The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 13
Lu Changle opened his mouth to ask for two or three taels, but the ancestor was lucky enough to give five taels as soon as he made a move.

The old patriarch said without changing his face: "As far as Brother Le's performance in the competition arena, the award of 500 taels is not too much."

In a disadvantaged situation, he overwhelmed his arch-enemy and let Fuzhou Lu's show his face once.

This alone is worth it, let alone win seven points of the water.

Future generations benefit, and these cannot be measured in monetary terms.

Second Master Qing nodded and said: "The clan is generous, we must reward them well."

When everyone heard it, they nodded in agreement.

The old patriarch waited for everyone to calm down, and continued to speak: "Brother Le wants this money, not for eating, drinking and having fun, but to relieve the clan's difficulties. Let's wait and see if he can give us another surprise."

Think twice before speaking, and I didn't finish my words,
It shows that he is a cautious person.

The old patriarch keenly observed that when Lu Changle spoke, there was light in his eyes.

A few taels of silver, what is it?
Seeing that everyone still wanted to talk, the old patriarch waved his hand: "The work in the field has not yet come, and people are idle. It's fine to walk for a few days. If the money is not stolen, just treat him as an elder to reward him. As for the clan Let’s discuss the reward after passing this hurdle, besides, Brother Fu has a mountain of tea in his hand, so even if the two compare, it must be fair.”

The voices of objection and doubt all disappeared at once.

Under the circumstances that everyone is not optimistic about, being able to snatch [-]% of the water from Lin's hands is definitely a great contribution to Fuzhou Lu's.

Not to mention five taels, even rewarding him with 500 taels or 5000 taels is not an exaggeration.

The two competed, Chang Fu had tea mountain in his hand, and Lao Tzu who was the head of the house,

Lu Changle was alone, and it would not be fair not to give some help.

"You can't just count on the two younger generations." The old patriarch hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Er, what should be done is still to be done. Let's find someone to take a look at the tea mountain first. If you really want to sell it, you have to sell it for a good price."

The government wants to be serious, not that if they don't want to pay it, they won't hand it over. If the tea mountain is closed down by the government, the discount will definitely be black.

Think for the good, plan for the bad,

This is the basis for the clan to settle down.

"Understood, old ancestor" said the second uncle with a serious face.

After Fatty's meeting, as soon as he entered the door, Lu Changfu immediately poured him a cup of hot tea: "Father, you're tired, let's have a sip of tea first."

"When I came home, I saw Changle taking a few people away. I heard that I went to the county to raise money. Changfu, why are you still at home?" The fat man said with a frown, without drinking his tea.

Obtaining the position of the standard bearer is equivalent to stepping into the decision-making level of the clan with one foot.

In the future, I just won't be able to hold important positions, and the status of a clan elder will definitely not be able to escape, so don't hold on tight.

"Don't worry, father, the prodigal son of Changle, how many catties and taels outsiders don't know, don't we know?" Lu Changfu said confidently.

Fat Uncle said earnestly: "This opportunity is rare, you have to take it to heart, this young man in Changle has changed a bit recently."

Lu Changfu said confidently: "Don't worry, Dad, even if you change, it depends on what you want to change. What you can do in just half a month, even if you become smart, you can't make money. But I can really make money. "

"Changing money? How?"

"I have studied for a long time with a few old tea makers in the clan, and I have also visited many old tea craftsmen, who improved our tea making technology three years ago."

"The output has increased, and the loss has been reduced. The extra part has been stored as old tea and has not been entered into the public account."

"Haier has recently developed a new tea with a good taste, and some big tea merchants are willing to increase the price by [-]% to buy it"

"Add new tea to old tea, at least double the money handed over to the public housing"

Fat Uncle showed joy when he heard the words, but soon his face darkened, and he cursed loudly: "You are so brave, the tea mountain belongs to the clan, and the old tea is stored privately without entering the public account. If the ancestors and clan elders know, Breaking your leg is still light, and if you are expelled from the family tree, your life will be over."

Before Lu Changfu could speak, Uncle Fat said with a serious face, "If people don't know, unless they do nothing, the clan must be united in troubled times. If everyone is selfish, the Fuzhou Lu family will be finished."

"Yes, dad taught you the right thing." Lu Changfu bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Don't worry, dad, my son has always been diligent in his work, and things have never left the tea mountain. The accounts are clear, and no one in the clan can blame them."

Only then did the fat man nod, pondered for a while, and slowly said: "There is still some money left at home, you can take it together when the time comes, alas, I hope I can get through this difficult time."

As a father, who doesn't want his son to be good?

After the beating, the gang still needs to help. If the clan is in trouble, we must do our part.

The money was handed over by his son, and the flag grabber could be more confident.

Lu Changfu was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Thank you dad"

Uncle Fat looked in the direction of the county seat and murmured to himself, "Changle has gone to the county seat. What is he going to do? This time, will there be any surprises?"

Just when Fatty sighed, Lu Changle took Shouhou, Lu Changhe, and Lu Changqing, a group of nine people, on the road to Changle County.

They are all young guys. I heard that when they go to the county town, the wind blows under their feet.

Talking and laughing all the way, nearly [-] miles away, starting at noon, and in the evening, I saw the city wall of Changle County, which is more than two feet high.

I heard from the old man that the city wall was built to defend against Japanese pirates. It is tall and thick, and horses can run on it.

"Look, what's hanging on it?" The thin monkey pointed at the city wall curiously, saw it clearly, and suddenly cried out in horror: "It's a dead person, a dead person!"

Lu Changle also saw that there were several corpses hanging from the city wall, which were blown here and there by the evening wind.

It looks light and floating, it should have been dead for some time.

Lu Changhe looked at Shouhou with some disdain, and said gloatingly: "Half a month ago, the sea dogs in Dinghai Institute caught eighteen water rats, and ten of them were hung in Changle County, the ones on the city wall, right?" , deserve it, I don’t know when the rope will break.”

Lu Changle looked at the mummies floating in the evening wind with mixed emotions, turned around and said to everyone: "Don't worry about your own business, be careful of getting into trouble, Changhe, about a mile west from here, there is an unguarded mountain god Temple, you take everyone to the temple to wait for my news, I will go to the city alone."

Fujian is near the sea, but the sea has nothing to do with ordinary people, so the Zheng family monopolizes it.

If you want to go to sea, you have to hang the triangular flag issued by the Zheng family, otherwise it is a violation of the law.

People who go into the sea without permission are called water rats. Once they are caught, they will be hanged by the seaside on the spot.
The living ones were escorted back to the nearby county town, paraded through the streets and hanged on the city wall next to the city gate.
Not only to be hanged, but also to hang the corpse for public display, as an example to others

Zheng Zhilong issued an order that the hanging corpses were not allowed to be removed without permission. The family members could only collect the corpses after the ropes tied to the corpses broke and fell down.

In order for their relatives to go to the soil earlier, most of them secretly sent money to the officers and soldiers who were executed.

Once it is ready, it will be broken in three to five days with ordinary straw ropes;

It's not surprising that if the management is not in place, it will be hung for three to five months with a tough hemp rope.

Seeing these hanging corpses, Lu Changle, who was a little relaxed just now, soon became heavy in his heart.

This is the end of the Ming Dynasty, this is the troubled times,
Ming laws, morality and human relations are worthless before power,
The ruthless Zheng Zhilong, who was born as a pirate, is the real master here.

As soon as the words fell, Lu Zhang and the first one disagreed and objected loudly: "What? Let us go to the mountain temple, and you go into the city by yourself?"

When I saw the county town from a distance, my heart was blown away, and I wanted to go to the city to have a good time.

Fortunately, Lu Changle brought people here, threw them all to the mountain temple outside the city, and entered the city by himself.

So unfair.

Although Lu Changle is the captain, Lu Changhe is really not afraid of him.

Lu Changhe is the nephew of the head of the pillar Lu Jinyuan, who has made many contributions to the clan,
He also participated in fights on the mudflats and fighting in the arena at the Dragon King Temple. He is a rising star of the Lu family in Fuzhou.

If it weren't for Lu Changle's good performance recently, the old ancestor also sent a message,
Lu Changhe really didn't want to make this trip, let alone listen to his command.

Lu Changle said without changing his face: "When you enter the city, you have to spend money to stay in a hotel, and if you have one more person, you will spend an extra amount. Money is so tight now, save as much as you can. If you have money yourself, I won't stop you." you."

"Why don't you stay here to save more money?" Lu Changhe retorted.

"Okay, I'll stay here, you go to the city, you find a way to raise money to go back and pay taxes."

Just as Lu Changhe was about to open his mouth, Lu Changle said first: "Don't say that you go to the city to do part-time work for others, earning more than a dozen coppers a day, and only earn a lot of money in the year of the monkey? The amount owed by the government this time is more than 500 taels." .”

"Hmph, you can go to the city by yourself, just leave the money," Lu Changhe said unwillingly.

Brain and eloquence are really no match for this guy.

He wanted to say that he was working part-time to earn money to go back, but before he could open his mouth, Lu Changle blocked his words, and he didn't know what to say if he wanted to refute.

It's okay to go to the city, just leave the money behind.

Lu Changle sneered, ignored Lu Changhe, turned to Shouhou and said, "Before departure, what did the ancestors say?"

"The ancestors said that everyone must listen to Brother Changle, and those who don't listen, go back to the family rules and deal with it." The thin monkey said quickly.

Lu Changle glanced at a few people, and said loudly: "I'm going to explore the city, and you guys are waiting for me here."

After finishing speaking, regardless of everyone's reaction, he walked away in the direction of the county seat.

In half a month, turning five taels into 500 taels is definitely a difficult task.

A crisis is also a turning point. If you grasp this opportunity well, your status will definitely be further improved.

If the Lu clan listened to him, many things would become easier,
As for whether Chief Lu and them are convinced, they can't care so much.

Seeing Lu Changle's back going away, Lu Changhe gritted his teeth angrily.

"Brother Changhe, what should we do? Should we follow?" Lu Changqing said a little indignantly.

When I heard that I went to the county seat, I thought that I would go to the city to eat and drink spicy food, but I didn't expect to be thrown outside the city.

The gap is too big, it's no wonder if you're not angry.

"What the hell, do you want to break the clan rules? Just stay there." Lu Changhe said angrily.

As he took the lead and walked forward, he cursed secretly in his heart: Lu Changle, if you can't get money, even if the ancestors don't punish you, I will beat you to the teeth.

(End of this chapter)