People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 529: The wall is three meters high? One thousand meters in a circle? Is this the second city?
The old beggar's appearance shocked many people.

You know, this old man is almost sixty-six years old now.

These days, sixty is considered a very old age.

Especially among beggars, it is not easy to live to sixty years old.

After all, eating and drinking are necessary.

I don’t know how much discrimination and abuse I suffer on a daily basis. It’s really not easy to survive.

Although the old beggar's status is considered very high among beggars now, everyone knows that this status is not innate, but is obtained through countless calculations and efforts.

I don't know how much suffering and fatigue they have to endure during this process. Now that people like this can take the initiative to step forward and take on these things, it is really not easy.

The thought of this made many people present feel ashamed.

He is already sixty years old, but he still hasn't given up hope. He always thinks about bringing honor to his family and doing something to help the people. Instead, young people like him are hesitating here, which makes the image of the old beggar seem glorious.

If everyone could be like this old beggar, the world would have been peaceful long ago. It is because of people like him present that the world has become like that.

Before the thief could say anything, a gangster stood up and said, "Count me in. I won't say anything else. I'm just saying that this old beggar is already sixty years old, and he still knows how to do more for the people of Sanfuqi. I'm only thirty years old. Am I not as good as a sixty-year-old man?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people present immediately became even more embarrassed. Finally, driven by this emotion, everyone raised their hands: "Count us in!"

"Just die, why are you still alive if you are so afraid of death?"

"We're dead anyway, but we still have a chance to do something spectacular before we die. This life is worth it!"

"Yes, if we can let our children know that promoting the imperial examination is our contribution, then there is nothing to say in this life. This life will be a great honor."

"This kind of big thing is something that people like us can handle."

With the groundwork laid by the thieves, everyone present felt that if this could be accomplished, their children would surely think that they had done something earth-shattering, so they all agreed.

This surprised the Jinyiwei and the naval soldiers. They didn't expect that this thief was also a talented motivator. No wonder the commander-in-chief wanted to take this man for himself, because this man was indeed a capable person.

The most important thing is that this person is from their Sanfuqi.

If someone from the Ming Dynasty said this, it would seem a bit hypocritical. After all, if such a big thing was accomplished, the Ming Dynasty would be the one that benefited the most.

At that time these people will definitely think, by saying this aren't you asking us to work for you?

But if their own people were to speak, the nature of this matter would become their own redemption. It was such a great and beautiful thing that they would not mind sacrificing their lives to accomplish this.

The naval officers and soldiers watching this scene expressed their admiration.

"Okay! Since everyone thinks so, what are we waiting for? The first stop is Mandala City."

……

Mandala City is the second largest city in Srivijaya, second only to the capital, so the economy and family power here are second only to the capital.

It is for this reason that the families here are the most resistant to the so-called reforms.

A few days ago, some underworld figures carried out some propaganda here, but before anything could happen, the families here jumped out first and tore up all the propaganda papers posted everywhere.

The second was to prepare to unite with local officials to boycott the Ming Dynasty.

They actually knew very well that the Ming Dynasty was very powerful now, but no matter how powerful it was, the number of people it brought was too small, and they could not kill all the Sanfuqi people.

If this cannot be achieved, then the Ming Dynasty's attempt to unify the entire Sanfuqi would be a joke.

Since the main activities of the Ming Dynasty are now in the capital, Mandala City, as the second largest city, must set an example for other cities and make them understand that even if the Ming Dynasty has occupied the capital, it is still wishful thinking for them to occupy all the cities.

At worst, we can each govern our own city in the future. In this way, the family forces can exploit the local people indefinitely, which seems to be better.

As a result, some desperate people joined forces with local officials, and after the gangsters withdrew from Mandala City, they closed the city gates and prepared to resist to the end.

Precisely because they closed the city, they did not know what had happened in the capital in recent days. Precisely because they did not know that the capital was now in mourning, they still naively believed that the Ming Dynasty was still only talking and had not taken any major actions.

So now these people are in big trouble.

The city of Mandala is indeed the second largest city in Sanfuqi, but in the eyes of the Jinyiwei and naval soldiers, isn’t it just a larger rural town?
The so-called city wall is just a mud brick wall, and it is only three meters high. Is this a city wall? Could it be the courtyard wall of some wealthy family?

It's not that people are reluctant to build better walls, but the economic situation is limited. Even though it is the second largest city, the economy of the entire Sanfuqi is not very strong, so the tallest one among the short ones was chosen, and Mandala City was chosen.

With such a thing, they have the nerve to call themselves the second largest city. The naval soldiers who just arrived made them want to laugh.

"Captain Liu, are you sure this is the so-called second largest city? Could your captain have made a mistake? Let us use our big red cannons to bombard such a city wall?" asked Wang Dahai, a captain of the navy.

Captain Liu laughed and said, "Captain, you are not mistaken. This is their second largest city. The city wall is indeed just this short. How could our people make mistakes? If you don't believe me, just ask them."

Captain Liu pointed at the thieves and their group.

After listening to the conversation between Captain Liu and his men, the thieves were stunned for a moment.

How come in your eyes such a city wall is not good?

But we think such a city is really good, after all, their city walls are so high.

Others also thought that this was very good, as other cities didn’t even have city walls.

So the old beggar who had vowed so confidently before said, "My lords, this is indeed Mandala City. I have to say that this city is much better built than other cities. The city wall alone is enough to deter many cities.

I have been to many cities over the years. To be honest, the city wall of Mandala City is definitely the tallest except for the capital city.

The most important thing is that it is long, more than a thousand meters around the city."

After hearing this, Wang Dahai was stunned again: "How much did you say?" "More than a thousand meters!" said the old beggar.

Good guy!
After the old beggar said this, many people in the martial arts world took a deep breath.

The people living in Mandala City are so wealthy that they built a city that is more than a thousand meters long. The city wall is more than three meters high and one meter thick.

It was built over a thousand meters long, and it was completed at the cost of a lot of people's money.

Suddenly everyone was filled with indignation.

"These bastards built such a good wall. They must have used the blood and sweat of the people to build it."

"The most infuriating thing is that these bastards enjoy the people's offerings but do nothing. They made the people work so hard to build the city wall, and even the mud bricks for building the city wall were contributed by the people, but in the end they still treated the people like cattle and horses."

"Hi! I am from Mandala City. I have personally witnessed the construction of the city wall. Dozens of civilians died and were injured before it was built. It was built with the flesh and blood of the civilians."

Although what these people from the underworld said here was very tragic, the Jinyiwei from the Ming Dynasty and the naval soldiers really wanted to laugh when they were listening to it.

It’s not that they don’t respect people like Sanfuqi, but because the national conditions of the two countries are different, the perceptions are of course different.

In the eyes of the Jinyiwei and naval soldiers, the city walls must be made of stone bricks and be at least ten meters high.

This three-meter-high mud brick of yours, isn't this the yard of some wealthy family's home?
There is still one thousand meters left, which is very long.

If it is surrounded like this, how big is the city?

Thinking of this, Wang Dahai looked at the two red cannons pulled over, and suddenly felt like he was using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito.

I used to hear people say that using a cannon to kill a mosquito is a waste of talent, but now I want to put this waste of talent into practice myself.

So Wang Dahai thought for a long time and said, "Move the cannon back a bit, don't wait for the next shot to pass through the city, otherwise it will be in vain."

The naval soldiers also hurriedly pushed the cannons back, still complaining in their hearts about the small broken city. The city was only more than a thousand meters in area, and your city was probably only a few hundred meters from east to west. Our red cannons could fire two to three thousand meters away. We really had to push the cannons back a little, otherwise we would not be able to hit the city wall and would fly over it.

After seeing the actions of the navy soldiers and the Jinyiwei, the people in the martial arts world were sad and upset just now, but now seeing this situation, they are wondering, how far can you run? It's still more than a thousand meters away from the city wall, and you are still retreating?

Captain Liu stepped forward to explain: "It's like this, our red cannon has a greater killing power, and one shot can hit two to three thousand meters. If it's too close, it will be out of bounds, so we have to move back."

what! !

The Sanfuqi gang members present were almost shocked when they heard this.

What the hell?

Two thousand meters, is this still something in the human world?

Isn't this the underworld?

No wonder they looked so disgusted when they heard that the city wall was only three meters high and more than a thousand meters long. It turned out there was a reason for it.

But their cannons can only fire two or three thousand meters at a time. This distance is not enough for their cannon range.

Thinking of this, the legs of these gangsters began to tremble.

One artillery shell can reach two or three thousand meters away. No wonder the army of the so-called pirate Majapahit Kingdom was beaten so badly by the Ming Dynasty with such a small number of people. Is it necessary to pile up the number of people?
I can kill you from two or three thousand meters away, what are you still playing for?
Even if you are a sprinter and can fly, can you fly faster than someone else's artillery shells?

At the beginning, many people in the martial arts world felt that the Ming Dynasty had sent them to such a dangerous Mandala City to promote the imperial examination reform, which was the biggest reform for these families. They must be equipped with some truly excellent warriors, and the number of them must be large, otherwise they would suffer a great loss.
When they saw that the Ming Dynasty had only sent about 400 people, they began to think that the Ming Dynasty did not value them at all. But now when they heard that one artillery shell could be fired two or three thousand meters away, they realized that this time the Ming Dynasty really valued them very much.

This level of attention is like treating them as protected animals, and they are afraid that they might get hurt.

So in order to prevent them from getting hurt, they directly used this powerful weapon, which could kill the enemy from a distance of two thousand meters, leaving the enemy without knowing what killed them.

This is the real torture.

The thief was really courageous at this time.

Take a look!

What kind of face am I having?
It turns out that I have so much face in front of the Grand Commander. This is the first time I brought a team to do this, and I was given such a face. If I don’t repay the Grand Commander’s kindness in the future, am I still a human being?

So the thief shouted, "Okay! My two lords, please wait here. We will go and knock on the door. If these bastards are still so ignorant, please fire at them."

Captain Liu and Wang Dahai laughed: "Go ahead, as long as you send a signal, we will cooperate with you!"

Although they only have 400 men, Wang Dahai and Captain Liu are very confident now, especially when they heard that the wall of Mandala City, which is known as the second largest city, is only three meters high and only one thousand meters long. They knew that even if they only sent one hundred people, they could still capture the city.

Sending down more than 400 people now is simply making a fuss out of nothing.

The thief and others came to the city wall, whoosh... before they could get close, a sharp arrow shot at his feet.

Then another voice came from the tower: "Stop! This is just a warning. If you dare to come closer, I will kill you without mercy!"

The thief looked at the arrow, then looked at the general on the city wall.

He shouted, "How dare you! We are imperial envoys sent by the court. How dare you close the city gates? Are you seeking death?"

The general above obviously didn't know that such a thing existed, and he was a little surprised when he saw that the thieves seemed to be either from the Ming Dynasty or from their Sanfuzi.

He heard the city lord say that the city gates should be closed and no one should be allowed to enter, but the man below said that he was an imperial envoy.

If you offend the imperial envoy, it would be a capital crime.

"Wait for me to report!" the general shouted.

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(End of this chapter)