In an elegant room of Wude Restaurant, Li Xian, Pei Zunqing and Dugu Lie were sitting across from each other having a drink.
Li Xian said worriedly: "Wei Jiansu catered to the regent too much, and was even a bit shameless. He did not have the magnanimity of a prime minister at all, nor the uprightness that a prime minister should have. I really miss the original Li Xiangguo."
Pei Zunqing did not refute Li Xian this time. Although he also agreed with the abolition of slavery, Wei Jiansu's performance today was indeed disgusting.
He drank the wine in the cup and sighed: "I am not against the abolition of slavery, but the abolition of slavery is indeed a long-term matter. It must be implemented slowly so that people in the world will gradually recognize it, and then slowly die out. To be honest,
Although the regent's three-year plan is a little short, at least I can accept it, but Wei Xiangguo's one-year abolition of slavery is too radical and will cause chaos in the world, which is worrying!"
Dugulie has been silent. The abolition plan will disrupt the nation-building plan of their Guanlong nobles. They plan to take away the domestic slaves as the first batch of residents, but this will not be implemented until at least five years, so whether it is the regent
Whether Wang's three-year plan or Wei Jiansu's one-year plan will have a huge impact on their overseas nation-building.
"Dugu Shangshu, what do you think?" Li Xian asked Dugu Lie again.
Dugu Lie smiled bitterly and said: "The Dugu family has more than ten thousand slaves. It can be said that they are the largest slave owners in the world. How do you want me to answer this question?
Of course, if the abolition of slavery is the general trend, the Dugu family will not fight against it, but I still prefer to reform slowly, step by step, without adding new slaves first, and the old slaves will slowly regain their freedom. This way everyone can accept it.
plan."
Li Xian nodded, "Dugu Shangshu is right, we have to advise the regent not to give such strong medicine, but to slowly adjust and reform."
Li Xian quickly ordered his assistant to get pen and paper. Pei Zunqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother, don't be impatient. The abolition of slavery will not have results so quickly. We have to continue the discussion. Let's see the regent's attitude."
Dugu Lie then found his brother Dugu Ming. He himself admitted that he did not have a thorough understanding of political issues as his brother, and he often consulted his brothers on major issues.
In the study, Dugu Ming quietly listened to his brother's narration and said with a faint smile: "This Li Xian will be demoted soon."
Dugulie frowned, "The regent wouldn't be so indifferent to opposing opinions, wouldn't he?"
Dugu Ming smiled and said, "Li Xian is not a negative person. He is the representative of the interests of the royal family. He is actually safeguarding the interests of the royal family. Before, he was firmly opposed to the regent's ascension to the throne. The list of supporters of Hanzhong King Li Yu, he
Ranked first, the King of Hanzhong died, but nothing happened to him.
The regent has tolerated him enough by not pursuing him, and now he wants to oppose the abolition of slavery again. I believe the regent will not tolerate it anymore."
Dugu Lie was stunned, and said after a while: "Li Xian was motivated by selfishness, but his reputation has always been very good!"
Dugu Ming shook his head, "I didn't say that Li Xian was a traitor, he was a good minister. The conflict between him and the regent was not between good and evil, but a battle between blood and orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xian was a conservative of the Tang Dynasty. If
The regent is the grandson of the Supreme Emperor, so Li Xian will definitely be loyal and conscientious. But now the regent has seized on the coup of Li Lin and Li Yu and suppressed the royal family in an all-round way, depriving them of their Guanzhong manor and depriving them of their titles. Brother
, Li Xian’s resentment towards the regent cannot but be deep. He opposed abolition because there were too many slaves in the hands of the royal family, and the royal family must be the first to bear the brunt.”
Dugulie nodded, "He wants to use me!"
"To be precise, he wanted to promote an alliance between the royal family and the Guanlong nobles by jointly opposing the abolition of slavery, and jointly deal with the regent."
Dugu Lie suddenly woke up and realized that he had almost been taken advantage of.
After a moment of silence, Dugu Lie sighed again, "Abolition of slavery is too eager. It will really seriously affect the Guanlong nobles' overseas nation-building plan."
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"Brother, the abolition of slavery is just a facade. Hidden beneath the abolition is the game between the new aristocratic forces and the old aristocratic forces, as well as the game between various families. Everyone is taking sides. If you can't see through this, you are taking the wrong side.
, Not to mention that overseas establishment will come to nothing, I am afraid that even the Guanlong nobles will be uprooted."
Dugulie was shocked, "Tell me the details!"
"Brother, you first need to understand why Li Dai withdrew from the position and recommended Wei Jiansu to take over. The problem is that the regent was too tolerant and gave too much power to the court. Li Dai was worried that the regent would not be able to step up in the last step. Wei Jiansu
Wei Jiansu was an ally of Li Linfu back then, so Li Dai would trust him.
Once you understand this, you will be able to understand the abolition of slavery. Those civil servant generals who followed the regent to conquer the world, including Li Mi, Liu Yan, Duan Xiushi, Lei Wanchun, Nan Jiyun and others, once the regent ascends the throne
, they also want to follow the superiors and gain benefits.
There were so many old dignitaries interested in the middle manor. Don't they want the manor? So before they got on the bus, the regent drove all the people off the bus. These new nobles would only gloat and applaud, but would not object.
Once the new nobles all get on board and have Guanzhong manors, their mentality will be different. How will the Guanzhong land be recovered in the future?
So the regent decided to take back the land in Guanzhong. Wei Jiansu worked so hard and found out the Guanzhong manor in a few days. Even if it offended someone, he had to take back the manor quickly. In just one month, all the land in Guanzhong was returned to the court. It would never be
Then reward it to the minister. This means that Wei Jiansu understands the regent's true intention of quickly recovering the land, so he fully cooperates with him.
The same goes for the abolition of slavery. Once the new aristocracy owns a large number of slaves, do you think it can still be abolished? So we must abolish slavery before the new aristocracy owns a large number of slaves. You say it will take five or ten years.
The old nobles are still enjoying it slowly, but the new nobles are just watching and not getting what they want. Big trouble will definitely happen, brother!"
Dugu Lie suddenly realized, "That's why Wei Jiansu proposed the abolition of slavery in one year!"
"That's right. Who is Wei Jiansu? He has seen through the regent's intentions and will fully cooperate with him. He opposes the abolition of slavery in three years and proposes a one-year plan. Only by causing the old nobles to suffer heavy losses can the new nobles be appeased.
There was no dissatisfaction from the slaves.
I believe that Li Mi, Liu Yan, and Duan Xiushi will all support Wei Jiansu, which means taking sides. If I can't see through this critical moment and follow Li Xian, then I am taking the wrong side."
Dugu Lie sighed, "We plan to take the slaves overseas in five years. Once slavery is abolished and they are all free, I'm afraid they won't want to go. It will be a huge loss to us."
Dugu Ming shook his head, "Brother, the first step towards the abolition of slavery will definitely be launched early next year. No new slaves will be allowed. All underage children will have their slave status cancelled. Unless eldest brother takes them away now, the abolition of slavery will be implemented soon."
, all slaves will understand that their freedom is coming soon, let alone five years later, no slave will follow you next year."
Speaking of this, Dugu Ming said earnestly: "So I advise my eldest brother to seize this opportunity while the abolition of slavery is still in a top-secret state, and liberate all slaves as free people now. Only then will they be grateful to the Dugu family and use the land again."
Win their hearts, and after five years, they will be willing to follow the Dugu family overseas."
Dugu Lie nodded slowly, "Thankfully I came to find you, otherwise I would still be in a mess!"
Dugu Ming smiled lightly again and said: "Brother, you might as well pay attention to Pei Zunqing. This guy is an old fox. If I am not wrong, he will take over as the Right Prime Minister next year."