In the second half of the first month, Quanzhou, Jinjiang County.

Since the big boat was changed from Hangzhou to the sea, Zhang Erniu began to have uncomfortable symptoms, sailing on rivers and lakes can be completely different from the sea, the waves are undulating, and the big boat is also shaking.

Not long after getting on the boat, Zhang Erniu had symptoms of discomfort, but fortunately, Wang Chong was there, acupuncture and moxibustion supplemented by decoction, but it was not a big deal, but all the way over, he was dizzy, and he could only lie in the cabin most of the time.

After getting off the boat, it took several days to completely recover.

However, Xiao Wei's and Wang Li and a few children did not have the slightest seasickness and discomfort, and among the accompanying guards, small servants, and female envoys, there were also a few who had varying degrees of discomfort, and they adapted very quickly, not like Zhang Erniu, and they still reacted until Quanzhou.

Chen Jun was already looking forward to Wang Chong's return as he was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and when he heard the news of Wang Chong's return, he immediately came up like a fly.

"Brother Wang, you can be regarded as back!" Chen Jun had teary eyes, like an angry little daughter-in-law, grabbing Wang Chong's hand, which was called a sincere feeling: "Brother, you are chic this time, leave me alone in Quanzhou, if you don't come back, my hair will be gray!" ”

"Let Ming Gong bother!" Wang Chong said sincerely, there are many things in Quanzhou, Wang Chong is not there, these things can only be stared at by Chen Jun, and it is inevitable that people will be tired.

Wang Chong exchanged a few words with Chen Jun, welcomed people into the house with a smile, served hot tea, and listened to Chen Jun pour bitter water.

Today's Quanzhou is no longer the Quanzhou that can live leisurely for the elderly, whether it is the wharf that has been put into use, the salt field, or the port and street under construction, all need to be stared at, although Wang Chong's hands have long pulled up a group of grassroots work team, but Wang Chong is not there, Chen Jun, who was a shopkeeper in the past, is afraid that the people under him will take advantage of Wang Chong's absence to deceive, so naturally he can only pay attention to everything.

With this in mind, things will naturally follow one after another as if they can't be done.

Fortunately, when Wang re-left, the collection of autumn grain was nearing the end, and in winter, even the sea ships passing through Quanzhou were few, and the salt works also rested for three months.

Listening to Chen Jun's bitter water pouring a pillar of incense, Wang Chong could only echo Chen Jun's words, and after talking for a long time, Chen Jun finally remembered the real purpose of his coming, hurriedly changed the topic, and looked at Wang Chong with burning eyes: "Brother Wang's trip to Tokyo, can the harvest be rich?" ”

Wang Chong smiled slightly, looked at Chen Jun and asked, "Isn't it the will of the official family that has not been sent to Quanzhou?" ”

Chen Jun laughed and said: "The will has naturally arrived a long time ago, Brother Wang is young, so he has to be so saintly, the official family personally issued a holy decree, let the elder brother raise the Quanzhou Ship Division, preside over all matters of the Ship Division, and let the officials of Quanzhou must fully assist!" Tut-tut······"

"Congratulations to Brother Wang, congratulations to Brother Wang, one step further!" Chen Jun congratulated with emotion on his face.

Wang Chong also arched his hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to the support of Ming Gong, if there is no support from Ming Gong, it is important to have a full stomach for learning, and there is nowhere to show it." ”

Chen Jun shook his head and said: "The elder brother is a thousand-mile horse, but I found that the brother's Bole of the thousand-mile horse is an official family, how dare Chen trespass!" ”

Wang Chong is a new champion and a protégé of the Son of Heaven.

Wang Chong didn't bother with Chen Jun about this, but said with a smile: "The official family originally intended to transfer Ming Gong to Beijing, but considering that Quanzhou is now in a stage of vigorous development, the world is only promoted to the deputy envoy of Fujian Road Transfer, only after Quanzhou is finished, Ming Gong can be promoted to Tokyo, even if it is not impossible to go straight to the center!" ”

"It's a blessing to be able to go to Tokyo, but as for the center!" Chen Jun shook his head modestly and waved his hand: "Don't dare to ask for extravagance!" Don't dare to ask for extravagance! ”

As soon as the reward and the will, it was sent to Quanzhou as early as last year, although Chen Jun still served as the governor of Quanzhou and was sent as before, but the official rank had been promoted to the fourth grade, and he also had the title of deputy envoy of Fujian Road Transfer.

All the way to the transfer envoy, you can already go to the official house, it seems that there is not much change, but the authority is very different from before, and there is such a good resume in Quanzhou, after going to Tokyo in the future, it is not impossible to serve Zi.

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Wang Chong also went straight to the topic and asked about the preparation of the Yamen of the Ship Division.

"Rest assured, brother, everything is according to what I discussed before, the Yamen of the Ship Division is located next to the newly built No. 3 pier outside the city, and the manpower and material resources needed are fully supported by the Yamen of the Prefecture Government." Chen Jun also immediately expressed his position.

"The officials have personally issued a holy decree, and no one dares to interfere with it!"

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "It's hard to tell Ming Gong!" ”

Chen Jun said: "It's all within the scope of things, and it's not bothering to say anything." ”

After working together for several years, the two have cultivated a tacit understanding, Wang Chong also respects Chen Jun enough, and he does not have no one in his eyes because he has obtained the holy decree of Emperor Jiayou, but he will discuss everything with Chen Jun, the governor, and he has a good grasp of proportion, which is also where Chen Jun likes Wang Chong, and both of them are the kind of honest and honest officials.

If it weren't for Wang Chong's already fixed marriage, Chen Jun even wanted to marry his daughter to Wang Chong.

The next day, Sheng Wei took Changsong to visit, but among the people who came to the door, there was one more person Wang Chong expected, and it was a woman.

"Sheng Shulan, I've seen the general judgment! Thank you for the help of the last year in Youyang, and save Shulan from the sea of suffering! Shulan saluted Wang Chongfu, her pretty face no longer saw the sorrow of the past, she was a little more relaxed, and said with a serious face.

"Sister doesn't need to be polite!" Wang Zhong smiled and said: "With the friendship between you and me, I will see the outside world, I am slightly older than my sister, if my sister doesn't dislike it, how about calling me brother?" ”

After all, Wang Chong has not married Minglan yet, so naturally it is not good to call him a brother-in-law, but Shulan is a divorced woman, and her reputation will inevitably have some impact, and the Sheng family prides itself on being a scholarly family and a well-behaved family, so Shulan naturally does not agree rashly.

Shulan couldn't help but look at her father Sheng Wei when she heard this, Sheng Wei smiled and said softly: "Zihou is not an outsider, there is no need to see outside!" ”

Shulan also showed a smile on her face, and immediately saluted Wang Chongfu again: "My sister has seen my brother!" ”

Wang Chong also smiled and waved his hand to call "Sister Shulan", and then asked, "By the way, why did Sister Shulan come to Quanzhou?" ”

Shulan said calmly: "After I reconciled with Sun Zhigao, Sun Zhigao and his mother were outside to say bad things about me and ruin my reputation, my mother was afraid that I couldn't stand those gossip, and it happened that my father and second brother were going back to Quanzhou, so I came with me to relax!" ”

Speaking of Sun Zhigao, the smile on Sheng Wei's face couldn't help but be a little stiff.

"I see!" Wang nodded and said: "But my sister doesn't need to care, justice is in the hearts of the people, no matter how loud Sun Zhigao is, it's just some incompetent barking, and my sister doesn't care about it."

Even if someone really believes Sun Zhigao's words, it can only mean that those people are just idiots who don't distinguish between right and wrong, and my sister is a smart person, so naturally she won't argue with the kind of fools who only know that people are the same and don't argue right and wrong. ”

"That's what my brother said!" Shulan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then looked at Wang Chong in surprise, obviously Wang Chong's words greatly exceeded her expectations.

Sheng Wei listened to Wang Chong's words, and couldn't help nodding to comfort his daughter: "Zihou is right, then Sun Zhigao is a shameless person, what is the truth of the matter, people have eyes, naturally they will not believe his words!" ”

"Father, don't worry, this matter has long been put down!" Shulan said from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing that Shulan's expression did not seem to be fake, the smile on Sheng Wei's face resurfaced.

Seeing this, Wang Chong's voice changed: "This time my sister-in-law and Aunt Wei also came with me, and now the two of them are talking in the back hall, I asked my sister to go and meet them, how about gossiping?" ”

Shulan asked, "Is my sister-in-law here too?" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Because my nieces and nephews are getting older, I want to take them with me to teach, so I took my sister-in-law's family over this time." ”

"Indeed, I should go and see you!" In the eyes of outsiders, Wang Chong was raised by Wang Li's sister-in-law, and Shulan was inevitably interested in cultivating a sister-in-law like Wang Chong.

Wang Zhong immediately asked the female envoy to lead Shulan to find Wang Li and Xiaowei, and by the way, asked the female envoy to take Wang Qian'er and Wang Xu out to Sheng Wei to ask for peace.

But it was said that Shulan followed the envoy all the way to the backyard, Wang Li and Xiao Wei were spinning and weaving in the house, and Xiao Wei volunteered to sit behind the loom, using the spindle spun by Wang Li, holding a spindle, and operating a new loom.

As soon as Shulan entered the door, she saw two delicate machines made of wood and iron in the middle of the room.

The Sheng family was originally in the spinning and weaving business, and Shulan had naturally seen the new spinning machines and looms in the family workshop, but the two in the house were different from those that Shulan had seen.

Not only have many parts been replaced with iron, but they are also much more sophisticated, and the spindle has been added, making it much more efficient.

"Sheng Jia Shulan has seen her sister-in-law, and she has seen Wei Niangzi!" Shulan is a typical lady, well-behaved, and full of manners.

"It turned out to be Sister Shulan!" Wang Li's eyes lit up, he got up and walked to Shulan, took Shulan's hand, and said with a smile: "I have long heard my uncle say that in the big house of the Sheng family in Youyang, there is a big girl with excellent looks and a good heart, and I finally saw it today!" ”

"My brother and sister-in-law mentioned me?" This time it was Shulan's turn to be a little surprised.

Wang Li pulled Shulan to the side and sat down: "Naturally, my uncle also said that after seeing that Sun Xiucai, I knew what it meant to put flowers on cow dung, and said that Sun Xiucai really couldn't bear to see his sister being dragged down by that Sun Xiucai, so he gave Uncle Sheng an idea!" ”

As he spoke, Wang Li seemed to realize that he had lost his words, and his face became unnatural.

Shulan is not a pheasant girl who doesn't know anything, on the contrary, in the Sun family for a few years, she has been oppressed by Sun Zhigao's mother and son, and she has long been familiar with the world: "The Sun family is the sea of hell and bitterness for me, and now being able to get out of the Sun family is tantamount to getting out of the sea of suffering, and it is too late for Shulan to be grateful for her brother's great kindness!" ”

"Hey!" Looking at Shu Lan with a strong face in front of him, Wang Li couldn't help but sigh, remembered what happened to him, remembered the words that Wang Chong comforted him in the past, and said: "Sister, you can think about it, it's better than anything else, this world is already difficult for us women, so we have to look at it ourselves." ”

Only Xiao Wei next to him, I don't know what's going on, I don't know Shulan's past, and I don't know why.

Wang Li's and Shulan's experiences are more similar, they are both entrusted to non-people, but fortunately, Wang Li has a sensible little uncle, who shouldered the burden of the family when he was young, went out to work hard, bought real estate, and was admitted to the Jinshi all the way and became an official, and Wang Li's widowed sister-in-law also followed the glory.

Shulan's mother Sheng Li is a clueless, seeing that her daughter has been wronged in the Sun family, but she is helpless, and every time she quarrels, they all end in the compromise of the Sheng family.

It is precisely because of Li's way of dealing with it that Sun Zhigao's mother and son tasted the sweetness, and they felt more and more that the Sheng family was easy to handle, anyway, they quarreled with Shulan when they were short of money, and ran home angrily to complain, Sun Zhigao only put up a shelf and said that he wanted to divorce his wife, for the reputation of the daughters of the Sheng family, Sheng Li himself would send his daughter back to the Sun family in two days, and there was a gift of apology, or a grange, or two shops.

Don't say anything else, just these years, Sun Zhigao took Shulan's dowry to set up a banquet every day, and it was just a matter of inviting those poets, Shulan obviously knew that Sun Zhigao also took his dowry to the fireworks and willow alleys, drinking and prostituting every day, but he could only let it go, and there was no way to take Sun Zhigao, and he went home to find his mother Sheng Li to cry.

These experiences are basically no different from Wang Li's husband, who is addicted to gambling and even loses his wife and children.

Listening to Shulan talk about the past, Wang Li and Xiao Wei were moved, and after a while, they became one with Shulan.

As we chatted, we talked about the machine in front of us.

Shulan looked at the machine in front of her with some curiosity and said, "Sister-in-law, I see how this spinning machine and loom are not the same as those in the factory?" ”

Wang Li said: "This is a new machine that has just been researched, and it is still in the experimental stage, and it has not been officially launched!" ”

Seeing Shulan looking at the spinning machine and loom with interest, Wang Li said, "Sister is interested in these? ”

Shulan said: "There is nothing left and right, it is better to find something to do than to be idle all day!" ”

"Miss Shulan is also idle!" Xiao Wei said with a smile.

The three women just started talking about the two new machines.

A few days later, the news of the official establishment of the Quanzhou Ship Division Yamen spread throughout Quanzhou, and as soon as the news came out, businessmen from the left near the state capital flocked to Quanzhou.

On the second day of the second month of February, the dragon raised its head.

The Yamen of the Ship Division, invited by the general judge of Quanzhou, countless businessmen gathered in Taibai Building, one of the seventh floors of Quanzhou.

"All of you here today are either engaged in maritime trade, or their business is all over Quanzhou, and even in the state capital near Quanzhou, and some of the big deals are even all over Fujian and even in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Wang was lucky to be appreciated by the officials, awarded the post of Quanzhou general judge, and ordered Wang to raise the Quanzhou Ship Division, you have been engaged in trade for many years, what the Ship Division is doing does not need Wang to explain, and now the Ship Division is just established, Wang still needs your help······"

Wang Chong's fairly concise opening kicked off the banquet.

"Wang Tongju and us are still polite, if it weren't for the general judgment, how could our businesses have such a situation today, the big guy said yes!" Someone immediately responded.

As soon as these words came out, the businessmen at the banquet expressed their full support for Wang Chong's work.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Wang Chong's face also showed a smile.

The purpose of the banquet was also very simple, to officially announce to all the merchants and ordinary people that the official establishment of the Quanzhou Ship Division was also to tell those merchants engaged in maritime trade that from now on, when they returned from overseas, they could not only go ashore in Guangzhou, Mingzhou and Hangzhou, but also land in Quanzhou.

In addition, the shipping department will expand two more wharves in Quanzhou Bay and build 50 large-scale storage warehouses.

Hearing Wang Chong's words, the eyes of the businessmen lit up one after another.

This group of businessmen is either local or has been operating in Quanzhou for several years, so they naturally know what the warehouses on the Quanzhou wharf look like now, two wharves, fifty warehouses, how many goods can be placed?

Moreover, the establishment of the Quanzhou Shipbuilding Division represents that the trade route from Quanzhou to Fujian and even the surrounding areas will be opened, and those goods returned from overseas trade can flow to Fujian and the surrounding areas through Quanzhou, and the tea and other specialties of Fujian will not need to be transferred to Mingzhou or Guangzhou when they go to sea, and they can start directly from Quanzhou Bay and go straight to the destination.

The so-called trade, is nothing more than the different goods in different regions back and forth, businessmen from which to earn the difference, now the establishment of the Quanzhou Shipbuilding Division, so that these businessmen in Fujian to do business have reduced a lot of costs, the cost has been reduced, and the profits are naturally higher.

Zhizhou Chen Jun does not know how to do business and trade, but he has seen all the changes in Quanzhou in the past few years, although most of the wealth has entered the pockets of those big businessmen, what can fall into the hands of the people is just some soup and water, but it is these soups and water that have improved the quality of life of the people in Quanzhou several times.

The establishment of the Ship Division has made the Quanzhou Bay Wharf, which was originally a little deserted due to the Chinese New Year, lively again.

And as the news gradually spread, there are businessmen who have flocked to Quanzhou one after another, and hundreds of people have also dragged their families to Quanzhou to beg for a living, and the whole Quanzhou once again presents a thriving scene.

With the establishment of the Quanzhou Shipbuilding Division, the original various businesses in Quanzhou have begun to expand their scale, and the orders of the shipyard have been received for three years, and there are many businesses that have set up branches in Quanzhou, some have also begun to buy ships to organize caravans to prepare for them, and some are simply for those overseas cherished goods that are about to land in Quanzhou.

But no matter what the reason, the result is good, the formation of the business, the expansion of the caravan, need manpower, need to consume materials, there is a lot of living needs, there will be consumption, there will be consumption, and consumption can bring income to the local people.

After the Ship Division was really established, Wang Chong didn't put too much thought into it, but only assigned people to keep an eye on it, while Wang Chong himself set his sights on living materials.

With the influx of a large number of people into Quanzhou, from the people at the bottom to the big businessmen who are not short of money in their pockets, these people want to eat, drink and Lazar, and their arrival will definitely affect the original prices in Quanzhou, especially in Jinjiang and Nan'an counties.

In order to prevent some people from hoarding and affecting the normal life of the local people, the yamen invested a lot of energy in this, introduced a series of policies, and specially sent people to patrol the city and various markets at the wharf every day.

In addition to official business, Wang Chong also had to find time every day to teach Wang Qian'er and Zhang Xin and Zhang Yi brothers to practice martial arts, and from time to time he had to check their academic progress and give advice.

February passed quietly in the midst of the hustle and bustle, and the time soon came to the beginning of March.

All the matters of the Ship Division are gradually on the right track, and Wang Chong does not have to keep an eye on everything by himself, but leaves them to his subordinates to deal with, and Wang Chong only goes over to inspect regularly.

As for the salt farm, although it has started drying salt again, after so many years of precipitation, there is no need for Wang Chong to keep an eye on it personally.

It happened to be ten days off, early in the morning, after breakfast, after seeing Wang Qian'er sister and brother and Zhang Xin and Zhang Yi brothers following Wang Chong's teaching and class, it was rare to steal Wang Chong, who was idle for half a day, so he asked someone to move a recliner to the courtyard, and lay down on it, there was a table on the side of the recliner, there was tea and snacks on it, and there was a waiting female envoy standing next to the table, eighteen or nineteen years old, with a delicate and lovely appearance, and no powder.

Wang Chong held a small purple sand pot in his hand, closed his eyes, basking in the sun, feeling the warm spring equinox, with a smile on his face, and a female envoy who was about two years old stood behind the recliner and gently rubbed his head for Wang Chong.

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps came into Wang Chong's ears, and then an orchid-like voice sounded in his ears, waking Wang Chong up from his well-closed eyes and recuperation.

"Shulan has seen her brother!"

"Sister Shulan?" Wang Chong opened his eyes, and what caught his eye was Shulan who was a little surprised and cramped, obviously Shulan didn't expect to meet Wang Chong in this state in the courtyard.

Wang Chong looked up at the sky, not long after the sun had just risen, and it hadn't even arrived yet, how could Shulan appear in her own house?

As if seeing the doubts in Wang Xin's heart, Shulan immediately explained: "I made an appointment with my sister-in-law and Wei Niangzi, and I will go to the cloth workshop together today to have a look!" ”

Wei Niangzi is Xiao Wei's, Xiao Wei's and Zhang Erniu's opened a dyeing workshop under Wang Chong's funding, Shulan and Wang Li's have contribution, Xiao Wei's accounts for the majority, and Xiao Wei's is usually responsible for the operation, Shulan and Wang Li's went over to help when they were free.

Wang nodded again: "How is the business in the dyeing workshop recently?" ”

Shulan said politely: "Thanks to the recipe provided by my brother, the cloth dyed in our dyeing workshop has a variety of colors, and it is very popular in the market!" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Although Aunt Wei's temperament is refreshing, but in the end, it is the first time, she is inexperienced, my sister-in-law is too soft, and Sister Shulan has to pay more attention to the dyeing workshop!" ”

(End of chapter)