Thousands of miles away, Zhongyang and Yanchang are the places where Zhang Chu is most concerned, where there are victims who are struggling in the famine, brothers who have fought together in life and death, and their lovers.

In order not to fall into the reincarnation of the failure of the peasant rebellion for thousands of years, Zhang Chu explored a new path, from Shaanxi all the way north to Beijing to fight, drifted across the ocean to the south to Zhejiang to Liuheng Island, and left Zhongyang for more than half a year unconsciously.

Through the communication network established by the Zhongyang Bureau of Statistics, the news of Zhongyang has been spread. Li Yi led the team back shortly after Zhang Chu's departure, and he returned to Yanchang with cavalry and cattle and horses stolen from Houjin. Many of King Qin's armies were scattered due to lack of food, and Li Yi became a dazzling general under this background. Zhang Chu was reported to have taken foot soldiers to fight with the Houjin soldiers, not knowing life and death. Changli Zhixian also reported that Zhang Chu led the team away without a trace. The officials of the Ming Dynasty understood the fate of leading more than 1,000 people to encounter a full of Tartars in the field battle, and knew that Zhang Chu was more than lucky.

The court of the dead is never stingy with the rewards of the court, and the dead will no longer come to compete with the officials for positions, and the dead will not come to receive money. Zhang Chu was promoted to an official and became a guerrilla, but he was just a dead guerrilla. According to the usual practice, it is necessary to shade the children and grandchildren, Zhang Chu's parents have no children, and the court is also saved.

Li Yi gave Yang He the Tatar people he brought back, Yang He was very happy, and Bao Li Yi replaced Zhang Chu as the extended garrison. Yang He was also praised by the emperor for this. The military and civilians in Zhang Chu's sphere of influence held their inherent territory and did not make major moves. The officials and soldiers were busy exterminating the thieves, and there was no way to do anything about this place where the officials were not thieves and thieves, so they could only let it go.

Everything seemed very calm, and Zhang Chu knew that an even bigger crisis was coming. After being appeased, the thieves rebelled again, and the silver used by the court for appeasement was also about to run out. The attitude towards the thieves in the court will change dramatically, from appeasement to purge. Hong Chengchou will take over as governor of Yansui, and the butcher's knife will be officially raised in the face of the insurgents, and the struggle in Shanxi, Shaanxi will be more intense.

Zhang Chu wanted to rush back to Zhongyang before all this happened and arrange countermeasures.

To return to Zhongyang, in addition to determination, you also need to make various preparations. People who purchased sulfur and other materials that were urgently needed in Zhongyang were sent out. The personnel on Liuheng Island began to be screened, and some important craftsmen will go to Zhongyang together. The Portuguese led by Li Fugui were divided into two parts, a small number of those who were proficient in naval warfare stayed on Liuheng Island, and the rest followed Zhang Chu to Zhongyang. Li Fugui was very reluctant to the fleet, and later heard that Zhongyang had a large amount of land and could participate in the battle, and his aristocratic dream was not far away when he got there, and he came to the spirit again.

The survival of those who remain is a top priority. Zheng Zhilong suffered a secret loss, and he hadn't discovered the existence of the security army yet, but he couldn't be unguarded. Zhang Chu ordered the captured ships to be repaired and renovated to enhance the strength of the ship's artillery. As long as the fortress in the harbor is not attacked by the enemy, the possibility of being breached is very small, and all this can ensure the safety of Liuheng Island.

Zhang Chu and Yang Liu discussed and planned together for two days and set a strategy for the development of Liuheng Island.

Bidding farewell to Yang Liu, Zhang Chu took people ashore to Ningbo, and Zhang Chu also had to meet with Zhou Jialin to arrange business activities in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Zhang Chu was fighting at sea, Zhou Jialin was not idle, and it was very hard to go back and forth between Nanjing and Ningbo. After receiving Zhang Chu's notice, he immediately rushed to the Ningbo factory to meet Zhang Chu.

After a few months, the two of them have undergone tremendous changes, and under the effect of the sea breeze and the scorching sun, Zhang Chu's original white and tender skin has turned black and red, becoming more and more like a fisherman at sea. Zhou Jialin went back and forth among the wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, and his grace and luxury were even better, and the demeanor of everyone's sons was full.

Zhang Chu couldn't help but sigh that his future of eating with his face was ruined.

The military strength of the security army in Jiangnan is the foundation, and on this basis, it is necessary to vigorously develop commerce, and to support Zhongyang, it is necessary to rely on the money earned by Zhou Jialin. Zhongyang Bank's business is not very good, and it can only be regarded as barely maintaining. The trading house is very prosperous, and high-quality and low-cost cotton yarn and cotton cloth gradually occupy the market. Zhou Jialin designed the brand and trademark according to Zhang Chu's requirements, and merchants began to look for eye-catching Zhongyang signs when buying goods.

The factory workers were working overtime, and more women who had no food and clothing signed a deed of sale with Zhou Jialin and sent them to work day and night in the factory on Liuheng Island. The new machine has brought high profits, and the more money is made, Zhou Jialin has enough confidence, and part of the money is used to expand the factory in Liuheng Island, most of which is invested in the shipyard, and three large sea ships are being built, and they will be launched in a few days. Zhang Chu's goal was to use his fleet to escort the ship, open up a route to Nagasaki, and sell cotton yarn and cloth to Nagasaki.

After staying in Ningbo for a few days, the business operation was almost arranged, and Zhang Chu's tense nerves relaxed. He decided to take a look at the city in the south of the Yangtze River before leaving, to see the green and prosperous, and it would be a different scene to return to Shaanxi.

Walking on the street and looking at the busy crowd, Zhang Chu thought of his subordinates who were far away in Zhongyang, and he didn't know what they were doing now.

A noisy sound came, like singing Ningbo dialect Zhang Chu couldn't understand very well, which was mixed with a language that touched Zhang Chu's nerves, more than ten years of painful learning made Zhang Chu deeply impressed by this language, the noise was mixed with English. The British, and now there are Britons in Ningbo.

Looking closer, I saw three white people who were obviously different from the Chinese being coaxed out by the little two of the hotel next to them, and their luggage was thrown to the ground, looking very embarrassed, and the three white men were making salutes there, pleading in Chinese, and from time to time a few words of English came out in a hurry. At this time, Daming is a big country, and there is nothing polite to these people, and there is no money to live in a store.

Out of curiosity, Zhang Chu wanted to talk to these white English-speaking people. I have greeted in English in the past, and Zhang Chu still knows these words. When the white man heard the language of his homeland, he immediately felt that he had met with a foreign country. A burst of crazy English struck, and Zhang Chu immediately stopped them. Here is the language of the Ming Dynasty. The white people had to change back to the Chinese dialect of Knock Knock. Zhang Chu is very happy in his heart, he will speak Chinese in China, and Chinese will become an international language in the future, and the use of Chinese will start with me.

The three white men were really from England, and the first was a man in his thirties, with the common name of the British, John.

John and the three are successful people in England, engaged in wool weaving in their hometown, step by step from apprentice to boss, accumulated wealth, have their own workshop, live a rich life, people's pursuit of wealth is endless, see others make more money from overseas, and they are full of adventure They also boarded the ship to the East.

Fate played a joke on them, and the sea ship took them to the coast of China. The well-developed cotton textile industry along China's coast rendered their knowledge of wool useless. I was deceived by the villagers who came with me to buy the goods, and I couldn't afford to buy a ticket to return home, and now I don't even have the money to live in the hotel, and I am about to starve on the street.

They have no relatives in this strange country, and hearing that Zhang Chu can speak English makes them feel very cordial.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Chu was not a good person, and after listening to their story, he turned around and was about to leave.

Now John and the others panicked, and as soon as Zhang Chu left, their last chance of survival was gone.

They already have an understanding of China, and seeing that Zhang Chu is neatly dressed and has an entourage, he should be a rich man, and there is no problem in supporting the three of them more.

chased Zhang Chu for a while, and finally the two sides reached an agreement, and the three became Zhang Chu's lifelong slaves, Zhang Chu took care of their food, and Zhang Chu was happy to reward them if they did a good job.

The three of them were very satisfied with this result, and the problem of eating was solved, and Zhang Chu also said that he would take them to a place full of endless prairies, where cattle and sheep were everywhere. Their technique of spinning wool will come into play. If they do a good job, Zhang Chu will give them land, they can have their own estates, and they can bring their wives and children to live in China.

Isn't it my dream to settle in the vast and wealthy China and have my own estate? As long as you can get wealth, there is nothing unacceptable about working for Zhang Chu for the rest of her life.

Zhang Chu was in a good mood, and finally had the feeling of accepting a younger brother, and accepted three foreign younger brothers at once, which would definitely be a face-saving thing in the future generations.

The three foreigners are indeed very useful to Zhang Chu's next plan.