Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"Don't follow!" After a long time, Changsun Wuji said coldly, "Let him recruit, let me see how many people he can recruit? We can't relax in other aspects. When he has the ability, even those who are going to renovate Chang'an City for him Ordinary coolie craftsmen also pay ten times the salary! I still don’t believe it! How much money can Li Ke have? Just relying on the Youjian Mall?”

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, everyone was also slightly relieved, maintaining the current situation was not difficult for them.

"Then shall we increase all salaries to five times?" Zheng You was a little helpless. Their original idea was to triple, but who knew that they would go straight to five times now. Leaving aside the blacksmith's side, Li The experienced blacksmith apprentice craftsmen recruited by Ke will not affect other industries for the time being.

But that Zheng Ji has publicized his identity everywhere, and as a result, the Zheng family can't tell the difference now. In the various workshops and other industries below, there is a lot of discussion, and people's hearts are unstable.

Although everyone is still waiting and watching at the beginning, people are not fools, and the sudden salary increase is too crazy. The monthly salary increase is not without it, but it is often the employer who has worked for the boss for many years. How can it be like this? Directly triple the five-fold increase?

There is clearly a problem here, and maybe His Royal Highness the King of Shu is fighting with these aristocratic families again, and now it's even more so, even ten times the monthly money before.

It's just that although I have doubts in my heart, ten times the monthly money is too tempting, and many apprentice craftsmen just ran away.

When they get to the place, as long as they have demonstrated their blacksmithing skills, the other party will ask for it immediately, and as the other party said, the monthly payment is always 200 Wen!This salary made all the artisans who came here very happy, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu is the best!

When Changsun Wuji was having a meeting with Zheng You, he was currently located in Kaifeng County, Xingyang County, which is subordinate to Luoyang. In Xingyang Zheng's Ancestral Hall, a special family meeting was also held here.

There were more than a dozen old people in this clan meeting. These ten old people were all very prestigious elders of the Zheng family in Xingyang. Besides these old people, there was also a man in his 30s.

"Zheng Lin." The old man sitting in the main seat opened his eyes.

"Old patriarch." The young man called Zheng Lin raised his head and said.

"Three days ago, I discussed with all the clan elders that today you and your family will be expelled from the ancestral home of the Zheng family in Xingyang. That is to say, from now on, your family will no longer be a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Zheng family." .” The old man said calmly.

Zheng Lin was silent.

"Zheng Lin, you are very smart, and you are also strong at accepting new things in your family. At present, you, Zheng Lin, have quite a few descendants. You have four sons from the concubine, and seven sons from the concubine. You will accept all the sons from the concubine later. Belonging to the son-in-law, after you are expelled from the Zheng family, you should marry more wives and take concubines." The old man continued.

"Clan elder... why me?" Zheng Lin felt a little uncomfortable.

"Since we want to take this step again, we must choose a talented person. You are one of the candidates we are optimistic about for this generation of patriarchs. There is no doubt about your ability."

"After you are expelled from Xingyang Zheng's, Xingyang Zheng's will give you a compensation of 100 million cash, twelve stores in Chang'an City, a total of [-] mu of land around Chang'an, and one Wujin courtyard in Chang'an. , a house in Luoyang, seventeen shops in Luoyang, and all the relevant servants and shopkeepers are transferred to your Zheng Lin Zheng family. In addition, the gold members of Li Ke's Youjian Mall are also owned by you Zheng Lin. "

"From today onwards, you can call yourself the Jingzhao Zheng family, Chang'an Zheng family, whatever you want. Remember, you go and follow Shu Wang Li Ke, no matter what he does, you support him. If he falls, no one will save you , and no one will save you Changan Zheng."

"Of course, if he falls down, you will not be involved, and your Chang'an Zheng family is not my Xingyang Zheng family. From today onwards, your Zheng family has nothing to do with my Xingyang Zheng family." The old man said in a cold tone. road.

"I..." Zheng Lin wanted to say something, but the old man sitting in the main seat waved his hand, "I believe you can figure it out, it doesn't matter if you can't, anyway, we have already made a decision, how to go in the future is up to you .”

"If I don't follow the King of Shu, will someone from the second sect be expelled from the Xingyang Zheng family?" Zheng Lin bit his lip.

"Well, your direct brother is good and quite knowledgeable." The old man's face was indifferent, as if Zheng Lin was not his direct descendant.

"In that case, Patriarch Zheng, let's take our leave and see you again." Zheng Lin straightened his body and cupped his hands at the old man sitting in the main seat.

Everyone present was silent.

Zheng Lin turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall. Since then, Zheng Lin is no longer a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

"Patriarch Zheng Lin." Just as he was about to step out the door, the old man sitting in the main seat said.

Zheng Lin stopped his steps.

"Don't resent, the general trend of the world, the ebb and flow, how this road will go, where the road forks, no one knows, but I hope we can all reach the end." The old man said softly.

"Thank you, Old Patriarch Zheng, for your guidance." Zheng Lin turned around, cupped his hands, and then turned and left here decisively.

Out of the ancestral hall, Zheng Lin came back to his senses and looked at the big characters of Zheng's ancestral hall, turned around and knelt down, kneeled three times and kowtowed nine times, then turned and left here. When he returned to his home, everyone in the family had packed up. salute.

And several housekeepers have already handed over several boxes of land deeds, servant deeds, house deeds, etc. to him.

"After Patriarch Zheng arrives in Chang'an, all the property will be cut off from Patriarch Zheng. Please cherish it in the future. The boat is ready, and Patriarch Zheng can go to the pier."

Zheng Lin didn't speak anymore, just cupped his hands, watching all the servants move all the things in their house to the long carriage team.

"The head of the house..." A woman came over with a worried face. She wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

"It's okay, from now on we will be the Chang'an Zheng family." Zheng Lin said with a smile, "Don't contact your natal family in the future, it's useless, it must be the same as here."

"I..." The woman's face was a bit sad, but she nodded.

"Let's go, no matter what, we're not from here anymore." Zheng Lin waved his hand, he didn't have any right to choose from the beginning to the end, if he didn't have the slightest complaint, it's impossible.

But what can he do?The thousand-year-old aristocratic family relies not only on controlling wealth and books, but also on the cruelty and determination of betting.

Either die or live.

The long motorcade quickly began to leave here gradually. When Zheng Lin also left the house on horseback, he looked back silently. He knew that he might never be able to return here in his lifetime. where he grew up.