Sticks with carrots. Ao Bai first frightened the core figures of the Lu family, and then let them see some hope. When they support the Lu family in the future, they will not be dissatisfied, but will only be grateful.

Ao Bai helped Lu Song and changed his name. "Uncle Lu, keep your previous appearance, I'm not a bad person, I'm embarrassed by you like this."

Lu Song said: "Okay...... Good. ”

Ao Bai threw the gold medal to Li Xin, and said: "Brother Li, take my token and invite the prefect, I have something to announce, and everyone happens to be here today, so I don't have to talk about it a second time." ”

The official mansion was not far away, and as soon as Lu Feng saw the Jinyi Wei token, he immediately rushed to the Lu family's mansion. Jinyi Wei Sanpin is not as simple as the first level of the official university, he said respectfully: "Lu Feng, the prefect of Xinzhou, see your lordship. ”

Li Xin told Ao Bai that on the way, he had revealed the general situation to Lu Feng.

Ao Bai nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Master Lu, sit down, I will say a few arrangements." First of all, some new families should be selected in this house, in order to insert the people of Jinyiwei into it, and Xinzhou will temporarily become the stronghold of Jinyiwei, and it cannot be publicized to the public. ”

The two brothers, Lu Feng and Lu Song, nodded yes together.

Ao Bai said again: "The Lu family's business in Zhangjiakou should be suspended now, and all the people there should be called back." You want the Jurchens to completely put aside the relationship, as for what to do in the future, when the eight Jin merchants are cleaned up and arranged by the imperial court, they will not treat you badly. ”

When the time comes, I don't know how you will feel about arranging for you to monopolize Zhangjiakou's business. Ao Bai felt that their expressions would definitely be wonderful when they found out.

After a pause, he walked up to Lu Song and asked, "What route did the Eight Great Jin Merchants take and what route did they probably pass through, and did Uncle Lu know it?" I would like to ask, where is it most convenient to ambush them? ”

Now the route detected by Jinyiwei may not be accurate, and he has not followed it. The information of the Lu family can also be used as a reference.

The people of the Lu family were stunned, ambushed like robbers, and killed each other? Is this how Jin Yiwei does things? It's horrible. How could a businessman stand in the way?

Lu Song sighed: "I can name the general route of grain transportation, but I want a guarantee. ”

"What guarantees?"

"The safety of everyone in the Lu family, including those who were taken away just now." Lu Song said. Lu Feng is the prefect of Xinzhou, but at home he is the eldest brother, the old man has passed away, the eldest brother is like a father, and he is in charge of many things.

Ao Bai Zhengse said: "Those people are fine, don't worry." As long as you cooperate, the court will not treat you badly. ”

After talking about the general plan, his subordinates went to do things, and Ao Bai chose a room in the house.

Lu Leyao followed him and said lightly: "Huang An...... Does Jin Yiwei want to deal with the Lu family last? I beg you not to do this, okay? ”

Ao Bai smiled: "I said that I am not a bad person and will not deal with you." Also, my name is Huang Peng, Huang An is a random name, you can continue to call me Brother Huang. I came to Xinzhou with you to save you, not to harm you, don't get me wrong. ”

Lu Leyao had tears in her eyes and said lightly: "As soon as you came to my house, you arrested my relatives and scared my father and uncle like this, how can I believe you?" ”

Ao Bai looked at her and sighed: "If you don't believe me, do you believe those who see the wind and steer the rudder?" As soon as I saw that there was a problem, I immediately wanted to clear up the relationship. It's a miracle that these people are in charge of business, and they have survived until now. ”

Lu Leyao still wanted to refute, but she was afraid of annoying him, so she had to swallow the words back into her stomach.

At dinner, Lu Song began to actively curry favor with Aobai, and the method was very simple and direct. "Lord Huang, this child Le Yao is twenty years younger than you, she can do anything, and it's time to get married, if you don't dislike ......"

"Dad, what did you say?" Lu Leyao threw down her chopsticks and shouted.

This old man wants to sell his daughter, and this kind of person who doesn't care about his daughter's happiness will also be retribution for his lame legs. Ao Bai sighed: "Uncle Lu, the marriage is a big deal, I think we should respect Le Yao's own wishes, we are just friends, if you arrange it like this, she will not be happy." ”

Lu Leyao threw a grateful look at Aobai.

Lu Song sighed, it was not good to have a seizure. There are many traitors and evil people in the Jinyi Guard, and their reputation is too bad. He thinks that only by marrying his daughter off and becoming a family will the other party raise his noble hand.

In the evening, Ao Bai sat in the courtyard for a while, quietly watching the sky. The weather is getting colder and colder, and it is already December, and he wants to settle the affairs of Shanxi as soon as possible and rush back for the New Year.

The eight major Jin merchants cannot act rashly. It is necessary to find out the network of relations, which officials are secretly supporting, and if one moves, a large group of people will be implicated, and the opponent must be defeated, but the foundation must not be damaged. It's a bit difficult. A large-scale dark war began quietly.

Lu Leyao walked to the courtyard and said lightly: "Brother Huang, thank you just now." ”

"No thanks."

"It's so cold today, aren't you afraid of catching a cold if you wear so little?" Lu Leyao sat down beside him. "You seem to like to see the moon very much, even when you're on the road."

He likes to look at the sky at night to think, look at the stars, and feel the vastness of the universe, which can make him feel calmer. Ao Bai asked, "Miss Lu, is there something wrong?" ”

"I can't look for you if it's okay?" Lu Leyao smiled bitterly: "You still call me Le Yao when you eat, why do you call me Miss now?" ”

Ao Bai sighed: "I know you don't have any feelings for me, and the twisted melon is not sweet." ”

Lu Leyao sighed, "As soon as my father asked me to marry, I said that I would marry someone who was both civil and military to prevaricate." I met a lot of them, and they all got married early, and I didn't want to be a concubine. ”

Ao Bai said with a smile: "People who are both civil and military are generally three wives and four concubines. ”

Lu Leyao asked, "Then do you also have three wives and four concubines?" ”

Ao Bai didn't want to hide it from him, and said lightly: "I only have three wives, and they are all in the capital." ”

Lu Leyao suddenly felt empty in her heart, and said, "You often come out to do things, isn't it very hard to be your woman?" ”

Ao Bai didn't think so, and said with a smile: "A man is talented and beautiful, a man is talented, and women who like him naturally have a lot of sentences, no matter whether they love people or money, they will get some of the things they want if they marry him." In this way, if you marry only one, won't it hurt the hearts of those people? I think powerful men should be more loving. On the contrary, a man who has no ability is very idle, but he should not marry a wife. ”

Lu Leyao sighed: "Crooked. ”

"Whatever you think, I'm a very loving person."

The two were chatting, and Li Xin walked into the courtyard and said, "Childe, Lord Yang is here." ”

Ao Bai has already said that he will always be called a son outside. He went to the hall to see Yang Yuan. smiled: "Senior brother, you came faster than I thought." ”

Yang Yu said listlessly: "Actually, I came in the afternoon, and I went to taste the Xinzhou food first, it's too bad, I have to go back to Taiyuan quickly!" Xinzhou is so poor, it's just Xiafu, I really don't understand why you chose here. ”

A foodie is a foodie, and you must put food first wherever you go.

In the Ming Dynasty, according to the amount of tax and grain, the "house" was divided into three classes: Jingfu Fu Yin was the three products; More than 200,000 stone of grain is Shangfu, and the prefect of Shangfu is from three products; Below 200,000 stone is Zhongfu, and the prefect of Zhongfu is four products; Below 100,000 stone is Xiafu, which is from the fourth grade.

Shanxi is not mainly based on grain production, if it becomes a government, the official is a big level, but nine times out of ten, Dona's grain is from the common people, Xinzhou pays very little grain, and the prefect is benevolent. And it is also the reason why Ao Bai chose this place.

Ao Bai explained a little and said, "You came just in time, tomorrow I am going to recruit the bandits of Heishi Village, will you go with me?" ”

"Are you really going?"

Ao Bai said: "The people are all forced to rebel, I think it will be easy to subdue." ”

Yang Yu pulled his eyelids and sighed, "Okay, I'll go with you." Save you from thinking I'm not doing business. ”

Ao Bai would not think so, Su Meng'er said that Yang Yu is Tian Ergeng's henchman, and his promotion is the fastest besides him. Maybe Yang Yu just deliberately behaved like this, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

Ao Bai said to Liu Hong: "Arrange ten people, pull a few carts of grain, and follow me to Heishi Village tomorrow." You go and inform the Lu family, the batch of grain they imported can't be sent to Zhangjiakou anyway, it's cold, I'll take it out and give it to the poor peasants, they should agree. ”

Liu Hong went to find Lu Song. Ao Bai said to Yang Yu again: "I will go to Shenshan Township to negotiate with the bandits first." Are you with me, or do you follow the team to get there the next day? ”

Yang Yu smiled: "Go with you." I don't believe they dare to kill Jinyiwei. Even if they dare to do it, you will protect them. ”

Damn, this guy used me as a bodyguard, who is his subordinate?

"Let's go tomorrow. After Huang Yun died, did the Huang family caravan still go to Zhangjiakou on time? ”

Yang Yu nodded, the time had been determined, and they had to speed up the progress.

In Shanxi, Ao Bai's most interesting thing is to collect bandits, he has never had his own power, and he needs to build a team loyal to him. The bandits of the Black Stone Village are a good choice. In the future, it would be better if the Salt Gang and the Cao Gang could be brought under their command.

As long as you take the people from Heishi Village to rob a few times and give them benefits, you should be able to win people's hearts. Ao Bai is well aware of the benefits of being a robber. Although it is excessive and contrary to the words of Confucius and Mencius, robbery is a good means to make a fortune and the fastest shortcut. When it reaches a certain level, he will scatter some of this wealth to the people at the bottom, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and it can have the effect of winning people's hearts, and he will take a few years to become a benevolent king like Liu Bei.

The Eight Great Jin Merchants are good training targets, Wei Zhongxian asked, and said that the local people recruited from the Yan Gang wanted to trade with the Jin State, and if there was only one businessman, it would not work without some strength.

As long as there are rich people and people, the world will be in chaos in the future, and you can fight for the world. As for how many people died in the robbery of the Jin Chamber of Commerce, Ao Bai did not consider it. Even if many people are killed now, there are far fewer people than Li Zicheng leading people to revolt or the Manchu Qing Dynasty entering the customs and dying.