Mr. Shen was very trustworthy. In the afternoon of the same day, Zhou Gongzi Zhou Ting, who had been detained for a whole day, was released by the inner guards.
After the second son of the Zhou family was released, he was still a little confused, but soon he saw the housekeeper of the Zhou family. The housekeeper stepped forward and bowed his head slightly to Mr. Zhou, and said: "Sir, the master is at home.
I'm waiting for you, go home quickly."
Zhou Ting looked happy.
"Father has returned to Lin'an?"
Zhou Futai left Lin'an a few days ago to visit friends, and Master Zhou naturally knew about it.
Because he had relied on his father's influence for so many years and was used to running rampant in Zhejiang, Mr. Zhou subconsciously felt that those who imprisoned him were afraid of his father's power, so they released him.
He looked at his housekeeper and asked, "Where is my father now? Is he at the governor's office or at home?"
"at home."
The old housekeeper bent slightly, raised his head and glanced at his young master, lowered his eyebrows and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time."
At this moment, Mr. Zhou obviously had not expected what was going to happen. He followed the old housekeeper back home happily. As soon as he arrived at home, he was taken to his study by the old housekeeper. In the study, he saw him sitting on a chair.
An old father flipping through a book.
Mr. Zhou stepped forward, first bowed to his father, and then walked towards him without waiting for his father to speak: "Dad, some people don't take you seriously. In Zhejiang, say,
If you tie your son, tie your son!"
"They even tied up the companions with my son!"
Zhou Ting gritted his teeth: "It's okay for my son to lose face, but you, the old man, are the first constitution of Zhejiang. If this spreads out, where will you put your face?"
"My face?"
Zhou Futai silently put down the book in his hand, raised his head and glanced at his son, his tone full of disappointment.
"I don't have any dignity left."
The little old man stood up and looked at his second son quietly, with no expression on his face.
"I thought you were just useless."
Zhou Futai was a little depressed, and he said slowly: "In our family, your eldest brother is in charge of the family business, and your third brother is enterprising in his studies. Even if you are less effective, you can still live a down-to-earth life."
The little old man looked up at his second son and said in a sad tone: "Are you twenty-four years old this year?"
Zhou Ting lowered his head deeply and did not dare to say a word. He just said "hmm" cautiously.
"If you are thirteen or fourteen this year, fifteen or sixteen."
Zhou Futai's voice was a little low: "My father will whip out a whip and beat you hard. Firstly, I want to vent my anger, and secondly, I want to educate you well."
"But you are already twenty-four years old this year."
Zhou Futai's face, already full of wrinkles, had an expression of sadness visible to the naked eye, and his voice was already trembling slightly.
"What should a father teach you?"
No matter how stupid Mr. Zhou is now, he still knows that he has made his old father angry.
The eldest son of Zhou Ting Zhou knelt on the ground with a plop and touched his head to the ground.
"Dad, my son knows he was wrong..."
Originally, he wanted his father to help him to rescue the prostitute who was also imprisoned by the internal guards. But now seeing his father's appearance, he had completely given up the idea of asking his father to help save her. He just wanted to save her.
Hurry up and get over this hurdle in front of you.
Mr. Zhou kowtowed and said with tears, "Father, if you have any teachings, just tell me. My son will definitely change in the future."
"You can't change it."
Zhou Futai shook his head and let out a long sigh: "It's also my fault that my father has been busy with official duties these years and neglected to teach you. You are so ineffective now. I also have a responsibility as a father."
"you…"
The old man exhaled a thick breath and said in a sad voice: "Go back to your hometown."
"Don't stay in Lin'an anymore."
"This time, you took half of your father's life."
The Zhejiang governor's voice was filled with hatred that iron cannot be transformed into steel.
"I hope that after you return to your hometown, you can stay in peace for two years and not cause any more trouble for your father."
"I may not be able to take care of you for how many years as a father..."
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After reaching a cooperation intention with the first Xian in Zhejiang, at least one of the five municipal shipping companies, Wenzhou City Shipping Company, or Zhejiang City Shipping Company, will face a sudden reduction in resistance in the future.
Now, the anti-Japanese army is already clearing out the Japanese pirates in Fujian. When the Japanese pirates in Fujian are wiped out by the end of this year, it will be obvious that the sea routes between Songjiang Prefecture and Guangdong will be opened up. The five shipping companies laid out by Shen Yi can all be launched one after another.
By that time, even if Mr. Shen's business in the southeast is initially completed, as long as there is a reliable official to take charge of the affairs in the southeast, whether it is to generate revenue for the court or to provide the court with a naval force to support the situation,
It's all a matter of time.
Because the anti-Japanese army did not need Shen Yi personally to take charge now, and Shen Yi still had to wait for Xu Fu to arrive in Lin'an Mansion, so Shen Yi stayed in Lin'an Mansion in the next few days and did not return.
Yueqing.
However, he still wrote a letter to Sun Jin, telling Sun Jin roughly about the situation in Zhejiang and informing him that the Municipal Shipping Department could start to be established.
Shen Yi is not prepared to get involved in the specific affairs of the Shipping Department. After all, even if Mr. Shen doesn't take the money, he will get some oily smell on his hands, and he will be jealous of others and cause trouble for himself.
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Since it is a palace matter, let the palace handle it. Anyway, the emperor is very concerned about this matter, and it is impossible for him to have no supervision at all over eunuchs like Sun Jin.
After all, Lin'an Prefecture is a prosperous place, and after the last quarrel with Mr. Zhou in West Lake, the officials of Lin'an Prefecture also became interested in Mr. Shen. The next day, someone took Shen Yi to the Lin'an Official Guild Hall.
They were accommodated and received according to the standards of imperial envoys, and their living conditions improved a lot.
In addition, Lin'an Prefecture is a prosperous place after all, and is much better than Yueqing County in all aspects. It can basically match Shen Yi's living conditions in Jiankang, so the few days he lived in Lin'an were quite comfortable.
After staying in Lin'an Mansion for almost six days, on the afternoon of the seventh day, when Mr. Shen was taking a nap in the guild hall, Jiang Sheng carefully knocked on Shen Yi's door and said: "Sir, Mr. Xu is here. He's outside. Waiting to see you."
Shen Yi had woken up by now, but was still a little confused. He sat up from the bed first, then stretched and said, "Let him wait in the living room. I will change clothes and go there."
Jiang Sheng nodded quickly in response.
Mr. Shen got up, changed into a pair of single clothes, washed his face again, and then opened the door.
It was only then that he realized what Jiang Sheng called Xu Fu.
You know, when Jiang Sheng first came out of Jiangdu, he worked with Xu Fu for a while. At that time, he seemed to call Xu Fu brother Xu or little brother Xu.
Can't remember exactly.
Anyway, it's not Xu Yuanwai.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen couldn't help but shake his head slightly and sighed.
"A few years have passed and everyone has grown up."
After muttering these words, Mr. Shen came to the living room of the guild hall with his hands behind his back. At this time, Xu Fu was already drinking tea in the living room. When he saw Shen Yi arriving, he quickly stood up, lowered his hands respectfully, lowered his head slightly and said, "Master ."
Shen Yi stepped forward, patted Xu Fu on the shoulder, and smiled slightly: "I haven't seen you for a while, and you've become a bit dark."
A smile appeared on Xu Fu's face: "When doing business outside, it is inevitable that you have to go out and run around."
He hurried all the way here, and now his face showed hard-to-conceal tiredness, and his smile was a little forced: "It's been a while, I haven't seen you, the gentleman's style is still the same, even better than before."
"I heard that the young master was promoted to an official some time ago."
Xu Fu lowered his head and said, "Congratulations, young master."
"My family doesn't need to talk to foreigners like this."
Shen Yi pointed to the chair and motioned for Xu Fu to sit down. After Xu Fu sat down, Shen Yi waved his hand and asked Jiang Sheng to go out first.
After Jiang Sheng left, Shen Yi glanced at Xu Fu and asked, "Where is everyone Gu?"
Xu Fu raised his head, looked at Shen Yi, and then lowered his head slightly again.