People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 504: What useful things have you bunch of useless people done?
This is the most helpless part. Those tribesmen think that you are one of their tribesmen, so you should do all this. But these housekeepers are the servants. In fact, as long as you are a little bit nice to them, they will be grateful and they will remember your kindness to them.

For example, the old housekeeper remembered the kindness of Baas and his family to him because it was his master who saw him starving to death on the roadside when he was at his lowest point. He gave him a bowl of rice so that he could survive in the Bolu family and even arranged for him to get married.

Perhaps these things were just something that happened casually to Bayas and the others.

Because people like Baasi who are high and mighty have never thought about getting so-called rewards from these ordinary people, nor have they thought about getting something from them, so they do these things by the way.

I just think that if I treat these servants better, maybe one day they will be better to my family. After all, if you don't treat the people next to you well, they may stab you to death in the middle of the night.

It is based on such considerations that Bayas treats these servants better.

We can only say that good deeds are rewarded. Because Bayas is kind to these servants, the servants in the mansion are willing to protect Bayas.

Just like just now, not only the old butler spoke up for justice, but even the other servants in the mansion were unwilling to speak like this to people from the clan.

Only then did Bayas feel that he finally had a sense of accomplishment. Without mentioning anything else, just look at the servants in his house, who are all willing to protect him when they see him being bullied by these clansmen.

To be honest, how many people can do this? If I can do this, how far can I be from that?

After comforting himself in this way, Bayas opened the door and faced the tribesmen who were accusing him.

The old butler was still persuading him at this time. After all, Bayas was almost eighty years old now. If he was angered by those tribesmen outside, he would fall ill after returning and might even die.

The old butler has been in this family for nearly fifty years, and he and Bayas have been together day and night.

Bayas did not treat the old butler like a servant, but rather as an indispensable part of his life.

This kind of feeling makes the old butler quite attached to Bayas.

Both of them are so old that they can hardly walk, and now they have to face such misunderstanding from people in the tribe. It is really disheartening.

So he was still a little worried about his old grandfather, who might faint from anger, which would not be good.

But Bayas waved his hand and said, "I want to see what these people can say.

I have never done anything wrong to anyone in my life, only to myself.

I have sacrificed so much for my family in my life, and now they dare to come to my mansion to slander me. I want to see what these guys can say.

Now that we have come to this, I am not going to continue to flirt with them."

Then he opened the door and walked out.

When the tribesmen outside saw Bayas coming out with crutches, they started to talk about Bayas coming out, but when Bayas really came out, they immediately stopped talking.

After all, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Bayas has had such a high seniority in the group for so many years that it is okay to say bad things about him behind his back, but you can't say those things to Bayas face to face.

Facing this group of cowardly guys, Bayas sneered in his heart, thinking, you guys don't even have an ounce of courage.

Since I had vowed to stand up for myself, and since these people are so dissatisfied with me.

Since you all think that people like me should die, why don't you stand up and say something.

Aren’t they all very confident in their arguments?

Aren’t you all eager to spit in my face?
You guys come on over.

At this moment, Bayas no longer had any worries and stood there motionless like a monument.

However, those young tribesmen who were talking about this matter did not even dare to look him in the eye.

The bluffing expression was obvious, which made Bayas sneer, "Didn't you all speak very vigorously just now? Why do I stand up now? Tell me, how have I wronged you?"

After these words were spoken, many people present bowed their heads.

Many of them just followed the crowd. Since someone has taken the lead, and they don't need us to be the first to do so, we just help out from behind.

Besides, they also disagreed with what the old man said before. Why did you speak so abruptly to so many family members on our behalf?

If we fail to do this in the future, won’t we be implicated?

So they came here with such emotions, but once they came, they found that they couldn't say it out loud, which was really embarrassing.

When Bayas told them where he had wronged them, they couldn't find any.

Although they have been indoctrinated with the Eight As by their elders over the years, this kind of person can play no role in the court. He is just a puppet sent to the court by the family, so there is no need to respect him so much.

You can even proudly say that you are more useful than him.

But since childhood they have all heard about Bayas, who stood up when there was a conflict between Sanfuqi and the pirates.

A man took several boxes of gifts and went to negotiate with the pirate king Chen Zuyi.

That incident inspired countless young people.

Many young people think that it is an honor to have such a brave person in the family.

Living in such a family makes me feel excited just thinking about it.

Especially when I tell others that I am from the Bolu family, my family elder, Bayas, was so brave when negotiating with the pirates. Is there such a person in your family?
If not, you should respect us more and let us guide more people like you.

But now he was told by his family members that this Bayas is old and useless, and he is just a puppet, so why should they be afraid of him.

He said so many useless things, and what should we do if he gets us into trouble in the future? We must kick him out of the family.

These contradictions made the young people not know what to do. They thought that Bayas would be like a coward and just let his people curse at him.

And they dared to stand up and blame Bayas. They are the vanguards of the entire family. Don't you have to respect us more in the future?

They came here with this in mind, but as for arguing with reason or denouncing Bayas as a useless waste, they had no evidence.

But the more unreasonable they are, the more they feel they can act unreasonably, and the more they can scold Bayas for talking nonsense here and making everyone unhappy. What qualifications do you have to represent us?

It was because they heard these things that they came here, wanting to bring down and discredit Bayas.

Anyway, most of the elders in the family say that Bayas is a useless person. What can he do? Does he dare to stand up and confront us?

dare not.

But no one expected that Bayas would stand up like this. An old man who was almost eighty years old, stood there and said to them directly, "How have I done anything wrong to you? Tell me."

Really not. To be honest, although Ba As has not played a particularly important role over the years, he has at least ensured the smooth operation of the entire Bolu family's business.

With the information that Bayas got in the court, even if he did not run the business personally, there was such a person in the court. And because Bayas lived long enough and outlasted many amazing talents of his generation, Bayas has now become an authority.

Everyone is willing to listen to what Bayas says, and because of this, their family can take advantage of this opportunity to gain more resources.

There are more people willing to cooperate with them, even though in their hearts, Bayas is a person of little use.

But to be honest, I have helped the family a lot in business over the years.

But many people will think next time, what’s the big deal, this is just what you, Baas, should give back to the family.

After all, your family has put you in such a position, shouldn't you give back to the family?
Do you want us to thank you for these things you should do?
But they forgot that although the family trained Bayas, Bayas's contributions to the family over the years were enough to compensate for the family's training of him.

And to put it bluntly, why did we choose Bayas in the first place?

At the beginning, it was because I thought Bayas was a useless person that I used him like a puppet.

But unexpectedly, Bayas repaid evil with kindness. He did not feel that his family was taking advantage of him. Instead, he thought that he had been a bit of a dandy since childhood and was a bit unworthy of his family's cultivation.

Therefore, over the years, one reason for doing this is to prove that I am not a useless waste.

Later, I sincerely wanted to repent, so I did some good things for the family.

But these people who have no family are willing to remember him. They only know that he is a waste and a playboy.

They only knew that he had used the family's resources, so he should repay the family. As for the good things that Baas had done, who would remember it? Who wouldn't think it was natural?

You are part of the family, so it is your responsibility to help us develop.

You are a member of the family, so it is only natural that you provide us with information.

You are a member of the family, so you should give us more help when we are in trouble. This kind of self-righteousness, this bitch mentality of wanting everything, is a disgusting trend in the entire Bolu family.

For the sake of the family's future and to allow his family to live a better life along the way, Bayas didn't say anything.

But now it is different, now that the Ming Dynasty has taken over the entire Sanfuqi. In the future, the rule of Sanfuqi will not be decided by these families, so why should we tie ourselves to the family's boat? It is better to take this opportunity to get rid of the shackles of the family.

So the old man also wanted to take the opportunity to make everything clear. He must let these people know that I have given so much for the entire family, and now you kick me out like a piece of trash, so you must be prepared.

A waste like me can not only bring some glory to the family, but also bring some destruction to the entire family.

Bayas accused the young men below and said in a stern voice, "You people treat me like trash, so I would like to ask all the young and promising people, what have you brought to the family?
Have you ever fought for your entire family for as many years as I did?

May I ask what your elders have contributed to the family?
I would like to ask, when your elders talk about you behind your back, have you ever thought about what you have brought to the entire family?
You all keep saying that all the achievements I have made are due to the support of my family behind the scenes.

Then may I ask, when the family was almost abolished by the king thirty years ago, who was the one who turned the tide and saved the family again?
Who guaranteed in front of the king that he would negotiate with Chen Zuyi and his gang of pirates so that the family and the king could share the profits from smuggling?

Who was it that, in times of turmoil, turned the family from being penniless into what it is today, where everyone can have food to eat and everyone has the leisure to chat here?
You all open your mouths and say that I am a useless waste.

Then may I ask, as a useless old man, was it really only because of my family's resources that I was able to turn the tide several times?
Even if I rely on the family's resources, I would like to ask you, you are not as dissolute as I was when I was young, so don't you enjoy the family's resources?

Since there are, and they are more than when I was young, then I would like to ask you, how sure are you that you can guarantee that you will have the same achievements as me when you reach my age?

If you dare to say yes, then please go to the Ming Dynasty to negotiate immediately and ask them to agree to share a share of the tax revenue with our family.

If you can do it, I will admire you. If you can't do it, then what is the difference between you and a waste like me?"

When these words were spoken, all the young people present were speechless. Until now, they had never thought that the old man whom they regarded as a waste had actually done many earth-shaking things in the past.

But in the eyes of many family elders, these are the result of the tilt of family resources.

However, when they thought about it carefully, they realized that even with the support of family resources, it was not so easy to do what the old man did.

Even if the family has resources allocated to it, it still takes a lot of courage to negotiate with the Pirate King Chen Zuyi.

Without such courage, it seems extremely difficult to take that step.

When they thought of this, many young people did not dare to look into Bayas's eyes.

It's really a bit ungrateful.

After saying this, Bayas felt much better.

Over the years, I have been misunderstood by these people. I have been explaining and always wanted to talk to them.

You always say that I am a waste. What evidence do you have? Is it just because my family’s principle of selecting people to go to the court is to choose the most useless person?
But what I, the most useless person, have accomplished is something that you people who claim to be very capable will never be able to accomplish in your lifetime.

Just because of this you think I'm a waste?

Just because of these, do you think people like me should be despised by you?

When the old man thought of this, he actually felt a lot of resentment in his heart.

"Since all of you are speechless, then go back and tell your elders that I will leave the family from today on. I have done enough for the entire family. Now I will not serve you anymore, okay?"

This……

As soon as these words were uttered, all the ignorant young people present were stunned. They probably never expected that the old man would say such a thing.

Their original purpose was just to come here and scold the old man and tell him that he was not qualified to represent the entire family, but they never thought of driving Old Man Jiang away.

After all, how would they face the Ming Dynasty after driving the old man away? Even other elders in the family didn’t seem to have this solution.

It was not until now that they realized that even the elders in their own family did not seem to allow him to have so much experience, especially when facing foreign enemies.

If the family no longer has people like the old man, what will they use to compete with other families?

After all, aren't we doing this to motivate you? To enable you to do better, we have no other intentions.

We are trying to motivate you. How can you just give up? This is not what a person who is willing to fight for his family should do.

We are still young, so please don't bother with us.

Just as they were about to say this, the grandson of Bayasi sneered, "Why, weren't you the ones who drove us away? Now that we are leaving, you should set off firecrackers to celebrate. Why do you all look so sad? I think you should go home now and tell your elders that you have finally accomplished something great.

You finally drove our entire family away.

go!

What are you all doing standing here?
Do I still need to provide meals?"

My grandson just thinks these people are just cowards and wimps.

If his grandfather left Bolu at this time, the whole family would face even more serious problems.

First of all, although my grandfather said this at the meeting and many people stood up to oppose it, he only represented a part of the opposition.

This group of people accounted for the majority of the smuggling trade, and they certainly did not want the Ming Dynasty to come and monopolize the smuggling trade, or to formalize the smuggling trade.

And formalizing trade is something the Ming Dynasty would definitely do.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was engaged in overseas trade. Formal overseas trade can bring in a steady stream of tax revenue. With such benefits, why should I allow smuggling to flourish? Isn't this just stealing food from my pot?
It is based on such considerations that the smuggling trade will surely disappear in the future.

This angered the big families who made their fortunes from smuggling trade.

This is what they are really angry about.

If you don't believe it, if the Ming Dynasty came here and announced that all future trade would be conducted in accordance with the previous practices, these voices of opposition would no longer exist.

And now all the families of Sanfuzi have come back to the situation where Sanfuzi almost broke up with the overseas pirates.

The pirates back then, like the Ming Dynasty today, seized the economic lifeline of Srivijaya and used it to threaten it.

At that time, my grandfather turned the tide and the negotiations with the pirate king were very smooth, which allowed Sanfuzi's economy to recover again.

Now facing the same situation, these people certainly hope that their grandfather can negotiate with the Ming Dynasty like he did decades ago, and can once again turn the tide and make the family take off again.

But now Bayas said, since you think I am useless, then I will leave.

These people were panicking. If they really forced Bayas away, their family might not have any trump cards left.

What will they use to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty in the future? They have no negotiation skills and have never seen such a scene before.

Therefore, if Bayas leaves at this time, their entire family will be in a situation where no one is available.

Seeing that the old man was really angry, an elder finally came out from the corner and said, "What are you young people doing here? Do you know how much the elders have done for our family? What do you know? Decades ago, our elders were the most influential people in the entire Sanfuqi!"

While they were talking, many people came up from the corner, and each of them seemed to be here to keep Bayas.

In fact, even the grandson can see that these people have been waiting on the side. If Bayas can quietly take the scolding and finally accept their conditions, take the initiative to stand up and admit his mistakes and then help the family overcome this difficulty, then you will still be the spokesperson of our family and will still be respected by all of us in the future.

But if you don't agree, don't blame us for scolding you to death.

They have made up their mind that you will not want to leave the family.

After all, you have given so much to your family, are you willing to leave?
This is your hard work.

Who would treat you as a dish if you leave the family?

But what he didn't expect was that the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty was also optimistic about the abilities of this old man.

After all, he is a good negotiator, and the old man seems to know something about pirates. If we can get more information about the pirates' hiding places from him, we will really make a fortune.

Therefore, the reason why the Jinyiwei promised the grandson to ensure the safety of his grandfather was because this man was still useful.

When Bayas saw these people step forward on their own initiative, he sneered: You bastards know how to stand up now, I thought you were going to hide in the corner forever.

He felt something was wrong from the very beginning. Logically speaking, if these young people really wanted to expel him, it would be a big deal and it would not be possible for just a few young people to stand up. Now that this group of people took the initiative to stand up, Bayas knew that this was actually a show. They were pulling these young people to charge in front to see how powerful their firepower was.

Once they have enough firepower, these elders will stand up and admit their mistakes. If they don’t have enough firepower, then I’m sorry, they will be scolded to death...

(End of this chapter)