Chapter 39: Prestige Soars
On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, there is light snow and no wind.
It has been three days since the start of the dock fort, and everything is going smoothly on the construction site.
My eyeliner told me that Moses Village Zheng Dong Ge went to Liu's house yesterday.
Dong Ge came to the construction site quietly today, and I noticed that he had found Sun Sanfu, the head craftsman.
There must be ghosts in this.
I took Yan Falcon, directly controlled Dong Ge, and brought him back to the small courtyard for interrogation.
At first, he shouted that he was wronged, and denied being a troublemaker, but in front of me, it was all in vain. It didn't take me much effort, and he just told me honestly.
It turned out that Liu Chenglin, the eldest son of the Liu family, wanted to see the engineering drawings to judge what we were repairing.
If he knew that we were building a fort with strong defenses, he would definitely try to stop it.
I asked Dong Ge to write a "letter of surrender" to prove his betrayal of the Liu family, and put his fingerprint on it. After applying both soft and hard, Dong Ge had to agree to take refuge in us.
Li Luo warned him that if he was half-hearted, he would not only lose his position at Muramasa, but also die.
I drew a fake drawing and told him that this is what you should show Yoo Chengrin to see. By the time Liu Chengrin found out that something was wrong, the dock fort had already been repaired.
I explained how Dong Ge dealt with Liu Chengrafter. He was very familiar with the personnel of the Liu family, so I forced him to name a henchman of the Liu family who could be wooed and asked him to explain the other party's address. I could feel that he was scared of me right now.
In the end, I gave him five times the money.
After Dong Ge left, Yan Ying said to me, "Madam, if he is disobedient, let me kill him myself." ”
I looked at Yan Falcon, who was as big as my brother, and said in my heart, how can this young man be so murderous?
The fugitive said happily: "Yan Falcon, you are very good, and there will be opportunities to kill people in the future." ”
Yan Falcon was also very happy when he heard it.
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In the blink of an eye, four days have passed, and it is already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month.
The house has begun to take shape, but the food is also being consumed rapidly. Yesterday, Li Luo arranged for Hugu to take a few villagers and drive two ox carts to the city to buy grain.
The nearby Goryeo villagers also began to envy Xiang Yong for having enough to eat. Many people asked to help, and Li Luo agreed. He doesn't worry about the food now, he just hopes that the dock fort will be repaired as soon as possible.
As a result, the progress of the project is faster.
In fact, before the Dock Fort was formed, the laborers involved did not know that the Dock Fort was being built and not an ordinary house.
In the evening, Cui Xiuning came back, and Li Luo knew that she had gained something as soon as he saw her look.
"How's the police?" Li Luo asked.
"That person's name is Ji Ding, he is the head of Liu Chenglin's manor, and he is usually trusted by the Liu family, and he can also know any news from the Liu family in time."
"And how did he comply?"
"This person is suspected of being greedy for ink. According to his character, he coerced and seduced, set up a psychological trap one by one, so that he had no way out, and forced him to write letters and press his handprints. ”
"Who are you going with?"
"Yan Falcon, and Utu's son Yan Tong. These two half-sized sons were really ruthless, and if Ji Ding refused at that time, they would definitely kill someone. ”
"Policeman, you're not doing this as a criminal policeman, but as a spy, right?"
"It's true that it's not the style of the criminal police, but when it comes to operational technology, the criminal police and the spy are actually similar."
"How many eyeliners do you have so far?"
"A dozen of them. There are three types: periphery, important and core. ”
"What role can it play at the moment?"
"The port, the Liu family, and the construction site are all under my supervision, and they are overlapping monitoring. Whether it is a threat from pirates or the Liu family, it is supported by intelligence. If there is a suspicious person, they will be arrested immediately. ”
"What about your plans?"
"In the new year, Ganghwa Mountain City will be wired, and within three months, the county guard will be wiring, and Inju will be wired. Within half a year, the Beijing wiring will be opened. Within a year, most of the capital, Japan will also be wiring. Of course, this requires a lot of money. ”
Li Luo smiled: "You don't have to worry about money, I have a way." According to your plan, within a year we will have a decent intelligence agency. ”
Cui Xiuning said: "Internal and external enemies and friends, public security and confidentiality must be taken into account, try to eliminate all hidden dangers, and arrest suspects." ”
Li Luo asked, "What about the organizational structure and name?" ”
Cui Xiuning explained: "My charter is that before the official formation of an intelligence agency, an organization must be formed. The intelligence agencies were then brought under this organization. ”
Li Luo clapped his hands and applauded: "I also thought of this." It's easy for intelligence agencies to get out of control. Be sure to be placed under a higher level of organization. What about this organization called the Luo Ning Society? ”
"Luo Ning Society?" Cui Xiuning said: "This is good, relatively low-key. I thought you would take the name of the Liberation Party, the Huafu Society. ”
Li Luo was speechless: "Am I such an idiot?" Isn't it too long to take such a name? ”
Cui Xiuning said with a smile: "Okay, the name of the system will be Luoning Society." ”
Li Luo said: "I will come up with a plan for the framework and constitution of the club first, and then you can revise and improve it." ”
Cui Xiuning nodded, "I have no opinion." The intelligence agency under the community, I proposed to call it the Special Investigation Bureau, what do you think? ”
"The Special Inspectorate... Is it a spy and a policeman? ”
"Yes. Both intelligence work and local law and order are responsible. ”
"Good. After all, I am also the head of the township, and the local security must not be ignored. ”
"Li Luo, there are two days left before the Chinese New Year, many families in the township have run out of food, and some people will starve to death. Once there are more people dead..."
"Don't worry, I have already convened a meeting of the village leaders, I will give 500 yuan, and the village leaders will give 500 yuan together, and make up 1,000 yuan, and lend money to the people who have lost food, and the interest will be 10%. Other wealthy people can also lend, but the interest cannot exceed 10%. ”
"I'm in favor. In this way, we have no losses, and we can earn interest, and we can help them get through the difficulties, a win-win situation. ”
"And that's not all. I can still gain popularity in this village, and it will be easier to do things in the future. ”
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On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, a piece of news quickly spread throughout Mani Township.
The Lord of Duzhai led the villages to lend 1,000 yuan to the grain cut-off households at low interest, and the autumn harvest of the next year will be repaid, and the interest is only 10%!
If there is a wealthy lender, the interest shall not exceed 10%. Otherwise, you will be severely punished!
As soon as this order came out, it immediately set off stormy waves in the entire Mani Township.
Lord Duzhai, wise and merciful, parents of the people!
In this way, many people who are about to starve to death will be able to survive and continue to live!
It turns out that those who want to sell their sons and daughters will have a complete family.
For a time, Li Luo's prestige skyrocketed, and the countryside was full of praise.
By the thirtieth day of the lunar month, the borrowers had all received the money, and the less was consistent, and the more was two. When they got the low-interest relief loan, many people couldn't help but bow down in the direction of the Li family in Modongzhai.
Don't think that this is a small favor, in the eyes of the people, this is great mercy!
In the past, it was not that no one lent money in the famine years, but without exception they were all usury. Nine out of thirteen are all good, more is a waist loan, borrow one to repay two, and repay the interest.
If you borrow the same money, you may have to pay it back several times, and your family will be ruined and sold into slavery.
Compared to these loan sharks, is one percent interest still called interest? The repayment time will be relaxed to next year's autumn harvest, which is obviously deliberately leaving a way for the people to live.
In the Song Ji store, Song Shouye looked at the endless stream of people who came to buy food with loans, and listened to them say good things about Lord Duzhai, and couldn't help but regret a little in his heart.
Speaking of which, when Lord Duzhai was down, he also wrote a couplet to himself, and he gave him a little money.
Although he was also very polite to Li Luo at that time, he was not able to be generous in the snow after all.
How long has it been? Li Luo turned out to be the capital village.
If he had gritted his teeth and gambled once, wouldn't he have hugged his thighs?
What a pity!
Li Duzhai is from the Li family in Renzhou, and he is so good at being an official, he will definitely have a bright future. How could he not regret missing the opportunity?
Some people are happy and grateful, some people regret it, and some people gnash their teeth.
In the courtyard of the Liu family, Liu Chengming, who learned the news, angrily dropped a celadon wine glass.
"Damn! Who did he let Ben Lang-kun's money lend to! Not a bastard of the Son of Man! Liu Chengrin was simply furious, and he couldn't care about scolding Li Luo with grace anymore.
This year's harvest is poor, and the villagers have a hard time. Liu Chengrin had long planned to take the opportunity to put the money in the seal.
His main purpose was not to earn interest on usury, but to force the lender to become a slave and annex the property.
Originally, this time the loan shark was put down, and when the debt was forced in the coming year, at least a few hundred people would become slaves of the Liu family, so within three years, the Liu family would be able to build another manor.
Who knows, this Li Luo's sudden kindness completely broke his plan.
Now that more than 1,000 low-interest loans have been released, he will never have the opportunity to lend usury again.
Disgusting!
"Call Dong Ge this waste to Ben Langjun! Bastard thing! "Yoo Cheng Rafter herald.