Chapter 38 The Liu Family Gate
Li Luo simply divided the three hundred townships into six teams and handed them all over to command and dispatch by Jiang Changsun Sanfu.
Sun Sanfu was experienced and immediately led his apprentices to formulate a project plan after getting the drawings.
Afterwards, the bricks, tiles and wood that were responsible for purchasing were shipped in batches. Not only were they settled after use, but the prices were also minimized by the village officials, which helped Li Luo save at least three to four hundred jin of building materials fees.
On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Pu family ruins were crowded with people. Sun Sanfu and other craftsmen and Sanbaixiang Yong arrived, including Du Lie's son Yan Jun, and Hu Gu and Guangxia who had escorted Li Luo to purchase supplies.
Sun Sanfu led more than a dozen disciples to set up incense tables, worship Tanjun, reported to the craftsman god, confirmed the auspicious day, and ordered the formal start of construction.
Cui Xiuning had already arranged several neighbors to serve as houses and set up more than a dozen large pots to cook.
Although the local warriors do not receive their wages for the time being, they still have to take full care of their food, otherwise where can they get the energy to work?
Seeing more than a dozen large pots set up near the construction site and a few bags of grain placed next to it, the dissatisfaction of the villagers suddenly collapsed a lot.
At least there is food to eat now.
"It's a pity that I can't live in a new house during the Chinese New Year." Cui Xiuning said regretfully.
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Mobei Village is also in Mani Township. However, Mobei Village has become the Liujia Manor, and the villagers have become Liujia Tianshu.
The manor does not have to pay taxes on all kinds of harvests, but pays it to the Liu family. Tian Nu’s hard work as a cattle and a horse has no personal freedom, and all he gets is to survive.
There is a huge house covering an area of nearly 30 acres at the highest point of Mobei Village. It has deep trenches, wide trenches, high walls, and numerous buildings. It is very elegant.
This huge room is nothing else, it is the Liu family.
It is known that the Liu family is one of the four great families in Jianghua and is also a branch of the Liu family in Zhenzhou. The head of the family is doing the fourth-rank examination and recording of Hanyang Prefecture, and is a serious aristocratic family.
Goryeo has been in existence for more than three hundred years, and the "Tianchaike system" at its founding period was long ago abolished. So much so that aristocratic families rushed to annex the land. The fields were full of fields, manors were lined with many high-rise buildings and summer buildings, and they stored slaves and private soldiers. However, they did not pay a penny of taxes and did not obey a person's corvee.
This is true for the Liu family.
Now the Liu family has three manors in Jianghua, one port, three merchant ships, two thousand celestial slaves, and three hundred private soldiers.
The Liu family's annual income is tens of thousands of dollars, and they have accumulated huge wealth.
But the pirates have never robbed the Liu family. It’s not that the pirates don’t want to, but that they can’t break through the Liu family and can’t do anything to the Liu family’s private soldiers.
At this time, a man dressed in a minor official was walking towards the gate of Liu Mansion.
Several private soldiers at the gate were unaware of this person when they saw him coming, and even greeted him.
"Dong Cunmasato, are you here to see Dalangjun again?"
Who is this person not Moses Village Masato Dongge? He nodded and smiled, "Captain Bu, can the Lord Da Jun be in the mansion?"
Soldier Bu smiled, "Mr. Lang is watching the newly edited song and dance at this time!"
Dong Ge entered directly as soon as he bowed his hand, and he undoubtedly visited the door many times.
Dong Ge entered the triple courtyard and passed through a water corridor. Then he came to a "Plum Peach Garden" with plum blossoms and hibiscus plants.
Although it is the twelfth month of winter, the flowers and branches in the garden reflect the snow, blooming freely, with red flowers and white snow, full of poetry.
Amidst flowers and trees, there is a vast pavilion. Some people play the piano with their hands, drink wine with fragrant sleeves, and blow the phoenix with red lips; there are also warriors who catch swords and stand at the scene, and some scholars write poems in the scenery.
Everyone was surrounded by two young men in gorgeous clothes and fur clothes in the middle.
Five young women wearing dresses of different colors were dancing on the snow outside the pavilion.
They were all barefoot!
Five women danced barefoot on the snow while singing softly. However, their voices were trembling, of course they were frozen.
"Is the snow whiter than the beauty's feet? Is the beauty's feet whiter than the snow? Who is the whiter? Hahaha!"
A young man laughed and raised his glass and said, "It was extremely refreshing."
Dong Ge took the opportunity to flatter him: "Of course, it is the foot of a beautiful woman who is well-restrained by the great man, and it is whiter than snow."
The young man said lightly: "What's the matter with Lao Dong? Let's sit down."
"Thank you, Dalangjun." Dong Ge bowed and knelt down. He immediately poured a cup of hot wine with his hands.
Of course, this young man is Liu Chengzun, the eldest son of the Liu family. Now his father is an official in Hanyang, and he is the steward of the Liu family, so he is naturally happy and happy.
However, just seeing how he holds light fur, roasts frost, and drinks hot wine, it makes a group of girls dance on the snow with their feet in spring clothes for him to have fun, you will know how sincere this person is.
However, if you think that Liu Chengyuan is a playboy who only knows how to enjoy the debauchery, it would be a big mistake.
The entire Jianghua Island knows that none of the three brothers of the Liu family are with him, and they are all tigers and wolves. Especially the eldest son Liu Chengqian, who is even more scheming and insidious. Many people have suffered losses in his hands.
Not to mention anything else, Liu Chengqian is only twenty-four years old this year, but he has been appointed as the seventh rank of Jianghua to join the army. His father is still assured to hand over the huge family to him to manage, which shows that.
Dong Ge was also very sensible. He waited until several dancers fell down in cold weather and the eldest son was defeated and asked them to retreat. He spoke up for the serious matter.
"The good teacher knows that Li Luo from Xindu Village has taken office five days ago..." Then Dong Ge reported Li Luo's various actions since taking office to Liu Chengyuan.
After Liu Chengqian heard this, his slender eyes were already gloomy.
"This person has been in office for several days and has not come to Liu's house to pay a visit. It seems that our Duzhai is quite handsome." Liu Chengqian said with a cold smile.
A younger young man next to him said, "Brother, this little brother Li Luo actually knew each other. He was in Chuandeng Temple that day, which made Jin Guangxian and I lose their grief. He didn't expect that he would get an official position so soon."
This young man was Liu Chengming, who had a feud with Li Luo at Chuandeng Temple. Two of the three brothers of the Liu family had a feud with Li Luo. However, the second brother Liu Chengjun lost his quest to suppress the enemy and fell into the Mani Mountains, and there has been no news yet.
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Liu Chengzong was a little surprised. He knew that his third brother was not a fool, and that Jin Guangxian was even more abusive. Both of them couldn't do anything to Li Luo?
Liu Chengming told the experience of Chuan Deng Temple, and Liu Chengqian understood it only then.
"It was originally called Li's family in Renzhou, and there was Zhihai's support. No wonder he had his official position, so he must have been recommended by Zhihai. It seems that this person is not simple." Liu Chengqian said.
Liu Chengming said: "Jin Guangxian and I both think that this person is mostly a child of the Li family, because he knows the secret affairs of the Western Sect of Li many years ago. There is no loophole in terms of emotion or reason."
"Is that?" Liu Chengqian raised his eyebrows, "It's probably true, that's not completely certain. I want to know if this Li Duzhai is pretending to be a child."
"This person must have managed the county magistrate, so don't touch him for the time being. Old Dong, do you say he has been subject to the strict orders of the county magistrate, and he has only been the township hero?" Liu Chengqian asked Dong Ge.
Dong Ge replied respectfully: "That's right. So I have to wait."
Liu Chengzun said with a "ha", "I am working in the county magistrate's office to discuss joining the army. If the Zhengfu Jun wants to strictly train the local bravery, why don't I know? It must be that he used the power of the county magistrate to exercise expedient means."
"The great man is wise." Dong Ge smiled bitterly. Li Luo is a capital village and his responsibilities are. Even if he does not have the county magistrate's strict order, if he insists on being serious, the village below cannot resist.
"What do he want to do if he has three hundred village warriors? My Liu family has only three hundred private soldiers. Is it just to make contributions to suppressing bandits? I'm afraid it may not be." Liu Chengqian narrowed his eyes and thought.
He absolutely did not allow any force nearby that threatened the Liu family, even the township heroes from Duzhai.
"Old Dong, do you think he is using the hometown to build a house?" Liu Chengming asked.
"Yes, Sanlangjun. All three hundred refugee heroes are working as laborers."
"Did you have paid for it? For example, food and salary."
"Sanlangjun is joking. The only village heroes have no food and salary. They can only let the laborers eat and work. The minor officials guess that when the house is repaired, they will not be able to eat enough." Dong Ge said with a smile.
Liu Chengming said: "This year, he can make hundreds of people have enough food. He has some money and some means to use the village to work as a laborer, which saves a lot of money. However, this person was like a beggar before, so how could he get rich? Could it be that the Li family in Renzhou supported him?"
Liu Chengqian suddenly said, "Old, what kind of house is he going to build? Do you have drawings?"
Dong Ge was stunned, "The little official didn't see the drawings. It should be a big mansion, right?"
Liu Chengqian snorted coldly, "Not necessarily! You get the drawings as soon as possible, I want to take a look."
Chapter completed!