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

Chapter 381 Hou Dagou, you are a talent

In just one night, no one expected that this sudden rebellion would be suppressed with overwhelming force.

Especially Hua Rong, after learning that the enemy army numbered 100,000, but more than 30,000 of them were wiped out, and 70,000 of them were captured alive, he was shocked by this huge result.

You must know that their entire army is less than 30,000 people.

But the old subordinates who followed Zhu Ming had long been accustomed to it.

Isn’t it normal to use less to fight more?

It was Hua Rong's infantry that even lowered their record, otherwise they would have been considered a complete victory.

After the war ended, Zhu Zhen asked people to start cleaning the battlefield. At the same time, he posted notices and asked people to beat gongs and drums on the streets to inform the people in the city that everyone should stay at home for the time being and that the army would not disturb the people.

There is no crime this autumn, which makes the people in the city feel at ease, but at the same time they can't help but feel a strange feeling.

There seems to be no difference between this and what the Yao leader did?

At the same time, Zhu Zhen also received news that the big leader was waiting for him at the county government office, as if he wanted to see him.

"Meet me?" Zhu Zhen chuckled: "Then meet me."

He also wanted to see who this Yao leader was, who actually fought all the way from Guangxi to Guangdong.

And you must know that Yingde is not far from Guangzhou, and you can even fight all the way to Guangzhou Fucheng.

If a hundred thousand troops attack the city suddenly, they can really catch Guangzhou Prefecture by surprise.

Because the intelligence from the Guangzhou Prefecture was wrong, it did not know that Yingde County had fallen, nor did it know that these Yao people had 100,000 rebels.

Even Nayangshan County and Lianshan were captured.

Hua Mao, Hua Mao, even if you are a veteran, do you sometimes stumble?

If Zhu Chu hadn't made a decisive decision and learned that there was such chaos in Guangdong, and planned to lead an army to rectify it personally, I am afraid that the prefect of Guangzhou and Hua Mao would not have paid attention to it.

Maybe it's because Guangdong is too chaotic and they are used to it, so they didn't expect it to be so serious this time.

But no matter what, it was finally resolved before the situation became serious, which is always a good result.

So Zhu Chu, surrounded by a crowd of people, came to the county government hall.

Now that the enemy has surrendered, the next step is to deal with the aftermath, and a group of generals have regrouped around Zhu Chu.

Li Jinglong was chattering endlessly, talking about his brilliant record of picking off several people last night.

Zhu Ming's head hurt from the noise, but he also knew that this was Li Jinglong's first time on the battlefield, and it was difficult to damage his self-confidence, so it was rare that he didn't shut up.

Later, Xu Miaojin still couldn't stand it, and said Youyou: "Xin'er and I broke through the city gates on two city gates last night, and we couldn't kill hundreds of people in a row. Right Xin'er."

Tang Xin used to dislike Li Jinglong's playboy behavior, so he responded: "In the subsequent battles in the city, hundreds of people were killed. There must be thousands of people, right?"

Li Jinglong's eyes widened. Comparing people with others would lead to death, and goods would have to be thrown away. How could he have the nerve to show off?

At this time, everyone had arrived outside the county government gate.

Zhu Chu raised his head and looked forward, only to see a tall and thin man sitting in the middle of the lobby.

"Are you the leader of the Yao people?" Zhu Zhen asked.

Hou Dagou stood up slowly, clasped his hands in a salute, then straightened up and said, "Yes, I am the current leader of the Yao tribe, Hou Dagou."

Zhu Chu raised his eyebrows, confused by his previous actions, but it did not affect him and said: "Monkey or dog? Are you a monkey? Or a dog?"

Hou Dagou was stunned. He didn't expect that Zhu Chu would make such a vulgar joke, and immediately said: "I didn't expect that His Highness the King of Dian, who is so respected by people, can be so vulgar and bad. A prince who is a prince, a general, and a minister, who only lives for wealth and honor."

"Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind. As long as they are rich and honorable, they will never forget each other. What a great name," Zhu Ming couldn't help but say.

Hou Dagou shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "Actually, my family is poor. Originally, the dog was really called Hou Dagou, a pig dog. I later changed it to Hou Dagou."

Are you really stubborn? You looked so indignant just now, and then you admitted it yourself in the blink of an eye?

"I heard that you want to see me?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Yes," Hou Dagou turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, then looked at the people behind Zhu Chu, and said deliberately with a smile: "But I want to see you alone, don't you dare?"

"I don't dare? I'm afraid I'll accidentally beat you to death," Zhu Zhen sneered and stepped forward.

"Your Highness."

Everyone behind him wanted to dissuade him.

Zhu Ming said without looking back: "We are all waiting outside."

Relying on his own powerful force, Zhu Zhen will naturally not give in.

He has absolute confidence. With his speed now, even the bullets from those big pineapples may not be able to kill him. What is there to be afraid of?

But it was Hou Dagou, and Zhu Min was full of interest in him.

So Zhu Zhen walked into the county government office alone and closed the door.

But as soon as Zhu Zheng closed the door, he heard a "bang".

He turned around and saw Hou Dagou kneeling there, clasping his hands into fists, and whispered: "Please save the people of Guangxi, King Dian."

"What's going on?" Zhu Zhen was surprised. Why were you so cold just now? You need to recover a little, otherwise I won't get used to it.

Hou Dagou raised his head, looked at Zhu Ming with eager eyes, and said slowly: "I dare not hide it from Your Highness. Although Hou Dagou is in Guangxi, he has been fascinated by what you did in Yunnan for a long time. He often fantasizes about what you would do if you You are the prince of Guangxi. It would be great if you were the original King of Jingjiang, and we the people of Guangxi would be blessed."

Guangxi also has many ethnic minorities, so of course there are also many chieftains.

According to Ming history, in the sixth year of Xuande (1431, now 1394), there were 49 local government offices in the two rivers alone. According to statistics, the number of chieftains in Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty reached 342 at most. Home.

One can imagine the situation in Guangxi.

Guangxi is not much better than Yunnan.

Moreover, I have said several times before how absolute the chieftain's rule over the natives of the clan is, so there is no need to repeat it here.

Hou Dagou cried out sadly: "I didn't even have the luxury of having a full meal at the beginning. I wanted to flee my country and join you countless times. So I look forward to you very much."

Zhu Ming sneered: "Stop flattering me with your high hat. Why, is it my fault that you rebelled?"

Hou Dagou shook his head: "Of course not, but it's almost the same."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhen's eyes widened. Good guy, you still want to drag yourself into the water?

"There are so many chieftains in Guangxi, and I, the chieftain of the Yao ethnic group, account for most of them, and the main ones are the Zhuang ethnic group. After hearing about His Highness's deeds, the villain planned to rise up and uphold justice for my fellow villagers and elders of the Yao ethnic group. He once swept away all the chieftain families in Guangxi. Now. The Yao chieftains of Guangxi have ceased to exist in name only," Hou Dagou said proudly.

Zhu Ming's heart moved. If this is true, then Hou Dagou is a talent. How much trouble can he save himself and the court?

As long as there are no longer chieftains in these places, but the imperial court sends people to serve as county officials, the land reform can be completed directly. In the future, as long as the people in these places are sinicized, there will be no future troubles.

Could it be that Hou Dagou really did something good?

But in this case, how can he say that he wants to save the people of Guangxi?

"Hou Dagou, please get up and tell me everything about you in detail." Zhu Min became serious and walked towards the chair that originally belonged to the county magistrate, asking Hou Dagou to explain clearly.

So Hou Dagou began to talk.

This Hou Dagou was born into a poor family. Not to mention impoverished, it was difficult for him to even have a full meal.

However, the chieftain officer of their clan continued to exploit the people in the village, which made people even more miserable.

Although Hou Dagou came from a humble background, he was an upright man and had a strong spirit of resistance. He began to gain popularity among the local Yao people. However, he could not bear the wanton oppression and plunder of the bureaucratic chieftains, so he finally revolted.

And what he said is right. He was indeed deeply inspired by Zhu Zhen. After the uprising, he specifically swept away the chieftain family and those corrupt officials and cruel officials, and then opened warehouses to release grain and make large amounts of land.

This is exactly what Zhu Chu did in Yunnan to change his native land and return to his hometown. This also allowed Hou Dagou to rise rapidly, and he would soon sweep all the Yao chieftains in Guangxi, and directly become a deeply supported leader.

And because this was a sudden change within the Yao people, the local government did not intervene.

Everything was going smoothly at first.

But just two months ago, as the weather got warmer and the rains affected, Guangxi, which was originally a miasma-stricken area, suddenly ushered in a major malaria outbreak. It was really an infection in one village, one county after another. People fell.

Zhu Ming had experienced this before. Hearing this, he couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "Two months ago? How is Guangxi doing now?"

"It has already become a plague," Hou Dagou said with a trembling tone and red eyes. "We once wanted to ask the officials sent by the Ming Dynasty to save us, even if the court sent some rescuers. The medicine to treat the disease is also good. But guess what? Those officials were afraid that it would affect their performance appraisals. In order to keep their jobs, they blocked the news and blocked our way of survival."

"It just so happened that I rose up and was not recognized by the imperial court. I am not considered a chieftain. If I wanted to complain to the imperial court, I couldn't do it. If I wanted to go around them and ask for help from the imperial court, there was no way."

"With no other choice, I had no choice but to flee all the way to Guangdong with my still healthy tribesmen. As a result, we were beaten into bandits. We had no choice but to fight with the government, and finally we got to where we are today step by step."

"But Your Highness, although we conquered Yingde County all the way, I still strictly ordered the tribesmen not to harm the people. This is because you said that no matter what ethnic group, they are all people of the Ming Dynasty and your people. No matter the Han nationality, Regardless of the Yao people, all common people are brothers. Those dog officials should be damned."

Zhu Chu fell into deep thought. While thinking about the credibility of Hou Dagou's words, he was also recalling that it was said that more than 70% of the people in the city were Han, and before the city wall was breached, after the Yao people occupied the city was not persecuted.

Come to think of it, Hou Dagou has indeed been restraining his subordinates and has done no harm to the common people.

Otherwise this war will definitely evolve into antagonism between races.

When that time comes, I am afraid that the innocent people of the Han nationality will be the ones who suffer the most, even if they are massacred, it will not be an exaggeration.

"Your Highness, the people of Guangxi have heard of your name for a long time, and they have always imagined that one day Guangxi will be conquered by you. By then, everyone will become your subjects, receive your protection, and have their own land. It can fill your stomach.”

"Nowadays, malaria is rampant in Guangxi and the plague is raging. If we wait until August and the weather is hot, I am afraid that all ten houses in Guangxi will be empty."

"You must save the folks in Guangxi. Even if you want to kill me, I will be happy to do so."

Hou Dagou knelt down again. A man who stood tall and supported an army of 100,000 people, but his eyes were red.

But Zhu Ming said: "Do you think you can get away with it by saying this? Do you know what crime you have committed?"

Hou Dagou raised his head and said calmly: "I know that the crime of rebellion is unforgivable. But we just want to live. What's wrong with this?"

Zhu Ming suddenly felt something in his heart, yes, I just want to live, what's wrong with that?

Didn't Zhu Yuanzhang rebel because he couldn't survive?

Zhu Yuanzhang once became a monk, but as a result, the temple could no longer sustain itself, and the monks in the temple had to be dismissed one after another.

Zhu Yuanzhang then went down the mountain and joined Guo Zixing's rebel army.

Zhu Ming suddenly remembered a passage from Lao Guo of later generations: "I have two hectares of land in Luoyang, and I can wear the seals of the six countries."

As long as they can survive, ordinary people will not rebel easily.

Only when you really can't survive anymore will you take risks and have no choice but to fight back.

That's why it is said that the common people have always been the best people to fool and control. This has been the case since ancient times.

Even the people who are so easy to control rebelled, which can only be said to be the tragedy of the rulers.

But after all, Zhu Chu couldn't empathize with him, otherwise wouldn't he be encouraging everyone to rebel?

The butt determines the head, Zhu Zhen could only say: "No matter what, your crime cannot be forgiven."

Hou Dagou nodded, not surprised, and just said: "Your Highness, Hou Dagou originally wanted to defect to you and was willing to work hard for you, even before he died. But it has evolved into what it is today. No matter what, There is no excuse. But Hou Dagou's life is not important, the lives of the people of Guangxi are the most important. Hou Dagou does not ask for anything else. He is willing to conquer hundreds of thousands of Yao people for you. He only asks you to save Guangxi."

Zhu Ming sighed softly: "They are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty. As long as they are my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, I will naturally not turn a blind eye. Don't worry, I will go to Guangxi to check the local plague situation."

There is no need to delay the plague. Zhu Zhen knows very well how terrible plagues are in ancient times. Let alone ancient times, even in modern times, once a large-scale infectious disease of plague level appears, it will be extremely terrifying.

Since ancient times, the number of people dying from various plagues has always been the largest.

Have you not seen how many people the Black Death killed in Europe?

It is said that half, or even two-thirds, of the total population of Europe was killed by the Black Death.

It can be seen.

Once a plague forms, it will spread quickly. By then, not only humans, but also animals within a hundred miles will be poisoned.

So Zhu Ming immediately sent an order: "Zhu Hua Rong temporarily acts as the governor of Yingde County and is in charge of the affairs of Yingde County. The affairs here will be reported to the imperial court for decision."

The governor first appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and also appeared in the Hongwu period.

Moreover, this official position can be big or small. If you add the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, you will be a second-rank official, and the last one will be a second-rank or third-rank official.

In addition, the governor has all the administrative, military, supervisory, judicial and other powers of a province, which can be said to be a grasp.

Of course, Hua Rong was only a temporary successor, and Zhu was in a hurry to follow the power and could no longer take care of much.

Hua Rong was still shocked. His father, Hua Mao, was only a second-grade commander-in-chief, and the governor was bigger than the commander-in-chief, almost the same as the so-called governor.

There's no need to inherit his father's position, right?

Fortunately, Hua Rong didn't get carried away. He knew that he was only taking over the position temporarily and would have to step down later, but it was good to have fun.

"Thank you for the promotion, Your Highness," Hua Rong quickly knelt down and thanked her, knowing that this would add luster to his resume and make it easier to be promoted in the future.

"Hua Rong," Zhu Ming then explained: "Although the Yao people are rebelling, it has nothing to do with the people. Except for the surrendered rebels, the people cannot be easily disturbed. You must strictly restrain your subordinates and have no offense with the people."

"Yes," Hua Rong agreed.

Zhu Ming added: "Also, give me those Yao tribe soldiers. I won't go back to Guangzhou. This is a big dog."

"It's Hou Dagou, Your Highness," Hou Dagou corrected from behind Zhu Chu.

"Ah, this Hou Dagou fought all the way from Guangxi to Lianshan and Yangshan County. I am going to conquer him all the way, and then return to Yunnan from Guangxi. I will leave the rest of the aftermath to you. Anyway, this time The rebellion didn't do any damage at all, it's not a big problem. Guangdong is already quite chaotic, so practice makes perfect, right?" In just a few words, Zhu Ming arranged everything.

Then Zhu Ming said to his confidants and beloved generals: "The whole army is ready to set off. First pick up our two gentlemen, and then take the food, grass and baggage and go straight to Guangxi."

"Hou Dagou, the 70,000 Yao people will be left to you. If they have any objections, I will not show mercy," Zhu Ming said to Hou Dagou.

Hou Dagou clasped his hands into fists and accepted the order: "I will not disgrace my order."

Then Hou Dagou just left in front of everyone, he just left?

Hua Rong blinked, suddenly feeling a little bit behind the scenes.

He said he was a governor, but firstly, he did not need to guard the prisoners, and secondly, there was no follow-up battle to fight. To put it bluntly, he was just a butt wiper. Instead, he had to work hard to appease the people and help them restore their livelihoods.

Fortunately, I happily accepted this task, and together with His Highness, I just quickly got rid of the hot potato, right?

Even Wang Fu asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, is this person trustworthy?"

Zhu Ming looked at Wang Fu with a complicated face and sighed: "Wang Fu, this man is a talent."

Everyone around looked puzzled.

Because they were all confidants, Zhu Zheng did not hide anything and said: "This kid simply exterminated the whole family. He wiped out all the chieftains of the Yao people in Guangxi. From now on, as long as the court appoints officials, the Yao people in Guangxi will no longer have a chieftain system." Flow? He just finished it for me."

"As long as he goes by his name, the Yao people are in control. A population of hundreds of thousands is at your fingertips."

"Except for the fact that he is hard to escape from the charge of rebellion, this is simply a blessed general."

Even Zhu Chu didn't expect that Hou Dagou would bring him such a big surprise.

Even in the system, Hou Dagou became Zhu Chu's subordinate, and his loyalty was as fierce as Wang Fu's.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Zhu Chu's most devout believer.

Where did this talent come from?

(End of this chapter)