"Brother, please come in, that kid is really like you said, he doesn't want to hand over Malacca City at all!" Huang Qionghai saw the tall man with gray hair outside, and immediately spoke, he had already known that the other party would come to him.

The tall man outside walked into the cabin, and then carefully closed the door, and then spoke: "The Ming court was already in internal and external troubles, at this time it actually sent a sailor to Nanyang, and also spent a lot of effort to beat away the Portuguese, if they are just to protect the safety of the subject country, I'm afraid the ghost won't believe it, and this place in Nanyang can make the Ming Dynasty look at it, I'm afraid there is only money, after all, occupying the port of Malacca, it is equivalent to an inexhaustible money bag, Although it cannot completely solve the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty, it can always relieve some pressure. ”

I saw that the man who came in was wearing a boatman's short jacket, his skin was also dark and shiny, and the gray hair on his head was casually pinned to his head with a fishbone thick with chopsticks, looking like an elderly ordinary boatman. However, Huang Qionghai called him "brother" just now, which is a little strange.

"Brother is right, I think Zhou Chong's kid is the idea, I heard that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty values him very much, it is likely that as you guessed, he used smuggling to open up a new financial route for the Ming royal family, and now he is even more interested in the idea of Nanyang, but it has only been less than two years, how did he make the Chamber of Commerce so big, and how did he get in touch with the emperor boy in the capital?" Huang Qionghai was also puzzled when he said the most embarrassing, at this time, not only did he not have the slightest respect for Zhou Chong in his words, but even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was called a "kid". It's bold.

The tall man didn't care about Huang Qionghai's disrespect to the Ming Emperor in his words. I saw him walking back and forth in the cabin a few times. After that, he suddenly stopped and said, "Qionghai, I think I should go and see Zhou Chong!" ”

Hearing the words of this tall man, Huang Qionghai said a little anxiously: "Brother, this must not be, you have already said before, the current Zhou Zhong is definitely not the original Zhou Chong, after all, the original Zhou Zhong was raised by you, and you know him best." With his ability, it is impossible to bring the Chamber of Commerce back to life in such a short period of time, let alone become the overlord of Shuangyu Port, and even now it is still in the officialdom, this is like a demon! ”

Hearing Huang Qionghai's words, the tall man couldn't help but hesitate, and stood there with his head bowed and didn't speak. This tall man is none other than Zhou Chong's father, Zhou Hai, everyone thought that he died in a shipwreck, but the truth of the matter is not so. Zhou Hai actually did not die, but stayed in Jinzhou in the South Seas. Together with his younger brother Huang Qionghai, he managed the territory of the Kingdom of Malacca on Jinzhou.

Zhou Hai's original name is Huang Zuohai, he and Huang Qionghai are brothers of the same mother, but Huang Zuohai has returned to Daming since he was a child, and then lived for decades, although he went back to Nanyang several times during the period, but they all came and went in a hurry, but he and his younger brother Huang Qionghai kept letters, and the relationship between the two brothers was also very close, and Huang Zuohai's feelings for the Huang family were also extremely deep.

I saw Huang Zuohai bow his head and ponder for a while, and then he spoke: "Zhou Chong was terminally ill at the beginning, I almost looked for doctors to treat him, but everyone concluded that he would not live until the end of the year, if Zhou Chong died, then my years of hard work would be meaningless, plus there was an accident in the family at that time, I gave up everything and returned to Nanyang, but I didn't expect Zhou Chong to not die, but he was still extraordinary everywhere, but that was not Zhou Chong at all, although his appearance is the same as Zhou Chong, but he is by no means Zhou Chong!" ”

When it comes to the most reluctant, Huang Zuohai is also a little excited and incoherent, and even has a look of fear on his face, after all, he is Zhou Chong's father, he has watched him grow up since he was a child, and he has formulated Zhou Chong's lessons little by little, and even he has planned Zhou Chong's life trajectory, but he never expected that something would go wrong at the last moment, and this most familiar son also seemed to have become another person, completely beyond his control, how could he not be afraid?

Seeing the look on the eldest brother's face, Huang Qionghai hurriedly poured him a cup of tea and handed it over, Huang Zuohai took it and took a big sip of it, and then sat down panting, but there was still a little panic in his eyes.

"Big brother, don't think about why Zhou Zhong has changed so much, after all, we have been thinking about it for a long time, and in the end, we really can't think of any other possibilities except for the possibility of a demon possession." At this time, Huang Qionghai also poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip of it and said helplessly.

"Demons? Qionghai, do you say that there are really demons and monsters in this world? Zhou Chong's current appearance is like the nerd who only knew how to read before, but he is obviously Zhou Chong, what other possibilities can explain this matter besides the possession of demons and monsters? Huang Zuohai's speculation is actually very close to the truth of the facts, but he has always thought that ghosts and gods are nonsense, so when he said these words, even he didn't believe it.

Huang Qionghai heard that his brother, who had never believed in ghosts and gods, said such a thing, and immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, the theory of ghosts and gods is too vain, we have lived for decades, and we have never seen any ghosts and gods, although the facts that happened to Zhou Chong are too incredible, but I prefer to believe that there is something in this that we don't know, and even this Zhou Chong is probably just a guy who looks exactly the same as the original Zhou Chong!" ”

Huang Zuohai didn't react to his younger brother's words, I saw him bow his head and ponder for a long time, and finally said again with a firm face: "No matter what, I must see Zhou Chong, no matter how he became what he is now, presumably after seeing my father, he will definitely show some horses' feet!" ”

"Big brother can't, Zhou Zhong has already seen the emperor in Daming before, in case he knows his true life experience, then the eldest brother will go to see him this time, won't he fall into the net?" When Huang Qionghai heard his eldest brother's decision, his face immediately changed and he stopped, he was not only worried about Huang Zuohai's safety, but also worried that if Huang Zuohai was arrested, then the secret that their family had guarded for many years might be difficult to preserve, and it might be the result of being beheaded by the whole family.

"It's not as simple as you think, Zhou Chong's life experience is only known to me and you, the people who participated in this matter back then are all dead, it is impossible for a second person to know Lu Dao, and if he knows his own life experience, I'm afraid that the world will already know it now, where will he only be a small admiral like now?" Huang Zuohai said in a calm tone, the original plan cost him almost all his life's energy, and he paid a great price, but unfortunately the last plan fell short because of an accident, so he had to figure out the reason for this no matter what.

Hearing the eldest brother's analysis, Huang Qionghai also felt that it made sense, and he could also understand Huang Zuohai's thoughts, so Huang Qionghai lowered his head and thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, big brother, since you want to find out what is going on, then I won't stop you from going to see Zhou Chong, but for the safety of the family, you can't just go to see Zhou Chong directly." ”

Although Huang Qionghai is Huang Zuohai's younger brother, he is now the patriarch of the family, so no matter what he does, his first consideration is the safety of the family, so he will never allow Huang Zuohai to gamble with the safety of the entire family.

Huang Zuohai also understands his younger brother's situation, and he doesn't intend to expose his relationship with the Huang family, even before he opens his mouth, he has already thought of a safe plan in his heart, as long as he acts according to this strategy, no matter what happens to Zhou Chong in the future, it will not affect the Huang family.

A few days later, a small fleet of spices from the southeast of the South Sea Islands came to the port of Malacca, which had restored order, and it seemed that it was intending to find a buyer in the port of Malacca.

This morning, Fugui got up early as usual, he and his brother Wangcai are Zhou Chong's most trusted servants, in addition to helping Zhou Chong with his errands, he also has to take care of Zhou Chong's diet and daily life, and he has been living in the barracks with Zhou Zhong during this time.

After Fugui washed, the sky in the east was just white, but Fugui had his own things to do, so he immediately left the barracks, and then walked in the direction of Sanbao Mountain not far away, still carrying a food box in his hand. Fugui is going to buy breakfast for Zhou Chong, because the food in the army is very rough, and it is okay to eat it occasionally, but he feels unbearable to eat Zhou Chong for a long time, so after settling in Malacca, Fugui goes to Sanbaoshan every day to buy food for him, there is a restaurant opened by the Han people, and the Central Plains food is very suitable for Zhouzhong's appetite.

As usual, Fugui came to the most prosperous street in Sanbaoshan, and then found a big restaurant that said "Zhao's Restaurant", which serves all kinds of breakfast every morning, including steamed buns, steamed dumplings, porridge, pancakes, etc., not only the local Han people like to come here to eat, but also those Han people who temporarily stay in the port also like to run here for breakfast.

Fugui asked for three steamed buns, two pancakes, and three bowls of porridge, of course, these things are not eaten by Zhou Zhong alone, Fugui and his brother Wangcai also like to eat breakfast here.

Just when Fugui put breakfast in the food box and turned around to leave, he suddenly saw a group of boatmen dressed as boatmen outside the restaurant, and he didn't care, but when he staggered past these people, the corner of his eyes inadvertently swept a familiar figure, which made him stop suddenly, stunned there in disbelief, and after a while, he muttered: "Master? (To be continued......)