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Chapter 479: Everyone Becomes the Emperor!
Ye Kun was overjoyed and issued an order:
"Let these seafaring warriors go to the meeting room of the Nine Departments' lobby and give them wine and food first. After we have eaten, we will go to receive them."
This group of brave warriors returned from sea exploration and changed to a new ship in Jiaozhi, then rushed all the way and arrived in a hurry.
Ye Kun also specifically emphasized the need to isolate and observe this group of warriors to prevent them from bringing in infectious diseases.
So these people change into new clothes every day, take a shower and wash their hair, disinfect their whole body, and pay special attention to hygiene.
Ye Kun raised his glass and said, "My Lords, let's go and express our condolences to this group of warriors who have returned. Let them tell everyone what the situation is in the new continent of the West Sea."
Everyone couldn't wait to raise their glasses and drink it all in one gulp.
In the conference room of the Ninth Department Lobby, a dozen seafaring warriors were waiting.
"It's been two years, and you're finally back!"
Ye Kun was very excited. He shook hands with everyone and said with a smile, "Please take a seat, warriors. Let us listen to your heroic deeds."
No one dared to sit down, and first took out the spoils they brought back.
Peanuts, corn, rubber tree seeds, sweet potatoes.
"Yes, that's it!"
Ye Kun was very excited. He showed the sweet potatoes and corn to everyone and said:
"This is called sweet potato, which can be eaten as a meal. If the yield per mu is high, one mu of land can produce 5,000 kilograms. This is corn, which can be grown on mountainous lands. The yield per mu is much higher than that of wheat, and the taste is also good. With sweet potatoes and corn, even if there are 200 million people in China, they will not starve!
From now on, there will be no more famine in our Chinese land!"
Qin Chou was in charge of agriculture and was the happiest. He smiled and said, "So, this year, we can eat sweet potatoes and corn."
"Definitely."
Ye Kun nodded and asked all the sailing warriors to make reports.
The captain leading the team, Song Kui, who was Song Poliu's cousin, reported to everyone:
"We set out from Qiongzhou and took four months to reach the southern part of the new continent of the West Sea. There are mountains and water on the new continent, the land is fertile, but the climate is relatively hot.
There are buffaloes, lions, tigers, crocodiles, and alpacas, but no horses.
There were only savages there, without any clothes, and only used animal skins and leaves to cover their bodies. They had a language, but no written language. When we passed by, the locals thought we were gods..."
Ye Kun nodded repeatedly: "Alpaca, a specialty of the West Sea and South Continent, also known as Grass Mud Horse."
"Yes, in many cases, it is the same as what the King of Han said before."
Song Kui laughed and said, "The savages over there are really stupid. They can't even make a cart. There are no wheels. Unfortunately, of the forty war horses we brought, only ten arrived, and they are sick. I don't know if they can raise foals in the future."
"Don't worry about that. You can go again after a while and bring more war horses."
Ye Kun nodded and asked again: "How big is the continent?"
"Unknown, because we haven't started measuring yet. We just walked along the west coast for a few days and didn't see the edge. I think this continent, as the King of Han said, is larger than our China."
Song Kui took a breath and said, "We were worried that the King of Han would wait for too long, so after finding these plants, we hurried back as the vanguard. There are more than 700 brothers who stayed behind to continue their exploration in the New World..."
Ye Kun sighed and said, "Half of our three thousand brothers were killed or wounded. How did they die?"
"We encountered a storm and sank three large ships, as well as several small boats."
Song Kui's eyes turned red, and he whispered, "Some brothers died of illness. If it weren't for the storm, so many people wouldn't have died..."
"Please accept my condolences. The people of China and all the officials will never forget your contributions."
Ye Kun's eyes were moist as well. He said, "This great voyage is not only a great feat for China, but also a great feat in human history. The entire human race will remember your contributions."
During this exploration, the fleet also brought seeds of rice, wheat and other crops and fruit trees, as well as various iron, bronze and porcelain artifacts, and brought horses to South America.
From the perspective of human communication, it is of great significance.
Yu Guinong asked, "What's the climate like over there? Is it cold?"
"It's not cold. The locals don't wear much clothing. If it were really cold, they wouldn't be able to stand it."
Everyone laughed.
Song Kui took out a simple map and a navigation diary and gave them to Ye Kun.
Ye Kun instructed his attendants to make a dozen copies of the logbook and give one to each of the nine ministers.
Gongsun Shangfei was ambitious and said:
"Such a continent, with fertile soil and vast territory, is a blessing to the Chinese people. King Han, I am willing to lead the army to explore the new continent in the West Sea."
"I was planning to have you go to Xiqiang."
Ye Kun thought for a moment and looked at Gongsun Shangfei: "It is very risky to sail across the ocean. If you really want to go, you have to discuss it with your father and make long-term plans. Because once you go, you may never come back and stay there for the rest of your life."
Gongsun Zhang said: "King of Han, I plan to give the throne to you first, and then discuss this matter. I am already old and really can't work hard for the country..."
Sang Buyi and the others looked at Ye Kun and said together: "Since the emperor has abdicated, the King of Han can ascend the throne and immediately move the capital to Zhuo County to arrange state affairs."
Ye Kun stood up and saluted everyone:
"In that case, I will be the emperor for a while. If I am not qualified, I will abdicate and replace him with someone more capable."
Over the past decade, he has fought wars in all directions and worked hard to govern the country.
Ye Kun was also tired.
Be an emperor and enjoy the thrill.
The next day, Gongsun Zhang wrote a letter of abdication, announcing to the world that he would pass the throne to Ye Kun, and at his own request, he was demoted to the King of Shu.
Ye Kun refused and honored Gongsun Zhang as his elder brother, the Supreme Emperor, and conferred the title of King of Western Qiang on Gongsun Shangfei.
Everyone agreed to move to Zhuo County on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and Ye Kun would hold his coronation ceremony on the 2nd day of the second lunar month.
Moving the capital and ascending the throne makes life very busy.
Most of the nine ministers went to Zhuo County to supervise the construction and arrange various matters.
Ye Kun stayed in Xuchang, calmly arranging the second expedition of the ocean-going sailing team.
This time, Song Kui was still in charge of the team, and the size increased to forty large ships, three thousand seven hundred people, and more equipment.
Among them, there were 500 young men and 500 young women from the Gongsun family.
This was the result of a discussion between Ye Kun and Gongsun Zhang, allowing the young people of the Gongsun family to go overseas to expand and occupy overseas enclaves.
Those women were all orphans who grew up in orphanages, received education, had a certain level of literacy, and could read and write.
Gongsun Zhang was also very cautious. He sent these sons to take a look first. If the West Sea and the South Continent were really beautiful, he would immigrate there in large numbers and continue to be emperors there, passing the throne to future generations.
Gongsun Shangfei wanted to go there in person, but Ye Kun refused and ordered:
"You still go to Xiqiang and transfer the mountain people in the difficult areas of Xiqiang to Chang'an, Yizhou, and Hanzhong. I will also migrate some Han people from Yizhou to Xiqiang to adjust the population ratio. After two or three years, I will let you go to the West Sea.
At that time, I will give you 5,000 musketeers. When you go to the West Sea, you will be the emperor, and your territory will be far greater than that of the Nine Provinces of China."