Chapter 713: Clan Association
There are all kinds of wonders in the world. I think Xu Hao has always been knowledgeable and knows more than anyone in the world, but he is still shocked by this incident.
Let’s talk about the children first. Those bad guys are arrogant and unreasonable. The children on both sides fight and quarrel, favoring their children, and they also arrogantly say that the Xu family, the Duke of the dynasty, had a tutor, and they were all managed before the children came out and never took the initiative to cause trouble. The Huang family’s actions were a little too much, so they accuse the Huang family of being a local Tu tribe of not being strict and forcing the parents of the Huang family to call them in person.
Any parents refute one or two sentences, and accuse the Huang family of blindly protecting their children and being unreasonable, and then force the Huang family to make a step forward. The Xu family takes a step forward. In the end, Huangjiazhuang almost became Xujiazhuang, and they can do whatever they like and go rampant!
After a long time, when I saw all kinds of good things, I felt I wanted them and took them away. On the surface, I said I would borrow them for a few days or rent them for a few days. If I didn’t give them, I would turn my back and scold the Huang family for being angry with the Xu family and intentionally, and immediately kill a large group of men and women, beating everyone when they see them, and destroying things when they see them.
Speaking of this, Huang Shuban sighed repeatedly and said, "My lords, I miss our poetic family. Who has ever encountered such a domineering family? If they can't afford to make trouble, they can only make peace. But once they say peace, our clan apologizes. So every time they talk about peace, the Xu family's arrogance will increase by an inch. The funniest thing is to borrow money."
Xu Hao heard it very harshly. The Xu family said on the left, and there was a Xu family, but he could do nothing! If it was really a member of the Xu family, then his family would indeed be a little implicated. At least this matter spread to the capital and his reputation was damaged.
Yang Shiqi was a little funny. For him, the children of his family were unavoidable. It was no big deal. He asked with interest: "What kind of loan?"
Huang Shuban said: "When Xu Wei's family saw that the house of our clan was old, they said that they would help us renovate it. The old patriarch said that although it was a good thing, the wood and other materials were very expensive at the moment. The Huang family had no money. Xu Wei immediately sent someone to say that it would be okay if there was no money. The Xu family of neighbors and relatives borrowed it for free. I wonder if the old house would be hygienic?
At first we heard it, we just thought he was kind-hearted. In recent years, the county government claimed the benefits of hygiene, such as drinking boiled water, washing hands before meals. The houses in the clan were indeed a bit old and the environment was inevitably dirty. How could he know that after writing the loan contract, he added many clauses on it.
First, the tiles and wood used to repair the house must be purchased from the tiles and wood store opened by the Xu family; second, the craftsmen must be recommended by the Xu family; third, the loan must be mortgaged with objects to pay the built house to the creditor; fourth, the loan must be recovered before the house can be returned; fifth, the interest will be immediately set on the day of the contract. Please take a look, do we suffer losses in this way of borrowing the contract?"
Xu Hao opened his eyes wide. If he hadn't actually implemented a similar approach in his hometown Fengyang to help his hometown build a new home, he almost thought that Xu Wei had also traveled through time and was also a real estate development person. He would be so fucking unscrupulous.
That guy is too flexible, but he is not used in a good place. In this way, Xu Hao has new questions. Maybe he is a time traveler. Look at these methods.
Xu Hao said: "The wood is sold in his shop. I first digested a large amount of goods for the other party. After building the house, the interest rate hike in the book will almost become his pocket. It doesn't count if the new house is taken in vain. You have to repay the interest. It's interesting! It's really easy to calculate!"
"That's right!" Huang Shuban also blushed, "However, he was so powerful that he said what it was. As a result, the young young man had no money to marry his wife. Unexpectedly, Xu Xu said I would lend you money. As a result, when he got married, he repeated the same trick to pay his new wife to his family, and he had to pay the food every month."
Yang Shiqi sighed: "It is unheard of that, it is rare for such a flexible and shameless bully."
Huang Shuban smiled bitterly and said, "This is not funny. The funniest thing is that the person surnamed Xu came to the village and thought to take away our property. He kept saying that he wanted to protect the property of the Huang clan. Do you think our property does nothing and want him to worry about it? Today, he said that he wanted to protect it, and tomorrow he said that he would protect it. Later, he simply said that we would not be legal in educating our children and that we would not be legal in managing the property of the family. He actually sent someone to do it for our clan."
Xu Hao said in a deep voice: "Why don't you complain? Are you worried that he will cover the sky with just one hand?"
Huang Shuban said: "It is indeed a great power. The prefectures and counties colluded with him, but they still couldn't accept the lawsuit when they sued the government. Besides, my people were unhappy. Everyone only cared about their own private property. No one cared about public affairs. Xu Wei was not bullied by everyone. Some rooms were as long as they didn't hinder themselves, they had no time to stand up, and even some people who were not ambitious turned over early and flattered them all day long and were willing to be accomplices.
Alas! That's all, the most overwhelming thing is that someone recognized his relatives, and he became Xu Wei's adopted sons. Then, relying on the power of Xu, he bullied his compatriots, as if his ancestors were not Huang."
Yang Shiqi shook his head and said, "This is hopeless."
Xu Hao felt a sense of shame that he would not be able to become a steelmaker. China really never lacks cords. He was willing to betray his ancestors and helped the evildoer to abuse him. He was a comprador, a lackey and cents. He was willing and proud.
What's even more surprising is that Xu Hao actually saw the evolution of the system from the Huang family's countermeasures.
He heard Huang Shuban say: "Many clan members really couldn't bear it and asked the whole clan to open a ancestral temple and meet to deal with it. After discussing for two days, they came up with a solution. Everyone said that the bad things of my clan were bad because the old clan leader said it alone. Without his stupidity and incompetence, he would not have fallen into this field.
In the future, the clan leader can no longer make arbitrary decisions. Now we need to establish a clan association. Each room has a smart and talented child to serve as a member. All major issues will be agreed upon in advance, and then the clan leader will be requested to be approved and implemented. Moreover, the family law must be revised again. All descendants of the Huang surname must break the realm of the house and be dedicated to the public. Do not have the idea of selfishness."
Yang Shiqi nodded frequently and said, "Okay! This is similar to the cabinet today. To put it alone, it is a little better than the cabinet."
Xu Hao was very surprised and played the representative system with a family, the so-called indirect form of democracy, which was interesting.
Huang Shuban said: "It's a pity that we went to the old patriarch together and were willing to go with the old patriarch. The patriarch said that we were playing house and was ignorant, so he rebuked it."
Xu Hao glanced at the ministers who had been around to listen one after another, and smiled with a point of view: "It is inevitable to encounter a rebound. Who would be willing to lose power in the clan forever? It's a pity that the old patriarch was incompetent. His eldest son knew that he was also a fool. The power of the Huang family was controlled by such an incompetent father and son, which caused the whole clan to want to cede land and pay compensation, and it was no longer possible to decline."
Xie Jin showed a deep thoughtful look and asked impatiently: "After you suffered humiliation and losses, could you obey the order honestly? I don't believe it."
Xu Hao said without hesitation: "There is no way to offend the public. The old man has experience, but it is just a trick to drag it out according to me."
Huang Shuban shouted, "Mr. Xu is a real god! At that time, the children of the clan were united and refused to give in. Finally, they won half of it. The old patriarch allowed half a year of preparation time. He said that when the preparation time was done, we really had the ability to do things, so we could establish a clan association. It is a pity that the current situation of our clan, let alone half a year, the ancestral property would probably be defeated in one month."
Xu Hao looked around again, and Huang Shuban said a lot of things he buried in his heart and didn't dare to say. Even if the old foxes present were more cunning than the other, they might suspect that Huang Shuban was instructed behind the scenes, but fortunately it was not intentional allusion to the current court. It was just because Zhu Gaochi was not stupid.
If these words were to be in Jianwen Dynasty, Huang Shuban would probably be in trouble. At this time, the Jinyiwei guards polite Pang Ying said angrily: "I'm so angry that I'm so angry. Such a confused clan leader would be better to drag it out and kill it with one punch. I think that the former emperor was in Jingnan, wasn't it because of this?"
Without waiting for the ministers with complicated expressions to react, Xu Hao smiled and said, "I am so angry that my belly is about to bloat. Your Huang family is too useless. If it were me, Xu Hao, I, I have to stop being the head of his patriarch with my own hands."
"How did this make it?" Huang Shuban waved his hand quickly, and it was a revelation. Even today, scholars who sympathized with Zhu Yunwen were caught by a large number of scholars, especially the Shilin in Jiangnan, who were finally the 'culprit', died. Zhu Gaochi, who succeeded to the throne, was also a Confucian king of benevolence and righteousness, firmly holding military power in his hand. But even so, the guards of the capital did not dare to slack off for a day.
"The old patriarch is the most noble person in the clan. When we see him, we dare not say anything more serious. How dare we commit the consequences?"
Xie Jin sneered: "Does the one named Xu let the rampant act betrayal and swallow you a little bit?"
Huang Shuban sighed: "We have no way to resist. Xu Xu is from Fengyang. He is from Guyana. He is from the same place as him. He is from a different family. No matter how cruel he is, he is an outsider! The most annoying thing is that there is a Huang Shulang. He was originally from the same surname as us. His family was in the east of the village. His family was poor and several generations were poor. In the past, he thought of his surname Huang and helped his family a lot. I don't know how much benefits we have gained. Now seeing that we have lost power, he actually took advantage of the fallen dog and ran to become Xu Yan's accomplices. The surname Xu did not attack, but he was the first to advocate dividing our industry."
Xu Hao said coldly: "There are many lackeys who forget their ancestors in this way. Zhang Bangchang of the Northern Song Dynasty and Han officials from the previous dynasty, hum!"
As soon as this statement was made, many officials looked a little embarrassed. The so-called scholarly family members in their lifetimes could tell what happened in the previous dynasty. The truly bloody civil officials and scholars committed suicide after rushing to sea one after another, while the soldiers died in battle.
Of course, ants are still greedy for life, and they will keep the green mountains without worrying about burning firewood. A hundred years later, the Han people will restore their country. Even if it was three hundred years after the Qing Dynasty, it would still be replaced by a regime dominated by Han people. Therefore, living by enduring humiliation and living in silence often requires greater courage.
Unfortunately, the Huang family's affairs ended here. Xu Hao really wanted to wait and see what that clan would look like. If history was used as a guide, the clan in the early stage would naturally have significant results. The whole clan offered suggestions and seek common ground while reserving differences, and worked together to revitalize the clan. After waiting for a long time, people's hearts fell and gradually began to form several tit-for-tat parties, which began with failed democratic areas such as Wanwan and the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
I will object to whatever you agree! And I will firmly oppose it to the end. Even if it is beneficial, I will still oppose it to the end!
After all, politics is the product of compromise. Politics does not have the mentality of taking the overall situation into consideration, the ability to balance the interests of all parties, and does not have the mindset of higher national interests than their own party interests. So what is the difference between it and most ordinary people who only care about immediate interests?
Xu Hao chewed the word "politics" in his mouth, compromise, black-hearted, shameless, despicable, able to show off, betrayal, ruthless, betray teammates, make peace with enemies, etc., and it was immediately boring. His personality was definitely not suitable for politics. The key to being self-aware.
Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi both wanted to discuss with Xu Hao in private. This matter gave them some inspiration, but Xu Hao refused.
Without him Xu Hao, the Ming Dynasty would have smoothly transitioned to the cabinet system. Regardless of the advantages and disadvantages of the cabinet system, what the Ming Dynasty lacked was not a certain system, but a real law, which was higher than the imperial power or the regime. If it did not change the rule of man, all systems were just to lose the roots and the end.
In the evening, Xu Hao sat in the East Warehouse, enjoying the spring painting of fairy fighting, and Zhu Gaochi, who was lying on the bed, was drinking the medicine one by one.
Zhu Zhanji stood aside and watched his mother serve his father with her own hands. It was a happy scene for the family of three, but it always gave people a strange sense of alienation.
Zhu Gaochi and his son are somewhat opposite in nature. The difference is that one likes quietness, one likes activeness; one likes literary, the other likes martial arts; one is content with the status quo, and the other is unwilling to be ordinary; the same is true, neither of them is too diligent, and they both like certain hobbies, Zhu Gaochi is lustful, and Zhu Zhanji is good at crickets.
In history, Zhu Zhanji seems to be regarded as a competent and capable monarch. He is indeed a capable person, but in Xu Hao's opinion, he is only qualified. As long as he doesn't come to power, almost anyone who ascends the throne will be qualified emperors. After all, he has a good foundation. The Ming Dynasty has been established for less than a hundred years and is still in a rising period.
Xu Hao is becoming more and more sure that Zhu Zhanji is Yingzong's biological father. If nothing unexpected happens, neither the father nor the son in front of him are long-lived people. Yingzong seems to have become emperor at around ten years old. I am really grateful to Mingyue for the "Ming Dynasty's events" back then.
Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi said weakly: "I am dizzy and weak these days, and I am afraid that I will not be able to attend the court for a while. What are your good ideas?"
Xu Hao stood up and said, "I have instructed the prince that the dynasty will be held by His Highness, and the memorial will be decided by His Highness, and His Highness will be written by His Highness. If local government affairs are irrelevant, the cabinet ministers and the six ministries will discuss a constitution first and take it over to review and approve it.
I think it's time for Your Majesty to select a prime minister in the current dynasty to avoid the dispute between the ministers. That prime minister is not the prime minister, but is just a substitute for Your Majesty to share his worries. I can't think of how to check and balance it."
Chapter completed!