Villager of Daming

Chapter 1230 The Sun Rises Again and the Sun Shines

Zhu Wentian took a bite of the lamb kidney and chewed it slowly. After he had eaten half of the kidney, he took a sip of wine.

"Ha~~~Ordinary Jurchens don't care who rules. For example, the people of the Ming Dynasty are afraid of war. As long as someone wins, they will stop fighting. What does it have to do with them if the people at the top change?
Only those who hold power will not give up their rights.

From ancient times to the present, once an official leaves the imperial court or local government office, he will age and die quickly.

Losing power means losing rights, and it requires a very good mental quality to hold on.

Not only men, but even the women in the brothel...

As in Bai Juyi's "Pipa Song", the Pipa girl also said, "There are few horses and saddles in front of the door, and the eldest daughter has married a merchant."

She was unwilling to give up and wanted to go back to the life where she was pampered as she was in the past.

It is said that merchants value profit over separation. The merchant has to support her, but she doesn't work. She has a painted boat and spends the whole day playing the pipa. How can the merchant not make money?

Bai Juyi was an official! He felt that he was demoted by being a Sima, and he was in a bad mood.

He met the Pipa girl and took her away. The businessman who worked hard to make money to support the woman... Alas..."

Zhu Wentian criticized Bai Juyi, saying, "You are such a scoundrel. How can an official like you be so shameless? Do you need women? It's not easy to be a businessman."

You deserve to be exiled. Even the emperor knows that you are incompetent. You are so bad!

The village head didn't care about Bai Juyi's affairs. He let Bai Juyi do whatever he wanted. It had nothing to do with him.

He understood that the real problem of the Jurchens was the leaders of each tribe.

A large group of people listened to them and they had slaves to command them, and suddenly they told them to lose all of it and live like other ordinary people.

His wealth and the weight of his words are all gone, how can he agree? He will lead people to resist.

“It seems that we can only give them benefits and let them relocate to other places first, and then consider taking back their rights.

We have to do it bit by bit, otherwise they will definitely rebel after noticing, and we can't use a large number of soldiers to guard against them.

Their productivity is limited, and if they have too many soldiers, they might as well let them do the work."

The village head thought that this was the best method, either by assassination? Or by suddenly arresting the person and finding a reason to kill him?

Zhu Wentian shook his head gently: "Those are minor problems and can be easily solved.

For example, they called some young people from their tribe away, saying that they would be paid high wages and asked them to learn planting and breeding.

The money! Give it directly to their leader, and come back in a month.

The leader will definitely agree. Anyway, the time is short, so just send a part of them first.

After there are no problems in the first few times, we will find more young people and provide them with long-term training.

Teach them management, let them see the colorful world, and experience a richer material and spiritual life.

Give them extra money and let them spend it. After a year or so, they will find that their leader’s knowledge is not as good as theirs…”

Zhu Wentian stopped here and there is no need to say anything else.

"Alas!" The head of the village sighed, "The wolf king will eventually be replaced by stronger wolves, and some will be bitten to death in the fight.

When a new young wolf defeats the wolf king, the other wolves will attack the wolf king together.

Many wolf kings were eaten, and only a few escaped and became lone wolves. These lone wolves are the most terrifying.

People are like this too! When I get older, I will take over the position of village chief..."

"Give it to others, I don't want it. How can a village head be as powerful as a village guard? Being a village head is tiring, who dares to disobey me as a village head?
All the villagers support me, and he can't beat me, so you'd better retire early so you can enjoy a peaceful life.

The new head of the village has to consult you when encountering major issues, so you have a lot of power. When the village builds a gate in the future, you will be the gatekeeper, otherwise you can work as a cleaner in the village kindergarten."

Zhu Wentian did not want the position of village head, and by the way, he arranged his retirement life, which should be called retirement.

When he started out, he had a retirement, and all the retirement benefits were retained, but it was not the same as retirement.

"That's fine!" The village head thought about it and it was indeed a good idea. Anyway, when he had nothing to do, he could find Hanhan to drink and chat.

No matter who becomes the village head, he cannot lead the village astray, unless Hanhan is no longer around. By then, he will be gone too, so why worry about it!
……

After the rain stopped, Nahachu’s soldiers felt much more relaxed. At least they wouldn’t get wet and suffer from hypothermia.

So far, they have not discovered the Ming army so close, and the information and means of the two sides are unequal.

Just arrange your meals according to your normal schedule. It’s so late now, why not eat? Just wait until tomorrow morning.

The Ming army had already eaten and was on the move, but they did not expect to leave all the enemies behind.

There are too many people in Nahachu. Unless the encirclement is tight, they will try their best to break out in all directions, making them difficult to catch and stop.

The key point is that this is another encounter battle and we are not familiar with the local terrain.

All the teams that arrived at the designated location immediately worked hard to dig trenches and build trenches, and young craftsmen also helped with their tools.

Find trees to make temporary chevaux de frise, and try to place them on a relatively flat road to prevent the enemy from riding their animals.

Others shielded their flashlights with cloth and poured gasoline on the wet firewood they had collected.

When the time comes, look at the wind direction. If you are in the upwind position, light the firewood and let the thick smoke drift towards the enemy.

At this time, the gap between the two sides widened. Prince Daming's team ate three meals a day, with meat at every meal, and the selected people also had good physical fitness.

The tools are easy to use and there are professional craftsmen to help. The craftsmen are all young people, and there are few older people who accompany us to provide guidance.

All the experienced craftsmen are in the industry in Yingtian Prefecture! They are old, and these people are their children.

The people brought by Nahachu were naturally stronger than other people in the tribe, but they were far inferior to the Ming army.

The average endurance and explosive power are far behind.

His team is not entirely supported by him. He also has many subordinates, and each of them has his own ideas.

In history, some of his subordinates had surrendered voluntarily, which suddenly left a hole on his flank that was so big that even if he bleeds, he won't be able to fill it.

Each subordinate is responsible for the food, equipment and other aspects of his own soldiers.

Only personal soldiers can obtain the best resources and fight well! But there are few of them.

The Ming Dynasty’s army was not like that. They had no other thoughts. They just followed orders and tried their best to stay alive. When they died, their families would receive large pensions and they would not have to worry anymore.

It would be even better if we could catch Nahachu. Once the strategic goal is achieved, we can go back and count the money.

Everyone participates, so you can forget about becoming an official with real power, but you can get merits. This is part of your basic salary, and once it goes up, it won't go down.

The rest is considered bonus, which is probably more than what I earned from serving in the army for two years.

By capturing Nahachu, the entire Northern Yuan Dynasty's remnants were solved. They had a lot of stuff, which they converted into money and gave part of it to themselves as a reward.

We got it last time when we went to fight Lin, and everyone has a share.

The sky gradually brightened. The sun had not yet risen, but there was a beautiful morning glow in the east!

It means there will be more rain today...

(End of this chapter)