Dajin royal family

Chapter 429

In fact, Jiang Chengxiao was still very angry, because neither the Pei family nor the Wang family had mentioned the matter of land, in other words, they held a lot of land in their hands.

In this era, there is nothing more tempting than land.

Neither gold nor silver!
He needs land to improve the military reward system, land to stabilize the people, and moreover, he needs to reclaim the land so that the aristocratic family will support him wholeheartedly.

But Wang Hong and Pei Ju remained strangely silent on this matter. Simply put, they did not want to hand over the land.

But it doesn't matter, he will let those people hand it over obediently.

As for Zheng Shanyuan?
The property of the Zheng family in Xingyang is all in the Central Plains generation, and he hasn't fought over it yet, so what if it is handed over to him now?
Therefore, to pacify Hebei, he had to make Lu Huaishen nod and bleed profusely.

Otherwise, the order after the war will not be restored.

What's more, he can't rest assured that so many fertile fields are in the hands of aristocratic families!
After a while, seeing that Lu Huaishen was still silent, Jiang Chengxiao suppressed the anger in his heart, and smiled slightly, "It seems that Lu Gong hasn't made up his mind yet, so let's go to another place first, and Lu Gong thinks slowly."

Lu Huaishen really didn't think about it, it was the land accumulated by the Lu family for several lifetimes, how could he not feel heartbroken for letting him hand it over like this.

"The old man is ashamed. One person really dare not decide on such a big matter. Please allow a day for the king to make a decision after the old man asks the three elders of the clan."

"It should be. Don't worry, Duke Lu. No matter what the clan decides, I will never forget how Duke Lu helped you back then. Please rest assured, Duke Lu."

Although his teeth were itchy with anger in his heart, there was still a harmless smile on his face.

The words spoken in that gentle tone made Lu Huaishen feel uneasy, King Zhao is really sensible.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Huaishen respectfully sent Jiang Chengxiao away.

"Well, Mr. Lu doesn't need to send it off. I just remember the way out of the mansion. Let's rest."

Waving his sleeves, Jiang Chengxiao left with the guards.After he left, Lu Huaishen immediately went to the deep courtyard in the mansion.

After a while, three bells rang in Lu Mansion.

Jiang Chengxiao stopped under the veranda, and couldn't help but smile when he heard the bell.

"My lord, will the Lu family agree? Land is their lifeline." Nan Jiyun doubted.

"If they don't agree, we must find a way to make them agree."

Although it is true that the Northern Jin Dynasty has a lot of idle land in its hands, one cannot just sit on the mountain and eat nothing. In the future, when various places are recovered and refugees are accepted, the land will definitely not be enough.

Furthermore, if there is no way to open a gap in the land issue, how can he get the Pei family and the Wang family to hand over the land in the future.

Therefore, the Lu family is a very important link.

Snapped!
A paper kite came into Jiang Chengxiao's eyes suddenly, and he caught the paper kite that fell from the sky.

Well, it was the paper kite just now.

Looking up, it was still the girl who met once before.

She stood shyly in the distance, hesitating, wondering if she should come over and take her paper kite.

Zhiyuan, I really miss it. He used to take his wife and let him go, but it's a pity that he never happened again in recent years.

Jiang Chengxiao didn't beckon her to come, but just put the paper kite on the stone steps of the veranda, and left with Ji Yun and others.

Seeing Jiang Chengxiao leave, Lu Chan just breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little helpless.

Zhiyuan broke the cord twice today, which is really strange.

Lu's ancestral hall is in Fanyang, and a small ancestral hall is set up in Lu's Mansion in Yuyang.

At this moment, the three elders of the Lu family and the three brothers Lu Huaishen gathered in the small ancestral hall.

Although Lu Huaishen is the head of the Lu family and can decide big things with one word, Lu Huaishen cannot make the decision on King Zhao's visit this time, because taking out the land means that all the houses in the clan must give up the land, and the consent of the three elders must be obtained.

".That's how things are. This time King Zhao is here, one is to let the old man become an official, and the other is for my Lu family's land. Everyone express their opinions."

As soon as the words fell, the second brother Lu Huaiyuan immediately jumped.

"What, it wasn't enough to take food for nothing in the past few times, but now we need land. What does he mean? Isn't this coming for us, no way!"

Lu Huaishen was not surprised by his second brother's attitude.

Lu Huaimo did not immediately refuse, but asked cautiously: "I don't know how much King Zhao wants?"

"Are you really going to give it to him?" Lu Huaiyuan looked at the third brother in disbelief.

Lu Huaimo retorted: "If he doesn't want much, why not give it to him? Our Lu family lives under the rule of the Northern Jin Dynasty. If you offend him this time, don't you think Lu's children can't be officials?"

"Shandong Qiwang is united in the same spirit. Could it be that the Pei, Wang, and Zheng families will watch him do anything wrong!"

"Then why did the Pei, Wang, and Zheng families not invite the eldest brother to Taiyuan to become an official when the Northern Jin Dynasty was established?" Lu Huaimo questioned.

Forehead.
Lu Huaiyuan was poor at words, and they were unwilling to think about this question.

Regardless of whether it is from the perspective of Qiwang in Shandong, or Lu Shi is the leader of the Hebei gentry, the Northern Jin Dynasty should win them over.

But no, until today King Zhao came to the door.

This one is very unbelievable.

"Okay, let's all be quiet." Lu Huaishen frowned and interrupted the quarreling brothers, and said slowly: "The three families of Pei, Wang, and Zheng don't want to export, I'm afraid they don't want me to go to Taiyuan at this time to share a piece of the pie. Soon, it will be time for them to make plans, if I go, it will disrupt their plans and plans."

Zong Zhu, who was in charge of the Lu family's ancestral hall, asked at this time: "What official position does King Zhao give you?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be one of the six Shangshu."

Zong Zhu frowned, "In this way, it can be justified, but it's a bit stingy. You were a Shangshu in the first emperor's dynasty, and you are still a Shangshu here."

Lu Huaishen smiled wryly and said: "Elder Zong didn't know that King Zhao didn't restore the left and right prime ministers, but established a heavenly pavilion. The six ministers discussed the country's affairs together. People at that time called the six ministers the six prime ministers."

Although Lu Huaishen is not in Taiyuan, he is very concerned about Taiyuan.

Zong Zhu nodded, "That's the way it is."

Lu Huaishen said slowly: "Once Hebei is pacified this time, King Zhao will definitely need a lot of land. What I mean is that we must either reject King Zhao, or hand over [-]% of the land to King Zhao."

"Eighty percent!" Lu Huaiyuan gasped, "Brother, you are selling your ancestral property."

"Otherwise, take out [-] to [-]% of the land to prevaricate King Zhao? In this way, we won't gain King Zhao's favor, but we still handed over the land, and let King Zhao have a bad impression of Mrs. Lu, so we won't get anything." Lu Huaishen said.

Lu Huaimo stopped talking. He was willing to give the land, but he couldn't bear to give [-]% of it all at once.

The three elders of the Lu family heard that [-]% of the land would be given away, and now they are also caught in a tangle.

"Can't it be any less?" Zong Zhu asked.

Lu Huaishen shook his head, and said earnestly: "Old Zong, King Zhao has the support of Pei Ju and others, and his troops will be strong, and it is very likely to dominate the world. Now is the time for me to start, otherwise, once the king is determined, we will be icing on the cake, but It only adds to the jokes, flatterers."

"But do you know what [-]% of the land means?" Another elder said: "This means that each house of the Lu family will hand over more than half of the land. Do you think they will agree?"

Of course I won't agree, so I ask you to agree.

Lu Huaishen murmured to himself, and then said, "Let's vote, I agree to take out the land, how about you?"

Lu Huaiyuan shook his head, "Brother, I disagree."

"you!"

"Brother, even if we don't give it, what can he do? Our Lu family has a deep foundation in Hebei. For the sake of the stability of Hebei, King Zhao will succumb sooner or later." Lu Huaiyuan said confidently.

Lu Huaimo said: "I agree to give the land, but [-]% is too much, about [-]% is about the same."

The meaning of the three elders was similar to that of Lu Huaiyuan, they all felt that King Zhao would not dare to offend Lu Shi.

Lu Huaishen was furious, "Why are you so short-sighted! If we disagree, King Zhao will definitely go to other Shandong gentry!"

"But our Lu family is a hurdle he can't get past!" Lu Huaiyuan said: "Brother, our Lu family is the largest gentry in Hebei!"

"Aren't you worried that Lu's children will not be accepted into the world?"

This is what Lu Huaishen is most worried about. If he rejects King Zhao this time, once he remembers this grudge, Zhongzheng will ignore Lu's children in the future. What will Lu do?
Zong Zhu said: "The imperial court is not his monopoly. How can other families let him do such nonsense? Shandong Qiwang has been married from generation to generation, and the same spirit is connected. You don't have to worry about this."

Lu Huaishen was stunned for a moment, then sighed deeply.

He knew that the crux was still the land.

They are reluctant to part with the land, unwilling to take out the land, and the rest are just excuses and excuses.

(End of this chapter)