novelden Chapter 1018 Mu Ying is also a bandit!
Chapter 1018 Mu Ying is also a bandit!
Yang Shaofeng planned to find a feng shui master to see if his birth chart clashed with that of the Imperial Son-in-Law's Mansion in the capital.
How many times have I been outmaneuvered?
Is this ever going to end?
Despite his displeasure, Yang Shaofeng couldn't simply ignore the issues involving Tibet and Dali.
"Over in Dali..."
Yang Shaofeng picked up the small dragon ball, took a sip, and slowly said, "I suppose the Duke of Han has already spoken to my sworn brother. It's nothing more than burning their ancestral temples, destroying their writing system, relocating Han people there, and letting them live among the local people, so as to complete the transformation of the barbarians into Chinese as soon as possible."
Zhu Biao, Mu Ying, and Li Wenzhong all nodded, while Zhu Lao Er, Zhu Lao San, and Zhu Lao Si listened intently.
Transforming the barbarians into Chinese is easy to say, but extremely difficult to do.
It is not that burning their ancestral temples and destroying their written language would complete the transformation of the barbarians into Chinese.
It's not that simply relocating Han Chinese people to live among the local population would transform them into Chinese.
If handled improperly, it could easily provoke resentment from the local people.
Just like when the Mongols wiped out the Song Dynasty.
Indeed, some people were loyal to the Yuan Dynasty and even longed to change their names to Mongolian ones.
However, there were also quite a few people who stood up and shouted "Oppose the Yuan and restore the Song".
To put it bluntly, if the people cannot live a good life, they will eventually rise up and rebel.
It's not something that can be solved by burning down a few temples or destroying forbidden texts.
Moreover, Yang Shaofeng knew of even more impressive cases.
Take, for example, the case of Zhang Fu's campaign against Annam, which was relatively close to the Hongwu era. Zhang Fu killed many people in Annam, and Annam feared him like a tiger. As a result, they were exploited too much. As soon as Zhang Fu left, Annam rebelled again and was eventually forced to abandon the territory.
Of course, there are many unanswered questions surrounding Annam's forced abandonment of the territory, so it's not very valuable for reference.
What about the case of the pockmarked family?
The Ma family's treatment of the Central Plains was far more ruthless and brutal than the Ming Dynasty's treatment of Dali.
As a result, one Zhu San Taizi after another stepped forward, and the slogan of "overthrowing the Qing and restoring the Ming" never stopped.
Yang Shaofeng sipped his tea, then said, "I'll try to find a way to transfer a few farm directors to the Ningyang County farm for my sworn brother."
"In addition, I will select a few students from the College of Agriculture at Dengzhou University who are skilled in farming and animal husbandry for my sworn brother."
"Once my sworn brother arrives in Dali, he might as well have someone carefully consider the local specialties and products of Dali."
"Besides tung oil..."
When the words "tung oil" were mentioned, Yang Shaofeng suddenly paused, lost in thought.
It was Li Shanchang, that old scoundrel, who had a change of heart and remembered that Dengzhou and Liaodong needed a lot of tung oil, so he thought of recovering Dali.
Considering the old man's good intentions, I'd better say less to him in the future.
As Yang Shaofeng pondered, he said, "Besides tung oil, anything that can be eaten, drunk, or used, as long as it can be preserved for a long time, can be carefully examined by my sworn brother. Then I'll have someone send it to the market, and I guarantee I'll sell it for a high price for you."
"In short, no matter what you say, what ordinary people care about is whether they can have enough to eat and wear. They don't care whether the Ming Dynasty or the Dali Dynasty is under their rule."
"Also, when you go to deal with Tibet and Dali, remember to focus on taking prisoners and don't kill too many people."
"As long as we capture enough Tibetan and Dali soldiers, the road and railway construction can be put on the agenda sooner."
"Don't let it turn out like in Beiping and Liaodong, where they're desperately short of manpower!"
Mu Ying nodded, then said with a fawning smile, "I do know this, but as you know, my men are all about fighting and killing. Asking them to appease the people is really a bit of a challenge."
Yang Shaofeng's alarm bells rang loudly, while Mu Ying tentatively suggested, "How about this, brother-in-law, you could transfer a few veteran soldiers from the Ningyang Thousand-Household Garrison to serve under me as a captain or centurion or something."
As soon as Mu Ying finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng rolled his eyes.
Look, look.
This is the Marquis of Xiping of the Ming Dynasty, and the future Prince of Qianning.
He's got the personality of a bandit too!
"Fifty."
While cursing Mu Ying as a bandit in his heart, Yang Shaofeng raised his palm and said with a dark face, "At most, I can spare fifty veteran soldiers for my sworn brother."
Mu Ying was overjoyed.
According to my adoptive father and Mr. Shanchang, if we can bring back ten veterans this time, we'll break even; if we bring back twenty, we'll make a killing.
Now that we've got fifty of them, it's double the profit and even more!
Mu Ying picked up the small dragon tea and gestured to Yang Shaofeng: "I, as your brother, will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine to toast my brother-in-law."
The two drank the tea in their cups as if it were wine, and then Mu Ying tentatively asked, "Brother-in-law, do you have any other instructions for Dali?"
Yang Shaofeng shook his head and said, "That's all I know. If I say any more, I'll embarrass myself in front of my cousin."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng continued, "I do have some impression of the Tibetan side."
Mu Ying almost burst out laughing.
Originally, I just wanted to fool a few veterans and find out their ideas on governing Dali.
I never expected to stumble upon ideas for dealing with Tibet.
This is a huge profit!
Yang Shaofeng narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "I have heard people say that in Tibet, chieftains, slaves, and lamas have supreme power, and ordinary people live worse than slaves. When you arrive in Tibet, you can ask around about Sister Drum."
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, the smile on Mu Ying's face vanished without a trace.
"As your brother... I know what Sister Drum is all about."
"To be honest, brother-in-law, this trip to Tibet is precisely about starting from this aspect."
"First, we need to deal with those chieftains and thieves... Lama."
"First, let the Tibetan people know what it means to punish the guilty and bring peace to the people."
"The same is true in Dali."
"To comfort the people, to bring peace to the people, and to enrich the people."
"Conquer the disobedient."
Yang Shaofeng nodded solemnly, but Zhu Laowu suddenly spoke up: "Brother, after you arrive in Tibet, kill some of those bandit monks and spare the rest. Have them sent to Dengzhou Prefecture later. It's a way to make use of them."
Mu Ying nodded in agreement, but Zhu Laowu continued, "Also, I just remembered that the terrain of Tibet is higher than that of the Central Plains. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to adapt to the Tibetan climate, and may even experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and fainting."
"Once you arrive in Tibet, remember to have someone ask the local people if there is any medicine that can solve this problem."
"Also, do you know if there are any special medicinal herbs from Tibet and Dali? Brother, please remember to have them sent to Dengzhou for me."
"If we could get a few Tibetan doctors, that would be even better."