The most arrogant in history

Chapter 776 Island scenery.

Bao Sheng replied: "My father, Bao Ming, was originally the magistrate of Xinye County and an official of Xiahou Chang. Later, he followed Ma Zhengyang and surrendered to the emperor. Thanks to the emperor's kindness, he appointed my father as the governor of Xiangyang County.

My father had a bad temper and was easily drunk. He accidentally killed a soldier while drunk and was sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. Later, the sentence was changed to exile..."

"I seem to have some impression of this case."

Ye Kun nodded and asked again: "Is your father still alive now?"

"He's still alive. He's fifty-five years old. He's also in Kezhi County, running a small farm."

"How are you feeling?"

"I am in good health."

"That's great." Ye Kun instructed Huang Ye:

"Send a telegram to the Governor of Yunmian Province and tell him that I want Bao Ming to be exempted from all charges and reinstated. Bao Sheng will resign from his post as the magistrate of Ke Ri County, and let his father take over the management."

If you want Bao Sheng to serve the court, you naturally have to solve his worries.

Bao Sheng was very grateful and clasped his fists in thanks.

Ye Kun waved his hand and said with a smile: "You can follow me and participate in the nine ministries' political discussions. When you have nothing to do, just walk around the imperial study so that we can communicate at any time. The old officials around me are all old people, and I need young people like you."

"Sir, obey the order."

Bao Sheng clasped his fists and stepped aside.

The next day, Ye Kun took He Tiantian and others to visit the Science and Technology City on Qiongzhou Island.

Among the nine ministers, many were visiting Qiongzhou Island for the first time, and they were all amazed by the beautiful island scenery.

Ma Zhengyang said, "Your Majesty, Qiongzhou Island used to be considered a barbaric land, full of smoke and miasma, and full of poisonous insects. I never thought this place would look so beautiful and rich."

"My Lords, do you know how much energy and money we spent on building Qiongzhou Island?"

Ye Kun smiled and led everyone forward: "This island was indeed not suitable for human survival in the past. The indigenous residents on the island also fend for themselves, with an average life expectancy of less than 30 years.

Before we took over, Jiangdong's Xiao Dequan had governed this place and had some foundations.

After we arrived, we stepped up construction. We built two new ports, north and south, and a shipyard. We used the ports as our base and advanced deep into the island. We built seven or eight small cities and more than a dozen guard posts around the island.

We have built farms and rubber plantations here, a science and technology city, as well as primary schools, middle schools and Qiongdao University of Science and Technology.

The total number of immigrants we have sent to the islands has reached 270,000. The money spent here is an astronomical figure.”

Sang Buyi knew all these situations and said with a smile: "The emperor is really diligent. Although it is a small island overseas, he knows all kinds of data like the back of his hand."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled, "But the two major ports in the Qiongdao Strait have collected a lot of taxes over the years. All in all, we still made a little money economically."

This is an important node connecting Jiaozhi, Tianzhu and the Parthian Empire, and also a natural checkpoint.

Even a lot of goods from Rome and the West were transported from here.

Because the strait is not very wide, there is very little tax evasion.

At another checkpoint, in the Strait of Malacca, merchant ships passing through must pay taxes.

As we were talking, we entered the Science and Technology City.

The science and technology city here is adjacent to the University of Science and Technology and covers a total area of ​​more than 1,700 acres.

Inside the Science and Technology City, there are neat and spacious cement roads with mosquito-repellent trees planted on both sides.

There are no cattle, horses, or mules at the base. All vehicles are either rickshaws or motor vehicles.

The houses are also very beautiful, all of them are neat two-story buildings with white lime painted walls and glass windows.

In some rooms, the floor is paved with white tiles.

The Minister of Works smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the houses here seem to be very solid, and the walls are thicker."

"There are often typhoons on the island. This summer, there was a level 15 typhoon that swept through here." Ye Kun nodded and smiled:

"Such strong winds are not seen on land. There are flying sand and rocks everywhere, and pedestrians can't stand steadily. The small wooden houses of the local indigenous people will be blown directly into the sky when encountering such strong winds.

The Science and Technology City and the University are our most important units, so I require that they must be able to withstand typhoons. "

Wind force rating standards have been in place for many years.

However, the prediction of typhoons is still very inadequate. This year's typhoon caused some losses, capsizing two ships and killing more than 100 people. Dozens of people also died on Qiongzhou Island.

Everyone flattered him: "The emperor is far-sighted and prepared for a rainy day."

Ye Kun smiled and led everyone into the Rubber Research Institute.

The science and technology city here is in charge of He Tiantian's apprentice, who introduced the situation to Ye Kun and others.

Ye Kun picked up a rubber band and showed it to everyone: "My Lords, have you ever seen such a strong elastic rope?"

The rubber band was just developed by Qiongdao Science and Technology City and has not yet been officially put into production.

Everyone pulled a rubber band, tugged it in their hands, and experienced it, laughing, "This thing is fun, but what can it be used for?"

"It can be made into a slingshot and used to shoot at your window glass."

Ye Kun laughed and gestured, "We call this a rubber band, and it has a lot of uses. For example, it can be used to tie things up, because it is elastic, it can be tied tighter.

For example, it can be used to make slingshots. Most importantly, it is very useful in civilian clothes and shoes. Rubber bands can be used to make belts for both fat and thin people.

And once rubber bands are available, our rubber inner tubes won’t be far behind! With rubber tires, our cars will run faster!”

Everyone nodded repeatedly, full of anticipation.

Ye Kun called together the researchers here and described to everyone the specific uses of rubber bands and provided product manufacturing directions so that they could go into production as soon as possible.

Rubber bands are a composite product of rubber and latex. As long as the formula ratio is figured out, they can be mass-produced.

What Ye Kun is looking forward to most now is the inflatable inner tube of the car.

Previous spring tires were too hard and lacked elasticity, which seriously affected the car's speed and riding experience. They also could not withstand wear and tear and had a low cost-performance ratio.

If qualified pneumatic inner tubes can be produced, the automobile industry will be more mature.

The Minister of Industry said, "Your Majesty, we don't have that many cars now. If we produce a lot of car inner tubes, can we use them all? Is it worth it?"

"It is precisely because the tire technology is not up to standard that there are not many cars."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "Our productivity is growing rapidly. The number of cars will also grow rapidly. Therefore, the production of pneumatic inner tubes must keep up. Ten years later, the national highways will be full of running cars. Just wait and see."

In recent years, Ye Kun has vigorously developed shipping, and the steam engines and diesel engines produced are mostly used on ships.

Steam engines were used in mines, textile mills, and rice pounding mills across the country.

On the contrary, there are not many steam engines and diesel engines used in automobiles.

As they were talking, a diesel-powered walk-behind tractor drove past the intersection ahead.