The most arrogant in history

Chapter 920 The Great Heavenly Master Arrives!

Ye Kun nodded and continued, "Your grandfather and father are both great heroes. Back then, your grandfather single-handedly conquered Jingzhou, killed fifty-four clan thieves, and shocked the nine counties of Jingxiang. What a hero he was!

Your father was once a mighty figure in the Yangtze River. He fought a fierce battle against Xiao Dequan of Jiangdong, killing so many people that the blood flowed like a river in Jiangdong. The waiter dared not cry at night.

I hope that you can inherit the ambitions of your ancestors and fathers and make great achievements in the West Sea Continent!"

In fact, Wei Kai’s grandfather, Wei Dingshan, was indeed a remarkable man.

One of the great princes of that time, he dared to compete with other princes in the world.

But Wei Kai's father, Wei Ning, is just an ordinary person.

Ye Kun praised Wei Ning so much, naturally to give face to the Song Kai brothers and to cheer them up.

The Song Kai brothers clasped their fists together and said, "We brothers will remember the emperor's instructions and will never disgrace our ancestors or let the emperor down."

Ye Kun laughed heartily, and everyone drank happily.

Brother Wei Kai led the vanguard and stayed here for five days, then led the team to continue their journey.

Ye Kun also sent twelve warships to accompany them along the way and transport supplies to them.

Because there are tens of thousands of miles of sea route from the Oil Peninsula to the West Sea Continent.

From here, go south along the east coast of Africa, at the southernmost tip of Africa, go north along the continental shelf to Gambia, and then you can start your real journey across the Atlantic!

Fortunately, more than a dozen small port towns have been built in the coastal areas of Africa, which can provide supplies along the way.

Ye Kun was also worried that these soldiers and immigrants would have resistance, so he ordered his team to send them to the west coast of Africa and return after they started crossing the Atlantic.

After seeing off Song Kai and others, Ye Kun had a short period of leisure time.

When I have nothing to do, I accompany Jiang Yourong, Jasmine and others, and occasionally go out for a walk to see the scenery around Chang Gung New City.

Jiang Yourong said: "I think a big city should be built in the northern part of the Oil Peninsula because the climate in the north is cooler and more suitable for living."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I thought so too, to expand several cities in the north. However, I don't know if we can keep up with the manpower to build the Grand Canal now."

The next day, Ye Kun went to discuss with Bao Sheng.

There are not enough immigrants now, and we cannot manage so many indigenous people.

Otherwise, there are a lot of indigenous people who can be used to build cities.

Bao Sheng said: "There are many domesticated natives in the Tianzhu Continent. We can transfer a group of them here to supplement our labor force. After they come, we can disperse them and we don't have to worry about them causing trouble."

Ye Kun thought it was feasible.

There are still too many indigenous people in India, which is not conducive to future assimilation.

It is also very convenient to immigrate from Tianzhu to the Oil Peninsula.

Coincidentally, an assistant came to report that representatives of hundreds of academic schools, led by the great Taoist priest Zhang Yuzhen, came to the Oil Peninsula to preach.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Quickly invite the Great Heavenly Master!"

Not long after, Zhang Yuzhen came to the study and met Ye Kun.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The great celestial master is a carefree and carefree person with an immortal demeanor. I really envy him!"

Zhang Yuzhen saluted and said with a smile: "The emperor is expanding the territory here, and I came here specially to support him."

"Thank you, Grand Heavenly Master. I wonder how many people you brought with you this time?"

"I brought 500 disciples with me to spread the Chinese Taoist culture. There are more than 800 people from other schools in total."

"very good."

Ye Kun nodded repeatedly: "I will allocate funds for you to build some Taoist temples and academies. Let's work together to make Chinese culture take root here and become the mainstream!"

"Your Majesty, we have money and will not add burden to the court."

Zhang Yuzhen declined the grant and said with a smile, "Our Taoist school has more than 300 farms and manors in Jiaozhi and Tianzhu, and the annual profit is quite surplus. I brought 40,000 taels of silver this time, which should be enough for us to spend."

In recent years, the Hundred Schools of Thought have made a lot of money in Jiaozhi and Tianzhu.

The land and labor are given to them for free, how can they not make money?

Confucianists, Taoists, and Legalists all had farms and manors in Jiaozhi and Tianzhu, and organized their disciples to do business and participate in shipping. Just like the conglomerates of later generations, each of them was as rich as a country.

Ye Kun nodded: "Since the Great Heavenly Master is considerate of the court, I will not be polite. I am planning to expand the city and build a school in the northern part of the Oil Peninsula. You are here at the right time and can help me."

The next day, Ye Kun met with representatives from hundreds of schools of thought and held a banquet for the guests.

He also convened a conference of hundreds of schools to cheer up the disciples and encourage everyone to settle in the Oil Peninsula and carry forward the Chinese culture.

Zhang Yuzhen is also a man who gets things done.

He studied the map of the Oil Peninsula and began an investigation with his disciples, traveling around the island and heading north.

The Science and Technology City on the Oil Peninsula has also been expanded.

Ye Kun plunged into the Science and Technology City again, leading everyone to tackle scientific research projects.

The main focus is still the petroleum industry and petroleum by-industries.

Two months later, the second group of immigrants sent by Wei Caiqin arrived at the Oil Peninsula.

Ye Kun still greeted them personally, gave everyone encouragement and support, and expressed his condolences to them one by one.

After a busy time, winter is here again.

But the winter in the Oil Peninsula is not cold at all.

Ye Kun took a break and said to Jiang Yourong, Jasmine and others, "The construction of the Grand Canal has been going on for half a year. We have dug fifteen miles northward from the Red Sea Strait.

Huangfu Lin dug seven miles from the Mediterranean Sea to the south. A total of twenty-two miles. I have time recently and want to go to the site to take a look. "

"Half a year, and we've only repaired 22 miles?" Jiang Yourong said with a wry smile, "By that calculation, it will take ten years to repair."

Twenty-two miles in half a year, about forty miles in a whole year.

The Suez Canal is four hundred miles long.

Actually, it will take ten years.

"This speed is pretty good."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "According to the construction report, some places are made of hard granite, which needs to be chiseled away bit by bit, and then the broken stones are transported away. In some places, the terrain is very high, hundreds of meters above sea level, and all of them need to be moved away.

If it were all desert, construction would be easier.”

The Suez Canal has a special feature.

There are no locks along the entire route.

It means digging with hard work to dig a deep trench between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea!

In some places, it looks like a desert.

But once the yellow sand on the surface was cleared, the rocks underneath were exposed.

The difficulty lies in dealing with these rocks.

The Chinese opened mountains by using fire, water, or explosives.

Same here.

Jasmine smiled and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, let's go and relax together. It's boring to stay in Changgeng New City."

A few days later, Ye Kun took Jiang Yourong and others, as well as experts from the Science and Technology City, to inspect the Grand Canal on site.

Before leaving, Ye Kun contacted Huangfu Lin and asked the couple to come and meet and reminisce.

Long time no see, I miss you so much.

Huangfu Lin and his wife were also very happy when they received the news and said they would set off immediately for the southern end of the Grand Canal.

It takes two days to get there by sailing north from the Red Sea.