"President Ashikaga, with the strength of your Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, if you are willing to be our distributor in Japan, Zhou will naturally ask for it, but I don't understand, why does President Ashikaga want to do such a loss-making business?" Zhou Zhong stared at Ashikaga Kazuki aggressively, as the so-called nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief, he never believed that there was a free lunch in this world.

Ashikaga Kazuki was also waiting for Zhou Zhong to ask this question, only to see him smile bitterly at this time and said: "What Zhou Gongzi said is really good, if it is in normal times, I really won't do this kind of loss-making business, but now the villain needs Childe's help, I hope Childe will not shirk!" ”

Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Chong's eyes lit up when he heard this, he knew that Ashikaga Kazuki would not quit Shuangyu Port for nothing. I saw him smile at this time and said: "President Ashikaga said that he laughed, your Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce has a lot of wealth, and its strength is not under our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, if even President Ashikaga can't do it, then Zhou is probably powerless!" ”

Although Zhou Zhong didn't know what Ashikaga Kazuki asked him to do, he could guess it with his toes, and it was definitely not an easy task, so instead of agreeing, he shirked it, so that no matter whether he could do it or not, he could fight for more benefits from Ashikaga Kazuki.

"Zhou Gongzi is polite, now who in the entire Shuangyu Port does not know your name, and there are brocade guards by your side, it can be said that you are deeply valued by the son of tomorrow, with your identity, it is really a gesture to help the villain." Ashikaga Kazuki saw that Zhou Zhong shirked it, and he couldn't care about his identity anymore, so he touted Zhou Chong.

Regarding Ashikaga Ikki's touting, Zhou Zhong just smiled faintly after hearing it, and did not say anything special. And Ashikaga Kazuki took advantage of this opportunity to finally tell his family's current situation and the fact that he wanted to ask Zhou Zhong to help him not see the great son, and Ashikaga Kazuki said again: "Zhou Gongzi." Now our family is subject to several other families, the title of the king of Japan is also in name only, and now only the Ming can help us, so I hope that the prince will introduce on his behalf, as long as the messenger of our Ashikaga family can see the great tomorrow, then whether the great tomorrow is willing to help us or not, the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will withdraw from Shuangyu Port according to the word. ”

After listening to Ashikaga Kazuki's story, Zhou Zhong was also quite uneasy in his heart, although he knew that Ashikaga Kazuki was from the Ashikaga family, but he didn't expect Ashikaga Kazuki to have such a close connection with this generation of shoguns. The two are not only cousins, but Ashikaga Kazuki has funded the other party to restore the position of general, and now he is seeking the help of Daming, hoping to restore the general's power with the help of Daming's strength, although Zhou Zhong does not have much ambition at this time. But his intuition told him that this was an excellent opportunity to meddle in Japan's internal affairs. You can't let it go easily.

But soon Zhou Zhong thought about it again. The reason why Emperor Zhengde sent Jinyi Wei to protect himself didn't even know what he thought of, let alone how Emperor Zhengde thought of him, so even if he wanted to help Ashikaga Kazuki, he didn't know if Emperor Zhengde was willing to listen to his words, in case he passed on the word through those people in Wushan, but Emperor Zhengde didn't want to see the envoy of the Ashikaga clan at all. At that time, not only will the matter not be done, but you will also lose face.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but be a little in a dilemma, and finally raised his head and smiled at Ashikaga Kazuki: "I see." What President Ashikaga asked for was indeed a very difficult thing, and I didn't know how to answer it for a while, so I thought it would be better for someone to think about it for a few days, and then give President Ashikaga an answer in the future. ”

Ashikaga Kazuki heard that Zhou Zhong did not refuse on the spot, but had to think about it before making a decision, so in other words, Zhou Zhong did have the ability to help them, but now they need to weigh the pros and cons. This made him very happy, and he had been waiting for so many years, and it was not bad for a few days, so he replied very excitedly: "Okay, Zhou Gongzi can think about it, if you make a decision, you can send someone to inform me!" ”

Seeing Ashikaga Kazuki agree, Zhou Zhong was also very happy, in fact, he didn't want to think about it at all, but wanted to find a time to ask Wu Shan and ask him to help him think about whether he could do this next, after all, Wu Shan must know some of the reasons why Emperor Zhengde treated him so favorably, but unfortunately he didn't want to tell himself.

Then Zhou Zhong chatted with Ashikaga Kazuki for a while, especially to ask him about the current situation of the Wa Kingdom, Ashikaga Kazuki now has a request for Zhou Chong, naturally he knows everything, and tells the situation of the Wa country in detail what he knows, but Zhou Chong dizzy after listening to it for a while, one is that he can't remember the names of so many Japanese daimyo and clans, and secondly, the situation in the Wa Kingdom has changed unpredictably in recent years.

Although Zhou Zhong didn't know much about the current situation of the Wa Kingdom, he could also hear that now the civil strife of the Wa Kingdom has developed to a peak, and the Ashikaga Shogun Shogunate has completely become a puppet in the hands of several clans, and the daimyo in various places do not take the shogun in their eyes at all, and those local daimyo who hold real power are constantly fighting against each other, resulting in continuous war in the entire Wa Kingdom, countless people die in the war every year, and the population is also greatly reduced, and most of the food grown in the fields are women and old people, Men in the prime of life were almost always in the armies of the various daimyos.

After figuring out the current miserable situation of the Wa Kingdom, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel secretly refreshed in his heart, he basically didn't have a good impression of the Wa Kingdom, and he not only didn't have any sympathy for the other party when he saw that the other party was unlucky, but he also had some schadenfreude, and even he felt that the Wa Kingdom was not chaotic enough now, maybe he could use the hands of Ashikaga Kazuki to make the Wa Kingdom even more chaotic.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong was also more enthusiastic about Ashikaga Ikki, the two chatted from afternoon to dusk, Zhou Zhong also deliberately left each other for a meal, and personally sent each other out of the door after the last day.

After Zhou Zhong returned to the hall again, he immediately sent someone to Uncle Camel to eat Wu Shan, and then told Ashikaga Kazuki that he wanted to meet Emperor Shotoku. After hearing this, Wu Shan thought about it for a long time, and then asked Zhou Chong: "Childe, you now want to clear out all the Japanese and Koreans in Shuangyu Port, and the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce is the largest Japanese Chamber of Commerce, and his initiative to evacuate should be very beneficial to us, right?" ”

After hearing this, Zhou Chong also nodded and said: "Yes, if Ashikaga Kazuki can take the initiative to withdraw from Shuangyu Port, then the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce of the Japanese and North Koreans will definitely follow suit, and everyone will only rush to return to China to be our agents, and then the number of Japanese and Koreans in Shuangyu Port will also be reduced by half, and there is no need to worry about repeating the Japanese rebellion when Taizu was repeated!" ”

Wu Shan has been coming to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce for a long time, and he also understands some of Zhou Chong's plans, and also understands that there are more and more Japanese and Koreans in Shuangyu Port, which will pose a threat to the Daming coast sooner or later, so he nodded at this time, and then glanced at Zhou Chongdao: "Childe, will Your Majesty be willing to see the messenger of the shogun, this villain doesn't know the way, but the villain knows the way, if you go to the capital, Your Majesty the Emperor will definitely see you, So if you really want to make this deal with Ashikaga Ikki, then the best way to do it is to go to the capital yourself! ”

"I'm going to the capital too?" Zhou Zhong was also shocked when he heard this, to be honest, after crossing over to the Ming Dynasty, he also had a little curiosity about the capital, I don't know what Beijing was like hundreds of years ago, and I don't know if the characters in the history books of Ludao are consistent with the facts? However, as Zhou Zhong stayed in Daming, he became more and more resistant to the capital.

In the era of the Ming Dynasty, power is above the law, although the situation in later generations is the same, but at least there is a fig leaf, compared to the Ming Dynasty is naked, if ordinary people accidentally conflict with the powerful, then whether you are reasonable or not, the most unlucky can only be the weak side.

The capital is not as good as Songjiang, it can be said that it is a gathering place for the powerful, and if you are not careful, you may get into trouble with some powerful guys, although Zhou Zhong is not afraid of things, but he also does not want to get into unnecessary trouble, so when he heard that Wu Shan wanted to let him go to the capital, he instinctively was a little reluctant in his heart.

Wu Shan also saw the embarrassment on Zhou Chong's face, and immediately opened his mouth to persuade him: "Childe, in fact, Your Majesty has admired you for a long time, and has always wanted to see you, but it's a pity that Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, and you really can't go out of the capital, and he also knows that you are very busy, so he didn't summon you to the palace, but if you can take this opportunity to meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely be very happy, and then maybe you will give your son some rewards, of course, I'm not talking about property, but something else, such as official positions or privileges!" ”

When Zhou Zhong heard Wu Shan's last two sentences, he couldn't help but be moved, although his smuggling business has opened up the situation, but after all, he is just an ordinary businessman, but if Emperor Zhengde really rewarded himself with an official position as Wu Shan said, then after having an official body, no matter what he does, it will be much more convenient than now.

However, Zhou Zhong was not carried away by Wu Shan's words, only to see him force himself to calm down, and then glanced at Wu Shan with some vigilance: "Wu Shan, you seem to want me to go to the capital, is this your own intention or someone else's intention?" ”

Seeing Zhou Zhong doubting himself, he saw Wu Shan immediately kneel down and salute: "Childe, Wu Shan's life was saved by you, and everything you are doing now is for the good of Childe, so please don't doubt the villain's motives!" ”

Wu Shan's attack on a snowy night was indeed true, but he lied in a key place, after all, if he was really an ordinary butcher, then he couldn't get out under the siege of more than a dozen murderers no matter what, let alone kill a few murderers.

Zhou Zhong looked at Wu Shan's eyes and found that the other party did not seem to be lying, which made him hesitate for a while, Emperor Zhengde would not be so kind to him for no reason, there must be some reason why he didn't know the way, so did he really want to go to the capital? (To be continued......)