Chapter 3115 3117 [Ghost Agent]
Listening to Xiang Nan that he would hand over all three million oceans, Lu Zhaopeng was naturally surprised.
With three million oceans, you can buy 100,000 guns and tens of millions of bullets, and you can form a powerful army.
The reason why they have developed slowly over the years is largely due to insufficient funds and the inability to be effectively armed.
If you have these three million oceans, you can really change your guns.
"Hei Wa, are you really willing?" Lu Zhaopeng asked in surprise.
"There's nothing to be reluctant about. I already have enough money to spend." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "To me, that money is just icing on the cake. But in your hands, it can play its greatest role."
The three million silver dollars are reserved for Xiang Nan himself, at most it is to make life more luxurious. But handing it over to Lu Zhaopeng can play the biggest role.
"Hei Wa, I thank you on behalf of the organization." Hearing what he said, Lu Zhaopeng said excitedly.
"You're welcome." Xiang Nan waved his hand, and then told Lu Zhaopeng the exact burial location of the silver dollar, "Okay, I'll leave it to you to save the people. Work hard and take care."
"Don't worry." Lu Zhaopeng nodded.
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Xiang Nan returned home after bidding farewell to Lu Zhaopeng.
In the next day, he officially announced to retreat and pursue the immortal way. .
Since then, no outsiders have been seen.
Before retreating, he left four words for Bai Jiaxuan - "The world is in chaos."
Bai Jiaxuan was a little dumbfounded after reading it. In the past few years, there have been military disasters, droughts, locust plagues, and plagues. Almost half of the people in the surrounding villages and counties died.
He thought that if he survived a catastrophe, he would have future blessings. Unexpectedly, after the catastrophe, not only will it not be smooth sailing, but "the world will be in chaos".
Seeing these four words, Bai Jiaxuan felt his head tighten, as if being bound by an iron hoop.
He was so scared that he didn't dare to tell others, but he kept it in his heart.
Because he was afraid that if he spoke out, the folks would be scared to death.
In the following time, Bai Jiaxuan worked harder to manage the housework and safeguard the family law.
He hopes to use traditional norms, traditional morality, and traditional etiquette to work hard to maintain the pure land of Bailuyuan.
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The reason why Xiang Nan wants to retreat is because he knows that the world will be chaotic in the future, and it is useless to rely on pretending to be a ghost.
At that time, so many troubles, he can't solve it by himself.
And if it can't be solved, it will inevitably smash the signboard.
Therefore, Xiang Nan simply retreated and ignored worldly affairs. Anyway, with his current money, it is enough to spend more than ten years.
After retreating, his daily homework is reading, practicing calligraphy, watering, and growing vegetables.
His old ancestral temple covers an area of several acres. In addition to the temple, there is still a large area of open space, which is just used to grow fruits and vegetables.
One is to improve food, and the other is to relax.
People always sit around and do nothing, and it is easy to destroy them. Planting vegetables, watering them, and picking up seedlings are also a kind of pastime.
Under his careful cultivation, like apples, pears, persimmons, grapes. Pomegranates, walnuts, watermelons, and melons all grow so well that they can't even be eaten.
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Although he has planted a lot of land in the temple, he does not need to pay taxes like the villagers.
Because Tian Fuxian dared not collect taxes from him, Lu Zilin was even more afraid.
After all, when the bandits entered the village to rob, if Xiang Nan hadn't caught the bandits in time, his wife and his family's money might have been lost.
Moreover, even if he wanted to, he couldn't.
He once tried to walk into the forest outside the ancestor's temple, but he almost got confused.
Thanks to him not taking a few steps, he quickly backed out. Even so, he struggled for a long time.
How could he dare to recklessly break into a trap after learning a lot of wisdom?
And he couldn't even see Xiang Nan's face, so there was no need to mention the tax collection.
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But to others, Lu Zilin is not so easy to talk to.
He has served as a township coordinator for many years, but he has often forced food and taxes.
He, Tian Fuxian, and other township covenants worked together to add another 20% to the already heavy tax, which made the burden on the villagers increasingly heavy.
And in order to save money, it is inevitable that some people will use their brains, such as offering a bribe, soliciting favors, and accepting a godfather.
Lu Zilin is a very greedy person, greedy for money, lustful, and ungrateful for profit.
In the book, he was once arrested by Bai Xiaowen and imprisoned in a large prison for more than three years. After he came out, he still couldn't change his life. After two days of calm, he went to Tian Fuxian to ask for an official.
According to Mr. Leng's words, "His official addiction is harder to quit than smoking."
Such people are naturally easy to buy.
He also committed a lot of scandals because of this, throwing seeds everywhere on the White Deer Plain. After more than ten years, he recognized more than a dozen godsons, who could fill several tables.
Xiang Nan knew very well about his scandals, but he didn't care about them.
To put it bluntly, it was Zhou Yu who beat Huang Gai, and one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.
Although Lu Zilin did many scandalous things, none of them were forced, which is fundamentally different from playing hooligans.
Therefore, Xiang Nan is not easy to manage this kind of matter.
Anyway, individuals have their own sins, and individuals have their own karma.
Lu Zilin is happy now, but it also hurts Lu He's heart.
Ten years later, when Lu Zilin was frightened mad, the Lu He family directly kicked him out of the house and let him sleep with pigs and dogs.
And none of his old friends and godsons were willing to visit him, leaving him to fend for himself.
In the end, Lu Zilin froze to death on a winter night, and howled for half the night before dying, knowing that it was not his retribution.
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Although Lu Zilin and Tian Fuxian are messing around in Yuanshang, there are still people who do things in Yuanshang.
Mr. Zhu invited a group of Confucian scholars to compile county chronicles at Bailu Academy the year before last.
This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and has received strong support from the magistrate Hao of Zishui County.
Specially allocated funds for the compilation of county annals and the salaries of great Confucians.
But to be honest, the money is not much.
After all, the current state affairs are difficult, the finances are tight, and there is not much money available.
Mr. Zhu and all the great Confucians still focus on personal consciousness and want to leave a history for future generations, so even if they don’t have much money, they are willing to continue this work.
Xiang Nan was very moved when he found out. In the year of the catastrophe before, they even made a special trip to deliver food to them.
Although the famine was over and there was no need to send food, Xiang Nan still asked Lu San to send a few stones of food to Bailu Academy every month, so that the gentlemen could eat enough to study.
Actually, the first thing he wanted to give money was for him to pay the old gentlemen and not let them generate electricity for love.
But Mr. Zhu returned the money. What he meant was that food can be collected, but money is not.
Xiang Nan understood what he meant, so he didn't force it.
(end of this chapter)