The four surnames of Wu and Zhong!
Sun Jian and Sun Ce were stunned when they heard these words.
Sun Ce had lived in Lujiang for a few years, and it was still alright.
However, Sun Jian had been wandering outside for more than ten years. When he suddenly heard these four words, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Gongjin, what are the four surnames of Wu and Zhong?”
When Zhou Yu heard this, he knew that Sun Jian was still confused. He quickly cupped his hands and said,"
"Uncle has been away from River East for a long time, so he might not be familiar with the changes in River East!”
"The four surnames of Wu and Zhong refer to the Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang families!”
"These four families are originally the local aristocrats of Wuzhong. Among the four families, other than the Lu family and the Gu family who have been officials for generations, the Zhu family and the Zhang family have only risen in the past decade!”
"The Lu Family is the most powerful among the four families. They have hundreds of disciples and thousands of servants. Because Lu Kang has guarded Lujiang County for nearly ten years, they have become the number one family in Wu County.”
"After the Lu family, the most prominent family among the four families is the Gu family!”
"Speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence that the current head of the Gu family, Gu Yong and Gu Yuantan, is Cai Zhonglang's disciple.”
"When this person was 20 years old, he was praised by Duke Cai. After he became an adult, he was elected as the head of the Gu family.”
"He served as the county magistrate of Hefei and the county magistrate of Lou County.”
"This has also allowed the Gu family to grow stronger and stronger!”
"The clan now has hundreds of disciples, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and countless servants!”
"Finally, there are the Zhu and Zhang families. Although they can't compare to the previous two families, after the Yellow Turban rebellion, as the family's disciples continue to become officials, they have also begun to spread their branches everywhere!”
"The Zhang Yi who welcomed uncle today is the current head of the Zhang family!”
At this point, Zhou Yu said in a deep voice,"
"Other than the family backgrounds of these four families, these few families have been connected by marriage over the years and have been exchanging what they need.”
"That's why there are the four surnames of Wu and Zhong in River East!”
"I see!"
When Sun Jian heard Zhou Yu's words, he frowned and said,"
"I didn't expect that Wuzhong had already changed so much after only being outside for so many years!”
Then, he asked Baili Ming,
"The trouble of the aristocratic families that Military Advisor mentioned, is it the trouble of the four families of Wuzhong?”
"Yes, but also not!"
Upon hearing this, Baili Ming shook his head and smiled."
"Although the four families of Wuzhong are big, they haven't reached their peak yet. There's nothing to be afraid of!“
Although Zhou Yu's words were completely correct, he knew that this was only the embryonic stage of the Four Families of Wu and Zhong.
In history, it was during the Eastern Wu period that the Four Families of Wu and Zhong truly rose to power.
Because Sun Quan had no one to rely on, the only thing he could rely on were these aristocratic families. This caused these four families to grow in strength at once, and their descendants spread throughout the entire River East.
After the destruction of Dongwu, it was even more out of control. Only after the Tang and Song Dynasties did it slowly weaken.
However, although the four families had hidden dangers, there were still ways to limit them!
With this thought in mind, he said to Sun Jian,
"My lord, what I'm worried about is not the four families, but the great families on the border!”
"These big aristocratic families are the hidden dangers of our army!”
"And among these great aristocratic families, the four surnames of Wu and Zhong are only a representative!”
"A great aristocratic family located at the border?”
Hearing Baili Ming's conclusion, Sun Jian, his son, and Zhou Yu were stunned.
Sun Jian hurriedly said,
"What do you mean, Ruo Zhong?"
"Why are these great clans from the borders a hidden danger?”
"Could it be that my lord has not discovered what happened today?”
Baili Ming said in a deep voice,
"Compared to the aristocratic families in the Central Plains, the aristocratic families in this remote place can be said to be deeply rooted. Their influence on the people is more obvious!”
"Everyone, think about it. In any remote place in the world, the people must be valiant. This is because these places are either barren mountains and rivers, or thieves everywhere!”
"And in such a place, the imperial court would often rotate the officials to prevent them from becoming too powerful!”
"In this way, it will cause officials to not love the people, and the people will not know the officials. To the people, officials are far less prestigious than these deep-rooted aristocratic families!”
"If there is any major matter that cannot be decided, we can either ask the three elders to step forward or invite people of high moral standing. In the eyes of the people, these people are more authoritative than the imperial court!”
"The more powerful these aristocratic families are, the stronger they can become. The stronger they become, the more powerful they are.”
"As time passed, the people on the border only knew the names of the great clans and not the name of the Imperial Court. The officials appointed by the Imperial Court were not as prestigious as the great clans.”
"This way, if these aristocratic families want to rebel one day, won't they raise their arms and call for a hundred people to respond?”
"First, there was Zheng Bao from Chaohu, and then there was Yan Baihu from Wu County.”
"Similarly, although our army has taken over River East, if we don't take certain measures, our army will definitely be controlled by these aristocratic families in the future!”
At this point, there was still a part of what he had not said.
In his opinion, all the aristocratic families at the end of the Han Dynasty were actually disasters.
All the dynasties and dynasties had fallen because of the decline of the last dynasty. Only the Han Dynasty had fallen because of its strength. Why?
It was because of these great clans!
It could be said that the root cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty, and even the root cause of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, was the annexation of land by the great clans everywhere, causing the peasants to be displaced.
And because of this, it led to a cycle of generation after generation.
If this problem of the aristocratic family was not resolved, then even if he helped Sun Jian seize the world, he would only end up like the Jin Dynasty and be brought into destruction by the aristocratic families!
In a sense, although the Jin Dynasty was unified, it was just a continuation of the Han Dynasty.
As long as the system was not changed and the aristocratic families were not governed, the dynasty they created would be the next Jin Dynasty.
It was still very possible for the Five Chaos to happen.
However, he could not say such words.
At least not now!
Because, be it the timing or the conditions, it was not too ripe!
After all, if you wanted to rule an aristocratic family, you could only rule the aristocratic families under your command. If they were not under your command, then even if you had the ability to reach the heavens, you would only be adding enemies to yourself.
With their current strength, it would be a little too much for them to declare war on the world's aristocratic families.
By the same logic, the aristocratic families of the Central Plains had to be governed, but the conflict between them and the aristocratic families of the Central Plains had not reached the point where they had to be governed.
Now, these border aristocratic families were the ones they could govern, and the ones they urgently needed to govern.
Only by starting from a small part and gradually expanding to the overall situation could it be possible to achieve the most thorough innovation.
As Baili Ming said this, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu fell silent.
It was only at this moment that they finally understood why Baili Ming had chosen to speak in private and so formally!
This was because the enemy they were facing this time was not as simple as one or two county governors!
It involved all the aristocratic families in Kuaiji and Yuzhang, including Wu County!
It was not an exaggeration to say that if Baili Ming's words were to spread in public, he would face countless people's accusations and curses, and even endless assassinations!
Sun Jian's intuition told him that Baili Ming was going to talk about some reform and governance strategies.
Thinking of this, he immediately stood up again and bowed to Baili Ming from afar.
"Please teach me how to resolve this matter!”
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at Baili Ming with solemn expressions.
If Baili Ming's previous performance was all about military strategy, then based on what he said now, it was clear that he had a vision that far surpassed that of ordinary people!
Obviously, Sir is also very proficient in the way of governing the country!
They were waiting to see Baili Ming's policies!
However, seeing Sun Jian bow so solemnly, Baili Ming could not sit still and hurriedly went forward to support him.
"My lord, you don't have to do this!"
Then, he smiled and said,"
"Has my lord forgotten?"
"Other than being a military advisor, Ming is also the governor of Yangzhou!”
"Now that our army is strong, Wang Lang, Hua Xin and the others are all dried up bones.”
"When our army takes Yangzhou, Ming will naturally have to consider how to govern Yangzhou!”
Sun Jian shook his head and smiled.
"Ruo Zhong, oh Ruo Zhong, what do you want me to say about you!”
"You're really a talent that the heavens have bestowed upon me!”
"Alright, since Ruo Zhong doesn't accept it, tell me your strategy first!”
"In your opinion, how should these aristocratic families be governed?”
When Baili Ming heard this, he pondered and began to pace."
"If we want to govern these aristocratic families, we have to know how dangerous they are to our army!”
"Count them all out and we can use the corresponding method to deal with them!”
"In my opinion, the biggest problem for these aristocratic families is their selfishness!”
"Confucius said: The son hides for the father, and the father hides for the son.”
"Now that the Han Dynasty respects Confucianism, these aristocratic families use this as a saying. Anyone who is an official, regardless of whether they are good or bad, if they don't consider the family, they are a sinner of the family!”
"With this reason, anyone who uses the descendants of aristocratic families as officials will definitely bend the law for personal gain when it comes to their own family matters!”
"Now that our army lacks talents, it is inevitable that we will recruit these scholars as officials. This will give these aristocratic families an opportunity to take advantage of!”
"However, if the descendants of the aristocratic families become officials, firstly, it will be bad for our army's reputation, and secondly, our army's talent reserve will also be insufficient!”
"This is the biggest threat these aristocratic families pose to our army!”
"Ruo Zhong is right!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he said in a deep voice,"
"This is indeed the biggest problem!"
"It can be seen from the four families of Wu and Zhong that they have only been officials for more than ten years and have become so powerful!”
"Even that upright Lu Jining must be one of the helpers for the Lu family!”
"We have to worry about this matter!"
When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard this, they naturally nodded.
Not to mention Lu Kang, even Zhou Yu himself, as a descendant of the Zhou Clan, might choose to help if he really had the opportunity to help the clan grow!
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu frowned and said,"
"Mister's words hit the nail on the head.”
"According to what you said, our army seems to have no way to deal with this problem!”
"Otherwise!"
Hearing this, Baili Ming smiled and said,"
"I have a plan that might be able to alleviate this phenomenon!”
Sun Jian hurriedly said,"
"Ruozhong, what plan do you have for this?"
"This plan is simple. It's nothing more than a compromise!”
Baili Ming said in a deep voice,
"Since we want to take these people as officials, we might as well give them a restriction so that these people can't use their power to directly help their families!”
"How can I restrict it?"
Sun Jian hurriedly asked.
"It's very simple. The key is to separate the place he governs from the place where his home is!”
Hearing this, Baili Ming smiled and said,"
"In practice, it's like this: the southerners rule the north, and the northerners rule the south.”
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