Smuggling Daming

In Zhou Zhong's study of Beigang Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, the warm stove was burning very vigorously. Zhou Zhong sat behind the desk and wrote something.The weather has changed suddenly in the past two days, the cold north wind is blowing non-stop, and there is no sunshine in the dark sky, which makes Shuangyu Port sweep away the warmth of the previous few days, and the temperature suddenly dropped. If there is no stove on the inside, it will not be able to sit still.

"Wenda, the invitations for the old customers of the chamber of commerce have been sent out, and according to your request, they are all old customers with strong financial resources and deep friendship with our chamber of commerce. According to the reports from the brothers who sent the invitations, these old customers are all I have agreed to go to the banquet, and it will be the day to invite them in three days, Wenda, do you have anything else to order?" Sanniang reported solemnly as she stood in front of Zhou Zhong's desk.

"Well, thank you, Sanniang!" Zhou Zhong raised his head to look at Sanniang, and then said with a smile, "Speaking of the old customers we entertained, we still owe them a lot of money, but this time since You don’t have to pretend to be poor when you invite people over, and prepare wine and good food, after all, we are inviting people to discuss business, and it’s not good to be too shabby.”

Hearing Zhou Zhong's advice, Sanniang also nodded, but then frowned and said, "Wenda, do you really want to use that method to develop the business of the chamber of commerce?"

Hearing Sanniang's question, Zhou Zhong finally put down his pen and looked up with a smile: "Of course, although the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's reputation has been greatly improved after the destruction of the Quanluo Chamber of Commerce and the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce before, but the reputation belongs to the reputation. You also know the situation, not only lack of financial resources, but also lack of ships and manpower, if this method is not used, it will take at least three or four years for our chamber of commerce to recover."

But Zhou Zhong's words didn't convince Sanniang, and she said again: "Wenda, although your method is ingenious, it is different from the rules left by the elders, and no one has ever used this method before. I am worried that if something unexpected happens, the relationship between the chamber of commerce and those old customers will not be easy to handle."

When talking about this, Sanniang suddenly paused, glanced at Zhou Zhong's face, and then said: "So I think it's better than this, we can borrow some money from Xie's family first, and we can build a new ship if we have money , and go to the goods a few more times at that time, as long as there are no accidents in the middle, the money will be returned soon!"

When San Niang said these words, the expression on her face was also a little disturbed. After all, she always thought that there was some relationship between Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun. Now asking him to borrow money from Xie's family would obviously make Zhou Zhong feel very embarrassed in front of Xie Lingyun. .

Seeing Sanniang's expression, Zhou Zhong also guessed what she was thinking in her heart. In fact, it was not only Sanniang who was inside the chamber of commerce. Following the previous two cooperations, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun appeared together several times, and they were Their talents and looks are similar, so many people misunderstand the relationship between the two of them.And for this misunderstanding, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun had a tacit understanding and did not come forward to explain it, because this misunderstanding would be very beneficial to both of them.

First of all, for Zhou Zhong, Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is in a very weak period, so it is very necessary to have a strong ally, especially when others misunderstand his relationship with Xie Lingyun, then in the eyes of these people, Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and Xie Lingyun The relationship between the family and the family will be closer, so that no one dares to provoke the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce easily, and even take the initiative to show favor.For example, Jin Wenxian before, if he only relied on the prestige of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce at that time, it would be impossible for the other party to take the initiative to come and inform.

Of course, for Xie Lingyun, this relationship is also very beneficial. In the past, their Xie family's influence was limited to the Nangang area, but since the destruction of the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce, the other party's water village has been occupied by the Xie family. The Xie family began to set foot in Beigang District, but although their Xie family is powerful, they have no foundation in Beigang District. If they want to gain a foothold in such a complicated place, they must rely on the help of local snakes like the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. It is also necessary for her to maintain an intimate relationship with Zhou Zhong on the surface.

I saw Zhou Zhong pondered for a moment after listening to Sanniang's words, then raised his head and said: "Sanniang, I don't borrow money from Xie's family because I am afraid of losing face. In fact, to tell you the truth, I borrowed money from Lingyun when I was in Songjiang. I have already borrowed the money and haven’t paid it back so far, so it’s okay to borrow it again, I believe the Xie family is willing to lend me the money.”

When he said this, Zhou Zhong suddenly found that there was something wrong with his words, because Sanniang heard these words, which would make him misunderstand the relationship between him and Xie Lingyun even more.Sure enough, when Zhou Zhong looked up at Sanniang, he found a smile of "I understand" on the other's charming face.

Seeing the expression on Sanniang's face, Zhou Zhong was also quite helpless, but he didn't want to explain, so he could only continue to say: "The reason why I didn't borrow money from Xie's family is mainly because of future matters, although during this time Our cooperation with Xie's family is very pleasant, but they used to dominate Nangang, and now they are intervening in Beigang's business. Sooner or later, there will be some business competition with us. Now they borrow money from others, and at the same time owe the other party a favor Debt, if there is competition between the two sides in the future, we will be born a head shorter than the other, so we don't have to trouble outsiders for things that can be solved by ourselves!"

After listening to Zhou Zhong's explanation, San Niang asked a little strangely: "But Wen Da, you and Ms. Xie, what is the relationship between you and Miss Xie? Besides, there is no male in their Xie family. If you and Ms. Xie get married..."

"Sanniang, Miss Xie and I..." Before Sanniang could speak, Zhou Zhong interrupted him, but he had just finished speaking, and he didn't know how to explain his relationship with Xie Lingyun, so he was stunned for a while Then he said helplessly, "Sanniang, my relationship with Lingyun is very complicated, and I don't have any intention of getting involved in Xie's family, so everything depends on us!"

Sanniang seemed to understand Zhou Zhong's explanation, but seeing that Zhou Zhong didn't want to explain anymore, she couldn't ask any more, so she finally had to say: "Well, you and Miss Lingyun are not young anymore. , I naturally have my own ideas, so I won't ask too much, as for the matter of entertaining the old customers of the Chamber of Commerce in three days, I will personally ask, and there will be absolutely no mistakes!"

Hearing that Sanniang finally stopped asking, Zhou Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then Sanniang told him to pay attention to put on more clothes, after all, the temperature has dropped sharply now, so as not to catch a cold, etc. Zhou Zhong also nodded in agreement one by one, and then looked at the Sanniang left and closed the door, but Zhou Zhong didn't get up, but sat on the chair and became dazed.

It's not that Sanniang's words didn't touch him at all. In fact, on the contrary, Zhou Zhong is also seriously considering his relationship with Xie Lingyun.

Speaking of which, Xie Lingyun is not only naturally beautiful, but also has a flexible and calm personality, and is extremely talented in business. To describe it in the words of later generations, Xie Lingyun is an intellectual beauty who is both internal and external. This kind of woman may be a bit strong for men in Ming Dynasty, but in From Zhou Zhong's point of view, it undoubtedly has a considerable attraction.

However, as the saying goes, no one is perfect, and Xie Lingyun is both talented and beautiful, but there is one thing that makes Zhou Zhong very uncomfortable, that is, the other party may have developed a habit of not showing emotions, no matter what he does. , They all looked indifferent, and even if they were angry, they would not show it on their faces.This made Zhou Zhong have a deep impression of Xie Lingyun, so he always kept her at a respectful distance.

But people are not grass and trees. Through this period of getting along, the two of them would occasionally put aside their business affairs and talk about some personal matters, such as how their parents and relatives are at home, what hobbies they usually have, etc. They talked a lot about these things, so naturally they let Each other gave birth to a different feeling.

In addition, Zhou Zhong also thought of a very practical problem, that is, the Xie family and their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce are both one of the four major chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port, with extremely strong financial resources. In addition, the Xie family has only an only daughter like Xie Lingyun. If he could really marry Xie Lingyun, then not only would the crisis of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce be solved immediately, but even after the merger of the two powers, they might become the smuggling overlord of Shuangyu Port, and even the entire Ming Dynasty.

Thinking that he might be the one who manipulated the entire Ming Dynasty to smuggle, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel his ambition boiled over, and even the idea of ​​pursuing Xie Lingyun flashed in his mind, but when he calmed down, he felt ashamed of his own idea.

First of all, he is a married man, and the Lord Wang Lun treated him well. Even when the Zhou family was in the most difficult time, he did not propose to withdraw the engagement like the Song family did. But if he chooses Xie Lingyun, then he must divorce the Wang family, but if he does this, what is the difference between him and the second young master of the Song family?So this is a matter of principle, it is absolutely impossible for Zhou Zhong to destroy the marriage.

Another very important point is that for Xie Lingyun, he always has a feeling that he can't grasp it.Xie Lingyun is a very smart woman, but also a very rational person. Even when talking with Zhou Zhong, she will deliberately hide her emotional side, so that people can't figure out what is in her heart. This makes Zhou Zhong Chong has never known how Xie Lingyun sees herself?

Taking a step back, assuming that Xie Lingyun really likes Zhou Zhong, but the other party has been trained to be the heir of the family since he was a child, it can be seen that the Xie family definitely does not want to hand over their property to an outsider, and it is even possible that the Xie family wants to Recruiting a son-in-law for Xie Lingyun, so as to give birth to a child with the surname Xie, so as to keep the incense alive.And Zhou Zhong's identity is absolutely impossible to marry, this is an irreconcilable contradiction, with Xie Lingyun's calmness and reason, she is also very aware of this, so Xie Lingyun is likely to reject Zhou Zhong from the beginning, no matter whether she is I have a crush on Zhou Zhong!

Thinking of the complicated relationship between himself and Xie Lingyun, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel dizzy. In the end, thinking about it made his brain hurt, but he didn't sort out the relationship between the two, and even felt even more chaotic.In the end, he simply stood up and put on his clothes, and then called someone to get ready. He was going to take a walk on the pier, and blow some air to calm down.

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