Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Because Hou Yao stole forty large ships that the Spaniards had accumulated over decades, the Squid Gang became a big fat man in one go, and the formation of a naval fleet was imminent.

As the leader of the Squid Gang, Yu Xiuer must handle the restructuring of the Squid Fleet herself. After Hou Yao formulated the restructuring plan, he asked her to take Jiang Hong and Zhou Tiesheng back to Haixing Island.

Chen Yuluoyan is responsible for Ji Wenjun's protection. Together, the two of them have a strength of no less than fourth grade.

Starfish Island is still the headquarters of the Squid Gang and cannot be abandoned easily, so the reconstruction site is located on the island.

Strictly speaking, this restructuring is actually a large-scale elimination training. All pirates on Blackfish Island will participate in this training. All those who fail will be eliminated. Those who pass will officially become a member of the Cuttlefish Fleet, with better treatment than The previous pirates will naturally have to rise with the tide.

One-eyed Jiao officially retired after the restructuring was completed and returned to Bao'an County for retirement.

Before, Hou Yao asked him to pay attention to a suitable successor, and Danyan Jiao recommended a candidate that surprised him, Zhang Daya.

Ever since he and Guo Ming escaped to the Squid Gang, they have been following the One-Eyed Jiao.

Zhang Daya is mediocre on land, but after going out to sea, he is surprisingly handy.

Perhaps it was due to his talent that he quickly learned how to control various ships. Zhang Daya was indispensable for the successful completion of the ship robbery.

He was the first of all to figure out how to control the large sailboat, and he commanded it well, helping the Squid Gang recover all the ships.

Zhang Daya is also the focus of this restructuring. As long as he can successfully pass it, he may become a major force in the Squid Fleet in the future.

After the Squid Fleet is restructured, the Seahorse Gang will become a piece of useless material. Should we keep it or destroy it directly?

Hou Yao directly found Bai Tao. He would no longer spend energy on the Haima Gang, so whether to keep it or destroy it depends on Bai Tao's performance.

If Bai Tao is willing to do his best, it is not unnecessary to leave him to handle some dirty work.

But if you still have to spend energy to be wary of him, then there is no need to stay.

"Bai Tao, do you know why I asked you to come?"

Bai Tao raised his hat with his iron hook, bowed and said:

"I heard a little bit about it, I think... it should be about the gang changing the fleet."

Hou Yao asked him to dress up in this outfit. He would never dare to change it on his own without permission. Even if he felt uncomfortable wearing it, he had no choice but to endure it.

Hou Yao said calmly:

"Bai Tao, the hatred for insulting your mother is irreconcilable. You should have died, but when the Squid Gang encountered a crisis, I had no choice but to give you a way out. Do you know that?"

Bai Tao fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed and cried in panic:

"Young Master... Young Master, I know I was wrong. I was obsessed with it at the beginning. I really don't dare to do it anymore. I don't dare to do it anymore. I beg you to give me a way to live. I beg you, Master..."

Seeing Bai Tao's pleading, Hou Yao waved his hand:

"During this period, you have made few achievements, but you have also achieved them under the supervision of my people. You don't have to use any ideas. It's just that I don't want to waste extra energy on you now. What should I do? Okay?"

Bai Tao immediately promised:

"Please rest assured, young master, whether there is anyone to supervise or not, the villain will definitely complete every task assigned by the young master seriously."

Hou Yao nodded slightly:

"Okay, what if I want you to become an evil spirit?"

Bai Tao hesitated for a moment, then said with a ferocious expression:

"That villain must be the most evil ghost in the world. As long as the adults give the order, the villain will definitely make the enemy's blood flow like a river."

Hou Yao smiled:

"Okay, remember what you said today. Okay, step back now. I hope you won't let me down."

Bai Tao kowtowed three times:

"Thank you, Young Master, for not killing. Thank you, Young Master, for not killing. Thank you, Young Master, for not killing..."

After Bai Tao left, Chen Junnan asked with a puzzled look:

"This person is greedy for life and afraid of death. He is a villain and a villain. I really don't understand what the use is of keeping such a person. You might as well use me than him. As long as the money is in place, I can help you with any job. Clean and the charges are absolutely fair.”

Hou Yao shook his head:

"There are some things I don't want to dirty your hands with."

Chen Junnan said with a strange expression:

"I'm just a killer. What could be dirtier than killing people?"

Hou Yao sighed deeply:

"Burning, killing, looting, subjugating the country and exterminating the species, leaving no old, weak, women or children alive. If you can do that, then Bai Tao will have no meaning to me."

Chen Junnan said with a look of disbelief:

"Are you bluffing me? As far as I know, you are not this kind of person, right? Who on earth provoked you to be so cruel?"

Hou Yao didn't bother to explain. There were some things that he just wanted to know.

……

After not seeing Francis for a long time, Hou Yao specially invited him over.

"Priest Fang, I heard that your recent missionary work has been quite successful, right?"

Francis performed a Christian salute:

"Thank you, Master Hou. Thanks to your blessing, the people of Bao'an are more willing to accept me. God will bless you."

"Well, it seems that you are relatively successful, but Pastor Fang, Bao'an is only a corner of Daxia. Daxia is a vast territory. It is not an easy task to bring God's gospel to other places."

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will work harder to preach."

"It's no use just trying hard, you have to have a method."

Francis was a little confused:

"What is the method you are referring to...? I don't quite understand."

Hou Yao nodded and said:

"Priest Fang is a smart man. Let me remind you that Buddhism is not a native religion of Daxia, but it is widely spread in Daxia. Does Priest Fang know the reason?"

Francis shook his head:

"I still don't quite understand what you mean, sir. Is there any other way to preach?"

Hou Yao said with a face full of hatred:

"Propagation requires methods. Don't you know how to adapt to local conditions? The reason why Buddhism can be spread in Daxia is the result of adapting to local conditions. The original Buddhist god was Amitabha, but after arriving in Daxia, the supreme god Tathagata is still Amitabha, but The holy land of Buddhism in Daxia is in Lingshan, which is the Taoist temple of Tathagata Buddha. There is also a legend that Laozi left Jiayu Pass in the west and turned Hu into a Buddha. Since then, there has been a saying that Buddha is originally Tao, and Taoism and Buddhism are one. From then on, Buddhism flourished. "

Francis' complexion changed drastically, and he suddenly exclaimed:

"Sir, how is this adapting to local conditions? This is clearly blasphemous. No, absolutely not."

Hou Yao's face was a bit ugly. Francis was a bit stubborn, but it didn't matter. He still had a big move left:

"Priest Fang, why are you traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to come to Daxia? Isn't it just to spread the gospel of God? As long as the gospel can spread, there's nothing wrong with making some changes? Don't you know Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have the same origin, and they each have their own roots. Isn't the fact that Jesus has so many followers in the West the result of adapting to local conditions?"

Francis's face changed. Hou Yao saw that he was loose, so he continued to enlarge his moves:

"Actually, I originally planned to found Eastern Christianity, rename Wutong Mountain to the Holy Mountain of Jesus Christ, and build the world's most magnificent Jesus statue with cement on the top of the mountain, and then build the world's most magnificent church. Choose one. A pope with both moral integrity and talent came to take charge of Protestant affairs, striving to shine the glory of Protestantism to every corner of the world. However, it seems that Priest Fang has no such intention, so I can only find someone again. I heard that Oyster Mirror There are many followers of Jesus, I believe you can find them there.”

With that said, he stood up and pretended to leave.

Francis' color suddenly changed, his face flushed with excitement, he stood up on the spot and shouted:

"Sir, I can do it. Please don't go to the Oyster Mirror (Macau). I will definitely become the pope of Eastern Christianity. Please give me a chance."

This is a bait that no missionary can refuse, the Eastern Christian Pope, the Holy Land of Protestantism. Such tempting words, even if they are poisonous, they must be swallowed before speaking.

When Hou Yao saw that Francis really took the bait, he was secretly happy:

"Okay, since Priest Fang..., no, I should call you the Pope now, let's discuss the Protestant interpretation of the Bible first."

……

At the next watch, Hou Yao finally sent away the passionate Francis.

Early the next morning, Francis came to ask Hou Yao about the specific construction time of the statue of Jesus and the cathedral.

Due to insufficient cement production capacity, Hou Yao could only promise to plan out Wutong Mountain first, build a road to the top of the mountain, and stop iron ore mining in Wutong Mountain that day.

Seeing that Hou Yao was so sincere and knowing the current situation of the cement factory, Francis did not dare to push too hard at the moment.In addition, such a big thing as establishing a new religion cannot be handled by one or two people, so he offered to go to the Oyster Mirror (Macau) to find some helpers.

Hou Yao immediately agreed and sent two officers to go with him, one to protect and the other to monitor.

Francis just thought that Hou Yao paid attention to his actions, and happily took people to the Oyster Mirror to summon the priests.

That night, Ji Wenjun summoned Hou Yao, his face turned red with anger and said:

"What do you mean? The Yi people have evil intentions and have been coveting the wealth of Daxia for a long time. Why do you still let them come in to preach?"

Hou Yao said helplessly:

"What can we do if we don't let them proselytize? We can stop them for one or two years, but how can we stop them forever? They already know the existence of Daxia. Even if our generation blocks them, future generations will do something bad. Where are the descendants? Don’t you understand that when Dayu controlled the floods, it was better to dredge them than to block them?"

Hearing Hou Yao's explanation, Ji Wenjun's anger subsided slightly, but he was still not happy:

"Then why didn't you discuss it with me in advance and tell me any plans you had? Do you still have this princess in your eyes?"

Since he was born in an imperial family, he has always been wary of everyone, which is almost an innate talent.

What she is most worried about now is that Hou Yao has evil intentions, fearing that he will collude with the barbarians to seek independence. Although Hou Yao still lets him take care of government affairs after returning, she always feels worried about gains and losses.

Hou Yao stepped forward, held her in his arms and said softly:

"You are the majestic Princess of Daxia. I don't want you to get involved in these conspiracies. As long as I do the dark things."