Mingshi

Chapter 668 Rumors
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"Okay!" Qi Jiguang slapped the table and said, "I'll follow Buqi you once, and after two days, we'll start killing people."

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I won't start a massacre in two days, I will still let them smuggle."

"You..." Qi Jiguang said in astonishment, "Why?"

Luo Xin said with a faint smile: "Two days later, those wealthy families in the southeast will definitely not dare to smuggle as usual. They will reduce their goods, maybe only [-] to [-]% of the previous goods. This is their temptation to me. If I do it brazenly, they will The loss is not much, and they will not hurt their muscles and bones at all, and then they will join hands to deal with me. This is not the result I want. .”

"What do you mean by no weapon?"

"Forget about the smuggling in two days, I will do it in the middle of next month when they smuggle. At that time, their transaction will be to gather the goods for two months. Even if they are a wealthy family, I am afraid this time It hurts the bones."

Luo Qingwen couldn't help giving a thumbs up and said: "Little brother, I like it."

Qi Jiguang gasped, he could imagine how much Luo Xin would offend the wealthy family in the southeast after he did this, and he couldn't help worrying about Luo Xin.

"Really do this?"

Luo Xin nodded and said: "I gave them a chance to cooperate. As long as they don't smuggle, they may earn less than smuggling at the beginning when they cooperate with Shibo. However, with Shibo's influence overseas, There will be more and more sea merchants from feudal kingdoms coming to trade. By that time, their earnings may be several times higher than smuggling, even if it is ten times more, it is not surprising. But they are squinted by the greed in front of them. , can't see the prospect of the future. So there is no basis for cooperation.

Since there is no basis for cooperation, there is a result that must be compared. Either I, Luo Xin, overwhelm them and force them to obey my orders, or they drive me away, and even ruin my reputation.That being the case, why should I be polite to them?From now on, as long as they dare to smuggle, I will dare to kill them. "

"it is good!"

Qi Jiguang, Luo Qing and He Nian all nodded and settled the matter.He Nian remembered the incident at the pier again, so he asked:
"My lord, what about the dock?"

"Kill!" Luo Xin said with killing intent.

A few wisps of black air rose from He Nian's forehead and said, "My lord, are you going to kill the official?"

Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing also looked at Luo Xin blankly, Luo Qing suddenly laughed and said, "Little brother, are you going to rebel?"

"What kind of rebellion?" Luo Xin said with a smile: "Isn't it just to kill a few corrupt officials?"

"But, they are officials! You don't have the right to kill them!"

"I have it!" Luo Xin said lightly, "I have an imperial decree!"

"Really?" The eyes of the people in the study lit up.

"Really!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Even if Song Danian is too ungrateful, I will kill him anyway."

"Then why has my lord not taken any action these days, allowing the pier to stop working, instead of taking out the imperial decree?" He Nian asked puzzled.

"Money can make people crazy!" Luo Xin said with deep eyes: "Brother Qi and my elder brother hadn't come back at that time, and I had no one under my command, so I took the imperial decree and went to the prefect's yamen rashly, maybe I would be killed by them Then I pushed my death onto the Japanese pirates, saying that the Japanese pirates killed me, so I died unjustly?"

There was silence in the study room. They knew that what Luo Xin said was true, such a thing could really happen. After a while, He Nian said:

"Then shall we go to the magistrate's office tomorrow?"

"No rush! We'll talk about it next month."

"Next month?" He Nian asked anxiously, "We're going to stop working for another month? Then can't our Shibo department open?"

"Don't rush! There are still pirates on the nearby islands. I will go to Suzhou in two days to ask Mr. Butang to drive away the pirates from the nearby islands within a month. Of course, it's not that I won't look for them." The main reason for the magistrate's yamen. The main reason is that if I attack the magistrate's yamen now, it will make the wealthy families in the southeast wary. If they are vigilant, how can I kill them quickly? How can I kill them? So what? Can cut through the mess quickly?
Southeast can't afford it, Daming can't afford it! "

Lu Mansion of Wu County.

The rich and powerful families in the southeast gathered here, a servant hurried into the lobby, the voice in the lobby was silent, everyone's eyes focused on the servant, the servant looked suffocated, and then took a step forward, towards Lu Ding He bowed and said:

"Master, Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing are back, and they are going to visit Luo Xin."

The atmosphere in the lobby was suffocated, and everyone's eyes flickered.After a while, the head of the Cui family said:
"Everyone, Luo Xin won't really do it, will he?"

"Hmph!" Lu Ding snorted coldly and said, "I hope that Luo Xin will do it. In this way, we will only lose [-]%... No, let me know, this time we will only deliver [-]% of the goods. As long as he Luo Xin dares to With our hands, we only lost [-]% of the goods, but we were able to let the pirates and pirates work for us. At that time, the pirates and pirates were running around in the southeast, and we drove up prices together. At that time, the southeast would be in chaos, and then we Ask Song Danian to give a memorial to His Majesty, saying that all of this is caused by Luo Xin's actions, and we will also use all of our connections to impeach Luo Xin with those connections in the capital. I think that Luo Xin can still stay in the southeast. ?”

"Okay, let's exchange the [-]% of the goods for Luo Xin's ruin."

"Master!" A servant came in again, bowed and said: "Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing have left the Shibo Department."

"Where's Luo Xin?" Lu Ding asked in a concentrated voice.

"Still in the Shibo Department."

"Continue to monitor, and closely monitor every move of Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing."

Two days later.

noon.

In the lobby of the Lu Mansion, wealthy families from the southeast gathered here again.A servant rushed in, bowed and saluted and said:

"Master, Luo Xin left the Shibo Department and headed for Suzhou."

"Suzhou?" Lu Ding frowned slightly: "What is he going to Suzhou at this time? Where are Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing?"

"The two of them are still in the camp!"

"Continue to monitor!"

As the sun gradually went down, the servant returned again and said, "My lord, Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing still haven't left the camp."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Ding, and Lu Ding's frown stretched out, and he said loudly:
"Shipping!"

"Brother Lu, are you sure everything is fine?" the Patriarchs in the lobby asked one after another.

"I'm not sure!" Having said that, he said with impatience on his face, "Isn't it just [-]% of the goods? And I don't believe that Luo Xin dared to attack my Lu family."

When everyone thought of that Lu Bing from the Lu family, their hearts were let go, and they all ordered their servants to notify the shipment.

All night.

Luo Xin stayed overnight at the Governor's Mansion, and did not meet with the Hangzhou Shipbuilding Department at all. Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing were also in his camp, and there was no movement at all.And the wealthy families in the southeast also smuggled smoothly, which made them laugh at Luo Xin for saying that he was powerful, but in fact he had no ability. They regretted that they did not sell [-]% of the goods, but only [-]% of the goods. .The remaining [-]% of the goods have to be held in the warehouse for a month, and the full amount of goods needed by the sea merchants must be purchased for a month. This is almost two months of goods, which makes the funds of these aristocratic families tense up.

the next day.
Luo Xin still stayed in Suzhou and did not come back. Three days later, Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing set up camp, left Hangzhou, and headed for Suzhou.Then he went to sea with the navy.The purpose of Luo Xin's trip to the Governor's Mansion three days ago has also been spread. It turns out that Luo Xin believed that there are still many pirates on the offshore islands, so if he opened the sea, he would have no sense of security at all, and the goods going to sea would be snatched by pirates and Japanese pirates. .Therefore, Hu Zongxian is requested to wipe out the pirates and Japanese pirates in the nearby waters within the next month or two.And Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing were recruited by Hu Zongxian to eliminate pirates and Japanese pirates.

Luo Xin still stayed in Suzhou Governor's Mansion, and was having a drink with Hu Zongxian at this time.Hu Zongxian drank a glass of wine, put down the glass, and looked at Luo Xin steadfastly.Luo Xin couldn't help touching his face and said:
"Brother, why are you looking at my younger brother like this? Is my younger brother's face stained with vegetables?"

Hu Zongxian shook his head, a wry smile appeared on his face and said: "No way, you are too courageous."

"Too daring? Why so bold? Just because I want to attack those wealthy families in the southeast?" Luo Xin said lightly.

A hint of worry appeared on Hu Zongxian's face and he said: "You don't know the background and energy of these rich families in the southeast. They have many clansmen who are officials in the capital."

"For example, Lu Bing?" Luo Xin said with a half-smile.

"That's right!" Hu Zongxian nodded and said, "If you really fight against them, the capital's memorial to impeach you can even bury you. And you still have that great enemy Xu Jie in the capital. When the time comes, His Majesty will give you a decree." You will be dismissed as an official, once you lose your official status, those aristocratic families want to kill you easily."

Speaking of this, Hu Zongxian sighed and said: "I was careful in the southeast. Although I beat them from time to time, I didn't dare to offend them. The tricks made my hair gray, but now you want to Fighting against them, have you thought about the consequences? No, just listen to my brother, it’s too late to stop now.”

Luo Xin said silently for a moment: "Brother, how do you want me to stop? The magistrate Song Danian dares to treat me like this and cut off the supplies I need to build the wharf. Does he alone dare? It is obvious that there is the participation and support of the wealthy family in the southeast. , It was they who attacked me first, not me who provoked them first. Also, their smuggling is so rampant, even if I set up a Shibo company, it is still a sham? Where will I make a penny? I can’t make any money , Your Majesty will spare me? This is because they are cutting off my future.

Do not!
Not only did it cut off my future, it literally killed me.Now that my life is at stake, how can I take care of so many things?They want my life, so I want theirs, that's fair. "

"Forget it, I won't persuade you anymore. I have persuaded you many times, but you just can't listen to it. In fact, you can bow your head to the rich and powerful families in the southeast and let everyone share the benefits."

Luo Xin smiled wryly and said, "You think I don't want to? You think I don't want to live a peaceful life? But I can't do it! First of all, after dividing up the benefits in this way, the money I earn is not enough to pay His Majesty, so Your Majesty will My official position will be dismissed. As you said, after I lose my official status, I will not be able to keep my life. Secondly, these wealthy families in the southeast have become greedy. Once I bow to them, they will press on every step of the way. In the end, I can only be the puppet of Shibosi, and the real master will be the wealthy family in the southeast. If they take such benefits, I will bear the anger of His Majesty. Brother, do you think I look like a fool?"

Hu Zongxian was silent, and finally turned into a long sigh: "No, no matter how I look at it, I feel that you have entered a deadlock. Cooperating with the wealthy family in the southeast, you are the unlucky one who has been blamed, and died with the wealthy family in the southeast." Kow, I don't think you can beat them at all, not to mention that the impeachment of you in the capital will be like snowflakes, even that great god Lu Bing will be able to eat you to nothing."

Luo Xin suddenly laughed and said: "Brother, no matter what the result of my collision with the Southeast family will be, it will be beneficial to you. Over the years, I think you have been involved in the Southeast family. If I Being able to subdue the wealthy family in the southeast, brother, you have lost a lot of fetters, and you can concentrate on dealing with the Japanese pirates. Even if I fail, I can tell my brother with certainty that with my mouth, I will never fail completely, but will fight against the southeast The aristocratic family will lose both sides, and that will also benefit you, so brother, you should help me."

"Stop!" Hu Zongxian raised his palms and said: "I can't afford to cry out about your affairs. The things you caused are all big troubles. Brother, I have old arms and legs, and I can't afford to accompany you. I just cooperate with you this time , cover for Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing for you. I will not participate in other matters. And I have to put my ugly words up front. If you fail in the end, I will come forward and clarify that I recruited Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing to exterminate Japanese pirates. , but I was transferred away by you halfway, and it has nothing to do with me."

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said: "Okay, but, it's okay for me to stay here with you for a few more days, right?"

"Stay as long as you like."

"Forget it, I'll be back tomorrow."

Luo Xin went back to Hangzhou, the construction of the wharf was still suspended, Luo Xin didn't go to Song Da Nian, but every day the officials of the Shipping Department went to the workshop of the magistrate's yamen to urge them, but every time they returned without success.

Gradually, I don't know where the news came out, saying that Luo Xin had been begging Hu Zongxian for a long time, and wanted Hu Zongxian to help, but Hu Zongxian refused, so now Luo Xin has been holding back in the Shibosi Yamen all day Worrying inside, I heard that Luo Xin's hair is all white.

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