People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 515: Only after being caught in the rain will you be willing to hold an umbrella for others

Xia Yuanji initially thought that these so-called gangsters only cared about their own interests, but he did not expect that these people also had such a sense of national justice.

Although these people have a strong sense of national justice and may not necessarily cooperate with you completely, they really do not have such a deep concept of the court. They do not have an emperor to whom they must be loyal. They just think that if the king can make people's lives better, they will be happy.

As for who becomes the emperor or king, it makes no difference to them at all.

After listening to the words of the commander-in-chief, Xia Yuanji and Lan Yu looked at each other.

Lan Yu said: "People in the martial arts world are always relatively loyal, and we can see this from their good words. These people in the martial arts world of Sanfuqi are good seedlings no matter from which angle we look at them. We should be able to cooperate with such people.

What they want is for the people to live a more comfortable life, and we hope so too.

We, the Ming Dynasty, did not come here to fight all the time.

We need a stable rear, and our Ming Navy needs stable logistical support.

Since everyone’s demands are the same, there’s nothing wrong with cooperation.”

Lan Yu said so, and Xia Yuanji also agreed with this idea.

In fact, what the Ming Dynasty wants now is very simple and there is no need for so many twists and turns.

The only hope is that Ming Dynasty can smoothly acquire its colonies abroad and generate profits as soon as possible.

After figuring this out, Xia Yuanji asked Wang Bi to pay the difference, and then walked towards the thief that the commander-in-chief mentioned.

The thief, who seemed a little out of place among the street vendors, was very distressed at this time.

Although he is a gangster, he also has to make a living and cannot rely on stealing to make a living.

The reason why he had taken action so frequently before was because the original bureaucrats in Sanfuqi did not treat the people as human beings at all. He could not stand it so he let these people suffer some losses in property as a punishment for them.

But he didn't expect that when he was caught some time ago and almost beaten to death, it was the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei who saved him and told him so much.

The general meaning is that since you people want the best for the people of Srivijaya and are not at all interested in those bureaucrats, we can be on the same front and cooperate.

The thief was very unwilling at that time.

He insisted that he was a member of Srivijaya and would never serve the Ming Dynasty, which was invading their country.

But after hearing what the commander-in-chief said, he finally understood.

If the Ming Dynasty invades Sanfuqi and starts burning, killing and looting, then you can fight against the Ming Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty commits crimes in Sanfuqi, then you can also go against the Ming Dynasty.

But none of these are available. What the Ming Dynasty wants now is a peaceful place that can be used as a good port.

Even what the Ming Dynasty wants to do is what the king wants to do, which is to make the people live a better life. What do you say?
He also asked at that time why did you, the Ming Dynasty, do this? You obviously have more powerful force than us and can easily crush us.

The commander-in-chief replied to him at that time, what we want is not just a place, we also want to win the hearts of the people. We in the Central Plains have also been enslaved by many foreign races, so we know what it feels like to be slaves. We don’t want the people of the country to be like we were in the past.

After the commander told him the story of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, the thief fell silent.

I guess they didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty, which is so powerful today, had been bullied a lot in the past, and even lost its country several times.

So the thief was deeply inspired and realized that as long as he cooperated with the Ming Dynasty, he would have a good result. So after thinking for a long time, they decided to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty.

Not only did they need the Ming Dynasty to help them, but more importantly, they heard a hint of sincerity in the tone of the commander.

This kind of sincerity comes from the fact that we were once bullied, so we especially understand what it's like to be bullied. What we need to do now is to ensure that those who have been bullied will not be bullied again from now on.

The commander-in-chief said this sincerely, and he also thought so at the time, but why the small country of Srivijaya has not been able to develop is not because their people are not hardworking.

It’s because the officials in this place have never thought about making the people live a better life.

The commander-in-chief also came from a poor family. He was promoted step by step with his own abilities, and now he has come to this place as a Jinyiwei.

Seeing this place so backward and the people here being bullied like this, even though I know that these people may not always be completely good people, I still can't bear it.

Now there is an opportunity to help them, especially since Xia Yuanji came to this place to help the local people, which makes the commander-in-chief and others more willing to believe it.

With these preparations, the current commander-in-chief still cares a lot about what Xia Yuanji and others think.

Xia Yuanji saw the expression on the commander's face.

Sometimes I really want to say how can you be so naive.

The Ming Dynasty's coming to Srivijaya is definitely not just to help them live a good life, but more to obtain more resources from here. It really uses this place as a springboard to go to more places of government. The reason for choosing this place is because it can complete the encirclement of other countries.

However, if the commander-in-chief spreads the word in this way, it will also be beneficial to the current Ming Dynasty's rule here.

It is definitely bad for the people here to do bad things. If they had not been generous to others, the final things would not have happened. But there is nothing that can be done about it. This is human nature and there is no way to solve it.

"Let's go and discuss with the thief to see what these people are thinking. If they are really willing to cooperate with our Ming Dynasty, we don't mind helping them."

Xia Yuanji said this and left the teahouse with Lan Yu and the others.

In fact, Lan Yu and others felt that this commander was sometimes too naive. He probably thought that the Ming Dynasty was like a savior and was going to save the people here. In fact, there was no such good thing. If there was such a good thing, why didn't other countries have it?
To put it bluntly, Daming County occupied Sanfuqi simply to obtain its resources and excellent geographical location.

But if I explain these things to the commander, it would be a bit hurtful, so I'd better let him be naive for a while.

Besides, it is actually the same now. Although it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to be sincere to the people here, it is still like this in principle.

The purpose is to get the people here to cooperate.

Several people quickly arrived at the thief's stall.

The thief was selling a local specialty, something that looked a bit like taro.

It is said that the yield of this thing is not low. Although it is not as exaggerated as the potatoes Chen Han got from the pirates, it is also one of the staple foods for the current Sanfuqi.

When he put this thing up for sale, you can tell that this guy really doesn't know how to do business. There's no point in selling something that's so common on the street.

However, the thief obviously didn't care about this. He just wanted to see how people on the street discussed the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, she was discussing this matter with a vendor nearby.

"How can you say that, my friend? Our country has at least guaranteed that you will not starve to death. If the Ming Dynasty comes, you might starve to death." The thief asked. The vendor laughed and said, "The Queen Mother's family has controlled the officialdom of the country for so many years. Aren't there not many people who have starved to death?"

Unexpectedly, this small vendor was also a very knowledgeable person, and he immediately told the truth here.

In fact, due to the unsuccessful foreign and domestic wars in recent years, taxes have been increased a lot.

The lives of the common people were difficult.

Many people have left their homes to seek a living elsewhere, and many have even starved to death in their hometowns.

Is it what this small vendor wanted to do that led him to choose this path?
no.

The small vendor originally had a happy family, but because of the war, taxes were increased and his property was confiscated by the government. His two children starved to death at home and his wife hanged herself.

Such a fate should not have befallen him, but because the taxes were too heavy, he had no way to survive.

Now that the thief was saying these things to him, how could he say anything nice?

The vendor added: "After the Ming navy arrived, they not only helped us drive away the pirates, but also took care of the Majapahit Kingdom, which was also revenge for my wife and children.

Now the Grand Commander has said that he wants to make our place better. I heard that he wants to copy the reforms we wanted in the past and reduce the taxes for us poor people.

Hey! If my wife and children had encountered such a good thing, why would they have starved to death? "

As the vendor spoke, there was infinite sadness in his eyes.

The thief was still not giving up and wanted to ask the people what they really thought, so he asked again: "But no matter how powerful the Ming navy is, we are still outsiders. Don't you think it's ridiculous to let a group of outsiders rule us?"

The peddler looked him up and down and said, "You are not sent by the government to get information, are you trying to get some information that is not good for you from me, and then kill me?"

The thief laughed and said, "Do you think I'm such a person?"

The peddler shook his head: "No, an official should at least look good, so that he won't be embarrassed when he goes out. Your appearance is not as good as mine. If you can be an official, so can I."

This sentence really hurt his pride, but the thief didn't care and said again: "It seems that many people like you now agree that the Ming Dynasty should rule us?"

The peddler said, "Brother, no matter who rules us, what does it have to do with us ordinary people? It's just a change of king, what does it have to do with us?
I don’t think anyone can make my life better all of a sudden no matter who becomes king, but now that the Ming Dynasty has come, at least they have said that they want to make people’s lives better, and I think that’s enough.

Our king, queen mother and those officials are Sanfuqi's people, but they are the ones who hurt us the most. If this is the case, to be honest, I would rather let the Ming Dynasty rule us."

This sentence is the most lethal.

After hearing this, the thief fell into deep thought.

Yup!

The king and the queen mother are indeed Srivijaya’s people, but what about what they did to Srivijaya?
In order to fight for power and profit, they use the people as tools, without caring about their lives, and thus make the people bear burdens that do not belong to them.

While they were chatting, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"If you think so, you are right. What we need to do now is to make your life better."

When this sentence was spoken, the thief looked back.

The thief was startled: "Why is it you?"

"Why can't it be me?" The commander replied, "We once agreed that if I find you one day, I will ask you if you are willing to cooperate with our Ming Dynasty."

After hearing these words, the small vendor almost popped his eyes out.

I guess he didn't expect that this person would actually cooperate with the Ming Dynasty.

"You...you...are you really going to test me and then kill me?" The small vendor was stunned.

Then he looked at the thief: "No, you look like a Sanfuqi man, why do you want to harm me?"

The thief had no way to defend himself. He had no intention of harming the small vendor in the first place. It was just a coincidence.

"I didn't...I..."

The thief was about to make an excuse.

The vendors were already shouting, "Stop talking. You can kill me or chop me up as you please."

But the commander said, "You are all great, vendor. We have bought your goods. You can go back now."

The vendor was stunned for a moment after hearing the commander's words, "You don't plan to kill me?"

The commander smiled and said, "We all heard what you said just now. You are right. We are here to help you. You said something better. The king and the queen mother are from your Sanfuqi people, but we have never seen them treat you well.

Now that our Ming navy has arrived, even though they are not from your Sanfuqi, we may be able to do better. This is what we have to do now."

As he said this, he took out money and bought all the things from the vendor.

"Are you really from the Ming Dynasty?"

The vendors were curious.

The commander said, "If you don't believe me, ask our commander-in-chief."

As Chao said this, he looked behind and saw Xia Yuanji walking up.

When the thieves saw Xia Yuanji, Lan Yu and Wang Bi coming up, and seeing that Xia Yuanji looked noble and Lan Yu and Wang Bi had a strong murderous aura, they knew that they were definitely not ordinary people.

These thieves may not have any other special skills, but they have a very strong ability to read people's expressions. They can tell at a glance who is truly rich and who is just pretending to be rich.

So they soon discovered that Xia Yuanji's aura was really powerful, and they also determined that Xia Yuanji was the Grand Commander.

The vendor was even more stunned when he saw Xia Yuanji: "You mean he is the Grand Commander from Ming Dynasty?"

Xia Yuanji smiled and said, "Isn't it similar?"

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(End of this chapter)