Zhou Zhong had some new ideas about the smuggling model that had been used for many years in the Ming Dynasty. In order to verify the feasibility of these ideas, Zhou Zhong summoned Uncle Tuo and Sun Tong to the hall, and then collected various information from them.

, and as a result, the collected information showed that Zhou Zhong's new idea was completely feasible, which finally made him feel relieved.

At night, after not sleeping all night last night, the brothers who participated in the raid on the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce finally woke up. By this time, Zhou Zhong and Sanniang had already prepared a sumptuous dinner to celebrate everyone's success.

The food and wine are also very simple. In one sentence, it is a big piece of meat and a big bowl of wine. For these dark-skinned boatmen, there is nothing more affordable than these wine and meat.

After everyone had gathered, Zhou Zhong was asked to speak according to the rules. However, Zhou Zhong knew that if he wanted to win the favor of these rude men in front of him, he should not talk too much nonsense. So after he stood up, he directly picked up the

The big bowl in front of him said: "Brothers, today we destroyed the stubborn Jeolla Chamber of Commerce, avenged the two brothers who died the day before yesterday, and got rid of the cowardice during this period. This is everyone's credit. Let's do it."

Have a bowl!"

When Zhou Zhong said this, he raised the big bowl in his hand and drank it all in one gulp. Seeing that the fair-skinned young master was so heroic, the boatmen around him all cheered loudly, then picked up the big bowl in front of them,

Drink it all in one gulp as well.

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense anymore. As long as everyone is willing to follow me, Zhou Zhong, I guarantee that everyone will be like today, drinking big bowls of wine, eating meat, and having a banquet!" Zhou Zhong's speech was clean and crisp, and once again won the favor of the boatmen around him.

Good impression, and everyone was really hungry at this time, so as soon as Zhou Zhong finished speaking, these people immediately picked up the wine and meat in front of them and stuffed it into their mouths. Although the food looked ugly, it looked solid.

"Wenda, I'm a rough guy and don't know how to speak. But I've seen it in the past two days. Although you and your old boss are not the same kind of people, they are both people who do great things. I, Sun Tong, am here to respect you.

One cup, and if I receive any orders from you in the future, even if you ask me to jump into the sea, I, Old Sun, will never frown!" When Sun Tong said this, he drank the strong wine in the bowl in one gulp.

Hearing Sun Tong express his allegiance to him in front of everyone, Zhou Zhong was also very excited. He picked up the wine bowl again and said: "Okay, since Uncle Sun said so, I, Zhou Zhong, won't be polite. I don't dare to do anything else."

Said, but as long as I, Zhou Zhong, am here, I will never let anyone underestimate our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce!"

After Zhou Zhong finished speaking, he drank it all in one gulp, and then he and Sun Tong laughed at each other. Immediately afterwards, Uncle Tuo and Sanniang also stood up, and also said that they would follow Zhou Zhong, and then each toasted Zhou Zhong with another bowl of wine.

.

At this time, Zhou Zhong had already drank four bowls of wine in a row, which weighed at least two or three kilograms in total. Although the alcohol content of this southern wine was not high, he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. He hurriedly ate a few bites of vegetables to calm his stomach.

Then I drank a few more sips of strong tea, and then I felt better.

However, it was destined that Zhou Zhong would not be able to go back standing tonight. After Sun Tong and the others toasted, some small bosses and stewards from the chamber of commerce also came forward to see the young master's family and offered another bowl of wine.

, this wine had to be drunk, so Zhou Zhong had to risk his life to accompany the gentleman. In the end, he didn’t even know how much he drank. Anyway, in the end, he only remembered that there seemed to be more and more people around him, and there seemed to be people sitting under his feet.

It was like a boat, always spinning around and unsteady, and finally fell directly onto the wine table, never knowing what happened next?

Zhou Zhong didn't know how long he slept until he felt that his throat was so dry that he was about to burst into flames, his head hurt so much, and his whole body felt like it was falling apart. He couldn't use any strength at all.

I couldn't even open my eyelids, so I could only cry weakly: "Water~water~, I want to drink water!"

Zhou Zhong's call was quickly answered. Following a burst of light footsteps, a light and elegant fragrance hit him. Then Zhou Zhong felt his head being held up by a soft arm, and a glass of water was brought to his mouth.

Not caring much, he opened his mouth wide and drank all the water in the cup, then lay down again, his mind was confused again, and then he fell asleep again.

When Zhou Zhong woke up for the second time, he finally felt that he had regained some strength. He finally opened his heavy eyelids and struggled to sit up from the bed. Only then did he realize that he was in a

It was an unfamiliar room. The layout of the entire room was very simple, consisting of nothing more than a bed, a table, a chair, and a large bookshelf.

"You're finally awake." While Zhou Zhong was looking around this strange room, he suddenly heard a familiar voice saying.

Zhou Zhong followed the voice and saw Xie Lingyun wearing a light green dress and holding an unfinished book by the open window of the room. She turned her head and looked at him with a smile on her face. The sunlight behind her was shining through the window.

Come, the skin on Xie Lingyun's face is reflected into a translucent color, making her look crystal clear, like a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

"You...why are you here?" Zhou Zhong asked very strangely. Although his mind was groggy, if he remembered correctly, he clearly drank with his subordinates in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday and ended up drunk.

Personnel, so it should be in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce now. Why did Xie Lingyun come to her room?

Xie Lingyun closed the book in his hand, then walked over gently and said with a smile: "I came to see you early this morning, but Sanniang invited me here. I thought you would wake up soon, but I didn't expect you to wait until now.

"

"Huh? Have you been here all this time?" Zhou Zhong suddenly thought that someone was feeding him water just now. Could it be that it was Xie Lingyun in front of him? Immediately afterwards, Zhou Zhong knew the answer, because Xie Lingyun heard his question and immediately understood that Zhou Zhong

What was Zhong Zhong thinking, his face suddenly turned a little red, and he turned slightly sideways, not daring to look at Zhou Zhong again.

Speaking of which, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun went in and out together during this period. The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce cooperated closely with the Xie family. In addition, the two of them were of equal talent and appearance. Therefore, Sanniang, Uncle Tuo and other people in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce mistakenly thought that the two of them were the same.

What's the relationship between them? So when Xie Lingyun came to see Zhou Zhong today, Sanniang immediately took her to Zhou Zhong's room enthusiastically, and kindly created opportunities for the two of them to be alone. Later, Zhou Zhong wanted to drink water, and Xie Lingyun couldn't ignore it, so

Then I poured a glass of water for him to drink.

Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he thought that a wealthy lady like Xie Lingyun would feed him water in person. However, seeing the shy expression on his face, he could only take the initiative to break the embarrassment and said: "I didn't know that Miss Lingyun is here today."

What's important for me?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong ask why she came, Xie Lingyun finally felt that the atmosphere was no longer awkward, but her face was still a little hot, and she immediately said: "Well, the slave family came here today because they actually want to discuss something with the young master."

Zhou Zhong had already struggled to sit up from the bed and put on his clothes haphazardly. Xie Lingyun turned her head to the side and did not dare to look. It was not until Zhou Zhong put on his clothes that he said: "Oh, I don't know.

What does Miss Yun want to discuss with me?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong put on his clothes, Xie Lingyun turned around and glanced at Zhou Zhong, whose clothes were messy. Then she lowered her head shyly, walked gently to the table in the bedroom and said, "Master, please look at this.

It is a map of the area from Songjiang to Shuangyu Port. After careful consideration these days, the little girl feels that the soap workshop cannot be placed on land, otherwise it will not be conducive to confidentiality. However, if the workshop is placed on an island, the issue of confidentiality will be solved.

solved."

Hearing that Xie Lingyun was here to discuss the location of the soap workshop with him, Zhou Zhong also put aside any thoughts in his heart and strode to the table. There was an open map on the table. The markings on the map were very detailed.

There are Songjiang and Ningbo, the capitals of the Ming Dynasty, and even some small islands on the sea are clearly marked. Among them, Xie Lingyun used a red pen to make a mark on an island not far from Songjiang Prefecture, where Hangzhou Bay meets the sea.

Special notation.

"Is this the address of the soap workshop chosen by Miss Lingyun?" Zhou Zhong pointed at the red mark on the map and asked.

"Not bad!" I saw Xie Lingyun gently tucking a strand of hair from her forehead behind her ears, then lightly opening her red lips and introducing, "This is a small archipelago composed of several islands, of which there are two largest ones.

, because there are many sheep on the island, they are called Dayang Island and Xiaoyang Island respectively. These two islands are not only very close to Songjiang, but also guard Hangzhou, Ningbo and other places. They are rare transportation thoroughfares. In the past, our Xie family was on the island.

There is a foothold above the building, and everyone is familiar with it. If the workshop is built there, not only can it be kept secret, but it will also be very convenient to transport raw materials and goods."

Hearing Xie Lingyun's thoughtful consideration, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but nodded and said: "Setting the workshop on the island is indeed a good way to keep the craftsmanship from being leaked. The only trouble is the inconvenient transportation, but your Xie family's fleet

It’s very convenient to have constant travel, but due to confidentiality, the workers in the island’s workshops are bound to stay on the island all the time. In this case, is anyone still willing to work in the workshops?”

"Young master, don't worry about this. There are more than 20,000 victims outside Songjiang Prefecture. As long as we pay the workers and bring their families to the island, the victims will definitely rush to get there, and we won't have to worry about not being able to recruit people.

!" Xie Lingyun said with confidence. From the time she planned to make soap, she had already set her sights on the victims outside Songjiang City. As long as these people were given a mouthful of food, let alone go to work on an isolated island.

, even if it means being a cow or a horse, I am willing to do so.

Zhou Zhong couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, thinking that Xie Lingyun was indeed a businessman, having considered all aspects.

However, when Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun had just agreed on the soap workshop, suddenly someone from the Chamber of Commerce came in to report that someone else came to visit Zhou Zhong. When they heard this person's name, both Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were surprised.
Chapter completed!