The most arrogant in history

Chapter 380 The swallows return.

Huangfu Lin smiled and said, "Cherry, the lord is very busy and exhausted, so please don't let him worry about these trivial matters."

Ye Kun smiled: "It's okay, just write a few songs, it's not tiring."

Cherry thanked them, and after everyone was on board, she ordered the boat to sail towards Tianmen County.

A banquet was held on the boat that evening.

Ye Kun brought Youde, Huangfu Lin brought Cherry, and everyone drank and talked happily.

During the meal, Ye Kun asked about the situation of Shangguan Lin, the son of Shangguan Jifu.

Huangfu Lin said: "Shangguan Lin is young, but he has great ambitions. He studies literature and martial arts every day and works very hard. He often says that he wants to learn the arts of literature and martial arts to repay the great kindness of his lord."

Ye Kun was very pleased and said with a smile: "Maybe by the time Lin'er grows up, the world will have been settled."

Now in the fight for the world, my opponent is Xiahou Chang.

As long as the Central Plains is taken, Jiangdong and Liaodong will surrender.

Jiaozhou in the south and Xiqiang in the west will also surrender.

Shangguan Lin is only twelve years old, and Ye Kun is confident that he can conquer the Central Plains within three years.

Yingtao said, "Young Master Shangguan Lin is twelve years old this year and can be engaged. I wonder if the master has a suitable candidate?"

Shangguan Lin now holds the empty title of the prefect of Jingzhou.

Because he had not yet taken power, he was called "Gongzi".

Ye Kun smiled: "He's only twelve years old, why are you in such a hurry? Lin'er is the governor of Jingzhou, a high-ranking official. Are you afraid that he won't be able to find a wife who is both talented and beautiful?"

Cherry hesitated to speak.

Ye Kun understood and said with a smile: "You can tell Lin'er's mother that if there is a suitable candidate, you can arrange a marriage for Lin'er. I will not interfere in this matter. Just notify me when the time comes."

It must be Shangguan Lin's mother who has found a daughter-in-law she likes, but she doesn't dare to make the decision and has to wait for Ye Kun's decision.

Huangfu Lin smiled and said, "Lord Ma Zhao, who was in Jingzhou to rectify the administration, moved his whole family to Jingzhou and everyone got along well. Lord Ma has a daughter who is about the same age as Master Lin and is quite talented and virtuous..."

"Ma Zhao's daughter?"

Ye Kun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's great, I agree with this marriage, but I have to ask Lin'er, I can't force it."

Marriage between Yizhou officials and Jingzhou officials was also conducive to unity.

This is what Ye Kun was happy to see.

Ma Zhao was honest and upright, and he managed his family well. I believe his daughter was also good and could assist Shangguan Lin in the future.

A big matter was settled while chatting and laughing.

Ye Kun was in a good mood. He racked his brains and wrote two songs for Cherry.

One is "Everyone Rows the Boat" and the other is "Young Boys Are Red in Everything".

The lyrics of Rowing a Big Boat are powerful, the rhythm is exciting, and the emphasis is on unity, which is just right for the navy.

It's good to be red in everything, it contains life philosophy and can encourage young people.

After reading the lyrics, Cherry was overjoyed. She immediately asked her assistant to compose the music, invited Ye Kun to teach her singing on the spot, and asked Huangfu Lin to learn along.

Youde was also clapping and cheering.

Ye Kun had no choice but to go to the deck and sing a song for everyone while drunk.

The torches on the big ship were bright, and more than 500 sailors applauded together.

"With just one bamboo pole, it is difficult to cross the vast ocean. Everyone paddles and sets sail... Together, the sea makes way for us. The horn shouts and the waves move aside. Hundreds of boats race against each other, with the waves behind us... and the shore ahead!"

After drinking, singing really becomes more exciting.

All the navy soldiers clapped their hands for Ye Kun, and the sound shook the sky.

The members of Cherry's song and dance troupe were all artistically gifted and were music professionals. After memorizing the tune and listening to it again, they were able to sing in chorus quickly and even choreographed a dance.

They kept making noise until midnight before they finally rested.

The next day, Ye Kun arrived in Tianmen County, inspected the navy camp, and then went to Tianmen City to check the work.

Huangfu Lin brought Cherry back to Jingzhou. Jiang Laowu was in Jiangnan, accompanying Ye Kun to inspect the work.

Youde was particularly friendly when he saw Jiang Laowu and several villagers from Jianghetou.

Jiang Laowu smiled and said, "We now have more than a dozen young men in Jianghetou serving as generals under me. They can lead fleets and fight on the river. The girls in Jianghetou have also married young generals or local officials. Now, they are all either rich or noble."

Jiang Youde asked, "Fifth Brother, have you been to Jianghetou in the past few years? Is my old house still there?"

Jiang Laowu smiled and said, "Don't worry, second sister. Yan Liuhai has already ordered that Jianghetou be protected. Send someone to look after your old house and repair it frequently to keep it in its original state."

"That's great." Jiang Youde was delighted and said with a smile:

"In a few days, I will be able to return to my hometown. I wonder if the swallows in my home will come this year."

Ye Kun smiled: "Silly girl, you know how to miss home. You have traveled thousands of miles to go home, and Yan Zi will definitely go home too."

Considering Youde's homesickness, Ye Kun only stayed in Tianmen County for two days before heading to Xiping Mountain Camp.

A highway has been built from Tianmen County to Xiping Mountain.

It took more than two months to build this highway, which required the conscription of 30,000 laborers and cost a lot of money and food. Hundreds of people died, so it was a huge price to pay.

Unfortunately, even so, the avenue has not yet been fully opened.

Because there are two large north-south canyons with a span that is too large to build a bridge.

In the end, they could only build a zipline across the canyon and use it to travel back and forth.

Wire craft is now very mature.

The craftsmen heated and hammered the iron wire to make it tough, and then twisted eighty-one strands of wire into a steel cable to span the Grand Canyon.

Pulleys are installed on the zipline and are maintained regularly.

Such a zipline can bear several thousand kilograms of weight, allowing infantry, food, and small weapons to pass smoothly.

The tanks can be dismantled and sent over in batches.

There is also an optical message tree for fast communication between Tianmen County and Xiping Mountain. It uses a telescope and a puzzle of several colored wooden boards to send messages.

Urgent intelligence can be transmitted to the Xipingshan camp within ten minutes.

Ye Kun and Jiang Youde couldn't use the zipline, so they had to take a detour.

We walked and sighted along the way for a day and a night before arriving at Xiping Mountain.

Xiping Mountain has now lost its strategic frontier attributes and has only a few troops stationed there, only two hundred veterans.

The rest are some craftsmen and indigenous people.

The natives all knew Ye Kun, so they were naturally very surprised and gave him a warm welcome.

Ye Kun was also happy. He asked everyone about their well-being and learned about their recent situation.

Then, Ye Kun took Youde to visit Yejia Village at the foot of the mountain.

Yejia Village belongs to Ye Qingyang and is also a model village and a well-off village created by Ye Kun.

At that time, there was a swamp and overgrown weeds at the foot of the mountain.

Ye Qingyang dredged the waterways, built crisscrossing waterways, piled up soil in high places, established farmlands and built houses. Now he has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, a true land of fish and rice.

However, the fighting that year was too brutal, and tens of thousands of Huang Tiandao soldiers died here.

When ordinary people were plowing the fields, they often dug up broken bones from the soil.

Who would have thought that there were so many innocent souls beneath these vibrant rice fields?

Youde was very happy. He asked for a small boat, picked lotus flowers in the waterways, and caught shrimps with a fishing net.

Ye Kun accompanied him and pointed at the lotus flowers in the waterway and said:

"The lotus roots, wild rice stems, water chestnuts and fruit trees are everywhere now, all thanks to Qin Chou's hard work. Qin Chou was a practical man who made great contributions to agricultural development. The people can fill their stomachs, and Qin Chou has made great contributions to their hard work."

Jiang Youde was puzzled: "Why didn't ordinary people know how to grow lotus roots, wild rice stems and water chestnuts?"