The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 39 Follow the patriarch and have meat to eat
"Patriarch, can you still conjure money?" Lu Jinyuan said with some doubts.

Lu Changle didn't speak, stretched out his hand to his waist, and then threw it to Lu Jinyuan: "Go on."

Lu Jinyuan took it over and saw that it was two heavy silver cakes. After weighing them, each piece weighed about ten taels.

"Uncle Yuan, do you see anything special?"

After looking around, Lu Jinyuan quickly found the difference: "The batch of silver we got back was snowflake silver. This silver cake is a little dusty, and its purity is not as good as the official silver."

Lu Changle nodded and said, "That's right, I mixed something in it, 800 taels of official silver, and after I got rid of the fire consumption, I got 82 taels of silver."

"This silver is only a little grayer than the original one. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to see it. There's so much more after the fire consumption is removed. Patriarch, you are too powerful." Lu Jinyuan couldn't help but praise.

"I still need Fan's help, don't go too far, if not, it's okay to add another 2000 taels." Lu Changle said confidently.

That batch of official silver was snowflake silver containing [-]% silver. Lu Changle mixed copper when melting it.
The new silver refined out contains [-]% silver, and then the silver is washed white and brightened with salt and alkali flour.
The gold ingots cast by officials are also operated in the same way.

More than 2000 taels "changed" out.

The fineness is not as good as before, but there is no problem in circulation. There are still a lot of gray silver with a silver content of less than [-]% on the market.
This is the reason why it is often necessary to check the fineness of silver when purchasing items and trading goods.

Lu Jinyuan said with bright eyes: "Patriarch, how much money can we keep?"

Such a large sum of money made Lu Jinyuan's mouth water. "

"Agreed half of each person, give him 900 taels, and the rest will belong to our Fuzhou Lu family."

Lu Jinyuan did some calculations, his heart was ecstatic, and he was a little trembling when he spoke: "We can drop more than 8000 taels."

More than 8000 taels, since Lu Jinyuan can remember, the Lu family in Fuzhou has never been so rich.

"More than that, we also have half of the bully Dao Liu's property, um, keep the silver, give him the jewelry." Lu Changle happily made a decision.

The jewelry used by the dead is strange to wear on one's own body, so I don't want it.

Lu Jinyuan took a deep breath again, and said with some concern: "Snowflakes have become gray silver, will Fan Shaodong's family have any objections?"

Dao Liu's cash and silver amounted to more than 3000 taels, and those jewelry were only in the early 1000 taels. The patriarch is really rude.

The good snowflake silver has become gray silver, can Fan Shaodong's family agree?

In terms of the credit for this operation, Fan's business accounted for at least [-]%, but the Lu family seemed to be following behind to pick up the leftovers.

When it came time to distribute the money, they would eat a lot of money instead, and I don't know if Fan Shaodong's family will be angry.

Lu Changle said calmly: "The money is not mixed. When it is brought to the market, those vicious government servants can tell that there is something wrong with the money at a glance, and the person surnamed Fan has nothing to say."

Speaking of this, Lu Changle said confidently: "Uncle Yuan, don't worry, I know it well."

Who is Fan Sanbo, Lu Changle knows very well, now that he is obviously at a disadvantage and wants to win over Fuzhou Lu's,

The God of Wealth has knocked on the door, there is no reason to drive out, it is pure bastard not to take advantage of it.

"I don't worry about the patriarch's work, hee hee" Lu Jinyuan said with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Yuan, just find a few reliable people to watch over. You go home and have a good rest. You've worked hard these days."

Lu Jinyuan responded, and saw that Lu Jinyuan had gone far away, and then remembered that the two silver cakes had not been returned, and quickly said: "Patriarch, the money has not been returned to you yet."

"Keep it, there are all those who participated in the action." Lu Changyuan left without looking back.

20 taels, just give it to yourself?
Lu Jinyuan couldn't believe it, he squeezed the silver cake in his hand, and quickly stuffed it around his waist.

When returning home, Lu Jinyuan's footsteps were a little wandering,

The old patriarch has foresight. With such a courageous patriarch, life will be prosperous.

Lu Changle left from the material room without doing anything, and went straight home.
After a simple meal and a simple wash, I covered my head and went to sleep.

It took three days for the operation to go back and forth, and another two days for the melting and recasting of the gold and silver,

I have been in a state of high excitement and tension, and when I really relax, I feel that I am going to be exhausted and paralyzed.

This sleep was so sound that Lu Changle didn't wake up until noon the next day.

It's good to be young, and when you wake up, you will be alive again.

After eating something, Lu Changle walked out of the house, ready to go to the ancestral hall to see the injured clansman.

Most of those who were slightly injured went home to recuperate. There are more than a dozen seriously injured clan members in the ancestral hall for treatment.
It's been five days and I don't know if it's getting better.

Before I got to the ancestral hall, I heard my second uncle cursing and seemed very angry.

"Second uncle, which disobedient young man has provoked you?" Lu Changle said as he walked into the ancestral hall.

"Hello Patriarch"

"The patriarch is finally back"

The clansmen in the ancestral hall, no matter men, women, old or young, greeted Lu Changle with a smile.

After Lu Changle became the patriarch, the injured and unlucky clan members were well resettled.
The people of the tribe got more food and meat,
The complexion of the adults is obviously much better, and the little faces of the children are also more fleshy.

In addition, Lu Changle also spent a lot of money to hire teachers, and the children in the clan can learn for free.

Even when farming, there is no need to compete with the rival Yang for water.
The satisfaction of the clansmen continued to increase, and Lu Changle's prestige also increased.

Lu Changle didn't put on airs, and greeted his clansmen with a smile.

When the second uncle saw Lu Changle coming, his eyes lit up first, and he quickly threw the account book in his hand aside, and said angrily: "The younger generation in the clan is respectful and obedient, it's too late to be happy, how can you be angry, I I'm angry with those herbal medicine shops."

"The raw medicine shop?" Lu Changle asked in surprise: "Second Uncle, what's the matter with the raw medicine shop?"

"I don't know why, but the price of medicinal materials has been rising recently. For medicinal materials such as Chuanqiong, Shenjincao, rhubarb, Glauber's salt, and Panax notoginseng, the price has almost doubled in less than three days." The second uncle said with a frown.

There are many wounded in the clan, and a lot of medicinal materials are used every day.
As the housekeeper of the Lu family in Fuzhou, the second uncle takes care of everything, such as medicinal materials and wound medicines, which are also purchased by the second uncle.

"Could it be that there are too many wars, which affect the supply of medicinal materials?" Lu Changle asked with some doubts.

"In these years, which year was it peaceful? Fujian has self-produced medicinal materials. Most of the medicinal materials outside travel by water, and raw medicine shops will also stock up. In previous years, the prices of medicinal materials during wars have never been so outrageous. I asked a familiar shopkeeper. Recently, someone secretly made a lot of Acquisition, so that the price is out of control."

Lu Changle frowned, thought for a while, and quickly said: "Second Uncle, the medicine that should be used has to be bought even if the price has risen. Not only do we have to buy it, but we also need to buy more and store it up for emergencies."

After the news of the Songjin decisive battle reached Fujian, Fan Sanbo's wooing of himself accelerated significantly.

Fan Sanbo, who was supposed to be low-key and lurking, took great risks to rob all the floats,
For some reason, Lu Changyuan felt that things were not that simple.

"That would cost a lot of money," said the second uncle with some heartache.

The account book of the public house finally saw the money, and it cost a lot of money, the second uncle was really reluctant.

The expense is high, the income is small, and the tea mountain is also sold, which is difficult.

Lu Changle chuckled, and leaned over to tell his second uncle what had happened in the past few days.

"Really?" The second uncle's old eyes were as big as bull's eyes, and his mouth trembled when he spoke.

Apart from the money to buy an official, Lu Changle still has more than ten thousand taels of silver in his account.
I can't even dream of such a good thing.

"Really" Lu Changle nodded seriously: "For the sake of safety, the money will not be put into the public account, nor will it be deposited in the public house's treasury. It will be hidden outside, and you will get it when you need it."

"Okay, buy, buy some nourishing medicinal materials, so that the injured offspring can recover sooner, and buy more meat, let the people in the clan know that following the patriarch, there is meat to eat." The second uncle said with a rare air.

(End of this chapter)