People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 482 It is not the right time to occupy Annan

What Xia Yuanji wants is not just to make them kneel on the ground and beg for mercy. What is the most important thing?
The most important thing is to let these people know who is the boss.

What is truly amazing.

Don’t you all think you are great?
Each of you wants to seize this overwhelming wealth and extend your tentacles into the trade between Annan and Ming Dynasty, and then turn this trade into the territory of one individual or a group of people, thinking of dividing it up.

You can actually have this dream, but you cannot put it into action.

Now that you dare to do it and send people to assassinate me, I will let you know what regret is.

Xia Yuanji is definitely not a soft-hearted person.

Especially now that his own army has already occupied the country in Indochina, how could he allow these guys the opportunity to assassinate him?

Even if there is such an opportunity, it must be dealt with severely.

Be sure to let them know what authority is.

Now they are kneeling here, seemingly aware of their mistakes, but in fact they are still frightened by their king.

The king said he would drag them out and skin them alive, which frightened them terribly. They were just afraid of being skinned and having their tendons pulled out.

It is precisely because of this that these people knelt here to beg Xia Yuanji.

Looking at this group of people kneeling on the ground, although the other Ming envoys all showed a bit of pride and complacency on their faces, Xia Yuanji did not.

He wanted more than just this. "What's the point of you kneeling here? Since each of you thinks you are very capable, and that you can still develop well without the Ming Dynasty, then I have decided to do things according to your wishes.

You can just let us leave and develop on your own. After a few years, we can see who is stronger, you or the Ming Dynasty."

When this was said again, the king immediately stood up and said, "No, no, no, Annan without the Ming Dynasty is like the sky without the sun. It will only get darker and darker. How can there be a bright day?

We were indeed blind. We failed to see through the little conspiracies in some guys' minds, leading to what happened today.

This is the greatest shame for our country, but please rest assured, Governor General, this will never happen again in the future.

Since these guys have voluntarily admitted that they once wanted to steal the interests of the Ming Dynasty alone, they have not only violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but also disregarded the interests of tens of millions of people in our country of Annan.

No matter if you want to spare them, as members of the Kingdom of Annan, we will never spare them.

These guys almost ruined Annan's future career. They will never survive."

As soon as these words came out, the guys kneeling on the ground turned pale.

They thought that after asking for forgiveness from the Governor-General of the Ming Dynasty, they could at least save their lives, but they did not expect that His Majesty the King still had no intention of letting them go.

"Your Majesty, we know we were wrong. We know we were wrong.

It was all Lord Ruan who took the lead.

He said that as long as he could sow discord between Annan and Ming, Ming would definitely send troops to attack. Even if Annan won, knowing that Ming could send troops to destroy Annan at any time, Annan would definitely find a way to curb Ming's grain imports and would enact laws to let us control Annan's grain trade. He was the one who came up with all this."

The civilian official who was kneeling on the ground pointed at Ruan Zan who had been watching coldly.

Ruan Zan's face was also pale at this time, but he looked like a great hero who was defeated all of a sudden, and he couldn't stop sneering.

The king was furious and pointed at Nguyen Zan and cursed: "You are such an ambitious person, how dare you laugh now? Do you know that you almost ruined the future of Annan?
You shameless person, do you know that you almost caused all the people in Annan to be buried with you?
Do you know that the good days that the people have been looking forward to for a long time were almost ruined by you?

You are such a shameless person, for your own selfish interests, you almost caused the people of Annan, who had finally been living a good life, to fall into the abyss again.

If I were you, I would have hanged myself on a crooked tree long ago. How dare you laugh here now?

What kind of face do you have to make such a noise?"

The king was also very literary at this time, and he scolded Ruan Zan so much that his face trembled.

But he was still laughing, and this time he was laughing at the king, as if he were a slave kneeling on the ground.

When they heard that the Ming Dynasty was going to withdraw all the funds at this time, they immediately began to beg for mercy.

Is this still the passionate king who once led his troops to fight against the Chancheng Kingdom and overthrew the Chen Dynasty?
Not at all.

Now this is an emperor whose eyes are blinded by money, even though Ruan Zan does have the ambition to monopolize the grain trade in the entire An Neng Kingdom.

But deep down he still hopes that Annan can be better.

He is a man of the type of the late Prime Minister.

Although the trade between Ming Dynasty and Annan is very good now, with the continuous influx of Ming Dynasty's technology, Annan has received a steady stream of support.

Even after the influx of technology, they can gain more money and more benefits, but such a decision is very wrong?
In particular, over-reliance on the Ming Dynasty would, to a certain extent, cut off the future of Annan.

Because if one day the Ming Dynasty really wants to occupy the entire Annan, it only takes one sentence to make the entire Annan collapse.

Even when their reputation in Annan was growing, they could completely control the entire country of Annan.

At that time, there will be no need to send troops to fight, just one sentence: If you still want to live the good life you have now, you should cooperate with the Ming Dynasty.

Ruan Zan believed that just by saying this one sentence, countless people would follow Daming.

He knows best what the people are like.

He was especially clear about how much harm would be caused to those poor and lonely people after they received financial support from the Ming Dynasty.

But the prime minister also told the king, but the prime minister ended up dying on the street.

Even though everyone knows that the prime minister was silenced by the king, what can you say?

In fact, this move greatly weakened the king's majesty.

Killing an old minister who has served the country and the people so blatantly may seem like a warning to others, but it will make some ministers who originally wanted to cooperate with you unwilling to do so.

For example, Nguyen Zan originally thought that the prime minister’s words might be wrong, and that the Ming Dynasty might really want to help Annan.

As more and more Ming Dynasty ships docked at trade transit stations, as more and more people traded with the Ming Dynasty, and as more and more people's lives depended on the Ming Dynasty, Ruan Zan immediately realized that something was wrong.

Because once the people become overly dependent on the Ming Dynasty, they will have to rely on it in the future. The Ming Dynasty is equivalent to ruling the entire Annan Kingdom in essence. This method makes Nguyen Zan very impressed.

Because under this system, no matter how hard Annan wants to struggle, it will be impossible.

Under such circumstances, no matter what Annan thinks, it will be restrained by the Ming Dynasty. This is the most powerful method of the Ming Dynasty.

It was precisely because of this that Nguyen Zan wanted to benefit himself while allowing Annan to break free from the control of the Ming Dynasty.

So he found these so-called close friends to do this together, but he didn't expect that it would fail so quickly.

The assassin he sent out was easily captured. He failed. His failure was because he did not have a national strength as strong as the Ming Dynasty.

He even thought that if he had the same strength as the Ming Dynasty, he would be able to do more things, and even directly overthrow the entire Ming Dynasty.

In the face of absolute strength, one can only be a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

He laughed, and his laughter was so wild that the king was disgusted with him.

He once had a very harmonious relationship with the king, but now the two of them have finally become opponents because of some interests.

Ruan Zan even looked at the king and said, as if to himself or to the king, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought that one day the relationship between us, the monarch and his subjects, will come to this point?
Have you ever thought that it was my humble advice that helped you get to your current position?

Have you ever thought about how much we paid for your throne?
I guess you’ve never thought about this.”

When the king said this, he lowered his head.

If it weren't for people like Ruan Zan, it would have been difficult for me to seize the throne.

Although the Chen Dynasty was also mired in corruption, its last king was a proud and extravagant person.

He was even willing to sell out national interests for his own enjoyment. In the process of fighting with the four small countries around him, he repeatedly ceded territory and paid indemnities. He lived a life of drunkenness and debauchery, which aroused opposition from many people.

Among those who opposed him was himself, but at that time he was just a commander leading troops in battle.

He had no support at all in the capital, so during this process, Ruan Zan took the initiative to join him and gave him advice.

Not only did he quickly win over a group of forces that opposed the king, but he also portrayed himself as a talented person who could lead the entire Annan to a bright future.

He even built up momentum for himself step by step and attracted more talents for himself step by step.

It was with the encouragement of this group of old ministers that I was able to step up to this position step by step.

To be honest, without them, he wouldn't be who he is today. He is very grateful to these people, mainly Ruan Zan.

Especially the Prime Minister.

The prime minister also went through that difficult period with him, but for the sake of reform and cooperation with the Ming Dynasty, he had no choice but to do so.

He could only betray his former allies and take action against those with whom he had promised to share prosperity, because he could not let these people slow down Annan's pace.

Even if those people misunderstand that he is selling out his country for personal gain, even if those people misunderstand that he is greedy for that little bit of benefit, he still has to do it.

But in fact, the king also wanted to say that you all were wrong. If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to annex us, it would not have waited until now.

Daming did have his own ideas, but their ideas were just as Xia Yuanji said on the playground two days ago.

What they want is food, not war.

The war would paralyze the entire country of Annan, especially the cultivation of grain, which would require a huge investment of manpower and material resources.

If Annan was occupied, Ming would have to dispatch personnel from Ming.

At that time, it was very difficult for the people of the Ming Dynasty who were unfamiliar with the place to recover in a short period of time.

And this is his consideration, this is what he thinks about the Ming Dynasty. If it really intends to occupy the entire Annan, it will be more costly than gain for the Ming Dynasty.

As a monarch, if he were to handle this matter himself, he would never do such a stupid thing.

Therefore, he believed that cooperating with the Ming Dynasty now would be beneficial with no harm.

Because of this, he will not show the slightest mercy to those opponents.

Seeing the king's disappointed expression, Ruan Zan said, "Your Majesty, do you really insist that the Ming Dynasty has no desire for our Annan Kingdom?

Do you really think the Ming Dynasty is that good?

Are they really that willing to help us?
Why? Is it because we can only produce so little food here? "

The king did not answer him, but Xia Yuanji answered him, "You are absolutely right. Why did the Ming Dynasty have to help Annan? It was really for Annan's food."

Ruan Zan was very scared. He looked at Xia Yuanji, pointed at him and shouted, "You have other intentions! Don't think that everyone is stupid and can't see it! Don't you just want to seize the land of Annan? Even if you occupy Annan, you can still produce food by yourself. Why do you need the people of Annan?"

Xia Yuanji showed a very contemptuous look at this time, looked at Ruan Zan and shook his head to express his sympathy: "How can someone with such a short-sighted vision like you know the foresight of my Great Ming Duke?

Occupying your country of Annan can indeed completely ensure food production, but how many dynasties in the Central Plains have done this before, and what were the results?
I think you Annan people are very clear about this, and the people of my Central Plains Dynasty are also quite clear about this.”

When talking about this, the people of Annam should all be proud of themselves and think it is a very honorable thing.

Because they have always been able to break away from the control of the Central Plains dynasty.

Looking at the entire Central Plains dynasty's control over Annan, it can be said that it was quite a failure.

Because apart from exploiting the local Jing people, the Central Plains dynasty actually did quite little.

As for the so-called development, it is even more ridiculous.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Di occupied the entire Kingdom of Annan for the last time and incorporated it into the territory of the Central Plains, he still exploited the local people.

This led to the local people collectively overthrowing the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and from then on, the Kingdom of Annan never returned to the Central Plains dynasty.

As a learned official, Xia Yuanji knew very well that without transportation and communication, it was unrealistic to want to perfectly control the entire Annan...

(End of this chapter)