The most arrogant in history

Chapter 389: Falling out at any time.

"It's a long way to go, are you going to fight?"

Ye Kun smiled, pointed at Xue Changfeng and said, "General Xue is also going to fight Rome. When the time comes, you all can go with him."

Xue Changfeng grinned: "When the nine provinces are unified, I will go to Rome and Qin to see if the earth is round..."

There is also an art gallery in the small town of Rome that displays the art and culture of the Romans.

Ye Kun visited them one by one to learn more.

In the past six months, hundreds of Romans have followed the caravans here to settle down and engage in cultural exchanges.

Ye Kun also asked Lao He to build a Dading Science and Technology City on the edge of the small town of Rome to showcase their scientific research results, exchange ideas and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses.

A university was also established in Xiangyang city.

However, this university is very simple, with no big buildings, just brick and tile houses, and not many students, only two or three hundred.

There was no Hundred Schools Academy either, and the textbooks used in classes were written and edited by Ye Kun, so it was considered a new-style school.

The university also set up a Roman culture class to arrange for young people to learn Roman writing and language and to train qualified translators.

It is hard to say whether we will attack Rome in the future, but we should find the translators first.

It becomes even more lively after the New Year.

Xiao Dequan sent a large number of troops, marching around the sea and through the mountains to conquer Jiaozhi.

Ye Kun's 1,000-strong coalition army was also sent to Jiangdong, led by Song Poliu, to participate in Xiao Dequan's battle against Jiaozhi.

Before leaving, Ye Kun called Song Poliu and said, "Poliu, your trip is very dangerous. You must take care of yourself and take good care of your brothers."

In the Jiaozhi area, poisonous insects are everywhere and miasma is rampant.

A single bite from a mosquito could cost you your life.

Ye Kun trained these 1,000 brothers for three months, instructing them on how to extract alcohol, training them in jungle survival skills, and also making masks and simple gas masks for them.

There is also simple seawater distillation and fresh water extraction technology, and Ye Kun also focused on training.

Among the entourage, there were twenty doctors, all young people with good medical skills.

In addition, they were given special mosquito repellent floral water and a batch of snake venom medicine.

Song Poliu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Principal, everything will be fine. We have a doctor with us."

"There is a disease in the south called malaria, which is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate. Southerners are used to and adapted to malaria, but we are not. Moreover, we currently have no effective drug treatment for this disease."

Ye Kun sighed and said, "It's also very dangerous for you to go by sea. You will encounter typhoons and rough seas. You should be careful in everything, don't be the first to do something, and focus on self-protection. Be more careful and learn Jiangdong's navigation technology."

Song Poliu nodded and asked again: "If we cooperate with Jiangdong, will there be war in the future?"

"That's what I was going to tell you." Ye Kun nodded:

"We are cooperating with Jiangdong now, but we could fall out at any time. Once Jiangdong and I fall out and it affects your safety, you will all surrender to Jiangdong and save your lives."

There are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in the world.

Ye Kun cooperates with Jiang Dong, but is also always ready to fight.

Once the two sides fall out, Song Poliu and others may become victims.

"What, I surrender?"

Song Poliu's expression changed: "Principal, I am not a coward, I will never surrender!"

"This is an order!"

Ye Kun also frowned: "If you don't surrender, is it interesting to die? If you surrender temporarily, when you come back, maybe I have conquered Jiangdong. At that time, the troops of Jiangdong who are on the expedition will surrender to me, and you will become mine again, right?"

Song Poliu understood and laughed softly, "It's a fake surrender, right?"

"Almost. You have to save your life anyway."

Ye Kun patted Song Poliu's shoulder and said, "When you come back, I'll get drunk with you again!"

"Thank you, Principal. We have a deal!"

Song Poliu saluted with her fists clasped.

After seeing off Song Poliu's team, the westward exchange group sent by Ye Kun also completed part of the mission and returned to China.

Of the more than 10,000 people in the delegation, 2,000 died on the road and in foreign lands because there were robbers on the road and fighting often occurred.

More than 3,000 people remained in the Western Regions and Rome, and another 2,000 people continued to travel west and south to India and other places.

Only three thousand people came back this time.

However, these three thousand people, through personal surveys and comparisons of maps from various places, brought back relatively standard maps, as well as records of conditions in various countries and regions.

They also brought back a lot of seeds of various grain crops.

What surprised Ye Kun the most was some kind of fruit that looked like potatoes!

In addition, the delegation also demonstrated the power and might of the Chinese nation and spread Chinese culture.

Among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, the smaller ones surrendered one after another. Only a few large countries were unwilling to surrender, but were willing to develop trade as friendly countries.

Ye Kun arranged for Qin Chou to try to grow various crops brought back by the delegation.

The delegation was also asked to compile their experiences of the journey to the West into a professional book, which would be archived and preserved for reference.

Ma Zhengyang and other Xiangyang officials had some opinions about Ye Kun sending envoys to visit Rome and Qin. They felt that the affairs of the Central Plains had not been settled yet, and going overseas now was a sheer waste of money.

Ye Kun heard some of the discussions and patiently explained to everyone:

"There are high-yield crops overseas. If we can introduce them, our Chinese descendants will never go hungry and the population will experience a huge explosion. Many vegetables in our country of China were introduced from the Western Regions. They have improved our lives, as you can all see."

Ma Zhengyang didn't believe it and said with a smile: "My Lord, are the high-yield crops you mentioned better than our rice and wheat?"

"Better. Much better."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "There is something called potatoes, which grow in the soil and produce thousands of kilograms per mu. There is also something called sweet potatoes, which produce thousands of kilograms per mu. They can be cooked directly to fill your stomach and are much more delicious than taro. There is also corn, which adapts to arid climates and can be grown in mountainous areas across the country."

Ma Zhengyang asked: "How did the lord know about these crops?"

"Our Mohist predecessors have seen it overseas, but they didn't bring back seeds." Ye Kun rolled his eyes.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ye Kun announced that a technical conference of the highest standards would be held.

The five-day meeting is scheduled to begin on February 15.

Outstanding talents from all walks of life and leading figures from various scientific research institutions must not be absent.

Taking into account the transportation issues for the participants, Ye Kun decided to hold the meeting in Hanzhong.

Ye Kun hopes that through this conference, he can showcase scientific research results, inspire everyone's scientific research spirit, formulate research directions for the next few years, determine goals, and initiate research projects.

All places received the message sent by carrier pigeon and started to prepare.

Ye Kun also went to Hanzhong to make preparations before the conference.

Now that Hanzhong Avenue is open to traffic, it is very convenient to travel.

When he arrived in Hanzhong, Ye Kun first used magnets and coils to make a generator, which was powered by human power and based on the principle of cutting magnetic lines.

The coil is easy to make, made by drawing the wire from silver and then insulating it with fish float glue and raw lacquer.

Next, it’s time to make the light bulb.

The first light bulb in history was made of a glass bottle, and the filament was made of bamboo charcoal.

Ye Kun followed the same method, first making a glass bottle, drilling holes on both sides of the bottle, passing electrical wires through, and connecting the bamboo charcoal filaments.

Then place the glass bottle upside down on the gluten to make it airtight.

A short candle is lit on the gluten, and when the oxygen is burned out, the candle goes out.

An oxygen-free environment is formed in the bottle, which meets the luminous requirements of the bamboo charcoal filaments.

Then connect the motor and use human power to generate electricity by stepping on it, and the bamboo charcoal filaments will become bright red and emit light.

In early February, talents from all over the country gradually came to Hanzhong to report their work progress to Ye Kun.

Pang Jia, Sun Yi, and He Tiantian also came together.

On the first day of the conference, Ye Kun organized everyone to visit the latest scientific research results.

The first things on display were the latest generation of telescopes and microscopes, thermometers, sphygmomanometers, movable clocks, portable compasses, automatic rifles, and so on.

After Sun Yi married He Tiantian, he was full of energy and worked with Pang Jia to shrink the clock to the size of a washbasin and further improve its accuracy.

As for the spring material, Sun Yi used an alloy material, gold and copper, which was made into K gold in a certain proportion and pressed into a leaf spring. As a power source for the watch, the effect was surprisingly good.

Ye Kun also admires Sun Yi very much.

He doubted that this guy would be able to make a watch in a few years!

This washbasin-sized clock is already very convenient. It is not difficult at all to carry a few with you on a march.

Telescopes and microscopes have reached a bottleneck and have not made much progress.

The alchemists, under the guidance of Ye Kun, created three acids and two bases.

There has also been great progress in oil refining, and gasoline, kerosene and diesel can all be refined in stages.

On the second day of the conference, Ye Kun gave a speech, describing the prospects for scientific and technological development, answering some of everyone's questions, and then determining the future direction of attack.

First, electricity.

Ye Kun demonstrated the electric lamp he made on the spot.

Everyone was stunned. They had never seen such a light before!

"Everyone, this is lightning, just like the thunder and lightning in the sky."

Ye Kun conducted a touch test to help everyone better understand the situation and said:

"The development of electricity will completely change the world. It can be used for lighting and to replace mules and horses. It can also achieve instant communication, sending messages to the ends of the earth in the blink of an eye..."

Pang Jia was the king of arguments, and he argued again: "I don't believe it!"