In Zhou Chong's study room of the Beigang Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, the warm stove was burning very vigorously, and Zhou Zhong was sitting behind the desk writing something. In the past two days, the weather has changed abruptly, the cold north wind is also blowing non-stop, and the dark sky can not see a trace of sunshine, which makes Shuangyu Port sweep away the warmth of the previous few days, and the temperature drops suddenly.

"Wenda, those invitations to the old customers of the Chamber of Commerce have been sent out, and according to your requirements, they are all old customers with strong financial resources and a deep friendship with our Chamber of Commerce, according to the brothers who went to send the invitations, these old customers have agreed to go to the banquet, and three days later is the day to invite them, I don't know Wenda, do you have anything else to order?" Sanniang stood in front of Zhou Chong's desk, with a solemn face.

"Well, there's Lao Sanniang!" I saw Zhou Chong look up at Sanniang, and then said with a smile, "Speaking of those old customers we have invited to the banquet, we still owe a lot of money to others, but since we invite people to come this time, we don't have to pretend to be poor, and prepare more wine and good food, after all, we are inviting people to talk about business, and it is not good to be too shabby." ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's advice, Sanniang also nodded, but then frowned again and said, "Wenda, do you really want to use that method to develop the business of the Chamber of Commerce?" ”

Hearing Sanniang's question, Zhou Zhong finally put down his pen and looked up and said with a smile: "Of course, although it is said that after the previous destruction of the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce and the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce, our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce has become famous, but reputation is reputation, and you also know the current situation of the Chamber of Commerce, not only is there a lack of financial resources, but even ships and manpower are a little insufficient, if you don't use this method, if our Chamber of Commerce wants to recover, I'm afraid it will take at least three or four years to recover." ”

However, Zhou Chong's words did not convince Sanniang, only to see her speak again: "Although Wenda's method is ingenious, after all, it is different from the rules left by the elders, and no one has ever used this method, I am worried that if there is any accident, the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and those old customers will not be easy to deal with." ”

When she said this, Sanniang suddenly paused, glanced at Zhou Chong's face, and then said: "So I think it's better than this, we can borrow some silver from the Xie family first, and if we have the money, we can build a new ship, and then go on the goods a few times, as long as there are no accidents in the middle, we can pay back this silver soon!" ”

When Sanniang said these words, the expression on her face was also a little worried, after all, she had always thought that there was something between Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun, and now letting him open his mouth to borrow money from the Xie family would obviously make Zhou Chong very faceless in front of Xie Lingyun.

Seeing Sanniang's expression, Zhou Chong also guessed what she was thinking, in fact, not only Sanniang, these people within the Chamber of Commerce, with the cooperation of the previous two times, Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun appeared together several times, and they were also talented and good-looking, so many people misunderstood what the relationship between the two of them was. And for this kind of misunderstanding, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun did not come forward to explain it tacitly, because this kind of misunderstanding was very beneficial to both of them.

First of all, for Zhou Chong, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is in a very weak period, so it is very necessary to have a strong ally, especially when others misunderstand the relationship between him and Xie Lingyun, then in the eyes of these people, the relationship between the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the Xie family will be closer, so that no one will dare to provoke the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce easily, and even take the initiative to show favor. For example, Jin Wenxian before, if he only relied on the prestige of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce at that time, it would be impossible for the other party to take the initiative to come to the door to inform.

Of course, for Xie Lingyun, this relationship is also very beneficial, in the past, their Xie family's influence was only limited to the Nangang District, but since the destruction of the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce, the other party's water village has been occupied by the Xie family, so that the Xie family began to intervene in the Beigang District, but although their Xie family's power is large, there is no foundation in the Beigang District, if you want to gain a firm foothold in this kind of complex place, you must use the help of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, so it is also necessary for her to maintain a close relationship with Zhou Zhong on the surface.

I saw Zhou Chong ponder for a moment after listening to Sanniang's words, then raised his head and said: "Sanniang, I don't borrow money from the Xie family because I'm afraid of losing face, in fact, I won't tell you that I borrowed money from Lingyun when I was in Songjiang, and I haven't paid it back until now, so it's nothing to borrow again, I believe that the Xie family is also willing to lend me money." ”

When he said this, Zhou Chong suddenly found that there was something wrong with his words, because these words made Sanniang hear them, and he would misunderstand the relationship between him and Xie Lingyun even more. Sure enough, when Zhou Chong looked up at Sanniang, he found that the other party's charming face showed a 'I understand' smile.

Seeing the expression on Sanniang's face, Zhou Zhong was also quite helpless, but he didn't want to explain, so he had to continue to speak: "The reason why I don't borrow money from the Xie family is mainly because of the future, although our cooperation with the Xie family during this time is very pleasant, but they used to dominate Nangang, and now they are meddling in the business of Beigang, sooner or later there will be some business competition between us, and now borrowing money from others, and at the same time owing each other a debt of affection, if there is competition between the two sides in the future, we will be congenitally shorter than each other, Therefore, if we can solve the things ourselves, we don't have to trouble outsiders! ”

After listening to Zhou Chong's explanation, Sanniang asked a little strangely: "But Wenda, what is the relationship between you and Miss Xie?" Besides, their Xie family doesn't have a man, if you and Miss Xie get ......."

"Sanniang, I ...... Miss Xie and I" Sanniang's words were interrupted by Zhou Zhong before he could speak, but he had just said half of it, and he didn't know how to explain his relationship with Xie Lingyun, and he was stunned for a while before he said helplessly, "Sanniang, my relationship with Lingyun is very complicated, and I don't have any intention of getting involved in the Xie family, so everything depends on us!" ”

For Zhou Chong's explanation, Sanniang didn't seem to understand, but seeing that Zhou Chong didn't want to explain anymore, she didn't want to ask again, and she had to say: "Okay, you and Miss Lingyun are not small, naturally you have your own ideas, I won't ask too much, as for the banquet of the old customers of the Chamber of Commerce in three days, I will personally ask, there will be no mistakes!" ”

Hearing that Sanniang finally stopped asking, Zhou Chong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then Sanniang told him to pay attention to wearing more clothes, after all, the temperature is plummeting now, so as not to catch a cold, etc., Zhou Chong also nodded and agreed, and then watched Sanniang leave and close the door, but Zhou Chong did not get up, but sat on the chair and started to be stunned.

Sanniang's words didn't touch him at all, in fact, on the contrary, Zhou Zhong was also seriously considering his relationship with Xie Lingyun.

Speaking of which, Xie Lingyun is not only born beautiful, but also has a flexible and calm personality, and is very business-talented, in the words of later generations, Xie Lingyun is an intellectual beauty who cultivates both inside and outside, this kind of woman may be a little strong for a man in the Ming Dynasty, but in Zhou Chong's view, it is undoubtedly quite attractive.

However, as the saying goes, no one is perfect, Xie Lingyun is both good looking, but there is one thing that makes Zhou Zhong very uncomfortable, that is, the other party may have developed the habit of being moody and invisible, no matter what he usually does, he looks indifferent, and even if he is angry, he will not show it on his face. This made Zhou Zhong have a deep impression of Xie Lingyun, so he always stayed away from her.

However, people are not grass and trees, through this period of time together, the two will occasionally put down their official affairs and talk about some personal matters, such as how their parents and relatives are at home, what hobbies they usually have, etc., these things are said a lot, which naturally makes each other have a different feeling.

In addition, Zhou Zhong also thought of a very realistic problem, that is, the Xie family and their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce are both one of the four major chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port, with extremely strong financial resources, plus the Xie family only has Xie Lingyun such an only daughter, if he can really marry Xie Lingyun, then not only will the crisis of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce be solved immediately, but even after the merger of the two families, it is likely to become the smuggling overlord of Shuangyu Port, and even the smuggling overlord of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Thinking that he might become the one who manipulated the entire Ming Dynasty to smuggle it to the outside world, Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel his ambition boiling, and even the idea of pursuing Xie Lingyun flashed in his heart, but when he calmed down, he felt ashamed of his own idea.

First of all, he is a person with a marriage contract, and the old man Wang Lun treats him well, even when the Zhou family is in the most difficult time, he does not propose to withdraw from the marriage like the Song family, if he chooses Xie Lingyun now because he covets the Xie family's family business, then he must withdraw from the Wang family, but if he does this, what is the difference between him and the second young master of the Song family? So this is a matter of principle, and it is absolutely impossible for Zhou Zhong to ruin the marriage.

There is another point that is very crucial, that is, for Xie Lingyun, he always has a feeling that he can't grasp. Xie Lingyun is a very urban woman, and she is also a very rational person, even when talking to Zhou Chong, she will deliberately hide her emotional side, making people unable to figure out what she thinks in her heart, which makes Zhou Chong always wonder what Xie Lingyun thinks of herself?

Taking a step back, assuming that Xie Lingyun really likes Zhou Chong, but the other party has been cultivated to be the heir of the family since he was a child, it can be seen that the Xie family definitely does not want to hand over their property to an outsider, and it is even likely that the Xie family wants to recruit a son-in-law for Xie Lingyun, so as to give birth to a child surnamed Xie, so as to keep the incense unextinguished. And Zhou Chong's identity is absolutely impossible to get into trouble, this is an irreconcilable contradiction, with Xie Lingyun's calmness and reason, she is also very aware of this, so Xie Lingyun is likely to reject Zhou Chong at the beginning, regardless of whether she has a good impression of Zhou Chong or not!

Thinking of the complicated relationship between himself and Xie Lingyun, Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel his head big, and when he thought of it, his brain hurt, but he didn't sort out the relationship between the two, and he even felt even more chaotic. Later, I saw him simply stand up and put on his clothes, and then call someone to prepare, he was going to go to the dock for a turn, and by the way, blow the wind to calm down.