A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 531

Youzhou.

Wu Huaiyu returned to Youzhou, and all the soldiers and horses returned to their garrisons.

As soon as he returned to the city, Lu Chengye couldn't wait to find Zu Chongxin to plan a good day to come to Wu Huaiyu, "Three days later will be the auspicious day, and the Lu family will send 35 Niang over."

"it is good."

Wu Huaiyu wore a bearskin cloak, which was a gift from Wu Fuyu. It is said that it was passed down from generation to generation by the leaders of their Wusugu clan. Made from the hide of the boar king.

"Three days later, the governor will come to greet the relatives."

The marriage of the Wu and Lu families is something that has been discussed a long time ago. Although Lu 35 and Gao Twelve recently had a temper tantrum because of his relationship with Princess Huainan, and they returned to Youzhou early when they were in North Yanzhou, but this It will not affect the marriage of the two families.

Lu Chengye hoped to let them complete the ceremony as soon as possible, so as to avoid complications.

This time Wu Huaiyu led the troops to the expedition, at first they thought they were going after rushing to the mountains, even the Lu family and the ancestors thought that Wu Huaiyu might be too young and would suffer from behind the mountains, who would have thought that this would end up like this.

After closing the mountain, the Baizhai, soldiers patrolling outside the fortress met Tuli, abducted all of Tuli's Kehe Dun, passed through Yanshui, and directly wiped out the Sogdian Hu Sanqian family.

Even in Jinlianchuan, he could sleep with Tuli Kehe Dun, and at the same time let Xi Wang Kedu give up a large area of ​​​​border land.

This trip of troops not only did not damage the troops, but lost the slightest prestige, and even made the two ministries of Mohe, the villages behind the mountain, etc. respectfully submit.

The two leaders of Mohe both asked their sons to worship Wu Huaiyu as their adoptive father, and even Fuyu, the governor of Shenzhou, directly changed the family name to Wu.

This young governor also made a group of soldiers both rich and military, all of them respected him, and his prestige was unprecedentedly high.

At this time, I was really impressed.

Lu Chengye didn't want to create trouble, but just wanted to get this marriage done as soon as possible.

In the future, Youzhou, the land of eight states, will still have to rely on this Mr. Wu.

Moreover, after Lu Chengye returned to Youzhou, he immediately closed the doors with the elders of the clan for a long time, and then went to visit the old patriarch Zu Chongxin of his ancestral family.

Zu Chongxin admitted that he had lost his sight.

Both of them felt that under the current situation, they had to adjust their strategies. They could see that Wu Huaiyu could make troubles, but not foolishly. If he participated in many things he was planning now, there would be great benefits in it.

For example, Wu Huaiyu established more than a dozen new counties and border cities on the border of Youfu in one breath. Whether it is to set up counties or cities, it is extremely profitable. One can seize the opportunity to enclose land and cultivate Tian, ​​and the second can be the first to enter the market and operate border trade.

The Lu family and the Zu family are both famous families in Youzhou, the best among the noble families in the world, with profound background and strong economic strength, especially the famous families of thousands of years, with many branches and leaves.

They want people to have money and money, and now there is such a policy, coupled with a good relationship, to arrange the children of those clans, especially those who have been damaged and declined due to wars, to go to the border. All good.

Of course, all of these must have official support and Wu Huaiyu's help. As long as Wu Huaiyu takes care of them, they will be able to go anywhere.

"How about the opening of iron mines and workshops in Chicheng County, how did your Luzu family discuss it?" Wu Huaiyu asked him,
The kettle on the charcoal stove boiled, and the very special iron kettle made a sound.

This is an iron pot from Tiefang in Shaozhou, which was jointly invested by the Wu family and other nobles. It integrates mining, smelting, and forging. The cost is very low.

Chicheng County is rich in iron ore resources, and more than one hundred iron ore veins have been discovered.

It is said that 18 billion years ago, Chicheng, Youzhou, and Zhangjiakou were the sea, which was called the Yanliao subsidence zone geologically, and Mongolia and Bashang were land by the sea.

Under the action of external force, the iron-containing minerals in Mongolia and the dam flow into the sea. Under the action of the tide, they are naturally classified according to the specific gravity, forming an iron-enriched layer. This process is called hydromorphic iron ore.

A long time ago, merchants from Youzhou came to Chicheng and sold iron ore powder as pigments to the Central Plains.

Many ore veins in Chicheng County are extremely easy to mine and rich in iron content, and many of them can be directly mined in the open pit.

Chicheng is very close to Youzhou, so it can be conveniently processed and traded.

The abundance of hematite in the Red River Basin in Chicheng made Wu Huaiyu sigh.

This is a huge treasure mountain.

There are many mines in Shaozhou, but the best prospect there is actually Danquan. Smelting pig iron into copper is very profitable, especially after being cast into copper coins, you can make money again.

Of course, the Wu family and others are mainly mining and smelting there, and they can also participate in pig iron and copper smelting, but they are not qualified to cast money.

The iron ore resources here in Chicheng, Northern Yanzhou are too rich. Although there is no courage to smelt copper here, the iron ore conditions are so good, and the income from mining, smelting, and casting is also very high.

Wu Huaiyu is willing to recruit Fan Yang, the Lu family and other local elites, and it is also based on the wealth that everyone will share together. In this way, the foreign nobles represented by the Wu family will join forces with the local elites, and even recruit the landlords from the Gao family behind the mountain. Hello, hello, everyone.

Those who provide technology provide money and those who provide manpower, anyway, he doesn't mind more people sharing the cake.

This piece of cake is big enough, and there is no fear of not being enough. There are too many people, and conflicts and confrontations will be avoided.

For Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Youzhou, the development of Chicheng Iron Mine is not just a profitable business. Iron is an extremely important strategic resource. Next, a large number of iron plows, rakes and shovels are needed for the military and civilian settlements.

While preparing for war and guarding the border, it is also necessary to forge armor and weapons.

Strategic resources like iron are extremely profitable whether they are traded in limited border markets or with the mainland. What's more, although border counties like Chicheng can also develop farming and livestock, their potential is still limited.But if there is a large iron mine and iron factory, the people in the entire Chicheng area will benefit from it.

Even the entire Chicheng Station route can be lively and exciting, which can also support the frontier defense.

This thing is still worth paying attention to.

"We are very grateful to the governor for giving us the opportunity to participate in the Chicheng Iron Mine. If there is any need, we are willing to fully support it."

"very good."

What Wu Huaiyu wants is this attitude. When he came to Youzhou, he didn't want to compete with Lu Shi and others all day long. He was more willing to engage in development, develop together, and seek common ground while reserving differences.

Just grabbing food in one pot, there is only so much food, if you grab more, he will get less, and conflicts will always exist.It's better to find a way to get more food from outside together and cook more rice, so that everyone can eat enough and be happy.

After discussing the business, Lu Chengye sent an album.

Huaiyu opened it, and it turned out to be Lu 35's dowry list.

It is a very long album, with dozens of pages stretched out, full of writing.

Dowries of all kinds,
Lu Chengye said that there will be ten miles of red makeup to see him off, and the six major families in Youzhou, as well as 44 cases from seven families with five surnames in Shandong, will also attend.

For a concubine to be Wu Huaiyu's concubine, it is the same as Fan Yang's concubine's marriage to Lu's daughter.

Wu Huaiyu laughed twice, and didn't object. Lu's willingness to attach so much importance was actually giving him Wu Huaiyu gold.

It's a marriage, and it's even more exciting to tell the world.

Mrs. Lu is quite rich, with all kinds of dowry.

It is said that as soon as Lu 35 was born, the Lu family began to prepare a dowry for her, and added a sum every year. I thought she could get married at the age of 20 or [-], but who knew that she was only [-] years old, and now she is Wu Huaiyu as a concubine .

Five or six more years of dowry was added. Although she is now married as a concubine, Wu Huaiyu's status is not simple after all. Lu Chengqing personally wrote letters in Chang'an, asking him to make a grand ceremony and place more dowry.

The Lu Chengqing brothers were the eldest sons of the northern ancestral house of the Lu family in Fanyang. 35 Niang's mother was also from the Lanling Xiao family.

Some of the offshoots of the five surnames, whose family fortunes are in decline, may still want to marry a daughter and receive accompanying family money, but it is impossible for a direct descendant of a famous family like Lu Chengqing to receive accompanying family money, that would be too shameful.

Now that the brothers of the Lu family marry their younger sisters, not only do they not take money from the dowry, but they also make such a big fuss. There are so many dowry marriages, but few of the five surnames and seven families laugh at them.

It's really that the emperor's heart is too strong. There are opportunities for five surnames and seven families, and they don't mind marrying a concubine to be a concubine, but such opportunities are not many.

The Lu family is fast, steady and ruthless.

Not only sent a concubine girl to be Wu Huaiyu's concubine, but also immediately sent another daughter to be engaged to Wu Huaiyu's son.

Huaiyu put away the album and smiled.

He didn't refuse the dowry. Anyway, Lu 35's dowry was still her personal property after carrying it through the door.

The Lu family is not short of this kind of money. Those who want to collect a million to lose money, to be honest, they are all out of the five surnames, or they are shabby and settled. After all, 100 million is only a mere thousand. , Which powerful family can't afford a thousand strings?

There are five surnames in the family, and the dowry of any one is more than a thousand.

Only those who have settled down will receive the 100 million, but they are sold at a low price for face.

Only people like Wei Zheng who have just been reused, but their official positions are not high, and their backgrounds generally have little savings. When faced with a family fortune of 200 million, they can only borrow mortgages.

There are [-] Sogdian houses in Northern Yanzhou, and they are still building Xuanyuan Terrace, but the auction has already started, and they are not sold one by one, but at least ten.

Fan Yang and the Lu family are rich and powerful. If it weren't for the auction restrictions, they would all want to buy up the [-] families directly, because they have this strength.

Even these [-] Sogdian slaves, after they bought them, could be digested by themselves, working in manors, workshops, or even around them.

It's just that the Lu family's idea is not allowed by Wu Huaiyu, and neither is everyone. Three thousand Sogdian Hus, including their servants, add up to about [-], which is a big piece of fat. Why are you Fan Yang Lu? Monopoly?

If you eat alone, you will choke to death.

Who doesn't want to buy some, slaves are more valuable than cattle and horses these days, and they can even maintain and increase their value.

After the turmoil and war, land is everywhere, and what is lacking is people.

As the No. 1 sect in Youzhou, the Lu family of Fan Yang is usually smarter and knowledgeable about current affairs. General, he served as Youzhou Dazhongzheng and Sanqi Changshi in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty fought against the Turks, withdrew his army due to illness, and died in the palace. Lu Changqi, who was still at home competing with his brothers for the title of his father, immediately rebelled with Zu Yingbo and others of Fan Yangzu's clan in Fanyang, and welcomed Gao Shaoyi, the clan of the Northern Qi Dynasty. His cousin Lu Sidao and others also followed suit.

However, although their rebellion was supported by Gao Baoning, the governor of Yingzhou, and tens of thousands of people from various tribes came to help, but before the reinforcements arrived, Lu Changqi and the others were attacked by Yuwen Shenju and Cui Hongdu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Lu Changqi was captured and executed. .

From the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, troops were garrisoned in Youzhou, and the general manager was stationed there, trying to suppress Lu and others.Even at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, Yan Rong was sent to make Lu Shi and others want to die, leaving a shadow for several generations.

Anyway, it has been 50 years since Lu Changqi, Lu Sidao, Zu Boying and others failed to rebel.

Later, Lu Mingyue came out of Hebei, who once claimed to have a rebel army of 40, but Zhang Xutuo led Qin Qiong Luo Shixin, and he was overthrown directly.

The Fan Yang Lu family also publicly declared that this Lu Mingyue was not their Fan Yang Lu family's disciple at all.

The Lu family is a family of historians, and their literature is very good, but when it comes to martial arts, his family is really not good, and they have long since known themselves.

At the beginning, Yan Pepi insulted the Lu family like that, but the Lu family just gritted their teeth and endured it.

After seeing off Lu Chengye, Wu Huaiyu was just about to drink a cup of tea in peace when Cripple Peng came again.

He met Lu Chengye in front of the yamen just now, and after knowing about it three days later, he personally greeted Lu 35, and sat down with a smile, "When I was in Lingzhou, I always heard about five surnames and seven families, Cui Lu, Li Zhengwang, so much No, but when I arrived in Youzhou, I realized that this so-called Fan Yanglu was also known as the leader of the world's gentry, but I think they are as obedient as a civet cat in front of Xianggong."

Huaiyu poured him tea, "That's just what they let you see, it's not entirely true."

After staying in Youzhou for a long time, I still have a relatively comprehensive understanding of Fan Yanglu's strength. Fan Yanglu is indeed no more prominent than before, but he still has a strong background.

Not to mention the family tradition of Confucian classics, the control of academics, just say that their clan has a large population, and they have indeed cultivated a lot of knowledgeable clansmen. Too much.

There are many clansmen, many fields, and many servants and tenants. Even the local yamen is full of their people.

If they cooperate, they will get twice the result with half the effort. If these people fight wholeheartedly, it will indeed be enough to cause headaches.

The most important thing is that once the world is unified and peace is restored, the true potential of a family like the Lu family will begin to be brought into play.

"According to my husband's instructions, I found a good house in Guihoufang, Luocheng, in the northwest of Zicheng. The original owner of the house happened to be Sogdian Hu Hemingyuan. Now that it has been confiscated, I bought it directly.

The princess is very satisfied with the house, and said that the size is also to her liking, "

"Thanks."

"The princess has already moved in, and she said that she will cook a few dishes by herself tonight, and invite the governor to have a drink or two to thank you." Cripple Peng said with a chuckle, "The beauty invites you, the governor, please don't disappoint."

Hearing this invitation, Wu Huaiyu frowned.

Yang Muyun's identity was really sensitive, and she felt that the princess was using him intentionally, and it was okay to rely on him if she wanted to, but Wu Huaiyu felt a little inappropriate after all.

He also admitted that the princess has a good temperament, not to mention how beautiful, but the sense of experience that has gone through wind and frost still feels good when chatting with her.

Ke He Dun, the princess of the former dynasty and Tuli Khan, is very sensitive in every identity. Now he has brought people to Youzhou. Although he has truthfully played the emperor, he doesn't know what Li Shimin will do when he finds out.

"Forget it, you reply to Mrs. Yang for me, and say that I have just returned to Youzhou and I am busy with business, and I have to welcome Mrs. Lu to the door in three days, so I really don't have time,"

(End of this chapter)