The Seven Aristocratic Families Jointly Sent a Visit Letter! The aristocratic families were terrified! (, tickets)
Lu Shan Xin really wanted to kill someone!
No matter how powerful the aristocratic families were, their foundation was still the land.
The fields were bound to the interests of the common people, making it impossible for the common people to survive without them. The imperial court could only tolerate them for the sake of the overall situation.
But now…
All the tenants had run away.
How the f * ck was he supposed to play?
"That bunch of lowlifes, they still owe us so much money and food. How dare they run?”
Lu Shan Xin roared.
"Report to the officials!"
"Capture them and kill them all. This old man wants these ungrateful fellows to die!”
"Don't they think about who gave them food to eat?”
"Don't they think about who allowed them to live?”
"Little man! Lowly peasants!"
"I…I…"
Lu Shan Xin scolded until he was out of breath. There was nothing else to scold, but he still felt indignant and sulked.
"Patriarch, there's no way to sue me."
The butler waited for Lu Shan Xin to finish venting his anger before carefully explaining in a low voice.
"The King of Shu used his own name to lend money to these people. They returned our money and food before leaving.”
"We…"
"There's nothing to sue."
Lu Shan Xin's eyes widened as he said in disbelief.
" The King of Shu again!?"
"Didn't you take out 1.7 million catties of rice to repay the debt of the Kong family's tenants last time?”
"He can still take out so much food?”
The butler nodded and smiled bitterly.
"Not only our family, but all the tenants of the aristocratic families in the Ten Paths of the Tang Empire have borrowed money to pay off their debts before going to Chang 'an.”
"It is said that in just half a month, hundreds of thousands of people will go to Chang 'an.”
"And the number of people is increasing every day. There are probably 500,000 to 600,000 people now, and it's still continuing.”
Lu Shan Xin was extremely shocked.
"My Lu family has been a thousand-year-old family for dozens of generations. We have worked diligently and conscientiously, which is why we have accumulated some wealth and food.”
"But it's still difficult to support so many people's debts. Moreover, it sounds like he still has the strength to continue.”
"This, how did the King of Shu do it? Could it be that he really had a seed that could yield a thousand catties per mu?”
Lu Shan Xin's worldview was completely shattered. He could not imagine that a prince had just gone to Yizhou to become a vassal a year ago. The grain produced in a single province was dozens of times more than the total accumulated by his thousand-year-old family.
This was too f * cking sci-fi!
"Patriarch, the other six patriarchs are here!”
Just as Lu Shan Xin was at his wit's end and his worldview collapsed, his subordinate came to report.
"Please."
Lu Shan Xin hurriedly said.
He was now completely overwhelmed and at a loss. He was just in need of someone to discuss with him what to do.
These family heads came at the right time.
The Lu Family's Inner Hall, Lu Shan Xin, Cui Jue, and the other seven Family Heads of the five surnames and seven Wangs were all here.
The seven of them, the seven families, were powerful. They were deep in the court and influenced the political situation. They were the true big shots behind the scenes.
He could be said to be the true helmsman of the Great Tang.
"What the two of you did!"
Cui Zhe, the head of the number one aristocratic family, the Cui family of Boling, said with a cold face.
"Why did you use the officials of your family to impeach the King of Shu and cause this situation?”
"Right now, the tenants of the seven great clans are losing the fastest. In a few days, they will all be gone.”
"How are you two going to take responsibility!"
The other four family heads also glared at Cui Jue and Lu Shan Xin fiercely, wishing they could eat them up.
"The two of you, Kong Yingda, that old fool, impeached the King of Shu. What was the result? His family was destroyed and the Kong family was exterminated! Is the King of Shu easy to deal with?"
"Now, the King of Shu has obtained a large amount of land from the Ministry of Revenue and His Majesty. There are more than three million mu of land, and he has also made a poverty relief loan. He first pays off the debt before planting the land. This is clearly going against our aristocratic families!”
"With so much land and food, the King of Shu has already sold the salt, iron smelting, and tea. If we cut off our main business, our families will have changes when the aristocratic families grow up.”
The few family heads did not say a word. They just glared at Lu Shan Xin and Cui Jue, making the two of them blush so much that they could not raise their heads to face others.
In the end, Lu Shan Xin took the initiative to speak.
"Big Brother Cui, we lost our mind because of the loss of benefits, which was why we made a big mistake.”
Lu Shan Xin said to Cui Zhe with a bitter smile.
"Now, all the tenants of our Lu family have run away. We are also victims.”
"The most important thing for us is to solve the problem.”
"As long as this problem is solved, my Lu Clan is willing to take out 300,000 strings as compensation and give it to the five of you.”
Cui Jue immediately nodded and said.
"That's right, I'm also willing to pay 300,000 strings as an apology, just to resolve this matter.”
The harmonious co-existence of aristocratic families was because everyone understood that only benefits could represent sincerity.
This time, the two of them had caused such a big thing, so they naturally had to take responsibility. There was nothing more sincere than money.
As expected, Cui Zhe and the other four clan heads 'expressions eased up a lot after hearing this.
"That's for the best."
Cui Zhe agreed and continued.
"But the biggest problem now is that we don't have the initiative.”
"In terms of land, we are not as good as the King of Shu. In terms of money, we are not as good as the King of Shu. In terms of monopolizing other resources, we have already lost in salt, iron, and tea.”
"The only bargaining chip is in the court. The officials of our aristocratic families make up the majority.”
"I can only use this bargaining chip to talk to the King of Shu and ask him to be magnanimous.”
Lu Shan Xin and Cui Jue didn't say anything. The other four clan heads also had cold expressions and didn't express any objections.
Now, this was the only way out.
"In that case, the seven of us will write a letter of worship and send it to the King of Shu in Chang 'an.”
……
Three days later, a group of luxurious carriages entered Chang 'an and went straight to the King of Shu.
Seven exquisite-looking young masters alighted from the carriage. They were the descendants of the seven great clans. They stood in front of the entrance of the King Shu Residence and bowed as they spoke loudly.
"The Cui family of Boling, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Li family of Zhao County, the Li family of Longyou, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Wang family of Taiyuan.”
"I seek an audience with Mr. Li Ke, the head of the Great Tang Shu King's Hongwen Hall!”
The passers-by were so crowded that not even water could pass through. When they heard the seven of them introduce themselves and explain their purpose of coming, they immediately exploded.
The seven great clans jointly sent a letter to request an audience with the King of Shu!
Aristocratic families…
Cowardly!
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