Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 488

[Chapter 488]

“Marine Corps?”

Zhou Yi was immediately confused by the new term that Zhao Xu threw out.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu explained the responsibilities of the Marine Corps to Zhou Yi in detail.

“I see, thank you Your Highness.” Zhou Yi was overjoyed.

It turned out that the Marine Corps was specifically responsible for landing operations.

In this way, the navy can not only fight at sea, but also land and carry out wars on land.

In this way, the only shortcoming of the navy is made up for.

Going to sea in the future, they can complete the task of conquering cities and territories alone.

“The guards of the armed caravan have been trained for a while, so let’s incorporate them into your Marine Corps?” Zhao Xu said.

Like Ning Jinjun, the armed caravan also belongs to his dark force, and it developed earlier than Ning Jinjun.

The number is around 8,000.

Armed caravan guards can now take to the battlefield simply by distributing their weapons.

Now he has incorporated the escort of the armed caravan into the Marine Corps, which has another purpose.

When he established the armed caravan, he promised the merchants to make them rich in sea trade in the future.

It’s time for that promise to come true.

“In addition to incorporating the guards of the armed caravan into the Marine Corps, this king will ask Yang Hezhong to establish a firm called the Black Shark Firm, which is independent of the Yanzhou Firm just like your Black Shark pirates. “Zhao Xu continued, “Simply put, you are under the jurisdiction of this king, but this king will not recognize your relationship with the palace.”

Zhou Yi nodded.

He is clear about this matter.

The training of the armed caravan guards has always been in the charge of the Yan County Commercial Bank and the Royal Army.

It is said that they are guards, but they are actually soldiers.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Zhou Yi replied yes, looking excited.

Zhao Xu said again: “Before you go back, you go to meet Yang He, you will be one family from now on.”

He set up Black Shark Trading Company to target the colonial companies established by Western powers, such as the East India Company.

The Black Shark Pirates are responsible for conquest, and the Black Shark Trading Company is responsible for occupying the market in the area ruled by the Black Shark Pirates and selling the goods of King Yan.

The age of great voyages was an era in which people wore the cloak of civilization and practiced wild beasts.

In such an era, there is no need to pretend to be a saint, because the enemy is always thinking about how to destroy your country and occupy your land.

Weakness is the original sin, and the enemy will not let you go just because you are harmless to humans and animals. On the contrary, they can only intensify and suck up the last drop of blood on your body.

If you can’t kill a bloody road in such an era.

A hundred years later, Koryo and Japan will become outposts for the West to strangle Daesong.

Therefore, his first target for Zhou Yi is these two countries.

However, while he was thinking this way, Goryeo and Dongying might have similar thoughts.

As a vassal of Beidi, Goryeo was originally responsible for helping Beidi to perish.

However, Dongying created a Wufeng Island pirate to control the surrounding waters of Dasong, and even divided up Yizhou with Frangji, which is enough to see its ambition.

If he wants to gain hegemony over the surrounding sea areas, he may not be able to avoid a sea war with these two countries in the short term.

After giving some instructions, Zhao Xu asked Zhou Yi to leave.

Then, under the protection of Xu Lie, he returned to the palace.

Before reaching the gate of the palace, Zhao Xu saw a carriage parked at the gate of the palace.

Feng’er was watching at the door.

Seeing him coming back, Feng’er trotted over, “Your Highness, guess who’s here?”

After speaking, she winked at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was a little puzzled, and was about to flick her little head to ask what happened, when Xu Lie’s expression suddenly became weird.

Following Xu Lie’s gaze, it turned out that a water girl jumped out from the front of the carriage and stood on the winning side.

He took a closer look and recognized the girl.

“Xiaohuan?” Zhao Xu was slightly surprised.

Since Xiaohuan appeared here, it must be Xu E who Feng Er is hiding.

“Don’t stand there stupidly, just get closer if you want to see.” Zhao Xu poked Xu Lie.

When meeting Xu E and Xiaohuan for the first time, Xiaohuan and Xu Lie fell in love with each other.

Originally, he thought Xiaohuan was being rude, but Xu Lie was eager to protect her.

Later, after interacting with Xu E for a long time, I realized that the two of them were a little like enemies.

It’s just a matter of identity, just like he was wary of Xu E, Xu Lie only watched Xiaohuan from a distance.

When Xu Lie heard this, his old face couldn’t help but blush.

Follow Zhao Xu and go to the palace.

When Xiaohuan saw Zhao Xu coming back, she also yelled inside.

Xu E’s figure appeared at the gate of the palace.

“Your Highness, long time no see.”

Zhao Xu came in front of Xu E, and Xu E saluted.

When he raised his head, his appearance remained the same, but there was a slight sadness on his face.

“Long time no see, Miss Xu.” Zhao Xu stretched out his hand, motioning for Xu E to go inside the palace.

Although a fair lady is a gentleman, but Zhao Xu is not a person who will get his head dirty when he sees a woman.

What’s more, as the king of Yan now, the fate of the people, officials and soldiers under his command is one with him.

Sometimes it’s even more difficult to indulge.

Going straight to the reception hall, Zhao Xu asked Feng’er to serve tea, and said seriously: “If the king guessed correctly, Miss Xu came here this time for Princess Changle, right?”

“I already know that, with His Highness’s intelligence, I can definitely guess it.” Xu E said, her face was serious now, and she was no longer ambiguous with him like before.

Zhao Xu nodded, Xu E revealed to him the identity of Princess Changle before leaving Yan County.

At that time, he knew that he would have to deal with this Princess Changle sooner or later.

I just didn’t expect it to happen in this way.

“For this marriage, Prime Minister Dou Wei has sinister intentions. He knows that the princess has always protected His Highness in the capital, and he had a marriage contract with His Highness earlier, so he intentionally humiliated His Highness, whether it was because of Princess Changle’s help to His Highness, or to interrupt Dou Wei. Conspiracy, please help me, Your Highness.” Xu E suddenly got up and knelt in front of Zhao Xu.

“Your Highness, if the princess goes to the grassland, I don’t know how humiliated I will suffer.” Xu E said here, sobbing and crying.

Zhao Xu once saved his life with a bowl of porridge, but afterwards, Princess Changle treated her like a sister and allowed her to survive the cruel training.

For her, Princess Changle is both her master and her sister.

Therefore, when she learned that Beidi appointed Princess Changle to marry her, she fell into an ice cave.

“Get up, even if you don’t come, this king will take action. This king never likes to owe favors.” Zhao Xu said.

Xu E was overjoyed when she heard the words, “One month later, the princess will go to Beidi to get married under the guard of the imperial army. At that time, she will start from Wuguan. I don’t know how His Highness can save the princess. After all, Beidi will also send a large army to meet him.

Zhao Xu frowned upon hearing this .

The marriage team set off from Wuguan, deliberately bypassing Yanzhou, so that he could not catch him.

It is estimated that this is also Dou Wei’s idea.

After thinking for a while, he said: “If this king can rescue the emperor from Xiancheng, he will naturally be able to rescue Princess Changle as well, but this matter requires the help of one person.”

(End of this chapter)