The most arrogant in history

Xiao Dequan pleaded pitifully:

"Your Majesty, please give me another group of shipbuilding technicians. I must have my own shipyard on Xihua Island to achieve self-reliance. There are many trees on the island, and the conditions for shipbuilding are met, but there is no one available."

Ye Kun nodded: "Okay, I will allocate ship engineers and technicians to support you."

Xiao Dequan also paid a visit to Jiang Yourong and conveyed Xiao Ruliu's greetings.

Jiang Yourong also disliked Xiao Ruliu, but she remained polite and expressed her concern for Xiao Ruliu and the two princes. She also entrusted Xiao Dequan to bring a batch of gifts to Xiao Ruliu.

Back then, there were many doubts about the case of Prince Ye Feng being poisoned, and many people suspected that it was Xiao Ruliu.

Jiang Yourong also had such doubts.

Fortunately, Ye Kun gave the order in time, prohibiting the investigation and only strengthening the diet and security management of Crown Prince Ye Feng.

From then on, Jiang Yourong kept his distance from Xiao Ruliu.

Xiao Dequan thanked him and suggested to Ye Kun that they visit the Oil Peninsula.

Ye Kun also agreed and let him move freely.

Ten days later, Xiao Dequan said goodbye, taking away several thousand people, a large amount of supplies, and a batch of diesel and gasoline.

Jiang Yourong said to Ye Kun: "Your Majesty, I also don't understand why Xihua Island is so difficult. Why do Xiao Dequan and Concubine Liu have to go there?"

“It’s the toughest place, but also the safest place.”

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said with a smile, "That big island is a thousand miles away from the nearest continent. If we establish a country there, I'm afraid there won't be any threat from enemies for hundreds of years. Princess Liu's prince can be king and emperor for generations to come."

This was the only explanation Ye Kun could think of.

The only advantage of Xihua Island is its isolation and it is not disturbed by the outside world.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "It's strange that no one wants the continent west of the Oil Peninsula, which is so big."

The continent to the west refers to the African continent.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "It's not that no one wants it, it's just that I haven't had time to take care of it yet."

Jiang Yourong asked, "Which prince does the emperor plan to send to this continent?"

Ye Kun smiled slightly: "It is not necessary to send the prince, because we can also send the emperor's grandson."

"Grandson of the Emperor?"

"Yes, Feng'er also has a lot of children who will grow up soon." Ye Kun nodded: "If there is a royal grandson who is willing, he can come to the African continent to develop and become an overseas king here."

The prince got married early, at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

The next year, I had a son.

Ye Kun and Jiang Yourong’s eldest grandson is already sixteen or seventeen years old!

Jiang Yourong suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are still thinking long-term. It would be better to send a few of your grandchildren. Otherwise, when Feng'er's children grow up, they will also fight for power, scheme against each other, and even kill each other."

Ye Kun nodded: "This is why I have never touched the African continent."

There are still many small kingdoms and tribes on the African continent at this time.

Ye Kun did not attack them, but only built some small port towns and traded with them.

Sometimes it is more convenient to gain wealth through trade than to fight a war.

The African continent is too large, and it would be very costly to flatten it through war.

It would be better to cut the meat with a blunt knife and slowly suck the blood.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "Since the emperor has made arrangements, then we should act now, right? We are in the Oil Peninsula, and we will be closer to the African continent in the future. When my grandchildren come over, I can see them too."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I have already given this question to Ye Feng to consider."

Annexing and digesting the African continent is a century-long plan.

The first step is to build some small port towns around the area, engage in trade to make money, become familiar with the environment, and adapt to the climate and soil.

The second step is to start immigration, develop from the coast to the inland, and engage in some small-scale battles.

The third step is to fight on a large scale, sending strong troops directly into the heart of the African continent, occupying the richest cities, and cooperating internally and externally.

The fourth step is the long process of construction and digestion.

Jiang Yourong nodded and asked again: "Can Feng'er digest the African continent in this lifetime?"

"Absolutely. Three years later, when the large-scale immigration from the Oil Peninsula and the Mediterranean ends, we will focus our immigration efforts on the African continent. Within ten years, the African continent will be completely incorporated into China's territory."

Ye Kun is very confident.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "So, we can see this day."

Ye Kun said: "In a few years, I will accompany you to visit the African continent."

As they were talking, another telegram arrived from the Science and Technology City.

Regarding the excavation of the Suez Canal, experts from the Science and Technology City proposed another construction plan.

It means repairing along the strait and delivering the sand directly to the ship.

The ship then turned around and unloaded the sand into the channel.

As long as the strait is deep enough, this method can be implemented.

In this way, construction can be carried out simultaneously on land and at sea, which will greatly increase the speed.

Ye Kun thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he passed the suggestion for the science and technology city to the commander-in-chief of the Grand Canal.

At the beginning of May, Song Poliu finally brought his cousin Song Kui to the Oil Peninsula.

Not only Song Kui came, but his whole family came as well.

As soon as they met, Song Kui knelt on the ground and confessed his guilt.

Ye Kun frowned and said slowly:

"Song Kui, do you think that I can't control you because of the Atlantic Ocean? So, you plan to establish a country there, proclaim yourself emperor, and have your descendants inherit the throne, right?"

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of this. It is the telegraph machine that is causing the loss of communication."

Song Kui kowtowed and explained, "I have no intention of establishing myself, and I dare not betray my homeland of China."

"Well, I was wrong about you then."

Ye Kun didn't want to point it out, so he put on a smile and said, "Get up, Song Kui, and tell me about the situation in the West Sea Continent. What have you done with the West Sea Continent in the past twenty years?"

It has been exactly twenty years since Song Kui set out to sea.

Song Kui breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said:

"In the past twenty years, many of the crops and livestock we brought have been successfully cultivated in the West Sea Continent. The local natives we have come into contact with have also recognized our Chinese rule..."

There was no bamboo in the West Sea Continent before.

It was brought over by Song Kui.

There were no horses before, and the wheel had not yet been invented!

He couldn't forge iron or smelt metal, and couldn't even make bronze.

Their weapons and knives are made of obsidian.

Song Kui brought powerful technology, horses, and taught everyone how to make vehicles, which greatly improved the productivity of the West Sea Continent.

Copper and iron smelting also gradually began in the West Sea Continent.

Song Kui also managed to make paper by himself.

Ye Kun listened to the report carefully and asked, "How many natives are subservient to you now?"

"They are subject to China. The total number... is about 500,000."

Song Kui answered honestly: "Yes, our brothers have also married and started families with second generations. The total number of Han people now is about 8,000 or more."