The most arrogant in history

Chapter 164 Another boost!

When Ye Kun arrived, the young ladies from the art troupe were rehearsing.

The leader of the team is called Cherry.

Ye Kun clapped his hands:

"Sisters, you have worked hard. I came to visit you and teach you a new song. You should learn it first and then teach it to our brothers in the army."

The young ladies came over and saluted.

Because she was reprimanded by Ye Kun, the young lady now looks very dignified and not as glamorous as before.

"This new song is called Serving the Country with Loyalty. I will write the lyrics first."

Ye Kun came to the blackboard and wrote down the adapted lyrics:

"Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north... The dragon flags roll, the horses neigh, the swords are as sharp as frost. The rivers of China are vast, and who can resist in the past four hundred years..."

After Ye Kun finished writing, Guan Yafu came forward and read it, then nodded and said, "This lyric is really good."

"Not bad, it's even more exciting when you sing it."

Ye Kun smiled and stood on the podium, teaching the young ladies to sing.

After being taught three times, Miss Cherry was able to compose the music and could sing it just by looking at the music score.

Ye Kun nodded and said, "Cherry, you should first learn to sing it well and then go and teach my students in Tanbingtang. Then, my students in Tanbingtang will go back to the barracks and teach everyone. In a few days, I will arrange for you to sing in the barracks to encourage the soldiers of the three armed forces."

Cherry imitated the military salute, clasped her fists and accepted the order: "Yes, sir!"

Ye Kun said goodbye and went to the Tanbing Hall to visit the students.

In the military discussion hall, everyone was reciting the art of war.

Seeing Ye Kun, everyone stood up and saluted.

Ye Kun nodded, told everyone two ancient war examples, and then encouraged everyone:

"My dear brothers, the imperial court is weak, the princes are fighting, bandits are rising, and the people are living in misery. The responsibility of upholding justice for the world and saving the people lies entirely with you and me.

If the youth are strong, the country will be strong; if the youth are wise, the country will be wise; if the youth are the most powerful in the world, the country will be the most powerful in the world!

The brothers present here are all brave young men, full of vigor and vitality. Like the rising sun, its path is bright. A river flows out of an underground stream, rushing into the ocean. A latent dragon soars from the abyss, its scales and claws flying. A young tiger roars in the valley, and all beasts are terrified. Gan Jiang sharpens his sword, and has the edge!

I hope that all of you brothers will study hard the art of war and make great achievements, go down in history, and revive the glory of our country and the prestige of China. Be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, protect the country and the people, and make our country and the heaven live forever!"

The young men in the Tanbing Hall were all excited and stood up and shouted: "We will be loyal to the emperor and serve our country until we die!"

The old man Guan Yafu stopped arguing and wiped his tears silently.

Because Guan Yafu knew that in the past, when soldiers talked about war, they would sigh, look despair-like, and cry.

The group of young men in front of him were happy to hear about war, and were full of heroic spirit. In terms of morale, they were able to defeat the enemy without fighting.

Ye Kun encouraged the students again and went home to check out Lao He's production of the Flower Ruler.

Lao He is indeed Lao He. Together with the leatherworkers, carpenters and carvers, he has already made three models of floristry rulers.

Ye Kun tried it and it was perfect!

Guan Yafu looked at the exquisite patterns made by the Flower Ruler and was amazed: "Master Ye, how come you know everything?"

"You made me angry. My wooden head has become smarter now. I understand everything now."

"Master Ye, I...I was wrong."

Guan Yafu finally admitted defeat and bowed deeply: "I have offended Lord Ye, and I deserve death. Please chop off my head, and I will have no complaints."

Guan Bao also knelt down and said, "Master Ye, I am willing to die in place of my father. Please have mercy and forgive my father."

“Hahaha!” Ye Kun laughed and helped Guan Yafu and his son up:

"Guan Zhubu, I won't kill you. Now I'll give you two choices. One, go down and be a county magistrate; two, stay and be the county magistrate. When I'm not around, you will handle the county's affairs on my behalf."

This old guy is talented and principled, and he is not afraid of offending people.

To rectify the administration of officials, we need such impartial and impartial people.

Guan Yafu was filled with shame: "Lord Ye did not kill me, but instead used me. This is truly a gentleman with a kind heart. I am willing to stay and follow Lord Ye."

"Well, then you can stay and be the county magistrate."

Ye Kun nodded, and then said to Guan Bao: "Brother Bao, when the country is in danger, you should also come out and do something. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Thank you, Lord Ye, for your kindness." Guan Bao pondered for a moment:

"I am just a scholar and have no experience as an official. However, I am willing to follow Lord Ye's arrangements and do some small things."

Ye Kun thought about it:

"The school officials are in charge of school education. The original school officials are too old to go to the countryside to supervise. Brother Bao will be a school official, leading the county officials, the classics teachers, and the literary historians to supervise education in all directions."

Nowadays, in every Baihu Village, there is a blackboard at the entrance to teach everyone how to read and write.

Generally, ten villages form a pavilion and open a regular school. Some of the students that Wen Axiu had previously brought out have already been sent to the countryside and stationed in various places.

Guan Bao was very happy and said, "Master Ye has entrusted me with an important task. I will definitely do my best!"

The position of the school official was not small, equivalent to the city-level education director in later generations.

Ye Kun nodded: "The mission of the school officials is not only to teach everyone to read and write, but also to select talents in the future. In addition, we must promote Mandarin and make sure that the written language and spoken language are the same."

Guan Bao smiled bitterly: "It is still very difficult to promote Mandarin. There are more than a dozen dialects in Badong."

"It is indeed difficult, but I have considered that propaganda through poetry is quite effective because poetry rhymes and is easy to remember, which is conducive to dissemination. In future teaching, I will teach you more poetry and prose, which will be very helpful for unifying accents. Even if we cannot unify accents, more people can understand Mandarin, which will facilitate communication in the future."

"Master Ye is right. My colleagues and I will reorganize the teaching materials."

"I have teaching materials here too. I will ask Teacher Wen Axiu and Lao He to discuss this with everyone."

Ye Kun was in great spirits after having dealt with Guan Yafu and his son.

It’s actually not easy to find loyal subordinates.

The next day, Guan Yafu took office and rectified the administration of officials. He was indeed impartial, resolute and decisive.

Functional departments have also been integrated.

When the meeting was adjourned at noon, Ye Kun asked several officials in charge of agriculture and Guan Yafu to stay for dinner and asked them:

"My Lords, have you ever heard that apricots can grow on peach trees?"

Everyone was stunned: "How can apricots grow on a peach tree?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I have a way to make apricots grow on peach trees!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Guan Yafu's eyes widened: "All things grow according to the laws of nature. How can it be so absurd that apricots grow on a peach tree?"

"I knew you were going to argue."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "I have gathered some village chiefs and farmers to come to the backyard of the county governor's mansion to teach everyone the fruit tree grafting technology. Everyone, come with me after dinner."

There was no precedent for fruit tree grafting in the Da Ding Kingdom, so the fact that apricots grew on peach trees was probably considered a sin.

Of course, it is also possible to consider it as a good omen!

After dinner, Ye Kun took everyone to the backyard.

Here are some high-yield pear and jujube trees brought back by merchants and dug up by old farmers, as well as peach and apricot trees.

The village chief and farmers who came to learn also arrived.

Ye Kun gave everyone a lesson:

"There is a technique called grafting. For example, we break off a branch from a big and delicious pear tree and graft it onto a wild pear tree that doesn't grow pears. If the grafted branch survives, it will produce pears... Grafting should be done in spring, not too late. The more similar the fruit trees are, the higher the survival rate of the graft..."

Everyone didn't quite believe it, but they also found it interesting.

Before Ye Kun traveled through time, he was also a child from a rural mountainous area. He learned fruit tree grafting from his grandfather when he was a teenager.

And this thing is not too difficult. The main thing is to align the bark edges and then wrap them with soil to fix them to keep them warm and moist.

Ye Kun operated while explaining the key technical points.

It’s simple stuff and everyone will learn it after reading it once.

For the rest, Ye Kun let everyone operate on their own and supervise and guide them.

Guan Yafu pulled Ye Kun:

"Master Ye, I have many fruit trees in my backyard, but some of them don't bear fruit. If you graft them for me and they survive, I will admire you! I am worried about you. Maybe you will have someone replace the fruit tree in the middle of the night and plant a new one, and lie to us that the grafting was successful..."

Ye Kun wanted to vomit blood. Without saying a word, he called a few village heads and left carrying a dozen small fruit trees.