sjar Chapter 728 Captain Gan Yun.
Chapter 728 Captain Gan Yun.
After passing Malacca and sailing for another ten days, Ye Kun took He Tiantian, Sun Yi and others to the Science and Technology City in the Bay of Bengal to check the progress of petroleum technology and rubber technology.
The amount of oil shipped here is not much, and the rubber production is not high either.
He Tiantian looked at it for two days and was not satisfied, so he suggested:
"Your Majesty, cancel the oil and rubber research here. Bring the researchers to Tianzhu and concentrate our efforts on the research."
Ye Kun was also not satisfied with the work here and accepted He Tiantian's suggestion.
We arrived in the southern part of the Indian Continent on the tenth day of the twelfth month.
Patrolling on the road takes too much time.
If we sail at full speed, we can reach India in a month.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ye Kun arrived in Tianzhu, Ye Shusheng actually followed him with more than 3,000 people.
Of course, Ye Kun agreed to this, and Xie Baochan also accompanied him to visit Tianzhu.
When the father and son met, Ye Kun smiled and said, "You came here quickly, did you take good care of your mother on the way?"
Xie Baochan complained: "Your Majesty, don't mention it. I was a little seasick. I was so dizzy that I almost died."
Ye Kun comforted: "Now that we are on shore, everything will be fine. When we go back, you and I will be on the same boat. I will take good care of you."
Liu Ai, Hu Gaoyuan, Song Poliu and Xiahou Jun came together to pay their respects.
Ye Kun stood at the port, looking in the direction of Ceylon Island through a telescope, and said with a smile:
"Song Poliu, you boasted that you could take down Hanhuang Island in a month. Now two months have passed, why haven't you taken it down yet?"
On the way here, Ye Kun received battle reports every day.
The troops of Song Poliu and Xiahou Jun had been attacking the island of Ceylon for two months and had just captured the capital.
However, the main force of the Tamil dynasty was still there, but they retreated to the southern part of the island and built a solid defense line relying on the mountains.
Song Poliu and Xiahou Jun divided their troops into four groups and attacked around the island of Ceylon, but they returned empty-handed due to terrain restrictions.
"Your Majesty, these barbarians are too difficult to fight. They are even more difficult to fight than those in India."
Song Poliu pleaded guilty and said, "I think it will take another year to completely destroy the Tamil Dynasty. They have gone deep into the mountains and forests, and it is difficult for us to destroy them. We can only fight a protracted war and wear them down."
Ye Kun asked: "How many casualties did our army suffer?"
Song Poliu whispered, "More than 200 of my men were killed. More than 700 of General Xiahou's men were killed."
Xiahou Jun on the side expressed his dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty, my troops suffered heavy casualties, but I was the one who fought in the siege."
Ye Kun shook his head: "We have high-tech guns, light armor, powerful warships and ships, and endless logistical supplies. It's ridiculous that you lost thousands of brothers in battle against a group of barbarians armed with cold weapons."
Liu Ai pleads for Song Poliu and Xiahou Jun:
"Your Majesty, we have been fighting for two months. We have occupied most of the plains of the Great Island, captured the enemy's capital, and killed a thousand men. I think the two generals have done their best."
Hu Gaoyuan also said: "Our army annihilated more than 30,000 enemies and captured more than 100,000 people, all of whom were sent to the Tianzhu base camp. We also seized countless gems and other spoils, which is also the credit of the two generals."
"Well, I don't blame you."
Ye Kun nodded and said, "In the art of war, it is better to attack the heart than the city. After fighting to this extent, the Tamil Dynasty must be terrified. At this time, we can temporarily suspend military operations and send people to persuade him to surrender and see what he says."
The large island of Ceylon has a population of only a few hundred thousand people.
There have been tens of thousands of casualties and more than 100,000 captured. It can be said that all the elites have been lost.
If they don't surrender, the Tamil royal family will also be eliminated in the game of elimination.
Hu Gaoyuan nodded: "Your Majesty is right, we should focus on persuading them to surrender."
Song Poliu said: "But they have long been willing to surrender and become a vassal state of China, but they insist on the feudal system, only paying tribute and being a vassal, and they do not accept our garrison or management!"
When the war just broke out, the Tamil dynasty was willing to submit to China.
But it was only a vassal state, paying tribute every year and not accepting annexation or management.
Ye Kun thought about it and said with a smile:
"Let's go talk first and see what happens one step at a time. Also, hurry up and prepare gasoline incendiary bombs. If gasoline is insufficient, prepare alcohol kerosene. This time, I brought thirty new artillery pieces with a range of nearly ten miles. There are enough shells and gunpowder to attack the enemy."
Everyone nodded and went their separate ways.
After resting for two days, Ye Kun boarded the ship himself, crossed the Palk Strait, and arrived at the northernmost tip of the island of Ceylon.
Ye Shusheng brought a thousand naval special forces and followed Ye Kun.
The Han Imperial City has been built in the northern part of the island of Ceylon.
It is a small city that can accommodate more than 10,000 people and is equipped with several large warehouses to provide logistical support.
There are three such small towns on the island, all of which serve as bases.
In the small town, there were many people from the Jiangdong Sailing Team, laughing and talking loudly.
Just like being in your hometown!
Of course, there were also many laborers inside and outside the city, all of whom were naturalized natives brought from southern India.
When they saw Ye Kun, everyone clasped their fists and shouted "Long live Ye Kun".
Ye Kun waved to everyone, chatted with them, and asked, "Dear fellow countrymen, are you all from the coastal areas of China?"
A big man stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Majesty, most of the people here are from the coast of China. They were originally fishermen. Because the court encouraged going out to sea, they pooled their money to buy sea vessels and come out to make money."
Ye Kun asked: "How many Chinese civilian merchant ships are there here? Is there any captain here?"
"There are dozens of civilian sailing teams coming and going. Each sailing team has several ships."
The big man grinned and said, "I am the captain of the Zhangzhou Sailing Team, and I have four ships under my command. There are also several captains and captains here..."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Call the captain here, let's have a drink and chat."
The big man was very happy and immediately called his companions over.
There were a dozen people in total, drinking with Ye Kun.
Ye Kun said: "You are not from the same place, but remember, you are all Chinese. No matter where you are, you must unite and help each other. Only by uniting can we control more overseas lands and carry forward the Chinese race."
The big man was called Gan Yun. He clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, we have always been united. At sea, as long as we fly the Han flag, we are all one family."
The others nodded as well.
Ye Kun nodded and asked, "What do you mainly sell and how much is the profit?"
Gan Yun was evasive and hesitant: "It's mainly the pearls and gems here, as well as black tea, corals, etc. The profit is not high because there are often marine losses. Sometimes when there are storms, the ship is often destroyed and people die, and all the capital is lost...
Now that we are at war, we cannot do business. We can only help the court, transport some food and grass, or follow the court to fight. Or, we can work on the court's big ships and help the court send prisoners to Yunmian, Jiaozhi, Qiongdao and other places. "
Hu Gaoyuan was standing aside and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, don't listen to Gan Yun's nonsense. If they don't make money, why would they be willing to take the risk to go out to sea? This guy has made tens of thousands of taels of silver in three years of sailing. He also married more than a dozen concubines and had a bunch of children. His fleet has more than 400 people in total. Who doesn't make a lot of money?"