"The aristocratic family, when I was founded, had meritorious service with me, but now the aristocratic family controls the right of recommendation, so that if a talented person wants to become an official, he must first join the aristocratic family."

"As a result, there are disciples of aristocratic families everywhere, and these officials who are protected by aristocratic families are considered to be labeled as aristocratic families."

"Once there is a conflict of interest between the aristocratic family and the imperial court, do you think these people will help the aristocratic family or the imperial court?"

"In addition, you also know that since Emperor Guangwu of our country, few emperors have long lives, and young masters have brought doubts to the country. I am also a victim of this."

"In this way, I, a big man, have fallen into a strange circle. The emperor is young, and if he wants to maintain the court well, he must rely on his relatives."

"When the emperor comes of age, his relatives will become an obstacle to him. Then the emperor must rely on the eunuchs and let them compete for power with his relatives."

"When the emperor dies, new relatives will grow up, and the cycle will begin again and again, never ending."

"The eunuch's confidence comes from the emperor, while the relatives' confidence comes from the aristocratic family."

"Eunuchs are the emperor's domestic slaves. It only takes one word from the emperor to make the eunuch die without a burial place, so the eunuch can only stay close to the emperor."

"But this is not the case with relatives. They rely on the family and represent the interests of the family. When they have contrary opinions to the emperor, they will inevitably fight with the emperor."

"If the privileges of aristocratic families are eliminated, they will not have such a strong say in the court, and then the court will select scholars based on their talents."

"In this way, the talented people in the world will directly choose the imperial court instead of the path of aristocratic families."

"As for land and slaves, these two things can be regarded as one thing."

"The purpose of letting aristocratic families release their slaves is to expand the population of the Han Dynasty and increase the labor force. However, these new people were formerly slaves and maidservants and did not have their own land."

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"The imperial court can't just ask people to come here and leave it alone, right? The world is so big and there is a lot of arable land, and I can't force these people to open up wasteland."

"At the same time, the slaves in the aristocratic families were released, and the labor force they could use for farming was not enough."

"Instead of leaving the fertile farmland of the aristocratic family in such a state of neglect, it is better to hand it over to the common people and let them cultivate it. This way, I, a big man, can increase my income."

"As for the last one, which requires the family to pay taxes, it seems that the court took advantage of the family, but what is the reality?"

"The world is not peaceful. Caravans traveling between states are protected by their own followers and private armies. Isn't this an income?"

"The imperial court took this money, on the one hand, to take action against bandits in various places and to protect the safety of merchants doing business."

"In this way, only a small number of guards are needed to travel unimpeded within the territory of the Han Dynasty."

"At the same time, the imperial court also needs military pay for its external troops. Otherwise, do you think those Xianbei people would be so honest in trading with my big man? These are all fought out by my army with swords and guns!"

"In addition to Xianbei, I also plan to rebuild the Western Region Protectorate and open up trade routes to other foreign lands. All of this will cost money."

"If the aristocratic family does not contribute any efforts and only relies on the common people, when will it be possible to achieve this?"

"To put it more in line with the family's thoughts, just one Xianbei and one Western Region can fill the imperial treasury, and this is just the tip of the iceberg."

"Assuming that the imperial court can open up all trade routes, can you imagine how much gold and silver the people of the aristocratic families will have by then?"

Liu Xie's long talk made Zhen Mi confused. However, Zhen Mi did understand one thing, that is, the purpose of the imperial court to collect taxes from aristocratic families was to expand territory.

And opening up new territories brings endless business opportunities.

Zhen Mi thought for a moment. Although the aristocratic family controlled the government, they did not have such a vision. They only focused on their own one-third of an acre of land.

Only a talented emperor would think about expanding his territory.

In terms of merchants' thinking, only when the market is big can everyone get rich, and the taxes paid to the court can be directly regarded as tolls and protection fees.

Of course it can be regarded as an early investment.

At the same time, Zhen Mi also wanted to understand what it would mean to the people of the world if Liu Xie's plan could be implemented.

"No wonder your majesty's aristocratic family supports your majesty so much, and the people also support him. It turns out there is such a big deal in this."

"You use your land to lure the people, you use your money to sway the hearts of aristocratic families, and you use your official career to recruit people from poor families. In this way, how can a wealthy family remain undefeated?"

"Had I known this, our Zhen family should have stood by His Majesty's side. With such a delay, how much money have our Zhen family made less?" Thinking of this, Zhen Mi's face showed a trace of tears and laughter.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the women of the people have surrendered." Zhen Mi said to Liu Xie. Until this moment, Zhen Mi truly expressed her surrender to Liu Xie.

"I have no intention of conquering anyone. What I want is the world."

"Okay, you have been suffering during this period. I have asked Ji Huai to prepare a mansion outside the palace. You can live in it later."

"In addition, as soon as you go to the prison by yourself and ask the Yulin Guards to release all your relatives, you, your brother, and your sisters will live in the mansion during this period."

"After you officially enter the palace, your brother will need to go to Jizhou. Please stay with them for a while."

"Even if I reward you with that mansion, your sisters will stay in Luoyang during this period. They will return to Jizhou when the world is at peace."

"If nothing is wrong, please step back first. I still have something to discuss with the ministers." Liu Xie looked at Zhen Mi and said in a gentle tone.

"The daughter of the people understands." After hearing Zuan's words, Zhen Mi stood up slowly, saluted Liu Xie, and then exited Liu Xie's study.

Looking at Zhen Mi's back, he began to recall information about Zhen Mi in his mind.

He learned this information from the system. After Zhen Mi learned about her destiny, she has been trying to change her destiny.

In other words, Zhen Mi doesn't want to be a queen, because he knows that the current emperor already has a queen.

Fighting by herself? This is not what she wants, especially when she knows that if she wants to become a queen, she must first become Yuan Xi's wife.

It can be said that this is contrary to her inner thoughts. She just wants to live her life peacefully.

Therefore, she resisted and escaped, but both her father Zhen Yi and her brother Zhen Yao wanted her to become the empress.

Because only in this way can the Zhen family become a first-class wealthy family.

No one has ever really cared about what Zhen Mi wants. Therefore, Zhen Mi has never been truly happy since she knew her fate.

She has been hiding her true inner thoughts.

Liu Xie also took a fancy to it and decided to help Zhen Mi

Liu Xie did not deny that he coveted Zhen Mi's beauty, but he felt even more that it would be a torture for Zhen Mi to live in such an environment.
Chapter completed!