Ten days were originally a day of rest. In the past, Li Zhang would definitely stay at home at this time. I don’t know when he started to dislike going out more and more. In later generations, he could almost be called an otaku. However, today Li Zhang went out with a gift because he sent his visit to the Zhou Mansion a few days ago and made an appointment to visit him today.

Zhou Liang's home is Zhou Liang's home. His father, Zhou Ning, praised the Japanese general, and the three armies of the Japanese army, Tianwu, Longwei and Shenwei, collectively called the Imperial Guards' Fourth Army, and are considered the elite of the Imperial Guards. Of course, over the years, the Imperial Guards in the capital have been degraded. In the past two years, Zhao Zhen vigorously rectified the Imperial Guards, which not only reduced the scale of the Imperial Guards and eliminated a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people, but also allowed the Imperial Guards to exchange with the border troops, which restored the Imperial Guards to some of the past.

Li Zhang's carriage soon came to the front of the Zhou Mansion. Although the Zhou family was not prominent among the generals, a general who praised the Japanese army sounded powerful, was actually only one of the four armies, and there were three yamen in charge. In addition, the imperial guards in the capital were unable to go to the battlefield in their entire lives unless they encountered rebellion or the emperor was in charge of the emperor's personal expedition. Therefore, Zhou Ning, the general, actually relied on his background and mixed qualifications, and could not compare with Zhao Zhen, Liu Ping and others who had made great contributions before.

Although the Zhou family is not very prominent among the generals, it is very famous because the Zhou family is very rich. Although the Zhou family is a general, not everyone enters the army to serve as officials. Some Zhou family members mainly operate the Zhou family's industries. For example, Zhou Ning's eldest brother Zhou Hai, who is a concubine, cannot inherit his father's title. Instead, he is very interested in doing business. The facts prove that he is also very talented in doing business, so Zhou Hai is also a famous businessman in the capital.

Although Zhou Ning and Zhou Hai are half-brothers, they feel very good, and the Zhou brothers are very united, so Zhou Hai's wealth is actually equivalent to the Zhou family's wealth, which also makes the Zhou family a famous rich man. Although money is not omnipotent, it can also bring considerable convenience to the nobles. For this reason, many people want to marry the Zhou family, except for Zhou Liang. This guy's reputation has long been bad in the aristocratic circle, and no one dares to marry his daughter to him.

Li Zhang got off the carriage, and Zhou Ning had been waiting at the door at this time. When he saw Li Zhang hurried forward and bowed, "The Grand Marshal of Dingbei is here, and the humble house is full of glory!"

"General Zhou is polite. If you are a humble house here, then my family can only call it a thatched cottage!" Li Zhang also laughed at this time, and as he said, he also looked at the Zhou family mansion with a magnificent scent.

Zhou Ning's mansion is extremely luxurious. Even if you stand outside the door, you can see the carved beams and painted buildings inside. It is said that people with good deeds ranked one of the top ten luxury houses in the capital, among which the Zhou Ning family's mansion is among them. You should know that this is the capital. Rich and powerful people are like carp cars across the river. The Zhou family's mansion can be ranked among them.

Zhou Ning laughed when he heard Li Zhang's words, and then invited Li Zhang to the mansion. Although the two had no close relationships, they had met many times before, especially Li Zhang and Cao Wei and his son, and Zhou Ning was the son-in-law of the Cao family, so the two sat together at the family dinner in Cao's mansion. Unfortunately, Cao Wei finally left last year, and Li Zhang was also sad for a long time.

Li Zhang and Zhou Ning entered the mansion together, and then took a seat in the living room. Zhou Ning also greeted Li Zhang a few times, then he asked tentatively with a worried expression: "Marquis Dingbei, you are here this time, but have you caused trouble for your incompetent son?"

Zhou Ning has four sons, and the other three sons are very good, especially the third son, who also graduated from martial arts. He also made contributions when attacking Yan Yun before. Now he has become a middle-level general in the army. The only thing that makes him worried is Zhou Liang, the youngest son. In fact, since he handed over Zhou Liang to Li Zhang, Zhou Ning has never asked about this son again, let alone know that he has gone to Nanyang now.

"Don't worry, General Zhou, Zhou Liang is doing well now, and he has helped me a little. I'm here to find him today, which is related to Zhou Liang." Li Zhang said with a smile again at this time.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Ning also showed a concerned expression when he heard Li Zhang's words. Although he seemed to be very disgusted with Zhou Liang's son, the other party was his son after all, and the father-son nature still made him very concerned about Zhou Liang's affairs.

Li Zhang hesitated for a moment, as if he was organizing language, and then asked: "I wonder how much do you know about the sea trade, General Zhou?"

"Maritime Trade?" Zhou Ning was stunned when he heard Li Zhang suddenly talk about the topic of the sea trade, but he quickly reacted. After pondering for a moment, he replied, "I don't know much about sea trade, but my elder brother often deals with merchants, and seems to know some sea trade. He heard that sea trade is profitable, but the risks are too great. There are constant natural disasters and man-made disasters on the sea. If you are not careful, the ship may be destroyed and the people will die."

"Brother Ling is very knowledgeable. The risks of sea trade are indeed not small, but the profit is beyond imagination." Li Zhang said this and suddenly picked up the tea bowl in front of him and signaled to Zhou Ning, then said, "For example, if the tea bowl in front of him is transported overseas, it may be exchanged for a weight of gold."

"Porcelain is so valuable overseas?" Zhou Ning was shocked when he heard Li Zhang's words. Although he used the best porcelain to entertain guests, it was still much worse than gold.

"It's not just porcelain, silk, tea, cotton, etc., all of them are very popular goods overseas. Overseas merchants are almost rushing to ask for it and don't have to worry about sales at all. It can be said that as long as the goods can be transported out, it will be at least ten times the profit!" Li Zhang immediately said with great certainty. In this era of traffic jamming, it may be difficult for people in later generations to imagine the value of some items.

Zhou Ning couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this. Although their family is not short of money, no one would think it's too much money. Moreover, the Zhou family has a large population. If you want to maintain such a luxurious life, you must have more financial resources. So when he heard about the rich profits of the maritime trade, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

When Li Zhang saw Zhou Ning's expression, he also laughed in his heart, and then said again: "The reason why I mentioned the sea trade was actually to tell General Zhou that Zhou Liang had actually gone to Nanyang and helped the court build a harbor there."
Chapter completed!