Interest, this indispensable and terrible thing always exists in human history. It is not something that comes and goes when summoned, but a derivative that always keeps being with you.

The so-called interests are the products of a series of material and spiritual products used to satisfy one's own desires, including but not limited to: money, power, desire, emotion, honor, fame, and even the national majesty, territorial sovereignty. Anything that can satisfy one's own desires can be called interests.

Benefits are born with desire, and the gene for raid determines the existence of desire. This is raid nature. No one can pat his chest and have no desires. Even living is part of desire.

The world is composed of people, and people have desires, so it inevitably appears: class vested interests, class contradictions and political wars... and conflicts of interest determine a connection

Human history is also a history of the evolution of desires and the distribution of interests. Almost no one can escape the constraints of these two things. In a sense, interests are good medicines to resolve various contradictions, and interests are not necessarily bad. On the contrary, interests can be used to unite people's hearts at some point.

What Zhao Zhen is best at is using the ties of interests to solve problems. As the emperor, he had to find a way to entangle all the interests of the Song Dynasty and let everyone be in the same boat.

As a result, the agriculture of the Song Dynasty was gradually replaced by industry, and the agriculture of the Song Dynasty gradually became a necessity for business.

What is doing this? Reducing the impact and harm caused by land annexation on the Song Dynasty, land annexation has been a hidden danger of turmoil in various dynasties for thousands of years, and it is also impossible to overcome difficulties.

But in the Song Dynasty, no one still suppressed land annexation. Zhao Zhen’s first guarantee was not that the land was prohibited from being sold, but that the land must be grown and grain merchants must buy and sell grain.

This seemed to have not changed much, but no one expected that the grain merchants in the Song Dynasty were no longer the most profitable people.

Grain merchants have changed from first-class merchants to second-class or even third-class merchants. The profits they earn have been severely limited because of the strong transportation capacity of the Song Dynasty, making it impossible to raise prices.

As long as the people of China have enough food to eat, who will make trouble while they are idle?

Life will only get better and better. It is not a chaotic dynasty at the moment. On the contrary, the unity and strength of the Song Dynasty are unprecedented. The prosperity of business makes land annexation meaningless.

The entire Song Dynasty was a state of upward movement in any case, so Zhao Zhen was not worried about the people's rebellion because there was no reason or opportunity.

Things are both sides of the world. The people do not rebel because their interests are stabilized, but some opportunities for profit are impacted.

War is always the most profitable deal, especially when Zhao Zhen tied those interest groups to the chariots of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen used merchants as the "carriages" of the Song Dynasty, and used these merchants to form a main force in strong logistical support and local construction.

This is a powerful chain of interests, from the court to the army, from merchants to the local area, and even the origin of the supply of goods is located in this chain of interests.

These giant merchants are very smart. They do not exist independently, but bring all the links together and become the party of profit. Even the emperor Zhao Zhen, who knew, had no choice.

The Song Dynasty needed these giant merchants, and they had to use them even though they knew that they had a powerful background behind them.

Because they did help Zhao Zhen provide strong logistical support in the continuous wars, but they were also heroes of the Song Dynasty and contributed their own strength to the Song Dynasty.

As the emperor, Zhao Zhen should not kill them in all respects and reason, so this is also the reason why Zhao Zhen was troubled. He almost never had the idea of ​​taking action against these giant merchants. This is the normal development of business and the continuous growth of capital.

In a sense, even if an organization appears, it is normal. This is the law of economic development. No one knows the economic development model better than Zhao Zhen.

The memories he brought from later generations are enough to support his current needs and uses. Whether it is an oligarch or a chaebol, these economically derived things are common.

When they influenced the court and the national policies of the Song Dynasty, the existence of these giant merchants began to threaten the stability of the Song Dynasty. In fact, their desire for war was already constantly promoting border frictions in the Song Dynasty.

It’s a pity that when Zhao Zhen discovered these giant merchants had grown to an unparalleled level.

Even the three departments cannot calculate how much wealth these merchants have. The accumulation of wealth has surpassed the definition of merchants in this era.

In fact, they are different from ordinary wealthy businessmen. Each family has huge wealth. The key is that they still know what low-key means.

Unwilling to expose their wealth, they knew that their biggest enemy was not the peers, but the emperor who was high above them.

It was Zhao Zhen who gave them the wealth they have today. Although they have no political status, they also have the right to speak in the court!

A large number of students have been funded, and the officials in the court have a close connection with them. Is doing good deeds the thought of giving? On the contrary, doing good deeds can sometimes bring unexpected benefits and things that money cannot buy.

Fame is only one aspect, and you can also get connections and resources. Although they have no status in the court, their influence is definitely huge, and there are many people talking to them!

They can even mobilize border troops, and even make a certain fool of themselves a warrior who helps them charge.

They can travel to certain people, and they can also make the former important officials of the court use them, become part of their own and share their interests!

Lu Yijian is a model. The former grandfather of the Song Dynasty had a strong influence even after retiring. He could control certain things and could also be controlled by others.

People will have desires, and desires will have benefits. Since no one can be an exception, Lu Yijian will eventually become a member of the interest group.

For people like him, you should not only have to consider their preferences, but also give him a reputation. Sometimes this thing cannot be bought with money.

How can you gain fame in the Song Dynasty?

Especially for high-ranking officials like Lu Yijian, the easiest way is to give lectures or make influential remarks. Lu Yijian used to treat Qingtang the same attitude as Liu Huan, or even exactly the same.

He thought that Qingtang should be destroyed, expose their wolf ambitions, and even took the initiative to lure threats to achieve their goals.
Chapter completed!