Chapter 176 Imperial Power and Aristocratic Family
Due to the intervention of Cui Jiafu's sugar store, the business of the sugar factory has been very deserted recently. Mrs. Zhang Sun has been frowning all day long, but she doesn't know how to change. The change of the factory director and some recent rumors have also made the entire sugar factory
The workers were all on tenterhooks, fearing that the sugar factory would collapse.
Although Muramasa came twice to comfort everyone, Zhang San never stood up and spoke, which made everyone even more panicked and even reduced their enthusiasm for work.
Zhang San also knew about the recent situation in the sugar factory, but he never came forward, just to test Zhang Sun's ability and the mentality of the sugar factory workers, especially those who came from other villages.
"Sir, when are you going to come forward? The sugar factory's work efficiency has dropped a lot recently." That night, Xiaoyu once again talked to Zhang San about the sugar factory.
"Don't worry, this is also a test for everyone. In the future, we will take many different paths and encounter various difficulties. If everyone does not have the confidence to overcome difficulties and no methods to solve them, then
Sooner or later the sugar factory will be defeated by others."
After listening to what Zhang San said, Xiaoyu felt that this was also the case. He should not have to personally come forward for every problem he encountered, nor could he feel that the road ahead was long and at a loss when encountering any difficulties. This would be very detrimental to the long-term development of the factory.
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"Sir, you go to bed early, I'll go back to the house first."
After Xiaoyu left, Zhang San also stopped what he was doing and prepared to go to bed.
There was no talking all night, and early the next morning, Zhang San was woken up by Sister-in-law Li while she was still sleeping, saying that Fang Yiai was here.
"Xiaosan, you lazy ass, what time is it now and you are still sleeping? Come on, follow me to my house. My father has something to do with you. I guess it is the incident you caused at Zheng's Manor yesterday. Don't tell me.
It really makes my brothers proud." Fang Yiai praised.
"Wait a minute and I'll get two scallion pancakes to eat. Do you want some?" Zhang San asked.
"Then give me one, too. Your food is better than ours. It's obviously the same food. My sister will be lucky to marry her in the future."
"That's not true. How is Keying doing lately?"
"Okay, it couldn't be better. She was the one who told me yesterday that my father was looking for you. I guess my sister must have known about you and was afraid that you would be bullied, so she asked my father to give you some seeds."
"She is indeed my Zhang San's wife, let's go!"
Zhang San said happily after hearing this.
"Ha! We haven't entered the door yet. It's so sour to see you two." After Fang Yiai finished speaking, she took a big bite of the scallion pancake, and then hurriedly followed.
When they arrived at the Fang Mansion, Fang Xuanling had not returned from court. Zhang San wanted to sneak in to see his servant Keying, but Fang Yiai refused. The custom cannot be broken, otherwise the Fang Mansion would be embarrassed if word spread.
Zhang San had no choice but to play chess with Fang Yiai while waiting for Fang Xuanling to return from court.
The two had just played two games of chess when they saw Fang Xuanling walking in: "The mistress is here!"
"Uncle is back. When I came, I brought you some medicinal wine I brewed. Drink it to replenish your health in the winter. You can try it when you come back." Zhang San put down the chess piece in his hand and saluted Fang Xuanling and said hello.
"You're serious, you know why I asked you to come, right?" Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
"I heard Yiai say something on the way here. I have to ask my uncle for details." Zhang San replied.
"Well, let's go to the study. Xiao Ai, you can also listen together." Fang Xuanling said.
Fang Yiai responded and walked to the study together.
"Sit down, we are all a family, no need to be restrained." Fang Xuanling said to Zhang San.
"How much do you know about Zheng Shicai?"
Hearing Fang Xuanling's question, Zhang San replied: "I had never heard of it before. Last time I specifically asked about my beloved wife. She said that she is the eldest son of the Zheng family. He is very talented and learned. He has been living in his hometown in Xingyang."
"Father, is it the Zheng family that wants to harm the mistress?" Fang Yiai asked.
"Haha, it's not a pros and cons. It's just that the mistress was caught in a game. The Zheng family lost one after another, so they changed their ways and had Zheng Shicai born in advance."
"Game?" Fang Yiai asked doubtfully.
Zhang San already knew that it was nothing more than a competition between Li Shimin and the family members, but the old boy had to drag him into it.
Fang Xuanling did not answer Fang Yiai's question, but looked at Zhang San and continued: "When did you know that you had become a chess piece?"
"After the knighthood, I just felt that my baronship was too simple, and I was a little wary. Specifically, after the establishment of Sanwei Bookstore, the emperor summoned me to the palace and talked to me about it."
Fang Yiai listened in a daze on the sidelines, watching her father and Zhang San question and answer questions, and for a moment she didn't know what she wanted to hear here.
"You are very vigilant, how much do you know about these five surnames and seven looks, aristocratic families?" Fang Xuanling said in appreciation, and he also admired Zhang San more and more.
"My nephew doesn't know much about this. I only know that the emperor seems to be very afraid of these things."
"Yes, strictly speaking, our Fang family can be considered one of the aristocratic families. In the future, your Zhang family may also join this camp. Do you know why the emperor is afraid of these aristocratic families?"
Hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Zhang San was a little confused and said: "This little nephew is not very clear."
"When the Supreme Emperor started his family, a large part of the reason why he was able to finally establish the Tang Dynasty was because of the support of these aristocratic families. Although Zheng Xuan, the current head of the Zheng family, did not enter the court as an official, he was also named Taiwei by the Supreme Emperor.
In order to win over these aristocratic families."
Zhang San had somewhat heard what Fang Xuanling said. In the Tang Dynasty, the power of the aristocratic families was wiped out only once during the Wu Zetian period. In the rest of the time, they played a decisive role. Successive emperors tried to win over some aristocratic families to follow them in order to consolidate the throne.
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Of course, the emperor will become addicted after sitting in the position for a long time, and the taste of power is particularly charming. Therefore, after many emperors sit firmly on the throne, they will find ways to weaken the power of these aristocratic families. Due to their early support, the aristocratic families can also gain a lot.
With great power and interests, the two parties use each other in this way, and then guard each other, depending on whose method is clever.
"But now that the emperor is so talented and powerful, why doesn't he cut through the mess quickly and get rid of the dissidents?" Zhang San asked.
"It involves a lot of things. Sometimes the emperor wants to accomplish something. It doesn't mean whoever has the toughest fist is justified. There is no evidence or reason. The emperor cannot use the knife indiscriminately, otherwise what will other people do?
Think? When people are panicked and everyone is in danger, wouldn’t it be chaos?" Fang Xuanling replied.
"So the emperor wants to cut the flesh with a dull knife and slowly weaken it?" Zhang San said with a gesture.
"That's not entirely true. It's just that you have to be famous in everything you do. Our emperor cares about face very much." Fang Xuanling said softly.
Fang Xuanling would not have said these words if Zhang San was not about to become his prospective son-in-law and admired his character and talent very much.
Regarding what Fang Xuanling said, Zhang San also understood very well. The more a person calls himself a gentleman, the more restricted his behavior will be. The same applies to the emperor's family.
If Li Shimin was a tyrant and didn't cherish his feathers, he would have wiped out the Zheng family long ago. Imperial power and aristocratic families also go hand in hand. Before Li Yuan rebelled, the Li family in Guanlong was also a member of an aristocratic family, and was also jealous of the emperor at that time. Now
Since he has become emperor, he naturally knows that if these noble families have bad intentions, it will be a great harm to the country.
