The most arrogant in history

Ye Kun nodded: "Very good, tomorrow I will go to the military camp outside the city to visit the soldiers and give everyone some rewards."

There is another military city south of Honghe New City, near the sea.

The area is not large and is specifically used for garrison.

There is a hospital and an isolation village in the military city, and the sanitary conditions are better than those in Honghe New City.

In the morning, Ye Kun visited and inspected the city of Honghe New City.

After lunch, Ye Kun went outside the city to inspect the situation in the suburbs.

Using a telescope, you can see that there are no tall trees or dense forests in the suburbs.

There are only some small trees and crops.

Song Poliu explained: "Your Majesty, over the years, we have been hiring locals to cut down trees and purchase wood for shipbuilding. There is a large shipyard south of the Red River Mouth. We build ships here and cut down a large number of trees, which is also a way to transform the environment and reduce miasma."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled:

"This is a good arrangement. I also plan to build two shipyards in the Bay of Bengal. One to produce warships and one to produce ships. This will speed up the consumption of virgin forests and improve the environment."

Vigorously developing the navy is a good way to consume wood.

It is said that Zheng He made seven voyages to the West and cut down almost all the old trees of the Ming Dynasty.

But since Ye Kun controlled the entire Jiaozhi Peninsula, he no longer had to cut down trees in the mainland.

There are so many ancient trees on the peninsula, I wonder how many of them were lost due to the fire!

What I’m afraid of is that it won’t be burned or used up!

There are clusters of farms on the outskirts of Honghe New City.

Ye Kun walked into the farm and got a deeper understanding.

The farms were all controlled by the imperial court. There were 20 to 30 managers and technicians on each farm, and the workers were local barbarians.

Collective living and military management are adopted here.

There is a special kitchen, special toilets and bathrooms, and several biogas tanks.

Farm workers only need to work every day and don’t have to worry about eating and drinking water. They can eat well and drink boiled water.

During the slack season, we have cultural classes and physical education classes to exercise.

Some barbarians live on the farm with their families, and the elderly and children are well cared for.

There is no salary.

Ye Kun visited several farms in succession and distributed sulfur soap, floral water and brand new towels to every worker. He also took out some candies and snacks and gave them to the elderly and children there.

When they returned to the city at night, Ye Kun called everyone to a meeting and said:

"I think the barbarians on the farm have been almost assimilated into Chinese culture, and have formed good hygiene and living habits. We can be more relaxed in future management. Give them holidays and wages.

In two years, the farm will be returned to them, and they will become free people and subjects of the Chinese Han people."

Xiao Dequan didn't understand and asked, "Then our soldiers worked so hard and sacrificed tens of thousands of people here, what for?"

"Free citizens also have to pay taxes."

Ye Kun looked at Xiao Dequan and said, "We have incorporated all of this land into the Chinese territory and completed the sinicization and integration. This is enough. I am not a tyrant, and we Chinese are not a barbaric nation. What we want is great integration and common development, not massacre and permanent exploitation."

Xiao Dequan smiled and said, "If it's too loose, it might be hard to control."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "If someone causes chaos, it won't be too late to strictly control it. I have guns and it's very easy to kill people if I want."

Song Poliu nodded: "The southeastern part of the peninsula and all the coastal areas are indeed fine. However, we still need to work hard to manage the barbarians south of Yunmian."

Ye Kun nodded: "I will increase my strength and speed up."

The next morning, Ye Kun went to the military city again to visit his soldiers and generals.

The soldiers were very excited when they learned that the emperor was coming to visit them.

Ye Kun gave a speech, focusing on the importance of the Jiaozhi Peninsula to China. He also encouraged everyone and announced that he had fully controlled the peninsula and the first phase of the operation had ended.

Many of the soldiers in the military city started families here and had wives and concubines.

Ye Kun went to the family area again to visit, gave out gifts, and announced:

"My fellow soldiers, you have all worked very hard. I have brought some gold and silver this time to reward you. Regardless of your official rank, each of you will receive two taels of silver coins as an extra reward.

We will continue to build cities, schools and hospitals to facilitate everyone's life. For those who are willing to stay in Jiaozhi permanently and take root here, we will give each family a resettlement allowance of 10 taels of gold. We will take good care of your relatives in your hometown."

If we want to renew the blood supply in Jiaozhi, we need a large number of reverse immigration to increase the proportion of descendants of the Chinese nation.

These soldiers have adapted to the climate and environment of Jiaozhi, so it is most appropriate for them to stay.

About half of the soldiers were willing to stay and raised their hands on the spot.

Ye Kun instructed Song Poliu: "Make sure to register well. Those who are willing to stay will be given resettlement allowances, houses, and regular holidays so that they can go home and reunite with their families. Let them have children without worry, the more the better. If they can't afford to raise them, we will give them money."

Song Poliu nodded and said, "The barbarians here have been in civil war for a long time, and there is a surplus of women. The soldiers marry wives and concubines, and they have children very quickly. It is also easy to raise children. Here, there are two or three crops a year, and the rice yield is also high."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "That's good."

Song Poliu said again: "Your Majesty, please go back to Honghe New City to rest. I will prepare for the military parade the day after tomorrow."

Ye Kun nodded and took everyone back to Honghe New City to continue the meeting and study the future development direction of Jiaozhi Peninsula.

Qin Chou's deputy followed Ye Kun this time and said:

"The grain production in Jiaozhi is very high, and the stock is large, with signs of surplus. We inland can also be self-sufficient in grain and do not need the grain support from Jiaozhi. I suggest that we add some pastures and raise chickens and ducks here to prosper the meat market."

According to the inspection over the past two days, the supply of meat in the market is not very sufficient.

Ye Kun nodded and said, "This is a good suggestion. Let the governor take note of it. Our farm can increase the number of pigs raised and adopt closed pig pens instead of the traditional free-range ones."

In ancient times, pigs were mostly raised in a free-range manner.

Raising pigs is the same as raising dogs, the main thing is to be casual.

If they are kept in captivity, efficiency can be improved and output can be increased.

Anyway, there is enough food, raising pigs is not a burden, and it can also collect fertilizer to increase the power of the fields.

In another year or two, when sweet potatoes become popular, every household will be able to raise five pigs a year, and they won’t be able to eat all of them. Really, they won’t be able to eat all of them!

The governor of Jiaozhi nodded and said: "The first step for our farm is to ensure a good harvest of grain. The next step is to raise pigs, chickens, ducks and fish. We will all do it."

Ye Kun smiled and said: "Overall, I am very satisfied with the development and management of Jiaozhi. In the next step, we will increase industrial support, mine coal and smelt iron in Jiaozhi, and build an industrial base."

There are also iron ore and coal mines on the Jiaozhi Peninsula that are being mined.

There are also hydraulic machine tools and hydraulic workshops under construction.

From the current perspective, steam engines are unstable and their output is insufficient, while hydraulic workshops are still the mainstay of industry and cannot be eliminated.

Qin Chou's deputy said, "Qiong Island is huge and has great potential for development. Would Your Majesty like to go and take a look?"