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Chapter 130 Yingjiang, a city full of widows?
That Dao Ganmeng had been beheaded, and his death was tragic. Until a few days later, his remaining three hundred or so survivors were still living in nightmares.

Up to now, Zhu Ji has completed the fierce pursuit and suppression of Dao Gan.

But for some reasons, Zhu Zhen still led an army of 15 people, and after passing Tengchong Guard, he went straight to Yingjiang.

Then Zhu Chu discovered that Yingjiang's terrain was dangerous and had the natural advantage of being easy to defend but difficult to attack.

If the Dao Gong clan hadn't accidentally blocked Dao Ganmeng's retreat, if they had tried to capture Yingjiang with 15 troops, they would have suffered countless casualties, and they might not have even been able to defeat them.

In fact, during the orthodox years of history, that is, the reign of the Ming God of War, Chen Yongbin, the then governor of Yunnan, asked the court to set up eight passes on the border gateways in order to resist foreign invasion.

Among them, Yingjiang has four major passes including Tongbi, Huashi, Wanren, and Shenhu, which are also collectively referred to as the Four Shangguan.

Therefore, Yingjiang is difficult to defeat with conventional siege methods.

Zhu Zhen was also secretly glad that he had caught up with Dao Gan Meng and wiped him out in one fell swoop, otherwise it would have been really difficult to break through this ancient city.

Now, with the Ming army approaching, and the news that he had died fiercely with a sword spread into the city, the people in the city opened the city gate in fear, and an old man came out to ask for surrender.

"See your lord, that Dao Gan Meng is the chieftain of Yingjiang. His words are an imperial edict for us people, and we have to obey them. But the people in the city are innocent, so please forgive us," the old man seemed to have some status. At this time, on behalf of the people of the whole city, they knelt down and begged for surrender.

Here is at the city gate, Zhu Zhen is riding a horse, with his army watching eagerly behind him.

In the city, countless simple-dressed, yellow-faced natives, most of whom were women, looked at Zhu Chu and the Ming troops with dull eyes.

Perhaps in their view, Zhu Zhen and the Ming army came to liquidate them, and maybe even massacre the city.

In fact, many natives themselves have committed acts of burning, killing, and looting.

But Zhu Ming said loudly: "You don't need to worry. Now that Dao Ganmeng, the culprit, has been eliminated, I have no plans to kill you defenseless old, weak women and children."

Even if Zhu Chu had reason to liquidate, these people in front of him were just ordinary people. As long as they didn't use their knives to cause trouble, Zhu Chu had no intention of continuing to use the butcher's knife.

"And I also know that the chieftain officer has too much power. You will be oppressed on weekdays, and you will not have enough food or clothing to keep you warm. Once the knife is strong and he starts to cause trouble, you will have to become his accomplices and even work for him. But what do you get?"

"The knives are very popular and spicy, but they are all meat cut from your bodies. Including those who died this time, there are 7 people. Those strong men are also the backbone of your family, right?"

"Why do you bother?"

Zhu Ming's words were very provocative. He did not say that all 7 people were wiped out by his troops, but emphasized that it was Dao Ganmeng's fault.

And this is all true, there is no deception.

But the native people gradually began to cry.

Those [-] strong soldiers are not the sons and husbands of these people.

7 people, how many people are there in the entire Yingjiang?

After this battle, I am afraid that every household in Yingjiang City will have to wear sackcloth and wear mourning.

"I have seen the shortcomings of the native official system, so this time not only will I not punish you, but I will also reset the official positions here. There will no longer be a chieftain officer, but a county official will be appointed."

Then Zhu Chu called Otao to him and continued: "This is Otao. He was also a chieftain officer and is of the same clan as you. Although you have lost your sons and men, he also brought [-] strong men. Jiang will not be exterminated."

People say no?
Etao looked at Zhu Ming speechlessly.

Even those women whose husbands died were stunned for a moment. How to recruit?Is this also an inheritance system?
You killed someone else's man and took his wife as a trophy?

But to put it harshly, it was difficult for women to survive in ancient times. This is true.And Otao brought [-] bachelors.

Some things are nice to say or not, but the question is, what will happen to the land left behind after the [-] Yingjiang men died?
We can't let the 3 people in Etao starve to death.

But if the land is given to them, what about the old, weak, women and children in the city?
Or starve the people in the city to death?
Zhu Ming sighed and said to Otao: "You can take care of this mess by yourself. If it doesn't work, I will stay outside the city tonight. If you kill everyone in the city, I will pretend that you don't know."

Otao shuddered. He almost forgot that this His Highness was a murderer who killed people without blinking an eye.

Yingjiang has his own land, and Yingjiang's last chieftain was killed for rebellion, so the [-]-strong army that followed him should also die.

In this case, no matter how Zhu Ming treats Yingjiang, there will be no problem.

Then Zhu Chu led his army to formally occupy Yingjiang.

There were originally some people who were loyal to Dao Gan Meng in Yingjiang City, and some were members of Dao Gan Meng's tribe, as well as his family members.

Zhu Chu didn't have the kindness of a woman. He knew that these people would not know how to be grateful, so even if he pardoned them, it would be useless.

Don't say that family members are innocent. When the sword is strong and arrogant, don't they also have privileges?

Therefore, Zhu Zhen would not give them the opportunity to resent him and wait for revenge on another day. Instead, he would directly have people take him outside the city and execute him in the army.

After that, the people from Etao quickly took control of all affairs in Yingjiang City.

The people in Yingjiang City returned to their homes and closed their doors and windows tightly, not knowing what their fate would be.

Zhu Zhen did not enter the city with all his troops, but only brought a few hundred Ming army guards and a few generals.

He also occupied the house of Dao Ganmeng's family, which was also the chieftain's office where Dao Ganmeng served as the chieftain officer.

"What a wonderful house, why don't you know how to be grateful and want to rebel," Zhu Zhen sighed with emotion.

Etao and Mu Chu, who were accompanying him, could only laugh, and they didn't know whether Zhu Zhen meant what he said.

Zhu Chu explained to Etao again.

"O Tao, Yingjiang is yours, but I still say the same thing, I will not let you continue to be a chieftain officer. The chieftain's power is a bit beyond the scope."

This is also true, and Zhu Zhen did not hide his determination. He must change his ways and return to his hometown.

So even though Etao is a minority and was also a chieftain officer before, from now on, he is just the magistrate of Yingjiang.

How could Etao dare to protest? He lowered his head and listened to Zhu Chu's teachings.

Zhu Ming continued to explain in a serious tone: "Yingjiang has left a lot of land. It used to be the private domain of the chieftain Dao Ganmeng. Now I will give you a privilege. You can temporarily collect it all as the common land of Yingjiang County. We will make arrangements later to see how to distribute it to the people."

"But remember, I asked you to govern Yingjiang, not to dominate. If you still fantasize about being a local emperor, then give it a try."

Otao was startled and quickly fell to his knees, shouting repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare."

Zhu Ming nodded and asked him to get up, and continued: "What I said before is a bit unpleasant, but every household in this city has died. You have to do a good job in ideological work. First, make sure that everyone has enough food and clothing. After you get through this winter, you can mobilize your soldiers to help the widows with work, so that they can all settle down and start a career."

The more Mu Qiu heard, the more something was wrong, and he ran out with his pretty face flushed.

Otao looked at the prince dumbfounded and wanted to ask, are you really only 12 years old?

(End of this chapter)