The most arrogant in history

Chapter 488 Xiahou Chang offers his daughter.

Ye Kun thought about it and said with a smile:

"Let them form their own caravans and come to Qiantang Bay by boat to trade. In this way, we don't have to bear the transportation costs or risks. We can just sit back and collect the money.

If they want ships, we can sell them merchant ships.”

Wu Qiong nodded, adjourned the meeting, and then contacted the diplomatic corps and merchant groups of various countries to finalize the transaction price and details.

Ye Kun was very happy to return to Jiang Yourong's Fengyi Palace.

Because it was a big deal.

After dinner, Wu Qiong and Ma Zhengyang asked for a meeting to report on their business discussions.

Ye Kun did not avoid suspicion and met him directly in Fengyi Palace.

After listening to the report, Ye Kun pondered:

"One more thing. We also want young slaves from Rome and the Kushan Empire. No matter if they are men or women, as long as they are healthy, we want them all. Since the demand for iron is so great, we need more people to enter the iron and coal mines, right?"

Wu Qiong smiled and said, "It's just that the journey is long, and they may not think there is any profit in selling slaves."

"They bring it back and forth as well, how come there is no profit?"

Ye Kun chuckled: "All foreign immigrants are treated equally. They will work first and receive education at the same time. After three years of assessment, those who pass will be converted into Han citizens, given national treatment, and arranged marriages."

In recent years, a large number of people have been absorbed from outside, which has greatly alleviated the worker problems in textile factories, iron ore and coal mines, cement plants and brick kiln factories.

Otherwise, Ye Kun would have to conscript laborers from all over the country, just like Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall and Emperor Yang of Sui dug the Grand Canal. In the end, public resentment would arise and the situation would be out of control.

Wu Qiong and Ma Zhengyang nodded and left together.

Another day passed before Ye Kun had time to go to Zhuojun Science and Technology City to hold a secret internal meeting.

Only Gongsun Erniang, Ding Ding, Pang Jiasun Yi, He Tiantian and others were present at the meeting.

Ye Kun said: "I want to conquer Jiaozhi and the Tianzhu Peninsula, as well as Goguryeo and the Northern Xiongnu. Black powder weapons are no longer powerful enough. So, I decided to develop smokeless gunpowder and make more powerful guns and cannons..."

Gongsun Erniang sighed and said, "Brother, our Chinese territory is about to reach the peak of the Wu Emperor period, why do we need to expand it?"

"Junior sister, I am leaving a way for the future of the Chinese descendants."

Ye Kun pointed at the map and said, "Looking back, technology is developing faster and faster, and the earth is a village. If our descendants do not have enough territory, they will not be able to develop, and perhaps the Chinese people will be completely wiped out.

We must expand our territory and allow the Chinese people to spread all over the world and spread out, so as to ensure the longevity of the Chinese nation.

From a historical perspective, this is also our opportunity, because our technology is already leading the world. If we don’t take it now, the technology will be leaked in the future, and we will be attacked in return.”

Ding Ding supports Ye Kun's opinion:

"In the south, I saw groups of foreign mountain people robbing merchants, killing people and stealing goods. It was a horrible sight. Therefore, the bigger the country, the better. Only then can there be order and avoid war and killing. If we hadn't unified the nine provinces, the current Huaxia country would definitely still be killing each other, with blood flowing everywhere."

He Tiantian said: "It would be better if we could leave a way for our descendants."

Gongsun Erniang shrugged: "Then do it, I have no objection."

Ye Kun nodded and explained how to make smokeless gunpowder from cotton and nitric acid.

Then we arranged how to produce it, how to keep it secret, and the technical requirements for the matching guns and artillery...

It is very troublesome to set up a new production line from scratch.

Fortunately, a new arsenal had been built at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. It was large in scale, with ready-made facilities and personnel.

Today's steel can also meet the needs of smokeless gunpowder.

A few days later, all work was launched in an all-round way and was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Ye Kun led everyone to work on upgrading the eight-round musket to a fifteen-round musket, which was basically a submachine gun!

In fact, the design of the automatic rifle is not complicated in Ye Kun's hands.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were brave men who designed and manufactured a 28-round musket, which was more than two hundred years earlier than the Maxim machine gun.

However, the Qing emperor was afraid that the development of firearms would threaten his rule, so he killed this fierce man!

Ye Kun will first make a rapid-fire rifle and artillery. If there is a need in the future, he can also make a Maxim machine gun.

Gunpowder, bullets, and gun barrels are the three major hardware.

There is also software such as the firing device that needs to be tested slowly.

Ye Kun still arranged a small group, allowing everyone to study separately, make progress together, and then summarize and draw lessons from each other's strengths and overcome their weaknesses.

At the end of February, Liu Ai returned.

Brought the imperial seal to Ye Kun.

There are also Xiahou Chang's two daughters, one named Xiahou Jie and the other named Xiahou Zhu.

Zhuo County was shocked!

Central Plains is shocked!

After all, it is the imperial seal, representing the divine right of the emperor, representing the legitimate lineage, and it is natural and rightful.

And Xiahou Chang offered both of his daughters to Ye Kun. It can be seen that this time, he really surrendered and was convinced wholeheartedly.

Sang Buzhi and the nine ministers unanimously decided to hold a grand ceremony to worship the heaven and display the imperial seal in order to further establish Ye Kun's prestige and strengthen the legitimacy and legality of Ye Kun's ascension to the throne.

Ye Kun didn't want to do such a costly and labor-intensive task, but when he thought that it would help strengthen cohesion, he agreed.

Ma Zhao said again:

"Xiahou Chang's offering of his daughters, like handing over the imperial seal, also represents Xiahou Chang's complete submission. I suggest that the emperor accept Xiahou Chang's two daughters, announce it to the world, and canonize them as concubines. First, it will show the emperor's majesty and make the four directions submit to him; second, it will show the emperor's grace and care for the foreign ministers."

Is marrying someone else's two daughters considered a blessing or care?

Being an emperor really brings all the advantages.

Ye Kun squinted at Ma Zhao and said, "Back in Chengdu, I asked you for a few more wives, but you refused. Why are you now asking me to take in Xiahou Chang's two daughters?"

Ma Zhao said in a serious tone: "This is a state matter, not a personal matter. Xiahou Chang sent his daughter here, the emperor has to accept her even if he doesn't want her!"

Sang Buyi and others nodded.

"You are harming me." Ye Kun sighed and said to the old eunuch Huang Ye beside him:

"Send an imperial decree to confer the title of Consort Jie on Xiahou Jie and Consort Zhu on Xiahou Zhu, and grant them residences in the harem. By the way, are Xiahou Chang's two daughters pretty?"

Until now, Ye Kun has never seen Xiahou Chang’s two daughters!

Ma Zhao chuckled: "If it's not pretty, I guess Xiahou Chang wouldn't dare to send it to me..."

Everyone laughed secretly.

Ye Kun shook his head and adjourned the meeting.

Huang Ye was waiting on the side, whispering: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jie and Concubine Zhu are both beautiful, comparable to Xi Shi. One is sixteen or seventeen years old, and the other is seventeen years old. They are currently in Fengyi Palace, paying respects to the Empress."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "I am working in the Imperial Study. When Concubine Jie and Concubine Zhu have finished their visit to the Queen, you can ask them to come to the Imperial Study."

Huang Ye obeyed the order and went to Fengyi Palace.

Ye Kun came to the imperial study and summoned Pang Jia, Sun Yi and He Tiantian to review the report sent by the Science and Technology City.

Sun Yi smiled and said, "Brother Emperor, the radio transmitter you requested has been made. And the loud speaker you requested, or the megaphone, has also been made."

"Really? Show it to me!" Ye Kun was surprised.