After the Ming Dynasty implemented the sea ban, there was no administrative jurisdiction over the sea, but in order to combat piracy and maintain the safety of the coastal people, the coastal guards could still build ships to patrol the sea. It is precisely because of this that the Governor of the Four Seas appointed by Zhengde to Zhou Zhong is a military position, and his authority is only to manage the sailors of the Ming Dynasty, and he has not touched the line of the sea ban, so he can get the consent of the cabinet so smoothly.

Although the Admiral of the Four Seas is a temporary military position, but also has his own official residence, and it is next to the Shuangyu Port in Ningbo, after the implementation of the sea ban in the Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou and Ningbo are the only two ports that are banned, and at the same time, after so many years of corruption, only the naval divisions of Guangzhou and Ningbo are still relatively intact.

Zhou Chong did not go directly to Ningbo when he came back this time, but bypassed Ningbo and went to Shuangyu Port first, firstly, he wanted to send Jinxuan and them home, and secondly, after Ashikaga Ichiki got the holy decree of Shotoku, he also wanted to return to the Wa Kingdom to restore his life, and the weapons that Zhou Chong promised to support them before would also be brought back by themselves, all of which needed to be arranged by Zhou Chong himself.

However, the above is not the main reason why Zhou Chong did not go to Ningbo directly, the most important reason is that he is afraid of one person, that person is Xie Di, the governor of Zhejiang, that is, Xie Qian's younger brother, the Xie family was precisely because Xie Di was there, so he had the confidence to compete with himself for the management of the Haimeng, and now he has just entered the officialdom, and Ningbo, where the official residence is located, is also under the jurisdiction of Xie Di. So he needs to talk to Xie Da, who is very familiar with Ningbo, first.

Businessmen have always been the most well-informed. So when the news of Zhou Chong's appointment as the governor of the four seas had just spread in the capital. Shuangyu Port has also known the news, and immediately caused a huge sensation, no one thought that the young Zhou Zhong would become a member of the imperial court, and also ruled the Ming Dynasty's sailors, which has become the overlord of the smuggling industry Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, is simply a great news.

It is precisely because of this that after the news that Zhou Zhong became the governor of the four seas was confirmed. Sanniang and Uncle Camel in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and others can suffer, a large number of people come to visit every day, generally in the name of talking about business to pull the relationship, the thick-skinned ones will come directly to the door with gifts to pull the relationship, anyway, for them, whether it is the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce or Zhou Zhong himself in the future, it will be a promising future, so take advantage of the current opportunity, they naturally want to get closer to the relationship between the two sides.

In addition to several stewards of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, Xie Da of the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce is also full of guests. After all, everyone knows that Zhou Chong will marry Xie Da's daughter as a flat wife. Although the flat wife is not as good as the main wife in terms of status, Zhou Chongzheng's wife's father is a senior official in the court, so they only came to talk to Xie Da. Moreover, at this time, the news that the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Family Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce were going to cooperate to form the Haimeng had already come out, which made those smugglers sigh even more at the ambition of the three chambers of commerce, but they were also more diligent in visiting Xie Da.

In this case, Zhou Chong's fleet returned to Shuangyu Port, and the warm welcome can be imagined, especially those small and medium-sized smugglers and cargo owners, one by one, they all rushed to the port to greet, and they all gave a lot of gifts, which is called a congratulatory gift to congratulate Zhou Chong, and in the next few days, Zhou Chong was entangled by these gift-givers, and it was best that Zhou Chong finally saw some more important people, and other people were blocked out of the door, which was a little quieter.

Others were in a hurry to see Zhou Chong, but Zhou Chong was also anxious to see Xie Da, although he met Xie Da when he came back, but Xie Ke was also there at the time, so Zhou Chong was not good to ask Xie Da directly how he should face Xie Di, and Xie Da also knew that he was too busy here, so he never came back, so Zhou Chong had to visit Xie Da in person.

When Zhou Zhong arrived at the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce in Nangang by car, Xie Da had already been waiting for a long time, this Xie Da did not entertain Zhou Zhong in the living room, but went directly to his study, and waited until the next person sent tea, Xie Da instructed the next person not to get close to the study, then closed the door and smiled at Zhou Chong: "Wenda, you are really more and more surprised to me, I didn't expect to go to the capital, you actually became the governor of the four seas of the imperial court, the governor of coastal defense and military affairs, which is a great benefit for our smuggling industry!" ”

Hearing Xie Da's words, Zhou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "Speaking of Uncle Xie, you may not believe it, I was forced to take over this appointment under His Majesty, and this official is not so easy to do, not to mention anything else, I want to accept the sailors from Ningbo and Guangzhou, and Guangzhou will not mention it for the time being, just wanting to accept the sailors here in Ningbo is not an easy task." ”

Xie Da also understood what Zhou Zhong was worried about when he heard this, and he took a sip of tea and smiled: "Wenda, your courage is too small, although Xie Di is the governor of Zhejiang, and he also supervises the military affairs of Zhejiang coastal defense, you are now taking over the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to taking over the power of coastal defense in Xie Di's hands, but you don't forget, Xie Di no longer has any too hard backers in the court, and you are deeply favored by His Majesty, so as long as you are tougher, I am afraid that Xie Di will have no choice but to retreat!" ”

"This ...... Will this work? Zhou Zhong knew almost nothing about officialdom, and he didn't know how to take over the sailor in Ningbo, so he came to Xie Da to listen to the other party's opinion, but he didn't expect Xie Da to give him only one suggestion, that is, to snatch the control of the sailor with a tough attitude, which made Zhou Chong hesitate.

"Ha Luha, Wenda, you are still too young, in fact, officialdom is the same as a shopping mall, in addition to personal connections, those who should be tough must be tough, and those who should compromise must also compromise, Xie Di is a member of the Xie family, and he has always wanted to take away our control of the Chamber of Commerce before, and this time you want to take power from Xie Di, so he will definitely be dissatisfied with you, if you show weakness this time, then it will be difficult to move an inch in the officialdom in the future, but if you are tough enough, coupled with your ability and Your Majesty's favor to you, I believe that those people in the officialdom will definitely try their best to tie you up, and your career will be smoother! Xie Da said with a smile at this time.

Although Xie Da has never been an official, he has been in the shopping mall for most of his life, and businessmen inevitably deal with officials, so he has long been familiar with officialdom and shopping malls, and even knows the cattiness of officialdom better than some officials who have been officials for many years.

After listening to Xie Da's words, I saw Zhou Zhong pondering for a long time, even if he was a human being for two lives, but the education he received since childhood made him have a certain awe of the official newspaper, even if he has become an official now, but his mentality has not changed all at once, so he will inevitably show timidity towards going to Ningbo to take over, but Xie Da's words made him feel suddenly enlightened, with his current status and power, there is really no need to worry about Xie Di.

Thinking of this, I saw that Zhou Chong also breathed a long sigh of relief, and then he stood up and bowed solemnly to Xie Da and said, "Thank you Uncle Xie for your advice, my little nephew's previous worries are really a little redundant!" ”

Seeing that Zhou Zhong had figured it out, Xie Da also nodded approvingly, and then saw him smile and said: "In addition, Wenda, you have to know a little bit, although Xie Di is the governor of Zhejiang, he has just taken office this year, and it is because of Xie Qian, coupled with Li Dongyang's recommendation, that he became the governor of Zhejiang, but Xie Di's appointment has made those who hold the governor's position in Zhejiang officialdom feel full, so now Xie Di has not gained a firm foothold in Zhejiang officialdom, and quite a few officials are not very convinced of him. This is a great opportunity for you! ”

Zhou Chong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately turned his head to Xie Da and said: "Uncle Xie, if I remember correctly, you once said that you are very familiar with Ningbo officialdom, and even have a good relationship with the Ningbo prefect and others, so this time I am afraid that Uncle Lao Xie will introduce you on your behalf!" ”

The last time Xie Xiao's father and son coerced Zhou Chong, Xie Da once asked Zhou Chong to take refuge in the Ningbo prefect and others, although Ningbo was also under Xie Di's jurisdiction, but the Ningbo prefect and others also had their own backers, so Xie Di didn't dare to offend them too much, if Zhou Zhong paid to buy these people, then Xie Di might really have no way to take him. It's just that later, with Zhou Chong's marriage, everyone knew that His Majesty the Emperor of the Dao attached great importance to Zhou Chong, so the Xie family immediately changed their strategy towards Zhou Chong.

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Xie Da stood up and patted Zhou Chong's shoulder and said with a smile: "Wenda, in fact, even if you don't say it, I will help you introduce the local officials in Ningbo, and just two days ago, Yu Wenyuan, the prefect of Ningbo, also quietly came to visit me, the purpose is to let me help them introduce them, if there is any need to use them in the future, Wenda, you just command!" ”

Zhou Zhong heard this, his heart was first shocked, and then he was happy, and now he finally realized the happiness that power brought to him, now he doesn't have to do anything at all, someone has already taken the initiative to run up and stammer, and he is also the highest governor of a government, with the help of the prefect of Ningbo Mansion, he will receive the sailors stationed in Ningbo Mansion It will be much smoother.

Zhou Zhong chatted with Xie Da for a long time in the study, in addition to his trip to Ningbo, they also discussed the matter of the Haimeng, originally Zhou Zhong planned to form the Haimeng in person, but now after taking over as the governor of the four seas, I am afraid that there will be no way to pay attention to the Haimeng in a short time, so he can only temporarily entrust the formation of the Haimeng to Xie Da to preside, I believe that with his experience, I am afraid that he will do better than himself. (To be continued......)