The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 547 Imperial Prime Minister
The Ruan family has lived in Pingyuan County for generations, a once prosperous place.

However, due to the war between Tian Ze and Yuan Shao, the Ruan family was not only fragmented but also fought back and forth, so that the Ruan family did not completely submit to Tian Ze until Tian Ze took Qingzhou.

Since we arrived late, we could only eat some leftovers.

Even though the Ruan family once had the strength and status of a first-rate family, its population and land in the Northeast Plain are still backward, even inferior to some third-rate families in Youzhou.

It's not just the Ruan family. Many of the noble families present are like this. Some are in the wrong position, some join the team too late, and some end it too late.

Although they felt disappointed before, they believed that it would not be difficult to regain their original advantage with their own strength.

Just like the Ruan family, they have good relations with the Youzhou Lu family and the Bingzhou Wang family, and they have captured many people during the war. It only takes a certain amount of time for them to grow rapidly.

However, what Zhuge Liang said now made them completely anxious.

Facing the hopeful eyes of the crowd, Zhuge Liang looked calm and said indifferently: "Of course, the labor will be calculated according to the area of ​​land developed by each family in the Northeast Plain, and the merit will be calculated according to the contribution each family has made to Da Qi."

joke!

Although there were quite a few of these people, Zhuge Liang was never afraid of being hated.

Being located in the Northeast Plain, he touched upon too many interests. In order to implement his decrees, he often offended a large number of aristocratic families.

Even though the current matter concerns the foundation of the aristocratic family and he may be hated for the rest of his life, he doesn't care.

Those who come out to fool around will eventually have to pay back.

You must stand at attention when you are beaten, and you must be punished if you do something wrong.

No matter what the reason is, if you don't support Da Qi and don't work hard, you want to change the rules just by relying on your own strength?
If these people had directly started a rebellion, Zhuge Liang would have had a minor headache.

It is ridiculous to want to fight for "fairness" at this time.

"Your Majesty has already made some things clear several years ago, so I won't repeat them here. If you make a mistake, you must bear the corresponding price. Otherwise, where is the prestige of Da Qi? Where is the justice and rule of law?"

"If anyone has any doubts about this, they can just leave here."

After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Ruan Chen, who originally wanted to argue, sat back with a normal expression.

Although everything seems calm on the surface, in fact, he is filled with remorse.

Sitting on the fence is not so easy!
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, it was nothing to play like this. After all, no matter who was in power, they had to rely on the aristocratic families, so they were unscrupulous.

But in Da Qi, I’m sorry.

Even if everyone in the hall left now, Zhuge Liang would still show no mercy.

Today, the power of the Great Qi is at its peak, and its foundation is extremely solid. Although it can be made even stronger with the support of powerful families, it is not impossible without these people.

From Zhuge Liang's perspective, his ideas are quite similar to those of Chen Gong and others.

External conquests are secondary; internal stable development is primary.

If these noble families cause trouble, it would just be a matter of handing the knife to Tian Ze, who could then take action directly and with good reason.

Although problems cannot be resolved through foreign war, directly addressing the group that creates the problem is also an effective way.

The current situation is that the aristocratic families are begging Da Qi, rather than Da Qi begging the aristocratic families.

The only one who truly felt the need for powerful families was Tian Ze. Zhuge Liang and others had never been so anxious to expand their territory.

All the powerful families present were aware of this.

And since there are victims like the Ruan family, there are naturally beneficiaries.

Especially the Youzhou noble families, they spared no effort in supporting Tian Ze, because following Tian Ze, they had gained too much, so much that the noble families in other states were extremely jealous.

At this moment, they hoped that the other families would leave the table in anger so that they could continue to eat alone.

In their opinion, 10% tax is too little. They should give at least 30%. Otherwise, how can they be worthy of the gift from Da Qi?

If they hadn't known that this group of people wouldn't act on impulse and that Zhuge Liang didn't want to see one company dominate the market, they would have "driven up prices" long ago.

Externally, Tian Ze and Zhuge Liang were extremely powerful; internally, the aristocratic families in each state formed camps, each with their own calculations.

Zhuge Liang's words were not questioned or opposed.

Seeing that no troublemakers jumped out, Zhuge Liang felt a little relieved.

Although these people had bad intentions, fortunately they had been trained and screened several times and were relatively obedient, which saved him some trouble.

When Guan Ning saw this scene, he was unusually calm.

Standing from a third-party perspective and being familiar with Tian Ze's attitude, he saw the situation more clearly than Zhuge Liang and the powerful families present.

The power and authority that Zhuge Liang now holds are much more terrifying than either side imagined.

You can say it without any politeness.

If Zhuge Liang wanted someone to become the crown jewel among the noble families and powerful people in the world, all he needed was a word, or a slight inclination unintentionally.

This meeting was more like Zhuge Liang directly declaring how he planned to divide the cake than a discussion.

As for the demands and doubts from the aristocratic families and powerful people, Zhuge Liang would respond if he wanted to, and would make a final decision if he didn't want to, and no one could stop him.

This is the power of the future prime minister of the empire.

It was because Ruan Jia knew Zhuge Liang's temperament and was really unwilling to give in that he dared to ask that one more question. After hearing Zhuge Liang's reply, he didn't dare to say another word.

After all, there are some things that Zhuge Liang may not take to heart, but his subordinates will not.

The existence of political parties is almost inevitable, just like aristocratic families, clans, and schools.

Because human nature is like this, banding together to seek greater benefits is the most cost-effective thing in the struggle.

Even if Zhuge Liang was unwilling, some people had already gathered around him.

The overall quality and moral standards of these people may be very high, but that is only an average. There will definitely be people who are willing to take the initiative to "charge into battle" for Zhuge Liang.

No one asked any more questions, so Zhuge Liang began his subsequent arrangements and assignments according to the procedure.

"There are many powerful families present. For the sake of convenience, I will divide them into states and counties and roughly assess everyone's merit points."

“Then, based on the merit points, the order of region selection and the area allocated will be determined.”

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Next, Zhuge Liang began to pick up the files and read them aloud in public.

Although he now has a photographic memory, this matter is too serious. In order to ensure that no mistakes are made, he still took the safest approach.

The wealthy and powerful families present listened attentively, not daring to miss a single word.

As Zhuge Liang mentioned the names and data of each powerful family, all the powerful families who knew about them secretly verified them in their hearts.

Even if they are not your own company, your ally, or your enemy, you must ensure that there are no major problems with the data so as not to affect your own market share.

(End of this chapter)