sjar Chapter 370 How can this be so unreasonable?
Chapter 370 How can this be so unreasonable?
The common people flocked to the palace, kowtowed in front of it, and asked to see Ye Kun with tears in their eyes.
In recent years, Ye Kun has brought a lot of benefits to the people of Yizhou.
The nursing home, the orphanage, the Gonglie Village, as well as the schools and medical clinics in various counties were all built after Ye Kun came.
Wheat noodles, chili peppers, various pasta and pastry making techniques, spinning and weaving techniques, one-ox-pulling-ploughing techniques, ventilated stove techniques, and waterwheel techniques were also brought by Ye Kun.
The price of salt was brought down, and five kilograms of rice could be exchanged for one kilogram of salt, so ordinary people could basically eat salt as much as they wanted.
There are many other benefits, which ordinary people cannot count.
The people truly support Ye Kun and would never let him leave!
In addition, in recent years, Jiang Yourong and Xie Baochan have also carried out many public welfare and charity activities. Whether it is a show or a sincere one, they are approachable after all, which makes the people grateful.
Ye Kun was also very moved. He took Jiang Yourong, Xie Baochan and Liu Yuejuan to greet the common people at the door and said, “I’m so happy. I ...
"My fellow villagers, I am reluctant to leave you. But the situation in Jingzhou is unstable, so I have to go. Don't worry, I will come back to visit you in the future."
Some common people said, "King of Hanzhong, after you leave, who will we turn to if we encounter problems again?"
"After I leave, Lord Guan Bao will be in charge of Yizhou. He will handle all matters properly." Ye Kun raised his voice:
"If corrupt officials bully you and exploit you, and you cannot win the lawsuit, pick up weapons and kill those corrupt officials! Everyone should remember that the world belongs to everyone. Officials should serve the people and seek benefits for the people. If officials don't serve the people, what's the point of having them?"
The common people cheered and said: "The King of Hanzhong is still one of us!"
Ye Kun once again clasped his fists to express his gratitude, allowing the villagers to produce and live their lives in peace.
At the end of April, the Roman merchant Crowe led a merchant group to Chengdu to meet Ye Kun and brought a large amount of crops and seeds.
Ever since Ye Kun conquered the two states of Yong and Liang, opened up the Silk Road, subdued the Little Wise King of the Xiongnu and Chanyu Maoquan, and established a merchant protection team, the Silk Road has now regained its former prosperity.
There were dozens of merchant groups in the Western Regions and the Roman Empire, traveling back and forth on this road to wealth.
Ye Kun hosted a banquet to entertain Kro and checked what the merchant group brought.
Kro introduced: "My lord, based on your description, I sent people to search all over the country, deep into the edge of the sea in the south, and finally found the tomatoes and cotton you mentioned..."
"Are there any cotton?"
Ye Kun was overjoyed and looked at the cotton first.
Sure enough, Kro brought more than 100 pounds of cotton, along with the husks and seeds.
However, the cotton was very small, hard and yellow, as if it had been diseased.
"It's cotton. It's really cotton..."
Ye Kun identified them again and again, and then checked the seeds. He smiled and said, "These cottons are all wild, right? They are not cultivated on a large scale, right?"
Kro nodded: "They are all wild. We spent a lot of effort to find these 100 kilograms."
"Very good. Thank you."
Ye Kun looked at the tomato again and asked, "Where did you find this thing?"
Those tomatoes are rotten!
It’s hard to say whether the seeds are okay or not.
Kro said: "This is a tribute from a foreign country thousands of miles south of our Great Qin, and the place of production is also near the sea."
"That should be the Tianzhu area. It's a peninsula with a hot climate. There are high snow-capped mountains in the north and the sea in the south. There is a big river in the north-central part of the peninsula... We call it the Tianzhu Peninsula."
Ye Kun nodded and held Kro's hand: "I keep my word. I will exchange the cotton you brought with you for gold, one pound for one pound. But the tomatoes are rotten and may not be able to grow. I can only exchange them with silver. As for other seeds, I will give you money, or give you iron pots, porcelain and glass, Shu brocade..."
Cotton is a good thing. It can benefit the people and can also be used as gunpowder fuse.
These wild cottons can be distributed to various places for cultivation and planting. After two or three years of development, good varieties can be selected and promoted, and gradually scale can be formed.
It doesn’t matter about tomatoes. Even if they are cultivated, they can just be added to the dinner table with scrambled eggs with tomatoes and tomatoes mixed with sugar.
Kro also brought a lot of walnuts and walnut saplings.
However, this thing was introduced to China from Rome two hundred years ago and was already grown in the two states of Yong and Liang.
Two years ago, Ye Kun issued an order to vigorously expand walnut planting.
This thing can be used to extract oil, and the oil yield is extremely high.
Kro was also very happy and said with a smile:
"We in the Great Qin have plenty of gold and silver, so I don't want your gold and silver. I want iron pots, porcelain, glass, and Shu brocade..."
"No problem, I promise you everything."
Ye Kun nodded, pulled Kro to drink, and continued to learn about the current situation in Rome and whether the delegation he sent had any impact on the local area.
The mission was sent out last year, and it has been exactly one year.
The last news we received was that the delegation had passed through the countries in the Western Regions and arrived in Daqin, where they were carrying out exchange activities.
Crowe said: "The envoys sent by the King of Hanzhong have been very well received and treated with courtesy by our Great Qin. Some of them have been highly valued by our monarch. Our monarch said that he hopes the King of Hanzhong will submit to him, otherwise he will send a large army to occupy your land."
"What, your Great Qin monarch, you want to attack me?"
Ye Kun suspected that he had heard it wrong!
How desperate and confident they are, fighting from Europe to East Asia?
Ye Kun admits that the ancient Romans were awesome, but he only recognizes their achievements in mathematics, geometry, thought, art, and architecture.
As for the use of force, Ye Kun could just send militiamen from Yong and Liang states to fight the Roman army on their own soil and crush them to the ground!
The final result was that all Roman troops were captured and forced to build the Great Wall.
People in later generations will find that there are Roman columns in some places of the Great Wall, with a distinct Roman style!
Ye Kun has read A Brief History of the World, A Brief History of Rome and A Brief History of Europe.
He knew that Rome's current social form had just transitioned from a primitive public ownership society to a slave society, and its social structure was extremely backward.
Moreover, their iron smelting technology was so poor that it was unbearable to look at.
The most elite equipment of the army was large bronze swords, cloth armor, and crudely made spears and javelins.
Their bows and arrows are not as good as those of the Huns.
Besides, Rome is thousands of miles away from East Asia, and it requires extremely strong food and fodder transportation capabilities to support a major war across the Eurasian continent.
Even if Ye Kun unified China and created more powerful guns and cannons, he would probably have to gather his strength and prepare for three to five years before he dared to attack Rome.
Now, Rome actually wants to attack us!
Kro thought Ye Kun was afraid and comforted him:
"Don't be afraid, King of Hanzhong. Our monarch is still kind. As long as you pay tribute to him and pay him some ironware and porcelain every year, he will not attack you."