books44 Chapter 741: The Heavenly Master’s Chariot.
Chapter 741: The Heavenly Master’s Chariot.
Ye Kun smiled and said:
"I will recruit another 20,000 immigrants from Jiaozhi and Tianzhu to become the second-level administrators to help you develop. You have 60,000 to 70,000 Chinese people, plus 40,000 second-level administrators, which is enough to control the natives on Hanhuang Island."
The large island of Ceylon has a population of several hundred thousand.
After the last war, tens of thousands of young Tamils died in battle.
Ye Kun immigrated tens of thousands of people and sent them to Jiaozhi and Tianzhu. How many people could there be?
In a few days, Ye Kun will launch the final attack on the Tamil Kingdom and destroy some of their troops. There will really be not many indigenous people left.
Ye Chan clasped his fists and said, "So father has already made arrangements. I am relieved now."
Ye Kun nodded and said, "Our army is quietly gathering and will be deployed in place in seven or eight days to launch a general attack on the Tamil Kingdom. I will completely capture Hanhuang Island, hand it over to you, and then return to Zhuo County."
Ye Chan knelt down to express his gratitude.
That night, Ye Kun accompanied Yuejuan and talked about their feelings of separation.
Yuejuan is almost forty years old, but she still looks young and beautiful.
After a while, Yue Juan smiled softly and said, "Did the emperor gain anything unexpected during his trip south this time?"
"What unexpected gain?" Ye Kun didn't quite understand.
"Didn't you find some foreign beauties?"
"My lady, my heart is all with you. How can I think of looking for a foreign beauty?"
Ye Kun smiled: "Besides, I'm old now, and I won't do such shameless things anymore."
Yue Juan chuckled: "Really old? I saw the emperor just now, he looked the same as when he was young."
"That's because Miss Yuejuan is so charming that I can't help myself."
"The Emperor called me Miss Yuejuan, which reminded me of the past. Those days were so beautiful."
"Isn't it wonderful now? No matter what, you will always be Miss Yuejuan in my heart, forever beautiful..."
As the night deepened, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
Seven days later, Ye Kun's army was deployed in place.
The final battle against the Tamil Kingdom has begun.
Because there were enough guns, artillery and ammunition, there was not much suspense in this battle.
In just twelve days, Ye Kun's army drove the Tamil king to the seaside and captured alive more than 5,000 nobles of the Tamil dynasty.
"Mighty Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I am willing to be your subject and be loyal to you forever."
The Tamil king prostrated himself at Ye Kun's feet and kowtowed continuously.
Ye Kun bent down, helped the Tamil King up, and said with a smile:
"The climate on this island is hot and not suitable for health preservation. I will take you to our Chinese mainland, where you will have no worries about food and clothing and be surrounded by beautiful women.
I will treat your people well and make their lives better."
Now that the Tamil Kingdom has been destroyed, their king certainly cannot stay where he is.
Hu Gaoyuan whispered, "These nobles are lazy and don't know how to distinguish grains. Bringing them back would be a waste of food, and the court would have to spend money to feed them. Why not..."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "We will talk about these things later. Let's let the king help us stabilize the situation and find all the jewels and gold they have buried."
The next task is post-war management and counting the spoils.
The great island of Ceylon is rich in gems, but there does not seem to be much gold and silver.
Ye Kun left all the gold, silver and bronze items to his son Ye Chan, and only planned to take some jewelry back.
My son is building Hanhuang Island here, which also requires money.
Ye Kun also left behind a complete technical team that could refine salt, press oil, make black powder, prospect and mine, as well as provide education and health services.
Ye Chan also always rushed to the front in everything to establish his own prestige.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of October, and the Ninth Department sent telegrams one after another, urging Ye Kun to return.
Ye Kun asked Liu Yuejuan: "My Lady, our son is here, do you need anything else?"
Liu Yuejuan thought for a moment and said: "The island is rich in resources. We won't starve to death by hunting and gathering. But if we want to live a better life, we still need a lot of talents and future technological support.
If the emperor could leave some scientific researchers here and build a science and technology city and a university, it would be perfect.”
Universities and science and technology cities are the places to cultivate talents.
If Hanhuangdao wants to become a powerful overseas kingdom, it must have its own scientific and technological strength, its own university, and continuously cultivate talents.
"Your Majesty, please think long-term. Let's do as Your Majesty wishes."
Ye Kun nodded and approved Liu Yuejuan's suggestion.
Ye Chan asked: "Father, do I have the management rights of the entire island? If the South Tianzhu side needs my support, should I listen to Liu Ai?"
"From today on, Hanhuang Island belongs to you and your descendants. You are equal to Nantianzhu and do not have to obey Liu Ai's orders."
Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "If our fleet encounters wind and waves, they will naturally have to stop at the port of Hanhuang Island. If they need supplies, you can provide them, but you have to charge them.
Generally speaking, fleets traveling back and forth will stay close to Tianzhu and will not approach Hanhuang Island."
There are many ports along the southern coast of India, and there is sufficient reserve supplies.
Fleets passing through the Palk Strait usually go north and will not reach Hanhuang Island.
The current Palk Strait has also been renamed as the Hanhuang Strait.
Ye Chan nodded and asked, "There are many small islands in the Hanhuang Strait. Are they mine or those of South India?"
"Half for each of us. The side close to you is yours. Let Liu Ai manage the side close to Tianzhu."
"May I ask Father again, if a civilian sailing team comes to Hanhuang Island to trade, can I collect taxes?"
"Of course we have to collect taxes. If we don't collect taxes, what will you eat?"
Ye Kun laughed: "But the tax cannot be too heavy, it must be appropriate. If the tax is too heavy, merchants will not come."
Ye Chan bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, father."
At this time, Ye Shusheng was also ready and took his men to the Persian Gulf.
Ye Kun officially returned on November 20th.
On this return voyage, Ye Kun also brought more than 3,000 Tamil immigrants, including the Tamil king and nobles.
However, not long after setting sail, a shipwreck occurred.
It is said that the boat carrying the Tamil king and the noble men had a leak and all the old men on board were drowned in the sea.
The other immigrant ships were fine.
Ye Kun felt very guilty. He held a memorial service on the boat and personally comforted several Tamil princesses and daughters of princes.
Following the eastern coastline of India, we arrived at the Bay of Bengal again.
The local port has changed a lot.
There are Chinese-style buildings everywhere, and all the road signs and stone tablets are in Chinese characters.
All the people speak Chinese, wear Chinese clothes, and learn Chinese etiquette.
Yue Juan was in a good mood and said with a smile: "I found that the world is so big that there are good places everywhere. These wild places have now become our Chinese territory and a land of etiquette."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "We have put in a lot of effort for this day."
It just so happened that the great Taoist master Zhang Yuzhen was preaching here and came to pay a visit to Ye Kun.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "The Great Heavenly Master has come to promote the Chinese Taoism. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Your Majesty has traveled far and wide for the sake of China's great cause. How dare I, a mere mountain dweller, complain about the hardship?"
Zhang Yuzhen bowed and said with a smile: "I have built 480 Taoist temples in the Yunmian and Jiaozhi areas, and developed more than 10,000 Taoist disciples. I have come to invite the emperor to inspect the Taoist temples and give you guidance on the work."