Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong couldn't help being a little excited when he got the news that he could see Emperor Zhengde tomorrow afternoon. He checked the presents that he would bring when he saw Emperor Zhengde. It has already been said that those ordinary gifts can be sent directly to the palace, and only those special gifts can be given to Emperor Zhengde by Zhou Zhong himself.

Speaking of Zhou Zhongzhong's presents, there are quite a few gifts, needless to say, the two Flang machine cannons, which have been played by Emperor Zhengde for a few days, and I don't know if they have been damaged by him.There are also ten telescopes. These are the same as the cannons. They are a gift to Emperor Zhengde, and Zhou Zhong wants to use Zhengde to promote them in the Ming army. He hopes that with these two things, the fighting power of the Ming army can be increased.

Next is corn and sweet potatoes. These two crops are sharp weapons that are related to the stability of the country. Especially now that Daming is experiencing the Little Ice Age and the domestic natural disasters continue. For Daming, these two high-yield crops are undoubtedly life-saving. Grass jelly, how many people will die from corn and sweet potatoes in the future?

In addition to the above four most important gifts, the rest are some gifts from Zhou Zhong to Emperor Zhengde himself, such as chili sauce and sea intestine powder named monosodium glutamate, as well as twenty mirrors and some glass. utensils, such as teapots, tea cups, glass vases and other things.

Zhou Zhong's gifts were carefully prepared, and some of them had deeper meanings, such as sea intestine powder. Zhou Zhong planned to persuade Emperor Zhengde to let him start the sea intestine powder business with him.In this way, under the banner of Zhengde, some regulations can be established at that time, and the imperial court and itself can monopolize this business, and no one is allowed to participate. At that time, the problem of overfishing of sea sausage can be avoided.

In addition, he didn't plan to make money with the Frangler artillery and binoculars. Instead, he wanted to use these two technologies to exchange troops from Emperor Zhengde for the dispatch of the Ming Navy. When the Portuguese attacked Malacca next year, he would suddenly appear with the Ming Navy. Portugal's plan to invade Nanyang failed.Even at that time, I can control the Strait of Malacca in one fell swoop. With this natural danger, the Portuguese can only look at their own face if they want the spices from Nanyang and the goods from Ming Dynasty.

In the end, it was about Kazuki Ashikaga and the Japanese envoys. Now in the smuggling trade of Daming, the Japanese country is a very important trading partner.Nearly [-]% of the goods are shipped to the Wa country every year, so Zhou Zhong wants to take advantage of their civil strife to increase their influence on the Wa country through the Ashikaga family, and even directly control the political situation of the Wa country if there is a chance. the power of.It is unrealistic to want to control the Wa country, unless there is the support of the Ming court.Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to do it by himself.

After counting the presents, Zhou Zhong went over the few things he was going to say tomorrow in his mind again, and then he felt a lot more at ease. It was already dinner time, and Jinxuan sent someone to ask him to eat. When he came to the restaurant with a heavy smile, the first thing he saw was Bai Mengwan's concerned eyes.

When Zhang Rui came today.Bai Mengwan also found out soon, so she was worried all day long.Zhou Zhong also only cared about eating with Gu Dayong.Later, she was happy to see Emperor Zhengde tomorrow, but she forgot to tell her about Zhang Rui's bad luck, which made Bai Mengwan worry for so long in vain.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong also showed an apologetic smile to Bai Mengwan, and said softly when he walked to her side: "Don't worry, Zhang Rui is in danger this time, if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely seek justice for you sisters !"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's whispers in her own ear, especially hearing that Zhang Rui was unable to protect herself, she was stunned for a while, and then her face showed an extremely excited expression, and even her eyes were a little moist After all, their sisters were cornered by Zhang Rui before, and their family property was also taken away by the other party. Now they finally have the hope of revenge.

Thinking of this, Bai Mengwan felt her nose sore, and the huge grievance hidden in her heart suddenly burst out, which made her no longer care about it, and threw herself into Zhou Zhong's arms and began to cry.

Zhou Zhong didn't expect Bai Mengwan's reaction to be so strong, he felt the soft body in his arms, he didn't want to hold her, and he didn't want to hold her.Jinxuan, Zhuan'er and the others in the restaurant were also taken aback. They didn't know about the grievances between Bai Mengwan and Zhang Rui, nor did they know what Zhou Zhong said to Bai Mengwan just now, which made her disregard etiquette in front of everyone. Hugging with Zhou Zhong, and crying so sadly?

Sensing the eyes of all the girls in the restaurant, Zhou Zhong also felt extremely embarrassed. Apart from doubts, Jin Xuan looked at her with a trace of jealousy. Although she wanted Zhou Zhong to accept Bai Mengwan as his concubine, when she saw When my husband was hugged by another woman, he couldn't help being jealous.

Xie Lingyun next to Jinxuan was calm on the surface, but she looked at Zhou Zhong with a somewhat unfriendly gaze. She had long felt that a young and beautiful woman like Bai Mengwan was not safe staying with Zhou Zhong, and now her guess was indeed confirmed.

As for Biao'er, she has a smile on her face. As Zhou Zhong's younger sister, she will naturally not be as jealous as Jinxuan and Lingyun, and she has the best relationship with Bai Mengwan, and she has long wanted Bai Mengwan to join them Zhou's gate, so that it will be more convenient for them to get along in the future, and she can have more nephews and nieces.

Only Xila was the most innocent, she looked at Zhou Zhong and Bai Mengwan who were hugging each other with a confused look, and then looked at Jinxuan and Lingyun, unable to understand what was going on.

After finally waiting for Bai Mengwan to vent out the grievance in her heart, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, she hurriedly pushed Zhou Zhong away, her face was also full of embarrassment, she didn't know what to say, and her face was even more blushing like bleeding, finally finally Then he hesitated and said to the people in the hall: "I...I..., Mr. Zhou...Jinxuan...Sister Jinxuan...I'm...sorry!"

At the end of Bai Mengwan's speech, she finally couldn't bear it anymore because she was so thin-skinned, she covered her face and said in a low voice, "I'm so ashamed!", then turned around and ran out of the restaurant, it seemed that she didn't plan to eat dinner .

However, Bai Mengwan could run away, but Zhou Zhong had to stay and explain. At present, under the pressure of Jinxuan and the others, he told the grievances between sisters Bai Mengwan and Zhang Rui. After what happened to the sisters, everyone shed tears.

"I usually see sister Junwan's gentle and kind personality, and Qingqing is so lively and cute, but I didn't expect that they would have such an encounter. That Zhang Rui is really worse than a beast. Not only did he harm the Bai family, but he also made sister Junwan's My whole life has been ruined!" After hearing this, Jinxuan swears very rarely, this is the first time Zhou Zhong saw her so angry.

"Brother, you must avenge sister Junwan and the others, and Zhang Rui must not let go, Qingqing has never had such a father!" Bracelet also said with tears on her face at this time, in her heart, her own Brother Zhou Zhong is omnipotent, so even though he knows that Zhang Rui is in charge of Dongchang, Biao'er also believes that Zhou Zhong can avenge his good sister.After Shila figured out the meaning of the eunuch, she also couldn't believe what Sister Bai had experienced.

In contrast, Xie Lingyun was much calmer. She stood there frowning and asked a question that puzzled Zhou Zhong for a long time: "What did Zhang Rui go through in the capital that changed his temperament? Otherwise, based on his previous performance, shouldn't he be those ruthless people?"

It's a pity that the only one who knows the answer to this question is Zhang Rui himself. Although Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun are both very shrewd, it is impossible to guess Zhang Rui's experience out of thin air.

Coincidentally, just after Zhou Zhong finished talking about Zhang Rui, Jin Xuan and the others were also complaining about the Bai sisters. Suddenly, someone reported that it was a young father-in-law from the palace asking to see him. Not allowed to eat, he came to the front hall again, only to find that he knew the person who came. He was one of the little eunuchs around Gu Dayong today, and was later sent to escort Zhang Rui into the palace. If Zhou Zhong remembered correctly , this little eunuch should be called Wang Gui.

Seeing Zhou Zhong coming in, the little eunuch named Wang Gui immediately stepped forward to salute with a flattering expression: "My servant, Wang Gui, has seen Mr. Zhou!"

"You are welcome, Wang Gonggong. I don't know why your father-in-law left and returned. Could it be that Eunuch Gu has any new orders?" Zhou Zhong said with a smile while helping the other party up. Chuang Wang is easy, but the kid is hard to deal with, not to mention that Wang Gui is still Gu Dayong's confidant, the more such a person is, the less he can offend.

Seeing that Zhou Zhong, who even tried to curry favor with Eunuch Gu, was so polite to him, Wang Gui was also very pleased, and the smile on his face became even brighter at the moment, and he said: "This time, this servant is indeed ordered by Eunuch Gu. There is a news that today, after the maid sent Zhang Rui to Zhang Rui, Zhang Rui not only gave Zhang Rui a heavy blow, but also sent him to Zhang Rui's East Factory to supervise the eunuch. Now he has been sent to Zhidian to work. The father-in-law also asked the servants to tell the young master a sentence, he said that the people below are ignorant and offended the young master, now he has dealt with it, I hope the young master will not blame him!"

The so-called Zhidian Supervisor, although one of the Twelve Supervisors in the Inner Palace, is one of the Twelve Supervisors in the Inner Palace, but their power and status are very different. In other words, Zhang Rui has been reduced from a dignified eunuch in the East Factory to a cleaner in the palace. Although this kind of treatment is not as direct as killing people, it is Makes it worse than dying. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)