The most arrogant in history

Chapter 435: Ceremony of Heavenly Sacrifice.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "This is not a long-term solution, but it seems to be the best way at the moment. Let's do it this way first, and continue to explore and establish a perfect system."

Although Ma Zhao and Gongsun Erniang are both selfless people, they are currently capable of taking on important responsibilities.

But what if they are gone?

There are also Gongsun Erniang's Mohist disciples, who all work for their feelings and ideals.

Can feelings and ideals last a lifetime? Can they be used to make a living?

Within three to five years, these Mohist disciples with ideals and sentiments will be polluted by the real society and become corrupt.

But Ye Kun couldn't care less and could only take it one step at a time and slowly find a solution.

This year's bumper harvest of more than one million acres of cotton solved Ye Kun's urgent problem.

Cotton cloth and cotton clothes from all over the country were shipped in one after another.

Ye Kun sent pigeons to deliver a letter, ordering textile factories across the country to sell half of their hemp spinning machines and looms, specifically to local gentry.

As soon as cotton cloth came out, linen cloth became outdated production capacity.

Sell ​​the linen production machine quickly and exchange it for some copper coins to spend.

The local gentry, who were backward in information, thought they had picked up a treasure and happily bought back the obsolete equipment, preparing to make money through the hemp spinning industry!

Little did they know that Ye Kun had taken advantage of the time difference to deliberately trick people.

A few days later, Ye Kun convened a commodity exhibition and notified all officials and vendors to come and see the cotton fabrics.

The ministers of the nine ministries and other important officials and generals all received a set of cotton autumn clothes, a cotton vest, a cotton quilt, a cotton bed sheet and a cotton towel for free.

This thing is more comfortable to wear than silk.

Soft, warm and breathable.

"My Lords, my Masters."

Ye Kun clasped his fists and said, "After three or four years of development, we have persisted in cultivating improved cotton varieties and vigorously promoted cotton planting, and finally achieved today's cotton production. I can announce that in three years, cotton cloth will completely replace linen cloth. The people of China will no longer be threatened with freezing to death."

Everyone experienced the benefits of cotton cloth and was excited, asking about the trading situation of the cotton cloth and cotton textile industry.

Ye Kun smiled and said:

"During these three years, the cotton textile industry will not be open. The people are prohibited from spinning cotton and weaving cloth. All cotton will be purchased by the court, and then woven into cloth and sold uniformly.

Three years later, we will open up in an orderly manner and attract private capital to enter the cotton textile industry. Those who want to get a share of the cotton textile industry can invest in advance. "

There is huge business potential here, and no one wants to miss it.

The vendors raised their hands one after another, expressing their willingness to invest in the cotton textile industry.

Ye Kun nodded and said, "We will build hundreds of tying-flower factories, cotton spinning factories, weaving factories, and garment factories across the country. We will accept a maximum of 50% investment from the private sector. If you are interested, please contact Master Wu Qiong."

All current cotton textile products are sold to the outside world. The specific prices are also set by the Finance and Taxation Department of Master Wu Qiong.

In addition, we have a large amount of cottonseed oil coming on the market, which will also be sold at the same price as sesame oil."

Another byproduct of growing cotton is cottonseed oil.

This thing tastes bad and is slightly bitter, so people in later generations don't eat it.

But in the Dading Kingdom, it is a good thing.

The trade fair was very successful and orders were constantly coming in.

On the basis of ensuring the supply to the army, Ye Kun sold and pre-ordered cotton textiles in large quantities to recover funds.

There were also some broken small copper cannons that were not easy to use. Ye Kun ordered that they should all be destroyed and cast into copper coins to replenish the national treasury.

Because iron-making technology is still improving and steel production is increasing, some copper cannons can be replaced with steel cannons.

The steel cannon will be lighter and have better performance.

Ye Kun also ordered to slow down the construction of Chang'an City and the new capital of Zhuo County to ensure that the people could survive the winter.

Although Xiahou Chang did not do any personnel work, he had learned from Ye Kun in recent years and vigorously mined iron ore and coal mines, which saved Ye Kun a lot of trouble.

Especially the coal in the former land of Yan State, which is almost inexhaustible.

There are many open-pit coal mines here, and the rock layer above is not very thick.

Xiahou Chang once mobilized hundreds of thousands of people, and with brute force, he flattened the mountain top, revealing thick coal seams, which he could then start digging.

With coal, we can naturally solve the problem of heating in winter.

The troops stationed in the north all use honeycomb coal and can occasionally eat hot pot. It’s so comfortable!

Gongsun Erniang was fully responsible for the heating and cooking issues for the military and civilians. She was extremely busy, checking everywhere, implementing each task one by one, and also promoting the prevention of gas poisoning.

Wen Axiu was also very busy. She was fully responsible for cultural, educational and health work and often worked overtime until late at night.

Jiang Yourong was also not idle. She took her maids with her, planted vegetables during the day, and spun cotton at night, trying her best to support herself.

Seeing that Jiang Yourong was working too hard, Ye Kun also advised her: "My queen, please don't be so tired. Among the women in the world today, except for the queen of Gongsun Zhang, no one is more noble than you."

But Jiang Yourong said, "I am young, I have hands and feet, can I rest all day? If I rest all the time, I will become lazy."

Ye Kun couldn't persuade her and had to let her do what she wanted.

When the civil and military officials heard that Jiang Yourong was doing all the work himself, they did not dare to be overly wasteful, and the moral atmosphere was very good.

Gradually, towards the end of the year, in the depths of winter, the Central Plains region finally stabilized.

The scattered bandits in the mountains were also basically eliminated.

The captured robbers were sent to iron and coal mines to do hard labor.

The people in the Central Plains have food and drink and are not threatened by cold and hunger. When they talk about Ye Kun, they all shed tears.

Compared with the reign of Xiahou Chang, the people stepped from hell into heaven in one step.

Before the Chinese New Year, Yu Guinong, Yan Ju and others suggested that Ye Kun hold a ceremony to worship the heavens in order to show his merits.

Ye Kun shook his head: "Let's not do such a waste of money and labor. If God is kind, we don't need to worship him. If God is not kind, it's useless for us to worship him."

Yu Guinong retreated in embarrassment.

Pang Jia, Sun Yi, He Tiantian and others, with their technical team, came to Xuchang a few years ago to report their work to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "You came at the right time. I have nothing to do recently, so I plan to continue working on some scientific research projects. By the way, have you made any progress in your recent research?"

After conquering the Central Plains, Ye Kun was so busy that he had no time to take care of scientific research.

Sun Yi was very proud and took something out of his arms: "Brother, please look, the task you assigned to me has been completed."

"Pocket watch?"

Ye Kun was overjoyed. He took it and checked it, and asked, "How accurate is this thing?"

This pocket watch is a bit big, about the size of a small bowl.

The total weight is about three pounds.

Hanging around the neck, it feels heavy, like a breastplate.

"Within a day, the error is no more than five minutes. If by chance, it's perfect." Sun Yi said proudly, "We have made more than 500 of them, and they are all qualified products."

"Oh my god, more than 500? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I just happened to be short of money, so I quickly sold this batch of pocket watches. By the way, what is the approximate manufacturing cost? How much is a reasonable selling price?"

He Tiantian smiled and said, "The cost is no more than three taels of gold. If we sell it for ten taels, we can make a lot of money."