The most arrogant in history

Chapter 159: Carving the Stone at Yanran and Sealing the Wolf's Lair.

Ye Kun also laughed and said:

"Another point is that porcelain bowls are cheap, not as expensive as gold, silver, copper, and iron cooking utensils. The price I set for everyone is that for small porcelain pieces, twenty catties of fine grain can be exchanged for one catty; for large porcelain pieces, the price is negotiable."

Because of the war, twenty kilograms of fine grain was actually quite expensive at that time.

The merchants nodded repeatedly: "Master Ye, this white porcelain tableware will definitely be liked by wealthy families and can be sold!"

This thing is so expensive that it can only be sold to kings and wealthy people.

Ordinary people still use clay bowls to eat.

"Tomorrow morning, we will have a porcelain exhibition outside the gate of the County Magistrate's Mansion. All our products will be displayed for you shopkeepers to take a look. If you want to buy anything, you can discuss it tonight."

"Don't worry, Lord Ye, we will definitely go there tomorrow!" The merchants were all excited.

"There is another thing." Ye Kun nodded and said:

"I want to entrust all the shopkeepers who travel far and wide to buy me grains, vegetables, fruit seeds that are not available locally, as well as various fruit tree seedlings that are not available in this county. They can feed people, pigs and horses. In short, as long as they are useful, no matter whether they are suitable for the local area, you should get them to me first. I promise that as long as the seeds are not available locally, I will exchange one pound of seeds for one pound of silver. Of course, each boss and each seed can only be exchanged for one pound. If you exchange more, I don't have the silver."

"Master Ye, we will keep an eye out for it in the future. If there are any rare seeds and seedlings, we will bring them to you!"

Businessmen pursue profit, and if you don’t make money, you are a bastard!

Ye Kun provided them with business opportunities, so they were naturally overjoyed.

Ye Kun raised his glass:

"Everyone, this county will have a large number of goods in the future, and we will rely on you to sell them. This county will also need a large amount of food, furs, and ironware in the future, and we will rely on you to transport them. I promise you that within Tianmen County and Dongba County, the roads are smooth and there will be no banditry. As long as you pay taxes according to regulations, you will not be embarrassed at the checkpoints along the way. If your goods are robbed in my territory, I will compensate you at the original price. If there are checkpoints that make things difficult for you, just come to me directly and I will chop off their heads!"

All the merchants stood up: "Master Ye is so righteous, we are happy even if we don't make any money!"

Ye Kun laughed: "Everyone, have a few more drinks and have a happy cooperation."

After delivering the goods, it was already late at night.

Ye Kun stood up and said goodbye.

Guan Yafu and his son also stood up, but did not dare to take the tableware in front of them.

"Master Guan, the tableware you are using is given to you."

Ye Kun was a little tired, and said with a smile: "Master Guan, you are old, go back to bed early. I am a hard worker, and I have to go back to deal with some official documents."

Guan Zhubu was once again noble and upright, sneering: "An honest man does not drink water from a stolen spring. I don't want your tableware."

"Okay, go back. Come to the county governor's mansion tomorrow morning. I will be waiting for you."

Ye Kun waved his hand and left.

Guan Bao bowed and said goodbye, then complained to his father:

"Father, Lord Ye loves your talent and intends to recruit you. Why do you keep contradicting him? In my opinion, Lord Ye's virtue and talent are a hundred times greater than Liu Dongliang's. If father can submit to Lord Ye and put his lifelong learning into practice to protect the country and the people, it can also save our family from the disaster of swords and knives. Please think twice."

Guan Yafu walked away in anger: "There are still nine days left, why are you in such a hurry?"

Guan Bao was also so annoyed that he shook his head in silence.

Ye Kun returned to the county magistrate's mansion and quickly took a bath.

After a busy day, I'm all sweaty.

The slave waited on the side and whispered:

"Brother Kun, Teacher Wen and Sister Hongyu are still checking the accounts. Do you want to go and...check on them? You've been with me for the past two days, and I'm afraid Teacher Wen will be unhappy."

"Teacher Wen is not that kind of person, don't think too much. I'd better spend more time with you these few days. After all, you are newlyweds, how can I let you stay alone in an empty room?"

Ye Kun smiled and took Jiao Nu to rest.

Newlyweds still have a strong attraction to each other.

Jiao Nu has her own style, with unique beauty and gentleness, and Ye Kun has not explored her enough.

The next day, Ye Kun slept in.

I got up and washed at sunrise.

There is a porcelain exhibition in the morning, and Ye Kun has to take care of the arrangements, including the placement of exhibits, product introductions and advertising slogans, and product pricing positioning.

Guan Yafu and his son also arrived early in the morning and watched Ye Kun busy in silence.

After the porcelain exhibition was held, Ye Kun took the housekeeper and his son to the military camp.

Guan Bao couldn't help but ask, "Master Ye, were you also the one who led the production of these porcelains?"

“Yes, I gave an idea and the kiln masters made it.”

Ye Kun nodded.

Guan Bao was impressed: "Lord Ye is truly a great scholar, and is proficient in every field."

"But in your father's eyes, this is called a trick."

Ye Kun smiled bitterly.

In a corner of the military camp, there is a separate house that was converted into a classroom.

Forty young junior military officers sat here upright, waiting for Ye Kun.

Most of them are soldiers selected from the cultural classes in military camps in Hirano County.

They originally had some basic education, and after three months of study, they could recognize more than 2,000 words. In terms of mathematical knowledge, they were roughly at the level of elementary school graduates in later generations.

Huangfu Lin, along with several other senior military officers and senior scouts, sat on both sides of the podium, facing the audience.

Seeing Ye Kun, everyone stood up and saluted.

Ye Kun nodded, picked up the chalk, wrote the three characters "Tanbingtang" on the blackboard, and then said:

"Brothers, this is the Military Advisory Hall, the first military academy founded by me, Ye Kun. Our Military Advisory Hall is a place to train grassroots officers. All of you here are talents selected by me!"

Everyone was excited when they heard this.

Ye Kun continued, "The Tanbing Hall means to discuss military affairs on paper. In the future, I will select outstanding officers from among the students of the Tanbing Hall and send them to the 'Jiangwu Hall' for further study. The brothers who come out of the Jiangwu Hall will all be great generals in the future!"

The housekeeper and his son also sat down and looked at Ye Kun with interest.

Ye Kun looked at the audience and said, "If you join the army, you have to fight. But have you ever thought about why you join the army and why we have to fight? Everyone, please speak up! Speak boldly!"

There was murmuring in the audience.

Finally someone stood up and said, "Master Ye, we are fighting for territory!"

Ye Kun nodded and let everyone else speak.

Someone else stood up and said, "Master Ye, we fight for military merit."

Some people say: "The war is for money and food!"

Ye Kun nodded, asked everyone to sit down, and then asked: "Do you have parents, sisters, or children?"

The audience nodded: "Yes!"

"That's it. We fight for our parents, our sisters, our wives and our children. Without money and official positions, we won't fight?"

Ye Kun raised his voice:

"If we don't join the army, our hometown will have no one to protect us. When the enemy comes in, they will kill our parents, rob our sisters and wives, and trample our children under their horses' hooves!"

The audience was silent.

Ye Kun was very enthusiastic and waved his hand and shouted:

"I want to tell you that our Tanbing Hall trains passionate soldiers to defend the country, not a place to get promoted or make money. If you are afraid of death, don't enter this door; if you want to get promoted or make money, find another way!"

"When we enter the Military Talk Hall, we must swear an oath with blood, fight on the battlefield, and die on horseback - a seven-foot-tall man must sacrifice himself in life; a ghost hero must live forever and never return home in death!"

"Behind us are our gray-haired parents, our defenseless sisters, and our toddler children. We cannot retreat, and there is no way out. We must use our own flesh and blood to build a Great Wall to protect our parents, our families, and our hometown!

Remember, the highest honor for a soldier is not how much money you earn or how much land you have at home. It is to die on the battlefield, serving the country with passion; to be on the horse, to expand the territory; to be engraved with merit at Yanran, to be granted the title of Langjuxu! "