My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 225 Mr. Qi
"My son please!"

In Liujiagang, Zhang Fu helped Zhu Zhanhe to wash away the dust, and kept persuading him to drink, appearing very enthusiastic.

Zhu Zhanhe chatted with Zhang Fu for a few words before getting to the point: "Commander Zhang, I'm here this time to discuss shipping matters with you!"

Sure enough!Zhang Fu was overjoyed, and immediately sat up straight and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Due to some incidents last year, the sea transportation was stopped, but I think the sea transportation is of great importance, so I once again suggested to the emperor to restart the sea transportation. I wonder if Commander Zhang would like to help me?"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled and said his reason for coming.

"The next official is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse for the son!"

Zhang Fu immediately stood up and clasped his fists together and shouted loudly, what he was waiting for was Zhu Zhanhe's words.

Seeing that Zhang Fu was so excited, Zhu Zhanhe was happy, but felt something was wrong, because he found that although Zhang Fu was excited, the excitement seemed to be expected, and it seemed that he was not interested in the restart of shipping. Not surprisingly?
"Commander Zhang, did you already know about the resumption of shipping?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously.

"This one……"

Zhang Fu was surprised, he was so happy just now that he forgot to hide it, but there was nothing to hide.

So Zhang Fu clasped his hands again and said, "My lord, when I heard you were coming yesterday, I discussed it with the staff around me. He guessed that you might be here for shipping, and I saw you today, and that's true!"

"The staff around you can guess the purpose of my trip?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also very surprised when he heard the news, because he didn't publicize the restart of shipping, and only a few people knew about it, but he didn't expect that one of Zhang Fu's staff members could guess it.

"Commander Zhang, what's the name of your staff member, is he here today?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously, he really wanted to meet the staff of this prophet.

"My aide's name is Qi Cheng. He used to teach for a living. Later, I hit him off right away, so I invited him into the mansion as an aide. If your son wants to see him, I can introduce you when I return to the mansion!"

Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe was interested in Mr. Qi, Zhang Fu immediately said very happily.

He originally wanted to recommend Mr. Qi as an official. If he could get the attention of His Royal Highness, then Mr. Qi's official career would be smoother.

"Okay, then there will be Commander Lao Zhang!"

Zhu Zhanhe was not polite either, and nodded immediately.

He also wants to recruit more talents. He can help himself now, and he can also send them to Tianzhu to help Zhu Gaoxu in the future. After all, there is a great need for people there.

Then Zhu Zhanhe asked Zhang Fu about the shipping situation, especially the shipping warehouses and ships, which are the foundation of shipping.

Zhang Fu introduced the shipping situation in detail, and Zhu Zhanhe listened very carefully.

After learning that there was no major problem with the million warehouses and sea ships, Zhu Zhanhe was also relieved, but there was a lot of personnel loss in sea transportation, mainly because they were recruited by Xungui who went to the West.

However, the impact is not too great, because Zhang Fu is still there, and he still has a group of soldiers who have participated in shipping for many times. At that time, as long as more personnel are recruited, shipping can be restarted.

Of course, what he heard was false, Zhu Zhanhe still planned to inspect the million-dollar warehouse and sea-going ships tomorrow, which was also his main purpose of coming to Suzhou.

After the banquet, Zhang Fu warmly invited Zhu Zhanhe to rest at his commander's mansion, and introduced Mr. Qi to him by the way.

So Zhu Zhanhe and Zhang Fei came to Zhenhaiwei Commander's Mansion. Zhang Fu originally wanted to invite Mr. Qi to come and see him, but when Zhu Zhanhe learned that Mr. Qi lived behind the mansion and didn't like to go out, he also felt that he should Acting like a corporal, he came to visit Mr. Qi's residence in person.

Zhang Fu stepped forward and knocked on the door, while Zhu Zhanhe was waiting beside him.

But the strange thing is that Zhang Fu knocked several times, but no one responded in the yard, which made him whisper: "It's strange, usually Mr. Qi rarely goes out, why is he not at home?"

"If Mr. Qi is not here, let's forget about it today. It's not too late to see you another day."

Zhu Zhanhe saw that the other party was not there, so he smiled and said.

Zhang Fu also felt regretful, after all, he still wanted to introduce Mr. Qi, as long as he could climb the high branch of Zhu Zhanhe, it would be much smoother to become an official in the court in the future.

Just when Zhang Fu and Zhu Zhanhe were about to leave, they saw a middle-aged man approaching. Zhang Fu was also very surprised to see the other person and said: "Mr. Qi, you are finally back, come and see All of a sudden!"

Zhu Zhanhe was also looking at this Mr. Qi at this time, and saw that he was about 40 years old, with a square face, regular features, and three long beards under his jaw. He looked refined and bookish.

"The grassroots are all successful, and I pay my respects to His Royal Highness!"

Qi Cheng also stepped forward at this time, and solemnly saluted Zhu Zhanhe.

"Mr. Qi, don't be too polite!"

Zhu Zhanhe also said very politely, although it was the first time they met, but for some reason, he always felt that the other party looked familiar.

Afterwards, Mr. Qi invited Zhu Zhanhe into the house, and the three sat down in the living room as guests and hosts, and Mr. Qi also cooked tea himself.

"Judging from Mr. Qi's accent, it seems that he is not from Suzhou, right?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked Mr. Qi.

"My lord, I am originally from Shu. I traveled around when I was young, and I settled down in Suzhou later."

Mr. Qi replied.

"So that's it. I heard from Commander Zhang that Mr. Qi helped him manage the shipping before, and many shipping regulations were written by him?"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded first, and then asked again.

"The general praised me too much. The general is mainly doing the shipping business, and I'm just helping him make suggestions behind the scenes."

Mr. Qi replied very modestly.

"Mr. Qi, don't be humble. If it weren't for you, Haiyun might not have lasted that long."

Zhang Fei interrupted at this moment.

Because of his cousin Zhang Rong’s misbehavior, Ocean Shipping’s deficit is increasing. Thanks to Mr. Qi who helped him make up for it, but manpower is exhausted.

Knowing the reason, Zhu Zhanhe felt even more annoyed with Zhang Rong. If the other party was not Chang Si Ning's uncle, he would have thought of a way to question him.

Then Zhu Zhanhe asked Mr. Qi about his views on restarting shipping, and the other party also agreed with him very much, and also shared some specific plans for shipping.

The more Zhu Zhanhe and Mr. Qi chatted, the more speculative they became. In terms of shipping, the two had very similar ideas. Even though there were some things that he didn’t say clearly, Zhu Zhanhe felt that Mr. Qi didn’t agree with Daming’s maritime ban policy.

At the end of the chat, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly stood up and said, "Mr. Qi, I'm going to inspect the shipping warehouses and ships tomorrow, and I also want to visit the beautiful places in Suzhou. Why don't you accompany me?"

(End of this chapter)