Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 642: Chapter 317 Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain_2

Zhao Yao spread the territorial map in front of He Lianfang. His finger stopped at a place called "Japan." "This country has a Silver Mountain and a Gold Mountain, and these mountains should be..." Zhao Yao’s finger traced over Japan’s territorial map, finally stopping at a location. "It seems to be around here; it’s said that the Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain are not far apart."

He Lianfang looked at the place Zhao Yao pointed to and said with suspicion, "Does this tiny place really have endless Gold and Silver Mountains as you say?"

"Uncle, you underestimate this small place. The people here should not be taken lightly." Zhao Yao had a deep impression of Japan, for in Zhao Yao’s dream, this small place had done very excessive things to the country Zhao Yao belonged to.

He Lianfang noticed Zhao Yao’s very grim expression and gnashing tone when mentioning Japan, and curiously asked, "What about this tiny place?"

"Uncle, let me tell you..." Zhao Yao relayed to He Lianfang what he learned from dream Zhao Yao about Japan.

After listening, He Lianfang was first extremely angry, then incredulous.

"Does this tiny place have such power?"

"They are not this powerful now, but they will certainly become strong in the future," Zhao Yao said coldly, "These people are very insidious; we must strike first before they become strong."

"What do you plan to do?"

Zhao Yao tapped on Japan with his finger, smirking sinisterly, "First, we need to send people to find the Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain. Once found, of course, we will take them directly."

He Lianfang asked, "And then?"

"Then turn this Japan into a prefecture of Great Zhou," Zhao Yao said eerily, "making them submit to Great Zhou forever, becoming nothing but a dog of Great Zhou."

He Lianfang looked at Japan on the territorial map, frowning slightly, "It’s not easy to reach Japan. The sea is prone to fierce winds, and once those winds rise, people on board usually don’t survive."

"That’s not demon wind, it’s a typhoon, a natural phenomenon," Zhao Yao briefly explained what a typhoon was and its causes. "As long as we avoid the typhoon season, we can sail without trouble."

"When do these typhoons generally occur?"

"They often happen in summer," Zhao Yao thought more and more about how it needed to be done quickly, "I must hurry to organize a fleet to Japan to find the Silver Mountain and Gold Mountain first."

He Lianfang was very tempted by Zhao Yao’s talk of the Silver and Gold Mountains, "I’ll arrange it."

"By the way, we need to infiltrate some people into Japan," Zhao Yao said, raising an eyebrow at He Lianfang, "and cause unrest there."

He Lianfang understood Zhao Yao’s meaning, nodded, and said, "I’ll arrange that."

"We need to catch some Japanese nationals to interrogate." Zhao Yao said thoughtfully, "It seems Qiantang has encountered pirates from Japan and may have caught some Japanese people, we can interrogate them then." Since the opening of the maritime ban, piracy had become more frequent, with pirates from Annan, Funan, Johor, and Japan. It was said that Japanese pirates were the most rampant.

He Lianfang said, "I’ll directly send someone to Qiantang to bring a few Japanese nationals for questioning."

Hearing He Lianfang’s bold words, Zhao Yao remained calm. Over the years, he had seen He Lianfang’s methods countless times. Although he didn’t know how He Lianfang managed it, as long as he said something, it usually got done.

"Send them to me then, I want to interrogate them thoroughly."

"And the people from Lingnan, should they be sent to you directly?" He Lianfang picked up a vermillion pen and circled Japan on the map. Though his expression was calm, Zhao Yao sensed the murderous aura emanating from him. "The people you want from Lingnan are already on the way to the capital."

"Uncle, you interrogate them thoroughly first, then send them to me," Zhao Yao pondered and said, "Wait until I get to Yangzhou before sending them over."

"Alright." Even without Zhao Yao’s instructions, He Lianfang would have already ordered the interrogation of the Lingnan people being sent.

Zhao Yao took the territorial map from in front of He Lianfang, picked up a pen, and drew a circle over Annan and Funan, then drew another circle over Mysir.

Years ago, requests were made to help find foreign objects like sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and strawberries in places like Mysir, but nothing was found. Maybe it’s really necessary to go to South America to search?

Zhao Yao recalled the map from dream Zhao Yao’s world; he remembered the position of America on that map. However, he couldn’t find America on the regional maps tributed by countries like Annan.