The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 101 Some people are happy and some are sad

The Fuzhou Lu family held a commendation meeting, and under Lu Changle's generous reward,

The joyful mood dilutes the pain caused by the dead and injured, and the whole village is filled with a festive atmosphere.

However, across the river, the Fuzhou Yang family who also won the battle, the atmosphere is a bit dull,
There are not many medicinal materials in the clan, so Yang Zhengbao spent a lot of money to buy a batch.
In order to prevent accidents, I personally brought someone to pick me up, but I got back a little late.
The summary meeting of Fuzhou Yang's rescue of Min'an Wang's was held a little later, and the opposite Lu's was holding a commendation meeting.

After listening to the reports from Yang Qijun and Yang Qiyi, Yang Zhengbao not only had a big head, but also pain in his balls.
Gather three hundred clansmen to rescue the Wang family in Min'an. The Wang family was saved, and the Yang family also paid a heavy price.
41 people were killed in battle, 160 people were injured, more than two-thirds of the casualties,

The main reason is that the three-kill formation emphasizes hand-to-hand combat, rushing into the enemy's formation, once it is washed away or left alone, it will be dangerous.
Unlike Lu's rural protection team, which stood in a row and advanced, someone fell down and was immediately replaced, and the people behind could quickly transfer the injured to treatment.
Fortunately, the elite of the Flying Tigers had been concentrating on attacking the phalanx of the Lu Family's Township Protection Team.
Otherwise, the casualties would be greater,
Yang Qijun brought back the head of Flying Tiger Xu Cheng, which was considered to save Yang's face a lot.
When distributing the floating wealth, Yang, who only sent out 300 people, got five boxes, which is not bad.

Even so, the patriarch Yang Zhengbao was still very dissatisfied,

We can never have too much wealth, the main reason is to destroy the Flying Tigers, so many weapons, all let the Lu family take advantage of them,
Most of those weapons are first-class products made by the Military Weapons Bureau,
There are still three Franco cannons in good condition, it would be nice to just get one back,

Unfortunately not.

If he fights with the Lu family again, the Lu family will throw those three French cannons and give a fart.

Seeing the dignified look on the patriarch's face, Yang Qijun voluntarily knelt down and said, "Patriarch, it's all my fault, I just focus on chasing the flying tiger, and let the surname Lu pick it up for cheap."

"It's my fault." Yang Qiyi knelt down and admitted his mistake: "I should believe in my elder brother's ability. If I don't respond, I won't let the surname Lu take advantage of it. These young longevity species are really good. They searched so cleanly and left nothing behind. .”

Not only all the weapons were taken away, but even the cotton armor was taken away, stripped off and taken away.

Seeing the two pleading guilty, Yang Zhengpu also admitted his mistake: "Brother, it was my fault. At that time, I remembered the paper mill, and I didn't know which end was light and which was heavy."

With so many houses on fire in the town, Yang Zhengpu was worried about the paper mill and neglected to clean up the battlefield.

When passing by the battlefield, Yang Zhengpu saw people from the Lu family saving lives and healing the wounded, and some of the Lu family's children were packing up their weapons.
At that time, I didn't care too much, thinking that the other party had cleaned up, and then discussed with Yang how to divide it up,

Unexpectedly, Lu didn't talk about martial arts, and didn't give Yang a bit of it.

Yang Zhengbao sighed, and said with some gloom: "Get up, I understand. They planned it early in the morning, and arranged for you all clearly. This time, the Lu family in Fuzhou has come out. figure."

With so many people in the Yang family, Lu Changle was playing around, and it would be embarrassing to say it.

Do you want to consider the proposal from the opposite fox?
"Eat, eat quickly, if you don't finish eating, I won't spare you." Outside the ancestral hall, a somewhat arrogant voice suddenly came,

The voice was so familiar, Yang Zhengbao went to the window and looked, stunned,
Yang Qiqing, Yang Qiwu, Yang Qile and seven or eight young people sat around a stone table with bitter expressions on their faces.

There was a large plate of eggs on the stone table, at least hundreds of them, and her daughter Yang Xuan stood by, staring at the crowd, telling them to finish eating them all.

"This is."

Yang Zhengpu said with a wry smile: "I remembered the papermaking workshop that day, Qijun and Qiyi were chasing and killing the flying tiger, Xiaoxuan was pestered by the elders of the Wang clan to thank them, Qiqing and the others left the battlefield unswept, and ran to the tiger Toushan helped people move things, and Wang’s people stuffed them with a lot of eggs.”

"Xiaoxuan didn't get the weapon, it should be said that she didn't get the cannon she wanted, so she vented her anger on them."

Yang Zhengshu walked to the window, and said with a bit of resentment: "Yes, let's not do business, I really don't know where the brain grows."

Yang Zhengbao said thoughtfully: "Xuan'er is not young anymore, she can't go on messing around like this."

"Brother, Tiezui Liu is a well-known matchmaker in ten miles and eight villages, why not ask her to help find a good husband's house for Xiaoxuan." Yang Zhengshu said courteously.

"No, I have my own arrangements," Yang Zhengbao said flatly.

"Understood, brother"

Yang Zhengbao turned his head and said to Yang Zhengpu: "Third brother, you were also in Min'an at the time, and you should find someone to discuss it with someone from the Lu family. The goods are easy to talk about, and we will get a share of those weapons anyway. If you can get back a Buddhist Lang Jipao, you have made a great contribution."

"Understood, brother," Yang Zhengpu quickly responded.

On the other side of the river, after the commendation meeting, Lu Changle went to the karst caves in the back mountain together with the elders of the clan and Fangtou.

After returning, there was a celebration banquet and a commendation meeting. In addition to visiting the wounded, he also went to the homes of those who died in battle to appease them. Those medals were obtained in the middle of the night, and Lu Changle hadn't had a good look at the seized items.

It is the credit of the whole clan that they have seized so much. Lu Changle brought the clan elders and Fangtou with him to let them feel the joy of the capture.

"Hello Patriarch"

"Hello Second Uncle"

"Hello, Master Qing"

Along the way, many descendants of the Lu family and clansmen greeted the group of people. From time to time, horse-drawn carts and ox carts passed by.
According to the second uncle's explanation, it turned out that Lu Changgeng set up a caravan two days ago, constantly exchanging and purchasing various materials with outsiders.
After the plague broke out, the Lu family in Fuzhou opened a medical shed to treat people, and countless people were left alive.

He also released the treatment methods and secret recipes for free. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Fuzhou Lu family was mentioned outside,

Who doesn't raise a thumbs up.

It has a good reputation and it is convenient to do everything. Both merchants and ordinary people are willing to deal with Fuzhou Lu's, and the price is fair.
Some kind-hearted gentry even volunteered to donate money and food to the medical shed,

Lu Changgeng also took the opportunity to hire a procurement team to purchase and stockpile supplies,
This is the task Lu Changle entrusted to him.
Arrangement of materials means purchasing and hoarding services.

After successfully arriving at the big cave in the back mountain, Lu Changgeng who came over after hearing the news greeted him at the cave entrance.

After a brief chat, the second uncle was eager to see the seized weapons.

Lu Changgeng led everyone to the innermost cave. Not only was there a gate in the cave, but there were also people guarding the gate.

After opening the gate, the second uncle saw the three majestic Franc machine guns parked in the corner at a glance.

"Good thing, good thing." The second uncle touched the cold Fran machine gun and said excitedly: "With three treasures, let's see who dares to mess with our Fuzhou Lu family."

When I was young, I saw the government and army bombarding pirates. My second uncle saw it with his own eyes, and a small boat was smashed to pieces with one cannon.
I can finally feel what it is like up close,
This feels really good.

Men's love for weapons seems to be innate in their bones. Not only the second uncle, but also Lu Jinyuan, Qing Erye, and Fatty also surrounded him enthusiastically.

Touch here, pat there,
Second Master Qing picked up a large sword inlaid with turquoise and played a few tricks, shouting that his precious sword was not old enough,
Uncle Fat wanted to become addicted to the general, and insisted on wearing the most beautiful mountain armor, but his stomach was a bit big, so he couldn't wear it. He was unwilling, so he desperately sucked in his stomach, and asked Lu Changgeng to fasten it for him.
Lu Jinqing likes to play with bows, and he can't put it down when he picks up a bow decorated with ivory.

If the clansmen saw the unsmiling clan elders and Fangtou like this, they would probably drop their eyes.

"It's a good thing, but it's a pity that there is no gunpowder, otherwise I really want to have a good time." The second uncle said with some regret.

There is a gun, but there is no ammo. If you don't fire a cannon, you always feel that you are not having enough fun.

Lu Changle said confidently: "Second Uncle, don't worry, isn't it just gunpowder? The Flying Tigers are all used up and have not been captured. We can make them ourselves."

The formula of gunpowder is simple, but it is a matter of power, which can be improved as it is made.

"Okay, I'll wait for the patriarch's words." The second uncle said with a smile.

In this world, nothing seems to be difficult for Brother Le.

Lu Changle remembered the matter of poaching people, and quickly asked: "Second Uncle, do you know about the matter of poaching people?"

This old boy brags about how extensive his contacts are every day, isn't he just talking and not practicing fake moves?
"I have a clue." The second uncle nodded and said, "Yongfu Lin has a Hammerhead. He is good at forging iron. He was a master craftsman in the Fujian Military Bureau. He can make all kinds of weapons. Last year, he accidentally injured his right hand and lost it. After I got an errand, I opened an iron shop after returning home, and I brought two apprentices with me, and I have already been hired, so the chance is great.”

A master craftsman from the Weapons Bureau?

This is a talent, it doesn't matter if your hand is injured, just let someone else do it for you, Lu Changle only needs his skills and experience.

"That's great, we must bring him here," Lu Changle urged quickly.

There are also a few blacksmiths in the clan, but they can only make some simple farm tools, not weapons. Invite that Lin Hammer to make urgently needed weapons.

The second uncle responded readily.

The group stayed in the armory for more than a quarter of an hour, and then went to see the seized boxes together.

Check out what the heck there is.

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(End of this chapter)