The most arrogant in history

Chapter 498: The disaster of witchcraft.

Ye Kun looked at everyone and said:

"Don't worry, I value every child very much. From now on, I will pay more attention to the children and spend more time with them."

Everyone nodded, indicating that the emperor should focus on state affairs and not worry too much about the affairs of the palace.

Ye Kun continued:

"The witchcraft disaster of the previous dynasty implicated many people. In the end, more than 10,000 people were beheaded in public, and the blood flowed like a river in the imperial city. Therefore, in our palace, everyone must be harmonious and united, and must not be suspicious of each other. Otherwise, the lesson of the past will not be far away."

No one dared to speak and kept their heads down.

Ye Kun smiled: "I don't mean anything else, I just said it casually, let's eat."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, everyone left.

The poisonous mushroom incident ended there and was sealed by Ye Kun, who ordered that it should not be mentioned again.

Because Ye Kun had no evidence, he couldn't hold anyone accountable.

If we really conduct a thorough investigation, we are afraid that innocent people will be implicated, while the real murderer will get away with it because he was well prepared.

Ye Feng was very excited and asked flatteringly, "Father, are you really going to let me be the crown prince?"

"It was your grandmother's last wish. You should thank her." Ye Kun looked at his son and said:

"Your mother is worried that you will suffer, and doesn't want you to go to the military academy right away. How about this, you finish your university courses first, and then go to the military academy for training. From now on, you will live in the university, and I will assign you a few followers."

Ye Feng nodded: "I will listen to my father."

"Remember, you are not allowed to bully others in school. Otherwise, the prince will be guilty of the same crime as the common people."

"Don't worry, father. I never bully others." Ye Feng bowed and accepted the order.

In the past two years, Ye Kun arranged two great scholars to be teachers for Ye Feng, and he learned a lot of rules.

After sending his son away, Ye Kun stayed in Fengyi Palace to rest and accompany Jiang Yourong. He told her to be careful in the future, especially to pay attention to her diet, and to follow the arrangements of Huang Ye and the personal maid.

The next day, Tintin came to say goodbye, as he had to go to the Yunmian area to build roads.

During this period, Ye Kun forced Ding Ding to rest at home and not to work.

So Ding Ding gained some weight and his skin became whiter.

Ye Kun tried to persuade her, "Junior sister, let's get together tomorrow. Just a few of us Mo family leaders and He Tiantian, let's have a meal together. The day after tomorrow, I'll see you off."

Ding Ding laughed and said, "My senior brother is the emperor now. I can't take on the responsibility."

"What emperor? I am the leader of the Mohist school, okay?" Ye Kun smiled.

"Okay then, I'll go inform Senior Sister Gongsun." Ding Ding nodded and went to find Gongsun Erniang.

Gongsun Erniang was also very busy. She was in charge of the construction planning of the new capital of Zhuo County, and also had to deal with the affairs of the Mohist school in various places. She was extremely busy.

The next day was a sunny day.

Ye Kun hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain Gongsun Erniang and others.

This time there was no outsider, not even the Queen Mother attended.

The meal was also very simple, with eight dishes and two pots of wine.

The Mohists are against waste. If you prepare a table full of delicacies from land and sea, it would be a thankless task.

Gongsun Erniang is a workaholic. She is busy even during meals and reports to Ye Kun on the construction progress of the new capital of Zhuo County.

After the outer city's public areas, public buildings, roads and sewers are completed, the planned land can be opened up, allowing people to build houses within the planned area in accordance with regulations.

Ye Kun nodded: "The current population of Zhuo County is not that large. In terms of construction, we can catch up slowly."

Gongsun Erniang added, "When Zhuo County is completed, I will go around. There are more than 30,000 Mohist disciples now. With so many people, it is not easy to manage. It is difficult to distinguish the good from the bad, and the good and the bad are mixed together. If we don't strengthen management, I am worried that there will be bad apples among them."

"Thank you for your hard work, Junior Sister. In recent years, Mohist disciples have done the most work. They promote technology, act as spies, and supervise local officials and fiscal revenue. They really play a huge role."

Ye Kun expressed his sincere gratitude.

These 30,000 Mohist disciples are Ye Kun’s Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Ye Kun knew exactly whether officials in various places were honest, and whether fiscal and taxation and judicial proceedings were fair.

Gongsun Erniang sighed and said, "Now that China's nine provinces are no longer at war, we can say that we have initially achieved the principle of loving all and not aggressing. We have done our best for our master and our ancestors."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Yes, we are worthy of our ancestors and ourselves. With the technological progress over the years, I'm afraid that even the spirit of our ancestors in heaven would praise us!"

Tintin suddenly said:

"Brother Emperor, I know that you were not originally a disciple of the Mohist School. Even if our Mohist ancestor was resurrected, he would not be able to understand the profound formulas you wrote, such as the periodic table of chemical elements and gravity.

I have always wondered where your knowledge comes from. No matter how smart a person is, it is impossible for him to learn so much knowledge on his own, from astronomy to geography, from trivial matters to everything else. "

He Tiantian and others all had the same feeling and nodded repeatedly.

Ye Kun grinned: "Maybe it's God's will. Sometimes I dream about some knowledge. And when I test it, it turns out to be true."

Ye Kun couldn’t explain the matter of time travel clearly!

Ding Ding obviously didn't believe it and rolled his eyes.

Pang Jia asked, "Brother Emperor, Ding Ding is building a road in the Southern Wilderness. Now that we have developed our steam engine, will we be able to build a railway in the Southern Wilderness in the future?"

Ye Kun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "We probably won't be able to build a railway in the Southern Wilderness in this lifetime. We can't afford it."

In the southern wilderness of Yunmian, there are millions of mountains.

In order to build the railway, Ye Kun would have to live another two hundred years.

Ding Ding smiled and said, "The dream of the first emperor of the previous dynasty was to build a five-foot road in the south and ride a carriage through the mountains. Unfortunately, the first emperor only completed half of it.

My dream is to build a carriage road that is ten feet wide. It will be completed in two or three years."

In fact, there is a large plain running from north to south in the southern part of Yunnan and Myanmar.

The most difficult part of road construction is at the border between Yunnan and Myanmar.

Once the last piece of hard bone is chewed, the army and carriages can pass.

Last year, Ye Kun mobilized a large amount of crude salt and gave it to the mountain opening team. They have already started spreading the salt. Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of crude salt have been spread into the primeval forest.

If Ding Ding can work overtime, that will be enough.

The next day, Ye Kun and others saw Ding Ding off.

This time, Tintin brought a team of 200 people, half of whom were Mohist disciples.

They also brought a large amount of gold and silver and a large number of fine steel tools.

He even brought a batch of explosives.

Ye Kun was concerned about the war situation in Goguryeo, and instructed the arsenal to speed up the production of new guns and artillery.

On the Goguryeo side, Xiahou Chang was still using troops, but Huangfu Lin's navy had already begun to repair and build a port on the spot, waiting for support from new guns and artillery.

However, some time ago, more than 20,000 prisoners and immigrants captured from Goguryeo were sent back.

Sang Buyi asked Ye Kun how to deal with these people.

Ye Kun said: "Isn't it the old rule that men are sent to coal mines, iron mines and brick kilns, and women are sent to textile factories?"

Sang Buyi smiled bitterly and said, "But the textile factory is already fully staffed, so we don't need so many people."

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said:

"The earliest female workers of other ethnic groups in the textile factories, those who had learned Chinese and could communicate, were sent to the people and betrothed to men who had no wives."

Sang Buyi shook his head and said, "After so many years of fighting, many men died and many widows were left behind. Therefore, in the nine provinces of China, every adult man has a wife. A well-off family has one wife and one concubine."