Ding Yunyi's attitude was firm, which made Ding Biyue even more angry.
I always feel that my younger brother has become a completely different person since he was forced to join the army by his father. The younger brother in my previous memory was cowardly and would listen to the family on everything; he was so timid that he couldn't even bear to step on an ant to death.
But after joining the army, all this changed completely. Not only did he kill people, but he also dared to risk his life with so many pirates while being injured all over his body. What was even more troublesome was that he was so stubborn even on an issue as important as marriage.
I can only blame my father. Why did he have to send his younger brother to join the army?
Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Ye Yuan quickly tried to smooth things over: "Madam, you go and have a rest first, and I will give Xiang Wen some advice."
Ding Biyue snorted and stood up: "Xiang Wen, think carefully for yourself. Not only me, but also my father and mother will never agree to this marriage."
As soon as she left, Ding Yunyi and Ye Yuan looked at each other and were speechless for a long time.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry about my affairs." Ding Yunyi was the first to break the silence: "The deal will be done by then, and they won't be able to do anything to me. November 18th is the day I have set, and I also invite my brother-in-law and sister to come and have a wedding banquet."
"I always try my best to persuade your sister." Ye Yuan sighed.
Ding Yunyi smiled: "Brother-in-law is quite comfortable in the position of prefect?"
Ye Yuan frowned: "Zheng Zhilong already knew about the relationship between you and me before I took office. Although he is polite on the surface, he always stumbles, uses traps, and makes things difficult at every turn."
Ding Yunyi's brows also furrowed. Who would have thought that Ye Yuan would smile proudly: "But he, Zheng Zhilong, is too conceited and underestimates those of us who are accustomed to being officials in the capital. Although the localities are attracted to each other, is it not the same in the capital?
It’s nothing more than winning over one faction, currying favor with another faction, and fighting another faction. Although he, Zheng Zhilong, has great power, he doesn’t have the final say in Fujian alone. There are also Fushuai forces and local forces, so he can’t cover up the sky with one hand!”
Ding Yunyi felt relieved.
Thinking about it, Ye Yuan was able to get along well in the court. When the emperor found out about such a serious matter of corruption, there were so many officials protecting him. Zheng Zhilong wanted to embarrass him and drive him away, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy.
"You don't have to worry about my affairs. I know how to deal with Zheng Zhilong." Ye Yuan changed the topic: "I promised you in Penghu to recruit people for you. Now I have an idea and have recruited two hundred people for you.
people."
"Two hundred people?" Ding Yunyi was surprised.
He never thought that Ye Yuan could recruit 200 people for himself just after taking office and trying his best to mediate with Zheng Zhilong.
This ability is really impressive.
When asked where the soldiers came from, Ye Yuan was somewhat mysterious at first: "One hundred of them were recruited by me from outside Quanzhou. Zheng Zhilong is very powerful in Quanzhou, can he still control the whole of Fujian? As for the other hundred people
..."
Ye Yuan lowered his voice at first: "They are the prisoners I recruited from the prison."
"Prisoners in the prison?" Ding Yunyi was startled.
My second brother-in-law was so courageous that he actually recruited a group of prisoners. If anyone knew about this, let alone Zheng Zhilong, would Zou Weilian let him go?
"Xiang Wen doesn't need to worry." Ye Yuan was confident at first: "I, Mr. Ye, will not act recklessly or impulsively, and will not play with my own bright future. In the past two years, there was great chaos in the Central Plains, and the Jinlu repeatedly violated the territory, and even
The battle reached outside the capital. The emperor said that the emperor should guard the country's gates, but he would not abandon the city and flee, so he recruited the people of the capital to defend the city. Worried about the lack of manpower, he released the prisoners in the prison and promised that if they could defend the city with all their strength, they could repel the Jin.
If you are a captive, then except for the serious crime of treason, you will be pardoned until the golden captive retreats."
Ding Yunyi also knew about this, and heard Ye Yuan continue to say: "Then the Jinlu did retreat, but the number of soldiers in various places was still insufficient. Today, an order was issued that each place can select prisoners from among the prisoners and add them to the army.
To make up for the shortage of personnel. Once the term of service expires, those prisoners will be exempted from the charges. Those who are willing to continue serving in the army will stay in the army, and those who are not willing to go home to farm. This order is still useful until now."
Ding Yunyi felt relieved.
Could it be that he would do such a thing? It turns out that he has already prepared a countermeasure.
Ye Yuan was very proud when he said this: "These 100 prisoners were carefully selected by me. They are all strong and have some basic skills. As for their charges, it's okay to commit minor crimes, and it's okay to commit serious crimes."
It was changed to a misdemeanor, and their family members were already hopeless, but suddenly they saw it was changed to a misdemeanor, and I couldn't even thank them enough."
A knowing smile appeared on Ding Yunyi's face.
Ye Yuan originally killed two birds with one stone by doing this. He not only helped himself, but also benefited from the prisoner's family members, and was grateful to those people for the rest of his life.
Seeing that his relatives had no hope of being released from prison, a "Master Qingtian" suddenly came. He only needed to serve for a few years to regain his freedom, and he was willing to give a sum of money.
Ye Yuan found out that this transaction was really worth it.
Ding Yunyi admired Ye Yuan's quick thinking: "Brother-in-law, thank you for your hard work. Yunyi will thank you later. Where are these people now?"
"I've already gathered myself together." Ye Yuan looked outside and said, "It's still early now. Would Xiang Wen come with me to take a look?"
Ding Yunyi couldn't ask for it, so he immediately agreed.
The place where Ye Yuan originally placed these people was not far from the prefect's Yamen. He walked a few steps to get there. Seeing that the prefect had arrived, the Yamen guard at the door hurriedly opened the door and invited them in.
Ye Yuan was indeed very powerful. As soon as he entered, all the smiles on his face disappeared and he said coldly: "Call those people out to me."
The officer hurried in to urge him. Ye Yuan's expression changed again, and he turned around and smiled: "Xiang Wen, this is how you should treat these people. You must not be polite at all, otherwise they will have to climb on top of you."
Ding Yunyi smiled, but he couldn't learn these skills by himself.
After a while, a hundred prisoners were summoned. As Ye Yuan had said, they were all in their twenties and thirties. They were all big-bodied and round-waisted, and they looked tough.
"That man beat up his neighbor for some trivial matter; that man is a private salt dealer." Ye Yuan pointed at the prisoners, introduced him to Ding Yunyi, then pointed to a person in the front row and said: "This man has some background.
One of them hit three, but not only did two of them run away, but one of them was seriously injured, and it was almost impossible to save him."
This sentence immediately caught Ding Yunyi's attention.