The most arrogant in history

Chapter 232 I have always loved flowers.

Ye Kun was very upset. My marriage was just a joke to you guys!

Just when he was sulking, Lao He and his daughter He Tiantian came rushing in from Dongba City, exhausted.

Ye Kun was happy now, holding Lao He's hand, and said with a smile: "Lao He, I haven't seen you for two months, I missed you very much. How was the journey, was everything okay?"

"Lord Ye, we have a safe and sound journey." Old He nodded.

"That's good." Ye Kun asked Lao He and his daughter to sit down and said:

"Yizhou is a big place, and you can show your talents in the future. We will harvest wheat soon, and we also need to pick mulberry trees and raise silkworms. So I can't develop the handicraft industry in a big way. Now that you are here, let's plan where to start."

Lao He smiled and said, "The two major national affairs are fighting wars and farming. All our plans will revolve around these two points."

Ye Kun was very surprised and said with a smile: "Old He has also started to study national affairs, not bad!"

Lao He chuckled and said:

"Whether it's fighting or farming, tools are the most important, and among tools, iron is the best. So, first expand the blacksmith workshop, transfer blacksmiths from Dongba County, and communicate with blacksmiths from Yizhou to learn from each other and improve."

Ye Kun asked, "Has our blacksmith workshop made any progress recently?"

He Tiantian smiled and said, "Congratulations, Lord Ye. The crucible iron smelting you proposed has finally been developed. The iron smelting blast furnace in Dongba County can already use crucibles to melt molten iron and steel in various proportions!"

"Ah, really?"

Ye Kun was so overjoyed that he almost jumped up.

You know, Ye Kun has been working on the crucible ironmaking project for half a year!

Because there was no iron ore in the jurisdiction, Ye Kun's iron smelting actually involved burning finished pig iron and wrought iron together.

Pig iron and wrought iron, melted together and the carbon content adjusted to the appropriate range, are steel.

The technical difficulties in the past were, first, insufficient temperature, and second, the lack of suitable crucibles, so the steelmaking industry could not be completed.

Now, the porcelain kiln factory and the iron smelting plant have cooperated to finally produce suitable refractory crucibles. By transforming the blast furnace and blowing in hot air and pulverized coal technology, the temperature has been increased and the technical difficulties have finally been overcome.

Mass steelmaking means that Ye Kun will have more and better weapons in the future.

The next step is to combine steelmaking with foundry industry, which will greatly improve productivity and free up labor to invest in other industries.

He Tiantian brought a bunch of drawings and various steel samples.

The papermaking industry has also developed greatly. Using mulberry pulp as raw material, it is now possible to produce writing paper with stable quality.

Mulberry pulp is the second layer of skin of the mulberry tree.

The production of cement has also made great progress. The quality is more stable than before and can be put into large-scale production.

As for lathes, Lao He took the lead and had already produced a copper bed linear saw according to Ye Kun's design, but the technology was not yet mature and was still being adjusted. The quality of the linear saw was unstable and it was easy to break.

Ye Kun spent almost the entire day talking with Lao He and his daughter about progress in industrial research.

In the blink of an eye, it was dusk.

Zhuge Feng and Han Chun came to urge: "Master Ye, Master Xie Tong invited you to the dinner at his mansion, it's time to leave."

"No!" Ye Kun was having a happy chat with Lao He and had forgotten about this matter.

"Uh, Lord Ye, it was you who said that we should meet Xie Baochan tonight..."

"Ah, Xie Baochan?"

Ye Kun was awakened by this and sighed to Lao He, "Lao He, you and your daughter are exhausted from the journey. Take a rest first. Tomorrow we will hold a product exhibition to open the eyes of the Yizhou officials."

He Tiantian asked, "Master Ye, who is Xie Baochan?"

"She's a widow!"

Ye Kun was annoyed and went to change his clothes.

Xie Tong's house was decorated with lights and colorful decorations.

The Xie family's house was a manor in the big city, almost larger than Gongsun Zhang's prefectural residence, with pavilions, terraces, waterside pavilions and corridors, covering an area of ​​more than 50 acres.

Damn, so rich!

Ye Kun cursed while admiring the manor.

Xie Tong was very happy. He invited everyone to take a seat and urged them to drink.

Ye Kun was not in the mood to drink. He was guessing what Xie Baochan looked like in his mind. He didn't know what kind of giant dinosaur it was...

After the meal, Xie Tong smiled and said, "My little daughter Baochan is in the back hall. Lord Ye, please go and meet her."

Ye Kun stood up, straightened his clothes, and went to a study in the backyard accompanied by two maids.

The study is very clean and has many books.

The sound of jewelry jingled and a faint fragrance wafted through the air. A gorgeously dressed woman in her twenties came in through the curtain, looking at Ye Kun with a smile, and looking him up and down.

She looks pretty good, a perfect beauty.

Ye Kun breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and greeted: "Your subordinate Ye Kun, nice to meet Miss Baochan..."

"Master Ye, I am not."

The visitor blushed, bowed and returned the greeting, and said with a smile covering his mouth: "My name is Lu Yu, and I usually help Miss Bao Chan with her studies."

"Ah, you're not?" Ye Kun was embarrassed and rubbed his face.

Lu Yu held back her laughter and stepped forward and said:

"Our Miss Baochan said that she had heard that Lord Ye was both civil and military, and could speak eloquently. So, she asked me to send a piece of brocade handkerchief, and asked Lord Ye to write a poem based on the subject of the painting on the handkerchief, so that we can broaden our horizons."

"Ah, to see Miss Baochan, I have to take an exam?" Ye Kun felt a headache.

I'm so busy all day, how can I have time to write poetry?

Besides, I can’t write it myself!

"This is Miss Baochan's order." Lu Yu didn't care and handed over the handkerchief.

On the handkerchief, a bunch of bright peonies were embroidered with five-colored silk threads.

"Was this embroidered by Miss Baochan?" Ye Kun asked, admiring the handkerchief.

"Yes." Lu Yu smiled and said:

"Our Miss Baochan said to give Lord Ye one stick of incense. If Lord Ye cannot write a poem within one stick of incense, then Miss Baochan will take a rest and ask Lord Ye to see her again another day."

After saying that, Lu Yu wanted to light some incense.

“Why does it take a stick of incense? Pen and ink are ready!” Ye Kun rolled his eyes.

Lu Yu smiled and took out writing brush, ink and bamboo slips.

Ye Kun wrote in one stroke: "I have always loved flowers, but I have never found the true beauty anywhere. I always thought that there is no true beauty in the world, and today I see a branch of spring for the first time!"

Lu Yu watched from the side and exclaimed: "People say that Lord Ye is eloquent, and today I see that his reputation is well-deserved."

Ye Kun chuckled: "Miss Luyu, do you want me to write another one for you?"

"Uh, I don't deserve it..."

Luyu blushed and bowed, "Master Ye, please follow me."

Ye Kun shrugged, fortunately he still remembered a few poems!

Passing through the winding corridor, I arrived at the door of the embroidery room.

Ye Kun waited for a moment, Lu Yu came in to report,

Not long after, Lu Yu turned around, opened the curtain, and said with a smile: "Master Ye, the young lady wants to see you."

Ye Kun nodded and slowly walked into the embroidery room.

A dignified woman, in her early twenties, with green eyebrows and red lips, exuding the air of wealth and nobility, stood up to Ye Kun, bowed and saluted with her hands crossed:

"My name is Baochan, nice to meet you, Lord Ye."

Oh my god, this is indeed a serious person!

Ye Kun was in a trance for a moment, then he clasped his fists and said, "Your subordinate Ye Kun, I have come to visit Miss Baochan."

"How dare I, Lord Ye, come to visit you?"

Baochan stole a glance at Ye Kun, her face flushed: "Master Ye, please sit down and have some tea."

"Miss Baochan, please take a seat."

Ye Kun nodded and sat down on the embroidered cushion.

Lu Yu served the tea and said with a smile, "Master Ye, this is your tea from Dongba County, and the teacup is the same."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "We are a family now. The tea leaves and teacups from Dongba County are also from Yizhou. There is no need to distinguish them."