After breakfast, Lu Yu was about to go out for a walk, but his second uncle, Lu Fei, stopped him.
Lu Fei: " Yu 'er, what are you going to do? Later, follow me to the county head Wang to report to him. Then, you will take up your post in the military camp outside the city."”
"Ah, so early."
"What do you mean by early?" Lu Fei snapped."It wasn't easy for me to make an appointment with Wang yesterday." Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to find him. Hurry up."
Alright, Lu Yu actually wanted to say that he was going to take office so soon, not so early.
However, from Second Uncle's tone, it seemed that he needed the approval of the county head to take up the post?
" Second Uncle," Lu Yu asked curiously," I'm going to the military camp. What does it have to do with the county head?"”
Lu Fei was furious when he heard that." It's all because of that Nero Wang. The regiment you're in now is a garrison regiment. It's not part of the regular army. It's equivalent to a militia regiment. However, this militia regiment was established in the name of the county government, so you have to be approved by the county head. In the future, the military expenses and materials will be paid by the county, but these all need the county head's approval.”
Lu Yu was even more curious. Weren't military forces established in the name of the government under the control of the local leaders? Why would the county head let him be the regiment commander? Lu Yu did not think that the Lu family had already joined the county head. This was not scientific.
"As for why you became the leader, our Lu family spent a lot of money to buy it.”
At this point, Lu Yu could clearly see a trace of pain on his second uncle's face. How much money did Lu Yu's good family spend to make this well-traveled and knowledgeable second uncle feel heartache?
So he asked,"Second Uncle, how much did our family spend to buy this official?"”
"Five thousand dollars!"
"So expensive!"
Lu Yu gasped. Even though he knew that the price was a little expensive, he did not expect it to be so expensive. It was 1928, and a decent family could only earn 100 yuan a year.
"Five thousand dollars is enough to buy a regiment commander of a regular army anywhere else," said Second Uncle Lu Fei through gritted teeth. Originally, it could be bought for 500 dollars, but this Wang Napi actually raised the price by ten times.”
Lu Yu was puzzled." Second Uncle, it's so expensive. Why don't we just not buy it? Why do we have to spend this money?"”
Second Uncle sighed." We have no choice but to spend this money. Back then, Nero Wang said that he didn't want the garrison commander anymore.
Our Lu family first contacted Wang. Later, our Lu family raised the price to 1,000 yuan, and Wang also agreed.
However, after that incident, that Wang guy sent word that the Li family had spent 2,000 yuan to buy this regiment commander.
After that, our Lu family and the Li family kept raising the price. In the end, our Lu family raised the price by 5,000 yuan before we won the position.”
After Lu Yu heard about the Li family, he knew why the price of this regiment commander was so expensive.
The Li family and the Lu family were both big families in Chongtian County. When they started to prosper, they were also in the generation of Lu Yu's grandfather. However, they developed in different ways.
Lu Yu's grandfather had prospered because of his intelligence and integrity as a businessman.
And the Li family prospered because of their unreasonable behavior.
Lu Yu's grandfather was the only one in his generation. In Lu Yu's generation, the number of people did not exceed two hands. In short, there were very few people.
There were quite a few brothers and sisters in the Li family's grandfather's generation. After reaching the third generation, the number of brothers and sisters increased.
What if there were too many people? When there were more people, they would start to act arrogantly. If you can pull out hundreds of people from a fight, you can also be domineering.
Therefore, the big families who rose up in the same generation and in the same county naturally disliked the Lu family.
If it weren't for Lu Yu's father expanding the Lu family's business, Second Uncle getting to know a lot of people outside, and Third Uncle's status as a scholar, the Li family would have long fought with the Lu family.
However, after the Lin family became the chief of the police station in Chongtian County, the Li family became aggressive toward the Lu family.
If the Li family managed to get the commander of the garrison regiment. Then, other than destroying the Lu family, the Lu family could only go far away.
After a series of questions and answers, the uncle and nephew soon arrived at the county government office.
Passing two sleepy guards, he went straight to the county magistrate's office.
After entering, there was a person who was full of energy and had a red face.
Seeing that there was someone inside, Second Uncle Lu Fei was surprised. He quickly greeted," Aiya, I've made the county head wait for a long time. I was supposed to wait for you, but the county head arrived first. I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry."”
Wang Dabao smiled and said," You're too kind. I'm just doing work for the people. I should be waiting for someone in the office. Besides, I also want to meet the guardian god of our Chongtian County."”
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Lu Yu and smiled even more brightly. "This must be Nephew Lu. You're indeed a talented man.”
"Yes, yes, he is Lu Yu. However, the county magistrate is very fond of him."
After saying that, Lu Fei pulled Lu Yu and said,""Quickly come and greet your Uncle Wang. From now on, you will be a soldier under your Uncle Wang.”
Lu Yu watched their performance and felt that his knowledge had been broadened. However, he had to take office quickly. General's order, general's order. Without soldiers, his golden finger would be useless.
"Greetings, Uncle Wang. This is my first time in the army. If there's anything I don't understand in the future, please guide me.”
Lu Yu's words made Wang Dabao smile. He patted Lu Yu's shoulder and said,""Nephew, don't worry. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask me.”
After saying that, he chatted with the two uncles and nephews of the Lu family, but he did not mention Lu Yu's appointment.
After all, he had traveled extensively and was knowledgeable. Second Uncle Lu Fei raised a finger.
However, the county head still rambled on and did not mention anything serious.
Lu Fei said that he would be able to buy military supplies from the Wang family's shop.
This shop was opened by Wang Dabao after he took office. There was nothing inside except for a clerk. It was even more of a shell company than the one in his previous life.
Only then did Wang Dabao pretend to pat his head and say,"Aiya, sorry for delaying my nephew's appointment. Look at my memory. I'll get my secretary to bring you to the military camp. The lives and property of the people in our county are all in your hands.”
Lu Yu had long wanted to leave this damned place. When he heard that he could leave soon, he immediately patted his chest and said,"Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I won't let anyone in the county get hurt.”
He said it so righteously that even Lu Yu himself was disgusted.
However, Wang Dabao was quite satisfied. He patted Lu Yu's shoulder and shouted at the door,""Guo Shu, bring Nephew Lu to the military camp.”
Seeing that Wang Dabao had already made the arrangements, Lu Yu, who wanted to escape from this place, immediately bade farewell.
After walking out of the county government, he took a deep breath. He instantly felt as if he had come back to life.
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