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Chapter 712 Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk.
Xiao Dequan bowed and said:
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Izu Island has a pleasant climate and abundant resources. There are endless fruits and prey. It is surrounded by the sea and has all kinds of marine fish and seafood.
I was there and I wasn’t tired at all.”
At that time, the inhabitants of Izu Island were all uncivilized natives, and Xiao Dequan had no opponents.
What's more, before Xiao Dequan landed on Izu Island, Huangfu Lin had already led his troops to clean up the island and relocated a large number of natives to the mainland.
There are not many residents on the island, only about 100,000 people.
Ye Kun also relocated tens of thousands of people from the Central Plains and Jiangdong through two-way immigration.
After this year's development, Izu Island has also achieved most of its assimilation.
Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that there are many pineapples and wild deer on the island, right?"
In the early days, Izu Island was an animal paradise.
There are more wild deer than people.
In later times, when Izu Island was colonized by foreign powers, it handed over 100,000 deerskins every year.
Not to mention subtropical fruits.
Xiao Dequan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. There are pineapples and countless wild deer there, which we can't eat enough. Everything on the island is good, except that the population is small and the agriculture is not very good."
Ye Kun asked: "What is the current total population?"
"We have counted 190,000 people. There are many mountain people hiding in the mountains and forests, hiding from us, so it is difficult to count them specifically. I estimate that the total population of the island may be 250,000."
"Don't worry, the mountain people will soon be integrated into our Chinese people. Because we occupy the most fertile land, we have abundant products and various commodities." Ye Kun said with a smile:
"The task now is to stabilize and develop agriculture, industry and commerce. Our ironware, iron pots, glass, porcelain and various goods will sooner or later attract mountain people to trade."
Xiao Dequan probed: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you for more people. Otherwise, it will be difficult to completely control Izu Island."
"No, the immigration to Izu Island has ended."
Ye Kun shook his head: "From the current point of view, we cannot control the dangerous places such as the high mountains and dense forests on Izu Island. But we are developing fast, and in fifty years, the population will reach one million;
The indigenous people on the island lack medical care and medicine, and the conditions are difficult, so their development will be very slow. In addition, they will be assimilated by us, and in the end they can only rely on us and identify with Greater China. "
Ye Kun was not worried at all about Izu Island.
Civilization and high technology are in the hands of the Chinese people, so the main body and rulers on the island must be the Chinese people.
Once the foundation is laid, the rest will be left to time.
Xiao Dequan was a little disappointed and nodded with a wry smile.
Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps in another ten years, the population of the Chinese mainland will be close to 100 million. At that time, I can immigrate again to replenish the Han people on Izu Island. But not now. We are expanding overseas and need people everywhere."
Xiao Dequan nodded and continued to report other situations on Izu Island.
Ye Kun said: "Yizhou Island is now a separate province of our Great Han Empire, and you are the first governor of Yizhou Province. I will give you another three years of term and support you with 300 technicians.
I suggest that there are a lot of deerskins there, so you can build a leather clothing and leather boots production base there, be responsible for your own profits and losses, and sell them to the court and the Chinese people. This is a good business and you can make a lot of money. Because the Chinese people are increasing, the demand for clothes and shoes is also increasing. "
Xiao Dequan was very surprised: "We can be responsible for our own profits and losses?"
"Sure, you can do it freely. You can also mine on your own and expand the scope of trade. But as a province, you must pay taxes every year."
"With the emperor's words, it will be easier for us to handle it." Xiao Dequan was overjoyed and said:
"The people along the coast are the best at doing business. Some of the people from Wujun that I brought with me are also merchants. I believe that we will be able to develop trade soon."
Ye Kun nodded and asked Xiao Dequan to contact the Ninth Department and give him a group of technicians and related materials.
Xiao Dequan thanked him and went back to the inn to rest.
The next day, Ye Kun hosted a banquet to entertain Xiao Dequan.
Xiao Ruliu brought the two princes to see his brother, and they had dinner and chatted together, enjoying family life.
Ye Kun said to Xiao Dequan:
"The two princes raised by Concubine Liu are already several years old. I plan to give them an overseas fiefdom when they grow up, so that they can also become princes and stay away from the disputes in China.
Otherwise, the princes will definitely fight among themselves and kill each other. We are all princes, and I don’t want any of them to be hurt.”
Xiao Ruliu was startled and whispered, "Your Majesty, I will definitely teach the two princes to be low-key and loyal to the crown prince..."
Ye Kun waved his hand: "Shusheng has already gone to Tianzhu, and will go to the Persian Gulf to conquer the world overseas. In the future, Shusheng will have his own territory and his own people.
I hope that other princes will be like Shu Sheng. If you want to be successful, you should work hard. As the saying goes, wealth and honor come from risk. If you don’t dare to take risks, how can you be rich and noble? "
Upon hearing this, Xiao Dequan clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask Your Majesty to grant Izu Island to the two princes of Concubine Liu. I am willing to work hard to assist the two princes until my death!"
Izu Island is a great place, surrounded by the sea and with natural barriers.
The island has a pleasant climate and abundant resources.
Now we have sweet potatoes and corn, and with the help of technology, it is no problem to feed a population of five million under current conditions.
With such a large territory and a population of several million, isn't he a perfect emperor?
Moreover, Xiao Dequan has been operating on Izuo Island for more than three years and has established a foundation.
Ye Kun shook his head and said with a smile: "No. Currently, the provinces that have been demarcated will not be divided."
Xiao Dequan was stunned for a moment, then asked: "So the emperor plans to..."
Ye Kun pointed at the map and said, "If we aim at overseas lords, there are too many places. To the northeast of Izu Island, between Izu Island and Donghua Island, there is a row of islands, which we call the Dongyang Islands. Those places can accommodate a lord.
There are also a series of large islands to the south of Izu Island, all the way to Luzon Island. The area of Luzon Island is several times that of Izu Island, so we can show off our abilities."
Ye Kun has never developed the South Pacific Islands.
Just wait until the princes grow up and send them over there.
Otherwise, they will all be cannon fodder and will be killed by the crown prince Ye Feng. Or the strong among them will unite and kill Ye Feng.
There are too many tragedies in history, such as the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Axe and Candlelight, the Jing'an Incident, the Duomen Incident, and the Seven-Step Poem.
Xiao Dequan was familiar with the major islands in the southeastern overseas. He pondered and said, "But the islands in the South Seas are desolate and uncivilized."
"The area south of our Yangtze River used to be a smoky and miasmatic place, including the now prosperous Wu County. Jiaozhi and Yunmian areas were once forbidden areas for humans. But now, they have also been transformed by us."
Ye Kun smiled faintly and said, "Our technology is developing very fast now, and the speed at which humans conquer nature has also greatly increased. King Wu, when your two nephews grow up, our technology will be even more powerful.
At that time, it would be as easy to settle down in the South Pacific Islands as to eat and drink. At that time, our population was also large, and we could immigrate 500,000 people or even more. "