The most arrogant in history

Chapter 699 Queen’s Palace.

Ye Kun thought about it and said seriously:

"Within five years, I will accompany you back to the Western Regions of Loulan to have a look. Loulan will surely be even more beautiful by then."

The governance and construction of Loulan has been planned and construction has begun.

A total of thirteen stepped small dams have been planned for the dozens of miles of Jinsha River, which will increase the water storage capacity by more than a hundred times without affecting the downstream.

Intensify efforts in karez construction.

Gold panning and grazing activities have been banned, and hundreds of rickshaws and flatbed carts have been deployed to reduce the burden of travel.

The use of grass grids to control sand has also begun, while desert drought-resistant trees are transplanted and cultivated to build windbreaks.

The equipment and materials needed for construction are being transported in continuously.

In fact, it won’t take five years. As long as gold mining and grazing are stopped, the ecological environment of Loulan will improve greatly in one year.

Ayiman sighed and said, "It's a pity that I can't personally participate in the construction and governance of Loulan."

Ye Kun held Ayiman's hand and said, "There will be opportunities in the future. There is no need to rush."

On the 26th day of the first lunar month, everything was ready, and Ye Kun led everyone on the journey back east.

Ayiman had been to Zhuo County before, and this was her second time making the trek of thousands of miles.

But Ayiman found that the road conditions were much better during this journey.

There was even a section of road that had turned into an asphalt road, and carriages could run on it as fast and steady as the wind!

"Your Majesty, this asphalt road is so good, just like the cement road in Zhuo County, why don't you build more?"

"My queen, I also want to build more, but the oil is not enough. These asphalts are the residue after oil refining, combined with other materials. Our current oil production is very pitiful. The cost of transporting it from the West is also very high."

"Then build a concrete road or a railway."

"That's fine." Ye Kun nodded and said seriously:

"When you are a hundred years old and return to Loulan to visit your relatives, there will be a railway. By then, it will only take five or six days to travel from Zhuojun to Loulan in the Western Regions."

Ye Kun couldn't imagine building a railway to the Western Regions.

At present, the railway from Luoyang to Chang'an is still under evaluation, and it is still unknown whether it can be constructed.

Ayiman frowned: "Wait until I'm a hundred years old, so... it will take another eighty years?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Perhaps in eighty years, we will have airplanes that are faster than trains. It will only take half a day to fly from Zhuo County to Loulan in the Western Regions."

If Ye Kun had lived longer, he would have started researching airplanes about ten years later.

Because in ten years, both diesel and gasoline engine technologies will be mature.

Alloy materials and fuel technology will also be greatly improved, and we will have the technical and material foundation to start researching aircraft.

It may take ten years for an aircraft to go from research to production.

It may take another 30 years for the technology to mature.

Ayiman shook her head and said, "You are lying to me again. Even the wild geese and eagles in the sky cannot fly from Zhuojun to Loulan in the Western Regions in half a day."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I really didn't lie to you. Our Zhuo County Science and Technology City has developed some very advanced things. You will know when you go and see them."

The flying speed of wild geese and eagles will eventually be surpassed by human technological power.

It’s just that the ancients didn’t dare to believe this.

On the way back, because we were carrying more than 10,000 people, the speed was very slow.

Accommodation, food and drink all need to be coordinated and arranged.

Fortunately, there were supplies and various conveniences along the way, so nothing went wrong.

In early April, Ye Kun brought everyone to the newly built city of Loulan in Jincheng County.

The construction of the big city has not been completed yet. It just has a simple wall and a few hundred ordinary houses.

In order to accommodate everyone, the governor of Jincheng built hundreds of tents and temporary military camps in the city.

Ye Kun and Ayiman, together, resettled the Loulan immigrants and inspected various construction projects.

Twenty days later, the situation had stabilized and Ye Kun took Ayiman and continued his journey back to the east.

Ayiman also took her sister and dozens of tribesmen to Zhuo County.

Ye Kun also ordered Tan Bamao to build a small mansion outside the imperial city, named Queen's Palace, for Ayiman to live in.

The customs of Loulan were different, and Ayiman was unwilling to live in the palace.

When he came to Chang'an again, Ye Kun received a telegram saying that Song Poliu's naval advance team had landed in the northernmost part of the Persian Gulf and established a base that could receive immigrants from the Xie family in Yizhou.

The early immigrants from the Xie family of Yizhou, together with Ye Shusheng, had already arrived at the Tianzhu Peninsula and were resting.

Ye Kun ordered the Xie family in Chengdu to start the second batch of immigration to Tianzhu.

The first group of immigrants sailed to the Persian Gulf, cooperated with the naval advance team, built a base camp, and stored food and fodder.

It turns out that the water route is faster.

If you take the Western Region route, it will take a year from Chengdu to Central Asia.

The logistical supplies would be astronomical.

Go by water, follow the Yangtze River to the estuary, and then take a ship to the Indian Peninsula. It will take less than three months and supplies will not be a problem!

Telegrams were also sent from the Western Regions.

Zhao Biao's eldest son, Zhao Baoguo, has led 5,000 elite soldiers to prepare for an expedition to Dayuan.

At this time, the Kingdom of Dayuan was no longer viable.

Because during the reign of Emperor Wu, the country was once conquered and almost destroyed, and it has not recovered for more than two hundred years.

However, at that time, Emperor Wu sent out two batches of troops, totaling 100,000.

Zhao Baoguo only brought 5,000 elite soldiers, but they were equipped with guns, cannons, and incendiary bombs, and their combat effectiveness was far greater than the 100,000-strong army during the Emperor Wu period.

Ye Kun ordered Zhao Baoguo to stay in Dayuan City after taking it, integrate Dayuan's resources, build a base, and wait for orders.

It was not until early July that Ye Kun returned to Zhuo County.

As early as March, Jiang Yourong, Xie Baochan and others took a large ship from Chengdu to Luoyang, and then took the canal back to the capital.

Crown Prince Ye Feng, Sang Buyi and others went out of the city to welcome Ye Kun.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "This trip is the longest I've ever taken, more than a year. Thank you all for your hard work in presiding over the government."

Sang Buyi bowed and said, "Your Majesty is ruling the country with ease, and the people are living in peace and health, so we are not working hard."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Facts have proven that as long as the nine ministries function normally, the country can still live without an emperor."

He Kangju said: "Your Majesty is wrong. The country cannot be without a ruler for a day, so how can it be without the emperor?"

"The masters of the country are the people. The people recommend the wise and capable, form nine departments, and govern the country in the same way." Ye Kun smiled:

"If such a system can really be implemented, it doesn't matter whether the emperor wants it or not. But it seems a little early to talk about this now."

Ma Zhao whispered, "Your Majesty, it is indeed inappropriate to talk about this now. Please return to the palace and pay homage to the Emperor first."

Ye Kun nodded and went back to the city together.

Ayiman was a little tired, so she went to the Queen's Palace to rest and change clothes.

Jiang Yourong and others welcomed them in the inner city.

Ye Kun got out of the car, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Madam. Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

"Your Majesty, you have worked hard to travel such a long distance."

Jiang Yourong smiled and asked, "I heard that Queen Ayiman of Loulan is here too, why didn't I see her?"