Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

"I am a soldier, from the common people...sing."

"I am a soldier, from the common people."

"Defeated the big bandits of the East China Sea, destroyed the pirate army,...sing."

"Defeated the big bandits of the East China Sea and eliminated the pirate army."

……

Several bonfires were set up on the beach. Every day after a day of training,

Hou Yao will lead everyone to sit around the campfire and sing. There are three main songs:

"I am a Soldier", "March of the Volunteers", "Long Live Youth".

The lyrics of these three songs have been slightly changed, otherwise these big-headed soldiers will not understand them, but the original spirit of the songs remains unchanged.

He wanted to use these three songs to tell these soldiers: who we are, who we are fighting for, and the glory of fighting.

Use lyrics to help these people quickly remember and identify with their mission.

In just a few days, a number of talented people have emerged from this team of many people.

Ten days of training passed by in a flash, and it was time to re-select the commander.

After the regular training, Hou Yao began to announce the election rules for officers at all levels:

"We have said before that officials at all levels will be re-appointed in ten days. Now I announce the appointment rules:

The first is the squad leader, who is elected by the members of each squad. The platoon leader is trained and competed with three squads as a unit. The squad leader of the winning squad is automatically promoted to the platoon leader.

Company commanders conduct training competitions in units of three platoons. The platoon commander of the winning platoon is automatically promoted to company commander.

The battalion commander will have to wait for your military merit to be appointed by me personally.have you understood? "

Everyone shouted together:

"understood."

"Okay, now we will take the class as a unit, and each class will elect its own squad leader. Before sunset, the squad leader of each class will hand over his number to me and be dismissed."

The crowd dispersed in a hurry, and most of the people present shouted "I understand," but in fact they didn't quite understand what an election was.

Hou Yao had to lead two classes to demonstrate.

After the demonstration, the election was finally completed successfully.

The training on the second day was changed to a competition system. Each squad leader came out to draw lots. Those who got the same number were divided into one group and competed in the platoon leader competition.

The content of the competition is also the usual training content. The competition is to see which team finishes first, and it also pays more attention to the spirit of teamwork.

On the third day, the platoon commanders came out to draw lots and compete to determine the company commander.

In the evening, the day's competition ended, and all thirteen company commanders were determined.

Among them, Liu Chengfu, Ma Feixing, and Lei Xingguang are still old brothers of the Squid Gang, and Liu Chengfu is the famous name of Liu Ergou.

These three people are undoubtedly the most trustworthy backbone.

At this time, Hou Yao has very little time left. Future training can only be managed by the thirteen company commanders themselves.

Before leaving, he summoned the company commanders for a meeting and set a training goal.

He also temporarily appointed Liu Chengfu as his agent, responsible for the overall management of the army.

After arranging everything, Hou Yao had to leave for Bao'an County to take office.

To be honest, if he had three months, he believed that he would be able to train these people into professional soldiers.

But now, it can only be unsatisfactory.

Before leaving, Hou Yao took Hou Fu and Zhou Yu to the island.

Previously, the Hou family sent someone to ask Hou Fu to recognize his ancestor, but Hou Fu scolded him and drove him away.

Hou Yao was worried that the Hou family would not give up and would come to take revenge on Hou Fu and his wife, so he simply sent them back to the island for a hundred or two hundred dollars.

Moreover, when Hou Fu arrived on the teaching island, he could also teach the children to read and write, so he had something to do, and he himself was very interested in it.

Zhou Yu can see the two sisters Shen Yuluoyan whom she has longed for day and night.

The two of them were kept together every day to discuss matters related to women's private rooms, as if they had known each other for years.

To be honest, Hou Yao was a little flustered when he saw Zhou Yu and Liang Duirou Shan were so good.

I'm really afraid that Zhou Yu will have a brain attack. If there is any order from his parents or the matchmaker's words, that will be troublesome.

But obviously Zhou Yu doesn't have that much courage. With Hou Yao's current power, she doesn't dare to make random decisions.

……

When they went to Bao'an County to take office, both Yu Xiuer and Zhou Tiesheng were taken by Hou Yao.

These two are the only two masters on the island. Bao'an County is so chaotic that it would be impossible without masters around to protect them.

If you really want to be hacked to death by a master who has been bribed by others, there will be no room for reasoning.

Therefore, these two people can protect themselves inside and outside without any blind spots.

This is also the reason why he did not let Zhou Tiesheng participate in military training before.

Haixing Island is more than 700 nautical miles away from Baoan County.

At the speed of the Xiaowuwei boat, it will take nearly six or seven days to arrive.

There were still a few days before the deadline to take office. Hou Yao and the other two disembarked from the ship at the port on a small island at the southern end of Bao'an County.

Before the Great Xia Dynasty, this was just a small port on an unnamed island. Later, the Wanxiang industry flourished.

The fragrant wood abundant on the island is also a kind of Wanxiang, so it has become popular.

So people called this island Hong Kong Island, and it became the main shipping place for overseas Wanxiang.

Because Hong Kong Island specializes in overseas business, it doesn’t care about the origin of the ships calling at the port.

Bao'an County itself is an important military location, and coastal defense awareness is not generally strong.

If you go to other ports, there is no relevant clearance procedures, so don’t even think about getting close.

Therefore, the small black tail boat of the Squid Gang can only dock here.

Standing on the pier of Hong Kong Island, Hou Yao couldn't help but sigh.

This was a famous place in the previous life, but now, it is just a dilapidated small port.

Looking up, there are many coolies carrying goods on the dock. From time to time, you can see a few businessmen and shopkeepers with big bellies and small abacus.

There is a market a little further away with teahouses and restaurants.

Hou Yao and the other two went to a restaurant called Lianxianglou for a meal. When they were paying, they asked Zhou Tiesheng to find the waiter to inquire about the basic situation on the island.

Zhou Tiesheng took out a piece of silver weighing about two cents and put it on the waiter's hand and asked:

"Boy, we are new here and want to do some profitable business. Can you give us some advice?"

The waiter was a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old. He weighed the money in his hands and put it into his arms, and said with a cheerful smile:

"Then you've asked the right person. Let me tell you, there is nothing on Hong Kong Island that I, Shun An, don't know about.

I would like to ask a few guests, do you want to do overseas business or open a store? "

Zhou Tiesheng asked strangely:

"Does it make any difference?"

Shun An said proudly:

"Of course it's different. I don't tell the average person here.

I saw that the three of you had good faces, so I told you secretly. Don’t tell anyone.

In Hong Kong, if you want to do overseas business, you must go to the Liang family to ask for a flag.

With this flag, you can travel around the world without any obstruction. If you don't put the flag, you will definitely be robbed when you return to the sea.

If you are doing business of opening a store, you have to go to the Li family to pay homage. You can only open a store after getting the nod from the Li family.

Otherwise, your store will not be able to operate peacefully. Either gangsters will cause trouble, or it will be robbed by pirates.

When the time comes, the family will be ruined and people will die, and it will be too late to regret. "

Zhou Tiesheng asked confusedly:

"Li family? Which Li family is it?"

Shun'an looked around, then whispered:

"Of course it's the Li family of Mr. Li of the county government. Let me tell you a secret. The Hong Gang is secretly controlled by the Li family.

If outsiders want to do business in Bao'an County, they will definitely get into trouble if they don't go to Li's house to burn incense. "

Hou Yao couldn't help but frowned:

"Isn't Mr. Li an official of the imperial court? Why do you dare to collude with gangsters?"

Shun'an looked at Hou Yao with a mocking look and said with a smile:

"They say that scholars are very angry, but today I have really seen it. You don't want to ask about it, but there are two folk songs in Bao'an:

The magistrate of flowing water, the chief bookkeeper of iron and steel.It is better to resist the county magistrate than to disobey the master's order.

If you offend the magistrate, you may still have a way out, but if you offend Mr. Li, you won't even be able to save your life and fortune.

Okay, that’s it for now, excuse me. "

As he spoke, Shun'an put the towel in his hand on his shoulder, picked up the dishes and chopsticks and left.

It seems that he doesn't like scholars like Hou Yao very much.

Hou Yao hurriedly took out another piece of broken silver from his cuff, which looked like four or five coins. He put it into Shun'an's hand and said:

"I'm sorry, could you please give us some pointers on how we can go to these two places to pay our respects?"

Shun'an weighed the money in his hand and looked around. There was no one in the store, so he lowered his voice and said:

"If you want to invite a flag, you can go to Tonghai Bank in the county and deposit a few taels of silver.

Then tell the clerk in the store that you want to apply for a flag overseas, and they will help you do it.

If you are paying homage to the Li family, never go to the Li family by yourself, especially don’t go to Mr. Li’s house.

You must go to a developed casino, lose dozens of taels of silver first, and then say that you have lost it all.

When someone asks you if you want to borrow money to make money, just tell them,

If you are from out of town and want to open a shop and do business, they will take you to the second master of the Li family.

As for whether Mr. Li can agree to you opening a store, that depends on you. "

Hou Yao nodded slightly:

"Thank you, little brother. The student took note of it."

Seeing that Hou Yao had no other questions, Shun'an took the plate and left.

But before taking two steps, he fell back and whispered in Hou Yao's ear:

"If the young master fails to go to the second master of the Li family, and he really plans to do some small business in Bao'an,

Then you might as well try your luck in Pengcheng. Mr. Ganhu is easier to talk to, but the commission he wants will be slightly higher than that of the Li family.

With his approval, Master, your business will be able to run smoothly in Bao'an County. "

Hou Yao cupped his hands slightly:

"Thank you for the advice, brother. I'm very grateful."

Shun'an seemed very excited to see Hou Yao being so polite to him, so he reminded Hou Yao:

"Sir, I also need to remind you that the girl next to you is so handsome.

It's okay to walk around in Hong Kong Island. If you go to the mainland, remember to cover up.

Otherwise, you might not even know when it was lost.

But if you really lose it, you can go to Wanxiang Tower to look for it, and maybe you can find it.

If I don't spend a few taels of silver, I'm afraid I won't come back. "

Yu Xiuer's face turned livid and she said angrily:

"They dare..."

Before he finished speaking, Shun'an saw that the situation was not good and ran away quickly.

Hou Yao touched the back of Yu Xiuer's hand and said with a wry smile:

"Yes, he was kind-hearted after being scared away by you. Besides, my wife is beautiful, so what he said is indeed right."

Yu Xiuer blushed a little embarrassed and said:

"I'm sorry, sir, I didn't mean to do it, but the people here... are indeed a little strange.

I just noticed that some people have been staring at me. She is dark and thin, and I don’t know what is attractive about her. "

When she said this, Zhou Tiesheng next to her also had the same confusion.

Hou Yao looked at the two people speechlessly and sighed in his heart:

Let's wait until they wake up slowly in the future... .