The most arrogant in history

Chapter 130: Forcing a good woman into prostitution?

Ye Kun thought of Shangguan Feiyan and Wen Qi and said with a smile:

"Since Lord Wei has said so, how dare I disobey? However, I have already given Lu Biao's two concubines, his little daughter, and several granddaughters to my generals. As for the others, I will have to trouble Sima Tong to take them back."

Yesterday, Ye Kun went to see Lu Biao's family in person.

Among them were Lu Biao’s two concubines, who were childless; Lu Biao’s youngest daughter, who was unmarried; and Lu Biao’s three granddaughters, who were adults and unmarried.

Sending these people to the surrendered generals in Changsha can not only win their hearts, but also completely destroy the relationship between the surrendered generals and Lu Biao as the monarch and his subjects, killing two birds with one stone.

Tong Quan smiled and said, "Master Ye can deal with those young women as he pleases, mainly Biao Lu's two sons."

Ye Kun nodded: "Don't worry, Sima Tong, I will hand these people over to you when you return."

Tong Quan added: "In Cigu County and Lingshan County, Lu Biao's troops have already withdrawn. Lord Ye, you can take them back at any time."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I want to make friends with Lord Wei of Jingzhou, but unfortunately I don't have anything to show for it. So how about this? I will lend Cigu County and Lingshan County to Lord Wei. In this way, Lord Wei's power will span the southern kingdom and can encircle the land of Wuyue, which will be of great benefit in the future."

It’s not that Ye Kun doesn’t want Cigu County and Lingshan County, but he can’t digest them and it’s difficult to defend them.

With such limited military forces at hand, once they are dispersed, their combat effectiveness will be weakened and they will gradually be consumed in the melee among the princes.

First, lend these two counties to Wei Dingshan and let him build them;

Once he has built it and Ye Kun has become stronger, then taking it back would be like using the chicken to lay eggs, wouldn't that be a strategy of using the chicken to lay eggs?

Tong Quan was overjoyed: "Master Ye, are you serious?"

"Really? But I'm only lending it to Lord Wei. The loan period is ten years. After ten years, we can talk again."

"So, Master Ye, what are the conditions for lending out the two counties?"

"As for the conditions, it's up to Lord Wei. If he's willing to pay some rent, that's fine. If he doesn't, then forget it." Ye Kun is very easy to talk to.

"Lord Wei will not treat you unfairly."

Tong Quan laughed out loud.

After dinner, Ye Kun asked Tong Quan to rest first, and he went to the prison and brought out several young and beautiful women from Lu Biao's family.

Several women were so frightened that they trembled and knelt down to kowtow.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not going to kill anyone, but I'm going to find you a good husband."

Several surrendered generals from Changsha County have been called over.

Ye Kun randomly matched the women and sent all of them to the surrendered generals, saying with a smile:

"This is a gift for you. If you don't want it, I will kill you. Take it back and we will have our wedding night tonight. This is a military order and you must not disobey it."

The surrendered generals in Changsha hesitated for a while, but finally accepted it happily.

After all, these beautiful women used to be the high and mighty, noble and arrogant mistresses. Now, it is quite exciting to press the mistresses under them and toss them around as much as they want.

Men are all like this.

It seems that Wen Axiu's father Wen Qi was loyal to Prince Shangguan. As a result, after marrying the prince's daughter Shangguan Feiyan, he was extremely happy, radiant, and looked ten years younger!

Two days later, Jingzhou special envoy Tong Quan returned.

Ye Kun packed up all the other members of the Lu family and gave them to Tong Quan as a favor.

A few days later, Tong Quan arrived again and brought Ye Kun a large number of cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, as well as the sulfur, saltpeter and coal that Ye Kun needed, as well as twenty papermaking workers and two sets of papermaking tools, to guide Pingye County in making paper on its own.

The paper made at that time was simple bamboo paper, used for wiping the buttocks.

Moreover, only nobles and rich people used bamboo paper to wipe their butts. Poor people used bamboo strips, called toilet chips.

The technology for writing paper is not yet mature and cannot be mass-produced.

But for Ye Kun, these workers and tools are very precious. He can make some innovations based on the original technology and realize mass production as soon as possible.

Tong Quan smiled and said, "Master Ye, Master Wei has taken over Cigu County and Lingshan County, and plans to give you fifty oxen, a number of mules and donkeys every year. The coal you want, that is, black dan, can also be delivered to you in large quantities, you only need to pay the freight. Other products are easy to negotiate."

Coal is something that the Chinese people don't know how to use, so it's worthless. You can just dig up the black rocks from the open-pit coal mines!

Ye Kun clasped his fists in thanks and accepted the gifts with a smile.

In fact, Ye Kun also understood that Wei Dingshan was trying to win him over and hoped to annex his territory. In Wei Dingshan's view, giving things to Ye Kun meant letting Ye Kun keep them temporarily, and one day, he would get them back with interest.

Now in the Jiangbei area, Huang Tiandao's army is at its most rampant, causing trouble in the Central Plains.

Wei Dingshan's territory spanned the north of the Yangtze River. He was busy suppressing the rebellion and could not take care of the tiny Pingye County for the time being.

Once Huang Tiandao is wiped out, Wei Dingshan will definitely expand his territory to the southwest!

Everyone has their own ulterior motives, but no one points it out.

When Tong Quan said goodbye, Ye Kun sent an envoy to return the gift, carrying a large amount of gold and silk to Jingzhou to buy oxen and various beans and grains.

The oxen are used for the production of the next year;

Legumes are used to supplement the nutrition of war horses and prepare concentrated feed.

From then on, Pingye County and Jingzhou entered a honeymoon period; envoys from both sides kept coming and going, and trade transactions increased greatly.

Ye Kun is still very busy. In addition to military and government affairs, he also has four major projects to do.

The first was the resettlement project for the immigrants. From the county seat to Xiping Mountain, a distance of thirty miles, Ye Kun set up fifty villages with 100 households, temporarily arranged military camps to provide shelter for everyone, and then stepped up the construction of houses.

The second is the mountain water diversion project, which requires digging through a mountain range, building a dam to intercept the water from the upper reaches of the Baishui River, raising the water level, and diverting it into the Xiping Mountain Dead Man's Ditch. In this way, the Dead Man's Ditch will become a reservoir, which is enough for 500,000 people to use water.

The third was to resume production by arranging carpenters, blacksmiths and related craftsmen to make various farm tools, including the latest plow designed by Ye Kun.

In fact, it was not designed by Ye Kun, but a direct imitation of the style of later generations. Before crossing, Ye Kun grew up in the countryside. He had seen plows, water wheels and stone mills.

Another one is the development of industry and commerce.

In order to make money in business, Ye Kun first focused on the production of white porcelain, because the Dading Kingdom only had a small amount of celadon but no white porcelain.

In his previous life, Ye Kun went to Jingdezhen for a trip. He listened to the tour guide talking about the origin of Jingdezhen porcelain. The most crucial point was to use kaolin and then increase the firing temperature.

The tour guide also specifically mentioned that kaolin is Guanyin soil, the kind that poor people used to eat during famine times!

Kaolin is available almost everywhere, but the quality varies.

As long as Ye Kun provides kaolin, finds a way to increase the temperature of the kiln, and lets the potters do more experiments, white porcelain can definitely be produced.

On the afternoon of the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Ye Kun was checking the progress of the housing project in the west of the city.

Jiang Yourong and Dai Xi came suddenly, and judging from their expressions, it seemed that something was wrong.

Ye Kun stepped forward to catch it and asked, "What's wrong, Yourong, is there anything wrong?"

Jiang Yourong frowned and said, "A little girl we took in, named Tang Ruyi, fourteen years old, suddenly disappeared last night and we haven't found her today..."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "You have taken in hundreds of girls in South Street, so it's normal for one or two to get lost. It's not much to say, this Tang Ruyi ran into a relative, so she left without saying goodbye."

Now, trade in Pingye County has been opened, and all four gates are open. Some of the refugees have begun to return home.

Dai Xi shook his head: "Tang Ruyi's parents are both dead, and she has no relatives. She said that she would stay in Pingye County forever. Sister Yourong even joked that she would find her a husband. So, Ruyi will not leave."

Ye Kun frowned: "You suspect that Tang Ruyi was abducted? No way?"

Although the four gates of Pingye County were open, the sentries were still there and people entering and leaving the city, as well as horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, were checked.

Jiang Yourong sighed: "I suspect that Tang Ruyi was captured by the thugs in the brothel."

"Ah, forcibly seizing women and forcing them into prostitution?"

Ye Kun was shocked: "Yourong, do you have any evidence or found anything suspicious?"

Jiang Yourong nodded: "There are several brothels on South Street, and the sound of girls being beaten and scolded can often be heard. The girls scream miserably..."

"I'll chop off the heads of these bastards!"

Ye Kun was furious and ordered Tan Bamao to gather 500 soldiers and horses: "Follow me to South Street and seal off all the brothels. No matter if they are good or bad, arrest them all and I will interrogate them one by one!"

After receiving the order, Tan Bamao immediately went to recruit the troops.

Ye Kun, along with Jiang Yourong, Dai Xi and his thirty personal soldiers, headed straight for South Street.