Smuggling Daming

After a period of intense work, Zhou Zhong finally dealt with most of the backlog of affairs in the chamber of commerce, leaving some unimportant affairs to be dealt with slowly. It was rare for him to sleep late this morning, and then he had dinner with Wang Jinxuan and the others. After breakfast, when it was almost noon, Zhou Zhong rushed to the port to see off Jin Wenxian's Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce.

Jin Wenxian is also a very shrewd person. He also saw that Zhou Zhong wanted to drive all foreigners like them out of Shuangyu Port, so after getting Zhou Zhong's promise to let him be a North Korean consignment agent, he immediately asked the people from the chamber of commerce to pack up. Leaving the port this morning, Jin Wenxian also generously gave the location of the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce and those port interests that could not be taken away, which also won Zhou Zhong's favor. In order to show his sincerity, he came to personally Send the other party away.

"Chairman Zhou, Mr. Jin has been in Shuangyu Port for decades. Although he often goes back to North Korea by boat, most of them are delivering goods, and he doesn't live long at all, so I regard Shuangyu Port as my home from the bottom of my heart. I'm leaving now, and I really feel a little bit reluctant!" I saw Jin Wenxian standing on the pier, holding Zhou Zhong's hand and said very reluctantly.

"President Jin, don't worry, now our chamber of commerce has organized a batch of goods, and now we are waiting for you to find a place to stay in North Korea. As long as you find a place to stay, our goods will set sail immediately!" Zhou Zhong also said. He said with a smile.In fact, he also knew that what Jin Wenxian told himself was not to show how deep his feelings for Shuangyu Port were, but to tell himself that the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce had paid a lot for leaving Shuangyu Port.Therefore, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce must not cross the river and tear down the bridge, and will not accept its account in the future.

With this assurance from Zhou Zhong, and the fact that many people around the pier were watching them, Jin Wenxian believed that Zhou Zhong would not lie, so he was finally relieved, and then he had a few polite words with Zhou Zhong, By the way, he flattered Zhou Zhong a few times before finally boarding the boat and waving goodbye to Zhou Zhong.

Seeing the fleet of Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce getting farther and farther away, Zhou Zhong turned around and asked Uncle Camel next to him, "Uncle Camel. Has the news of Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce leaving Shuangyu Port been spread? What are the reactions of those foreign chambers of commerce? ?”

Hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Uncle Tuo said with a smile on his wrinkled old face: "My boss, don't worry, we have already released the news, and many small and medium-sized merchants from North Korea and Japanese heard about it." After this news, we have already sent people to contact our chamber of commerce. We hope to receive the same treatment as the Chungcheong chamber of commerce!"

Zhou Zhong nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. Shuangyu Port is too close to Daming, and the large number of Japanese and Koreans gathered in the port is not very safe, so he has long wanted to drive them all out.The departure of the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce is only the first step. With Zhou Zhong spreading the news, coupled with the news that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is looking for consignees everywhere.It will definitely attract a lot of people, and now it seems that the effect is not bad.

"Very good. This time, Uncle Tuo, please shut down and try to get all the Korean and Japanese chambers of commerce that are larger in size to leave Shuangyu Port. In this way, the remaining small chambers of commerce will not be able to make any big waves at all! "Zhou Zhong said proudly that after the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce launched cooperation in smuggling, the living space of those foreign chambers of commerce has been squeezed, and now he points out a way for them to survive.Don't worry about those Koreans and Japanese not being fooled.

"My subordinates understand!" Uncle Tuo said excitedly, regarding the Koreans and Japanese in Shuangyu Port.Almost all the Great Ming Chamber of Commerce is very disgusted. After all, the joining of these people is equivalent to taking food from their mouths. In addition, these Koreans and Japanese are almost all desperadoes who escaped from their country. They have always done things by unscrupulous means. , Even when trading in the port, there are often forced buying and selling. It is a good thing for the Daming Chamber of Commerce in Shuangyu Port to see them leave now.

Just when Uncle Tuo was about to leave, Wu Shan, who had been standing behind Zhou Zhong, suddenly stepped forward and said, "My lord, can you let the villain follow his adoptive father to do business? After all, Brother Ma and Second Brother are in Jin Yiwei now, so I don't need to intervene at all. But the adoptive father is getting old, and I have studied with him for so long, so I can always do something for him!"

After Wu Shan and the Jinyiwei arrived at Shuangyu Port, Zhou Zhong arranged them next to the chamber of commerce. He even built a courtyard like a military camp for this purpose.It is also worth mentioning that Wu Shi, who looks very similar to Wu Shan, is Wu Shan's younger brother. The ancestors of the two have always been from Jinyiwei, so it can be said that they belong to the Jinyiwei family.

Hearing Wu Shan's request, Zhou Zhong and Uncle Tuo were taken aback, but Uncle Tuo soon showed a somewhat gratified smile. He had always regarded Wu Shan as his own son, and at the same time wanted to train him to be his successor. It's a pity that he cut off contact with Wu Shan later because Wu Shan was a matter of Jin Yiwei, and at the same time he also gave up the idea of ​​letting him succeed him. Unexpectedly, Wu Shan would stand up and follow him.

I saw Zhou Zhong hesitated for a moment, as if he had considered this matter very carefully, and then said: "Well, Jin Yiwei is fine now anyway, so you can continue to follow Uncle Tuo!"

Seeing Zhou Zhong agreeing, Wu Shan and Uncle Tuo were also very happy, and they left together together, and Ma Liang and Wu Shi were responsible for Zhou Zhong's safety.

Zhou Zhong returned to the chamber of commerce and accompanied Wang Jinxuan and the others to have lunch. Now it is midsummer, the weather is very hot, and people are prone to sleepiness, so Zhou Zhong, who had lunch, was about to take a nap when he suddenly received a report. Ashikaga Kazuki of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce came to visit him, which made Zhou Zhong very strange. Although he and the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce did not have any major festivals, they did not have much contact. Shige also suspects that Kazuki Ashikaga is behind the scenes.

Although he couldn't figure out why Ashikaga Kazki came to visit, Zhou Zhong gave up his idea of ​​taking a nap. When he came to the lobby in the front yard, he happened to see the short Ashikaga Kazki sitting there drinking tea.

"Chairman Ashikaga came here, it really makes our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce flourish!" Zhou Zhong came in with a smile and said, at the same time, he looked up and down the only person among the Japanese who could be compared with himself.I saw that Ashikaga Kazuki's appearance was very ordinary, and he was dressed like an ordinary Japanese. If Zhou Zhong hadn't met him secretly once, I'm afraid he really couldn't believe that he was the president of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce.

When Ashikaga Kazuki saw Zhou Zhong coming in, he stood up very politely and said, "Mr. Zhou is serious. It is my good fortune to see you, Mr. Zhou!"

Seeing that the other party was so polite, Zhou Zhong couldn't guess the other party's intention for a while, so he sat down and had a few polite words with the other party, and finally asked directly: "President Ashikaga, I don't know if you are here to see Zhou, but do you have any questions?" What's the point of negotiating?"

After hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Ashikaga Kazuki hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a smile: "I want to report to Mr. Zhou, I actually want to discuss a business with Mr. Zhou when I come here this time!"

"Business?" Zhou Zhong raised his head and squinted his eyes at the other party, then said with a smile, "I wonder if President Ashikaga has any business to discuss with Zhou?"

"Hehe, it's not all right to say that it's business. I heard that Mr. Zhou just sent away Jin Wenxian and his Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce today, and it is said that they went to North Korea to serve as a front stop for the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. In the future, most of the goods transported by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce will be handed over to Zhongqing The Chamber of Commerce is selling in North Korea, I wonder if this is true or not?" Ashikaga Kazuki did not directly express his desire to contact Emperor Zhengde through Zhou Zhong, but instead talked about the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce with Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong was also very surprised when he heard this. Although he used the example of the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce to lure out the foreign chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port, big chambers of commerce like the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce have a deep foundation in Shuangyu Port. It was his own use of cooperative smuggling to attract many consignors, but for the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, it was not fatal enough, so now that Ashikaga Kazuki brought up the matter of the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce, how could Zhou Zhong not be surprised?

However, he was surprised, and Zhou Zhong nodded sincerely and said: "Yes, the Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce has indeed obtained my promise. They will find a place to stay after returning to North Korea, and the goods we ship to North Korea will also be given priority. They trade there, it can be said that Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce is one of our distributors in North Korea.”

After listening to Zhou Zhong's introduction, Ashikaga Kakki's eyes shone brightly, and at the same time, he also admired Zhou Zhong's business talent in his heart. The cooperative smuggling before had caused heavy losses to foreign chambers of commerce. Consignment dealers, I am afraid that many chambers of commerce that cannot survive will take the initiative to contact the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and then return to China to become consignees of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. In this way, the number of Koreans and Japanese in Shuangyu Port will be greatly reduced. The few people left behind may not be able to form a good climate.

"Mr. Zhou, I don't know what you think about our Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce. Are you qualified to become the consignment agent of your Chamber of Commerce in Japan?" Ashikaga Kazuki suddenly asked a question at this moment. He now needs Zhou Zhong, so naturally he must first Come up with his own conditions, and now he can see that Zhou Zhong wants to drive the Korean and Japanese forces out of Shuangyu Port, so Ashikaga Kazuki thinks that Zhou Zhong can be moved the most, and he is probably the only one who voluntarily withdraws from Shuangyu Port. Islet Hong Kong.

When Zhou Zhong heard that Ashikaga Kazuki suddenly proposed to be the consignment agent of his own chamber of commerce in Japan, that is, he would voluntarily withdraw from Shuangyu Port, this surprised him. Compared with it, there is still some gap. The foundation of Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce has not been shaken, but Ashikaga Kakki has offered to withdraw from Shuangyu Port. This is really abnormal in his opinion, so Zhou Zhong hesitated for a while. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)