On April 19th, Song Xiaocheng and his party arrived in Wuchang Prefecture successfully.

This time, Song Xiaocheng came, not only brought his family and hundreds of carriages and brothers, but also dozens of ships of cargo. As Chen Xi and his later governor wiped out the coastal bandits, the sea route has basically returned to smooth flow. From Fuzhou, he left the port on the near-sea route to the Yangtze River estuary, and then went up the river. There were two Garen ships loaded with Franc cannons along the way, and there were basically no problems with safety.

Most of these goods are needed by the people in daily life, and many of them are refined salt extracted by the new salt farm set up by Chenxi in Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Local businesses in Huguang tried to force the Governor's Office and the Governor's Office to let go of the salt and tea reform by using market strikes and reducing the supply of goods, and ultimately failed. Chen Xi not only did not order the gentry and merchants who left Huguang with great fanfare, but instead allowed officials at all levels to escort out of the provincial boundaries, which made it very embarrassing for officials and gentry involved in the conspiracy.

As for the wealthy and wealthy people who chose to stay, their lives were not easy. They originally wanted to make a fortune by hoarding, but were hit by dozens of ships of goods in Song Xiaocheng. The prices of local food, salt, tea and other commodities dropped accordingly. In the end, they were likely to lose all their money.

Song Xiaocheng was very happy to see Chen Xi.

After more than a year, Song Xiaocheng had a beard on his face, looking much more mature and steady, his figure looked more and more burly, and he had the momentum of a hero. But when he saw Chen Xi, Song Xiaocheng still seemed restrained and respectful. After all, all his glory was given by Chen Xi, so how could he dare to act rashly?

"...Sir, people and goods have been shipped. These dozens of ships are worth at least 50,000 guan, and the other 50,000 guan is the profit in the past two years!" Song Xiaocheng said excitedly.

It took Song Xiaocheng two years to revitalize the magnitude of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce in Fujian Province, gathered the province's trade and started foreign trade, and made a lot of money.

During this period, Song Xiaocheng earned 100,000 taels of silver for Chenxi. In addition to those intangible industries, a strong commercial network was established in Fujian Province, which strongly supported Chenxi's subsequent reforms.

Chen Xi said with satisfaction: "Brother Six, you have done a good job in the past few years and have not disappointed my expectations. Now that you are in the territory of Huguang, you can settle your sister-in-law and nephew first. I will find someone to help you place your shop, and strive to open the business in all prefectures and counties in Huguang within one year."

Song Xiaocheng was very happy to see Chen Xi so polite to him. After all, Chen Xi is now a second-rank official, which is very rare.

Song Xiaocheng was excited and said with some concern: "Sir, the young man is doing pretty well in Fujian Province, but... it is a new force called the 'Brothers Chamber of Commerce' that has emerged in Guangdong. The government supports them, and the business is very large. Our business cannot be expanded at all... I asked you before, and you will not let us touch the business in Guangdong Province..."

Chen Xi did not inform Song Xiaocheng about Hui Niang and Li Jin, because this involves Hui Niang's life and death, which will directly affect the harmony within the Shen family... This is also the biggest secret of Chen Xi now.

Chen Xidao: "The 'Brothers Chamber of Commerce' in Guangdong Province has a certain relationship with me. When I was suppressing bandits in Guangdong Province, they took the initiative to surrender. I saw that they were capable, so I accepted it. Now the two brothers are doing things for me!"

"Ah! So that's the case. No wonder adults want to be young and not to be enemies with these two brothers."

Song Xiaocheng suddenly realized and said, "It is said that these two people act very mysteriously and basically don't come out to meet customers. They talk about business through their big shopkeepers. Some people speculate that they are worried about their enemies' provocation, so they respect the little ones and be cautious. I also said how to make the business bigger by being so timid. Now I know that there is an adult secretly protecting him, so I feel relieved if you are so young!"

Chen Xi smiled and patted Song Xiaocheng on the shoulder: "Sixth Brother, don't think about it. No one can replace your current status. Do it well! It has been more than a year since Fuzhou Prefecture left for a blink of an eye. Lao Jiu is waiting for you to come and meet. In a few days, my family in the capital will also come to Wuchang Prefecture. This time, this time it will be a real reunion."

"Oh by the way, I haven't seen Sister-in-law Xu Lian and her nephew for a long time. I'm still a little worried. Everyone will have a meal together when the time comes!"

Song Xiaocheng scratched his head: "There is something I can tell you that the young man had another son last year, but... it was born to the outside house..." After saying that, he lowered his head in shame.

Chen Xi's face darkened: "You have something to do with the outside house in Fuzhou Prefecture. When I don't know, I'll treat my sister-in-law Xu Lian better. When you are in a downturn, she will follow you and be a couple in trouble. You must not abandon your wife. If you have a mercy on Xu Lian, don't be brothers with me in the future!"

Song Xiaocheng quickly stated: "Where did the little one dare to abandon her inner son? She is now taking care of her children at home. This time I only take her and her legitimate son with me. As for the outer house and the concubine's son... I am now staying in Fuzhou!"

In this era, men became bad if they were rich and powerful. Chen Xi deeply understood this. He was a time traveler and was deeply influenced by the idea of ​​equality between men and women. He was unable to guarantee that he would marry a wife. It was too harsh to let men born in this era accept monogamy.

With Song Xiaocheng's current wealth, it is normal to have a concubine outside. Chen Xi would not blame him, but this also made Chen Xi feel that Song Xiaocheng was not steady enough. At this point, Ma Jiu was much better, and could withstand temptation and keep his true heart.

Chen Xidao: "Go and gather with Lao Jiu. As for the shop affairs, don't be too anxious. The Governor's Office has made proper arrangements. Now with dozens of cargoes, I will allocate you another 50,000 guan. With the original 50,000 guan you have, it should not be difficult to quickly open up the situation."

"In addition, you will be the one who will dominate the salt-induced business in Huguang in the next six months or a year. On this issue, the Governor's Office will firmly support you!"

Song Xiaocheng is no longer the hesitation and helplessness of presiding over the carriage and horse gang in Tingzhou Prefecture. With the support of the Governors of the two provinces, he himself feels that doing things is basically natural and he has enough confidence to deal with all challenges.

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After Song Xiaocheng arrived in Wuchang Prefecture, Chen Xi asked him to walk more among local merchants in Huguang and build a marketing network from scratch.

Chen Xi tried to contact Li Jin and Hui Niang.

At first, Chen Xi planned to let Li Jin and Hui Niang go to Huguang to develop business, but after Song Xiaocheng arrived, he immediately started to do things in a hurry, and local merchants looked at each other. Chen Xi felt that it was enough to have Song Xiaocheng responsible for the business in Huguang. If Li Jin and Hui Niang come to join in the fun again, unnecessary competition and waste would arise, so he decided to let the two daughters go to Jianggan and take over Jianggan's business.

In any case, it was under the rule of the Governor's Office of the two provinces. Chen Xi could not always stay in Wuchang Prefecture, and it was time for Nanchang Prefecture to go and take a look.

When Chen Xi wrote the letter and sent it out, the letter from the capital arrived.

The letter was not mailed from home.

Xie Yuner, Shen Mingjun and his wife did not rush to go to Jiangnan. After all, Xie Hengnu was in confinement before and needed someone to take care of him. He could not leave Xie Hengnu and his children in the capital. At present, the Shen family is preparing to start their journey. They may leave from the capital by the end of April and arrive in Huguang in June and July. At that time, Chen Xi may have gone to Jianggan and will not be able to come back for a while.

This letter was specially written to Chen Xi by Grand Secretary Xie Qian, before leaving Beijing.

The content in the letter is very obscure, but Chen Xi only read half of it and understood the information revealed in the letter.

Zhu Houzhao is missing!

If it was simply missing, it would be nothing big, but this naughty child actually left Beijing and obviously wanted to join him as his husband.

After reading it, Chen Xi immediately burned the letter. If the letter fell into the hands of those who were interested, it would inevitably cause an uproar. Emperor Hongzhi is now extremely anxious about the disappearance of the prince. If he knew that the prince was coming to him specifically, his impression of him would inevitably become worse.

This is not the result that Chen Xi hopes to see.

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Chapter completed!