The most arrogant in history

Chapter 751: Drilling through Taihang Mountains.

Everyone looked at each other in silence, trying to figure out what Ye Kun was thinking.

Ye Kun sighed: "Why don't you guys say something? If you don't say anything, are you planning to give up, or are you planning to just ignore it and completely do nothing?"

Sang Buyi finally spoke:

“Your Majesty, you have made many proposals. The whole country, both at home and abroad, is busy implementing your proposals. We don’t even have a chance to rest and recuperate.

If we had some more proposals, we would have been even busier.”

Ma Zhao smiled and said, "The emperor has many suggestions for construction and development, which are very comprehensive. We just need to study and implement them. Besides, in terms of construction and development, the emperor is more professional and has a better vision than us..."

"Stop flattering."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "The Ministry of Transportation and Water Resources and the Ministry of Industry had very few construction plans last year, and even fewer this year. Do I have to propose the construction of every road in China's nine provinces?"

Wu Qiong squinted at Ding Ding and said, "The Ministry of Transport and Water Resources is managed by Mr. Ding..."

Ding Ding stood up and said, "Last year and this year, the major task of the Ministry of Transport and Water Resources was to manage rivers across the country. In terms of roads, we mainly focused on building railways and maintaining existing roads.

As for the new road project, we are investigating the Taihang Mountains and plan to drill through them to open up a fast highway from Zhuo County to the west. "

Regarding building a road in Taihang Mountains, Tintin and Ye Kun had the same idea.

Wu Qiong was surprised: "How can we drill through the 800-li-long Taihang Mountains?"

"If you work hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle. Even if we have to use a large number of people or move mountains, we will open up the Taihang Mountain Passage."

Ye Kun strongly supports Ding Ding:

"Mr. Ding's suggestion is very good. I suggest that at least seven or eight official roads should be opened from north to south in Taihang Mountain to keep up with the development and meet the traffic demand. And we must do it as soon as possible without delay.

We still have so many overseas workers, we can't let them sit idle, they have to play a role and create value!"

Millions of foreign workers overseas would be wasted if not used.

It's useless to use it, and most of the time people don't get paid.

Wu Qiong objected again: "The Taihang Mountains are long and wide. It seems too hasty to open seven or eight trade routes at once. Money is needed in all aspects at home and abroad..."

"Master Wu, we raised funds for the construction of the railway ourselves, without using any money from the imperial court."

Ye Kun stopped Wu Qiong: "We opened the Taihang Mountain trade route and used the overseas workers in the hands of the court, who were paid very little. In addition, there were also civilians who performed labor service. They didn't cost much money, but they just consumed some food. Don't we have a lot of food?"

"Your Majesty, road construction requires not only manpower, but also a large amount of equipment and tools. Some tools for mountaineering need to be repaired or even replaced every day."

"Could it be that Lord Wu means to not give me a penny and let me raise funds on my own?" Ye Kun was impatient.

"Okay, since the emperor said so, I agree." Wu Qiong smiled bitterly and raised his hand to agree.

Everyone raised their hands.

Ye Kun instructed Ding Ding: "Arrange capable personnel to do it immediately. Local officials in Taihang Mountain must fully cooperate. But remember to ensure logistics, ensure the safety of construction personnel and workers, and carry out construction scientifically, not recklessly."

Tintin nodded.

Ye Kun also mentioned the construction of thermal power plants and hydropower stations, and expressed his intention to forcibly increase the level of electricity construction.

There is also the matter of increasing domestic copper mining.

This time, Wu Qiong was very straightforward and was the first to agree.

Sang Buyi and others also all agreed.

Ye Kun felt very surprised.

After the meeting, Ye Kun invited everyone to have a meal to express his gratitude for their support.

After lunch, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Transport and Water Resources continued their meetings to study road construction and other construction issues.

Ye Kun returned to the palace and summoned Xie Baochan and Ye Luosheng.

Ye Luosheng is the second son born to Xie Baochan and is about to reach adulthood.

Xie Baochan bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, is this Shusheng? Do you have any news?"

"Don't worry, Madam. Shusheng is doing well. He sends telegrams every few days to report on his condition." Ye Kun pulled Xie Baochan and sat down on the sofa.

"Shu Sheng and his people built a large port city in the north of the Persian Gulf, called Shennong City and Shennong Port. They do business with neighboring countries and make a lot of money."

The Shennong Port mentioned by Ye Kun was later called Kuwait.

A few days ago, Ye Kun sent a telegram to scold Ye Shusheng.

As soon as this kid had gained his footing, he wanted to continue using his troops, capturing cities and trying to kill everyone.

Ye Kun called back and ordered Ye Shusheng not to act rashly. For now, he could only build a base with Shennong City as the center.

Only by making money through trade activities, accumulating food and grass, cultivating lackeys of foreign races, and waiting for the opportunity can we continue to annex the world.

Judging from the current situation, doing business in Shennong City can make more money than fighting and invading.

If there is a war, ammunition will definitely be consumed.

After all the foreigners were driven away, Ye Shusheng’s two or three thousand men were not even enough to extract oil!

The most cost-effective way is to cooperate with other ethnic groups and use their labor to extract and refine oil.

Ye Shusheng's uncles had the same idea as Ye Kun.

At that time, the area around Shennong City was full of barbarians, who could be tamed and assimilated through peaceful means without the need for war.

After being scolded, Ye Shusheng finally behaved himself and took his tens of thousands of immigrants and garrisons to build and develop on the spot, carry out business activities, explore and exploit oil fields, and build an oil refinery.

Ye Kun also arranged to send six diesel-powered cars to Ye Shusheng, allowing him to use high technology to intimidate the local natives and other surrounding small countries.

As soon as a diesel car hits the road, the locals will regard it as a miracle and worship it.

Ye Kun also arranged for hundreds of scholars to go to Shennong City to spread Chinese culture;

He arranged for the naturalized foreigners in Tianzhu, Jiaozhi and Hanhuang Island to go to Shennong City to help with the construction and increase Ye Shusheng's available forces.

After listening to Ye Kun's explanation, Xie Baochan was very happy and asked, "The emperor asked Luo Sheng to come over. What are the arrangements?"

"I have already arranged it. I will let Luo Sheng bring a group of immigrants to help Shu Sheng. They are brothers raised by the same mother, so they should be together. At that time, if the brothers work together, they can lay a foundation and control the occupied area for generations."

Ye Luosheng was delighted when he heard this, and clasped his fists and said, "Father, I am willing to lead the troops and go overseas."

"You're not good enough yet. You need to practice, and I need to prepare too."

Ye Kun waved his hand and said, "This year, more than 20,000 healthy students have graduated from orphanages in various places. I will give you 1,000 male soldiers and 4,000 female soldiers. You go and lead the troops in training to improve your prestige.

When the time is right, I will give you another batch of immigrants, and you can go to support your brother Shusheng."

Of the more than 20,000 orphan students who have grown up this year, more than 80 percent are girls.

Another group of them are disabled girls.

But Ye Kun cherished them very much and made arrangements for them.

Ye Chan of Hanhuang Island was assigned 3,000 men;

Ye Lesheng from Izu Island was also assigned 3,000 people.

Ye Shusheng and Ye Luosheng were assigned 5,000 people.

The rest will be arranged in Tianzhu.