The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 65 Breakthrough
"Patriarch, I...I want to make it easier." Lu Changgeng said to Lu Changle with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Fan Sanpao, who was tied up, was laughing, crying, and swearing. I don't know if he laughed too much, and his throat made an unpleasant hoarse sound.
Looks like crazy,
The longer Lu Changgeng stayed, the more uncomfortable he felt, and couldn't help but find an excuse to go out and hide for a while.

Lu Changle nodded sympathetically and said, "Brother Chang Geng, let's go."

Obviously, Lu Changgeng couldn't bear the cruel execution scene, so he found an excuse to relax,
The second uncle insisted on pushing a well-mannered Lu Changgeng here, it was to embarrass him.

Lu Changgeng was so sad that he wanted to find a reason to leave, but Mu Sheng watched it with relish, and asked with great interest while watching: "Patriarch, you are still the best, once you make a move, that fat pig can't stand it, by the way, why Do sheep like to lick salt water?"

"Sheep also eat salt. You see sheep like to lick rocks in the wild. In fact, the rock has salt, and it is replenishing the salt. Have you heard the allusion of the sheep's car?"

Fan San dialed and didn't let go, since he was idle anyway, Lu Changle and Mu Sheng started chatting.

Mu Sheng did a good job, tossing those rich and unkind local tyrants and evil gentry in the fish and meat village, trying to get them to write IOUs,

Even a stingy person like Zhang Laocai wrote more than 1000 taels of IOUs,

Lu Changle did not break his promise and rewarded him with two little piglets for increasing the income of the clan.

"Looking for luck in a sheep cart? Patriarch, are you passing through Xinglin in a sheep cart?" After racking his brains to come up with an answer, Mu Sheng looked at Lu Changle expectantly.

As if waiting for Lu Changle to praise him for being smart.

Lu Changle was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed and said, "You are so smart, you have a good idea."

"Patriarch, tell me, I want to hear the story too." Lu Changwei leaned over and asked with admiration.

Brother Changle is really amazing, he seems to know everything.

"In the Jin Dynasty, there was an emperor named Sima Yan. There were too many concubines in the harem, and he didn't know which one to favor. Favor is sleeping, understand, so he thought of a way to get on a sheep cart and let the cart pull the cart to walk freely. When the sheep cart stopped in front of the concubine's door, he would sleep with that concubine. A clever concubine thought of a way to sprinkle salt water on the road and at the door. The sheep like the taste of salt water, and they come when they lick it. Go to the door of that concubine, so that concubine also succeeded in taking the throne."

It turned out to be like this, not only Lu Changwei, but Mu Sheng and Chang Sheng also nodded frequently,

As soon as the story was told, there was an effect over there:
"Hahaha, let's go hahaha. I said, I said." After speaking, Fan San almost roared out.

The feeling that life is worse than death is too uncomfortable,
If he kept laughing like this, Fan Sanbo felt that he would die and couldn't bear it any longer.

After struggling for so long and laughing for so long, Fan Sanpo was sweating all over his body, as if he had been fished out of the water.
The panting sound is like that of an old scalper who has just plowed the field.

Lu Changle pulled up a small bench, sat in front of Fan Sanbo, wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, and said calmly, "Brother Qiongbiao can figure it out, it's best, I don't either." bear with your punishment"

Grasping a person's weakness can quickly open a breakthrough,
Before Erzhuxiang's time came, Fan Sanpao succumbed.

He was not originally a strong-willed, firm stand.

Fan Sanbo looked at Lu Changle with some resentment, and said resignedly, "Patriarch Lu, I can give you whatever you want, but you must promise to spare my life, otherwise I won't say anything."

If it falls into the hands of others, save your life.

"We didn't have any enmity. Lu did this to ask for understanding and stability. Don't worry, brother Qiongbiao. I, Lu Changle, swear in the name of the Fuzhou Lu family. As long as brother Qiongbiao tells the truth, I will let brother Qiongbiao go." , If you break your oath, there will be five thunders from the sky."

After taking the oath, Lu Changle smiled quickly and said, "I don't look at the face of the monk, but also at the face of the Buddha. Lu has received so much kindness from Brother Qiongbiao, and he is still grateful in his heart."

Fan Sanpa snorted coldly, and quickly said resignedly, "If Patriarch Lu wants to know anything, you can ask."

Fan San didn't believe a single word of words like gratitude,

This guy is even more ruthless than himself, but he swears in the name of the Fuzhou Lu family, and Fan Sanbo reluctantly believes it.

Clan blood relatives are too important to a normal Daming person, so important that they are sacred and inviolable.

Finally prying open the guy's mouth, Lu Changle suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked in a flat tone: "Who the hell is Fang Wen?"

Before Fan Sanbo could speak, Lu Changle saw his flickering expression, and warned him: "There is also an interrogation over there, let's be honest, the matter of you secretly colluding with Jianlu is what he said, it's just very cunning, half-spoken It's really annoying to hide half a sentence, just now I went to have a look, oh, that's miserable, I guess his old lady won't recognize him, brother Qiongbiao, it's better to be honest, if the two sides are right No, don't blame me for not remembering the past at that time."

When Lu Changle said something, Fan Sanbo's face changed, and when he heard the sentence "his old lady is here, I can't even recognize her", a look of terror appeared in his eyes.

"Mr. Wen is actually a pseudonym, his real name is Fan Chengyin." Fan Sanbo gritted his teeth and confessed Mr. Wen's real identity.

Lu Changle was startled, Fan Chengyin, Fan Wencheng's eldest son, did not expect that Mr. Wen that Fan Sanbo was talking about was him.

Fan Wencheng is a hard-core traitor. Unlike many people who were forced to join Jianlu, he took the initiative to seek refuge and tried his best to serve Jianlu.
He participated in the decision-making of the strategy of attacking the Ming Dynasty, instigating against the officials of the Ming Dynasty, attacking North Korea, conquering Mongolia, and the construction of the national system, etc.

Unexpectedly, his son fell into his hands.

To make Fan Sanbo so obedient, someone of Fan Chengyin's level is indeed needed.

Lu Changle was extremely shocked in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded and said, "Fan Chengyin, the ginseng leader of Xianghuang Banner, I already know this, so you are honest."

Because of his great contribution, Fan Wencheng was also biographed by the history of the Qing Dynasty. Lu Changle had read the story of their family. At this time, Fan Chengyin's identity was the leader of the Xianghuang Banner.

What, even Mr. Wen's position is known?
Fan Sanbo was surprised at first, then a little rejoiced, and finally mixed with some anger.

That Fan Chengyin kept beating himself to be loyal to Houjin,
Saying that death is not terrible, what is terrible is dragging down those relatives who did not die, etc.

Before leaving Zhangjiakou for Fujian, Fan Chengyin tricked Fan Sanbo into participating in special training.
Feeling dizzy when suffering from pain is caused by Fan Chengyin's people.
It's good now, I haven't said anything yet, that Fan Chengyin couldn't stand the punishment, so he told Lu Changle all the secrets,
Is he living himself and letting others die for him?
Otherwise, how could Lu Changle, who has never been out of Fuzhou, know about Fan's firm and Houjin?
Knowing Fan Chengyin's position in Jianzhou, it must be that Fan Chengyin couldn't stand the torture, so he said it himself.

"Patriarch Lu's eyes are as bright as a torch, and Qiong Biao dare not hide anything," Fan Sanbo said flatteringly.

Knowing that he had frightened Fan Sanpao, Lu Changle nodded and said, "That's right, let's talk about why Fan's business came to Fujian, and what is the real purpose of coming here?"

Fan Sanbo didn't have the slightest chance in his heart, so he responded and explained honestly:
"Fujian has a lot of good tea. The original purpose of Fan's Trading Company was to sell tea in Fujian. The Dayuchuan Tea Shop is the first store opened by Fan's Trading Company in Fujian."

"After developing in Fujian, I found that the political situation in Fujian was relatively stable and the people were well-off, so I opened stores for grain, oil, groceries, and silk."

"Later, Zheng Zhilong returned to the imperial court, and the sea trade was officially opened. It was easier to sell ginseng and leather goods, so the scale was expanded."

"No, the master of Houjin, Jianlu, who killed thousands of knives, was dissatisfied with the quantity we shipped. At that time, that old thief Fan Wencheng found my father and asked my father to develop contacts in Fujian at any cost, to inquire about the situation for Jianlu, Purchasing Urgently Needed Supplies”

"The effect is better than expected. Six years ago, Fan Chengyin came to Fuzhou under the pseudonym Fang Wen, and that Young Shouzhong was actually here to grab the credit."

Fan San dialed to the end, and couldn't help complaining.

Lu Changle said without changing his face: "How to collect urgently needed supplies and transport them back to Jianzhou?"

As I guessed, Fan's business is flourishing everywhere in Fujian, and the young owner, Fan Sanbo, personally sits in the town. This is definitely not an easy matter.

It was written by that hard-core old traitor Fan Wencheng.

Fan Sanbo hesitated for a moment, and quickly said, "Most of them are shipped by sea."

This matter is a secret, so let's talk about it without saying it, or answer it honestly, so as to avoid the pain of flesh and blood.

Lu Changle sat up straight a little, and said impatiently: "Tell me everything you know, don't say half a sentence and leave half a sentence, it's tempting."

"At the beginning, we collected grain and ironware. The price was high, the efficiency was slow, and it was not convenient to transport. At the beginning, we went to Hankou, transported the things to Hankou by boat, and then tried to transport them to Jianzhou."

"Why not ship it directly to Jianzhou? Wouldn't that be easier?" Lu Changle interjected.

Fan Sanbo explained: "The closer you get to Jianzhou, the stricter the investigation. In order to prevent Jianlu from getting supplies, the imperial court set up many outposts on the sea route, and some of them can't be solved with money."

"Very good, continue"

"Later, I met Zheng Du, the second son of the Zheng family. Zheng Du didn't dislike being with us, and he was also very interested in making money. As long as the benefits are in place, we can talk about anything."

"Of course, Zheng Du won't show up in person, but his confidantes. After making connections, he can easily get food, ironware and even weapons. When we ship things, we can ship them to a place where Jianlu can easily receive them for delivery.”

Lu Changle frowned and said, "Zhangjiakou transports more by land, or does Fujian transport more by sea?"

Sure enough, it is inseparable from the person surnamed Zheng,
The Shanxi merchants headed by Fan Yongdou secretly communicated with Jianlu, and used mules and horses to transport their urgently needed supplies to Jianlu's old lair.

During the Little Ice Age, the highly developed agriculture was difficult in the Ming Dynasty, let alone the nomadic Jianlu,

Jianlu was able to survive the most difficult period, thanks to the traitorous merchants in Shanxi.

Fan Sanbo replied without thinking, "It must be by sea. The big ships are not comparable to those mules and horses."

Seeing Lu Changle's doubts and disbelief, Fan Sanbo explained: "Patriarch Lu has never been to Shang, so it is reasonable to be unclear. If a cart of grain is transported from Zhangjiakou to Jianzhou, people eat horse chews and consume it every day." , and the road is difficult, when we reach Jianzhou, half of it will be good."

"Another reason is that the imperial court set up a large number of outposts on the border, and the generals of the guards are changed from time to time. We can't buy everyone. We can only wait for the generals who have been bought to be on duty before we have the opportunity to ship them out. They will be shipped every two or three months. It’s normal to have a batch.”

"So, land transportation is far inferior to sea transportation," Fan Sanbo concluded.

Lu Changle nodded thoughtfully, and quickly asked: "Brother Qiongbiao, Mr. Zheng Er is doing business with you, Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, do you know?"

Qing history records that the eight so-called imperial merchants used mules and horses to transport Houjin's urgently needed supplies to Jianzhou in the early days of the Qing Dynasty, so that Houjin could survive the famine crisis.

Many people don't believe it, including Lu Changle,

How much can the merchant's cavalry carry?Can hundreds of mules and horses satisfy tens of thousands of Jianlu?

People eat horse chews, how much food and grass are consumed along the way?

Besides, Daming set up so many guards, fortified cities along the road, and so many loyal men,
Take the controversial Zu Dashou as an example. He was born in a general family and was a prominent general in Ningyuan.

Besieged in Jinzhou for a year, without waiting for reinforcements and food from the court, they killed each other in the city,
The old people, women, and wounded soldiers were all eaten up, and they had no strength to resist, so they finally surrendered.

With his personality, he will never let the lowly businessmen secretly cooperate with and capitalize on the enemy,
There are still many people like Zu Dashou who are loyal to the national court, which also restricts the scale and quantity of traitors like Fan Yongdou.
Thinking that the Qing people had the practice of revising history, Lu Changle has always maintained a skeptical attitude.

Fan San's words confirmed Lu Changle's suspicion.

Fan Sanbo said with certainty: "There's such a big commotion, the Zheng surname not only knows about it, but also wants to manipulate the situation secretly. Patriarch Lu, please watch, no matter which one wins, Da Ming or Jianlu, Zheng Zhilong will definitely have a hard time."

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"Selling prohibited items to Jianlu expressly stipulated by the imperial court, the court knows, can they spare him? Zheng Du sells materials to Jianlu at a very low price, so it's okay to make a lot of money from it. He also secretly manipulates according to the tense, For example, when the Ming Dynasty is dominant, it will increase the delivery of materials, and it will give what is needed, which is very refreshing; if the Jianlu is dominant, he will block the materials that Jianlu wants."

"The one surnamed Zheng is sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, letting Jianlu and Daming fight to the death, and he happens to profit from it."

"I heard from my father that the banner owners of Jianlu were very dissatisfied with Zheng Zhilong, and some people threatened to destroy his whole family."

Hearing this, Lu Changle couldn't help but said: "If there is a cause, there must be an effect, interesting."

Zheng Zhilong, who holds a heavy army and is known as the maritime overlord of Southeast Asia, does not seem to have taken the initiative to attack Jianlu's coastal defense line.

At least there is no large-scale sneak attack, attack, the kind that can leave historical materials,

As soon as Jianlu's iron hooves arrived in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong took his family and confidantes to meet him, and was later coerced to the capital.
After being useless, he was beheaded,
Apart from his son Zheng Chenggong's refusal to surrender, is there any dissatisfaction in the previous area?

"Yes yes yes, interesting, interesting" Zheng Sanbo echoed with a flattering expression.

Life and death are between Lu Changle's thoughts, what he has to do now is to please this shameless person in front of him.

It is said that eating people's mouths is short, and people's hands are short. This sentence is of no use to Lu Changle.

Eat so much, have fun,
On the surface, he wanted to dig out his heart to show his loyalty, so he turned around and stabbed him with a knife.
If there is a chance, Zheng Sanbo really wants to slap the teacher who taught Lu Changle a few times,
Isn't it teaching the Four Books and Five Classics? Let's see what kind of harm can be taught.

Lu Changle asked the question he wanted to know the most: "Fan's firm is Jianlu's headquarters in Fujian. What is Jiuchongtian doing?"

After knowing the identity of the mysterious person, what interests Lu Changle most now is Jiuchongtian located on Xiaoyue Island.

It took so much manpower and material resources to build the Nine Heavens, the picture is definitely not small.

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　Who said artillery was short and feeble,

　　Am I being embarrassed?
　　There are two big chapters today,
　　Okay, let's vote consciously
　　
　
(End of this chapter)