Chapter 40 - Recruiting Displaced People

After Li Wei finished ordering Zhu Ming, Zhu Ming stepped back and began to give orders again.

"Where are Han Dong and Yan Cheng?"

"The lower official is here." Han Dong and Yan Cheng were also taken aback, they didn't expect that they would have their own business, it would definitely be a good thing to be called, and sure enough, Li Wei's order came down.

"Order the two of you to exterminate the other bandits around Xiangping County within ten days, there must be no mistake."

Can you say no? This time, I poked the basket myself, and I couldn't pick it up.

"Subordinates receive orders." The two of them also have suffering, although the surrounding Qingfeng Village is the most arrogant, but there are also many other bandits, robbing the passing by is often there, it is estimated that the strength is not smaller than Qingfeng Village, but it has not made such a big case of anger and resentment.

"Huang Fei listens to the order."

"The subordinates are here." Huang Fei had a hunch that this was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he would definitely not let him go if he had this opportunity.

"I order you to command the soldiers and horses of all counties, exterminate the bandits in Liaodong within 15 days, report to the imperial court, and reassure the people, there must be no mistakes."

The two high hats pressed down on Huang Fei, and he was a little out of breath.

Undoubtedly, the biggest benefit this time is Taishou Li Wei, his public order, the success of the bandits, is his credit; The failure to suppress bandits is the fault of his subordinates.

In front of so many people, they are too determined to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the whole county, if your subordinates are not doing well, don't blame me for being black.

Ye Chen can predict that soon, Huang Fei's prestige will plummet, and Taishou Li Wei will have his own cooperation, and his prestige will rise sharply, and he will definitely take initial control of Liaodong, and then he will be able to cooperate with him more deeply.

Huang Fei said that his support is mainly the local families in Liaodong, and now the Taishou has handed over all the power to him, if he can't exterminate the bandits and continue to let the bandits do evil, then if these families don't support him, then he doesn't have the strength to snatch control of Liaodong with Taishou Li Wei.

After giving the order, Li Wei also gave an order to evict guests, Ye Chen glanced at Li Wei when he left, and Li Wei also gave Ye Chen a look, and the two of them were silent.

Back at the Ye family, Ye Chen summoned his junior team. Tai Shici, Wu Xian, Hu Tou and Li Qing.

Several people chatted in a relaxed and harmonious manner, mainly talking about some of the recent situation of the Ye family, and Wu Xian and Li Qing made a simple report on the construction.

The progress of the Ye family's various projects is very fast, some of the workshops have been completed, and a warehouse has been dug up, which can store hundreds of thousands of loads of grain, and another warehouse has been dug again, and the foundation of Yejiabao has been dug up.

In terms of military affairs, through two battles, the troops have changed a lot, almost everyone has seen blood, and in their hearts it is not the same as before, and now the guard battalion is already an elite army.

Several people chatted for a long time in the study, summarizing some of the Ye family's previous and current difficulties and achievements, and then Ye Chen was ready to start talking about the purpose of this meeting.

"There is something to arrange for everyone to come this time, although you are very tired during this time, whether it is in charge of construction or military, but time is not waiting, and it is not the time to rest."

"Please command, young master." Wu Xian, Li Qing, and Hu Tou all stood up and answered.

Tai Shi Ci didn't speak, he and Ye Chen are sworn brothers, so naturally they unswervingly support Ye Chen, if Ye Chen didn't raise troops now, otherwise Tai Shi Ci would definitely recognize him as the Lord.

Ye Chen saw that everyone's morale was good and full of enthusiasm, so he said, "Okay." I decided that the Ye family would recruit displaced people in Liaodong on a large scale, and no one would refuse, whether old or young, male or female. ”

Recruiting homeless?

Everyone reacted differently, Tai Shici was born at the bottom and had been wandering for a long time, of course, he knew that there were too many people who were homeless now, and too many people had died in other places, so he was quite supportive of Ye Chen's move.

Wu Xian and Li Qing felt a lot of pressure, Li Qing was okay, he didn't manage a lot of things before, and the pressure was naturally not so great, but Wu Xian was different, he was in charge of the entire Ye family, knowing how big the Ye family was now, and recruiting homeless people on a large scale was really stressful.

"Young master, is this recruitment of homeless people under control, now my Ye family's stall is too big, and it costs a lot of money to recruit homeless people, they just eat and don't produce, at least until next year." Wu Xian said to Ye Chen worriedly.

Wu Xian's words are not unreasonable, the Ye family is now short of money everywhere, and the shop is too big, and some of them can't be managed.

"Haha, Wu Xian, you don't have to worry about money, in the past, you would say that I robbed money, I always felt that the robbery was too untechnical, and I couldn't rob much. Now that I go out to grab it once, I have grabbed hundreds of millions of assets, as well as more than 100 million real money, which is enough for us to recruit displaced people, and our Ye family is making money quickly, and the money is enough to spend. ”

"But young master, there are too many things in the Ye family now, and the current workshop construction and the construction of the Ye family fort alone will take most of the energy."

Recently, Wu Xian has really been miserable, and the Ye family's construction site alone is enough to transport materials, which is a huge amount of materials, and the transport vehicles have not stopped for a moment. Fortunately, the workers are very conscious and hardly have to manage.

"This is imperative, I know you are very difficult, but there are some things that have to be handed over to the people below to do, one is to share their own pressure, and the other is to cultivate more talents, and the stall will be bigger in the future."

Can Ye Chen not be in a hurry, the Yellow Turban Rebellion is about to happen, and the north is not peaceful, and those grassland tribes often come to plunder.

And now there are too many homeless people dying on the road, and if you recruit a day earlier, you can save a few more people, which can leave more vitality for this nation and increase your strength.

"Yes, young master." Wu Xian knew that Ye Chen had already made up his mind and could not change it, so he could only resolutely implement it.

"Well, Li Qing is mainly responsible for this matter, Wu Xian is still in charge of the overall situation, and he will pick a few more capable helpers to help, and he can't be busy with much by himself."

"Yes, young master." Li Qing felt Ye Chen's huge trust, besides, this was a great thing, a great act of kindness, he must do his best to do it.

"Big brother, tiger head, you also have a burden, and it's not light."

"Second brother, if there is anything to say, my own brother, who will not help you." For Ye Chen's recruitment of displaced people, Tai Shici was very emotional and very supportive.

"Please command, young master." The tiger head didn't have any other ideas, he would do whatever Ye Chen said.

"Okay, the two of you will also take people to help recruit the homeless, first, to maintain order, the most important thing is to recruit troops on the spot, this time to recruit 3,000 people."

"Young master, this one-time expansion to three thousand, will it be too much, and the finances may not be able to support it."

Wu Xian was taken aback by Ye Chen again, and Rao was also frightened by Ye Chen's big hand. The previous 500 troops, the best training, the best food, and complete equipment, spent 10 million before and after, if this is to recruit 3,000 people, then the cost will be a sea of money.

Three thousand people, a year, plus equipment, it costs tens of millions.

"Haha, Wu Xian, don't worry, this soldier must be recruited, now the world is getting more and more chaotic, and it will be even more chaotic in the future, so chaotic that it is beyond everyone's expectations, we must have a force to protect the Ye family."

"As for the money, you don't have to worry about this, I will go and get you a large sum of money back soon, and besides, the brewing workshop will be built soon, and the production can be expanded, and I will soon consider selling the wine outside of Youzhou, and the business of the few restaurants that have opened recently is not very good."

Ye Chen knew that Wu Xian was worried, and it was reasonable for others to be worried, so Ye Chen explained with words to dispel his concerns.

"Yes, young master, I will do a good job of the logistics support of the escort battalion."

The matter was settled, and several people discussed how to operate, and then decided to start implementing it early tomorrow morning.

The next day, Ye Chen organized dozens of teams to recruit homeless people. Porridge sheds were erected at several major intersections, and each person was given a flatbread and a bowl of gruel.

What is most lacking in this era is food, and you are willing to eat anything when you have a mouthful. Today, there has been a tragic phenomenon of eating children, and piles of white bones can often be seen on the roadside.

The Ye family began to recruit displaced people and provide food for free, only on the condition that they needed labor and provided shelter, and after the news spread, the displaced people around Xiangping City immediately poured over.

The hungry people who were crazy saw the food and immediately became confused, and the soldiers of the guard battalion took a great deal of effort to maintain order.

Ye Chen only provided each person with a piece of flatbread and a bowl of gruel, they had been hungry for too long, and if they were given too much to eat at once, they would die.

Wave by wave the homeless people were brought to the place where they gathered, and Ye Chen asked them to take a bath and wash their hair before changing into the new clothes provided by the Ye family.

This was also done to prevent the epidemic of plague and some infectious diseases, Ye Chen didn't want these people to come over and cause a big mess because of health problems.

The clothes provided by Ye Chen were made of the worst linen, but they were warm enough, and most of them were much better than their previous clothes. Their previous clothes were burned by the Ye family.

After eating, the displaced people were placed in makeshift tents, told to rest for a day, and the next day they began to build a farmstead, and told that the farm was for them to live in when it was completed.

Some people knelt down and kowtowed when they saw all this, they all cried, they didn't eat or live before, they were already weak, and now the Ye family gave them a chance to live.

Now there is food, and there are tents, although the tents are a little shabby and a little cramped, but they can shelter from the wind and rain.

The great grace of life is more important than everything, the simple peasants know who is good to them and know how to be grateful, in the future, these people will become Ye Chen's children and soldiers, and they will fight the world with him, of course, this is all a later story.

People were surging towards the recruitment point, and Ye Chen was watching from the side.

"Alas, I didn't expect that the Eastern Han Dynasty had been eroded to such an extent, and there were so many displaced people in Xiangping City alone."

In one day, the Ye family recruited thousands of displaced people, although all the displaced people in Xiangping City were recruited, but how many counties are there in the thirteen states in the world, and how many displaced people are there.

According to historical records, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were white bones everywhere, which can be said to be white bones, and literally he may not be able to feel this tragic scene, but Ye Chen saw such a huge number of hungry people, if there was nothing to eat, they could only turn into white bones.

The hungry people are a world, and the upper class society that Ye Chen came into contact with is another scene, they are corrupt and degenerate, arrogant and lascivious, and only know how to enjoy.

"Wu Xian, have the displaced people been properly arranged?"

"Don't worry, the young master is settled, according to the young master's instructions, give five or six points to eat, so as not to die, the tent is a little insufficient, but some of it is urgently transported, and you can live in the tent at night."

Wu Xian looked very tired, no wonder, today he ran everywhere, everywhere to coordinate, because it was the first time to recruit displaced people, it is inevitable that many aspects did not think of it, and there will be many mistakes and omissions in the arranged things, which require him to arrange and coordinate.

Although Ye Chen made Li Qing mainly responsible, he was afraid that something would happen on the first day, so he kept an eye on this side and helped coordinate everywhere.