Mingshi

Chapter 659 The big-hearted Lu family

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"Brother." Luo Xin said with a faint smile: "I already have a lot of credit, and you need this credit even more. You know my situation, and I know your situation, so don't be polite, my brothers."

Does Hu Zongxian still have a choice?
He knew in his heart that Luo Xin didn't dare to get any more credit because he had already done so well.But how?Luo Xin doesn't want to take any more credit, so he wants to give you Hu Zongxian?And if Luo Xin didn't give him this credit to Hu Zongxian, he would probably be killed by Emperor Jiajing. Therefore, Luo Xin's giving up this great credit is not as simple as giving him a bright future, but saving him. One life, he had to accept this favor.Immediately took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Luo Xin and said:

"No, thank you brother. From now on, you and I are life-long friendship."

Luo Xin took a step forward, supported Hu Zongxian with both hands and said, "Brother, I have conditions."

"Tell me, brother will agree to any conditions." Hu Zongxian was very heroic at this time.

"First of all, those four hundred soldiers must be rewarded heavily. When you distribute military merit, you must put them first."

"There's no problem with that."

"Secondly, my eldest brother and my cousin also have a share."

"This is the meaning of the question." Hu Zongxian nodded seriously.

"Also, the troops of my elder brother and General Qi will be dispatched to me."

"It's natural."

Luo Xin clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I have no problem."

"Just such a small request?" Hu Zongxian asked dumbfounded.

"That's right!" Luo Xin said with a smile: "I leave the matter here to you, brother. How to write the notebook is your business. I'm going back."

After the words fell, Luo Xin strode away.

"No weapon!"

Hu Zongxian called out from behind, but Luo Xin waved his hands without looking back, came to his own soldiers, took the reins from the hands of the soldiers, got on the horse, and drove away with ten soldiers .

Hu Zongxian looked at Luo Xin's leaving back, and sighed softly: "There is no one under the name, and he is indeed a generation of military gods."

Then his face became excited again, looking at the corpses all over the ground, he immediately shouted to his own soldiers:
"Immediately invite General Luo to come..."

Hu Zongxian's memorial was sent out, which said that he saw through the Japanese pirates' trick to lure the enemy in Lang'er Island, and then followed the plan. On the surface, the handsome army attacked Lang'er Island, but in fact returned secretly, laying an ambush in the Qiantang River, and in one fell swoop. Annihilate [-] Japanese pirates and achieve great victory...

Not to mention Hu Zongxian's side, Luo Xin returned to the Hangzhou Shipbuilding Department, and just after returning to the Yamen, He Nian came to ask for an interview.Luo Xin originally thought that He Nian had come to ask him to go to Haining to survey the terrain, but he did not expect that the first sentence He Nian came in was:

"My lord, the Lu family in Wu County invites you to be our guest."

"The Lu family in Wu County?" Luo Xin took the invitation, read it quickly, then looked at He Nian and said, "Is this Lu family in Wu County the real family of the Chief Governor of Jinyiwei?"

"Yes!"

Luo Xin frowned slightly, glanced at He Nian and said, "This Lu family should also be one of the smugglers, right?"

He Nian lowered his voice and said, "Yes, and it's the biggest family."

Speaking of this, He Nian hesitated for a moment and said: "My lord, the Lu family is powerful and should not be provoked."

Luo Xin snorted softly, threw the invitation in his hand lightly onto the table and said:
"Now it's not me who provokes his Lu family, but his Lu family who provokes me."

"The lord?"

"Go, of course. If you don't go, how can you know what they are thinking!"

Day two.

Luo Xin rode a carriage towards Lu's house in Wu County, surrounded by Wan Daquan and a hundred guards.Luo Xin opened the car window and looked outside, the weather in February was still cold, but the cold wind lifted Luo Xin's spirit.Looking back from a distance, he saw Wan Daquan riding a horse with a serious face, and couldn't help but cursed with a smile:
"What are you doing with your dark face?"

"My lord is biased!" Wan Daquan said with his head down.

"Oh?" Luo Xin asked curiously, "Why am I biased?"

"Now the streets are full of rumors that Hu Zongxian defeated the Japanese pirates!" Speaking of this, Wan Daquan curled his lips in disdain and said: "But I know that it is the credit of the adults. The adults gave all the credit to Hu Zongxian, and also to those four by the way." Hundred soldiers, why didn't your lord take us there?"

Luo Xin scolded with a smile: "Even if I take you there, so what? I don't want any credit, my lord. How can I still give it to you?"

"Why don't you, my lord?"

Luo Xin shook his head, sighed, and closed the carriage door.Leaning on the carriage, Luo Xin fell into deep thought.The four hundred soldiers, Luo Xin, did not bring them back, but stayed on the banks of the Qiantang River. They must have returned to Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing by now.Waiting for the reward from the imperial court, the 400 soldiers might be scattered in various military camps in the southeast. These 400 soldiers are the seeds that Luo Xin sowed.Luo Xin firmly believes that some of these 200 people will probably still be loyal to Qi Jiguang, but most of them will be loyal to him, because he led 3 people to defeat 400 Japanese pirates, and has suppressed them. They adore.Secondly, the great achievements I have brought to them have allowed them to get promoted.As long as you continue to communicate with them in the future, the vast majority of these [-] people will become your followers. After they are promoted, each of them will have a team in their hands. Gathering in one place is a powerful force.Slowly, there will be a real force belonging to Luo Xin in the southeast, just like if there is a force of its own in the northern border, and in the three major battalions in the capital.

Luo Xin smiled, he realized that he had only come to Daming for ten years, and now he is only 17 years old, but he is managed by forces in the north, southeast, and capital. It is said that there are many followers, but they can also compete with the court.

Around noon, Luo Xin came to Lu's house in Wu county.Lu Daqing stepped forward to hand in the greeting card, and the gatekeeper flew in immediately.After a while, the middle door of Lu's mansion opened wide, and an old man led the whole family of males out of the door to greet him, and saluted Luo Xin:
"This old man has seen Master Luo."

Luo Xin hastily replied, "Your Majesty, I have seen Mr. Lu."

Although this person is no longer an official, he once served as the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province, and now he returns home due to illness.So Luo Xin called him Lu Ding as an official.

Luo Xin was polite, Lu Ding was even more polite.He dared not call himself an official.After all, he is no longer in power now, and Luo Xin is not an ordinary fellow, but a fellow with the title of military god and great Confucianism.Immediately, Luo Xin was politely welcomed into the gate.Walking all the way, Luo Xin's eyes showed the color of reminiscence.This Lu Mansion became a tourist attraction in later generations, and he also visited it in later generations, but when traveling in later generations, the garden was full of people, but at this time, it was only they who truly experienced the fairyland on earth. Layout.

Hills, ancient trees, flowing water...

Walking along the zigzag corridor, there are old trees on both sides, and the fragrance of grass and trees in the air, Luo Xin can't help but sigh:
"This Lu family is really rich!"

Luo Xin and Lu Ding talked as they walked, both of them had smiles on their faces, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and they came to the lobby of Lu Mansion before they knew it.

At this time, Lu Ding ordered all the men in his family to come to visit him one by one, and after they had all paid their respects to Luo Xin, he waved them away, leaving only Luo Xin and Lu Ding in the hall.

It was already noon, so Lu Ding arranged for his servants to hold a banquet.A sumptuous dish was served, and Lu Ding explained each dish to Luo Xin. In Lu Ding's mouth, there was an allusion to each dish, which made Luo Xin enjoy eating and listening.

During the dinner, the two of them talked about all kinds of allusions and romance, and nothing about Shibosi was involved.It wasn't until he was full of wine and food and changed to tea that Lu Ding opened his mouth and said:

"Lord Luo, I heard that you are planning to build the pier in Haining?"

"It's just that I have this idea, but there is no on-site exploration. Everything can be determined after the exploration. Therefore, the specific location for building the wharf has not yet been determined."

"That's it!" Lu Ding's expression showed a hint of surprise.But then he said: "It is said that this time His Majesty asked you to build the Shibo Department, but did not give you enough money."

Luo Xin smiled bitterly and said, "My lord's news is wrong."

"Oh?" Lu Ding was stunned and said, "Could it be that His Majesty gave you enough money?"

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "It's not that His Majesty didn't give me enough money, but he didn't give me money at all."

"Then how to establish the Shibo Department?" Lu Ding asked in surprise.

"It's not difficult to simply establish the Shibo Department. The Shibo Department has a ready-made yamen in Hangzhou Mansion. The establishment of the wharf and some buildings can be made from the workshop in Hangzhou Mansion."

"But it always needs some turnover money, right? And even if it comes from the workshop in Hangzhou Mansion, it still needs some money."

"This is the matter of the prefect of Hangzhou. His Majesty has long made a decree that the prefect of Hangzhou will be responsible for the establishment of the Shibo Department."

"Hehe..." Lu Ding smiled and said, "Prefect Song is not so easy to talk to, hehe..."

"We'll talk about it later!"

Luo Xin said without saying anything, Lu Ding couldn't help feeling a little headache when he saw Luo Xin's unscrupulous look, and pondered for a while and said:

"Master Luo, if you have difficulties, our Lu family can help, whether it's money or effort."

"Oh?"

This time it was Luo Xin's turn to be surprised, he couldn't help thinking, it doesn't make sense!Haven't these aristocratic families always opposed the establishment of the Shibo Department?Afraid of stealing their jobs by yourself?Why is Lu Ding so active?
Seeing Luo Xin's surprised expression, Lu Ding smiled lightly and said, "Master Luo, since His Majesty ordered the rebuilding of the Shibo Department, we will naturally follow His Majesty's order."

Luo Xin did not hide the suspicious look in his eyes, and stared straight at Lu Ding.Lu Ding laughed dryly and said:

"Of course, once the Shibo Division is established, whoever takes the lead will have an advantage. And families that are backward may fall because of this. Master Luo, will you not give me this chance?"

Luo knows in confidence that what Lu Ding said is completely correct, but all of this must be based on the ability of the Shibo Department to monopolize maritime trade. Once the Shibo Department can do this, the situation in the southeast of yours will definitely be reshuffled, and you can be the first to compete with the market. Families that have a relationship with Shibo are bound to achieve a qualitative leap, while families that do not have a relationship with Shibo will inevitably decline, and will even be completely divided up by other families in the future and disappear in the long river of history.

This is also the reason why Luo Xin has the confidence to come to the southeast. As long as he can control the import and export of sea ships, he will pinch the necks of those powerful families, and those powerful families will come to beg him when the time comes.Without smuggling channels, they can only make normal voices through the Shibo Division.

Therefore, even if Luo Xin had no money, he was not in a hurry.As long as Shibosi is caught, money is no longer a problem, and those powerful families will give him goods on credit.

but……

Not to mention that Luo Xin has not yet controlled the import and export of coastal ships, even the Shibo Department has not been fully established. He doesn't understand why Lu Ding is willing to bet so much on him?

Luo Xin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said lightly, "My lord, you won't help me for nothing, will you?"

"Actually, it's nothing. Whatever Master Luo wants, as long as you make a list, our Lu family will definitely go all out. If you want someone, our Lu family will send you the most capable person. If you want money, our Lu family will never Vague. Just two small requests."

"My lord might as well talk and listen."

"That's it!" Lu Ding said on the ground: "Our Lu family contributes people and efforts. I hope that after the establishment of the Shibo Division in the future, the operation policy will be more inclined to our Lu family."

Luo Xin instantly understood that the Lu family wanted to join the Shibo Division.I couldn't help being angry, what did the Lu family think of them?Just because Lu Bing is there, can he be so arrogant?The Shibosi is under the control of Luo Xin, and it seems that their Lu family has meddled?

Although he was angry in his heart, his face was still calm, and he didn't speak a word. He just looked at Lu Ding quietly, waiting for him to say his second request.

Seeing Luo Xin's calm expression, Lu Ding was overjoyed, he was afraid that Luo Xin would get angry, and then there would be no possibility of talking.And what he wants is not just to participate in the Shibo Department, his heart is big.Not only does he want to get a share of the Shibo Division, but he also wants to continue smuggling.

Because these aristocratic and powerful families are also smuggling now, but because the maritime trade is monopolized by Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi keeps their prices very low, but once the Shibo Division opens, the situation is different.At that time, the goods on shore will be monopolized by the Shibo Department. Even if Wang Zhi wants to operate maritime trade, he will have to go to the Shibo Department to ask for goods, and he needs to cooperate with the Shibo Department. At that time, the price will be much higher than now.

However, he knew in his heart that the price would increase at that time, but the taxation of the Shibo Department would also be very high. If his Lu family could still smuggle under such a situation, he would make a lot of money. The reason why he was so concerned Big, do not rely on others, because there is Lu Bing in the court.Lu Bing is the governor of Jinyiwei, with power in the government and the public, no one will not give Lu Bing face, so no one will not give the Lu family face.

not to mention……

Lu Bing was Emperor Jiajing's closest confidant, and Lu Bing's mother was Emperor Jiajing's nanny. With such a relationship, who would dare not give the Lu family face?

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