Sunset and dusk.

Li Chenan and his entourage have returned to the Admiral's Palace.

The Zou people did not go with him, because Zou Zhipeng needed to make the most detailed accounting in the shortest possible time.

This needs to be done by many people in the Zou family, after all, this matter is really too big.

It can't be perfect, but brainstorming can always make the accounting more accurate.

Zou Huanzhang, the old lady who used to drink tea leisurely, is of course gone at this time, as the head of the Zou family in Linshui City, he is more excited and busy than anyone else!

Over the years, the Zou clan has gone to various places, although the eldest son Zou Jiahui has issued a clan summoning order last night, but the letters sent through the post station are too slow.

He didn't pay attention to such a big matter as the assassination of the regent and went to the waterfront port, which is enough to see that the regent attaches great importance to this matter.

Of course, Zou Huanzhang didn't dare to slack off, and he hoped that this matter could be implemented earlier.

Therefore, he sent his family disciples to leave Linshui City on fast horses, hoping that the children who were outside would come back sooner.

Of course, there are far from enough disciples in the clan, and more craftsmen need to be recruited.

Not just boatmen, carpenters, blacksmiths, bricklayers, and so on.

First, the regent needed to bring some craftsmen to Kyoto, and secondly, they needed to rebuild the dockyard.

So, Zou Huanzhang wrote many, many letters in the study.

These letters were sent through the post station, and they were all craftsmen from all over the country who were once attached to the Zou family.

Majority in Gangnam-do.

There are also quite a few further afield.

After all this, it was already dark.

Zou Huanzhang didn't care about eating, so he came to Zou Zhipeng's small courtyard again.

The study on the west side of the small courtyard was brightly lit.

Looking from the window lattice, it was crowded inside.

Zou Huanzhang stroked his long beard and was extremely happy...... The Zou family, there hasn't been such a scene for many years?

Next, the children of the Zou family will be even busier.

The grandchildren have grown up, and the eldest grandson, Zou Zhipeng, seems to be very popular with the regent, so let him do it.

In the future, the Zou family will always be handed over to this grandson.

Thinking like this, Zou Huanzhang turned around and left slowly.

He returned to his courtyard, sat down in the gazebo, boiled a pot of tea, and looked up at the night sky.

It's the first day of September.

A crescent moon hangs high, and the sky is full of stars.

Very good!

It's beautiful!

Quiet and serene!

But this night's waterfront city is not as quiet and peaceful as before.

In the morning, the regent was assassinated outside the West Gate.

In the evening, the regent and his entourage returned from the waterfront port.

The news that the regent will rebuild the dockyard of the waterfront port, will build more and better warships, and will expand the Guangling Naval Division, has spread in the waterfront city.

The people of Linshui City naturally ignored the so many dogs that the regent brought when he entered the city yesterday, and instead shifted the topic to the future changes of Linshui City-

This small city is surrounded by water on both sides, and the prosperity of this city depends on the shipping of two waterways.

Most of the business travelers from the south to the north will stop in the waterfront city and buy supplies before setting off.

The residents living in this city rely on the consumption of these business trips to support the living expenses of their families, so the more prosperous the business, the more business trips stay in the waterfront city, the higher their income will naturally be.

Life will naturally be better!

The waterfront port is a huge port.

If the waterfront port is also repaired, the abandoned docks can be rediscovered, more ships can be berthed, and it will be easier for those business travelers to come ashore to stay in the water city for a night or two.

If the Guangling Naval Division is expanded, there will be more sailors, and they will not stay on the ship for a long time, and there will always be a time to go ashore.

These sailors are also a consumer force that cannot be ignored.

In the streets and alleys, teahouses and wine shops, there are many people or business travelers talking about the great benefits that the regent's move will bring to the people of Linshui City.

The inside of the Yuelai Inn is also very lively.

It's all business travel, and it's all about today.

The camel hunched over his waist, with the gun in his mouth, and the smoke from his breath obscured his old face full of ravines.

It's just that in the mist of smoke, I can occasionally see a smile on his old face.

He sat on a high stool behind the counter.

One hand was on the abacus, but he didn't play with it.

Holding a cigarette gun in one hand, his head tilted slightly, he squinted his eyes and looked through the smoke at the merchants gathered in the lobby.

Just pricked up his ears and listened to the words of the merchants.

"The price of the shop in Linshui City will definitely increase in price within three years!"

"Brothers, I will put this here first, Jiangnan Province is the richest in Pingjiang, and the second richest is in Gusu, which is difficult to change after a thousand years."

"But if you talk about the third richest city in Gangnam Province...... I thought it must be water! ”

A middle-aged man in his thirties swore such a thing with a tea cup in his hand, and the other four people at the table with him fell into deep thought.

The rest of the merchants at the table also seemed to hear this, and they all looked at the middle-aged man.

Suddenly, someone asked: "Brother Tai's words seem to be a bit exaggerated." ”

"Although this waterfront city has a unique geographical advantage, although the regent does have the intention of rebuilding the Guangling Water Division...... But the scale of Waterfront City is too small. ”

"In addition, rebuilding the Guangling Water Division is not a simple task."

"It's going to take a long time to rebuild the waterfront just by rebuilding it."

"Even if the Zou clan is good at shipbuilding, it will require timber from other places, and many craftsmen will need to build new warships...... It will also take a long time. ”

"I thought it was a long ...... It can be as short as five years, and as long as ...... Immeasurable! ”

"Because in the end, it will all fall on the silver!"

The man stood up, he attracted everyone's attention, he took two steps slowly in the lobby, suddenly, glanced at everyone, and said with great confidence:

"Although the regent has been the regent for two years, although the regent has proposed the major national policy of revitalizing industry and commerce, it is well known that the regent has not personally managed the government in these two years, and the treasury of our country is ...... Still empty! ”

"To build a new sailor, this involves all aspects, and the amount of silver that needs to be invested is probably tens of millions!"

"The Regent's move is definitely excellent, and it must be good for this waterfront city."

"But it will take time...... In my opinion, it depends on when the treasury has money! ”

"The regent returned to Beijing to ascend the throne as the emperor, and I believe that he will come up with more national policies that benefit the country and the people, but the accumulation of a country's wealth is no different from the accumulation of the wealth of every family here."

"It takes many years, or even generations, to create and accumulate!"

"Therefore, I think that the future must be beautiful, but it is not as this brother said, the third richest city in Gangnam Province must be a waterfront city......

"It's too early to tell!"

"Let's see what happens!"

The man returned to the table and sat down.

A moment later, the full house of merchants turned their heads and ears again, and they were deeply convinced of his words!

Because the biggest problem in Ningguo is one word-

Poor!

But Chen Dingmao, who was sitting in the corner of the lobby, stroked his long beard and smiled slightly.

He looked at Xie Tongju and suddenly said:

"Ming'er, you help the old man buy a few more shops on Yuquan Street!"

This was heard by many.

Someone looked back.

"Chen Gong......?"

"Are you always optimistic about Waterfront City?"

Chen Dingmao picked up the teacup and blew it, raised his head, and said with a smile:

"The old man is optimistic about the regent!"