Chapter 166 Luo Yu's Transformation Report

"In that case, how about we call this section of the road, which is a hundred miles long, Bailong Ridge?"

“This is a very good name.”

“It’s worthy of the name.”

"In that case, I will order someone to build a monument and write an inscription here."

Luo Mingyue immediately said: "Bai Long said before that he would wait eight years before taking action. Now Emperor Xuande is not a foolish man, so it is not the best time to start a rebellion. Before that, we should accumulate strength for the time being."

Qian Wenxin nodded. He was also afraid that Luo Mingyue would listen to Bai Long and rush forward without caring.

Luo Mingyue knows the importance of things and knows how to act in moderation.

Although her style of doing things has not yet achieved anything, it shows wisdom and character, and she knows how to lie low and endure, and she has the destiny and the protection of a true dragon.

Moreover, he is wealthy, has a good family background, and has no shortage of money, food, and manpower. It can be said that everything is ready, and only the east wind is missing.

If there is any shortcoming, it is that Luo Mingyue is a girl.

However, with Emperor Wu as an example, Luo Mingyue may not be unable to become the second empress.

The next step is to incorporate Henan and Shanxi into the Luo family's sphere of influence.

This process must be done very carefully and there must not be any negligence or mistakes.

After all, once the news leaked out, it would be necessary to confront the Ming Dynasty head-on.

In fact, with the current strength of Shanxi and Henan provinces, it is not difficult to defeat the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Di's death, the country was left in a mess. The five northern expeditions to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, although they enhanced the country's prestige, did not bring any benefits. Instead, they collapsed their own economy.

Zhu Gaochi died after only ten months in office. He died from overwork while trying to clean up the mess left by his father.

The Xuande Reign was actually Zhu Zhanji's grandson cleaning up the mess for his grandfather.

However, the scholars and officials in the court did not like a strong monarch.

What they need is a monarch who can be controlled by them, a yes-man.

So whether Zhu Zhanji died of illness or was murdered by someone, he had to die anyway.

Today, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is at a low point, and the ancient dynasties had extremely low ability to resist risks.

A major regional disaster can shake the foundation of a country.

The Luo family indeed has money and food.

In fact, the real money-making products of the Luo family are not the bicycles, sewing machines and the like.

The Luo family's most profitable business is still medicine. Anthelmintics and anti-inflammatory drugs can bring huge wealth to the Luo family.

Therefore, if a war breaks out at this time, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be able to defeat the Luo family.

However, the already shaky Central Plains will be further devastated.

Just as Rosen said, what their Luo family wants is a strong and cohesive Central Plains dynasty, not a fragmented Central Plains.

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Kaiyuan County, Luo Mansion——

"Second brother, youngest brother, why did you leave school so early today?"

"The school organized a practical class for us today." said the second child, Luo Qin. She is a girl and is especially favored at home.

"What practical class?" asked the eldest brother Luo Yu curiously.

When he first came to Kaiyuan County, he thought it was just a remote town in a poor and desolate area.

There is so much fun in the capital.

But when he actually came to Kaiyuan County and got to know the place well, he realized that Kaiyuan County was a poor and remote place compared to the capital city.

The level of prosperity and entertainment options here are far more than those in the capital.

Even the brothels in Kaiyuan County have more services than those in the capital.

"It's just to make a steam engine. That steam engine is very powerful. It just boils water, and then it can drive the machine to rotate." Luo Qin spoke fluently with a look of exaggeration on his face.

She and the third child, Luo Meng, were thirteen and twelve years old respectively and were in the same class.

Both of them were enrolled by Luo Mingyue, and after admission, they were attracted by the educational atmosphere here.

The teaching atmosphere and learning environment are completely different from those of the schools in Beijing.

The scale of schools in Kaiyuan County was much larger than that of Confucian schools.

And here, they absorbed a lot of knowledge that could not be taught in Confucian schools.

This knowledge is also refreshing their cognition time and time again.

Luo Yu didn't understand what a steam engine was, and he wasn't interested in it.

"I'll go out for a walk." Luo Yu said, "I'll tell my parents when they come back."

Although Luo Yu's behavior was a bit absurd, he never did anything out of line.

Here, he also met several young masters.

Every day we just get together to play with cats and dogs, and when we go out, we see two motorcycles coming.

Since the highway was built and opened, crude oil development has been on the right track, with crude oil being produced every day and motorcycles also starting to be sold, but the prices are still very expensive.

When Luo Yu saw the motorcycle, his eyes lit up.

"Chen Zhang, Lin Zhe, Zhao Pengfei, did you buy these two motorcycles?"

The three men got off the motorcycle. Chen Zhang's family was originally rich landlords. Later, the Kaiyuan County government launched a land liquidation operation. A large number of landlords were on the liquidation list. When Chen Zhang saw this, he immediately took the initiative to sell his family's land to the government.

The government then awarded the Chen family a certificate of merit and gave them some cooperation projects.

Today, the Chen family runs a spare parts production workshop, and their income is much higher than when they were local landlords.

Lin Zhe's father is from the Public Security Bureau, and Zhao Pengfei's family runs a restaurant, so they are quite generous.

"The car that Chen Zhang owned was bought by him, and the one that Lin Zhe owned was stolen from his father." Zhao Pengfei said.

"How much does this one cost?" Luo Yu asked with shining eyes.

"One thousand two hundred taels." Chen Zhang's nose was about to rise to the sky.

This motorcycle is currently a restricted purchase item, and you may not be able to buy it even if you have money.

His father happened to receive an order for the production of motorcycle parts and had some connections with the motorcycle manufacturers, so he was able to buy them.

Four young men and two motorcycles left the county town.

"Where are we going now?" Luo Yu sat in the back seat, watching Chen Zhang riding farther and farther away.

"Let's go to Kaiyuan Lake."

"What are you doing over there?" Luo Yu asked in confusion, "I remember my aunt told me that it's a restricted area and you're not allowed to go in."

"What are you afraid of? Your aunt is the head of Kaiyuan County. The entire fiefdom belongs to your aunt. There is no place you can't go."

"Ah this..."

"It's okay. Lin Zhe's father is the director of the Public Security Bureau, the second-in-command of the county, one level lower than the county lord."

Luo Yu didn't see a sign on the side of the road.

[This is a military area, entry is prohibited].

Luo Yu felt the thrill of speeding. Although it was a country road, Luo Yu felt the roar of the engine under his seat and still wanted to try it himself.

Suddenly, more than a dozen figures in camouflage uniforms rushed out from both sides of the road.

"Stop the car! Get checked."

The two motorcycles stopped immediately, and at this moment they were being pointed at by several black gun muzzles.

"Lie down on the ground!" One of the young men had dark skin and sharp eyes. He was also the captain of this team. When the four young men were glanced at by this man, they immediately felt a chill all over their bodies, as if they were being stared at by some ferocious beast.

"My father is Lin Youdong... My father is Lin Youdong." Lin Zhe shouted hurriedly.

"Lie down on the ground!" Luo Shisan ordered again.

"My aunt is Luo Mingyue... She is the Princess of Kaiyuan County!"

Luo Shisan kicked Luo Yu on the knee, and Luo Yu was knocked to the ground. Then two soldiers stepped forward and held Luo Yu down.

"I told you to get down, don't you understand?"

Seeing this, the other three young men could only lie on the ground obediently.

The soldiers then began to grope the four men.

“No dangerous goods were found.”

"Take them back to the army and notify their families." Luo Shisan said coldly.

The four were then locked up in a small dark room in the military camp.

However, Chen Zhang was brought out shortly afterwards and came in front of Luo Shisan.

"Your mission is not yet complete. You must join the army with Luo Yu."

"Ah, this... this is different from what we agreed on. Didn't they say that I just need to bring Luo Yu here?"

"Your father asked us to let you stay in the army to gain experience as well."

"In addition, given the confidentiality agreement, if you leak any information, you and your entire family will be sanctioned." Luo Shisan snorted coldly.

Chen Zhang felt sympathetic and lowered his head, not daring to refute.

Many of the Chen family’s current orders are sent by the official side.

So if the authorities want to sanction their family, it only takes a word.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Guide Luo Yu and don't let him have any negative emotions."

At this moment, the master of the Chen family was almost grinning from ear to ear. His son offered sacrifices to the gods, and the whole family ascended to heaven. This was what he meant.

The son helped Luo Mingyue to do things, and in return he received a huge order for the next three years. Once this order is completed, their family will become one of the top wealthy families in Kaiyuan County.

Mr. Chen used to be a minor official, so he has a broad vision.

From what he saw and some information he heard, he knew what the Luo family was going to do.

Of course, he didn't tell anyone about this.

He didn't even tell his wife and children.

That's why he let his son befriend Luo Yu.

Luo Yu is Luo Mingyue's nephew, and his status in the future will definitely not be low.

So when Luo Mingyue came to him and told him his request, Mr. Chen agreed without saying a word, even if there were no orders.

He also asked Luo Mingyue in return to allow Chen Zhang to join the army as well.

It was for this reason that Chen Zhang led them into the military restricted area even though he knew it was a military restricted area.

The parents of the four young people all knew about this and they all supported their children joining the army for reform.

So as to avoid causing trouble on the streets all day long.

Among the four of them, only Chen Zhang knew about this.

Chen Zhang was in tears at this moment. He thought he could just trick a few of his bad friends.

As a result, I have been tricked and need to stay here to join the army.

Not long after, Chen Zhang returned to the small dark room, and Luo Yu was brought out and sent to the interrogation room.

Luo Shisan was like a cold-faced Yama, staring at Luo Yu coldly: "Name."

"I want to see my aunt, I want to see my father and my mother. My aunt is the county lady and my mother is Princess Hanshan." Luo Yu said.

"This is a military stronghold. Even if your aunt and your mother come here, they have no right to interfere in military affairs. Answer my questions now."