Mingshi

Chapter 660
I am very grateful to Jiang Fengliunian, Qiaotou Guiying, Liang Hao Yisan, and my humble Nanshanzhu for their rewards!
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Lu Ding was thinking that not only would he take part in the Shibo Company on the surface and get a share of the pie, but he would also continue to smuggle secretly to earn greater profits.He believes that Luo Xin will not refuse, because the Lu family is not an ordinary family, without the support of the Lu family, it will be difficult for Luo Xin to run the Shibo Company.

Without the support of the Lu family, all the families in the southeast would not pay attention to Luo Xin. If you established the Shibo Division, no family would do business with the Shibo Division. The families would still continue to smuggle.Anyway, everyone has already done the smuggling smoothly, and they will also make profits. Why do you still need to let the Shibo Division take part of the profits through your Shibo Division?

No family does business with Shibosi. Shibosi is just a joke. It can't receive goods at all. What do you use to do business with the vassal state?

Lu Ding firmly believes that as long as Luo Xin dares to disagree with them, the Lu family will participate in it openly and secretly, then the Shibo Division will not be able to do a single business, and as long as this situation lasts for three months, Emperor Jiajing will immediately stop Luo Xin At that time, Luo Xin was nothing.

The Lu family has this ability and control. The entire southeast Lu family is the real emperor of the earth. When they have served as prefects, they will be the first to visit the Lu family.Since Luo Xin took office, he did not visit their Lu family, but Lu Ding thought it was not surprising, because a fellow acquaintance did not have the qualification to visit their Lu family.If it wasn't for Luo Xin, an acquaintance, who was in charge of the Shibo Department, he wouldn't even look at him, let alone invite Luo Xin to be a guest.

In his opinion, Luo Xin is a dog, he is Emperor Jiajing's dog, and also their Lu family's dog.Not to mention Luo Xin, an acquaintance, even Hu Zongxian, who is well-known in the southeast, would not dare to provoke their Lu family.

This is because their Lu family has a Lu Bing!
Therefore, Lu Ding's mentality at this time is arrogant, looking at Luo Xin and said indifferently: "The second request of the old man is that after the establishment of the Shibo Department, the original business of the Lu family does not want to be disturbed."

As soon as these words came out, even Luo Xin, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help being startled.Then he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, there was no anger in his heart, he was really dumbfounded.

Who gave him Lu Ding such courage?

What is his Lu family's business?
Smuggling!
Although Lu Ding didn't say it so bluntly, of course Lu Ding didn't dare to say it bluntly. All the emperors of Ming Dynasty banned the sea. Permitted, as long as the arrest is the crime of beheading.

Of course, there are no officials in smuggling nowadays, and officials, businessmen and pirates have all colluded together to make a fortune, which is to deceive the emperor and the old man.

Now that Emperor Jiajing is going to open the sea, he can only go through the Shibo Department. Anyone caught smuggling must be beheaded.But today Lu Ding wanted to let Luo Xin give him a way to smuggle, how could this not make Luo Xin smile bitterly?

And Lu Ding not only wanted to get involved in the official business, but also wanted to continue smuggling?

Did he think that Lu Bing could really cover the sky with one hand?

However, Luo Xin regained his composure after being stunned for a moment.There is no need to tear yourself apart with Lu Ding face to face, some things don't need to be said by mouth, just do it.For people like the Lu family who are used to being emperors, only when they hurt him can he realize that his strength is just an illusion, and in fact he is just an ant.

As for Lu Bing...

Emperor Jiajing had a feeling for Lu Bing that no one else had, but Emperor Jiajing, who was cold in nature, could not let Lu Bing get involved in the Shibosi, because Emperor Jiajing was poor!
Now that the salaries of the officials of the Ming Dynasty have been paid out, whoever dares to rob him of money at this time is his sworn enemy, not to mention Lu Bing, even Emperor Jiajing and his father crawled out of the coffin, Emperor Jiajing will not be polite .

Besides...

Back then, when Luo Xin was still an idiot, very weak, he wasn't even afraid of Yan Song, who was in power, would he be afraid of Lu Bing?
"Hehe..." Luo Xin laughed twice and said: "These things are still far away, and it doesn't matter that I don't have a formed charter in my mind right now, I still wait to build the dock, or the charter After thinking maturely, how about talking with the boss?"

Lu Ding was very satisfied with Luo Xin's attitude, but he was not satisfied with the result.So he said with a smile:

"Let's talk first, how old is this old man than you, maybe I can give you some ideas."

"It's really kicking the nose!" Rao Xin was able to hold his breath, but at this time a trace of anger rose in his heart, and a fake smile appeared on his face and said:

"Then my lord might as well write a charter and send it to Buqi. Buqi will definitely read it carefully."

"Hehe..." Lu Ding laughed dryly. Naturally, he would not write any regulations for Luo Xin. Although he was arrogant, he would not give Luo Xin any excuses. He won't admit it either.But writing it out is different.

"There's no need for this, hehe..."

"You don't even dare to measure!" Luo Xinxin secretly said, he had lost the desire to talk with Lu Ding at this time, stood up, cupped his hands towards Lu Ding and said:
"My lord, there are still a lot of things to do in the yamen, so I will leave now."

Lu Ding did not persuade him to stay. Although Luo Xin never let go, he did not refuse either. He thought that as long as he gave Luo Xin some tricks in the future, Luo Xin would obediently submit.So he was very satisfied with the meeting with Luo Xin today, he stood up with a smile and said:
"This old man will send you off."

"Don't dare!"

"It must be delivered."

"Thank you, my lord."

Luo Xin left the Lu residence, sat in the carriage, his eyes sparkled brightly.

It seems that this wealthy family in the southeast doesn't take themselves seriously at all. Emperor Jiajing is pressing hard. If he can't make gains in a short time, Emperor Jiajing will definitely not give up. When the time comes Xu Jie is leading those censors and the like to write a few memorials, and his mission in the southeast is over.Therefore, it will definitely not work step by step, and strong medicine must be used in the southeast, and those aristocratic families must be ruthless.

After this ruthless pass, I'm afraid it will immediately lead to crazy revenge from those aristocratic families in the southeast, and the Xu party in the court will not sit idly by, and I will immediately be in the limelight.

Ha ha……

Then let the storm come more violently!

Neither Qi Jiguang nor Luo Qing came back, Luo Xin knew that they were waiting for the reward from the court, and after the reward was awarded, both Qi Jiguang and Luo Xin would return to Hangzhou.And at that time, not to mention whether Qi Jiguang will be promoted, his eldest brother will definitely be promoted, and once he is promoted, his soldiers will also increase.With the addition of Qi Jiguang's soldiers, Luo Xin can make big moves.

The main task now, though, is to start building the pier.So, on the second day, Luo Xin took the officials of the Shipbuilding Department to Haining to survey the terrain, and then started to build a wharf at a place with a suitable water depth on the Qiantang River.

Luo Xin started to get busy, and strictly restrained the officials under him. There were assessments every day. Anyone who failed the assessment three times, Luo Xin would directly be killed. .Although only one person was expelled, two people were demoted, and one person was dismissed from office, the impact on those officials was very huge. In just a few days, the atmosphere of the entire yamen was austere, and the efficiency of handling affairs was also greatly improved. Improvement, the operation of the Shibo Department began to become smooth.

Luo Xin knew very well that he was ordered in a crisis. If he couldn't make money, let alone Emperor Jiajing was not satisfied, the whole Ming Dynasty would be paralyzed.

Officials can receive half of their salary in one month and half in two months, but if this continues, these officials will lose motivation and become full of resentment, and the Ming Dynasty will be alienated from morality, and the world will definitely be chaotic.Therefore, Luo Xin must make money, and only by making money can Daming be able to stabilize again.But in order to make money, the Shibo Department must be an efficient yamen, without any delay or impetuousness.Moreover, the Shibo Department is a government office that deals directly with money, so there is no room for corruption.That's why Luo Xin acted so vigorously.

The effect is not so good. People like Shibosi have seen Luo Xin's thunderous means, and these people don't have any background. If they want to avoid being demoted or fired, they can only work seriously and conscientiously. Work, so as not to be caught by Luo Xin.

Seeing that everything in Shibo Division was on track, Luo Xin felt more or less relaxed.Then he began to hold some literary meetings from time to time, inviting some gentry and celebrities, and posing as if he was in harmony with the light.

And those gentry and celebrities also gave Luo Xin face, even Lu Ding was invited to participate in the literary meeting organized by Luo Xin.It seems that the relationship between Luo Xin and these giants in the southeast is very harmonious.

In fact, Luo is very clear in his heart that these are all revealed on the surface. In fact, in every literary meeting, the two sides are testing each other and cliche each other.

Through these literary meetings, Luo Xin learned about the composition of the forces in Southeast, and at the same time confused those aristocratic families in Southeast, making them feel that he came to Southeast to make a fortune with everyone, and did not want to embarrass everyone.

Luo Xin did this for these two purposes, one is to further understand the situation in the southeast, and the other is to confuse these aristocratic families.

Obviously, Luo Xin's approach has received results.Not to mention anything else, Luo Xin's reputation has begun to have a positive image in Hangzhou, and those aristocratic families have stopped keeping silent and have positive comments on Luo Xin.

With Luo Xin's act of releasing goodwill, although those aristocratic families are still waiting to see, but no one made trouble when Luo Xin established the Shibo Division. They are all waiting and watching, waiting to see Luo Xin's final attitude.

Under such circumstances, Luo Xin's life became more and more easy, so he began to give lectures in government schools. His purpose of giving lectures in government schools was different from that of others.Others go to government schools to give lectures, it is all for fame, to accumulate reputation, and eventually become a great Confucian.

But Luo Xin is already a great Confucian, he doesn't need these reputations to make him a great Confucian.He has only one purpose, and that is to win the hearts of Southeast students.

These students who have not entered the officialdom, although some are old, but most of them are still young, so their blood is still hot, and it is easy to worship someone.Luo Xin wants to conquer these young people. Those gentry and celebrities have been stinked by fame and fortune. It is impossible for Luo Xin to win the admiration of those people, but these young people are different. They are still at a relatively impulsive age, even if they are also from aristocratic families The children of wealthy families may also fight against the family for the ideals in their hearts. What Luo Xin wants is this effect, and only this purpose, so that the children of these wealthy families will become obstacles to the wealthy families.

As the saying goes, a strong fortress is breached from within.Only when there are conflicts and conflicts within these aristocratic families, can Luo Xin be less stressed.

Luo Xin had never underestimated the enemy, so he paid attention to the details of his personnel, and planted mines for those wealthy families from all aspects.

Moreover, with such a goal in mind, Luo Xin is very kind to the children of the wealthy families. As long as they ask questions about knowledge, he always answers them in detail. This not only makes the children of the wealthy families feel grateful, but also they His parents also had a better impression of Luo Xin.

Whether it was for better business contacts with Luo Xin in the future, or because of Luo Xin's teaching to his younger generations, these aristocratic families began to send gifts to Luo Xin one after another.Luo Xin never refuses anyone who comes. All the gifts are under his command, and the gold and silver are stored. Other gifts, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., are all pawned by Luo Xin. Although they are only pawned for half a year, they can be redeemed within half a year. Luo Xin did not hide from others.

This time, the rich families in the southeast all knew that Luo Xin didn't like antique calligraphy and painting, but only liked gold and silver.Therefore, while despising Luo Xin's vulgarity in their hearts, these wealthy families in the southeast no longer gave Luo Xin any antiques, calligraphy and paintings, but specially gave gold and silver.

this day.

Concerned, He Nian came to Ertang to meet Luo Xin.Seeing He Nian's worried look, Luo Xin said:
"Master He, why are you worried?"

"My lord, what do you think of the officials and scribes in the yamen?"

Luo Xin nodded happily and said, "That's right. These officials and clerks have been working hard recently, and the work efficiency of the Shipbuilding Department has been greatly improved.",

"But...but..." He Nian said worriedly, "It's almost the end of the month!"

"What happened at the end of the month?" Luo Xin glanced at He Nian with a hint of puzzlement in his eyes.

"Salary, my lord!" He Nian said dumbfoundedly: "According to your assessment, many officials and scribes not only have to get all their salaries, but also have rewards. Those rewards are equivalent to their salaries. Now we Where does Boss have the money! If we don’t have the money to give rewards at the end of the month, people’s hearts will be dissipated immediately, and the Boss will collapse. No one wants to follow a boss who breaks his promise. Even if they have no place to go, they will I won't care about the assessment anymore, when they don't care about the assessment, can you expel them all, my lord? Then the Shibo Division has become an empty shelf?"

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