Fenghou

Gao Kun quickly said: "They have all signed, and they are given twice the price of the land market. Of course, it cannot be compared. The price of twice the price of farmland is only [-] acres, but if it becomes a residential land in the city, the price will be much higher. times, so they regretted it and clamored to take back the land."

Chen Qing said coldly: "Don't pay attention to them, and let me know when they cause trouble!"

Chapter 923

Before noon, there were already guests in the Peony Room of Juxiang Restaurant. This elegant room was located in the west, and next door was a utility room, full of dilapidated tables and chairs, so it was impossible to monitor, so Wang Shuang chose this elegant room , at a fixed price at noon every day, if you need it at night, you can book in advance, and the elegant room will be reserved for them.

Wang Shuang and Zhou Hua came a little early, and today they invited Lu Wei to dinner for the fourth time. After the first three contacts, Wang Shuang and Zhou Hua could tell that Lu Wei was serious on the surface and stopped fighting. Molesting women again, and sometimes speaking in an official accent.

But the thought of the dandy in his bones is still there, that is, the idea of ​​getting something for nothing goes deep into his bones, envious of the thousands of dollars a year that the counselors earn, and I don’t know where their income comes from, always complaining that they are working harder than cows, eating Fewer than a chicken.

The time has gradually matured. Wang Shuang and Zhou Hua have decided to show their cards today. Of course, it is not up to them to tell the truth, but to Lu Jiang's.

Wang Shuang glanced at Lu Tang who was drinking tea next to him, and asked with a smile, "Master Lu, did you really see their husband and wife quarreling yesterday?"

Lu Tang smiled and said: "Actually, it wasn't a quarrel. It was his wife who complained that King Yong was ruthless and that such a close relationship would not be given special approval. Lu Wei was annoyed when he said that, so he yelled at her, saying what women know, let her To shut up!"

Zhou Hua raised his eyebrows and said, "That is to say, he can't sell the land if he wants to?"

"Exactly!"

Wang Shuang pondered for a while and said, "His family is in a hurry to sell the land, or is it because they are in a hurry to raise money to buy a house?"

Lu Hang nodded, "Actually, it's because of Li Mei's family. Li Mei's father was assassinated in Chengdu. Her mother brought her younger brother and wanted to come to Jingzhao to join her, but Lu Wei was reluctant. Li Mei also had two older brothers in Bashu. He is an official in the county! Why should he seek refuge with his daughter?

So Li Mei thought about buying another house, and let her mother and younger brother live together instead of living together. Lu Wei also agreed. It happened that the government had a three-acre house for sale, and the location was very good. On Chang'an South Street, After Lu Wei got a favor, the house was left to him, but he had to pay [-] guan to transfer the ownership. I heard from Lu Wei that their family only had [-] guan, and he didn't want to ask his father and grandfather for it, so he was in a hurry. "

Zhou Hua next to him said: "He can actually ask the princess to borrow it! Isn't it his own sister?"

Lu Tang snorted disdainfully, "Master Zhou, you think too much, the princess is hypocritical and selfish, she will never allow Lu Wei to buy a house, because it is beyond Lu Wei's ability to bear, and it will make others suspect Lu Wei Relying on the princess to get benefits, thus affecting her reputation of being virtuous and selfless, she starts from her own interests in everything, and will never allow others to harm her interests, even her own brother is no exception."

Wang Shuang and Zhou Hua looked at each other, and they understood that Lu Wei, a seemingly beautiful relative, was actually more difficult than others. No wonder he was transferred to Xiazhou to be the governor. No one else would like to go to such a dangerous place. Go, only he can go.

At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside, Lu Wei walked in like a gust of wind, cupped his fists and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for keeping everyone waiting for so long!"

Lu Yan jumped up and shouted: "Lao San will be punished with three glasses of wine later!"

"Give me a glass of fine wine! I have to inspect the warehouse in the afternoon. If I drink too much, I will delay my work. That person from Laoguan is hard to talk to."

Wang Shuang chuckled, "It's fine to drink as a fine, sit down quickly, brother Zhou will let them serve wine and food!"

Zhou Hua went out and shouted. Not long after, three bartenders came in with food and wine boxes, and clothed them with a table full of food and wine.

Wang Shuang waited for Lu Tang to fill up the wine for everyone, then picked up the wine glass, stood up and smiled, "Come on! Let's have a drink first."

Everyone also stood up, picked up the wine glasses and drank it down in one gulp, Wang Shuang let Lu Wei pick up the food first, and the four of them ate.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Wang Shuang put down his chopsticks and asked with a smile, "How about the land?"

Lu Wei sighed and said, "It's hard to handle! The rule is that it is not allowed to be sold within three generations."

"Is it really that strict?"

Lu Wei shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Actually, it's not that strict. Laoguan borrowed a lot of money from his fellow countrymen to buy a house for his son, and King Yong specially approved him to directly use five acres of land to cover the debt. In fact, the key is not that King Yong disagreed, but It's the princess."

Wang Shuang laughed and said, "Understood! Understood! Then Lu Sima will be in trouble for buying a house."

"Hey! When I went back yesterday, my wife and I had a big fight, crying and arguing, it's annoying!"

Lu Wei picked up the wine cup and drank it down. Wang Shuang filled him a glass of wine and asked tentatively: "With Lu Sima's current position, it shouldn't be difficult to get more than 2 yuan!"

"Who said that, go and try to be corrupt. The inspector of the Supervision Department is still in Xiazhou! Officials in Xiazhou are encouraged to write anonymous letters to report me. This is called resignation supervision. This is what officials are most afraid of."

All the three people in the room had black lines on their faces, and Lu Ting said unconvinced: "But you also said that the counselors earn thousands of dollars a year, where does their money come from, do they rely on that little salary?"

Lu Wei pondered for a while and said: "I figured it out later, one is the salary and year-end rewards, and the counselors can get more than 1000 yuan in rewards at the end of the year, which are distributed in these few days.

Their salaries are also high, with a yearly income of thousands of guan, and rewards from King Yong. The last time King Yong came back from Lin'an, he rewarded a lot of jewelry. I heard that a sapphire gold hairpin owned by Jiang Yanxian's wife is worth thousands of guan. It was rewarded by King Yong.

Then there is the land income. The counselors all have farms with rewards, and their annual income is two to three thousand guan. In addition, I heard that the counselors also invest outside, such as the Bazhen Restaurant on Dongjie Street. Zhou Kuan and Zhang Miao each invested [-]% Members, the business is so hot, can their annual dividends be less? "

"King Yong still allows business?"

"Investment is fine, but direct business is not enough for the time being. It's actually the same thing! I invest in dozens of shops, and then my son is responsible for taking care of them. The profits I get will continue to be invested. I don't participate in the operation, just focus on the investment income , isn't it the same?"

"You're right, there is a workaround for everything."

Lu Wei sighed, "It's just that such a good thing is not my turn. After all these years, I have only saved six thousand coins, which are completely picked out from between my teeth."

"Hehe! Horses don't have night grass and don't get fat, people don't have external wealth and don't get rich!"

"Foreign money?"

Lu Wei narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "I really want to! Is there any way for the proprietor Wang?"

"Of course there is a way, and the effect is quick, but it is a bit illegal, and it may not be suitable for Lu Sima."

Lu Wei sighed, "People are poor and short-sighted, they only care about the size of the risk, so it doesn't matter what is legal or not?"

"That's right! Come on, let's have a drink, and we all have a drink."

Wang Shuang talked to the point, as for what business to do, he could not say, but Lu Tang said, the friendship between Wang Shuang and Lu Wei has not reached the level of heart-to-heart.

……

Wang Shuang asked Lu Tang again and again, and Lu Tang fully agreed, took a few mouthfuls of food, drank two glasses of wine and left.

Seeing his greedy appearance, Zhou Hua felt really disgusted in his heart, shook his head and said, "This rascal is stupid and incompetent, he can only do bad things, I really shouldn't have brought him in."

Wang Shuang smiled slightly and said, "Don't underestimate him. If he hadn't been a matchmaker, how could we know Lu Wei and know so many details about Lu Wei? More importantly, because of the existence of Lu Tang, even if Lu Wei didn't want to , he will not report to the police, and I have another idea."

Zhou Hua became interested, and quickly asked, "Brother Wang, what else do you think?"

Wang Shuang said meaningfully: "Didn't Lu Tang say a few days ago that Lu Wei wanted to find him an errand? If he can work in the armory or granary, then we can grasp the details of the Song army's mobilization of ordnance and food? "

"Makes sense!"

Zhou Hua stroked his beard and nodded, "Speaking of which, this person is still useful."

Wang Shuang chuckled, "How can it be useless? After all, his surname is Lu! The key depends on how we use him."

Chapter 924

As soon as it was dark, Lu Tang appeared at Lu Wei's mansion. Lu Wei's mansion was a three-acre official residence, which was no longer an official residence. It had a front yard, an atrium, a back house, and a nice little queen. The garden, because the total area is small, is more delicate. For example, the back house has only three yards, one big, two small, the big yard is lived by Lu Wei and his wife, and two small yards, one for his two sons, and the other for Lu Wei. The concubine Wu lives.

So Li Mei wanted to bring his mother and younger brother to live with him, and their family would not be able to accommodate them. Lu Wei used this as an excuse to disagree, but the real reason was that Li Mei had two elder brothers who were county magistrates. If you want to live with your son, what is it to live with your daughter and son-in-law?

But even if Li Mei's mother and younger brother don't come, it is imperative for their family to buy a house. They have their own house, even if it is a three-acre house, they can build two floors in the back, unlike the official house , no modification is allowed.

Lu Wei's official position is not low, but the disadvantage is that his official rank is not high, that is, he has not been in the job for a long time. He has been working as a guard in the palace for four years since Jianyan, and there is still one year before his tenth year. He is now the sixth rank Chao Fenglang, at the end of next year, he will be promoted to a fifth-rank Chaosan doctor, then his official residence can be changed to a five-acre residence, and the living environment will be greatly relaxed at once.

This is also the rule set by Chen Qing. He must have ten years of qualifications to become an official if he is promoted to rank five or above. This is to prevent excessive promotion. If he becomes a senior official of the third rank after two or three years of being an official, the entire official career system will be destroyed. , people's hearts will be scattered, so Lu Wei, as the eldest uncle of King Yong, must strictly abide by it.

Of course, generals are a different system, and they can be promoted according to their military merits. However, if a general is transferred to a civil servant, as long as he is transferred to a civil servant of the fifth rank or above, he must also follow this rule. Even his seniority in the army can be counted.

Historically, the fundamental reason why Di Qing was resisted by many civil servants after he became a Privy Envoy was his lack of qualifications.

Pull away, turn back.

Lu Wei asked his wife to bring some dishes and boiled a pot of wine, and the two had a drink in the study.

Li Mei also hated Lu Xian very much, but because of her husband's embarrassment, she asked her concubine Wu to deliver the food and wine, and stayed in the room to sulk. 20 taels of silver!Will that bastard pay back her husband's four-month salary?

In the study, Lu Tang asked with concern: "If you can't get money, is there no hope for that house?"

"Of course, the bureau gave me face and kept it for three months at most. After three months, it will be listed. The market price is [-] guan. The internal price given to me is [-] guan. You said such a good opportunity to give up. Isn't it such a pity?"

"Indeed, the price difference of [-] Guan is a pity."

"Don't talk about it, I feel uncomfortable when I say it, you are so fucking useless, come on! We did it."

The two drank the wine in their glasses. After two mouthfuls of food, Lu Yan felt that the time was right, so he cautiously said, "Actually, I think brother can consider what Wang Dong said this morning."

Lu Wei frowned, "What does he mean?"

Lu Tang leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Didn't brother hear that? He has a way to make money, but it's not legal. He didn't say anything because he was worried about it."

Lu Wei waved his hand and said: "My brother, I will tell you the truth, I have more than six thousand guan in my hand, I have 25 guan in my hand, do you think all this money is accumulated by salary? Fart! You two sisters-in-law The expenses are so high, I can’t even save a single penny of my monthly salary of [-] yuan, didn’t I earn a lot of money by illegal means?”

"How does brother make money?"

Lu Wei picked up his wine glass and said proudly: "In Xiazhou, I found two thousand war knives left by the Xixia army from an abandoned warehouse. They were all new knives. I secretly sold these two thousand war knives to grassland nomads I got 4000 taels of silver, of which 1000 taels were distributed to several subordinates in charge of handling the matter, and the other 3000 taels of silver belonged to me, how about it, there is no record in the account, and there is no risk at all."

Lu Yan said with envy all over his face: "I really envy elder brother, it's great to have power!"

"Go! Go! Go! What big brother, you are still my uncle!"

"Our brothers don't talk about this seniority, how about it, can you consider Wang Dongzhu's suggestion?"

Lu Wei pondered for a while and said: "I also said just now, whether it is legal or not is not important, the key is the risk."

"Let me tell you, brother, see if the risk is too high."

"Say, what do they want to do?"

"That's right, Wan Yanchang is offering a reward of 20 guan. He wants Tie Huolei's blueprint and a Tie Huolei. If it works, the four of us will each share [-] guan."

Lu Wei's head immediately shook like a rattle, "Of course not, don't even think about it, I'll just pretend you didn't say it."

Lu Hang became anxious, "Just now my elder brother also said that it can be done even if it is not legal."

"It's not a question of whether it's legal or not. Even if I want to do it, I can't do it! Where can I get the blueprint? It's the top secret of the Western Army. It's stored in the underground palace of Xuanwu Hall. Even the Armament Division doesn't have a copy. "

Lu Yan was disappointed, so he had to settle for the next best thing, "What about the iron fire mine? You should have it in your firearms inventory!"

"There are firearms warehouses, but each one has a number. It must be checked when entering and leaving the warehouse, and it must be signed for verification when it is handed over to the army. It is perfect and impeccable. Do you want to steal one? Dream!"

"Brother! Is there really nothing I can do?" Lu Yan was about to cry.

Lu Wei shook his head, "Although this matter is illegal, if the risk is small, it's okay for me to do it once. It solved the big problem of my house, but I really can't do anything about it. Captured one."

Lu Tang suddenly withered like a leaf beaten by frost.

Lu Wei picked up the wine glass, suddenly thought of something, thoughtful.

Lu Tang immediately noticed the subtle changes in Lu Wei, and his eyes lit up again, "Brother, have you thought of a way?"

"It's hard to say now, there may be a way, how about it! I'll find out tomorrow, and you come to me tomorrow night."

"How about going to dinner together tomorrow night?"

"no!"

Lu Wei resolutely refused, and said solemnly: "Eating is just chatting, but in this matter, you and I can only have one-way contact. I have nothing to do with them, understand?"

Lu Tang nodded, "I understand, brother!"

……

Lu Tang drank a few glasses of wine, said goodbye and left, sent Lu Tang away, and Lu Wei came back to change his clothes immediately, and he wanted to report to Prince Yong's mansion immediately.

His wife Li Mei stopped him, and said angrily: "Did that bastard come to ask you for money again?"

"Hey! I have business to do now, let me change my clothes."

"No! You have to tell me clearly, that bastard ruined his family, and now he ruined our family. You gave him the money, how can we live?" Li Mei had tears in her eyes.

Lu Wei had no choice but to hug his wife and whisper something in her ear. Li Mei wiped away her tears, "Really, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

"What did I lie to you for? Aren't I just going to the palace now? But this matter is very important. Don't tell anyone, or I will die."

Li Mei's expression changed with fright, "Husband, you can't!"

Lu Wei said solemnly: "Why not? That's why I don't want you to know, but now that you know it, you are not allowed to reveal it to anyone, not even the princess, unless you want to kill me."

"No! I won't tell anyone, this secret will rot in my stomach."

"Okay, I want to change clothes, hurry to the palace."

Li Mei was careful, thought for a while and said, "In case someone is watching the gate, my husband might as well go out the back door and rent a bullock cart outside, it's still early."

Lu Wei was right when he thought about it. If Wang Shuang didn't believe him, he would definitely send someone to watch at the gate, or go out through the back door, which is an alley, and the detour is more complicated and safer.

"I'm leaving now!"

Lu Wei changed into plain clothes and quietly went out through the back door.

Li Mei's worries were not superfluous. In the alley opposite the gate of Lu Wei's mansion, a dark figure was staring at the gate from afar. Tonight, Lu Tang would have a showdown. Wang Shuang was really worried, so he sent his men to watch Lu Wei's mansion.

If Lu Wei went out overnight to Prince Yong's Mansion, then this matter would be troublesome.

Chapter 925