The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 382: The Squid's Ancestor's Method: Backstab
The squid-killing order came out of nowhere.

There was no news of this before, and Zhu Chong had not discussed it with anyone, he just suddenly brought it up.

So much so that after hearing the order, Li Fang and others were very shocked.

Then he hurriedly gave advice.

They knew that Chen Jingke particularly hated Judas, and it was he who was behind the Ming Dynasty's anti-Judas movement.

Of course, those who were familiar with the Book of Jude also disliked this ethnic group.

Zhu Chong's implementation of this policy in Qin was also a continuation of the Ming Dynasty's policy, and they did not object.

But it’s really not suitable at the moment.

When the Qin State was first established, what it needed most was a stable environment to implement various policies.

Targeting a specific ethnic group in such a high-profile manner will cause unnecessary confusion.

Zhu Chong also admitted that what they said made sense, but he still insisted on his own idea:

"I issued the squid slaughter order not only to respond to Ming Dynasty's policy, but also for the development of Qin."

Seeing that everyone looked puzzled, he explained:

“Although we defeated Timur and shocked the surrounding forces, we are outsiders after all.”

"From ideology to laws to appearance, they are obviously different from the locals."

"This difference will cause us to be excluded and isolated by surrounding forces."

“So, we have to find a way to integrate with them.”

“If you want to fit in with them, you have to find common ground.”

"Let them feel that there is no essential difference between us and them."

Li Fang asked doubtfully, "What does this have to do with anti-squid? People here are not anti-squid."

Zhu Chong said: "They are not anti-squid, but they generally believe in religion and regard God's will as everything."

He paused here and gave further explanation:

"Chen Bandu once told me a word called ideology."

"He believes that the biggest difference between the East and the West is not appearance but the way of thinking."

"We Chinese are multicultural and can understand and accept any kind of thinking."

"But the West is mostly a monoculture, it's either this or that, and it's easy to go to extremes."

"They can't understand our way of thinking, let alone accept..."

“If you don’t understand this, you will run into a lot of trouble when you come into contact with the Western world in the future.”

Chen Bandu said that?
Although they didn't fully understand, everyone still acted as if they had suddenly understood something.

Then he kept nodding.

As Chen Bandu said, there will definitely be no problem.

Zhu Chong felt somewhat helpless. Chen Jingke's image had really been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

No matter how complicated or incomprehensible something is, as long as it is his opinion, everyone will obey him unconditionally.

"Let's talk about the anti-squid thing again..."

"This is the rule of Buddhism and Mazuism. We are following the will of the gods."

"Although we all believe in different religions, we, like them, all live according to God's guidance."

"Then other forces will think that we are just like them, with religious thinking."

"When they think they understand the way we think, they become less suspicious of us."

"It will be easier for us to gain a foothold in Anxi in the future."

"This is what Chen Bandu told me before I came to Anxi."

"It was also his idea to disguise anti-squid thinking as religious thinking to integrate into the local community."

"When we are on our feet in the future, we won't have to care about their opinions."

Everyone nodded repeatedly. There was nothing they could do. Chen Jingke had already been moved out, and they really couldn't object anymore.

But Zhu Chong could see that people did not fully understand these things.

But he could also understand it. He had pondered over ideology for a long time and communicated with many Hu people before he understood it.

It is normal that Li Fang and the others could not understand it for a while.

However, he did not give a more detailed explanation, but continued:

"We are outsiders and a minority, and we can be feared more long-term than respected."

Fear can make people tremble and crawl on the ground, not daring to take a single step beyond the line.

Respect often gives people the impression that you are easy to talk to, and then they will take advantage of you and think you are weak.

Eventually they will wield the butcher knife against you.

“As the ancients said, we should not worry about scarcity but about inequality.”

“No matter how good you are to one person, if you are just a little bit better to another person, that person will be dissatisfied and think you are biased.”

"So it's only natural that I will ignore all your goodness, hate you and spit on you."

Even if the imperial court ensures that everyone has enough food and clothing, they can all enjoy certain human rights.

As long as some people enjoy privileges, as long as some people live more comfortably than others, everyone will remain resentful.

Everyone was very surprised. They could understand what was said, and they were shocked because they could understand it.

What kind of era would it be if people were no longer satisfied with their own wealth and always compared themselves with others?
Li Fang couldn't help but ask, "Did Chen Bandu tell you this?"

Zhu Chong nodded and said, "Yes, he believes that sooner or later the Ming Dynasty will enter an era of abundant supplies, where everyone will have enough food to eat and clothes to wear... and completely get rid of poverty."

"By that time, the people will no longer be satisfied with the prosperous life they have now, and will pursue absolute fairness..."

Although the core of both is "average", what they represent are completely different.

We cannot use the old methods to solve this problem.

However, Chen Jingke did not discuss this issue in depth with him, but focused more on how to deal with another ideology.

Li Fang and others thought they were hallucinating. How can they eliminate poverty?
is it possible?

They simply couldn't imagine how this could be done.

Zhu Chong himself did not believe it, but he did not question it either. Instead, he continued:

"We are implementing new laws here, giving them civilian status and lightening taxes and levies..."

"Now they will be grateful to us and regard us as their second parents."

"But once they get used to it, they'll take it for granted."

"If we don't do something perfect, we won't satisfy them."

"They will hate us and regard us as enemies."

"So, we need to set a negative example and tell them that this is not what should be taken for granted."

"We treat them well because we are kind, not because we are obliged to do so."

"They should be grateful..."

"Otherwise, we can be nice to them, but we can also take away everything from them."

"If you don't know fear, you don't know how to cherish..."

"And the squids are the most suitable group to serve as negative examples..."

At this point, everyone had no more doubts and all became supporters of the Slaughter Squid Order.

After convincing the people inside, Wang Ling was officially issued.

All the Squid members will be arrested and killed, and those who harbor them will be considered equally guilty.

As the news came out, it caused social unrest just as Li Fang and others had worried.

When the other tribes saw that Qin was targeting the Yu people without any warning, they naturally became worried.

If they get rid of someone today, will they get rid of us tomorrow?
The squid people naturally would not sit idly by and wait for death. They lobbied everywhere, trying to win over the various tribes to jointly fight against the central government.

Most of the Squid people are engaged in business and are often wealthy people in the local area.

If you have money, you have connections.

With their collusion, the Qin State, which had just established preliminary order, fell into chaos again.

The Persians were also getting restless and hurried to find Azasa.

Azasa came to Tabriz overnight to inquire about the situation.

Zhu Chong naturally had another set of words for him: "You should know the status of Chen Bandu in the Ming Dynasty."

Azasa nodded. Chen Jingke had many labels in his mind.

The smartest man in the world, the most beloved son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty’s retired emperor, the emperor’s most trusted minister, and the prince’s closest friend.

Ma Niangniang's savior, Crown Princess's teacher...

Not only did he have a huge influence on the three generations of Ming Dynasty monarchs, but even the cabinet acted according to his wishes.

Even the prince had to bow his head before him.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty besides the three monarchs.

The key point is that he is the one who truly influences the direction of the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, there would be no Azasa today, and it is unknown how long the Persians will have to wait before they can restore their country.

But...what does this have to do with Chen Bandu?
Chen Jingke strongly advocated anti-Squid, so he naturally knew about this.

But given the current special situation of the Qin State, it is really not suitable, right?
"I know Chen Bandu hates squids, and I hate them too..."

"But I believe he understands our difficulties and won't ask us to rebel right now."

Zhu Chong said: "Chen Bandu will naturally understand our difficulties."

"But you have to know that feelings can often influence many things."

Azasa looked puzzled. What did that mean?
Do you want to say that you have special feelings for Chen Bandu?

Is that why she made such an unwise move to please him?
Zhu Chong didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have made him bleed to death on the spot. He patiently explained:

"The Ming Dynasty has many vassal kings and many vassal states..."

"The resources that the imperial court can provide within a certain period of time are limited, and it is impossible to meet the needs of all vassal kings at the same time."

"Something must have come first and something must have come later."

"It doesn't matter to the court who it supports first and who it supports later."

"But for the vassal kings who need support, it is a matter of life and death. Chen Bandu has the ability to decide how to allocate resources."

Azasa finally understood what he meant. Emotions can influence many things, including how to allocate resources.

Chen Jingke would certainly be very happy that Zhu Chong still took up the banner of anti-Yu under such difficult conditions.

Just a simple change in the allocation of resources could make the Qin State well-fed.

The benefit to Qin meant that the Persians were one step closer to restoring their country.

Zhu Chong continued, "As for the turmoil caused by the anti-squid movement...what would happen even if all the tribes rebelled?"

"As long as I have the support of the Ming Dynasty, I can do it again ten or a hundred times."

"And if they fail once, they will lose everything."

Azasa was successfully persuaded.

He had been to Ming Dynasty and knew something about the situation there.

With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they are willing to support Zhu Chong, it is no joke to do it again ten or a hundred times.

Therefore, he fully understood Zhu Chong's plan.

but……

"We'd better give everyone a proper reason to avoid unnecessary panic."

Even if the reason is to please someone thousands of miles away.

Zhu Chong nodded and said, "I know, I have found a reason."

He stood up and took down four books from the bookshelf next to him, one of which was the Book of Judas, and the other three were related teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, Mazu and Anti-Squid.

"That's the reason."
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All the tribes in Qin State knew that Azasa was going to see Zhu Chong, and they were all waiting for news from him.

Even the surrounding forces were curious about why Zhu Chong did this.

As for the squid people, they are looking forward to it even more.

Although they have a lot of wealth, their own strength is not strong.

There are less than 30,000 people in the former territory of Aries Country.

Because of the unrest, more than 10,000 people left, and now there are about 20,000 people left.

However, the Squid people have never relied on their numbers to gain a foothold, but rather on their business abilities to acquire wealth and then win over the powerful to gain power.

But the Qin State was just established, and they had no time to infiltrate the military and political circles.

It had no influence on the Qin high-level officials.

If the squid-killing order were really executed, their fate would be unimaginable.

That is why they joined forces to encourage other departments to resist this decree.

Even the Persian middle class went to Azasa as a result of their lobbying.

But they knew very well that Anxi was a world of absolute power.

As long as the top leaders are determined to implement a policy, there is nothing that cannot be implemented.

resistance?

There is no resistance in front of the butcher's knife.

Either follow my orders, or we fight to the death.

For the sake of his own face, Timur could easily massacre 70,000 to 80,000 people in a city.

You have to know that this is Anxi, a population of 70,000 to 80,000 is already a megacity.

In this environment, people living locally are very flexible.

When they feel danger, they will indeed stand up and try to resist.

Once they find that the ruler is determined to do something, they will immediately give in.

Knowing this, Squid is so worried.

It would be fine if Azasa could persuade Zhu Chong, but if not, it would be dangerous.

Then, they received the bad news.

The squid slaughter order continues to be implemented.

If Azasa brought back any news, it was Zhu Chong's explanation of the matter.

The Ming Dynasty believed in three religions: Buddhism, Taoism and Mazu. Among these three religions, squid was a demon that harmed the world and needed to be eliminated.

The people of the Ming Dynasty had been exposed to three religions since childhood and were very disgusted with the squids, so they issued the order to massacre the squids.

Then he also hinted to everyone that there was an important official in the Ming Dynasty court who was second only to the monarch and who hated the Squid people very much.

He also wrote the Book of Jude, which recorded all the evil deeds of the Judas.

In order to prove the truth of what he said, he took out the relevant scriptures and teachings of the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Mazu, as well as the "Book of Jude" written by that important minister.

All the tribes of Qin State suddenly realized what was going on and put their minds at ease.

It turns out it was religious hatred, that's fine.

And just as Zhu Chong said, after discovering that they also had religious thinking, the tribes became even more submissive.

The surrounding forces also had a greater sense of identity with the Qin State.

It turns out that they are also religious.

The only one who is unhappy is the squid.

They didn't expect that a country thousands of miles away would hate them so much.

They were even made into the villains in religion.

They didn't know what had happened to make the Eastern world hate them so much.

In fact, they take themselves too seriously.

The anti-squid movement is really just led by a small group of people, but the identities of this small group of people are too special.

In the Ming Dynasty, many people disapproved of the anti-squid movement.

At first I was disdainful. What the hell is a squid?

Do you deserve to be targeted by us Chinese?
Your Majesty and Chen Bandu are just making a big deal out of nothing.

Another reason is that Chinese civilization believes in human nature.

Confucius believed that human nature is inherently good and he fundamentally believed that human nature is good.

Although Xunzi proposed the theory of human nature being evil, what he really wanted to express was:

Precisely because human nature is evil, we need more legal constraints and acquired education.

In fact, he also believed in human nature and thought that people could be made good through education.

Other schools of thought also held similar ideas. Whether they believed in the theory of human nature being good or evil, they essentially believed that human nature can be educated.

The ancients also admitted that there are indeed unreasonable people, but it is impossible for an entire group of people to be bad.

So, it is okay to target individuals, but targeting an entire group is really too much.

Although Chen Jingke organized people to write the Book of Jude, it influenced the thinking of some people.

But there are still many people who do not support the anti-squid movement, many of whom are educated people.

They believed that Judah had not been educated well because barbarians did not know how to be educated.

If we Chinese were to teach him, we guarantee that he would be completely obedient.

At this time, China was confident enough in its civilization.

With thousands of years of splendid civilization history, countless ethnic groups have been successfully civilized. Are we still missing a Judas?
Chen Jingke really had nothing to say about this.

Cultural confidence is a good thing, there is no need to force people to change their minds.

But as a time traveler, he knew that Squid was indeed quite anti-human.

This is true not only in behavior, but also in thought.

As for whether they could be educated, he couldn't say anything.

At least when he traveled through time, this ethnic group still remembered the laws of their ancestors and equally backstabbed every person and ethnic group that helped them.

Therefore, Chen Jingke didn't want to gamble, didn't dare to gamble, and there was no need to gamble.

Just resist directly.

Since I can’t force everyone to accept the anti-squid ideology, I will do it subtly.

Is there anything more appropriate than religion?

So under his instructions, the three major Chinese religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Mazu all set Squid as the absolute villain.

There is no need for any reason, everything is arranged by God.

They are the demons that bewitch people and bring disaster to the world.

To be a fan of the Chinese culture is to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, which will not only allow you to enjoy happiness after death, but also benefit your descendants.

And Judas’ inhuman behavior is the best proof.

Therefore, the Book of Jude was directly taken away by the three major religions, which made some slight modifications and used it as their own scripture.

As long as one is a believer of the three religions, even if he is just a shallow believer, an impression will be left in his heart.

I don't have a natural liking for squids.

Although the Chinese people are too utilitarian in their religious beliefs, many people don't even believe in the existence of gods at all.

Ke Zi did not talk about strange things, supernatural powers, or anything like that, but he still had some respect for them in his heart.

The three major religions still have universal influence.

Therefore, after the three religions joined, there was a strong anti-squid atmosphere among the people.

The content of the Book of Jude was also widely spread, and even illiterate old farmers on the roadside could tell some of Judas' inhuman deeds.

More and more scholars were affected and developed a negative impression of squids.

Although some scholars do not believe it verbally, if they need a negative example, they will not hesitate to bring up Judas.

Especially those scholars who took the imperial examinations would often use one or two examples from the Book of Jude.

As for the purpose, it was naturally to please Chen Jingke and others, hoping to get a better ranking.

Chen Jingke was naturally happy to see this. Habits can really influence many things subtly.

Closer to home.

No matter what the squids thought, the squid slaughter order came into effect.

Over 20,000 squids became prisoners overnight.

(End of this chapter)