The official position of the Admiral of the Four Seas is very subtle. After the Ming Dynasty implemented the maritime ban, it would have no administrative jurisdiction over the sea. However, in order to combat pirates and maintain the safety of coastal people, coastal garrisons could still build sea ships to patrol at sea.

It is precisely because of this that Zhengde appointed the Sihai Admiral to Zhou Chong as a military post, and his power was only managed by the navy of the Ming Dynasty. He did not touch the line of sea ban, so he was able to get the approval of the cabinet so smoothly.

Although the Admiral of the Four Seas was a temporary military post, he also had his own official residence, and was located in Ningbo Prefecture next to Shuangyu Port. After the Ming Dynasty implemented the maritime ban, Guangzhou and Ningbo were the only two ports to open the ban. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty was along the coast.

After so many years of corruption, only the navy in Guangzhou and Ningbo remained relatively complete. When overseas countries paid tribute, these two navy troops came to welcome guests.

Secondly, it is also a deterrent to overseas vassal states.

Zhou Chong did not go directly to Ningbo when he came back this time, but bypassed Ningbo and went to Shuangyu Port first. First, he wanted to send Jin Xuan and the others home, and second, after Ashikaga Ikki received Zhengde's imperial edict,

They also have to return to Japan to report their lives. The weapons that Zhou Chong had promised to support them before would be brought back by them. All of these needed to be arranged by Zhou Chong himself.

However, the above is not the main reason why Zhou Chong did not go to Ningbo directly. The most important reason is that he was concerned about someone, that person was Xie Di, the governor of Zhejiang, and that brother of Xie Qian. The Xie family had a

Xie Di is here, so he has the confidence to compete with himself for the management of the Hai Alliance. Now he has just entered the officialdom, and Ningbo where the official residence is located is also under the jurisdiction of Xie Di, so he needs to talk to Xie Da, who is very familiar with Ningbo.

Let’s talk.

The news about merchants has always been the most informative, so when the news of Zhou Chong being appointed as the admiral of the Four Seas spread in the capital, Shuangyu Port already knew about this news, and it immediately caused a huge sensation. Who

Unexpectedly, the young Zhou Chong became a senior official of the court and also ruled the navy of the Ming Dynasty. This was a huge news for the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, which had already become the overlord of the smuggling industry.

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It is precisely because of this that after the news that Zhou Chong became the admiral of the Four Seas was confirmed, Sanniang and Tuo Shu in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce suffered. A large number of people came to visit each day, usually through the discussion.

In the name of business, those with thick skin will come to the door to get in with gifts. Anyway, for them, whether it is the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce or Zhou Chong himself, they will have a bright future in the future, so they will naturally have more opportunities as they take advantage of the current opportunity.

Reach some relationships between the two sides closer.

In addition to the several officials of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, Xie Da's side of the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce is also full of guests. After all, everyone knows that Zhou Chong will marry Xie Da's daughter as a flat wife, although the flat wife is not as good as the status of the flat wife.

The wife, but Zhou Chong's father was a high-ranking official in the court, so they only came to curry favor with Xie Da. Moreover, at this time, the news that the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Family Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce were about to cooperate to form the sea alliance had already been spread.

This made the smuggling merchants lament the ambitions of the three chambers of commerce. However, they became more diligent in visiting Xie Da.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Chong's fleet returned to Shuangyu Port, and the warm welcome was imaginable, especially those small and medium-sized smuggling chambers and cargo owners, who rushed to the port to greet each other one by one, one by one, and they all rushed to the port to welcome him.

, and they all gave a great gift, which was called a gift to Zhou Chong for success. In the next few days, Zhou Chong was entangled by these gift-giving people. It is best for Zhou

After finally meeting some more important people, others would just block out the door, and then they became a little quieter.

Others were in a hurry to see Zhou Chong, but Zhou Chong was also in a hurry to see Xie Da. Although he met Xie Da when he came back, Xie Ke was there at that time. So Zhou Chong couldn't ask Xie Da directly what to do.

Faced with Xie Di's incident, Xie Da knew that he was too busy in the next few days, so he never came again, so Zhou Chong had to visit Xie Da in person.

When Zhou Chong took a bus to the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce in Nangang, Xie Da had been waiting for a long time. Xie Da did not entertain Zhou Chong in the living room, but went directly to his study room and waited until the servants delivered tea.

Xie Da told his servants not to get close to the study room, then closed the door and smiled at Zhou Chong: "Wenda, you are really surprised by me more and more. Unexpectedly, after going to the capital, you became the four seas of the imperial court.

Admiral and the Governor of the Coast Defense Military Affairs are a huge benefit for our smuggling industry!”

Hearing Xie Da's words, Zhou Chong smiled bitterly and said, "You may not believe it, Uncle Xie, I was forced to take over the appointment of Your Majesty. In addition, this official is not so easy to be a member of the official.

Not to mention it, I want to accept the navy from Ningbo and Guangzhou. I won’t mention it for the time being. It’s not easy to just accept the navy from Ningbo.”

Xie Da also understood what Zhou Chong was worried about when he heard this. He tasted the tea and smiled: "Wenda, you are too brave. Although Xie Di is the governor of Zhejiang, he also supervised Zhejiang's maritime defense military affairs.

, Your takeover of the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense is equivalent to taking away the power of the coastal defense in Xie Di, but don't forget that Xie Di no longer has any strong backing in the court, but you are deeply influenced by His Majesty.

Believe it, in this way, as long as you are tougher, I'm afraid Xie Di will have to give in the end!"

"This... can this work?" Zhou Chong knew almost nothing about the officialdom and did not know how to take over the navy in Ningbo, so he came to Xie Da to hear the other party's opinions.

Unexpectedly, Xie Da only gave him one suggestion, which was to snatch the control of the navy with a tough attitude, which made Zhou Chong hesitate.

"Haha, Wenda, you are still too young. In fact, the officialdom is the same as the shopping mall. In addition to personal connections, those who should be tough must be tough, and those who should be compromised must also be compromised. Xie Di is from the Xie family and has always wanted to take them away before.

We have control over the Chamber of Commerce. This time you will seize power from Xie Di again, so he will definitely be dissatisfied with you. If you show weakness this time, you will be unable to move forward in the officialdom in the future, but if you show strong enough,

With your ability and Your Majesty’s favor for you, I believe that those in the officialdom will definitely try their best to curry favor with you, and your career will be more smooth!" Xie Da said with a laugh at this time.

Although Xie Da has never been an official, he has been struggling in the mall for most of his life, and businessmen are inevitably involved in dealing with officials, so he has long been able to understand the officialdom and the mall, and is even better than some officials who have been an official for many years.

He was aware of the tricks in the officialdom, and the advice he gave to Zhou Chong at this time was also his experience.

After hearing Xie Da’s words, Zhou Chong thought for a long time. Even though he was a human being for two lives, the education he received since childhood made him have a certain degree of respect for officials. Even if he has become an official now, his mentality is still

There was no change at once, so I was inevitably afraid of going to Ningbo to take over. However, Xie Da's words made him feel a sudden enlightenment. With his current status and power, there was no need to worry about Xie Di

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Thinking of this, Zhou Chong breathed a sigh of relief, and then he stood up and bowed to Xie Da solemnly: "Thank you for your advice, my nephew's previous worries are really redundant!"

Seeing that Zhou Chong had figured it out, Xie Da nodded in praise, and then he smiled and said, "In addition, Wenda, you have to know one thing, although Xie Di is the governor of Zhejiang, he has just taken office this year.

And it was because of Xie Qian and Li Dongyang's recommendation that he became the governor of Zhejiang. However, Xie Di's takeover has made those in the Zhejiang officialdom who are in charge of the position of governor, so now Xie Di is in Zhejiang.

There is no firm foothold in the officialdom, and a lot of officials are not convinced by him. This is a great opportunity for you, Wenda!”

Zhou Chong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately turned his head to Xie Da and said, "Uncle Xie, if I remember correctly, you have said that you are very familiar with the Ningbo officialdom and even have a good relationship with Ningbo prefect and others, so

I'm afraid Uncle Lao Xie will introduce him on his behalf!”

Last time when Xie Cheng and his son threatened Zhou Chong, Xie Da asked Zhou Chong to surrender to Ningbo Prefecture and others. Although Ningbo was under the jurisdiction of Xie Di, Ningbo Prefecture and others also had their own backers, so Xie Di did not dare to offend him too much.

If Zhou Chong paid for these people, then Xie Di would probably have no choice but to do it. However, with Zhou Chong's marriage, everyone knew that His Majesty the Emperor attached great importance to Zhou Chong, so for this reason

The Xie family immediately changed their strategy to Zhou Zhong.

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Xie Da stood up and patted Zhou Chong's shoulder and smiled: "Wenda, in fact, even if you don't say it, I will introduce the local officials in Ningbo, and it only took two days.

Previously, Ningbo Prefect Yu Wenyuan also came to visit me quietly, with the purpose of asking me to help them introduce them. If you need to use them in the future, Wenda, just give me the instructions!"

Zhou Chong was startled when he heard this, and then he was happy. Now he finally realized the happiness brought to him by power. Now he didn't have to do anything at all, and someone had already taken the initiative to come up to curry favor with him, and it was still a mansion.

The highest commander, with the help of the magistrate of Ningbo Prefecture, was much smoother for him to accept the navy stationed in Ningbo Prefecture.

Zhou Chong talked with Xie Da in the study for a long time. In addition to his going to Ningbo to take office, they also discussed the matter of the Hai Alliance. Originally, Zhou Chong planned to form the Hai Alliance himself, but now after taking over as the Admiral of the Four Seas, I am afraid
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