sjar Chapter 642 The emperor is so pitiful.
Chapter 642 The emperor is so pitiful.
Ye Kun was slightly surprised and said with a smile: "What do you mean, Junior Sister? How can my Senior Brother be fake?"
Tintin laughed and said:
"Because the emperor is not a disciple of the Mohist School, and your knowledge does not come from the Mohist School. The Mohist School is very powerful, but the knowledge of all the Mohist masters combined is not as rich and advanced as yours. So I have always suspected that the emperor is a god sent from heaven."
Ye Kun waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "I dreamed of the master of Mohism. In the dream, I learned the knowledge of Mohism. Is that ok?"
Ye Kun couldn't explain clearly where his knowledge came from.
"Forget it, I won't ask anymore."
Ding Ding smiled: "Brother Emperor said that he called me back for another important task. Is there any new task?"
"I want to build a highway from Zhuo County to the Western Regions, as well as a railway. I hope you can preside over it."
"Zhuo County to the Western Regions?"
Ding Ding was also shocked and said thoughtfully: "The railway from Zhuo County to the Western Regions is probably more labor intensive than the Great Wall. Moreover, the Great Wall took hundreds of years to build. Brother, do you think this project can be completed?"
The construction of the Great Wall began during the Warring States Period.
The states of Yan, Zhao, Qin and others all built the Great Wall.
After the First Emperor unified the world, he once again expanded and repaired the temple on a large scale. General Meng Tian led hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers, and it took several decades to build the temple to its current size.
During the reign of Emperor Wu, it was reinforced and repaired many times.
If you count it up, it took hundreds of years and more than tens of millions of manpower to be invested.
But building the Great Wall does not require digging iron ore and smelting iron.
Building a railway requires, firstly, a huge amount of work, and secondly, a huge amount of steel.
So Tintin felt that this task could not be accomplished.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "We will build it in sections, not all at once. For example, we can build a few hundred miles of railway in a flat area to transport materials for the later stage."
Tintin nodded: "I understand. It's just like the Grand Canal, which was dug section by section and then connected together."
Ye Kun nodded: "If the railway can't be connected, it's okay. The complex terrain can be connected by road in the middle."
"But, is there so much steel?"
"There is enough steel and the rails produced each year can definitely guarantee the progress of railway construction."
"Then I will go to the railway to do some field research and give you an answer in a month."
Ding Ding is still very cautious.
Because Tintin did not participate in the previous construction of the railway.
She needs to learn, understand, master the relevant data, and have a series of budgets.
"Take a few days' rest before going to the railway for research. Our southern extension line is under construction."
Ye Kun nodded and asked, "How is the governance and transportation in the southern Yunmian area now?"
"I think I can finish my work now." Tintin smiled complacently and sighed:
"It is a shame that more than 100,000 people died and were injured in the process of opening up the Yunnan-Myanmar transportation line and managing the Yunnan-Myanmar primeval forest. I dare not say that the current transportation is well connected, but it can meet the needs.
There are now three main roads and eight branch roads in the south of Yizhou, which can pass through the misty land of Yunmian and reach the southern coast of Myanmar. Among them, the Chuanyun Avenue can accommodate eight-foot-long carriages. Other places can be ridden by horse.
The control of miasma and schistosomiasis has also been basically completed. We have opened a path in the primeval forest by spreading salt and burning it, which can ensure safety. However, too many of the towering ancient trees have been burned, which is a waste of natural resources.”
In recent years, the primeval forests in the Yunnan-Mian area have been set on fire on a large scale every winter.
All together, tens of thousands of square kilometers of forest were burned.
So much so that every winter, the air quality in Yunmian is extremely bad, and there is smoke everywhere.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Just burn it. Trees are renewable resources. They will grow again after a hundred years."
Ding Ding nodded and continued, "The biggest problem in the south right now is the lack of population. Now we need to recuperate and increase the population. The blood transfusion and assimilation in the Yunmian region have been completed, so we can let nature take its course and develop slowly."
"All this is thanks to Junior Sister."
Ye Kun reaffirmed: "You should go and rest first. Pang Jia and Sun Yi are also waiting to see you."
Ding Ding nodded and left.
Ye Kun met with Qin Erwu again.
Qin Erwu has aged a lot, with gray hair on his temples.
Seeing Ye Kun, Qin Erwu complained: "Brother, why did you transfer me back? I was planning to take over the entire Tianzhu Peninsula and bring back more gold and silver treasures for you!"
Ye Kun smiled and said, "How much gold and silver did you bring back this time?"
Qin Erwu chuckled: "Two hundred thousand taels of gold, I still have it. There are also several large ships of silver and many jewels."
Ye Kun nodded: "Hu Gaoyuan and Song Poliu, do you know about the gold and silver you brought back?"
"I stole it with my own ability, how could they know?"
Qin Erwu was quite proud: "When I came back, Hu Gaoyuan and Liu Ai wanted to check my warship. I refused and scolded them!"
Ye Kun shook his head: "You, are making a fuss."
"Brother, I brought this to you. If they see it, it will be turned over to the national treasury and you won't get a share!"
"If you give it to me, I have to hand it over to the national treasury."
"But I heard that Wu Qiong is very strict with you and doesn't allow you to spend a penny. If you don't have any private money, how pitiful is your job as an emperor?"
"The emperor also has a fixed salary, and the ladies, princes, and princesses in the palace all have salaries. The palace maids and eunuchs all have salaries, so they don't need me to support them. What do I need so much money for? Besides, I also have a small daily chemical factory, which has a monopoly on daily chemical department stores across the country, and I make a fortune every day."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Just listen to me and hand over all the gold, silver and jewelry you brought back to the national treasury."
Qin Erwu scratched his head: "Then can I keep some for myself?"
Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "Take your wife, two sons and daughter with you to pick out the gold and silver treasures. You are only allowed to take them with your hands. You only take as much as you can. You can only take them once."
Qin Erwu rolled his eyes: "My eldest brother has become more and more stingy since he became the emperor. There are six people in my family. How much can we get if we fight together?"
Ye Kun glared: "Damn it, six people go to get the gold, each person takes 300 taels, that's 1,800 taels, your grandson can't eat it all!"
In fact, Qin Erwu has plenty of money.
He sends people back every year to visit his wife and family. Every time he comes back with several boats, how could he not bring any contraband?
Ye Kun estimated that Qin Erwu's fortune was worth more than 500,000 taels of gold.
Sure enough, Qin Erwu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, big brother. I don't care about that little money. Let Wu Qiong take it all. Ask Wu Qiong to come over and count the property."
Ye Kun nodded and called Wu Qiong to see him.
Wu Qiong was overjoyed when he saw the money, and hurriedly joined forces with Ma Zhao, Sang Buyi and others to receive the gold, silver and treasures that Qin Erwu brought back.
Ye Kun and Qin Erwu continued to drink tea and chat.
Qin Erwu still complained: "Song Poliu is too soft-hearted. Now there are Hu Gaoyuan and Liu Ai. If we rely on these three guys to occupy the entire Tianzhu Peninsula, I'm afraid it will take a long time.
We have no rivals on the Indian Peninsula. We can just keep going forward and sweeping across the country. Isn't that enough?"
Ye Kun asked: "Have you ever fought a large-scale battle with the Kushan Empire?"