The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 219 Playing Cochin?

Bayou led his people around for a month and a half and successfully convinced thirteen tribal leaders.

But it is not that these thirteen tribes are the only ones in Jiangxi, but only these thirteen tribes have accepted the lobbying.

More tribes are still taking a wait-and-see attitude.

After all, based on the Han people's previous attitude towards the barbarians, it was difficult to make them not worry.

"So this meeting, we must make it beautiful."

"But we cannot make unprincipled concessions just to save face. We will not make concessions on some principled issues."

"We would rather the meeting fail and we start from scratch than agree to conditions that would result in the loss of power and humiliation of the country."

Chen Jingke said impassionedly.

These words were naturally unanimously recognized by everyone.

It would be nice to give you barbarians a chance to naturalize. What more excessive conditions do you want?

These thirteen tribes are not large in size, with the largest two having only seven to eight thousand people.

Four or five families are small tribes with only a few hundred people, and most are tribes with two to three thousand people.

Because of his weak strength, he was also the target of bullying among the Tubarians.

Living in the most barren and dangerous areas is precarious.

Therefore, they are most eager to change the status quo.

However, in this era, there are not many options available to them, so naturalization as a Ming Dynasty citizen has become a life-saving straw.

After understanding the details of these tribes, Chen Jingke became more confident that this meeting would definitely achieve a satisfactory result.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Zhu Xiongying's reputation among the people is very high, after all, he is destined to be his grandson.

He personally presided over the meeting, which shows how high the standard of the meeting was.

Those tribal leaders all said their excited words in vain.

The so-called showdown is more like the court unilaterally announcing the conditions for naturalization:

First, make the tribal leader a chieftain and allow autonomy.

Second, the imperial court allocated a piece of land for them to settle down in a place with a better environment.

Third, allowing the natives to trade with the Han people, the local government would not be in trouble.

Fourth, ministries need to be naturalized with Han names. In order to facilitate their contact with Han people, the imperial court will issue identity cards.

As long as they carry their identity cards, they can prove that they are citizens of the Ming Dynasty, and the Yamen will not embarrass them.

Zhu Xiongying explained: "There are people in the Tuman tribe who want to be naturalized in the Ming Dynasty, but more tribes have not been naturalized."

"You don't want those people to pretend to be your names and come out to rob and commit crimes, right?"

The tribal leaders hurriedly agreed.

How can we let those barbarians steal the benefits we gained from surrendering to the Ming Dynasty?

The ID badge is a good thing, so you must give it to me. It won’t work if you don’t give it.

Article 5: The Ming Dynasty will send propaganda envoys to various tribes to take charge of the education and civilization work, and at the same time promote the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

This is to prevent someone from not understanding the rules and breaking the law when they come out to trade.

Zhu Xiongying emphasized: "Don't worry, everyone, the xuanzheng envoys only care about education and not administration. It is you who govern the tribes."

Chen Jingke frowned and said, "Everyone, the imperial court has given you a lot of benefits."

"If we can't even agree to this, then I think there's no need for us to talk."

Zhu Xiongying advised: "Chen Bandu should not do this. I believe that all the leaders are sensible people and will definitely agree."

Seeing this, the tribal leaders who were a little unhappy at first couldn't help but feel shocked.

They are the ones who ask for help from others, and the benefits provided by the court are enough, even to the extent that they are beyond their imagination.

Originally they thought that the court would make many excessive demands.

Unexpectedly, apart from sending political envoys, there were no other conditions.

If you still refuse to agree to such generous and generous conditions, it would really be unreasonable.

I'm afraid the imperial court will also be angry. I heard that Jin King Zhu Fan, the great murderer, is still in Nanchang.

He really made him angry and sent a large army to encircle and suppress him. Not to mention the benefits, it was hard to say whether he would survive.

As a result, the leaders of each tribe expressed their welcome to the arrival of the envoy.

We must fully cooperate with the work of the propaganda envoy.

These people also discovered that Taisun was very kind and easy to talk to.

So a tribal leader cautiously made a request:

"The barbarians have no money and cannot afford to pay the Ding tax."

"I wonder if we can be excused for five years first... No, only three years... If it doesn't work, two years will do."

"As long as the Ding tax is exempted for two years, we will pay the full amount when we reclaim the land."

This is actually another reason why many barbarian tribes are unwilling to naturalize.

I don’t know if there will be any benefits from naturalization. Anyway, you have to pay Ding tax.

Not to mention that they are poor to begin with, even if they are rich, that is not how they were created.

But for Ming Dynasty, tax is related to the stability of the country and must be impossible to avoid.

There has never been a tax exemption for a certain group of people.

Including the gentry, officials, and powerful classes, they all had to pay taxes.

The only privilege granted to them by the court was exemption from corvee service.

The tax exemption for gentry was a thing created by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in order to bribe scholars.

Later, the Ming Dynasty was unable to collect taxes because of tax evasion by the gentry clan class.

Therefore, I heard that these barbarians asked to be exempted from the capitation tax.

Although it was only temporarily exempted, the officials present frowned and then looked at Zhu Xiongying.

Only he can make the decision in this matter. Not to mention the local officials in Jiangxi, even Zhu Fan does not have that power.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "Two years of exemption are not enough. If you want to be exempted, just a few more years."

"I have decided that the thirteen tribes present today will be exempted from the Ding tax for ten years."

"Also, let me tell the world that all barbarian tribes who are naturalized this year will be exempted from Ding tax for five years."

"But only those who naturalized this year can enjoy it. If you miss this year, you will not be able to enjoy the tax exemption policy."

The tribal leaders were overjoyed and knelt down one after another:

"My grandson is kind."

Although local officials in Jiangxi felt that ten years was a bit too much, they did not object.

They all understood what Zhu Xiongying meant, which was to commend the thirteen tribes who had set an example.

At the same time, it will be exempted from Ding tax for five years to attract more tribes to naturalize.

If it can really be done, it would be a good idea.

Only Chen Jingke laughed secretly in his heart, Zhu Xiongying was really insidious.

I really want to know what these people’s expressions will be like when the policy of sharing the land between tenants and farmers is announced next year.

Once the basic conditions are agreed upon, the rest will be simple.

Zhu Xiongying stood up and left.

It has its own dedicated officials to discuss specific naturalization matters with the Thirteenth Ministry.

Soon, the naturalization agreement between the imperial court and the thirteen tribes was announced to the world.

The people of the Ming Dynasty didn't say anything. They had no interest in the naturalization of the barbarians.

The land allocated to the barbarians was also wasteland in the hands of the imperial court, and no one's interests were harmed.

On the contrary, it appeases the barbarians, helps stabilize local security, and everyone's safety is guaranteed.

But for the barbarian tribes, the impact of this agreement was too great.

The conditions given by the imperial court are so generous?

In addition to sending political envoys to educate people, they will no longer interfere in the internal affairs of the tribe?

Divide the land? Trade allowed? Can I still be exempted from Ding tax?

As soon as the issue of tax exemption was mentioned, many leaders of the barbarian tribes beat their chests with regret.

If I had known that such a good thing would happen, I should have agreed when Bayou brought someone here last time.

It's better now. They were exempted from the tax for ten years, but now I can only be exempted from naturalization for five years.

Five years, that's five years of Ding tax.

Then, more tribes began to take the initiative to go down the mountain and approach the local government offices to ask for naturalization.

The ten-year tax exemption cannot catch up, and the five-year tax exemption cannot be missed again.

Moreover, the fertile land in the hands of the imperial court is limited. Those who arrive first will definitely get the good ones, and those who arrive later will have to ask others to pick up the rest.

Jiangxi is not just home to barbarians, there are dozens of different tribes living here.

The other tribes couldn't sit still after seeing this, and went to the Yamen to inquire about the situation.

We also want to have the same treatment as the barbarians.

Then they were also successfully naturalized.

In the land of Jiangxi, the trend of naturalization is blowing, and the government offices at all levels are so busy that they can't even touch the ground.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was well prepared and sent a large number of officials to take charge of this matter in advance.

With the addition of this new force, the naturalization work is proceeding in an intense and orderly manner.

This wind soon spread throughout the south, including barbarian tribes in Fujian, Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

After confirming the truth of the matter, they also applied for naturalization.

To paraphrase a common saying, things are looking great now.

It was his first time to preside over government affairs, and the progress was so smooth. Zhu Xiongying was naturally very happy.

However, he did not get carried away. Looking at the report in his hand, he sighed:

"Those who request naturalization are basically small and medium-sized tribes, and there has been no movement from large tribes so far."

Chen Jingke nodded and said: "It's normal. If the tribe is bigger and stronger, the tribe leader's ambition will be bigger."

"Compared with the benefits of naturalizing as a Ming Dynasty citizen, they prefer being a local emperor."

Zhu Xiongying said angrily: "I really wish I could lead the army and destroy them all."

Chen Jingke consoled him: "Many times, correct strategies are more useful than weapons."

Zhu Xiongying said: "I know you have a way, tell me what to do quickly, I must vent this bad breath."

Chen Jingke said: "There is no need to do anything. In twenty years, these large tribes will take the initiative to surrender."

"If they don't surrender, it will be very easy for the court to send troops to fight them."

Zhu Xiongying asked doubtfully: "Why?"

Chen Jingke smiled and said: "A fish that is separated from the school will not live long."

"It's like a fish pond. Large tribes are the big fish, and small and medium-sized tribes are the small fish."

"You can't raise big fish just by eating silt."

"So, these big fish usually have to eat small fish to stay alive."

"When there are enemies, drive the small fish to their death, and they will gain the advantage of the fishermen."

"Now the imperial court has taken away most of the small fish, and only these big fish are left in the fish pond."

"They can only live by eating mud, and they must resist the enemy on their own."

"If things go on like this, even big fish will become thin and weak."

"In contrast, those 'little fish' who submitted to the imperial court are eating well and drinking well, and are getting stronger day by day."

"At that point, if they want to survive, they have no choice but to surrender."

"It doesn't matter if someone doesn't surrender. We can drive away the small fish that have grown up and attack these thin big fish."

"In short, time is on our side."

"Use barbarians to control barbarians, gather villages and fortified villages, change customs, assimilate culture, and change the soil and return to the locals."

"As long as the first four items are completed, the final change will be a matter of course."

"So ignore the big tribes and just manage the small and medium-sized tribes that have surrendered."

"It's them who are worried now."

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but nodded, it was true, but he still said unwillingly:

"We have to wait twenty years, which is too long."

Chen Jingke laughed and said: "How old are you this year? If you wait for twenty years, you will only be in your early thirties, right in the middle of the year."

Zhu Xiongying immediately became happy and said, "It's true, I forgot my age without even realizing it."

"There's really no rush. I have plenty of time. I'll kill them slowly."

Chen Jingke reminded: "This matter is of great importance. It is best to set up an yamen to take charge of this matter."

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and said, "Just leave it to Honglu Temple, and the Xuanzheng envoys will also be dispatched and managed by them."

Chen Jingke naturally had no objection. It didn't matter which department managed it, what mattered was that someone was in charge.

As long as it is linked to political performance, there is no need to worry about officials not paying attention.

Afterwards, Zhu Xiongying followed Zhu Fan to Fujian and met with the tribal leaders who were naturalized here to comfort him.

At this time, in the eyes of these small and medium-sized barbarian tribes, the grandson was simply the reincarnation of a holy king, and they all expressed their eternal loyalty.

If he hadn't been so young, he would have been filled with all kinds of beauties.

After staying here for a few days, Zhu Fan was ready to continue his journey south.

Zhu Xiongying also wanted to follow, but was persuaded by Chen Jingke and others.

At this time, Guangdong and Guangxi were not developed a hundred years later, and the natural environment was very harsh.

The danger of malaria has always loomed over the people living here.

Zhu Xiongying is still young and his resistance is not strong enough. No one can afford it if something goes wrong.

Seeing that no one supported it, he could only give up the idea angrily.

After persuading Zhu Xiongying, Chen Jingke gave Zhu Fan a recipe, Qinghao Decoction.

This stuff was formulated by Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but later doctors discovered that no matter how they tried it, Qinghao Decoction could not cure malaria.

So much so that doctors generally believe that this is a useless prescription.

Until modern times, people didn’t know why the medicine didn’t work.

Changed name.

In the past, Artemisia annua was called Artemisia annua, and Artemisia annua was called Artemisia annua.

I don’t know exactly when the two grasses changed their names.

But the name on the prescription has not changed, so the medicinal soup is naturally ineffective.

Therefore, there is a rumor in the past life that artemisinin is extracted from Artemisia annua.

As a time traveler, Chen Jingke knew about this.

The raw material of his Qinghao soup is Artemisia annua.

However, the concentration of artemisia annua soup obtained by twisting the juice is very low, and it is hard to say how effective it will be.

Well, in principle, you can drink a few more bowls, if the concentration is not enough to make up the quantity.

I just hope that it will have a certain killing effect on malaria parasites that have not yet developed antibodies.

Otherwise, we have to wait for the cinchona trees on the other side of the world.

It’s not that cinchona is more effective, but it’s more convenient to extract.

After getting the prescription, Zhu Fan's expression was obviously different, and he seemed to be excited.

Chen Jingke was a little confused. What was going on?

Are you, Zhu Laosan, so afraid of death?

Zhu Fan saw his doubts and did not explain directly. Instead, he asked a question:

"Do you know what is the biggest obstacle to the imperial court's fight in Cochin?"

(End of this chapter)