Zhou Zhong had some new ideas about the smuggling model that the Ming Dynasty had used for many years, and in order to verify the feasibility of his ideas, Zhou Zhong summoned Uncle Camel and Sun Tong to the hall, and then collected information from them in all aspects, and the results showed that Zhou Chong's new ideas were completely feasible, which finally put him at ease.

At night, I didn't sleep all night last night, and the brothers who participated in the raid on the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce finally woke up, at this time, Zhou Chong and Sanniang had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone to celebrate, and the wine and food for the celebration banquet were also very simple, in a word, it was a large bowl of meat and wine, for these dark-skinned boatmen, there was nothing more affordable than these wine and meat.

When everyone came, he had to let Zhou Chong speak, but Zhou Chong knew that if he wanted to gain the favor of these rude men in front of him, he should not talk too much nonsense. Therefore, after he stood up, he directly picked up the big bowl in front of him and said: "Brothers, today we destroyed the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce on Dog Day, avenged the two brothers who died the day before yesterday, and also got out of the nest during this time, this is everyone's credit, let's do a bowl!" ”

Zhou Zhong said this, raised the big bowl in his hand and took the lead in drinking it. The surrounding boatmen saw that this white-skinned young master was so arrogant, and they all applauded loudly, and then picked up the big bowl in front of them and drank it all.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, as long as everyone is willing to follow me Zhou Chong, I will ensure that everyone will be like today in the future, drinking wine and eating meat, and having a feast!" Zhou Chong's speech was clean and neat, and once again won the favor of the surrounding shipwrights and men, and everyone was really hungry at this time, so as soon as Zhou Chong's words fell, these people immediately picked up the wine and meat in front of them and stuffed them into their mouths.

"Wenda, I'm a rough person, I don't know how to speak, but I can also see in the past two days, although you and the old club are not the same kind of people, but they are both people who do great things, my Sun Tong is here to toast you, and in the future, I will borrow whatever you command, even if it is to let me jump into the sea, my old grandson will never frown!" When Sun Tong said this, he drank all the spirits in the bowl.

Hearing Sun Tong express his allegiance to himself in front of everyone, Zhou Chong was also very excited, and picked up the wine bowl again and said: "Okay, since Uncle Sun said so, then I Zhou Chong is not welcome, I dare not say anything else, but as long as I am here for a day, I will never let anyone underestimate our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce!" ”

After Zhou Zhong finished speaking, he also drank it all, and then smiled with Sun Tong is relatively big smile. Immediately afterwards, Uncle Camel and Sanniang also stood up, and also said the words of following Zhou Chong, and then gave Zhou Zhong a bowl of wine respectively.

At this time, Zhou Zhong had already drunk four bowls of wine in a row, adding up to at least two or three catties, although the degree of this southern wine was not high, but he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, and hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of vegetables to cushion his stomach, and then drank a few sips of strong tea, which made him feel better.

However, it is destined that Zhou Zhong will not be able to stand and go back tonight, just after Sun Tong and them toasted, some small leaders and stewards in the Chamber of Commerce also stepped forward to see the Shao Dong family, and by the way, they toasted a bowl of wine, this wine is not to be drunk, so Zhou Zhong had to take out the posture of sacrificing his life to accompany the gentleman, and even he himself didn't know how much Lu Dao had drunk after the end? Anyway, he only remembered that there seemed to be more and more figures around him, and his feet were like riding a boat, always turning around and standing unsteadily, and he fell directly on the wine table after the last one, and he no longer knew what happened behind the road?

Zhou Zhong didn't know how long he had slept this night, until he felt that his throat and eyes were about to burst into flames, his brain hurt badly, and his whole body seemed to fall apart, he couldn't use half of his strength at all, and he couldn't even open his eyelids, so he could only shout weakly: "Water ~ water ~ , I want to drink water!" ”

Zhou Chong's shout was quickly answered, with a light footsteps, a faint aroma hit, and then Zhou Chong felt that his head was held up by a soft arm, and a glass of water was sent to his mouth, he didn't care much, opened his mouth wide and drank the water in the cup, and then he lay down again, and his mind was confused, and then he fell asleep again.

When Zhou Chong woke up for the second time, he finally felt that he had regained some strength, only to see that he finally opened his heavy eyelids, and then struggled to sit up from the bed, then he found that he was in a strange room, and the layout of the whole room was very simple, nothing more than a bed, a table, a chair and a big bookshelf.

"You're finally awake." When he was looking at this strange room, he suddenly heard a familiar voice say.

Zhou Zhong followed the sound and looked at it, only to see that by the open window of the room, Xie Lingyun was wearing a pale green dress, holding an unfinished book, twisting his head and looking at him with a light smile, and the sunlight behind him came from the window, reflecting the skin on Xie Lingyun's face into a translucent color, making her whole person look crystal clear, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world.

"You...... Why are you here? Zhou Zhong asked very strangely, although his brain was groggy, but if he remembered correctly, he was obviously drinking with his subordinates in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, and he was drunk and unconscious, so he should be in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce now, how could Xie Lingyun come to his room?

I saw Xie Lingyun close the book in his hand, then walked over lightly and said with a smile: "I came to look for you early this morning, but I was invited here by Sanniang, I thought you would wake up soon, but I didn't expect to wait until now." ”

"Huh? You've always been here? Zhou Chong suddenly thought that someone had fed him water just now, could it be that it was Xie Lingyun in front of him? Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chong knew the answer, because Xie Lingyun heard his question, and immediately understood what Zhou Chongzhong was thinking, his face suddenly became a little blushing, and he turned slightly sideways and didn't dare to look at Zhou Chong again.

Speaking of which, during this time, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun went in and out together, and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce cooperated closely with the Xie family, plus the two of them were comparable in appearance, so Sanniang and Uncle Camel and other people from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce mistakenly thought that there was something between the two of them. So when Xie Lingyun came to find Zhou Chong today, Sanniang immediately took her to Zhou Chong's room very enthusiastically, and kindly created an opportunity for the two to be alone, and then Zhou Chong wanted to drink water, but Xie Lingyun couldn't ignore it, so he poured a glass of water and fed him to drink.

Thinking of Xie Lingyun, a young lady who personally fed herself water, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but seeing the other party's shy expression, he could only take the initiative to break the embarrassment and said, "I don't know if Miss Lingyun came to me today, but what's the matter?" ”

Hearing Zhou Zhong ask about his reason, Xie Lingyun finally felt that the atmosphere was no longer embarrassing, but his face was still a little hot, and he immediately spoke: "Well, the slave family came here today to discuss something with the son. ”

Zhou Chong had already struggled to sit up from the bed at this time, and put on the clothes on his body haphazardly, Xie Lingyun twisted his head to the side and didn't dare to look at it, until Zhou Chong put on his clothes, and then he said: "Oh, I don't know what Miss Lingyun wants to discuss with me?" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong put on his clothes, Xie Lingyun turned around and glanced at Zhou Chong, whose clothes were messy, and then lowered his head shyly, and gently walked to the table in the bedroom and said: "Childe, please see, this is the map of the area from Songjiang to Shuangyu Port, after careful consideration these days, the little woman feels that the soap workshop cannot be placed on land, otherwise it is not conducive to secrecy, but if the workshop is placed on an island, the problem of secrecy will be solved." ”

Hearing that Xie Lingyun came to discuss the location of the soap workshop with him, Zhou Chong also put down a trace of thought in his heart, and strode to the table, where there was a map that had been opened, and the annotations on the map were very detailed, not only Songjiang and Ningbo, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but also some small islands on the sea were also marked very clearly. Among them, on an island not far from Songjiang Mansion, where Hangzhou Bay meets the sea, Xie Lingyun made a special mark with a red pen.

"Is this the address of the soap workshop chosen by Miss Lingyun?" Zhou Zhong stretched out his hand and pointed to the red marker on the map.

"Not bad!" I saw Xie Lingyun gently pull a strand of hair on his forehead behind his ear, and then lightly opened his lips and introduced, "This is a small archipelago composed of several islands, of which there are two largest areas, because there are many sheep on the island, so they are called Big Sheep Island and Little Sheep Island, these two islands are not only very close to Songjiang, but also hold Hangzhou, Ningbo and other places, it is a rare traffic artery, in the past, our Xie family built a foothold on the island, and we are also very familiar with it, if the workshop is built there, not only can it be kept secret, It is also very convenient to transport raw materials and goods. ”

Hearing that Xie Lingyun was so thoughtful, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but nod and said: "Setting up the workshop on the island is indeed a good way to keep the craftsmanship from leaking, the only trouble is the inconvenience of transportation, but your Xie family's fleet is constantly coming and going, and it is also very convenient, but out of secrecy, the workers in the workshop on the island are bound to stay on the island all the time, in this case, is anyone willing to work in the workshop?" ”

"Don't worry about this, there are more than 20,000 victims outside Songjiang Mansion, as long as we pay the workers, and then bring the workers' families to the island, those victims will definitely rush to go, and they won't be able to recruit people!" Xie Lingyun said confidently, from the time she planned to make soap, she had already taken a fancy to the victims outside Songjiang City, these people only need to give them a bite to eat, let alone go to work on an isolated island, even if they are willing to be cattle and horses.

Zhou Zhong couldn't help but nod when he heard this, thinking that Xie Lingyun really deserved to be a businessman, and all aspects of things had been considered.

However, when Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun had just agreed on the matter of the soap workshop, suddenly someone from the Chamber of Commerce came in to report that someone came to visit Zhou Chong, and when they heard this person's name, Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun both showed surprise.