Of course, Lu Wu knew that he was also particular about giving gifts this year.

For example, what kind of person should give what kind of gift, so that the other party will not be able to return the gift.

Cheng Ying knew this etiquette at the same time, but he knew that it was one thing, he was not Lu Wu's retainer, and he was willing to say that it was love, and it was nothing if he didn't say it.

Now, Lu Wu took out the gorgeous armor that was not reused, and said that it was a gift for Liang Zhu, which was originally a plan prepared in advance.

If Liang Yi immediately resigned, and hinted to Lu Wu, he would not be able to come up with an equivalent gift in return.

Lu Wu didn't want to be a villain, so he should actually put away his armor and exchange it for another gift.

It's just that Liang Zhu was shocked when he saw the armor, and then he was greedy and unwilling to refuse, and hesitated about what he could exchange it for.

The scene froze for a while.

In the end, Liang Xi said very sincerely: "Two boxes of shell (money); The subordinates in the mountains belong to Wuzi; I (self-humble title) also returned with thirty carts of grain; The black stone in the mountains, this year's martial arts can take it by themselves. ”

There are about seven or eight hundred slaves in that valley?

A cart of grain weighs about 1,000 catties in modern times, and 30 carts are not counted in the amount that should be paid in a normal transaction.

In addition, Liang also promised Lü Wu that he would be able to take any amount of coal without telling him within a year.

Lu Jun groaned pretentiously and nodded to indicate that this was acceptable.

Here, he also tried out, and the Liang family's financial resources were not as sufficient as he imagined.

And Liang Ji also saw that Lu Wu was testing the old Liang family.

He knew that the return gift was not equivalent, and he was somewhat lacking in confidence, so he treated Lu Wu more politely next.

After a trip, he reached some cooperation intentions with his neighbors, and in addition to the share of the transaction, he got seven or eight hundred slaves and thirty carts of grain.

The old Lu family warriors and their subjects who knew those things cheered regardless of the occasion.

Because of the relationship of seven or eight hundred more slaves, Lu Wu needed more manpower, so he could only let the old Zhuo of the family return home with ten warriors.

Two days later, Lao Zhuo brought fifteen warriors and forty young men.

In the past two days, Liang Zhu either held a banquet at home to entertain Lu Wu, or took Lu Wu to visit his territory.

The two minor nobles went about their own socialization and did not delay their work at all.

The subjects of the old Lu family handed over the goods, loaded them with the harvest, and went to the coal mountain to fill the three vacated ox carts with coal.

Waiting for Lao Zhuo to return, Lu Wu knew that he was in a hurry, but he bought a lot of sacks from Liang Xi.

Qing took the accompanying samurai to the valley again, took the slaves who already belonged to the Lao Lu family to the coal mountain, distributed sacks, and then monitored the slaves to load coal.

As a result, when Lü Wu left, in addition to the warriors and coachmen, the subjects and slaves all carried sacks of coal on their shoulders.

Liang Qian asked Lu Wu what the black stone could do.

Lu Wu avoided talking about it every time.

Liang Wei is very stable, he feels that the black mountain is his own, and he doesn't believe how much Lu Wu can pull away in a year, sooner or later he will be able to spy on the usefulness of coal and know the value.

In the past, the old Liang family only disliked Montenegro, but after discovering that it seemed to have some use, they were very happy to be able to turn waste into treasure.

After Lu Wu led the team to leave.

Liang Xi also went out with the box containing the armor.

He was a minor nobleman, well aware that he could not wear ornate armor.

The petty aristocracy is equal to the petty aristocracy.

The small aristocracy is not equal to the big aristocracy.

So, dedicated to the great nobles, right?

He was afraid that the return gift of the big nobles would not be enough, so he took many warriors out of the feudal territory and went straight to the territory of the Hu people, thinking of selling it to the leader of the Hu people.

Moreover, the slaves of the Lao Liang family have also been emptied, so they must be "replenished".

Lu Wu with a harvest turnaround.

Due to the many harvests, the speed of walking is much slower than when I came.

Before night fell again, they camped in the wilderness, seven or eight miles away, and chose a flat land as a temporary camp.

When setting up the camp, Cheng Ying found Lu Wu and asked, "In the coming day, the Liang clan will be useless, won't it be an enemy?" ”

In fact, that armor is not completely useless, but the defense is really not good.

Lu Wu smiled and said, "Are you worried about my Lu family?" ”

Cheng Ying frowned slightly.

He really wanted to know why Lu Wu did that, once Liang Zhen really sensed that there was a problem with the armor, the two families would become enemies.

The friendly relationship between the Lu family and the Liang family was established, and the two sides also reached an intention of long-term cooperation, and Lu Wu should not do such a thing in order to take advantage of it.

"The Lord of the Liang Clan is indeed greedy." Lu Wu said firmly: "I can't keep the heavy treasure, and neither can the Liang family. So, can you know the loss? ”

There is already an idiom for "guilty", and it is still very famous.

In the same way, it is a disaster for a small nobleman to have a treasure, just because he does not have the strength to protect that treasure.

Cheng Ying took a deep look at Lu Wu, and was surprised again in his heart.

As they talked, there was a commotion in the camp.

It turned out that there were slaves who wanted to run away and were chased by samurai.

The samurai killed three rebellious slaves on the spot, and the rest were recovered.

The escaped slave took advantage of the guard's lack of attention to pick up stones from the ground and sharpened the rope that bound him.

Lü Wu ordered the rope sleeve to be inspected.

He punished the unfavorable guards in front of everyone and rewarded the samurai who recovered their losses.

If a mistake is made and then reversed, the samurai's mistake is still punished, but the reward is not. (Dereliction of duty is discouraged)

The punishment is caning.

Later, Lü Wu asked the whipped warrior to kill the slaves he had just chased back to deter the rest of the slaves.

After his set of measures, no samurai felt unconvinced.

Mainly because of the national conditions of the Jin Kingdom, and then the way he dealt with it was already very gentle for the samurai.

Otherwise, if the samurai who made a mistake is killed, or if he performs the most popular chopping of hands, feet, ears, nose, etc., the samurai will be cut or cut off for his life.

In this era, the nobles who had fiefdoms had the final say on everything in the territory, including how to deal with what happened.

That is the so-called "lord's right", which includes the power of legislation, the power of law enforcement, and the power of adjudication. (True Feudal Lord)

Even if the monarch does not want to become a "feudal public enemy", he cannot bypass the nobility and go to the aristocratic territory to enforce any power.

Lu Wu, who ordered the killing, had no psychological burden.

Of course not because he was born to kill embryos.

It's just a matter of killing the Hu people, and the current Chinese civilization circle only treats the Hu people as a kind of beast.

And Lu Wu, he is not a native of the Spring and Autumn Period, but under the influence of thousands of years of culture, he will only feel happy about killing Hu people, and it will be a problem to be unkind.

A small episode passed.

With enough deterrent slaves, no one dares to try to escape again.

Following.

The huge team approached the feudal collar of the old Lu family, and saw that the intersection was crowded with people from a distance.

They saw the procession return, not knowing which person was waiting at the intersection to cheer first.

The subjects in the procession responded with cheers.

Afterward, cheers resounded throughout the fields and villages.

Lu Wu, who had returned to the territory safely, must have been happy, and the smile on his face did not stop.

He can understand why people are so happy.

Just because the number of slaves in the feud is increased, it is equivalent to more manpower to do the work.

In addition, the lord showed his ability with this action, and the subjects saw signs of prosperity in the domain.

And this is an era of lords and subjects, sharing honor and disgrace!