The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 176 A big move is about to take place
Chapter 174

"Master Cheng, what's wrong with Fan's Firm recently?" Lu Changle suddenly asked.

Fan's firm was only planted in Fujian,
But in other places, it is still like a fish in water,
Lu Changle knew that they were traitorous and collaborating with the enemy, but he had no evidence in hand.

His mind is on overthrowing and rebuilding, and he is not interested in cleaning up the troubles for Chongzhen.

Liaodong has fallen, and the importance of Shanxi merchants headed by Fan Yongdou has been greatly reduced.
Those "big fat pigs" who rely on betrayal and making money from the country, it is better to do it yourself.

Hearing this, Cheng Liye said solemnly: "After the Fan's firm withdrew from Fujian, it declared that it was not easy to do business, and then kept to itself for a long time, but recently its behavior has been a little abnormal."

"Fan's firm made rumors that it intends to compete for huge orders from the imperial court. Before the competition started, it purchased a large amount of grain and grass in Hebei and Shandong."

"No one is optimistic about them. It's not boasting. The chief assistant of the cabinet and the minister of the household department are all Huizhou merchants. We have already regarded the orders of the imperial court as something in our pockets, and it is impossible for Shanxi merchants to influence us."

"The final list was finalized, but the name of Fan's business was not included in it, so they sold grain in Tianjin and Shandong on a large scale"

"Fan's firm made a loss-making business, which made many colleagues laugh."

"Some people say he is aggressive, and some praise him for his determination. In my opinion, this is not like the style of Fan Yongdou, the big owner of Fan's Firm."

The business of Cheng's firm is very big, and there are many places with Fan's firm,

There are also shops set up by Cheng's firm,
They are all in the same industry, and occasionally transfer goods to each other, negotiate price alliances, etc.

Cheng Liye asked his shopkeepers and fellows to pay more attention.

Even if Fan's Firm is aware of it, it will only feel that it is a normal behavior of its competitors.

Lu Changle's heart moved, it's not good, Jianlu is going to enter Shandong to plunder.

If I remember correctly,
After the peace talks failed, Jianlu took advantage of Daming's lack of sufficient troops to defend,

Entering the fortress for the fifth time, swaggering into Shandong,

The loot was innumerable,
And took away a large number of young and strong,

The number that can be counted exceeds 36,

I don't know how many families were destroyed,
I don't know how many tragic deaths under the knife,
It is said that from Shandong to Jianzhou, the crying was loud all the way, and the corpses were strewn all over the place.

On the route where Jianlu was going to march, he deliberately sold grain and grass at a low price, just waiting for Jianlu to grab it.

It really deserves to be a hardcore man and woman.

Seeing Lu Changle thinking deeply, Cheng Liye couldn't help asking: "Governor, is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, Fan's firm has harmed me like this, it's beyond my reach now, I'm a little angry just thinking about it."

There are many things that cannot be said,

Not only is it difficult to explain, but it is also easy to leak and miss opportunities.

"Walk around a little bit, to show them some color?" Cheng Liye volunteered.

Fan's firm has a strong backing, and Cheng's firm is not easy to mess with.
Lu Changle's future is getting brighter and brighter, it is worth Cheng's efforts to win him over.

"Business requires peace and wealth. Mr. Cheng has already helped a lot, so let's delay this matter for a while. I will deal with him sooner or later. I have other things to ask Mr. Cheng."

Jianlu wants to fight, and the Han women can't let go,
But everything has a priority,
Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, these traitorous female businessmen,

I will clean him up sooner or later.

"Your Excellency, please give me orders." Cheng Liye said respectfully.

"There are no outsiders here. Call me Mr. Lu or Patriarch Lu. I always call you Mr. Cheng. It's too polite, but it seems alienated."

Cheng Liye was a little flattered and said: "Yes, yes, yes, Patriarch Lu is right, it's Cheng who didn't think carefully."

Lu Changle is gentle and elegant, courteous and still remembers old love,
Cheng Liye knew that he had bet on the right person.

"Mr. Cheng, the number of people sent to Fujian has decreased recently. Is there no other way?"

"Difficult" Cheng Liye said with a wry smile: "For those refugees, Fujian is too far away, and many people have no ability to reach here. Besides, local officials will not allow too many people to lose. There are so many fields, someone must cultivate them. OK."

Lu Changle thought for a while, and soon came up with an idea: "I want daily necessities such as food and cloth, craftsmen, especially experienced craftsmen, Mr. Cheng can persuade them to go to Fujian more, and it doesn't matter if they pay more. "

Many craftsmen died of plague or war, Zheng Zhilong brought another batch to Jilongshan,
There is a shortage of experienced craftsmen now.

"Don't worry, Patriarch Lu, this time I brought more than a dozen boats of food, cloth, wood and other goods. I also let people pay attention to the matter of the craftsman. I don't know if I should say something."

"It must be said that with our relationship, we can say anything."

Cheng Liye put down the teacup in his hand, and said seriously: "The coast of Fujian has been a good salt producing area since ancient times, and now we still have to buy salt from outside, guarding Jinshan to chop firewood. The new legal salt with a higher yield will definitely be able to gain a lot.”

There are many high-quality salt fields in Fujian, but the output has not been high.
Many kitchen households still use the old-fashioned salt extraction method to produce, and they are oppressed by the Zheng family.

Plague and bandits, those who die die, those who run for their lives run for their lives,

As a result, the production of Fujian salt plummeted.

Lu Changle heard Cheng Liye's implication, pondered for a while, and quickly said: "Cheng's firm, are you interested in contracting the saltworks in Fujian?"

Using seawater to boil and dry salt is not only inexhaustible, but also highly profitable.

Cheng's firm has invested so much in itself, so it should give enough returns.

"Patriarch Lu Lu, is what you said true?" Cheng Liye trembled as he spoke.

As long as it touches the salt, it is equivalent to a mouse falling into an oil urn.
It's hard not to be fat,
Those big salt merchants in Yangzhou are not worth millions,
If Cheng's firm can get salt, it will be able to improve immediately.

"Of course it's true." Lu Changle said frankly: "Cheng's firm has contributed a lot to Lu's success today. In a word, I want you to be well. If you are well, there will naturally be more people who are willing to work for me. It’s also a mutual benefit.”

Cheng Liye said respectfully: "With Patriarch Lu's words, whenever Cheng's business is useful in the future, just order it."

In two years, Lu Changle went from being an inconspicuous militia head trainer to

To become the governor of a province in one leap, the growth is too fast and too scary,

Now there are Jian captives raging outside and rioting people inside,
The Ming Dynasty is already in jeopardy,

After long-term observation and discussion, the Cheng family decided to support Lu Changle without reservation.
Before departure, Cheng Mingtai, the head of the Cheng family and also the father of Cheng Liye, had already let go,
Let Cheng Liye stay in Min County, Fujian Province, and fully cooperate with Lu Changle,
Close the relationship between the two parties and develop their careers.
Simply kill two birds with one stone.

The two talked for more than a quarter of an hour before Cheng Liye left contentedly.

As soon as Cheng Liye left, Yang Xuan came back.

"Husband, are you tired? I made you a nourishing soup."

As soon as Lu Changle smelled the familiar smell, his face changed suddenly,

With a dry cough, he said with some embarrassment: "Xuan'er, you put it away first, I remembered that I have an appointment with Uncle Jin Yuan, and I will have a drink later."

The smell of deer penis stewing medicinal materials made me want to vomit.

It's been a while since the two got married, Yang Xuan's stomach hasn't moved yet,
Not only Yang Zhengbao and his wife, but also the Yang family became anxious.
Now Fuzhou Yang and Lu Changle are tied together,
The higher Yang Xuan's status is, the stronger the interests of the Yang family in Fuzhou will be.
If I don't have another child, I'm afraid that others will take advantage of it.

The most obvious example is that after Lu Changle moved to Min County, many wealthy families and wealthy households from the country gentry,

They also went to Min County to buy properties one after another.

Then bring the beautiful women from the clan and family to Fujian County,
Every now and then, I circle around the office of the rural protection team,

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what those people mean.
Yang Zhengbao was also in a hurry, and asked his wife to move to Fujian County,

Let her urge her daughter to hold on tighter,
As a result, Lu Changle was frequently expropriated for public grain,
If you feel a little powerless, there will be nourishing soup on the second day.

Yang Xuan said softly and considerately: "It's okay, anyway, wherever the husband goes, the servant's house will follow, just take it with you, drink it whenever you want."

There are too many shameless vixens, so keep an eye on them.

Lu Changle smiled wryly, and said helplessly, "Okay, I'll go after drinking."

Yang Xuan followed her with a cup of stewed deer whip soup, so people stared at her,

Do you still want the old face?

Forget it, let's follow it.

Seeing that Lu Changle drank obediently, Yang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

I pinched my nose and drank the weird nourishing soup,
Lu Changle immediately asked people to prepare a carriage and went straight to the navy training ground.

There are 120 large and small warships in the Baozhang Navy Navy Training Ground in Min'an Town.

There are lucky boats, three-masted gunboats, wheel boats, fire dragon boats, Cangshan boats, centipede boats, etc.
Under the command and dispatch of drums and semaphore, they constantly change their formations on the sea surface,
On the other side of the pier,
Hundreds of people are swimming desperately in the sea,
To become a navy soldier, you must first learn to swim,

Competitiveness is a common practice in the rural protection team. If they lose, not only will the food be relegated,
will be ridiculed,

There were several small boats following behind, and the instructors on board were urging their soldiers to swim faster.

If a soldier has an accident while swimming, he can be rescued as soon as possible.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom".
The large battle cannons on the sea in the distance suddenly fired and bombarded,
Several small boats used as targets exploded, with good accuracy.

Lu Changle knows that military training must not only be realistic, but also be willing to pay for it.
Have meat and vegetables every day, keep your strength,
Heal the sick, heal the wounded,
Artillery training uses live ammunition,
If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat more grass.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the smiling faces of Yang Zhengbao, Lu Jinqing and Yang Zhengshu of Hufang have become less and less since they took office.

Little income, big expenses,
Lu Changle is the head of the family and doesn't care about the house,
He is very generous with the rural protection team, but he will not save money.
If it weren't for his ability to make money, Zheng Zhengbao would have wanted to beat him on the head.

Attracting refugees, dividing land into households,
Protect the interests of businessmen, persuade them to increase investment in Fujian,
These are all to increase taxes.

Soon, Lu Changle was attracted by a pretty figure,

Liu Ruolan, surrounded by several former members, was on a lucky boat,

Holding two red and white flags, skillfully flying various flags,

Constantly directing those ships to change formation,

There is quite a sense of heroism.

I was watching intently, when suddenly someone stomped on my right leg,
Almost didn't cry out, turned her head, only to see Yang Xuan staring at herself expressionlessly,

"General Lu, there is a reason for rushing to watch the naval training." Yang Xuan said with a look of enjoyment.

Lu Changle quickly explained: "No really, I'm just curious, I didn't expect Liu Ruolan to command the navy."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his voice and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You can hardly cope alone, so how can you still have the strength to fight wild food?"

Yang Xuan blushed pretty, stomped her feet and said, "Okay, you really have such thoughts, hmph, let's see how I treat you tonight."

"Okay, let me do what you want, that's fine." Lu Changle said with a smile.

No wonder so many people like girls who practice dancing,
The flexibility of the body can easily unlock various postures, and the endurance is also very good.
That kind of taste cannot be expressed in words, but can only be felt.

Yang Xuan just wanted to screw Lu Changle, but Lu Changle walked away quickly,

"Uncle Jinyuan, thank you for your hard work." As soon as he saw Lu Jinyuan, Lu Changle walked up to him as if seeing a savior.

The violent girl was obviously jealous, and pinched herself again after watching her gestures,
Seeing Lu Jinyuan coming, he took the opportunity to sneak away.

"This subordinate has seen the general." Lu Jinyuan gave a military salute.

Soldiers are being trained now, etiquette cannot be abolished.

Lu Changle helped him up and said: "There are no outsiders here, so you don't need to be polite, Uncle Jin Yuan, please get up quickly."

"Patriarch, didn't you invite those businessmen to have a meeting? It's over so soon?" Lu Jinyuan asked with a smile.

Seeing Lu Changle becoming more and more successful, Lu Jinyuan was happy from the bottom of his heart,
And pride.

"The planning and preferential policies are all done well, and I will leave it to brother Changgeng to deal with them. If there is any problem, I will give him the bottom line." Lu Changle said domineeringly.

Now you want people and people, you want power and power, you want money and money, what's wrong?
I have the ability to take care of the aftermath for him.

Lu Jinyuan said happily: "Brother Geng, it's time to be alone, not bad."

I most appreciate Lu Changle's willingness to delegate power,
Not only do you become stronger, but you also spare no effort to cultivate those around you.

Now the older generation like Second Uncle, Qing Erye, and Fatty Uncle are in charge of monitoring and supervising, giving full play to their remaining energy,
Myself, Jinqing, and Jindong are in the middle of the Mesozoic generation, and they shoulder heavy responsibilities in all aspects.

Younger generations such as Changsheng, Changhe, Changwei, Changxing, Changfu, and Musheng are also growing rapidly.
The whole clan is strong, that is really powerful.

The Fuzhou Lu family has risen completely in Fujian.

Lu Changle smiled, and quickly got to the point: "Uncle Jin Yuan, tell me about the current situation of the navy."

"There are now 42 large ships and 160 and eight small and medium ships, but there are 140 and five ships that can be used now, and the rest need to be repaired more or less."

"The navy is divided into three groups, and each group has four groups. As of now, there are a total of 600 people, excluding kitchen workers."

"In terms of weapons, there are six Hongyi cannons and 360 Flang cannons, and each cannon is equipped with [-] standard bombs."

"A total of 820 firecrackers and firearms, including 320 flintlocks, [-] matchlock guns, and a total of [-] birdcups and three-eyed guns."

"There are [-] bows, including [-] long bows and [-] medium and short bows."

As the chief instructor of the Navy, Lu Jinyuan knew the basic situation well.

"Yes, how is the training now, can you fight tough battles?"

Lu Jinyuan thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "The soldiers are very enthusiastic about training, but they don't have enough experience in actual naval warfare. They dare to fight tough battles, but they may not win."

Don't hide it from your own people.

"How is Liu Ruolan?"

"Very good, can endure hardships, has rich experience in naval battles, especially those old people around her, amazing"

"That one-eyed Wang Datou is really good at shooting artillery. He hits those moving targets accurately. Now he is in charge of the naval artillery training."

"Using two iron balls, Zhao Yonggui is extremely powerful. When he smashes an iron ball weighing more than 30 kilograms, it creates a hole. He also has the nickname Chuanjianchou"

"Liu Jiasheng, the head of the water ghost, has first-class water skills, and he can also watch the stars. He knows when it will be windy and rainy at sea. Let's put it this way, he just closes his eyes, sticks out his tongue to let the sea breeze blow, and then he knows whether it will rain in the next few days. "

(End of this chapter)