After Cheng Jinyuan thought for a while, he frowned and said with a worried look.
"Master Cui, even if the Lord of Shouning County has no selfish motives, can you stop others from talking?
After all, in the eyes of others, the Ning family and the Cui family are relatives by marriage.
No matter how much you help the Ning family, you are still suspected of covering up.
Moreover, Your Excellency has also said that the Ning family has no selfish motives. In this case, it is better for Your Excellency to directly send someone else to Earthworm Island to inspect the gold and silver mines.
To avoid being blamed!"
After hearing Cheng Jinyuan's words, Cui Qingyuan thought about it seriously, and it seemed that it was indeed the case.
However, the Ning family had just donated the gold and silver mines, and they kicked people out. If they didn't make it clear to the head of Shouning County, there would be misunderstandings.
After pondering for a moment, he said to Cheng Jinyuan.
"I will arrange this.
You first refine all the gold and silver ingots you brought back this time, and then take them to the warehouse.
In addition to the various expenses required in Nanyue Mansion, remember to set aside a sum of money.
It is imperative to expand the naval battalion’s enrollment.”
If it weren't for the fact that there were too few sailors in the naval camp, the people left on Earthworm Island wouldn't be so detained.
After recruiting two more naval battalions, Wan Jianglong will be asked to take one man from the naval battalion to guard Earthworm Island.
The pirates from Earthworm Island who could come ashore to rob the Jin Dynasty probably don't have that many people guarding the gold and silver mines, so there's no telling if some of them might have different intentions.
For a long-term plan, he planned to ask Wan Jianglong to bring a navy battalion and station it on Earthworm Island for a long time to prevent accidents in the gold and silver mines.
After hearing what Cui Qingyuan said, Cheng Jinyuan naturally agreed.
Cui Qingyuan had almost finished the matters at hand, and then went to see the Lord of Shouning County.
By this time, Ning Pengpeng had almost completed the shop at the port.
Because Ning Laosi was away, Liu Hu had to be busy with the pearl farm and the shop in Nanyue Prefecture. If he added the shop at the port, he might be too busy.
Therefore, Ning Pengpeng asked Qingniang to help manage the shop at the port first.
Wait until you find the right person, then replace her with Qingniang.
When Cui Qingyuan came to the door, Ning Pengpeng returned to the mansion alone.
Upon hearing the news of Cui Qingyuan's visit, Ning Pengpeng was stunned for a moment, then immediately thought of something and asked his servants to welcome him in.
"The Lord of Shouning County."
Cui Qingyuan first raised his hands to say hello.
After Ning Pengpeng was served tea, he smiled and said.
"Master Cui is here today. Isn't he just here to say hello to me?"
Hearing the words of Shouning County Lord, Cui Qingyuan touched his nose in embarrassment.
Then, with a hint of guilt, he told Shouning County Lord his plan.
Ning Pengpeng was not surprised at all when he heard that Cui Qingyuan wanted to send someone else to replace the fourth child.
He nodded and then said to Cui Qingyuan.
"Even if Mr. Cui didn't say anything about this matter, I would have asked the court to send another man to take over everything on Earthworm Island.
Mr. Cui, you have also seen that over at the port, I am a lonely old woman busy with my work, and it is really too busy for me.
I just happened to call Fourth Brother back so he can help me.
However, I also have another thing that I hope Mr. Cui can agree to."
Cui Qingyuan didn't expect that Shouning County Lord didn't hesitate at all when he said it. He was already a little guilty, and now he felt even more guilty.
Now when I heard that the Lord of Shouning County had something to ask for, he immediately replied quickly.
"The Lord of Shouning County is too polite. If you have something to do, it's okay to say it."
"Master Cui, you also know that although the Ning family has opened many shops, they are only in Mingzhou Prefecture and Nanyue Prefecture.
Now that Nanyue Prefecture has opened a port, and the Ning family wants to expand their pearl business, they should visit all the places going south and north.
If we were on land, we don't know how long it would take to go north and south.
It is better to go by sea, the time to get there and back is much shorter.
Unfortunately, the Ning family has never had any contact with ships before.
It just so happens that Mr. Cui has someone who can build ships. I wonder if Mr. Cui can tell the people at the shipyard if they can build a sea-going ship for the Ning family?"
Cui Qingyuan originally thought that the Shouning County Lord asked for his help with something important, but unexpectedly, he just wanted the shipyard to build a sea-going ship for the Ning family.
He was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately and said.
"In addition to building warships for the navy, the shipyard can also build merchant ships.
If the Ning family wants to build a merchant ship, there will be absolutely no problem."
After all, it is impossible for the craftsmen in the shipyard to build warships for the navy every year!
Anyway, it is empty at ordinary times. It is better to take some orders for merchant ships. The money earned from building a merchant ship can also support the craftsmen in the shipyard for several years.
Therefore, when Cui Qingyuan invited the shipbuilding craftsmen, he never thought that the shipbuilding workshop would not be open to accept orders.
Agreeing to Shouning County Lord's request now is just going along with the flow!
Ning Pengpeng smiled with satisfaction when she heard Cui Qingyuan's words of agreement.
On the other hand, Ning Laosi, in Wan Jianglong, led the newly recruited sailors from a naval battalion to land on Earthworm Island again, and then was told by an old white-faced man that he and General Wan would take over the matters here.
Ning Laosi almost died of anger. During the days he was here, he finally got to know the navy soldiers left by Wan Jianglong.
We have temporarily maintained a peaceful state with the plutocrats on Earthworm Island.
Even Nakai Koichiro didn't dare to think too much.
I was deeply afraid that one day I would make Ning Laosi unhappy, so I let the gang of sailors left behind by Wan Jianglong kill their whole family.
Now, this old white-faced guy just came to pick it up, which made Ning Laosi feel very aggrieved.
However, he soon remembered what his mother had said to him before.
Therefore, after he got angry, he quickly handed over all the affairs in his hands to the old white-faced man.
Oh, no, Cheng Jinyuan is in the hands of Master Cheng.
This made Cheng Jinyuan somewhat unexpected. He originally thought that it would take a lot of effort and energy for him to take over the affairs managed by Ning Laosi!
Didn't expect it to be so easy?
He couldn't help but wonder, was there something fishy in the accounts and things that were handed over to him?
Therefore, in the next half month after taking over, Cheng Jinyuan worked almost day and night.
Ning Laosi, on the other hand, rarely had any free time, so he would go fishing at the beach with his fishing rod.
Comparing the two cars, Cheng Jinyuan looks really miserable.
There was no problem found in the accounts. Originally, Cheng Jinyuan should not have that much resentment towards Mr. Ning.
However, seeing the dark green spots under his eyes, and seeing Ning Laosi who was as happy as a god going fishing every day, Cheng Jinyuan felt very unbalanced in his heart.
Therefore, until Fourth Ning got on the boat and left Earthworm Island, Cheng Jinyuan did not give him a good look.
I was so scared yesterday that I posted the wrong chapter. Fortunately, I was able to correct the chapter and content in time! Thank you~~~