PNB Chapter 338: Weapons are dangerous tools.
Chapter 338: Weapons are dangerous tools.
"Don't worry, girl. I'm not angry."
Ye Kun touched Tingting's little head:
"As long as your father doesn't attack us again, I won't bully him. When the world is at peace, if you two want to go back and have a look, I can send someone to take you back. Or if your parents come to see you, I will also give them a warm welcome."
Tingting nodded immediately: "My father said that he will always be loyal to the King of Hanzhong."
Ye Kun smiled and lifted Tingting's chin: "So good!"
By the beginning of July, the military and political affairs of the four counties in Hexi had been arranged.
Ye Kun still handed over the military and political affairs here to He Zhongshu, Guan Yong, Wen Qi and Sang Buzhi, and asked them to stay on the border to cultivate land and slowly build the Great Wall. At the same time, they formed a merchant protection team to ensure the smooth flow of trade routes in the Western Regions.
Just as I was about to return to Chengdu, I received more good news.
The merchant group from the Kingdom of Kucha brought the first batch of oil, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms.
Ye Kun was overjoyed and personally met with Anitai, the merchant leader of the Kingdom of Kucha.
Anitai clasped his fists and said, "The King of Hanzhong was invincible and defeated the Western Xiongnu. Now the trade route is much safer."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir!" Ye Kun laughed and said:
"We have established a merchant protection corps and set up post stations along the road. We will take over the trade route in the future. Not only will we protect you, but we will also provide you with all the conveniences."
After a few polite words, Ye Kun went to see the oil.
It is not easy to transport this batch of oil.
All were transported by camels.
Moreover, oil is corrosive and has certain requirements for containers. The people of Kucha used pottery jars to store oil, and many of them would be corroded and damaged during transportation, so the jars had to be replaced in time.
Therefore, the merchants from Kucha don’t make much money by transporting the oil here.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "I will customize a batch of glass containers for you, specifically for storing oil. Wrap the glass containers with straw ropes, and just drive slowly on the road."
Anitai thanked him and asked Ye Kun, "Excuse me, King of Hanzhong, what do you want this oil for?"
Ye Kun had to keep it a secret, of course, and said with a smile: "We can refine something from it, called asphalt, which is used to pave roads. It is very smooth and solid."
Anitai smiled bitterly.
I think Ye Kun is out of his mind.
Isn't it better to use stones to pave the road? Why use asphalt?
In Zhangye County, Ye Kun found a dozen Mohist disciples, all of whom were reliable people, and taught them how to refine gasoline.
In fact, the refining of gasoline is very simple, which is distillation.
Boil the oil and collect the steam to make gasoline.
Although the concentration of this gasoline is not high enough, it is enough to make incendiary bombs!
Gongsun Erniang and Ding Ding didn't know how powerful gasoline was, so they pestered Ye Kun to try it out.
Ye Kun refined the first batch of gasoline, took out a small pot, and went to the field for testing.
First, cut a bunch of fresh branches and pile them together.
Ye Kun asked, "Junior sister, do you think these fresh branches can be burned immediately?"
Gongsun Erniang rolled her eyes: "Of course it can't be burned."
Ye Kun poured gasoline on the branches and said with a smile: "It's different now. As long as there is a little spark, this pile of fresh branches will burst into flames!"
Tintin didn't believe it, so he opened the tinder and threw it directly up.
boom!
There was a muffled sound and the flames jumped up high.
A pile of fresh branches burst into flames, and the flames forced people to retreat again and again.
"How can it be so powerful?" Ding Ding and Gongsun Erniang were both surprised.
"If it doesn't have the power, I won't spend a lot of money to buy it."
Ye Kun chuckled and said, "With gasoline, we have powerful incendiary bombs. It will be easy to deal with the Jiangdong navy!"
Ding Ding sighed and said, "This thing is very powerful, but unfortunately in the hands of my brother, it will cause great suffering again."
Ye Kun smiled bitterly and said, "We know that weapons are dangerous tools, and sages use them only when they have no other choice."
"But brother, you are not a saint either. You are just a mortal with power and troops." Gongsun Erniang looked at Ye Kun and said:
"If possible, I hope that Senior Brother will try to reduce the killing. The enemy is also a human being, just like us, with flesh and blood, parents and relatives."
"Do you think I am a person who kills innocent people indiscriminately?"
Ye Kun shook his head and sighed, "If Xiahou Chang and Xiao Dequan are not dead, our Great Ding Kingdom will not be unified, the war will not stop, and millions of ordinary people will die. Only by killing Xiahou Chang and Xiao Dequan can there be peace in the world."
Ding Ding thought for a moment and asked, "Brother, I am young and don't understand many things. If we really conquer the world, what will it be like in the future?"
"Just like Yizhou." Ye Kun smiled:
"I received a letter from Chengdu yesterday. The people's livelihood in Yizhou has developed rapidly this year. Most ordinary people raise pigs, chickens and ducks at home. People can occasionally taste chicken, duck, fish and eggs. There is more food than can be eaten, and every family has surplus food. Salt and sesame oil are available in every household. In addition, the population of Yizhou has increased by more than 100,000..."
Gongsun Erniang became happy: "It has been a year since we left Chengdu. Brother, please take us back to have a look."
"Okay, we'll set off in a few days. You can go ahead and investigate along the way to see if there are any corrupt officials who are oppressing the people and taking bribes!"
Governing a country actually means governing its officials.
Officials are the confidants of the rulers, and they are also their biggest threat!
If every official can enforce the law impartially and be considerate of the people, then the emperor will be able to rule the country without doing anything.
Ding Ding asked: "Brother, can we, Mohist disciples, become officials?"
"Of course." Ye Kun nodded and said to Gongsun Erniang:
"You select a group of upright and experienced Mohist disciples. I will give them a brief instruction and send them to various places to serve as officials, starting with the grassroots positions of county magistrates."
Gongsun Erniang smiled and said, "We Mohist disciples are all upright people. Anyone who is not upright will be punished by my family rules!"
There are now thousands of Mohist disciples, and the personnel organization is all in the hands of Gongsun Erniang.
She is now equivalent to the deputy gang leader and the law enforcement elder!
A few days later, Ye Kun began to return to Chengdu.
The team was huge, with more than 10,000 people.
Among them were many Hun captives and beautiful women presented as tribute by the Huns.
He also brought several thousand cattle, sheep and horses, gold sand presented as tribute by Maoquan Chanyu, and oil sent from the Western Regions.
After returning to Hanzhong, Ye Kun settled the captives on the spot, betrothed the beautiful Xiongnu women to unmarried Han men, and distributed cattle and horses to the hundred-household villages.
Gold sand was refined on the spot and used to reward officials and soldiers, so that they could continue to build the highway from Hanzhong to Qinchuan and from Hanzhong to Yizhou.
Only with a highway can we quickly assemble troops and transport food and fodder, which is the guarantee of victory.
So, Ye Kun has been repairing roads, repairing roads non-stop.
After spending a month in Hanzhong, Ye Kun finally returned to Chengdu.
Seeing Jiang Yourong and others, and his children growing up, Ye Kun was filled with mixed emotions.
Counting it up, it has been another year since we separated.
All the officials of Yizhou came to welcome Ye Kun and congratulate him on his brilliant victory over the Western Xiongnu.
But Xie Baochan's father did not come because he was ill and dying.
Ye Kun was secretly delighted, but he said:
"Master Xie has worked hard for the country, devoted his heart and soul, and is a role model for all officials. When I return home, I will change my clothes and take a bath, and then take everyone to see Master Xie."