I am the king of the dead

Chapter 885 The best bully is the tenant
Chen Mao's rule in Jiaozhi won the hearts of the people. If Chen Mao really raised the king's flag to rebel and wanted to reproduce Annan, the Ming Dynasty could only lead the army again. However, this war will definitely not be like two counties in Annan. That kind of gentleness, anyone who shadowed Chen Mao's rebellion would have to die to end, when the time comes, blood will flow like rivers, and even Daming will have to pay a painful price.

Zhu Qiyu is very relieved of Chen Mao's loyalty, but what about Chen Mao's descendants?
Zhu Yuanzhang is very relieved of Mu Ying's loyalty, but what about Mu Ying's descendants?
They simply gave them the same treatment as a king, except that the name of the title is still a duke, all other treatment is equal to that of a king, there is no need to raise the king's flag to rebel, you are the king yourself.How can we go one step further?Not only will they lose the support of the Ming Dynasty, but they will also cause wars, which is not worth it.

We are all dukes, you eat and drink spicy food in the gentle town of the capital, and I suffer unspeakably on the border, staring at a group of savages, it’s okay if the days are shorter, but as time goes on, there will naturally be resentment , Yunnan and Jiaozhi between Hongwu and Jingtai were truly wild places.

Zhu Qiyu gave Chen Mao's Junguo government such treatment. Naturally, he hoped that Jiaozhi could truly become a place in the Ming Dynasty like Yunnan. In the end, the meat rotted in his own pot. Even if it caused dirt and conflicts, it was an internal conflict.

Chen Mao was obviously very aware of His Majesty's good intentions, coupled with Liu Yongcheng's words of equal kindness and power, Chen Mao accepted the imperial edict of the king.

His Majesty did not use the imperial decree to pass on the imperial edict, but asked Liu Yongcheng to bring a sentence saying: I am as tall as a mountain and an inch of a river, how can I abandon it lightly, do not allow gradual invasion, if there is any disobedience, calm it down.This is His Majesty's wisdom, His Majesty is not in Jiaozhi, and he doesn't know much about the situation of Jiaozhi, so he didn't make an order lightly, but chose to bring a message, which also meant to ask.

Chen Mao had to sigh again that His Majesty is really considerate in doing things. He accepted this imperial decree. As long as he does not raise the flag of rebellion, the Third Cochin Division will have a certain degree of autonomy in doing things in the future.

The reason why Chen Mao didn't disturb those people around him had two considerations.

The first is that after Jiaozhi experienced Li Yimin's rule that can be called abandoned by humans and gods, and the military disaster, Jiaozhi's top priority is to recuperate, and any time to mobilize troops must be slowed down, at least three to five years, and as long as ten years It took eight years to mobilize troops, otherwise the Ming Dynasty's rule in Jiaozhi might lose everything, and the newly stabilized people's hearts would be panicked.

The second is that Chen Mao is old.

Chen Mao knew that his son and grandson were useless. They didn't know soldiers, let alone have military talent. , In this way, Daming and Jiaozhi are inseparable.

This muddleheaded, muddle-headed thing is that there is me in you, and you in me, and there is no difference. After three to fifty years, Annan has really become history.

Everything Chen Mao did was to make An Nanguo completely an inconspicuous riverbed gravel in the long river of history.

"Two angels, please." Chen Mao's fourth son, Chen Run, who is also the son of the eldest son, led the two envoys off the boat. To welcome the angels, it was natural to host a banquet.

Chen Mao's eldest son and second son died early, and the third son Chen Sheng committed a crime that caused Chen Mao to lose his title during the Zhengtong period. Although Chen Mao's loss of the Marquis of Ningyang during the Zhengtong period was a footnote of the era under the general trend of Xingwen and Wu, the cause of the incident It was the third son who committed the crime.So now Chen Mao's fourth son Chen Run is active as the eldest son.

Chen Run is familiar with the rhyme of poetry, is proficient in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, reads very well, is full of bookishness, and knows nothing about military affairs.

Chen Run didn't know anything about military affairs, but Chen Mao felt that this was a blessing, whether he was the Marquis of Ningyang in Beijing before, or he is now the Duke of Jun in Jiaozhi, it is a blessing.

In addition to the local officials of the Third Division of Jiaozhi, there were also a group of luxury families in Jiaozhi at the banquet, but Tang Xing frowned and looked at the people in Taichung, and looked at Chen Mao with sympathy.

In the center of the stage surrounded by long tables in the shape of a round shape, there are four Yue people performing how to make Jiaozhi.

A few boxes of red berries were carried out, and the four strong men took off their shoes and socks, and began to trample, stamping and singing songs that Tang Xing could not understand, and there were various body movements. , Cochin's luxury households cheered and praised frequently.

Tang Xing looked at these ostentatious households eating the red sauce stepped on by big men without changing his face, and felt a little emotional. This place is indeed a rude and barren place. Even if it was replaced by a few beautiful women, Tang Xing would still It can be said that these people's hobbies are a bit strange.

But this big man, this scene made Tang Xing immediately lose all interest in the food and wine on the table.

"Duke Jun has worked hard." Tang Xing's thousand words finally turned into this sentence.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty really deserved the treatment of this waiting prince. Chen Mao is the Duke Jun of the Ming Dynasty. It is really embarrassing for Chen Mao to show his teeth to such a group of monkeys.

Chen Mao made contributions to the Ming army and horses throughout his life, but what kind of treatment did Chen Mao receive in Beijing?His Majesty is resident in the lecture hall, adjacent to Yu Qian, offering wine for the Da Ming lecture hall, and also a court official of the Ming Dynasty, participating in military affairs.

Now, but with such a group of monkeys, baring their teeth at a group of monkeys, what is this if it is not hard work?
"If you settle the affairs of the king, you can win the fame before and after your life." Chen Mao raised his glass and said with a smile: "Commander Tang, don't dislike the wine you brew at home."

"Where is it, let's drink this cup together." Only then did Tang Xing pick up the wine with peace of mind, it was not the wine brewed by Duke Jun's mansion, Tang Xing just disliked it.

"Compared to the last time we met, Duke Jun, he looks a bit older." Tang Xing looked at the dimples on Chen Mao's face and the white hair on his head. Although his spirit was still very good, but this life, old age, sickness and death, people It's normal, time is ruthless.

Chen Mao smiled indifferently. Tai Shigong said that people are mortal, either heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. Chen Mao dare not say that he is heavier than Mount Tai, but he will not be like a feather when he dies. Sometimes, I feel that I have been doing nothing all my life.He said with a smile: "But Commander Tang still has the same demeanor. Chen is old and not very strong at drinking. The rest of the banquet can only be done by dogs. Don't blame Commander Tang."

"It's easy to say." Tang Xing didn't persuade him to drink. At Chen Mao's age, he didn't need to kneel when he saw the emperor. Tang Xing was an angel. If he blamed Chen Mao for his lack of manners, the emperor might not know who to blame.

"Duke Jun, Mr. Tang has something to ask for advice, so please don't hesitate to ask him." Tang Xing didn't bother to drink any more, so he asked for advice on military affairs.

The Daming navy is divided into outposts, left and right wings, central army, and rear outposts at sea. The outposts are battleships, the left and right wings are battleships, horse ships, and grain ships, and the rear is battleships. This sea formation is quite The most useful thing is the formation that Zheng He used in his voyages to the West, but what Tang Xing couldn't figure out was why the grain ships were distributed on the left and right wings instead of the central army.

Tang Xing still has a lot of doubts about naval battles. This Chen Mao is proficient in military affairs, so Tang Xing naturally wanted to ask for advice when he seized the opportunity.

When talking about military affairs, Chen Mao's tired face immediately flushed red, and his eyes were piercing. When he talked about military affairs, he explained clearly and meticulously the questions Tang Xing asked.

Chen Mao said quite brightly: "This grain ship is the largest and the heaviest. If the Chinese army is placed, and the wind is weak, manpower is required to paddle. The flagship of the Chinese army has many sails, so it is not a problem, but most of the grain ships are three-masted. , five masts, manpower paddling in the boundless sea, it’s okay for a while, but after many years, how can I paddle?”

"Therefore, the left and right wings are placed. When the outposts report the bandits, the grain ships will enter the central army, the warships will be outside, the horse boats will be in the middle, and the grain ship's flagship will be in the middle. If the battle situation is unfavorable, the flagship will be able to change the situation of the battle."

In Fujian, Chen Mao was in charge of the matter of Daming's seaborne grain transportation, and he also studied the formation of this navy, and it was quite in-depth.

Chen Mao also explained in detail the timing of the navy's change of formation. Compared with Da Ming's more than [-] warships, when Chen Mao was in charge of transporting food by sea, how could the ship in his hand be so useful?At that time, Japanese pirates and pirates were rampant in the sea area of ​​Ming Dynasty, and Chen Maoneng was incompetent to protect the tank boat and enter Mizhou Shipping Department.
"That's how it was, that's how it was, Duke Xie Jun pointed out." Tang Xing suddenly realized that the formation of the navy was extremely cumbersome, if it wasn't for Chen Mao's explanation and Tang Xing's own comprehension, the few would have to pay the price of a few ships.

During the banquet, Tang Xing was always asking for advice on how to manage the navy's military affairs, and he didn't bother to grind his teeth with the wealthy families in Jiaozhi. These people are destined to be gradually replaced by other emerging wealthy families in the stable development of Jiaozhi. Support a group of your own dog legs.

"Father, it's getting late, it's time to rest." Chen Run watched his father chatting with Tang Xing, and didn't want to disturb him. It had been a long time since his father had such a happy smile, but now that it was time to rest, he really rested .

People are old and have less sleep, so Chen Mao naturally wants to continue the chat. Tang Xing raised many questions that Chen Mao didn't have when commanding the sampan.

"When this person is old, someone will take care of him." Chen Mao said with some insatiable meaning.

Chen Run hurriedly said: "Father, don't blame, Commander Tang will stay in Da Nang for more than ten days, and it won't be too late to talk about it tomorrow."

"It's all my fault. I didn't check the time. Duke Jun is resting. I'll bother you tomorrow." Tang Xing looked at the time and hurriedly apologized.

Naturally, there were cochin girls singing and dancing during the banquet, but Tang Xing saw that these little ladies were somewhat tasteless, and had no intention of doing so. After Chen Mao left, Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng went directly back to the post house to rest.

The rest of the party was about to be arrogant, so they started an open meeting, which can be described as unrestrained. In the early morning of the next day, even a few women were carried out. They were still angry, but they lost half their lives. , I don't know what kind of torture I suffered.

Jin Shenju is a greedy person. Although Tang Xing is a great man, women are jealous. After Tang Xing returned to the post house, Jin Shenju saw that Tang Xing was not drunk. Hearing that Tang Xing didn't have the scent of rouge and gouache on his body, it was joy from his heart, fire from his belly, naturally a fierce battle was unavoidable, and he didn't stop until now to beg for mercy.

Tang Xing had to discuss military affairs with Chen Mao every day, while Liu Yongcheng discussed business matters with the influential figures in Jiaozhi. Liu Yongcheng not only rejected all the requests of the influential figures in Jiaozhi, but also demanded that they be transported to Jiaozhi. The price of grain in Daming should be [-]% lower than that in Songjiang Mansion of Daming.

All of a sudden, Jiaozhi's Shiyao Haoyou were not happy, but they didn't dare to offend Datian Angel, so they wanted to turn their attention to their tenants.

This is what Liu Yongcheng wanted.

Cochin Sansi is full of public lands presided over by Chen Mao. The farm law is widely implemented in Cochin. The farms everywhere lack the most essential people. The fields are deserted and no one is farming them. The Yue people don't care at all. They used to Farming is all about sowing a handful of seeds, and how much you can reap depends on God's will, but Chen Mao, who came from Daming, looked at the wasteland and felt extremely distressed. The wasteland is a heinous crime.

And Daming naturally turned his attention to the tenants of Jiaozhi's influential powerhouses.

Once the oppressive oppressors are too strong, these tenants had no choice in the past, but now they can choose to join the farm, and the Ming army will protect them.

People were one of the most important means of production during the Jingtai period. They were as important as the land. If Ming Dynasty wanted it, it would have to be the cooperation of these luxury households. Would the wealthy households of the Cochin Third Division be willing to give it?

Ken.

There are not many choices for luxury households in Cochin.

[-]. If you don’t do Ming Dynasty’s grain business, you have the backbone!This money is gone!Obviously, for the luxury households who mainly focus on grain trading, it is better to kill them if they do not engage in grain trading.

[-]. Offending the Angel of Heaven, he fought hard according to reason, and every penny must be compared. Daming refused to raise the price, so he sold it to the Wa Kingdom, in order to threaten the Angel of Heaven to make concessions.As for being made things difficult by the Ming court in the future, it's a matter of profit, so let's talk about it after making money first.

Third, squeeze and bully the tenants, and further increase the rent of the tenants to supplement this income.

For the luxury households, there is nothing wrong with wronging themselves or offending Daming. If Daming increases half the tax on merchant ships, he can kill these luxury households half of their lives. Daming is very talkative right now, but he offended Daming. As long as Daming raises a little tax, they will have to go bankrupt.

The best ones to bully are the tenants, it doesn’t matter if the tenants run away, just go to Ailao, Mangli Prefecture, Fuli Prefecture, and Zhancheng to catch some Zhan people.

Liu Yongcheng never expected it to go so smoothly. Although these luxury households complained, they still accepted the result.

Why didn't the Zhehe households in Jiaozhi bypass Daming and directly transport grain to the country of Japan in exchange for hard currency such as Japanese silver?
For one thing, they were going to pass through Ryukyu, a sea ridge of all nations, which now belongs to Ming Dynasty.Secondly, it is very difficult for these extravagant boats to get to the country of Wa. The sea is not smooth at all. It is profitable to send them to Daming, but if they are sent to the country of Wa, the boats may not even return.

The Wa country was caught in a military disaster, and the only one who could do business with the Wa country was Da Ming's powerful Hao You, who had the strength to do so, and the business could only be done with the approval of the Ming court and the protection of warships.

"Did Liu Dadang's trip go well?" Seeing Liu Yongcheng's return, Tang Xing inquired about the official business.

"It's been a good harvest. Did Commander Tang's trip go smoothly?" Liu Yongcheng said quite satisfied after drinking a cup of hot tea.

"It's been a good harvest."

"Hahaha." Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng's hearty laughter came from the post house, which shows that the harvest is indeed rich.

"Liu Dadang, didn't this coochie housekeeper think of buying you?" Tang Xing asked abruptly.

Liu Yongcheng sneered and said, "Not only that, they even gave me women, no one stuffed things for Tang Commander?"

Sending women to eunuchs, Liu Yongcheng has the heart to kill people, which pot does not open and which pot to carry, Liu Yongcheng is different from those eunuchs in the palace who like to eat, he is an old ancestor, and he was not a courtier in the army of Yongle Northern Expedition The admiral participated, but participated as a general. During the Xuande period, he broke Wuliangha three times and completely cured Wuliangha's wall-riding disease. Due to his status as a eunuch, he couldn't be knighted, otherwise he would also be a member of the Ming Dynasty. one.

"It's too much, but their money is hot. I don't want Liu Dadang to confiscate it?" Tang Xing asked with a smile.

Tang Xing's words were actually a threat. If Liu Yongcheng took the money and did it in a concealed manner, it would be fine. If Tang Xing knew about it, he would not be able to get through this matter.

Eunuchs love money, as we all know.

Liu Yongcheng shook his head and said: "You feel hot, but I don't feel hot? The little they stuffed is far different from the reward from the Ming Emperor."

　Jiaozhi in the book, Ming Dynasty outside the book, the tenants are the most bullied, full of absurd words and tears of bitterness.I beg the audience to reward some monthly tickets.

　　
　
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