The most arrogant in history

Chapter 438 Long time no see.

Qin Erwu and the other two looked at each other in confusion.

Ye Kun sighed: "Ruling a foreign race is not an easy task. Therefore, one must be more ruthless. Among our generals, only Qin Erwu and General Wang Meng are the most ruthless..."

Ye Kun couldn't say this openly.

I can only explain it in private.

Wang Meng seemed to understand and whispered, "What the King of Han meant is..."

"You don't have to tell me, just know it."

Ye Kun interrupted Wang Meng and said:

"We need a lot of workers for our iron and coal mines, even a million is not too many. In the future, we will dig the Grand Canal, which will require even more people. After we completely occupy the Jiaozhi Peninsula, we will also need to dig mountain roads, so you can't kill indiscriminately. We must be peaceful and ensure the labor force."

Wang Meng nodded and said, "We understand. May I ask the King of Han when will you send troops to Jiaozhi?"

"You have one month to prepare, and you will set out next month. I predict that within three years, we can occupy the entire Jiaozhi Island. Although there are many people there, their fighting capacity is not good. If our army goes there, it will be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep."

Ye Kun is not worried about Jiaozhi's combat effectiveness.

That place was not big, just the size of a rooster's head on the rooster map of later generations!

Although they have a large population, their weapons and equipment are very backward, and their strategies and tactics also lag behind those of the great power of China.

As long as you are determined, there is nothing you can't handle!

Before the time travel, Ye Kun often chatted with his classmates and was drooling over the Jiaozhi Peninsula and Tianzhu Peninsula on the map.

If the descendants of Yan and Huang could own these two peninsulas, they would be invincible in the world.

The Jiaozhi Peninsula is not very large, only the size of a rooster's head on the later Big Rooster map. But in later times, the land here can support 600 to 700 million people.

The Indian Peninsula is even more powerful, being able to feed more than one billion people in the future.

Ye Kun felt that as long as there was a strong navy, he could control these two peninsulas!

As for Rome and Qin, Ye Kun has no ambitions.

Because it was too far away, the army had difficulty in transportation and could not control it even if they took it down.

Even if they had a navy, they would suffer heavy losses by the time they reached Rome.

Song Po stayed with the three of them and conspired with Ye Kun for half the night.

None of the nine ministers knew the specific content.

It was already late at night when Qin Erwu and others left.

Ye Kun didn't want to go back and disturb Jiang Yourong, so he rested in the small study.

"Uncle, I've prepared some warm water for you, go wash up."

Cao Jiashan’s youngest daughter, Jasmine, came over.

Last autumn, Jiang Yourong brought Jasmine here and designated her to follow Ye Kun and take care of his daily life when he was away.

Jasmine is now sixteen years old and is even more beautiful than her sister.

Ye Kun nodded, washed his face, and asked, "Moli, are your parents okay now? They are so busy. I haven't seen your parents for two years."

Mr. and Mrs. Cao Jiashan were too honest, illiterate, and not very good at speaking, so they could not become officials.

Therefore, the couple could only work as errand boys under Jiang Youbao.

Later, Jiang Youbao felt that Cao Jiashan was not fit for chores, so he asked them to take charge of the vegetable garden. They should still be in Xiangyang now.

"My father is fine, but my mother is in poor health and often gets sick."

"Really? Are they still in Xiangyang now?"

"In Xiangyang, I was in charge of the vegetable garden of the former palace and led everyone to grow vegetables..."

"I will go to Xiangyang in two days and accompany you to visit your parents." Ye Kun said.

"Uncle, are you going to Xiangyang?"

Jasmine was very happy and said with a smile: "Then I will pack up tomorrow and take everything I need. By the way, uncle, how long do you think you will stay in Xiangyang this time?"

"Maybe one month, maybe two months."

Ye Kun thought for a while and said, "I want to go to Xiangyang to do scientific research. Because the scientific and technological equipment and research institutes are all there. When the big city of Xingyang is built, there will also be a scientific and technological research institute here. Then I will move to Xingyang."

Jasmine smiled and said, "I understand, uncle. I will pack up what needs to be packed up."

Three days later, Ye Kun went to Xiangyang and began his scientific research.

All government affairs were handled through consultation between Zhuge Feng, Guan Yafu and the nine ministers.

When Ye Kun came to Xiangyang this time, the only female relatives he brought with him were Xiao Ruliu and Qin Chou's daughter Jiao Nu.

Jasmine is a personal maid and also serves as a secretary.

Xiao Ruliu is already pregnant and her belly is gradually growing, but she sticks to Ye Kun all day long and is reluctant to separate from him for even a moment.

Moreover, Wu Guotai's whole family is also in Xiangyang now. Xiao Ruliu followed to reunite with her mother.

Jiao Nu already has three children, two girls and one boy. She spends her days with them, has no worries about food and clothing, and lives a happy life. Considering that he rarely spends time with Jiao Nu, Ye Kun brought her along this time to cultivate a relationship with the children.

As for Madam Hongyun, she has now learned to play poker and mahjong from Xie Baochan. When she has nothing to do, she will ask Jiang Yourong, Xie Baochan, Liu Yuejuan and others to play a round.

After playing a few games, Jiang Yourong became fed up with it, so she asked Dai Xi, Yu Lian Chunhua, Ma Jiaojiao, Qiao Yun and others to deal with Madam Hongyun.

Dai Xi looks honest, but he actually has some evil intentions. He often schemes with Ma Jiaojiao to cheat and make money from Madam Hongyun.

Madam Hongyun didn't care because she was rich. She brought gold, silver, jewelry, ivory and rhinoceros horns from the Southern Wilderness.

In addition, Madam Hongyun had to pay a fixed amount of tribute every year from her original territory in the Southern Wilderness. She would never be able to lose all her money in her lifetime!

Ye Kun knew that Madam Hongyun drank and gambled every day, but he could do nothing about it.

The rules and etiquette of the Han family are not applicable to Madam Hongyun. They are barbarians, and they are free to do whatever they want!

So Ye Kun doesn’t care, as long as you are happy.

Privately, Ye Kun also talked to Xie Baochan, asking her to keep an eye on Madam Hongyun and not to go too far and cause discussion among the nine ministers.

When they arrived in Xiangyang, Ye Kun took Xiao Ruliu to pay a visit to Wu Guotai first.

Wu Guotai took Ye Kun and said with a smile, "My dear son-in-law, there is no need to be polite. You seem to have lost some weight these days. I guess you are busy with state affairs, right?"

"It's not very busy. There are nine ministers doing their own jobs. I can rest anytime."

Ye Kun helped Wu Guotai sit down and said:

"Our emperor, the Han Palace, and the nine ministries have jointly agreed to confer the title of First Queen Mother upon the old lady, with boundless honors and generous salaries, amounting to 10,000 dan per year."

The actual number is 10,000 shi, which means 10,000 shi of rice per year, which can feed 1,000 people.

"My dear son-in-law, you are so thoughtful. In fact, I have some private money, which is enough for my retirement."

"This is also my filial piety." Ye Kun smiled and asked, "How is Ruliu's second brother now?"

Xiao Dequan was also in Xiangyang, but Wu Guotai put him under house arrest and did not allow him to go out.

However, Xiao Dequan also has a small yard where he can take a walk and read every day.

Wu Guotai smiled and said, "Dequan is much better now. He reads books every day and is very quiet."

Ye Kun looked at Xiao Ruliu and said, "Mrs. Ruliu, let's go see your second brother. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss him a lot."

Xiao Ruliu nodded and took Ye Kun to see Xiao Dequan.