Smuggling Daming

"Brother, please come in quickly, that kid is really like what you said, he is not willing to hand over the city of Malacca at all!" Huang Qionghai saw the tall man with gray beard outside, and immediately said, he knew that the other party would come to him.

The tall man outside walked into the cabin, then closed the door carefully, and then said: "The Ming court was in the midst of internal and external troubles, and at this time it sent a navy to Nanyang, and even made great efforts to fight against it. If the Portuguese ran away, if they said that they only wanted to protect the security of the subordinate country, I am afraid that ghosts would not believe it, and the place in Nanyang that attracted Da Ming's attention is probably only money. After all, occupying the port of Malacca is equivalent to a lot of money. An inexhaustible money bag, although it cannot completely solve Daming's financial problems, it can always relieve some pressure."

The man who came in was wearing a boatman's shorts, his skin was dark and shiny, and his gray hair was pinned on his head with a fishbone as thick as a chopstick. He looked like an elderly man. Ordinary boatman.But just now Huang Qionghai called him "brother", which is a bit strange.

"Brother is right. I think that boy Zhou Zhong came up with this idea. I heard that the emperor of Ming Dynasty thinks highly of him. It is very likely that he used smuggling to open up a new way of making money for the royal family of Ming Dynasty, just as you guessed. Now he has even brought his idea to Nanyang, but it has only been less than two years, how did he make the chamber of commerce so big, and how did he get in touch with the emperor boy in the capital?" Huang Qionghai said In the end, there was also a puzzled look on his face. At this time, not only did he not have the slightest respect for Zhou Zhong in his words.Even addressing the emperor of the Ming Dynasty as a "boy" is extremely bold.

The tall man didn't care about Huang Qionghai's disrespect to the Ming Emperor. He walked back and forth in the cabin a few times, and finally stopped suddenly and said, "Qionghai, I think I should go see Zhou Zhong!"

Hearing this tall man's words, Huang Qionghai seemed a little anxious and said: "Brother, this is absolutely impossible. You have already said before that the current Zhou Zhong is definitely not the original Zhou Zhong. After all, the original Zhou Zhong was raised by you alone. The big one knows him best. With his ability, it is impossible to bring the Chamber of Commerce back to life in such a short period of time, let alone become the overlord of Shuangyu Port, and even now he is still in the officialdom. It's like a monster!"

Hearing Huang Qionghai's words, the tall man couldn't help hesitating, and stood there with his head bowed without speaking.This tall man was none other than Zhou Zhong's father, Zhou Hai. Everyone thought that he died in a shipwreck, but the truth was not the case.In fact, Zhou Hai did not die, but stayed in Jinzhou in Nanyang.Together with his younger brother Huang Qionghai, he managed the territory of the Kingdom of Malacca on Jinzhou.

Zhou Hai's original name was Huang Zuohai, and he and Huang Qionghai were brothers of the same mother. However, Huang Zuohai returned to Daming with a family mission since he was a child, and lived there for decades. They all come and go in a hurry, but he and his younger brother Huang Qionghai keep writing letters.The relationship between the two brothers is also very close, and Huang Zuohai's affection for the Huang family is also extremely deep.When he first heard that the Huang family was in trouble, it happened that he had no reason to stay in Daming anymore, so he used a trick to fake his death and return to Nanyang.

I saw Huang Zuohai lowered his head and pondered for a while, and finally said: "At the beginning Zhou Zhong was terminally ill. I almost searched for doctors to see him, but everyone concluded that he would not survive the end of the year. If Zhou Zhong died, then My hard work for many years was meaningless. In addition, there was an accident in my family at that time, so I gave up everything and returned to Nanyang, but I didn't expect that Zhou Zhong didn't die. Instead, he showed extraordinary everywhere, but that wasn't Zhou Zhong at all. , although his appearance is the same as Zhou Zhong, but he is definitely not Zhou Zhong!"

When it came to the end, Huang Zuohai was also a little excited and incoherent, and even showed a look of fear on his face. After all, he was Zhou Zhong's father, and he had watched him grow up. He was the one who formulated Zhou Zhong's lessons little by little. Yes, he had even planned out Zhou Zhong's life trajectory, but he never expected that he would make a mistake at the last moment, and this most familiar son seemed to become another person, which was completely beyond his plan. Control, how can this make him not afraid?

Seeing the look on the eldest brother's face, Huang Qionghai hurriedly poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him. Huang Zuohai took it and took a big gulp before sitting down panting heavily, but there was still a bit of panic in his eyes.

"Brother, don't think about why Zhou Zhong has such a big change for now, after all, we have thought about it for a long time before, and in the end we couldn't think of any other possibility except the possibility of being possessed by a monster. "At this time, Huang Qionghai poured himself a cup of tea, and said helplessly after taking a sip.

"Monsters? Qionghai, do you think there are really demons and ghosts in this world? Zhou Zhong's current appearance is completely different from the bookworm in the past who only knew how to read books, but he is obviously Zhou Zhong. You said that apart from demons and ghosts possessing his body, What other possibilities can explain this matter?" Huang Zuohai's guess is actually very close to the truth, but he has always believed that ghosts and gods are nonsense, so when he said these words, even he himself did not believe them. .

Huang Qionghai heard such words from his elder brother who did not believe in ghosts and gods, so he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, the theory of ghosts and gods is too false. We have lived for decades, and we have never seen any ghosts and gods. What happened is too incredible, but I prefer to believe that there is something we don't know about it, and even this Zhou Zhong may just be a guy who looks exactly like the original Zhou Zhong!"

Huang Zuohai didn't respond to his younger brother's words. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and finally said again with a firm face: "It doesn't matter, I must see Zhou Zhong, no matter how he became what he is now. With this look, after seeing my father, I will definitely show some lies!"

"Brother can't do it, Zhou Zhong has met the emperor in Daming before, if he knows his real background, wouldn't it be self-inflicted for the elder brother to meet him this time?" Huang Qionghai heard the elder brother's decision, Immediately, his face changed greatly and he stopped him. He was not only worried about Huang Zuohai's safety, but also worried that if Huang Zuohai was caught, it might be difficult to keep the secrets that his family had guarded for many years.

"It's not as simple as you think. Zhou Zhong's life experience is only known to me and you. The people who participated in this incident are all dead. It is impossible for a second person to know, and if he knew his life experience, I am afraid that he would have already known it by now." The whole world is aware of the troubles, how can you just be a small admiral like you are now?" Huang Zuohai said calmly, the original plan almost spent his whole life, and he paid a huge price, but it was a pity that he failed in the end. Because the accident fell short, he had to figure out the reason anyway.

Hearing the elder brother's analysis, Huang Qionghai also felt that it made sense, and he could also understand Huang Zuohai's thoughts, so Huang Qionghai finally nodded and said after lowering his head and thinking for a long time: "Okay, since you want to understand this, elder brother What's going on, then I won't stop you from seeing Zhou Zhong, but for the safety of your family, you can't just go to see Zhou Zhong directly."

Although Huang Qionghai is Huang Zuohai's younger brother, he is now the patriarch of the family, so no matter what he does, his first consideration is the safety of the family, so he absolutely does not allow Huang Zuohai to bet on the safety of the entire family.

Huang Zuohai also understood his younger brother's situation, and he didn't intend to expose his relationship with the Huang family. Even before he said the above words, he had already thought of a safe plan in his heart. As long as he acted according to this plan, see you later No matter what happens to Zhou Zhong, it will not affect the Huang family.

A few days later, a small flotilla arrived at the Port of Malacca, where order had been restored. This fleet was carrying spices from the southeast of the Nanyang Islands. It seemed that they planned to find buyers in the Port of Malacca. Small ships like this Fleet, Malacca Port has a lot every day, so this fleet is not eye-catching at all.

This morning, Fugui got up early as usual. He and his brother Wangcai are Zhou Zhong's most trusted servants. In addition to helping Zhou Zhong with errands, they also have to take care of Zhou Zhong's daily life. live in the barracks.

After Fugui washed up, the eastern sky was just turning white, but Fugui had his own things to do, so he left the barracks immediately, and then walked towards Sanbao Mountain not far away, holding a food box.Fugui is going to buy breakfast for Zhou Zhong, because the food in the army is very rough, and it’s okay to eat once in a while, but Zhou Zhong can’t stand eating it for a long time, so after entering Malacca, Fugui went to San Baoshan every day to buy it for him. For rice, there is a restaurant run by Han Chinese over there, and the Central Plains delicacies are very suitable for Zhou Zhong's appetite.

As usual, Fugui came to the most prosperous street in Sanbaoshan, and then found a big restaurant with the name "Zhao's Restaurant". Every morning, it serves various breakfasts, including steamed buns, steamed dumplings, porridge, pancakes, etc. Not only the local Han people like to come here to eat, but also those Han people who are temporarily staying at the port like to go here for breakfast.

Fugui wants three steamed buns, two pancakes, and three big bowls of porridge. Of course, Zhou Zhong is not alone in eating these things. Fugui and his brother Wangcai also like to eat breakfast here.

Just as Fugui put his breakfast in the food box and was about to leave, he suddenly saw a group of people dressed as boatmen outside the restaurant. He didn't care at all, but just when he passed these people, out of the corner of his eye He inadvertently glanced at a familiar figure from the corner of his eye, which made him stop abruptly, and stood there in disbelief. After a while, he murmured: "Master?" (unfinished To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)