The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 79 Extortion
The best-performing shed still has a [-]% mortality rate.

However, it is also worth gratifying. In the face of pimple plague, human beings are no longer resigned to fate, and have a little resistance.
If the death rate is reduced by [-]%, that is tens of thousands of lives.

Lu Changle clenched his fists and said happily: "Great, Uncle Dong, you are really the treasure of our town, now we can sleep peacefully."

Pimple plague can be prevented and cured. It gives people a sense of confidence and security that cannot be measured by money.

"No, no." Lu Jindong waved his hands again and again, and said cheerfully, "Qingwenfang was written by the patriarch, and Luo Ming was also found by the patriarch, so I was there to help. In terms of merit, the patriarch is the town clan." Treasure."

The old ancestors are very good at seeing people. After Lu Changle became the patriarch, the life of the Lu family in Fuzhou became more and more prosperous.

Look at the present, Fujian is full of pimple plague, lack of food and salt, lack of medical treatment and medicine, Fuzhou Lu family has prepared all these early,

As for the scary pimple plague, don't be afraid, the patriarch will have a countermeasure after he sleeps.

"Uncle Dong is talking too much, so I will talk behind my back. Uncle Dong is busy with the medical shed."

When mentioning the medical shed, Lu Jindong said with some shame: "The matter of the medical shed has made the patriarch bother and cost the clan. Patriarch, why don't you charge some money, and don't let the clan suffer too much."

The parents of the doctors thought that pimple plague is not an ordinary disease and cannot be treated in the village.

The medical shed outside the village was set up by the clan, not to mention helping with dispensing and decocting medicine.
Now it is difficult to find medicine in the whole Changle County. If Lu Changle hadn't allocated a large amount of medicine, the medical shed would have been unable to support it.

The news that it can cure pimple plague has spread, and more people will come to seek medical treatment at that time.

No matter how much the cost is not recovered, Jinshan Yinhai will not be enough to fill.

Lu Changle pondered for a while, nodded and said: "The Lu family in Fuzhou is not doing good deeds, but they can't take advantage of the fire to ruin their reputation. Just charge a little medicine fee. If it is inconvenient, you can default. It’s a good deed, human life is at stake, and we can’t ignore death.”

If you want to do big things, you have to be willing, and you can't be greedy for small profits, which will tarnish your reputation.

"Okay, listen to the patriarch." Uncle Dong nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, Uncle Dong, is there enough staff in the medical shed now?"

"I was a little nervous at the beginning, but I hired a few helpers from the people who survived, plus Luo Langzhong, it was enough."

The two chatted for a while, and Lu Jindong left quickly.
The test last night is effective, and we need to continue to follow up and improve.
It's just a test and can't explain anything. To confirm, you have to continue the test.

Confirmation can only be confirmed by a sufficient number of clinical observations.

A gust of north wind blew, Lu Changle subconsciously wrapped her clothes tightly,

Looking at the big bare trees next to me, I remembered that it was winter.

Whether it is Fujian or Daming, this winter will be extremely cold.

Lu Changle intends to go to the ancestral hall to find the second uncle to see the recent expenses,
Let's see how Lu Changgeng's work is doing,
Lu Changle has been too busy to sort out the money and silver obtained from tied meat tickets, the goods owed on credit from Fan’s firm, including the secret reserves pried out of Fan Sanbo’s mouth,
Lu Changgeng returned just in time, so I left it to him to take care of it.
In this way, the second uncle is in charge of the public accounts of the clan, and Lu Changgeng is in charge of the private accounts of the clan that cannot be seen.
The two work well together.

As soon as he walked halfway, he saw Lu Jinqing, the head of the fifth house, holding an iron rod in his hand, rushing over aggressively, startling Lu Changle,
"Patriarch, it's not good." Lu Jinqing said anxiously: "Fatty Zhou from the Plum Blossom Institute has come, and he brought dozens of people with him. He is just at the entrance of the village. He just opened his mouth to ask for tea and transportation fees. He dared to go to Fuzhou to make trouble. He's tired of living."

Speaking of the latter, Lu Jinqing's face became a little grim.

Lu Changle's heart was shocked, and he quickly said: "Uncle Qing, you go and stabilize the situation first, and tell the young people not to do anything, I will be there later."

Meihuasuo is a [-]-households house located [-] miles south of Changle County.
Zhou Chong, the head of a hundred households, is a fat man with a big belly. Everyone calls him Fatty Zhou behind his back.
Zhou Chong was originally a small boss on a pirate ship.

After Zheng Zhilong returned to the imperial court, he attained enlightenment alone, and his subordinates also ascended to heaven.

Zhou Chong transformed himself into the head of a hundred households of Meihua Institute.
The Lu family in Fuzhou is a big family in the local area, with a large number of people, and they are very popular in martial arts. Zhou Chong is polite when he sees people from the Lu family on weekdays.
Now they come to blackmail,

I knew that as soon as Zheng Zhilong left, someone would definitely jump out to act as a monster, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.

At this time, the two teams at the entrance of the village were a little bit at war.

Uncle Fat stood at the front, cupped his hands and said, "Zhou Baihu, the amount you want is too much, I'm sorry."

Zhou Chong asked for 1000 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain for tea and carriage expenses. Does the Lu family in Fuzhou really have mountains of gold and silver?
No one asked them to come, no one asked them to protect,
It's clearly extortion.

Even if there is, it cannot be given to them. Who knows how many hungry wolves will be provoked behind the scenes.

Zhou Chong spat out the toothpick in his mouth on the ground, and said with a sneer: "Now Fujian is in chaos, and many lawbreakers take advantage of the opportunity to attack, and some sick people don't listen to persuasion and run around. If there is no official to protect , Can Xingping Village have such peace? The surname Lu, I advise you to be more sensible, don't give up your life and money."

Speaking of this, Zhou Chong said suspiciously: "My brothers have been tired for a long time and haven't seen any filial piety. If they lose their temper, I can't persuade them."

A group of unscrupulous people, wouldn't it be good to spend money to buy a safe? Look at the Yang family in Shurong Village next door. They asked for 300 taels and gave 500 taels directly.

Seeing how easy the money came, Zhou Chong immediately raised the price.

Of course, the Yang family in Fuzhou was rich and backed, so Zhou Chong didn't dare to make too much noise.

Uncle Fat said unwaveringly: "There are thousands of strong men in the Lu family in Fuzhou, who are afraid of a few young men? Who dares to come, I will let him come and go."

In these years, the Fuzhou Lu family has fought countless battles. When was it afraid of threats?

The Plum Blossom Institute is a one-hundred-household office, with only 120 people in the full staff, Fatty Zhou has at least paid half of the salary,

Dozens of people dare to go to the Lu family in Fuzhou, which has a population of more than [-], to beat bamboo poles?
Zhou Chong's expression changed, and he suddenly said with a serious face: "I received a report that some imperial court criminals have fled into Xingping Village. We are going to search and arrest the criminals. Brothers, enter the village."

"Who dares to enter!" Lu Jinqing rushed over, holding an iron rod in front of him: "Zhou Baihu, really think our Fuzhou Lu family is easy to bully!"

Thieves pass like a comb, soldiers pass like a grate,
Letting these bandits enter the village is equivalent to catching a mouse into a rice vat.
Besides, now that the pimple plague is so serious, I heard that the people who died in the military camp are piled up like a mountain,
It is impossible to dig a hole, and they are piled up and burned directly with kerosene. These people must not be allowed to enter the village.

Lu Jinqing is the head of Wufangfang, and he is also the speaker on duty today. With an order, hundreds of Lu's children raised their weapons one after another.

There are only more than 50 people under Zhou Baihu, and there are at least 300 people from the Lu family.
All of a sudden, the momentum of the Plum Blossom Institute was suppressed.

Zhou Chong seemed to have guessed this situation a long time ago, snorted coldly, turned his head and shouted: "How dare you fight hard with me, send a signal."

Hearing this, a confidant immediately shot a loud arrow into the sky, and soon, a large group of people came from afar,

More than 100 armored cavalry, behind the cavalry, there are more than 500 heavily armed infantry.

Lu Jinqing's face changed drastically, and he asked, "Zhou Baihu, what does this mean?"

Riding on the horse, Zhou Chong flicked his right hand, and the leather whip flicked a whip flower in mid-air, making a crisp crackling sound, and said with a smile on his face:
"It's not interesting. Knowing that some people won't cooperate well, I specially borrowed some people from Lord Qianhu."

Once Zheng Zhilong left, the dragons in Fujian had no leader, and most of the yamen were plagued by pimples, and they couldn't take care of themselves.

There is a vacuum in law and order in many places. Zhou Chong, like many generals, became more active.
In the name of epidemic prevention and anti-theft, extorting money everywhere,
I heard that the Lu family got rich recently, so they wanted to get some money,

Zhou Chong knew that the Lu family was not easy to mess with, and he had a lot of people, so he even bribed his immediate boss Xu Qianhu with a lot of money to ask for help.
One is to make a fortune, and the other is to please the Zheng family in a disguised form. The Lu family has offended the second son of the Zheng family.
The second son also let go of the words, and will not make things easier for the Lu family.
Although Zheng Zhilong has left, Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Du are still in Fujian.

If you sell well, someone will pursue what you did during this period of time in the future, so you can plead for mercy.

Lu Jinqing didn't give in, but held the iron rod tightly in his hand, and said without fear: "Who dares! If you want to enter the village, ask me if the iron rod agrees with me."

Fatty Zhou obviously came with bad intentions. Now that the pimple plague is so serious, if one of them gets infected,

The entire Fuzhou Lu family is in danger,
Last time, Lu Jinqing didn't come forward, and the ancestors, Uncle Zhong, Uncle Ping and several clansmen died tragically.
This time, Lu Jinqing couldn't retreat no matter what.

The children of the Lu family behind did not speak, one by one, picked up the weapons in their hands, and stood behind Lu Jinqing without hesitation,

Even the elderly and children are no exception.

With a cruel smile on Zhou Chong's face, he pointed to Lu Jinqing and said: "I am a member of the Meihua Institute, and I have the right to patrol and arrest criminals within the jurisdiction. Family copying and extermination?"

Without waiting for Lu Jinqing to reply, Zhou Chong ordered loudly: "Everyone, listen, now go to Xingping Village to search for the imperial court criminals, and those who stop them will be killed!"

　The epidemic has subsided and the beasts have returned to their cages. I took a breath of free air, so happy, hahaha

　　
　
(End of this chapter)