The most arrogant in history

Chapter 387: Don’t do anything immoral.

In fact, Ye Kun could have attacked Jiangdong with all his might, but there would have been too many casualties, which he couldn't bear.

It would cost a huge amount of money to destroy Jiangdong and rebuild it!

Instead of this, it would be better to give concessions to the Jiangdong gentry in exchange for peaceful reunification.

As for how to reap the wealth of the noble families, Ye Kun has plenty of ways. He doesn't have to turn against them, but he can reap them economically, using technology and advanced productivity to reap the benefits of their wealth.

The second round of secret negotiations started again.

Yu Guinong and Yan Ju both had clear goals.

Yu Guinong's hometown is in Lujiang County. To be the governor of Lujiang, he must have a golden medal of immunity from death, and inherit the throne for three generations without interruption, and cede land to establish his own country. After three generations, he does not make any demands.

Yan Ju asked Ye Kun to support him in opening a porcelain factory, an iron pot factory and a textile factory in Jiangdong to develop business after the success.

Gongsun Erniang asked Ye Kun for advice again and discussed it together.

Ye Kun thought about it all night and finally gave in: "Agree to Yu Guinong and Yan Ju's demands. But you are not allowed to increase the price in the future, and you are not allowed to openly disobey our laws..."

Winning over the Jiangdong gentry and seizing Jiangdong would only cost a tiny amount and would be more cost-effective than starting a war.

Other Jiangdong nobles also put forward their conditions.

As long as the price is right, they are not afraid to sell out Xiao Dequan.

Ye Kun agreed to most of the things, and even promised to discuss them later if there were any difficult points.

Just then, Xiao Dequan's reply arrived, agreeing to Ye Kun's request, releasing the old citizens of Jingxiang, opening two border markets, and allowing merchants to move freely.

Ye Kun and the Jiangdong delegation formally signed the contract.

Ye Kun provided the blueprints of the large sailing ship, and Jiang Dong was responsible for its manufacture; there were also several globes, compasses, and telescopes.

Ye Kun provided 100 cannons, 200 muskets, 1,000 gunners, artillerymen and staff, led by Song Poliu, to help Jiangdong attack Jiaozhi.

Xiao Dequan provided 200,000 kilograms of refined steel and 100,000 kilograms of copper for the manufacture of guns and cannons.

In addition, there was a large amount of money, silk, rice and grain, which were considered as the personnel training fees and gunpowder fees for Ye Kun.

The two sides agreed that the guns and cannons would be handed over immediately and that they would launch an attack on Jiaozhi after the new year.

Ye Kun held a banquet to see off the Jiangdong delegation and gave them a large number of gifts.

Everyone knew it tacitly and was plotting against Xiao Dequan.

Xiao Dequan was very happy this time and acted quickly, releasing more than 20,000 former residents of Jingxiang.

Ye Kun assigned personnel to properly resettle them so that they could return to their hometowns and provide financial funds to help them rebuild their homes.

After the southern tour, Ye Kun brought Jiang Youde back to Xiangyang. It was already September.

It takes three or four months to go back and forth.

Jiang Youde was in good spirits, but his health was worse and his face was pale.

Ye Kun called the medical research team again and asked about the progress of penicillin research.

The person in charge reported: "We have made progress in the cultivation and extraction of Penicillium. It is cultivated using barley pulp. It is now in the trial stage and the results will be available in a month."

Ye Kun nodded: "Report the results immediately. In addition, expand the scope of the test. For some dying patients, you can slowly try penicillin. There is no other way. We should try it out."

After several years of hard work on penicillin, there was still little progress, which made Ye Kun very annoyed.

I also miss Mr. Xia Tuo.

If Mr. Xia Tuo were still alive and in charge of medical research, he might have conquered the disease.

Qin Chou came to announce the good news and gave two hundred kilograms of cotton.

Ye Kun took a look and found that the cotton in Hanzhong was the best cultivated, followed by Yongliang and other states.

The cotton south of Chengdu is similar to the first generation, with smaller fruits and less cotton.

Qin Chou said, "The total amount of cotton harvested in the whole territory is more than 4,000 kilograms. I have selected the best ones and sent them to you to see."

Ye Kun nodded: "This batch of cotton will be used as seeds. We will continue to expand the planting area and summarize the planting experience. Cotton likes sunlight and will grow more towards the north. Also, pay attention to insect prevention."

Judging from the progress, we can harvest 100,000 kilograms of cotton next year, which will meet the demand for gunpowder fuse.

The year after next, we will have several million kilograms, and we can formally develop the cotton spinning industry to benefit the people.

Qin Chou laughed again and said, "And that tomato is delicious. Sprinkle it with brown sugar and it tastes great..."

"Eat less. Be careful of diabetes."

Ye Kun smiled: "If you get diabetes, you will die miserably in the end, with ulcers on your hands and feet, blindness, uremia and other symptoms."

Xiao Ke disease is diabetes.

According to historical records, Cao Cao's son Cao Pi died of diabetes. In the end, he was smelly and his wife despised and hated him.

A few years ago, Ye Kun wrote the concept of diabetes into the medical canon and provided instructions for prevention and treatment.

However, in the Dading Kingdom, diabetes is definitely a disease of the rich, and the poor have no chance of getting it.

How can I have diabetes if I can’t even eat enough?

Qin Chou's mind was full of ideas, and he whispered:

"Since eating sugar can kill people, we can send a batch of the best brown sugar to Xiao Dequan and Xiahou Chang and let them eat it. If they die from eating it, we can win without fighting..."

"Master Qin, this is a good idea, but it's a bit unethical. I don't want to do it."

Ye Kun laughed.

If it comes to real conspiracy and intrigue, Ye Kun has plenty of ways to do it.

There are uranium mines in Yunnan. The green crystals look lovely, but they are highly radioactive.

Ye Kun can mix uranium stone into glass to create a batch of exquisite glassware, and give them to Xiahou Chang and Xiao Dequan to play with, killing people without being noticed.

But in this case, the manufacturing workers on our side will not be able to escape the disaster either.

If it is sent over, it will accidentally hurt people around Xiahou Chang, which is against the law of nature. If it flows into the people, it will cause endless harm, and even the boomerang will hit itself.

More importantly, killing Xiahou Chang or Xiao Dequan may not necessarily change the overall situation, as they have plenty of successors!

Qin Feng stopped talking and said with a smile: "Yes, it's a bit immoral. I'm going to do something..."

Ye Kun stopped Qin Chou and said, "Master Qin, the most difficult Fenghuang Mountain section of Hanzhong Expressway has been repaired. Let's go and have a look together tomorrow."

Qin Chou nodded and went home to prepare.

The next morning, Ye Kun took some officials from Xiangyang to visit the Hanzhong Expressway.

In fact, it is a highway connecting the eastern part of Hanzhong to Xiangyang.

The waterway follows the Han River and has been completed with just a few minor modifications.

But the land route is very difficult as you have to pass through the Phoenix Mountain area.

Tens of thousands of laborers have been working for several months, and it is a waste of money and effort.

Where the road passes, many hills have been flattened, valleys have been filled up, and where there are rivers, arch bridges have been built to facilitate drainage and irrigation.

In the Fenghuang Mountain area, more than fifty stone bridges of various sizes have been built.

There are also several tunnels that were opened using the mountain train designed by Tintin.

The longest tunnel is seventy-five steps and more than one hundred meters.

Ye Qingyang came to greet him, introduced the construction progress, and praised the design of the mountain-crossing train.

Ye Kun laughed and said, "Is the mountain-piercing train really that powerful?"

"It's very powerful. With the blower and duct ventilation, it can move forward and backward, and can be raised and lowered, which means it can work non-stop and advance more than ten feet a day. If the same cave is operated in opposite directions at the same time, the speed will be even faster!"

"Really? It seems my junior sister Ding Ding has done a great job this time!"

Ye Kun smiled and went to see the mountain train in operation.

In terms of structure, this thing is also very simple. It is a steel flatbed cart with a hollow cylinder on top, wheels at the bottom, and lifting screws.

Send the cylinder into the cave, and use a foot-operated blower to blow air, so that the charcoal in the cylinder will spray flames onto the stone wall. The operation can be completed in a few minutes, and then water will be poured to make the stone explode.

Ye Kun looked at the mountain train and pointed at it and said:

"Send a message to my junior sister Ding Ding, asking her to design a few more mountain trains of different sizes that can adapt to the all-terrain requirements of tunneling and mining. This technology can be widely promoted in future mining operations."