The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 211

Chapter 209

When Lu Changle woke up the next day, he felt dizzy.

Dodo and his minions,
If you lose a fight, you want to save face at the wine table,
Persevered in persuading him to drink,
Or drink their own kumiss,
The mouth is good, I did it, the governor is free,

Even if one person takes a sip, they will not be able to hold back the crowd.

Lu Changle vaguely remembered that it was Fu Xiaona and Fu Xiaoting's sisters who changed her clothes.

After a simple wash,

Lu Changle yawned while eating breakfast,

At this time, Mu Sheng ran in, looked at Lu Changle, and looked at the pair of gorgeous sisters beside him, and said treacherously: "Patriarch, you are having breakfast, it seems that the patriarch is not in a good mood."

"Let's talk about business, carefully punish you for sweeping the stables." Lu Changle said angrily.

These guys, when there are no outsiders,
A person who doesn't even talk about the door dares to moles the head of his own family.

Mu Sheng chuckled: "Patriarch, I'll take you to see some things, and make sure you're full of energy immediately."

Lu Changle's heart moved, and he immediately put down his chopsticks: "Okay, if you don't look energetic, I can't spare you."

"Spirit, absolute spirit."

After a stick of incense, Lu Changle was brought to a somewhat dilapidated ordinary house.

Soldiers from the Expeditionary Army are closely guarding the house around the house.

Before Lu Changle asked, Mu Sheng took the initiative to introduce: "Patriarch, this is Fan Yongdou's secret bank."

"This old thing is very cunning. It doesn't build a secret bank under its own house, nor does it bury it in the ancestral tomb of the ancestral hall."

"Just build the treasury in the small broken room next to my house"

"There is only one old man with smallpox, a pockmarked face, and a scary-looking old man living in the small broken house, and he doesn't interact with outsiders on weekdays."

"Fan Yongdou, that old fox, doesn't dig secret passages or repair secret doors, he always sneaks up the ladder at night."

"There are very few people who know this secret. It was a concubine of the Fan family who accidentally confessed that Fan's firm will mint a batch of gold and silver ingots in about two to three years, but there are no confiscated goods."

"I interrogated that old bitch Fan Yongdou for more than half an hour last night before he was allowed to speak."

As Mu Sheng said, he led Lu Changle inside,
The entrance to the underground treasury is just under the Buddha statue.
set up an agency,
Lu Changle followed the narrow tunnel,
After walking down for a few meters, you can see the entire underground bank.

The underground bank is in the shape of a spiral staircase.
Next to the stairs, we dug a space like empty slots for storing things.

From the first empty slot at the tunnel entrance,

Put two shelves,

There are silver ingots and gold ingots clearly placed,
The quantity is not much, only ten ingots of gold and fifty ingots of silver,
It should be placed for too long, the surface of gold and silver and silver ingots are oxidized,

The silver ingots have become gray and autumnal, like a ball of white flour that has been placed for a long time,
The gold ingot seems to have spots, it should be that the purity is not high enough.

Lu Changle picked up an ingot casually,
I saw that there was a mark on the bottom,
In the third year of Zhengde, Fan Songzhu, seven characters,
Look at the others, each ingot is stamped,

They all have the same name, it's Fan Song,
The time ranges from three years of Zhengde to 12 years of Zhengde.

Walked down a few steps, and came to another empty slot,
This time the wealth is obviously more,
Thirty gold ingots, more than eighty silver ingots,

Judging from the imprint below, the person who saved the money this time was called Fan Chunxiao,

The time ranges from the 14th year of Zhengde to the 16th year of Jiajing;

all the way down,
There are eight empty slots below,
It is all the money earned by the head of the Fan family during his lifetime, which is deposited here according to a certain percentage.
I don't know whether the business is getting bigger and bigger, or they are comparing each other.
More and more gold and silver were deposited,

Digging deeper and deeper,

When the current patriarch, Fan Yongdou,
One empty slot is no longer enough,

A secret room of about a hundred square meters was dug directly,
There is no need to put gold and silver on a shelf, but to put it in a box covered with iron sheets,
Box by box piled up,

Just open a box, there is no white money in it,

It's yellow gold,

To say the least, there are millions of taels.

Pick up an ingot at random, this ingot should be a newly minted gold ingot,
Very heavy, it should be 50 taels.
Open the bottom to see the imprint,
It was cast by Fan Yongdou in the 14th year of Chongzhen.

These Patriarchs of the Fan family are really real,
I don't know if it's because other goods are difficult to preserve or for other reasons.
The underground silver treasury is full of gold and silver.
Not even copper coins.

Mu Sheng said with a smile: "Patriarch, you are now in good spirits."

The interrogators of Jianlu were too unskilled and crude.

that is like myself,

As long as you go out, you will never be empty-handed.

Lu Changle laughed, patted Mu Sheng's shoulder vigorously, and said happily: "Spirit, it's okay to fight tigers now, by the way, this belongs to Fan Yongdou's family, and the other seven families, have you gained anything?"

Fan Yongdou is the head of the eight Shanxi merchants,

Although the other seven families are not as large as Fan Yongdou, they are also multi-generational wealthy families.
Those ill-gotten gains cannot escape.

There are too many people under him, and the expenses are also high.

Lu Changle didn't even go to Shanhaiguan,

Hastily rushed to Zhangjiakou, one is to clean up those businessmen who are collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country,
Secondly, it is also to steal their ill-gotten gains.

Conquering the Jianlu, the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners combined, more than [-] elites,

Just don't pay soldiers, people eat horses,
The daily expenses are astronomical,

Relying on the land of Fujian Province, it must not be able to support so many troops.
For Lu Changle, the main task this time is to make money.

"Yes," Mu Sheng said proudly, "Some people hide their treasures in other places, some cast gold and silver into bricks for building ancestral halls, and some people bury their treasures under ponds. There are many methods, but let me figure them out. up"

"Changshui and Qiyao started chasing the stolen goods last night, and they brought back a lot one after another, and they are still registering and counting."

Speaking of this, Mu Sheng swallowed, and said in disbelief: "From their confessions, if all the property of the eight families is recovered, it will be worth more than 2000 million taels of silver."

2000 million taels, this number is too big,

It's too old to talk.

Back then, there were so many people in the Lu family in Fuzhou,

There are so many people and so little land, they fought against the Yang family every now and then, and couldn't even pay the government's taxes.

Even the ancestral tea mountains are sold,
It is New Year's Eve if you cut the meat with a knife on weekdays.

A copper plate can't wait to open two petals to bloom,

Unexpectedly, several big businessmen were so rich.

Lu Changle nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right, these eight big fat pigs were slaughtered on time, hahaha"

For a long time, there is no need to worry about military pay.

For this number, Lu Changle was just a little surprised,

Soon relieved.

A well-run husband and wife shop can earn hundreds of taels of silver a year,
People like Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku,
They are all people who can control upstream resources, formulate rules and set prices,
There are shops all over the country, it can be said that the daily progress is rich,
The horses and tea they deal in Zhangjiakou, etc.
Earning huge profits,
The accumulation of several generations adds up to a considerable amount.
Especially in collusion with Jianlu,
Buy low and sell high, assist in the sale of stolen goods, sell information, etc.
Let them make a lot of money,
It is not surprising to save this family business.

Lu Changle just sighed, and immediately ordered people to remove these belongings.

Just when Lu Changle was happily searching for the wealth of the illegal businessmen headed by Fan Yongdou,

Lu Jinyuan led Dorgon, Zu Zerun and others to finally arrive at Shanhaiguan.
It is Wu Sangui who guards the gate.

Li Zicheng was half a day faster than Lu Jinyuan and the others.
At the beginning, Li Zicheng wanted to negotiate Wu Sangui's surrender,

Captured a great pass,
It is still the grand pass guarded by Wu Sangui's elite soldiers and strong generals, and it will cost a lot.

Besides, that kid Liu Zongmin lacked consideration in what he did.

It's okay, Wu Sangui's favorite concubine, Chen Yuanyuan, and Li Zicheng also enjoyed it,

After the matter unfolded, Li Zicheng promised Wu Sangui a generous salary as an executive,
He also promised that after the surrender, Ren Wu Sangui would choose thirty beauties as compensation.

Wu Sangui believed that someone sent a letter saying that his family members were all killed,
See your family first before surrendering,
Li Zicheng was also prepared. He brought his younger brother Wu Sanfu, the old housekeeper and two concubines along with the army.
Wu Sangui has been dragging Li Zicheng, delaying time,
He knew that the Expeditionary Army, Dorgon and Zu Zerun were rushing with the army,
Li Zicheng tried several times to no avail.

Under the persuasion of Li Yan, the counselor, decisively attacked Shanhaiguan,
He also rewarded Wu Sangui's head with the reward of being a marquis and a lot of money.

personally commanded the attack on Shanhaiguan,
The former Shanhaiguan guard general and officers and soldiers lost most of their lives when they heard that Daming was dead.

Thanks to the hard work of Wu Sangui's men and horses,
When it seems almost impossible to hold on,

Lu Jinyuan, Dorgon and Zu Zerun arrived in time,

Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing, Liu Zongmin and others saw the reinforcements coming,

Knowing that you can't fight, you stop attacking and want to escape,

How could Lu Jinyuan let him run away so easily?
Order Wu Sangui to open the door and lead his troops to pursue,
Li Zicheng was unwilling to reconcile, relying on his large number of people,

Morale is booming recently,
Order the Dashun army to meet the enemy,
The rabble of fish and dragons seems to be a huge crowd,

It's just average fighting power.
Lu Jinyuan and the expeditionary army did not make a move in the rear.

The Man Banners led by Dorgon and the Han Eight Banners led by Zu Zerun fought.
The two competed to perform in front of Lu Jinyuan,

When attacking, it is extremely sturdy, and when it meets it, it will do its best.
Neither side is a level opponent.

Where has the Dashun army seen such a fierce style of play?

The two armies fought hand to hand for less than a quarter of an hour,

The Dashun Army, which suffered heavy casualties, quickly collapsed.

Morale gone,

Liu Zongmin was stabbed several times and was seriously injured.
Li Yan, the most trusted adviser, was killed by a leader of the Eight Banners.
Li Zicheng was inexplicably angry, and finally, under Niu Jinxing's persuasion,
Escape with your confidantes and core elites,

The officers and soldiers who coerced the conscripts and the surrendered officers and soldiers could not be controlled.

where they are,

Delay the enemy's pursuit and allow yourself to escape from the battlefield smoothly.

That's their last value.

Wu Sangui and Dorgon wanted to chase, but Lu Jinyuan stopped them.
Let them clean up the battlefield, gather routs, prisoners and trophies, etc.
In the chaos, Wu Sangui's younger brother Wu Sanfu snatched a knife,

Rescued a sister-in-law with injuries all over her body, lucky to be alive to see Wu Sangui,

After cleaning up the mess, Lu Jinyuan ordered Dorgon and Zu Zeren to
Leading all the troops and horses, advance to the capital in two ways,
Don't seek quickness, every place you go, conquer one place,
Unexpectedly, the process was unexpectedly smooth,
Some common people lined the road to welcome them, and even took the initiative to lead the way.
Some gentry took the initiative to reward the expeditionary army, sending tea and meat,
Some officials took the lead in opening the gate to welcome the expeditionary army,
Daming is dead, Li Zi is defeated,

Lu Changle is a Han Chinese, and he was also the general soldier of the former Fujian Dynasty.

With many soldiers and broad generals, the strength is strong,
Even Jianlu, who was hated by the Ming government and the public,

Conquered too, and took it for himself,

Most importantly, word of mouth is very good,
Treat the people well, distribute the land to the people,
You can also get along well with gentlemen,
Although he has the title of Pretty Yan Jun, those who can be killed are all big girls who commit big evils,
Follow such a person, rest assured,
Unlike Li Zicheng, before he came, it was rumored that he was good in every way,

It's really here, it seems that you are poor, crazy, and hungry,

soon to reveal his true colors,
Open robbery for any reason,

Whether good or bad, officials or people,
One word, grab,

Robbing food, money, goods, and women,

In contrast, high and low stand out,
Here we must remember the intelligence team and Chen Qi made a great contribution,
Chen Qi has been working secretly in the north of the Yellow River, and Jianlu,
Not only did they try every means to secretly bring the Minnan Express to these places,
It also secretly developed a large number of people and spread it secretly among the people.
Nor is it against the Ming Dynasty,

It's something about Fujian and Lu Changle suppressing bandits and Anmin,

Let them know that there are these things through the way of silent sublimation,
Knowing what Lu Changle did and the current situation in Fujian,

Especially the happy life of Fujian people,

Cheng's firm also responded to Lu Changle's request,

Taking advantage of the influence of his own shop among Huizhou merchants,
Secretly propagating for Lu Changle,

The effect was beyond Lu Jinyuan's surprise.

As Lu Jinyuan, Dorgon, and Zu Zerun approached the capital step by step,
Lu Changle finally completed the confiscation and punishment of those Shanxi merchants who collaborated with the enemy and treasoned the country.

Unlike Shengjing's killing spree,
Lu Changle only kills the leaders and those with criminal records,

All other family members were sent to labor camps.

Give them a chance to change.

This trip to Zhangjiakou, Lu Changle can be said to be full,
The eight Shanxi merchants headed by Fan Yongdou,

In fact, many people participated in it.

Although they are not core,

However, the damage and impact caused cannot be underestimated.

Those who make black money and betray the country's wealth,

Lu Changle was not relentless at all, we cleaned up together,
A large number of materials such as grain, salt, ironware, cloth and yarn were seized,

It's difficult for the logistics department.

There are several large boxes of land deeds for shops and farms in various places,
Just gold and silver, equivalent to more than 500 million taels,
Valuable goods such as antiques, curios, calligraphy and paintings, furs, and ginseng,
More than 200 cars were fully installed.

Not only the expeditionary army, but also people with white flags know that Lu Changle is in a good mood,

It couldn't be more obvious that I couldn't close my mouth from ear to ear all day.

Just when Lu Changle was about to set off,

Gan Hui hurried in suddenly: "Governor, look, who is here?"

It was only then that Lu Changle noticed that a dark and thin man with a beard was following behind Gan Hui.
The first feeling is a little familiar, but I can't recognize it for a while.
until I saw the man's eyes,

Lu Changle's heart was agitated, and he asked, "You are Uncle Qi, and you almost didn't recognize you with your outfit."

Confidence in vigilance,

Sharp eyes like a falcon, and that unique temperament,

It must be Chen Qi who went to the north to do intelligence.

Chen Qi tore off the gray hair on his head, brushed off his beard,

Rub it hard on your face a few more times,
After revealing his true face, he respectfully saluted Lu Changle: "Chen Qi from the intelligence team, I have met the Governor."

The superior can do whatever he wants, and the subordinates cannot overstep.

Rules, can't be broken.

Lu Changle helped him up with his own hands and said, "Uncle Qi, you have worked hard these days."

The expedition went so smoothly, and the intelligence team took the top spot.
As the top leader of the intelligence team, Chen Qi,

Take the first place.

Chen Qi didn't care about reminiscing about the old days with Lu Changle, and said anxiously: "Grand Governor, this time, my subordinates have something very urgent to do."

(End of this chapter)