East of Hangzhou City, Golden House.

It was late at night, but the room on the far right side of the house was still lit. Two slim maids were holding fruit trays and tea sets pushed the door open.

The big man sitting with a big golden sword fell on the maid's waist and hips, and the maid's face turned pale.

The fat Jin Hong struggled to move a chair and sit under the table, wiped the sweat beads on his face, and smiled at the big man opposite him.

"His he really gave you money?"

"I really gave it. Five hundred taels of silver plus interest is calculated as three-point profit." Jin Hong said with a smile: "I used to be a little arrogant, but now... I'm just a naive person. I guess I can cheat you without taking action."

"Zhi?" The man had a scar on his face, and under the dim oil lamp, he looked like a centipede lying on his face. "I couldn't steal it for five or six days, and the servants couldn't buy it. That scholar was not that simple."

Jin Hong did not dare to refute and hesitated: "I'm going to tie it up? But it's hard to start in Hangzhou, right?"

The man opposite pondered and said nothing. If he could do it in Hangzhou, there was no need to go to Zhoushan Ligang with the father and son last year.

"Or what if I have found the body and asked him to go to Ningbo to recognize him?" Jin Hong gritted his teeth and said, "That secret recipe is a long-lasting business. People have no worries about food and drink for generations."

The man was silent for a while and waved his hand, "I haven't moved for the time being. I've been making a fuss recently. The report I just arrived today was that a censor impeached the Chief of the Central Committee to suppress the Japanese and was instigated by the sea merchants to set up a private market."

"What?" Jin Hong jumped up in a hurry, sweating profusely on his forehead, "Do you want to ban the sea again?"

Twenty years after Jiajing, Zhejiang was frequently attacked by Japanese pirates in Southeast Fujian. In the 26th year of Jiajing, the imperial court established the governor of Zhejiang. Zhu Wan, the first governor, strictly enforced sea bans and captured and killed pirate leaders such as Xu Dong and Li Bulto. Now Wang Zhi was just a accountant under Xu Dong at that time.

However, after Zhu Wan committed suicide in Jiajing in 28 years, the sea ban became a piece of talk. Almost every household in the southeast was involved in smuggling trade. Wang Zhi even made a comeback and even worked tacitly with two deputy sea route envoys to reset the commercial port in Zhoushan. Since then, the position of Zhejiang Governor has been vacant for nearly three years.

Even though the imperial court re-established the governor of Zhejiang in the 31st year of Jiajing and the new governor Wang Jun was also in charge of military affairs, he had always been gentle with the sea trade report, only strangling the Japanese pirates who came ashore and looted.

Now that the censor in the court impeached Wang Jun, how can he not make Jin Hong frightened? Could this be a sign of the forbidden sea?

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents!

"Don't be anxious first, look at the limelight." The big man glanced at him, and Jin Hong immediately sat down honestly.

"Okay, okay, no hurry."

"Now the governor of Zhejiang, Wang Jun, is a Jinshi in Jiajing for 20 years, and is from Taicang." A smile appeared on the corner of the big man's mouth.

It’s easy to talk to locals. No matter how great the Taicang Wang family is, they still have to eat, drink, defecate, and then it’s impossible that they have nothing to do with the sea trade.

Jin Hong said carefully: "Zhu Wan was also from Suzhou back then."

Zhu Wan was also a local at that time, and she was banned from the sea so that everyone wanted to jump into the sea.

The big man snorted, "Zhu Wan was a local official before taking office as governor of Zhejiang, and also served as a military preparatory envoy to pacify the Yao rebellion, and Wang Guo..."

Jin Hong also smiled. If Wang Jun had not led his troops to quell the chaos, then the possibility of his iron-fisted ban on the sea would not be too great.

"It's getting late." The big man turned his head and looked outside the door, and the two maids were still waiting silently outside the window.

"Don't worry, these two are all uninformed." Jin Hong said carefully: "By the way, I will change the dowry list of the little girl tomorrow. I have forgotten to fill in two farms and a workshop."

The man nodded with satisfaction, "I got the secret recipe and left you with 20% of the profit."

...

"What?"

"You say it again?"

"You heard it right?"

Qian Yuan looked at Li Si opposite the desk in amazement. This guy was clever, straight-mouthed and good at socializing, so he was sent out by Qian Yuan to find out all kinds of news. After all, he had just arrived in Hangzhou and had no news channels.

There was no useful news in half a month, but there were two heavyweight news tonight.

The previous one was fine, although Qian Yuan was extremely surprised, but it was a good thing, but the next news...

Qian Yuan picked up the teacup and calmed his mind. He coughed twice and asked for the fourth time: "Are you sure it's this name? Is it your surname Zhang... this Zhang?"

"No, no, no, sure, very sure." Li Si was a little confused, "It's Gong Changzhang, that's right."

"Zhang Siwei..." Qian Yuan held the table with his hands and tried his best but couldn't stand up. "How is that possible?"

Qian Yuan began to wonder if there was a pioneer in the world he had traveled through time. Damn Jin Hong's daughter is Zhang Siwei's concubine, which is funny.

Shanxi merchants and Zhejiang merchants are mortal enemies. Shanxi people want to get a share of the maritime trade, but they are always blocked by Zhejiang merchants, Guangdong merchants and Fujian merchants.

Isn’t this really the nephew of the famous minister Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, in history, and Zhang Siwei, who was later called Xiao Zhang’s husband?

The Zhang family is a wealthy family in Shanxi, rich and powerful, and when they are full, they can take the daughter of a small businessman in Zhejiang as their concubine?

Could it be that Jin Hong's fat pig can have a daughter who looks like a flower and a fairy?

Qian Yuan calculated the time by counting his fingers. Zhang Siwei was probably the 29th year of Jiajing or this year. No matter which subject he was, he should be in the capital now. How could he take the daughter of the Jin family as his concubine?

After swallowing, Qian Yuan looked at the uneasy Li Si, "Continue and say carefully."

"Just... just know this." Li Si said hesitantly: "It was quite a sensation at that time. After all, Zhang Siwei was just a general..."

"President?" Qian Yuan widened his eyes, "Is it a military household?"

"Yes, I have been in office for seven or eight years, and I don't want to be promoted even if I haven't been promoted."

Qian Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down and drank a sip of tea. It must be someone with the same name and surname. It was really scary. "Why?"

"As a official for Qianli, he is always a fat man." Li Si hesitated and continued, "Zhang Siwei is from Ningbo and has had a good relationship with many maritime merchants in his early years. After the former governor of Zhejiang committed suicide, the cooperation between the deputy envoy of the sea route and the owner of Wufeng ship is said to be Zhang Siwei who was building bridges and paving the road."

The secret recipe for brown sugar decolorization, Jin Hong, Zhang Siwei, general, maritime merchants, Japanese pirates... a clear logical line gradually strung in Qian Yuan's heart.

It should be true. Qian Yuan confirmed that his judgment was correct, but at the same time he felt a little regretful. The other party had a man who could make pirates. There was no doubt that this was the biggest threat to him. He could not stay in the inner city of Hangzhou for the rest of his life and not go out.

Is it too anxious to go to Hangzhou this time? Are you not prepared enough? Qian Yuan smiled bitterly in his mind. He worked as a policeman in his previous life, and later went to business. He liked history since he was a child. He has extensive experience, but when he encountered such a situation... he still had a great headache.

The key is that he doesn't know how brave the man who has the same name and surname as Xiao Zhang, is. If this guy is a bold master, he will have only one life!
Chapter completed!