After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 363, Episode 0392: The Story of Ye Zhenwen
Ye Zhenwen did not forget his promise to the little princess. After returning to China, he reported his experiences in YS country to his superiors, and also told them about YS country's demands.

However, how should I put it? Between countries, interests usually come first and friendship comes second. Besides, our country doesn't really have any friendship to speak of with YS country.

Back then, things weren't easy for us either. A country with only 300,000 people might seem small, but if you're going to help 300,000 people, that's a lot. At that time, we were struggling to even have enough to eat.

Moreover, aid between countries is not just about giving each other rice or flour; true aid is about helping each other develop.

There can only be help if there are shared interests; it's foolish for only one side to make a single contribution.

Ye Zhenwen knew that the chances of the higher-ups agreeing were slim. They might offer some humanitarian assistance, but as for anything else, YS Country was simply not profitable.

So Ye Zhenwen also told Ye Sheng about this. One reason was that he was married and had a child, and how could he not tell his own father about such a major life event? Another reason was that he wanted to use the Ye family to help YS country.

Ye Sheng was very supportive of Ye Zhenwen. Why? Because the king of YS country only had one child, his daughter-in-law was the next king, and his precious grandson in his daughter-in-law's belly was the king after that.

How could we not support this? It would be tantamount to YS country becoming part of the Ye family.

Although we're poor, at least it's a country. If one day we can plant the red flag, wow!
The father and son discussed it well, the plan went smoothly, and there was support from above. All the materials and equipment were purchased and prepared with their own money, and the government also helped arrange for geologists and other professionals.

Just as Ye Zhenwen was preparing to transport a batch of supplies to YS Country after Ye Sheng's birthday banquet, the incident of being arrested occurred at the banquet.

Ye Zhenwen recalled, "I drank a glass of red wine that my second brother handed me, and then I became dizzy. I have no memory of what happened after that. I woke up when my dad slapped me and woke me up from the pain."

Perhaps he has let go of the past, and he speaks of it calmly.

“During that period, I was out early and back late every day, either contacting my superiors, preparing supplies, or preparing for a sea voyage. I slept no more than four hours a day on average, so I didn’t suspect that there was anything wrong with the wine my second brother gave me at first. I thought I was just too tired.”

Ye Zhenwen had no doubts, but he also didn't think he had really done anything to Rong Siqin. He wasn't someone who had never been married before, so how could he not feel if he hadn't done anything?

He knew that Rong Siqin had always had different feelings for him, and thought that Rong Siqin wanted to force him to marry her by destroying herself.

So Ye Zhenwen didn't pay much attention to that matter at the time, and Ye Sheng also assured him that he would resolve it. So the next day, he went to YS country with professional personnel and supplies as planned.

Professional tasks must be done by professionals. The people of YS have lived there for hundreds of years and only have one way to make a living: by relying on the sea. But when our professionals went there, they took out their equipment and scanned the area. Wow, wow, what a find! A rare metal vein.

However, the discovery of rare minerals was not a good thing for YS country.

Firstly, their country is too weak. So weak that even the smaller countries surrounding them, which are easily defeated by larger powers, are too lazy to bully them. Let alone rare minerals, even if they produce a little more pearls in a year, they would have to offer more to the surrounding smaller countries at a low price in order to protect themselves.

If news of the discovery of a rare mineral in their country were to spread, without a powerful backer, the only possibility awaiting them would be the destruction of their nation.

However, relying on rare minerals to gain patronage from major powers is not an easy path, because the mineral veins are not large and have limited value. In terms of benefits, it is not certain that any major power will be willing to pay a price that may result in losses to help them.

Secondly, the location of this already small mineral vein is disputed. It is situated between YS and the neighboring country of Shar, a place where desert and Gobi meet, consisting of either sand or rocks. There is no point in seizing it, nor is there any need to defend it. For generations, neither country has paid much attention to that place, so the border line there is very ambiguous.

If news of the discovery of a rare mineral there reaches the Kingdom of Shar, it will no longer be an indisputable territory. Shar is nearly six times the size of the Kingdom of YS, and while its domestic mineral resources are not abundant, it still has more than twenty deposits. It also has the backing of the Kingdom of E. However, with a behemoth like the Mushroom Cloud in its possession, the Kingdom of YS doesn't even have the face to compare itself to Shar. The Kingdom of YS has considered aligning itself with China and has made efforts, but after much consideration, China has not agreed.

One reason is that we are too far away from there, and our technology is not advanced enough at that time. Airplanes cannot fly there in one go, and even if we don't mention the dangers along the way, it would take a long time to sail there.

In short, we can't protect it.

If we equip them so they can protect themselves, then we can't just give away our equipment for free, right?

Charity doesn't exist between countries. There are hundreds of countries in the world, and we can't possibly provide free aid to everyone.

On matters of principle, we must always uphold them.

However, we do not object to the Ye Group using its resources as an intermediary to help YS.

It's about being flexible and adaptable.

So, Ye Zhenwen spent most of the last five years in YS country. Oh, no, YS country has now changed its name. The king and his ministers spent almost two months looking through Chinese dictionaries to learn about our history, and then voted to change the country's name to Beiji.

They're not stupid. Do you think changing a country's name is betraying one's ancestors?

No, they are protecting themselves; they are doing it for the future.

Although Beiji has not officially become our vassal state, the Ye Group acts as an intermediary. The minerals produced by Beiji are sold to us through the Ye Group, and it is an exclusive sale. This sends a signal to the outside world that Beiji has become dependent on us. However, since we have not admitted this, it is not safe.

They changed the country's name to a Chinese name, which still carries a hint of a vassal state. Isn't this a disguised way of proclaiming that their relationship with China is special?
As long as China doesn't deny it outright without giving them any face, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks for them.

Since Beiji's actions did not harm us, we naturally wouldn't go out of our way to deny anything.

From the above, it can be seen that the barely established relationship between our family and Beiji is due to the Ye Group.

To be more precise, it's Ye Zhenwen!

Without the Yip Group as a key player, the relationship between the two countries would be quite uncertain.

Lin Yuexi and Huo Han remained silent, acting as bystanders.

Ye Yiwen, on the other hand, grasped the key point. Surprised and angry, she forgot that she was afraid of her older brother. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, cursing, "Brother, you've gone too far! You already have a sister-in-law and niece in Beiji, and not only did you not tell us, you also committed bigamy! Who do you think you're doing this to?"

"Wait, didn't you just say that Rong Siqin and Second Brother were having an affair? Then why did she marry you? And whose child is it?"

Lin Yuexi and Huo Han had guessed some of the reasons, but neither of them spoke first. Instead, they stared at Ye Zhenwen, whose face was flushed, waiting for his explanation.

Sorry, I have to work overtime tomorrow, so I need to ask for leave!