The most arrogant in history

Chapter 815: The Royal Philanthropist.

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Huang Ye knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, all the old bones in my body cannot even buy a single word from you."

"Then, buy half a word from me?" Ye Kun had a blank expression.

"Your Majesty, I am a poor man. I can't even afford a punctuation mark!" Huang Ye continued to complain.

"It's okay. I'll give you a few words for free."

Ye Kun laughed, picked up the brush, and wrote another calligraphy piece for Huang Ye - The Great Philanthropist in the Imperial Service.

Huang Ye was overjoyed and took the calligraphy with both hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ye Kun chuckled, with a meaningful look.

Because he was making fun of Huang Ye.

The royal philanthropist is the royal eunuch!

Huang Ye had no idea of ​​Ye Kun's evil deeds and thought that the emperor was praising him.

Two days later, Ye Kun, Jiang Yourong and others officially embarked on a spring outing to the prairie.

Ye Weiwei also set off to play together, under the pretext of taking care of her father and mother on the way.

Ever since he razed Beihai that year, Ye Kun has not come to the prairie again.

This time I am revisiting an old place, and I still feel excited when I think about it.

The transportation to the north has changed a lot now. It is much more convenient than before.

There is a national highway between Zhuo County and Yinshan Camp, which is also an important supply route in the north and can be traveled on horseback.

Milk tablets, milk powder, cattle, sheep and wool from the prairie were also continuously transported to Zhuo County through this road.

The avenue is twelve meters wide and is paved with thick stone slabs.

There are green belts on both sides and many road signs.

Ye Kun also brought five diesel-powered vehicles filled with supplies on this trip.

The purpose of bringing the car is to test the quality of this national highway.

As soon as Ye Weiwei got on the road, she started clamoring to ride a horse.

Jiang Yourong had no choice but to order someone to arrange a docile pony for Ye Weiwei and sent two riding experts to protect Ye Weiwei.

Riding on the horse, Ye Weiwei was very happy and smiled to Ye Kun: "Father, when will we build a railway that goes directly to the prairie, directly to the city of Yanran and Beihai Lake?"

The North Sea Lake is Lake Baikal.

Ye Kun nodded and said, "It's not very difficult to build a railway on the grassland, but it costs money. The population of the northern grassland is small. If we build a railway, we may not be able to make back the investment for a hundred years. The Nine Departments and the National People's Congress will not approve such a loss-making business."

"Then build the railway to Yinshan Camp."

"It is technically difficult to cross the Yinshan Mountains, and the construction cost is very high. We don't have the conditions for this at present." Ye Kun shook his head and smiled:

"Large-scale transportation construction requires scientific survey and planning, cooperation from many parties, and strong national strength. Little girl, this is not something that can be decided by your father's words."

In the northern prairie, the total number of garrisons and civilians is less than one million.

It is obviously unrealistic to build thousands of kilometers of railways for these hundreds of thousands of people.

Ye Weiwei curled her lips: "It's okay, as long as I can ride a horse."

Because they were carrying so many female relatives, the team could not move very fast.

Ye Weiwei got tired of riding horses, so she went to play with cars. She sat in the driver's seat, watched the driver drive, and asked questions.

Ye Kun also got into another car to experience driving.

The car is relatively stable when driving at low speed and the shock absorption effect is good.

But the road surface is not smooth and is still a bit bumpy.

Ye Kun asked the driver: "How fast can this car go?"

"The maximum speed is 30 kilometers per hour. If it goes faster, it will be difficult to control. However, the quality of the car is good and it can be driven for dozens of hours as long as there is enough diesel. If it is on a cement road, the speed can be even faster and more cargo can be transported."

"More than a thousand miles a day, that's not bad."

Ye Kun nodded: "There will be cement roads soon. In the future, all national highways will be replaced with cement roads or asphalt roads."

The driver nodded and asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that cars powered by gasoline engines are faster and more stable, is that right?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Yes, gasoline cars will be more sophisticated and faster. However, it will probably take another year or two for gasoline cars to be put into practical use."

Gasoline cars already exist, and there are hundreds of them.

In terms of technology, it is also mature.

But Ye Kun was not reassured and asked for a trial run for a period of time, to continue improving the technology before starting mass production.

There are a lot of diesel trucks, with 300 in Zhuo County alone.

Although 300 cars may not seem like a lot, when they are running on the road all day, they seem like a lot.

As they were talking, a caravan was coming towards them.

This group of businessmen, who had never seen a car before, were all very surprised and stood on the side of the road staring blankly.

The driver laughed and said, "Your Majesty, sometimes when we drive out of the city, the country folk, who have never seen a car before, think it is a monster and run around screaming in fear. It's quite funny."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "We often promote cars and steam engines in newspapers and on the radio. However, some people in remote areas don't care about current affairs, so they don't know about it.

The promotion of technology requires a process. I believe that in a few years, people will no longer be surprised by seeing cars. "

The promotion of industrial technology has actually entered the public.

For example, steam rice mills and steam water pumps have already entered the civilian market.

Some wealthy families in the community buy steam rice mills to facilitate rice milling at home, and they can also help their fellow villagers process the rice and make a profit.

Steam water pumps were arranged by the imperial court and were generally used for irrigation or water transfer in canals.

Due to insufficient water flow in the northern section of the Grand Canal, seven water diversion stations were arranged to supply water to the Grand Canal.

Each water transfer station has ten steam water pumps that operate day and night.

The driver nodded and said, "Some time ago, someone inquired about the price of our cars, saying that he wanted to buy a car and hire a driver to do business. Your Majesty, don't you think it's ridiculous? One of our cars is worth five thousand taels of silver. Can ordinary people use it?"

"Master, you are wrong. This is not funny."

Ye Kun laughed: "In a few years, it will be possible for those wealthy people to buy a car. Because the manufacturing cost of cars is very high now, but it will be reduced in the future.

In the future, there will be more cement roads, and cars will be of higher quality and easier to drive. We will then manufacture cars in large quantities and sell them to the outside world.”

The driver grinned: "I can't afford it anyway."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "In another twenty years, maybe you will be able to afford it."

In fact, even now, there are many wealthy people who can afford cars.

For example, Zhang Laiwang and Wang Youbao.

It's no problem for each of them to buy ten cars.

But Ye Kun does not sell cars to the outside world.

There are not enough cars for official use, so how can there be any left? Should we sell them to the public?

The driver was also a chatterbox. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I think cars are still not as powerful as trains. Such a long train, transporting so much cargo at once, is truly amazing. Your Majesty, I can drive a car, can I drive a train?"