People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 542: The generals of the Ming Dynasty once had a lower status than us?

There is nothing wrong with what Captain Liu said, because this is the truth in everyone's understanding.

In this world, what matters most is the survival of the fittest.

No matter whether your country is poor or rich, as long as your country does not have powerful weapons to protect you, then your country does not exist.

Such a country will always be a piece of meat on the chopping board.

You are powerful and you are the one who orders the food.

If you are weak, then you are just a dish on the menu.

this is the truth.

Captain Liu's words were very bloody in order to tell the common people of Majapahit, who were still immersed in the fact that they could do well, a very simple truth.

If your country could really protect you strongly, you wouldn't have to rely on us here.

Did those muskets and cannons you see appear out of thin air?
Haven't you always wanted to know how our Ming Dynasty came to be?
How on earth were we able to defeat such powerful pirates on the sea?
We can make them kneel down before us and never dare to act arrogantly again.

You are curious, and now we can also tell you why?
This is determined by strength.

Those pirates will not think that they cannot kill the goose that lays the golden eggs just because you are kind and have abundant resources.

What do they care about?
They were drifting on the sea and might not see the sun the next day.

So they must grab any valuable materials that come in front of them.

They had to eat and use it all up the next day.

That's their principle.

All this has actually told everyone present that this is what true strength is.

I also told everyone present, don’t you want to know why the Ming Dynasty was so powerful?

It becomes powerful by being able to create weapons that can defeat those pirates.

It's that simple.

Originally, these simple truths do not need to be taught by anyone.

But some people have been living in such a very peaceful environment and always take these things for granted.

But there are some people who do not live in such a peaceful environment, they have never seen it, so they don’t know at all.

Just like the people of Majapahit.

They never knew that the world outside was like this.

They always think that their family didn't work hard enough, which led to their current situation.

I didn't expect it to be like this.

The people here are actually quite hardworking, and everyone is trying very hard to make a career.

I really want to work hard to achieve the things that others want.

They worked very hard to do it well.

But I found that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get anything done as quickly as being exploited by others.

Maybe it's their pain.

In fact, the common people were all looking forward to the Ming Dynasty coming and truly leading them to prosperity.

But at this time, the common people heard that they still had to increase the salaries of the craftsmen here in order to lead the common people to take off together.

This makes ordinary people feel very strange.

why?
Do craftsmen have a higher status than ordinary people?
To be honest, even in the city of Majapahit, the status of craftsmen was not high.

Because craftsmen were often taken directly to the battlefield and became cannon fodder.

However, the craftsmen became particularly interested after hearing about this matter.

Because they didn't expect that craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty could have such a status.

I haven't even seen the general from the Ming Dynasty, but he would say such a thing.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty was as powerful as it was today was because it respected the craftsmen there.

This is really shocking.

In fact, many of the craftsmen present are very diligent. They are always busy every day trying to make a living.

Every day I work hard for my own piece of land.

He has even tried his best to take care of his wife, children and the elderly.

It’s not that they don’t work hard enough, but that’s the reality.

No one will sympathize with their plight, and no one will think that these people should get some compensation for having paid so much.

nobody.

Even beggars on the streets sometimes tell them this.

Look at the work you are doing now, even beggars like us wouldn't do it.

Although you have got a lot of projects, so what?
You are doing the lowest kind of work, even worse than us beggars.

It really makes people uncomfortable to hear such words, but these craftsmen have to admit it.

It seems to be right.

It is impossible for beggars to work as hard as they do and yet not get what they deserve.

Maybe this is reality.

Reality tells them that everything depends on themselves.

You have to grit your teeth and do whatever you want.

But they did not expect that craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty would still receive such respect.

Only now have some craftsmen realized that their talents are the ones that should truly be valued by the country.

It's just that some people are suppressing them artificially and some people just dislike them.

I feel like they have always been doing menial jobs.

But I didn't expect that it was not the case in the Ming Dynasty.

The craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty not only did not do menial work.

Even as the general said.

The craftsmen used their talents to create so many perfect tools, including cannons and muskets, which were manufactured perfectly.

Helped the Ming Navy in its conquests.

It was they who made the Ming Navy an existence that even pirates dared not confront head-on.

It makes the pirates only far behind.

When they thought about the many craftsmen here, their eyes lit up.

They had never thought that they could achieve that level.

Captain Liu said to the craftsmen below: "I don't know how many of you are willing to do this?

I don’t know if there is anyone among you who is willing to make this choice?

I don’t know what kind of decision you made regarding the two options I just gave you.”

Someone immediately said, "Of course we want to choose the best. Of course we want the strongest."

"We are willing to become the people of the Ming Dynasty." "We are more willing to become your most useful talents under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of this, many craftsmen's eyes turned red.

They didn't know what it meant to be a gentleman who would die for his friend, but at this moment they actually knew it.

It turns out that being respected by others is such a pleasure.

This is the respect you deserve.

Just now Captain Liu gave two choices. One was to follow the Ming Dynasty, become a craftsman of the Ming Dynasty, and become a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.

Another is to return to the era when Sanfuqi ruled.

What kind of era was it during the reign of Sanfuqi?
That was the era when the landlords and tycoons were in charge.

That was the era when we worked like slaves but were still looked down upon by others.

Thinking of such days, these people certainly know what to choose.

Especially the craftsmen know better what decisions they should make.

The craftsmen's voices were hoarse and their eyes were bloodshot.

"Of course we would like to be craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty!"

"We are willing to follow you!"

"We'll do whatever you tell us to do."

“We don’t want to be like the craftsmen who came before us.”

Wang Dahai looked at Captain Liu beside him.

At the beginning, Wang Dahai just wanted Liu Baihu to talk about his identity as a craftsman, or his former identity as a craftsman, to the common people below who might also come from the lower class.

How their family went from being a small craftsman to becoming a hereditary white-collar household.

Relatively speaking, they have already escaped from the families of ordinary people.

I originally thought this was just a small motivation.

However, he did not expect that he still underestimated Liu Baihu's remarks.

At the same time, he also underestimated how much the people of Majapahit hated the rule of Srivijaya.

Especially the city of Majapahit, it can be said that it has completely become a toy of those tycoons and landlords.

And these common people are also the living toys of the tycoons.

Even if the city lord is here, what can he do?

The city lord is also in cahoots with them, and no one is willing to stand on their side.

After seeing that everyone was willing to stand on the side of the Ming Dynasty, Captain Liu began to tell his personal experience.

This is what Wang Dahai wants him to do.

Wang Dahai was very familiar with him, so he knew exactly what the situation was like in their family.

I also know what methods their family used to achieve their current status.

The situation in Wang Dahai's family is completely opposite to that in Liu Baihu's family.

Although Wang Dahai's father was also an ordinary citizen at the beginning, his situation was much better than that of Liu Baihu's family.

His father followed Zhu Yuanzhang's army in his early years.

Although he did not make many contributions, he was granted the title of a thousand households after the war, and the title could be inherited by his descendants.

The same goes for Wang Dahai. As long as he doesn't make any mistakes in principle, the status of their family will rise year by year.

As long as they can continue to make contributions, they may not only be a small captain in the future, but may even become a general.

By then, their family will have more credit, and this will be their chance.

It is actually very rare for Captain Liu to have such an opportunity now.

So Captain Liu is a very inspirational example.

He just wanted Liu Baihu to come here and tell the people inside that you can do the same as me.

I had such an opportunity in the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it a pioneering era for you in the country of Srivijaya to be in the initial stage of ruling in the Ming Dynasty?
You will have more opportunities.

Captain Liu organized his words and said to the common people below, "I don't know if you think my status is high or low, and how does it compare to you?"

The people below immediately said, "You are of noble status."

"You are from the Ming Dynasty and you are the victor, while we are just the losers now."

"We certainly can't compare to you."

Someone else boasted, "Successful people like you are rare in our Majapahit Kingdom. Even those people who once thought they were high and mighty but were actually not worth mentioning can't compare to you."

The group of people they were referring to were of course the landlords and tycoons who used to live here. Those landlords were all fat and bloated, and they all thought that they were not as noble as Captain Liu.

But Captain Liu smiled after hearing this and said, "You really think too highly of me."

When these words came out, many people present were stunned.

Isn't this the truth in their opinion?
They believed that a general like Liu Baihu who could become a centurion should have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

However, Captain Liu looked at the people below and smiled and said, "Not only did I have a very hard life since I was a child, but I had a much harder life than you.

It can even be said that I have never eaten any good food since I was a child, and my family has never produced any prominent figures.

I couldn't even become a village head, let alone a centurion like me, and have the opportunity to ride on our warship and cross the ocean to this place thousands of miles away.

Our ancestors have never dared to think about these opportunities because our status is so low. "

To be honest, no one believed this after it was said.

Because they could never imagine that such a noble centurion standing in front of them actually had such a humble family.

He even said that his family status was several times lower than that of many people present, which is a bit difficult to understand.

What is going on?

You have to know that in their eyes, those who can become officers are the best of the best.

Especially in Majapahit, those who can become an officer can enjoy countless benefits.

Even though their original salaries were not high, every officer could exploit the people at will and get countless benefits from them.

Although those benefits were stained with the blood of the people, the officers had no sympathy at all.

In particular, some officers are known for their evil deeds. Even if they have never made any contributions on the battlefield, they can still capture some ordinary people to serve them.

Such are the privileges of those officers.

However, it was very difficult to become an officer in Majapahit.

Only those who are descendants of a family, or those who are recommended by the big landowner families, have a chance.

Otherwise you won't have any chance at all to reach that level.

Ordinary people are simply out of reach.

But I didn't expect that the opposite would happen with Captain Liu.

The conditions in Captain Liu's home were so difficult.

Even worse than them, how could he become an officer, and he became an officer in the Ming Dynasty, this is too incredible...

(End of this chapter)