Mu Suide's Daming Chamber of Commerce and Yao Han's warehouse are in the same compound, Zhao Zhiruo was familiar with Yao Han's when he was in Yulin Bay, and lived in this courtyard after coming to Vietnam. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Since Mu Suide became the president of this chamber of commerce, he has been busy every day. Either this businessman came to cry and complain that he was bullied by the Annan people, or the vendor said that business was not good and asked the Chamber of Commerce to help. When Sun Tianhao was in Annan, he could still help Mu Suide come up with ghost ideas, but after Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming came, they directly became the two shopkeepers, and they didn't care about anything.

"Brother Mu, there is one more thing I want to ask Brother Mu for help with." Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming went in and straightforwardly arranged tasks for Mu Suide, if Mu Suide was allowed to speak first, he would be able to talk about the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce for most of the day.

"I don't know if the two of you need Mu's help, if you can, Mu will naturally help."

"Brother Mu, here's the thing." Fan Qiuming has been in contact with Mu Suide several times these days, and he has gradually become familiar with it, "We have rented the Hongji Coal Mine from Zheng Jie, the king of the Qing capital, and are now starting to mine, but the number of miners is far from enough, and there are few ships that can transport goods. According to the coal mine, there is a large backlog of coal dug up. So we would like to ask Brother Mu to help recruit some labor, and it is better to find some more ships to help transport it. ”

"That's it." Mu Suide pondered for a while, "Brother Fan, Brother Xu, I'm not out of sight, to tell you the truth, this thing is not easy to do." ”

"Oh, Brother Mu." Xu Lang asked, "I don't know where the difficulty is." ”

Mu Suide arched his hand: "Don't hide it from the two, Mu has been busy with his own business, although the Ming people in Annan have given Mu face, but I don't care about everything." It's different now, this will be a long time, and all the big and small things will come to me. You said that if you don't care, no matter how you say it, they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty and compatriots of one country, but if you don't care about anything, Mu is really lacking in skills. Also, since the establishment of this chamber of commerce, especially your garrison outside the city, to be honest, not all of my Ming people talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, some people may have been more angry with the Annan people in the past, and now they have begun to buy and sell the Annan people in turn. The Annan government has also approached me many times, and the relationship between the two sides is not very harmonious now, so if you want to hire Annan people to mine and find ships, I'm afraid it is not so easy to do. ”

"That's right." Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming didn't expect things to develop to such a point, and the two of them had no idea for a while.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Mu Suide was worried that his attitude was a little too much, so he said: "Don't worry too much about the two of you, Mu will do his best." Taishi Gongyun 'The world is bustling for coming, and the world is bustling for profit'. As long as we give enough silver, there will definitely be Annan people coming. ”

Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming said goodbye, and Xu Lang went to find Zhao Zhiruo again.

"How's that, Zhiruo. You're used to living here in Annam, right? ”

"Xu, Xu Lang." Zhao Zhiruo felt that this title was still a little awkward, "I live well, Mrs. Yao and Yao Chun take good care of me." ”

"That's good." Xu Lang didn't have anything to say, "Their sister-in-law hasn't had anything to do lately." ”

"They have nothing to do, they have been busy with the Yao family's previous business. But. Zhao Zhiruo couldn't say it, but couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile secretly.

Zhao Zhiruo's smile stunned Xu Lang: "What's the matter, Zhiruo, what are you laughing at?" ”

"But." Zhao Zhiruo couldn't help laughing, "After Sun Gongzi left, I found that Yao Chun was a little distracted. She asked me several times when Sun Gongzi would be back. ”

"Really?" Xu Lang smiled, "I didn't expect that Tianhao really likes this guy." ”

"Actually, Sun Gongzi is also quite good." Zhao Zhiruo said with a smile, "He ransomed himself for me at the beginning, and he is also my benefactor." ”

"Then why didn't you make a personal promise?" Xu Lang asked with a smile.

Zhao Zhiruo suddenly stopped laughing, and said in a low voice: "You know. ”

Xu Lang realized that he was making a big joke, and hurriedly explained, "Zhiruo, I didn't mean that. ”

"I know." Zhao Zhiruo said, "I have a question that I haven't understood. ”

"What's the problem?"

"Are people in your homeland late in marrying wives and having children?" Zhao Zhiruo asked, "Sun Gongzi is also standing in his old age, Commander Jiang and Master Fan are both over thirty years old, why haven't they married?" Inspector Liu and Miss Xu are so good, but they have never married anyone. ”

"That's right." Xu Lang explained to Zhao Zhiruo, "In our homeland, you don't have to marry a wife and have children when you reach the age. Marriage requires the love of both men and women, liking each other, and loving each other in order to be together. An emotionless marriage is a tragedy, can you understand when I say that? ”

"I understand. Do you like Sister Yiyi? After Zhao Zhiruo finished asking, she continued to ask in a low voice, "Do you like me?" ”

"This." Xu Lang didn't expect a Ming Dynasty girl to ask such a bold question, and he didn't know how to answer, so he was speechless for a while.

"I know." Zhao Zhiruo's voice carried a hint of disappointment, "I can't compare with Sister Yiyi." ”

"No, Zhiruo." Xu Lang had no choice but to repeat the old words, "In my heart, you are all the same." ”

"Lao Fan, do you say that a person's heart can love 2 people at the same time?" Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming did not return to the barracks at night and lived in the Chamber of Commerce. Jiang Beiming was not around, and Xu Lang pulled Fan Qiuming again and began to tell his heart.

Fan Qiuming didn't speak, but looked at Xu Lang with a smile.

"Are you talking, asking you questions?"

"Xu Lang, Xu Lang." Fan Qiuming pointed at Xu Lang and smiled, "Contempt for all etiquette laws in the world, you said this, right?" ”

"I said that, what's wrong?"

"You, that is, a mouth, really do practical things, you don't dare to do anything."

"Old Fan, what do you mean?" Xu Lang didn't react for a while.

"Xu Lang." Fan Qiuming suddenly said very seriously, "Why can't a person love 2 people at the same time, who rules?" A person can have 2 brothers, 2 friends, 2 parents at the same time, why do you have to like only one person? ”

Xu Lang was stunned by Fan Qiuming's words: "It seems that what you said makes some sense." ”

Fan Qiuming didn't care about Xu Lang's expression, and then said: "Love should be a person's most primitive feelings and the most primitive vitality. It should burn like wildfire in the wasteland. If you have to confine love in the furnace, it is a suppression of feelings and a confinement of human nature. ”

Xu Lang scratched his head: "Old Fan, are you really engaged in physics, why do I think you seem to be engaged in philosophy." ”

"Huh." Fan Qiuming said with a smile, "No matter which discipline it is, the ultimate goal is the same, which is to return to life and human nature." Science and philosophy are both interconnected, and both have to think about the ultimate purpose of life, even if Newton and Einstein finally believed in God? ”

At the beginning of the rising sun, Xu Lang lay on the bed and opened his eyes: "Old Fan, I thought about what you said last night all night. ”

"You've got a lot of energy." Fan Qiuming smiled bitterly, "It's early in the morning, do you want to continue to discuss philosophy with me, or science?" ”

Before Xu Lang's answer could be spoken, he heard Haifu standing outside the door shouting: "Master Xu, Master Fan, President Mu invited the two masters over, something happened." Haifu followed Sun Tianhao to Yulin Bay, and then followed Sun Tianhao to Vietnam, after Sun Tianhao returned to Yulin Bay, Haifu stayed in the Daming Chamber of Commerce.

"Something's wrong? What's wrong? Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming put on their clothes and came to the front hall without bothering to wash their faces.

Mu Suide and some people were standing in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce discussing something, and when they saw Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming coming, everyone stopped talking.

"Brother Mu, what's wrong?" Xu Lang asked.

"The Annan people are making trouble outside." Mu Suide explained the ins and outs of the matter to Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming. A few days ago, a Ming merchant had a conflict with the Annan people because of the quality of the goods, and this businessman relied on the support of the Ming army and the Chamber of Commerce, and led the people to smash the Annan people's trading house. The matter went to the Annan government, because there was a treaty, the Annan government did not arrest this Ming businessman, but pushed the matter to the Chamber of Commerce. As a result, early this morning, hundreds of Annan people surrounded the Chamber of Commerce, demanding an explanation.

"Has the Chamber of Commerce dealt with this?" Fan Qiuming asked.

"We've dealt with it." "We have paid all the money that should have been paid to the people of Annam, and we have paid for the medical treatment of those who were injured." ”

"And what are they messing about?" Xu Lang asked again.

"These Annanites are playing on the topic." A businessman next to him replied first, "They now look at our Ming people as a hundred unpleasant, just want to use this matter to make some trouble." ”

Xu Lang and Fan Qiuming ignored the person who spoke, and continued to ask Mu Suide, "Have you notified the Annan Mansion?" ”

"Informed." Mu Suide's face was embarrassed, "A few people came to the Annan Mansion, and they just watched the excitement from the sidelines, and they didn't care, and they didn't seem to care." ”

"President, President." A member of the Chamber of Commerce ran in from outside, "Annan is slamming the door, our door is almost unbearable." ”

"Brother Mu." Xu Lang suddenly asked, "How many guns are there in the Chamber of Commerce security team?" "This security team was established according to Zhang Guodong's intention when Sun Tianhao was there.

"20 long guns and 2 short guns, these are still left when Sun Gongzi left." After answering, Mu Suide asked with some concern, "Does Brother Xu mean to use a gun?" It's not good. ”

"If you don't use thunderbolts, how can you show the heart of a bodhisattva." Xu Lang said, "It's time to let the people of Annan know about my Daming's methods." ”

"Xu Lang." Fan Qiuming asked on the side, "It's not good to really kill people." ”

"I know. That is, to scare and scare them. Xu Lang said to Fan Qiuming, "Old Fan, you go out from the back door now, go back to the barracks and let Jiang Beiming send someone, and I will drag them down here." It's nothing for a few businessmen to make trouble, but I'm afraid that there will be instigators behind them, so we will bring the army in, and let's knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. ”

"Xu Lang, you come." Fan Qiuming pulled Xu Lang aside and said in a low voice, "This matter can be big or small. According to the agreement with Annan, our troops are not allowed to enter the city. If this is forced into the city, I'm afraid it will get bigger. ”

"Lao Fan, you don't have to worry about this, Beiming will take care of it." After Xu Lang finished speaking, he asked, "Do you agree to send troops into the city?" ”

"Do you have to transfer troops?"

"Old Fan, I don't have time to explain to you in detail now. Let's make a vote in a group of 3 people, I advocate the transfer of troops, what about you? ”

Fan Qiuming thought for a while: "I abstained. ”

"Okay, you convey my meaning to Beiming, and say that I advocate the transfer of troops." Xu Lang said, "Let Beiming decide the rest, there is no time, you hurry back quickly, I will deal with it first." ”

Fan Qiuming went out from the back door, Xu Lang checked the handbook he was carrying, and said to Mu Suide: "Gather your people, bring a flintlock pistol, and go out with me to have a look." ”

"Brother Xu." Mu Suide was still a little hesitant, "Do you really want to shoot?" ”

Xu Lang turned his head, glanced around majestically, and said to Mu Suide: "Brother Mu, this matter is no longer purely a matter of the Chamber of Commerce, it is related to the interests of my Ming Dynasty. If everything happens, I will bear it alone, gather people, and let's go out. ”

Xu Lang led the people to the gate of the front yard: "Open the gate." ”

The heavy door of the Chamber of Commerce slowly opened, and Xu Lang stood at the door without saying a word, followed by 20 chamber of commerce security guards armed with flintlock pistols.

When the Annan people outside the door saw the gate open, they fell silent. Seeing more than 20 security guards standing in the courtyard with flintlock pistols, not a single Annan dared to enter.

Seeing this, Xu Lang sneered contemptuously in his heart, and walked out of the door with his head held high: "Everyone, you came to my Daming Chamber of Commerce early this morning, I don't know what to see?" ”