In Shuangyu Port, Zhou Chong accompanied the eunuch Wang Gui to visit Shuangyu Port, Wang Gui as the supervisor of the sailor, naturally he could not go back during the New Year, and he had no relatives, so Zhou Chong simply invited him to Shuangyu Port for the New Year, so that it could be more lively, and Shen Ying also came to Shuangyu Port together, but Shen Ying was very interested in the casting of the Franc machine artillery, and he has been staying in the firearms workshop these days.

"Prince, please see, what we are looking at is the Beigang District of Shuangyu Port, where countless merchant ships dock here every day, a large number of silk, porcelain, cotton cloth and other commodities are loaded on the ship, and then exchanged for local specialties from Nanyang, Waguo and other places, this back and forth is at least ten times more profitable, and it is precisely because of this that it has attracted so many people to participate in the sea trade!" I saw Zhou Zhong pointing to the scene of hundreds of boats competing in the port, and said proudly, Shuangyu Port can be so prosperous today, and his efforts are also inseparable.

Wang Gui's age is about the same as Zhou Chong, plus both of them want to have a good relationship with each other, so the two get along very well, and now seeing that Shuangyu Port under Zhou Chong's governance is so prosperous, Wang Gui can't help but admire: "Lord Zhou is really talented, no matter what you do, you are better than others, this Shuangyu Port is so prosperous, you should be able to make a lot of money every day, right?" ”

The last sentence exposes the nature of Wang Gui, a eunuch, as a eunuch, he can't be humane, money is their first hobby, and Wang Gui is no exception. Speaking of which, he, the eunuch of the army, has just taken office, and he is short of money in his hands, but the army is going to fight, Zhou Chong and Shen Ying are very strict, and Wang Gui also knows the importance of the way. So I didn't dare to put my hand in the army and ask for money at all. As for local government affairs, he could not interfere. So Wang Gui has not received any money so far, at most some gifts from some local officials when they visited, but these things are of limited value.

Thinking that he finally came out for a trip, but he didn't find a chance to make money, Wang Gui couldn't help but sigh secretly, he was still very happy to be able to work with Zhou Chong, after all, he had a good relationship with this big celebrity in front of his majesty, and he would have a better development future in the palace in the future. But as the saying goes, there must be gains and losses, and it is precisely because Zhou Chong is too valued by His Majesty that Wang Gui does not dare to blatantly ask for money, otherwise if it is replaced by someone else, he will not care if he fights or does not fight, he will fill his pockets first.

Although Zhou Zhong didn't know what Wang Gui was thinking in his heart, he could guess one or two by looking at the changes in the expression on his face, but he didn't make a sound, but took Wang Gui to a better berth at the port. Pointing to a large sea ship docked at the berth, he said, "Princess, what do you think of this sea ship?" ”

Wang Gui is regretting that he can't make money. At this time, when he heard Zhou Zhong let him look at the ship, he raised his head and took a look, and found that in addition to being relatively large, he didn't see any other fame, but he still praised casually: "Good ship, such a big ship, I don't know how much cargo Lu Dao can carry?" ”

"Ha Lu haha~" I saw Zhou Chong suddenly laugh a few times, and then said: "Wang Gonggong, this ship is about 100 steps long, more than 30 steps wide, and the load reaches 500 tons, that is, more than 400 stones, it is the latest ship built by Shuangyu Port Shipyard, which originally belonged to our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but some time ago, Wang Gonggong helped Zhou a lot, and he was grateful, so he specially transferred this ship to Wang Gonggong, and I hope that my father-in-law will not shirk it!" ”

On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Bai Junwan begged Zhou Zhong for one thing, that is, she wanted to see Zhang Rui again, because she wanted to find out why the other party suddenly disappeared in the first place? Why would you give up your identity as a eunuch? These two questions have been tormenting Bai Junwan, and she wants to figure it out no matter what.

Zhou Chong is actually very curious about what happened to Zhang Rui at the beginning to make such a big change? And the person in this world who can make Zhang Rui tell the truth of the matter, I'm afraid there is only Bai Junwan. So after the last day, Zhou Chong asked Wang Gui to help him and asked him to transfer Zhang Rui from the palace to Ningbo, which was a piece of cake for Wang Gui, so he agreed without hesitation, and as a thank you, Zhou Chong gave the boat in front of him to the other party.

"What? Give...... Given to me? Wang Gui said with an incredible expression on his face at this time. Before, when the Chinese New Year had just begun, Zhou Chong did ask him to do something, but this matter was not worth mentioning to him at all, so Wang Gui didn't expect Zhou Chong to give him any benefits, but now the other party turned out to be a huge sea ship, which is worth a lot of money.

Speaking of which, the prince not only did Zhou a great favor, but also rushed all the way from the capital to Ningbo, staying in the army every day and enduring hardships, which made Zhou really unbearable, so this ship was given to his father-in-law, which was a little caution on the part of Zhou!" Zhou Zhong said with a smile again.

"This ...... What's so embarrassing about that? Although Wang Gui intellectually wanted to excuse himself, he had already said what he had to accept, after all, he had also stayed in Ningbo and Shuangyu Port for a while, and he knew that the cost of a sea ship was extremely expensive, especially the sea ship in front of him was still a new ship, and the load was so large, it must not be possible to build it without tens of thousands of taels.

But happy to be happy, Wang Gui quickly thought of one more thing, and said with some embarrassment at the moment: "Lord Zhou, although the Sprinkle family is now sent to you as a supervisor, but in the future, as soon as the battle is over, I am afraid that I will have to return to the palace, so I don't have time to take care of this ship at all, and I also need a lot of manpower to start this ship, but I don't understand these at all, what should I do?" ”

Wang Gui also showed a bit of resentment on his face when he said this, and even complained that Zhou Zhong would not give gifts, if he really wanted to thank him, it would be better to give him white flowers, and now the other party gave himself such a big ship, although it is very valuable, but how can he have time to take care of such a small thing?

With Zhou Chong's character, he naturally would not make such a low-level mistake, so he explained with a smile: "The prince doesn't have to worry, in fact, the reason why Zhou Chong sent this ship to his father-in-law is for the sake of his father-in-law, in fact, the usual care of this ship does not need to worry about the father-in-law at all, as long as the father-in-law entrusts the ship to the name of our Chamber of Commerce, then our Chamber of Commerce will naturally arrange the shipwork and goods for the ship, and all the income of the ship will belong to the father-in-law, that is to say, the father-in-law does not have to worry about the ship at all, Just wait to collect the money! ”

Hearing that this was the case, this made Wang Gui overjoyed, and at the same time sighed that Zhou Chongzhen would give gifts, although he likes silver, but there is such a sea ship that will earn silver, it is simply a chicken that can lay golden eggs, which is much stronger than sending money directly, and even to put it mildly, even if he loses his position in the future, at least he can live a rich life on this ship.

Thinking of this, Wang Gui was also more satisfied with the ship, and then Zhou Chong got on the boat excitedly, and then visited the inside and outside of the ship, and even told Zhou Chong that he must arrange the best boatman for him, and never sink the boat for him, Zhou Chong also smiled and agreed.

In fact, although Wang Gui is now a prisoner, his status in the palace is not very high, at most he is valued by Gu Dayong, and it is not worth Zhou Chong to use such a heavy gift as a sea ship to envelop him. However, Zhou Chong is very optimistic about this Wang Gui, because the other party is not only smart and interesting, but also knows how to advance and retreat, at least he knows when he can stretch out his hand and when he must not reach out, which is already very rare for a eunuch, plus he has Gu Da's value, and he will help a little more in the future, then Wang Gui's day is not far away, so Zhou Chong is willing to make some investments in Wang Gui, anyway, he is not short of money at all now, even if it is a loss, it is not a big deal.

Finally waited for Wang Gui to visit the sea boat, Zhou Zhong suddenly said again: "Princess, this sea ship is still a new ship, and it didn't have a name when it was launched, since it now belongs to your father-in-law, then it is better for your father-in-law to give it a name, so that it can be different from other ships in the future!" ”

Hearing the name, Wang Gui immediately became interested, he grew so big, this was the first time someone asked him to name it, so I saw him ponder for a while, but the last one said with a bitter face: "Lord Zhou, although the Sprinkle family has read a few books in the inner study, but the ink in the stomach is actually limited, I don't know what name to give to Lu Dao for a while, I don't know if there are any taboos in the name of Lu Dao sea boats, what are the names of other people's ships?" ”

Zhou Chong heard Wang Gui's words but smiled and said: "Father-in-law doesn't have to be nervous, the name of the sea ship is actually not very particular, at most it is some more auspicious names, such as Ping'an, Jinghai, Tabo, etc., and some people like to name the sea ship with their own or their family names......"

"Good!" As soon as Zhou Chong's words came to this, Wang Gui suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, "Since others name it after themselves, then I will also name this ship after myself, and I will call it 'Wang Gui'." ”

Seeing Wang Gui so excited, Zhou Zhong silently swallowed the rest of his words back into his stomach, because he originally wanted to say that naming the ship with his own name are lazy people who don't like to use their brains, and if the ship sinks in the future, it will be too frustrating, but since Wang Gui is so excited, he will naturally not spoil the other party's interest.

After giving the gift, Zhou Zhong accompanied Wang Gui to visit the rest of the port, and even took a boat to the other two port areas. After Wang Gui saw the prosperity of the three major port areas with his own eyes, he became more confident in his own Wang Gui's sea boat, and even he was already thinking about whether to buy a few more ships for himself, so that he could earn more money for himself in the future. (To be continued......)