"Old man, don't worry, after I go back, I will ask the emperor for a promotion, so as to give Xiaoqian the reputation of a housewife, and then you can rely on my reputation to run rampant and overbearing, and bring disaster to the court, hahaha!"

Zhu Houzhao's loud laughter made Nie Xian's face twitch terribly, he really didn't know where this young man who had ruined his daughter and dared to be presumptuous in front of him came from so much confidence, could it be that he won the name of the god of war by virtue of winning several battles in a row?

Of course, Nie Xian didn't know that Zhu Houzhao finally took Dawan Island and directly tore apart one of the two barriers in the South China Sea. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Nie Xian didn't know about the second disease, but he knew that the merit was high. In Nie Xian's eyes, this young man who is already in the ascendant has basically come to an end, and half of the people who are highly meritorious will not end up in that dynasty, don't believe it, look at Han Xin, look at Xu Da.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know what Nie Xian was thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't worry.

After the old man was so poor for a while, Zhu Houzhao turned his eyes to see the old shipowner.

I have to say that this old man's sword is not old, and his waist strength is very good. From Zhu Houzhao getting off the boat to the present, this old man has always maintained a posture of bending over and bowing his head.

"You are the emperor's new king of Singapore?" Zhu Houzhao circled around the old shipowner three times, and suddenly spoke.

The old shipowner was uncomfortable with him, and when he heard this question, he hurriedly raised his head and smiled: "Exactly, thanks to the emperor's grace." ”

As a result, as soon as he looked up, he saw the strange bronze mask on Zhu Houzhao's face, and suddenly felt cold, because the mask seemed to be smiling, but there was no expression when he looked closely.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "The emperor is really doing this too much, if you want me to say what the king of Singapore is, as soon as the army arrives and sweeps it." ”

Now that Zhu Houzhao finally has the confidence to say this, with the big victory of Dawan Island in front, the prestige of the imperial army is unstoppable, and the old shipowner does not dare to make irresponsible remarks.

"How can there be, we are originally bent on submission, even if the emperor does not come to seal it, we will automatically send the land to the capital to receive the reward, right? Fortunately, the emperor was kind and generous and spared our lives, long live my emperor! "The old shipowner has a good hand on the back.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the leader of the sea thieves, he can be ruthless when he stands up, he can wither when he kneels, and he is a careerist.

However, in the end, the Ming army was still strong, and although there were only twelve ships in front of them, the feeling of the mountains still made the pirates on the entire island breathless.

The difference between hearing and seeing is huge, after all, hearing is false, seeing is believing. Moreover, they have lost the opportunity to unite with the Mo family and fight with the Ming army, and can only be reduced to the flesh of the sword.

Zhu Houzhao didn't let the old shipowner go because he was comfortable, he snorted coldly and continued: "I heard that you are also a vassal king now, and it is not good to talk to General Ben with your head down like this. ”

At this point, Zhu Houzhao's mouth, Nie Xian and the old shipowner were stunned for a moment, but Nie Xian smiled strangely and did not speak, but the old shipowner wanted to speak but did not dare.

The key word is above the word vassal king. Zhu Houzhao naturally knew that it was not the vassal king who was promised to the old shipowner, but the king of Singapore. Zhu Houzhao didn't make a slip of the tongue at all, but said it on purpose.

The meaning of the king of Singapore is the same as that of the original king of Joseon, but it is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming only has the right to reward them with a lost New Year's money, and has no right to manage.

But it's different to call it a vassal king, because there are many feudal kings who expand their military power and act against each other, and the Ming Dynasty's control over the vassal king has always been strict, basically drawing the ground as a prison.

So Nie Xian, the old fox, has been snickering and not speaking, in his opinion, having an extra vassal king and one more vassal king in this place overseas are completely different things, and the most important point is that although the land is in the name of the vassal king, it is actually in the hands of the Ming court.

The vassal king can cut the domain, but he has never seen a vassal country cut the domain.

The old shipowner didn't know much about this, but he knew the difference between a king of a country and a vassal king.

The old man peeked at Master Nie Xian, who had been in charge of peace talks with him, but people simply ignored him.

The old shipowner smiled bitterly, the vassal king is the vassal king, he really can't see through the person with the bronze mask in front of him, and he can't afford to offend him just by destroying the Mo family in such a short time.

"Yes, what the general said is that although I am a vassal king, but the general has just returned from a great victory, even the emperor has to greet him for ten miles, and this king bows his head for the general, which is not excessive, not excessive." The old shipowner has been trying to hold on to the last bit of dignity.

The murderous aura on Zhu Houzhao's body was not felt by others, but he really felt it, especially after seeing the strange bronze mask that seemed to be smiling.

Zhu Houzhao has a murderous aura on his body, that is a. I didn't even kill enough ten people, where did the murderous spirit come from.

Seeing that the old shipowner jumped into the pit by himself, Zhu Houzhao immediately nodded to Nie Xian, and Nie Xian was also amazed in his heart after getting the signal, his cheap son-in-law really had some means, and in a few words, all the land under the command of the king of Singapore was assigned to the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and the old shipowner did not object.

The old shipowner Zhu Houzhao has already seen it, and the majesty of the imperial army has also been shown in front of the pirates, and there is no point in staying here any longer.

After walking two steps along the fine sand of the coast, Zhu Houzhao decided to go home, there are still many places to go next, and it is not worth the time to delay in this place that has already been completed.

"Well, Lord Domain, let's get ready for this year's taxes, and we're going to take them away."

Before the old shipowner had woken up from the difference between the vassal king and the vassal king, he heard the bronze demon king speak again, and immediately subconsciously wanted to agree.

But the people around him touched his arm and said, "Godfather, godfather, they are going to pay taxes, and they are going to collect taxes in the middle of the year." ”

The old shipowner immediately sobered up a lot, looking at Zhu Houzhao's chest, he didn't want to look at Zhu Houzhao's bronze mask anymore, because he always felt that there was some strange doorway there, and said: "General, it's only less than July, isn't it too early to collect taxes now, isn't it written in the contract that it will be collected once a year?" ”

Zhu Houzhao laughed twice: "Are you stupid, I'm helping you, I won't help you take it today, if you really wait until the root of the year and you escort it into Beijing by yourself, then it may be delayed for half a year, you won't know the sin of tax arrears, right?" ”

When the old shipowner heard it, hey, yes, this is indeed the truth, from his capital is not only tens of thousands of miles, really boarding Nian Gen'er and then escorting it into Beijing I really don't know how long it will be delayed. When the time comes, the court will use this as an excuse, or crusade, or fine, which is not what he wants to see.

"But General, we haven't calculated this year's income yet......"

Zhu Houzhao said: "You don't have to worry about this, we will help you figure it out." I saw the bright gold on the ship, it was all obtained from the Mo family.

Your old shipowner is no worse than the Mo family, and we won't make up our minds about our previous savings, and this year's tax will be 10 million taels for you. ”

(To be continued.) )