The most arrogant in history

Chapter 609 Entertainment Services.

Sang Buyi's expression changed, and he whispered:

"Master Xue, don't talk nonsense. The emperor has already issued an order to close down all brothels and severely punish the madams. This is related to the education of the people, and we must not let up."

Xue Changfeng was very embarrassed and quickly clasped his fists to admit his mistake.

Ye Kun sighed, "We put a lot of effort into banning all the brothels and theaters, and arrested thousands of people to clean up the environment. If we let them go now, wouldn't all the work we did back then be in vain?"

Xue Changfeng lowered his head and said, "I didn't think it through. I thought that those merchants came from a long way and couldn't find a place to have fun. If I set up a few brothels, I could earn some money from the merchants..."

Ye Kun thought about it and said with a smile:

“You can arrange some foreign women to perform singing and dancing in the Luoyang Business Inn, which can also be regarded as providing entertainment services for merchants from all over the country.

If the merchants have any private contact with these women, we will turn a blind eye and let it go."

Xue Changfeng was stunned: "The emperor means..."

"That's what it means."

Ye Kun smiled and added, "But there must be regulations to strictly prohibit officials of all levels and Han men from entering the business post to seek pleasure. The song and dance troupe of the business post is also strictly prohibited from recruiting Han women. In other words, let foreigners serve foreigners, do you understand?"

Xue Changfeng nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "I understand."

Ye Kun looked through the reports of various departments in Luoyang and asked, "Is the biogas digester construction in Luoyang in normal use now?"

There are only a few hundred biogas digesters in Luoyang.

They are concentrated in military camps outside the city, factories, schools, hospitals, government offices at all levels and other places with large populations.

Xue Changfeng took the report:

"There are people who are responsible for checking and maintaining the biogas tank. It works very well in summer but not so well in winter. The biogas tank in our prefecture is connected to two furnaces, which boil water day and night for drinking by officials of all ranks.

There are also wealthy families who apply to build biogas digesters, but not many are approved because there is a shortage of cement in the Luoyang area.”

Ye Kun nodded: “Most of the cement production in the past two years has been used for the canal, as well as the construction of Zhuojun New Capital and Chang'an New City. It is indeed difficult to get to Luoyang.

However, we have a scientific research result that has been successfully tested. It is to extract iron sand from the Yellow River and calcine it into cement. Once the project is put into production, the cement produced will be able to support the construction of Luoyang."

Two years ago, Ye Kun launched a project to study the utilization of iron sand from the Yellow River.

There is a lot of iron sand in the Yellow River, so in later generations there was a folk profession called the Yellow River Iron Man.

It is to take an iron rod and stir the river sand. The iron sand of the Yellow River is magnetic and will be attracted to the iron rod. An adult can make two to three hundred kilograms of iron sand a day and sell it for profit.

However, the iron sand from the Yellow River could not be used in ancient times.

Iron cannot be smelted.

Ye Kun currently has no way of refining the Yellow River iron sand into steel, but he can calcine it to make cement, and the quality of the cement is very good.

Ye Kun also designed a professional iron sand salvage ship, which uses an iron chain and an iron hook to drag it in the Yellow River to absorb the iron sand.

In this way, the silt at the bottom of the Yellow River will be stirred up and flow downstream, which will also be helpful in controlling the Yellow River.

Sucking sand and controlling the Yellow River simultaneously can kill two birds with one stone.

By arranging twenty medium-sized ships and two hundred laborers, we can produce tens of thousands of kilograms of iron sand every day, which can be used to calcine cement. Wouldn't that be great?

Xue Changfeng was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked again:

"According to the emperor's prediction, how much cement can Luoyang get every day in the future? I checked and found that the total amount of cement distributed to Luoyang this year is only 200,000 barrels, and each barrel weighs 100 kilograms."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The Yellow River is right next to Luoyang. We can't use up all the iron sand in the river in 10,000 years. As long as you have enough manpower and enough coal, you will have enough cement. If we expand the scale a little bit, we can easily produce 10,000 barrels of cement a day."

Calcination of cement requires a lot of labor and coal.

Ye Kun can now meet these two points.

Millions of foreign laborers do this!

Xue Changfeng slapped his thigh and said, "Then I will arrange 10,000 people to go to the Yellow River to absorb iron sand, and arrange another 10,000 people to calcine cement! This cement is so useful!"

Ye Kun shook his head and smiled, "Cement is useful, but it only has a shelf life of fifty years. For some infrastructure, stone should be used if it can be used. Only stone can last for thousands of years. In the future, cement will be used most in paving roads.

Because stone paving is not so smooth, and it is not as fast as cement paving. "

Xue Changfeng nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will take it step by step and will not rush into anything."

Ye Kun said: "You can choose a site on both sides of the Yellow River to build a cement plant. I suggest setting up two cement plants, one in the east and one in the west of Luoyang, so that it will be convenient for material collection and transportation. I will send you the technicians and related equipment."

Ye Kun stayed in Luoyang for two days and had a pleasant conversation with Xue Changfeng.

Ye Kun inspected the city inside and outside, and also finalized many important matters concerning the construction and management of Luoyang.

While inspecting outside the city, Ye Kun also made a surprise attack to check on the family conditions of the common people.

According to what Ye Kun saw, the people's food and clothing were no longer a problem.

Every family had the necessary furniture, tools, and iron pots. Even the richer families had glass windows and a full set of porcelain for dining.

Ye Kun said to Sang Buyi:

"I think the dining table of ordinary people can be changed. Some ordinary families don't even have a dining table. There is only a low table, which is used by the old man. Others eat by squatting on the side with their bowls in hand...

We can make a number of square tables and a number of large benches so that the whole family can sit together at mealtimes, which will create a good atmosphere.”

The dining table Ye Kun was talking about was actually an octagonal table.

This thing is sturdy and can be passed down from generation to generation.

But there was no such thing in ancient times.

When people of certain styles invite guests to dinner, they usually sit at separate tables, with each person sitting at a small low table and eating while kneeling.

Ye Kun promoted dining at the same table, and the custom in Zhuo County has gradually changed. The scene of a family sitting around a table to eat has become commonplace.

But it is not possible among the common people. One reason is that they do not have the conditions, and the other is that they are not used to it.

In ancient times, it was ridiculous for a father-in-law and his daughter-in-law, an elder brother-in-law and his younger brother's wife to sit at the same table and eat!

Most people eat by holding their bowls, finding a place to squat or stand to eat, and eating as long as they are full.

Sang Buyi smiled and said, "To promote the system of dining at the same table, we need to vigorously publicize it in newspapers, draw some dining pictures, and guide the people."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "In the past, people knelt behind a low table to eat, which was very unscientific. It was not good for blood circulation in the legs, and the elderly might even fall. Sitting on a bench and lying on the table to eat is the most comfortable."

Xue Changfeng nodded: "This is also very simple. I will ask the carpenter workshop to make a batch of square tables and large benches and demonstrate them in the city. I will personally lead my subordinates to sit around a table on the street to eat and tell the people that this will be the way it will be in the future. Over time, everyone will accept it."