The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 87 Counting the spoils

After a small disturbance, Lu Changle discovered that
The eyes of the clansmen looking at him have obviously changed, with less affinity and more awe,

From that moment on, Lu Changle understood that his identity had been upgraded from Brother Le to patriarch.

This change is very timely, Fujian has become a mess,
If you don't do it yourself, the day lily will be cold.

"Second Uncle, isn't the punishment a little harsher?" Lu Changle couldn't help mentioning it when he and Second Uncle walked back to the mountain together.

It doesn't matter whether you set up rules or establish prestige, you don't have to be too ruthless.
When carrying out punishment according to the family rules, women also have to be whipped fifteen times.

Not to mention young people, even adults would cry out in pain,
Lu Changle couldn't bear to see several women whose clothes were torn and bright red welts appeared on their backs.

The second uncle said without changing his face: "In troubled times, heavy codes are used. This sentence is also suitable for the clan. Without rules, there is no square circle. No matter how strict, the Lu family in Fuzhou has only two results. Outsiders wiped out."

"Besides, the movement should be louder so that Mrs. Yang on the other side of the river can see it." Second Uncle added.

"Make that favor appear bigger?"

With such strong opinions from the clansmen, she still sent people to treat the pimple plague, and it was impossible for Yang to express it well.

It's just that the account between himself and the violent woman is a muddled account.

"No, I want you to look more outstanding and more courageous. Take down the eldest lady of the Fuzhou Yang family as soon as possible, and take down that Yang Xuan. Hehe, the Fuzhou Yang family will also be used by the Lu family."

Hearing this, Lu Changle said speechlessly: "Second Uncle, Yang Xuan is the daughter of the patriarch. Even if I take her down, the Yang family of Fuzhou, who is so big, can't listen to us."

My own identity has undergone a gorgeous transformation, such a meaningful thing, when it comes to my second uncle, it seems to be a good thing, like being a rabbit man.

The incense of the Yang family in Fuzhou continued, and Yang Zhengbao only had one daughter, Yang Xuan.
The problem is that Ding Xingwang, the second, third, and fourth bedrooms of the Yang family, has produced many talents like Yang Qijun, Yang Qiyong, and Yang Qibiao.
The second uncle walked forward without looking back, and said as he walked, "Have you heard of Yang's secret?"

"Master Yang? What secret?"

"The Yang family in Fuzhou, Dafang's status is supernatural. Since the Yang family moved to Fuzhou and took root, the position of patriarch has never been left behind. Do you know why?"

Lu Changle thought about the information he had read, and asked curiously, "Is this related to Yang's secret?"

"That's right. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when the Yang family escaped the war and moved here, there were only five members of the family. Unexpectedly, the village was massacred by pirates. Only the ancestors of the Yang family escaped by visiting relatives. The daughter of a country gentry is his wife. Seeing that the Yang family is sparsely populated, Yang Zhang tried to find a way to get rid of the slavery for the three maidservants who came over as a dowry, and married her husband as concubines. It may be said that the Yang family was prosperous because of her."

"Several partial families are grateful and warn future generations not to get the big house to fight for power and profit. This is the reason why Yang's big house has a detached status."

It turned out to be like this, Lu Changle nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder Yang Xuan is a girl, she can become the team leader when she grabs the ring, but if she loses, neither the patriarch Yang Zhengbao nor Yang Xuan's status will be affected. layers of reason."

The second uncle chuckled, blinked at Lu Changle, and said with deep meaning: "The Lu family of Fuzhou is looking at you, Brother Le."

Those little eyes were so full of meaning that Lu Changle didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, the two of them also arrived at the back mountain at this time.

"Patriarch, dad" Lu Siming, who was sitting at the intersection at the foot of the mountain, saw the two of them and hurried over to say hello.

Lu Siming is tall and has long arms and a well-proportioned body. His frame looks like a good candidate for martial arts training.
In fact, Lu Siming is also the person with the best martial arts skills in the Lu family in Fuzhou. He also served as the private guard of Zhang Kentang, the former governor of Fujian. He has a bright future.
It's a pity that he injured his leg while fighting with Yang Shi, and he walked with a limp, becoming a lame man.

pity.

Lu Siming seldom shows up recently, not because his status has declined after being injured, but because Lu Changle entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of guarding the warehouse.

The money obtained from the robbery of the floats, the food, cloth, and the windfalls obtained from the Fan’s business, as well as the various materials that were secretly purchased and hoarded, are not suitable for the public house in the clan. Someday someone will come After checking, it is difficult to explain the source, Lu Changle piled up all these materials in the back mountain.

There is a group of natural karst caves like a maze in the back mountain. The entrance of the cave is small and looks inconspicuous, but in fact there is a universe inside, and the more you go in, the bigger it is.

The largest cave is more than 300 square meters.

The hole is big and deep, but there are many natural ventilation openings, the hole is very dry, and it is an excellent place to store things.

Lu Changle kept stuffing the things he got into the hole,
The gold and silver in the cave is equivalent to more than 10 taels, and there are a lot of goods, which need to be guarded by a person who is good at martial arts and trustworthy.
It is most suitable for Lu Siming to stay here.

"Uncle Ming, it's hard work for you to keep watching here." Lu Changle said with a smile.

"Don't worry about it, the patriarch is taking care of me, so I don't have to run around, sweat and sweat. Here, drinking tea and playing chess every day, I don't know how happy I am."

The second uncle said with a stern face: "You are asked to guard the things in the cave, not to drink tea and play chess. If something goes wrong, I will also break your other leg."

"Father, I've been staring at it all the time. There will be absolutely no problem." Seeing that his father was furious, Lu Siming quickly explained.

Lu Changle looked around, and said with some doubts: "Uncle Ming, is it just you? Where are the others?"

"I thought it would be more eye-catching if there were too many people, so I set up two secret sentries and one wandering sentry. Chang Ren just went to patrol the mountain."

That's right, a few people are guarding here, which means that there is no silver 300 taels here, Lu Changle continued to ask: "Where is Brother Chang Geng, is he in the cave?"

The second uncle took care of the tents of the public house, and Lu Changgeng took care of the blind tents, and Lu Siming was only responsible for security.

"Yes, he has been counting and sorting inside these days, this kid is diligent." Lu Siming couldn't help but praise.

Lu Changle bid farewell to Lu Siming, and helped his ancestor into the cave.

The cave has been repaired, and the road inside is large and smooth. After all, horses or donkeys are often used to transport goods.
When Lu Changle and his second uncle found Lu Changgeng in the cave, Lu Changgeng was instructing people to move the goods to the newly built shelves.
"This cargo is loaded with salt, so be careful"

"Who brought the cloth? Put it together with the salt. If it gets wet, it will be useless. Send it to the hole where the cloth is placed."

"Ironware does not need to be put on the shelf, it is too heavy, and the wooden shelf is not good if it is crushed. Put a layer of oil paper on the ground, and then put a layer of wooden boards, so that it is not easy to attract people."

While registering, Chen Changgeng arranged to direct the work, until someone reminded him that he found out that Lu Changle and his second uncle had arrived.

He hurried over to salute and say hello.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lu Changle said directly: "Brother Chang Geng, show me the situation here, by the way, have you calculated the approximate number?"

As the head of the clan, Lu Changle doesn't know how much money he has.

Lu Changgeng had already made preparations, and immediately took Lu Changle and his second uncle to visit.

"Patriarch, Second Uncle, this largest cave stores food. There are currently 820 shi of rice, 370 and 510 shi of wheat, 120 and [-] shi of millet, and [-] shi of corn (corn). By the way, there are sweet potatoes that the patriarch told us. Collected thousands of catties."

"That's so much?" Second Uncle's old eyes were as big as a bull's.

Knowing that there is some food in the clan, it is estimated that a few hundred stones would be good, but now the young people in the clan are eating with open stomachs,
So much left?

Lu Changgeng smiled honestly, and gave all the credit to Lu Changle: "Second Uncle, I'm only responsible for counting, these are all brought by the patriarch, ask the patriarch."

At the beginning of the work, Lu Changgeng thought that Lu Changle would arrange a job for himself. You must know that the income of the clan has been low and the expenses are high these years.
Rats can run in the warehouse of the public housing, so there is nothing to take care of,
After taking over, I realized that I was thinking too much, and things were too many and chaotic.
In order to count and classify and store these days, I almost broke my waist.

(End of this chapter)