Chu Nan felt that there was not much difference between the names Wang Defu and Wang Tofu. They were both equally bad. It was just that this was not a good thing and he could only think about it in his heart. He was really embarrassed to say it out loud.
Just then, he heard a noise coming from outside. Chu Nan didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly went out, grabbed a sailor and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
The sailor quickly said: "Sir, I don't know very well, so you'd better go and see for yourself."
The man Chu Nan let go came to the deck and saw the accompanying soldiers standing aside, but the boss of the ship was shouting something anxiously from the bow.
Chu Nan's deputy is a middle-aged man named Li Mingyong. He is cautious and lacks responsibility, but he is Chu Nan's good helper. At least he took care of all the trivial things along the way.
When Li Yong saw Chu Nan coming out, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, just now I wanted to ask someone to call you out. It looks like we are in some trouble."
Chu Nan gave a grunt, walked to the bow of the ship, and asked the ship's boss, "What happened? Why is the ship so slow?"
The boat boss wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a grimace: "Sir, this section of the river is a bit narrow, and the merchant ships in front are unwilling to give way, so we have no choice but to stop."
Chu Nan's face sank and he said coldly: "Since you live in the canal, why can't you resolve this matter? Hurry up and resolve it."
The boss of the ship was troubled. He thought that this time he would be able to make money and save effort by carrying some emperor's servants, but he didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing just after leaving the capital. He explained calmly: "Sir, I have asked you before.
There was something really wrong with that cargo ship, and they said they would give way immediately."
Chu Nan looked at the river not far away. Two cargo ships were parked side by side on the river. Only small boats could pass through the rest of the area. A ship like the one he was on would definitely not be able to pass. Look carefully, one of them
A cargo ship was docked on the river beach, as if there was something wrong. Many workers were loading and unloading cargo through the wooden planks spread between the two ships, but it looked like it would not be completed in a short time.
Chu Nan originally wanted to force the boss of the ship, but when he heard a majestic voice, Liang Rang, the censor of the right capital, frowned and asked: "Why don't you leave? Who is responsible for delaying the errand ordered by His Majesty?"
The boss of the ship repeated what he had just said to Chu Nan. Liang Rang was a little unhappy after hearing this: "If you stand here and don't solve the problem, do you think you need me to go out and negotiate?"
The boss of the ship quietly looked at Liang Rang and said in a low voice: "I went to negotiate, but the people on the other side said that these goods were sent to the Northwest Mutual Market by the Hebisheng Company, and it was also the emperor's order."
Wang Defu also came to the deck at some point and said to Chu Nan calmly: "Hebisheng is one of the largest business houses in the south, and the Zhang family is the owner behind the scenes."
Liang Rang's expression gradually softened, and he waved his hand and said, "Go and tell them to make way within an hour." After that, he smiled at Wang Defu and said, "Trading with those foreign countries in the northwest is also a major matter for the stability of the northwest.
It's the eve of the Northern Expedition now, just wait for an hour."
Wang Defu smiled and nodded, indicating that he had no objection.
Chu Nan looked at Liang Rang's leaving figure with a strange expression on his face. Wang Defu patted Chu Nan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't think too much. What Mr. Liang said is unreasonable. Put the overall situation first."
Chu Nan quickly followed Wang Defu and said with a smile: "Master Wang, don't scare me. At least I know that Northwestern Mutual Market has always been the leader. Even if it is a few days late, do those wallflowers really dare to do anything?"
Wang Defu looked at Chu Nan and suddenly realized: "I almost forgot that General Chu is also in the capital." After saying that, he looked at Chu Nan and lowered his voice: "Boy, you are too serious. Do you really think that the nickname of the son-in-law of the Zhang family of Liang Yushi is
Did you come for free?"
Chu Nan opened the door and asked Wang Defu to come in. He chuckled and said, "I have to ask you for advice. I really don't know."
Wang Defu signaled Chu Nan to close the door and said with a smile: "If you say this Liang Yushi, he is also a wonderful man. He once swore not to accept bribes, but he did not refuse holiday gifts; his wife died young, and he swore not to marry in this life.
, but he took in many concubines one after another, many of them came from the Zhang family, and his current status depends on the influence of the Zhang family."
Chu Nan smiled and said, "He is indeed a wonderful person."
Wang Defu shook his head and said: "Flaws aside, Mr. Liang is still very capable. If I remember correctly, he was once the number one scholar."
Chu Nan also smiled and said: "But this time with the Zhang family's son-in-law here, I'm afraid we will just go for a walk and then come back."
Wang Defu said meaningfully: "I'm from the Ministry of Revenue. I don't care about the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Besides, Mr. Liang doesn't understand those things about accounting."
Chu Nan also smiled and said, "If Mr. Wang didn't tell you, I would have almost forgotten that I am still an adjutant."
The two boats on the river were blocked for a full two hours. The small boats were better and passed cautiously from one side, but the big boats suffered a lot. There were long queues on both sides. The boat bosses complained, just watching.
Chu Nan waited patiently for the boat with the huge official flag on it, so that no one would feel uncomfortable boarding it.
Liang Rang stood at the bow of the ship and complained a few times, but he would soon go to the cabin. Chu Nan couldn't help but wonder if he was in such a hurry to go back and do some shameful things with the counselors he brought in the cabin.
activities.
I thought it was bad luck to encounter this kind of thing, but I didn't expect that the rest of the trip would not go smoothly at all. Due to the delay of two hours, it was already late at night when the boat docked at the ferry where it was originally planned to rest.
Everyone was tired and hungry. In the end, they couldn't find a suitable inn, so they had to buy some food and take it to the boat to make do.
However, it was Liang Rang who made the decision to stop the ship and wait, and Wang Defu nodded and Chu Nan acquiesced. Naturally, everyone could not say anything else, so they had to vent their grievances on the ship boss. In the end, although the somewhat reckless ship boss did not dare to give up the task lightly, he also used passiveness and sabotage.
came to express dissatisfaction, but when Chu Nan used carrots and sticks to get rid of the boss of the ship, he encountered a group of unsighted thieves trying to board the ship. In short, there was constant trouble, and the original three-day trip ended up taking five days.
Chu Nan looked at his colleagues who looked exhausted and sighed: "I think if we don't rest for three to five days, we won't have the energy to investigate the case."
Wang Defu was old and his face was a little pale. He forced a smile and said: "It has been delayed for several months. Is there still three to five days left?"
Tang Zhan got off the boat with a salute and floated on the water for a few days. Tang Zhan had barely adapted to it and could at least move around freely on the boat.
Just as Chu Nan nodded with satisfaction to Tang Zhan, he saw Tang Zhan, who had been fine, get off the boat and stagger around as if he was drunk. Everyone was confused.
Wang Defu looked at Tang Zhan curiously, and the gloom that originally enveloped his heart was greatly reduced. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "What is this little brother doing? Is he learning to row a land boat?"
Tang Zhan reluctantly held on to a piece of wood at the ferry, and explained helplessly: "Master, I was already used to it on the boat, but now I'm not used to it on land. I was rocking on the boat, and I was rocking too. Now that I'm on land,
Even though the ground stopped shaking, I still couldn't help shaking it. Actually, I didn't want to do that."
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