The most arrogant in history

Seeing Jiao Nu gain so much wealth out of thin air, Xiao Ruliu couldn't help but feel jealous and sighed, "It's a pity that we don't have such an uncle."

Ye Kun was unhappy when he heard this and said calmly:

"Liu Fei, your Jiangdong Xiao family's current wealth is still much greater than Jiao Nu's. Because of you, I returned a lot of the Xiao family's assets; your Xiao family's cemetery alone covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres, who can compare? Although Jiao Nu has some money, she has not entered the Six Palaces, and when she sees you, she has to call you Madam. So, each of us has our own advantages, there is no need to compare."

"Your Majesty, I was the one who spoke carelessly."

Xiao Ruliu knew he had made a mistake and stood up to apologize.

Ye Kun nodded and said, "You came back from Jinling with me, so you may be tired. Go back and rest. I will come to talk to you another day."

Xiao Ruliu's eyes turned red and he lowered his head to leave.

The others were a little nervous and didn't dare to speak.

Jiao Nu forced a smile and said, "Although it is something my second uncle gave me, I cannot keep it all to myself. When I return, I will pick out some fine jewelry and give it to the Queen and the other ladies."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "This is your own stuff, don't give it to anyone. If you want to give it, give some money to the orphanage. There are more and more orphans now, it's simply a bottomless pit. I've seen the financial report, and there are already more than 200,000 orphans on record, most of them are girls, which is really pitiful."

Feeding 200,000 people, plus management and education, is a huge expense.

Most of the funds raised by the last charity foundation were invested in orphanages and nursing homes.

Jiao Nu was really generous and said on the spot: "Then I will donate half of these gold and jewelry to help orphans and support the development of the orphanage."

Everyone was surprised and full of admiration.

It's not easy for a woman to be so generous.

Ye Kun stood up and saluted Jiao Nu: "On behalf of all orphans in the world, thank you Madam Jiao Nu."

Jiao Nu blushed and hurriedly returned the courtesy.

Jiang Yourong said, "I heard that two new orphanages have been built in Xindu, Zhuo County, each with several thousand orphans. Your Majesty, if it is convenient, let's find some time to go and take a look together."

"Your Majesty's suggestion is very good. Let's go and see it together some other day."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "I will let everyone discuss the orphan issue during tomorrow's meeting."

It’s time to solve the problem of orphans.

The Chinese people also have the habit of favoring boys over girls, which should also be changed!

That night, Ye Kun stayed in Fengyi Palace.

He called Bingbing over again and had her formally meet Jiang Yourong.

Jiang Yourong comforted Bingbing and said, "Bingbing, there are some things in the palace that you don't understand. Go find Jasmine. You must serve the emperor wholeheartedly and don't let the emperor get too tired."

Bingbing nodded hurriedly: "I'll remember the Queen's order."

Ye Kun's face turned red. What did the Queen mean?

The next morning, Ye Kun bid farewell to Fengyi Palace and went to the imperial study.

Jasmine was already waiting here and made tea for Ye Kun.

“Jasmine, there were so many people yesterday and I didn’t have time to talk to you. Are you not angry?”

"Your Majesty, I just miss you, how dare I be angry?" Jasmine rushed over, her clothes wet with tears.

"I miss you, too." Ye Kun comforted Jasmine: "I didn't take you with me on this southern tour because I was worried that you would get sick. Don't be angry, I'll take you with me next time."

Jasmine wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you plan to tour the south again in the future?"

"Of course we have to go on a southern tour."

Ye Kun took Jasmine to the big map and said, "Look, this is the Tianzhu Peninsula, next to the Nanhua Peninsula. After we conquer it, I want to live there for three to five years."

“Why do you want to live for three to five years?”

"That is an overseas region. It did not belong to China before. If I want this continent to belong to China forever, I must live here for three to five years before I can completely sinicize it."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The climate there is good, but it is a little hot in the summer. But in the summer, we can go to the north to escape the heat. The high mountains in the north are our Great Snow Mountain."

Jasmine nodded: "From now on, no matter where the emperor goes, I will follow him."

"Okay, I promise you."

Ye Kun nodded, sat down, and reviewed the documents that Jasmine had sorted out.

I have been away from the new capital of Zhuo County for more than half a year, and the government affairs have been handled by the Nine Departments.

But some files still need to be looked at.

Before they had finished reading the document, nine ministers came for a meeting.

Ye Kun was holding a meeting in the small conference room next to the imperial study.

There was too much to cover in today's meeting, and it didn't end until noon.

Ye Kun instructed Huang Ye: "Eunuch Huang, go serve lunch. Everyone should eat before the meeting. Lunch is a working meal, four people per table, four dishes and one soup. No waste is allowed."

Eunuch Huang agreed and went to serve lunch.

Ye Kun smiled as he ate:

"I haven't been back for half a year, and there are too many backlogs of government affairs. Although they are all small matters, they still take up time. Let's do this. There are still a few topics to be discussed. Let's continue the meeting tomorrow. After dinner, let's study the issue of orphans."

The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Water Resources and Transportation, and the Ministry of Agriculture all have issues waiting for Ye Kun to make the final decision.

This meeting will take several days to finish.

Sang Buyi refused: "Your Majesty, we should deal with the backlog of government affairs first. We can discuss other matters later."

Ye Kun had no choice but to nod and say, "That's fine. Let's move on to the next topic this afternoon and follow the routine."

After lunch, we moved on to the next topic.

It is a plan for the development of Liaodong and Goguryeo.

The current Goguryeo and Samhan regions have been renamed the Donghwa Peninsula.

Liu Ai, a argumentative person, is now the Grand Commander of Liaodong and Donghua Peninsula, in charge of government affairs and responsible for overall development and governance.

According to the report sent back by Liu Ai, the development of Liaoze is difficult, there is a shortage of manpower, and it is somewhat beyond the capacity of the project.

Ye Kun read Liu Ai's written report and asked:

"My junior sister Gongsun Erniang has been in charge of the transformation of Liaoze for a year. This morning, I read Gongsun Erniang's report and everything is going well."

Gongsun Erniang's hometown is in Liaodong.

His father was originally the governor of Liaodong.

Later, due to family struggles for power, Gongsun Erniang's entire family was killed, and only she escaped. She was accepted as a disciple by the Mohist leader Shenjizi, and wandered to Qionglai Mountain in Yizhou.

After Ye Kun recovered Liaodong, Gongsun Erniang went to Liaodong.

One is to worship his parents, and the other is to preside over the development of Liaodong and serve as Liu Ai's deputy.

The difficulty in developing Liaodong lies in the fact that the Liaohe River Valley in the Liaohe River basin was once a large swamp, stretching for hundreds of miles, called Liaoze.

The other is the old forest in the mountains.

All in all, Gongsun Erniang has been in Liaodong for more than a year.

The first few months were spent investigating and designing routes and making plans, and only then did we officially start construction.

Compared with the Yun-Mian Highway and the Yun-Mian Canal, the management of Liaoze Lake is just a small project.

Therefore, Gongsun Erniang did not bring many people with her, only about 5,000 people.

Ye Kun read the letter from Gongsun Erniang and found that the construction was going smoothly and progressing step by step.