The most arrogant in history

Ye Kun chuckled and said nothing.

Sang Buyi looked at the time and said, "Let's stop here for today's meeting of the nine ministries. Your Majesty, when do you plan to return to Zhuo County?"

"Go back tomorrow."

Ye Kun stood up and said, "Take the entire family of the King of Goguryeo and the entire family of Gongsun Qishu back to Zhuo County. Hand over the other captives to the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue for arrangement. Oh, and there are a group of Goryeo women who are pretty. You can pick some and give them to the minor officials under your command as concubines to give them a chance to live."

Everyone smiled and nodded.

The next morning, Ye Kun set out back to Zhuo County and inspected along the way.

Xiahou Chang and his family went their own way and had fun.

Ye Kun also gave an order that Xiahou Chang could do whatever he wanted without any surveillance, as long as he abided by the law.

After walking and stopping for three days, they returned to the new capital of Zhuo County.

Officials from Zhuo County, Crown Prince Ye Feng, Tan Bamao, Jiang Youbao and others were all waiting outside the city.

He Tiantian, Pang Jia and Sun Yi were also there.

Ye Kun got on the emperor's special luxurious carriage and called Pang Jia, Sun Yi and He Tiantian to get on board and inquire about the situation of the science and technology city.

"Bad news. There was an explosion at the munitions factory, killing seven people."

Pang Jia sighed and added, "But there is more good news. We worked overtime to produce 20 steam engines, all of which can be used normally. The first batch of steam engines were used in military factories to produce shells, bullets, and guns at a much faster speed."

"Those who died in the explosion should be given compensation."

Ye Kun also sighed: "I knew this day would come, so I repeatedly stressed that we must be extremely careful and strictly follow the operating procedures."

He Tiantian nodded and said, "The operation is already very standardized. We are all small-scale processing workshops, and we are far away from each other. The explosion of one workshop will have no impact on other workshops."

Ye Kun added: "We must also vigorously develop steam engines and use them to produce steam engine parts. This is called riding a horse to find a horse, and the efficiency will be doubled. For trains and steamships, we can just do experiments for the time being, and there is no need to vigorously develop them. When there are enough steam engines, we can then carry out mass production."

"The steam engine factory has been built, and the assembly line is about to start trial production."

He Tiantian sighed: "It's the funds, materials and workers that need to be increased a lot. But Jiubu Sang Buyi is unwilling to increase the investment."

Steam engine technology is now mature.

It is a hand-rubbed steam engine, which is too slow and needs to be industrialized.

This requires a large number of lathes, powered by steam engines.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "If Sang Buyi doesn't give you money, I will. We brought back a lot of gold, silver and jewelry from Goguryeo this time. I withheld a small half of it and gave it to you for your scientific research."

It’s painful every time I ask Wu Qiong for money.

Asking for money is like asking for life.

So this time, Ye Kun conquered Wandu Mountain and directly took a large amount of wealth for himself, and used it to support scientific research and construction.

Xiahou Chang also handed over 100,000 taels of gold, so Ye Kun had plenty of money.

If you have money, you can buy materials and recruit a group of workers.

He Tiantian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you must not let Wu Qiong and others know this."

"If you don't tell them, how would they know?"

Ye Kun said proudly: "Tomorrow you will go buy materials, recruit workers, train workers, and speed up the production of steam engines. If there are not enough workers, transfer graduates from various universities to come here for internships."

Pang Jia said: "To transfer people from the university, we need the emperor's order."

"No problem, I'll arrange it." Ye Kun agreed immediately.

There are now eight universities in Chang'an, Chengdu, Jinling, Xiangyang, Luoyang and Zhuojun.

There are about seven to eight thousand graduates every year.

Ye Kun did not let these people become officials, but let them be responsible for technology and get some training.

Students majoring in mechanical engineering and metallurgy basically entered the Science and Technology City.

When he returned to the palace, Jiang Yourong and others came to pay their respects.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have worried everyone." Ye Kun held Jiang Yourong's hand and said, "Your Majesty, are you okay? There are many things to do in the palace, and I'm afraid you're overworked."

"Everything is fine in the palace, and I am in good health too."

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "The Emperor is leading the army in person. This time it's the fastest. It also looks like it's the easiest, right?"

"It was indeed very easy this time. It will be even easier in the future when there are more guns and cannons."

Ye Kun smiled, greeted everyone one by one and said a few words of comfort.

While eating, Jiang Yourong said, "Shangguan Lin is here again, waiting to be summoned in the inner city."

"Really? I'll meet him tomorrow. He's Ma Zhao's son-in-law. Let Ma Zhao come and have a chat."

Ye Kun nodded.

I guess Shangguan Lin didn't feel satisfied with being a county magistrate and wanted to change his job.

The next morning, Ye Kun went to the palace.

This Golden Palace is seldom used. Ye Kun would only come and sit here during festivals, for show, or to receive foreign envoys.

The entire family of the Goguryeo king and Gongsun Qishu were brought up.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Gongsun Qishu, what else do you have to say today?"

Gongsun Qi stood up without kneeling, and said calmly: "You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you."

"What about your family of dozens of people?"

Ye Kun sneered: "I am not a tyrant, but if I really want to torture you, I have many ways. For example, I can kill your whole family in front of you..."

Gongsun Qishu closed his eyes and cried, "If I surrender to Your Majesty, will you spare my family?"

"Yes." Ye Kun nodded.

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Gongsun Qishu knelt down and said, "I am willing to submit. From now on, I will serve the emperor like a slave."

"Get up." Ye Kun smiled and waved his hand.

"Release Gongsun Qishu's family, let them go to the posthouse to rest and move around freely. Oh, and give them another 100 taels of gold so they can buy some clothes and belongings. Tomorrow, send someone to take Gongsun Qishu to meet his brother, the Emperor Emeritus Gongsun Zhang. They are family, let them have a chat."

Gongsun Qishu stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve the court..."

"Get familiar with the environment first, and then come back to me if you think you can do something."

"The minister obeys the order."

Gongsun Qishu took the order and left to settle his family.

The King of Goguryeo kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am also willing to surrender and submit from now on... Please spare my life."

Ye Kun nodded: "I will confer the title of Duke of Anle on you, and you can go to Hebei to retire. I will also arrange marriages for your unmarried adult children. China has countless young talents, and we will not let them down."

The King of Goguryeo took his leave.

Ye Kun then called Shangguan Lin and asked, "Lin'er, have you been the county magistrate for a full year?"

"Not yet." Shangguan Lin bowed and said, "My father-in-law, Lord Ma, said that it is difficult to make use of my talents in such a small county, so I just need to be the county magistrate for a few months."

Ye Kun looked at Ma Zhao and said, "Master Ma, what kind of job do you want Lin'er to do?"

"Young man, you naturally want to fight on the battlefield."

Ma Zhao said without hesitation: "Shangguan Lin inherited his father's will and is willing to give up literature and join the military. Your Majesty, please help him."

Ye Kun sighed: "Fighting in the north and south is always dangerous. I'm afraid that Lin'er will get into trouble. I will be sorry for his father."

Shangguan Lin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am not afraid. A man who dies on the battlefield is still a hero."

Ye Kun pondered for a while and asked Ma Zhao: "Where do you want to arrange for Lin'er to go?"