Mingshi

Chapter 694 Luo Ye Arrives in Hangzhou
Several people looked at each other with wry smiles on their faces.Lu Ding said bitterly:

"Lord Luo is not only the number one scholar, but also has the ability to govern the world, and he is also a military god. Now he let us know that he is also a business genius. His idea is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. There are such strange people in the world. .”

"Yes!"

Everyone thought of Luo Xin's speech in Shibo Division just now, and they couldn't help admiring them.The Patriarch of the Cui family couldn't help sighing:

"If Mr. Luo goes there often, he must be the richest businessman in Ming Dynasty."

"What are you talking about!" Lu Ding said with a serious expression, "Lord Luo will be in the cabinet in the future, are you trying to ruin Lord Luo's reputation?"

Patriarch Cui's expression changed, and then he raised his hand and slapped himself.The head of the Wang family said with a smile:
"We don't know Lord Luo well. If Lord Luo really enters the cabinet in the future, we can be regarded as having a backer."

Lu Ding nodded and said: "It depends on how we do things in the future. Before that, we offended Mr. Luo very badly. Of course... Mr. Luo also punished us badly. But after all, Mr. Luo won this battle. , as the victor, Master Luo was able to put aside the past and cooperate with us frankly, Master Luo's attitude has been shown, if we want to turn Master Luo into our backer, it depends on our future actions."

"There's no problem with that. We must follow Lord Luo's lead and turn the entire southeast into Lord Luo's southeast." Patriarch Zhang said in a concentrated voice.

"Speak carefully!" Lu Ding said softly: "We just need to do this, don't say it casually."

"Yes!" Patriarch Zhang quickly said: "I'm just talking in front of you, and I will definitely not talk nonsense outside."

At this moment, the housekeeper of the Lu residence came in to salute, "Master, the young master and Steward Qi are back."

"Ok?"

As soon as Lu Ding heard about Steward Qi, he knew that the person who was in charge of smuggling and was arrested by Luo Xin had been released. He couldn't help but feel happy. It wasn't that he was happy that these people had returned, but that Luo Xin had truly accepted them. .

"Let them in."

The patriarchs of the other four great families also looked out of the door. Now that the housekeeper and children of the Lu Mansion are back, do you know if your own housekeeper and children are back?You must know that if those people don't come back, they will always have a handle in Luo Xin's hands, which also proves that Luo Xin has not fully believed them, and has not reached the level of candid cooperation.

Outside the gate, Steward Qi and two children from the Lu family walked in. As soon as they came in, they knelt on the ground with a plop, one called Master, the other two called Uncle, and burst into tears.

"Don't cry!" Lu Ding shouted sharply.

The crying of the three people stopped abruptly, and Lu Ding said in a concentrated voice: "Tell me the ins and outs of the matter in detail."

"Yes!"

Steward Qi began to tell the story, and two disciples of the Lu family added on the side. After everything was finished, Lu Ding and the four masters showed anger on their faces.

Lu Ding slapped the armrest of the chair and said angrily: "The Japanese pirates really took my money and goods, and instead beat them back and let us accompany their loss."

"The Japanese pirates are not trustworthy at all. As Lord Luo said, if the Japanese pirates really enter Hangzhou, I am afraid that our family will also be ruined."

"Yeah! It's scary to think about it!"

The five masters were arguing there, and the housekeeper Qi and the two children who were kneeling on the ground had no idea what had happened. They had been imprisoned by Luo Xin, and they didn't even know that there were only five families left among the six families. These five great families have already surrendered to Luo Xin.The housekeeper took out Luo Xin's letter from his arms, and presented it with both hands:

"Master, this is a letter that Master Luo entrusted the villain to deliver to you."

"Huh? A letter from Master Luo?"

Lu Ding was startled, and thought to himself: "I just came back from the Shibo Department, why did Lord Luo send a letter again?"

He took the letter from Chief Qi, opened the envelope, took out the letter, and unfolded it.The patriarchs of the other four great families all looked at Lu Ding.The content of the letter was very simple, so Lu Ding quickly read it, looked at the four masters and said:
"I guess your housekeeper and children have also been released, and Master Luo must have entrusted them to bring you a letter, inviting us to the Shibo Department tomorrow."

"Then let's go back and have a look."

The four masters bid farewell to Lu Ding one after another, and rushed home in a hurry.When they returned home, they saw that the housekeeper and the children had returned, which made their uneasy hearts finally settle down. After reading Luo Xin's letter, these people were thinking in their hearts, what on earth did Luo Xin have? matter?
This matter must be urgent, otherwise Luo Xin would not have sent the letter just after they left.

the next day.
The five masters came to Shibosi in a hurry early in the morning, and Luo Xin welcomed them in. Along with Luo Xin, Hangzhou prefect Song Danian, Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing also greeted them.When the five masters saw Song Danian, an unnatural look appeared on their faces, and Song Danian's expression was not good-looking.

Song Danian, who was once regarded as an abandoned son by the six major families, hated the five masters very much, and he didn't want to see these five people at all.However, Luo Qing went to his residence yesterday to let him know the danger of the future situation in the southeast, and to resolve this danger, the five great families will play a vital role in it.

And Luo Xin told him clearly that he could help Song Danian to persuade the five great families to assist Song Danian, so that Hangzhou could get through the difficulties smoothly.But Luo Xin didn't have that time and energy, he had to spend all his time and energy on the shipping department.

This should be Song Danian's matter, but Song Danian was not able to convince the five great families, now that Luo Xin has helped him solve the most difficult aspect, how could he dare to play his temper and ignore the five great families.

It's just that it's coming, but its face is not good-looking.Those five masters actually don't care about Song Danian, but the current five great families are no longer the original five great families, and now they have a Luo Xin on their heads, so that they don't dare to be presumptuous, so they all cupped their hands towards Song Danian:

"Master Song, please stay safe."

"I'm sick, I'm sick!" Song Danian said angrily.

"Hehe..." The five masters all smiled awkwardly.

Luo Xin coughed lightly, and everyone focused their eyes on Luo Xin's face, Luo Xin said in a concentrated voice:

"Everyone, everyone knows the situation in the southeast now, right?"

Everyone nodded, and Luo Xin continued: "Since everyone knows, I'll just say it straight."

Having said that, his eyes swept over the five masters, and the five masters' hearts tightened, and they thought to themselves:

"What's wrong with us? Could it be that someone from our clan has committed crimes in the hands of Master Luo?"

"I know that your five major families have hidden food outside the city. I was afraid that I would be forced by the situation to grab your food."

"Hehe..." The five masters laughed embarrassedly.

"The current situation does not allow you to put your grain outside the city. Once the Japanese pirates attack Hangzhou, your grain will be food for the Japanese pirates. At that time, there will be no food in the city, and Hangzhou will be broken. So, after you go back for a while, immediately Transport all the food to Hangzhou. It’s fine if the Japanese pirates don’t come. If the Japanese invade Hangzhou, I need your food. I will buy your food with money. Of course, it won’t be a high price. You have to be mentally aware of this Prepare."

"My lord, don't worry. We will bring back the food immediately. With the food of our five families, even if the Japanese pirates besiege the city for two years, we will not be short of food."

Lu Ding immediately patted his chest to express his determination, and the other four masters also patted their chests to express their determination.Luo Xin felt relieved when he heard this.He turned his gaze to Song Danian and said:
"Master Song, I will leave this matter up to you to discuss with the five Patriarchs."

"Yes!"

Song Danian was completely down-to-earth, but when he turned his head to look at the five masters, he raised his eyebrows provocatively, which made the five masters only have wry smiles on their faces.One by one sighed in their hearts:

"What I did was really out of character!"

Seeing that things are going on here, Luo Xin looked at Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing again and said:
"Brother Yuan Jing, big brother, from today on, you two will not only be responsible for defending the city, but also be responsible for scouting for news."

"Yes!" Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing responded in unison.

"General Qi."

"exist!"

"You are in charge of the North City Gate and the West City Gate. You have to send out scouts day and night to go out hundreds of miles to investigate the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates. Once you find that the Japanese pirates are heading towards Hangzhou, report to me immediately."

"The order of the last general!" Qi Jiguang said excitedly.

"Big brother!"

"exist!"

"You are in charge of the east and south gates. You will send out scouts day and night to investigate the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates. Once you find the Japanese pirates heading towards Hangzhou, please notify me immediately."

"The order of the last general."

"Everyone go back and act immediately." Luo Xin said in a calm voice.

Everyone got up to leave one after another, and Luo Xin sent them out of the gate.Then he returned to the second hall, called He Nian and Wang Ziren in and said:
"Now that the wharf is built, we can start running it."

Wang Ziren smiled wryly and said, "My lord, there is a military turmoil in the southeast now, how can anyone do business with us? Besides, haven't you discussed the charter with the five great families?"

"Put it up first, and inform the southeast city that the shipping department is open. Let's see how other merchants in the southeast and merchants in the feudal kingdom react."

"Alright!"

After the three of them discussed, He Nian and Wang Ziren went out to make arrangements.

Three days later.

All the food from the five great families had been transported into Hangzhou City, Luo Xin and Song Danian put their hearts into their stomachs, and the scouts sent by Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing did not bring back any news of the Japanese pirates coming to Hangzhou.Luo Xin sat in the study, looking anxious.

Everything is on track now, what is he anxious about?
He was worried about Luo Sheng and the others, and was anxious about it.

It has been a long time since Luo Sheng left, nearly two months. I don't know if he has found Taiwan Island, or if he has gained a foothold in Taiwan Island?

Luo Xin once gave Luo Sheng a detailed map. Under normal circumstances, there should be no problem in finding Taiwan Island.Moreover, with the current strength of Luo Sheng, not to mention conquering the entire island of Taiwan, there should be no problem at all gaining a foothold in Taiwan.

Of course, all of this is under normal circumstances, and I am afraid of encountering abnormal situations.There are two aspects to this abnormal situation, one is a natural disaster and the other is a man-made disaster.

If there is an irresistible storm in the sea, no one can save Luo Sheng and the others.This is a natural disaster.

If you encounter a large number of Japanese pirates such as Wang Zhi, it will be a man-made disaster.

This is one aspect of his concern. If Luo Sheng does not encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, and everything goes smoothly to land on Taiwan Island and gain a foothold on Taiwan Island, what Luo Xin is anxious about is that Luo Sheng should send a ship back quickly.

You must know that in the manor outside the city of Hangzhou, there are thousands of people there, deserters who secretly came from the north, craftsmen who were secretly recruited, and scholars who were rescued secretly. of.

The situation in the southeast is very unstable now. Will these people be allowed to enter Hangzhou City?
not in?

Once the pirates came, these people would be killed by the pirates, and they would kill Luo Xinxin. It was Luo Xin's hard work.

Enter?
Once these people are discovered, it will be a big deal.

Footsteps sounded outside the study, and Luo Xin knew it was Lu Daqing when he heard the footsteps, so he ignored him and continued to think about his own affairs.

"Master Hou!" Lu Daqing's voice sounded outside the door.

"Come in!"

With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and Lu Daqing walked in quickly, then closed the door with his backhand, walked two steps quickly to Luo Xin, lowered his head, lowered his voice with his ears:
"Master, they are here."

Luo Xin's spirit was lifted: "Where are they?"

"They live in the Hongfu Inn. The Elder Master is coming to Shibosi alone, and he is in the second hall at this time."

"Teng!"

Luo Xin stood up and hurriedly walked towards Ertang.When they came to the second hall, they saw a burly man sitting there with his entire face covered by a bamboo hat.Seeing Luo Xin walking in, he hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"grown ups!"

Luo Xin paused, nodded and said, "Follow me."

Then he turned around and walked towards the study, and the man followed Luo Xin all the way into the study.Lu Daqing closed the door outside, and in the study, Luo Xin saluted Luo Ye:
"Uncle!"

Luo Ye supported Luo Dao with both hands: "Xin'er, you've grown taller again."

"Uncle, sit down!"

"Hey!"

Luo Ye took off the bamboo hat on his head and put it on the table. Luo Xin poured a cup of tea for Luo Ye, sat down and asked:

"Is the road going well?"

"Well, everything went well. I thought I would be watched by Jin Yiwei, but I was worried for nothing."

Luo Xin smiled, got up and went to a box, opened the box, took out the letter from Lu Bing, and handed it to Luo Ye.Luo Ye accepted the letter with some puzzlement, took out the letter and opened it to read, his expression was startled, he suddenly raised his head and said:
"Xin'er, this is..."

"Uncle, Xin'er has formed an alliance with Lu Ding."

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