At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 54 Luoyang City, Honest People

Luoyang City.

In a deep alley next to the Imperial College.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. Before You Hour is over, the sky is already dark. A group of men in black clothes and black scarves are surrounding a young man in a white shirt who looks like a scholar. Their expressions are rather strange. .

"My lord, today...do you want to come again today?" The leading man in black twitched his mouth and looked at the corner of the road with a rather unbearable expression.

The person dressed like a scholar is naturally Xu Mu.

After the first day of the first lunar month, he brought Kong Xingyue, Fan Zhu and Wang Zhao to Luoyang City.

I really saw the most prosperous city in China and even in the world in this era.

He has been in Luoyang City for three days.

Thinking back to Lao Fang holding his hand with tears in his eyes before he set off, Xu Mu couldn't bear it...

It is all because of the lack of scholars that the old house is tired like this.

After settling down in Luoyang City, Xu Mu asked Fan Zhu to contact private salt dealers to sell private salt, while he brought Wang Zhao and other Iron Buddha guards to the vicinity of the Imperial College.

Squat.

After several days of observation and investigation, he finally figured out the routine of the supervising students of the Imperial College.

Because it is the first lunar month, the students of the Imperial College... have already gone home for the holiday.

We need to wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before the students in the Imperial College will return to school one after another... Ahem, return to the Imperial College.

Guozijian, which is equivalent to the university of later generations, is a state-run university.

And these supervising students are naturally the best student resources of this era, college students.

Because Lao Yang promoted and insisted on the implementation of the imperial examination system, the former Guozijian was basically composed of children from aristocratic families, but in the past ten years, there have been many students from poor families in the Guozijian.

It's a pity that Xu Mu's visit was not a coincidence, and all the supervisors went home on vacation.

Xu Mu looked at Wang Zhao, who was covering himself tightly in front of him, and looked at the corner of the alley, with the corner of his mouth curled up: "This is Lu Chu, the most honest person in Luoyang, he came here yesterday, he may have an impression of me. It’s not deep yet, so I have to make persistent efforts today to try to build a good relationship with him.”

Looking at this deep alley, Xu Mu couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday.

Lu Chu, one of the famous seven nobles in Luoyang at the end of the Sui Dynasty, was born in the Lu family of Fanyang.

Many people may not be familiar with Luoyang Qigui, but the most famous one among them is Wang Shichong.

And Lu Chu, at this time, is holding the position of offering sacrifices to the Imperial Academy, which is equivalent to the president of the later generations of universities.

Responsible for managing all affairs of the Imperial College.

The most important thing is... this man has a simple and honest nature, and when he gets anxious, he stutters when he speaks. He is loyal to the king of Yue, Yang Hao.

In general, this is a dead book reader.

Of course Xu Mu was not interested in his loyalty, but in his position...

The principal of the university, if he fooled him, hundreds of students in the Imperial College...

Thinking of this, Xu Mu became more determined in his mind: "One more time, I will help Lu Chu and I will become best friends, and I will be able to abduct this group of college students out of the city with the excuse of going out to the poetry club outside the city. Luoyang City, then pack it up and bring it back to Wanmin City!"

Before anyone let him go, Lao Fang repeatedly pulled him, telling him to bring back three hundred scholars.

Lao Fang even gave a detailed list of the positions of minor officials, clearly stating the number of people needed for each position.

These days, Xu Mu couldn't bear to see Lao Fang's increasingly haggard face.

Feeling a little guilty.

After all...it turns out that these are all things he did.

"I'm coming!"

At the corner of the alley, a man in black who was in charge of watching the wind quickly turned around and waved to everyone.

"Prepare!"

Xu Mu's expression froze, and he quickly hid, while Wang Zhao led more than a dozen men in front of him, and stood in the middle of the alley, looking coldly at the corner ahead.

corner ahead.

A middle-aged man in his early 30s walked out slowly.

Wearing a Confucian scholar's scarf on his head, he did not wear the usual official wine sacrificial uniform. He was still holding a book in his hand. As he walked, he shook his head and chanted "Zhe Ye".

The bookishness that hits the face.

"Stop! Robbery! Hand over all the money on your body!"

Wang Zhao jumped out suddenly and shouted loudly.

The middle-aged man was unprepared, and was taken aback by the voice. He lost his grip on the book in his hand and fell to the ground.

"You...you...you, and...again...you...you!"

Nervous, he couldn't help but stuttered, with panic and anger showing on his face.

"This... this... this is... the emperor... the foot of the emperor... the foot, the big... bold... thief, yesterday... snatched... snatched... once is... not enough... today..."

Lu Chu gritted his teeth, forced himself to stare calmly at the dozen or so men in black clothes and black scarves.

"Stop talking if you're stuttering! If you're sensible, hand over the money quickly. Someone rescued you yesterday, so you won't be so lucky today!"

According to Xu Mu's instructions, Wang Zhao roared with his clumsy acting skills, and with a wave of his hand, the men in black under him stepped forward one after another, pinned the middle-aged man to the ground, and beat him up indiscriminately.

In order to make the scene as realistic as possible, Xu Mu told them beforehand that they must use force.

Must really fight.

Otherwise, no matter how honest and thoughtless Lu Chu is, he will become suspicious.

Just like that, during the beating in the dark, Xu Mu, who was hiding in the dark, saw that the timing was almost up, and suddenly jumped out of the corner.

He shouted in a deep voice, with a dignified righteousness: "Bold thief! In my eastern capital, you dare to block the road and rob. It seems that you didn't beat you enough yesterday..."

Immediately, Wang Zhao was furious, and continued to act according to the script: "Bah! There were only five of us yesterday, and today there are more than ten. If you have the guts, let's divide life and death!"

Afterwards, Xu Mu and the group fought chaotically, punching a man in black with the moves rehearsed in advance.

And the middle-aged man who was pinned down on the ground, that is, Lu Chu, heard Xu Mu's familiar voice, raised his head quickly, and saw the scene of Xu Mu descending like a god.

The eye sockets were involuntarily moistened.

"Em... gong... little... heart, thief... you are... ferocious, you must... be careful..." He hurriedly shouted, just a few words, and it took a long time to finish.

Yesterday, it was also such a scholar in a white shirt who rescued him and beat off these thieves.

Unexpectedly, he was rescued by this person again today.

"After the thief is beaten away, I must invite him home as a guest, and thank him very much." The simple and honest Lu Chu didn't suspect anything else at all, thinking so in his heart.

Not long after, a series of screams came from the alley, and the man in black fell to the ground.

They struggled to stand up with their clumsy acting skills, supported each other, said a harsh word, and then left quickly.

The stage was handed over to Xu Mu.

And Lu Chu looked at Xu Mu who was dressed like a scholar, and didn't see any flaws at all.

"Yesterday, Lu has no way of repaying his benefactor for his rescue. I also ask benefactor not to refuse today, and let Lu express his thanks."

Lu Chu, whose nose was bruised and face swollen from the beating, pulled Xu Mu and said gratefully.

At this time, he has calmed down, no longer nervous, and no longer stuttering.

Xu Mu naturally agreed, and followed Lu Chu to his house.

In this way, Xu Mu successfully became the life-and-death confidant of Guozijian Jijiu...

Successfully established a good relationship.

The price was two beatings on Lu Chu.

That night, after dinner at Lu Chu's house, Xu Mu got rid of Lu Chu's warm hospitality with the excuse that something happened at home.

And Wang Zhao had been waiting outside Lu Chu's house for a long time, and when he saw Xu Mu walking out, he hurried forward.

Behind him, there was another person, Fan Zhu.

Walking into Xu Mu's side, Fan Zhu said in a low voice, "My lord, the first batch of private salt has been sold for a profit of [-] guan."

Xu Mu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking, "Who took it?"

Illegal salt sales...is illegal and severely cracked down by the government.

However, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and there were too many people doing private salt business in private.

Many people became rich overnight by relying on private salt. In Luoyang City, there are more than a dozen people in the private salt business, large and small.

Fan Zhu replied in a low voice, "It's the Duan family."

The Duan family, with Duan Da at their backs, is one of the seven nobles in Luoyang and the largest private salt dealer in Luoyang city.

Almost monopolized half of the private salt in Luoyang City.

After arriving in Luoyang City, Xu Mu did some research and found that if he wanted to sell private salt in Luoyang, he had to deal with these private salt dealers secretly.

The best way is to sell them high-quality refined salt, wholesale it directly, and let them retail it.

After all, he came to Luoyang City to establish the reputation of Wanmin Company and spread it to the world. What needs to be operated is naturally a serious business.

Private salt is only used to obtain start-up capital.

After getting the start-up capital, Xu Mu nodded and muttered, "Three thousand crowns, are there any Zhuangzi I appointed yesterday who are willing to sell?"

Fan Zhu replied: "For the Zhuangzi near Tongji Canal, only He Ruozhuang is willing to sell, and the price is [-] guan. The other Zhuangzi are not willing to sell. This He Ruozhuang is because after He Ruobi's death, He Ruobi's family is talented. Withering, declining day by day, they are willing to sell. If it is confirmed, they will move out tomorrow, and we can move in the day after tomorrow."

Xu Mu's eyes lit up again, this Zhuangzi...

It was Zhuangzi where He Ruobi lived.

As a famous founding general of the Sui Dynasty, He Ruobi made great military exploits and had high military attainments. He once built He Ruozhuang into a military fortress.

At its peak, there were 800 people in the nursing home in He Ruozhuang, which could be called an army.

The most important thing is that it is very close to Luokou Cang, only two thousand steps away.

And it is next to Tongji Canal.

There is a port in the village, and you can go straight to Jiangdu by boat.

On the way, they will pass through Yangcheng.

It has to be said that this is the most ideal Zhuangzi.

"That's it, tell Xingyue to take good care of the two big white pigs he brought from Wanmin City, and don't starve them to death, otherwise I will only ask him!"

After confirming He Ruozhuang, Xu Mu couldn't help but get excited.

Hearing the lord's words, Fan Zhu trembled and nodded repeatedly.

Recalling the miserable Kong Xingyue, I sighed in my heart.

They came to Luoyang City for three days. During these three days, Xu Mu had been wandering around the Imperial College, trying to attack Lu Chu.

And he contacted the secret private salt dealers to sell the first batch of private salt.

Only Kong Xingyue was the worst. He was arranged outside Luoyang City, and that group... military engineering team was responsible for raising pigs.

(End of this chapter)