Chapter 11: The Aftermath
Qian Jingwen walked over and laughed at himself: "Tonight's poetry meeting is really not worthy of the name!"
Qian Hong turned around, looked at the head of the family and said with a smile: "It's a reason, things can be done!"
"Okay?" Qian Jingwen looked at Qian Hong with a little doubt, thought about it, and asked, "How much do you know about this Ryukyu Festival Envoy......? How do you decide?"
Originally, Qian Jingwen's plan was to talk to Lu Wengui tonight, and then go to discuss with Lu Wen, the owner of the Lu family's second room, but he had never come up with such a thing, and it was difficult for the Lu family to do it!
"We don't need the Lu family anymore!" Qian Hong shook his head slightly, and replied with a smile: "Ryukyu, can give us everything we want!"
"Oh?" Qian Jingwen couldn't hide his surprise.
"Does the head of the family know who exterminated the rebels' sailors not long ago?" asked Qian Hong with a smile.
"Didn't you say that Wu Qi led the imperial navy to defeat the rebel sailors off the coast ......of Fuzhou?
Qian Jingwen looked at Qian Hong, a little stunned.
Qian Hong smiled and nodded: "Not bad! Wu Qi did defeat the rebels off the coast of Fuzhou, but that was already the remnants of the defeat after the Battle of Zhangzhou!"
"And outside the city of Zhangzhou, it was the Wuwei Army that broke the rebel naval division and relieved the siege of Zhangzhou, and then completely established the victory of the official army! That is, the Wuwei Army under the command of the Ryukyu Jiedu Envoy now!"
Qian Jingwen has been focusing on consolidating the Yangzhou base camp since Yangzhou was recovered by Wang Zhonghe, and most of the external affairs are handed over to Qian Hong.
Now after listening to what Qian Hong said, after pondering for a while, he asked, "What can they give us?"
Qian Hong shook his head and said very seriously: "Family master, it's not what he can give us, but what we can do for him!"
"Huh?" Qian Jingwen was surprised and asked, "Is he worth it?"
Qian Hong nodded seriously and said solemnly: "It's worth it!"
"I went to Keelung City in the Ryukyus and saw that the conditions there were very good, with docks, shipping routes, and shipyards. The key is that their ships are very good! They have a large capacity and fast speed, and I heard that some people have made special statistics, and the survival rate of Ryukyu ships when they go to sea once is as high as more than 90 percent!"
"Ninety?" Qian Jingwen raised his voice and said incredulously: "How can it be so high?"
"It's only high, not low!" Qian Hong emphasized: "Ryukyu attaches great importance to the lives of sailors, and when they go to sea, the loss rate of sailors is even lower than that of ships!"
"And Ryukyu is a military town, Xu Chen alone has the final say!"
Qian Jingwen fell into deep thought.
Today's Qian family has put most of the focus on the sea, and the southbound route, from Yangzhou to Lingnan, is offshore, there is almost no loss, all the risks are concentrated on the more southerly road, especially after crossing the South Seas, it is even more unpredictable.
If the strength of the Ryukyus is really as Qian Hong said, then if the Qian family cooperates with it, whether it is to buy a ship or buy shares, the risk of maritime trade will naturally be greatly reduced, and the profits will naturally roll in......
Seeing that the head of the family was still hesitating, Qian Hong continued: "When I went back to Keelung City, I already saw that many maritime merchants in the southeast were sending people to contact the Wuwei Army......
"Besides, after all, the Lu family is just a frog at the bottom of a well in Pinghu, even if we offend, what can they do with our Qian family?
"Okay!" Qian Jingwen nodded lightly and said, "Tomorrow, let's go visit the county lord of Jiaxing County!"
"Good!" Qian Hong said with a smile.
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The news of Lu Wengui's arrest was transmitted back to the Lu family that night, and Lu Wen in the second room was very annoyed, so he asked the housekeeper to go to the Jiaxing County Ya to send a message to Chang Hongzhao on the spot, asking him how to discipline his subordinate Yunyun......
The truth in the Yixiao Building has not spread, and Lu Wen, who does not know the situation, does not know what happened to Lu Wengui at the moment, but in Lu Wen's mind, as long as it is on the territory of Jiaxing, no matter who his son provokes, the unlucky one in the end must not be his own son!
After sending the housekeeper out, Lu Wen didn't think much about it, until the housekeeper came back overnight and told the details, and Lu Wen was a little surprised.
"What are you talking about?Chang Hongzhao refuses to see you?" Lu Wen asked the housekeeper of the second room with a frown.
The old butler, who was nearly sixty years old, nodded and said, "Yes! The old slave waited in front of the county yamen for an hour, and he didn't see anyone from the yamen except the porter!"
"The porter said that the New Year is approaching, and the county lord is overworked and has fallen asleep!"
Lu Wen's eyelids drooped slightly, and he groaned, "Have you ever been to Yixiao Building?"
The old butler nodded, "Go! But the door is closed!"
"Joke!" Lu Wen said angrily: "And the Qinglou that closes at night?
"It's really closed!" the old butler said with a heavy expression: "The old slave found the old bustard inside, and the old bustard kept saying that the Yixiao Building was chartered tonight, and the guests liked to be quiet, so the door was closed." ”
"I asked her what was going on in the building, but she kept it secret, she just wouldn't tell the truth!"
"What? doesn't she want to stay in Jiaxing as a stinky bitch?" Lu Wen also understood after scolding angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "This is someone supporting her!"
"Master, the matter of that son ......" The old butler also realized the seriousness of the situation.
Lu Wen snorted coldly and said, "Tomorrow, I will personally go to meet our county lord!
"Tomorrow, then tonight Childe ......"
"Hmph, it's better to let this stinky boy suffer a little, so that you don't have to make trouble for me all the time!"
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Tonight's Jiaxing county is destined to be a sleepless night.
In the Yanai of Jiaxing County, the county magistrate Chang Hongzhao naturally did not sleep.
In the study, Chang Hongzhao, who had a majestic face, was sitting upright, his eyes narrowed slightly, he didn't say a word, and he was quiet and terrifying.
"Dad, the matter has come out, you have to get an idea!" Chang Yun on the side looked a little anxious.
"Idea, where can the idea be made now......" Chang Hongzhao muttered, and suddenly looked up and asked, "What about people?"
"Who?"
"Of course it's Lu Wengui!"
"In the county jail! Haifeng personally guarded it, and a group of arresters did not leave an inch. ”
Chang Hongzhao nodded lightly.
Seeing that his father was going to be silent again, Chang Yun couldn't help but ask: "Dad, the person has been arrested, looking at the appearance of that Haifeng, he will not give up, if we follow his wishes, then the Lu family will ...... there."
Chang Hongzhao raised his eyes, looked at his son, and sighed softly: "Yun'er, you are smart!
"Huh?" Chang Yun was surprised: "When has this been, how can you ......?"
Chang Hongzhao raised his hand slightly, stopped Chang Yun's words, and said lightly: "When? When is it? Has the sky fallen? His Lu family is a famous family, but are there still few famous families in our Tang Dynasty?"
"It's true that Lu Yuanfang was the prime minister, but it was the prime minister more than 30 years ago! How many people are there in the Lu family above the court now? It's just a man in the second room! Except for Lu Wen, who is the father, who really cares about the life or death of Lu Wengui?"
"That's right!" Chang Yun said with a slightly anxious expression: "But their Lu family has given us ...... over the years."
Chang Hongzhao stopped him again and said with a smile: "Collect money, and don't ask if there is any evidence to prove that I have received his money, even if I do, what can I do?"
"Go and see, which of the hundred officials above the court was really taken down because of collecting money?"
"Who doesn't collect money? Not to mention the hundred officials, it's the two in the palace, doesn't the prince accept it? The saint himself is asking Wang Ji to help collect money! Collect money? What's the matter!"
Speaking of this, seeing that his son was silent, Chang Hongzhao sighed lightly: "Yun'er, you are still young, these things are not as thorough as your father, and your father doesn't blame you!
"The sky can't fall!"
Chang Yun nodded slowly, but there was still a trace of doubt on his face.
Chang Hongzhao sighed in his heart, so he had no choice but to speak: "You should have seen with your own eyes what happened in Yixiao Lou tonight, right?"
"Uh-huh!" Chang Yun nodded.
"Not to mention that Ryukyu Festival envoy, a five-grade official, and a student of the prime minister, wants to sue a son of the Lu family's second room, is it difficult?
"And the Qian family, that is the first one that has been entrenched in Jiangdong for hundreds of years! It is at the same level as the seven sects and five surnames! He wants to deal with Lu Wengui, do you think Lu Wen can parry it?"
Faced with his father's question, Chang Yun was a little confused: "The Qian family, how can the Qian family also deal with Lu Wengui? Didn't they come to Jiaxing to discuss matters with the Lu family?"
Chang Hongzhao suddenly showed an expression of hatred for iron and steel, and said angrily: "That smile building is just a green building, will it be closed at night for no reason?
"Talking about business? hehe, there is a literary talk about business, and naturally there is also a martial talk!"
"Ah, Dad, are you saying that their Qian family wants to knock the Lu family?" Chang Yun suddenly realized.
"Hmph, it's not too stupid!" Chang Hongzhao's face softened slightly.
"Hehe, isn't my son anxious for your father!" Chang Yun smiled stupidly: "Then let's wait for the Qian family to come to the door to see how far they want to beat the Lu family, and then wait for them to negotiate with the Lu family before making a decision!"
"That's just the point!" Chang Hongzhao said quietly: "Yun'er, this meal in officialdom is not delicious, but it is also delicious!"
"Stabilize in advance, then listen and watch more, see clearly, listen clearly, and understand, which side has a better chance of winning, let's stand over there! Always follow the winner, this is the way for officialdom to survive!"
"Mmmm, I understand!" Chang Yun nodded frequently to show that he was taught.
"Dad, how should that Raushzi Ryukyu Festival envoy deal with it?" Chang Yun asked again.
"He's just a native leader of a wild land! Although he is Xu Xiang's disciple, he is at most a bitter master in this matter, and it would be good to listen to their words!" Chang Hongzhao looked calm, and said easily: "Naturally, there is anger, let them call a few sentences and vent it!"
"After all, this is Jiaxing, and your father and I are the pro-people officials appointed by the imperial court! He is a foreign martial artist, and he can't be the master of this matter!"