While Yu Qiu was busy with the whole village, the Lu Mansion manager who had come to Widow Village in the morning was also bowing to report something to others in a luxurious attic in Mingzhou City.

The manager who can be sent out to travel around the villages and alleys has a low status in the Lu Mansion. He also has a major manager and a general manager. Even the general manager of the Lu family in Beppu, Mingzhou, is difficult to rank among the top 100 in the power and status of the Lu family in Fanyang. He himself is not from a direct or direct line, but is just a sideline, or a concubine who has no status but has some intelligence.

For top families like the Five Clans and Qiwang, the core of their power is mainly reflected in the two capitals, or Tongdu Dayi, which has a population of more than 100,000 households, such as Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou. As for Fanyang’s hometown, it is just a place where some tribes and elders support and cultivate the next generation.

"What you mean is that we should promote the rumors of a village woman, so that the people of Mingzhou townships will have a good harvest this year, so that we can borrow more grain to farm?"

As the chief manager of Beppu in Mingzhou, Lu Shirang would not personally meet with a lower-level manager like Lu An who travels from village to village and is responsible for some specific small matters.

However, Lu Zhao, the chief manager of his subordinate, reported to him seriously, and he had to listen patiently.

It turned out that it was just a village woman who heard the boast of a Taoist priest and said some small things that the local area will have good weather and good harvest this year.

"Yes, the general manager, our Hebei area has always been the place with the most fields and grain production in the Central Plains. Over the years, there have been a situation where the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there are so many empty fields that they can't be planted.

As long as the war in Hebei is still fighting, the grain price in the whole world will remain high. We can sell it for three thousand yuan per dou of rice, and we can sell it for four thousand yuan per dou of fine noodles.

Now, we only need to borrow a dou of grain or a dou of wheat to those mud legs to get rice or noodles worth dozens of cents of money. This kind of good thing is better!" Lu Zhao explained for Lu An, the little manager who had finished speaking.

The wealth of the aristocratic families has always come from exploiting the people. Moreover, to a certain extent, they have urged private production, which has led to the rulers of this era who dared not touch them easily, because there will inevitably be a situation of losing both sides.

The people in Hebei have a variety of food, and the people who benefit from the benefits will not be the ordinary people, they are just the most vulnerable group who are being squeezed out of their labor force.

They would not be rulers, at most they could only get enough food and salary to raise their own troops to conquer. The only ones who really benefited were large families like the Lu family.

Therefore, after the report of Lu Zhao and Lu An, as the chief executive of the Lu family in Beppu, Mingzhou, Lu Shirang thought it was very feasible. After touching his beard, he raised his own question, "Then the question is, how long will this battle in Hebei last? Can the grain prices last until this autumn harvest this year?"

Lu Zhao immediately bowed and explained, "Since the rise of the army, Liu Heita first defeated the coalition forces of Huai'an King Li Shentong and Youzhou General Luo Yi, and then captured Yingzhou, Guanzhou, and Dingzhou, killing Li Xuantong, the general manager.

He then defeated famous generals such as Li Shiji, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, and others, captured Ji, Wei, Xing, and Xin and occupied the entire Hebei. Now his subordinates have reached 100,000 soldiers who are used to fighting, and have become enemies that Li Tang cannot win quickly.

Moreover, this person is very strict in his military administration and is relatively generous to his subordinates and the people under his rule. There are no major changes within it. Even if Li Tang sent King Li Shimin of Qin to conquer him, the victory or defeat was between the two. This battle will definitely continue. You don’t have to worry that the grain you borrowed will not be able to recover the profit you deserve.”

Lu Shirang nodded repeatedly when Lu Zhao said this, but finally said, "I can see the benefits clearly in this way."

However, although Liu Heita is accustomed to fighting, he is also wild and difficult to tame. Last year, he ignored my Lu family's face and killed Brother Shi Rui in Yingzhou. This has caused dissatisfaction among the clan. Now the clan has long helped Li Tang, and in addition to this villain, he has the intention of ending the war in Hebei.

If you borrow a large amount of high-priced grain at this time, but in the end, it is because the war is over, and some low-priced grain is recovered, it is inconsistent with the interests and expectations of the tribe!"

"Don't worry! Liu Heita has a thousand miles of Hebei and many strong cities in his hands. This battle will not end so soon. Moreover, this person is thin-skinned and does not want to be a villain to collect food and wages from the people directly. Therefore, he still has to rely on us. As long as the food comes to our hands first, we will give him as much as he doesn't give him much, we will have to decide. After the autumn harvest, we will collect the food. In a winter, we will make several times the profit. If the clan is unwilling to continue the Hebei land, we only need to cut off Liu Heita's grain supply and cooperate with Li Shimin inside and outside. This guy can easily be eliminated.

The subordinates think that before eliminating him, it is best to earn enough benefits to the clan.

You should know that since Li Yuan ascended the throne, other directions in the world have gradually stabilized, and grain prices have also begun to fall all the way. Now they can still maintain such a good price. Isn’t it because we are still fighting in Hebei? It’s up to me, Lu, to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit."

Lu Zhao was very clear, but Lu Shirang finally nodded. Isn’t the reason why the food prices on the market so high is because of the joint hoarding of aristocratic families like the five surnames and Qi Wang?

The battlefield is in Hebei, so the Lu family can sell grain to Liu Heita or the Li Tang court at a high price, and even the grain from other large families in marriage can be sold from them and make a fortune. This is a good opportunity to squeeze out the inheritance that Liu Heita took over from Dou Jiande and the inheritance that Li Yuan took over from the former Sui Dynasty.

Even though Li Tang was unified, he was tight at the time. The Fanyang Lu family, who had a lot of money, could once again expand with the help of the skyrocketing financial resources and gain greater voice.

After taking some action in his heart, Lu Shirang finally said, "Then do what you said! However, you have to hurry up what I told you a few days ago. The eldest son said that he would meet people alive and corpses alive. If he didn't handle this matter well, when he inherited the position of patriarch in the future, we are afraid that we will suffer."

When Lu Zhao heard this, he said with a ruthless expression, "Don't worry, my subordinates will search the entire Mingzhou territory these days. As long as that person appears in the Mingzhou territory, he will definitely die without a burial."

After saying this, the two of them realized that there was another Lu An who should not know this level of secret at the scene.

Lu Shireng winked at Lu Zhao. After Lu Zhao understood, he turned around and patted Lu An on the shoulder and said, "It just so happened that you have been working in various villages and townships to lend money recently. Bring a few more people to help me find someone. When you see the dead, bring them back. When you see the living, kill them immediately and bring them back."

Lu An knew that he was afraid he could not escape this matter, so he bowed, "I don't know who he is?"

Lu Zhao and Lu Shirang looked at each other, and after getting permission, he whispered in Lu An's ear, "San Gongzi Lu."

When Lu An heard this, he asked again in a daze, "San Master Lu? I wonder if that is?"

Lu Zhao stared into Lu An's eyes and said word by word, "Lu Hengyu, the third son of Lu Hong, the contemporary patriarch of the Lu clan of Fanyang."

After hearing this, Lu An's old heart suddenly began to pound violently. Before he could ask the reason, Lu Zhao patted his shoulder and said, "Today's words are so good that I can speak and you can't let anyone know. Just follow my instructions to find someone. If you do a good job, it's better to sell a great master. Not to mention being a big manager like me, it would be easy to be the position of the general manager of Beppu.

Of course, if you have any unfair intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless. However, there is another best result, that is, this third young master Lu is not in our Mingzhou area, and we will not be charged with killing the legitimate son of the same clan."

As a small manager in Beppu, Mingzhou who was lending and collecting rent in the village, Lu An didn't even have the qualifications to visit the Lu family's old house to visit the spiritual positions of his ancestors. How much can he know about the real core things in the clan!

But he knew that the one who could be called the eldest son in the Lu family was the first heir to the next generation of patriarchs. As long as he became an adult, power would naturally rank in the top five in the clan. Such a person could change his destiny in just one sentence, which was his opportunity.

As for why the eldest son killed the third son, even Lu An, who was not very imaginative, could still make up some reasons. He didn't need to figure out the specific reasons at all. He just needed to follow the errand, otherwise, he would probably be cleaned up by Lu Zhao.

"The great manager has given instructions, so his subordinates will do their best. However, he grew up in Beppu, Mingzhou since childhood, and has never been to the old house of Fanyang, and has never seen the third young master himself. He doesn't know how old he is, so how should he find it?" Lu An asked Lu Zhao.

Lu Zhao took out a folded silk cloth portrait in his arms and said, "You just need to search according to this portrait, don't let anyone under him know his identity."

Lu An took the portrait, opened it and looked at it, but his eyebrows were raised. The person on the painting had a sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and elegant facial features and clothes. He looked like a relatively precious family prince. People like this rarely appeared in the Mingzhou area recently.
Chapter completed!