Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 816: Chapter 2: Assassinations One After Another

In the ship cabin, Zhao Yao was looking at foreign maps while writing something.

He Lianfang pushed the wheelchair in and saw Zhao Yao scribbling something. He casually picked up a piece of paper that Zhao Yao had written on, looked down, and found numbers and some undecipherable text written on it.

"What are you writing?"

Zhao Yao didn’t stop his writing, nor did he look up, and said, "I’m calculating something." The numbers and letters that He Lianfang couldn’t understand were Arabic numerals and English letters from the world in Zhao Yao’s dream.

A few years ago, Zhao Yao had completely accepted and digested all the memories of the dream world Zhao Yao. It could be said that he and the dream Zhao Yao had completely merged into one.

He Lianfang didn’t ask what Zhao Yao was calculating, because even if he asked, he wouldn’t understand.

"Tonight, the ship will be approaching the sea area near Lingnan."

The quill in Zhao Yao’s hand paused, and he turned to look at He Lianfang beside him.

"Then it starts tonight, Uncle be careful."

"They’re not here to assassinate me, you should be the one to be careful."

Zhao Yao suddenly thought of a good idea, a mischievous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Uncle, how about we watch the show together tonight?"

He Lianfang glanced at the mischievous face of Zhao Yao, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.

"Tell them to prepare some snacks to go with the wine."

"Uncle, are you going to drink?"

"Didn’t your uncle buy a lot of wine from the Western Regions before? I had people bring it on board."

"Didn’t you complain that the wine from the Western Regions had a sheepy smell?" Zhao Yao remembered when he initially gifted the wine to He Lianfang, who complained a lot about it. "Why did you still bring it on board?"

He Lianfang said, "Better than nothing." Without drinking, he couldn’t sleep on the ship.

"Whether it’s the wine from Great Zhou, or from the Western Regions, or even wine from those countries in Annan, they’re all not good." Zhao Yao didn’t like to drink because the wine didn’t taste good and wasn’t very clean. "When I arrive in Lingnan, I’ll make wine for you, so you can taste what real good wine is."

He Lianfang was taken aback when he heard this: "You know how to make wine?"

"Yes, and the wine I brew tastes really good."

"Why haven’t I seen you brew wine before?"

"Because I want to make it in Lingnan and then sell it." Zhao Yao said with a grin, "Uncle, I’m telling you, the wine I brew will definitely sell well."

He Lianfang believed that anything Zhao Yao made must be good. If this brat said the wine he brewed was good, then it must be good.

"Why not brew wine in the capital?"

"Uncle, if I had brewed wine in the capital earlier, would the wine still be in my hands? Would I still be able to make big money?" Zhao Yao calculated his plans carefully, "Not to mention, my father’s good brothers would shamelessly come to grab my wine, and they might even snatch my recipe."

There wasn’t a single soldier who didn’t love drinking, so He Lianfang thought Zhao Yao’s considerations were justified.

"Moreover, the wine I brew will be very profitable. If my royal brothers force me to give up the recipe, what will I do?" Zhao Yao continued, "Especially my good second brother, who loves wine the most. He’ll definitely snatch my wine and recipe. Most importantly, my good father will also snatch it." His father had taken too many things from him.

"Are you so sure your brewed wine will be a big hit?"

"Of course, nothing I’ve made has ever been bad." Zhao Yao pointed to his head, "I have a lot of recipes for making wine here, and they’re all for good wine."

Listening to Zhao Yao speak so confidently, He Lianfang was full of anticipation for his wine.

"Once you arrive in Lingnan, make the wine immediately."

"Uncle, do you prefer wine with a lower alcohol content, or do you prefer strong liquor?"

"Naturally, strong liquor."

"I forgot that the strong liquor in Great Zhou doesn’t have high alcohol content, so I’ll first make you strong liquor, real strong liquor." Once they reached Lingnan, he’d start by making second distillation spirits. "By the way, there are many fruits and medicinal herbs in Lingnan, which can also be used to make wine."

"Medicinal wine is fine, but skip the fruit wine."

"Uncle, the fruit wine I make isn’t like the fruit wine you’ve had before." Zhao Yao smiled mysteriously, "It will definitely blow your mind."

"Alright, I’ll wait." The wine-loving bug buried deep in He Lianfang’s stomach was thoroughly stirred up by Zhao Yao’s words.

"Besides making wine, what else can you do?" He Lianfang had never heard Zhao Yao mention that he could brew wine.

"Uncle, I can do a lot. When we get to Lingnan, I’ll make them all one by one." Zhao Yao smiled at He Lianfang, "I can also make a lot of delicious food, so just wait and see, Uncle."