Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 898 Selling an official position and getting a title
That night.

Police Department.

The candlelight dispels the darkness, and the cold wind howls outside the window.

The atmosphere here is subtle.

"Mr. Factory, do we have to do this?"

Cao Huachun, who was wearing a bright red dragon robe and a three-peaked hat, was silent for an unknown period of time before frowning and saying to Wei Zhongxian, "You have to understand that when we came to Dongfan, it was for various reasons that we granted official positions to the Han Chinese merchants and even pirates under our rule in the Nanyang regions."

"As long as more ships were delivered and more gold and silver were paid, the higher the official rank would be. As a result, the Dongfan Navy and even the Penghu Navy were able to expand rapidly."

"But this incident did cause an impact. The intelligence reports submitted by the secret agents of the Eastern Police Force sent to various places in Southeast Asia showed that many people in the name of the Ming Navy were burning, killing, looting, and even threatening their vassal states."

"How could our family not know this?"

Wei Zhongxian leaned against the official hat chair and said with a half-smile: "Sooner or later, we will wipe out these guys. Many of them are our godsons and grandsons. Haha, they are all very honest when they come to Dongfan, but they become devils when they leave Dongfan."

"Since the factory owner knows about this, we can't do this."

Cao Huachun frowned and said, "Besides, if the emperor knew about this, what would he think?"

“I have to do it.”

Wei Zhongxian sighed and rubbed his temples. "Let's not talk about the Ming Dynasty or the southeast. Let's just talk about our current situation."

"Ryukyu was taken back, but the Eastern Japanese are still ruthless."

"In order to seize Ryukyu, Zu Dashou and his men were sent abroad. At present, the two forces of Spain and the Netherlands have merged openly or secretly."

"When Cao Lutai was here today, my family also told you all the things that happened. You know what's going on. We are short of gold and silver, but not food or wood?"

Cao Huachun frowned even more.

“Neither!!”

Wei Zhongxian stretched out his hand and pointed at the table, "It's because they are short of people! Our roots are in Dongfan, and everything we do revolves around Dongfan."

"The coastal cities need to be built, the roads around the island need to be repaired, the roads in the prefectures, states and counties need to be built, there are also shipyards and even other industries, how many people will it take?"

"I don't know if you've calculated it, but we have. It will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. As long as we build all these things before the fifth year of Tianqi, which is next year, Dongfan will be able to deal with any situation in the meantime. Do you understand?"

At present, the huge team led by Wei Zhongxian seems to have achieved considerable success centered around the Dongfan and in many other places, and even made many people feel daunted and afraid. Everything is developing in a good direction.

But that’s not actually the case.

The foundation is still too weak.

"The population that migrated from Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi and other places was to fill the prefectures, counties and districts of Dongfan. They are the people of our Ming Dynasty, and they definitely don't want to do these dirty and tiring jobs."

Wei Zhongxian continued, "So who should do this? It can only be the natives of Dongfan and the natives of Nanyang. However, relying on Zheng Zhilong, Zu Dashou and the Han merchants to transport these people cannot meet the needs of Dongfan at all."

"Damn it, there are too many dangerous places in Dongfan, and people die every day. Do we want them to die? No, if they die, we have to teach them all over again. How much time will it take?"

"Maybe..." Cao Huachun hesitated and looked at Wei Zhongxian and spoke, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wei Zhongxian.

"Maybe what?"

Wei Zhongxian asked, "Do you mean that maybe the Eastern Japanese won't invade Ryukyu? Or do you mean that maybe the Western Barbarians won't invade the Eastern Barbarians? Or maybe there's no need to rush?"

Cao Huachun was silent.

"Ha ha!!"

Seeing Cao Huachun like this, Wei Zhongxian laughed so hard that tears came down.

"My friend, you still care too much about your reputation."

Wei Zhongxian smiled, but suddenly he became serious and stared at Cao Huachun and said, "I didn't tell Cao Lutai about this matter, but I told you, because I want you to understand that as slaves of the royal family, everything we have is given by the emperor. Without the trust and reliance of the emperor, who would treat us as human beings?"

"Have civil servants ever had one?"

“Have scholars ever had this?”

"If they really did, do you think such a big thing would happen in the southeast? We don't deny that there are some upright people among them who care about the country, but don't forget, we can't afford to lose!!"

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"Dongfan is our root. We came south under the order to help the emperor, not for anything else. So we have to bear this infamy. The key is not to allow anyone to dare to throw dirty water on the emperor at any time in this matter!!"

Cao Huachun's eyes changed.

"What the factory manager said is correct."

Under Wei Zhongxian's gaze, Cao Huachun slowly stood up and said, "The emperor is facing so many problems right now, and the court is also dealing with so many things. We in Dongfan can only report good news to the emperor, but as for worries, we have to solve them ourselves."

"No matter what, we can't let these Western barbarians have any improper ideas about our Ming Dynasty. If they honestly engage in business, then they can go north as they please, but if they dare to have other ideas, then we will keep them out of the East!!"

“That’s right!!”

Wei Zhongxian slammed the table and stood up, "That's what I mean. Not only do I want to keep them out of Dongfan, but I also want them to fear the naval power of the Ming Dynasty."

"So, everything in Dongfan must be done before next year."

"It's just selling official positions and titles. Next, we will not only do this to the Han people, but also to those groups in Southeast Asia. We will sell to whoever gives the most, whether it's ships, food, gold and silver, or wood and natives. If they give, we will sell it!"

"In those places in Southeast Asia, there are many powerful indigenous forces, each of them sitting on a mountain of treasure. We can exchange some clothes and copper seals for them. This deal is worth it!"

Cao Huachun sighed inwardly, how could things be so simple? If he really did this, it would not take long before Nanyang was in complete chaos. Even if this matter were to spread to the Ming Dynasty, it would cause an uproar.

"Let's deal with Dongfan first, and then we can slowly solve the rest!"

Seeing Cao Huachun's reaction, how could Wei Zhongxian not know what he was thinking? It's just that at the moment, he was under too much pressure. If he had a choice, he would be willing to choose something else, but the problem was that he didn't.

"From now on, Wei Zhongxian can't go back to the Ming Dynasty. If he wants to go back, he will be someone else. But it doesn't matter. I just want to fight in Southeast Asia and fight for a bright future for my Wei family!"

Wei Zhongxian's eyes became fierce. He had made the bet. He wanted to see how long these forces around Dongfan and Nanyang could last! !

(End of this chapter)