Compared with the various major events that have occurred in Hangzhou in recent times, the death of Qi Yuankang, the return of Li Tianrun, and the conflict in Pingchang Street, the Lou family, as a businessman, should be regarded as another system that has not been involved.
Although it is already one of the largest merchant forces in the entire city, when it comes to real power, the Lou family is still in a corner and does not attract too many people's attention. But for the slightly middle-level forces in Hangzhou City,
It is now a behemoth with tentacles covering all aspects. Of course, since it has only recently penetrated into the entire system, there is no need to give him too much position in the power struggle in all aspects. This seemingly huge force is actually very important to the power struggle.
For everyone in Fang La's court, they were still alienated.
This is not surprising. This has been the state of the merchant class throughout the ages. It was the same in the Wu Dynasty and the Yongle Dynasty. Compared with before, the Lou family is now at least one of the largest imperial merchants in the Yongle Dynasty. Of course, the Yongle Dynasty
Today's prospects are really the most worrying issue. In the end, whether the Lou family will make a profit or lose money will still be classified on this issue.
As for the Lou family, more than half of the reasons why they stayed in Hangzhou to join Fang La were out of necessity. But part of it was due to Lou Jinlin's rational considerations. At that time, the Lou family already had some rifts with Qian Xiwen and others.
, a family of merchants who were already sensitive. After leaving Hangzhou, Qian Xiwen and others had official connections. No matter whether they went to other places or returned to Hangzhou, they could make a comeback. However, the Lou family's property was all in Hangzhou.
Here, the fortune he had accumulated over the years was gone.
In any case, Lou Jinlin was unwilling to accept this outcome, and the business he had been running for half a lifetime was ruined. What's more, the Lou family was also targeted by Fang Qifu at that time, and it was no longer realistic to leave. Hangzhou was occupied
After that, Lou Jinlin was confused for a period of time, but soon he also showed his heroic nature that he had worked hard all the way. He tried to carve out a broader and more stable path for the Lou family in the days to come.
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It is not his character to simply sit back and wait for death. Letting the Lou family simply become the largest businessman in the Yongle Dynasty or waiting for the court to go south to break Hangzhou and be caught are not the future that Lou Jinlin wants to choose. For this fifty-year-old man
For an old man who is many years old, his body still has the shrewdness and ability to seize every opportunity and continuously expand practical benefits. The flame of pioneering is still burning in his body.
Simply being a businessman and relying on others is not enough. Even if the Yongle Dynasty can withstand the offensive of the court and open up a big situation, he is no longer satisfied with the goal of becoming the largest merchant. At this time, the situation is turbulent.
Chaos, the Lou family is rich, and with the support of Fang Qifu, they also have power that is not restricted by most forces. In Hangzhou City at this time, the most practical path is placed in front of them.
For more than a month, the Lou family began to try to recruit troops and expand their strength.
Fang La itself has a rebellious nature. Although Hangzhou City has been established as the capital, dragons and snakes are mixed. The army gathers and fights. If you want to attract a group of people here to have their own power, in principle, it is allowed.
.However, at this time, the various forces in the city have become saturated. There are people who really want to get a share of the various benefits and compete with others. After all, they cannot compete with those who have been following Fang La from the beginning.
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The Lou family does not belong to this case. He has money, food, and a lot of business to do. It is reasonable to hire a nursing home at home and a thug for business. He can also support himself. But now, in terms of number of people,
There are no limits anymore. If this war has taught the Lou family anything, it may be that weapons must be in their own hands. Of course. Even with such awareness and convenience, nothing can be overdone. If you start from
If he reveals his ambition to take over the military power from the very beginning, he will definitely be beaten to death midway.
Lou Jinlin is a calm person, and there are difficulties on the road, but these difficulties are actually not big for him. Although a group of mud-legged people who have risen up are not fools, they are no matter how difficult they are in various micro-operations.
No match for an old fox like him. After he decided to do something, he purchased a large number of sophisticated weapons, a small number of military horses, recruited servants, hired guards, and at the same time recruited some martial arts figures who had real talents but had been missed. More than one
For months, it maintained the operation of various materials in the city, and at the same time extended its tentacles of power.
During this period, there will of course be some problems. For example, the Lou family can afford to raise people, but it is impossible to raise an army. There are many victims in Hangzhou now, so he can recruit 1,200 people who cannot afford to eat.
But without barracks or training grounds, what's the use? Under such circumstances, Lou Jinlin is more focused on supporting some small street forces, such as small groups of ten or twenty people and small gangs of twenty or thirty people.
There are all kinds of gangsters living on the streets near Lou's family. In more than a month, Lou's family has recruited nearly two hundred nursing homes, and the power it controls externally is several times that number. If they really want to show it off, this number of people
Already not inferior to some of the middle-level generals in Fang La's army.
Of course, these people don't have much real fighting power at all. In the past, you could say that this was already a big gang, but it was still early to say that it was an army. But even so, now, some people who did not regard the Lou family as one in the past
The leader of the rebel army no longer dared to provoke the Lou family easily anymore.
In the past, as one of the businessmen designated by Fang Qifu, although he would not be too difficult in Hangzhou city, there were still many people stinging the Lou family like leeches to make ends meet. As long as there was someone around him
A hundred generals dared to come to the Lou family to ask for food, drink and protection money. Even after the Lou family took refuge in Bao Dao Yi, they did not restrain themselves because everyone knew that Bao Dao Yi would not be able to do anything like this.
When you come from the Lou family, we are all brothers. Your family has a big business and others come to share some of it without destroying your family. There is nothing to say. You are just a businessman.
In the past, the Lou family treated these people well without being disrespectful, and it is still the same now. But as time goes by, although the Lou family has not done anything to establish their authority outside, the behavior of these people
Visits to the house have also become less and less. For people in the upper class, such as Bao Daoyi, the Lou family has not changed at all, but has developed normally. But for some leaders and generals in the middle and lower classes, they can still
Keenly feel the power and momentum of the Lou family's continuous expansion.
"That Lou family is not easy to mess with now..."
After dinner, these generals who had not originally paid much attention to the Lou family's identity as a merchant could not help but sigh like this. This also proved that the strength of the Lou family had quietly expanded to the point where it could be compared with these people.
However, the identity of a businessman still makes people participate in an underestimated consideration in such an evaluation. When others think that the power of the Lou family has entered the middle and lower classes, the Lou family has actually been quietly dividing and recruiting some people with about a hundred or dozens of subordinates.
The leader of the people.
Not to mention anything else, the Lou family's material and financial capabilities are enough for him to control some less powerful forces after he has the power himself. Under Lou Jinlin's rotation, there are now two groups of such forces.
After the leader failed in the struggle for power with others, he was willing to seek shelter from the Lou family. For Lou Jinlin, this situation meant that the early steps in the development of his power had been firmly taken.
"It will take some time to be able to speak among these people. Let's explore Tang Bingzhang's style. He is working under Qi Yuankang. Although nothing happened this time, the impact must have been great...
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In the morning, in the study room of the main house of the Lou family, Lou Jinlin was talking to his eldest son, Lou Shuwang, about the expansion. There was no need to recruit more nurses for the Lou family. He did not have many experienced veterans under his command.
This type of force is considered the most affordable choice. With a few groups of people joining them, the Lou family will truly rise to the top and become one of the middle-level forces in Hangzhou. And because of Fang Qifu's initial protection, Lou Jinlin is also confident
This makes the Lou family's superiors not too repulsive. At most, it makes people feel a little opportunistic and just taking advantage of the situation. However, once you have the strength, who can really be unhappy with your family?
"...Hangzhou is going step by step for the time being. It will continue to develop like this. But for the back road to the west and south, we need to prepare early. In a few months..." Turning the finger on his hand, Lou Jinlin said this, and then
He fell silent for a moment. The white hair on his head was uneven, but it was neatly combed, his eyes were sharp, and he was still energetic and full of lion-like aura. Although what Hangzhou would look like in a few months also made him anxious.
But there was still a way out. Of course, another thing that came to his mind soon after made him feel a little depressed.
"By the way, how is your brother doing lately?"
Compared with the eldest son Lou Shuwang, Lou Jinlin actually loves his younger son Lou Shuheng more. Earlier, the city of Hangzhou was destroyed. Lou Shuheng felt depressed, but Lou Jinlin had his eldest son as a helper anyway.
It is understandable that the younger son was shocked, so let him take a break for the time being. However, if he continues to be careless to this extent, it is really too much. Lou Jinlin hopes that his younger son will know more about things at home, especially
When the Lou family is going through such changes, if he can bring his talents to full use, in the future, part of the family business can be handed over to him with greater peace of mind.
He didn't have any biased thoughts in handing over all the family property to Lou Shuheng. The two sons actually had a good relationship, but the eldest son was very talented. In the future, each of them would share half of the family property. The eldest son's share would become bigger and bigger.
It was inevitable that there would be dissatisfaction in the second son's family. Naturally, this was a feeling of resentment that iron could not be transformed into steel. Lou Shuwang also gave up his hand.
"My younger brother has been very diligent in visiting recently. It's just that he found some wrong people and has not been able to find out clearly the situation he wanted to find out. However, he has gotten to know more and more people. I believe he will be able to find out what he wants to do soon.
Once the things you have done are done, come back with peace of mind.”
Lou Jinlin sighed: "You know what happened to him, right?"
"The boy knows that he has always been obsessed with the Miss Su family, but what he cares about the most is probably the humiliation Ning Yi gave him. The boy also knows Ning Yi's situation now. As he told his father before, the boy is not the same this time.
I didn't take the initiative to help my little brother because I hope he can take the initiative to accomplish this, which also has a special meaning for him."
Lou Jinlin waved his hand disapprovingly, frowned and was silent for a moment, and finally said: "It's okay for a man to take revenge, but he must have a broad vision. As a father, Ning Yi also remembers it, but in this situation, what else is there to remember!
My Lou family is currently facing such changes. Once it passes, the entire Hangzhou... Yongle Dynasty and Wu Dynasty's struggle will all involve my Lou family. The little things that happened at the beginning will be crushed like bugs... Sigh...
, that’s all, just watch it now. Once the matter is done, let Shuheng return to business. Also, what about Shu Wan, how is she doing recently? "
When his father asked about his sister, Lou Shuwang had a complicated expression: "Actually... my little sister has some relationship with Ning Yi..."
"Um?"
Lou Jinlin frowned, and Lou Shuwang told the story that the little girl probably had a crush on Ning Yi: "In my opinion, this Ning Yi has some skills, and he is also a person who knows how to take advantage of others. When he was a
, is extremely low-key, and is polite when interacting with literati. When he is in Naha Dao Camp, he pretends to be heroic and generous. With the current status of my Lou family, it is beneficial for him to deliberately approach my little sister here, but
My little sister actually can’t control him..."
He finished his opinion. In fact, Lou Shuwang has been very busy recently, and although he is a little interested in Ning Yi, he still has a overlooking mood after all. When a person falls into a bandit camp like this, even Li Tianyou has a crush on Ning Yi.
He was hostile, and he tried his best to survive. No matter how well he did, in Lou Shuwang's eyes, it was just a better performance.
Lou Shuwang doesn't care about Ning Yi. His younger brother and younger sister are involved with him. After all, what he cares about is just his younger brother and sister. For such an outsider, it doesn't matter to him whether he lives or dies or is worse than death. In a sense.
If the little sister can really live a good life after following him or just be as happy as before and get rid of him in the end, he can also persuade the little brother to show his favor and enlighten him, but the little sister will not be able to control such a person after all.
The little brother wants to vent his thoughts, so he has no choice but to die.
Lou Jinlin naturally understood what he meant. After thinking for a moment, he said to him, "You have to take this matter seriously." Lou Shuwang nodded, indicating that he understood.
After talking to his father, he went to Sijizhai to have dinner with Bao Daoyi and others at noon. He was just a foil, and he didn’t really talk much. In recent days, he also heard about Bao Daoyi and Ba Dao.
There was a conflict in the camp over a woman's matter, and there was friction for the next few days. He didn't care about this matter, and the Lou family took care of Bao Dao Yi. But the foundation was Fang Qifu, and various supplies in the city still needed the Lou family.
Turnaround means that no one else can attack the Lou family. Instead, the Lou family can wait and see what happens. After some time, they can also reap their own benefits in such a political struggle.
But accidentally, I saw Ning Yi and maid Xiaochan sitting downstairs eating.
Naturally, there were only a few serious topics while everyone was eating, and they started joking after that. Lou Shuwang knew that Bao Daoyi liked all kinds of women, so he brought up the topic, and Bao Daoyi also laughed at all kinds of women.
The benefits were talked about, and when the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves, Lou Shuwang pointed to Xiaochan downstairs and asked Bao Daoyi what he thought. Bao Daoyi was really capable. He twirled his beard and took a look, then said with a smile:
She is a well-trained maid from a wealthy family. Recently, she was taken over by the man next to her, which is when she is at her most charming.
With such a question, Lou Shuwang's purpose has been achieved. He knows Bao Daoyi's hobbies, and a woman like Xiaochan is what he likes. If he asks such a question at this time, maybe someone will tell her about it later.
Xiaochan was kidnapped. This was also a problem that was thrown to Ning Yi casually.
On the other hand, Bao Daoyi has been busy fighting recently, and there are many girls at home having fun. After the confrontation with Ba Daoying a few days ago, he has finally restrained himself a bit from grabbing girls randomly on the street. This time he finally did not do it right
Xiaochan started.
Lou Shuwang just did this casually and didn't pay much attention to it. Later, it didn't matter whether Bao Dao B caught him or not. If it happened, he could see how his younger brother would respond before he took action against Ning Yi.
, and even if he didn't see it, Ning Yi's life was still in danger. He had many things to do next, and such small problems would not take up too much of his time.
Next, after two days like this, he heard from his servants that Lou Shuheng had recently met a woman at a poetry meeting and was fascinated by her poetry and style. Lou Shuwang thought that since he had a new
He hoped that he should have known about Ning Yi earlier and had settled down. However, when he found his younger brother at noon that day, he was shocked by Lou Shuheng's progress.
It was at a small restaurant near Pingchang Street. Lou Shuheng and several servants were sitting there. He had been looking for traces of Ning Yi everywhere in the city these days, but he found the wrong relationship and never got too much Ning Yi.
According to Yi's information, the beard on his face had grown out at this time, and he looked slovenly. But when his brother came up, he was shaking his two fingers up, very excited.
"Do you know who I found? Brother, do you know who I found?"
"who?"
"You definitely can't guess... Hehe, you definitely can't guess..."
"..."
Lou Shuwang looked at the scene downstairs in confusion, not knowing why. Lou Shuheng laughed for a long time, stood up and walked around, clasped his hands together and rubbed them together excitedly, and lowered his voice nervously: "It's Su Tan'er...
It's Su Tan'er... I found Ning Yi the day before yesterday, and then... Then I asked someone to find a way to monitor him, and yesterday I found that he came over here. You know what I saw... Haha, it's Su Tan'er, she
It's amazing. Ning Yi was trapped here, and she sneaked back to Hangzhou quietly with a batch of fabrics. Isn't it? It's amazing, haha... She's back, she actually ran back for that Ning Yi, it's amazing
Now...this woman..."
Lou Shuheng laughed so much that he almost shed tears. Lou Shuwang frowned and looked at his overly excited brother. For a moment, Lou Shuheng stopped dancing in his brother's eyes, took a breath, and looked like
He restrained himself like a student being stared at by the teacher.
"I want to keep her." He raised his right index finger and emphasized. After a while, he shook his finger vigorously and showed a smile, "She is leaving tonight, but... I want to keep her...
…Hahaha--"
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When Juan'er arrived at Ba Dao Camp, it was around 2:00 a.m., around four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was getting dark early in autumn. It was already close to evening. All the elites in Ba Dao Camp came out and quietly went to the pre-booked places in different directions.
Bao Daoyi is located in various strongholds in the city. As one of the leaders of the matter, Ning Yi, Liu Xigua, Liu Tiannan and others have just left Xiliu Street. The person who picked up Juan'er had just learned that she was going to be sent away.
Xiaochan, her eyes were still red, was hiding in the kitchen crying alone. When she heard the news, she quickly grabbed Juaner and chased her out... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come
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