The voice of the old head of the family, Lu Yin, was not loud, but at this moment, all the Lu family's children in the entire ancestral hall were listening carefully to Lu Yin's words, so as soon as he said these words, everyone could hear them clearly.
For a time, the entire ancestral hall became extremely quiet.
There is only one thought in everyone's mind at this moment, is the old family master crazy?!
You know, the head of the family, Lu Yin, has been in charge of the Lu family for a decade. Since then, he has facilitated most of the Lu family's businesses. In everyone's mind, the old man has always been an ultimate businessman.
In his heart, there is little talk of friendship, and only interests are in his eyes.
But why would such an old patriarch say that 100% is not enough?
Not only Lu Xin, but also all the other Lu family members couldn't believe their own ears.
"Master, what did you just say?"
One of the Lu family's children spoke cautiously, looking at the old family leader Lu Yin who was sitting on the main seat, hoping very much that he had heard wrong just now.
"What did you say? Didn't you hear clearly what I just said? Well, then you are no longer needed in the business of this house. At such an age, if you can't even use your ears, why should you be in charge?"
The man's face turned pale for an instant, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word.
The old head of the family glanced around with his slightly cloudy eyes and said calmly, "Fifteen, tell me what I just said."
The fifteenth uncle who was named stood up immediately, glanced around nervously, but still said bravely, "What the head of the family just said is 100% is not enough."
He didn't want to admit it, but he had seen the fate of the guy who questioned him before.
Lu Yin glanced around and asked, "Did you all hear clearly?"
It was very quiet in the ancestral hall, no one spoke.
But in today's situation, not speaking is the default.
After a short silence, the second grandpa stood up. He also had gray hair and was a little stooped. In terms of seniority, he and Lu Yin were the same generation. In terms of love, he and the old family leader grew up together. If the old family leader now
Who else can I listen to, probably the only one in front of me.
"Brother Yin, 10% profit is really too much. It has not been easy for the Lu family to get to this point. Don't be impulsive and ruin the entire Lu family!"
The second grandpa was actually very particular when he spoke like this. He did not address the head of the family, but used a more affectionate title.
"Shouye, are you really like your name and will you live your whole life with these two words?"
Lu Yin glanced at his second grandfather, but it was only a glance. The head of the Lu family quickly said, "I said, 100% is not enough. In addition to the 100% of the Lu family's profit this year, every house should go to the accounting office.
Take out 80% of what can be taken out from above, and keep the remaining 20%, which is enough for you. Don't tell me that living like this is hard. Your life is better than 90% of the people in the world.
No matter how difficult it is now, it can’t be difficult for them.”
"And if the court needs more money in the future, I, Mr. Lu, will have to spend more!"
The 10% profit, plus the 80% that can be moved on the books of each house, although it is not worth 10% of the court's annual tax revenue, it is definitely not a small amount.
At least there is no problem in supporting a small army.
When it was originally said that they would give out 10% of the profits, these children of the Lu family were already a little bit unable to bear it. Now that they have to give out 80% of the money that can be moved from each house's books, these people can no longer bear it.
Well, even if the person sitting across from him was the most eloquent and authoritative head of the family, Lu, they still wanted to compete.
But before they could speak, the old patriarch spoke again.
"I know, you all think I'm crazy now. If the imperial court wants to fight, let them fight. It's okay if we just spend some money. Why should we stab ourselves with a knife? What's more, in your eyes, I, Lu Yin,
, haven’t you always been a hard-core cockroach? Why do you have to act like this at this time? I can tell you why for these questions of yours. The first one is why the imperial court wants to fight, and the Lu family has to take money like this. Then
It's because this time's great battle is different from the past. The demon clan mobilized the whole clan and went south. The border army in the north couldn't withstand it. Then our Liang Dynasty will become history. It would be better if the demon clan plunders and then returns to the north.
Worse, that is, in the future, everyone will be the slaves of the demon clan. If the demon clan is in a better mood, they will throw you a piece of meat to eat. If they are not happy, they will eat you like meat. Can you live this kind of life?
Anyway, I can't make it. Even though I'm old, I can't bend down! I can't bear to give up this little money and let the Great Wall of the North be broken. Neither you nor I can live well. So what's the point of having so much money by then?
use?"
"As for why I, Lu Yin, suddenly stopped being such an iron cock, the reason is very simple. The Lu family can stay out of other things and just make money on their own, but who can stand by and watch such a big thing? Besides, Taizong
During the years, more than one of my ancestors from the Lu family died in the north. Why are you objecting to this and that in the ancestral hall to make our ancestors feel cold? Become that unworthy descendant?!"
The old head of the family stood up slowly, looked at everyone present, and said in a stiff tone, "In the past few years, what you said has affected me a lot.
I still listened to some, but this time, I stopped listening. As for this matter, if anyone wants to object, then expel the Lu family, erase his name from the genealogy, and never say that he is a descendant of my Lu family again!
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This was the first time for everyone in the ancestral hall to see such a serious head of the old family. Naturally, they did not dare to say anything at this moment and could only remain silent.
The old head of the family came to Lu Xin's side with a cane, looked at the young man, and said with a smile, "Xiao Xin, I'll leave this to you. After you finish this, it's time to take over the position of the head of the family. I'm old
Now, there are many things where you are overwhelmed with ambition but insufficient with strength. You are still young and have energy, so you should shoulder more burdens."
Lu Xin was about to speak but stopped.
The old patriarch shook his head, "Don't think that you are young and cannot convince the public. If you really want to say you are young, the guardian envoy is also so young. How can he do a very good job? If young people don't come out, they have to wait until they are my age to come out?
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"That doesn't make sense."
The old head of the family shook his head, patted Lu Xin on the shoulder, then glanced at Lu Qingling, and said meaningfully, "Qingling, there are some things that we old guys can't say, and you young people have to do it yourself."
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Lu Qingling was stunned for a moment, but she quickly nodded and said softly, "I understand, Patriarch."
The old head of the family smiled slightly. When he walked to the door of the ancestral hall, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the people in the ancestral hall. He said with emotion, "This world is not easy to come by. Don't give up on it easily."
After saying this, the old master left without looking back.
The ancestral hall was extremely silent. No one thought that these things would happen tonight, and no one thought that even if these things happened tonight, they would not have the slightest chance to object.
Many of the Lu family elders walked out of the ancestral hall in silence, but some elders still came to Lu Xin and exchanged a few words with the future head of the family.
They do know that as long as the Liang Dynasty does not collapse, the Lu family will definitely not have any big problems in the hands of the young man in front of them.
Half an hour later, all the elders of the Lu family left, and only Lu Xin and Lu Qingling were left here.
Lu Xin rubbed his brows, glanced at Lu Qingling, and said with emotion, "I didn't expect tonight to be so smooth. I thought I was going to have a scolding match with these uncles."
He really didn't expect that the old patriarch would be so open-minded. Like the other children of the Lu family, he once thought that the old patriarch was old-fashioned. He had even thought about forcing him into the palace in the future. But he didn't expect that when the old patriarch opened his mouth, he was so surprised.
Everyone's surprise.
Lu Qingling said, "The old master still has some persistence in his heart. Maybe he just had to do that in the past, but it was not his original intention."
The head of a family, in many cases, should not have their own personal preferences, because they are responsible for the family, and all choices they make should be based on the interests of the family.
Lu Xin looked at Lu Qingling and asked with a smile, "Do you think it's a good thing for me to be the head of the family?"
Lu Qingling was startled. She had not seriously thought about this matter. The Lu Xin in front of her was definitely the most outstanding in terms of talent. But, does being the head of a family only require talent? Or is talent not enough?
Lu Xin is definitely not the kind of person who does things solely for the benefit of the Lu family. He is a young man with the passion and impulse that a young man should have, but is this kind of impulse that a family head should have?
Lu Xin seemed to see Lu Qingling's worry and said with a smile, "The head of the family also said that if young people don't come out, why don't they wait until they are old? And being passionate and impulsive is not necessarily a bad thing. No one is willing to go.
If we had done something and changed something, the Liang Dynasty today would not be like this."
"After this period of time has passed, I will start to deal with the matter of women entering the ancestral hall. There will definitely be a lot of resistance by then, and I will need my sister's help."
When he came outside the ancestral hall, Lu Xin looked at Lu Qingling, who nodded. Then Lu Xin took the lantern from the servant's hand and walked forward. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and looked at Lu Qingling.
Ling asked, "Sister, if you meet the guardian envoy that day, will you be tempted?"
Lu Qingling's expression remained unchanged, she shook her head and said, "No."
Lu Xin turned his head with some pity and said with a smile, "It's a pity."
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After leaving the Lu family's ancestral home, Lu Xin boarded the carriage and drove slowly towards the distance. After half an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a dark long street. Then Lu Xin got out of the carriage, holding a lantern and walked forward.
Go.
A few feet away, Lu Xin saw a carriage parked by the street. He came to the carriage and knocked on the shaft. A young man's voice soon came from the carriage, "Come in."
Lu Xin then put the lantern aside and entered the carriage.
There was a young man sitting in the carriage, dressed in black.
Lu Xin smiled and said, "Now the entire Liang Dynasty is looking for traces of the guardian envoy. If they know that you are in the capital, will their jaws drop?"
The young man sitting in the carriage at this moment is naturally not someone else, but the young man who disappeared without a trace after disappearing in Longjiao County.
Daliang garrison envoy Chen Chao.
Chen Chao looked at Lu Xin and said, "I am hiding now because I want to see how many people are thinking wrongly. You also understand the current situation. The war in the north is going on. It is estimated that it will not end in a year and a half.
If we want to win this war, we must work together as one. If anyone wants to cause trouble at this moment, I really won’t show any mercy." .??.??
Now this war with the demon clan is related to the national destiny of the Liang Dynasty. It can be said without politeness that once it loses and the northern Great Wall falls, then the country of the Liang Dynasty for more than two hundred years may be destroyed.
It's going to end here.
This is a truly important matter that no one should take seriously.
Lu Xin nodded and said softly, "At times like this, we must be more careful, otherwise we will fail in our efforts and we are all sinners."
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "I am a sinner. No matter when the time comes, you will not be counted."
Lu Xin didn't bother with this statement, and just said softly, "According to what the guardian envoy said before, after all the business we jointly do is cashed in and donated to the court, it's almost done."
Chen Chao frowned, "I'm only talking about my share."
"Of course you make the decision on your part, and of course I make the decision on my part."
Lu Xin looked at Chen Chao with a smile. He had already made up his mind, so no matter what Chen Chao said, he would not change anything.
Chen Chao didn't show any pretense, he just said, "Then let me thank you in advance for those guys in the north. What about the other thing? How much was accomplished?"
Another matter is actually something that Chen Chao has been doing since he returned to the divine capital from the northern sacred mountain. This time the imperial court has to face the demon clan's move south, and it will cost far more money than any previous war.
It was much more, so the imperial court levied additional taxes in the local area. Of course, even so, it was actually insufficient. So after Chen Chao returned to the capital, the first thing he did was to find Lu Xin and want to borrow some money from the Lu family.
Come, let the imperial court issue a document, wait until the war is over, and then slowly repay it.
Of course, borrowing money from the Lu family is just the beginning. Later, we will use this beginning to borrow money from other big families.
The imperial court needs money, but it does not engage in such things as plundering.
Of course, Chen Chao had no intention of loaning out that much money. Half of it would actually be good.
Lu Xin glanced at Chen Chao, shook his head and said, "I failed to complete the tasks entrusted by the guardian envoy."
Chen Chao was startled and frowned. According to his calculation, even if it was not 50%, how come Lu wanted to come up with 20% to 30% for his name, but couldn't do it at all?
Lu Xin was not willing to give in, and said with a smile, "Before I could move the guardian envoy out, the old family owner took the initiative and said that all the profits of the Lu family this year would be used. Not only that, but also 80% of the turnover of each house."
, all have to be given to the court. Fortunately, I prepared some words, but as an actor, I just came on stage, and before I could even open my voice, I was kicked off the stage."
Chen Chao frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "Mr. Lu is very righteous."
He had also looked through the files before, and in his impression, Lu Yin was not such a person.
Lu Xin continued, "As for what happens next, the Lu family will take the lead. The major families in Shendu will pay some money, but they may not be as generous as the Lu family."
"It's a reasonable thing. After all, as the old saying goes, the hardest thing in the world is to take money out of other people's pockets. Just a little will do, it depends on what they want."
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "If the imperial court really needed money, I would not be willing to be a bad person. My reputation in the imperial court was only average, but now that this happened among these aristocratic families, it will be recorded in the history books."
I’m not sure how many good things I can say.”
Lu Xin smiled and said, "Your Majesty the Guardian, do you still care about this?"
"I don't care too much, I just said it casually."
Chen Chao rubbed his head and sighed, "Originally, Nandu should have done this kind of thing. She must be very familiar with it, but now the Northern Territory also needs her very much, so I have no choice but to do it myself."
Lu Xin looked at Chen Chao and said nothing, but there was a smile in the corner of his eyes.
Chen Chao turned around, looked at Lu Xin, and said with a smile, "I can tell you something frankly. If the court survives this time, you, the Lu family, will definitely get some benefits. The court can leave many businesses to you.
But don’t take this kind of thing seriously now, because you can’t tell whether you can survive it or not.”
Lu Xin shook his head and said, "This is not why Mr. Lu did these things."
"You don't do these things for these reasons, but if you do these things, you will naturally be rewarded. If you give me a favor, I will repay you with a plum. This truth is very simple, and you must understand it."
Chen Chao rubbed it
Rubbing his cheeks, he smiled and said, "Nothing is taken for granted. The court cannot take it for granted, and neither can you. Only in this way can the world get better and better."
Lu Xin thought for a while and said, "I've learned a lesson."
Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.
After chatting with the future Lu family for half an hour, Lu Xin turned around and walked out of the carriage. After lifting the lantern, the young business genius did not leave in a hurry, but asked seriously, "Your Majesty the Guardian, are we really
Can you win?"
The same question has appeared in the minds of different people, but few people can actually come to Chen Chao and ask the question like this.
The carriage was silent for a long time, without any sound.
Lu Xin thought that Chen Chao couldn't answer his question, so he just smiled and turned to leave.
But at this moment, there was a sound in the carriage.
"The answer is like the lantern in your hand, it can't illuminate much, but at least you can see the road ahead because of it. We may also lose, or maybe we will be like this lantern, which can only illuminate
The dimness of the surrounding areas cannot be compared with the light of the sky that illuminates everything during the day."
"In this case, what is the point of our efforts?"
Chen Chao smiled and said, "I knew I couldn't illuminate everyone and change everything, so why do we keep doing this?"
"Doesn't anyone care what we do?"
Lu Xin looked at the lantern in his hand and murmured, "Yes, then why do you do this?"
Chen Chao in the carriage smiled and said, "Because the people who are illuminated will care."
"What I'm more afraid of is that if this lantern is gone, then next time you walk at night, you won't be able to see anything."
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The carriage slowly left the long street, and there was a coachman, Weng Quan.
The current deputy commander of the left back now has a frown on his face, which is very different from his previous temperament.
Chen Chao asked through the curtain, "What? You didn't have enough to eat at your second uncle's house last time. Why are you looking so sad?"
Although it was a joke, Chen Chao was actually a little unaccustomed to such a boring Weng Quan.
You know, this guy is even more talkative than Yu Xiyi, and he shouldn't be like this.
Weng Quan gritted his teeth and asked, "Sir, can I go to the northern border?"
As soon as Weng Quan spoke this way, Chen Chao understood that most likely this guy wanted to go to the north, but was stopped by his second uncle, so he frowned.
Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and said, "When you go to the northern border, who will handle the matter of going to the divine capital?"
"There is always something a capable person can do. I want to go north to kill demons and contribute to the court!"
Weng Quan took a deep breath and said, "As long as you ask, I can leave the city tonight!"
Chen Chao said nothing, but looked at Weng Quan quietly.
Weng Quan waited for a long time before Chen Chao spoke. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Chao slowly said, "Why are you so anxious? When it's time for you to go north, you won't be able to run away. If you want to live by then, you won't be able to survive."
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Weng Quan started to speak but stopped.
Chen Chao said, "If I were you, I would quickly find a wife and give myself a wife. Don't die in the north. No one will burn a handful of paper money for you during the Qingming Festival."
Weng Quan shook his head and said, "Since you are going to die in the north, it wouldn't be so tortured. Let the girl you like be a widow for you. The thought of being demoted will make you feel uncomfortable. It is better to let her marry someone else and live a stable life."
Chen Chao sighed with emotion, "I didn't expect that your mind could think of this."
Weng Quan chuckled and said, "That's right. If you like a girl, you won't be willing to see her suffer. You would like to suffer all the suffering for yourself. That girl will just enjoy happiness."
Chen Chao glanced at Weng Quan and said, "Then you have made up your mind to marry an old man? Do you still have to be pinched and beaten every day?"
"Yes, sir, is this okay?"
Weng Quan originally thought so, but when Chen Chao talked about it, he felt a little unsure.
Chen Chao shook his head, "That's not the case. When two people are together, they think about each other and only wait for others to do things for themselves, or only do things for others. It's not right."
Weng Quan said oh, still a little confused. How could this guy understand the secrets here? But he just kept these words in his heart, and then asked curiously, "Sir, you and Miss Xie have been together for so many years. Why?"
Not married yet?"
Before Chen Chao could say anything, the carriage stopped.
They arrived at the Xie family's residence. The Xie family had already received the news, but this time they did not open the middle door. Chen Chao visited late at night, of course not to let others know.
Chen Chao walked out of the carriage, glanced at the Xie family's residence, and then said, "I am also afraid that the girl I like will become a widow."
This chapter has been completed!