, rumors about Li Min began to spread in Chang'an City. Although there were various versions, most of the rumors had one thing in common, that is, Li Shimin specifically asked Li Min to come back from Dengzhou this time. In fact,

It was just to find an opportunity to depose the crown prince and then install Li Min as the crown prince. Although this is just a rumor, it has been spread by many people. Even among the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty, the possibility of this matter is being discussed.

sex.

When Li Min got this news, he couldn't laugh or cry. He had known that he would be in trouble when he returned to Chang'an this time, but he didn't expect that he hadn't arrived in Chang'an yet. First, he received the news that Qiwang of the Five Surnames was preparing to suppress industry and commerce, and then in

I was attacked again on the way. I finally arrived at Chang'an City, but I encountered something like this again. Could it be that God still thinks that things are not chaotic enough and that everything has to be mixed up to make it fun? (To be continued.)

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