You underestimated these nine aristocratic families.
He actually dared to fight to the end.
The gentry class in Jiangnan controlled the right to speak in most cities and the vast rural areas. On the surface, they obeyed Yan Jiaoran, but behind the scenes, they used various literary and obscure methods such as nursery rhymes and storybooks to slander and insult Yan Jiaoran, thereby undermining the legitimacy of Yan Jiaoran's rule.
This is Qin Yuan's most helpless situation.
Because it's troublesome.
It cannot be solved with simple and crude methods.
This is a battle without gunpowder outside the battlefield.
This is,
——The battle after the war!
The empress could kill the nine aristocratic families and the civil servants nominated by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River in large numbers.
He could even follow Zhu Di's example and exterminate ten clans, and kill anyone he wanted by relying on his military power.
But can Yan Jiaoran kill all the nobles in Jiangnan?
As long as the Jiangnan scholars who passed down their family traditions of farming and studying are not completely killed, Yan Jiaoran will always face this problem.
Intellectuals kill people without using a knife. They can slander your reputation and your military achievements behind your back.
What will be written in history books in the future?
Yan Jiaoran is just a useless woman.
It was the powerful father-in-law Zhang Jiangling who left behind a large base of supporters.
Pharmacist Li is very powerful and is a master of military strategy.
The nine surnames families made great contributions to assisting the government.
In short, it has nothing to do with Yan Jiaoran.
Of course, in reality it doesn’t seem to matter much.
However, this kind of soft knife is the most difficult to deal with and is very troublesome.
Qin Yuan sighed and said, "Your Majesty, please select a capable minister and send a large force to the prefectures of Suzhou, Songjiang, Jiaxing and Huzhou to implement the land tax system and suppress any opposition with force."
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