Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren passed by Xu Jing's tomb, so they went up the mountain to worship, but just as they finished the worship and were about to go down the mountain, they suddenly heard a commotion at the foot of the sand mountain, as if there was an accident between the guards guarding the mountain and people. The quarrel made Zhou Zhong and the two feel a little strange, so they hurried down the mountain immediately.

"Who are you and why did you stop me from going up the mountain? Aren't you afraid of Wang Fa?" As soon as Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren walked down the mountain, they saw a young man arguing with Zhou Zhong's guards, who were blocking the way up the mountain. On the way, it seemed that he wanted to go up the mountain, but was stopped by Zhou Zhong's guards.

As the governor, Zhou Zhong naturally had to bring guards wherever he went, and the leader of these guards was Wu Shan, who was born in Jinyiwei. He was entrusted by Zhengde to ensure Zhou Zhong's safety no matter what, so when Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren went up the mountain, Guarding the road to Sand Mountain, prohibiting anyone from going up the mountain, and Jin Yiwei has always been used to domineering, and has always had a bad face towards others, that's why he had a quarrel with this young man.

"Wu Shan, why don't you retreat quickly!" Although Zhou Zhong knew that Wu Shan was thinking about his own safety, it seemed a bit domineering for them to block the way up the mountain, so Zhou Zhong reprimanded them.

At this time, the young man saw Zhou Zhong and the two who came down from the mountain. When he saw Zhou Zhong, he was fine, but when he saw Wang Shouren, his face was stunned for a moment, followed by joy, and he hurried forward to salute Said: "Little nephew is rude, just now I didn't know that it was Wang Shishu who worshiped his father on the mountain, it is really damned!"

When Wang Shouren saw this young man, he immediately smiled and said, "So it's Xu Qiaxian's nephew. I haven't seen him for several years. You've grown up so much. I heard that you got married last year. I don't know if you have any children now?"

"Wang Shishu was joking. My nephew got married last year and just had a son yesterday. Today my nephew is free to come and tell my father. I didn't expect to meet Uncle Shi. What a coincidence!" The young man named Xu Qia People are also very happy.

Seeing that Wang Shouren actually knew this young man, Zhou Zhong also laughed, and waited until Wang Shouren greeted him.Immediately, he introduced Zhou Zhong and this young man. It turned out that this young man named Xu Qia was Xu Jing's second son. Because the eldest son was born, he came to pay homage to his father.As for him and Wang Shouren, they met a few years ago. At that time, Wang Shouren lived in Jiangyin for a long time, so all Xu's children were very familiar with him.

Xu Qia already knew that Wang Shouren had been promoted to the Inspector of the Governor's Mansion of the World, and his attitude was very respectful, but when he saw that the young man with Wang Shouren in front of him turned out to be the famous Governor of the World, he was shocked at the time. Jump, hastily called himself a junior.In fact, he is only two years younger than Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong talked with Xu Qia for a few words, and when he saw that the other party was very reserved.Immediately, he stopped forcing the other party, and Wang Shouren asked Xu Qia to go up the mountain to worship his father quickly, and then they came to the place where the Xu family lived together.

Speaking of which, the Xu family has a great business. After several generations of reproduction, the number of male members in the family has reached hundreds. With a large amount of land and property, a large town has formed around the Xu family.

Under the leadership of Xu Qia, Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren came to Xu Na's house in a carriage. After all, they came here mainly to invite Xu Na out of the mountain.Speaking of which, Xu Qia was also very surprised when he learned that Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren had come to invite Xu Na's unknown uncle, but since he was a child, he had a strict family education and knew that some questions should not be asked, so he didn't worry too much about it. inquired.

Although Xu Na is not an important person in the Xu family, he has the reputation of a scholar after all, and the Xu family is a wealthy family, so Xu Na also gets a certain amount of property. For example, Zhou Zhong came to Xu Na's courtyard now When I saw it, I found that it was a courtyard with two entrances. Although it didn't look very luxurious, it was also the home of a small rich man.

When Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren got out of the carriage and just walked to Xu Na's door, they heard a burst of reading from inside. The voices were different from the old to the young, and the contents of the reading were also different. I don't know what kind of books the people inside are reading, but the sound of reading is melodious, which sounds extremely pleasant.

Xu Qia wanted to knock on the door, but when Wang Shouren heard the reading inside, he stopped him, and then stood in front of the door and listened for a while, then smiled and said to Zhou Zhong: "It seems that Brother Nanshan is determined!" I want to pass on my knowledge of geography and prospecting. Some of the students are studying Guanzi Liutiao, and some are studying natural history. experience."

"Uncle Shi is right. Uncle Clan has taken in a few students for two years and plans to pass on his knowledge. He reads every morning and gives lectures in the afternoon. In addition, Uncle Clan plans to write his experience into a geographical map, At that time, it will also be placed in my Xu family's ten thousand volume building for future generations to borrow." Xu Qia immediately laughed when he heard Wang Shouren's words.

Zhou Zhong was also very happy to hear this, because he is in urgent need of talents in prospecting. Naturally, he hoped that the more students around Xu Na, the better. In this way, after Xu Na's students have practiced for a few years, they should be able to produce a few independent ones. Geological talents, after all, Zhou Zhong's eyes are not limited to Southeast Asia, and there will be a wider American continent waiting for them to explore in the future.

At that moment, Wang Shouren stepped forward to knock on the door himself, but the scholars inside did not stop at all, and then there was a sound of footsteps, and a middle-aged man in a green cloth robe opened the courtyard door himself, when he saw Wang Shouren standing outside the door smiling , the middle-aged man who opened the door was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Brother Bo'an, when did you come to Jiangyin, why didn't you send someone to inform you in advance?"

"Haha, Brother Nanshan, this time I came here to invite you out of the mountain, let's go in and discuss in detail!" Wang Shouren was also very happy to see his old friend, and directly explained his reason for coming.

It seemed that the middle-aged man in front of him was Xu Na, and Zhou Zhong also looked him up and down with interest, only to find that he was ordinary-looking, with dark and thick skin. Seeing the other person's appearance, Zhou Zhong felt relieved, because he knew that geologists were out all the year round, under the wind and sun, and none of them were thin-skinned and tender-skinned. Like a geologist.

When Xu Na heard Wang Shouren said that he would invite him out of the mountain, he was taken aback again, but he also knew that this was not a place to talk, so he immediately warmly invited Zhou Zhong and the others in.It was only when Zhou Zhong entered the yard that he saw that there was a tall mulberry tree in the yard, which almost covered half of the yard. Under the shade, a group of students were studying, the oldest of which was around Zhou Zhong's age. The youngest is only seven or eight years old.

Xu Na led Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren to the living room and sat down, and then a girl aged eleven or twelve served tea for the three of them. It was only then that Wang Shouren introduced Zhou Zhong's identity, but Xu Na also ate for a while. Surprised, he stood up and bowed to Zhou Zhong: "Students don't know that it is the Governor-General who is here, but I am far away to welcome you, and I hope you will forgive me!"

"Hehe, Mr. Xu is too polite. Mr. Wang said just now that Mr. Zhou came here this time to ask Mr. Xu to come out to help, so I ask Mr. Xu not to refuse!" Zhou Zhong had already Hearing what Wang Shouren said, he knew that Xu Na in front of him had a straight temper, so he didn't have to go around the bush when talking to him, just explain why he came.

"Your Excellency, you are being polite. Xu is just a scholar. I really don't know where I can help the Governor. However, if Xu is used, Xu will definitely do his best!" Xu Na also said at the moment. He bowed and said, at the same time, he couldn't help feeling a little bit secretly happy. Although he didn't know the specific reason why Zhou Zhong found him, it must have something to do with what he had learned, and he always wanted to use his knowledge in geography and prospecting. It is a pity that there is no way to serve the court with knowledge. Maybe today is the opportunity I have been waiting for.

Xu Na's performance did not exceed Zhou Zhong's expectations, and Wang Shouren said at the moment: "Brother Nanshan, you must have heard that now our Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas occupies a large area of ​​land in Nanyang. There are many poisonous insects and beasts, but if it is developed there, it will be an excellent food production area. In addition, the minerals there are also very rich. Several large gold mines have been discovered, but according to our estimation, there should be more mineral deposits there. I didn't find it, so Wang wanted to ask Brother Nanshan to come out of the mountain and help me, Daming, find more mineral deposits!"

After listening to Wang Shouren's words, Xu Na was also very excited for a while, and his face became a little flushed. As the saying goes, learning literary and martial arts and selling them to the emperor's family, all scholars have a sense of serving the country in their hearts, Xu Na naturally It's no exception, but the geography and prospecting he is good at are really a little off the beaten track, so he has never been able to find opportunities, and he doesn't want to stoop to find mines for those merchants, so he can only teach his disciples behind closed doors. The disciple can inherit what he has learned and carry it forward in the future, but the arrival of Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren now directly gives him the opportunity to realize his ideals and ambitions in his lifetime, so he has no reason to refuse.

Thinking of this, Xu Na immediately bowed to Zhou Zhong and said: "Thank you, Governor, and Brother Bo An for your attention. Xu has always wanted to dedicate what he has learned to the imperial court. Since the imperial court now needs Nanyang's mineral deposits, then Xu must take care of it." Do your best and die!" (To be continued...)