The emperor met with Prince Yu at Jingxinju, and Prince Yu came. At this time, the crown prince had been deposed, but he was not given the death penalty as in history. However, the other brothers were all county princes, and he had been conferred the title of Prince Yu. In fact, he was already the king.
Prince.
Every time he thought of this honor, King Yu felt a little palpitated. He received the news yesterday and stayed up all night. It was Ye Qing's plan that he could seize the throne.
Chu Gao is also considered a rare counselor, but Ye Qing has made it clear many years ago, and if he thinks about it carefully, he realizes that it is unfathomable and he is on a higher level than Chu Gao.
Thinking again that this person had actually captured Yizhou, I felt chilly in my heart. I didn't say anything. I just entered and felt a sudden chill. When I looked up, sparse raindrops were falling.
I was about to take shelter from the rain. I saw the eunuch chief Dai Pu running towards me from a distance, holding an oil coat in his hand and panting: "I have seen the prince. Just now, I saw the sky was cloudy, and I thought in my mind not to get wet with the prince. Fortunately, I
It’s time to catch up.”
King Yu smiled, and the chief eunuch personally delivered the oil coat. Who else could it be besides the prince? He put on the oil coat and asked, "How are you, Father?"
Dai Pu hurriedly apologized and smiled: "Your Majesty is in Jingxin Residence and seems to be in a good mood. I don't know anything else.
While he was talking, the rain started to rain heavily, making the leaves rustle. King Yu knew that this was the limit of what the eunuch could say, so he didn't ask any more questions. After passing the second gate, he saw a large green lush forest of bamboos in the distance. Dozens of people had already seen it at the door of the mansion.
The guards stood in front of the stone, all wet from the rain, but no one moved.
Another eunuch chief came to greet the king and said, "Your Majesty is waiting for you in the study."
King Yu nodded slightly and walked in calmly. All the eunuchs along the way bowed and did not hear a word. After entering, he took a deep breath and bowed down: "My son, I have met my father."
"Get up." The words came from above. King Yu stood up and glanced at the emperor. The emperor was wearing a wooden crown, and his gray hair was neatly combed inside. He already showed his old appearance - who would have thought that...
He had been acting dictatorially and controlling the government for decades, and then he deposed the crown prince.
The emperor looked a little gloomy and casually asked King Yu about the situation of presiding over the six departments. He didn't say anything for a moment. He just walked slowly for a long time and sat down with a sigh: "I have observed the employment administration several times and I have no idea about it.
You are very relieved..."
At this point, he paused again, as if he was considering whether to ask directly: "Have you heard about Yingzhou?
"Father, I have heard about it." Prince Yu straightened his body slightly and said without thinking, "I have heard about it. It is really shocking."
"Ye Qing is my father's second choice. I have been greatly favored by my father. I don't want to have evil intentions like this." As he said this, he also explained the relationship between Jiang Xia and himself. Of course, he avoided judging that his father was passing away and had become fatuous.
The "wise king" mentality of killing the crown prince quickly.
The emperor listened intently and didn't say a word. He just stared into the distance with bright eyes. After a long time, he said: "I know these. I also read his Jinshi articles and Zhalong Lun last night. There are indeed some merits.
…
King Yu paused again and said, "My son, I did not know this person's true face back then and interacted with him. I am guilty of connivance. Please punish me, father."
"What crime should I punish you for?" The emperor smiled and said, "I chose him as the second choice back then, and you got to know him. It's human nature."
"But now, do you have any rules for this?"
Seeing this, King Yu knelt down and took a step forward and said, "My son, I also thought about it carefully last night. The transformation of the sun in the sky is related to the overall situation. Since the title has been promised, I must not deny it."
"However, we can't confer it now, lest this person be enthroned and delay for a year and a half. Heroes will be born in each state, and we can confer titles in a unified manner."
"There are so many people, so the Marquis is not surprised."
As soon as he said this, the emperor pondered for a long time and said calmly: "What you said seems to be reasonable, so let's proceed as follows."
King Yu agreed. Seeing that the emperor was speechless, he withdrew. As soon as he walked out, the smile on King Yu's face immediately disappeared. The power of God was unpredictable. What is the meaning of the emperor saying this himself?
The summer of Dacai Pingjing's 14th year passed peacefully like this, so peaceful that it was strange.
The Secret Service collected newspapers from various states and found that due to the destruction of foreign territories, various inner states, border states and vassal states were all lingering in Xiatu, with varying progress.
There must be a bad situation, but the Heavenly Court did not report it. Only rumors from the court said that with the passage of half a year, more than a dozen states have made rapid progress, initially condensing dragon energy, and mapped it to the seal, in the Yujing Ancestral Temple.
Thirteen star points appeared on the original mother soil of Yuan Dynasty...
In the era of great conflict, the heroes trained in the furnace of blood and fire are quite impressive. This is the urgent need for a new batch of new forces in the heaven. However, the wars between various states and foreign lands have caused serious damage. These lower lands are still recovering, or in another thirty to fifty years——
In one year on earth, these caves will begin to emerge.
In any case, Yingzhou is a border state with average strength, and it is still very eye-catching to be the first Yangzhao in advance this time. It is a pity that the people are generalizing, and the opponents who are really paying attention to Ye Qing's rise are still in the soil, which makes Ye Qing feel
To feel a kind of loneliness of occupying the stage without any opposition... This is a joke, Ye Qing wished he could occupy the stage for a longer time, if there were no threats from the outside world.
But now that there has been no movement in the outer realm for a long time, the heavens have always been silent, and the storm is about to come, Ye Qing can't help but miss those guys who can share the pressure.
While the imperial court was still debating the first feudal plan, the first five-year plan on earth was initially launched, and everything was proceeding step by step under the water - Yingzhou's farmland water conservancy and irrigation foundation is very good, and the Taiping Lake water system is strong, and there is no need to accumulate the same accumulation as Xinhan
The agricultural foundation and industry already have the central city of Nanlian Mountain, so as soon as the plan takes a slight step forward, Huoling steam engines, mines, blast furnaces, and railways will begin to expand slightly.
However, when the scale was still small, although many people valued the real role of these "gadgets", most of them were only regarded as military preparations by Governor Ye.
Until the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.
The blood-red sunset hangs slantingly on the horizon, and the workshop area by the Nanyu River is shrouded in purified smoke. The long bells stir up the water on the river. After the workers finish the day shift today, they no longer wait to hand over to the night shift workers, but turn off the machines and work in twos and threes.
Leave the workshop area.
This area, which covers an area of more than ten miles, is open day and night. It is rare to stop the roar of machines and gradually return to tranquility. The workers on the green road all hold a small box of round cakes in their hands, and the sun shines on their cheeks, looking exhausted.
There was a little joy, but there was a lot of discussion.
"I heard from the manager that we would be given a day off, and the moon cakes given out are all festivals brought by Xitu.
"I don't know much about the officials. Well, this mooncake tastes pretty good."
A young deacon in the crowd smiled: "How can the festival be held for three consecutive days? This time it is mainly to replace new machines and take the holiday..."
Someone's eyes lit up: "By the way, Deacon, you said that the old machines can be traded in at a discount, can we buy them together as a partnership?"
"My Lord allowed private ownership, so I knew you would have this idea. But I'm afraid these old machines won't work. They have to be sent to Yanzhou County next door. A branch factory needs to be built in the Lingshi mining area. I don't know how to transport them there without waterways." The deacon touched it.
Chin, I am also a little puzzled. The Dragon Palace waterway reaches the county seat. How can a large machine weighing tens of thousands of kilograms be transported?
As he spoke, he turned out of the workshop area. There was a vibration on the ground. Amidst the rumbling sound, a row of steel giants slid for a while and slowly stopped in the south of the workshop area.
This is... a steam locomotive?
Everyone looked at each other and understood, and hurried home - the family's power was growing day by day, and they were working overtime. They made a lot of money, but it was rare to have a vacation, so they had to cherish it.
At the station, the magician began to cast spells to assist the loading and unloading machines. Ye Qing led a group of allies to inspect and explained to them: "Currently steel production is limited, and the first railway main road can only run through the northwest mining area to form
cycle."
"The hilly areas of Lanqiu County are rich in iron, and the mines have been initially expanded. It is also the end of the railway. Yanzhou County, which passes through on the way, is famous for its rich smoke Lingshi. The high-quality smoke Lingshi is of pure quality and comes in various single colors.
Yunyan, this is very popular in the monk world...but the high-quality mineral veins are all in the hands of the Guangyuan Sect, and it is not convenient to fight for them now."
"The remaining veins are all colored stones mixed with foreign gases, as well as gray stones with a large amount of impurities. These are the lowest-grade spiritual stones in the monk world and are useless for cultivation. They are now valuable industrial raw materials. We have purchased a large amount of them for the Immortal Way.
If you don’t care about this, we can make use of it.”
So awesome?
When the princes of each family heard these words, some were suspicious, some were disdainful, and some were thoughtful...
Ye Qing saw in his eyes that he was actually exaggerating on purpose, but it was actually the truth. So, even though his reaction was a bit slow, many people were actually paying attention. He couldn't hide it for a long time, so it doesn't hurt to say it now.
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Finally, I just clicked: "While this is just a long-term vision, there is still a long way to go. Now the first railway must be mainly connected to the mining areas, transporting the Huoling steam engines and operating machines used for mining, expanding the mine output, and then increasing the growth rate."
The spiritual stones and iron ore are transported back, the railways form arteries, and Nanlian Mountain is like a heart. This forms a preliminary circulation. In the future, the mass production of steel and iron will further increase... If you are interested in investing, you can sign up with Mr. Ji later. "
Asking for money is the truth, right?
Many family members suddenly realized that they consciously understood what Ye Qing meant. He clearly wanted everyone to pay protection fees, and they immediately estimated how much they should pay based on their family status and relationship.
Only a few core families in the first-level alliance did not think so. He Mao had been running the Pinghe County Liquor Industry for a long time and consciously supported Ye Qing: "I am willing to give three thousand taels of silver."
"My family can afford five thousand taels." Lin Xian wasn't sure what benefits the railway would bring to the United Textile Industry, but he didn't want to weaken the prestige of the Lin family's commander-in-chief, so he looked at Ye Qing who was trying to please him.
Ye Qing smiled and said nothing. Now he no longer cares about the money. What he wants is to bundle everyone's interests to cultivate an emerging class.
"One hundred thousand taels." The county magistrate Lu Ming said calmly. As soon as the wealthy old Lu family from across the state took action, the scene fell into silence.
It's not easy to come up with such liquidity at once. Could it be really profitable... Many business owners hesitated and couldn't help but increase the amount of "protection fee" they had prepared in their minds by one or two orders of magnitude.
There was a lot of bidding for a while, and three to five thousand taels was almost the bottom line. Ji Caizhu, who was following behind to take notes, had a smile on his face, and just said: "Don't argue, don't argue, there are opportunities, and there are opportunities to invest as much as possible."
It will be included in the grading assessment.”
As soon as these words fell, the scene became more intense. Some people were hesitant about the new thing of trains. The demand for long-distance bulk trade under the agricultural production system was not so strong.
All kinds of faces, all kinds of people's hearts, and all kinds of expressions appeared at once, which made Ye Qing find it quite interesting. He just smiled and said goodbye: "Everyone, please allow me to leave first. Today is a special day for the ministers in the lower earth. I have to go and see them off."