The most arrogant in history

Jiang Yourong nodded and said with a wry smile: "The New Year isn't even over yet, and you're going to fight again. And it'll take you several months to come back..."

"My lady, our son is grown up now. It would be good to give him some time to exercise. During the few months I am away, please help me keep an eye on Feng'er and don't let him act recklessly."

"I see."

Jiang Yourong nodded, accepting the entrustment.

Ye Kun walked around the palace again to comfort Liu Yuejuan and others.

Unexpectedly, Wei Caiqin wanted to try something new and also followed Ye Kun to fight.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Caiqin, you are responsible for women's work across the country, as well as the work of the orphanage and the nursing home, and the work of Gonglie Village. The responsibility is heavy, how can you leave easily? You should stay at home and wait for my triumphant return."

Wei Caiqin rolled her eyes: "But, do I want to go to the northern prairie to play? If I don't go crazy, I will get old."

Ye Kun laughed: "Wait until I conquer the northern prairie and arrive in summer, I will play with you and escape the heat at the same time, okay?"

"I'm just afraid that you're lying and not keeping your word."

"I lied to you that I was a puppy, okay?" Ye Kun had no choice but to swear.

In fact, Ye Kun already owed a lot of debts.

I promised Xie Baochan to go to Chengdu together.

He promised Queen Ayiman of Loulan that he would go to Loulan;

Now he has promised Wei Caiqin and pledged a debt to the prairie.

Arriving at Yulian Chunhua's Shuanghua Building, Ye Kun sat for a while, chatting with Yulian Chunhua, and said with a smile:

"I am personally leading the army this time. The main force of the central army is the Fuling Corps, led by Cheng Yulong and Huang Jian, your maternal relatives. Our son Huang Jingzu is my vanguard general, and he will definitely make great contributions this time."

Huang Jingzu is the son of Yulian’s ex-husband Huang Erge and Chunhua’s nephew.

But Ye Kun treated him as his own son.

A few years ago, Huang Jingzu moved out of the palace, completed college and military school, and has now been training in the army for more than a year.

Although he was only seventeen years old, Huang Jingzu worked very hard and studied seriously. He had already risen to the rank of Lieutenant General in the army, with two thousand soldiers under his command.

Ye Kun brought Huang Jingzu along this time to give him a chance to make merit and allow him to be promoted.

Yu Lian bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if you take care of the children, the children will definitely repay your kindness and be loyal and filial."

Chunhua said, "Your Majesty, Zuer is still young and may act impulsively. Please discipline him strictly and don't indulge him too much."

"Don't worry, Joey will follow me, nothing will go wrong."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled.

That night, Ye Kun stayed in Shuanghualou and talked with Yu Lian.

In addition to her eldest son Huang Jingzu, Yu Lian and Ye Kun gave birth to two sons and two daughters, which was considered very productive.

The scenes at Xiping Mountain back then seem like yesterday, but now, my children have grown up.

Yu Lian wanted to get a piece of land for her children, but she didn't dare to say it out loud. She whispered to Ye Kun, "Your Majesty, you have so many princes and princesses. Will they all stay in Zhuo County to assist the prince?"

Ye Kun understood what Yu Lian meant, pinched her nose, and said with a smile:

"If the children are all together, I'm afraid there will be quarrels and even fighting among the family in the future. So I plan to find them overseas fiefdoms when they grow up. That way, I won't have to worry about internal strife."

Prince Ye Feng is not a good guy.

Ye Kun was worried that after he died of old age, Ye Feng would launch a large-scale purge and kill all the princes and grandchildren who were a threat to him.

This has happened countless times in Chinese history.

They are brothers with the same father and mother, and there was also the Xuanwu Gate Incident. What's more, Ye Feng and most of the princes do not have the same mother!

Therefore, Ye Kun had already made a plan. When the princes came of age, he would gradually send them overseas, let them become kings overseas and defend the Chinese motherland.

The world is so big, it is impossible for Ye Feng to completely dominate it.

Yu Lian was overjoyed when she heard this and asked, "Your Majesty's arrangement is also very good. I wonder what will happen to our child in the future..."

"Don't worry, there are many rich places overseas, and the area is also very large. As long as they are my children, I will not treat them unfairly."

Ye Kun hugged Yu Lian and smiled, "Including Huang Jingzu, they are also my children, I treat them all equally. When the time comes, they will all have fiefs, which can guarantee their descendants wealth and prosperity."

Ye Kun has not yet figured out how to distribute overseas territories in the future.

Ye Kun planned to divide up the Mediterranean and Europe.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of the children, I thank you."

"How are you going to thank me? How about..."

"I am old and ugly, how about letting the maidservants around me serve the emperor?"

"Don't make trouble, I'm here to accompany you tonight..."

It’s still chilly in spring, but Shuanghua Tower is warm.

The palace is heated using a boiler-type water heating system and many charcoal stoves.

Ye Kun started experimenting with boilers when he was in Chengdu.

Later, we went to Zhuo County and conducted further research and exploration. Today, the boiler technology is very mature.

Not only in the palace, but also in the residences of Sang Buzhi, Guan Bao, and the residences of the nine ministers, there were boilers for heating. Copper pipes for heating were laid on the floors and walls, making the indoor space as warm as spring.

With seven or eight days left before departure, He Tiantian came excitedly to report that there had been a huge breakthrough in the sealing ring of the steam engine.

Ye Kun was very surprised and went to the Science and Technology City to check it out.

The latest steam engine uses high manganese steel for bearings and rubber synthetic materials for sealing rings, which is indeed a great improvement.

He Tiantian said: "Your Majesty, we have completely mastered the technology of steam engines. We estimate that the service life of the latest steam engines is at least three years.

From now on, large steam ships and steam-powered cars can be promoted vigorously!"

Ye Kun nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "The maturity of the steam engine represents the official arrival of the industrial age. Immediately expand the production line and mass-produce steam engines. The first batch of steam engines will be mainly used on lathes and ships. Research on automobiles must also be accelerated!"

The hydraulic lathes of the past had too little power and unstable work performance, and could not meet the needs of large-scale industrial production.

But there is no problem with a steam engine driving a lathe.

The first batch of steam engines could only be used for power generation, lathes, trains, and ships.

As for civilian use, it is still a long way off.

He Tiantian asked: "Your Majesty, how many steam engines do you think we should produce to be enough? One thousand per year, is that enough?"

"Ten thousand units a year is not enough. Producing 100,000 units a year is barely enough."

Ye Kun chuckled: "Our navy has tens of thousands of warships. If we replace all of them with steam engines, we will need more than 10,000. Our coal mines and iron mines are often flooded and need steam engine water pumps. We also need tens of thousands of them.

In the future, we will have more cars than mule carts and horse carriages, which means millions of steam engines!"

He Tiantian was frightened and opened his mouth wide: "One million steam engines, how much does that cost?"