HCB Chapter 934 Whale Island.
Chapter 934 Whale Island.
In addition to putting pressure on Yan Zixiao, Ye Kun also carried out propaganda targeting the people of Zhongdao City, emphasizing that only Yan Zixiao would be arrested and no one else would be implicated.
However, the troops in the city were already under strict control of Yan Zixiao.
The common people wanted to surrender, but they did not dare to act rashly.
All members of the Mohist League and officials who were close to the court had been purged by Yan Zixiao.
Yan Zixiao also used a loudspeaker to speak to Ye Kun, accusing him of breaking his promise, allowing the Yan family to come here to open up wasteland, and now coming here to reap the benefits.
Ye Kun was angry and ordered to open fire.
Chu Chu Chu!
Boom boom boom!
Two hundred cannons and two hundred rocket launchers, firing at full power.
The city of Nakajima suddenly turned into a sea of fire.
The city was filled with screams and wails.
The artillery fire lasted for twenty minutes. Ye Kun ordered a pause and shouted to the city again: "We just tried our hand at it. The city is already in ruins. If you don't surrender, I will double the artillery fire!"
Yan Zixiao still refused to surrender and ordered his soldiers to consolidate the city defenses.
Ye Kun shook his head and waved his hand to order: "Bomb for another forty minutes, then use the tanks to attack the city gates!"
At Lu Qiangguo's command, hundreds of cannons roared again.
The walls of Nakajima Castle could no longer hold up and began to collapse.
Ye Kun felt that it was about time, and ordered Tan Jingang's chariot to attack.
This is the latest combat vehicle, which can be considered the first generation of tanks. It is powered by a high-power diesel engine, has solid rubber tires, is equipped with two-centimeter-thick armor, and has a small cannon and a machine gun.
The only problem is that its off-road capability is relatively poor and its speed is not good either.
But on the ancient battlefield, it was absolutely invincible.
Apart from being afraid of fire attacks, it has almost no weaknesses.
After the chariot was built, there was no chance to use it.
Ye Kun demonstrated his abilities here to shock people and make sure that no one would dare to rebel after Yan Zixiao.
Infantry and artillery coordinated, and the tanks moved forward.
The black powder weapons equipped in Yan Zixiao's army could only fire single shots and had a short range, making them no different from fire sticks.
The machine guns and rapid-fire rifles in Ye Kun's army suppressed the defenders in the city so much that they dared not raise their heads.
Suddenly, there was a loud shout in the city. The soldiers guarding the east gate rose up, opened the city gate and surrendered to the court.
Yan Zixiao knew that the situation was hopeless, so in order to protect his family members, he asked his brothers to tie him up, and the entire city surrendered.
Lu Qiangguo led a large army into the city to clean up the mess.
Ye Kun was stationed outside the city and interrogated Yan Zixiao.
All 370 members of the Yan family and more than 2,000 family relatives were under control.
All property has also been seized and is being counted.
Ye Kun ordered to bring Yan Zixiao up.
Yan Zixiao knelt on the ground and sighed, "Your Majesty, I deserve death. I only beg you to let the rest of the Yan family go."
"Yan Zixiao, do you know how much loss and harm you have caused to the country and the nation by doing this?"
Ye Kun wanted to tear Yan Zixiao into pieces immediately, but he held back his temper and said word by word:
"In order to let the Chinese people control the world, I spent all my efforts, spent countless money, and tried my best to migrate abroad. But in this battle, more than a thousand people and soldiers in Zhongdao City were killed or injured. This is all because of your ambition!"
Yan Zixiao lowered his head and said nothing, obviously dissatisfied.
"You must be dissatisfied." Ye Kun paused and said:
"You thought that because I asked your father to come here and become the King of Donghua, your Yan family could take over Donghua Long Island for generations! But you are wrong. Back then, your father's blood letter was here, guarding this place for China for generations, instead of turning this land into your family's private property."
Tan Jingang also cursed: "You bastard, the emperor knows all your crimes. You are here, refusing to accept the banknotes issued by the court, arbitrarily extorting civilian merchant ships, seizing commodity ships, privately levying taxes, refusing to pay tribute to the court, and concealing fiscal revenue. From all these actions, I know you want to rebel!"
Yan Zixiao kowtowed and said: "I plead guilty. I only ask for a quick death and for the Emperor to let the rest of the Yan family go."
"It's easy for me to let your children and family go."
Ye Kun nodded: "Write a confession and confess all the hidden property. I will interrogate your whole family separately and then collect the confessions. If there are any discrepancies, we will check again. Whoever lies will be killed."
Yan Zixiao wept and said, "Your Majesty, I have tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, all buried underground in the city of Zhongdao. I dare not hide it. The gems and other valuables are also all sealed up..."
Ye Kun nodded: "Take him away and ask him to write a confession and explain the financial situation here."
As for whether Yan Zixiao pleaded guilty or not, Ye Kun didn't care.
The first thing is to make him hand over the money.
Post-war reconstruction costs money.
Those Mohists who were purged also need compensation and relief.
More immigrants will come in the future to fill the population here.
Because the thousands of people of the Yan family can no longer stay here and must be sent away.
This time, Wen Axiu followed Ye Kun into the battle.
During the night break, Wen Axiu asked, "Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with the people of the Yan family?"
Although Ye Kun was already the emperor, Wen Axiu still habitually called him the emperor.
Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "I plan to send the culprits to Zhuo County and lock them up. Yan Zixiao will be executed here by firing squad.
Let’s distribute the thousands of people in the Yan family separately. Send some to Dasong Island, Datang Island, and the Equatorial Islands. Some can also be left on Yizhou Island.”
Wen Axiu said, "Your Majesty, the northern part of Donghua Island is cold and frozen, and a large area of land has not been developed. Have you ever considered sending them to the northern part of Donghua Island?"
The climate of Donghua Changdao is relatively cold, and the Yan family has lived here for twenty years and has adapted to the climate here. If they go to the tropical areas of Southeast Asia, I am afraid that more than half of the people will die due to acclimatization.
Let them go north, they can survive, do some construction, and develop the land.”
"A Xiu, you are still kind-hearted."
Ye Kun stroked Wen Axiu's long hair and said with a smile: "I will listen to you. You saved the thousands of lives of the Yan family."
The climate in the South Pacific Islands is hot.
The Han Chinese who immigrated there had the highest mortality rate.
Wen Axiu smiled and said, "The Nanyang Islands are short of people. We should try to immigrate people from all over the south. This will reduce the death rate. Immigrants from the north can migrate from Zhuo County, and everyone can adapt to the climate."
"That's true, but I'm just worried that it will create a cultural divide between the north and the south in the future."
Ye Kun nodded: "In fact, immigration has always been done this way. Only in the past few years, immigration was concentrated to the Mediterranean and the Oil Peninsula, and all were sent there regardless of north or south."
Wen Axiu pondered for a moment and said, "There is a Whale Island in the northernmost part of the Whale Sea. There are only a few immigrants there, about a thousand people, responsible for supplying the port. Otherwise, send the Yan family to Whale Island."