Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 78
It was still breakfast time, in the west of Dinghai County, vehicles were already parked outside the mansion of the Yinghai Envoy, and some people disembarked from the inland river in the city next to the west side of the mansion, and came nearby on foot with their servants.Even if some of them deliberately restrain themselves, it is inevitable that they are rich and wealthy in the subtleties such as clothing.

Yuan ruled the world with leniency.

Not lenient, but... in nomadic terms, free-range.Therefore, regarding maritime trade, the management of the Yuan Dynasty was even looser than that of the previous generation. Over a hundred years, a large number of wealthy people who made their fortunes by virtue of maritime trade appeared in various parts of the southeast.

It's February 26.

Maritime merchants from all over the world who try their best not to be so conspicuous on weekdays gathered outside the mansion of the Maritime Ambassador today.

In front of the closed gate of the mansion, Wenzhou Chi's Maritime Merchant Chi Jing was comforting Shen Mao, who hadn't changed his worried expression these days: "Da Qing, don't worry, you must have heard that Fu Shou, the subordinate of the navy commander, The news released is only about money. Besides, I have been watching the actions of the sea envoys recently, which are all beneficial to the country and the people, so I think I will not embarrass the Shen family."

Of course, Shen Mao also heard some news that Zhu Yuan deliberately asked Fu Shou to release on his own initiative.

He raised his head and glanced at the gate of the sea envoy's mansion, but he shook his head slightly again.

If it was really just a matter of money, the Shen family had tried to send it over and over many times, why didn't they respond?
Besides, the various actions of the Yinghai Division these days may prove that Zhu Yuan should be a good official, but a good official...is not necessarily a good person.

look around...

Most of the southeast sea merchants gathered here today, if the Master Yinghai Envoy wants to raise his prestige in one fell swoop, the best way is to kill the chickens to make an example to the monkeys.The three ships of sea goods that are the root of the disaster, and Zhang Shicheng, combined with the two excuses, the Shen family who has been left out for a long time, isn't it a certain 'chicken' that is most suitable for killing Liwei!

You know, the Yinghai Envoy who brought His Majesty the Emperor's Saber to Mingzhou has already said that it is unlucky to go back without blood on the Emperor's Saber.However, to this day, no one has been sacrificed.

Hearing the rumors at that time, Shen Mao felt a chill on his neck, as if the adult was staring at him.

Ugh.

If you really want to kill him today to save the Shen family, then... die!
Thinking of this, Shen Mao touched the letter hidden in his chest again.

This is an autographed letter that my elder brother requested from Wu Liang, the Commander of Suzhou Guards, to intercede for his Shen family, and it was only delivered to him two days ago.

Commander Wu is worthy of being the Confucian general with the world in his heart, he refused to accept even half of the presents from the Shen family, but after the Shen family found some Confucian scholars who had made good friends with Commander Wu and talked about it, the other party swiped his pen and personally acted as a guarantor. , expressing that the Shen family not only practiced good manners, but also had nothing to do with the already destroyed Zhang family. I hope that the Yinghai envoy will act impartially and not get involved for no reason.

In fact, the Shen family wanted Commander Wu to write a letter to his younger brother, the current Vice Commander of the Navy, but unfortunately he was declined, and he also made it clear that business affairs should not be used for private affairs, and the Shen family did not dare to push further.

Shen Mao only wished that Deputy Governor Wu would be here today and read this letter together, presumably he would give his brother some face and help with the matter.

Seeing that Shen Mao was silent, Chi Jing happened to have an old friend who hadn't seen him for a few years appearing again, so he turned around to meet him first, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Nanshan, I thought you wouldn't come here. It's been a long time since I haven't seen you, and you have been doing well in recent years." ?”

The visitor had just disembarked from the boat by the inland river, and came with two young servants.

This is an old man in his 50s with a long beard, from Quanzhou, Fujian. His name is Hu Qi.

Hu Qi also bowed his hands to Chi Jing: "Thanks to your concern, I only arrived in Mingzhou late yesterday night, so I didn't miss it. Heng Chang, compared to those six years ago, you are much richer."

After the two old people who are hard to see each other salute and exchanged greetings, Hu Qi quickly lowered his voice and talked about the business: "I have heard in Quanzhou that this battalion of sea envoys is the 'sent 500-year-old Guo Zuo's worldly master, Chang Chang, after today's 'meeting', you have to discuss it with me in detail."

Chi Jing cautiously silenced Hu Qi, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Where do you live now, at noon... If you can get away, we can have a drink together to reminisce about the old days?"

Hu Qi also realized that this is not the place to talk about the Maritime Envoy, so he nodded quickly and said: "There are no guest rooms in the city, and I stayed on the boat at Nangang Wharf last night. Coincidentally, I brought good wine, and I will make a reservation today." Just get drunk."

While the two were talking, several people came ashore from the inner river.

Chi Jing glanced at it with a surprised expression.

What caught his attention were two of the group surrounded by several servants, one was Jiaxing Haiyanzhou Zhangjiao who had only known a few days ago, and he had a very bad reputation.The other one was Chen Ning, who was dismissed after being promoted to Taicang city ship for just over a month.At the end of last year, East Zhejiang was surrendered. For future business, Chi Jing rushed from Wenzhou to Taicang as soon as possible to give gifts in person.

Chi Jing's doubt is, how did these two people get together?
Zhang Ja didn't know Chi Jing, but Chen Ning had some impressions, but there were too many people giving gifts in those days, and he couldn't name the person in front of him for a while.

Approached, just nodded.

After all, it was the former 'current manager', Chi Jing didn't dare to be too negligent, and took the initiative to greet him.

Chen Ning was very satisfied with Chi Jing's reaction, so he stopped altogether, cupped his hands and said, "Don't come here without any problems, this... Oh, no wonder I have a bad memory, dare to ask your name?"

Chi Jing introduced himself: "Wenzhou Chi Jing, Chi Hengchang."

Beside Chi Jing, Hu Qi didn't know the identities of the two of them, seeing his old friend like this, he also cupped his hands: "Hu Qi is in Quanzhou, and his name is longevity."

After Chen Ning and Chi Jing saluted, they bowed slightly to Hu Qi without introducing themselves.

He felt that he did not need to introduce himself.

If they can regain their official positions today, these sea merchants still have to try their best to cater to him, so there needs to be more talk.

Seeing that someone took the initiative to talk to him, Zhang Jai also stepped forward, waved his hands in greeting, and introduced another greeting.

After chatting for a few words, Chen Ning and Zhang Jai walked towards the gate of Yinghai Envoy's mansion.

However, compared to Chi Jing and Hu Qi who didn't react for a while, other sea merchants were very indifferent to Zhang Jai.When I saw Chen Ning, after all, I was no longer in charge, so I greeted him, because he got mixed up with someone like Zhang Zhe, but he didn't have the thought of talking too much.

Faced with such a cold reception, both of them are not magnanimous, and they unconsciously hold back a bellyful of idleness, but they can only hide it in their hearts.

So come to the gate.

A tall and thin man dressed as a servant beside Zhang Jai looked at the gate with resentment and fear in his eyes, and finally couldn't help it, stepped forward and whispered to Zhang Jai: "Brother, it's not appropriate for me to be here, so go first." Shall we wait on the boat?"

Zhang Zha also lowered his voice, but with some teasing: "Xiang Er, there is someone here who knows you, the 'Dragon King of the Waves', just keep it, and we will meet our battalion sea envoy later."

The thin and tall man grinned and cupped his fists at Zhang Jaw: "Brother, a glance at this gate is enough, and I won't keep being frightened."

The rumors among maritime merchants about Zhang Jai being involved with pirates are actually true.

Xiang Er, nicknamed "Langli Dragon King", went to the sea in Chongming in his early years as a bandit, and later moved to the sea outside Suzhou.Because of some encounters in the early years, Xiang Er and Zhang Ja became sworn brothers. The two have cooperated quietly over the years, but they have done a lot of big business.

Recently, due to the strong wind at sea, Xiang Er simply took a few brothers ashore and stayed at Zhang's home in Haiyan.

This time, I came to Mingzhou to 'experience'.

However, I mustered up the courage to go to the mansion of the sea envoy, thinking about the huge boats in the Dinghai Harbor, I was unavoidably timid, and I didn't dare to go any further.

Seeing this, Zhang Zha didn't force himself, so he left two servants behind and sent Xiang Er and his other brother back to the riverboat to the west.

Chen Ning was standing next to Zhang Zhe, just in time to hear the conversation between the two.

Living in Zhang Zha's residence for the past few days, Chen Ning is not lacking in knowledge, and probably saw through Xiang's second-class identity, but he didn't think it was anything, and he was still performing to the second-class brother who called "Shooting the Mountain" After passing through Yang with a hundred steps, he praised him greatly and called him a "righteous man".

Zhang Zha also noticed that Chen Ning was paying attention to Xiang Er and the two of them, so he just looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.

After waiting here for a while, the gate of Ying Haishi's mansion finally opened slowly with a slight creaking sound.

On the street in front of the door, everyone was instantly quiet.

Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi greeted the guests together, and asked the sea merchants to leave their servants outside. After registering, they went into the mansion to wait, and the meeting started on time.

All the sea merchants surrendered one after another.

Chen Ning, who was standing a little ahead, lit up even more, because he saw Chang Bao, his former deputy, standing behind Zhao Xu.

Ok.

Just... lost a lot of weight?
Chang Bao has indeed lost a lot of weight. Compared with the figure when he first saw Zhu Yuan, he is wearing the same official uniform, but now he is wearing a baggy look that looks like he is about to float.

no way.

For half a month in a row, being urged by that little Shangguan like a mule and horse to formulate a brand new Daming City Ship Law, collecting information from previous dynasties, repeatedly considering the regulations, and various thoughts of the little Shangguan from time to time, he was busy from dawn to late night every day, especially In the last three days, because he had to urgently complete the first draft of the law, he only rested for less than two hours a day.

I don't want to lose weight!
Ugh.

Recalling now, Chang Bao only felt the feeling when he saw that little Shangguan on the first day, and it was indeed true!
Not only that, in the past half a month, the sea merchants all over the city looked golden, but not only did he not dare to reap any benefits, but he lost more than ten catties of meat, and often reported that he was so tired that he wanted to resign. And reluctant.

Seeing Chen Ning at the moment, Chang Bao felt helpless again.

Chen Ning did not have a maritime business status, and was supposed to be blocked out of the door. He didn't want to offend the other party, so he helped the other party with a word, so he was let in.But the former Shangguan was really rude to him, as if he was his servant. After entering the door, he asked him to help introduce the Yinghai Envoy again, and said that he had a strategy and wanted to make a statement in person.

Referral Referral...

I have recommended it once, but I still hit a wall?

The villain can't be messed with, Chang reported some hesitation, and still transferred to Mingyuan Hall in the main courtyard.

Zhu Yuan came here early today, and was sitting at the exaggerated big conference table in Mingyuan Hall, explaining some of his ideas to Hua Gao and Wu Zhen, when the regular newspaper appeared, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Chang Bao cupped his hands: "My lord, Chen Ning is asking to see you."

Zhu Yuan thought for a while, then remembered who it was, and looked at Chang Bao: "Did you take his money?"

Chang Bao waved his hands in fright: "My lord, how dare you!"

Zhu Yuan said: "My ancestors have already said that they will never be hired. What's the use of him looking for me? Don't get involved with him all the time. Send him away."

Chen Ning, who used to be a key figure in the Hu Weiyong case, was nicknamed "Chen Branding Iron" because he was a cruel official and liked to use a branding iron. son.

This kind of person, not to mention Lao Zhu's order, even if he didn't, he didn't want to deal with it.

Chang Bao didn't dare to say any more, he cupped his hands and left Mingyuan Hall.

Coming to the front yard, in the guest room, facing Chen Ning's expectations and the attention of the sea merchants around him, Chang Bao wanted to save face for Chen Ning, and made a gesture: "Ming Ze, please stop."

Chen Ning stood up, dusted off his clothes, and glanced at the merchants around him, especially those who had treated him the most indifferently in front of the gate before, then turned to Chang Bao, and deliberately asked, "Your Excellency, do you want to see me?"

Chang Bao saw his appearance, hesitated for a while, and said: "My lord, please leave."

Chen Ning froze immediately.

The sea merchants in the house originally saw the attitude of Changbao and Chen Ning's reaction, and regretted the indifference in front of the door just now. At this moment... some people forcibly endured it, so that they managed to maintain their calmness and did not lose their composure on the spot.

Zhang Zha originally thought that Chen Ning was invited by Yinghai Envoy, and he was delighted that his cold stove had been burned.

did not expect……

Almost got up with him, Zhang Zha was also thankful that they didn't come together, otherwise, he might lose his face.

Chen Ning didn't know how he left Yinghaishi's mansion, and came to the river bank on the west side of the mansion in a daze, and heard someone shouting that it was Zhang Zha's sworn brother Xiang Er, so he woke up a little, and found that he was about to die without knowing it. Step into the water.

Stepping back a few steps and standing on the bank, looking at the slowly flowing river, Chen Ning was silent for a moment, suddenly turned madly to the high wall of the sea envoy's mansion beside the road, punched and kicked, his mouth seemed to be injured Roaring like a beast: "Too much bullying, too much bullying, too much bullying..."

(End of this chapter)