The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 66

"Jiuzhongtian is in charge of Fan Chengyin. It is mainly used to win over officials, spy on information, and collect money. Patriarch Lu is really not a petty fan. Everyone who goes to Xiaoyue Island must get Fan Chengyin's nod. I can't make up my mind alone. .”

Lu Changle complained that day, why didn't he take him to enjoy it earlier, this matter must be explained,
Otherwise, it would be miserable to blame yourself.

"It seems that you still have a division of labor, go ahead and say what you have to say, don't talk nonsense, and don't hide it, if not, hmph"

With a cold snort, Fan San was actually taken aback.

"Don't dare, dare not" Fan Sanba said twice in a row that he didn't dare, and quickly explained: "Fan Chengyin's actions in Fujian are all led by Fan Chengyin, but Fan Chengyin is in charge of intelligence, and he is in charge of the listening group. People from Jiuchongtian , all belong to Di Ting, as for me, I am responsible for the operation and wooing, and the caravan guard Black Tiger Team listens to my dispatch."

"There is also a group of five ghosts, mainly for retreating, and one of Captain Mo Xu's Shuimen City Walled patrols."

After a pause, Fan Sanbo said with some hesitation: "Fan Chengyin and I disappeared at the same time. We are in a critical condition. It is possible that they have already withdrawn."

Lu Changle was startled when he heard the words, and turned to look at Lu Changwei,

Lu Changwei understood, turned and walked out.

Immediately find Lu Changfu, who is in charge of inquiring about the news, to see what happened to Fan's firm.

"Retreat? Is everyone retreating?" Lu Changle continued to ask.

"Yes, it's just withdrawn in batches. The shopkeepers of each store and some important people in the business, such as guards, buddies, and handymen, will be withdrawn first, and then they will be withdrawn later."

"Black Tiger, Truth Listening, Five Ghosts, these names are very standard," Lu Changle said to himself.

The black tiger is the mount of Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth, and it is said that it can increase wealth;
According to legend, it is a psychic beast lying under the scriptures of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. It has a tiger head, a single horn, dog ears, a dragon body, a lion tail, and a unicorn foot. Recognize all things in the world, especially good at listening to people's hearts. The most famous one is to listen to the story of distinguishing the true from the false Monkey King;

There are many interpretations of the five ghosts. According to Fan Sanbo, it should be derived from a spell called five ghosts, which can move things to other places without anyone noticing.

There are really a lot of careful thoughts.

Fan Sanbo didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only force a harmless smile.

"Those girls from Jiuchongtian were all brought up together and sent here?" Lu Changle asked suddenly.

"Patriarch Lu is well aware of everything, and you can't hide anything from you. Jianlu captured a large number of people as slaves, and selected dignified girls around the age of three from the Han slaves, and taught them by Mr. Han. In fact, they were instilled in them to sacrifice themselves and be loyal to Jianlu.

In order not to show any flaws, Fan Wencheng also specially circled a place where the speech, customs and living habits are the same as ordinary Han people. After passing the examination, they will be sent to various places. Most of the women like those in Jiuchongtian follow the motorcade of Fan's firm. to Fujian. "

That old dog Fan Wencheng, in order to be loyal to his master, really took great pains,
When he came out, I don't know how many innocent women were killed.
When Lu Changle first came to Jiuchongtian, he noticed that there are many beauties in Jiuchongtian, but they have a faint resemblance.

What looks like is not the appearance, but the tone of speech, living habits, and temperament,
This is the first time I see Faqianqian, I like to use the word "what" when speaking,

When choosing tea in the tea shed, the first thing the tea lady said was "My lord, is there any tea you like?"
Later, when I observed other women, they more or less had this habit.

If you don't look at the face, it seems that they are all sisters from the same mother's womb. It turns out that they were taught by the "assembly line".

It's not like those high-end clubs in later generations, when the technician introduces it, he will say:

Technician No. XX from Sichuan;

Technician No. XX from Hunan;

Technician No. XX from Jilin
from all over the world,

There are so many beauties in Jiuchongtian, and it feels like they come from the same place, which is too unusual to doubt.

After Nurhachi became rich, he and his son became masters,

The clansmen have all become the slaves of their family, and the master can kill the slaves and do whatever he wants,

All the clansmen are like this, not to mention the Han people who were taken captive to Jianzhou, they are slaves among slaves, servants among servants,

Even the body and life do not belong to oneself, let alone dignity and freedom,
They don't know that everything they do is actually hurting their compatriots.

"Fan's firm has been operating in Fujian for many years, and Jiuchongtian has also opened for six years. Tell me who they have bought, and to put it bluntly, tell me who secretly joined Jianlu." Lu Changle asked a very important and persistent question. Questions to ask.

These secretly traitors are not only Daming's enemies, they will also be their own enemies in the future.
It's best to get hold of them, so that you can play more cards in your hand.

Fan Sanpao said with a wry smile: "Patriarch Lu, I want to say that over the years, Fan's firm has only made friends with officials, and has not instigated them to join Jianlu, do you believe it?"

"How is it possible? Are you kidding me?" Lu Changle asked immediately.

Spending so much manpower and material resources is not for buying, but just making friends?
Who believes?

"I know Patriarch Lu doesn't believe it, please listen to my explanation."

"The Zheng family in Quanzhou is aware of the existence of the Nine Heavens, but they just have one eye open and the other eye closed. After all, Fujian is the territory of the Zheng family, and their eyeliner is everywhere, so they can't hide it."

"In Zheng's territory, it's not easy for us to provoke him."

"Firstly, he can't beat him, and secondly, the materials needed by Jianlu need to be purchased from them."

"Jiuzhongtian is not useless at all. It can make money. It is not a special guest. At least 200 taels of silver per day, not including drinks."

"Women who have received special training can find information from guests' words. Some officials and generals like to talk nonsense when they drink too much. That is the best time to collect information."

"The most important point, this is also what Fan Chengyin said, use Jiuchongtian to corrupt the physique and fighting spirit of Fujian officials and generals, so that they will love and enjoy it"

"When a person gets used to enjoying himself, he will become life-threatening and no longer like going to the battlefield"

"Jianlu's actions are actually effective. The court has repeatedly promised Zheng Zhilong to attack Jianlu from the sea, but his subordinates persuaded him to quit. The reason is that the people in his hands are gone, and they will be liquidated if they have no use value. , it is better to sit on the mountain and watch Daming and Jianlu fight."

"Really, at most it's a good relationship, sometimes it's convenient for Fan's firm, and no one is against anyone"

When Fan Sanbo was speaking, he had been secretly observing Lu Changle's expression,

Afraid that Lu Changle would not believe it, he said what he heard from Fan Chengyin: "Fan has a guess that Zheng Zhilong is getting old and not as energetic as before, but many of his subordinates are still strong and strong. In order for his son to take over smoothly, We win over and corrupt those generals, and remove obstacles for him in a disguised form, except for Zheng Du and Zheng Zhibao, the rest of the Zheng family have never been here."

In this way, it seems reasonable.

Fujian is Zheng Zhilong's territory, and Fan's firm can be easily crushed with a flick of a finger.
As long as it is not too much, Zheng Zhilong can choose to open one eye and close the other eye,
Anyway, Jianlu has something to ask of him. Through Fan's firm, Zheng Zhilong can also support Jianlu to consume Daming's strength.

Zheng Zhilong must not have forgotten how the senior Wang Zhi died.

"What happened to Zheng Du?" Lu Changle suddenly asked.

Because of the tea, Zheng Du made a big fuss in the tea mountain, and even killed several members of the Lu clan in Fuzhou in front of the Lu clan's ancestral hall.

In order to save the people, the ancestors sacrificed heroically,
This matter is not only a pain in Lu Changle's heart, but also a pain in the hearts of everyone in the Lu family in Fuzhou.

If you have a chance, you must figure it out and give the clansman an explanation.
I also want to give my ancestors an explanation.

Fan Sanbo hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Everything was instigated by Fan Chengyin. He sent someone to hint in front of Zheng Du that Fangshan Luya was so good. After hearing this, Zheng Du sent someone to ask for it. plan, because the nobles’ tea has already been ordered by our people.”

"If you don't give it to Zheng Du, the Lu family will anger him; if you give it, it will be a breach of contract. No matter what it is, it will give Fan's firm an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Patriarch Lu, to be honest, I wanted to stand up and gain favor when the nobles needed it, but I didn't expect Zheng Du's personal soldier to die unexpectedly. That personal soldier was not only Zheng Du's confidant, but also a male favourite. Zheng Du made a big fuss in Xingping Village in a rage."

"I didn't show up in the end. The main reason was that there was a lot of trouble and I couldn't clean it up. But it is also good. The Lu family will hate the government and the Zheng family of Quanzhou, so it is easier to win over."

"did not expect"

Fan San dialed no more.

Things went smoothly, and the Fuzhou Lu family was dragged onto the big ship of the Fan's business step by step.

Both Fan Chengyin and Fan Sanbo felt that the strategy against Fuzhou's Zheng family was very successful.

In Fan Sanbo's eyes, Lu Changle is like a snail held by two hands, sure enough,

I never dreamed that a man who played with an eagle would have his eyes pecked out by an eagle, and a man who raised a tiger would be eaten by a tiger.

Lu Changle asked with a sinking face, "Why did you focus on the Fuzhou Lu family?"

Just as I guessed, what happened to Zheng Du was caused by someone secretly pushing the tide.

Just, why did you choose Fuzhou Lu's?

Lu Changle was angry in his heart, Lu Changgeng, Mu Sheng and others present heard, one by one heard the anger,

Fists are clenched.

Fan Sanbo hesitated for a moment, and quickly explained: "The two clans of Fuzhou, Lu and Yang, are fighting each other. The sturdy folk customs and the spirit of not fearing death make it difficult for those who are interested in not to be tempted. Fan Chengyin thinks that the Lu family of Fuzhou is easier to attack, because the Lu family of Fuzhou ,,,poverty."

Feeling that he was speaking too bluntly, and afraid that Lu Changle would be angry, Fan Sanbo quickly explained: "Patriarch Lu, Fan Chengyin said these things, don't look at me as the young owner of Fan's Firm, in fact, apart from doing business, everything else is said by Fan Chengyin Forget it, it’s really none of my business.”

Mu Sheng went up with a livid face, wanting to teach Fan Sanbo to avenge his ancestor, but was held back by Lu Changle.

On that day, the two clans fought with each other, Fan Chengyin took a fancy to the Lu family of Fuzhou and gave up the Yang family.
That is Yang's conditions are much better than Lu's,
Yang's population and fields are similar to those of Lu's, but Yang's has the largest and best papermaking workshop in Fujian.

It is not an exaggeration to say that one of the three pieces of paper in Fujian is produced by Yang's Papermaking Workshop.

In addition to papermaking, the Yang family has more than a dozen Rongxiang Study Studios in Fujian that sell the Four Treasures of the Study and books.

Life is much richer than Lu's.

Lu Changle suppressed the anger in his heart, nodded and said:

"Brother Qiongbiao, you also said just now that the Lu family in Fuzhou is very poor, and you know that I am the patriarch. There are more than 1 mouths waiting for me to raise them. The cost is too high. Everyone has come here. It is unreasonable not to donate." , I am not picky, gold and silver jewellery, agate and pearls, etc., all valuables are accepted, and the shop is fine, a gentleman does not steal people's love."

Fan Chengyin and Fan Sanbo are sure to die, but before they die, they have to squeeze out their usefulness.

Once they die, the people from Fan's Commercial Firm will definitely withdraw, no matter whether they can successfully withdraw, Lu Changle will not be able to get those shops,
I don't know how many eyes are staring at it, maybe Zheng Du will also intervene,
It's never the Lu family's turn in Fuzhou, so there's no need to ask for trouble.

Fan Sanbo said with a mournful face, "Patriarch Lu, it's not that Fan doesn't show face, and I really can't afford the money for the time being, but I can write a letter and ask the family to send money."

"Huh? Tangtang Fan's Firm, you say I have no money? Fan San dial, don't show shame" Lu Changle's face turned cold, and his tone became serious.

Give you a face?He opened his mouth and said that he had no money, and that he waited for the remittance from home,

How long will it take to transfer from Shanxi to Fujian?
Fan Sanbo was taken aback by Lu Changle, and quickly explained: "Patriarch Lu, I'm really not lying to you. Fan's business makes a lot of money, but it has to bear the huge expenses of the Black Tiger Team and Jiuchongtian, and also spends money to win over officials from all over the country. General, the money was not put into the treasury, and there was not much left. A month ago, Fan Chengyin took away nearly 10 taels of cash. To tell the truth, this time, in order to raise 8000 taels of ransom, the warehouse The goods are almost all mortgaged, and I have borrowed money from the village and peers, of which [-] taels are profit."

Spending money is like flowing water, and mountains of gold and silver are not enough to squander.

Lu Changle's heart moved, and he quickly asked, "Did Fan Chengyin use money to hoard medicinal materials?"

I remembered that my second uncle complained that the price of raw medicinal materials was rising too fast,

Lu Changle had a bad feeling, and not only asked his second uncle to stock up a lot at a high price, but also asked Fan Sanbo for help, ordering a batch.

It is unclear what their purpose is for hoarding medicinal materials.

"Yes, I also asked Fan Chengyin why he hoarded so many medicinal materials. He said that they were useful, but why didn't he know, I heard that a lot of them were wasted?" Fan Sanbo replied with some displeasure.

The money was earned by himself, and Fan Chengyin spent money like water without blinking.

He didn't feel sad, but Fan San felt heartbroken.

Lu Changle questioned him for more than a quarter of an hour, until his mouth was dry.

Just when Fan Sanbo thought that after Lu Changle's questioning, he could be relieved, Lu Changle's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Fan Sanbo, you still have one very important matter that you haven't explained."

Is there anything else?

Fan Sanbo's face turned pale, and he quickly said, "No, Patriarch Lu, there really isn't any more. I've told you everything I know, and there really aren't any more."

"Really? Think about it, what else is important to say?" Lu Changle said with a smile.

After thinking hard for a while, Fan Sanbo still shook his head: "It's gone, it's really gone."

I have already mentioned how many concubines I have and the name of my favorite maid, but I really can't think of anything that I don't care about.

"It seems that Brother Qiongbiao can't remember it for a while, it's okay, I'll find two helpers to help you remember it well"

Lu Changle winked, Mu Sheng brought the two sheep over with one hand, brushed them with salt water skillfully,

The two sheep tried their best to lick the soles of Fan Sanbo's feet again, and Fan Sanbo soon burst into laughter while struggling desperately.
"Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't hahahahaha."

There is no need to stop, and there is no need to sympathize with Han women,

It is a surprise to find out useful information again.
If he fails to interrogate, it will be regarded as revenge for the ancestors and clansmen.

Just as Lu Changle walked outside the cave, he was in charge of inquiring about the news. Lu Changfu rushed over on horseback.

"Patriarch, when I met Changwei on the way, he told me everything, and I happened to report these things when I went back." Lu Changfu didn't care about taking a break, and said straight to the point:
"The Black Tiger Team in Changtang Village was taken away. I heard that the Black Tiger Team saw that there was no hope of breaking through the siege. They all committed suicide in fear of crime, and no one was left alive. Hong Qianhu found a large number of weapons that were expressly prohibited by the imperial court in the camp. With less wealth, I pulled several carts back to the barracks."

"Several shopkeepers and tents of Fan's Commercial Bank disappeared. Someone saw them leaving by boat, and the shops were all closed."

Lu Changle quickly asked: "Where's Jiuchongtian? What's going on?"

Jianlu’s intelligence activities in Fujian mainly consisted of three parts:
The Black Tigers, responsible for security and providing force;
The listening team responsible for spying on intelligence and buying people's hearts;
Finally, the five ghosts in charge of the retreat;

Most of the Black Tiger Squad was wiped out by Hong Qianhu, and the Five Ghost Squad should have withdrawn the important figures from Fan's firm.

As the most important listening team, what should they do?
　The two updates are almost [-] words, which is equivalent to four updates for others!
　　Is it enough to see? Not enough?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)