The first thing Lu Zhengxin did after taking office was to invite Li Chao to a banquet. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The gilded post, the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing in the handwriting, are still flying white.

"Xiangguo must be appreciated." Lu Zheng smiled and stood in front of Li Chao, although he was a little flattering, but he was also a little arrogant.

This is the arrogance of a thousand-year-old wealthy family.

Li Chao just smiled, five surnames and seven families, a thousand-year-old family, and his name was indeed loud. But to be honest, when it comes to Li Chao's current status and prestige, he actually sees through the essence of these families.

Although the family is intertwined and leafy, it is actually like that. What's more, it is a branch of the Fanyang Lu clan such as the Liaoxi Lu clan, which looks bright on the surface, and at most it is a local soil overlord, but in front of a new and powerful imperial power like the Tang Dynasty, it is actually very fragile.

However, Li Chao didn't care about Lu Zheng's attitude, after all, he still had to use him.

In Li Chao's eyes, Lu Zheng is actually equivalent to the maintenance chairman he elected, and before the imperial court has just recovered Liaoxi and has not yet begun to really control Liaoxi, it is still necessary to use this land snake.

Lu Zheng's banquet was very grand.

Although he is usually full of the conceit of the five wealthy families, he does not dare to underestimate Li Chao. Li Chao's name, no one in the world knows, not only the status of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China is high, but the reputation of the people is also high, everyone in Wenzong, not to mention that the Li family is a deformed and perverted person, in terms of heritage, the Li family is naturally not enough to support the five surnames and seven sects, but in terms of money, who can compare with the Li family today?

Coupled with the status of the Li family in the court, this is also a new wealthy family.

For example, there are five surnames and seven sects today, and there is also a saying about the Longmen valve, and there is a new eight nobles that have been spread around in the past two years.

The first of these eight nobles is Ba Shang Li.

The other seven families are all upstarts of the dynasty's military achievements, such as Luoyang's eldest grandson Wuji, Jinan Qin Shubao, as well as Li Ji, Cheng Yanjin, etc., all of which are today's top nobles.

The reputation of the five surnames and seven families is great, but compared with these eight nobles, they are still inferior in terms of power in the DPRK. Cui Gan, the head of the Boling Cui clan who is the leader of the five surnames, is now just a squire.

Lu Zheng's banquet is also a big deal.

It is necessary to show the luxury pomp of the Lu family, and at the same time, it is necessary to let Li Chao feel those courtesies.

A carriage stopped outside Li Chao's handsome mansion.

It was all four-wheeled carriages, inlaid with gold and silver, and they were all four-horse carriages.

Generally speaking, with a four-horse-drawn cart, this ordinary family is a bit overstepping, but now it is also the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and this aspect is not strict.

"Hey, it's a bloody BMW." Gao Kan exclaimed and said to Li Chao.

The Gao family is also a local wealthy family, but compared to the Lu family, it is more than one grade lower. Usually, the Gao family's living expenses are also very luxurious, but today he looked at the carriage where the Lu family came to entertain guests.

I don't know what words to use to describe it.

The sweaty BMW produced exclusively in the Western Regions was used by the Lu family to pull the car.

And there is more than one batch, four horses are used for one carriage, and the Lu family directly got eight such carriages, and there are thirty-two horses for pulling the carriage alone.

And these thirty-two horses are all sweaty and bloody, and the color of the gold is all the same, and there is not a trace of miscellaneous hair.

Even Wei Chigong, a hobbyist, had to sigh, "These are purebred sweat and blood BMWs, each worth a thousand gold." Damn, this Lu family is really extravagant. ”

The sweat and blood BMW is a very valuable horse, the Western Regions were dedicated to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and later expeditioned to the Western Regions for this horse. Although a lot of horse breeds have been taken, the Central Plains has long been unable to breed them on their own.

The Lu family's sweat and blood are very pure, and they were all bought from the Western Regions.

Although it is said that a horse is a thousand dollars, some have passed, but a horse, a thousand dollars, will never pass, or even more.

The thirty-two horses used by the Lu family to pull the cart were worth tens of thousands or more.

Of course, these eight carriages are not cheap either. Li Chao could see at a glance that these eight four-wheeled carriages were produced by Li Ji Chefang.

All handmade, and it is also a limited custom version, not only limited, customized, but also luxurious, top materials, top craftsmanship, and those gold, silver, pearls, gems or something, so that this extremely sassy carriage, non-top giants simply can't afford it.

A carriage like this would cost thousands.

These carriages are more than 10,000 yuan, and the eight carriages of the Lu family are connected to the horse, which is almost worth 100,000 yuan.

It's a moving mountain of gold.

"Xiangguo, please."

Li Chao smiled and nodded, and lost no time in praising the luxury of the Lu clan in Liaoxi, and Lu Zheng was quite complacent.

Eight carriages.

Li Chao has one, Pingyang has one, Wei Chigong has one, Dad has one or two, and then Zheng Rentai and other four generals have one each.

Wang Xuance, Shangguanyi, Gao Kan, and Liu Renliang also got into Li Chao's car, and they followed Li Chao very carefully and protected him closely.

"This extravagance is simply blinding me." Wang Xuance sighed, he is not as wealthy as the Gao Kan family, his background is quite ordinary, and the Lu family's naked carriage showing off his wealth really amazes him.

"It's not like this to have money, as soon as you look at these carriages, this pomp and circumstance, you know that the Liaoxi Lu clan is no longer usable."

Li Chao said disdainfully.

was originally a famous family, but it turned out to be a local tyrant, well, a local bun. There are thousands of years of emptiness, but it turns out to be a mouse-eyed, no foresight at all, a few dollars, and just like that.

Li Chao's current net worth can almost be regarded as the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, but has Li Chao ever been so sassy?

The carriage drove slowly down the street, and Lu Zheng seemed to be deliberately trying to let everyone in Tiancheng see this scene.

It took a long time to arrive at Lu Province.

The Liaoxi Lu clan was separated from the Lu clan of Zhuo County, but in fact, they first lived further east, closer to the Liao River. It's just that it slowly moved to the current Liucheng, and it has also taken root here for many years.

Lu Province is huge.

Not in Willow City, like many wealthy families, they have their own estates outside the city.

It is said to be a manor, but in fact it is more like a fortress.

It occupies a huge area, with many houses, walls, gatehouses, and even suspension bridges. You can also see a family guarding with a sword and a bow.

Most of the people of the Lu clan live here, and there are even shops, restaurants, warehouses, and schools in the village.

According to Lu Zheng's proud introduction, there are more than 1,000 families living in Lujiazhuang, and the Lu family also has many Zhuangzi in other places, and there are also housing industries in Liucheng.

A Liaoxi Lu family has a population of at least 10,000 or 20,000, and it is really flourishing.

Looking at those armed men in Luzhuang, Li Chao sneered in his heart.

When the Goguryeo people were here, they could tolerate them having private arms, but they certainly couldn't do it with him. Today he came to dinner, but he also had a long heart, and came with a thousand soldiers.

It's not that I'm afraid that the Lu family will dare to go crazy and be stupid, and plot against him or anything, but I just want the people of the Lu family to also see the elite of the Tang Army, so that they can be a little in awe in their hearts.

The entrance of the village.

The old lady of the Lu family came out to greet the men of the family, and the local heads and faces in western Liaoning were also invited over.

"Xiangye, a certain person has set up a seat of 10,000 people in the village, please."

10,000 seats, a seat that can eat 10,000 people.

Lu Zheng didn't brag, and as soon as he entered the village, he found that it was indeed 10,000 seats. Directly put the table on the street of Zhuangzhong, and placed it along the street, with two rows of long seats like dragons.

Dishes have been served on the table, there are meat and vegetarian, hot and cold, and there are eight dishes on a table.

Just these thousands of tables are a huge expense, how many pigs and how many sheep have to be slaughtered?

How much rice has to be steamed, not to mention that there is still wine on the table.

The Lu family used this pomp to announce their extravagance to Li Chao and others.

Li Chao sat at the main table, and the dishes were not simple eight dishes, but real delicacies from the mountains and seas.

What bear's paw hump scarlet lips, shark fin bird's nest and even fresh seafood.

Although Liaoxi is close to the sea, Liucheng is not close to the sea, and they can get fresh seafood, which shows how good it is.

Wine is also good wine.

There are not only the wines of Li Chao's Bashang Distillery, but also some wines that the Lu family has treasured for many years.

Lu Zheng came up and toasted Li Chao.

"The matter of raising military rations and the yamen has already begun. I, the Lu family and other major families in western Liaoning, have selected and sent a large number of outstanding children to the yamen to do things, and with these children, the yamen has been straightened out. The collection of military rations has also started smoothly, and tens of thousands of stone military rations have been raised so far. ”

These Li Chao are actually very clear.

Li Chao asked Lu Zheng to be the acting assassin, and let several people from big families be county commanders, in fact, he wanted to borrow their local forces, especially their human resources.

These big families not only have money, but also people. There are many children who study in the clan, and there are many protégés and disciples recruited. Lu Zheng said that some people from major families contributed money and money, and soon set up the yamen of one state and three counties.

All the officials in the house are in place.

As for the collection of military rations, they also worked very hard.

Tens of thousands of stone military rations, in fact, these big households accounted for the majority, and they took the initiative to take out a lot of grain.

This can be regarded as the honeymoon period now, and the sincerity of the big investors is shown.

Meal.

Li Chao also met with the children of these major families who were selected to the yamen. In one state and three counties, the positions of officials in the yamen are limited, but there are many officials.

Except for a few official positions, the rest of the officials are actually not the direct children of each family. After all, in the eyes of these families, even if the Tang Dynasty has carried out the reform of the official system, so that scholars can be officials and officials can be promoted, they still don't look down on officials in their eyes.

The people who were selected to be officials this time were actually some side branches, even their relatives, and students.

I have to say that these big clans are really good at this.

Not only do they have a monopoly on academics, but also those who have a little talent in the poor family, they will try their best to win them over, or accept them as protégés, or subsidize them, or marry the concubines in the family or something, or simply accept them as sons-in-law, and the means of winning people's hearts are quite good.

After reading it, Li Chao knew that many of these officials were actually the original Goguryeo officials, and even some of them were older ones, and they were once old officials of the Yamen when the Sui Dynasty ruled Liaoxi.

These people are actually the ones who maintain the local order in Yingzhou. However, they are only in front of the stage, and it is the Lu family and other major giants who really manipulate Yingzhou behind the scenes.

For these officials, Li Chao didn't like it in his heart.

These people are not so much Yamen officials as dogs raised by the Lu family and other families. Even if Li Chao came, they would definitely listen to the Lu family and other families more than themselves.

When he turns around, Li Chao will definitely replace these people.

But now, we still have to use these people to find out a lot of the bottom of Liaoxi, and we have to sort out the registered population, land, etc. first.