The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 182
Chapter 180

The spring of Fujian businessmen has come.

As long as you do business in Fujian, your salary and status will rise immediately.
It is necessary to purchase land and various materials, and the government will help;

Craftsmen, manpower, and help from the government are needed;

Need to go through various procedures, the government is warm and thoughtful, there is no need to stuff red envelopes, and the efficiency is super fast;

Fearing that someone will make trouble, the government can take a stake and become a partner,

Of course, this is a dry stock, and the required share capital will be deducted from future taxes and dividends;
If the project is good but the funds are insufficient, the government can buy shares or borrow money, and the interest is not high;

If the investment is approved by the government, they can even ask the government to build roads and bridges,

There is no slavery to extort,

There is no nuisance from young life seeds and headless ghosts (rogues),

The territory is protected by the township protection army, and there are no bandits to plunder.
Taxes are not only low, but also transparent,

Most importantly, Fujian is the most important sea trade export destination,

For a time, a large amount of funds flowed into Fujian,

Stimulated by real gold and silver, construction projects are being carried out everywhere in Fujian,

Everywhere is a thriving scene,
Large-scale tea farms, cattle farms, chicken farms, and textile farms are blooming everywhere.
The establishment of a large number of commercial projects requires more manpower,

Some merchants see a shortage of hands,

I brought a large number of refugees from outside to serve as cheap labor,
Lu Changle is also happy to see it succeed,

The rural protection army is very friendly to the gentry, merchants, and common people in the territory.

Attack those lawbreakers, especially those who want to plunder across the border,

The militia groups from all over the country are also fully assisting the law and order,

Many people in Fujian are still poor,

It's a bit difficult to keep track of missing items.
However, many places can keep their doors open at night,
According to word of mouth, more and more people are willing to visit relatives, live and do business in Fujian.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty when wars were raging and the people were in dire straits,

Fujian has gradually become a paradise that many people yearn for.

While Lu Changle was busy, he waited anxiously,

Waiting for Chen Qingyun to bring the horses to trade with himself,
Now to expand the cavalry, count on him,

Another thing is to wait for Jianlu's movement,
Huang Taiji sharpened his sword and prepared to enter the fortress for the fifth time to plunder people and property.
When the praying mantis moved, the oriole himself was able to steal his lair.

Not only Lu Changle was in a hurry, but Jianlu was also in a hurry.
Negotiated in mid-September, by mid-October,

The information Chen Qi sent back from Jianzhou already mentioned that Jianlu was collecting horses,

By October 22, a fleet of 32 ships of various sizes had been built,

Starting from the wharf near Jianzhou, go straight to Fujian,
The horse carried on the boat was exactly the horse that Lu Changle had longed for,
According to intelligence, there are eight large merchant ships rented by Jianlu through various means.

Until the third day of December,
Accompanied by Gan Hui, Second Uncle, Yang Zhengbao, Liu Ruolan and others, Lu Changle,

Received this batch of healthy horses at Min'an Wharf,

After inspecting the horses, Lu Changle was very satisfied,
It may be the first transaction, Huang Taiji wanted to make a good impression on Lu Changle,

The sent horses are all healthy horses under the age of three,

At that time the negotiated number of horses was [-],

In the end, there were 520 seven horses that were shipped to Fujian.
According to Chen Qingyun, he was afraid that the horses would not report their water and soil,
I was also afraid of death during transportation, so I specially carried more than 200 horses,
As a result, the death rate is low, so there will be more.
After checking that the horse is fine,
Lu Changle was very trustworthy and moved the food, pig iron, salt, tea and other items urgently needed by Jianlu to Jianlu's ship.

As for the extra 120 seven horses,

After deliberation, Lu Changle generously exchanged thirty glass mirrors with him.

get what you want,

This transaction can be said to be a happy one.

After counting the things clearly, after moving everything onto the boat, Chen Qingyun didn't even eat food,

hurried away,

This is not my own territory, if you stay for a moment longer, you will be in danger for a moment longer,
Huang Taiji has been waiting for this batch of items and asked him to transport them back to Shengjing as quickly as possible.

Chen Qingyun didn't want to delay for a moment.

As soon as Jianlu's fleet left,
Gan Hui touched a healthy black horse, felt the smooth and shiny hair, and sighed: "Good horse, let's talk about it first, I have a fancy for this horse, and no one is allowed to snatch it from me."

Raising a horse is easy, but raising a good horse is difficult.

Daming used the tea-horse exchange to exchange a large number of horses from other places every year.

However, Daming's demand for horses has never stopped.

Especially horses that can be used as war horses.

Lu Changle said generously: "Uncle Hui, all these horses will be allocated to you to form cavalry. You can send the horses eliminated or replaced in the army to the logistics room. Horses are indispensable for business exchanges between various places."

With more than 500 healthy horses,
In addition to the horses bought by all means, and the war horses captured from Zheng's army,

Now it is possible to form a cavalry of 3000 men,
Very good.

"No problem," Gan Hui responded with a look of surprise.

Then the place needs horses,
I thought it would be nice to get a thousand horses.

I didn't expect to allocate all of them to myself, so there is no reason why I refused to agree.

"Brother Changfu, the cavalry is the priority from now on. I want to build an elite cavalry in the shortest possible time," Lu Changle urged.

Lu Changfu is in charge of the back room.
The cavalry has more than doubled in size and needs a lot of supplies.

"Don't worry, the patriarch, we have been prepared for a long time, and we will definitely do it properly." Lu Changfu said confidently.

With these more than 500 healthy horses, the strength of the Baoxiang team has reached a new level.
Everyone is very happy, except Li Dingguo.

Fujian is changing at a speed visible to the naked eye every day,
getting better and stronger,
In this way, the possibility of persuading Lu Changle to surrender is getting lower and lower.

Not only is it more difficult to persuade Lu Changle,

The people around Lu Changle, as well as those subordinates, became more and more difficult to talk about.
The rural protection army eats well, lives well, and lives a stable life.
can also take care of the family,
If he followed his adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong, had no fixed food and no fixed place to live,

I don't know if I can see the sun tomorrow,
Let alone taking care of the family,
If it weren't for his adoptive father, Li Dingguo would definitely be willing to follow Lu Changle,
Charisma is too powerful.

I used to think about how to go back,

Now the frequency of wanting to go back is getting lower and lower, and sometimes a terrible thought pops up,

It would be great if he followed Lu Changle.

Lu Changle keenly noticed the somewhat lost Li Dingguo,
After pondering for a while, an idea quickly came to mind.

After everyone dispersed, Li Dingguo walked back with some worries.

As a member of the logistics department, there are many tasks to be completed every day.
Even if you are in Cao Ying and your heart is in Han, you still have to do your job well.

When Li Dingguo passed Songyue Tower, two personal guards suddenly stopped in front of him, "Leader Li, excuse me."

Li Dingguo's heart trembled, and he said cautiously, "What are you going to do?"

Is this because Lu Changle is impatient with him and is about to kill him?

The guard with a square face arched his hands and said, "Group Leader Li, the Governor-General wants to see you, please go upstairs."

While speaking, he also made a gesture of please.

Li Dingguo was a little surprised, but he followed him upstairs.

Soon, Li Dingguo saw Lu Changle in the private room upstairs.

"Grassman Li Dingguo, pay homage to the governor." Li Dingguo saluted Lu Changle with a complicated mood.

Following Huntian Demon King's attack on Changle City until now,

Several months have passed, this is the second time Li Dingguo chatted with Lu Changle alone,
However, compared with the first time, this salute is a respect from the heart.

Lu Changle almost relied on his own strength,
Turn a small rural protection team into a rural protection army that controls the whole of Fujian,

Appreciated by the imperial court, tacitly approved by the gentry, supported by the common people,

It is simply divine.

Li Dingguo originally thought that Lu Changle knew his ability and power, and wanted to win him over,

Disappointed, I just mentioned it when we first met,
There is no news after that,

I don't know whether I forgot myself, or I really regarded myself as a free long-term worker.

Lu Changle waved his hand and said, "Young Master Li, you don't need to be polite, please sit down."

"Thank you, Governor General."

Li Dingguo sat down generously, and took the initiative to ask: "I don't know if the governor is looking for the young one, what is your order?"

The governor of a province manages a thousand things every day,
Surely he would not see himself for no reason, Li Dingguo asked directly.

Lu Changle said calmly, "Young Master Li, are you still used to it recently?"

"Thank you, Governor, for your concern, and I'm used to it."

After the ceremony was over, the scene suddenly fell silent.

Li Dingguo in front of him was quieter than Lu Changle imagined,

He just sat quietly, not even uttering words to persuade him to cooperate or surrender.

There was an imperceptible smile on Lu Changle's mouth,

He said, "Young Master Li, you and I have been together for almost a year now."

"There are still two months left, and it will be one year." Li Dingguo sighed.

It can be said that Li Dingguo witnessed Lu Changle's growth step by step,

It also gradually became out of reach.

Lu Changle nodded, and then said with concern: "Just now, I saw that Mr. Li was not in a good mood. Do you miss your old friend?"

"That's right." Li Dingguo didn't deny it either.

"Mr. Li, you have been doing very well recently, I decided to give you your freedom in advance," Lu Changle said surprisingly.

Li Dingguo froze for a moment, fearing that he had heard it wrong, he quickly asked: "Master Governor, you just said...give me freedom?"

I was always worried that Lu Changle would not let me go,

Or deliberately finding fault, prolonging the time for him to do things for him,
Never dreamed that Lu Changle would set himself free in advance.

"That's right." Lu Changle said with certainty: "Mr. Li is in a low mood, either because he is homesick or because he misses his old friend. Anyway, there is nothing serious recently. It is better to let Mr. Li go back. If there is no delay on the way, I can still be with you." Father stays together to watch the year."

"Panzhang and horses are all ready, and there is a release note in the dry food package, Mr. Li can travel unimpeded in Fujian."

"Out of Fujian, that's not my territory, Mr. Li should be more careful."

"With Mr. Li's ability, he will be able to turn bad luck into good fortune"

Li Dingguo stood up, hesitated for a moment, cupped his hands and said: "Master Governor, one more friend, one more road, the younger one represents the adoptive father, I hope to make friends with the Governor, what does the Governor think?"

Although Lu Changle is the governor of Fujian, he has not received much favor from the imperial court.
People from the Lu family in Fuzhou also have opinions on the imperial court.

With Lu Changle's ability, he will definitely not return to Yifu,

If the two can form an ally, it will be a great help to the foster father.

Lu Changle can cooperate with Jianlu, each takes what he needs,

Why can't you cooperate with foster father?
Lu Changle had already guessed that Li Dingguo would ask this question,

Hearing this, he said with certainty: "Mr. Li, there are no outsiders here, so I'll just say it straight."

"You are a talent, I admire you very much, this is why I spare your life"

"No matter when, the gate of the Township Protection Army will always be open for you"

"As for your adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong, to be honest, I really despise him"

"You call yourself a rebel army, but you are actually a robber. In order to strengthen your strength, you will do everything you can."

"Cruel and easy to kill. For his own selfish desires, he put the people in the fire and water. What he did is more hateful than bandits."

"If he submits to me, for Mr. Li's sake, I will spare his life and send him a fortune."

"Alliance? Impossible."

Li Dingguo opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Suddenly he knelt down on one knee to Lu Changle, made a military salute and said, "Thank you, Governor, for your fulfillment, and Li will leave."

After all, stand up, turn around and leave.

"Shanshui meets again. I hope that when we meet again, we will be friends rather than enemies." Lu Changle said to his back.

Li Dingguo stopped for a moment, did not speak, and continued to stride out.

Soon, Lu Changle was on the railing on the second floor, watching Li Dingguo ride away on horseback.

"Husband, don't you admire him very much, why are you willing to let him go?" Yang Xuan walked to Lu Changle and asked softly.

Lu Changle has never chatted with Li Dingguo,
He didn't reward him with anything, and seemed to be very indifferent to him,

But Yang Xuan knew that Lu Changle must read every report related to Li Dingguo sent by the intelligence team.

Why did you let him go suddenly?

Lu Changle said confidently: "He has worries in his heart, or he hasn't said goodbye to the past, it's useless if the person who gets him doesn't get his heart."

"When there is comparison, there is a gap, and when there is a gap, there will be disappointment. When he returns to Zhang Xianzhong, it is time for him to make a choice."

"Uncle Qi is ready, don't worry, I will add fire to him"

"We will have a big operation soon, and the cavalry will also expand. He is an unstable factor, and he should be allowed to go."

To subdue Li Dingguo, he must make a decision with Zhang Xianzhong,
If you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, be patient with Li Dingguo.

Yang Xuan nodded and said: "That's right, he won't submit for a day, he will always be an outsider, we can't keep him for too long."

"By the way, my husband." Yang Xuan suddenly remembered something, and said with some worry: "We have a deal with Jianlu, and Li Dingguo has been watching. If he exposes this matter, what should we do?"

Lu Changle said confidently: "Don't be afraid, he is a traitor, how many people believe what he said, and besides, even if the imperial court finds out, it can do nothing to me."

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, thousands of miles from the capital to Fujian,
Now the situation is complicated, and there are many bandits,
Back and forth at least two or three months,
Under the decree, justify yourself,
Then take the initiative to invite the imperial court to send people to investigate,

After tossing and going back and forth a few times, the Ming Dynasty is gone, so what are you afraid of.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the street.

Someone else shouted loudly: "Let's go, let's go, there's something urgent."

Just as Lu Changle wanted to ask who rode the horses in the city,

Hearing the voice was somewhat familiar, and taking a closer look, it was Lu Siming.

Strange, didn't I let him guard the firearms factory?
How come here.

At this time Lu Siming also saw Lu Changle on the railing on the second floor,
Hastily reined in the horse, and said anxiously:
"Patriarch, so you are here, let me have a good meal and find you. Quick, go back to the firearms workshop. Elder Song said that he has something urgent to find you."

(End of this chapter)