The most arrogant in history

Chapter 661: Money makes things easier.

Ye Kun shook his head.

He also knew that Song Kai and others could not understand or believe the tremendous changes brought about by industrialization.

If you tell him that in the future, the steel production of Tangshan will be tens of millions times that of today, he will laugh out loud.

It's a mockery!

After returning to the city, Ye Kun felt a little better.

He also encouraged and warned the officials in Yanzhou City.

The nine ministries have already called back and significantly increased the salaries of officials and grassroots governance funds.

Ye Kun said: "The latest resolution of the nine ministries has greatly increased the salaries and benefits of local officials, as well as local governance funds. You have received the money, so you must do practical things and work hard. The court has plenty of money, but it will never support corrupt, mediocre, or lazy officials. I hope that everyone will show enthusiasm and passion, and we will work together to create an unprecedented and prosperous era!

The great cause has not yet been accomplished, you still need to work hard! "

All the officials of Yanzhou stood up and clasped their fists together: "It is our responsibility to create a peaceful and prosperous era!"

Ye Kun nodded and adjourned the meeting.

The next morning.

Ye Kun left Yanzhou City and Song Kai saw him off.

When Ye Kun walked out of the posthouse, he saw that the local officials were leading the city defense soldiers, night watchmen, and yamen runners to clean and wash the streets themselves.

A notice was also posted at the city gate, announcing that Yanzhou City would build a sanitary city and provide a more hygienic environment for the people.

Ye Kun nodded to show his satisfaction.

It turns out that money makes things easier.

With money, the prefect can also take the lead in sweeping the streets.

Jiang Yourong and others had a lot of fun and enjoyed the show these days.

We are all happy to be on the road again.

Ye Kun took the local principal, Lu Yeliang, away and chatted with him while riding on horseback.

The Ninth Ministry approved Ye Kun's suggestion and allowed the people living near the middle school to open canteens to provide meals for the boarding students.

However, the whole country is on the same page and specific rules and regulations must be formulated to ensure the food safety of students.

Lu Yeliang was very happy that his suggestion was adopted and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, we can also conduct an evaluation activity for students' hygiene. For example, we can use classes as units, and the outstanding units will receive awards. Everyone has a competitive spirit, and with an evaluation activity, everyone will rush to be the first."

Ye Kun nodded: "The suggestion is good, you can improve it and list the rules. In the future, city management can also learn from this and carry out excellence evaluation activities. Sanitary cities will be rewarded; unsanitary cities will be deducted points and money, and the responsible persons will be held accountable."

Lu Yeliang nodded and said:

"But I think the mandatory hair-shaving order cannot be implemented. It can only be guided slowly. People attach great importance to their hair. Shaving someone's hair is like killing their parents. If it causes a civil unrest, the loss will outweigh the gain."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The foreign laborers we brought in were all forced to shave their heads. Many soldiers also kept their hair short. I believe that customs will gradually change."

Wen Axiu said: "There is actually another way, which is also a gradual process. That is to let all children shave their heads, and when they reach adulthood, hold a ceremony to crown them, and then start growing their hair. In this way, there will be less resistance from the people."

Ye Kun pondered and said, "We can find a place to do a pilot project first. We must take our time and not rush into anything."

"Your Majesty, the best place to test the experiment is right here in the palace."

Wen Axiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please consider this. All princes under the age of twelve should have short hair. At the coming-of-age ceremony at the age of fifteen, the princes can choose whether to grow their hair long or keep it short."

Ye Kun suddenly understood and said with a smile: "This is a good idea, but it still needs to be submitted to the Nine Departments for resolution. Otherwise, those old sour scholars will glare at me again."

While they were chatting and laughing, they had already gone more than twenty miles out of the city and onto the main road.

The road conditions on the avenue have improved a lot.

It is also a gravel road, but the roadbed quality is good, the road surface is flat, and the road signs and boundary signs are obvious.

People were coming and going on the avenue, and when they saw Ye Kun's convoy, they all gave way.

Ye Kun's motorcade did not display the royal flag.

But it’s obvious from this scene that these are not ordinary people, and no one dares to provoke them.

On the side of the avenue, an old man with a girl, carrying packages on their backs, were waiting for Ye Kun's convoy to pass by.

One old and one young, both looked exhausted.

Ye Kun stopped his horse, clasped his fists and asked, "Old man, where are you going?"

The old man was stunned, and returned the greeting with a fist: "Dear guest, I am taking my granddaughter to Zhuo County to find my relatives and seek refuge with my brother."

Ye Kun simply got off his horse and asked, "What is your brother doing in Zhuo County? Where is his hometown? Who else is there in his family?"

The old man hesitated for a moment and replied:

"My hometown is Hebi. There is no one at home except me and my granddaughter. My brother runs a noodle shop in Zhuo County. I thought that after I die, there will be no one to take care of my granddaughter, so I want to take her to Zhuo County and ask my brother to find a husband for her..."

Ye Kun was stunned: "Hebi has the Grand Canal, why don't they take the Grand Canal passenger ship, but take the land route?"

The old man shook his head and said, "Our hometown is in the northwest of Hebi, 200 miles away from the Grand Canal. Besides, I heard that taking a passenger ship on the Grand Canal is very expensive. I'm afraid I don't have enough money."

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "You two are on the road, aren't you afraid of encountering robbers or thieves on the road?"

The old man smiled and said, "I'm not worried about that. Since the Han Emperor ascended the throne, he has already eradicated all the robbers and bandits. No one picks up things on the road, and no one locks their doors at night. No thieves dare to do evil."

Ye Kun was delighted when he heard this.

It seems that the public security in the north is still very good.

Lu Yeliang smiled and said, "Old man, do you know who this distinguished guest is?"

The old man was stunned, clasped his fists and said: "I am short-sighted and don't recognize you..."

The little girl, who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, suddenly whispered, "This distinguished guest looks like the emperor on the ten-cent banknote!"

The ten-cent paper note is commonly known as Baochao.

There are close-up portraits of Ye Kun and Jiang Yourong on it.

Lu Yeliang smiled and said, "Little girl, the distinguished guest in front of you doesn't look like the emperor, he is the emperor of our Great Han Empire."

The old man was so frightened that he was trembling and was about to kneel down.

"Old man, please stop being polite."

Ye Kun held him and said with a smile: "The Han Empire has abolished the kneeling ceremony. You are old, how dare I accept your kneeling?"

The old man was still horrified and stammered, "I am blind..."

"If you don't know me, you are blind? If I don't know you, am I also blind?"

Ye Kun laughed and ordered someone to bring a stool and invited the old man to sit on the side of the road.

The old man hesitated, then leaned forward and sat down.

Ye Kun briefly asked about some hometown feelings and said with a smile:

"It will probably take you a month to get to Zhuo County by foot. Why don't you come with me to Hebi? I will arrange for local officials to take you to the Grand Canal. By water, it will take about five or six days to reach Zhuo County."

The passenger sailing ships on the Grand Canal travel three hundred miles a day.

It will take five or six days to reach Zhuo County.

If it was a court cruise ship, powered by steam and with traditional sails, it would only take three days.

The old man hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "My dear guest... is he really the emperor? I am afraid... that I have offended the emperor..."

"I am Ye Kun, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, guaranteed to be genuine."

Ye Kun smiled: "I will send someone to take you two to Zhuo County via the Grand Canal, and then have someone take you to find your brother and arrange everything for you. Don't worry, I'm not a liar."