Chapter XXIV

After throwing Liu Fu away a few streets, Yang Hongwen suddenly stopped his war horse, turned his head and reminded Zhang Mingzhi with a little dissatisfaction: "Shouyi, tonight's matter is a little too much!" Liu Sanye is not so easy to bully, after all, the dog jumps over the wall when he is in a hurry, if you do this, it will make Uncle Zhang and Uncle Li embarrassed! Don't forget what happened at the docks last night, Uncle Li didn't sleep all night! ”

"What's this, if they knew, I'm afraid they would like me to do this, Liu Laosan is like that, he should have given him some color a long time ago, relying on the support of the Cao Chamber of Commerce, he really regarded himself as a character!" Zhang Mingzhi didn't think so at all, pouted and responded lightly, and then saw Yang Hongwen's face gloomy, but he didn't say anything more, smiled faintly at the other party, nodded and added: "Okay, Brother Yang, I have a sense of proportion, don't think too much!" Last night's incident was just an accident, and wasn't it a false alarm in the end! Don't be as suspicious as your uncle! ”

"Hey! There are some things you don't know too well! For Zhang Mingzhi's performance, Yang Hongwen has no surprises, the two grew up together, and the temper between each other has long been well understood, Yang Hongwen knows that no matter what he says, it will not affect the other party's thoughts, but after a moment of silence, he still nodded, and explained in a deep voice: "The current situation is a little chaotic, the imperial court lost the war in Jiangnan, the thief army went all the way south, Guangzhou City may become a battlefield sooner or later, and at present, the city is still in chaos, although Uncle Li is in an important position as a festival envoy, you also know, Our Lingnan Dongdao is different, the financial and military power is not in the hands of Uncle Li alone, and there are two forces of the Observation Envoy and the City Envoy who are involved! ”

"That's it! I know! If you make a mistake, you will lose the whole game! Hearing this, Zhang Mingzhi interrupted Yang Hongwen's analysis with a smile, which also made the other party a little crying and laughing, so he had to look at Zhang Mingzhi helplessly and shook his head, sighed lightly, nodded and instructed again: "Anyway, you have been careful recently, try not to show up on these trivial things, so as not to worry Uncle Zhang and them!" ”

"Understood, Brother Yang, don't worry about it, it's hard to take your brothers out at night, don't be verbose, go back quickly!" Zhang Mingzhi couldn't stand the other party's preaching, but he had to endure listening as much as possible, and hurriedly waved his hand at Yang Hongwen to urge the other party to leave, and then thanked the guards behind Yang Hongwen: "Brothers, thank you for tonight's incident!" When I have time to go back, I invite my brothers to drink and listen to music! ”

"Alright, let's go back! These brothers who helped, you can take care of it tonight! Yang Hongwen waved his hand and left behind a few guards who helped carry Ding Li and Saidgaard. While turning the dock, he raised his head to the side of the street, smiled back at Zhang Mingzhi with deep meaning, and dropped a sentence: "Uncle Xiang is waiting over there, I won't go, you can say hello to him on my behalf by the way!" Take care! ”

"What?! Hey, Brother Yang! Why didn't you say it earlier? Not interesting enough! Zhang Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, waved his fist hatefully at Yang Hongwen's back, and muttered in a low voice.

Thinking of Uncle Xiang, the big housekeeper who was even more verbose than his father, Zhang Mingzhi's facial features twisted together, but since the other party had already come, Zhang Mingzhi still had to go to see the other party, so he cheered up, put on a smile, and urged the horse in the direction that Yang Hongwen said.

"Uncle Xiang, why are you here in person in the middle of the night?" After seeing Uncle Xiang, the chief housekeeper of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Mingzhi hurriedly jumped off the horse and greeted him, said hello with a smile, and then did not forget to scold the subordinates behind Uncle Xiang: "It's so late, you don't give Uncle Xiang a coat, don't you know the sea breeze in the past two days?" ”

"It's okay, needless to say them, I insisted on coming!" How could Uncle Xiang not know Zhang Mingzhi's thoughts, on the surface, he was blaming everyone for not adding clothes to himself, but in fact, he was secretly blaming everyone for alarming him, but Uncle Xiang didn't have any other reaction, just shook his head lightly, and said calmly: "Young master, don't be nervous, tonight's incident is not a big deal, we should indeed give Liu Laosan a look at the color!" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Mingzhi was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect that Uncle Xiang, who had always liked to restrain his behavior, actually agreed with his own approach, and couldn't help but look at Uncle Xiang with surprise, as if he wanted to confirm whether the other party was telling the truth.

"Young Master, you don't have to look at me like that, it's the truth!" Seeing this, Uncle Xiang smiled slightly and patiently explained: "Two days ago, Leper Wu openly went to our dock to make trouble, and based on this alone, he Leprosy Wu won't live long!" But Liu Sanye still dared to come out to support Leper Wu, if we don't say it again, wouldn't we let a dog from the Cao Chamber of Commerce ride on our necks? People fight with people, dogs can only be dogs forever, and when they are disobedient, they still need to be taught a lesson! ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Mingzhi's heart was relieved, and he didn't have to be scolded by his father when he went home, so he smiled at Uncle Xiang, and said with a modest face: "Hehe, Uncle Xiang's analysis is right, in fact, I just thought of it a little before, and I didn't think about it so thoughtfully, it seems that it is really crooked!" ”

"Well, but I still hope that the young master will discuss it with the master before making any decisions in the future, or you can talk to me!" Uncle Xiang nodded with satisfaction, he could understand that although Zhang Mingzhi was arrogant and uninhibited, he was really not bad at heart, especially for his own parents, he would almost never say half a word in person.

"No problem, it should be!" Zhang Mingzhi stretched out his hand and scratched his head, laughing again and again.

"This is Ding Li's kid?" Uncle Xiang shifted his gaze to the few people behind Zhang Mingzhi, and finally his gaze stayed on the bloody Ding Li, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, his brows furrowed, and he asked in a deep voice: "It's all like this, can you still live?" ”

"It should be fine! There was a sanity just now! I shouldn't have died so soon! Zhang Mingzhi also glanced at Ding Li with uncertainty, then glanced at Saidgaard, and grinned and added: "Anyway, this can't die, it's just that the blood loss is a little too much, but being young is not in the way, make up for it more, it won't take long!" ”

"Well, let's go back quickly, don't delay any longer!" Uncle Xiang nodded with a serious face, his blazing eyes still looked at Ding Li a few more times, and muttered to Zhang Mingzhi thoughtfully: "Young master, this kid is not ordinary, he can bring down Leper Wu with the power of one person, and he can survive from Liu Laosan's hands, if he cultivates more, he will become a great tool in the future, and he can become your right-hand man!" ”

"That's nature, otherwise, how could I get involved!" Zhang Mingzhi nodded with the same feeling, groaned, his eyes swept over Ding Li again, and sighed thoughtfully: "This kid, the news of him in the city in the past two days is not small!" I hope he can serve our Zhang Chamber of Commerce wholeheartedly! ”

"Yes, we've been forbearance long enough, it's time to relax and relax!" Uncle Xiang also nodded, with a contemplative expression, he sighed and turned around and walked in front.

Before the Cao Chamber of Commerce, the largest seagoing chamber of commerce in the port of Guangzhou Province was the Zhang family, but after the Cao Chamber of Commerce supported the gang forces formed by outsiders, it gradually encroached on the power of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce at the wharf, resulting in a situation where the two sides are now evenly divided.

"Young master, the master hasn't slept yet, wait for you to go back and discuss the formation of a militia group!" Cold, Uncle Xiang, who was walking in front of his head, didn't look back and said a word.

"What?! It's a militia again! Zhang Mingzhi immediately stopped and looked up at the sky with a distressed expression. Immediately, Zhang Mingzhi immediately made a decision, pulled the reins and turned around, and sighed at Uncle Xiang, who turned around: "Uncle Xiang, go back first!" If my father asked, he would say that I went to the house in Nancheng, and I might go to Fuxu Port to deal with some business affairs in the near future, and I don't think I will come back for a while! As for the affairs of the militia group, I really have no time to dop! ”

"Young master, how can this work!" Uncle Xiang hurriedly ran forward and grabbed Zhang Mingzhi's arm, and analyzed the stakes for the other party with a serious face: "The formation of the militia is a matter of time, and in the entire Guangzhou Mansion, there are not many qualified people who can be ranked, and young master, you can definitely take on the responsibility of the regimental training envoy!" Although it is only a local nature, it is a person from the imperial court, and the lord said that Li Jiedu will come forward to help, and the imperial court will also officially grant Jingjie! How can you say that he is a five-grade military attachΓ©, which is a step higher than the position of the Yang family! ”

"So what? Contribute people, money, and efforts, don't they all still pay out of their own pockets? At that time, you will have to be restrained by the imperial court, and work for the imperial court for free! Zhang Mingzhi has been urged by his father several times, and he is very clear about what Uncle Xiang said, but he is still unmoved, he shrugs his shoulders without caring at all, with an indifferent posture, shakes his head, stretches out his hand to push away Uncle Xiang's arm, smiles faintly, and adds: "I just want to be a carefree businessman, standing on the magnificent Fuxu Port, facing the vast sea, embracing the beautiful women of the world, and enjoying the delicacies of the world!" ”

After that, Zhang Mingzhi's smiling eyes full of future longing narrowed slightly, and he seemed to have reveled in the infinitely yearning fantasy. Then he smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand at Uncle Xiang, and turned to Nancheng: "Uncle Xiang, you should go back first!" Don't mix with the affairs of the militia group! Let my father and his old man also save worry, and take care of the chamber of commerce with peace of mind! I have to leave quickly, otherwise it's hard to say whether this kid Ding Li can survive tonight! ”

"Hey! Really. Looking at the back of Zhang Mingzhi and his entourage leaving, the slightly old Uncle Xiang could only sigh lightly, shook his head helplessly, and did not stop or persuade at all.