Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 131 Interest Binding
Luzhou.

The Zhang family advocated that Liangyu invite Fang Huizhen to a banquet at home.

The banquet was very simple, and it was arranged in the water pavilion in the other courtyard of the mansion.

There is no big fish or meat to eat, just a few small snacks and hot wine.

The scenery of the water pavilion is exquisite, and the pink willows and green willows on the banks are embellished with the elegance of the south of the Yangtze River.

Fang Huizhen was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful surroundings, but looked solemn.

The water pavilion is located above the pool, with ventilation in all directions, the surrounding situation can be seen at a glance, and there is no one up and down.

This is the best place to discuss important matters.

"Mr. Meng Ming, please sit down!"

Fang Huizhen knelt on the futon, quite uneasy in his heart, not sure which side Zhang Liangyu was from.

Southern Tang?

Or Da Zhou?

Although everyone is currently on Luo Youdu's pirate ship, who knows what they actually think.

Zhang Liangyu didn't try to persuade him to drink. After sitting down, he looked at Fang Huizhen and said, "Mr. Meng Ming, my Zhang family has decided to put the bargaining chip on Da Zhou. It doesn't matter whether this Luzhou can be defended... the best thing is to defend it." If you can't keep it, move your family to the Central Plains, and find a suitable place to re-establish your foothold."

Fang Hui's heart suddenly relaxed, and then he also felt Zhang Liangyu's courage.

The Zhang family is the head of the three surnames in Luzhou. It has a history of more than 600 years in Luzhou, and it can be said to be deeply rooted.

It's not easy to make such a decision.

Fang Huizhen sighed: "Brother Meng Zhi is so courageous."

Zhang Liangyu shook his head and smiled wryly: "This has nothing to do with courage, but that Mr. Luo is too sophisticated, and he can't get off his thief boat anymore. Mr. Meng Ming is a scholar, and he may not have noticed the changes in Luzhou. The current Luzhou It is no longer under our control, sir, believe it or not, if there is a little change in my Zhang family, Mr. Luo will be able to find out the details immediately?"

Fang Huizhen asked: "Is the influence of Huaiyan really that great?"

He doesn't know the details, but these days, the changes in Luzhou are also under his eyes.

Bo Zheng forced the people in Huainan to be unsustainable, and Luo Youdu half-forcibly obtained a large amount of coins from Luzhou merchants to buy Huai salt in Luzhou.

The people who suffered from the salt were all rejoicing, and sold the Huai salt that the imperial court forced them to collect to Luo Youdu.

It is said that in just a few days, Luo Youdu collected [-] Dendrobium Huai salt.

Eighty thousand dendrobium!
Ten liters equals one bucket, and ten buckets equals one dendrobium.

Under normal circumstances, the people of Luzhou could not eat so much salt for ten years.Now a Luzhou has collected [-] Dendrobium salt.

The danger of this Bo Zheng can be seen clearly.

Fang Huizhen has always known that Bo Zheng harms the people, but he really doesn't know that it has harmed the people so far.

Zhang Liangyu nodded and said: "Mr. Luo has grasped this point to death. Now he has tied the interests of the merchants and the people with his own survival. If he is here, the people of Luzhou will be safe. Luzhou merchants can make a lot of money. If he is not here, the people of Luzhou will go back to the past, and the merchants will lose nothing. He has used Bo Zheng to win the hearts of the people and merchants."

"It's not just them, my Zhang family is also excited, collecting Huai salt through various relationships. Now only Luo Xianggong can transport Huai salt to the Shouzhou military camp by water, and to the Central Plains through the Xiacai floating bridge. He grasped the lifeblood of making money , we are all counting on him to bring us wealth."

"Although I am the head of the Zhang family, in the face of interests, I may not be the head of the whole family."

Fang Huizhen looked shocked and heavy, and sighed: "The interests are in control, who can resist the temptation? I have no money in my family, otherwise I might not be able to withstand this test."

Zhang Liangyu smiled wryly, "I'm afraid Mr. Meng Ming hasn't noticed the problem yet."

Fang Huizhen said solemnly: "Brother Mengzhi, please enlighten me."

Zhang Liangyu said: "Our three clans in Luzhou can do what businessmen do. Why didn't Mr. Luo mention anything about Huaiyan when he summoned us? Judging from the current situation, he doesn't object to us taking a share of the pie, but he doesn't Give us the big head and distribute it to the group of merchants."

"Before, I was still aggrieved. I thought that with the strength of my Zhang family, could it be that I couldn't compare to a group of market vendors? Give the Huaiyan to my Luzhou clan, and keep Luzhou and follow orders."

"It wasn't until recently that I realized Luo Xianggong's intentions. The remaining salt in Luzhou has almost been harvested."

"Too much salt is useless, but you have to eat it."

"Businessmen have started to use their old channels to collect salt from other state capitals."

Fang Huizhen also understood, and her face was full of shock.

This is not collecting salt, it is clearly promoting the benevolence of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Once the situation in Luzhou spreads to the surrounding area, no matter if it is a commoner merchant or an aristocratic family who wants to make a fortune, they will hoard Huai salt and welcome Master Wang.

When it really comes to that point, wherever Luo Youdu's army goes, it will be where people's hearts desire, and there will be no disadvantages.

Zhang Liangyu said: "Mr. Meng Ming, what do you think of this Luo Youdu?"

Fang Huizhen's throat was a little dry, he drank a cup of wine, and said after a while: "The name of Zhuge is well-deserved."

Zhang Liangyu said again: "The Emperor of the Great Zhou, how is he compared to the Tang Lord in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Fang Huizhen smiled wryly: "How can the fluorescent light compete with the bright moon."

Zhang Liangyu said with emotion: "Since that's the case, why hesitate? A pirate ship that can't get off is not a pirate ship. As long as it can land smoothly, it is an official ship."

Fang Huizhen let out a long breath, and said: "Brother Meng Zhi needn't say much, someone has been worrying about this matter recently. The people of Jianghuai have suffered from tyranny. Is my generation of scholars pleading for the people, or abide by the way of courtiers?"

"After talking with Brother Mengzhi today, I began to understand the words of the sage Xunzi. A king is a boat; a commoner is water; water carries a boat, and water capsizes a boat. If the king has no way, we naturally cannot Sit back and watch the people fall into the fire and water. Now Luzhou is out of trouble, but the people in Hezhou are still under tyranny. I should write a book to my nephew Wu Han and let him welcome Wang Shi."

A cultural person is a cultural person, and he must find a good excuse to surrender.

In the early years, Fang Huizhen and Wu Han's father, Wu Shenli, were classmates and brothers. Later, when Wu Shenli was crossing the river, he accidentally fell into the water and died.

Fang Huizhen missed the friendship back then, and took Wu Han to Luzhou to raise him.

Wu Han was good at martial arts since he was a child, but he didn't like reading. Fang Huizhen found him a spear master and raised him to become a talent.

The two are called uncles and nephews, but they are actually father and son Enyou.

Now the official residence and state defense envoy, responsible for state military affairs.

Zhang Liangyu laughed excitedly, and said, "Mr. Meng Ming, drink up this cup!"

He has put the treasure on Luo Youdu, and now that he has made such a great contribution, the benefits will not be less.

There was a trace of helplessness in Fang Huizhen's eyes, but also a trace of rejoicing, and said, "Drink this cup to the full!"

Zhang Liangyu's heart-to-heart confession today was obviously arranged by Luo Youdu, who forcibly put himself on the thief's boat.

If you don't follow it, the whole family will suffer.

At this point, you can only get on the boat and go all the way to the end.

What's more, in his heart, he also felt that Da Zhou was far more promising than Nan Tang.

Just can't really decide which side to take at the moment.

Half and half.

　I was delayed by something today, so I wrote it later. There is another chapter in the evening, and I will add an evening shift.It should be relatively late, brothers, let's watch it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)