"Luye Freemasonry? Second son, what is that? ”

Immediately, questions were raised.

Hearing the inquiry, Zhao Yu pretended to be confused and asked, "Huh?" Did I just say that? ”

As he spoke, he smiled and nodded, and then said, "Yes, Luye Freemasonry." As the name suggests, Luyang and Yexian are in the same boat...... Ladies and gentlemen, I Luyang, and Guidiye County, all belong to Nanyang County, for some reason, Wannan, Wanbei is a chaos, counties and townships in the territory, ten rooms and nine empty, only my two counties, Nanyang County is still able to maintain order and stability of the county, can be called the last land of Nanyang County. ”

The people in the courtyard listened quietly, and no one dared to say anything about the matter.

Because it involves that Wang Shangde, the king general.

From the mouths of those refugees who have recently poured into Yexian County, it is not difficult for everyone present to know what happened in Wanbei and Wannan - if it is said that the disorder in Wannan is mainly due to the Jingchu rebels, then the chaos in Wanbei must be 'attributed' to that General Wang.

In addition, it is rumored that Wang Shangde once sent soldiers to slaughter a village in order to forcibly collect money and grain, which undoubtedly made the image and reputation of those Wang generals even more unbearable.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yu was able to get the certificate from the rumored 'tyrannical' General Wang, and everyone present would be so shocked.

At this time, Zhao Yu's narration continued: "...... The north of Luyang is Henan, and the east of Ye County is Yingchuan, and the two counties of Luye are located in the gap between Nanyang and Henan and Yingchuan. At the moment when Nanyang County is out of order, and at the moment when countless refugees from Wanbei and Wannan are pouring into the two counties, have there been other counties to help my second county? I don't know Ye County, but I Luyang, originally, a while ago, my Luyang county commander Liu Gong, and my father went to Rushui counties together, persuaded the county magistrates to fund money and grain, help me Luyang to work for relief, and appease the refugees who flocked to the territory, originally the two sides had negotiated, but a few days ago, Ruyang Hou father and son because of their private relationship with my township Hou Mansion, instigated Rushui counties to cut off the money and grain subsidies given to me Luyang...... This incident made my father and son understand a truth, external forces are always external forces, and I Luyang still have to rely on myself in the end, but my Luyang strength is weak, and I may not be able to overcome the difficulties alone, so I chose Ye County, which has the same fate, and I hope that Lu and Ye counties can work together to overcome the difficulties. …… I know that there are still people present who are still angry about the 10% commission of my township and marquis mansion, but they haven't put it forward, and I don't hide it from you, this percentage of the commission is actually to help me raise money and food in Luyang, and it is a countermeasure to deal with the Rushui counties to cut off the money and grain subsidy given to me in Luyang, in fact, my township marquis government does not need this money......"

"That's ...... so"

"I see......"

Everyone present suddenly realized that he was originally a little uncomfortable in his heart, but at this moment, after Zhao Yu explained the reason, not only did they have no disgust, but they even respected the father and son of Luyang Township in turn.

"If you think about Mao Gong's character, you can go and know."

Raising his finger and pointing at Mao Jue, who was sitting on a small stool on the side, Zhao Yu said with a smile: "Mao Gong has served as a county magistrate in Guixian for more than 20 years, and you still don't know what he is doing?" If I do it for personal gain this time, will Mao Gong help me invite you to come? It would be nice if he didn't ask someone to kick me out with a stick. ”

"Haha."

Everyone in the courtyard burst into laughter when they heard this.

However, they did not deny it, after all, the old county magistrate Mao Jue was really such a stubborn old man who was more upright than a stone, and they did not hate this Mao county magistrate in the past, but in terms of personal morality, they did admire this Mao Gong.

pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and Zhao Yu continued: "It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and in fact, it is also the case for a county. When I followed Liu Gong and my father to Rushui County, a local county magistrate said a sentence that still haunts me, he said, what does your Luyang disaster have to do with my county? Although Liu Gong and his father were forced to use refugees as coercion to force the county commander to promise to fund me Luyang, I know that the county commander was very dissatisfied in his heart. Because he always felt that the disaster of my Luyang had nothing to do with the county under his rule. …… Maybe that's also the case, he is under the rule of Henan County, and I, Luyang, are under the rule of Nanyang County, although they are next to each other, they really don't seem to have anything to do with it, which is completely different from Ye County. …… It is precisely because of this that after I got this certificate from General Wang, I chose to come to Yexian instead of going to Rushui County, and use the business opportunities to negotiate with Rushui County, because Yexian is my 'own person' in Luyang, therefore, I decided to establish the 'Luye Freemasonry', in the name of this to negotiate and trade with General Wang's military market, hoping that my Luyang and Yexian counties can help each other in the same boat......"

Speaking of this, he handed the voucher in his hand to the chief steward Cao Ju, and bowed to everyone: "Everyone, please, please allow me Lu Yang to borrow the help of my own people." ”

Hearing this, everyone in the courtyard looked at each other, and immediately, except for those who were originally standing, the local merchants and family heads who were sitting on the benches stood up one after another to express their attitude.

"The second son is serious!"

"The second son is right, Luyang and Ye County both belong to Nanyang County, and now only my two counties help each other......"

"Second son, please rest assured, we are willing to share weal and woe with Lu Yang and the second son."

I have to say that no matter what these people think in their hearts, at least for a moment, they are extremely consistent.

But think about it, after all, Zhao Yu's remarks can't be rejected by reason and reason.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu bowed to everyone present again, and said with a smile: "In addition, Luye Freemasonry, this is not just a gimmick, but also an idea about me. I firmly believe that this chamber of commerce can twist all of you in Luyang and Yexian into a rope, as the so-called gathering sand into a platform, in ancient times, the world was divided, and countries signed alliances to fight each other, advance and retreat together, and our Luye Freemasonry is also equivalent to our alliance, when there are external forces that offend us and infringe on our interests, we can unanimously fight back to ensure the interests of everyone in the chamber of commerce. In addition, members of the chamber of commerce can also exchange news and exchange information...... Of course, this is just an immature idea of mine for the time being, the coming day is long, we can discuss slowly in the future, at the moment I think you are most concerned about the military market, is still General Wang's military market, in fact, what should be said, I have already said, only seeing is believing, just these few days, we will organize a trade, interested you can talk to the Cao Ju steward of my house in detail, jointly about a date, the existing goods in their hands to the military market, this time I will go in person, you can also go along, Let's see if everything I've said is true, and of course, I hope you will hurry, after all, it is close to the end of October, and it will not be long before snow falls, and when the snow closes the road, we may not be able to walk. ”

Hearing Zhao Yu's words, everyone in the courtyard looked at each other.

In fact, they were very concerned about what Zhao Yu said and the communication within the Chamber of Commerce, but Zhao Yu suddenly stopped saying it, which really made them uncomfortable.

But it is undeniable that Zhao Yu is right, all of this ultimately depends on whether they can make profits from Wang Shangde's military market, otherwise everything is empty talk.

Thinking of this, everyone in the courtyard was not dissatisfied with Zhao Yu's arrangement.

The next matter, Zhao Yu handed over to the chief steward Cao Ju, and asked the latter to register the merchants and families who were willing to join the Luye Freemasonry.

In fact, to be honest, when the Chamber of Commerce was founded, various rules and regulations had not yet been established, and there was no binding at all, and it didn't matter whether it was signed or not, but what was needed was this solemn sense of ceremony.

By the way, Zhao Yu also instructed Cao Ju to register those who wish to participate in this trade, so that a unified arrangement can be made at that time.

As a result, the group of people in the courtyard flocked to Cao Ju, so that Zhao Yu could finally be idle.

At this time, Mao Gong slowly walked to Zhao Yu's side, and said with a smile: "Little baby, the old man only helps you once, next time you want to gather these people to discuss, find a place by yourself." ”

"Boy understands." Zhao Yu arched his hand and thanked: "Thank you Mao Gong." ”

Mao Jue smiled slightly, then leaned down and whispered to Zhao Yu: "Little baby, you are really cunning, when your father was young, his vision was far inferior to yours. …… At this point, the old man believes that Ruyang Hou's father and son will not be your opponents, but you also have to be measured, don't cause too much trouble, you know? ”

“……”

As if he had seen through something, Zhao Yu raised his head in shock, looked at the smiling old man in front of him, and nodded for a while: "Boy...... Got it. ”

"Good boy." patted Zhao Yu on the shoulder, Mao Jue put his hands behind his back, like an ordinary old man, and walked slowly to the study.

Looking at the back of the old man's departure, Zhao Yu couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Is it seen? By this Mao Gong?

Yes, the establishment of a so-called Luye Freemasonry to earn a commission from the merchants and families of Luyang and Ye County is just a temporary measure for Zhao Yu to raise money and food for Liu Wei of Luyang County, and it is not his most fundamental purpose.

His most fundamental purpose is to twist the merchants and families of Luyang and Yexian into a rope, so that they will gradually become the power of his Luyang Township Marquis.

The Marquis of Ruyang has a huge power in Henan, and he has no power in the Marquis of Luyang Township, so he Zhao Yu will pull a force to fight!

See who can have the last laugh!

Zhao Yu did not disclose this matter, even his father Luyang Township.

Unexpectedly, it was actually seen by the county magistrate of Ye County, Mao Lao County Order, fortunately, this old county magistrate is an old acquaintance of his father who has known him for more than fifteen years, so he will not expose his purpose, at most, he will persuade him to be measured in private......

To be measured, it means that this old man actually does not exclude him from teaching the arrogant and arrogant Ruyang Hou father and son?

"Marquis of Ruyang...... Hmph!'

Recalling the treatment their father and son received in the Ruyang Marquis Mansion that day, Zhao Yu couldn't help but snort coldly.

After the Luye Freemasonry takes shape in the future, he will be the first to take Ruyang!

Seeing that the Marquis of Ruyang, can he keep his family's century-old family business!