Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 516 Money, don't bring it with you when you live, don't take it with you when you die

Tang Hong saw the front of Lu Zai's house with some timidity.

Before he arrived in Bianjing, his family acquaintance, Lu Zai, was still the transshipment envoy of Jingji Road.

As a result, when he arrived in Bianjing, Lu Zai became a member of Zhongshushe and a transshipment secretary!
Responsible for the grain and grass turnover and material scheduling throughout the country, especially the scheduling of transportation capacity, and is also under the management of Lu Zai.

The good guy has changed from Qing to Gong all of a sudden, and the threshold seems to be a little higher.

This made Tang Hong a little uneasy, whether Lu Zai would recognize his marriage, whether he would recognize his family friend or not.

Tang Hong hesitated outside the door, but was noticed by the porter.

These days, since the news that Lu Zai is going to be promoted, the threshold of Lu Zai's family has almost been broken!
The concierge also saw the transformation from the song version of the sparrow to the bustling crowd.

Back then, when Lu Zai received Zhao Huan's order to transport grain and grass, Jin soldiers approached the city, and Lu Zai sneaked out of the city to Yingtian Mansion.

Lu Zai sits in Yingtianfu and dispatches the grain and grass brought from the south.

Moreover, he kept contacting Sizheng, the many transshipment departments on Hedong Road, asking them to provide the Song Dynasty with food and grass to support Taiyuan.

In the Lu family at that time, no relatives or friends came to visit, and there were sparrows in front of the door.

Now that the officials have won, Lu Zai's power has risen, and now the ugly daughter-in-law has finally become a mother-in-law, with the hope of being promoted to Zai.

There are more and more relatives and friends who are visiting, three aunts and eight aunts.

Recently, the Lu family also refused to accept a group of so-called relatives and friends. These people were all fake relatives, or relatives who were simply out of touch, and they were all rejected by the concierge.

Tang Hong lingered in front of Lu Zai's gate, the porter sighed, stood up, and went out to greet the guests.

"This gentleman, you have been standing in front of the Lu residence for a long time, but you didn't knock on the door, and you didn't leave. Why?"

Some of the people who visited were Lu Zai's former classmates and friends. Seeing that Lu Zai is now prosperous, they wanted to visit Lu Zai, but they couldn't save face.

After lingering for a long time, some put down their faces and knocked on the door, while some couldn't wipe their faces away and continued to stop in front of the door.

Tang Hong's appearance was exactly the same as those people.

The concierge's high-spirited appearance made Tang Hong a little annoyed, but now that he was under the eaves, he had to bow his head.

He said with a smile: "It is Tang Hong, the judge of Zhengzhou, who came to visit the world friend. Please also convey it."

The concierge looked around, took two steps forward, rubbed his fingers together, and said with a smile, "Bring it here."

Tang Hong was taken aback for a moment, he understood the gesture, his eyes were filled with horror, did he become like this when he got Lu Zai?Holding his last hope, he asked, "Are you talking about tokens?"

"Nonsense! Entrance fee!" The concierge's face suddenly changed, and he said angrily.

The concierge has been charging the door fee for a long time.

Most of these people who came to visit were down-and-out people, there were very few high-ranking officials, few people who could stand on an equal footing with Lu Zai. After being blackmailed, many people were afraid of Lu Zai's power and dared not speak out.

Some people thought it was Lu Zai who asked the concierge to charge the fee on purpose, so they didn't mention it.

At the beginning, the concierge was cautious enough to accept a little bit, but later found that no one reported him, and became more and more unscrupulous.

It's been like this for a while, and the concierge even has money, so he went to Fanlou twice to drink flower wine.

He was about to buy a house outside the city, and he fell in love with the daughter of a tofu seller in Xijiekou. He planned to tidy up the house and go to propose marriage.

So during this period of time, in order to raise money, he charged more and more severely.

Instead, it stopped a group of down-and-out people who were shy in their pockets.

The concierge is a clever job, and he likes to observe people's words and attitudes very much. The concierge is not willing to provoke the kind of people who seem to be cynical at first glance, for fear that they will complain to Lu Zai, or make a few jokes, and the good job will be lost.

Even if he didn't meet Lu Zai, he would lose his job of earning money by publicizing it everywhere and making it known to everyone.

He was specifically looking for that kind of down-and-out middle-aged man to start with.

People who are middle-aged and can't even afford the entry fee are obviously incompetent and unwilling to make a living.

These people don't know how to talk nonsense, they live to make ends meet, and they don't have any great prospects. They always dream of helping the country and the country and guiding the country in the court, but they live in the cracks of the secular world.

Such down-and-out middle-aged men are all targets of blackmail by the concierge, and once blackmailed, there is not much trouble.

Life is not easy, there are doorways and knowledge everywhere.

The porter's face was fierce, his eyes were full of fierceness, he pressed forward slightly oppressively, forcing Tang Hong to make a choice.

Basically, at this stage, they will pay or leave.

If you give the money, you will naturally go back and report it. Whether the master will see him or not, that is the master's business.

Under normal circumstances, Master Lu Zai Lu would politely refuse, saying that he had received the letter of worship, and that he would visit him another day.

This next day's visit is completely polite among polite words.

Occasionally, there will be a few people who will be brought into a side room for a meeting. If there is less gossip, the concierge will see the guests off.

If the person who came to the door walked away without giving money, that would be the best.

When the master was down and out, he saw a ghost one by one, but now he is licking his face, what did he do early!

The disgusting master is here?The concierge found a high-sounding reason for himself to do these things.

"How much!" Tang Hong asked angrily.

He didn't believe that Lu Zai had become like this.

These years, they have not stopped writing letters, and Lu Zai's letter replies are very timely.

Moreover, Lu Zai has transferred grain and grass in the past two years, and the Shanyin Tang family has contributed a lot.

Only their own family got [-] shi of grain and grass, and transported it to the Jinzhong front line on Hedong Road at their own expense.

Later, the official family in Pingzhou asked for food, and his family hurriedly collected [-] shi, and arrived in Pingzhou with the Chen family's boat.

Later, the switch let people ask for food, and he also collected two thousand shi.

Lu Zai also wrote three times to express his gratitude for this matter, and also wrote a letter to the official family, saying that the Tang family had contributed.

Tang Hong's ability to be transferred from Tongju to Beijing official is considered to be in the honor of Lu Zai, but it was also won by himself.

The King of Hell is good to see, but the little devil is difficult to deal with.

The emperor of Song Dynasty is not so difficult to deal with!
As long as you donate money and food to the frontline soldiers, the officials will always remember their kindness, and even issued an imperial edict to commend them.

As a result, a small concierge stumped himself.

The concierge held out a finger and shook it, with a disdainful smile on his face.

Usually such a down-and-out person can't come up with the price they want, and then leave in despair.

"One hundred dollars?" Tang Hong asked tentatively.

Hearing this question, the concierge directly raised his head, and said in a muffled voice with his nose: "Cut, poor ghost. It's a silver dollar. You're so poor, and you're still trying to get in the way?"

Tang Hong's complexion changed several times, but he gritted his teeth helplessly.

He hesitated for a long time, did he take out two thousand shi of grain to support the government's switch to release people, and the amount he took out was less?

That's why Lu Zai was dissatisfied?
However, after hesitating again and again, he still took out a money bag from his pocket and opened it. He opened it layer by layer carefully, took out the consistent money from it, and said, "One silver dollar and consistent money! Here it is for you!"

Instead, the concierge didn't answer, and just looked straight at Tang Hong.

The disdain in the porter's eyes became more and more intense, and he said with a smile: "This high official, now one silver dollar can be exchanged for one and a half iron coins, don't you know? Haha!"

Of course Tang Hong knew that he could exchange for a guanban, but he really couldn't get the money for a guanban.

Tang Hong looked at the phoenix hairpin in his hand, hesitated a little, and handed it to the concierge with some reluctance, and said, "This one is made of pure gold and weighs about seven taels."

"There are also five emeralds inlaid in it, which are definitely worth more than one silver dollar. You should go and report it."

The concierge picked up the phoenix hairpin and looked at it carefully for a moment. Based on the items he received during this period, this phoenix hairpin is definitely worth ten silver dollars!
"Why is it only half?" the porter murmured, but they all have to be pawned for money, half is half.

His ferocious expression instantly turned into a smile, and he said, "Give me the official's worship form, and I'll report it to the official right away. If Master Lu doesn't see you, I won't do anything. If the official wants to know."

The concierge took Baibiao and Fengchai, and entered the Lu family's mansion.

After a while, Lu Zai was only wearing half of his shoes, and rushed out of the courtyard in a hurry. After seeing Tang Hong, he jumped on him and said happily, "Brother Tang! I haven't seen you for several years!"

"I won't go home tonight if I don't get drunk!"

"I've finally waited for you! I've been wanting to thank you in person, but I never had the chance. I'm tired of paperwork, and you've been in the officialdom for a long time, so you naturally understand this truth. I won't blame someone for not coming to thank you."

Tang Hong also looked happy when he saw Lu Zai, knowing that his worries were for nothing.

This Lu Zai is still the Lu Zai with one intestine.

Tang Hong also had a happy expression on his face, he had completely forgotten the embarrassment of being embarrassed by the concierge just now.

Seeing Lu Zai's appearance, he knew that Lu Zai was still the Lu Zai he knew, and that was enough.

He looked Lu Zai up and down, and said again and again: "The government's errands are important! The official's errands are important! The war in the North is going well, and that is the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty!"

"I haven't seen you for a few years. Fu Jun has lost a lot of weight. It seems that you have wasted your energy on official errands."

Lu Zai laughed twice, and said: "We are also talking on our own, so we won't talk nonsense. The official family is in the north, but I have made a lot of troubles! These two years are really worse than the work I did in the previous 20 years. A lot! Are you exhausted?"

"However, the hard work is worth it."

"The officials have even established a firm position in the Hetao, and there is another one. I heard that they are stalemate! But it will be soon. The golden-winged roc, Yue Pengju, will clean up the Xixia people in the back set. Isn't that right? It won't take half. In a few months, it is estimated that the good news will come!"

Lu Zai patted his head and said, "Look, I'm so happy to patronize you, and I'm just standing at the door and talking, it's not a bit of hospitality, come in quickly, come in quickly!"

Tang Hong stretched out his hand and paused several times in the air, then said excitedly, "It's not in the way, it's not in the way."

"I've also heard about the golden-winged roc Yue Pengju! It's really the number one hero of the Song Dynasty! Duke Di is reborn!"

"It's amazing, I heard that he is still fighting against the Tiele warrior in Zhenzhou, trying to win the title of the number one warrior in the world of longevity? It's amazing! I've always wanted to meet, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance."

Lu Zai said: "Not only you, but many girls in Bianjing are looking forward to General Yue's return to Beijing again. I heard that General Yue is alone now. I don't know how many girls have thought about it. Go, go, go, while Talk while walking."

Lu Zai frowned as he spoke, looked at Tang Hong and said, "Brother Tang, the direct descendant of the dignified Tang family, how did he get into this appearance? This is too..."

"Shabby, isn't it?" Tang Hong answered the question nonchalantly with a smile on his face.

Lu Zai went over excitedly, only to notice Tang Hong's attire, the hem of his body, there were a few patches in the inconspicuous places, the shoes looked like they had been worn for several months, and the threads on the soles of the shoes were all unraveled.

The double-breasted padded jacket on her body was clean, even the red pattern on the shoulders was faded.

Is this because he knows the suave Tang Hong?
You must know that the Shanyin Tang family is a wealthy family.

It's really strange that Tang Hong doesn't have the woolen coat that is so popular at the moment.

Tang Hong said with a look of disappointment on his face, "I'll tell you the truth, Brother Fu Jun, the Shanyin Tang family is ruined."

"Fang La made trouble before, and later there was the Supreme Emperor Nanxing, who asked us to donate money and food. The Supreme Emperor left, and then Zhao Gou came again, and asked us to donate again."

"Fan Ruwei came later, and those people broke into my house, saying they wanted to take out the grain in the warehouse and distribute it."

"And guess what?"

"Fan Ru is a person who didn't find any food. Instead, in the end, Fan Ru sent half a year's food to see our warehouse running rats. He was afraid that our family would starve to death. Haha, you are funny Isn't it funny?!" Tang Hong laughed out loud, thinking of this made him happy.

Fan Ruwei broke into the house with a vicious look on his face, and left with a dazed expression on his face.

In the end, not only did not find any food, but a lot of it was sent over!

It's just that Lu Zai swallowed his throat with some difficulty, and said, "Brother Tang, the [-] shi sent to Hedong Road and the [-] shi in Pingzhou..."

Tang Hongman said nonchalantly: "At that time, there was plenty of money, small things, small things, and there would be eggs in the nest. I read a lot of books, but I didn't read my mind stupidly."

Lu Zai pressed his hands to his face vigorously, took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, and said: "A few days ago, I went to Xinzhe Road and transferred to Yanjing to let the officials switch and let Haner enter. Guan's letter. The two thousand stone grains you paid..."

Tang Hong looked around and said in a low voice, "I sold my old house and made some. You know the courtyard of my house, every step has a scene, three steps and a pavilion, five steps make people linger, tsk tsk, greedy There are too many people going.”

"Don't talk about it outside. You keep saying that I am the Tang family in Shanyin. I, Tang Honggu, have gained a reputation."

"That's not the case." Lu Zai blinked, sighed and said forcefully.

Tang Hong patted Lu Zai and said, "Then you are in a hurry, and the official's family is in a hurry, what can I do? The Chen family is considered a rich and powerful family, right? It's also the same as selling property to collect food for the official family. ?it's the same."

"Money, you don't bring it with you when you are born, and you don't take it with you when you die. There is no way to regenerate."

"And even if I go to Yincao, I'm not afraid to meet my ancestors, and they can't call me a prodigal. That's okay, it's not a big deal, isn't it all over? It's all over."

Lu Zai nodded vigorously, everything has passed, and everything will get better slowly.

He smiled and said: "Let's go, I asked my wife to prepare a table of good wine. When I leave later, I will bring some back to my sister-in-law. I still have some money in my house. You can use it first. You can't be polite, and you can't shirk it."

"Then you know that I am a person who has everything, but I have no face or skin. Especially for you, I will not be polite. Later, I will take as much as I can. I will take you away!" Tang Hong haha Laughing, he followed Lu Zai into the door.

The ashen-faced concierge kept turning his head, watching Lu Zai and Tang Hong enter the hall.

With every sentence of the conversation just now, the concierge's face turned gray until it turned ashen.

"Ouch, my neck!" A scream came from the porter. The porter had been watching the two of them just now, his body didn't move, his head moved, and he accidentally twisted his neck.

He squatted on the ground clutching his neck, muttering repeatedly: "It's over, it's over. It's over now, the house in the suburbs of Beijing, the girl selling tofu at Xijiekou, all gone!"

　Even in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Tang family in Shanyin was full of loyalists. In the end, they donated their entire family... As a result, Zhao Gou chopped off Yue Fei... Is the 4000-character chapter a poor reading experience...

　　
　
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