The most arrogant in history

Chapter 371 Level 1 Confidential.

Ye Kun chuckled: "Yes, I'm so scared... Mr. Kro, please tell your monarch when you go back that I welcome him to come and lead the army in person. If he is willing to come to this land, I will definitely treat him well!"

Deep down in his heart, Ye Kun really hoped that the Roman monarch would come in person with tens of thousands of troops to fight with him.

In that case, if we captured them and built a Roman-style Great Wall, we could also leave some cultural heritage for future generations.

Kro took it seriously and said with a smile:

"Then give me some iron pots and porcelain, as well as glass and Shu brocade, and I will take them back to present to the monarch. Only in this way can I help you speak well of him."

"Next time, next time."

Ye Kun looked around and talked about something else, then raised his glass.

You want me to pay tribute to Rome? I'm really sick!

After the unification of China and the improvement of scientific and technological productivity, it will be possible for Ye Kun to attack Rome!

The next day, Ye Kun called agricultural officials and taught them how to grow cotton.

Ye Kun did this job when he was a child.

Soak the cotton seeds, bury them in soft nutrient soil, and keep them moist. After the cotton seeds germinate, dig them up with the roots and soil, and transplant them.

Ye Kun specifically emphasized that this batch of cotton seeds was more valuable than gold, so everyone should work harder to grow seedlings.

Ye Kun divided more than ten kilograms of cotton seeds into twenty portions and found twenty people to be responsible for raising seedlings and transplanting them in different places.

How many seeds each person has, accurate to the single digit.

Another person in charge was assigned to do nothing else but be responsible for the seedling raising and cultivation of this batch of seeds. The entire process must be kept confidential!

The tomatoes were also distributed to everyone for germination.

Just as the arrangements were completed, Qin Chou arrived from Jingzhou via carrier pigeon.

The letter said that according to the judgment of old farmers in Jingxiang, there might be a locust plague this year, and asked Ye Kun whether he could cope with it and whether the planting ratio of summer crops should be adjusted.

In Qin Chou's view, Ye Kun is omnipotent, so when he realized the problem, he asked Ye Kun for instructions first.

Ye Kun was shocked when he saw the letter.

Because he knew that the locust plague was very severe and would wipe out everything wherever it passed!

Then when winter comes, there will be a shortage of food and people will starve to death on a large scale.

It just so happened that all the agricultural officials were there, so Ye Kun held a meeting on the spot and asked for countermeasures.

An old man said, "King Hanzhong, don't worry. Locusts are a natural disaster that has descended on a lawless land. Under King Hanzhong's rule, everyone obeys the law, the seas are peaceful and the rivers are calm. How could there be a locust plague?"

"This..." Ye Kun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and said, "Old man, you can retire and go home to enjoy your retirement."

The old man was still unconvinced: "Am I wrong? Heaven has eyes and will not send a locust plague to us."

"I don't believe in God, I only believe in facts."

Ye Kun looked at everyone and said, "Locusts are a natural disaster with its own regularity. Even if Yao, Shun and Yu were reborn, they would not be able to avoid it. Even if Xia Jie and Shang Zhou were alive, there would not be locust plagues every year. Therefore, locust plagues have nothing to do with morality."

The old man argued: "So what does the King of Hanzhong think the locust plague has to do with?"

“It has something to do with the natural environment.”

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "I remember there was a record in the ancient Mohist books that there would be a flood in the first year, a drought in the second year, and a locust plague in the autumn. Because the drought after the flood is very suitable for locusts to reproduce."

The old version of the "Technical Guide for Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talents" contains an analysis of the causes and treatment of locust plagues. Ye Kun had read it, so he remembered it.

The Xiangfan area suffered from floods last year, and there is a high possibility of a locust plague this year.

The old man still refused to accept the decision, but was interrupted by Ye Kun: "Everyone, even if there is no locust plague, we still need to take precautions. Everything is prepared, otherwise it will be wasted. Be prepared first, so that you can be prepared when the time comes."

An official said: "In the Chengdu area, locust plagues do not occur often, and local officials have no experience in dealing with locust plagues."

Other officials echoed.

Indeed, the Chengdu Plain is a Feng Shui treasure land, and even locust plagues are rare.

In contrast, in the Central Plains, locust plagues occur every three to five years, and each time they take the lives of many ordinary people.

Ye Kun nodded and said:

"Then I say, you guys record it. There will be locust plagues when there are severe floods or droughts. To deal with locust plagues, first treat low-lying wetlands in the spring and dig them into fish ponds. Or clear the stagnant water, burn the weeds, and turn them into fertile fields. Locusts don't eat soybeans, so you can predict the year when locust plagues will occur and plant less rice and more soybeans.

We should actively explore the use of drugs to control locusts, such as spraying pepper water and neem oil on rice; we should raise more chickens and ducks to use them to eliminate locusts;

We must prepare special silk nets and other tools to catch locusts; mobilize the people and the army to go into battle together to protect our food..."

Everyone listened quietly and nodded continuously.

The old man just now interrupted again: "If a locust plague really happens, we still have to worship the God of Grains. Those in power should reflect on their own mistakes..."

"Okay, old man, you can step down first, complete the handover procedures, and then go home to retire."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes in anger.

The personal guards stepped forward and asked the old man to leave.

Ye Kun looked at everyone and gave the order:

"Pass on my order. From now on, the counties and prefectures in Jingzhou, Chongqing, Hanzhong, and the eastern part of Chengdu are prohibited from slaughtering chickens and ducks. More chicks and ducks should be hatched to prevent the locust plague in autumn. All counties and prefectures should produce a batch of silk nets to catch locusts. I will have people make them and send samples...

Agricultural officials, recruit local laborers to lead each village to clean up all the wetlands and wastelands within the territory. If there are not enough people, I will ask the troops to cooperate. "

After the meeting, Ye Kun wrote several thousand words of opinions on how to deal with the locust plague and sent it to Qin Chou by flying horse, asking him to immediately summon the agricultural and sericulture officials of Jingzhou to solicit other opinions and measures and implement them one by one.

At this time, rice seedlings have just started to be planted.

After transplanting rice seedlings, it’s still not too late to control the swamps and wastelands!

There’s still time to raise chickens and ducks.

That afternoon, Ye Kun arranged for someone to deliver 150,000 kilograms of high-quality soybean seeds to the Jingzhou area, and he was ordered to do so as quickly as possible without any mistakes.

At dusk, Lao He and his daughter, together with Pang Jia and Sun Yi, came to report on their work.

Ye Kun stayed for dinner and talked while they ate.

Lao He took out a work record and reported while eating:

"Master Ye, we have already made a sample of the rapid-fire musket you requested. It can fire five times in a row, and the test results are good. As for the clock, my brothers Pang Jia and Sun Yi have also made one, but it is not portable and requires a chariot to take away..."

"Really? The two junior brothers are really amazing!"

Ye Kun felt very surprised.

I thought it would take them ten or eight years to develop a mobile clock.

I didn’t expect that the task would be completed in just three years.

This is no wonder. Ye Kun provided ideas, provided a model of the water meter gear, and explained the principle of combined gear movement, which greatly shortened the research time.

Pang Jia yawned and said, "It's just a small test. Give me another three years, and I can shrink the mobile clock by half, to a size a little bigger than a wash basin!"

"Junior brother is mighty!"

Ye Kun laughed and asked, "How is the accuracy of the clock?"

Pang Jia said: "We have studied the mobile clock together with the astronomer Jin Feng. After verification, the error in twelve hours is only five minutes."

Ye Kun began promoting the concept of hours, minutes and seconds two years ago.

Today's military, schools and scientific research institutions all have a deep understanding of this concept and can apply it skillfully.

Pangjia’s latest mobile clock design has hour, minute and second hands, which are intuitive and clear.

Ye Kun was very happy: "Very good, after dinner, we will go to see the clock, and tomorrow morning, we will go to the Arsenal laboratory to see the musket."

Sun Yi smiled and said, "Brother, guess who invented the rapid-fire rifle?"