in2ebook Chapter 253 The godson has grown up.
Chapter 253 The godson has grown up.
While they were fooling around, footsteps were heard outside the door.
"It's broad daylight, stop making trouble...someone is coming."
Youde was embarrassed, so he pushed Ye Kun away, straightened his clothes and went out to check.
It is Cao Duoduo, the daughter of Cao Jiashan.
Duoduo didn't like being an intelligence agent, so he was transferred back to Ganma Wang. Now he and Ganma Wang are responsible for the production and research and development of Shu brocade.
The Shujin Technology Development Department and Youde's weaving factory are next to each other.
Duoduo saw Ye Kun and said with a smile: "Uncle, Aunt Wang said that she wants you to attend a meeting. Brocade officials and brocade masters from all over the country are here."
Ye Kun nodded and took Jiang Youde to the meeting.
Ye Kun also studied and investigated the craftsmanship of Shu brocade several times and found that it was very difficult to improve.
Because the processing of Shu brocade is all done manually, there are only a few tools used.
Under the existing technical conditions, the people of Chengdu have already brought Shu brocade to perfection.
Ye Kun could only add bearings to the machine's shaft, and it was difficult to make improvements in other aspects.
However, Ye Kun still wanted to say a few words, asking everyone to put more effort into the colors and patterns of Shu brocade and develop more products.
After the meeting, Ye Kun returned to the prefectural government.
Just then, Lu Kaijiang reported:
"Master Ye, General Qin Erwu won a great victory in suppressing the bandits and captured more than a thousand prisoners, both men and women, who are being held in the barracks, awaiting their fate."
The Chengdu Plain is surrounded by mountains and there are many small gangs of bandits.
Ye Kun's anti-bandit campaign has never stopped.
After returning from pacifying Zhuti County last time, Qin Erwu led his troops to continue suppressing bandits and maintaining public order.
Ye Kun waved his hand without thinking:
"All the male bandits were tattooed and sent to work in the mines. The female ones... were sent to work in the hemp washing factories."
Lu Kaijiang thought for a moment and said, "But there are still some old people and children..."
"Why are there still old people and children who are robbers? I'll go and take a look."
Ye Kun was overwhelmed and rode his horse to the military camp outside the city.
This group of bandits were captured from Chaping Mountain on the northwest side of Mianzhu, with a total of 1,500 people.
At this moment, the bandits had their hands tied and were being held in the military camp's training ground.
The scorching sun was burning the bandits to death.
Ye Kun glanced over and saw that there were indeed some women and the elderly, weak and disabled among them. He felt a little sorry and waved his hand, saying:
"Untie them all, take them under the shade of the trees, and give them some water."
These people had no armor on their bodies and no swords or guns in their hands. Even if they were untied, they would not dare to act recklessly in the military camp.
The bandits thanked him one by one, came under the shade of the tree, and looked at Ye Kun tremblingly.
Ye Kun called a few old men over and frowned and asked, "You are already old, why are you still bandits?"
The two old men knelt down:
"Master Ye, we were not bandits before. It was only because of the heavy taxes that the whole clan moved into the mountains and lived on gold mining. There was not enough food in the mountains, so sometimes... young people would go down the mountain to buy food, and sometimes... they would also rob a little bit..."
"Isn't that still a bandit?"
Ye Kun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and glared, "So, you bandits are all from the same family?"
The old man nodded: "They are all from our Cai family, and there are some relatives. There are very few outsiders."
Ye Kun nodded and asked the officer who escorted the prisoners back.
The officer said: "These people have three strongholds in Chaping Mountain, gathering more than 3,000 people. They rob merchants and pedestrians, and also go down the mountain to steal food, women, and silver, harassing the western part of Mianzhu. They are outright bandits!
We have captured three strongholds and captured more than a thousand people; more than a thousand people have escaped, and General Qin Erwu is pursuing them. "
Ye Kun thought for a moment, then said to his personal soldiers, "Tell General Qin Erwu to stop the pursuit and wait for me to pacify these bandits."
A clan of more than 3,000 people can be considered a powerful force.
Win them over and they will become your base in the future.
The patriarch of the Cai family was called Cai Mingli. He knelt on the ground and said:
"Master Ye, we are willing to surrender and will no longer be bandits. As long as you let us go, we promise to be honest and pay taxes to you in the future. By the way, we have some gold sand hidden in the mountains, and we are willing to give it to Master Ye."
Ye Kun asked: "How much gold sand do you have?"
"About seven hundred taels."
"Forget it. I don't care about this little money."
Ye Kun waved his hand, asked Cai Mingli to stand up, and said: "All of you, register, each household must be clearly identified, the number of people, all reported truthfully."
Cai Mingli nodded and went to register his clansmen.
Ye Kun said to Tan Bamao: "After the registration is completed, leave a group of important people to work in Chengdu. I will send the rest of the old, weak, sick and disabled back tomorrow."
A group of people were left behind as hostages.
Let the rest of the people go and comfort them, and it will basically be done.
The next morning, Ye Kun took Cai Mingli and a thousand elderly, weak and sick people from the Cai family to Chaping Mountain.
They arrived two days later and came to the Cai family’s stronghold.
Qin Erwu captured another three or four hundred people here.
Ye Kun took a look and asked Qin Erwu to release all these people, then said to the clan leader Cai Mingli:
"I will spare you this time. I will help you build roads, guide you in reclaiming wasteland, designate a fixed area for you, give you food and seeds, give you farm tools, and guide you in gold mining. However, you have to pay taxes."
The clan leader was overjoyed: "Thank you Lord Ye for your kindness. We, the Cai clan, will always be loyal to you!"
Ye Kun nodded, and took the professionals to survey the terrain of Chaping Mountain, determine the route for road construction, guide everyone in growing tea and grain, and help them settle down and work.
The members of the Cai family who had fled abroad also returned.
Ye Kun stayed here for five days, using both kindness and severity, and won the hearts of the people.
Then he left behind technical personnel and 500 garrison troops to continue guiding the production and life of the Cai family.
Qin Erwu said: "Brother, I'm afraid these people will rebel again in the future."
"Who wants to rebel when there's food to eat?"
Ye Kun shook his head and said with a smile: "Besides, they are also scared by you. If they rebel again, wouldn't that be courting death?"
The fighting power of the Cai family's soldiers is not as good as that of the bandits in Xiping Mountain. Dealing with them is as easy as sweeping away fallen leaves in the autumn wind!
After pacifying the Cai clan in Chaping Mountain, Ye Kun returned to Chengdu, packed up his things, and headed for Chongqing.
Because Wei Dingshan wrote to Ye Kun, asking him to go to Changsha and marry Wei Caiqin.
Ye Kun was also concerned about Miss Yuejuan, Chunhua Yulian and others, so he happened to go to Chongqing to visit them.
Yulian's son Huang Jingzu is already babbling, is not afraid of strangers, and is very close to Ye Kun.
Ye Kun hugged Huang Jingzu and sighed, "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, my godson has grown up so fast."
When I first met Yu Lian, it was in Xiping Mountain. In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.
"What godson? He is obviously your biological son."
Yu Lian smiled and said, "Brother Kun, the patriarchs of the Huang and Cheng families have said that when their son grows up, they will let him be the county magistrate of Fuling County. Do you think that's okay?"
"No." Ye Kun shook his head.
"Why... not?"
Yu Lian was a little surprised and said with a wry smile: "Actually, we were just joking. When the child grows up, it will be good as long as he has food to eat."