In the study room of Zhou Zhong of the Beigang Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, the warm stove was burning very strongly. Zhou Zhong was sitting behind the desk writing something. The weather had changed suddenly in the past two days, and the cold north wind was blowing non-stop. The dark sky made it difficult to see.

With a ray of sunshine, the warmth of the previous few days in Shuangyu Port was wiped out, and the temperature suddenly dropped. If there was no stove in the house, it would be impossible to sit in it.

"Wenda, the invitations to the banquet for old customers of the Chamber of Commerce have been sent out, and according to your request, they are all old customers with strong financial resources and deep friendship with our Chamber of Commerce. According to the report of the brothers who sent the invitations, these old customers are all

We have agreed to go to the banquet, and the banquet will be held for them in three days. I wonder, Wenda, do you have anything else to give me?" Sanniang stood in front of Zhou Zhong's desk and reported solemnly.

"Well, thank you Sanniang!" Zhou Zhong looked up at Sanniang, and then said with a smile, "Speaking of the old customers we entertained, we still owe them a lot of money, but this time since

When inviting people over, there is no need to pretend to be poor. Prepare plenty of wine and food. After all, we are inviting people over to discuss business, and it is not good to be too shabby."

After hearing Zhou Zhong's instructions, Sanniang nodded, but then she frowned and said, "Wenda, do you really want to use that method to develop the business of the Chamber of Commerce?"

After hearing Sanniang's question, Zhou Zhong finally put down his pen and raised his head and smiled: "Of course, although the previous destruction of the Cholla Chamber of Commerce and the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce made our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce famous, but reputation belongs to reputation, and the Chamber of Commerce is now

As you know, not only are we short of financial resources, but we are also short of ships and manpower. If we don’t use this method, it will probably take at least three or four years for our chamber of commerce to recover."

However, Zhou Zhong's words did not convince Sanniang, and she spoke again: "Although the method you thought of, Wen Da, is clever, it is different from the rules left by the elders, and no one has ever used this method before.

I'm worried that if something unexpected happens, the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and those old customers will not be easy to handle."

When she said this, Sanniang suddenly paused, glanced at Zhou Zhong's face, and then said: "So I think it's better to do this. We can borrow some money from the Xie family first, and with the money we can build a new ship."

, I will go on the goods a few more times, and as long as there are no accidents, I will be able to repay the money soon!"

When Sanniang said these words, the expression on her face was a little uneasy. After all, she had always thought that there was some relationship between Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun. Now asking him to borrow money from the Xie family would obviously make Zhou Zhong lose face in front of Xie Lingyun.

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Seeing Sanniang's expression, Zhou Zhong also guessed what she was thinking. In fact, not only were Sanniang and other people within the chamber of commerce, but with the previous two cooperations, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun appeared together several times, and they were also

Their talent and appearance are similar, so many people misunderstood the relationship between the two of them. Moreover, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun had a tacit understanding and did not come forward to explain this misunderstanding, because this misunderstanding was very beneficial to both of them.

First of all, for Zhou Zhong, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is in a very weak period, so it is very necessary to have a strong ally, especially when others misunderstand his relationship with Xie Lingyun, then in the eyes of these people, the relationship between the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and Xie Lingyun

The relationship between the family will be closer, so that no one will dare to provoke the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce easily, and will even take the initiative to show their kindness. For example, for example, Jin Wenxian before, if he only relied on the prestige of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce at that time, it would be impossible for the other party to take the initiative to come and inform.

Of course, for Xie Lingyun, this relationship is also very beneficial. In the past, their Xie family's influence was limited to the Nangang District, but since the destruction of the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce, the other side's water village has been occupied by the Xie family. As a result,

The Xie family has started to get involved in Beigang District. However, although the Xie family is powerful, they have no foundation in Beigang District. If they want to gain a foothold in such a complex place, they must rely on the help of local snakes like the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. Therefore,

It is also necessary for her to maintain a superficially close relationship with Zhou Zhong.

After listening to Sanniang's words, Zhou Chong thought for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Sanniang, I didn't borrow money from the Xie family because I was afraid of losing face. In fact, to tell you the truth, when I was in Songjiang, I borrowed money from Lingyun.

I have already paid the money, and I haven’t paid it back yet, so it doesn’t matter if I borrow it again. I believe the Xie family is willing to lend me the money.”

When he said this, Zhou Zhong suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his words, because if Sanniang heard these words, he would misunderstand his relationship with Xie Lingyun even more. Sure enough, when Zhou Zhong looked up at Sanniang, he found that the other party's charm was still there

A smile of 'I understand' appeared on his face.

Seeing the expression on Sanniang's face, Zhou Zhong was quite helpless, but he didn't want to explain, so he had to continue: "The reason why I didn't borrow money from the Xie family was mainly because of the future. Although during this period

Our cooperation with the Xie family is very pleasant, but they used to dominate Nangang, and now they are involved in Beigang's business. Sooner or later, there will be some business competition with us. Now they are borrowing money from others, and they also owe the other party a favor.

Debt, if there is competition between the two sides in the future, we will be inferior to each other inherently, so we don’t need to trouble outsiders if we can solve it ourselves!"

After listening to Zhou Zhong's explanation, Sanniang asked a little strangely: "But Wen Da, what's the relationship between you and Miss Xie? Besides, the Xie family doesn't have a male son. If you and Miss Xie get married..."

"Sanniang, Miss Xie and I..." Sanniang was interrupted by Zhou Zhong before she could speak. However, he was just halfway through speaking when he didn't know how to explain his relationship with Xie Lingyun and was stunned for a while.

Then she said helplessly, "Sanniang, the relationship between Lingyun and I is very complicated, and I have no intention of getting involved in the Xie family, so everything has to depend on ourselves!"

Regarding Zhou Zhong's explanation, Sanniang seemed to understand it, but seeing that Zhou Zhong didn't want to explain anymore, she couldn't ask any more questions, and finally had to say: "Well, you and Miss Lingyun are not young anymore.

, naturally I have my own ideas, so I won’t ask any more questions. As for the banquet for old customers of the Chamber of Commerce in three days, I will personally take care of it, and there will definitely be no mistakes!"

Hearing that Sanniang finally stopped asking, Zhou Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then Sanniang told him to wear more clothes. After all, the temperature had dropped sharply to avoid catching a cold. Zhou Zhong also nodded in agreement, and then looked at

Sanniang left and closed the door, but Zhou Zhong did not get up, but sat on the chair and stared blankly.

It's not that Sanniang's words didn't touch him at all. In fact, on the contrary, Zhou Zhong was also seriously considering his relationship with Xie Lingyun.

Speaking of which, Xie Lingyun is not only naturally beautiful, but also has a flexible and calm personality, and is extremely talented in business. In the words of later generations, Xie Lingyun is an intellectual beauty who is both internal and external. This kind of woman may be a bit strong for the men of the Ming Dynasty, but in the

From Zhou Zhong's point of view, it undoubtedly has considerable appeal.

However, as the saying goes, no one is perfect. Xie Lingyun is both talented and beautiful, but one thing makes Zhou Zhong very uncomfortable. That is that the other party may have been in business since he was a child, and has developed the habit of hiding his emotions and anger, no matter what he does.

, all looked indifferent, and even if they were angry, they would not show it on their faces. This gave Zhou Zhong a deep impression of Xie Lingyun, so he always kept away from her.

However, people are not like grass and trees. After getting along with each other during this period, the two of them would occasionally put down their official duties and talk about some personal matters, such as how their parents and relatives are at home, what their hobbies are, etc. After talking about these things too much, they naturally let go

They give each other a different feeling.

In addition, Zhou Zhong also thought of a very practical problem, that is, the Xie family and their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce are both one of the four major chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port. They have extremely strong financial resources. In addition, the Xie family only has an only daughter like Xie Lingyun. If

If he can really marry Xie Lingyun, not only will the crisis of their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce be solved immediately, but after the two families merge, they will probably become the smuggling overlord of Shuangyu Port, and even the smuggling overlord of the entire Ming Dynasty.

When he thought that he might be the one who controlled the entire Ming Dynasty for smuggling, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel his ambition boiling, and even the thought of pursuing Xie Lingyun flashed in his mind. However, when he calmed down, he felt ashamed of this thought.

First of all, he is an engaged person, and Prince Wang Lun treats him well. Even when the Zhou family was in the most difficult time, he did not propose to break off the engagement like the Song family did.

If he chose Xie Lingyun, he would have to break off the engagement with the Wang family, but if he did this, what would be the difference between him and the second young master of the Song family? So this is a matter of principle, and it is absolutely impossible for Zhou Zhong to break off the marriage.

There is another very important point, that is, he always has a feeling that he cannot grasp Xie Lingyun. Xie Lingyun is a very elegant woman, and she is also a very rational person. Even when talking with Zhou Zhong, she

She would deliberately hide her emotional side so that people could not understand her inner thoughts. This made Zhou Zhong never know what Xie Lingyun thought of him?

To take a step back, suppose Xie Lingyun really likes Zhou Zhong, but he has been trained to be the heir of the family since he was a child. From this, it can be seen that the Xie family definitely does not want to hand over their property to an outsider. It is even possible that the Xie family wants to

For Xie Lingyun, she recruited a son-in-law to marry into her husband and gave birth to a child named Xie, so as to keep the incense alive. However, Zhou Zhong’s identity was absolutely impossible for him to marry into his wife. This was an irreconcilable contradiction. With Xie Lingyun’s calmness and rationality, she

She is also very aware of this, so Xie Lingyun is likely to reject Zhou Zhong from the beginning, regardless of whether she has a good impression of Zhou Zhong or not!

Thinking of the complicated relationship between himself and Xie Lingyun, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a headache. In the end, his head ached when he thought about it, but he didn't clarify the relationship between the two, and even felt more confused. In the end, he simply stood up and put on his clothes.
Chapter completed!