"I will report this matter to the Duke of the People's Republic of China and ask the Marquis to wait for the good news. I think it will not disappoint the Marquis."

The person who spoke was the envoy sent by Zheng Chenggong to congratulate Chen Wen on the title of Marquis. A young man named Zheng Qi was said to be of the same clan as Zheng Chenggong, but the Zheng family of Ishii was in the twelfth generation since the founding ancestor Zheng Mian, and Zheng Chenggong was already the twelfth generation. This young man was just a side branch. This time, it was not so much an envoy, but rather a guard captain sent by Zheng Chenggong to protect the envoys, and also a guard captain who had to serve as part-time escort gifts.

However, once Chen Wen's proposal was expressed, the young man immediately realized the prospect. If this matter could be done in his hands, even if it could not be compared with the same tribe as Zheng Tai, who was like the God of Wealth, he would never have been so unsuccessful now.

The glorious prospects made young people excited, and Chen Wen's plan was to use the trade routes from Chuzhou to Quzhou to trade with Zheng Chenggong from northern Fujian to northern Zhejiang.

This most critical area has been occupied by Chen Wen, and it is a trivial matter to build relationships with each other to increase commercial traffic and increase commercial tax revenue. Chen Wen's plan is to sell the production in the Ming army occupied by Zhejiang to Zheng Chenggong, and then buy what he needs through Zheng Chenggong's channels, such as machinery, or some other industrial products and books.

Chen Wen's territory has minerals, grain, cloth and other raw materials. Chen Wen's workshop can make cold weapons, armor, and even firearms, which are urgently needed by Zheng Chenggong. In fact, over the years, Zheng Chenggong's territory has always been limited to the islands along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, and its production is really impossible to supply the army. The necessary products in these military were purchased from merchants in the South China through maritime trade, tolls from the Taiwan Strait and the silver obtained from taxes to prefectures and counties in mainland China. Many of the bulk goods were purchased directly from Japan.

Instead of letting the Japanese make money from the national family, Chen Wen felt that he had an obligation to let the Zheng Group develop a good habit of supporting domestic products, especially because these things are much more affordable than Japanese products, which are made in Zhejiang.

In this way, he was able to obtain a large amount of silver from Zheng Chenggong every year to support the army. After all, it is not common to see the crazy characters like Ma Jinbao and Chen Jin. As for how this goods were transported, the Zheng family in Shijing has been engaged in maritime trade for so many years, so their connections and routes should not be difficult for Zheng Chenggong.

The specific details have to wait for news from Zheng Chenggong, but Chen Wen is not very anxious about this, after all, this is not a trivial matter.

I talked to the messenger about the customs and customs of Fujian and Zhejiang. After a while, Chen Wen had already planned to order tea and see the guests, but the young messenger seemed a little hesitant, and then seemed to have made up a great decision before he could express his thoughts.

"It's been heard that the Marquis is the son-in-law of the Penglai Qi family?"

This rumor was originally uploaded on Tiantai Mountain. The reason was that he used the Yuanyang Formation to defeat the pursuers of the Tibiao Camp in a battle. Out of his lack of understanding of the Yuanyang Formation, some soldiers and local people simply attributed all this to Chen Wen's unique skills in Qi Jiguang.

This statement was later spread to Jinhua. However, as Chen Wen's reform of the army gradually began to develop in response to the Qing army, fewer and fewer people spread this rumor. Instead, more and more people praised Chen Wen as a famous general of the new generation of state dynasty.

When the young messenger asked this, Chen Wen simply shook his head and smiled without saying a word. Because he always felt that Zheng Chenggong's messenger could not be aimless. This question must be due to the reason, and it is very likely that the Zheng family wanted to marry him.

Chen Wen has always not considered himself a decisive hero. He is just doing his best to do what he wants to do, because he believes that what he is doing is beneficial to China's future. Chen Wen is not mentally prepared for political marriage, but if the marriage partner is the Zheng family, then forget it, because Li Dingguo was disappointed in history, and he must not refuse to repeat the same mistakes.

What Chen Wen guessed was not wrong, but this was not a task that Zheng Chenggong gave directly to Zheng Qi. Zheng Chenggong had this intention for a long time, but he had only consulted with his cousin Zheng Tai and other few people. Zheng Qi knew that this matter was transmitted to his ears from relatives. He had just discussed the major business matters today, so he planned to explore the scenery and give advice to Zheng Chenggong after returning to the Zhongzuo Institute.

After sending the messenger away, Chen Wen did not take this matter to heart, or he did not have time to take it to heart.

Yesterday, two scholars came from Nanzhili and now live in the inn. These two scholars were introduced by Qian Qianyi. Chen Wen wanted to meet these two scholars when he heard the name. However, it was not convenient to invite envoys to proclaim the imperial edict at that time. Today, he happened to have time, so he hurriedly sent someone to summon the two scholars.

The two people who came, one in their forties, had a frost on their faces; the other was only in their twenties, and although they were young, they were not the kind of sour scholar who was stupid to read.

When the guest and the host sat down, Chen Wen picked up the letter sent from the table, and then said to the two: "Mu Weng knew the pearl with wise eyes and was very caring to me. The names of the two gentlemen are well-known in Zhejiang, and they have been admired for a long time. It is a blessing to see them today."

These two people really deserve Chen Wen's praise, because even in later generations, these two names have been heard by many people, especially the younger one.

"Don't dare."

"Come on, add a soft cushion to the two gentlemen's chairs."

After saying that, the servant who was guarding the lobby and serving him hurriedly walked out, and after a while, he brought two soft pads to replace the two Confucian scholars.

"Thank you An Yuanhou for your compassion."

The two stood up and thanked him, and then sat down again after Chen Wen repeatedly said that he did not need to be polite.

Chen Wen's move was nothing more than seeing that the young Confucian scholar seemed a little inconvenient in the left leg, not the kind of inconvenient in the leg injury or contusion of the muscles and bones. It seemed that the old injuries in the past were painful in the wet and cold weather. Chen Wen had seen many cases in the army. It was the right way for a military man to wear a strong and hold a sharp hand to die on the battlefield. This was a more firm in Chen Wen's respect for this young man. However, the old and young were in order, so Chen Wen still had to start chatting with the older Confucian scholar first.

"When I went south, I heard about Mr. Xia Xin's talent and knowledge. Today I saw that I was indeed a famous scholar."

The older Confucian scholar is Chen Chen, and his name is not very prominent, especially he cannot compare with the young one. But if he has read "Water Margin", he will probably have read another book - "The Last of the Water Margin", and Chen Chen is the author of "The Last of the Water Margin".

Chen Chen, whose name is Xia Xin, was a famous novelist in the late Ming Dynasty. He has read a lot of books, in addition to classics and history, and has been well-written and essays. He is also good at writing poetry and quoting allusions, and is often a bit unfair. When he was young, he lived in a wild temple, "reading at night with a bonlight, meeting the situation with the environment, and chanting for three years." Later, he went to Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan, and "everything four Yixing Frost", and was a very famous talented man in Huzhou.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Chen "has no intention to advance, fled to the forest and spring, enjoyed the wine, and had a square robe, and traveled between the five lakes and three rivers." He once organized Jingyin Poetry Club with Gu Yanwu, Guizhuang and others, and used the name of forming associations to fight against the Qing Dynasty. He traveled around the world to convey information. However, now, with most of the anti-Qing rebels in Zhejiang, most of the anti-Qing rebels were suppressed, leaving only Chen Wen from southwest Zhejiang, so Qian Qianyi simply asked him to work in Chen Wen's curtain.

Chen Chen was poor all his life, and later became a living by selling divination, "to be hungry and ended up being poor and hungry." He was able to get fame and fortune with his talent and knowledge, but he never took the imperial examination in the Qing Dynasty in his life, and in the end he starved to death and did not eat grain. If it weren't for the book "The Later Biography of Water Margin" he wrote in his later years, he would probably not even know his name.

Although this Confucian scholar seemed a little angry, Chen Wen did not intend to let him continue, at least he had to find a job for him, otherwise he would be really hungry and laughed at all.

Chen Wen was still considering Chen Chen's work, but the young Confucian scholar who was traveling with him had already considered what he should do.
Chapter completed!