Without a certain status, it is difficult to obtain the corresponding information.

Knowing that the Jin State would gather three armies to crusade against the Qin State next year, Lü Wu knew very well that the nobles in the northwest of the Jin State would not have respite at all.

Counting up, the nobles in the northwest have been busy for two years in a row.

During these two years, they had to be called up once a year on average, either to fight Bai Di or to deal with the advance of the Qin State, and many of the family's construction plans were repeatedly interrupted.

"How long has Shi Han been?" As soon as Lu Wu got home, he just finished washing the dust, and he didn't have time to sit for a while, and a large pile of bamboo slips was put on the desk. He asked, "Do you know why?" ”

Liang Xing replied: "Take the warriors and the people, and want to return to the rule of the Lord." ”

Is this the loss of the identity of the nobleman, and the whole family is going to join the old Lu family?

Shi Han was one of Lü Wu's first subordinates to go to Nafu.

Lu Wu vaguely remembered that he was a small nobleman from the land of "Lu"?

"So?" He nodded and said, "If you have come, you can settle it to me." ”

In recent years, it has been the norm for the small nobles in the northern and northwest regions of the Jin Kingdom to go bankrupt repeatedly.

A few years ago, they were reaped because of the wrong relationship, and later faced the invasion of Bai Di and the Qin State and repeatedly applied for conscription.

A family with insufficient family resources will definitely be in a state of endowment for a long time, which will definitely be very bad.

Lu Wu didn't go to see Shi Han in person, firstly, it was unnecessary, and secondly, he had just returned home and had too many things to deal with.

After the family was ruined, choosing a nobleman to take refuge was a routine operation in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Defecting to the great nobles is not the best option, it is generally eaten and wiped clean, and it is unknown whether people can continue to live.

They usually choose those middle-class nobles who seem to have a promising future, hoping to take the fast track to promotion, as long as they can make meritorious contributions and gain the appreciation of the head of the family, there is still a chance to restore the status of nobles.

Shi Han is not the only down-and-out nobleman who has come to take refuge in the old Lu family.

Lu Wu checked the documents, and a total of seven or eight bankrupt little nobles came to join the old Lu family, all of whom were born in the northwest of Xinjiang without exception.

He returned with the warriors and subjects who had gone out on the expedition, and the autumn harvest had already been completed at home.

When I came back this time, I could still see that the fiefdom had changed a lot.

According to the relevant documents, the cultivated land of the old Lu family has reached 90,000 mu, but it is difficult to increase it in the future.

The reason is that the land suitable for reclamation has almost been developed, and if you want to reclaim new cultivated land, it will be far away from the "yin" city.

Cultivating farmland on the edge of the city was Lü Wu's idea.

The fiefdom of the old Lu family is not small, most of it is mountainous land that is not suitable for reclamation, and the rest of the land can be reclaimed if it is really developed, how can it be reclaimed 6 or 700,000 mu of cultivated land.

The key is that the population of the old Lu family is not large, and Lu Wu has concentrated the population again.

In this way, it is tantamount to a lack of sufficient "state" as a base point, and it is very unrealistic to travel long distances to work every day.

Lu Wu inevitably has to look at the demographic changes of his family.

When he left last time, the population of the old Lu family was about 50,000.

When I came back from the expedition, I saw that the change was not too big, and there were more than 5,000 people.

Counting the new batch of slaves he brought back, including the farmers paid by the Zhi family and the craftsmen given by Zhao Zhan, the population of the old Lu family was increased by 7,000.

According to statistics, the population of Lao Lu's family exceeded 60,000.

How long does it take?

Not more than three years anyway.

Lu Wu looked at the various data, and a sense of accomplishment lingered.

Once upon a time, the old Lu family was about to go bankrupt, and if nothing else, they would lose their status as nobles.

As a result, with his efforts, the old Lu family not only became the home of the doctor, but also had a fief with a circumference of 150 miles on all sides, and a population of more than 60,000.

One thing Lu Wu is very clear.

In the future, the old Lu family will definitely enter the accumulation period, and the fiefdom will not increase on the one hand, and the increase in the ordinary population should also stop.

What Lü Wu should do is to bring the samurai and his subjects to their hearts.

Only when the samurai and subjects agree with the old Lu family can the old Lu family continue to work hard to become stronger.

"Lord?" Zhuo knew that Lu Wu had brought back the craftsman, so he asked to see him as soon as possible, and said, "The craftsman is located in the mountain?" ”

Of course, this is.

Lü Wu gave Zhuo a very heavy task before setting out on the expedition.

Zhuo needs to bring people into the mountains to develop.

It is necessary not only to select sites for cultivated land, but also to operate grazing.

Lü Wu had already seen the results of Zhuo's efforts from the documents, and he paid more attention to the establishment of two more smelting workshops and the opening of an iron ore mine.

What the old Lu family lacks is not minerals, but manpower that can make use of minerals and turn them into products.

Among the craftsmen presented by Zhao Zhan, there were 137 masons, 426 craftsmen, and 272 craftsmen who knew how to work metal.

They once belonged to Jin Jinggong and were later forgotten.

Lu Wu listened to Zhao Zhan say that the number of craftsmen was more than that, and after no one cared, many craftsmen died of hunger and cold.

In view of this, Lu Wu also personally saw the joy of the craftsmen to have a new owner, and then gave them due treatment, not afraid that they would not do their best work.

Zhuo got the answer and asked, "Do you want to make ironware on a large scale?" ”

Of course, Lu Wu wanted to make use of the resources, but he was somewhat worried.

In the past, the "yin" land was an area that no one wanted to take over, wasn't it because the mountainous area accounted for more than half of it?

If the old Lu family develops the "yin" land, it only reveals the potential value of farming, and there will not be too many people who snoop on it.

The smelting industry is not the same when it is built!

"Craft!" Lu Wu was worried that he would not be able to stop in the next few years, so he gritted his teeth and said: "I have paid many times and used the Evil Gold Soldiers, and everyone knows about it. The evil gold is also different from everyone else, and it has long been spied on. ”

Of course, it's one thing to make iron weapons and armor on a large scale, and it's another thing to take out as much as you want.

Lu Wu thought of something, and said, "Don't sell pottery anymore." ”

Through the maneuvering of Han, Wei, and Zhi, he had reached an understanding with Fan.

It's not that pottery making can't continue, it's just that you can't go around looking for sellers to sell it anymore.

In addition, he had been studying porcelain for two years, but he had not been able to devote all his energy to making progress.

Since I don't want to make enemies with Fan, and I don't have the qualifications to provoke Fan, I must reduce the scale of the pottery industry, and it is enough to be self-sufficient.

Lu Wu had been hesitating about something.

Wei was the overlord of the Jin smelting industry, and also the largest manufacturer and wholesaler of weapons and armor in the market share.

The old Lu family has been attacking the smelting industry, what kind of impact will it have on the relationship with the Wei family?

Don't look at it as an in-law relationship, once the Wei family thinks that Lu Wu has become a threat, they will not say anything about it.

However, he obviously has such good resources, but he does not engage in the smelting industry, and Lu Wu is very unwilling.

If you only take the mediocre route, the old Lu family will be like this for dozens of years and nearly a hundred years, and it is impossible to rise quickly.

And Lu Wu didn't want to wait for tens or hundreds of years at all.

"Zhuo." Lu Wu was undecided in his heart and needed to get advice, so he asked, "If I invite the Wei clan to smelt together, is it feasible?" ”

Zhuo showed a puzzled expression and said, "Lord, I don't have a broad vision, nor do I have a long-term vision, so it is difficult to give you the right advice. ”

Except for Zhuo Neng's thinking direction related to the long-term development of the family, Lu Wu really didn't have any other retainers to come to discuss together.

This is a commonality of the newly rising family.

They were not good before, and they were given the opportunity to develop, but they lacked management talents who could not hide their secrets.

Zhuo pursed his lips and said, "Bin has done his best for the Yin clan, and he doesn't see two hearts at all. ”

Song Bin?

He was a retainer recommended by the Wei family, not that he didn't realize that the old Lu family was engaged in metal smelting, but he never revealed it to the Wei family.

Lu Wu motioned for Zhuo to go about his own business.

When he was about to call Song Bin, he was informed that Wei Xiang's team had approached the "Yin" city.

Lu Wu didn't think too much about delay, and called Song Bin to talk.

The main thing is to discuss whether it is possible to cooperate with Wei, such as sharing some smelting technology with Wei, in exchange for the opportunity for the old Lu family to expand the scale of the smelting industry.

Song Bin frowned and thought for a long time, and said cautiously: "Your in-laws have too much support, and you don't have to give technology." ”

Lu Wu immediately understood.

Once some technology is involved, each family will only carry out the strictest lockdown and will not take it out for sharing.

Song Bin looked at Lu Wu and hesitated, and said: "Uncle Han is close to Zhao Meng, everything can be given, but Han's law cannot be imitated." ”

Oh, yes!

Han Ju's support for Zhao Wu can be said to be more exaggerated than his own son, and he gave everything, but he didn't give Han's bow and arrow technology.

Song Bin saw Lu Wu's brows loosen and continued: "Two years of this foundation is enough. Why greedy? ”

The main reason is that the thinking of the people of the modern Celestial Empire is at work, so that Lu Wu wants to see results in a very short period of time in everything, so that he pursues speed in everything.

"I know." Lu Wu saw Song Bin's loyalty to the old Lu family from this incident, and did not express too much, and said: "Xiangzi has entered the 'yin' land, and I must not accept it." ”

Song Bin said goodbye and left.

After thinking about it, it is not possible to completely give up some matters that should be cooperated with Wei.

The old Lu family has appeared many times, and other people's eyes are not blind.

Who can't see that the old Lu family has made a breakthrough in smelting?

Lu Wu needed to test Wei before deciding what to do next.

This time, Wei Xiang did not exaggerate to bring thousands of people over, but only brought five hundred warriors to escort him.

He came to the manor where Lu Wu was, and when he saw that Lu Wu was not too polite, he said directly: "The king intends to order me to make Qin." ”

Lu Wu asked, "What do the 'Qing' mean?" ”

Wei Xiang said: "The same is true of the 'Qing'. It is a foregone conclusion that I will send an envoy to the Qin State, and I have broken my trust many times for the Qin State, broken off diplomatic relations, and expressed the hatred of the country. ”

Lu Wu was shocked in his heart, and his face did not show it.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the nations fought each other, and it was rare for a war to decide to completely cut off the channels for peace between the two countries.

"I'm here for one thing." Wei Xiang looked at Lu Wu with blazing eyes, and said, "Wu Ke followed me into Qin, for the prestige of the Jin State, and killed the Qin warriors?" ”

So ruthless?

It's just that Lu Wu wondered.

How many people can go to the Qin State?

Wei Xiang actually invited Lu Wu to go with him, and he wanted to provoke the fierce generals of the Qin State and kill them again?

It is necessary to completely sever diplomatic relations and express an attitude of punishment, and the outbreak of war is inevitable.

Run to other people's side, provoke and kill again, can you leave alive?