The most arrogant in history

Chapter 769: The Queen blames me.

Ma Jiaojiao has indeed gained weight now compared to a few months ago.

The spirit is also good.

"Your Majesty, I'm in Dasong Island, which is not like Zhuo County. Here, the children won't let me go out. I stay in the palace all day, eating and sleeping. Of course I will gain weight."

Ma Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you seem to be darker and thinner. Is he sick?"

"No, I got it from the sun."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I have worked on Datang Island for several months, and I was exposed to the sun almost every day. But it is worth it. The construction of Datang Island finally has some foundation. The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince can survive there."

Ma Jiaojiao laughed and said, "The emperor is so partial. He only cares about the Ninth and Tenth Princes, but doesn't care about Pingsheng and Dongsheng?"

"Don't blame me, Madam. Didn't I come here to accompany you and help Pingsheng and Dongsheng?"

Ye Kun smiled: "If you still blame me, I will live here forever and accompany you until old age, okay?"

Ma Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Keep your word. Stay here with me until old age."

"Promises count, and those who lie are dogs." Ye Kun was serious.

Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng felt embarrassed to see their parents still showing affection at their old age.

Ye Kun looked at Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng:

"Actually, I'm not biased. The foundation here on Song Island is much better than that on Tang Island. You are older and have experience in leading troops and local governance. The Ninth and Tenth Princes are young, so I must help them lay a good foundation and make good plans."

Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng clasped their fists together: "Father is right. The conditions of my ninth and tenth brothers are difficult, and we cannot do without your help."

Dasong Island was built by the five brothers of the Zhao family and their clansmen over a year or two.

Have a base.

After Lu Kaijiang came over, construction was strengthened and lasted for a year, so the foundation was not bad.

As a result of this immigration, several thousand more people stayed here.

No matter what, the fiefs of Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng are better than those of the ninth prince and the tenth prince.

And it's much better.

The plains and arable land on Dasong Island are much larger than those on Datang Island.

Rainforest, not so much.

Ye Kun came to the palace to inspect the work.

Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng were making reports on the side.

After reading the briefing, Ye Kun sighed:

"The five brothers of the Zhao family went on a killing spree on Dasong Island. Almost all the men of the nearby indigenous tribes were killed. The rest were also captured and forced to do hard labor.

But we can't do that. We need to live in peace with the indigenous people and develop together. We need to educate and appease the remaining indigenous people."

In fact, Lu Kaijiang also took part in the battle on the island.

The natives had weak fighting power and were almost crushed.

Ye Pingsheng said: "Father, Dasong Island is too big. There are not many natives near us. There should be hundreds of thousands of natives in other places."

"It's good to have talents. With hundreds of thousands of indigenous people, we can do business."

Based on the experience of Datang Island, Ye Kun guided Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng to plan the later management work of Dasong Island.

Three cities and a dozen garrisons were also built on Dasong Island.

Hundreds of wells were dug.

All work that can be carried out under the conditions has already begun.

The most gratifying thing is that there are two small copper mines on Dasong Island, which have been occupied by Ye Pingsheng’s people and have started mining.

Combined with advanced technology, the bronze and pure copper produced are of good quality.

Ye Pingsheng was full of confidence and reported:

"Father, the food on Song Island is already self-sufficient. If the food on Tang Island is insufficient, we can provide support. We are also mining copper, producing copper products, and doing business with the natives.

So our supplies are relatively simple. Every year, they give me some ironware, porcelain, cloth mosquito nets, and basic medicines, and that's about it."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Iron ore and coal mines are also very important. Without these two things, your development will be restricted. However, we can only do it slowly."

The Australian continent under Yu Guinong's control is rich in coal and iron mines.

However, under current conditions, transporting by sea is not very cost-effective.

Ye Kun was not familiar with the mineral resources of Dasong Island, so he could only let everyone explore it slowly.

On this day, Ye Kun was inspecting the port when Ye Dongsheng came to report that a civilian sailing team had come over on their own.

Ye Kun asked: "Civilian Sailing Team, what are you doing here?"

"They brought ironware and porcelain with them, intending to trade with the natives on the island."

"Oh, let them come to me."

Ye Kun nodded and summoned the sailing team.

There was a captain and four captains in the sailing team.

Knowing that the emperor was here, the guys were very scared and greeted him tremblingly. They said, "Your Majesty, we are all merchant ships registered with the court. We have paid taxes. Here is the receipt."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "No need to look at the receipt, I trust you."

Several captains breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Kun offered him a seat, ordered tea, and asked casually, "Where are you from? How many ships and people are there?"

"Your Majesty, we came from Jinling. We have four large ships, seven small boats, and more than 670 people, all from the same village."

"It's not easy. It's gratifying that a civilian sailing team of this size has come to the South Pacific Islands to do business on their own initiative."

Ye Kun encouraged everyone's actions and asked, "Have you ever been to the South Pacific Islands before?"

The captain said, "We came here before, but the five Zhao brothers wanted to rob us, so we fought and went back. This time, we heard that the imperial court was developing Southeast Asia, so we came here to look for opportunities."

Ye Kun laughed loudly: "Then you have come to the right place. There are countless rare treasures on the Nanyang islands, and there are also copper mines. You can do business and make money. You can also join the court's transport team and earn sailing fees."

There are still many gems, tea, animal skins, and other wild delicacies from the South Pacific islands.

There is also a kind of pearl rice here, which tastes really good, but it cannot be grown in other places.

That evening, Ye Kun hosted a banquet for the sailing team and encouraged them to do business boldly as long as they did not evade taxes.

The captain hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, we have discovered an archipelago in the deep sea east of Izu Island. It is also very large and has many natives who do not speak the human language but look very similar to the Han people. May I ask your Majesty if you know anything about that place?"

Ye Kun smiled and took out the Southeast Sea map:

"From Fuso Changdao to Izu Island in the south, there is a series of islands in the middle. There are three large islands among them. Huangfu Lin led his troops there many years ago and announced that all the islands belonged to China.

However, the imperial court has no plans to develop this place yet. Because the island has a small population and limited resources, it would be more costly to develop it. When the population increases in the future, we will naturally migrate there and manage it.”