As soon as she thought of Qiu Xiang, Qiu Xiang went back to the house. She saw that Zhong Nan was thinking about things with wide eyes, so she lightly stripped and went to bed. Although the movements were very light, they still pulled Zhong Nan out of his thoughts.

"Why don't you call me?" Zhong Nan grabbed Qiu Xiang's body and leaned on his shoulder.

"Didn't I see you thinking about something?"

"It's not a big deal, it's a fool's errand!" After speaking, Zhong Nan sighed.

"Brother Zhong, have you encountered any problems?" Qiu Xiang was keenly aware of the other party's anxiety, "Are you still worried about the affairs of the imperial court?" ”

"It's not the court's business." Zhong Nan didn't want Qiu Xiang to speculate, "Actually, it's not a big deal, don't worry about it, let's rest first." ”

"Brother Zhong, I am your lady, although I am not as smart and capable as other women, I can't help you much. But I still hope that no matter what happens, Brother Zhong can tell me, so that at least you can decorate your heart with less things and don't be so tired! ”

Hearing Qiu Xiang's slightly self-reproachful words, Zhong Nan knew that the other party had misunderstood, so he scraped the bridge of Qiu Xiang's nose affectionately, "You, you will be foolish!" ”

"It's not a big deal! It is...... It's just that Zhong Nan is a little difficult to say.

"Brother Zhong, what the hell is going on, don't sell it!"

"Shall I say that?"

"Say, I'll listen."

So Zhong Nan told Qiu Xiang what had just happened.

"That's the way it is." After finishing speaking, Zhong Nan felt a little more relaxed.

"I thought it was something big, it scared me to death." Qiu Xiang patted her chest, and then asked mischievously, "Brother Zhong, did you really see it?" ”

"Huh?" Zhong Nan didn't expect Qiu Xiang to also have a gossip side, but he was a person who dared to be a dare and didn't deny it.

"Is it pretty?" Qiu Xiang gossiped again.

"Why do you ask the same question?" Zhong Nan was puzzled.

Qiu Xiang knew that Zhong Nan was talking about her question the same as Jiang Mo, and saw that her father-in-law really didn't want to answer, so she jumped to the next question.

"Then how did Brother Zhong decide in his heart?"

"I've said it all, Miss Jiang really wants me to be responsible, I will never shirk!"

"Does Brother Zhong like Miss Jiang?"

"I've only known her for a long time, and where can I talk about liking it or not." Zhong Nan is on the matter.

"I think Miss Jiang is very good."

Qiu Xiang's words made Zhong Nan a little confused, "I didn't say that she was bad!" ”

"That's like?"

"Where is this?" Zhong Nan became more and more confused, "Qiu Xiang, what do you want to say?" ”

"I mean, since Brother Zhong also thinks Miss Jiang is good, it's better to accept her into the house."

"Let's talk about it, not to mention that Miss Jiang also said that she is not interesting to me."

"Did Miss Jiang say that?"

"Ah, she asked me how I was responsible, and I said marry her, and she said she didn't want to marry me yet. Isn't that just boring to me? ”

"Brother Zhong, you are so stupid!" Qiu Xiang teased, "Miss Jiang is a yellow flower girl, how can she speak too bluntly." She said that she didn't want to marry you for the time being, didn't she just have a good impression of Brother Zhong, otherwise she should have said that she didn't want to marry you! ”

"Really?" Zhong Nan couldn't understand the twists and turns, and he had never understood women very well.

"I'll take care of the rest, you don't care, Brother Zhong."

"Qiu Xiang, I think it's better to forget it, it's better to let it be." Zhong Nan still thinks that emotional matters are just as good as fate, and there is no need to be too demanding.

"Don't worry, my brother Zhong, I'm measured."

Then the two stopped discussing the topic, and after whispering for a while, they fell asleep peacefully.

The next day, because he didn't have to go to work at the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Zhong Nan got up a little later than usual, but when he was washing, he just bumped into Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo didn't know that Zhong Nan was on vacation, and still according to the usual schedule, the two naturally collided.

"Why hasn't Brother Zhong gone to the Yamen yet?"

"Recently, I don't have to go to the yamen for the time being."

"Oh."

The relationship between the two is no different from usual, but it seems to be different. After that, Jiang Mo went back to the room first, and only after Zhong Nan finished washing did he leave the house again.

Suddenly idle, Zhong Nan was not very comfortable for a while. He first threw a set of punches, trained for another quarter of an hour, and then went out with his own soldiers.

Unable to find a place to go for a while, Zhong Nan planned to go to the "new military camp" in the suburbs to have a look. Today's "new military camp" has both policy support and financial assistance, plus some targeted improvements by Zhong Nan, there have been obvious changes, and compared with the other "three major battalions" of the best Shenji Battalion, it is not far behind.

In particular, the "new military battalions" have fought several major battles in recent years, and the current drills also include actual combat drills, which have made them more vigorous and murderous than the "three major battalions" that have been absent from the battlefield for a long time. And these are the results that Zhong Nan is happy to see - the purpose of the army's existence is to fight, so everything must be "winning the war" as the primary goal.

After watching the two actual combat drills of the "new military camp" at close range, Zhong Nan had greater confidence in the combat effectiveness of the team. After the drill, Zhong Nan made a summary speech and passed the addiction of a political commissar. Not to mention, a group of soldiers were so excited by Lord Shilang that they couldn't wait to sacrifice themselves for Zhong Nan and Daming immediately.

After that, I had lunch with all the soldiers and listened patiently to the voices of the low-level soldiers before the inspection work came to an end.

Before leaving the camp, Chen Kepeng deliberately found Zhong Nan and told him that someone wanted to see him. After asking who it was, Zhong Nan asked Chen Kepeng to tell the other party that in the near future, he could go directly to Zhongfu to find him.

The one who wants to see Lord Shilang is Lou Dong, the smuggling merchant who sponsors the "Zhong Jiajun". After Zhong Nan was transferred to Jizhou, Lou Dong lost his military partners, and the impact was not great at first, but later with the resumption of the Japanese bandits, Lou Dong's smuggling route was robbed several times, and the losses suffered were not insignificant.

Although Zhong Nan left Dongchang, Chen Kepeng's contact with Lou Dong's subordinate Ning Jiahao was not interrupted, and Zhong Nan did not stop it. Based on the recent situation of the building, Zhong Nan knows a little - without the income from smuggling, the business of the building has plummeted, and if it weren't for the solid family background, it is very likely that it will be dragged down.

Zhong Nan had the intention to pull Lou Dong, but later he was transferred from Jizhou to Jingshi, and after coming and going, he forgot about this matter for the time being. Now that he heard Chen Kepeng mention it, he naturally had the intention to compensate the other party.

Although the two have not cooperated for a few months, Zhong Nan has a high opinion of Lou Dong, and if this person is placed in a shopping mall in the future, he will definitely be a powerful figure. Now that I've stabilized, it's really unreasonable not to return the favor.

One afternoon three days later, Zhong Nan was resting in the backyard, and Hu Huanshan came to report, saying that there was an old man visiting, and Fu Bo couldn't make up his mind, so he asked him to ask if he would see or not. Zhong Nan guessed that the person who came was very likely to be a building, so he asked Hu Huanshan to invite someone to the study, and then he went to meet the guest.

Sure enough, the people Zhong Nan saw in the study were Lou Dong and Ning Jiahao. The two of them are slightly thinner than when they dealt with Dongchang before, but they are still in good spirits.

"Squire-sama, long time no see!" The building was the first to bow and see you.

"Shopkeeper, we haven't seen each other for a few days." After speaking, Zhong Nan said to Hu Huanshan, "You tell Fu Bo, if the shopkeeper comes to me in the future, as long as I am in the house, please come in and then notify me." ”

Lou Dong is a smart person, and after seeing Zhong Nan's ascension, not only did he not forget his old man, but also gave him special treatment, and his heart was moved.

"Thank you, Squiro-sama!" Lou Dong's thanks are from the bottom of my heart.

"The shopkeeper is polite, I should really say thank you; And I didn't leave at the right time, so I must have brought a lot of trouble to the shopkeeper, right? ”

"It's nothing to worry about, Dongchang Mansion doesn't take advantage of the time and place, so even if you really want to do it, it may not last long." Lou Dong's understatement alleviated Zhong Nan's guilt.

"How?" Zhong Nan asked.

"Lord Shilang must also know that the ports designated by the imperial court are all in the area of Xiamen Bay in Fujian, and although Shandong is close to the sea, there is no legal port. In the past, if I wanted to transport my goods to the Japanese country, I could only load them from Dengzhou or Laizhou first, and then go to Fujian to transfer once. ”

"During the period when Lord Shilang was in Dongchang, the Japanese were not rampant, and whether it was on land or at sea, it was relatively safe. In the past year, the invasion of the Japanese invaders has become more frequent, and the coastline around Shandong does not have the effective army of the imperial court, so I have also been robbed by the Japanese several times. ”

"Is the loss big?" Zhong Nan knew that there was some responsibility of his own, if he was still working in Dongchang, at least the safety of the goods in the building would be more guaranteed.

"Don't get in the way, I can afford it!" Lou Dong smiled, and then continued, "On the contrary, this incident also reminded me that if you really want to make the business at sea bigger, it is not possible in Shandong, and it is only possible in Fujian." ”

"Why?"

"As far as I know, the big men in our Ming Dynasty who do maritime business have their own strongholds in Fujian, as well as the ship guidance issued by the imperial court, and only in this way can we get the protection of the imperial court. It is only under the protection of the army that we can go to sea with a little more peace of mind. ”

Zhong Nan knew that Lou Dong was telling the truth, and at that time, the entire Ming Dynasty, smuggling was the most active in Fujian. Moreover, most of the merchants who did a big business were merchants with official backgrounds, who had ships in their hands and could go to sea to trade in a bright and bright manner, and they were also protected by the imperial court, so they made a lot of money.

"If I can get a boat guide, I wonder if the shopkeeper has the confidence to start this business?" Zhong Nan threw an olive branch.

Lou Dong didn't expect Zhong Nan to guess his thoughts, and he was surprised and admired, and he didn't expect Zhong Nan to return him such a big favor.