Zhu Biao couldn't help but smile: "What kind of coercion and inducement method?"
Li Jin bowed and replied: "Every big family has children, enough to lead young tenant farmers to resist. Even if it is not enough to resist the imperial court, it is enough to cause trouble. Officials can only discuss with them in order to maintain stability."
Then Li Jin continued: "Moreover, students see that most of the officials here are from aristocratic families. Passive resistance is enough to make it difficult for the officials sent by the imperial court to move forward. Under various difficulties, they can only compromise."
Zhu Biao shook his head: "Although there are some difficulties, it is not insurmountable if you are sincere in doing business. With the imperial court behind you, there is no need to be afraid of Shanxi."
Li Jin continued: "Intimidation is just an appetizer. As long as the imperial officials are discouraged, they will naturally bow their heads and give them gifts that suit their needs."
Zhu Biao knocked on the table and asked, "What is a gift that suits his heart?"
Li Jin bowed and replied: "Those who love money will give them gold and silver, those who love sex will give them young years, and those who love fame will help them become famous."
"What if you don't love all three?"
"Then look for their confusion, or the problems of their relatives, and do your best to solve them. As the saying goes, where sincerity comes, gold and stone can be opened, let alone people."
Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this, looked at Li Jin and said: "I heard that your grandfather was originally an auxiliary officer in the Yuanting Zhongshu Province, and was beheaded for embezzlement and shielding his comrades, which led to the decline of your family. Is this possible?"
Li Jin swayed a bit, but still responded: "That's true."
Zhu Biao asked with a smile: "But I also heard that your grandfather was an upright official and had a reputation as a virtuous person in the government and the public at that time. How was it destroyed?"
Li Jin raised his head and glanced at Zhu Biao: "My grandfather did not love money, lust and fame, but my father was weak since he was young and suffered from many illnesses until he died soon. The chief officer of the Privy Council searched for famous doctors and cured me.
Father’s illness…”
Zhu Biao also had a lot of feelings when he heard this. This is why so many young people who were motivated to serve the country and the people in their early years have become the people they once hated most after going through their ups and downs in officialdom.
Being an upright official does not mean that you don't love money and lust. There is always a way to open the cracks. Being an upright official is hundreds of times more difficult than being a corrupt official. Just like Li Jin's grandfather, should he refuse the famous doctor's treatment?
Will my son be cured?
In the officialdom, if you accept other people's things, you will naturally have a handle. Later, you will break the pot and end up in a miserable end.
Zhu Biao looked at Li Jin and asked, "If you were in your grandfather's situation, how would you deal with it?"
Li Jin knelt on the ground and said nothing. Zhu Biao smiled. Li Jin was still too young. At this time, no matter whether he believed what he said or not, he should say it in a nice way. Who would do this?
However, Zhu Biao did not criticize anything. If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. Instead, he asked: "Since there are so many methods, why do you say that I am invulnerable?"
Li Jin also realized at this time, he was really stupid. He was trapped in his own memories just now, and he didn't even say the most loyal words. If His Highness minded, he couldn't expect to achieve anything in his life.
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Li Jin quickly cheered up and replied: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. The whole world will belong to your highness, not to mention the mere wealth and wealth that your highness wants. They can't afford it."
Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes and said casually: "Then what do I want?"
Li Jin returned and said: "Your Highness must hope that the country will be peaceful and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and...
Liu Jin, who came in to pour water, glanced at Li Jin, who was talking eloquently, and shook his head, "When did it become your turn to guess His Highness's thoughts?"
Li Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, was talking when he suddenly heard the sound of the table being slapped. He immediately stopped what he was saying and buried his head deeply.
Zhu Biao said coldly: "Get out."
Li Jin trembled and hurriedly retreated. Liu Jin came over to pour tea for Zhu Biao. Li Jin was too young and was suddenly valued by His Highness. He dared to guess and tell the prince's thoughts at will.
Of course, as a minister, you must guess the thoughts of your superiors, but you should never say it out loud. Instead, you should understand and cooperate silently, rather than publicize it in such a big way.
Li Jin was just a new scholar with no official position. It was his turn to talk in front of His Majesty the Crown Prince. Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and his expression calmed down.
Beating Li Jin is just a trivial matter. This guy has been a little distracted recently. Although he is indeed talented, he still needs to polish it more. He ordered Xu Yungong to lead 2,000 people to Datong to carry some coal. Autumn is about to come, so he must prepare.
As for the aristocratic family, since Zhu Biao personally took action, they had no room for resistance. As Li Jin said, they couldn't afford what Zhu Biao wanted, and they looked down on what Zhu Biao could afford, and the officials might
Afraid of making things bigger and harder to deal with.
But how could Zhu Biao be afraid? It's just that he didn't want to damage the porcelain. If they really didn't cooperate, Zhu Biao's family would not be able to afford to lose a few plates.
They also understood these principles, so after a few days of wrangling, the decision was made. As Zhu Biao expected, they expressed their willingness to cooperate the next day, but they hoped to keep all their relatives and submit the list of tenant farmers.
To the court.
Of course, Zhu Biao would not let them go so easily. Weakening the gentry was Zhu Biao's main purpose. His huge clan must be divided. Otherwise, if some of them had land, would they be afraid that they would not be able to recruit tenant farmers?
Zhu Biao's trip was not in vain, so it was inconvenient for him to talk about many things, so His Highness the King of Chu could only take action. If he could not bribe the prince, he planned to bribe the King of Chu. After all, the King of Chu would definitely need money in the future to become a vassal.
It's a pity that Zhu Fan refused to accept hard and soft advice, so he had no choice but to follow the court's wishes, hoping that His Highness the Crown Prince could leave them a way out.
That night Zhu Fan rushed back to the camp, saluted his eldest brother and sighed: "These guys are really rich, brother, why don't you let me kill them?"
Zhu Biao leaned on the back of the chair and said: "It's not so easy to collect things. Once there is a favor, even if it is nothing at first, it will inevitably be partial in the future. What's more, this time I have brought so many new scholars and honorary disciples.
They set a bad example, so why bother in the future?"
Zhu Fan still grinned distressedly. Zhu Biao shook his head. It can make the majestic prince, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, so moved. You can imagine what a touching bribe it was. If Zhu Biao was not there, would Zhu Fan be able to resist it? If other officials
Can you resist coming here?
There is a long way to go. Zhu Biao knocked on the table to wake up Zhu Fan, who was still dreaming; "They all agreed?"
Zhu Fan nodded and said: "What can we do if we don't agree? Brother, you have summoned the Shanxi garrison in time. Now they are afraid that after agreeing, His Royal Highness will go on a killing spree."
Zhu Biao smiled: "With their cooperation, everything will be easy. Otherwise, if we arrest each village one by one, all the young men will have escaped long ago."