I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 363 Want to negotiate?

Jia Cong thought about it carefully and then began to write the manuscript.

The manuscript is very straightforward; this kind of thing is not something that is written as a flyer and posted.

By doing this, even a fool would know that this is a trick set up by the Central Plains people, and they would definitely not be fooled.

This kind of thing can only be publicized secretly by the Jiaozhi people.

As the saying goes, what is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality of distribution. As long as the lower-class people in Jiaozhi feel that their poor lives are due to the exploitation and oppression of the upper class,

If they still belong to China, their lives will definitely be better, which will trigger their inner dissatisfaction.

As long as the lower-class people lose their sense of belonging to Jiaozhi, Jia Cong's plan will succeed.

For Jia Cong, this kind of manuscript is actually not difficult to write.

Soon, Jia Cong prepared the manuscript, and then called Ni Er, asking him to send someone to infiltrate Jiaozhi to carry out publicity.

After Ni Er got the manuscript, he went downstairs immediately to prepare for this matter.

Jia Cong also wrote a reply to Feng Ziying.

In his heart, Jia Cong asked Feng Ziying to slow down the pace and wait for public opinion to cooperate.

On the battlefield of Jiaozhi, Jia Cong's order and 10,000 musketeers arrived almost at the same time.

After receiving the imperial edict, Feng Ziying felt relieved.

Next, he used cannons to blast open the gate of the northern city.

Next, the riflemen attacked and decimated the Jiaozhi army, causing them to flee in disarray.

This was a battle between cold weapons and hot weapons, and it ended with the hot weapons winning.

It was also in this battle that Feng Ziying witnessed the power of thermal weapons.

I also have a new understanding of how the emperor led the Youzhou army to be invincible and destroy the Qing Dynasty.

After occupying the northern city, Feng Ziying did not accumulate jade and gold.

Jia Cong had reminded him in his imperial edict that the climate and topography in Jiaozhi were complex and changeable.

There is no need to rush. It is best to be prepared and move forward step by step.

It can also help prevent the captured cities from making trouble behind the scenes.

Their intention was to govern Jiaozhi in a long-term and stable manner, not simply to destroy Jiaozhi.

The two approaches are completely different.

If the purpose was simply to destroy Jiaozhi, they could have simply captured the city and not cared about the lives of the Jiaozhi people inside.

However, if you want to completely incorporate Jiaozhi into your territory, this method cannot be used.

Therefore, after occupying Jiaozhi, Feng Ziying ordered people to spread propaganda in the city.

The Holy Emperor has issued an edict that Jiaozhi’s rebellion has nothing to do with the ordinary people of Jiaozhi.

From now on, all the people in Jiaozhi will be able to get two acres of land.

These lands can be cultivated as long as you live and cannot be bought or sold.

After death, the lands are redistributed.

In the future, the people of Jiaozhi will be like the people of China, only having to pay taxes once a year, and they can pay directly in silver, without having to pay any exorbitant levies or miscellaneous taxes.

And the taxes paid were calculated based on the land owned by the family. For one acre of land, only three hundred coins were needed.

Later, schools will be opened in the city, and children can be sent to school by paying only one hundred coins per year.

After completing their studies, they could take the imperial examination and become officials.

As soon as the order was issued, the people of Jiaozhi in the entire northern city fell silent. Their emotions were very complicated.

Because these orders are so good for their people.

When they were the people of Jiaozhi, they did not receive such treatment.

Their imperial court would impose numerous exorbitant taxes on them.

This made their lives extremely difficult.

But the orders issued by these occupiers were so favorable to them.

If one acre of land really only costs three hundred coins, then within a few years they will all become rich.

For a moment, they found it hard to believe that these occupiers would be so kind to them.

But from what they said, it seems that all Chinese people are like this.

If this is true, then being a Chinese seems to be a good thing.

Why do they fight?
Isn't it just to give yourself a chance to survive?
But now, the invaders treated them better than their own court.

So what is the meaning of their struggle?

Anyway, most of them are Chinese from generation to generation.

Therefore, as soon as the order was issued, the rebellious spirit of the Jiaozhi people in the northern city suddenly faded.

At this time, the Jinyiwei sent by Ni Er began to contact Feng Ziying.

They also told Feng Ziying about the public opinion offensive they were going to launch next, hoping that Feng Ziying would cooperate with them.

After hearing this, Feng Ziying readily agreed.

Next, these Jinyiwei began to sneak into Jiaozhi and started to carry out propaganda in secret.

Because there is no obvious difference in appearance between the people of Jiaozhi and the Chinese.

Well, there's no significant difference between them except that they're shorter, darker and uglier.

Of course, the members of the Jinyiwei were complex, so it was not difficult to find some people who looked similar to them and could speak Jiaozhi.

Next, they would infiltrate the Kingdom of Jiaozhi and carry out propaganda in secret through various means.

They will not do these things openly, but will only act in secret.

Soon, these Jinyiwei sneaked into Jiaozhi.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. This saying may not be true everywhere, but it is true in most areas.

For this operation, Jia Cong also approved a lot of funding for the Jinyiwei.

Therefore, some of these Jinyiwei suddenly became wealthy people.

Of course, not all Jinyiwei became rich people. After all, one should not put all eggs in one basket.

Once these people have money, it will be easier for them to get things done.

They ordered people to spread some news secretly.

The news they spread was mainly about how well the Chinese people were treated, how prosperous their lives were, and how stable their lives were.

Then I compared myself to them. Their lives were really miserable and they almost couldn't survive.

If they were still Chinese citizens, then their lives should be the same as those of Chinese citizens.

The king of Jiaozhi was only interested in his own selfish interests and did not regard the common people as human beings at all.

The people are living a hard life, and they must be resentful in their hearts.

It's just that they were just used to it before and didn't know who to blame.

Perhaps most of them are complaining about their miserable lives.

And now, someone finally told them who to resent.

It turns out that the Chinese people live a very good life.

And they were treated like cattle and horses by their emperor.

And they were once the people of China!

Originally, they should have enjoyed the same benefits as the Chinese people.

But now, they have reached the point where they can hardly survive.

For a time, the people in Jiaozhi began to waver in their sense of affiliation with Jiaozhi.

And these Jinyiwei are still instigating them secretly. Think about it, you have nothing in your family.

If you die in battle, will the court treat your family well?
Will local officials send your pensions in full to your families?
What will happen to your family after you die?
Even if you don't die, even if you can drive away the invading army, how much reward will the court give you?
Will your life get better?

What you are really protecting is just the wealth of those officials and landlords.

As for the rich people and officials, they have huge wealth and countless beauties serving them.

When war breaks out, they hide at the back and don't need to go to the battlefield at all.

Once they fail, they will immediately surrender by wagging their tails.

And once they win, all the credit will be theirs.

It is you who are fighting on the front lines, and after the victory, will they share even a little bit of their wealth with you?

Think about it, what are you fighting for?

Are they the court officials, the landlords, who usually oppress you and leave you no chance to live?

These words are really heartbreaking.

Ordinary people have never read any books, and they would definitely not have such thoughts on a daily basis.

Maybe sometimes there will be some doubts in my heart, but I would never think it is so thorough.

But now, as the news spread, many people in Jiaozhi began to waver.

Yes, their lives were so hard that they could hardly survive.

Why do they still work for those corrupt officials?

And soon, the third step of the Jinyiwei began.

They also began to publicize the treatment of the Jiaozhi people in the northern city.

Every person in Jiaozhi's northern city was able to get a share of land.

And in the future, they will be able to pay taxes only once a year, just like the Chinese people.

This tax was paid according to the amount of land owned by the family, and only three hundred coins were required for one acre of land.

Of course, there are some other benefits.

But those are no longer important.

The people of Jiaozhi were completely stunned when they heard that the land was being divided and the tax was as low as 300 coins per mu.

Oh my God! Oh my God!
Is there such a good place in the world for the people?
This is really incredible!
This made the people of Jiaozhi even more shaken.

Yes, they fought desperately, so what if they could win?

Their people will not get any benefit at all.

Even if we lose the war, so what?

If they are defeated, they will become Chinese citizens again.

Well, then, they can enjoy the same treatment as the Chinese people.

Thinking of this, they even wished they could be defeated immediately so that they could become Chinese citizens.

Even the Jinyiwei themselves had never thought that the effect of their propaganda would be so good.

This was probably due to the fact that the life of the people in Jiaozhi was miserable in itself.

The treatment of the Chinese people is really much better than theirs, and there is also the example of the northern city.

Perhaps the treatment of the people in the northern city accounts for most of the credit.

After all, they were originally the same.

Since the Northern City can receive such treatment, they must be no exception.

Therefore, the upper echelons of Jiaozhi were still determined to die together with the Chinese army.

But the mindsets of the lower-class people have changed.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!

When you do not treat your people well, your people can abandon you at any time.

However, after receiving feedback from the Jinyiwei, Feng Ziying immediately accelerated the siege.

With cannons and riflemen attacking from behind, even though the Jiaozhi soldiers were brave and tenacious and not afraid of death, they were still unable to resist.

Both sides were equally brave, but the weapons they used were from a different era.

This gap is irreparable.

As for Jiaozhi, the most fatal flaw is that their people have abandoned them.

At this time, Jiaozhi was still unaware and had not noticed this.

And this is the most fatal thing.

Originally, Jiaozhi had the advantage of time, place and people.

Even if the Central Plains army is more brave, this is an invasion and will definitely cost a heavy price.

However, at this time, Jiaozhi had actually lost its people.

Under the instruction of Jia Cong, Feng Ziying paid great attention to maintaining stability every time he captured a city.

And every time, publicity was carried out in a timely manner, land was distributed in a timely manner, and the people of Jiaozhi were given the benefits they wanted in a timely manner.

But once they were given benefits, they discovered that the Central Plains army was actually more people-friendly than their own army.

The people of the Central Plains treated them better than their own court.

Therefore, in their hearts, they naturally tend to be more inclined towards the people from the Central Plains.

It is also for this reason that every time Feng Ziying captures a city, he is able to quickly restore order in the city.

The Chinese court also fully cooperated with the army and would send officials to take over the city later.

Therefore, Feng Ziying's advance speed further accelerated.

The sudden change caught the Jiaozhi court off guard.

For a moment, they found it difficult to understand why the Central Plains army had previously found it difficult to break through their defenses.

Why did the Central Plains army suddenly become so powerful?
Yes, it’s all because of firearms.

The Central Plains army was equipped with firearms. Once the firearms arrived, their attacks immediately became sharp.

In terms of bravery, they were no weaker than the Central Plains army; they just didn't have firearms.

And they never thought that their defeat was not just due to firearms.
They have never reflected on the fact that they have lost the support of the people.

Deep down, they never took the lower-class peasants seriously.

Then, because of a series of failures, the Emperor of Jiaozhi began to become timid.

Can't beat it, can't beat it at all.

Therefore, they wanted to negotiate.

Anyway, for thousands of years, Jiaozhi has basically been under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains, so surrendering and admitting mistakes is not a shameful thing.

They thought and acted. Soon, the Jiaozhi court submitted a letter to Feng Ziying in preparation for peace talks.

In response, Feng Ziying couldn't help but sneer.

Are you scared now? Do you want to negotiate?

It's just too late, you know?

This time I came here just to destroy Jiaozhi. How could I possibly negotiate peace with you?
However, it’s not impossible to talk about it.

A sinister smile suddenly appeared on Feng Ziying's face.

Today, China's front line is too long, and the transportation of food and fodder is extremely inconvenient.

It would be a great thing if Jiaozhi could provide some food and fodder.

(End of this chapter)