In front of the door of Su Mansion, people of all kinds were kneeling, including old people, young people, women and babies.
Only there are no mature men.
Su Lu knew there would be such a result when he told the family members of the deceased soldiers to come to the Hou Mansion to see me if they had anything to do.
"Everyone, get up."
Su Lu ordered.
Su Lu glanced at the women kneeling in front and ordered Su Yun.
"It's easy to bring people into the house and make a living, but we can't just be kind. We can give you opportunities to make money, but you have to pay something."
The face of Niba next to him was full of struggle. So many people had to open their mouths to eat, and the Marquis' family had no food left. But seeing so many people without food, Niba thought of how helpless he was at the beginning, and thought about what he could do.
Let Lord Marquis save them.
Soon, everyone gathered in the courtyard.
Before he became an official, Su Lu had thought about ways to make money, such as mills, textiles, and wine making. However, his official position increased rapidly, and all these money-making plans were delayed.
Su Lu called Su Yun into the room and gave instructions.
"Although these people are old, weak, women and children, they can still make money if they use it well."
"I will write you some ways to make money, and I will provide you with the sales methods and raw materials. You will be responsible for managing people and making things."
Saying this, Su Lu turned over the book he had written, considered it, and handed the wine-making booklet to Su Yun.
"This is the method and cost of brewing wine. You just have to find a way to brew the wine in our house. The Zuo Route Army will keep all the initial brewed wine at the market price."
Su Yun looked at the booklet and felt a little strange: "Brother, other restaurants have their own wine cellars and they won't want our wine. If the wine we brew this way is only supplied to the military, will it lead to impeachment by the imperial censor?"
You."
Su Lu smiled and said that he had offended the Cao family. The Cao family, who had a deep foundation, had probably mobilized various connections to impeach him. But it didn't matter. He had too many debts to worry about, and one more crime would not be a big deal.
What's more, the brewed wine might actually be able to accomplish something.
"Just let me take care of the people. All the guards in the mansion are at your disposal. They must be kept secret. No one can enter the wine shop without your permission."
"These individuals, except you, can only have access to one of the processes. Make an agreement with them before starting work. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be kicked out directly."
Su Lu gave the instructions carefully. When Su Yun heard that his brother arranged for him to take charge, he also carefully wrote down everything, including how to manage people and how to make wine.
After giving the instructions, Su Lu looked at the crowd standing in the yard: "Most of these people must be good, but there are also some who are indolent, lazy, and lazy. Once found, just send them to the guard camp immediately."
Su Yun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Su Lu glanced at Su Yun. He arranged this matter for Su Yun, and there would definitely be a lot of things going wrong in the process. But with Su Ge here, and he informed Magistrate Tang, there shouldn't be any big problems.
Tudun'er pushed the door open and came in, reporting: "Captain, someone from the camp is here to ask you to come and have a military meeting."
Su Lu gave Su Yun a few more instructions before going out. Before going out, he saw a few old men in the crowd peeping out their heads. Su Lu ordered Tu Dun'er:
"Leave a few people who have killed people in the house to follow the instructions of the eldest lady. If there are any who dare to disobey, they can just do it without the eldest lady's order. There is no need to kill people. They will see blood."
Tudun'er responded.
Su Lu got on his horse and was about to set off for the camp when Dong Cheng rode up, followed by a long line of guards.
Across the horse's head, Dong Cheng grabbed the bridle of Su Lu's horse.
"Su Lu, Mr. Su Hou, it's time for us to talk about our affairs."
Su Lu was a little panicked and said evasively: "General Dong Cheng, we are going to camp to discuss with our army. Didn't we come to you?"
"Military discussion?"
Dong Cheng turned around and shouted: "Wu Lao'er, are you going to the camp to meet me for a military meeting?"
At the back of Dong Cheng's bodyguard, a messenger came over, with a look of relief on his face: "Yes, General, I chased you here from Dongjiazhuang in the west of the city. You are finally willing to listen to me. General He asked you to camp the army."
Discuss."
Dong Cheng chuckled: "Okay, okay, I'll go with Su Houye right now. Don't worry, Old Wu, it's my fault, my fault."
Dong Cheng and Su Lu walked side by side. Dong Cheng asked Su Lu angrily: "Have you been avoiding me lately?"
"I'm telling you, it's a good thing that I'm looking for you. My niece, the one you've seen is Dong Ling's little girl. She's so pretty, right?"
Su Lu nodded, with a sad look on his face: "No matter how smart you are, we who fight life and death on the battlefield, how can we still give others a home?"
"Look at the people in my yard. They are all the families of the soldiers who died in the war. They want me to find a way to make money. I am also a soldier in the war. I can find a way to make money for them. My head
It almost makes me sad."
Su Lu poured out his bitter words to Dong Chengda to divert his attention.
Dong Cheng's face turned solemn upon hearing this and he sighed.
"The families of the fallen soldiers?"
"They are really suffering. If you really have a way, Mr. Hou, you might as well help them. I, old Dong, have no other way. Every time I see those children begging and unkempt women on the street, my heart bleeds.
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"But what can I do? All I can do is give them a meal, but I dare not give it in front of them for fear that they will get involved with me."
Dong Cheng said, tears suddenly rolled in his eyes.
Su Lu was a little embarrassed. It seemed a bit unbearable for him to fool an honest man like this.
"Well, old Dong, I have also come up with a few businesses and asked Su Yun to take them to try. Maybe they can really make something.
If you really can't do it, just go farm. I, the dignified Marquis of Beiyang, the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Route Army, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Military Academy, and General Mingwei with four honors and silver medals, can't support them."
Dong Cheng sat on his horse and patted his chest: "Okay, since Su Lu you are so heroic, I won't say more. Whenever Sister Su Yun leads them to get something, my subordinate Xian Dengying will guarantee to purchase part of it."
Su Lu calculated in his mind that there were 4,000 people in the camp first, and they were also big customers, so he could order some in advance.
"Okay, I promise to give you a part of it when I finish it, but this money."
Dong Cheng patted his chest and promised: "No problem, I'll take care of it."
After finishing speaking, Dong Cheng felt a little regretful. He glanced at the guards behind him and asked with some anxiety: "Brother Su, if the money is not enough, can I use other things to offset it?"
Su Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Okay, let's use food. You know, they have killed the mainstay of the family, and the family is almost running out of food."
Dong Cheng became sympathetic, patted his thigh and promised: "Okay, I'll go back to the camp right away. Hey, let's discuss it with the army first."
The two of them entered the military camp, dismounted in front of the central military tent, threw the reins to the guards, asked the guards at the pass to check their official credentials, and then followed each other into the commander's tent.
"The Left Route Army and the Commander-in-Chief of the First Camp are here, let's get started."
Lin Tong, who was presiding over the military meeting, slapped the table and said.
"The first item is that the Thule cavalry group was discovered at the Maya Mountain Pass. After discussing with General He, I decided to march to the Maya Mountain Pass. Who among the armies can take on this important task?"
In an instant, all the generals and captains in the camp focused their attention on Su Lu.