Smuggling Daming

"Wenda, is the situation really going to get that bad? Besides, I think the current attitude of the court doesn't seem to care much about the sea ban, so it shouldn't suddenly strengthen the sea ban?" At this time, Li Zheng also said palely. Dao said that although nearly 200 years have passed since the Japanese pirate rebellion, it is still an unforgettable nightmare in the hearts of the people in the coastal areas.

"Who can tell the truth about the affairs in the court? Besides, in the eyes of those big figures, the sea ban is just an excuse that can be used to attack political opponents at any time. Although smuggling is so prosperous now, many officials secretly support smuggling, but they are involved in smuggling. The more officials there are, the more likely they will be used by the big figures in the court in the future."

When Zhou Zhong said this, he suddenly paused, and then continued: "Besides, even if the imperial court continues to relax the sea ban, smuggling is attracting more and more Japanese and Koreans to join in, which will inevitably form competition with the smugglers of Ming Dynasty. We occupy the advantage of location and people, so it is easier to develop than those foreigners. You can look at Shuangyu Port for this. Now the Japanese and Korean chambers of commerce have been squeezed out by us, and their power has plummeted. In this way, the number of Japanese and Koreans has not decreased. If this situation is allowed to continue, those foreign business associations that have eaten up their money will definitely look for other ways of survival, and may even become pirates completely. It will pose a threat to the coast of Daming."

After listening to Zhou Zhong's analysis of the overseas situation, Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang no longer cared about blaming Zhou Zhong for his way of doing things, and they all showed distress at the moment.Songjiang is surrounded by seas on both sides, and they are also very clear about the situation of the seaside guards. They know that those so-called thousand households have long been the private residences of military officers, and the military households have no fighting power. If there are really pirates crossing the sea If they attack, I'm afraid the entire Songjiang Mansion will fall into the hands of pirates.

Thinking of this, the most impatient Li Zheng was the first to ask Zhou Zhong: "Wenda, since you have such a thorough analysis of the overseas situation, and you are also involved in smuggling, what can you do to solve this?"

Hearing Li Zheng's words, Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang also turned their attention to Zhou Zhong.Zhou Zhong smiled lightly and said, "Actually, there are many ways to solve this problem, but they all need the support of the imperial court. Unfortunately, we can't influence the attitude of the imperial court at all, so we can only use our own methods to solve the problem in the end."

Zhou Zhong paused at this point, and then said: "In my plan. I want to unify the smuggling forces in the entire Shuangyu Port and form a powerful smuggling alliance, and I have already started this matter. Yes, now the other two big chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port have also agreed. At that time, our three chambers of commerce will take the lead and form an organization called "Sea League". This organization will establish a series of rules for the smuggling industry. Whoever participates in smuggling will act under the rules of the Haimeng. In this way, the entire smuggling industry will be ruled by our Haimeng. At that time, it will be squeezed out or divided, and it will be easy to solve the problems of those aliens! "

At the end of Zhou Zhong's speech, there was an ambitious look in his eyes. Of course, he established the Haimeng not only to deal with those Japanese and Koreans.The most important thing is to have one's own power, and then there will be a sea alliance.No matter who wants to move him, it is no longer an easy task, even Da Tianzi has to think twice.

After hearing Zhou Zhong's words, the three of Zheng Jing also looked at each other in blank dismay. They always thought that after Zhou Zhong took over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, at most he would use this to restore the original Zhou family's wealth, but they never thought that Zhou Zhong would still have such big ambitions.

But at this time, Zheng Jing thought about it for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Wenda, maybe it is really like what you said, after the establishment of the Haimeng, the hidden dangers of foreigners in the coastal areas can be completely eliminated, but this is not an easy task. Do you really have the confidence to establish the Sea Alliance?"

"Hehe, there is no such thing as easy success in this world. In the process of establishing the Haimeng, I will definitely encounter many difficulties, but I believe in my ability, not to mention that I am not the only one who established the Haimeng In addition, there are other people involved, as long as we follow the plan step by step, we will succeed one day!" Zhou Zhong replied with a smile, in fact, he really wanted to invite Zheng Jing and others to be his assistants , It's a pity that they all have fame and fame, and they will soon take the imperial examination, so it is impossible to work in their own chamber of commerce.

Seeing that Zhou Zhong was very relaxed when he spoke, but the determination in his tone could not be shaken in any way, which made Zheng Jing and the three of them admire in their hearts. At the same time, Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang's objections to Zhou Zhong finally dissipated. The tone of voice was also much more intimate, and Zhou Zhong couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he felt the change in the other party.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and Zheng Jing immediately asked people to prepare food and drinks. The four of them chatted while eating. Speaking of which, this year is the year of autumn. Zheng Jing, Zhang Kuang, and Li Zheng are all actively preparing for the exam, so the content of their conversation is natural. They are inseparable from the imperial examination, especially after talking about Liu Jin's eunuch being eradicated, they are all very excited, because in their view, the government is now waiting for prosperity, if they can stand out in this imperial examination, then say Maybe he will be favored by the big shots in the court, thus laying a solid foundation for his official career.

Because Zhou Zhong was busy with his marriage and he had no interest in the imperial examination, he got up to leave after chatting with Zheng Jing and the others for a while. At the same time, he invited Zheng Jing again, but Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang immediately Said that he must come to congratulate him on his wedding day.

But when Zhou Zhong stood up and was about to leave, Li Zheng suddenly stood up and said, "Brother Ming Lun, Brother Fang Shi, I just have a personal matter and I want to talk to Wen Da, so I'm leaving first too! "

After Li Zheng finished speaking, he left Zheng's mansion with Zhou Zhong. When the two of them got into the carriage, Zhou Zhong asked, "Srike, what do you want to say to me alone?"

At this time, I saw Li Zheng's face was troubled, he hesitated for a moment, and then said a little embarrassedly: "Wenda, you also know that I have never had much to do with the family's business, and the elders in the family do not allow me to intervene in the family's business. But this time they asked me to discuss a business with you, although this business is nothing to you, it is very important to our family!"

"Oh?" Zhou Zhong seemed to have guessed something when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Shrike, it could be that the elders in your family want to participate in smuggling, right?"

Hearing that Zhou Zhong guessed what he wanted to say, Li Zheng was also a little embarrassed and said: "Yes, Wenda, you also know that our family's business is concentrated in Suzhou and Hangzhou, mainly engaged in textiles. And restaurants, among them restaurants don’t need to be mentioned, but our family’s textile workshops are spread all over Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the quality of the silk produced is excellent, but we usually sell it to others wholesale, but a few elders in the family saw After the smuggling profits are so huge, I want to smuggle them overseas through the cooperation of your chamber of commerce. This will save the intermediate links, and the profits will be more than ten times the original, so I want to ask you to see if this business can be successful. Can not do?"

Hearing Li Zheng's words, Zhou Zhong laughed and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Shrike, what's so embarrassing, I have to say that the uncles of your Li family are really discerning. You have just started to cooperate in smuggling, and you have seen the huge profits. How about this, you organize a batch of goods to be delivered to Shuangyu Port, and I will ask you to give you the highest discount, which will definitely take more than half of the profits compared to other cargo owners. !"

"Okay! With Wenda's words, I feel relieved. In fact, my family has been urging me to go to you to discuss this matter. It's just that I am thin-skinned, and you are in Shuangyu Port, so I have been I'm not ashamed to go, but now I finally took this opportunity to speak out, and now the elders in the family can finally feel at ease!" Li Zheng also laughed when he heard Zhou Zhong's willingness to agree.

After talking about the business, Li Zheng chatted with Zhou Zhong for a few more gossips, then got out of the car to say goodbye, and then Zhou Zhong drove straight to the Zhou Mansion in a carriage, and when he arrived at the gate of the Zhou Mansion, he saw There were two majestic guards in brocade clothes. When passers-by on the road saw them, they all walked around the gate of the Zhou Mansion from a distance. It can be said that there were no people within twenty steps in front of the mansion gate.

Seeing the Jinyiwei in front of the gate, Zhou Zhong couldn't help sighing secretly. Ever since Wu Shan took over the team of Jinyiwei, they have become Zhou Zhong's personal bodyguards. They will follow Zhou Zhong almost wherever he goes. He still felt very majestic, but after a long time, he couldn't stand it anymore. Finally, he finally got Wu Shan to agree that he no longer needs to be protected by Jinyiwei when he was active in Songjiang City, so when he went out today, he only brought Wangcai with him. people.

However, it is not without benefits for these Jin Yiwei to follow Zhou Zhong. For example, when Wang Lun just read the imperial decree to grant marriage, many people thought that Zhou Zhong was bestowed by His Majesty for the sake of Wang Lun's face, but later people discovered that, Jin Yiwei, who came with Wang Lun, suddenly became Zhou Zhong's personal bodyguard. Many smart people immediately realized that what His Majesty really valued was Zhou Zhong. related to week weight.

After understanding this, many officials of the Songjiang Mansion immediately shifted their target and changed their focus from Wang Lun to Zhou Zhong. They came to visit almost every day, and at the same time, they worked harder to prepare for Zhou Zhong's wedding. Much easier.

After the carriage entered the Zhou mansion from the corner gate, Zhou Zhong got out of the carriage. He wasted a lot of talking with Zheng Jing just now, and he drank some wine, and when he was about to go back to his room to take a rest, he suddenly Seeing Sanniang walking over with Bai Jun with a smile on her face, she said, "Wenda, there are two special guests at home, and they are waiting for you in the hall now!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome Come to vote for recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.)