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Chapter 2707 The Bandit-Suppressing Command! (Part 2)

Wang Yue, along with the families of the bandit-suppressing officers, first built a dock on the riverbank, then began constructing fishing boats inside the dock, and simultaneously organized people to fish in the river.

Wang Yue's method of fishing is actually very simple: he goes to some shallow water areas, puts down some bait specially made by Wang Yue, and can attract a lot of fish.

This specially made bait was something Wang Yue learned in other worlds, but he just couldn't use it there.

After attracting a large number of fish, Wang Yue then had the elderly, weak, and women row the new wooden boats to catch them.

The new type of ship has a special cabin that is much larger than that of ordinary wooden boats, so the fishing speed is very fast.

The tens of thousands of family members of the bandit-suppressing officers were all involved, and even the children were helping to sort the fish.

Some of these fish had few bones and were taken to the factory to exchange for money, which was then used to buy grain. The fish with more bones were kept and eaten by the fish owners.

This swamp connects to three large lakes, and the water in the lakes is still flowing. At this time, there are no very dense nets like later ones, which allows a large number of fish and shrimp to survive in it.

Based on their current harvest, even if it decreases in the future, the yield will still be terrifying.

The grain donated by those merchants was originally only enough to feed these 10,000 people for one or two months at most. Now, with so much fish and shrimp, it should last for three months, just in time for the autumn harvest.

After receiving her token, Guan Yinping excitedly went to the shipyard. Upon seeing Wang Yue, she exclaimed...

"Strategist! My father really gave me the position of Bandit Suppression Captain, and even said that we should divide up the territory of the Bandit Suppression Captain's Division ourselves."

What should we do next?

Seeing Guan Yinping's excited expression, Wang Yue clearly knew she wanted to go to war, so he said helplessly,
"Next, we need to assign a position to our bandit-suppressing command. Once we have no more worries, we can continue our bandit suppression efforts."

Seeing Wang Yue's words, Guan Yinping knew that arranging people was the priority, so she asked curiously, "Strategist, my father said that we should settle near Sanhu, but it seems that you don't want to be here. So where should we arrange people? It doesn't seem like there's a suitable place."

Wang Yue pointed to the east of Jiangling and said with a smile, "Does Miss San know what's over there?"

Guan Yinping glanced to the east and said uncertainly, "Does the strategist mean to arrange them east of Gong'an? But my uncle and my father and brothers were stationed there before, and there isn't that much land there."

Wang Yue smiled and nodded, saying, "The governor ordered us to set up anti-bandit captains near the Three Lakes, but this area can only support a maximum of ten thousand people like us."

There are still many bandits in those mountains, and our bandit-suppressing command will continue to grow. If we don't expand our territory now, it will be troublesome when we need to reclaim it in the future.

Therefore, it is essential to prepare in advance.

Guan Yinping understood Wang Yue's meaning, and said somewhat uncertainly, "The area east of Gong'an Jiangbei is still a swamp, and it's probably not suitable for living there."

Wang Yue had already made plans, so he calmly said, "The plains north of Jiangxia were actually the ancient Yunmeng Marsh, but they gradually turned from a vast ocean into land."

Therefore, it is evident that this swamp in Jiangbei, now under the jurisdiction of the Public Security Bureau, will soon be converted into land. This land, currently unclaimed, is perfectly suited for resettling these people.

After the families of the bandits come down from the mountains, just like we did this time, we'll let them work as fishermen first, and then find suitable places to grow rice, which will be just right for their survival.

Upon hearing this, Guan Yinping said uncertainly, "If that's the case, it would be suitable for production and could also become a place where their ancestors lived."

Your strategic brilliance is truly admirable; I am filled with respect for you!

When Wang Yue saw that Guan Yinping had bowed to him, he understood that it was because he cared about these people, so he smiled and said...

"It was just what I should do, Third Miss, there's no need for such thanks."

In the future, I'll trouble the Third Sister to explain things clearly to the newly gathered bandit families and talk about the future. That way, they'll be willing to stay there.

It would be best to have the families here help arrange temporary accommodations. This way, when we recruit more people from the mountains, they will have places to stay, and we can also attract more bandits.

If the bandit-suppressing command becomes a coveted area for mountain bandits, you, as the bandit-suppressing captain, will have an ever-growing number of men under your command. And these men, wanting to secure their hold on these territories, will become even more loyal to you!

After hearing Wang Yue's plan, Guan Yinping bowed to him and then hurriedly went to carry it out according to his idea.

In fact, unless they are extremely vicious, who would willingly hide in the mountains to live a hard life and earn the reputation of a bandit if they could see no hope?

After all, there's no way to grow crops in the mountains; people are basically starving, and have to resort to robbery to survive.

If these bandits who came down the mountain were initially drawn by the reputations of Guan Yu and Liu Bei, now they are drawn by their future livelihoods, and their initial anxieties have vanished.

Upon hearing Guan Yinping's instructions, they immediately went to help with great enthusiasm.

After Guan Yinping made arrangements for her men, she continued to suppress the bandits according to plan. This time, they no longer needed to bring the yamen runners with them.

While Wang Yue was expanding the shipyard, he first led the bandits who were willing to help to build a fortified village in the swamp east of the Three Lakes, using stones transported by boat.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work. Of the more than 10,000 elderly, weak, women and children, more than 3,000 went. Although they were not particularly strong, they quickly built a water fortress by virtue of their numbers.

According to Wang Yue's plan, this village should be able to accommodate at least 100,000 people, and Guan Yinping would probably have tens of thousands of people at her disposal.

The reason the city was built so quickly was, of course, because Wang Yue had introduced the technology for making bricks, which enabled it to be built so fast.

In fact, the technology of brick making already existed at this time, but unfortunately it was controlled by the government and a few individuals. Wang Yue was a strategist, and he was obviously a knowledgeable person, so no one found it strange.

Moreover, since these surrendered bandits already knew about Wang Yue's plan, and with ample supplies, when they went into the mountains to suppress the bandits again, many people surrendered on their own initiative without Guan Yinping having to attack them.

(End of this chapter)