For the vast Ming Dynasty, where is the key to the new world?

At the sea, Chen Mu stubbornly believed that the future of the Ming Dynasty was at the sea.

The turbulent sea and the warships equipped with artillery can bring food and gold and silver across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty.

This not only can sustain the life of the Ming Dynasty in Zhang Juzheng's fierce medicine, but also allows the Eastern giant to step into a change that has not been seen in a thousand years, so as not to be too far away when he is running side by side.

It prospers towards the sea, declines behind the sea, and is almost dead when the sea is forbidden, and it will be strong when the sea is opened.

More than two hundred years later, Chen Mu didn't know how Lin Zexu said this with the mood.

He only knew that when Lin Zexu opened his eyes to see the world, it was too late.

There was no suspense. Zhang Yongshou and Bai Yuanjie wanted to organize a fleet and hit it off for their ocean-going business, but time did not give them the opportunity to carefully discuss the fleet matters.

The Guangdong Dusi Yamen sent people, and three riders rushed straight to the Qianhu Inn Qingcheng, Qingyuanwei. The leader showed off the Guangdong Dusi's waist sign outside the Baihu Inn, and asked loudly: "Where is Chen Mu, the general flag of the Qianhu Inn Qingcheng?"

The three people who walked out of the yamen were stunned for a moment, and Chen Mu stepped forward and said, "I'm here to Chen Mu, I wonder what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Yongshou turned his head and whispered to Bai Yuanjie: "I have seen the entourage of the Governor Wu Kaifu."

Bai Yuanjie nodded, walked forward and took two steps, stood there next to Chen Mu, and said, "At the Qianqian households, Bai Jingchen, the governor, must have important things to show her. Erlang, salute her."

The first half of the sentence is for the visitor, and the second half is for Chen Mu.

Whether it is the opening of the government or the governor, they are all talking about the same person, Governor Wu Guifang.

After saying that, Bai Yuanjie had already bowed and Chen Mu followed suit.

The rider looked down on a small flag like Chen Mu, but he was quite respectful to Bai Qianhu, with a smile on his face and said, "Qianhu is so polite. We errands don't know what happened. If the old man wants to see Chen General Qi, he will just say one word, hurry up."

"President Chen Qi, please get on the horse. Let's set off now and we will be here tomorrow."

From Qingyuan to Guangzhou Prefecture, this rider didn't plan to let people sleep.

Bai Yuanjie was about to say something, but the rider stopped talking, "Stay on a thousand households, the old man saw Mr. Chen alone."

The three of them looked at each other. No matter who it was, they would have thought that Governor Wu Guifang would summon Chen Mu, the general flag alone.

But he himself was calm in his heart and responded, asking Qi Zhengyan and Long Junxiong to lead the horse out, and bid farewell to Bai and Zhang, and turned on the horse.

Chen Mu didn't know what was going on, but he was still calm.

It probably won't be a bad thing, otherwise I'd just send someone to get it, so why bother to summon it?

Seeing Chen Mu and the rider galloping away, Zhang Yongshou touched his nose, "We can't decide good or bad things, let him go."

Bai Yuanjie paused and asked him to go to Fenghuang Street, Qingcheng to call Bai Qi, and then said to Zhang Yongshou: "Let Bai Qi follow him, it is a blessing or a disaster. I will repay you quickly and have some care."

They didn't think about the promotion, they were just nervous.

A trivial matter like being promoted to a mere thousand households would not attract the attention of the governor, and no one could figure out the reason for the summoning this time.

Let’s not talk about Qingyuan for now, Chen Mu’s road to Guangcheng is smooth.

Wengyuan, Heyuan, fought a big battle. The army crossed the border and scared the bandits in the mountains and forests far away. The road was unobstructed for a year and a half.

What's more, the incident of Japanese pirates in Fujian burning down Chenghai County to kill officials and people was deeply affected. All those who could be seen on the road were refugees who had lost their family business.

The five fast horses were all young and strong warriors carrying swords and swords. No one dared to stop them when the fast horse was whipped. They were quick and their thighs were not uncomfortable.

Mr. Chen had never rode a horse like this. Qingyuan went to the four post stations in Guangcheng. Every time he arrived at the post station, he continued to gallop. Even if the night had arrived, he had to run around the stars and the moon, and he had to rest for less than half an hour in total.

At noon the next day, when they saw the outline of Guangcheng, Chen Mu almost fainted.

"Master Chen Qi will rest in the inn. Wait for the summons to summon him again."

After saying that, the rider from Guangdong Dusi left, leaving Chen Mu with two Japanese pirates in the cold wind.

Didn’t it mean that Wu Guifang was in a hurry, or did you mean that one word should be fast?

It turned out that the governor was not in a hurry, but he should have been in a hurry, hurry up and wait for the summons. How long will it take to wait for the summons?

No one told Chen Mu that Mr. Chen was happy to be idle, and fell into the bed in the inn and slept in darkness.

The next morning, Chen Mu was called out by Qi Zhengyan, and Long Junxiong was leaning outside the door and was dozing off, and fell asleep while standing.

"Let him go into the house and sleep, just go with me."

Guangcheng is still prosperous, with shops on the streets and alleys lined up and sold endlessly. People are as calm as a bloodless battle that has never happened in the Heyuan, just two hundred miles away.

But maybe people know, they just don't care.

Entering the city at Baiyun Mountain, bypassing Jiuyan Well, there is a six banyan pagoda next to Guangxiao Temple, which is nearly twenty feet high, and you can see it even outside the city.

Walking through Guangxiao Temple, passing through the gate of the Censorate, looking westward is the Nanhai County Government Office. The Governor's Government Office is opposite to the Nanhai County Government Office.

Standing in front of the governor's yamen, Chen Mu, who had been calm in his heart, suddenly became nervous for no reason. The governor who was sending the letter urged him twice. Only then did Chen Mu sort out his clothes and walk into the yamen.

It is said to be a yamen, but the pavilions and towers are far from comparable to Qingyuan. This is especially true when entering the corridor. After reporting outside the hall, someone came out and asked him to wait in the inner hall and outside the hall.

Just wait for half an hour.

The people entering and leaving the inner hall changed two groups, and no one paid attention to Chen Mu, a little armoured military officer. However, people were surprised by how someone like him could enter the inner hall of the governor.

Chen Mu smiled at everyone who looked puzzled. At first, he was a little nervous, but then he focused on the decorations such as Yuan blue and white on the inner hall. Of course, the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are also indispensable.

"Master Chen Qi, the old man asked you to come in."

Chen Mu came back to his senses, took a few deep breaths, and walked into the room with his head held high and his chest raised.

The situation was different from what he thought, and several people were already sitting upright in the hall.

Chen Muren said lightly, and the highest person he knew about Guangdong officials was just Wang Rulong. Not to mention everyone in the room, it was obvious that both the left and right people in front of the hall were civil officials, and there were also two civil and military officials in the hall, both of whom were higher than Wang Rulong’s official rank.

Unable to recognize the official robe, Mr. Chen can see his age. Two civil officials wearing red official robes and civil officials and generals sitting upright in the hall were both old men with gray hair and gray hair in their 50s. Only one of the last officials was also in a state of righteousness. Just glanced at him with his own eyes, Chen Mu discovered the key problem.

There are six chairs in the hall, with the old civil servants and military generals sitting on the left and right, and the middle-aged young civil servants robe sitting at the last seat. I am afraid none of the three chairs in the middle were left for him.

"I have met you all, sir."

After thinking about the wording for a long time, I didn’t know how to describe these five-person combinations, so I simply called adults.

"Although his position is low, he has talent and is not very wise." The civil servant on the right side of the hall shook his head slightly to the civil servant on the left, glanced at Chen Mu and introduced to the civil servant on the left: "This is Zhang Ziwen, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he is not an adult."

After saying that, he looked at the first two civil servants and generals over 60 years old and said, "These two are Guangdong Governor Xiong Yuancheng and General Yu Zhifu, and they are not adults."

"That was Zhou Binshi, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, and he was not an adult. Qu Yi flattered Shangguan, afraid that you were saying the wrong thing."

After frowning, the old man leaned back a little, turned his head and picked up the Zhang Shu on the tea case and opened it. He raised his head and stared at Chen Mu with a bright look, "I am Wu Guifang, if it weren't for the military achievements of the Ministry of War to repay Guangdong, I would not know that Weng Yuan had only won three first achievements and one extraordinary achievement in the battle, and the soldiers were nine times the first level!"

Therefore, Wu Guifang, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, raised his hand and handed Zhang Shu out, narrowed his turbid old eyes and looked at Chen Mu.

"General Chen Qi, how did you come from these four achievements?"

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