diskusbooks Chapter 271: Start anew.
Chapter 271: Start anew.
"It's okay, you go to sleep first, I'll go check it out."
Ye Kun comforted Xie Baochan and stood up to meet the guests.
Xie Tong and the others were all very anxious. When they saw Ye Kun, they clasped their fists and said:
"Master Ye, Ma Zhao is in Shaocheng. He has closed down all the gambling houses and brothels. They are disturbing the people late at night. The people are in a state of panic and crying. Please, Master Ye, give the order to stop it immediately!"
Ye Kun looked innocent and smiled:
"I have said repeatedly that no one should interfere with judicial justice. Ma Zhao is acting in accordance with the law. How can I stop him? Everyone knows that Ma Zhao calls me a thief, and I have no way to deal with him."
"But Ma Zhao also arrested merchants who were drinking in the brothels..." Han Chun stepped forward and said:
"Chengdu is recovering and vigorously developing commerce. Ma Zhao's actions have a great impact on commerce. Who will dare to come to Chengdu to do business in the future?"
"Did they also arrest the clients of the brothel?"
Ye Kun frowned and said to his personal guard, "Tell Lord Ma to release the customers of the brothel immediately and return their belongings."
In the country of Dading, it is not a crime to hang out in brothels.
The personal guards took the order and left.
Han Chun added: "Those brothels have licenses and pay taxes every year. Ma Zhao has no reason to just shut them down and arrest people."
Ye Kun nodded: "Everyone, go back. I will ask Ma Zhao tomorrow if there is any legal basis for handling the case. If he abuses his power, I will naturally deal with him!"
Everyone clasped their fists and left indignantly.
Ye Kun chuckled and went back to sleep with Xie Baochan.
During pregnancy, we need more care and companionship.
Xie Baochan waited for Ye Kun and asked, "Husband, what's going on?"
"It was Ma Zhao who sealed off the gambling houses and brothels in Shaocheng, alarming your father, Han Chun and others." Ye Kun still pretended to be innocent and smiled bitterly:
"I can't do anything about this troublemaker Ma Zhao. He uses the laws of the Great Ding Kingdom and doesn't recognize any relatives."
Xie Baochan was so smart that he understood it after a little thought. He took Ye Kun's arm and said with a smile:
"My dear, raiding the gambling houses and brothels in Shaocheng is a big deal. We need to mobilize the army, right? Otherwise, Ma Zhao will definitely not be able to handle it with just the few men he has."
Ye Kun was not prepared and said casually: "Yes, three thousand soldiers were mobilized."
Xie Baochan chuckled: "So, the raid on the gambling houses and brothels was your husband's idea, not Ma Zhao's. Ma Zhao is a civil servant, how can he mobilize the army?"
"Madam is indeed a very smart person..." Ye Kun could no longer hide it and said with a smile:
"The young ladies in the brothels are so beautiful. Every time I go to Shaocheng, I am always distracted. I want to go in and have a look, but I am afraid of disappointing my wife. So, I just made up my mind and closed it down, so as not to do anything to disappoint my wife in the future."
"My husband, you really hurt me." Xie Baochan laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter. She added:
"Is the young lady from the brothel prettier than Lu Yu? I'll give Lu Yu to you as a token of my gratitude for not letting you down."
"Okay, I'll pick a good day." Ye Kun smiled and got back to the point:
"Your father and Han Chun will scold me again for this incident. Find some time to go back and comfort your father. Tell him to take a long-term view. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future."
Xie Baochan nodded: "Don't worry, sir. I will go back to comfort my father in two days."
the next day.
The city of Chengdu is still in shock, and everyone is talking about last night's actions.
Ye Kun handled the situation quickly and posted a notice to reassure the people, telling them that he was only closing down the gambling houses and inspecting the brothels, so that everyone could rest assured and not make, spread or believe rumors.
Ma Zhao did not sleep all night and came to report quietly:
"Master Ye, the seizure operation went smoothly last night. We arrested the boss, thugs, servants and waiters in the gambling house, a total of more than 100 people; more than 400 gamblers. In the brothels, more than 700 people were arrested and all locked up in the prison."
"How much money was found out?" Ye Kun was more concerned about this.
"The gambling house was confiscated with property worth 21,000 taels of silver, and other miscellaneous items and real estate were not counted. The brothel was confiscated with about 30,000 taels of silver..."
"Very good." Ye Kun was very happy and said with a smile:
"The servants who served tea, the cooks who cooked, and the people who swept the floor and did odd jobs were all released. The gamblers were searched, registered, and released as well."
Tens of thousands of taels of silver were confiscated at once, and there was money to spend again.
And those properties are all money.
Ma Zhao nodded and said, "There are several gambling houses that have forced gamblers to sell their children and ruin their families. I want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys."
Ye Kun was very supportive and nodded, saying, "Choose a few of those who have committed serious crimes and execute them immediately outside the city gate. But don't kill too many, just eight or ten will be enough."
If you want reform, you will have to shed blood.
Ye Kun couldn't make everyone happy.
Killing a few extremely evil people would also intimidate the local gentry in Yizhou and let them know that Ye Kun could also kill people!
Ma Zhao accepted the order and asked, "What about the procuresses and prostitutes in the brothels? How should we deal with them?"
"Leave this matter to me. First mobilize those prostitutes to report the madams, then punish them and confiscate their property and real estate!"
Ye Kun is already very familiar with taking the mass line.
Ma Zhao nodded and continued to work.
Ye Kun called Miss Cherry, the head of the cultural troupe, and told her about last night's action, and ordered:
"Cherry, bring some of those sisters who have turned over a new leaf with me to the prison. Then, help me with some ideological work."
Yingtao smiled and said, "Master Ye, you haven't written a new song for us for a long time."
"When this is done, I'll write you a new song."
"It's a word."
After lunch, Ye Kun brought Yingtao and a dozen other little sisters to the prison.
Before work, Ye Kun quietly told Cherry:
"Sister Cherry, separate out the top girls and courtesans from each brothel who are good at singing and dancing and take them to your training camp to place them properly."
Yingtao understood immediately, covered her mouth and smiled, "Don't worry, Master Ye, I'll leave all the good things to you."
"Hey, I didn't mean that." Ye Kun blushed and explained:
"If we cancel all the brothels, the merchants from other places will be unhappy, so we have to keep some of them. What I mean is, we should keep the top courtesans and singing and dancing masters, so that they will be useful in the future."
Under the current circumstances in the Dading Kingdom, it is impossible to abolish all brothels.
We can keep a group of them, and let them sell their art instead of their bodies, to help boost the cultural market.
Yingtao smiled and said, "I understand, Master Ye. I understand. I understand everything."
"I understand your sister."
Ye Kun slapped Yingtao, straightened his clothes, sat down in the lobby, and ordered:
"Those young ladies were frightened last night. Let them simply wash up, eat something, and bring them all to see me."
Cherry took her sisters and went to make arrangements immediately.
Half an hour later, the first group of little sisters were brought over.
Ye Kun stood up, clasped his fists and saluted:
"Don't worry, sisters. You are not guilty, and I will not embarrass you. On the contrary, I am here to save you from this hell."
The little sisters were still scared and cried.
Or remain silent.
Cherry stood up and said loudly:
"I was also a sister in the brothel before, and it was Lord Ye who rescued us sisters. Some of our sisters back then became female soldiers, some became doctors, some became midwives, and some went to work in workshops and became team leaders and factory directors. So don't be afraid, Lord Ye is giving us a chance to start a new life..."