Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 715 Buying People's Hearts
"A woman's opinion!" Luo Tianqiu cursed inwardly.But he didn't say it.Grandma's natal family also has a powerful squire.Moreover, it is considered virtuous to run a family on weekdays. Now that the situation outside is chaotic, the first thing to do is "family harmony".He just shook his head and said: "Now is the time to buy people's hearts. You are not afraid to be the internal response to this group of mud legs and thieves if you say that the door is closed!"

Grandma thought about it, so she sighed angrily.Take care of the girl to serve meals and eat with him.There are eight dishes in a box, and there are six dishes for dinner.Grandma poured Luo Tianqiu a glass of wine.The wine was Guoshi Wushuang bought from Guangzhou by the trustee—Luo Tianqiu likes this kind of pure and sweet shochu very much—it has no smell, and the alcohol is full-bodied.Packed in a clear and transparent crystal bottle, it is very comfortable to look at.Grandma also used this wine to soak medicinal materials.

"I don't have much wine left. Ask the manager to buy it, saying that the wine shop in Guangzhou has been closed down by the government. It's getting more and more chaotic." Grandma complained again when she saw him drinking.

Luo Tianqiu smiled: "The wine shop is owned by a thief, of course it must be sealed."

"It's from a thief? Isn't it from an Australian?"

"A thieves are Australians, and Australians are thieves."

"God! Isn't Pei Xiuli, who is well-known in Guangzhou, just a woman? But everyone says she's pretty..."

"Well, Australians can be regarded as a kind of Chinese." Luo Tianqiu has been socializing in the county these days, and has heard a lot about the source of the thieves or Australians, "They claim to be descendants of the Song Yashan. One of them, surnamed Wen, is a descendant of Prime Minister Wen."

"Isn't that the queen of loyal ministers?" The grandma said in surprise.

"If they are descendants of Song people in Yashan, of course they are all descendants of loyal ministers. Are you not a loyal minister who followed the little emperor who left his family and went across the sea to wild places overseas?" Luo Tianqiu heard many Australians say The news of the origin, at this time, after drinking a glass of wine, the conversation also came up, "It's just that he is a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, and has nothing to do with this dynasty."

"A loyal minister is always a good person..." Grandma didn't read much, she only read the concepts from watching dramas and scripts.

Luo Tianqiu sighed heavily: "The Australians have occupied Lingao and are now surrounding Qiongzhou. The Humen has also been broken by them, and they will probably go to Guangzhou in a few days! It's best not to come here... "

Grandma was a little bit unable to turn around the fact that the Australian who can make many good things turned out to be the legendary gangster who killed people like hemp and blasted cannons like thunder and invincible half-demon.She has a great liking for all kinds of things made by Australians, and now she hears that Australians have become thieves who do all kinds of evil again, and she feels very sorry.

"It would be great if the Australians are willing to recruit. I think the imperial court will give them a small place in Lin. All the people in Fulangji are living in Haojing."

Luo Tianqiu thought that this was actually an ideal solution, but it was a pity that those in power in the court would not agree.He said ambiguously: "The Kun thief is not a good person, I'm afraid it's not that simple."

After lunch, the eldest grandma originally asked the concubine to serve him to rest and take a nap.Luo Tianqiu couldn't sleep: The thief's attack was imminent, and he had to be fully prepared.Furthermore, the autumn harvest has already begun, and the matter of rent collection and rent collection is about to be put on the agenda.Housework also needs to be taken care of.

"I'd better go to the outer courtyard to have a look first." Luo Tianqiu wiped his face and went to the outer courtyard.

The place where he specializes in housekeeping is called "Zhangmao Hall". The doors of the three-bay hall are all open, and there is a bluestone courtyard outside.Several of his housekeepers, stewards and accountants all stood in the hall waiting for his instructions.

Luo Tianqiu didn't look at the prepared account book, and didn't ask any questions, but just said: "Go to the rented courtyard to have a look!"

The rented courtyard of the Luo family is very large, and the walls are all made of bricks and stones like other courtyards.The walls and gate towers are very high - this is to prevent the enemy from arson. The rented yard is full of things like rice, chaff, rice bran and straw, which can easily be set on fire.A high wall is a necessary precaution.The gatehouse is very thick, with two thick iron-covered gates, which are topped with thick poles that cannot be broken with axes or wooden sticks. There is a small attic at the gate. Climb up and shoot through the perforations.In times of famine, peasants rose up to riot against rent or bandits entered the town. Once the gate was closed, bows and arrows and three-eyed guns were guarded on the courtyard wall, and hundreds of people could not rush in.

Not only the rented courtyard, but all the courtyards of the Luo family were built according to this standard.After all the gates are closed, the Luo Family Courtyard is like a city within a city.The various courtyards of the Luo family are connected by lanes.At dawn, the inner door in the alley is opened, and it is connected into a whole.After dark, each door is locked and it becomes a world of its own.

Luo Tianqiu walked through the narrow passage and came to the rented courtyard.The gate of the rented courtyard was open, and there was a large brick and stone space in the middle, but it was empty at the moment—it was not yet time to pay the rent.The courtyard is surrounded by rows of houses, which are where the accountants who rent the courtyard work and live. In the middle is the place for rent inspection. There are three open halls with canopies, and several large scales are pressed in front of the door.All kinds of baskets, brooms, and straw bags are piled up as high as a mountain, all for rent collection.

Luo Tianqiu looked at it and felt quite satisfied.People who do things put their heart into it.He nodded to express his satisfaction, and went to the backyard again.

The backyard of the rented courtyard is a warehouse for storing grain and straw.The warehouses are very clean.Luo Tianqiu asked how much food was left last year. He had other accounts in his mind, and he was satisfied when the figures reported by the steward were roughly in line with his memory.Luo Tianqiu asked someone to open a warehouse at random, and checked the numbers to see if the account and warehouse were cleared.See if there is any difference in the type and quality of the stored grain.

He found that there were obvious problems in a few warehouses. The total amount of grain was correct, but the grain was very old-he remembered that when he inspected this batch of grain last year, it was not too old.Luo Tianqiu sneered, needless to say he was playing Li Daitao's stiff trick again.He glanced at the few people who were following behind him. The words "dogs can't change eating shit" suddenly came to his mind. If you want to say, which of these people has not received his great kindness?Some people even have a "love relationship" with others - Sun Yulin, the manager of these warehouses, was originally his book boy and mistress.Later, when "Xiao Yu'er" got older, she came out and became a poor worker in the grain depot.In less than five years, the originally handsome young man has become fat and thick, and he has almost learned the skills of guarding himself and stealing himself!
Luo Tianqiu didn't explode on the spot, he was vicious and vicious, but he never revealed his true thoughts easily.In the past two years, he hasn't watched his opponents as closely as in the past-the water is so clear that there are no fish.What's more, the world is gradually becoming chaotic, and being too harsh on the servants will only attract the hatred of the villain.If someone has malicious intentions to seduce bandits to respond internally, the consequences will be very serious.

He had to settle this matter quietly.He made up his mind but just kept silent.Then I went to the western side courtyard where I rented the courtyard.

"Master, where are you doing? It's dirty and smelly..." the butler asked in surprise.

"Go and have a look." Luo Tianqiu said simply.

The West Side Court is called the "Inquiry Office" to the outside world, but it is actually a private prison court set up by the Luo family.Those tenants who could not pay the rent and those who owed their debts would be arrested here, tortured and imprisoned.

The gate of the West Side Courtyard was small and locked, and there were a few servants sitting at the gate with knives and whistle sticks. Seeing the arrival of the patriarch, they hurriedly opened the closed gate.The steward inside also rushed out to greet him.

The courtyard is very large, and more than a hundred people who owe rent and debts are imprisoned in the surrounding group rooms. Some people are mourning and crying, and some are moaning in pain.

In the middle of the yard, a man with blood dripping from his buttocks and thighs was tied to the torture bench, and he was wailing loudly.There were a few cracked bamboo boards lying on the ground.Two or three shirtless servants were sitting nearby drinking water.

Luo Tianqiu didn't care about this kind of thing before, but the situation is different now.The Kun thief is close at hand, and there are so many people imprisoned in his own house. If any family member has a bad idea to lure the Kun thief to attack Sanliang City, it will be difficult.

"What's the matter with this man?"

"Back to the words of the master! This is Hao Shengke. Last year's rent was not paid in full. I wrote a happy knot, but I still haven't paid it this year. If he asked his wife to go to the mansion to work for a few years to pay off the debt, he said that he had already paid the rent. My wife is divorced—this is not to deceive the master..." The manager said while cursing viciously, "Play dead after hitting the board a few times!"

"Master, I don't dare..." Hao Sheng saw that Master Luo was coming, and he was frightened out of his wits. People who beat people to death on the spot in the West Side Courtyard have a history, so maybe this is Master Luo. As soon as his face changed, he would be attacked, even if he was not killed, he would be half disabled.Regardless of the pain, he kept crying and begging for mercy: "It's not that the young one deliberately resisted the payment. It's because last year my old lady suffered a serious illness, which caused her to lose money! I hope the master will give me a few months' grace, and the young one will definitely make money with interest. Pay off..."

"Is it Hao Sheng? Forget it, he is also an old tenant for several generations." Luo Tianqiu said slowly, "You are treating my old lady's illness, which is considered filial piety! Master, I will make an exception. It paid off your old debt." As he spoke, he pouted at the manager, "Clean him up and let him go back!"

The steward was taken aback for a moment, then came back to his senses after a while, and hurriedly called for someone to go over and release the rope from the torture bench.

"You're lucky, kid! The master is very kind today!"

Hao Shengke was stunned. He didn't recover until he was put on the ground and kicked by the steward. He quickly kowtowed on the ground and was taken down.

"All the people in charge of this West Side Courtyard will be cleared up." Luo Tianqiu ordered the person in charge, "Let go of the minor ones."

(End of this chapter)