"Now?" Zhou Zhong heard that it was very strange here, since the ban on the Daming Sea, most of the residents on the coastal islands have moved inward, and it can even be said that the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to give up the ownership of the coastal islands, so places like Shuangyu Port are not under the management of the Ming Dynasty at all, and where does the current management come from?

Seeing that Zhou Chong didn't understand, he saw Xie Da sigh and smile bitterly: "Although our Shuangyu Port is independent of the Ming Dynasty, after all, it is closely adjacent to the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the west and north are Ningbo Mansion, and the grain, timber and other materials needed by the port are all transported by Ningbo Mansion, and Ningbo Mansion is subordinate to the Zhejiang Political Envoy Division, but the original Zhejiang Governor Yu Guang was beaten into a eunuch and has been sentenced to prison for the crime, and the new Zhejiang Governor is Xie Di. ”

"Shedy? Another one with the surname Xie? Zhou Chong also frowned when he heard this, although he didn't like Xie Xiao's father and son, but he had to admit that there were indeed many talents in the surname Xie, you must know that the governor of Lu Dao was in charge of the political affairs of one or two political secretaries, and his power was greater than that of the provincial governors of later generations, and there were only a dozen governors in the entire Ming Dynasty combined, and they were the real feudal officials.

"Xie Di is not just surnamed Xie, he is my brother Xie Qian's own brother, the word Yu Ji, the number Stone Cliff, originally he was dismissed with his brother before, but after the fall of Liu Jin, he was vigorously promoted by Li Dongyang and others, and was suddenly promoted to the governor of Zhejiang, and supervised the military affairs of Zhejiang coastal defense, that is to say, he is not only in charge of the government affairs of Zhejiang, but also in charge of the coastal defense in Zhejiang, which can be said to be a high authority, if he is really offended to death, he definitely has the right to mobilize Zhejiang's naval army to encircle and suppress our Shuangyu Port." At this time, Xie Da smiled bitterly and finally told the news he had heard from Xie Xiao's father and son.

And Zhou Chong's brows furrowed even tighter after hearing this, the governor of Zhejiang supervised the military affairs of coastal defense, although Shuangyu Port did not fall under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang. But if Xie Di uses his position to grasp the lifeblood of Shuangyu Port. even directly organized the imperial court's naval army as a threat. At that time, I am afraid that he will really have to submit to the power of the other party.

No way! You must not give up what you have in your hands! Zhou Zhong is not a person who succumbs so easily, I saw him walking back and forth in the living room a few times, and his mind has been thinking about how to deal with Xie Di, the governor of Zhejiang, but after all, he has too little experience and does not know much about official affairs, so he has been thinking about it for a long time and has not been able to come up with any good solutions.

However, just as Zhou Chong was thinking about it, his eyes inadvertently saw Xie Da, but saw the other party sitting there drinking tea with a light smile. It seems that he is not anxious about this matter at all, which makes Zhou Zhong suddenly wake up, now his own interests have been closely integrated with the entire Shuangyu Port, if Xie Di wants to move himself, he must be against the entire Shuangyu Port, that is to say, this matter is not just his own business, but the common dilemma that the entire Shuangyu Port has to face, Xie Da is also a member of Shuangyu Port, and now he is not in a hurry at all. Apparently there is no fear.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhongzhong was also a little happy. At that moment, he walked to Xie Da and sat down, stretched out his hand and poured himself a cup of tea, so he said with a wry smile: "Uncle Xie is so calm, he must have a way to deal with it, why bother to watch the little nephew make a fool of himself?" ”

I saw that Xie Da glanced at Zhou Chong with a smile after hearing this: "Virtuous nephew, you guessed wrong this time, in fact, I don't have any way to deal with it until now, but I just figured out one thing, so I am so calm." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhou Zhong also asked curiously when he heard this.

"This matter is very simple, that is, smuggling is very profitable, and it is related to the interests of most of the officials and gentry in the south of the Ming Dynasty, and now you are cooperating with the owner of smuggling, that is, the benefits of smuggling are distributed to those owners, and these owners are inextricably linked behind them, not to mention anything else, just in the officialdom of Zhejiang, there are more than ninety percent of the officials who get some benefits from smuggling, plus Xie Di has just arrived, even if he wants to move Shuangyu Port, I'm afraid it is not so easy!" Xie Da said with a fearless expression.

Zhou Zhong to Xie Da's explanation, he couldn't help but have a feeling of sudden enlightenment, before he just thought about Xie Di's high position, but he didn't expect that smuggling is also related to the interests of countless people, and these are either rich or expensive, anyone who wants to move the smuggling industry, must consider the attitude of those people, not to mention Xie Di, a local governor, I am afraid that even the cabinet scholars in the court do not dare to easily touch the interests related to smuggling.

However, before Zhou Zhong could relax, he heard Xie Da continue: "However, although Xie Di does not dare to move the smuggling industry, nor does he dare to really send troops to deal with Shuangyu Port, but as the governor of Zhejiang, if he intends to embarrass Zhou Xian's nephew and your Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, it is not a difficult matter, such as seizing the materials needed by your chamber of commerce, and even embarrassing the families of your chamber of commerce personnel in Zhejiang, etc., these things may not be much once or twice, but if there are too many times, I am afraid that your chamber of commerce will not be able to bear it." ”

"This ......" Zhou Chong was also silent when he heard this, indeed, Xie Di, as the governor of Zhejiang, although he didn't dare to do anything about Shuangyu Port and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce on the surface, but it was inevitable to make some small moves in secret, and if Xie Di had been targeting the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce like this, I am afraid it would also affect the confidence of those shippers to cooperate with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, thus affecting the development of the entire Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but salute Xie Da again: "Uncle Xie, this crisis is all caused by your Xie family, and you also know the situation of the Xie family best, so please think of a way to deal with Xie Di's trouble!" ”

's ignorance of officialdom is Zhou Chong's biggest shortcoming, so after thinking about it, he still asked Xie Da for help. Xie Da seemed to be waiting for Zhou Chong's words, but he immediately spoke: "Actually, for Xie Di's trouble, Zhou Xian's nephew's best way to deal with it is to find a backer who can help you contain Xie Di in the officialdom." ”

However, when Zhou Zhong heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Xie, now that Xie Di has become the governor, and he is also in charge of coastal defense military affairs, such a powerful person, I think the only people who can contain him in the officialdom are probably only those pavilion elders in the capital." ”

"Zhou Xian's nephew's words are wrong, the officialdom is not the bigger the official position, the better, the key is to see who has the power in his hands is useful, just like Xie Di is the governor of Zhejiang, the whole Zhejiang is under his control, even the cabinet elders can't interfere in Zhejiang's affairs, but Zhejiang is also divided into several state capitals, for example, the closest to our Shuangyu Port is Ningbo Mansion, Xie Di wants to deal with Zhou Xian's nephew, you must go through the strength of the Ningbo government, and I just know a few acquaintances in the officialdom of Ningbo Mansion." When Xie Da said this, his face couldn't help but show a hint of pride, he has been running the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce all these years, in fact, he is not willing to be controlled by the family behind him, so he has also been managing his relationship in officialdom, and Ningbo, which is closest to Shuangyu Port, is the focus of his attention, and over the years, he has also had several very solid backing in Ningbo officialdom.

Zhou Chong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately spoke: "Uncle Xie is reasonable, but I don't know if the people Uncle Xie knows can really contain Xie Di, after all, the governor of Zhejiang is the top boss of Ningbo Mansion?" ”

"Hehe, a prefect, a fellow governor, and a general judge, and everyone has their own backstage in the court, Xie Di doesn't dare to touch them at all, do you think these three people have the ability to contain the governor?" When Xie Da said these words, the smug smile on his face was even bigger.

Zhou Chong gasped when he heard this, the prefect, Tongzhi and Tongju, these are already the three most important official positions in the land of Yifu, I didn't expect that they were all pulled into the water by Xie Da, no wonder the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce can become one of the largest chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port, just this kind of officialdom is not comparable to the general chamber of commerce.

"I admire it, I didn't expect Uncle Xie to have such a hole card, but I don't know what kind of price the little nephew has to pay to let these three adults help the little nephew contain Xie Di?" Zhou Zhong saluted Xie Da again, he knew that there was no free lunch in this world, and if he wanted to let his family be his umbrella in the officialdom, he would definitely not pay a price.

And Xie Da also turned pale at this time, and said to Zhou Zhong very seriously: "Nephew Zhou Xian, as your elder, I can help you introduce these three adults on your behalf, but you also have to be prepared for heavy bleeding, to put it mildly, those people are all vampires, if you can't meet their requirements, not only will you not be able to let them protect your Chamber of Commerce, but you may even offend them because of this, which will make your Chamber of Commerce face a worse situation." ”

"Thank you Uncle Xie for reminding me, these little ones understand, but can Uncle Xie give the little nephew an approximate number, so that the little nephew can have a bottom in his heart?" Zhou Chong's heart sank when he heard this, for Xie Da to tell himself so solemnly, I am afraid that the price paid to get acquainted with those three high-ranking officials is definitely not a small amount.

Hearing Zhou Chong's questioning, I saw Xie Da groaning for a moment, and finally stretched out two fingers after the last moment.

"Twenty thousand taels?" Zhou Zhong asked softly, although 20,000 taels is not a small amount, but in terms of the huge profits of smuggling, it is nothing.

However, Zhou Chong obviously guessed wrong, only to see Xie Da shook his head lightly and said: "It's not 20,000, but 20,000, of which the prefect's annual income is 10,000, and Tongzhi and Tongju are each closed."

"Phew!" Zhou Zhong slapped the table again when he heard this, and the person also stood up all of a sudden, and said angrily at the same time, "Twenty percent of the income? Why didn't they rob it? ”

Seeing Zhou Chong's angry appearance, Xie Da shook his head lightly and said: "Nephew Zhou Xian, you really don't want to be too expensive, the income of 20% is only my estimate, the people in the officialdom are all human spirits, if they understand the grievances between you and Xie Di, I am afraid they will ask for a higher price." (To be continued......)