The most arrogant in history

Chapter 174 Young Master’s Family Affairs.

Today, Wei Dingshan changed into a light armor uniform and looked much more energetic than last night.

The second son is not here, so the eldest son, Wei Ning, is staying with his father.

After the host and the guest finished their greetings, Qin Caiwei, also dressed in light armor, walked over and clasped his fists, saying:

"I have heard of General Ye's reputation for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved."

Ye Kun pretended to be confused and surprised, staring and clasping his fists, and said, "Master Qin, why are you in Lord Wei's house?"

"General Ye, you may not know that I am the third son of Lord Wei, Wei Caiqin!"

"Ah? So it's the Third Young Master?"

Ye Kun turned into an actor, clasped his fists and bowed: "I am a mortal with mortal eyes, I don't recognize heroes, and I always thought you were a merchant. Please forgive me."

Wei Caiqin covered her mouth and laughed.

"Master Ye, please forgive me for making fun of you. This is my little daughter Caiqin, who is very naughty. I have disturbed you several times, and I beg you to forgive me." Wei Dingshan smiled and took his daughter's hand:

"Girl, Master Ye has known for a long time that you are a woman, so he made those little things to make you happy."

As the governor of Jingzhou, Wei Dingshan could not act recklessly, so he did not hide his daughter's identity.

"Father, why did you expose me? Really!" Wei Caiqin was ashamed and angry, stamping her feet and acting coquettishly.

Ye Kun had no choice but to continue pretending: "Master Wei, this is the young lady? Damn it, I always thought she was... a rich young master..."

"It's okay, just treat this girl as a child playing around."

Wei Dingshan was an old fox, and he knew that Ye Kun was acting, so he changed the subject and said with a smile: "Come with me to the riverside and see my navy."

Ye Kun nodded and mounted his horse in front of the door.

Wei Caiqin and Wei Ning also mounted their horses and went to inspect the water fort by the river.

Jingzhou covers eight counties and straddles the Yangtze River. It is indeed well-equipped with a large number of soldiers and warships.

Ye Kun visited the three water forts and was secretly shocked.

Judging from the navy of Jingzhou, its strength is more than ten times that of his own.

The navy he and Shangguan Jifu have is not enough to fill the gaps in other people's teeth.

Wei Dingshan said with a hint of boasting, "Lord Ye, what do you think of the Jingzhou navy?"

“With such a mighty army, Lord Wei can, with a single order, whip them to stop the flow of rivers and make them shake.” Ye Kun nodded in praise.

"Throw a whip to stop the flow?"

Wei Dingshan smiled and asked again: "Then Lord Ye, what do you think should be the first weapon used in a naval battle between two armies?"

"Students have no experience in naval warfare. They just go by their instincts and think that bows and arrows come first, along with fire attacks," Ye Kun replied.

In fact, it’s not just naval battles, it’s land battles as well.

Bows and arrows are preferred, fire attack is the cheapest.

In ancient times, the camps were densely packed and a large area would be burned.

Wei Dingshan nodded and said with a smile: "Master Ye is right. I plan to wait until autumn to equip a batch of the double bows and heavy arrows you gave me on the warships to test their power."

I go, do I have to wait until autumn?

Ye Kun was speechless.

With Jingzhou's current strength, by equipping warships with a large number of heavy arrows, they can suppress the navy of Jiangdong, Wu and Yue.

It's a pity that Wei Dingshan is old and has no ambition.

Otherwise, he could cooperate with Jingzhou and conquer Wu Yue and Jiangdong first.

At noon, at the water fort by the river, Wei Dingshan hosted a banquet for Ye Kun.

The eldest son Wei Ning and Wei Caiqin accompanied them.

Wei Dingshan looked at his daughter and said with a smile, "Qin'er, the fireworks that flew into the sky last night were also made for you by Lord Ye, right?"

Wei Caiqin giggled: "Master Ye and I bought it."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Master Wei, half of the fireworks I brought are for Miss Three, and the other half are for Master Wei. Because these high-altitude fireworks can be used as signal flares at night during wars. Just like the beacon towers on the Great Wall, they can convey military intelligence and orders."

"So that's it!" Wei Dingshan suddenly realized and said with a smile:

"Thank you for the gift, Lord Ye. I wonder what you in Dongba County need right now? As long as I have it in Jingzhou, I am willing to provide it."

Wei Dingshan invited Ye Kun to be the guest this time because he wanted to win him over.

If you want to win people over, you have to invest money.

Ye Kun was not polite either, clasped his fists and said:

"What Dongba County lacks most right now is good steel and various ores. For example, the fireworks last night required a lot of ores to make. This time, I also brought gold and silver, and I want to buy some steel and ores from Lord Wei."

Wei Dingshan smiled and said, "I will allocate 20,000 kilograms of good steel to you. For the other things, you can write them down and let Brother Caiqin do it. You don't have to pay me. You gave me Changsha County, as well as Cigu County and Lingshan County. In the end, I still owe you."

Ye Kun clasped his fists to express his gratitude and raised his glass to toast.

After dinner, they returned to Jingzhou City together.

Ye Kun wrote a list and gave it to the eldest son Wei Ning.

Wei Ning wanted to make friends with Ye Kun, so he immediately took Ye Kun to visit the treasury. He also took out more than 20,000 kilograms of steel and sent it to the riverside to be loaded onto the ship.

The annual steel output of the Dading Kingdom may be only a few million kilograms.

However, 400 years after the founding of Da Ding, there was still a large amount of steel reserves, all of which were stored in the treasuries of major provinces and counties.

Twenty thousand kilograms of steel is probably nothing to Wei Dingshan.

Ye Kun checked the ore warehouse and found sulfur ore. He said, "Master, this is what I need the most. Is there any place in Jingzhou that produces this ore?"

There are actually very few natural sulfur mines.

Wei Ning smiled and said, "Jingzhou is such a big place, there should be some. Lord Ye, don't worry, I will send someone to find them for you, and give them all to you once they are found."

"Thank you!"

That night, the eldest son Wei Ning hosted Ye Kun and invited him to drink at his house.

Wei Caiqin accompanied him.

After eating and drinking, Wei Caiqin went home to set off fireworks.

The eldest son Wei Ning invited Ye Kun to his study for a private conversation behind closed doors.

Ye Kun looked at the books in the study and asked, "Young Master, you invited me here. Do you have any instructions?"

"How dare I give you an order?" The eldest son suddenly sighed and said:

"Master Ye, if I lose one day and go to Dongba County to seek refuge with you, would you be willing to take me in?"

Ye Kun was stunned, then smiled and said, "Why do you say that, young master? The eight counties of Jingzhou are as rich as a country. If anyone wants to join, it should be me, Ye Kun, who is joining you, young master."

Wei Ning shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Master Ye, you may not know that my father's health is getting worse day by day. Logically, I should be the heir in the future, but my father has never confirmed my status. There are three noble families in Jingzhou. One of them is close to me, while the other two are close to my second brother. I am very worried that my second brother will unite with the noble families and will not tolerate me."

Ye Kun clasped his fists and said, "Master, this is your family affair. Ye Kun dare not interfere. I will take my leave now."

The eldest son grabbed Ye Kun:

"There is no one else here, Lord Ye, so you don't have to worry about it being leaked. If you have any good ideas, feel free to chat about it."

"Since ancient times, the distant relatives have never separated each other. Ye Kun doesn't have any good solution, so I'll take my leave now!"

Ye Kun bowed again and said goodbye.

Wei Ning had no choice but to let him go.

Ye Kun walked out of the study, and suddenly turned back and said with a smile: "I want to borrow a book from the eldest master. I wonder if you have it here?"

"Master Ye, what book do you want?"

"It's a copy of 'The Family of Jin'." Ye Kun walked back to the study and said thoughtfully:

"It records the story of the quarrel between the two brothers Chong'er and Shensheng, which is very interesting. Chong'er was born outside, while Shensheng died inside. Learning from the past can help us understand the present. Reading ancient books often can help us avoid disasters and seek good fortune."

This statement is already very clear, reminding the eldest son to lead his troops to station outside to avoid the second son's murderous hands!