When Yan Siqi and Zheng's aunt and nephew finished their investigation around the island and returned to the Yan Jiajun territory in Dayuangang, Tainan, it was the end of the lunar month.

As she wished, she found that the Gu couple's parent-child trip to Taiwan and self-charging trip were very successful.

The two took the baby and the nanny, lived in Yan Siqi's tiled mansion not far from the Mazu Temple, enjoyed the 180-degree unobstructed sea view on the terrace in the early morning, inspected the Songjiang technicians in the morning to teach weaving skills, followed Wen Akun to visit the black tea kneading workshop and deerskin processing factory of Baodao in the afternoon, and in the warm evening breeze of the South China Sea, while eating a raw seafood feast and drinking pure natural additive-free coconut water, while watching the nanny run barefoot on the beach with the baby.

The blazing style of the island's wide opening and closing is something that the graceful and delicate Jiangnan can't give, which makes Gu Shouqian and Han Ximeng feel fresh and happy.

If there is any slightly dissonant episode, it is that after Yan Siqi and Zheng Haizhu came back, when the two couples sat together with Zheng's aunt and nephew to talk about business, Gu Shouqian did not show too much involvement, but only Wen Yan and Han Ximeng said: "Just watch it." ”

Han Ximeng then whispered to Zheng Haizhu in private, her husband was a little absent-minded, whether he still couldn't look down on the way to do business after all.

Zheng Haizhu remembered that the historical Gu Mansion soon fell into decline in the late Ming Dynasty, and finally relied on the great-granddaughter who inherited Han Yuan's embroidery skills to come forward to set up accounts to collect apprentices and support their livelihoods. Men in the family may not be able to burst from generation to generation, not to mention, women can break into the world by themselves, so why force men to go hand in hand.

Zheng Haizhu then explained Han Ximeng: "Confucius said, don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself." I think I have to add that you should not do to others as you would have them do unto you. Do you think, don't you scoff at the leisurely days of those grandmothers and ladies in Songjiang? Therefore, our hearts are surging with thoughts, if the young master wants to be happy, it is no more ordinary, and the young lady must not be upset. Besides, I saw that the young master came back this time, painted a lot of pictures of the sea and the sun and the door to the galleon, handed it to the younger brother of the Wen family to engrave on the tin can of black tea, and asked Brother Yan about the timing of many guns on the ship, it is enough to see that the young master is far-sighted and open-minded, and he never looks down on businessmen, let alone martial artists. ”

Han Ximeng did not refute.

No matter how much a wife makes a slight remark to her husband, she will not refute the praise of a third party for her husband.

And Zheng Haizhu understands a truth better, whether it is a sister, a close friend, or extending to the realm of all acquaintances, when a woman complains about her husband, the listener should never add fuel to the fire.

Seeing that Han Ximeng seemed to chew his words carefully, Zheng Haizhu continued: "Miss is doing business with us, taking advantage of the east wind of Songjiang's Ming Sui switch, and planning a good exchange of sea sellers from Nanzhili to Taiwan, so that the business between the Han family and the Gu family will be bigger on the sea, of course, it is your courage, Miss." But if the young master only loves Danqing calligraphy or firearms techniques, he can cultivate this way. In the future, your younger generations, doing business, engaging in literature, appreciating calligraphy and painting like Dong Gong, and drilling Western skills like Sun Yuanhua and Sun Ye, will come out of a broad world. ”

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Han Ximeng was relieved, so he thought about the business again, and said to Zheng Haizhu: "Songjiang cloth, Weitang yarn, Suzhou embroidery, Huzhou silk, Hangzhou brocade, these things, there are too many things in Jiangnan, Brother Yan because of your affection, let Haoming Trading Company only ask my second uncle to collect cotton cloth, which is a big foil for our Han family." Then we can't be unreasonable, Ah Zhu, take a look, did our couple invest money into Haoming Trading Company, or directly asked Brother Yan to buy Taiwan's native products and go back to Songjiang to sell? ”

Zheng Haizhu has long been prepared for this answer.

Han Ximeng is kind to her, and she is also repaying the favor, but at present, she doesn't want to introduce the Gu couple as the original shareholders of Haoming Trading Company, and Haoming Trading Company should not dilute its equity so quickly.

"Miss, the risk of dividends is greater than the risk of selling them, so let's buy the goods directly. The copper that Brother Yan took over from Japan is the best to sell in Daming, but my firearms workshop has to set a lot, otherwise I can't make cannons, so Miss won't rob it with me. Taiwan's local black tea, the market is mainly to the Dutch, in the future may be able to go to Liaodong to sell to Tatars, Jiangnan is used to drinking tea in a place that is not easy to sell for the time being, and there is no need to sell it. Songjiang is cold in autumn and winter, and Taiwan's deerskin should be good to shoot. There is one more thing, Miss must buy, that is, sucrose. ”

When Han Ximeng heard this, he smiled and said, "Sucrose is also the goods I have taken a fancy to in the past two days." Ah Zhu, your fellow countryman is really powerful, he occupies Taiwan, and he will only be counted for two years, right? So much sugar cane has been grown. ”

Zheng Haizhu nodded: "Sugarcane can only be grown well in hot places, and Taiwan is very suitable." I also asked Wen Akun yesterday, and she said that this year's cane sugar has been made in the wax moon, and it is estimated that it is 10,000 catties smaller. I'm going to take some to Xiamen to do some errands in a few days, and for the rest, you and Brother Yan can discuss it and see how much they buy. ”

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On the second day of the Lunar New Year in the 47th year of Wanli, Zheng Haizhu and Zheng Shoukuan boarded a sailboat carrying 2,000 catties of cane sugar, escorted by Yang Tiansheng, a sworn brother appointed by Yan Siqi, to visit Xu Xinsu in Xiamen.

Yang Tiansheng is also a native of Fujian, in his early years, he smuggled across the sea to Hirado, met Yan Siqi, and his friendship gradually deepened.

Yang Tiansheng had more or less heard the rumors about Zheng Haizhu, and at first he inevitably had some peachy speculations, but when he saw him this time, he showed no pretentiousness, almost unaware that this was a woman, and saw that Wen Akun respected her more than Yan Siqi, and treated her and her husband on the same boat as the sea, and Yang Tiansheng also treated Zheng Haizhu's aunt and nephew with courtesy.

Previously, Yan Siqi went to the Fujian General Soldier Yu Zhigao to worship the mountain, accompanied by Yang Tiansheng. During the voyage from Tainan to Xiamen, Zheng Haizhu kept asking Yang Tiansheng about the recent situation of coastal defense in this water, as well as the details of Yu Zhigao and Xu Xinsu's appearance.

As early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the general Zhou Dexing to set up Yongningwei in Fujian, under the jurisdiction of Xiamen Zhongzuo Institute and Jinmen Institute. During the Wanli period, "guerrillas" were set up in Penghu. Although the guerrillas were not fixed guards stationed in Tuntian on the island, they at least showed that the Ming court still attached great importance to the coastal defense in the Fujian and Taiwan areas.

When the boat passed through Penghu Island and approached Kinmen Island, a ship of the Fujian Navy Division approached, and Yang Tiansheng hurriedly ordered the sailors to quickly raise the "Yan" flag, for fear that the other party would fire recklessly.

"Brother Yang, General Yu's command is quite diligent, and he doesn't forget to patrol the sea during the New Year."

Yang Tiansheng pouted: "It's not that I'm afraid of letting go of the smuggling boat, and there will be less oil and water in my bowl." However, Miss Zheng, you see, the gunboats on the side of the Golden Gate are indeed neat.

Zheng Haizhu took the telescope handed over by Yang Tiansheng, and asked while looking at it: "Is that large area in front of the Golden Gate called Liuluowan?" ”

Yang Tiansheng was slightly surprised: "The girl has been to Kinmen? ”

"I've never been here, but I've heard an official talk about it. Now I see it in person, it is really magnificent, it can berth a lot of warships, and it can be the gateway of Xiamen Island. ”

Yang Tiansheng nodded: "Yes, Kinmen Liuluo Bay, Penghu Island, Taiwan...... These places are good places given by God to the Ming Dynasty, and it will be difficult for the Japanese and foreign Yi to attack the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zheng Haizhu said in his heart, that may not be, the key depends on whether these military points can always be controlled and stifled. At the end of the Ming Dynasty in history, the Dutch coveted and occupied Penghu Island and Taiwan, and finally broke out the Battle of Liaoluo Bay with Zheng Zhilong, who represented the Ming Dynasty.

After sailing for another hour, before docking at a private port in the southeast of Xiamen, Yang Tiansheng put down a small firewood boat and said to Zheng Haizhu's aunt and nephew: "I will go ashore first and report to Xu's house." This is a courtesy, the girl can rest assured, there are two thousand catties of cane sugar for New Year's greetings, a few thousand taels of silver, Xu Xinsu will not snub the girl. ”

Zheng Haizhu watched Yang Tiansheng and his two relatives go ashore, and talked a few words with the guards who appeared, and the guards really showed him the way and walked towards a house behind the port.

Zheng Haizhu turned his head to his nephew Zheng Shoukuan and said, "You go and change your robe, and then put on the headscarf bought by the Nanjing Guozijian." ”

After a short time, Yang Tiansheng returned to the shore and waved his arms to let the big boat dock.

Zheng Haizhu gradually saw that the tall thin man standing next to Yang Tiansheng was also dressed as a scribe.

"Under Xu Xinsu. Miss Zheng has worked hard all the way, Xu has failed to welcome, confessed, sued. ”

"Mr. Xu is polite, the two sides of the strait are a family, and they should often move around during the New Year. I brought some Taiwanese tuyi, please smile. ”

Yang Tiansheng on the side, listening to Zheng Haizhu's mouthful of "sir", secretly laughed.

This surname Xu is a bullshit gentleman, when he was in Pingdo, like Lao Yang and me, I can't recognize a few Chinese characters and Japanese characters.