Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Just when everyone was shocked by He Zhiyuan's medical skills.

A group of official officers had arrived outside Dongbi Hall and dispersed the crowd of onlookers.

"Get out of the way, let the county master go in."

A large sedan chair with eight carriages stopped in the cleared space, and a short, fat man wearing an empty official uniform walked in.

"I am Zhao Yunfan, the magistrate of Qizhou. Which of you is the magistrate of Bao'an?"

Hou Yao stood up and cupped his hands to Zhao Yunfan and said, "I am the magistrate of Bao'an County. I have met Mr. Zhao. Now I came to Qizhou Town to look for the medicine king. I don't dare to disturb you. Please forgive me."

Zhao Yunfan kept saying that he didn't dare, and then said: "Since you have arrived in Bao'an County, would you like to have a meal in another city?"

Hou Yao looked at the situation around him, knowing that it would be impossible if he didn't go, so he nodded: "Then I'll bother you, sir."

Zhao Yunfan laughed loudly and said, "Master Hou is joking. We are colleagues. Just when we should get closer, the people in the house have prepared wine and food. Are we leaving now?"

Hou Yao smiled and said: "Okay, I will listen to your arrangements, but there was a dispute here just now. The two brothers made unwarranted accusations and wanted to ruin the reputation of the King of Medicine. My guards have already captured him, so we still have to leave it to Master Zhao to handle."

Zhao Yunfan glared at the two of them and said, "You two blind idiots actually want to destroy Li Yaowang's reputation? Old Li, take this person back and put him in jail for two years."

When Hou Yao heard that Zhao Yunfan wanted to lock up these two people, he immediately stopped him and said, "No, Mr. Zhao. In order to save the lives of these two fathers just now, I used extremely expensive drugs at any cost, with a total value of If it's more than 500 taels, if you lock someone up, who can I ask for the money for the medicine?"

Zhao Yunfan looked confused: "What do you mean, Mr. Hou?"

Hou Yao smiled and said: "That's right. Senior Yao Wang wants to go to Bao'an with me. His servants may go there. Dongbitang is the hard work of Senior Yao Wang for half his life. It's not good to be left alone here. It just so happens that this brother The two of them are locals, so they are asked to clean it every seven days for ten years to pay off their debts. I also want Master Zhao to bear witness. If they don't clean it, or if they force the place in the name of cleaning, they will be punished. Just take legal action.”

Zhao Yunfan smiled and said: "Okay, this is easy to handle, I will send someone to watch it, then let's go."

"That's a lot of trouble."

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When Hou Yao came out of Zhao Yunfan's house, he was already drunk.

Zhao Yunfan, the magistrate of Qizhou, is also a good person. He tried his best to flatter people at the wine table, but he didn't have the dignity and indifference he showed just now in front of the people.

He praised Hou Yao to the heavens and did not discuss any sensitive issues during the dinner.

It wasn't until he was full of wine and food that he took advantage of the wine and poured out the bitter water to Hou Yao.

It is said that Qizhou is declining in his hands. He feels ashamed of the people of this county. Knowing Hou Yao's reputation as the God of Wealth, he wants to find a way to make money.

Qizhou used to be a large county, and Qizhou City was the royal city of Prince Jing's Mansion. In addition, it was very prosperous for many years due to King Yao. However, with the decline of Prince Jing's Mansion and King Yao's aging, the people's livelihood and economy naturally also declined. Luoganzhan.

Zhao Yunfan was born as the head of a county, and the county's economy was deteriorating year by year, so naturally his economy would not improve.

So when the famous God of Wealth comes to visit, he will naturally try his best to find out a way to make money.

Hou Yao asked about the local specialties. Zhao Yunfan thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of any specialties.

In desperation, I could only call a master to find out that there were many traditional Chinese medicines in the area, especially mugwort.

Hou Yao immediately slapped his thigh and decided on mugwort. He said that when he returned, he would ask Baoan Commercial Bank to send people to cooperate in establishing a mugwort industrial base.

Zhao Yunfan sent Hou Yao away happily.

Early the next morning, Hou Yao was about to return to Bao'an County. The Medicine King and the Ghost Doctor were both accustomed to wandering around all year round, so they left at the drop of a hat.

However, Yao Wang still has a few loyal servants who want to go to Bao'an with him. They are all bringing their families with them, unlike Yao Wang's family who are all adults and independent, so it is more troublesome to clean up.

In the end, it took until noon to officially set off.

It was a light and simple journey when we arrived, but when we returned, the team was huge and we walked much slower.

As expected, whenever Hou Yao showed up outside Bao'an, he would be sniped and killed. Within twenty miles of leaving Qizhou City, he encountered the first wave of assassins.

It's just that Hou Yao was well prepared. Neither Wei Daxing nor Chen Junnan were vegetarians, and even the ghost doctors also had extraordinary skills.

If King Yao hadn't been too old and spent too much time writing the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which had caused his body to deteriorate and become unable to fight with others, his skills would not have been inferior to that of Wei Daxing.

With so many masters around, the assassins naturally had no choice but to fail. However, the waves of assassins were always troublesome, so when they arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Hou Yao directly bought a large ship and sailed back from the East China Sea via the waterway. Baoan.

Although it's a big circle, it can avoid a lot of trouble.

It is completely safe to travel from the Yangtze River outlet to the East China Sea.

The East China Sea is now the defensive boundary of the Baoan Navy. Zhang Daya, who is based in Ningbo, is the top defense minister of the East China Sea and is directly dispatched by the four provincial councils.

Hou Yao's ship was resting in Ningbo Port, so he wanted to take a look around.

This is the first time he has arrived in this important place in Haifang.

Ningbo Port is richer than imagined, with concrete houses built everywhere.

Although there are not as many high-rise buildings as in Baoan, two- and three-story houses can be seen everywhere.

Zhang Daya also reported to Hou Yao the latest situation in the East China Sea.

The three most feared sea kings are all restrained now. I thought that after the sea-breaking king attacked the capital, the three sea kings would also join in the attack.

But unexpectedly, they all shrank away, and no one even shared the inheritance left by King Pokai.

This was too weird for the pirate group, and they didn't know what was wrong.

But the more this happens, the more vigilant you need to be.

"Zhang Daya, you did a good job. Uncle Shan really saw the right person. The more silent the three kings are, the more it shows that their intentions are not trivial. They have been silent for so long. Once they take action, it will definitely be earth-shattering. So be careful with the Wannian Ship, and just mention any shortcomings you see. The stability of the East China Sea is the most important."

Zhang Daya cupped his hands and thanked: "Sir, I have an immature suggestion. Now our warships are mainly Manila galleons, but this kind of galleons are actually more suitable for carrying supplies. If we really want to fight, they are far inferior to treasure ships and fortune ships. The ship is practical, so can we replace it with a batch of treasure ships? Or other warships that are more suitable for naval battles?"

Wei Daxing, who was standing behind Hou Yao, suddenly had extremely eager eyes.

Due to the accidental seizure of the Manila ships, the Shekou Shipyard could basically only do some repairs. The only treasure ship was given to He Jinghui as the flagship of the expedition.

As for the giant steel ship Hou Yao mentioned, it seems that it is still far away.

Of course, the blueprints for shipbuilding already exist, but it is still impossible to build it. The main reason is that the core power part is still unresolved.

At this time, Zhang Daya proposed to change the ship, just in time to build the new ship type he designed before.

Seeing Wei Daxing's eager gaze, Hou Yao also smiled apologetically: "The ship has to be changed, but not now. Just bear with it and wait another two years to change the ship. Now, if you just train to help defend, God Let’s use the ships retired by the Wu Gang first.”

The Tianwu Gang replaced a large number of old ships during the expedition. Some of those old ships were sold, and some were idle in the Xiaoliuqiu dock. Now they are all within the sphere of influence controlled by Hou Yao.

Zhang Daya nodded regretfully: "Okay, sir."

Hou Yao hummed: "If nothing happens, you can go down first."

Zhang Daya turned around to leave, but after thinking about it, he turned back and said, "By the way, sir, I still have something to report."

"What's the matter?"

"Sir, Military Advisor Jiang was transferred away from the four provincial councils recently. I heard that it was Her Royal Highness who personally gave the order."

"Jiang Hong?"

Hou Yao was a little confused for a while. In the previous battles of the Baoan Army, they used absolute weapon superiority to crush their opponents. Jiang Hongkong had no achievements at all with the title of military advisor, so he seemed to be a small transparent existence in the Baoan Army.

But in fact, Jiang Hong's ability is still very strong, but in the face of absolute power, his strategy seems too pale, and his ability has not been demonstrated.

If both sides were equally powerful, his strategy would still be very powerful.

This time when the East China Sea was stationed, Hou Yao specially arranged for him to come here because he was smart and could sense danger more keenly than ordinary people.

Although with Baoan's current industrial capabilities, there is no force in the world that can rival it.

But after all, smokeless explosives have not yet been developed, and there is no absolute superior weapon to crush the opponent. Once it is attacked by a sneak attack, the losses will still be very heavy.

"Yes, sir, Military Advisor Jiang told his subordinates about a situation after he was transferred. He said that the prices in the East China Sea are a bit abnormal now, and the prices of various materials are increasing. I am afraid it is some kind of warning, so let me pay more attention. But I really don’t understand this aspect. Could you please find someone who understands to help me.”

Hou Yao nodded: "Is that so? I'll send someone over when I get back."

"Thank you, my lord, this subordinate will leave."

After Zhang Daya left, Hou Yao explained to Wei Daxing the research progress of Ji Ning. In fact, the most primitive coal-fired internal combustion engine has been successfully researched.

However, he only made experimental supplies, and he did not intend to mass-produce them.

Use it only in a few key places at most.

Ultimately, mass production will only begin after a fuel internal combustion engine is developed.

Because among the currently controllable resources, crude oil resources are more convenient than burning coal.

Since there is crude oil on Starfish Island, he has established an oil refining laboratory on the island.

Of course, it is just getting started, and there is still a long way to go to develop the oil industry.

However, with a large amount of capital investment, it is only a matter of time before the oil industry develops.

Hou Yao does not intend to popularize the excessively polluting transitional industrial system. Instead, he wants to directly transition to an environmentally friendly technological system through the sacrifice of small places, and then spread it nationwide on a large scale.

Anyway, he can now absorb almost all the wealth in the world, and money is not a problem at all.

Hou Yao specifically explained to himself why he did not agree to build a wooden boat, which moved Wei Daxing very much.

Although he has not made much achievements in these years, the treatment given by Hou Yao is quite generous, so he wants to do more things, otherwise he will have to live up to the treatment.

"Thank you, sir. Actually, you don't need to explain it to your subordinates. As long as you decide, your subordinates will respect it."