The most arrogant in history

Chapter 495: Forcing me to kill them all?

Ye Kun didn't believe it and said with a smile: "Then tell me about it."

"It's the mine device you mentioned before." The technician took out a pointed solid bullet and said:

"We can make the warhead into two parts. The back is filled with gunpowder, and the front is placed with a charcoal detonator. When the shell hits the target or lands on the ground, the charcoal and gunpowder come into contact instantly and can detonate."

Ye Kun had set up black powder mines before, and the detonator was charcoal fire.

Bury the burning charcoal in the ash, put it in a can, place it on the gunpowder, and bury it in the trap.

If the enemy steps on the charcoal can and knocks it over, sparks will leak out and it will explode.

This is the land mine setting in the militia manual, the simplest one.

Ye Kun's eyes lit up and he smiled:

"This is a good idea. We can try it out, but we have to ensure safety. In the initial test, use black powder. After the test is successful, switch to smokeless powder. We can do it step by step."

The technician nodded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, leave this to me."

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "What's your name?"

"Fang Youjie."

"Very good. I will remember you. When you have mastered this technology, I will give you credit."

Ye Kun gave a few words of encouragement and rode back to the palace.

When I returned to the palace, it had already been dark for a long time.

When he was an emperor, he ate, drank and played with his concubines.

Ye Kun was exhausted as an emperor.

Jasmine came from the imperial study, bowed to Ye Kun, and asked, "Has the emperor eaten yet? Would you like the imperial kitchen to serve you food?"

"I really haven't eaten yet. Please let the food be served. I will just have a bite in the imperial study."

"Okay, Eunuch Huang, go serve the meal."

Jasmine made arrangements and boiled some hot water for Ye Kun to wash his face.

The food arrived quickly, with more than a dozen dishes and a pot of wine.

Ye Kun glared at Huang Ye: "I told you, I'm eating alone, don't order more than four dishes."

Jasmine smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. I haven't eaten either. I'll eat with you...Eunuch Huang was afraid that the dishes would not suit your taste, so he prepared a few more for you."

“It’s just such a waste.”

Ye Kun sighed, and had dinner and a drink with Jasmine.

Jasmine poured wine for Ye Kun and whispered, "Your Majesty, did Empress Yourong ask you not to neglect the newcomers?"

Ye Kun took Jasmine's hand and said with a smile: "Which newcomer, is it you?"

"The Emperor and I have known each other for ten years. We are old friends, not new friends." Jasmine pursed her lips and smiled: "Sister Xiahou is the new friend."

"But I think the newcomers are not as good as the old ones."

Ye Kun smiled: "I have been too busy these days and have not been able to take care of them. Let's talk about it later. After dinner, I will go to see your Lixiangyuan. I have been too busy and neglected you."

When he ascended the throne, Jasmine was also canonized and lived in Lixiangyuan.

The environment is the most elegant and quiet.

However, Jasmine is also Ye Kun's personal secretary and follows Ye Kun most of the time.

We are together every day, so it can’t be said that we are neglected.

Jasmine smiled and said, "I'm afraid the newcomer will blame me..."

Ye Kun pulled Jasmine to sit on his lap and said, "No, the newcomers are still a little afraid of me and hope I don't go. If I go over now, they will be nervous."

……

The next day, two big red balloons rose above the city wall of the inner city.

It is a balloon made of red silk and supported by bamboo strips, filled with fish bladders and intestine casings filled with hydrogen.

Under the balloon, there was an eight-foot long screen made of reed mats hanging.

There are big characters written on it: Long live China, long live Shenzhou.

When the people saw this scene and recalled the balloon incident the day before, their doubts gradually dispelled.

……

Two days later, news came from the arsenal that the prototype artillery shell had been successfully built.

The shell is divided into two parts. The pointed part in the front can be installed on the shell like a screw.

The pointed part is equipped with a fire starter, and is separated from the gunpowder part at the back by a loess cake.

A striker was installed in the rear magazine. When the shell hit the ground, the loess cake was broken, and the gunpowder leaked into the front magazine and exploded instantly.

In order to ensure the effect, a delay lead was added at the back.

Ye Kun was very satisfied, but did not dare to promote it casually. He asked everyone to continue testing and further optimize it.

In the blink of an eye, it was early March.

The weather in Zhuo County also became warmer.

Jiang Youcai's father-in-law, He Kangju, who was on a diplomatic mission to the Northern Xiongnu, came back and reported to Ye Kun:

"Your Majesty, the Northern Xiongnu's Tianxian Chanyu has said that he will never surrender, and he has vowed to take back the Hetao grassland south of the Yinshan Mountains!"

Ye Kun sighed: "Everyone of them is forcing me to kill them all!"

It wasn't just Tianxian Chanyu who was dissatisfied. Just yesterday, the battle report came in that Goguryeo was also having an extremely difficult time.

At the beginning, Xiahou Chang and Huangfu Lin launched a surprise attack and were unstoppable.

But later, Goguryeo retreated into the deep mountains and forests and put up a stubborn resistance, and Xiahou Chang advanced slowly.

Huangfu Lin's navy did not dare to pursue the enemy relentlessly and was currently building ports and stabilizing its base.

He Kangju said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. The Xiongnu and Goguryeo are both tough nuts to crack. We have to take a long-term view."

Behind the Huns was an endless grassland as large as the Pacific Ocean.

If you hit him, he will run away.

They have no fixed cities, and it is difficult to find their main force.

When Emperor Wu of Han fought against the Huns, he only wiped out tens of thousands of them, but he also destroyed the economy of the Han Dynasty and made the people live in misery.

Goguryeo is also a tough place.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, Goguryeo was conquered and the Four Counties of Emperor Wu were established.

But within a hundred years, they got out of control again and began to threaten the border.

Ye Kun agreed with He Kangju's opinion and said with a smile:

"Yes, we can't be impatient when dealing with Goguryeo and the Northern Huns. Let's wait a little longer until our guns and cannons are upgraded and we can slowly destroy them."

He Kangju asked: "Can the guns be upgraded and their power increased?"

Ye Kun smiled: "The guns and cannons of the past were like children of five or six years old. The guns and cannons of the new generation are like children of teenagers."

He Kangju smiled and said, "If the guns and cannons are twice as powerful, there will be no problem. We can capture all the major cities of Goguryeo. If we occupy their cities, they will lose their foundation and have no choice but to surrender."

Goguryeo has many mountains and little land, only a few small plains.

When their cities and plains were occupied, they hid in the mountains, where they froze to death or starved to death.

Ye Kun nodded and said, "Mr. He, Han Chun from Yizhou wants to retire and return to Yizhou to live out his old age. I would like to ask you to take over his position as the Minister of Rites. What do you think?"

Han Chun has made enough money over the years.

His business empire grew bigger and bigger, thanks to Ye Kun's technological development and the stability and prosperity brought about by the unification of Kyushu.

Ye Kun couldn't say anything because the money was earned, not embezzled.

With Han Chun's current financial resources, his descendants have more than enough to eat it all, and he can go home to retire and still be the boss in Chengdu.

He Kangju clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to serve the emperor."

"It's for the country, not for me." Ye Kun smiled:

"At the court meeting tomorrow, I will propose that you be appointed Minister of Rites, in charge of culture, education, and health."