Smuggling Daming

As time went by, Midsummer finally hit the entire Shuangyu Port. The surrounding terrain made the summer of Shuangyu Port even hotter. Zhou Zhong asked people to purchase a lot of saltpetre to cool down, but even so, sometimes it is unavoidable to be hot. uncomfortable.

The hot weather not only made Zhou Zhong uncomfortable, but also affected the trade of the entire Shuangyu Port. For example, the coolies who loaded and unloaded goods at the port would not be long after the sun came out, and their working efficiency would be greatly affected. In order to speed up the loading and unloading of goods, it is necessary to add some tea money to the coolies, but even so, the daily cargo throughput of the port is still reduced a lot.

But thanks to the hot weather, things in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce are much less. With Sanniang and Uncle Tuo on their backs, Zhou Zhong seems to be at leisure, drinking tea and chatting with Wang Jinxuan every day, Occasionally go to Xie's house in Nangang to have a tryst with Xie Lingyun, and the small life is extremely comfortable.

This morning was particularly sweltering, the sun had not yet risen, and a layer of greasy sweat had formed on his body. Zhou Zhong took a cold shower as soon as he woke up, and then went to the front of the chamber of commerce while the sun was just rising. It turned out that there was nothing serious, so he stayed in the garden of the inner house to cool off with peace of mind.

Although the morning sun is already very strong, there are ponds and flowing rivers in the shade of the garden, which makes the whole garden very cool, and there is a breeze blowing from time to time, which makes people feel very comfortable in this hot summer.

A promenade is built over the pond, and the heart of the promenade is a pavilion.Zhou Zhong was lying on a bamboo chair in the gazebo, with washed fruits on the stone table beside him. Jin Xuan was sitting at the stone table with a scroll in her hand, looking at it casually, and would pick up the fruit on the table from time to time and peel it. It's good to taste, if it's too sweet and she doesn't like it, she will put it in Zhou Zhong's mouth, he likes to eat sweet, if it's sweet and sour, it's just right.Then eat it yourself.

Sitting on the chair, Zhou Zhong was not just being lazy. He had been thinking about Wu Shan's suggestion to let him go to Beijing last time. The legendary Emperor Zhengde, and then figured out why the other party favored him so much, but he was worried that he would be in danger when he went to the capital.After all, what he is doing is smuggling. Although the court has turned a blind eye to smuggling these years, it does not mean that smuggling is legal. If he is targeted by that guy, it may lead to something. trouble.

Sometimes Zhou Zhong knew that his worries were unnecessary, because judging from Emperor Zhengde's attitude towards him some time ago.He seemed to really value him very much, not only bestowing a marriage but also sending Jin Yiwei to protect him.So this means that Emperor Zhengde is very concerned about his own safety. In this way, even if he encounters any accident in the capital, at least Emperor Zhengde should be towards him.

It's just that the above are just Zhou Zhong's own guesses. He has never met Emperor Zhengde, and he doesn't know the other party's preferences.In case I guessed wrong, Zhengde's favor towards me was just a whim.Afterwards, I simply put this matter behind me, so if I went to the capital to ask for an interview, wouldn't it be too rash?

It can be said that Zhou Zhong spent this period of time in this kind of entanglement. After all, after he came to Daming, he felt a strong sense of insecurity. No one can move him, but in a place like the capital, he is nothing, and any powerful person may kill him.

It was also this kind of fear in his heart that made it difficult for Zhou Zhong to make up his mind to go to the capital. As a result, he delayed whether to agree to Ashikaga Kakki, and even Ashikaga Kakki visited several times later, but Zhou Zhong Prevaricate with various reasons.

"Jinxuan, how long has father-in-law been away from Songjiang?" Zhou Zhong asked suddenly as he lay there with his eyes closed and meditating. After thinking about it for so many days, he felt that he was finally about to make a decision.

"It's been more than two months since I left, and I should have settled down in the capital now, but I don't know if my father's body will suffer from the dust along the way?" Wang Jinxuan said with a gloomy expression when she heard Zhou Zhong ask her father. , watching her elderly father travel far away and not being able to take care of her by her side made her feel a little guilty.

Hearing that Wang Lun has been away for such a long time, and that he and Wang Jinxuan have been married for almost three months, Zhou Zhong couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.He opened his eyes at this moment, smiled and said to Wang Jinxuan: "Jinxuan, I might go to the capital, do you want to visit my father-in-law with me?"

"Really? That's great! Thank you, Mr.! When are we leaving?" Wang Jinxuan cried out in surprise when she heard Zhou Zhong's words. It was great news for her to see Miss's father.

Seeing Wang Jinxuan's happy look, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but smile and replied: "But Jinxuan, don't be too happy. Although it is said that you are going to the capital, it is not now. After all, it is really not suitable for traveling in such hot weather. In addition I still need to make some preparations, so it may not be until this fall or even winter at the earliest."

"It doesn't matter, the capital is bitterly cold. It just so happens that I have to prepare some winter clothes for my father. In addition, I also have some clothes for my husband to wear in the capital. The time is still a little tight, so I will go and prepare!" Wang Jinxuan has an elegant temperament, now listening When I went to visit my father, I rarely showed a somewhat anxious expression. After speaking, I stood up and went back to my room to prepare to go.

Seeing Wang Jinxuan leaving in a hurry, Zhou Zhong couldn't help feeling a little depressed. If he had known, he would have told her later. Now that Jinxuan is leaving, who will feed him fruit?I have to say that Zhou Zhong became a lot lazy after getting married, especially after getting used to having Wang Jinxuan take care of him, he almost lost even the most basic ability to take care of himself. I really don't know if this is his luck or misfortune?

You have to face what you have to face. As he gets bigger and bigger in smuggling, Zhou Zhong feels that he will inevitably have to deal with the officials in Daming. In this way, if he can maintain a friendly relationship with Emperor Zhengde , then it will undoubtedly bring your smuggling business to a higher level, and maybe even allow Daming to let go of the sea ban, and reproduce the grand sea trade of the Song Dynasty and Zheng He.

It is also in consideration of the above that Zhou Zhong finally made up his mind to go to the capital. After all, sometimes he has to take some risks. What's more, besides maintaining a good relationship with Emperor Zhengde this time, he can also reach an agreement with the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce. As long as the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce withdraws from Shuangyu Port on its own initiative, other Japanese and Korean chambers of commerce will naturally withdraw at a faster rate, and then they will propose the establishment of the Haimeng, and everything will be logical.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help showing a satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth. At the same time, he exerted a little force, and the bamboo chair under him slowly swayed. For a while, Zhou Zhong felt as if he was in the clouds. Fell asleep.

When he woke up again, he was awakened by a noise in the garden. When he opened his eyes and looked at the sky, he found that he had not slept for a long time. At least it was not noon yet. The sun was already very poisonous, and there seemed to be some people doing something on the other side of the garden, and there was a burst of female laughter from time to time.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhong also felt strange in his heart. He stood up from the gazebo and walked ashore along the promenade, and then walked towards the direction where the noise came from. As a result, the closer he got, the louder the woman talking and laughing was. When he turned around the cover of a rockery, he finally saw the situation here clearly.

It turns out that this is the place where Zhou Chong planted peppers. In the pepper field, Bracelet and Bai Mengwan brought a few young maids, smiling and picking the red peppers. Of course, many peppers were still green. Green, but I believe it will turn red in a few days.

Looking at the bracelets, they held an umbrella in one hand to block the strong sunlight, and gently took off the peppers in the other hand and put them in the cloth bag on their bodies. This scene is like a classic picture of a lady. To the extreme, even Zhou Zhong couldn't bear to go over and disturb them.

But Zhou Zhong's arrival was soon discovered by Bracelet and the others. The first person to see him was Bai Mengwan. She smiled at Zhou Zhong, and then whispered a few words in Bracelet's ear. Er also looked up to see Zhou Zhong, and immediately said loudly: "Brother, if you don't go to accompany sister-in-law, why come here when you have time?"

Hearing Biao'er's teasing, Zhou Zhong walked over slowly, looked at the mature peppers and smiled, "Bangle, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing as harvesting peppers? If I hadn't fallen asleep just now I was woken up by the sound of your joking and laughing, I’m afraid I still don’t know that the peppers are already ripe.”

Regarding Zhou Zhong's question, Zhuan'er pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, you are tired of being with your sister-in-law every day, and my mother told me not to disturb you, and Chili has always been me and Mengwan. My sister is taking care of her, so what's the difference if I tell you or not?"

Bracelet'er was actually very dissatisfied with Zhou Zhong's performance during this period, because she found that after her brother got married, he was either busy with the Chamber of Commerce, or stayed with his sister-in-law, and seldom had time to accompany her, so she naturally Some unhappy.

Zhou Zhong naturally heard the dissatisfaction in Zhuo'er's words, so he could only apologize with a wry smile and said: "Jiang'er, don't be angry, it's all because brother is too busy these days, I haven't had time to accompany you and Duo'er, but today just happened I'm fine, and the peppers are ripe again, why don't I personally cook some dishes that use peppers for you, so how about letting you taste the deliciousness of peppers?" (To be continued. If you like this work, You are welcome to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)