The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

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The status has improved, and the people who come to persuade him are no longer businessmen like Fan Sanbo,
An envoy was sent directly.

Lu Changle just hesitated, and quickly agreed.

Let's see what this Chen Qingyun is from,
Even Hong Chengchou came in to see how he bribed himself.

As for whether the imperial court noticed it, Lu Changle didn't care.
Chongzhen could no longer take care of the three-acre land in Fujian,

I don't have that ability yet.
It is not an exaggeration to say that as long as Lu Changle does not raise the flag to rebel, no matter what he does,
Chongzhen would only turn a blind eye.

Soon, Chen Qingyun was taken to the side hall.

"The envoy of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Qingyun, the assistant leader of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, has met Governor Lu." As soon as Chen Qingyun entered the door, he respectfully saluted Lu Changle.

Lu Changle sat upright, didn't get up, didn't return the salute, and said in a cold tone: "Jianlu is Daming's mortal enemy, Chen Qingyun, you are the leader of the Eight Banners of Han, you dare to go to Fujian, why, want to try my blade Not sharp?"

The Chen Qingyun in front of me is about 25 years old.
Thick eyebrows, big eyes, a handsome face, and a burly figure,
It does have a nice skin,

As soon as I heard the name was Han Chinese, I was able to join and even became a leader.

Needless to say, this man must be Jianlu's loyal lackey,

Maybe he also harmed many of his compatriots,
Lu Changle has always hated Han women.

"The two countries are at war, and if you don't kill the envoy, Chen believes that Governor Lu is a person with a bottom line." Chen Qingyun said without changing his expression.

Lu Changle curled his lips and said, "Jianlu was originally a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty. Don't mind if you put it bluntly. It's a dog raised by the imperial court on the border. When will it be counted as a country?"

"The Battle of Songjin has not yet started. Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, has secretly negotiated with the Qing Dynasty. It was only because some people cared about their face that it broke down. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty acquiesced. Why should Governor Lu deny it now and then. "

Seeing that Lu Changle did not refute, and Chen Qingyun did not dwell on this issue,
He quickly presented a gift list and a letter: "Governor Lu, here is a letter, you will understand after reading it."

Lu Changle nodded, and soon a personal guard handed over the letter and gift slip to Lu Changle.

First look at the gift list, it's quite long.
It's costly:

A seven-star iron sword,
Two white jade ruyi handles,

Ten pairs of jade walls,

Thirty roots of old mountain ginseng,

Fifty valuable furs,
One hundred top-grade oriental pearls,

Ten boxes of gold and silver jewellery.

Whatever it is, it's worth a fortune.
Open the letter again to see the signature,
That's right, it's Hong Chengchou's personal letter.

The Lu family of Fuzhou and the Hong family of Quanzhou had an intermarriage, and they had a good relationship with each other.

Hong Chengchou also used this relationship to get closer to Lu Changle,
In the letter, first of all, the old days were recounted, and the relationship between the Hong family in Quanzhou and the Lu family in Fuzhou was first reviewed.
Then, in the name of Uncle Shi, especially his own experience as governor, he told Lu Changle,

Daming is already a yellow flower of yesterday,

Chongzhen lost his morality, all officials were incompetent, and the fate of the country was ruined.

Huang Taiji, the lord of Daqing, is the true son of heaven,

He also introduced Chen Qingyun's identity in the letter,
He married Fan Wencai's daughter, who was considered to be the nephew and son-in-law of the second-class Lazhangjing Fan Wencheng of Jianlu.
trustworthy.

Finally, he said cryptically in the letter: "If Lu Changle was willing to submit to Jianlu, Huang Taiji would have treated him as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.

After reading it, Lu Changle wanted to laugh.

Looking at history in the past, it is very clear that Hong Chengchou used the governor of the three provinces to lure Zheng Zhilong,
Then he was taken to the capital, and the donkey was killed step by step, and finally beheaded at Caishikou.
Seeing that I don't have many people and is not strong enough, I only use the governors of the two provinces to lure me,
Really know how to watch people order.

Lu Changle put down the letter casually, glanced at Chen Qingyun, and said unhurriedly: "So it's Chen Zuoling, I'm sorry, please sit down."

Fan Wencheng, that bastard, is really loyal,
When the son died, the niece and son-in-law were pushed out again.

Chen Qingyun said with joy, "Thank you Governor Lu."

At the beginning, my attitude was very tough. After reading the gift list and letters, my attitude changed obviously.

The officials of Ming Dynasty all have the same virtue.

At this moment, Chen Qingyun despised Lu Changle a little in his heart.

Lu Changle waited for him to sit down, and asked directly: "Chen Zuoling, I like to go straight, why are you looking for me, just tell me."

I'm just a small person and I don't want to waste too much time.

A trace of contempt flashed in Chen Qingyun's eyes, but he still said respectfully on the surface: "Your Majesty ordered me to persuade Governor Lu to submit to the Qing Dynasty. As long as Governor Lu nods, Governor Lu will be the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang from now on."

A young man with a hairless mouth and a weak hand,
The governor of a province is still so restless,
That's right, he was originally a child of a poor and poor family. Fortunately, he got the support of two big families.

There was plague and banditry again, and in the end Lu Changle got a big deal.

Don't look so domineering now, back then even twenty pigs had to laugh with Fan's on credit,
Such a person can also be the governor of Fujian, Daming is really exhausted,
Lu Changle saw his little eyes rolling around, and knew that he had no good things in mind,
He said casually: "Chen Zuoling, please tell Huang Taiji and persuade him to submit to me. As long as he nods, he will be the governor of Jianzhou, North Korea and Mongolia."

There is no indication of anything, the small mouth is the governor of the two provinces,

Nonsense.

"Bold, you dare to call the emperor's name." Chen Qingyun was furious, and lashed out at the case.

As soon as the words fell, I felt a coldness around my neck,
Looking down, his pupils shrank, and he saw a shining horizontal knife resting on his neck.
The hairs stand on end,
The guard with the knife said coldly: "Kneel down!"

Only then did Chen Qingyun realize that this is not Daqing, but Lu Changle's territory.

He was so frightened that he knelt down, kowtowed and said: "It was a small slip of the tongue just now, which offended Governor Lu, please forgive me, Governor."

Lu Changle said without changing his expression: "Chen Qingyun, I'll show you face for Uncle Hong Shi's sake, don't give me shame."

"Governor Lu, really, the emperor appreciates you very much"

"The Ming Dynasty has accumulated many evils and is unable to return to heaven. The Qing Dynasty is invincible by riding iron. It is only a matter of time before it wins the Central Plains."

"Hong Chengchou and Hong Niulu also saw the current situation clearly. He who knows the current affairs is a hero, and now he has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty"

"Small words are words from the heart, please Governor Lu think carefully."

Before coming here, Fan Wencheng and Chen Qingyun analyzed Lu Changle,
Knowing that Lu Changle did not have a good impression of the Ming Dynasty and was oppressed by the government many times,

Donated official is just an empty shell,
I didn't get a single stipend, nor did I receive a single salary,
There are many complaints secretly, and the loyalty is not high.
There is a great chance of persuasion, which is why Chen Qingyun agreed to be the envoy.

Lu Changle's willingness to see him is an obvious signal,
After reading the letter, I still let myself sit down, which is undoubtedly another great improvement.

Lu Changle waved his hand, motioned the guards to take the knife away, and said calmly, "Chen Zuoling, get up and talk."

"Thank you, Governor General"

Without waiting for Chen Qingyun to ask, Lu Changle said to himself: "I am the emperor, the canonized Governor of Fujian, and my responsibility is to protect the safety of this acre of Fujian. For the sake of Uncle Hong, I will not pursue what you said just now."

"For persuasion, don't say any more, I will not betray the court"

"Fujian suffered from the plague first, and then various melees. It was finally subsided, but the damage was too serious. The first task is to rebuild our homeland."

"To be honest, I don't have much ambition. It would be nice to be able to hold an acre of land here."

"I don't want to deal with things outside, and I don't have the ability to deal with them."

Chen Qingyun immediately said: "Governor Lu is dedicated to the people, and the people of Fujian are blessed."

I never thought that Lu Changle would surrender with just a few words or a letter.
The purpose of this trip is mainly to test Lu Changle's attitude.

Obviously, Lu Changle has no obvious resistance to Daqing,

Judging from his attitude towards himself, he still felt a little loose in his heart.

If I were the master in Fujian, I would definitely not bet lightly.
It is the wise man's way to wait until the situation is clear and then bet on the winner's side.

Judging from the results of the current trial, it is enough for Chen Qingyun to return to Shengjing for business.

Young people have a good face, a few more compliments, and it won't hurt to get closer.

Facing Chen Qingyun's compliment, Lu Changle just chuckled, picked up the teacup and said, "Don't worry about troublesome things, let Chen Zuo drink this tea. This is a famous Fujian tea called Fangshan Luya. I made it before. Gongcha."

"By the way, when I leave later, bring me two bags to Uncle Hong Shi. He is far away in Jianzhou, and I am afraid that he rarely has the chance to drink tea from his hometown."

Chen Qingyun didn't go to drink tea, but cupped his hands and bowed: "If we don't talk about state affairs, then talk about things that are good for both sides. I wonder if the governor is interested?"

I'm serving tea to see off the guests, so hurry up and talk about the important business,
What kind of tea do you drink?

"Oh, what's the good news?" Lu Changle put down the teacup smoothly.

After acting for so long, just wait for this sentence.

To paralyze Jianlu and make them feel that they are not capable or interested in copying his rear by sea,

Huang Taiji wanted to win him over, so he had to give him some benefits,

Lu Changle's favorite is sugar-coated cannonballs,

The sugar coating is peeled off, and the shells are fired back.

Back then, if he hadn't caught Fan Sanba and tried his best to squeeze him out, how could he have developed so fast.

Chen Qingyun was contemptuous again, and said without changing his face: "We all want pig iron, salt, tea and grain."

"These are contraband items explicitly prohibited by the imperial court, I'm afraid it will be difficult to obey." Lu Changle declined politely.

As I guessed, Jianlu is very short in terms of resources.

Without an outright rejection, Chen Qingyun knew it well, and quickly said: "Governor Lu, we are willing to buy it at three times the price."

After a pause, Chen Qingyun quickly added: "As far as I know, the harvest in Fujian is not bad. Governor Lu purchased a large amount of various materials through Huizhou merchants to hoard them. Fujian has suffered a catastrophe, but there is no shortage of materials."

For the sake of money, they even dared to rob floats back then, so it was nothing to resell some supplies.

Chen Qingyun also thought about using Lu Changle's robbery of the float as a threat,

After thinking about it or giving up,

Mainly because there is no substantive evidence,

Under the manipulation of corrupt officials, this incident was pinned on the Incense Sect.
To make Lu Changle innocent in disguise,
To win over Lu Changle now, it is better to do less things that make him unhappy.

Lu Changle said in amazement: "As far as I know, in places in the north where there is a shortage of food, bad rice can be sold for 15 taels a stone, and three times the price is 45 taels. Huang Taiji is so good that he bought it at such a high price." Liang really loves the people like a son.”

Chen Qingyun looked at Lu Changle speechlessly, almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

That is the price of a certain period in the disaster area in the disaster year. How can it be measured with such a price?
Inferior bad rice sells for 45 taels of silver a stone,
Dare to say at this price, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?
Why don't you go grab it?
As far as I know, there are enough supplies in Fujian, and prices are stable.

The price of high-quality bad rice is about three taels,
Inferior bad rice doesn't even cost two taels of silver.

Open your mouth to increase more than 20 times,
Too dark, too shameless.

"Governor Lu really knows how to joke. That is the price in the disaster area during the disaster year, and it cannot be used as a reference." Chen Qingyun said with a wry smile: "As far as I know, the price of rice in Fujian does not exceed three taels."

Lu Changle waved his hand and said, "Three liang is the price of Fujian people. Selling it to outsiders is not the price. You have to take risks. If you don't manage to ransack your family and wipe out your family, that's life money."

"Chen Zuoling thinks it's expensive, so don't buy it in Fujian, you can buy it elsewhere"

"By the way, I'm looking for those businessmen I know well. I know that there are many Shanxi businessmen who secretly transported a lot of supplies to Jianzhou."

"Let Huang Taiji reward you with an official position, maybe you don't need to spend a penny."

Chen Qingyun stood up, bowed his hands to Lu Changle and said: "Governor Lu, we sincerely make you a friend. As the old saying goes, many friends have many paths, and please Governor Lu to save face."

According to the secret report from Fujian that year, Lu Changle and Fan Sanbo had a good friendship,

I don't know how much Fan San dialed to reveal to him.

Damn guy.

Hate, hate, but business still has to be done,
Firstly, the Qing Dynasty did lack supplies,
Second, he deliberately dragged Lu Changle into the water,
Many things are very difficult at the beginning, as long as you open a hole,
One is two, two is three,
Then more and more, deeper and deeper,
It is easy to get on the ship of the Qing Dynasty, but it is difficult to get off the ship.
There is only one way to go to black.

Before departure, both Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng expressed their views,

In order to win over Lu Changle, he is not afraid of losing money.

Lu Changle thought for a while, and quickly said: "Chen Zuoling, let's get straight to the point. I have all the supplies you want, but I don't want money. I didn't want to show off. I copied Zheng Zhilong's property. Your emperor, Huang Taiji, doesn't have me. There is money."

"What does Governor Lu want?" Chen Qingyun hurriedly asked.

Zheng Zhilong is the overlord of the sea, monopolizing the sea trade, and even the barbarians have to pay him protection fees,
Chen Qingyun has also heard of the income in the millions.

"Horse!" Lu Changle said simply and directly.

Everything in Fujian is good, but there are no horses.

Or you can't raise good horses,
In fact, the entire Ming Dynasty also lacked horses.

To set up a tea-horse trade is actually to exchange materials with ethnic minorities for horses.

Jianlu is a nation on horseback and is good at raising horses.

After conquering Mongolia, there will be more horses in hand.

During the Battle of Songjin, Huang Taiji dared to say "Ren Er came all the way, I will only go all the way",
What he relies on is that he has a large number of war horses,

Using the maneuverability of the war horse, the Ming Dynasty's multi-channel attack plan was thwarted in one fell swoop.

What Lu Changle lacks most now is war horses.
Let Cheng's firm work hard to collect, but the entire Ming Dynasty is short of horses,

The cavalry that never forgets, has not been able to expand in size,
This is also an important reason why Lu Changle met Chen Qingyun.

Chen Qingyun hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "In the battle of Songjin, the horses of the Qing Dynasty were also damaged a lot. I'm afraid Governor Lu won't be able to fulfill his wish. Let's use gold and silver. The price is negotiable."

War horses are the most important war resource,

Selling to others is equivalent to being an enemy,

It's better to have gold and silver,
Just give it here and grab it from another place.

(End of this chapter)