NCCnovel Chapter 756: A good thing is ruined.
Chapter 756: A good thing is ruined.
After all, Ye Kun still has selfish motives. He hopes that every prince will have an overseas fiefdom.
When Ye Kun thought about giving the Australian continent to Yu Guinong back then, he felt a little regretful.
Most of the northern part of Fusang Changdao was given to the Yanju family. Ye Kun himself only kept the southernmost large island.
The current development of the Yan Ju family in Fuso Changdao is also very good.
Fortunately, the Yan family paid tribute every year, but they only dared to call themselves kings and not to establish a country.
"Your Majesty, thank you, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, my life would..."
Ma Jiaojiao burst into tears and choked with sobs.
"Why are you crying again?" Ye Kun raised his sleeves, wiped Ma Jiaojiao's tears, helped her sit down, and said with a smile:
"I have already informed Pingsheng and Dongsheng to return to Zhuo County immediately to discuss this matter. If you can't bear to leave the children and like to be with them, you can immigrate with them. Later, I will visit you when I travel overseas."
Ma Jiaojiao was surprised: "Just like Sister Daixi, will she live overseas permanently in the future?"
"That's not the case. If you want to come back, you can come back anytime."
Ye Kun comforted Ma Jiaojiao: "I wanted you back then, and I want you for the rest of my life. You are mine. It's okay if you like to be with my son, or if you like to be with me."
Ma Jiaojiao burst into laughter and said, "Of course I want to be with the Emperor..."
As they were talking, Jiang Yourong arrived.
Ma Jiaojiao stood up to greet her and bowed to her.
Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "I came at a bad time. Am I disturbing your private conversation?"
"It's not just private conversations, it's also private matters."
Ye Kun squinted his eyes and smiled: "The Queen has ruined our good deeds, and you must pay compensation."
Ma Jiaojiao blushed and took Jiang Yourong's hand:
"Sister, don't listen to the emperor's nonsense. Let's talk about Pingsheng and Dongsheng again. The emperor was gracious and gave the two children overseas fiefdoms. I was so happy that I shed two tears."
"That's a great event. Congratulations."
Jiang Yourong stroked Ma Jiaojiao's face and said with a smile: "Then you can also be an overseas queen mother like Dai Xi. In the future overseas, the world is big, and you, the queen mother, are the most important."
Ma Jiaojiao glanced at Ye Kun and said with a smile: "I won't go overseas, I will stay in Zhuo County..."
"There's no rush for this, we'll talk about it later."
Ye Kun smiled, pulled the little princess aside and asked about her studies.
Dinner will be ready soon.
Ye Kun was in high spirits, drank two glasses of red wine, and sighed:
"When the children grow up, I will arrange a place for them to go. Nanyang is vast and sparsely populated. Although it is hot, it is rich in resources and there are almost no droughts or locust plagues. As long as you adapt to the climate and soil, maintain good hygiene, and pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling, life is still very comfortable."
At this time, all the islands in the South Pacific were inhabited by indigenous people.
Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng immigrated there, and relying on advanced technology, they would definitely have no problem surviving.
The five brothers of the Zhao family were able to immigrate. As princes with the support of the court, it was impossible for them to be inferior to the common clans.
At this time in Southeast Asia, the temperature was high, there were many tropical rainforests, and very little arable land.
But there were only a few immigrants at the beginning. They could just find some river valleys to open up, do some hunting, and with the support of their motherland, they would definitely be able to live a good life.
Jiang Yourong and Ma Jiaojiao nodded together: "The emperor's arrangements are always good."
After dinner, Jiang Yourong chatted for a few more minutes and then said goodbye.
Ye Kun stayed with Ma Jiaojiao and continued to talk privately and do some private things.
With so many women around you, it is inevitable that you cannot take good care of them.
Sometimes, Ye Kun would blame himself and feel sorry for Jiaojiao, Dai Xi and others.
The next day, there was another meeting of nine ministries.
Wu Qiong formally submitted his resignation to the Nine Departments, intending to return home and enjoy his life.
At the meeting, Wu Qiong was also very emotional, and he clasped his fists and said: "Over the years, I have been blessed with the emperor's love and the care of all the adults. Although I have not achieved much, I have not made any mistakes either.
What I am most proud of is that there are still 1.6 million taels of gold, 22 million taels of silver, and 13 million kilograms of copper coins in the treasury. There are also five treasuries of other jewels..."
Ye Kun was surprised: "Is there really so much money in the treasury?"
For a long time, whenever Ye Kun asked about the treasury deposits, Wu Qiong always cried poor, or tried to cover up the matter, saying that although he had money, he had plans for it.
Wu Qiong smiled and nodded: "This money does not include the assets of the court bank. The grain in the treasury is enough for two years. Because grain is not in short supply and it is easy to spoil, I did not store too much.
There are also cotton, silk, linen, and a lot of various military supplies. I have checked them again and again and made a list..."
Ye Kun sighed: "Lord Wu Qiong is a true minister of the country. He has made great contributions to the country and brought blessings to the people."
Sang Buyi clasped his fists and said, "I suggest that Master Wu Qiong step down first and take care of the younger generation. After a year, it won't be too late to return home and retire."
Ma Zhao also had the same idea: "If Lord Wu withdraws all at once, I'm afraid it will have a huge impact on the Ministry of Finance and Taxation. It would be best to withdraw gradually."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Since the Nine Departments have this opinion, I will naturally second it."
Wu Qiong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty and all the gentlemen, are you planning to squeeze me dry? Well, I will work as the chief accountant for the Ministry of Finance and Taxation for another year. After a year, please let me go back home."
Ye Kun smiled and nodded.
At everyone's request, Wu Qiong recommended Feng Yetao, Deputy Minister of Finance and Taxation, to succeed him.
Feng Yetao is in his forties, at the prime of his life.
Having worked in the Finance and Taxation Department for many years and being good at calculations, he is considered to be a suitable candidate.
Ye Kun and the Nine Departments approved it on the spot and asked Wu Qiong to take Feng Yetao with him to complete the handover.
Ye Kun also mentioned today the development of the South Pacific islands and the five brothers of the Zhao family.
Sang Buyi said with a smile: "The five brothers of the Zhao family dared to immigrate to the South Sea Islands, so our court can do the same. What does the emperor plan to do?"
Ye Kun said: "I have ordered Lu Kaijiang to stay on Luzon Island temporarily and renamed it 'Da Song' Island. Lu Kaijiang's more than 3,000 people will carry out preliminary construction on Da Song Island.
Next, I will let the princes Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng lead a small force and some immigrants to open up Dasong Island and establish a permanent base."
Ma Zhao asked: "There are natives there. Can we defeat them with only a few thousand of us?"
Ye Kun laughed: "If we don't consider the problem of acclimatization, we can send a hundred people to sweep away the natives of Nanyang."
At that time, there were no countries in the South Pacific islands, only tribes.
The largest tribe may have only 20,000 to 30,000 people.
There is no writing and no real civilization.
The Han people brought their advanced guns and artillery over there, which was definitely a dimensionality reduction attack!
This time, the Ninth Department was very happy and agreed to Ye Kun’s South Seas development plan on the spot.
Since we have so much money anyway, why not spend it?
Ye Kun added: “Since Lord Wu Qiong has left us so much money, we can also appropriately increase our construction efforts and immigration efforts.
The main immigrants are from India. It is too big and there are too few Han people there. "