at the same time.
The four clan leaders lowered their heads and said nothing.
Among them, Mr. Huang Si narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Wang Shouyuan, wondering what he was thinking.
"Master Huang, do you have anything to say?"
Wang Shouyuan looked at the other person with a smile in his eyes.
But in fact, he is a little panicked now.
This person is one of the four major family heads.
The smartest one.
If my purpose is discovered, then all my previous efforts will be in vain.
Fourth Master Huang smiled at this moment, turned his head and looked at the other three people, then said: "I think what Lord Wang said is right. At this time, it is best not to go against the court, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Sure enough, I was still scared by that sentence and chose to compromise.
The Huang family is the head of the four major families.
He is also the current leader of the Longyang clan and has great power.
After he finished speaking.
Although the other three family heads were very reluctant, they had no choice but to nod.
What else could he do? He would directly oppose the imperial court? Aren't they afraid of being beheaded?
A temporary compromise does not mean permanent compromise.
Maybe there is still a chance to turn the tables.
Moreover, they also agreed with Wang Shouyuan's words.
The power of the Longyang Prefecture's gentry is not strong, so what can they do even if they unite?
If it wears out the court's patience, it will also arouse the murderous intention of His Majesty.
The four major families were destroyed in an instant.
Therefore, there is only one way left for them.
That is to choose compromise.
After hearing these words, Wang Shouyuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Faced with these four cunning patriarchs, he made various plans.
Fortunately, there was no failure.
First tell us about your difficulties and the efforts you have made.
Then all the memorials were kept.
Make verbal threats.
Finally, when they are panicking, give them a solution.
Let the four major families be led by him, so as to remove obstacles for the equalization of land tax!
In fact, Wang Shouyuan knew that he wanted to scare the gentry and make them choose to compromise.
The court can also use more tough measures.
They even sent people to jail or even executed them.
Force them to choose to submit.
While this approach could achieve a temporary goal, what about facing the entire world's aristocracy in the future? It's impossible to use this approach, right? This would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
The only way is to stabilize these gentry first, and then proceed slowly, until the people will want to implement the land tax system in the future.
Even if someone objects, it will be of no use.
Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish.
It won't work if you just use high heat.
Now, after the four clan leaders chose to compromise, Wang Shouyuan knew that the land tax had been distributed and there would be no more obstacles!
Then the next step is my second plan.
"It's great that you guys can realize this. At least, my Longyang clan won't be implicated by angering the court." Wang Shouyuan smiled, then stood up and continued, "Well, since there's nothing else to do, everyone can go back."
"I will go and talk to Lord Song, and try to minimize the losses for our Longyang clan."
The implication is that he can now stand up for the gentry.
But, this sentence.
However, the expressions of the four clan leaders present changed slightly.
Fourth Master Huang, in particular, could not help but ask, "Lord Wang, didn't you just say that this was just a temporary compromise, and when the land-based tax system was implemented, you would lead us to unite with the gentry of Jiangnan, and even the gentry of the entire world?"
The other three clan leaders also stood up at this time, looking somewhat anxious.
The premise for their compromise was to be able to fight back against the land tax system.
Then take back your own interests.
And uniting the nobles of the world is the only way now.
But now.
The other party didn't say anything, so how could he not be anxious?
Hooked!
Wang Shouyuan was delighted when he heard this. This tactic is called playing hard to get.
He immediately looked at everyone, sighed, and said, "All of you family heads know that I, Wang Shouyuan, am a low-ranking official with little influence. I don't have a high official rank, and I don't have any status. Many people don't accept me. Even if I want to unite the gentry of Jiangnan, or even the world, in the future, it will be very difficult."
"Also, you all know that my influence among the nobles has been weakening in recent years. Even if I succeed, I will probably be in a very passive position."
"So, let the family heads handle this matter. I believe the nobles from all over the place will definitely listen to you."
The implication is simple.
Wang Shouyuan said that his official position was too low and his family had fallen into poverty.
Then he had no status, was not accepted by the gentry, and no one listened to what he said.
Secondly, there are the four major families, although they are the most powerful in Longyang.
But if it is placed in Jiangnan, or even the entire Wei Dynasty.
It doesn't count.
Especially if they choose to compromise this time, the gentry of Longyang will definitely be looked down upon and excluded by the gentry of other places in the future.
How smart are the four clan leaders present here?
Naturally understand the meaning of the words.
Indeed, the gentry from other prefectures all had some influence in the court.
But Long Yang is no longer as strong as before. If he wants to unite with the enemy, he must have bargaining chips...
And this bargaining chip is naturally not money, land or the like.
They have it, but don’t the gentry in other places have it?
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