A few days after the news of the fleet's safe return came back, Zhou Zhong received another message from the fleet, this time the news was more accurate, Sun Tong told Zhou Chong that their fleet would arrive at Shuangyu Port around noon the next day.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a greater sensation, after all, Sun Tong's fleet is not an ordinary overseas smuggling transaction before, but represents the operation of a new smuggling model, and now if the fleet returns safely, and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce also shares with the cargo owner in proportion to the previous agreement, then it will represent the arrival of a new era of smuggling.

It is precisely because of this that after the news of the return of Sun Tong's fleet spread, not only the cargo owners who were bent on taking a share of the smuggling were rejoicing, but the large and small smugglers in Shuangyu Port also focused their attention on the return of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's fleet.

Not long after breakfast the next morning, Zhou Zhong was preparing to go to the port to greet him, but Sanniang, who got up early to prepare, was very happy to tell him that a large number of people had gathered in the port now, not only the people in the North Port District, but even the people in the South Port and West Port Districts were all here, and the entire wharf was now crowded with people, and it was not easy to find a place to stand.

Although Zhou Chong had expected that many people would come, he didn't expect to attract all the people from Shuangyu Port, which made him quite surprised, and hurriedly sorted out his things and followed Sanniang They hurried to the port.

Fortunately, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce had already sent people in advance to maintain order, and a road to the port had been reserved in advance. Therefore, they can reach the dock smoothly. Now there are people on the dock except for their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. There are also those cargo owners who cooperate in smuggling, as well as some well-known figures in Shuangyu Port, such as Xie Lingyun and Hong Feiyun, are also here.

When these people on the dock saw Zhou Zhong coming, they stepped forward to greet him, especially those cargo owners, who were even more enthusiastic, and Zhou Chong also assured them that as long as the ship arrived ashore. The proceeds of the smuggling could be distributed immediately, and this guarantee also made the owners of the goods smile.

After greeting the others, Xie Lingyun stepped forward and whispered to Zhou Chong: "Your Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is doing this, but you have forced those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port to a dead end, although the strength of these small and medium-sized chambers of commerce is not strong, but if someone wants to make trouble with you, I'm afraid it will be a troublesome matter!" ”

Zhou Zhong smiled when he heard this, and also laughed in a low voice: "Thank you for your concern, I have already thought of a way to deal with this." We will never let those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce trouble us, and they will even be grateful to us in the future. After all, I have always believed that everyone earns money, and only when everyone benefits can the entire industry be bigger and stronger! ”

Although the relationship between Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun is not ordinary, they are both friends and each other in business, so some things also need to be kept secret from her, after all, public is public and private is private, if they are mixed up, there are likely to be problems in the future.

Xie Lingyun didn't expect Zhou Chong to be so bold that he would call himself "lady" under the gaze of everyone, which made her extremely shy, and her always calm face was also flushed with two blushes. Although the people around did not hear the conversation between Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun, they could also see something from the intimate expressions of the two, and many people at the moment even believed that there must be an unknown private relationship between the two behemoths of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce.

Before Zhou Zhong received the news from Sun Tong that he returned at noon, and now there is still a period of time before noon, so many people take this rare opportunity to walk around and have a relationship with some people who may have business dealings, especially those who are small and medium-sized chambers of commerce, they put their main targets on those cargo owners, and they want to get goods from each other with a smile, but unfortunately these cargo owners are all counting on the goods in their hands to bring them greater benefits, and they are not willing to sell the goods at a low price. As a result, the people of the small and medium-sized chamber of commerce who returned home glared angrily at Zhou Chong's side one by one, and it seemed that they wanted to tear him to pieces and swallow him in their stomachs.

In fact, it is not to blame that those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce hate Zhouzhong, there is a saying called "cutting off people's financial routes is like killing parents", people's small and medium-sized chambers of commerce are also people, and there are also a group of wives and children behind them who rely on smuggling to eat, and now the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce pushes such a cooperative smuggling project, and as a result, those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce can not receive goods, and they can't smuggle if they can't receive goods, who do people hate if they don't hate him?

Zhou Zhong also discovered the hostility of those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce to himself, but he turned a blind eye, not to attract envy is mediocrity, the reform of an industry must sacrifice the interests of a group of people, not to mention that he has already arranged a way back for these small and medium-sized chambers of commerce, and when Sun Tong's fleet docks, the business of Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to guarantee these small and medium-sized chambers of commerce will be started immediately, and then I am afraid that these people who hate themselves will immediately change their words and praise their benevolence.

The noisy harbor lasted from morning to noon, and when a mast appeared on the horizon at sea level, the whole harbor fell silent, and everyone was attracted by the distant mast, and as time went on, more and more masts appeared on the sea level, and at the same time, a wide sail also jumped out of the sea, and the size of the fleet was already faintly visible.

Seeing the appearance of the fleet, the port was noisy again, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and those cargo owners were all full of joy, one by one happily pointed to the fleet, and took over the people around them and said non-stop, while those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce people were like ashes, originally they still had a luxury in their hearts, hoping that the fleet of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce would encounter any accidents on the road, but now the fleet returned safely, and finally the luxury in their hearts was shattered.

As time passed, the fleet in the distance was getting closer and closer, and at the same time, the clippers sent by the fleet had taken the lead in entering the port, and then a small leader in the fleet boarded the port and quickly ran to Zhou Chong to report: "Qi Yu Shao Dong, the ten big ships of the fleet have returned safely, and all the goods on board have been sold, in exchange for spices, pepper, corals and other goods, please check the owner!" ”

The little leader said, taking out a thick account book from his bosom, this is all the records of this overseas transaction, according to the rules of smuggling, as long as the smuggling fleet returns, the account book must be sent to the chamber of commerce immediately, and then the goods will be checked, this is mainly to prevent people from taking goods privately.

"Very good, let's go down and rest, the Chamber of Commerce has prepared a banquet for everyone in the evening!" Zhou Zhong took the account book and flipped through it, and then handed it to Sanniang behind him, he couldn't steal the accounts at all, so he still handed it over to a professional to see.

The little leader agreed, and went down to rest with the people of the Chamber of Commerce, and at this time the fleet had reached the periphery of the North Port, and was slowly entering the port under the command of the pilot ship of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and when the first ship had just stopped, there was a sudden loud noise on the dock, and then countless fireworks flew into the sky, although it affected the effect of fireworks during the day, but it also added a lot of festive atmosphere.

It is worth mentioning that these fireworks are not carefully prepared, but those fireworks bought by the shippers themselves, and even some shippers invited some dragon and lion dance teams, but unfortunately there are too many people on the dock today, and there is no place for those dragon and lion dancers to perform, so they have to stay at the gate of the Chamber of Commerce, and wait until the people of the fleet return to the Chamber of Commerce to perform.

Looking at the cargo ships docking one after another in front of him, Zhou Zhong also felt that his heart was finally completely in his stomach, and at the same time, he did not forget to take a serious look at these ships, and found that compared with when he left the port, the hulls of these newly built ships had some traces of wind and waves, and the sails of individual ships were also somewhat damaged.

When all the big ships were docked steadily, I saw a stout guy jumping from one of the big ships, it was Sun Tong, the steward of the fleet this time, and when Sun Tong saw Zhou Chong, he was also excited to take two steps forward, and gave Zhou Chong a deep salute and said: "Owner, Sun Tong is fortunate to not be dishonored this time, and finally brought the fleet back safely!" ”

Zhou Zhong also stepped forward and walked in front of Sun Tong, then stretched out his hand and patted the other party's sturdy shoulder, and said in an excited tone: "Okay!" Uncle Sun, you are worthy of being a good runner in the Chamber of Commerce, and this time the fleet returned safely, you should take the first credit! ”

As soon as Zhou Chong's words fell, Sanniang and Uncle Camel and others also stepped forward to talk to Sun Tong, although they had a dispute before, but the most important thing was that the Chamber of Commerce had no leader, and now Zhou Chong has run the Chamber of Commerce well, and their previous personal grievances have long been resolved.

But now is not the time to speak, this Sanniang and Uncle Camel they also know the way, after a few simple greetings, they immediately commanded the coolies on the dock to move the goods to Luxia, of course, not all move, but to move the goods that the cooperative shippers deserve, these shippers need a variety of goods, including spices and pepper these common Nanyang products, as well as rhinoceros horn, ivory and other more precious goods.

Seeing that the goods they needed were brought off the ship, the owners could no longer maintain any demeanor, and all of them flocked to them at once, smiling and counting their goods. At the same time, the shippers on the wharf who did not participate in the cooperation showed greedy and jealous eyes one by one, looking at those Nanyang specialties that can bring huge profits and were eager to swallow them directly.

After all the goods of those cargo owners were transported off the ship, Zhou Zhong did not let these cargo owners leave with the goods immediately, but stood up and prepared to announce one thing, after all, almost all the people in Shuangyu Port are now concentrated here, and such a good publicity opportunity must not be let go! (To be continued......)