This soldier has been following Zhu Gui for the longest time, and in addition to the precautions given by Zhu Gui, he can understand Zhu Gui's thoughts.
So he went to the county government office with the county magistrate and Huang Mingfa, and was responsible for handling matters related to the county magistrate Huang Mingfa and the Chamber of Commerce.
Zhu Gui returned to the hotel. If nothing had happened, he might have been on his way to Nanjing by now.
But now he has some other ideas.
Although there were several important things at hand this time, he had not forgotten some 'little things', such as extending the influence of the Datong Chamber of Commerce to the entire city of Nanjing.
"Zhu Gui, are you crazy about making money? I was teased, why are you not angry at all?" Xu Miaoqing poured herself a cup of tea and asked with some dissatisfaction.
"You've already beaten Mr. Huang like that, isn't that enough?" Zhu Gui said somewhat speechlessly.
"Huh, who made him spoil my mood? We've already seen enough here. When do we leave? I really want to go back to Beijing to see my mother."
Xu Miaoqing said.
"If you are in a hurry, you can go back first. I will stay here for about a day." Zhu Gui thought for a moment and said.
"Won't you go back with me? My father has a lot to say to you, and they will be unhappy if I go back alone."
Xu Miaoqing said.
"Then you can stay here with me for one more day."
Zhu Gui said with a smile.
"Is there anything that can't be done in Nanjing? It's your Chamber of Commerce. Datong Prefecture is thousands of miles away from Nanjing. Nothing can be decided in one day, right?"
Xu Miaoqing said impatiently.
She is not interested in these.
Zhu Gui also saw it, so he said: "One day really can't decide anything, and I have left the things here to others. Let's go around for a while today. When we return to Nanjing, it will not be like this."
It’s time to relax.”
"Yes, that's okay." Xu Miaoqing thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the case, so she agreed.
In order to compensate her, Zhu Gui even cooked a hot pot meal for her that day, which surprised Xu Miaoqing.
Early the next morning, Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing rode out of the city.
As Zhu Gui said, the two of them had been traveling around the mountains and rivers throughout the day, which was quite comfortable.
In the city, the county magistrate had arranged the position of county captain for Huang Mingfa. He couldn't quite understand the idea of the acting king as to why he took a person who had a quarrel with him as his own.
However, Huang Mingfa was only grateful to Zhu Guike. Even his son Huang Youwei restrained his temper and was sent to school.
Huang Mingfa quickly used money to secure a location for the Chamber of Commerce and began to set up the business with great fanfare.
For a local wealthy man like him, his local network of connections is very complex. In addition, as he is now a county captain and has the backing of Nanjing and Dai Wang, all the dignitaries in the city are present.
And this is Zhu Gui's plan.
It was impossible for him to 'transform' all the gentry and wealthy families in various cities of the Ming Dynasty like Datong Mansion, so he thought of this method.
Use the interest bundled relationship to bring Datong Prefecture's relationships to as many places as possible.
Among these places, Nanjing is obviously an important one.
Even if he does not come to Nanjing to celebrate his birthday this time, he will still find ways to open relevant channels in Nanjing.
This time it can only be said to be a coincidence.
When Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing returned to the hotel that night, Huang Mingfa was already waiting in the hotel.
He did not disturb the two of them, just sent a bill and a few boxes of gifts, and then resigned.
After Zhu Gui saw it, he nodded repeatedly.
"What are these?" Xu Miaoqing asked, looking at the wooden boxes.
"This is a gift prepared by Huang Mingfa for my visit to the capital. He knows that this visit to the capital is for my birthday. It can be considered as a thoughtful gift."
Zhu Gui said with a smile.
When Xu Miaoqing heard this, he immediately opened a few boxes. Inside were just some yellow and white things, plus toys, calligraphy and paintings. Although they were valuable, they were a bit tacky.
"These things are valuable enough, but they are not suitable for giving to the prince or the emperor, right?"
Xu Miaoqing opened all the boxes in one breath, except for a rare luminous pearl the size of a baby's fist.
Zhu Gui also noticed this. He handed the luminous pearl to Xu Miaoqing and said: "You are right. These should be sent to the Duke of Xu's house. They can be regarded as the betrothal gift of the king."
"What are you talking about? What kind of gift?" Xu Miaoqing's face turned red and she played with the night pearl.
"Yes, my father-in-law may be more willing to see us have a child." Zhu Gui smiled.
"Bah, so shameless."
Xu Miaoqing spat and went out with a blushing face.
Zhu Gui opened the letter. On it was Huang Mingfa's introduction to the address and personnel of the local chamber of commerce, the network he had and some ideas.
From this point of view, even if Huang Mingfa is not a business talent, he is so attentive to a single bottle. This time can be regarded as a big gain for Zhu Gui.
He immediately wrote down some instructions and asked his soldiers to give them to Huang Mingfa.
At the same time, he also sent a letter to the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
Presumably by the time he returns, the caravan from the two cities' chambers of commerce will be almost on the way.
However, due to the road conditions and bandit problems along the way, escorts are still needed, and this problem may not be solved in a short time.
Unless he wants to open another escort agency, which will not only take care of the security issues of the Datong Chamber of Commerce, but also promote employment and generate more business.
However, Zhu Gui still felt that the escort agency was an intermediary that was destined to be eliminated, so he didn't have much interest in it.
Whether or not we will work hard in this area will depend on the subsequent trade situation between the two chambers of commerce.
Early the next morning, Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing set off for Nanjing.
At noon, they had arrived at Zhengyang Gate of Nanjing City.
Near the city gate, there was an endless flow of people. Fortunately, as the vassal king, Zhu Gui had a specific passage and did not need to queue.
When passing the city gate, he asked the guards which feudal kings had returned.
The answer I got was that only King Zhu Di of Yan arrived yesterday.
Only then did Zhu Gui feel relieved.
Zhu Gui had a special residence in Nanjing, which was often cleaned even after he left.
So he doesn't need to stay in a hotel anymore.
After settling down, he sent people to send letters to the emperor, Concubine Guo Hui, the prince and Duke Xu respectively, and reported to Honglu Temple at the same time.
In this way, the news of his return to Nanjing spread quickly.
The first person who was moved after hearing the news was naturally Concubine Guo Hui, who missed her son deeply. She sent someone to deliver a letter, asking Zhu Gui to go to the palace to meet the emperor the next day, and at the same time, he could meet her.