The most arrogant in history

Chapter 431 Ye Kun’s thoughts.

Looking at everyone's eyes and faces, Ye Kun sighed and said, "My Lords, you still don't understand Ye Kun's heart."

Gongsun Zhang thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Brother Crown Prince, can I try to guess what you are thinking?"

Ye Kun was a little surprised and said with a fist: "Your Majesty, please let me know."

Everyone was surprised and looked at Gongsun Zhang.

Because Gongsun Zhang hadn't spoken the whole time, he had been dozing off early in the morning.

Gongsun Zhang turned around and pointed at the large map behind him: "Now, the Central Plains has been pacified. Everyone think about it, who is our biggest enemy?"

Yu Guinong smiled and said, "Of course it's Xiahou Chang."

"Wrong." Gongsun Zhang shook his head and said:

"Xiahou Chang is our enemy, but after this disastrous defeat, he will never recover. Although he still has hundreds of thousands of troops and occupies Liaodong, he is only barely surviving. The biggest enemy of our Chinese land is still the Xiongnu people in the northern grasslands."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

At that time, Emperor Wu was very powerful and he conquered the Huns for twenty years, inflicting heavy damage on them.

But he also ruined himself.

The country had a population of 60 million, but in the end, only 20 million were left.

The people became poor and could not afford salt or iron, and productivity seriously deteriorated.

It was because of Emperor Wu’s toughness that the northern border was safe for the next two hundred years.

However, the law of history lies here. After hundreds of years of development and recovery, the nomadic people in the north gradually became stronger and their population increased.

As the population increases, the resources on the prairie are insufficient, and people cannot get enough food.

The hungry grassland people would go south to plunder, capture cities and even have the intention of annexing China.

Gongsun Zhang smiled and said, "Brother Crown Prince of Han is extremely brave and wants to revive the legacy of Emperor Wu and conquer the prairie. Then, building the capital in Zhuo County is the best arrangement."

Yu Guinong and others suddenly realized.

Guan Yong smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. My elder brother has already sent out a long-distance voyage to the new continents of the north and south. My elder brother can conquer the vast lands overseas, so he will certainly not let go of the prairie right under his nose."

Everyone started talking again.

Some people praised Ye Kun's ambition.

Some people opposed Ye Kun's warmongering.

Ye Kun waved his hand and said:

"My Lords, please understand that everything I do is not for myself, but for the future generations of the Yanhuang clan. I will include the northern prairie and the new continent overseas into China's territory.

You don't have to worry about wasting money and manpower on war. Because the technology is different now. For example, when we attacked Xiahou Chang this time, you didn't expect it to be so smooth, right? "

Zhuge Feng thought for a moment and said, "This time we have conquered a vast area of ​​the Central Plains, which was very smooth, mainly because of our powerful guns and cannons. With so many guns and cannons, it will be very smooth to attack the Xiongnu in the future. Therefore, I agree to build the capital in Zhuo County."

Others were still reluctant.

Ye Kun added: "The emperor guards the country's gates, and the king dies for the country. We built our capital in Zhuo County, and the emperor and I will personally be in charge, just to tell the Xiongnu and Liaodong Xiahou Chang that we are not afraid of war!

Only by establishing the capital in Zhuo County can we achieve long-term peace and stability in the north."

Gongsun Zhang strongly supported Ye Kun: "I think what the Crown Prince of Han said is very good. The way to fight against the Xiongnu is to fight hard and not show any weakness."

The Emperor and the King of Hanzhong agreed, and no one dared to object anymore.

Ma Zhao said: "Building a capital is a big deal. Zhuo County has a small population and limited materials, so we need to plan from scratch."

Ye Kun nodded: "I plan to build a big city in Xingyang first to handle official business from all over the country. The construction of Zhuo County will also begin at the same time. After one or two years, we will move to Zhuo County and then slowly build it."

Yu Guinong asked again: "What should we do with the several secondary capitals mentioned by the lord?"

"Among the several secondary capitals, Jinling City and Chengdu City are already large enough. We just need to make plans for the next step to cope with the upcoming population growth."

Ye Kun was confident: "Chang'an and Luoyang are in ruins and must be rebuilt.

I suggest choosing a new site, making long-term plans, setting up a reasonable sewer system, demolishing the old city and building a new one.”

Wu Qiong frowned and said, "Demolishing the old and building the new is a huge undertaking and it will take more than one or two years to complete. I suggest that Luoyang City be repaired and the focus be on rebuilding Chang'an City first."

Everyone had the same idea. They were worried that the steps would be too big, costly and time-consuming, and that the people would not be able to bear the burden.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Then let's deal with Zhuo County and Chang'an City first. Chang'an City will continue to move westward, at least 50 miles away, and the scale cannot be smaller than the original Chang'an City.

In addition, apart from office space, granaries, schools, and hospitals, no tall buildings or palaces are allowed to be built. Everything should be based on practicality. Standards are also set for the residences of all officials and generals, and they must not exceed the standards!"

Everyone nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we don't build tall buildings, building more ordinary houses will not cost much and will benefit the people.

“First, you should come up with your planning and construction plans, and then we can discuss them.”

Ye Kun changed the subject and delivered his first decree after taking control of the Central Plains:

"From now on, inform all government offices, counties, and citizens. The Dading Kingdom will completely abolish the kneeling ceremony. Men will perform the fist-holding ceremony, and women will perform the half-squatting and cross-arms ceremony. Even when meeting the emperor, you are not allowed to kneel!"

Gongsun Zhang had already gotten used to it and said with a smile:

"This is very good, I support it. The emperor is a human being, and the people are also human beings. We are all equal, which is very good, very good. Some red tape can be cancelled if possible, which will make life more convenient for the people and save time. Everyone can focus on production, eat more food, and eat more meat..."

Ye Kun clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty loves the people like his own children. Your name will go down in history."

Guan Yafu sighed: "In this way, the laws of our ancestors will be completely abolished."

"Master Guan, do you like kneeling?" Ye Kun rolled his eyes and said:

"You sit here now, and we will hold a meeting together. If you kneel here, or stand here for a few hours, can you do it? Will we get things done faster and more correctly if you kneel down?"

Guan Yafu was furious: "You guys don't even kneel, why do you ask me to kneel?"

Everyone laughed.

After finally standing up, who wants to kneel down again?

Ye Kun couldn't help but smile and said:

"I haven't finished yet. First, cancel the kneeling ceremony. Second, cancel all slavery and slavery. From now on, there will be no slavery and slavery for the people in China.

Third, abolish collective responsibility, where one person commits a crime and one person is held responsible;

Fourth, the marriage age for both men and women is raised to 15. No one is allowed to get married before the age of 15. No fine or forced marriage will be imposed on those who are unmarried before the age of 20. Those who are healthy and do not get married after the age of 20 will be subject to a single tax.

In the Central Plains, Xiahou Chang, that bastard, lowered the marriage age to twelve years old in order to develop the population!

Those who are not married by the age of fourteen will be subject to a poll tax.

They are simply beasts.

Ma Zhao agreed with this decree and asked, "There are many people who marry early, what should we do?"