The most arrogant in history

Chapter 244 There is a problem!

During this period, Shangguan Jifu and the Jingzhou soldiers fought together and indeed found out Wei Dingshan's background.

In his opinion, Wei Dingshan was already vulnerable.

Ye Kun was startled and waved his hands hastily: "Fourth brother, you can't do this!"

"Why? Can't we take over Wei Dingshan's territory?"

"Of course we can get it." Ye Kun smiled bitterly:

"If we raise an army to attack Wei Dingshan now, he will be so angry that he will die on the spot. Then, his two sons will not get along, and there will be internal strife, and the country will collapse without any attack."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that we won't be able to digest it after conquering it. I'm worried that Yizhou will be unstable and we'll be caught in a fire in the backyard and unable to take care of both ends. I'm worried that the princes of the world will say that we are immoral and will attack us. I'm also worried that you and I will be called Ye Thief and Shangguan Thief for the rest of our lives."

"I'm not afraid of being scolded, but I'm afraid that Yizhou will be unstable..."

Shangguan Jifu hesitated for a moment and said, "Then when do you think the opportunity will be ripe?"

"When Wei Dingshan dies, his two sons will fight among themselves."

Ye Kun patted Shangguan Jifu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Brother. I will let you settle down in Jingzhou sooner or later. Wei Dingshan has already agreed to marry his daughter to me. We will get married in three months. Once there is civil unrest in Jingzhou, I can enter Jingzhou as the son-in-law of Jingzhou. It will be legitimate."

Shangguan Jifu was stunned and laughed:

"Brother Dalang, it turns out that you don't love the country but love the beauty. In fact, if we take over Wei Dingshan's territory and you snatch Wei Caiqin to be your wife, isn't that the same thing?"

"Don't make a fuss, I'm not that kind of person."

Ye Kun smiled: "A little impatience can ruin a big plan. Fourth brother, just focus on training your troops and wait for the opportunity. Jingzhou will be yours sooner or later. In a year, we will have a bigger world. In five years, we can rule the Central Plains!"

Speaking of the Central Plains, Shangguan Jifu sighed:

"Among the princes in the Central Plains, I think Xiahou Chang is the most powerful. This grandson will be our formidable rival in the future."

"In my opinion, it's just a chicken and a dog's ears!"

Ye Kun laughed and didn't care at all.

No matter how powerful Xiahou Chang is, Ye Kun has a telescope, black gunpowder, and the most advanced iron smelting and forging technology, and can suppress him militarily.

What is lacking now is comprehensive strength, productivity, and the unity of the people of Yizhou.

On the tenth day of June, Ye Kun brought his whole family across the river to Jiangzhou City.

The construction of Jiangzhou City has been going on for more than two months, and the Jiangxin Island area has changed dramatically.

Wen Axiu and Hongyu are both in Jiangcheng, responsible for financial management and material allocation.

But now we are facing a problem: not enough money.

Liu Yuejuan and Xie Baochan generously donated 5,000 taels of silver each to support the construction of Jiangzhou.

These are all their dowries and are private property.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I borrowed it. I will return it to you when I make money. This is called keeping public and private affairs separate."

Wen Qi inquired about Yizhou's financial situation.

Ye Kun sighed, "Chengdu still has money, but it's in the government treasury, not my personal property. Ma Zhao, Wu Qiong and others keep a close eye on it and don't let me spend it recklessly. They don't agree with my efforts to develop Jiangzhou, so I can only let Jiangzhou manage its own finances and find a solution myself."

In fact, not only Jiangzhou, but also Dongba County, has to manage its own finances and be responsible for its own profits and losses.

The gentry in Chengdu naturally disagreed with Ye Kun spending money on the construction of Jiangzhou!

Wen Qi smiled and said, "That's easy. We can raise the prices of porcelain, tea, and sesame oil, and we'll have money. These industries are all in Dongba County, and we can sell them at any price we want."

Ye Kun nodded in agreement and said:

"We need to add two more docks along the river to facilitate the passage of merchant ships. We can use porcelain, tea and sesame oil to develop Jiangzhou's business first, and then we will have tax revenue."

Business taxes are very heavy these days, at 30 percent.

As long as Ye Kun places the tea, sesame oil and porcelain trading center in Jiangzhou, he can become rich in three months!

There are also water-powered workshops for blacksmiths and carpenters, but they have not yet been developed in Yizhou. The industrial center is in Dongba County, which is separated from Jiangzhou by a river.

It is still possible to vigorously produce, create a scissors gap through the high efficiency of the hydraulic workshop, and suck blood from Yizhou!

After staying in Jiangzhou for five days, Ye Kun called everyone to a meeting:

"Jiangzhou will be renamed Chongqing in the future. Lord Hou Qihou will be the governor of Chongqing, and Lord Wen Qiwen will be the chief clerk. We will first develop the old city of the lake island, and then consider Jiangbei and Jiangxi, which are separated from the lake island by a river, and radiate to the surrounding areas..."

Hou Qi said, "This is a mountainous city with a lack of flat land. Is it appropriate to vigorously develop it?"

"Suitable." Ye Kun smiled.

"Urban development should be based on the terrain and local conditions. This is the eastern gate of Yizhou. Its commercial and military value is no less than that of Chengdu, so you just focus on development."

Chongqing's terrain is indeed very confusing, with mountains all around and uneven terrain.

Jiang Yourong has been wandering around these days, jokingly saying, "If you live here, you have to bring a ladder to visit the neighbors next door."

At that time, productivity was low, so building houses here was of course very difficult and costly.

However, Ye Kun was well aware of the importance of Chongqing's location, and he also wanted to weaken Chengdu's influence through Chongqing, so he put the major plan of building Chongqing first.

Ye Kun stayed in Chongqing for ten days, which greatly boosted the morale of the people in Chongqing.

Many immigrants from Pingye County and Dongba County also came to participate in the construction.

Ye Kun was thinking about Chengdu, so he arranged the development plan for Chongqing and returned to Chengdu with Jiang Yourong and Xie Baochan.

Dai Xi and Jiang Yourong were inseparable, so they naturally went together.

Miss Yuejuan, Yulian Chunhua and others stayed in Chongqing.

With Qin Erwu in charge of Chengdu, the country was peaceful and no one dared to rebel.

Ye Kun returned to Chengdu, took a day off, and immediately dealt with government affairs.

In Ye Kun's opinion, the progress of various tasks has not kept up with expectations.

The development of the large coal mine in southern Sichuan is still in the road construction stage, and it is estimated that it will take another month to achieve stable coal production.

There has not been much progress in the development and expansion of iron ore.

However, the Yanguan people in the Qionglai Mountain area have figured out the fire well salt-making method and are currently running it on a trial basis.

The first batch of equipment has just been put into use in the construction of the hydraulic workshop.

The industry has not developed much, but a lot of money has been spent.

The only thing that made Ye Kun happy was that porcelain, tea and sesame oil were in short supply, and iron pots were in short supply, making huge profits.

Ma Zhao secretly told Ye Kun that the wealthy families in Yizhou organized merchants to sell porcelain to Hanzhong and Guanzhong, making five times the profit. Some exquisite porcelain bowls and vases were worth the same as silver bowls and vases of the same size!

Ye Kun knew what was going on, so he sent a pigeon message, asking Chongqing to double the price of porcelain!

If you want to make money, porcelain is still the key!

The government meeting lasted the whole morning.

After the meeting, everyone left.

Zhuge Feng was Ye Kun's military advisor. He whispered, "Master Ye, have you noticed that something is wrong?"

Ye Kun didn't understand: "What's wrong?"

Zhuge Feng thought about it and said with a wry smile:

"The arrival of the old lady and Madam Jiang is a big deal. But the officials and gentry of Yizhou all pretended not to know, and no one came to visit. Isn't it strange?"

Ye Kun was stunned when he heard this. This was something wrong!

I am the governor of the state, and I have brought my mother and my first wife to Chengdu. Logically, officials at all levels and local gentry should arrange for their wives to visit them!

But no one made any movement. Could it be that they wanted to give Jiang Yourong a warning?

Zhuge Feng laughed and said, "This must be Xie Tong's doing, in order to suppress Madam Jiang and elevate his own daughter..."

"I understand."

Ye Kun nodded and said to Zhuge Feng:

"You, Tan Bamao, and Jiang Youbao, please prepare. Tomorrow I will take Madam Jiang, Young Master Ye Feng, and Dai Xi to tour the streets and alleys of Chengdu. Please prepare more carriages and guards, and bring more food, copper coins, silk, and gold and silver."