Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 152: Unruly people come out of remote areas?
In just one day, the once glorious and glorious chieftain clan in Simodian was completely eradicated.

The chieftain system had been established as early as the Yuan Dynasty. When the Ming army entered Yunnan (Yunnan), the Luchuan forces surrendered quickly in order to preserve their strength.

Therefore, the Simodian Tusiguan family has also been preserved, and has been passed down for several generations, and has long been deeply rooted here.

But Zhu Chu, like a powerful dragon, crushed the local snake.

Zhu Zhen has his own absolute confidence. After all, he is the winner, and since the system has classified this place as his territory, it means that the 20 surrendered troops that were originally released were not in vain.

For example, almost all the strong men in the city today are surrendered soldiers. As long as they don't move, the old, weak, women and children will not be able to cause trouble. Instead, they will side with Zhu Ming because of the strong men's choice.

In this way, Zhu Zhen explained the contradictory relationship clearly, stated the purpose of his arrival, and won people's hearts.

Now all the people in the city of Simodian are Zhu Chu's people.

In the evening, Zhu Zhen sat in the lobby of Simodian Tusi's government office, flipping through an account book.

Mu Qiu stood behind Zhu Chu, tapping his shoulder gently while helping to translate the words.

It turns out that it records how many fields there are in Simodian, how much is harvested every year, and how much rations each household needs to pay.

Taking into consideration that a household cultivates one acre of land, if the harvest from one acre is 250 kilograms of grain, they will have to pay [-] kilograms of grain.

Zhu Ming's hands were trembling a little. The tax was enough to exceed [-]%. Did the chieftain treat the people as livestock?

If Zhu Chu remembered correctly, the tax stipulated by the imperial court, at least in the early Ming Dynasty, was only about two to three liters per mu.

(In the early Ming Dynasty, the land tax rate was generally five liters per mu for official land, three in five spoons, two liters per mu for private land, eight liters per mu for rented land, five liters per mu for unofficial land, two liters per mu for unofficial land, five liters per mu for reed fields, and two liters per mu for grassland. one scoop)
Even in the tax-heavy areas of Jiangnan, it is far from reaching this level.

Zhu Ming laughed out loud: "You natives are really honest and kind, but your chieftains are really cannibals who don't spit out their bones. Aqiu, is your family the same?"

Mu Qiu was shocked and slowly lowered his head.

Although she didn't answer, she had already made her attitude clear. Zhu Ming's guess was correct. The Mu family was also a chieftain, and they were almost the same as other chieftains.

"This is killing the goose that lays the goose to lay eggs." Zhu Ming patted the booklet with his hand and turned to Mu Qiu angrily: "The people are the foundation. If the Mu family loses the support of the people, the people will have no way to survive. What else can they do except rebel? They will die anyway. It’s better to fight.”

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang rebel?Why did rebels from all over the world overthrow the Yuan Dynasty?

It’s not because the people have no way to survive. They will die anyway, so let’s overthrow your tyranny.

Also, Qin Shihuang was so wise and powerful, but why did Qin II die?Isn't it also because of the tyranny of the imperial court that forced the people of the world to rebel?

Although in the end it was Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty who conquered the world, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, broke into Xianyang and burned the palace of Qin, killing Prince Qin Ying and completely annihilating the state of Qin.

But in the beginning, it was Chen Sheng and Wu Guang who rose up and said, "Princes, generals, Xiang Ning, I have the guts", and the whole world turned against Qin.

Even the powerful Qin Dynasty was like this, and even the Meng Yuan Dynasty, which was so powerful that it almost conquered Asia and Europe, was overthrown. You little chieftains are really short-sighted.

"Your Highness," Mu Qiu pursed his lips and leaned softly against Zhu Lun's body. He reached out from both sides of Zhu Lun's neck, hugged Zhu Lun gently, and said in a soft voice: "We are not going to solve the problem now. What happened here? Why did you scold me?"

Facing Mu Qiu's coquettish offensive, Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes at her angrily and amusedly: "I'm just scaring you, and I want to warn you. Although I promised that I will protect your Mu family's prosperity, but you also Don’t be too arrogant and unscrupulous. You must know that talent is the foundation. What I want is what the people of Yunnan want.”

Zhu Ming did not hide his ambitions.

What he wants is all of Yunnan. He wants everyone to surrender to him and become his most loyal supporter.

"You are my wife, the Mu family can't go on like this anymore," Zhu Zhen frowned and began to think about the future.

He can give the Mu family special privileges. After all, neither the Mu family's loyalty nor their relationship with Mu Qiu can make the Mu family feel cold.

But there are some things that are the bottom line.

Zhu Ming didn't want to arouse public anger one day.

Mu Qiu was ashamed, happy, and a little worried.

Zhu Ming shook his head. He was no longer in a hurry to deal with the Mu family's problems. He lowered his head and read the brochure for a while.

At this time, Wang Fu walked in from the outside. When he saw Mu Qiu and Zhu Zhen, he was stunned for a moment and then quickly turned around and went out, muttering: "Is there anything else going on?"

Zhu Ming raised his head and shouted angrily: "Come back, why are you going?"

Wang Fu turned around and saw Mu Qiu standing up from Zhu Chu with a flushed face. He thought helplessly, Your Highness, Your Highness, it's still broad daylight, and you didn't close the door?
I kept the door closed.

No, I'm not married yet, so even if I want to, no one will close the door for me to make out.

As a modern person, Zhu Zhen naturally didn't think anything of this little intimacy. He called Wang Fu in and asked: "I asked you to search the treasury of the previous chieftain. How did it go?"

It turned out that after occupying the chieftain's government office, Zhu Zhen asked Wang Fu to lead people to find the granary.

Since the chieftains are so ruthless in exploiting the people, they must have stored a lot of money and food?
As a result, Wang Fu sighed and said: "Your Highness, there are several granaries in the city, but when the former chieftain followed Silunfa in the rebellion, Silunfa took away most of them. Now, the remaining grains, I’m afraid it won’t be enough for the whole city to eat for next autumn’s harvest.”

"Is that so?" Zhu Zhen frowned and said to himself that Silunfa and the former chieftain officer here are really not the same thing. If you rebel, you will rebel, and you won't give the people any way to survive?

"In short, we will first calculate how much food is left. Then send someone to inform them that tomorrow the government will re-count the population and distribute the rations according to the household registration."

"Also, this is a local account book, which contains land data. It also requires people to go outside the city to measure it."

"As long as the people have land to grow and food to eat, they will recognize us and trust us. And this is what I promised them."

"I am the king of Yunnan, and I don't even bother to compete with the people for profit. I tell you that good times are yet to come. We will also reduce taxes by half, allowing them to have a bumper harvest within three years."

Wang Fu took the order and went down to make arrangements.

Zhu Ming leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes and thought about things.

There are still many things to do if you want to completely win over people's hearts. Opening warehouses to release grain is one method, and redistributing land and reducing taxes are also good methods.

But then we still have to choose someone to govern the place, and we must continue to implement his reform and return to local rule. We must not just leave here and create a new chieftain officer.

But Zhu Chu came out with only [-] guards this time. What could those big soldiers know?Are they expected to run the place?

What's more, having just experienced a war between the Ming army and the natives, the resistance of the locals must also be considered.

What Zhu Chen has a headache now is that he has no useful Han people under his command, but he doesn't trust the local people's method of managing the local people. Isn't that how the chieftain officer system came about?

Mu Qiu knew that Zhu Chu was thinking about something, so he didn't bother him. He just stretched out his hand and pressed gently on the top of Zhu Chu's head.

This is what Zhu Chu taught her, and she is now enjoying it comfortably.

"What are you thinking about, Your Highness?" After a moment, Mu Qiu finally couldn't help but asked out of curiosity.

Zhu Ming expressed his thoughts: "I am wondering whether I should focus on appeasing the people of Simodian first, or just focus on loyalty."

"If we want to appease the people, it is best to elect one person from among the natives in the city to be the prefect of this place and lead the people to restore their livelihood. But I am worried that after we leave, another chieftain will pop up in the same place. So what we are doing now These are all useless efforts.”

"But if you select managers from our army's guards, you don't have to worry about loyalty. But those big soldiers who don't know a single word may not be able to manage the place well. The most important thing is that I am afraid of ethnic conflicts."

These are indeed problems that give Zhu Chu a headache.

It could be seen from the expressions on the people's faces before that they did not welcome the arrival of Zhu Zhen and the Ming army, but they just did not dare to resist, but the resistance was written on their faces.

There are also those strong men who have been defeated once by Zhu Zhen because they were surrendered before. Otherwise, you can see what their attitude would be.

"How about letting the Ming army and the natives govern together?" Mu Qiu was moved in his heart and expressed his thoughts: "Let a native temporarily manage the place, leaving a team of Ming troops as supervisors. This way, you can avoid If you are worried about conflicts, we can also report the situation here to you at any time.”

Zhu Ming blinked and thought that was right. Why didn't he think that since the Ming army was not suitable and the natives were not suitable, it would be better to let the natives take charge and the Ming army to supervise and make arrangements and plans in the future.

Why didn't he think of it?
Zhu Chu smiled, raised his hand and hooked the back of Mu Qiu's head, made her lower her head, pecked her on the mouth, and praised: "As expected of my wife, she is so smart. That's it."

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes at him, and her black hair fell down to cover Zhu Chu's face, like a curtain blocking the two of them.

Zhu Chu didn't let go of Mu Qiu and continued to linger. "Your Highness, it's bad, there's a fight outside." A guard suddenly rushed in from outside, ruining Zhu Chu's good deeds.

Mu Qiu straightened up as if he had been electrocuted, his face already flushed.

The guard opened his mouth wide, then knelt down with a 'pop' sound, and cried out sadly: "Your Highness, spare your life, I'm a lowly official, no, I'm a villain, that, I really don't know."

He was very frightened and never thought that he would ruin His Highness's good deeds.

Zhu Ming sat up helplessly and said, "I'll spare my life, you bastard. Every one of you accompanied me on my expeditions to the north and south, and you are all my king's treasures. Can I kill you just for this?" Then what has happened to me?"

The guards were so moved that they cried with joy. His Highness was so kind to them.

"Okay, you get up first and tell me what's going on?" Zhu Zhen asked the guard to get up first and talk.

The guard stood up and said hurriedly: "It's the unruly people in the city. They surrounded General Wang Fu and clamored that the land and the food in the city belong to them, and they want you to return it to them."

"Huh?" Zhu Ming raised his eyebrows and sneered: "It's true that unruly people come out of remote villages. They didn't dare to ask the chieftain for food and land before, but now they come to make trouble with us? Do you think we are easy to bully?"

"Come here, wear armor."

Mu Qiu was shocked, and then his eyes and face changed. The shy flush quickly receded, replaced by a cold sneer at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes flashed with coldness.

After a while, someone brought a set of armor to Zhu Chu. Mu Qiu stepped forward and gently put it on for Zhu Chu.

When Zhu Chu was about to go out, Mu Qiu also took two long guns from the guards on the side. One was a steel gun made of whole metal, and the other was a wooden gun she used herself.

Zhu Chu turned to look at Mu Qiu, but did not let her stay in the government office, but walked out of the government office gate one after another.

On the street outside the door, thousands of Ming army guards were already lined up in order, and almost all of them were cavalry.

After the Battle of Dingbian, Zhu Lunke seized a lot of trophies, including many enemy war horses.

It's a pity that the battle elephant array that Silunfa was so proud of was scattered and its whereabouts are unknown, otherwise Zhu Zhen would really want to taste the elephant.

When he came out for inspection this time, Zhu Zhen prepared war horses for everyone in order to make it easier to travel. He finally had a cavalry unit of his own.

When Zhu Chu mounted his war horse, accompanied by Mu Qiu, he immediately shouted: "Come for me."

The cavalry of nearly 5000 people heard the sound of "boom, boom, boom". Like a torrent, the Ming army charged in the city and went straight to the place where the incident occurred.

Simoden is not a large-scale city, so Zhu Zhen soon led his troops to an open space. He saw that the place was crowded with people, and in the surrounded and impenetrable water, Wang Fu and a group of guards could already be seen trapped. in.

"Get out of here," Zhu Zhen shouted, galloping forward on his horse with no intention of slowing down.

That was Wang Fu, not only one of Zhu Chu's powerful generals, but also a close guard who had been with Zhu Chu for so long. Even though Wang Fu was responsible for secretly telling Zhu Yuanzhang about Zhu Chu's affairs before, he was also the person Zhu Chu trusted the most.

How dare Zhu Ming let Wang Fu get into trouble? Relatively speaking, what if these unscrupulous people were scattered, knocked away, or trampled to death?
The street suddenly became chaotic, with countless people crying and hiding around.

But there are too many people, where can you hide for a while?

Seeing that Zhu Chu was about to lead five thousand cavalry to crush countless civilians with iron hooves.

On the contrary, Wang Fu quickly shouted: "Your Highness, no, it's a misunderstanding. This is a misunderstanding."

Zhu Zhen was stunned, and quickly said, "Hey."

The horse under his crotch rushed from a rapid charge to being suddenly pulled, and couldn't help but let out a neigh. It even stood upright with a pair of front hooves standing up.

This is how long this war horse has been with Zhu Chu. It has no trouble fighting in the north and south, and it has even charged into battle. Even when Zhu Chu used the big pineapple to make a terrible noise, he could be obedient and did not cause chaos. Otherwise, it would have been different. An ordinary war horse would have thrown Zhu Lun away or he would have fallen down.

Even Zhu Zhen felt a little distressed. When the horse regained its balance, he reached out and patted the horse's head to express comfort.

As Zhu Zhen stopped, the cavalry behind him also pulled on the reins.

However, many of the cavalry were not as lucky as Zhu Zhen. A dozen horses fell down on the spot, and another ten horses, perhaps out of resentment, swung their horses' heads to throw down the soldiers on them.

What the hell, it's running so well, why should I pull the brakes?

There was a commotion among the cavalry, let alone.

Mu Qiu also stopped smoothly thanks to his superb riding skills. He approached Zhu Chu and exchanged glances with Zhu Chu.

The surrounding natives were looking at Zhu Xi and the others in fear. Mu Qiu was holding the barrel of the gun. Anyone who dared to have different intentions would be shot immediately. No matter who they were, they would be penetrated by her terrifying marksmanship.

Zhu Ming frowned and looked at Wang Fu and asked, "What's going on?"

Wang Fu looked at the people around him.

The congested natives dispersed quickly, not wanting to stand in the way.

Wang Fu then brought his people to Zhu Zhen and said with a wry smile: "Didn't Your Highness ask the general to tell you that you want to re-count the household registration population, re-measure the land and distribute it?"

"What? Is this wrong?" Zhu Ming raised his voice, what's going on with these unruly people?

Wang Fu sighed: "Because of the language barrier, everyone misunderstood and thought that you were going to harvest everyone's fields and grain, so they started a riot."

"What the hell?" Zhu Xi rolled his eyes.

Does he lack this little land and food?What he wants is the entire Yunnan, even the entire Southeast Asia, and even the entire Asian continent.

What is this thing?
Mu Qiu on the side was also a little surprised, and then he finally understood what Zhu Chu had been having a headache about before. You see, this is the conflict caused by cultural differences.

Mu Qiu couldn't help but smile and said in a low voice: "It seems that I still have to help your highness solve your problems."

Looking at her look, she couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Zhu Ming also smiled and said, "After all, you are my wife, and this is your responsibility."

Mu Qiu was ashamed and happy. He rode his horse forward two steps and was about to speak.

Suddenly, Zhu Chu took out something from somewhere and handed it to Mu Qiu, and pressed something on it.

Mu Qiu glanced at it with a puzzled expression, not understanding what it meant.

Zhu Chu pointed at one of the places and gestured to Mu Qiu, asking Mu Qiu to hold it in his hand and put it in front of him.

Mu Qiu then said: "Everyone."

Suddenly, Mu Qiu's voice suddenly amplified more than ten times, and was instantly transmitted to the ears of everyone around him.

Mu Qiu was startled, and everyone looked at Mu Qiu stupidly. What a loud voice this girl has?
It turned out that Zhu Chu bought a loudspeaker from the system store on a temporary basis. He remembered that when he was rewarded by the entire army and several times when the entire army was mobilized, it was so laborious to shout.

If it weren't for the overall improvement in physical fitness brought about by his physical attributes, his vocal cords and throat would have been split by shouting.

Now how could he be willing to let his wife commit this crime? It was not expensive anyway, a broken speaker only cost fifty resources.

And relying on the loudspeaker, Mu Qiu's voice can directly cover the entire venue, and even reach almost the entire city.

Mu Qiu cleared his throat, quickly adapted to the function of the loudspeaker, and then spoke out a series of Zhu Chu's thoughts and policies to be implemented.

"His Highness is not trying to take away everyone's land and food, nor is he trying to force everyone to death. On the contrary, His Highness plans to open a warehouse to store food and distribute food to every household so that everyone can have a good year."

"The land will also be redistributed to everyone, and taxes will be reduced. You will no longer be enslaved by the chieftains like before. And..."

As Mu Qiu clearly conveyed a series of Zhu Chu's actions, the people finally understood Zhu Chu's true plan.

It turned out that this was really a misunderstanding.

(End of this chapter)