Smuggling Daming

"Huh~" Zhou Zhong was the last to put down his chopsticks, reminiscing about the hot and delicious taste on the tip of his tongue. If it wasn't that his stomach couldn't hold it anymore, he really wanted to take a few more bites.At this time, Wang Jinxuan, Zhuan'er and other girls were also sitting there sweating profusely, fanning themselves with their hands while sipping ice water.

"Brother, it's no wonder that you asked us to take care of the peppers carefully. It turns out that this thing is so wonderful. You must save some of the remaining peppers for me, otherwise I won't be able to eat in the future!" Bracelet took it from the thrush. A wet towel, said to Zhou Zhong while wiping his face.

Zhou Zhong heard that Zhuan'er was addicted to eating chili peppers, and even asked for some chili peppers from himself. In addition, Bai Mengwan and sisters also showed some eager eyes, which made him smile wryly and said: "This time the chili seeds They must be kept. I plan to plant them on a large scale next year, so in the future, at most, I will grind the dried chili skins into powder. We will share them at that time. Maybe there will not be many, but this year can only be like this. When the chili peppers are harvested next year, Then we can all let go and eat!"

Since Zhuan'er wanted it, and the Bai sisters liked it very much, Zhou Zhong couldn't be too stingy, and decided to share the peppers he got this year equally. After all, among the five people present, Zhuan'er, Jin Xuan and Bai Mengwan were all The cultivation of chili peppers has been done vigorously. As an important member of the chamber of commerce, Bai Junwan has worked hard during this period, let alone Zhou Zhong himself. Therefore, it is no good for anyone to allocate less chili peppers, so they just share them equally.

After hearing Zhou Zhong's words, the Bai sisters were also very happy.After thanking Zhou Zhong, she chatted with Zhuaner and Jinxuan again, but Bai Junwan had to go to the Chamber of Commerce to help Sanniang in the afternoon, so she was the first to leave, and Wang Jinxuan told her and Zhou Zhong about going to the capital. Bracelet was taken, but Bracelet was dissatisfied, he insisted on arguing to go too, but Zhou Zhong couldn't persuade her, so he had no choice but to agree to take her there when the time came.

Seeing my brother agree.Zhuo'er also cheered happily, and then she thought of her best friend Bai Mengwan, she turned her head and said to her: "Sister Mengwan, you can go with me when the time comes, we can also be a companion on the road, Besides, the capital is so lively. How about we take a walk in the capital, buy some high-quality gouache and rouge, and send some to Sanniang and Sister Junwan?"

However, when Bai Mengwan heard that Biao'er invited her to enter the capital, her expression became a little strange, and she was even a little flustered. She immediately waved her hand and refused: "No need. You can go, Biao'er, I'll stay here Let's take care of Qingqing at home. After all, my sister is usually busy, and Qingqing is still young, so she cannot live without people around her."

Bracelet's mind is pure, and she didn't see anything strange about Bai Mengwan. When she heard that she was unwilling to go, she was only disappointed and said: "Okay, then I will go to the capital to buy more things. Everyone will have a gift then."

Hearing that Zhuaner didn't persuade her to go to the capital, Bai Mengwan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.But when her eyes accidentally glanced at Zhou Zhong, she found that the other party was staring at her aggressively, as if she saw something unspeakable in her, which made her face turn pale, and she lowered her head not daring to look at Zhou Zhong again.

In the afternoon, Zhou Zhong sent someone to inform Ashikaga Kazuki that he could bring their Ashikaga envoys to Beijing, and now he can start preparations.But what Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that he had just sent someone to inform Ashikaga Ikki of the news, and after a while, Ashikaga Ikki ran over in person and brought a large number of gifts as a thank you.

In the hall of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, large boxes are lined up on the water-milled floor of the living room. The lids of the boxes have been opened, revealing large pieces of gold and silver inside, as well as pearls, corals, gemstones, etc. The value is priceless, and Ashikaga Kakki who was standing next to him cupped his fists and saluted Zhou Zhong: "Young Master Zhou, a small gift is not a respect, and I hope you will accept it!"

If someone else gave him such an expensive gift, Zhou Zhong might still refuse it, but since it is a gift from a Japanese named Ashikaga Kakki, then he should not refuse it for nothing, after all, he has also done a great favor to the other party, so I saw Zhou Zhong also laughed and said: "Chairman Ashikaga is too polite, Mr. Zhou just helped a little, and actually asked Brother Ashikaga to spend so much money, it really makes Zhou Zhong feel uneasy!"

Although Zhou Zhong said "uneasy", he didn't mean to refuse at all. Instead, he stared at the gold and silver property in front of him with bright eyes. Seeing Zhou Zhong's appearance, Ashikaga Kazuki naturally understood that the other party was very satisfied My own gift, and said with a smile at the moment: "Mr. Zhou is polite, it may be a small matter for you, but for our Ashikaga family, it is an opportunity that has been waiting for many years. A little property is not enough to express My thanks to Young Master Zhou!"

When he said this, Ashikaga Kakki stopped suddenly, and then he stretched out his hand and patted it a few times, signaling for people outside to come in, but Zhou Zhong didn't expect that there were gifts outside, which made him even more happy, and he was full of heart at the moment. Looking forward to the door of the living room.

Soon Zhou Zhong saw a figure flashing outside, and then four Japanese women in gorgeous kimonos came out with small steps, and then stood in a row and saluted Zhou Zhong in a somewhat weird Chinese tone: "Little girl, see you!" Master Zhou!"

Zhou Zhong looked at the faces of the four Japanese in front of him covered with a thick layer of white powder, the eyebrows were almost invisible, only two dots were drawn on the eyes, and only a small red dot was drawn on the mouth, And when they were talking just now, Zhou Zhong found that the teeth of these Japanese women were all black. He knew that this was a custom of Japanese women. Older girls would use special dyes to dye their teeth black. It is said that it was for contrast. The skin is white, but this is too scary. Fortunately, it is daytime. If it is placed at night, it can scare people to death.

"Brother Ashikaga, what are you..." Zhou Zhong said with some dumbfounded, wondering if the other party wanted to give these Japanese girls to him as gifts, right?

As expected, things were not as expected by Zhou Zhong. Ashikaga Kazuki said to Zhou Zhong with a smile: "Young Master Zhou, these are some noble beauties I brought back from Japan, and they are all virgins who have just turned [-] years old. Compared to other beauties, she is also extremely gentle and pleasant, and can also relieve the young master's boredom at ordinary times, please be sure to pay the young master!"

Zhou Zhong was also a little embarrassed when he heard this. When he used to watch TV, he often saw women given as gifts in ancient makeup dramas, but now it was his turn, but he felt a little embarrassed to accept it. In addition, there was The outfits of these Japanese people are so weird that you don’t even have an appetite just looking at them. Could it be that the Japanese people’s aesthetics are so special?

But as the saying goes, don’t give away things for nothing. Although Zhou Zhong looked at the four Japanese women in front of him very awkwardly, even if he didn’t need them, he could still give them to the Chamber of Commerce to win people’s hearts. After all, Shuangyu Port Wharf Among the brothels on the street, Japanese women accounted for a large proportion, so there must be people in the chamber of commerce who would like it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong said with a smile: "That's it, then Zhou will thank Brother Ashikaga for his kindness, come here, carry these things down, arrange the four ladies properly, and let people Prepare food and drink, I will not return home without getting drunk with Brother Ashikaga!"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's order, the guards of the chamber of commerce outside agreed, and immediately someone came in to carry a few big boxes back, and some maidservants came in to arrange for them to stay in the chamber of commerce. He affectionately took Ashikaga Kazuki's hand and sat down, chatting about going to Beijing to see Emperor Masatoku while eating.

Ashikaga Kazuki once again expressed his gratitude to Zhou Zhong for personally bringing the Ashikaga family's envoys to Beijing, but he and his cousin, the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki, had to inform him about this matter. Then let the other party appoint an envoy, and then bring the letter of credence and gifts to Beijing for an interview, so this requires a period of preparation.

Zhou Zhong had expected this a long time ago, so he told Wang Jinxuan that he might not be able to leave until autumn.However, Zhou Zhong urged Ashikaga Kazuki to prepare quickly, trying to get Ashikaga Yoshiki's envoy to arrive at Shuangyu Port as soon as possible, so that he can leave earlier.

For Zhou Zhong's request, Ashikaga Kazuki also fully agreed, and at the same time, in order to show his sincerity, he assured Zhou Zhong on the spot that in the next time, his Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce would no longer accept any smuggling business, and at the same time prepared to fully The preparations for withdrawing from Shuangyu Port, as for the interests that the Chamber of Commerce cannot take away in Shuangyu Port, are all handed over to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing Ashikaga Kazuki on the road like this, he has already taken the initiative to say it before he mentioned it, which made Zhou Zhong very satisfied. He was also very happy at the moment, and said to Ashikaga Kazuki that the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will be the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in the future. As the first distributor of Wa country, the goods shipped to Wa country are also given priority to the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce.As a result, Ashikaga Kazuki was also overjoyed, and kept saying that his gift today was too light, and he would definitely prepare another big gift for Zhou Zhong in the future.

Zhou Zhong and Ashikaga Kazuki sat together drinking and chatting happily. They looked like a pair of old friends who had known each other for many years, but in fact Zhou Zhong did not forget that when he was attacked by Kamizumi Koji, the Ashikaga Kakki in front of him was very angry. It may be one of the black hands behind the scenes, but there are no permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests. Now Ashikaga Kazuki begged himself to see Emperor Zhengde, and he just wanted to take this opportunity to drive the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce out of Shuangyu Port , At the same time, it can be said that everyone has something to gain by intervening in the Wa country. Everyone just uses each other. In his heart, he will never really regard people like Ashikaga Kakki as a friend.

After finally waiting for the two to break up happily, before he returned to the inner house to take a rest, he didn't expect that the house had already turned upside down because of those Japanese girls. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)