Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Lin Yi returned to the palace with the contract, and after Zhao Xu covered it with the jade seal, the contract officially came into effect.

At this time, after Andrew's explanation, although the John State Council was very dissatisfied with the failure of this operation, it reluctantly approved the contract after Lin Yi took the initiative to open up inland cities and railway construction rights.

In less than ten days, a clipper ship departing from the Luzon Islands arrived at Jinghai Port.

An old man with his chest covered with medals slowly walked out of the cabin with the help of his entourage.

"Hey, I'm getting old. It's only been a few days, and my old waist can't hold it anymore." The old man beat his waist as he walked.

"Dear Sir Bryce, His Majesty the Emperor has asked you to return to the Empire over and over again, but you have refused every time." The entourage who was supporting Bryce on the side expressed some dissatisfaction.

From the perspective of his entourage, this old earl has been working for the empire all his life. It is precisely because of his existence that the empire can remain stable in the Nanyang region in the east.

Now in his sixties, the entourage feels that the Earl should step down from office, return to the empire, and enjoy life.

Old Earl Bryce just smiled helplessly when he heard his entourage's words. He felt that his follower was good at everything, but a little too naive.

Although the emperor of the empire sent himself a telegram every once in a while, hoping that he could return to the empire, did he really want to go back by himself?

Bryce doesn't think so. He thinks this is entirely on the empire's side. He feels that the initial investment in Nanyang has almost been completed, and the rest is the long-term benefits.

How much money did the Eddie family that he belonged to spend on Nanyang and now give it to the empire? No matter how loyal he was to the empire, he would never do such a thing.

Emperor, do you want to go back and take care of yourself? He obviously wanted to pick peaches. Could it be that after he left, the empire could allow his son to continue to be the governor of Nanyang?

Without even thinking about it, Nanyang has now become a golden chicken that can keep laying golden eggs.

Although he is still loyal to the empire, this does not mean that he can sacrifice the interests of his family.

Of course, it is still okay to help a bunch of empires where you can.

For example, this time when he came to Daxia, as a representative of the John Empire, he came to sign a series of contracts with the Daxia royal family.

After all, the one closest to Daxia and with the highest position is himself, the Governor of Nanyang.

Bryce turned his head and looked at the other end of Jinghai Port. There was still ruins there, and there were many Daxia people busy there.

"Yasi, is that the port where Daxia defeated the imperial fleet?" Bryce asked slowly.

When Bryce's follower Yas heard his earl's words, he followed the old earl's gaze and looked over.

"Dear Earl, if I am not mistaken, that is the Jinghai Port, and it is also the place where the Daxia army defeated the imperial fleet."

"Oh, it's really interesting." Bryce smiled slightly, and then continued: "It's really hard to imagine that someone can really brave the gunfire of a warship, rush across a mile of distance, and attack a warship."

"Yas, do you think the empire's army can do this?"

Suddenly, old Earl Bryce turned his head and looked at Yas aside.

"Dear Earl, although I have not actually experienced a war, I think that the soldiers of the empire can do the same." Yas said with confidence.

When the old Earl Bryce heard what Yas said, he did not refute, but simply said: "Maybe."

"However, having such an army in Daxia will bring unpredictable changes to the empire's desire to control Daxia."

"After experiencing this battle, the army that attacked the military port will definitely become an example for the soldiers of Great Xia, but all this is a shame for our John Empire."

"Then, Lord Earl, do you mean to put pressure on Daxia? Let them hand over the commander of that army?" Yas asked with some confusion.

"But Lord Earl, I think I need to remind you that according to the information we have received, the commander of that army is His Royal Highness Prince Rui of Daxia. I don't think the royal family of Daxia will hand over a prince."

"And it is said that the Emperor of Daxia himself liked this prince very much." Yas lowered his head and thought for a moment before reminding Bryce.

"Oh, dear Mr. Yas, how did you think that I want to get rid of the commander of this army?" Bryce looked at Yas with a strange look on his face.

"Don't you think that this is an opportunity for us to ease our relationship in the summer?"

"Um... Lord Earl, I don't quite understand this. Didn't you just say that Prince Rui was an accident or a threat?" Yas looked confused.

"Oh, dear Mr. Ass, there are always two sides to everything."

"The existence of this Daxia army does have an impact on the empire's control in the east."

"But think about it on the other hand, if the empire can win over this army, will the empire's interests in the east be more guaranteed?"

After hearing these words, Yas finally understood the true thoughts of the old earl in front of him, but he still said with some worry.

"Dear Earl, although I agree with your opinion, can we really win over that prince?" Yas frowned. He really couldn't think of what kind of conditions he could offer to win over the prince. Win over each other.

"Mr. Yas, he is still too young. There are no friends between countries, only interests."

"The same is true for people. If you can't win over someone, it's not because he is too loyal or anything, but because the price is not high enough."

"As long as he is an individual, he has ambitions and desires. What we have to do is to prescribe the right medicine."

"Okay, let's stop talking about it here. Look, the person to pick us up is here."

As he spoke, Bryce pointed to the Jinghai Pier. An army was running to the side of the merchant ship with neat steps, and soon formed a neat queue.

A young major wearing a dark gray military uniform quickly boarded the merchant ship. He looked around and locked his eyes on Bryce.

He walked quickly in front of Bryce, immediately gave a military salute to Bryce, and then asked in fluent John Mandarin.

"Is this the Governor of John's Empire in South Asia, His Excellency Earl Bryce?"

"I'm Bryce." Bryce nodded.

"Your Excellency, Count Bryce, your subordinate is Ding Yi, the commander of the first battalion of the first regiment of the new first division of the Daxia Empire. You are now ordered to protect the safety of the count in Daxia!"

"Your Majesty, the car is ready. Sir, would you like to leave for the Imperial Capital now?"

Bryce looked at Ding Yi and nodded with satisfaction. He liked Ding Yi's sharpness very much. It was a pioneering spirit.

"Now that you are ready, let's set off. If we get to the Imperial Capital early, we can rest early." Bryce nodded with a smile.