PFC Chapter 467: Same crime, same punishment.
Chapter 467: Same crime, same punishment.
Gongsun Zhang shuddered with fear.
The nine ministers had the same opinion and wanted to severely punish Gongsun Shangfei.
Yu Guinong said: "When the King of Han established the Nine Tribes, he had a rule that everyone, from the emperor to the common people, would be punished equally for the same crime. Gongsun Shangfei's rebellion was a heinous crime of treason and must not be forgiven."
Gongsun Zhang trembled and said, "Can you send someone to persuade him to surrender and bring this rebellious son back to me?"
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Gongsun Shangfei is just preparing now and has not taken action yet. He is worried that we will kill the emperor. It can be seen that he is also a filial son."
Gongsun Zhang said: "He has his own army and wants to start a civil war. He is not listening to me and is unfilial!"
"Not listening to your parents is indeed unfilial."
Ye Kun was very calm and said, "What I mean is, send someone to talk to Gongsun Shangfei and make him realize his mistake. If he still doesn't listen, we can only send troops to eliminate him. We have finally united the Nine Provinces and controlled the Western Qiang. We will never allow anyone to disrupt the current situation."
Gongsun Zhang said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, send someone to talk to this rebellious son. I will write a letter and scold him severely."
Ye Kun asked: "Who should we send to talk?"
"Mianzhu Governor Guo Ping can be the envoy."
"Honest man Guo Ping?" Ye Kun remembered, nodded and smiled:
"Alright, send a pigeon to Mianzhu and ask Guo Ping to find Gongsun Shangfei. Ask Gongsun Shangfei to hand over the military power to his subordinates and come to Xuchang immediately to accept punishment."
Sang Buyi frowned and said, "I'm afraid that doing this will force him into a corner and cause a war..."
"I promise not to kill him. I think he will agree." Ye Kun looked at Gongsun Zhang and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, please write a letter to Gongsun Shangfei to explain my strength. Ask him how to deal with my muskets, cannons and incendiary bombs."
Gongsun Shangfei also had some muskets, cannons and incendiary bombs, but there was no follow-up supply.
Not enough for a battle.
Gongsun Zhang nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, King Han, I will write the letter right away."
Ye Kun clasped his fists and said, "Let's adjourn the meeting. We are waiting for Gongsun Shangfei to come and admit his mistake."
Tan Bamao asked, "Godfather, I suggest that we strengthen the guards at the city gates and strictly check people coming in and out. And the emperor's family should be given special protection!"
Special protection means strict supervision.
Ye Kun shook his head, took Gongsun Zhang's hand, and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will not restrict your family's travel. Even if you go to Xiqiang now, I will agree to it. Shang Fei is Shang Fei. You and I are the monarch and subject. We are still the same old relationship. Don't be uneasy about this matter."
To be honest, even if we send Gongsun Zhang to Yizhou now, it won't work.
Who still listens to him?
Gongsun Zhang clasped his fists and bowed, tears streaming down his face:
"The King of Han treated me like a brother. I only regret that I could not repay him, but raised a rebellious son like Shang Fei..."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Let's put it this way. Gongsun Shangfei has made great contributions in Xiqiang in the past few years."
In fact, Gongsun Shangfei is as brave as Ma Chao, but he is unhappy that everyone in this world originally had the surname Gongsun but now has to change it to Ye.
After Gongsun Zhang left, Sang Buyi said, "Militarily, we still need to be prepared to prevent Gongsun Shangfei from plundering Yizhou."
"Yizhou's troops are ready, everyone can rest assured."
Ye Kun asked everyone to rest assured and go home to rest.
The next day, Xuchang was still the same as before, and ordinary people did not feel any changes.
Gongsun Zhang's small palace was also very calm, and no measures were taken against them.
Ye Kun also took the time to host a banquet to entertain Madam Hongyun's two cousins and sister-in-law, and invited Jiang Yourong and others to join them.
A day later, Ye Kun went to Xiangyang to check recent scientific research results.
It has been another half a year since the last time I came to Xiangyang for retreat.
The scientific research team worked hard day and night and achieved some progress and results.
Half a month ago, there was a report from Xiangyang that the steam engine had started running.
He Tiantian led the team to greet them, reported the work, and said with a smile:
"Master Ye, our external combustion engine can now work stably for more than ten hours. The steam engine has also made a great breakthrough and can run for one or two hours and work stably."
Ye Kun nodded and said, "I came here to witness the steam engine because I saw your report. By the way, how did you solve the problem of piston and seal ring?"
Sun Yi said: "The sealing ring is made of celluloid and animal glue, and there are some messed-up formulas. The piston is made of gold and silver alloy, and the cost is very high."
"As long as it works, no matter how high the cost is, we don't mind! Gold and silver are plentiful in the world."
Ye Kun encouraged everyone to read the specific report and then go to the laboratory to check the results.
There has been progress in the miniaturization of external combustion engines.
The smallest external combustion engine is less than a person's height and is equipped with a flywheel pulley to achieve power transmission.
Although this thing has a very low energy utilization efficiency, it plays a huge role at present.
It can drive high-speed lathes to make more precise parts.
It can be used to magnetize steel and make high-quality artificial magnets. With high-quality magnets, they can be used in generators, further improving the development of electricity.
Pang Jia, Sun Yi and others also manufactured a water pump, which used an external combustion engine as power to complete mechanical water pumping.
The steam engine was a first-generation product. It was huge in size, weighed more than a thousand pounds, and made a deafening noise when it started.
Ye Kun visited and practiced for two days, and put forward some suggestions for transformation, saying:
"This steam engine, if improved, can be used as ship power. So now we need to build a matching ship in advance to facilitate testing.
I hope to build a steam-powered ship within a year. Three years later, I hope to be able to put a steam-powered ship on the sea. "
He Tiantian nodded and wrote it down in his notebook.
Ye Kun asked again: "How are the radio project and the wired telegraph project going now?"
"There has been progress." He Tiantian said with a smile:
"Radio already has unstable signals, which can be transmitted over short distances when the time is right. Wired telegraph is simpler, and can already achieve instant communication over a distance of 20 miles. But beyond 20 miles, the signal will fail."
"Maybe the wires are too long and there's power loss."
Ye Kun nodded and went to look at the radio research.
The radio research group now has more than 200 people, divided into eight groups, each conducting separate research and holding frequent meetings to exchange ideas.
Because Ye Kun only understood the principles of radio and was not a radio expert, he let everyone figure it out and do more experiments.
There was a favorable factor for the development of radio in ancient times.
The spatial spectrum is very clean, without messy radio waves and no interference.
Maybe just a few watts of radio frequency power could enable global communications!
The principle is also very simple. The receiving device is a crystal radio with crystal detection.
The transmission principle is a simple oscillation circuit.
Ye Kun knew that it was difficult to create something like a mobile phone that could transmit and receive sound, but it was definitely possible to send and receive passwords!
Given enough time and a monkey banging away on a computer, it's possible that it could write a Shakespeare.
So, Ye Kun believed that with theoretical guidance, developing radio was not a fantasy.
The most difficult part here is the production of capacitors.
The Radio Research Institute conducted an experiment on Ye Kun on site, and sure enough, there was some crackling noise in the machine, which was obviously the reaction of the radio waves passing through.