Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 213 Conspiracy
Su Yun thought of a way to deal with the rats in these holes. The best way was to fill them with water.

However, this method cannot be used for the time being because we have entered a water shortage period. If we want to flood the rats, we have to wait until next year.

However, Su Yun was not sure whether he would still be in Kaifeng Prefecture next year, so if he wanted to eradicate this evil, it would be best to do so in the near future.

Su Yun is the kind of person who does things as soon as he thinks of them. Once he made up his mind, he began to prepare.

The first thing is to investigate.

You don’t know until you check. This check made Su Yun even more confident.

It can be said that Wuyou Cave is simply a huge cancer in Bianjing.

These desperadoes hid in the capital's deep and extensive underground drainage system, using "Wuyou Cave" as their base, and committed all kinds of illegal acts.

Not only did these desperadoes evade legal punishment, they also often stole women and hid them in caves, then either used them for their own pleasure or sold them to brothels in other places. Even more horrifying was that some even enjoyed killing women.

These desperadoes also took advantage of festivals and other occasions to kidnap children from the streets, causing separation of many families.

After the child was abducted into the cave, his fate was very tragic. The boy was forced to accept the twisted "teachings" and became their new leader when he grew up, continuing to do evil.

Girls were either sold to brothels or forced to stay underground and engage in shameful livelihoods.

What is even more cruel is that there have even been cases of live mutilation. Someone lost their child, and then a few years later saw a disabled child begging somewhere, and it turned out to be their lost child!

Su Yun read the investigation materials and fell silent.

In his opinion, the actions of these desperadoes have seriously disrupted social order, destroyed the happiness of countless families, and made ordinary people live in fear. They are full of evil deeds and are detestable.

When you serve as an official, you should benefit the people.

Although Su Yun was lazy by nature, he could not stand idly by in the face of such inhumane evil.

Since Su Yun decided to do it, he was willing to calm down and investigate and analyze.

He first sought out the yamen runners for questioning and obtained relatively rough information. He then went to consult Ah Hu, Baldy and other scoundrels on the street and obtained more comprehensive information.

Afterwards, Su Yun went to ask the beggars on the street, many of whom lived under the Wuyou Cave.

The information we get now is more comprehensive.

After an intensive investigation, Su Yun classified the people living in Wuyou Cave.

One group of people must be rescued, namely the women and children who were abducted into the caves. These people are innocent and must be rescued.

One category can be won over, and they are the poor people who have no place to stay in the city of Bianliang, such as beggars, coolies, and petty thieves. These people can be won over.

There is another category that needs to be completely eliminated. They are the desperate criminals who abduct and sell women and engage in abortion and mutilation. They must be resolutely eliminated!
Seeing that Su Yun was looking for many people to do this investigation, Deng Qi was a little worried and said, "Jianzhou, aren't you afraid that the people in Wuyou Cave will know that we are preparing to take action against Wuyou Cave, so that they can prepare?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "Not only am I not afraid of them knowing, I even hope they all know. This is an open conspiracy.

I am telling the people below that our Nan Ya will begin the siege of Wuyou Cave, and that those who are not involved should come out immediately and avoid being caught in an unprovoked disaster. This will also reduce the harm to innocent people."

Deng Qi suddenly realized what was going on and said, "In this way, except for those who have committed blood debts and the women and children who were abducted, everyone else will probably run away."

Su Yun nodded and said, "That's not enough. If these people had nowhere else to go, they wouldn't have gone underground and lived like rats, without seeing the sun.

These people may not even be afraid of death, so how could they be afraid of Kaifeng Prefecture?

So, first, we need to deter them, and second, we need to lure them out.”

Deng Qi scratched his head and said, "This is not easy, there are a lot of people inside, we can't just give them money, right?"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "Just giving money won't work, that's not a long-term solution.

This time we will give them money to lure them out, but how much money will they be able to spend?
When they finish spending, they will go back again, and then evil will breed again. We must not only treat the symptoms but also the root cause.”

Deng Qiwei said with difficulty: "This is not easy to do."

Su Yun nodded and said, "I heard that the court inherited the practice of the previous generation to set up national relief agencies and set up two Futianyuan in the east and west of Kaifeng, the capital, to adopt widows, widowers, lonely elderly people and orphans, as well as the hungry people in the city who have no food or clothing. This should be true, right?"

Deng Qi nodded and said, "This is true. In addition, because there are many poor elderly people who need relief, in the eighth year of Jiayou, Emperor Yingzong also added two Futian Courtyards in the south and north of the city, making a total of four courtyards with the previously established ones.

Whenever the severe winter comes, the north wind blows, and the cold snow flies, it is also the busiest time for Futianyuan.

If it weren't for the recent unrest in the city, the officials in charge of these matters in our yamen would have patrolled the streets and alleys, taking in the homeless elderly, orphaned children, and hungry beggars in the streets. The number of people adopted by Futianyuan is usually limited, but in winter, additional adoptions can be made.

Every day, the official in charge of Futianyuan reported the number of adoptions to the Secretariat, and the state's left treasury allocated the corresponding money and rice according to regulations.

However, this attraction may not be enough.”

Su Yun was surprised and asked, "Why, you don't want to have food and drink?"

Deng Qi laughed and said, “That is, when the weather is cold, we can provide some food and drink. When the weather gets warmer and the elderly can move around freely, the court will stop supplying money and rice.

If the supply is provided all year round, it will not be sustainable. I guess all the poor people in the world will flee to Bianjing."

Su Yun nodded in understanding. This era was different from later generations. The abundance of material resources in later generations had reached a staggering level.

But in this era, if there is a place where you can eat and drink for free, it is estimated that once the news spreads, it will immediately cause a sensation in the world and many poor people will flock to it.

That's a problem.

Su Yun frowned. He originally wanted to attract these people out and send them to Futianyuan, so as to reduce the number of people inside. However, the reality of this era made it impossible to do so because there were no such conditions.

After all, it was because the Song Dynasty was not rich enough, food was not abundant enough, and there were too few job opportunities!
If it is like in later generations, as long as you have hands and feet and are willing to work, you may not be able to live a good life, but you can still have enough food to eat and wear clothes that are warm enough.

In this era, if you have no skills, no family background, no land, and if you have some hidden illness, you will really starve to death.

Even some well-off families may be separated if they encounter drought or floods.

Ultimately, it’s because the ability to resist risks is too poor.

Su Yun frowned and thought for a while, and finally heaved a sigh of relief. This is why Wuyou Cave can always exist.

As long as the wealth of society has not accumulated to a certain level, the society is unable to provide jobs for most people, and the court is unable to cover those who have no way to gain a foothold in society, then the Worry-Free Cave will never be eradicated.

However, Su Yun did not give up the idea of ​​governing Wuyou Cave. He had no way to completely cure the damage caused by Wuyou Cave, but at least he could give the people of Bianjing some peace for a while.

Su Yun already had an idea in his mind. Since the imperial court could not afford the expense, why not set up an industry with greater profits, and use the output of this industry specifically to help the poor and orphans?
By then, this industry can be used to absorb some young and strong people who can participate in the work, and some elderly people who can still move can also be utilized. As for those who really cannot move, they will be sent directly to nursing homes.

Well, that’s good. I have successfully added another task to myself.

Su Yun shook his head slightly.

This is nothing.

When Deng Qi saw Su Yun shaking his head, he immediately said, "Jianzhou, please listen to my advice. We should not touch the Worry-Free Cave. It is too troublesome.

The history of Wuyou Cave began on the day when Bianjing City was born and has continued to this day. Governors of all dynasties have tried to crack down on Wuyou Cave, but they have failed every time.

Of course, your ability is naturally not comparable to that of the governors of previous generations, but Wuyou Cave is inherently a dark world. The ground is ours, and the ground below is theirs."

Su Yun smiled and said, "It's not a big problem, it's just a little troublesome, but it can be solved."

Deng Qi didn't quite believe it in his heart, but he could only nod his head, thinking that after hitting a wall, he would naturally behave himself, and he could deal with it later.

That night Su Yun returned home and called Ah Hui and Ah Hu.

Su Yun asked, "Do you have any connections in Liulichang? I want to acquire some Liulichang."

Ah Hui shook his head and said, "I don't know anyone in this area, but I know where there are Liulichangs. Ah Yun, if you need me, I can collect information about these Liulichangs and find the owners behind them, and then talk to them about the acquisition."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Well, one is to acquire the Liuli Factory, and the other is to collect information about some highly skilled Liuli masters, blacksmiths, and carpenters. I will find it useful."

Ah Hui asked happily, "Ah Yun, are we going to build Liulichang?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "There's nothing special about colored glaze. Let's do something more amazing. I want to make a colorless colored glaze that looks like colorless crystal. I call this thing glass.

This kind of glass can be used to make many high-end utensils, and more importantly, more practical things."

Ah Hui said happily: "This glass will definitely make a lot of money, and our Su Mansion will have more income."

Su Yun smiled and said, "This belongs to the Su Mansion, but the revenue will not go into the Su Mansion. Instead, it will be used to set up several large nursing homes."

Ah Hui and Ah Hu looked at each other.

(End of this chapter)