Chapter 108 Jade

"I want a hundred catties of jade."

Ying Yi said.

"jade?"

The scholar laughed when he heard this: "Sir, jade is produced in Nanyang. The jade and jewelry confiscated before are all in the county government warehouse. Those with good quality are well hidden by your subordinates."

After listening to the scholar's words, Ying Yi suddenly remembered that he was no longer alone. Defeated the Liu bandits and Zuo Liangyu, killed Ding Qirui and Hu Dawei, occupied Yuzhou, and confiscated many assets. Among them are jade, jewelry, gold and silver coins.

He had given 30% of the reward before, but this time he didn't turn the corner.

Ying Yi nodded: "That's fine. I'll go to the Crescent Valley later, and I'll leave the matters here to you and my father-in-law of Mount Tai. You should also take care of the transportation of grain and grass. I have no time to take care of it for the time being."

"Yes, sir."

Then Ying Yi went to the warehouse to select a hundred kilograms of high-quality jade, and saw the wealth he now had. Excluding gold and silver coins, the jade and jewelry alone, which are of high quality, are probably worth one or two hundred thousand taels of silver stored in the warehouse.

Most of these jade and jewelry were confiscated from the residences of Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui and others. Including all kinds of banknotes, it is said to be worth at least four to five hundred thousand taels. How long have these bastards been in Yuzhou? I don’t know how they were searched.

But now they are all cheaper Ying Yi.

Ying Yi packed a hundred kilograms of jade in two small boxes and put it on the horse. Two guards led the horse behind and walked out of the county office and out of the city.

Ying Yi was no longer alone now. Originally, Ying Yi planned to ride alone, but at least he was assigned two bodyguards by the scholar.

According to the scholar's saying, if something trivial happens, it's good to have an errand boy.

Ying Yi did not refuse.

These two guards were soldiers recruited from Crescent Valley earlier. This time Ying Yi occupied Yuzhou and selected dozens of people from the army to guard the county government, including these two.

One is named Zhang Si and the other is named Lin Gen.

Walking on the streets of Yuzhou City, everything is deserted. Just after the beacon fire, the people were trembling with fear, and few people came to the streets. It was even worse in the past few days, it was almost difficult to see anyone. In the past few days, Zheng Yunzhi's announcement to calm the people has gradually been effective. People are already walking on the streets, and some shops are opening one after another.

In Yuzhou today, the rules are set by Ying Yi. The biggest change is the commercial tax. When relevant notices were posted a few days ago, many merchants came to visit them, but Ying Yi forcefully pushed them back. If you want to do business on Ying Yi's territory, you must follow Ying Yi's rules.

For this reason, it is normal for many merchants to use all possible means, such as bribes and bribes, but Ying Yi's power is a brand-new power, not the old power of the Ming Dynasty as the businessmen think. Although some people accepted bribes, they were severely punished by Ying Yi, and the matter came to an end.

But Ying Yi knew that this was just the beginning. Yuzhou is just a county, and the Central Plains has been poisoned by bandits for a long time. The powerful businessmen in the past were either killed by the bandits or moved away. There are only some small and medium-sized businessmen who have little resistance.

When the territory occupied in the future becomes larger, these bullshit will naturally happen again.

But Ying Yi had absolute confidence to hold them down.

In terms of business, Ying Yi doesn't have many ideas. One is encouragement and the other is taxation. Beyond that, it’s land.

Right now, it's even more important.

Land is the foundation of everything, and at the end of the dynasty, annexation was often serious. Zheng Yunzhi has been working on this matter these days, but it is difficult.

Ying Yi did not act rashly. The power rooted in the land is the greatest power in this era. Whether they are officials, small landowners, or big businessmen from all walks of life. The rich and powerful often occupy large tracts of fertile land, squeezing the living space of ordinary people.

Because Ying Yi was concerned about the intruders, he focused on military affairs for the time being. After driving away the intruder, it is natural to clean up the matter later.

If the land is not sorted out, nothing can be done.

As we get closer to the city gate, there are more and more people.

At the city gate, there is an office established by the county government. Gathering registered refugees, giving porridge, distributing grain, and recruiting workers are all done here. Therefore it attracts many people.

With the cessation of the war in Nanyang and Sun Xiucai's propaganda, many refugees gradually gathered in Yuzhou and Wuyang. They are all needed by Ying Yi.

Population, labor force, and technology all come from them.

Ying Yi stopped for a while and saw that everything was in order, so he left the city.

After leaving the city, Ying Yi got on his horse, riding three and four, riding the billowing smoke towards Fangcheng Mountain.

To this day, no rain has fallen. In the land of Nanyang, what you see is a yellow and barren land. The sky was still gloomy and gloomy, but even if it didn't rain, Ying Yi could only sigh.

The horse's back was rising and falling, Ying Yi thought to himself, but felt powerless and unable to do anything for the time being.

"I just hope it rains soon..."

His words were meaningless, but Zhang Si and Lin Gen beside him felt deeply.

...

In the afternoon, Ying Yi finally returned to Bibo Valley.

Fangcheng Mountain is now in full swing. Teams of slave workers have been organized one after another to work in the mountains. It will take some time to organize and organize all the more than 30,000 slave workers, but this does not prevent those who have been organized first from being put into use.

Naturally, Ying Yi knew everything about the reorganization of the slave labor camp. More than 30,000 people were organized into 32 slave labor teams based on one establishment for every 1,000 people.

Today, there are only seven or eight in use.

Each slave labor team is equipped with a captain, who are all scholars who can write and be read by Lian Biao. There is nothing we can do about selecting twenty supervisors and using slave workers to supervise slave workers. Ying Yi was short of manpower.

Fortunately, the slave labor supervisors are not bad either. On the contrary, the supervisors selected from the slave workers were more powerful. Perhaps to show favor to Ying Yi, these supervisors were more cruel to other slave workers.

When Ying Yi entered the mountain, he encountered two teams of slave workers. These two teams of slave workers were responsible for the construction of the mountain road from Bibo Valley to Xiaowangzhuang.

It may not have been that long, but after experiencing a big battle, looking back, it seemed like a long time had passed. Bibo Valley has indeed become different.

The workshops in Bibo Valley have all been completed. In the valley of more than ten acres, there are two Jinzihao and Huozihao workshops, and one each for the others. The seven workshops are neatly planned and not messy at all.

The gun heads needed by Ying Yi had already been prepared, and now Bibo Valley's work was focused on tool manufacturing.

Hoes, ploughs, rakes, hammers and chisels are the top priority of the Bibo Valley workshop after Gunhead.

Ying Yi occupied the land of three counties. If he wanted to take advantage of the season to plant another crop of grain, agricultural tools were indispensable. For various construction needs, various tools are indispensable.

"The various tools produced by Bibo Valley can meet the needs of all aspects."

Pu Tiechui and Er Niu followed Ying Yi to answer questions for him.

Pu Tiechui said: "The tools required for various projects in Fangcheng Mountain are all produced in Bibo Valley."

Ying Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Does the master have any clues about firearms?"

Pu Tiechui looked troubled and said: "Sir, the biggest problem is still focused on the water source. There is not enough water in Bibo Lake."

In fact, it's not just that.

How many days has it been? To build a firearm, all preparations have not yet been completed.

Ying Yi also knew that he was impatient, so he smiled and said: "It's better to give birth on your own as soon as possible..."