People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 483: Boiling a frog in warm water! That is the greatest wisdom!

Because as a vassal state that has been separated from the Central Plains dynasty for hundreds of years, they have their own culture and their own nation. They are unwilling to integrate with the Han nationality, so they cannot be forced. The result of forcing them will be that neither side will be pleased.

Because many cases have shown that the result of forcing them to merge with the Central Plains dynasty is that both sides will suffer.

The common people no longer considered themselves to be united with the Central Plains dynasty, but rather to be invaded and occupied.

Especially when officials from the Central Plains dynasty went to govern the local areas, they would not think that the people in these occupied areas were the people of the dynasty. Instead, they showed off their power and exploited the local people.

This is also the reason why a large number of people hated the Central Plains dynasty, causing a large number of vassal states to eventually break away from the rule of the Central Plains dynasty.

Sometimes we really can’t blame the small countries that once belonged to the Central Plains dynasty for eventually becoming independent.

That's because some officials of the Central Plains dynasty did not do anything at all when they arrived at the local level, but just kept asking for things.

Once such an official appears, some ambitious person in the local area can immediately incite the people to rebel.

What would come in return would be endless hatred and war, which would be a very unprofitable deal for the Central Plains dynasty.

So even though Xia Yuanji knew that it would be quick to occupy Annan, it would be difficult to stay there for a long time.

For such an incident, Xia Yuanji and his team had no choice but to give up and focus on the most important things first.

That is to first help the Ming Dynasty avoid the crisis of food shortage.

In fact, after reading a lot of historical materials about the Ming Dynasty, Chen Han found a common point, that is, the Ming Dynasty encountered a Little Ice Age at this time, so food was particularly scarce in the later period of the entire dynasty.

Due to low grain production, various problems have arisen.

Therefore, we must find a suitable alternative before these problems erupt, so that the Ming Dynasty can safely survive the Little Ice Age.

The best alternative Chen Han has found so far is the Indochina Peninsula.

Since the Indochina Peninsula is located in the tropical region, even if an ice age comes, their grain production will not be greatly affected.

If we could develop these small countries in the Indochina Peninsula well and double their grain production, it would be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty.

Even if we don't annex them now, through long-term cultural invasion, economic invasion and political system invasion, the Ming Dynasty will be able to slowly annex them in the future.

Therefore, there is no need to make the relationship so rigid in the early stage. The best way is to boil the frog in warm water.

Xia Yuanji has also seen this trend. Nowadays, many ministers are actually opposed to creating conflicts and confrontations with the Ming Dynasty.

The ministers saw the benefits of this and hoped to continue cooperating with the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Perhaps some of these ministers were far-sighted and knew that they might be annexed by the Ming Dynasty in the future.

But people's greed is unlimited. They see the immediate benefits and never see the future benefits. It is precisely because people lack a sense of crisis that more people will indulge in the short-term victory and pay no attention to the long-term crisis.

If everyone could pay attention to this, there wouldn't be so many sad memories.

Xia Yuanji and Chen Han both understood this principle very well, so it was very necessary to implement the method of boiling a frog in warm water.

The same is true for the king and those people who see the benefits of cooperation between Ming Dynasty and Annan.

They saw the benefits, they saw the results, they saw that the technology imported from the Ming Dynasty changed them a lot, so they were unwilling to give up so many benefits, nor were they willing to try to develop on their own.

If you let them explore on their own, they will feel that it is a waste of time and it would be better to do something meaningful.

The meaningful thing here is to develop my own family and myself. As for other people, it’s none of my business.

So from this we can see that it’s not that everyone cannot see the crisis, but even these crises do exist.

But for the beneficiaries, the crisis will not befall them. Instead, the victory in front of them can make their family better.

What are they working hard to improve themselves, to be officials, and to strive for in their entire lives?
It is for the sake of future generations and the entire country.

As for the people of the world, as for those lower-class people, they have nothing to do with me.

Therefore, not everyone has this awareness, and not everyone takes the well-being of the world on his own shoulders.

Chen Han and Xia Yuanji understood this truth and knew the existence of this group of people, so they dared to use this method. They had a longer-term vision.

Annan is the same as other peninsula countries. As long as their interests are met, these upper-class people will abandon their so-called vision.

Then they will willingly distribute the benefits they have obtained to people they know, their relatives, those they pay tribute to, and those they want to curry favor with.

This is the real operating rule of this society, and ordinary people cannot reach this at all.

This is the reason why Chen Han and Xia Yuanji can be successful now.

The same is true for reform. Therefore, it was very difficult in the Ming Dynasty to truly implement reforms and changes to every citizen and take care of the interests of every citizen.

But Chen Han could only settle for the second best and take care of those people in high positions first. Only when their interests were met would they give up part of their interests to the common people.

Why?

It doesn't matter how much ability they have, or how much ambition they have.

But these people know how to read people's minds and understand the ways of the world.

Because in this world, bright and noble people are a minority, and those who live for their own selfishness are the majority.

When Chen Han was carrying out reforms, he was indeed thinking of sweeping away all the filth in the world with one blow.

However, I later discovered that only by giving some benefits to certain officials can you give them the motivation to help you implement policies.

Because it was at this time that Chen Han realized that he was a person like Hai Rui, but all the officials under him were like Heshen.

In order to allow the common people to get as much benefit as possible, they had to feed officials like Heshen first, so that the common people could get that little benefit.

Therefore, while he was carrying out reforms, he also stipulated that officials who obtained evidence would be able to get promoted and make money, and he would increase the salaries and treatment of those officials.

This concept is still reflected in the national policy of Annan. If Chen Han wanted to destroy all the countries in Indochina from the beginning and force the local people to help Ming grow food, the result would probably be that Ming would have to dispatch countless troops and spend countless food and grass to suppress the riots in the small countries in Indochina.

Since this method would drag down the vitality of the entire Ming Dynasty and make it more costly than it gains, Chen Han could only settle for the second best and feed the vested interests of Annan first.

Just like ordinary people and some officials.

Only in this way can their enthusiasm be stimulated, they can grow more grain, and sell more to Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can Ming Dynasty successfully survive the most dangerous years.

Why does Chen Han want to promote scientific development now?
Just because the development of science does not happen overnight, even though I am a modern person, even though I once used the gimmick of restoring ancient technology in modern times, I gained a lot of traffic on the Internet.

But he could not promote the revolution with his own strength.

A revolution in thought takes countless time, not to mention a technological revolution, which requires countless talents to drive forward.

Therefore, when facing these countries in Indochina, Chen Han persuaded those military generals who were bent on occupying Indochina by force to take a longer-term view.

Indochina is different from Japan.

The land of the Japanese was occupied, and it was occupied not only because of national hatred and family feuds, but also because the Japanese themselves did not produce food.

The only useful things there are gold, silver and slaves, but it is different in Indochina.

Xia Yuanji understood Chen Han's good intentions very well, so now facing the Annan Kingdom, from the king to the court officials, kneeling in front of him to plead for mercy, Xia Yuanji snorted coldly and said to the king:

"Your Majesty, you and I both hope that the trade between Annan and Ming can be normalized, and that the people of both countries can live a good life from now on."

After hearing what Xia Yuanji said, the king nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes, sir, you are absolutely right. I really hope that Annan and Ming can have normal trade. Because from the trade between Ming and Ande over the past year, Ming's grain trading has actually saved a lot of people."

Our people used to be unable to eat enough because they could only produce a little food and faced heavy taxes. Many people complained that the food they produced was fed to dogs. Officials and I are facing tremendous pressure. "

This is the truth. Although Hu Jili is a king who was born a military general, he still has his dignity.

Whenever he heard people complain, he felt very ashamed.

After all, he was once a great general who commanded thousands of troops, and he also climbed up from the bottom.

Moreover, he himself is an ordinary citizen. He started as a soldier in the army and climbed up to his current position. He knows very well what life is like for ordinary people.

So I still have some sympathy for the common people.

Now that the people are gradually seeing a better life, the little grain they have can be exchanged for from Ming merchants at a price three to five times higher than at home.

Not only was paying taxes not a problem, the family even had a surplus and there was finally hope for the future. He understood that the people were now increasingly satisfied with his rule.

He knew that if he continued like this, he might become a wise ruler of Annan who would be remembered for generations to come.

Such a title was too tempting for a king like him.
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Therefore, the king was very willing to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, and even prayed for cooperation between the Ming Dynasty and Annan.

So he said to Xia Yuanji, "As long as the Ming Dynasty agrees to continue cooperating with Annan, Annan is willing to make more concessions.

Not only can it provide food and fodder for the navy mall, but it can also open up more favorable conditions for Ming merchants.

For example, the post stations in Annan can be provided for Ming merchants to stay for free. "

When the civil and military officials heard the king's conditions, they all gasped.

You know, if this happens, Annan will suffer great losses.

After all, only officials are eligible to enjoy the food, accommodation and transportation at the post station.

Now it is to be provided free of charge to the merchants of Ming Dynasty. If numerous merchants come to live in the post stations, the imperial court will have to pay a huge amount of food, accommodation and transportation expenses every year.

But the king is not a stupid man. If this free policy can attract more Ming merchants to come to Annan to do business, although the food and drink are free at the post station, won’t a large amount of your profits from business still remain in Annan, right?
This may seem like a losing deal, but in exchange it brings more opportunities for cooperation. In fact, there is still some profit in this round trip. This is called small profits but quick turnover.

How could Xia Yuanji not know what he was thinking? However, this option could indeed reduce a lot of costs for Ming Dynasty merchants and was very attractive.

The most important thing is to hear An Nengguo bow his head, which is the biggest gain of this diplomatic negotiation.

Xia Yuanji knew that if he continued to make groundless demands, he would only humiliate the status of the Ming Dynasty as a great country.

So he cleared his throat and said, "It can be seen that your majesty and most of the officials hope that Annan and Ming will cooperate with each other, and there are very few people who want to assassinate Benbendu.

Pontus is not that unreasonable, and the Ming Dynasty is even less unreasonable.

However, Bendu still hopes that you can severely punish the offenders this time. Bendu believes that this requirement is the most basic."

To be honest, Xia Yuanji's proposal did not seem excessive at all, but for the people of Annan, it was actually an offense.

After all, he is not a native of Annan, nor is he an official of Annan. How can he propose to punish the officials of Annan?
Even if his own rights were violated, he could only hope that An Nengguo would preside over the case impartially.

He cannot make the decision on his own, or even threaten the King of Ainan to do this for him.

But for some reason, even the King of Annan thought this was right, not to mention his ministers.

Perhaps they also felt that giving the Governor an explanation after he was assassinated would be the best way to redeem his kindness.

It is precisely because of this that even though this request is a bit unreasonable, they still feel it is acceptable in their hearts.

So, His Majesty the King said very happily, "Of course those villains dared to assassinate you. You must pay the price, my lord."

The ministers kneeling on the ground had their heads broken.

But even though they pleaded like this, they still didn't get any forgiveness.

In addition, the official surnamed Ruan became more and more arrogant, so His Majesty the King was even more unwilling to forgive them...

(End of this chapter)