Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Yao Yingzhe came to Bao'an County again. The difference from before was that this time he was invited over by Hou Yao.

Sihai class.

The two of them sat down and looked at each other in silence. Hou Yao had an ugly face. After being silent for a long time, he said bitterly:

"Brother Yao, you must give me an explanation for this matter, otherwise you and I will part ways from now on."

The boat that picked up Li Jingfeng and Diego Longquillo in Guangzhou was finally found to belong to the Yao family, which meant that the Yao family helped them escape.

Yao Yingzhe was silent for a while. He actually didn't quite understand why Hou Yao was so angry.

"Brother Hou, my father and I didn't know about it at this time. It was just a business operation by the people below. Li Jingfeng rented several ships to Luzon for a sky-high price of 80 taels. I think there is nothing wrong with this matter. If Hou is allowed to Brother, if you think we have helped your enemies, then Yao would like to apologize to you."

Hou Yao sneered and said:

"What's the use of apologizing to me? Do you know who Li Jingfeng is? Who is Diego Longquillo?"

Yao Yingzhe frowned and said:

"Li Jingfeng seems to be a Japanese, and Diego Longquillo is a Franco, but what does it matter? They are attacking Guangzhou City this time, not Nantou City. Brother Hou has already sent troops to cripple them, and Why bother to keep pushing each other so hard? Diego Longquillo is the governor of the Mavlanji people in Pinsong. He has a large amount of low-price silver in his hands. We have always wanted to make friends with him before, but because of Lu Feiyang, we have been unable to do so. It didn’t work out, so I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.”

Hou Yao snorted coldly and said:

"Yao Yingzhe, you heard me clearly. I, Hou Yao, don't care about the ambitions of your Yao family. As long as you rely on your own abilities, it doesn't matter if you want to rebel and become the emperor. It's your ability to bring down the emperor. I will still respect you." You are a hero. But if your family dares to collude with foreigners, turn barbarians into bandits, and become sinners of our Chinese nation, we will break off our diplomatic relations and we will be enemies rather than friends from now on."

Yao Yingzhe stared at Hou Yao with blank eyes. Seeing that his face was livid and it didn't look like he was joking, he just felt baffled:

"Yao doesn't understand what Brother Hou said. What is the Chinese nation? How did our Yao family become sinners? What's the explanation for turning barbarians into bandits? It's not a child's play for you and my family to break off diplomatic relations. If we unite, we will both benefit, and if we divide, we will both benefit. Brother Hou, don’t you understand the meaning of injury?”

Hou Yao answered decisively:

"A real man has something to do and something not to do. Compared with the great righteousness, trivial profits are nothing to worry about. From the time when Huangdi Xuanyuan defeated Chiyou to when the First Emperor swept across Liuhe, it laid the foundation of our Chinese nation. After that, the prosperous ages of Han and Tang Dynasties pushed Chinese civilization to the peak of At the dazzling pinnacle, in this land of the Central Plains, those who speak Mandarin, learn Chinese characters, and wish to respect Yan and Huang as their ancestors are all descendants of the Chinese nation.

Whether it is your Yao family or the imperial Ji family, if there is a war between you, it will be a war between brothers. Whoever wins and who loses this land is in the hands of the Chinese people, but if you recruit foreigners, you will be a sinner who brings disaster to the country and the people.

It's like you and your brother are not in good health at home, but you invite someone from outside to beat your brother. Do you think this is appropriate?

What's more, foreigners, how can they really come to help just to help?

What they want is to subjugate our country and exterminate us. They mean that people who are not our race must have different ideas. They are the enemies of our entire nation. Collusion with them is no longer a private matter of one family. If you can’t tell this, we can only become enemies. "

Yao Yingzhe lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally stood up and bowed:

"If you think about it carefully, although Brother Hou's remarks are strange, they are not unreasonable. The Western Jin Dynasty was in chaos and the Han people in the Central Plains were not even a tenth. It was indeed caused by foreigners and foreigners who disrupted the country; the destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty was also related to the Liao, Jin, etc. It is related to the rise of the Hu people; when the Mongolian barbarians invaded the Central Plains, the lives of the Han people were in ruins; people who are not of my race must have different intentions, but this matter is something my family has not considered carefully. I can promise Brother Hou that I will never rely on the power of the barbarians to strive for hegemony. The world."

It can be said that Yao Yingzhe was forced to make a promise. This was the greatest sincerity he could show. Hou Yao no longer tensed up his face, slightly cupped his hands and said thanks:

"As long as Brother Yao does not become a sinner of our Chinese nation, I, Hou Yao, will never be an enemy of Brother Yao."

Since the closure of the salt farm, Hou Yao's business profits have accounted for more than [-]% of their family's total income. If they really fall out, it will be absolutely unbearable for the Yao family to lose so much income in a short time.

In turn, the Yao family provided little help to Hou Yao, only a few tons of iron ore raw stones and sold stones every month. Although they were controlled materials, the money allocated to the Yao family could actually be purchased many times.

Today's officialdom in Daxia can be described as being riddled with holes. There is nothing that money can't buy. The only reason why it can't be bought is that the price you give it is not high enough.

If it really comes to the point of breaking off diplomatic relations, Hou Yao will only be in trouble, but the Yao family will be hurt.

Seeing that Hou Yao's expression softened, Yao Yingzhe breathed a sigh of relief and said jokingly:

"Brother Hou, are you calling me here just to scold me?"

Hou Yao smiled awkwardly. He really just wanted to scold him to vent his anger. It would hurt his feelings if he said these words. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered something:

"Brother Yao just said that Diego Longquillo has a lot of silver in his hands. Does Brother Yao know where his silver comes from?"

Yao Yingzhe shook his head:

"My family has made great efforts to inquire about this matter, and we only know that it is in a place called the Inca Empire. It is said that it requires crossing the ocean, and it takes one or two years to make a round trip."

Hou Yao smiled slightly, and then said firmly:

"Yes, that place is called America. The Spanish found a route from Manila to America. Every year when the southwest monsoon blows, the ship sets sail from the port of Manila and goes north to the port of Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico. It takes about five months. time, a voyage of more than [-] miles. When the southeast monsoon blows at the end of February or March, we will return to Manila. This trip will only take three months."

Yao Yingzhe was so shocked that he couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Sailing at sea for five months? How is this possible? If this were the case, people would have died of illness long ago. Did you know that if you continue to sail for two months, some crew members will develop a strange disease, and then more and more people will get sick? , five months, almost no one survives.”

Hou Yao sighed softly:

"So this is the reason why you can't find out. This route is also called the "Death Route." Most people can basically only complete it once in their lifetime. Anyone who runs more than two times is almost certain to die. Each voyage The mortality rate of the crew will reach up to more than [-]%, and at least [-]% of the people will die from the diseases you mentioned. In addition, accidents such as waves are not uncommon, so basically everyone will stop after one trip."

Yao Yingzhe smiled bitterly:

"I see. If that's the case, what's the point of Hou Yao telling me this? Do you want my family to send dead soldiers to run this channel?"

Hou Yao laughed and said:

"Brother Yao, who knows me, I really have this plan. In fact, what I want to tell you is that if your family fails, you can go to America. The indigenous people there have the same origin as us, and they are no less good than those in the Central Plains. A vast land, where your Yao family can establish a new dynasty, and I can ensure that you reach the borders of America safely. But the only thing you have to worry about is the French barbarians, who are very powerful there. "

Yao Yingzhe looked at Hou Yao with sharp eyes:

"You just don't believe that my Yao family can win?"

Hou Yao responded with a wiser perspective:

"The following has conquered the superior and raised an army to rebel against the superior emperor. This has never happened before. Brother Yao, do you think the Yao family has a greater chance of making history or does it have a greater chance of failure?"

Yao Yingzhe's eyes dimmed a bit, Hou Yao took advantage of the victory and pursued:

"Brother Zhu Liang'ao and Yao should know him, right? He is now the lieutenant general of our army."

Yao Yingzhe avoided Hou Yao's eyes and leaned back on his chair:

"I know that there is such a person. He is a very stubborn person. My father's deputy general admired this person and planned to transfer him to our army. However, he was unable to join the army and had to give up in the end."

Hou Yao leaned back in his chair and said with a sour face:

"I saved Li Jingshan's life before when I eliminated him. I thought that by recruiting him with the grace of saving my life, I would be successful, but I didn't expect that he would teach me a lesson in the end."

Yao Yingzhe said with great interest:

"Oh, this person can still make you choke? What did he tell you?"

Hou Yao looked at Yao Yingzhe seriously and said:

"He asked me to disband the army and serve the Daxia court properly. He will never serve the rebels."

Yao Yingzhe's expression suddenly changed, thinking that Hou Yao was warning him not to rebel, but then he thought about it and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that Hou Yao probably didn't mean this:

"Then why did he join you later?"

Hou Yao said with a defeated look:

"Because Princess Wenjun said something to me at that time, asking him to join our army for surveillance, and then he resolutely joined our army."

Yao Yingzhe burst out laughing:

"Brother Hou, it seems that you have shot yourself in the foot. So Zhu Liang'ao can only be regarded as the princess's man? Hahaha, but brother Hou, why did you tell me this embarrassing thing? "

Hou Yao looked at Yao Yingzhe seriously again and said:

"Brother Yao, do you really not understand?"

Yao Yingzhe stopped laughing and looked at Hou Yao blankly.Hou Yao continued:

"In this battle in Guangzhou, I not only saw one or two people like General Zhu Liang'ao. I believe there are also such people in other places. There are so many such people in Daxia. Just with us, we can really Can it be overthrown? Brother Yao, the reason why your Yao family has been preparing for so many years but has never dared to actually rebel is simply because of insufficient military supplies?"

Yao Yingzhe was silent for a moment. Hou Yao was right. This is the reason why the Yao family really did not dare to rebel. The people's hearts are still facing the court...

……

After sending Yao Yingzhe away, Hou Yao went to the hotel to find Ji Wenjun, but was still rejected.

After returning to the Yamen, he was also angry. If you don't see him, you will see him. What's the big deal, so he simply ignores it.

In the next few days, I was busy going to various industries to guide inspections, and I completely forgot about this matter.

Eight days later, Liu Chengfu came to the Yamen in a panic and told Hou Yao the news like a bolt from the blue:

"Sir, what's wrong, Zhu Liang'ao and Chen Kun defected with two members of the Pioneer Battalion..."