diskusbooks Chapter 906: Oil Empire.
Chapter 906: Oil Empire.
Of course, Ye Kun arranged Tan Jingang and Lu Qiangguo here to restrain Bao Sheng.
Otherwise, once Bao Sheng becomes powerful on such an isolated overseas island, he may easily become ambitious and establish himself as emperor.
Song Kui is an example.
Ye Kun nodded again and smiled at Tan Jingang, "Jingang, your grandfather and parents are in good health, so you don't have to worry about them. When you are not busy here, you and Lu Qiangguo can take turns to take a vacation and go back to visit them."
Lu Qiangguo smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we haven't been back for three years. I guess China and Kyushu have changed a lot in these three years, right?"
Ye Kun chuckled and said, "You guessed it right, kid. China is changing with each passing day. Our technology city has already developed wireless broadcasting. Whatever the radio station in Zhuo County says, we can hear it here."
Lu Qiangguo smiled and said, "We have seen and heard the wireless broadcast that the emperor mentioned. Now, we listen to the radio every morning in our barracks!"
When Ye Kun was in Hanhuang Island, the advance team brought technical personnel to the Oil Peninsula.
The technicians brought the radio equipment and debugged the radio on the third day.
The broadcasts from Zhuojun Radio Station can be clearly received here.
But when they heard the voice coming from the radio, everyone was startled and couldn't understand why the voice came from the box!
The technician explained for a long time, but everyone still didn't quite understand.
Bao Sheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you and the ladies should rest at the oil port first. After two days, we will go to the oil city."
Ye Kun nodded and took Jiang Yourong and others to check the situation at the port first.
The port here is very large and there are many ships coming and going.
They are all used to transport oil.
There are finished products of gasoline and diesel, as well as unprocessed crude oil.
There are also asphalt products.
Apart from these, there seems to be nothing else on the Oil Peninsula.
There were several small kingdoms on the island, but they were all destroyed.
All the kingdom's property also fell into the hands of the Chinese court.
Ye Kun looked at the ships at the port and said slowly:
"This is the hometown of oil. A small part of the world's oil is produced here. So I brought a lot of diesel and gasoline engines with me this time, as well as various machines and vehicles.
Because there is endless oil here, it is most cost-effective to use machinery here.
I also brought a large number of technical personnel to vigorously develop the asphalt industry and build roads on the peninsula.
I have a feeling that due to its rich oil resources, the development of the peninsula will surpass Tianzhu and Jiaozhi, and even China’s nine provinces.”
Song Kui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there were several small kingdoms here before, but they were very small. They had civilization, but they were not as good as our China. It may not be easy to build this place into a beautiful land like the nine provinces of China."
"Bao Sheng, you are wrong."
Ye Kun shook his head and smiled: "The development of the oil industry will drive the development of automobiles and other machinery. This is the biggest advantage of the peninsula. Another advantage is the development of the asphalt industry, which will greatly improve the quality of transportation. In addition, oil can produce plastics, which you have also seen.
With just these three points, the Oil Peninsula will soar and make a fortune! "
Bao Sheng smiled and said, "If that's true, I'm naturally happier."
After visiting the port, everyone came to the small port town.
The environment here is not very good.
It's still hot.
Ye Kun stayed in the palace and had dinner with everyone. He smiled and said, "The oil in the Oil Peninsula is as abundant as water. Our technical personnel have studied the use of diesel to generate electricity. In the future, we will build many power plants to improve living and living conditions. At least, electric fans should be popularized."
The climate in the southern part of the peninsula is really difficult without an electric fan.
There are small power stations and electric fans here, but they are not widely available and only privileged people can enjoy them.
The technician who arrived half a month earlier said, "Your Majesty, we have already designated an address and plan to build a science and technology city here for scientific research activities. The diesel power station you mentioned will take time. I'm afraid it won't be completed within half a year."
Ye Kun nodded: "Let's build a science and technology city first and then slowly start the work. In the future, the researchers from Zhuojun Science and Technology City will come to support us. After this batch of immigrants, there will be a large number of immigrants."
Bao Sheng pondered and said, "Your Majesty, there were already more than 100,000 Han people in the original Oil Peninsula. This time, you brought more than 40,000 people, which is close to 200,000.
At least half of our 200,000 people are mining and refining oil, and there are more than 100,000 indigenous workers helping us with production.
In terms of production, it is sufficient. The oil we produce is in excess.
If we continue to increase immigration and invest in oil production, I’m afraid we won’t be able to use up so much oil…”
There are more than 100,000 oil workers now, but the oil produced is simply not enough!
The oil in the port warehouses is piled up like mountains.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Bao Sheng, I told you that we should aim for the long term. Our large ocean vessels are now all using diesel. In the future, there will be more and more cars and ships, increasing several times. Our consumption of diesel and gasoline will also increase several times."
Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "If there are too many immigrants, we can also develop agriculture and animal husbandry. Wouldn't it be better to develop agriculture and achieve self-sufficiency in food?"
Bao Sheng nodded: "I think so too. When the population increases in the future, we still need to develop agriculture and animal husbandry."
Ye Kun asked: "Is there any suitable farmland here?"
"We have occupied some farming areas and started experiments. The rice planting results are not ideal, but the sweet potato planting is very good, and the banana planting is also good."
"Well, take your time. I'm not worried about the food problem right now."
The big ships carrying oil brought some food from India, which we cannot finish eating here.
However, it would naturally be better if we could find suitable arable land and produce our own food.
After three rounds of drinks, Ye Kun asked about the situation of the local natives again.
Lu Qiangguo smiled and said, "Several small kingdoms in the area fought with us, and many people died. There are not many natives now. Those who obey us are all working in the oil refinery."
Ye Kun frowned: "How many natives are there on this peninsula?"
"There should be less than 500,000 indigenous men. There are many women, and many of them became concubines of the Han people."
"Stop killing people." Ye Kun sighed:
"We don't have many immigrants now. We still need the help of local natives to build the oil peninsula. As long as the locals obey management and are willing to integrate into China, we should be more tolerant of them."
Ye Kun also knew that the overseas expansion and plundering over the years had caused tremendous harm to the world.
The Xiongnu, Liaodong, Fuso, Izhou Island, the Nanyang Islands, Jiaozhi, Tianzhu, Hanhuang Island... many foreigners died under the guns and artillery fire of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
The wealth accumulated by these overseas kingdoms was also completely swallowed up by the great Chinese nation.
As the saying goes, one general's success is the result of the sacrifice of millions of soldiers. When one country unifies the world, it will be the result of the wailing of all nations.