Chapter 307 Complaint
Then there was Dai Jitong. Dai Jitong's situation was similar to Zu Xingwei's. He had also stubbornly opposed Lu Chenyang in the beginning. After joining the group, he had been hoping to redeem himself and gain meritorious service to increase his leverage.
To be concerned about what the adults are concerned about and to think about what the adults are thinking about, this is Dai Jitong's idea.
He has no talent in fighting, but he has his own advantage, that is, he has a lot of aquatic resources in his hands.
Although they are all Lu Chenyang's now, they still have some friendship.
He knew that Lu Chenyang cared about the soldiers, so he visited several wealthy families and asked them to donate a large amount of seafood. These seafood were dried and could be preserved for a long time. Moreover, fish could also be considered meat. He got a few large ships and had them deliver them to Lu Chenyang.
In addition, he also raised a batch of silver to provide emergency assistance to Lu Chenyang.
He did not take credit for it. Instead, he wrote down the details of the donation and asked someone to send it to Lu Chenyang.
Before the war even started, batches of supplies were delivered to Huai'an City.
There were really batches of them, some arriving today, more the next day. A long convoy of vehicles blocked the city gate, and each vehicle flew a Lu military flag.
The people all came out to watch the excitement, and then they found out that these were supplies for war preparation sent from all over the place.
Lu Chenyang likes people giving him gifts, especially gifts that he can accept, he likes them very much.
He went out to greet them calmly, watching as cars were brought into the warehouse one by one until it was completely filled. Later, Weidong went to arrange for several warehouses of former merchants. Most of these merchants had died, and the houses they left behind were also empty.
Only then did he put everything away.
Lu Chenyang gently asked the team leader, "Did you have a smooth journey? Did you encounter any bandits?"
The team leader was so surprised to be able to speak to Lu Chenyang that his face flushed with excitement. He lowered his head shyly, not daring to look directly at Lu Chenyang's face. He proudly replied, "Your Excellency, the journey was smooth. We were flying the Lu Family Army's flag, so even if there were bandits, they wouldn't dare to attack the Lu Family Army."
Lu Chenyang nodded in satisfaction, "You've worked hard along the way, go and rest."
Lord Lu cares about him!
The team leader walked away in a light-headed manner, his steps were light and he felt like his whole body was floating, he felt like he was about to ascend to heaven.
Lord Lu met him in person, spoke to him, and even asked if he was tired.
He has met Lord Lu! He is determined to swear allegiance to him until his death!
The team leader happily went to find someone to show off.
Lu Chenyang was very happy. Wei Dong arranged everything and came to report, handing the account book to Lu Chenyang.
"Sir, this is the detailed list of goods entering the warehouse. They have been carefully sorted according to categories. There are quite a lot of things delivered this time. Half of the city is almost full." Wei Dong was very happy.
Lu Chenyang was also very happy: "With these, I will be more confident in taking back Yanhui Pass!"
Everything now is in preparation for the beginning of next spring. The weather is cold and not suitable for war.
Throughout this winter, Lu Chenyang and the Lu family army did only one thing, which was to prepare for war.
The soldiers of the Lu family army began training and continued to train according to the characteristics of the Tatar soldiers. Lu Chenyang studied the battle plan with several generals.
Weidong was busy accommodating tourists coming from all directions. Some of these people were ordinary people, and some were there to participate in the recruitment examination held on the winter solstice.
Lu Chenyang was looking for staff, and many people came for this purpose. Huai'an City gradually regained some of its bustle.
Weidong arranged everything in an orderly manner because he was familiar with Huai'an City.
First of all, the school. Weidong attaches great importance to education. Because Lu Chenyang attaches great importance to education, he has studied Lu Chenyang's life as an official in Yanquan County. After his situation improved a little, Lu Chenyang rebuilt the school, even though he was in great hardship at that time.
But he still resisted the pressure and made the decision to allow school-age children to attend school for free. In fact, it was later proved that Lu Chenyang's decision was correct and extremely wise.
Because the academy has cultivated a large number of scholars who are loyal to Lu Chenyang, they may not be knowledgeable enough to be officials, but they are capable of doing things. They played a huge role in Lu Chenyang's disaster relief every time. Now most of the low-level officials also come from the academy.
Weidong may not be smart, but he knows how to copy homework. He will copy whatever Lu Chenyang does and he will never go wrong.
He was also luckier than Lu Chenyang. Lu Chenyang had nothing before, and it was all up to him to save students, money, and books. But he had Lu Chenyang, who was his living Bodhisattva and solved most of his problems.
Of course, Wei Dong didn't bother Lu Chenyang with everything. If there were something he couldn't solve, such as not having a teacher, no matter how powerful Wei Dong was, he couldn't just conjure up a few scholars out of thin air.
But he took care of everything else himself. He negotiated with merchants coming to Huai'an City, asking them to donate books. Then the shops of the Shen, Zhao, and Chen families opened in Huai'an City, and the problem of paper, ink, brushes, and inkstones was also solved.
Speaking of this, Lu Chenyang also received a complaint from Wei Dong.
This was done by the shopkeeper of the Chen family. Lu Chenyang gave face to these families. After they arrived in Huai'an City, Lu Chenyang took the time to have a meal with them.
The Chen family's shopkeeper complained aggrievedly, "Sir, our Chen family is loyal to you and has contributed money and effort to you without complaint. But that Lord Wei has gone too far. He...he's almost robbing us."
It was the first time that Lu Chenyang heard someone say bad things about Wei Dong, so he carefully asked what happened.
Weidong wanted to buy the paper, ink, brush, and inkstone at the lowest price. After all, Lu Chenyang was poor, so he couldn't be rich either. But the Shen, Zhao, and Chen families weren't stupid either. They had already discussed several things before coming, and no one would give in.
Weidong approached the Shen family one by one, saying, "It would be a shame if you don't agree. My Lord told me the Shen family is kind and would definitely agree. Now it seems that your Shen family is indeed kind. The Zhao and Chen families have agreed, but you, the Shen family, are refusing to lower the price." After a pause, he said with regret, "Forget it, I'll go find the other two families."
He said the same thing to the shopkeepers of the Zhao and Chen families.
The Zhao and Shen families were both from Yanquan County and had a close relationship. They knew what was going on as soon as the two families confronted each other. But before they could tell the Chen family, the Chen family's shopkeeper hurriedly agreed.
Because Weidong told the Chen family, "They both said that the price is not impossible, but we can only buy from them. They are trying to exclude your Chen family. Have you offended them?"
Although the Shen family and the Zhao family are considered rivals, if you think about it carefully, the relationship between the two families is actually quite good, and in recent years they have been vaguely intending to unite to target the Chen family.
The Chen family is not at a disadvantage because Chen Songyuan holds an important position beside Lu Chenyang, an advantage that neither the Shen family nor the Zhao family has. It is also because of this that the Shen family and the Zhao family have joined forces.
The shopkeeper of the Chen family believed it.
It was only after he signed the deed that he realized he had been cheated.
Weidong was worried that he would regret it, so he asked for a large amount.
The shopkeeper of the Chen family couldn't help but come to Lu Chenyang to complain.
After hearing this, Lu Chenyang was very happy. Weidong saved him a lot of money.
Lu Chenyang frowned and called Wei Dong over, scolding him harshly, "How, how could you be so excessive? Ah, business requires integrity, you...how could you deceive people? The Chen family has been a family that has done me great service, you're going too far."
Wei Dong admitted his mistake in a good manner: "Yes, it's all my subordinates' fault." He turned around and said to the shopkeeper of the Chen family: "Shopkeeper Chen, it's all my fault. I apologize to you." But he would dare to do it again next time.
The shopkeeper of the Chen family immediately moved aside. Wei Dong held an official position. He was just a small manager. It was only because Chen Songyuan had a good reputation in Lu Chenyang that Lu Chenyang invited him to be a guest. How could he dare to ask the officials under Lu Chenyang to apologize to him?
"Master Wei, you can't do this. This is embarrassing for me." The Chen family's shopkeeper said anxiously.
He felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have complained to Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang said: "It was his fault in the first place, just don't blame him."
The shopkeeper of the Chen family wiped the sweat from his forehead and said he didn't dare.
Although Lu Chenyang scolded Wei Dong to his face, he turned around and asked someone to send him a cow and two pieces of cloth, implicitly praising him for his good work.
Lu Chenyang felt that Wei Dong was really capable. He lowered the price by himself and saved him a lot of money!
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