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Chapter 110 You want to be the chieftain king
Although Silunfa initially claimed to have an army of 30, there was also Aziz’s army of 20.

But in fact, as Zhu Yuanzhang divided the Luchuan forces, not all of the 50 people were from their own tribe.

In other words, what appears to be an army of 50 is actually composed of countless chieftain tribes.

Just like the Mongol Empire, not all of them belonged to the same clan.

Under Silunfa alone, there were originally more than 130 leaders of the large and small chieftain tribes.

Some of these chieftains, like Dao Silang, could form an army of 3 people.

There are also small chieftains, and the total tribe has less than 2000 people. I am afraid they are not as good as the Juliwu tribe that first attacked Yunlong County.

Speaking of Juliwu, Zhu Zhenke had forgiven the tribe for attacking Yunlong County. Why is Zhu Zhen so jealous of evil now?

Perhaps it was because Zhu Ming had not yet risen to prominence at that time, and his methods had been restrained.

Or maybe it was because Zhu Zhen saw the huge benefits and potential of force value that he started to get out of control?
Or maybe there are other reasons, such as the people in the Curie House are not worth mentioning at all, but there are too many of them. Is he trying to prevent future troubles?
In short, at this time, after all the last 20 native troops surrendered, Zhu Zhen asked people to find those former chieftains among them.

A commotion began among the native troops.

Especially the former chieftains were even more frightened and felt that something was wrong, so they all wanted to take action.

This is 20 people. Even if they lay down their weapons, once they start rioting again, it will still be a huge threat.

Zhu Zhen was not stupid, and directly asked all his troops to shout: "Only punish the first culprit, and others who follow him will be forgotten. Only the first culprit will be punished, and others who follow him will be forgiven."

After shouting this several times, the native troops gradually calmed down.

Those chieftains were still trying to mobilize people's hearts and shouted: "The Ming people are determined to destroy us, so let's fight them."

"They don't have many people, so we still have an advantage."

Is the advantage in my mind again?
When Zhu Ming heard these people's bewildering shouts, he couldn't help but sneered: "You still want to instigate rebellion now? It's too late. What were you doing before?"

If these people haven't laid down their weapons and surrender, maybe they still have the strength to fight.

But now, as long as Zhu Zhen doesn't continue to kill them, those natives who are just ordinary soldiers will no longer resist.

In fact, even within the chieftain's tribe, they were not united.

Because the chieftains have autonomy, and each one of them is a native emperor, the tribe is like the chieftain's private domain, and ordinary natives are their slaves.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the feudal society of the chieftain tribe, even all the land was the private property of the chieftain. The other natives were like tenant farmers. The food they worked so hard to grow was only enough for them to live and clothe themselves, and the others were not. It's as if toast can be taxed.

So when Silun launched a rebellion, these little chieftains were like the little lords in the European Middle Ages, treating the people below as private soldiers and leading them to cause trouble together.

Speaking of which, Zhu Zhen said that they were also the culprits, but he was actually right.

To put it bluntly, the power of these chieftains is a bit beyond the scope, and their autonomy is too great.

Some small chieftains have never been canonized by the court at all, but as long as they are loyal to the big chieftain, they can be canonized privately by the big chieftain.

Then these so-called chieftains who have gained power and status can dominate and enjoy privileges even within small tribes.The people in the tribe were like serfs to the chieftain, and even had the power to kill at will.

Once the chieftain wants to rebel, can ordinary natives still resist?

So they are the culprits.

Zhu Chu asked people to gather the surviving chieftains, big and small, and made them kneel in a row in front of the 20 people.

There are actually more than 100 people in these toasts.

I don’t know if Silunfa, in order to win people’s hearts, made a large number of official appointments and made wishes, so that even the smallest tribes, and some even the mayor level of a village, were granted the status of chieftain.

Among them there are also big chieftains such as Daosilang and Daosi's adopted brothers.

Some of them were originally chieftains recognized by the imperial court, and they had real official positions.

These people no longer had the arrogance, domineering, arrogant status and privileges of the past. Now they were all kneeling there with pale faces and despair.

Of course they knew what they had done, and they also understood that Zhu Zhen had no intention of letting them go.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty, Your Excellency, please let me go. I was forced by Silun and the thieves. I dare not disobey. I still have my mother and young children. Please have mercy on me," someone thought with tears in his eyes. Ask for mercy.

Some people raised their eyebrows and said, "How many Han people are there? Are you asking us chieftains to help you govern the place? If you kill us here, what will the other chieftains think? We have already surrendered and realized our mistake, so why not act like that?" What if this didn’t happen?”

There is a very threatening tone in the words?
Zhu Chu was so angry that he laughed. No matter how stupid a person is, there has to be a limit, right?
Not to mention anything else, I still have more than [-] subordinates behind me. Wouldn't it be very shameful to be threatened by you like this?
You are like this, if I don't kill you, it will be really disrespectful.

Zhu Chu walked forward and came to the chieftain who dared to scream even when he was about to die. Then he raised his head and looked forward.

At this time, the enemy and ourselves were standing face to face on both sides. Opposite were the 20 native troops who had no weapons in their hands, and behind Zhu Chu was his own army of 12 troops.

In front of all the natives, Zhu Chu took the long knife from the hands of the soldiers on the side, and then slashed it with the knife.

With a 'pop', the head of the shouting chieftain was chopped off, and rolled aside a few times, with his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't believe that Zhu Chu really dared to kill him in front of 20 natives.

The other chieftains, big and small, all shuddered and looked at Zhu Zhen in disbelief. This was very inconsistent with the style of the previous imperial court.

In their view, even if they rebelled, as long as they surrendered afterwards, the court would let them go and sometimes appease them and even reward them with small gadgets.

How could there ever be a master like Zhu Ming, who would not accept surrender at all times and fight you to the end, and even kill people after they surrender?
Zhu Zhen snorted disdainfully, then raised his head and looked at the natives in front of him who were watching this scene indifferently. He couldn't help shouting in his heart: "This world belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Even though you are natives, you are also mine." Natives of the Ming Dynasty. I am the king of Yunnan. I, the real prince, have not exploited you, so how can it be the turn of these dog chieftains to enslave you?"

"I know that you had no choice but to follow these chieftains to rebel. I said that I would forget about it. But their sin is unforgivable."

"From today on, these chieftains can no longer dominate. Since making them chieftains cannot guarantee the stability of Yunnan, it is better not to seal them."

Zhu Ming's words immediately caused a huge sensation, especially when he went on to say: "You are natives, which means locals, but I don't mean to dislike or despise you. But since you are already common people of the Ming Dynasty, and I am King of Yunnan. From now on, all of you will be directly under my control. From now on, I will give you land to farm, let you have enough food and warm clothes, and also enable you to afford a wife. As long as you behave well Yes, I guarantee that everyone can live a good life, why bother rebelling against these dogs?"

Mu Ying was dumbfounded. Your Highness, do you want to be the Chieftain King?
These 20 people are not a team prepared for your rebellion and independence.

In fact, Zhu Zhen thought of reforming the native land and returning it to the locals. Only by completely abolishing the chieftain system could the Ming court completely control Yunnan. Otherwise, wouldn't the chieftains have the final say within their own clan?
(End of this chapter)