The most arrogant in history

Chapter 405: Grandma Zhou’s Ceremony.

This made a lot of sense. Ye Kun couldn't refute it. He smiled and said:

"I'll listen to you and set up a Women's Affairs Department. You will be the Minister, just like the nine ministers. Gongsun Erniang, Yingtao and Wen Axiu will be deputy ministers, responsible for women's education and literary and artistic work..."

Setting up a special women's work organization is also a positive thing that can promote the development of civilization.

Even old-fashioned people like Guan Yafu have some opinions.

In ancient times, women and children were men’s private property and had no personality or identity of their own.

The idea that "women hold up half the sky" is simply turning the world upside down, like the hens crowing at dawn, which is a reversal of the old Zhou etiquette!

Wei Caiqin was very happy. She went to make arrangements for the women from the Central Plains and went to discuss with Wen Axiu about setting up a women's work department.

Ye Kun also found an opportunity to ask for the opinions of the nine ministers and have some communication.

Guan Yafu laughed and said, "What kind of work do women have? They just need to take care of their husbands and children and serve their men well. Conquering the world and governing the world are all men's jobs."

Everyone shook their heads and laughed.

"Men and women have the same IQ. As long as they have a fair environment and learn the same things, they can both succeed."

Ye Kun patiently explained:

"My two junior sisters, Gongsun Erniang and Ding Ding, are women, but they are no worse than any man. Yao Caidie is now the director of the military hospital. She has developed the medical industry and trained medical talents, and her achievements are obvious to all. Madam Huangfu Lin Yingtao beat the drums to fight the Yangtze River, which has become a legend. Therefore, women can also play an important role and make great contributions to the prosperity of our country..."

Ma Zhao was also deeply worried: "Mrs. Wei has a strong personality and sticks to her word. She is in charge of women's affairs, and I am afraid that she will conflict with our laws in the future."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Where the laws are not reasonable, slowly correct them. Women in this world do suffer a lot and should be treated well."

A meeting that yielded no results.

The nine ministers did not support the Women's Work Department.

Ye Kun still built the organization despite the pressure, and sent Wen Axiu, Yao Caidie, Jiang Youde and others to communicate with Ma Zhao's Ministry of Justice to amend relevant laws and protect women's rights.

Protecting women's rights at the legislative level will make it easier for Wei Caiqin to carry out her work and can also limit the scope of her work.

More than a thousand beauties who came from the Central Plains were all trembling with fear, not knowing how Ye Kun would deal with them.

Wei Caiqin held a meeting with them and said with a smile:

"You are blessed. From now on, you will be away from war and live a peaceful life. From now on, I will be your boss. If you have any problems, you can come to me and I will support you. In two years, we will conquer the Central Plains, and you can reunite with your family."

Gongsun Erniang, Ding Ding, Yao Caidie, and Jiang Youde all came to help, comfort everyone, and picked out some of the women for education and training.

Coal from Central Plains was also shipped in one after another and traded with Ye Kun.

Ye Kun entrusted the government affairs to Zhuge Feng and went back to the laboratory to tackle technical problems.

The first thing to do is to study generators to solve the lighting problem in coal mines.

Pang Jia, Sun Yi, He Tiantian, and other technical experts worked together, and under the guidance of Ye Kun, they built an animal-powered generator set, which was equivalent to a small power plant.

Install a speed limiter to keep the speed constant and ensure stable current.

Then the silver wires were extended and sent into the mine to provide weak electricity and solve the lighting problem.

Bamboo charcoal filaments are very easy to break, and cannot be guaranteed to last for three or four hours.

Ye Kun could only increase the supply of bamboo charcoal filament light bulbs and replace them when they broke.

We have also considered making lead-acid batteries and have even started experiments.

However, it will probably take some time for the battery to come out.

There are also technologies to be overcome in oil refining.

Petroleum's byproducts, such as asphalt and plastic, have a wide range of uses.

Asphalt is easy to make. The residue after petroleum refining is asphalt. After simple processing and the addition of plant glue or rosin, it can be used as waterproof, insect-proof, anti-corrosion and adhesive material.

This material is used very effectively in the shipbuilding industry and is in short supply.

Plastic is also made from petroleum.

However, Ye Kun did not know the specific process, so he could only tinker with it randomly. He first established the project and let the technical staff slowly explore and summarize the experience.

Before the invention of plastic, there was something called celluloid, which was made of various plant gums. It was similar to plastic and could be made into small bowls, wine glasses, etc.

Ye Kun is also asking everyone to do research to see if they can come up with a cheap substitute for plastic.

At the end of September, when Ye Kun was still doing scientific research, an emergency situation occurred in the southwest.

Xue Ju, Wu Xuan, and Sima Yu wrote a joint letter, saying that the Southern King Shamoke had raised 100,000 barbarian soldiers from the south to attack the northern part of Jiaozhou, and that their force was fierce and unstoppable!

Ye Kun urgently dispatched troops from Chongqing and southern Yizhou to support Wu Xuan and others, and at the same time summoned ministers from nine ministries to discuss countermeasures.

Yu Guinong said: "The south is a wild and barren land with high mountains and rugged terrain. The products are scarce and there is a lack of good farmland. It would be more trouble than gain if we led a large army to conquer it."

Zhuge Feng had foresight and said:

"If our army wants to conquer the Central Plains, we must pacify the Southern Wilderness. Although the South is far away, it is also our Chinese territory and cannot be abandoned casually. More than three hundred years ago, Emperor Wu of the Great Ding opened up the Western Land and Nanyi, set up 24 counties, and moved Chinese officials and craftsmen to Yunnan to benefit the people.

Your Excellency's achievements in civil and military affairs are even better than those of Emperor Wu of Dading. How can you just abandon Yunnan?"

Ye Kun smiled: "Prime Minister, what you said makes sense. I will personally go to the southwest, cross the Lu River, go deep into the barren land, conquer the barbarians, and usher in eternal peace!"

There is really no benefit in conquering the Yunnan area now.

But the contribution will last for generations.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang crossed the Lu River in May and went deep into the barren land. He captured Meng Huo seven times and defeated the barbarian soldiers. He then made friends with the southwestern residents, taught them how to grow rice, build water conservancy projects, build houses, treat illnesses, and make tools. He made great contributions to the development of the south's economy and social civilization.

Later, the South submitted to China for generations and guarded its borders.

It was not until the end of World War II that China changed its face and established a new society.

But the southern border was unclear and there were still colonists entrenched.

The people in the mountainous areas of Myanmar fought desperately against the foreign colonizers and wrote to the country, saying that more than a thousand years ago, our ancestors had signed a blood oath with Prime Minister Zhuge of the Han Dynasty to guard the southern border of China for generations. We are the remnants of China, protecting our homeland and will never succumb to foreign colonizers. We hope that the motherland will send troops to rescue and expel foreign colonizers.

His sincere heart is touching.

This matter was later properly resolved, the border line was clarified, and parts of Myanmar were brought back to the embrace of the motherland.

Ye Kun believed that what Zhuge Liang could do, he could do too.

People are all made of flesh and blood, so just exchange hearts with each other.

From an economic perspective, it will be a loss at present, but it will be beneficial once the situation is settled.

The nine ministers objected and said:

"The south is a hot and humid land, a small border country with no power to continue. Tens of thousands of troops are just a mob, a scabby disease. Why should the lord go there in person? Send a general to pacify it!"