The most arrogant in history

Chapter 829 Return to Beihai Lake.

The Han people are still accustomed to farming and do not like the nomadic life of having no fixed place to live.

Ye Kun was the same. When he heard that there were tens of millions of acres of arable land here, he was immediately overjoyed.

Once the large farms are built and food is self-sufficient, supporting the north will only require shipping some brown and white sugar, porcelain and ironware, and cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

Old Ma stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to take my son to the Hunhe River Valley to survey and build a large farm for the court."

Ye Kun nodded: "You should send more people, and make sure to conduct a careful survey and plan seriously. The planning results and development plan should be worked out as soon as possible, and I will help you make the final decision. If there are not enough soldiers stationed in the fields, we can continue to transfer troops here."

Everyone clasped their fists and accepted the order.

After a whole day of meetings, Ye Kun was very tired, but also very happy.

Because the overall situation in the North is better than I imagined.

Ye Kun also sent a telegram to inquire about the palace left by He Zhongshu, expressing his intention to rebuild it and use it as a school and hospital.

He Zhongshu replied with a telegram, asking the court to handle the matter, and donated all his private property to the country for construction.

By the way, He Zhongshu also reported the situation on his side. The army on the Western Expedition had swept across the southern part of the European steppes, wiped out many tribes, and was now stationed in the northwest of the Eastern Roman Empire for rest and recuperation.

As long as Ye Kun gave the order, He Zhongshu, Huang Jingzu, Shangguan Lin and others could defeat the Eastern Roman Empire.

Ye Kun called back and asked them to continue resting and building the base.

Taking care of the Roman Empire was as easy as killing a chicken or a cow.

But you have to kill the chickens slowly, otherwise if you kill too many, you won’t be able to eat them all.

Wouldn't it be nice to keep those chickens laying eggs?

On the third day in the city of Yanran, Ye Kun walked into the streets and alleys to inspect the people's conditions.

On the street corner, a few children were playing, throwing stones and playing hopscotch.

Ye Kun watched with interest.

There were two children nearby, about ten years old, arguing about the story of "Two Children Arguing About the Sun".

A child said, "The Emperor said that the distance between the sun and the earth is stable. Whether it is morning or noon, the sun is the same distance from the earth."

Another child said, "I think that's not right. In summer, the sun is very close to us, so it doesn't snow and the temperature is high. In winter, the sun is far away from us, so it snows."

The two people argued endlessly.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "This kid is right. In summer, the sun is closer to us."

The child said, "You are talking nonsense. The emperor said that they are equally far and near."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "That's because the emperor didn't explain it clearly... When you grow up and go to middle school, you will know the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, and then you will understand this truth. In middle school, there is a simulation diagram of the solar system, which is very clear."

The child rolled his eyes: "You are a liar, you lied to me."

Ye Kun shook his head and left with a smile.

The outer city is where ordinary people live, but the houses have been planned and are relatively neat and tidy.

Ye Kun walked slowly to a house and asked, "Fellow villager, can I come in and have a glass of mare's milk?"

The host came out to greet him, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why are you here alone?"

"you know me?"

"Of course I know him. I met the emperor at the city gate the day before yesterday." The fellow villager was very happy and invited Ye Kun in.

Ye Kun looked around the layout of the room and found it quite good.

There are four stone houses and two tents in front, which were later called yurts.

There is a spacious yard at the back where pigs, sheep and a dozen chickens are raised.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Fellow countryman, what should I call you?"

"My last name is Wang, Wang Laosan."

The fellow villager smiled naively, brought out some warm kumis and asked Ye Kun to taste it.

Ye Kun took a sip of wine and asked again: "How many people are there in your family? How do you make a living? Why did you come here?"

"I used to be a son-in-law, and I moved here with the clan leader. The clan leader is from Hebei, and he immigrated here voluntarily, not because he committed a crime." Wang Laosan smiled and said:

"There are five people in my family, my husband and I, and three children. My husband and I usually work in the wool factory. We have no work at this time, so we stay at home for the winter. But we will have to go back to work soon."

Ye Kun nodded: "Can we live on?"

Wang Laosan smiled and said, "We can still make a living by working and eating. The court also takes good care of us and sells us grain at a very cheap price. The children are grown up and in the summer they follow the villagers to herd and work."

"It's good to be able to pass."

Ye Kun consoled her with a few words and left three silver coins: "For your three children, this is a token of my appreciation."

I visited several of them and the conditions were all pretty good.

It’s just that the housing construction is a little bit worse.

Because there are too few building materials here.

There were no bricks, and wood was lacking.

Back in the inner city, Ye Kun told Ye Qingshan: "The efforts of the tree planting activities in the north are far from enough. Most of us Han people immigrated from the inland and have no habit of planting trees. Because there are too many trees in the inland, we can't cut them all down.

But the North cannot do that. We must vigorously plant trees. Otherwise, when the population increases, all the wood will have to be provided by the court, which is too expensive. "

Ye Qingshan smiled bitterly: "There are trees planted on the farm. But it's not the same in the wild. The herders are not aware of it and destroy the trees at will."

"Then do a good job of publicity and supervision."

Ye Kun frowned: "The development of the farm in the Hunhe River Valley also requires the planting of trees. As the saying goes, it takes a hundred years to cultivate a person and ten years to grow a tree. Some wood grows fast and can be mature in ten years. It can be used to build houses and carriages.

In addition to farms and pastures, we also need to build forest farms. This is work that cannot be delayed and must be done immediately."

Ye Qingshan nodded repeatedly.

Ye Kun stayed in the city of Yanran for ten days.

The temperature is getting higher and the climate is comfortable.

Ye Kun called Huo Qing and said, "The weather has been good recently. I plan to ride lightly to the Beihai camp to see the soldiers there."

Huo Qing hesitated: "Your Majesty, is it too far to go to Beihai Camp?"

"I once led troops there. It's not that far away."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "We only need 500 light cavalry. We can reach the Beihai camp in five days. We also need to take a few diesel trucks."

Huo Qing had no choice but to agree.

Ye Kun selected 500 of his personal soldiers, and Huo Qing also brought 500 people, and they set out together.

Jiang Yourong and others stayed in the city of Yanran.

Jiang Yourong said, "Your Majesty, it may still be snowing in the north. You must take care of yourself. Also, there may be Huns in the north. You must pay attention to your safety and never travel alone."

"Don't worry, Madam. The thousand men I bring are as good as a hundred thousand elite soldiers."

Ye Kun comforted Jiang Yourong and said with a smile: "We also brought cars, just like steel chariots. Those scattered Xiongnu remnants are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when facing our chariots."

Jiang Yourong was still worried, so she prepared a few more clothes for Ye Kun.

Ye Kun, Huo Qing and others, continued to head north.

Along the way, you would come across a garrison or a small town almost every half a day.

Ye Kun had no time to stay, so he hurried past and headed straight for the Beihai camp.

In just four days, everyone arrived at the Beihai camp.

There were still a thousand soldiers left in the Beihai camp, and they all came out to greet him, cheering excitedly: "Long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!"