The most arrogant in history

Wang Baoguo bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is an eternal saint, your virtue matches heaven and earth, and your light shines for thousands of years."

"I will still unify the martial arts world for thousands of years." Ye Kun couldn't help but smile and sighed:

"I want to hear some criticism of me, especially from the public, so that I can correct the direction of my governance. But the people are afraid of me and dare not tell the truth."

Wang Baoguo was silent for a moment, then he bravely said:

"Everything is fine in the civilian life, except that some soldiers died on the battlefield, and their families are very sad. Those widows have to remarry, and the children have lost their fathers, and the parents have lost their sons, so they are always sad.

If there is no war, then there will be a truly peaceful and prosperous era, a return to the days of Yao and Shun."

In recent years, the main casualties have been in the Jiaozhi Peninsula and in the Yunmian area.

Many soldiers, civilians who built roads, and technicians who supported the development of the south died of malaria.

The road construction project also caused heavy casualties.

In fact, not many people actually died in the battle.

Ye Kun nodded, pointed at the map and said:

"I also think that the greatest suffering of the people lies here. But I have no choice. If we cannot completely control the Jiaozhi Peninsula and the Yunmian region, the descendants of our Chinese people will lose their southern access to the sea.

However, the Jiaozhi Peninsula has been completely controlled by us, and the road to the south is about to be completed. The casualties in the future will be greatly reduced."

Wang Baoguo looked at the map and said boldly:

"I heard that we have many orphanages. Can we let those orphans who have grown up go to the Southern Wilderness to serve as soldiers? Because they are orphans and have no relatives, even if they get sick and die, it will not cause... other impacts."

Ye Kun smiled bitterly: "Do you think I didn't think of this? The troops that have been added to Jiaozhi in the past few years are both men and women, and they are basically children who grew up in orphanages. However, I am a human being, and I feel very sad when any of my compatriots sacrifice their lives."

The wars in recent years created many orphans.

There are orphanages in every major state and county.

Ye Kun has always attached great importance to the development and construction of the orphanage, allowing the children to study, learn both civil and military skills, and then join the army.

In recent years, orphans from Yizhou and the Central Plains have gradually grown up and have been sent to Jiaozhi.

There are several thousand female soldiers every year.

Wang Baoguo nodded and said, "In addition, we can also train local barbarians to supplement our strength."

“These measures are in place and are being implemented.”

Ye Kun nodded and looked at the sea outside the porthole: "After arriving at the site, go and find out the situation. If you have any suggestions, we can talk about it again."

Wang Baoguo clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is right. I don't understand the situation. I just made random comments based on my imagination."

"You are no longer a commoner now."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "From now on, I will appoint you as... the special assistant of the Imperial Study. I will assign you other duties based on the situation in the future."

Through this brief conversation, Ye Kun felt that Wang Baoguo had some talent and could be tried out.

Because his father proclaimed himself emperor and committed a capital crime.

I have pardoned his entire family. Wang Baoguo will definitely be grateful and repay my kindness in the future. I can train him to be one of my own.

It is better to use people than to work hard. This is the skill of employing people.

After a day's sailing, Ye Kun's treasure ship arrived at Laizhou Port that evening.

That is Laizhou Bay.

Before reaching the port, you can see the bright light from the tall lighthouse.

Madam Hongyun asked, "Your Majesty, that bright light is flickering. Is it also a searchlight?"

"Yes, this is also the signal light of the port."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "It is very dangerous to sail on the vast ocean at night. Lighthouses are the guiding lights for sailors, guiding the direction of large ships. From Tianjin Port to Jiaozhi, we have five large seaports and eight small seaports, all of which have lighthouses."

Xiao Ruliu was from Jiangdong and was familiar with lighthouses. He smiled and said, "Jiangdong also had lighthouses before, but they were not this high and not this bright."

"In the past, we used torches, and there were no lighthouse lenses, so of course the light couldn't reach far." Ye Kun smiled and said, "We are now using calcium carbide lamps, which are much brighter than torches."

The first generation of calcium carbide lamps has been developed.

However, it has just been produced and cannot fully meet navigation needs, let alone civilian use.

Xiao Ruliu and Madam Hongyun had only seen samples of calcium carbide lamps.

Xiao Ruliu smiled and said, "The emperor is really a scholar. He can light a lamp with a stone."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "When the power equipment and technology mature in the future, it will be more convenient to use electric lights."

"In a few years, will it be possible for the palace to have electric lighting?"

"Almost." Ye Kun nodded.

In fact, it’s far from it.

Ye Kun was extremely anxious because he couldn't make the light bulb.

Bamboo charcoal filament bulbs can be used, but they are not bright enough and they break easily.

If you use bamboo charcoal filament bulbs for lighting, you have to change the bulbs every day!

Resting at the port at night, Ye Kun greeted Guan Bao and said that they would not travel tomorrow and he wanted to inspect for a day.

Guan Bao said: "Your Majesty should go straight to Jiaozhi and complete the inspection of Jiaozhi before the severe winter. When you come back, you can inspect the coastal ports. If you delay the trip, you may miss the season and encounter the miasma in Jiaozhi, which will affect your health..."

Along the way, there are more than a dozen small port towns.

If we inspect each small town for one day, we will have to wait until after the New Year to arrive at the site.

Ye Kun sighed: "Okay, let's go and hand in the address first."

Three days later, we arrived at Huangpu Port.

Huangfu Lin and Yingtao are both waiting here.

What Ye Kun didn't expect was that Xiao Dequan also came, accompanying his mother Wu Guotai.

Ye Kun got off the boat and met Wu Guotai at the posthouse.

When Xiao Ruliu saw her mother, she was naturally filled with mixed feelings of sadness and joy, and burst into tears.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Princess Xiao, there is no need to do this. The Queen Mother will think that you have been wronged in Zhuo County."

Only then did Xiao Ruliu wipe away her tears and asked about her mother's health.

Ye Kun summoned Xiao Dequan and Huangfu Lin to another room.

Xiao Dequan clasped his fists and saluted: "The emperor is here to patrol the sea, and the people of Jiangdong are eagerly waiting. I, Xiao Dequan, a guilty minister, come to pay my respects to the emperor and also to see my sister."

Ye Kun asked, "Are you okay in Jiangnan?"

"I am doing fine. I just read books, kill time and take care of my mother every day."

"What are your requirements?"

"I have sent troops to conquer Jiaozhi before, but I have never been there." Xiao Dequan said with a wry smile, "Now that the emperor is touring the sea, can you take me with you to the South China Sea to take a look?"

Before Xiao Dequan, he had continuously used troops against Jiaozhi and indeed controlled the eastern front line of the peninsula.

But they failed to capture the territory west of the Changshan Mountains.

"Of course." Ye Kun nodded and pointed at the map and said:

"The Jiaozhi you conquered before was originally under the rule of Huaxia. But there is a large area of ​​land west of Jiaozhi that the soldiers of Jiangdong have never been to. I will take you there this time to show you the entire Jiaozhi Peninsula."

Xiao Dequan nodded: "Our Jiangdong navy was far inferior to the emperor's navy. The emperor's power is so great that it is not surprising that he has taken over the entire Jiaozhi Peninsula."