Chapter 660: The Lu family with a big heart
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"Dude. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Luo Xin smiled faintly and said: "I already have a lot of credit, and you need this credit even more." You know my situation, and I also know your situation, so don't be polite to our brothers. ”
Does Hu Zongxian still have a choice?
He knew in his heart that Luo Xin was already a master of merit, so he didn't dare to get any more credit. But how does this work? Luo Xin doesn't want to take credit anymore, 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, so Luo Xin gave up this great credit, not as simple as giving him a bright future, but saving his life, and he couldn't help but receive this favor. Immediately took a deep breath and bowed to Luo Xinshen:
"No, thank you, brother. From now on, you and I have been a lifelong friendship. ”
Luo Xin took a step forward, held Hu Zongxian with both hands and said, "Brother, I have conditions. ”
"Speak, my brother will agree to any conditions." At this time, Hu Zongxian was very heroic.
"First of all, those 400 soldiers must be rewarded heavily, and when you distribute military merits, you must put them first."
"There's no problem with that."
"Secondly, my eldest brother and my cousin also want a piece of the pie."
"That's what the title means." Hu Zongxian nodded seriously.
"Also, my eldest brother and General Qi's army will be transferred to me."
"It's nature."
Luo Xin clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I have no problem." ”
"That's it?" Hu Zongxian asked dumbfounded.
"yes!" Luo Xin smiled and said: "The matter here is handed over to you, brother, how to write the excerpt is your business, I will go back." ”
After the words fell, Luo Xin strode away.
"No!"
Hu Zongxian called behind him, but Luo Xin waved his hand without looking back, came to his own soldiers, took the reins from the hands of his soldiers, turned over on the horse, and left at a gallop with ten soldiers.
Hu Zongxian looked at the back of Luo Xin leaving, and sighed softly: "There is no void under the fame, and he is indeed a generation of military gods." ”
Then his face became excited again, and when he looked at the corpses all over the ground, he immediately shouted to his own soldiers:
"Go and ask General Luo to come and ...... immediately"
Hu Zongxian's recital was sent out, and it was written that he saw through the Japanese Bandits' plan to lure the enemy on Wolf Island, and then planned to do so, ostensibly handsome troops attacked Wolf Island, but in fact secretly returned, ambushed in the Qiantang River, annihilated 30,000 Japanese Invaders in one fell swoop, and achieved a great victory......
Not to mention Hu Zongxian's side, Luo Xin returned to Hangzhou City, and just returned to Yamen, he came to see him for the New Year. Luo Xin originally thought that He Nian had come to invite him to go to Haining to survey the terrain, but he didn't expect that the first thing He Nian said when he came in was:
"My lord, the Lu family of Wu County invites you to be a guest."
"Wu County Lu family?" Luo Xin took the invitation, read it quickly, and then looked at He Nian and said, "This Lu family in Wu County is the home of the 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 one." ”
Speaking of this, He Nian hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, the Lu family is powerful, so it is not appropriate to provoke it." ”
Luo Xin snorted lightly, threw the invitation card in his hand on the table lightly and said:
"Now it's not me who provokes his Lu family, but his Lu family who provokes me."
"What about my lord?"
"Go, of course. How can you know what they are thinking if you don't go! ”
Day 2.
Luo Xin rode in a carriage towards the Lu family in Wu County, surrounded by Wan Daquan with a hundred personal soldiers. Luo Xin opened the car window and looked outside, the weather in February was still cold, but the cold wind was refreshing Luo Xin. Retracting his gaze from a distance, he saw Wan Daquan riding on the horse with a calm face, so he couldn't help but laugh and scolded:
"What are you doing with a gloomy face?"
"Adult eccentricity!" Wan Daquan lowered his head and said.
"Oh?" Luo Xin asked curiously, "Why am I biased?" ”
"Now the streets are full of rumors that Hu Zongxian has broken the widows!" Speaking of this, Wan Daquan pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "But I know that it is the credit of adults." The adults gave all the credit to Hu Zongxian, and also to the four hundred soldiers by the way, why didn't the adults take us there in the first place? ”
Luo Xin scolded with a smile: "What if I take you there? I don't want to take credit, can I still give it to you? ”
"Why wouldn't you, sir?"
Luo Xin shook his head, sighed, and closed the car 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 bank of the Qiantang River, presumably returning to Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing now. Waiting for the court to reward them, the four hundred soldiers may be scattered in various military camps in the southeast, and these four hundred people are the seeds sown by Luo Xin. Luo Xin firmly believes that some of these 400 people are likely to remain loyal to Qi Jiguang, but most of them will be loyal to him, because he has led 1,200 people to defeat 30,000 Japanese invaders, and has suppressed them and won their worship. Secondly, the great merit he brought to them allowed them to be promoted. In the future, as long as you continue to associate with them, the vast majority of these four hundred people will become their followers, and after they are promoted, each person will have a team in their hands, and when they gather in one place, it will be 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 three major camps in the northern border and in the capital.
Luo Xin smiled, he found that he had only been in Daming for ten years, and now he is only seventeen years old, but he is operating in the north, southeast, and the capital.
Nearly noon, Luo Xin came to Lu's house in Wu County. Lu Daqing stepped forward to submit the post, and the door immediately flew in. After a while, the middle door of the Lu Mansion was opened, and an old man led the whole family out of the door to greet him, and said to Luo Xinshi:
"The old man has seen Lord Luo."
Luo Xin hurriedly replied, "Xiaguan has seen Lord Lu. ”
Although this person is no longer an official, he used to be a political envoy in Shaanxi, and now he is sick and has returned to his hometown. Therefore, Luo Xin was called a subordinate official and named Lu Ding.
Luo Xin was polite, and Lu Ding was even more polite. He didn't dare to pretend to be an official. After all, he is no longer in power now, and Luo Xin is not an ordinary Tongzhi, but a Tongzhi with a generation of military gods and the title of Confucian. Immediately politely welcomed Luo Xin into the door. Walking all the way, I could see the look of remembrance in Luo Xin's eyes. This Lufu became a tourist attraction in later generations, and he also came to it in later generations, but when he traveled in later generations, the garden was full of people, but at this time, only these people really experienced the fairyland-like layout of the world.
Hills, ancient trees, flowing water......
Walking along the winding corridor, there are ancient trees on both sides, and the fragrance of plants and trees wafting in the air, which can't help but make Luo Xin sigh:
"This Lu family is really rich!"
Luo Xin and Lu Ding talked while walking, both of them had smiles on their faces, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and they came to the lobby of the Lu Mansion unconsciously.
At this time, Lu Ding ordered the men in the family to come to visit one by one, and after those people met Luo Xin, he waved them down, and only Luo Xin and Lu Ding were left in the lobby.
It was already noon, and Lu Ding arranged for his subordinates to hold a banquet. One after another sumptuous dishes came up, Lu Ding explained each dish to Luo Xin on the side, and in Lu Ding's mouth, each dish actually had an allusion, which made Luo Xin enjoy eating and listening.
During the banquet, the two of them talked about all kinds of allusions, and they didn't involve anything about the city. It wasn't until he was full of wine and food and changed to tea that Lu Ding spoke:
"Lord Luo, I heard that you plan to build a dock in Haining?"
"It's just that with this idea, there is no field exploration yet, and everything will not be finalized until after the exploration. Therefore, the specific location of the dock has not yet been decided. ”
"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 come to build the city, but he did not give you enough money. ”
Luo Xin smiled bitterly and said, "Your lord's news is wrong. ”
"Oh?" Lu Ding looked stunned and said, "Could it be that Your Majesty gave you enough money?" ”
"Nope!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty didn't give me enough money, but he didn't give me money at all. ”
"Then how do you set up a city?" Lu Ding asked in surprise.
"There is no difficulty in simply establishing the City Shipping Division, which has a ready-made yamen in Hangzhou Prefecture, and the establishment of a wharf and some buildings can be carried out from the workshop of Hangzhou Prefecture."
"But you always need some money to turn around, right? And even if it comes out of the workshop in Hangzhou, it still needs some silver. ”
"This is the matter of the prefect of Hangzhou, Your Majesty has already decreed that the prefect of Hangzhou will be responsible for the establishment of the city department."
"Hehe......" Lu Ding smiled and said: "Song Governor's Mansion is not so easy to talk to, hehe......"
"We'll talk about it then!"
Luo Xin said very indifferently, Lu Ding saw Luo Xin's unstingy look, he couldn't help but have a headache, and said in a deep voice:
"Lord Luo, if you are in difficulty, our Lu family can help, whether it is money or effort."
"Oh?"
This time it was Luo Xin's turn to be surprised, and he couldn't help but think, it doesn't make sense! Didn't these powerful families always oppose the establishment of the city? Afraid of stealing their jobs yourself? Why is this Lu Ding so positive?
Seeing Luo Xin's surprised look, Lu Ding smiled faintly and said, "Lord Luo, since Your Majesty has ordered the rebuilding of the City Division, we will naturally follow Your Majesty's will." ”
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 city division is established, whoever takes the lead will have an advantage. And the backward family may decline because of this. Lord Luo, you won't give the old man this chance, right? ”
Luo Xinxin knew that what Lu Ding said was completely correct, but all of this must be based on the fact that the City Ship Division can have the ability to monopolize maritime trade, once the City Ship Division can do this, the situation in your southeast will definitely be reshuffled, and the family that can preempt the relationship with the City Ship Division is bound to get a qualitative leap, and the family that does not have a relationship with the City Ship Division will inevitably decline, and will even be completely divided 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 vessels, he will choke the necks of those powerful families, and then those powerful families will come to beg him. Without smuggling channels, they can only make normal noises through the city.
Therefore, even if Luo Xin has no money in hand, he is not in a hurry. As long as he chokes the opening of the city, money is no longer a problem, and those wealthy families will give him credit.
But......
Luo Xin now not to mention that he has not yet controlled the import and export of coastal ships, and even the city shipping division has not been fully established, he doesn't understand why Lu Ding is willing to place such a big bet on him?
Luo Xin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said lightly: "Boss, you won't help me in vain, right?" ”
"Actually, there is nothing, what Lord Luo wants, as long as there is a list, our Lu family will definitely go all out. Important, our Lu family will send you the most capable person. If you want money, our Lu family is not ambiguous. Just two small requests. ”
"My lord, you might as well tell me about it."
"That's right!" The old god Lu Ding said on the ground: "Our Lu family has contributed people, and I hope that after the establishment of the city department in the future, the policy in terms of operation can be tilted towards our Lu family." ”
Luo Xinxin instantly understood that the Lu family wanted to meddle in the city. I couldn't help but be angry in my heart, what did the Lu family think of them? Just because Lu Bing is here, can he be so arrogant? The city is Luo Xin's forbidden body, and their Lu family seems to be meddling?
Although he was angry in his heart, his face was still calm, and he didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Ding quietly, waiting for him to say his second request.
Seeing Luo Xin's calm expression, Lu Ding's heart was overjoyed, he was afraid that Luo Xin would be angry, so there would be no possibility of talking. And what he wants is not just to participate in the city, his heart is big. Not only does he want to get a piece of the pie in the city, but he also wants to continue smuggling.
Because now although they are also smuggling, because the maritime trade is monopolized by Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi keeps their prices very low, but as soon as the market is opened, the situation is different. At that time, the goods on the shore will be monopolized by the city, even if Wang Zhi wants to operate maritime trade, he will have to go to the city to ask for goods, and he needs to drink the cooperation of the city, and at that time, the price will be much higher than now.
However, he knew in his heart that the price would go up at that time, but the tax would also be very high, if in this situation, his Lu family could still smuggle, then it would be a big profit, and the reason why he was so big and did not rely on others was because there was Lu Bing in the court. Lu Bing is the governor of Jinyiwei, and his power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and no one does not give Lu Bing face, so no one does not give face to the Lu family.
Not to mention......
Lu Bing is Emperor Jiajing's closest confidant, Lu Bing's mother is Emperor Jiajing's wet nurse, with this relationship, who would dare not give face to the Lu family?
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