The most arrogant in history

Chapter 112 2 My cousin is unhappy.

"understand!"

Ye Kun nodded, and ordered his personal soldiers: "Prepare 300 kilograms of alcohol, 5,000 kilograms of lime, and three spinning wheels, and escort Master Wen back tomorrow to give them to the prince."

The county magistrate had long wanted Ye Kun's spinning wheel, but Ye Kun had never given it to him.

This time giving it to the prince is considered a great gift.

The prince now has a spinning wheel and can produce it in large quantities. The hemp rope can then be transported along the upper and lower banks of the Yangtze River, bringing in a lot of money.

Wenqi gave a thumbs up and nodded repeatedly:

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. Lord Ye, you have given the valuable gift to the prince. Is there anything you need?"

"I need food, just taro, the more the better. Oh, and I can give you money."

"Taro is coarse and hard to swallow, and eating too much is not good either."

Wen Qi chuckled and whispered, "The money and grain in Tianmen County can be used for three years. Lord Ye wants some grain, and he can also ask for some fine grain. I'll go back and tell him."

Among the grains of the Dading Kingdom, taro is the least valuable.

The yield is also high, reaching one or two thousand kilograms per mu.

But this thing is only slightly better than wild vegetable bran.

If you don't eat staple food and only eat taro, you won't be able to bear it.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "There is enough taro to help the victims. They are just low-class people, what else do they want to eat? Of course, it would be better if you can give me some fine grains."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Wen Qi agreed readily.

Ye Kun called Wen Axiu again and asked the father and daughter to have a chat.

He also picked out some jewellery that looked valuable and asked Wenqi to take them to the prince as a token of his loyalty.

Wenqi was very satisfied and returned home with a full load early the next morning.

When Ye Kun was checking the jewelry, he accidentally discovered that there were more than a dozen pieces of water jade, which is crystal stone.

Among them were two jade disks and two uncarved crystal jade pieces, which were clean and transparent like glass.

Analyzing the refraction of light, sunlight and water surface, the optical performance is evenly distributed, which is very rare!

"And this thing, what a good thing!"

Ye Kun chuckled and took two crystal jade disks and two pieces of raw material to the jade carver in the county town.

There are two jade shops in the county town, which also sell and recycle jade.

The two bosses were called by Ye Kun. After looking at the jade bi and the jade material, they nodded repeatedly:

"Master Ye, this water jade is very good, worth ten gold coins. But in this chaotic time, we can't afford it now, and even if we buy it, we won't be able to sell it."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Let me ask you, can you process this kind of water jade?"

"Ordinary jewelry can be processed. I wonder what Master Ye wants to process?"

"It's a very simple thing, just grind it into two jade pieces, no need for patterns or carvings."

Ye Kun used yellow mud to pinch two thin slices.

One convex piece and one concave piece.

As long as you can grind the crystal into a lens like this, you can assemble a telescope.

The two bosses looked at it, asked for detailed requirements and sizes, and said with a smile:

"It's very simple to do this, especially these two jade bi, which only need some simple processing. It's just a pity that the jade bi is so big and has to be cut..."

"It's not a pity."

Ye Kun smiled and asked again: "Can you make two jade pieces in one day?"

"We will give our apprentices our best effort, and it will take about a day."

"Well, you two take a piece of jade back first, and the two bosses will process it separately. If you can process a qualified piece, I will pay you one tael of gold. This is ten taels of gold, which is the deposit."

"Master Ye, this is too much..."

The two bosses were so frightened that they bowed together and said, "Even if it's only one tael of silver for one pair, it's too much."

"Go quickly, I want to see the finished product tomorrow." Ye Kun waved his hand.

The two bosses nodded, said goodbye immediately, and went home to cut the jade disk and process it separately.

Ye Kun called the carpenter and bamboo craftsman, gave them the dimensions, and asked them to process the wooden and bamboo tubes.

The next morning, the crystal pieces and the bamboo tubes and wooden tubes were delivered one after another.

Ye Kun checked and found that the lenses were basically qualified, so there was no problem in assembling the telescope.

Because the crystal material is precious, Ye Kun carefully carved grooves on the inner wall of the bamboo tube, used fine linen cloth as a gasket for protection, and then assembled the lens.

Repeated experiments are also required to adjust the lens distance.

After a whole morning, I finally made a barely acceptable monocular telescope.

If we present this to the emperor, I think he will be able to replace the governor!

After making the telescope, Ye Kun couldn't help but show off a bit. He ran straight to South Street to find Jiang Yourong.

Jiang Yourong has always lived in South Street and was unwilling to live with Miss Yuejuan.

Jiang Yourong always felt that North Street was Miss Yuejuan's house, left by County Magistrate Liu and his wife, and she was embarrassed to live there.

When Ye Kun arrived, Jiang Yourong was not there. She had just made some wine lees cakes and sent them to the refugee camp with her parents and sister-in-law.

Second aunt Youde was very happy to see Ye Kun: "Brother-in-law, aren't you busy today?"

"Not busy, come and see you guys."

Ye Kun scratched Youde's nose and asked, "Are you used to living here?"

"Not used to it." Youde curled his lips:

"I've been in the county town for more than 20 days, and it's not fun at all. Brother-in-law, when can we return to Caomiao Village? And when can our hemp thread workshop reopen?"

In the past twenty days, most of the county has been under martial law.

During those days, the city was besieged by rebel troops and the people in the county were in a panic, with everyone feeling under great pressure.

Moreover, during the control period, all businesses were basically stopped.

Even food and drink were not allowed to be wasted by Ye Kun. Most of the time he only ate simple meals, or even wild vegetable porridge and steamed taro.

Ye Kun looked at Youde's unhappy expression and couldn't help feeling guilty:

"I'm sorry, second sister. I didn't take good care of you. I'm afraid we can't go back to Cao Miao Village for the time being. But one day, we will go back."

Youde sighed and asked again: "What about the hemp thread workshop? Can it still be opened? I have nothing to do recently and I don't like brewing wine, so I just learned to make clothes with Wang Ganma next door. It's so boring."

"can."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled: "I will open a large workshop, not only to make hemp rope, but also to make fine linen cloth. By then, you will still be the factory director."

"Brother-in-law, you won't lie to me, will you?" Youde's eyes lit up again.

"Of course I'm not lying to you. Come, let me show you something."

Ye Kun took Youde to the street and handed her the telescope: "Take this, you can see things far away clearly..."

Youde leaned over the telescope, took a look, took the mirror off, and then used the mirror to look around, shouting excitedly: "Brother-in-law, is this made for me?"

Ye Kun rubbed his nose and smiled: "I'll make one for you later, but this one won't work. I need it for the war."

"Then brother-in-law, let me play with you for two days!"

"Brother-in-law can't let you play." Ye Kun smiled: "In the future, there will be no more wars. I will make more fun things for you."

Youde was reluctant to part with the telescope and returned it.

Ye Kun took the mirror to the top of the city wall, inspected the four gates, and then went to the refugee camp to see Jiang Yourong, and naturally showed off again.

In the evening, Jiang Yourong drove Ye Kun back to North Street.

Because Miss Yuejuan's parents have passed away and she needs company, Jiang Yourong lives with her parents and family and doesn't want Ye Kun anymore!

Ye Kun used the telescope to cheer Yuejuan up, accompanied her in imagining the future, and made her forget her sadness.

Yuejuan's mood had gradually calmed down, and she smiled and said:

"Kunlang, you should also accompany Sister Yourong. Otherwise, others will think I'm a jealous woman and won't allow you to be with Sister Yourong."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Yourong cares about you and asked me to accompany you more."

Yuejuan nodded: "I have maids here, and my aunt Song is taking care of me, and I have two younger brothers to keep me company. Kunlang, just do whatever you want to do, and don't worry about me. I can't share your worries, and I still want you to worry about me. I'm really ashamed... Kunlang, can you do anything for me?"

"You bring the maids with you and work as a maid to earn money, which is also helping me."

Ye Kun hugged Yue Juan and said with a smile: "Actually, I want you to be with Wen Axiu, but as a teacher, I'm afraid that you don't want to show up in public."

Yuejuan thought for a moment and said, "I can teach female students."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Then we will clean up the house next door and pick some smart girls to teach you and Ah Xiu. We will have classes every morning and afternoon to teach everyone how to write and read."

The couple was chatting when a personal guard outside the door asked to see them.

When Ye Kun went out, he saw Wen Qi from Tianmen County, who had sent two followers to deliver a secret letter.

The letter said that the county magistrate Shangguan Tianxiong had passed away, and asked Ye Kun to keep an eye on Shangguan Jifu. If Shangguan Jifu passed by on his way back to attend the funeral, Ye Kun should capture him!

Ye Kun read the letter, gave each of the attendants who delivered the letter ten taels of silver, and nodded, saying, "Go back and tell Master Shangguan and Master Wen that I will definitely take care of this matter."

The attendant said goodbye and returned overnight.

Ye Kun thought about it and summoned the best generals in the army overnight. He gave them instructions and asked them to strengthen the city defense and enhance the loyalty education of the troops.

Guan Yong and Jiang Laowu asked in a low voice: "Brother, are we really going to kill Shangguan Jifu?"

"Shangguan Jifu is my sworn brother just like you. How can I betray my brother for fame?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Within two days, Shangguan Jifu will definitely pass by us. Stop him and don't let him enter the city. I will make my own arrangements. Within seven days, I will lead you to take over Tianmen County, and from now on, we will become a small lord!"

Jiang Laowu was overjoyed and asked again: "Tianmen County has tens of thousands of troops and several thousand navy. Can we win?"

Ye Kun smiled: "Do you think that Qin Erwu went to Tianmen County to seek refuge with Shangguan Shizi? Erwu has already gained Shangguan Shizi's trust. When the time comes, we will work together inside and outside to take over Tianmen County, which will be easy!"

Guan Yong and others nodded repeatedly.

Ye Kun instructed Wang Da Kui again: "Da Kui, tomorrow you will bring another 100 kilograms of alcohol, the filter element for our salt refining, 100 taels of gold, and 20 brothers, and go to see the Shangguan prince quickly, and tell them that I sent you to pay my respects. When you arrive in the city, first meet with Wen Qi, the chief clerk, and tell him this and that... Then, meet Er Wu as soon as possible and convey my intentions."

After listening to this, Wang Da Kui asked for some more details.

Ye Kun explained one by one, and then asked: "This time, life and death are unpredictable. Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid. I died once at the foot of Xiping Mountain. If it wasn't for my brother saving me, I would have died long ago."

Wang Da Kui chuckled: "However, if we take over Tianmen County, big brother, I want to pick two beauties from Tianmen County, is that okay?"

Ye Kun patted Wang Da Kui on the shoulder:

"No problem. You can pick the most beautiful women, three or five will do. I'll pay you. Tomorrow morning, I'll lead the troops to escort you."

Only after arranging everything did Ye Kun rest.

The next morning, Wang Da Kui took twenty of his trusted men and headed straight to Tianmen County.

Ye Kun sent him out of Xiping Mountain and gave him some more instructions.

At noon, the jade shop owner sent two more crystal pieces, which were smaller than yesterday's, but still usable.

Ye Kun quickly assembled the telescope and put it into use.

Two days later, the guards in the south of the city came to report: "Master Ye, Shangguan Jifu brought 800 cavalrymen, dressed in white and mourning, and asked to see you outside the South Gate!"

Ye Kun nodded, went to the city gate tower and looked through the telescope.

Shangguan Jifu led 800 cavalrymen and lined up in an orderly manner at the foot of the city.

Although he was dressed in white mourning, there was no sadness on Shangguan Jifu's face. He just looked exhausted after traveling a long distance.