"Huating...Huating..., uncle means to visit Lord Chen Youlong?" Zheng Sen suddenly understood.

Zheng Hongkui said: "That is, although Chen Youlong is now behind closed doors to thank guests, our Zheng family is in the southeast and he wants to serve as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He still relies on us in all aspects. Others may not see us, but he must see our Zheng family."

"Asen, this time you go to Huating, you must be careful. If you have the chance, let him Shen Youlong ride south on our boat and make a good relationship on the road. If you can seize the opportunity to become his junior, it will be more useful than passing the imperial examination." Zheng Hongkui said carefully.

Zheng Sen said: "Uncle, our fleet is probably going to set off at the end of May. I think Lord Shen will not delay that long."

Zheng Hongkui laughed: "You're saying that's bad. Since the court, if you say that you are the slowest in taking office, you're afraid that any dynasty will not be as good as our Ming Dynasty. Emperor Taizu set too many rules. Officials took office. Many low-level officials took office for less than a few months. Although Mr. Shen's family is not short of money, and now it is not as strict as not allowed to travel with wives, concubines and children in the time of Emperor Taizu, but as an official, he should avoid suspicion. If he wants to remain calm, how can he compare to taking a boat south?"

"Big shopkeeper, why don't you let the Bald Eagle stick it up? Sink the big lucky ship first and teach him Zheng Zhilong a lesson!" Lin He looked at the lucky ship that disappeared under the sea level in the south and said angrily.

Several people around him also nodded and said that in the southeast today, few people who are involved in maritime trade have positive comments on Zheng Zhilong. The reason is that this guy is too domineering and domineering, collecting taxes on the water flags and intervening, occupying the share of maritime trade in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, especially raw silk. Nowadays, merchant ships traveling to Nagasaki, Japan and Manila, the Philippines every year are mostly owned by his family.

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "I won't offend anyone if he doesn't offend me. Since he can't help but be angry, why bother with me? Besides, if you really want to fight, it will be of no benefit except delaying your trip."

In addition to this reason, Li Mingxun was also worried that the Bald Eagle would be damaged. After all, this brig schooner was newly built by the shipyard. Its displacement of more than 200 tons is not a thick-skinned Garen warship like the Tiger Shark. Once it is hit by artillery, it will be severely damaged. There are ginseng, deer antler, deer whip, and Cordyceps in the cabin, worth hundreds of thousands of taels. Li Mingxun can protect it and joke about them.

"Besides, don't you want to go home early to meet your parents?" Li Mingxun asked with a smile at the men in short clothes beside him.

Yang Mang scratched his head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it's better to be more stable. The burden on me is too heavy."

Yang Mang was the son of the old man in Jiangyin tea shop. He followed Li Mingxun to Taiwan. It has been nearly April. He has returned with seven or eight fellow villagers who stayed in Jiangyin. He brought back the money earned by the villagers in the shipyard to subsidize their family income. Secondly, he recruited some craftsmen and refugees to Taiwan. The people on the ship had already made up their minds to convince their families to go to Taiwan.

"After you go back, don't stroll around. While I'm going to Nanjing to trade, I will first place the animals, farm tools purchased by your father and those who are willing to join us in Qian Jin's home. As for the money you brought back, if the craftsman's family is short of rice and grain, you can purchase it on your behalf. If you buy a large amount of money, you can spend less money. As for the salt in the bottom cabin, it is for them to give it to them. This is private salt. Don't say it, just say that you bought it." Li Mingxun pointed.

As a brigged schooner, the Bald Eagle did not use a hollow bow because of its immature technology, and did not dare to make the aspect ratio seven to one, but its advanced sail composition and slender hull had already made its degree reach about nine knots. If it weren't for the artillery deck that had been stuffed into twelve heavy eighteen-pound cannons and the wind was not sufficient enough, the degree might have been faster.

After five days of travel, I had already reached the estuary of the Yangtze River. There were sandbanks and reefs everywhere. Li Mingxun ordered the captain to lower the degree a lot. The Bald Eagle did not go directly to Nanjing, but instead stopped behind a sandbank by the river. He hired a fishing boat, brought four-color gifts to the Huangpu River, and went to Wangxian Bridge, which was the hometown of Chen Youlong.

Three days later, Shen Youlong's Mansion.

Li Mingxun sat on the chair in the wing room, savoring the Doucai tea cups from Zhengde in his hand, waiting leisurely, but Yang Mang, who was standing beside him, couldn't hold on anymore. He looked at the sun falling outside and muttered, "The Shen family is so big. This tea has been drunk from morning to afternoon, and his stomach has roared, and he has not even seen a ghost."

"This is the gentry of the Ming Dynasty. No one is not a prominent family or a famous family. I am just an overseas businessman. You are not even a peddler. If it weren't for the face of Mr. Chen Dachun, you would not even be able to enter the door." Li Mingxun said lightly.

Yang Mang said, "Big shopkeeper, even if they have something to do, they should give an explanation. We can't let us wait."

Li Mingxun didn't care. He came here this time and never thought that he would see Chen Youlong. Seeing Chen Dachun depends on luck. His purpose was very simple, to see what the Shen family was doing before the New Year. After all, he also took other people's posts and pretended to be powerful for a long time.

After entering this door, it has already shown the attitude of the Shen family, and he has not been out of line!

At this time, the door was opened and an old servant walked in. When Li Mingxun entered the door, the butler who was overly high-minded was respectful to the old servant. Knowing that the old servant had an extraordinary status in the Shen family, he quickly grabbed Yang Mang, who was about to raise an army to question and asked, "Brother-in-law, I wonder if Mr. Chen can see us?"

"I'm really sorry, my family is ignorant. The young master accompanied the master to another house in Sijing. He left before dawn today. The housekeeper didn't know, so he neglected the two distinguished guests." The servant spoke without changing his expression, and he was much more polite than the housekeeper.

Li Mingxun smiled slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb you. I will rush to Sijing."

The old servant's face changed drastically. He just came to kill Li Mingxun away, but he never thought that the young man was climbing along the way. The old servant hurriedly stopped him and said, "Is there anything important to see my young master so anxious?"

Li Mingxun waved his hand, pointed to the box beside him, and said, "This time, there are many good ginseng and antlers in the warehouse. I made an appointment with the young master to keep this ginseng for him. This time I came to Jiangnan and sent it, but I never thought that Mr. Chen was not at home."

"Can you be the old servant..." asked.

Li Mingxun said: "If the father-in-law works for him, it will definitely be a great deal. It will be easier for the younger generation to save some time and go to Nanjing."

After saying that, Li Mingxun opened the box, explained the ginseng and antler medicinal herbs one by one, and then got up and left.

In the inner courtyard, Chen Dachun walked into the room with a bowl of fried medicine soup. Seeing his father Chen Youlong sitting on a chair, closing his eyes and gently putting the medicine bowl on the table. He wanted to speak several times, but he didn't make any sound, and he couldn't help but pace the room.

"The businessman left?" Chen Youlong asked faintly.
Chapter completed!