The most arrogant in history

Chapter 612: The First Major Case.

Ye Kun frowned: "Still wanting to surrender?"

As for the Northern Huns, Ye Kun has tried to persuade them to surrender many times over the years.

However, Tianxian Chanyu was stubborn and refused to surrender, let alone move inland and accept management.

Sang Buyi said: "If we can persuade them to surrender, then it is better to do so. Even though there are only tens of thousands of Xiongnu left, they have legs and can run. Even if we send 200,000 troops, we may not be able to wipe them all out.

If they are not completely eradicated, they will grow into a large ethnic group in a hundred years, harassing and threatening the nine provinces of China."

Ye Kun sighed, "That's true, but what I want is to move all the Xiongnu people to the south of the Great Wall, accept our management, give up nomadic life, and learn farming. Tianxian Chanyu will not agree to this."

"This moment, that moment."

Liu Ai smiled and said, "The Northern Xiongnu are now desperate. If they are unwilling to surrender, they will be exterminated. I think Tianxian Chanyu will consider it."

Ye Kun nodded: "Okay, send a telegram to Beihai Camp to release ten more prisoners, give them horses and dry food, and ask them to take the letter of surrender to Tianxian Chanyu. Lord Liu Ai, draft the letter of surrender."

Liu Ai and Sang Buyi received the order together.

Ma Zhao came to report that Ye Qingyang's corruption case had been fully investigated and was waiting for Ye Kun to make the decision.

Ye Kun was in the imperial study, reading the report for a long time, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly.

Judging from the report, Ye Qingyang did not embezzle much, nor did he have much property.

However, it is a bit shocking that Ye Qingyang used his power to benefit his relatives and old friends.

A total of over one million taels of silver were seized from his cousin Huo Feng's gang.

More than 300 members of the Ye family in Yejiabao all worked in the Ministry of Water Resources. They embezzled a total of more than one million taels of silver by building the Grand Canal and other road projects.

On average, each person embezzled several thousand taels.

There are also those who resell road construction materials, withhold food and wages, and falsely report consumables and tools.

Ye Kun dropped the report and asked Ma Zhao, "Is this the first corruption case since the founding of the Han Dynasty?"

"That should be forgotten."

Ma Zhao nodded and said, "The total value of the case involving Ye Qingyang's gang is three million taels. Back then, the total cost of our battle to retake Liaodong was also three million taels of silver."

Ye Kun thought about it and said with a wry smile: "Except for Ye Qingyang, let's get rid of all the people involved in the case. All their property will be confiscated."

Ma Zhao pondered and said, "Although some people are involved in the case, the value of the case is very small. Is it too much to confiscate all their property?"

"Then we'll set the limit at 100 taels of silver. If you embezzle more than 100 taels, all your property will be confiscated. If you embezzle less than 100 taels, you'll be fined double and the money will be recovered."

"As you command." Ma Zhao nodded and asked again, "Your Majesty, what should we do with these people?"

"Kill the ones who have embezzled the most, and send the rest to the hard labor camps."

Ye Kun was silent for a moment, and then said, "As for the families of the criminals, those who did not participate in the crime will be demoted to commoners and exiled to the mountainous area of ​​Lujiang County. They will be given houses and land and allowed to farm for a living."

Yu Guinong from Lujiang County immigrated to Australia, taking 130,000 people with him.

As a result, many places in Lujiang County became empty.

In the past two years, there has been appropriate immigration, but there is still room for many people there.

Ma Zhao suggested: "This time, there are thousands of people involved in the case. It may not be safe to keep them all in Lujiang County. It is better to distribute them separately. Send some to various places in Lujiang, with 200 people in each county; send some to the Hetao Ranch to raise horses and sheep."

This time, Ye Qingyang’s Ye Family Castle was almost uprooted.

If we send them all to Lujiang County, they will multiply and their family will become stronger, and they will start to do evil again!

If you relocate them separately, you won’t have to worry about anything.

Ye Kun nodded and agreed to Sang Buyi's suggestion.

Ma Zhao asked again: "How should we deal with Ye Qingyang himself?"

Ye Kun pondered and said, "Ye Qingyang's merits outweigh his faults. I hope that you will show mercy and let him go this time. He still has to oversee the later projects of the Grand Canal and the construction of the highway from Tianmen County to Lingshan County."

Ma Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "But for such a big case, Ye Qingyang must bear some responsibility, right?"

"Fine, demote but retain the post, make meritorious service while serving the crime, criticize in public."

"I see."

Ma Zhao stood up and said goodbye.

Ye Kun also stood up and sighed.

Huang Ye reported again: "Your Majesty, Miss Ding Ding sent a telegram from Yunmian, saying that the Yunmian transportation line has been completely opened. The management of the Yunmian primeval forest has also come to an end. Please inquire about the future work arrangements..."

Ye Kun read the telegram and said with a smile, "Let my junior sister come back and tell her that I have another important task to entrust to her. I will draft the reply myself and you can send it over."

Tintin's telegram reported the general situation.

The Yunmian area is now completely accessible, with a total of three roads opened and seven cable bridges built in the Grand Canyon.

It is like the Dadu River cable bridge in later generations, but not as big.

Fourteen river ferries were built, connecting several major rivers.

There are road maintenance soldiers stationed at the ferry and the chain bridge to prevent damage.

There are also stone arch bridges of various sizes, totaling more than 300.

Several tunnels were also dug through the mountains.

The entire Yunmian area is now connected, and the natural barriers have become thoroughfares.

The control of miasma in the deep mountains of Yunmian has achieved great results after several years of large-scale burning, planting of mosquito-repellent trees, cleaning up swamps and building canals.

The work of eliminating snails and schistosomiasis has also achieved phased success. Environmental sanitation in most settlements has improved, and snails are rarely seen.

The cost was simply too high; the death rate among the laborers and technicians involved in the road construction was three in ten.

In recent years, nearly 100,000 people have died in order to open up the Yunnan-Myanmar transportation line.

Among them were foreign laborers as well as Chinese people.

The amount of food and money invested was also astronomical.

Overall, the cost of road construction in the Yunnan-Myanmar area actually exceeded that of the Grand Canal.

Faced with such a huge casualty rate, Ye Kun was also very sad.

But what can be done?

Without transportation, it would be impossible to control Yunmian and open up an outlet to the sea in the southwest of China.

After personally drafting the telegram, Ye Kun said, "Let's wait. The nine departments will have a meeting tomorrow. I will listen to everyone's opinions."

The Yunmian area, including the entire territory of Jiaozhi, is now managed by Gongsun Qishu, a surrendered general from Liaodong.

However, Ye Kun was not very satisfied with Gongsun Qishu's work progress, and wanted to send a few more capable confidants to supervise Gongsun Qishu.

At the meeting of nine departments the next day, Ye Kun talked about the situation in Jiaozhi and Yunmian and asked everyone's opinions.

Sang Buyi smiled and said:

"We have taken over the entire Jiaozhi Peninsula, but I feel that we have not yet completely digested it. From the current perspective, the population of the Chinese people in the Jiaozhi Peninsula and Yunmian area is less than one million. The foreign population still accounts for the vast majority.

If we want to increase the digestion speed, we must continue to implement the immigration policy. Continue two-way immigration, move the Chinese people over there, and move the foreigners over there.”

Tan Bamao attended the meeting of the nine ministries and muttered in a low voice:

"We'll just kill another batch of those disobedient foreigners. They are not of our race, so their hearts must be different."