People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 485 The real conspiracy!
After hearing what the people said, Ruan Zan raised his head and howled to the sky, laughing and saying loudly, "This is what you are capable of, you are really amazing, you have trained them to be your mouthpieces.

In the future, these people will become your mouthpieces to spread the benefits. You are too powerful. You can actually make these people actively and spontaneously support you. I lost, but I lost sincerely. "

When the common people heard his words, they felt insulted.

In fact, what ordinary people think is very simple, that is, we will trust whoever can make us live a good life.

So no matter whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the current king, as long as they can make themselves live a good life, they don’t mind choosing anyone. This is what the people think.

The people don’t think so much. No matter what your king’s policy is, no matter how your king rules us, we don’t care. We only care about whether we can live a good life.

This was actually an open conspiracy, because the common people would not care so much, so no matter what method the Ming Dynasty used to brainwash them, as long as they could live a good life, they would believe it and even think that the brainwashing was worth it.

In fact, this is the real way to rule. If you can rule the country quietly and prevent the people from rebelling, that would be the most brilliant way.

In other words, even if they were conquered by force, what would it matter if they kept visiting and obtaining this land? The Central Plains dynasty obtained this land more than once, but what was the final result?

The final result was that the hatred became increasingly deeper, making it impossible for the people of this land to ever submit to the Central Plains dynasty.

Xia Yuanji and Chen Han both knew this truth very well, so they did not think of ruling this land by force. They needed to provide more and more benefits to the local people through continuous trade and cultural infiltration. Only by gaining the recognition of the people would it be possible to rule these places in the future.

Now, what Chen Han and Xia Yuanji need to do is to do a good job in the basic work in this area, make the people live a good life, produce more grain here, and continuously transport it to Ming Dynasty. This is what Chen Han and Xia Yuanji need to do now.

So Xia Yuanji came directly to Ruan Zan, followed the prisoner cart, and said to him on horseback, "Your biggest failure is that you always treat the common people as fools."

Ruan Zan sneered when he heard Xia Yuanji's words: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is the most recognized truth in the Central Plains Dynasty. Now that I have been defeated by you, whatever you say is right and the people will listen to you.

It doesn't matter, you can say whatever you want, you can think whatever you want, I'm going to be beheaded anyway, what can I have for you to refute when you come?"

Xia Yuanji said, "I am telling you this here mainly because I want you to understand this truth even when you die with your eyes closed."

He even said this in front of the king.

“The reason why the people now recognize us and believe in His Majesty the King is simply because their lives are getting better and better.

The problem you are worried about actually exists in any era. As long as the king's policies are contrary to the people's wishes, they will definitely fail. "

As Chen Han spoke, he turned around and looked at the king who was slowly following behind him.

The king was still thinking about what Xia Yuanji had said. In fact, everyone understood this truth.

Xia Yuanji did not shy away from this and said directly: "So no matter in what era, as long as the king does not let the people live a good life, the king will definitely be overthrown.

Just like the Chen Dynasty before, they only thought about their own wealth and glory and didn’t care about the people, so they were overthrown by your king.

But now your king has made people's lives better and allowed them to cooperate with Ming Dynasty merchants, which will make people remember the king's rule forever.

Only in this way can the king's rule be long-lasting and stable, and only in this way can Annan prosper forever, and your king will be worshipped as a saint by the people of Annan."

After Xia Yuanji finished speaking, the king behind him felt that it made a lot of sense.

Without waiting for the king to express his opinion.

The common people also followed suit and said, "What the lord said is right. We common people don't want to live a life of wealth and glory. We just want to live a peaceful life with enough food and warm clothes. As for whether the king is the current king or not, we don't care."

"But now the king has given us such a good life, and we will always remember it."

"You are right. The king today allows us to live such a good life. Who wouldn't want such a king to rule forever? Such a king is the true holy lord."

Hearing what the people said, the king smiled happily. He had never thought that the people now believed in him so much. He was even more convinced that only by cooperating with the Ming Dynasty could the people live a good life, make the people feel that he was a good king, and make his reputation famous in his country forever.

As Xia Yuanji said, if a king cannot let the people live a good life, no matter how good his own life is, he will be overthrown soon.

The example of the Chen Dynasty is right before us. It has only been a few years since they conquered the country. To put it bluntly, the blood of the Chen Dynasty royal family has not yet dried.

The most important thing is that I don’t need to put in much effort now, I just need to cooperate well with the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty really needs them. It has caught up with the trend of the times. As long as they let the people farm the land, provide them with good transportation and good policies, their country's tax revenue will continue to rise, and they can live the life they want with peace of mind.

Being a king like this is a happy thing for you, and your reputation will get better and better in the future.

Only with good economic conditions can it develop its military strength, deter neighboring countries, and ensure long-term stability. This is what every king hopes for.

So the king felt very comfortable and happy listening to it.

On the contrary, after hearing these words, Ruan Zan suddenly mocked, "Have you never thought about occupying the entire Annan Kingdom? Isn't it better to hold this land in your own hands than in the hands of others?"

After hearing this question, the king also pricked up his ears to hear how Xia Yuanji would refute this question.

Xia Yuanji did not hesitate and immediately replied, "People like you who only look at the sky from a well will always think that the sky is as big as the well mouth, and never know that remote control is more reassuring than directing in person.

We only need to make the people of Annan live well and ensure good cooperation with the king of Annan, and we can get a steady supply of food. Why do we need war? Why do we need to overthrow a respected king, only to get the people's eternal resentment and even to guard against their rebellion from time to time?

Could it be that the Ming Dynasty could receive so much food just by sitting there, but why do we have to create so many problems for ourselves? Are you stupid or are we stupid?"

Xia Yuanji's words immediately drew warm applause from the surrounding people: "This lord is right. Now that the Ming Dynasty can cooperate well with Annan, we can get so much food, which is indeed much better than directly sending troops to occupy us.

If you send troops now, His Majesty the King is the Holy Lord in our hearts, and we will definitely continue to rebel in order to restore our country. This kind of thing has happened many times before."

The person who was speaking was a scholar. He was well-read and knew very well that in history, the Kingdom of Annan had waged an epic war of national restoration in order to resist the rule of the central dynasty.

After hearing these words, the king finally felt relieved. He knew that as long as he worked hard, he would be recognized by the people and respected, so he felt relieved.

Xia Yuanji said to Ruan Zan, "Now you know why the Ming Dynasty is unwilling to send troops, because the Ming Dynasty can get what it wants without sending troops.

The common people also receive continuous assistance, whether it is road, cement technology, or canal construction.

If both countries can gain so much benefit through cooperation, why do we need war?
This is what you wanted, right? You have always wanted to achieve success in the war, so you tried to sow discord between the two countries.

That is why His Majesty the King has dragged me into a prisoner's cart and has me beheaded at Caishikou to serve as a warning to others like me."

After Xia Yuanji said this, the people below cheered.

"That's right, sir. It must be people like this who want to make achievements by fighting a war between the two countries. As for the interests of the common people, they will not see it."

"There are many villains like this."

"Who said it wasn't true? There were countless officials like this before who tried to sow discord between the two countries but all failed in the end because our King had already seen through their schemes and intrigues."

The king sat in the carriage, listening to the discussions of the people outside, and felt extremely comfortable.

He had been king for so many years, but he had never known how comfortable it was to be recognized and respected by the people.

In the past, he was surrounded by officials and had no idea what the people were thinking, but now he suddenly understood everything.

Although the imperial court's rule needs the support of the landlord class, he has now found another way to completely bypass the landlord class and let the common people directly participate in the distribution of profits, and the common people will also support him.

Moreover, these users are sincere and do not need to worry about the people below opposing them.

Because the people think very clearly, they don't have as many twists and turns as the civil servants, and they don't have the green tea behavior of the civil servants who want both fame and benefits.

But it is real. As long as they feel that your policy strategy is beneficial to them, they will support it.

That's when he suddenly realized.

Now he was especially grateful to Xia Yuanji, who had enlightened him during the final conversation with Ruan Zan.

Even as a military emperor, he now understood one thing: those civil officials were obsessed with protecting their own interests and were frantically instigating him to go to war with the Ming Dynasty.

Now that he saw how much the people supported him, he realized that what the people thought was so simple.

But he may not know which landlords really want to kill Xia Yuanji when they see him now, because what Xia Yuanji said now will surely make His Majesty the King and even many successors think that this is the truth. In this way, their authority will be weakened.

Because since ancient times, the feudal class has never thought about making the people live too well. If the people live too well, how can they exploit them and how can they use their authority to control the people? They have to create different gaps in order to better control people.

The purpose of Chen Han and Xia Yuanji is also very simple. They are not saints, nor do they want to tell the king how to govern Annan, but they want to use this idea to tell the king how to deal with the landlord class in your country.

Only by provoking the relationship between the landlord class and the king can the Kingdom of Annan become more dependent on the Ming Dynasty, which will give the Ming Dynasty more opportunities to intervene in the affairs of the Kingdom of Annan.

However, this kind of conspiracy will take a long time to slowly ferment, but at this time the Ming Dynasty has time to wait.

Because what the Ming Dynasty lacks now is time. After decades of development, Chen Han and Xia Yuanji believe that even if they conquer by force, those who want to rebel in Annan will choose to surrender because they see that the Ming Dynasty is too powerful.

Just like the Central Plains dynasty used this method when it continued to annex surrounding territories.

The best way to deal with the barbarians is to let them see how powerful the Central Plains Dynasty is, make them despair, and finally slowly integrate into the Central Plains Dynasty, rather than going to war with these barbarians when there is no generation gap in weapons.

Such a war would be extremely protracted, which would be detrimental to the development of the Ming Dynasty.

That is why Chen Han and Xia Yuanji chose to slowly boil the frog in warm water. This method is just planting a seed. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will use more policies to slowly brainwash the people of Annan.

Now it seems that the people of Annan are just as they expected, full of disgust for any officials who see into the distant future.

This is of course thanks to the king. His previous rule did not make life better for the people, especially he indulged the civil servants in oppressing the people. Now that the Ming Dynasty has given such a good policy, the people immediately chose to surrender.

This is the real reason why Chen Han and Xia Yuanji are waiting slowly.

The king and the people did not know the reason, because this was an open conspiracy. As long as the king wanted long-term peace and a better life, and as long as the people wanted more prosperity, they had to succumb to this logic and eventually be slowly assimilated by the Ming Dynasty...

(End of this chapter)