Chapter 1168 Personal Matters (Part 2)

Without offspring, the inheritance is unstable. Even if there is a temporary prosperity, it is just a passing cloud. Every big family understands this truth. Therefore, when Ren Shen and Chen Jiaying have been married for a long time and have no children or even daughters, it is not surprising that the Chen family turns to support other people around King Yong.

This is the way of survival for big families. They will not put all their eggs in one basket. In this way, even if there is a problem with one branch, there is enough room for maneuver. To put it bluntly, it is the chance of error tolerance.

King Yong is naturally not very concerned about the transformation of the Chen family, because no matter how the Chen family changes the people they support, they are all his subordinates. The meat is rotten in his own pot, so what is there to worry about.

As for Wu Yi, it is not a simple change. It is a trend of gradually leaving the core circle around King Yong.

In order to reverse this trend and weaken the influence of the Liu and Chen families on King Yong, Wu Yi planned and promoted the plan of Liu and Chen to expand the county.

Liuchen County is too small to be a place for Prince Yong to hide. It must expand outward. Moreover, the territory is too small, so there is a lack of increment. It is all about stock distribution. Why is there a saying that the temple is small and the demons are strong? It is not because of internal circulation. Only by making the cake bigger, everyone's eyes are on the extra cake, and the inherent contradictions within will be temporarily suppressed.

Prince Yong relied on marriage to achieve power penetration and successfully control the overall situation of Liuchen County, but it also made the status of the Liu and Chen families rise sharply, which requires caution.

In addition, the court sent Prince Yong to Liuchen County to test his ability to deal with conflicts between large and small clans.

If Prince Yong does not know how to make progress after the marriage, it is too small, and the court officials will not look favorably on Prince Yong. At the end of the election system, the opinions of these officials must not be underestimated. A light evaluation can make the prince fall.

Therefore, this suggestion made by Wu Yi was endorsed by Prince Yong, because it conformed to the fundamental interests of Prince Yong, and he had no reason not to accept it. At first, in order to gain a firm foothold, the marriage with the Liu and Chen families was a last resort, but how can it be so now?

Expanding outward and making the pie bigger will inevitably dilute the power and status of the Liu and Chen families. Prince Yong stood behind the scenes, while Wu Yi stood in the foreground. All the pressure from the front and back was pressed on Wu Yi. That period was also the most stressful period for Wu Yi after he came to Liuchen County.

The adjustment of interests was undoubtedly the most difficult. At the most difficult time, Wu Yi went to visit the head of the Chen family, but the other party actually excused himself for being unwell and refused to see him, leaving Wu Yi with a cold shoulder.

However, as the reform progressed, Prince Yong used his own connections and was good at dancing with his sleeves. The surrounding counties were incorporated into Liuchen County one by one. Although it was still named as a county town, it was actually no different from a prefectural city, and its status had changed dramatically.

In troubled times, pacifying exiles and expanding counties to pacify the people in prosperous times were all merits. This was also a test for the princes. Almost every prince would propose to expand the county when governing the county, and the court would agree.

Of course, there is also economic theory behind it. The prince himself is a resource, not to mention that those who support or are optimistic about this prince have sent all kinds of other resources.

A small county town naturally cannot accommodate huge resources. Excessive resource investment without expansion will only lead to inflation in the end.

It's like giving a county town 100 billion yuan in liquidity now. Can it be used up? After the infrastructure construction is completed, it will still lie in the bank account.

Do you think it can be used as a welfare fund reserve to achieve free medical care, education and pension? Hum, it's a beautiful idea. The problem is, what should I do if the money is empty after many years?

Those resource-depleted cities all think so. In the early stage, they relied on selling resources to live a prosperous life. When the resources are gone and the finances are exhausted, it will be a ghost town.

Gold and silver mountains are still not as good as mobile factories that generate funds continuously. This is what expansion means.

At the same time, with the advancement of reform, the Liu and Chen families who had previously abused Wu Yi have also gradually changed, and their vision has also risen to a higher level. From the perspective of mentality, they really have the style of a big family.

If we say that they initially controlled 70% of the resources of Liuchen County and regarded the resources of Liuchen County as 100, and divided them equally between the two families, then each family would control 35.

As Liuchen County expanded, the resources increased tenfold to 1,000. Even if the resources they could control only accounted for 30% or even less of the original resources, after dividing them equally, each family would have 150.

Thirty-five and 150, more than four times the income, in terms of proportion, is indeed lower, but in terms of absolute number, they are the group of people who have gained the most.

Moreover, they also realized that in a small county, they could act tyrannically, disagree with each other, and even override the county magistrate, but as the level of contact became higher and higher, they had to accept the reality that their influence was gradually reduced and began to choose more efficient investment.

Wu Yi once again became a guest of the Liu and Chen families. This is the difference between stock allocation and incremental allocation. Incremental allocation can bridge disputes to the greatest extent.

This time, Wu Yi's identity is no longer the son-in-law of the Chen family, but the person who led this reform.

There are more and more talented people around King Yong, but no one can shake Wu Yi's position. As time goes by, King Yong can't leave Wu Yi anymore.

Is this a good thing? Yes and no. In the eyes of outsiders, asking Wu Yi for help is the same as asking King Yong for help. It is even more convenient to ask Wu Yi for help. All of them become Wu Yi's disciples and serve as Wu Yi's pioneers.

In this way, the person's high power cannot help but cause suspicion in King Yong's heart. It is just because Wu Yi did not have any unethical behavior or thoughts, so it is difficult for him to explode.

However, neglect is inevitable. At least the subordinates must understand who is the true leader.

In order to seize Wu Yi's power, King Yong found many opportunities, but the results were not very good. Until the other princes started provoking provocations on the border and seeking prestige through foreign wars, King Yong thought this was a good opportunity and worked hard to gain prestige. Get ready.

At the same time, Wu Yi was put in charge of internal affairs (in fact, it was King Yong who made the decision, Wu Yi had his position but not his power), and sent other confidants to take care of the matter.

The person is happy and pure, leaving the tedious affairs to his subordinates. He will not spend more than an hour in the yamen every day, just walking around and looking around.

This style of work provoked a group of people to impeach him, and Wu Yi even took the initiative to ask his own forces to report him to King Yong. The reason was for no other reason than self-defeat. If King Yong wanted to seize power, let him seize it.