After Yan Yingyuan inspected the city of Colombo, he explained to Li Dingguo: "Bring them all!" ”

The situation in the dungeon, when Li Dingguo went to translate before, he already knew everything.

Li Dingguo received the order and went to the dungeon.

Yesterday, there was also food delivered to the dungeon, and the indigenous prisoners below did not riot, and when they saw the Ming soldiers go, they all behaved properly, either to eat a bite of food, or they were afraid of the Ming army, anyway, it was still the same as before, let them do what they wanted.

This time, Li Dingguo went down to the dungeon again. This movement made the indigenous prisoners in the dungeon suddenly silent, and one by one they looked at the entrance of the dungeon expectantly, wondering if they had to eat again.

But as a result, of course, there was no food, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but be a little disappointed. However, Li Dingguo stood still at the entrance and said: "Now this place has been taken over by our Ming Dynasty, and on the order of the Governor, I ordered you to wait." Let all men be lazy, and go up in turn. Injured and sick and unable to walk, his companions took care of him. If you can't hide, die! ”

After the translator translated the words, Li Dingguo did not linger, opened the door of the cell, and went back to the ground with his personal guards first.

The native prisoners in the dungeon, knowing that the time had come to decide their fate, grew terrified one by one. Even if it seems that the Ming army is better for them than the Portuguese, in the words of the Ming army official, it is a dead word at every turn.

What will be your fate?

At this time, there was no Ming army in the prison. There was a commotion, but no one took the first step, because they were all terrified.

At this moment, I heard Labraka suddenly say loudly: "What are you doing in a daze? Is it worse to go up than to stay here? ”

With that, he was the first to walk out of the cell. Not only that, but he was also holding a companion with a leg injury.

When the others saw him like this, they felt that it made sense, and they followed suit.

Labraka was the first to go out of the dungeon door, and when he saw the sunlight that he had not seen for a long time, his eyes involuntarily closed, and when he got used to the light, he was stunned to find that all the people in the square and on the city wall were newcomers. And the feeling for him is very different.

In the time of the original Portuguese, he could see freedom, looseness, and even feel that these people were no different from robbers; But at this time, these newcomers are all three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and everyone is holding their heads high and being magnificent. Those who should not move, do not move, should be patrolled, that is to line up and move neatly. And the military uniforms on their bodies, all neat and consistent.

Seeing this, a thought flashed through Labraka's mind: This is the real army!

The natives in the back all rushed up, and they were also stunned to see the situation on the ground from the side of the door.

Labraka came to his senses and continued on his way. He didn't need to be told, because what he saw before him was enough to let him know that he was going all the way down the road to the square in front of him.

At the head of the city, the Ming army official who had been underground before was there, but it seemed that he was not the biggest, and he was surrounded by another person. So Labraka silently helped his companion to stand at the foot of the city, which should be the nearest place.

At the head of the city, Yan Yingyuan saw that the first native who came out was actually supporting his companion, and he couldn't help but praise it in his heart. But on the surface, he didn't speak, just kept observing the natives.

Truth be told, most of these natives don't have anything on them other than a fig leaf. Their complexion, as you can tell at a glance, is tanned by the sun. If you just look at it from the outside, you can tell whether it is a Ming person or not.

Of course, in today's Ming army, there are some soldiers from Dongwu, and their skin color is still a bit similar, which is caused by being exposed to the sun for many years. In any case, in terms of appearance, there is still a relatively large gap with Xiyi, and it will be more like an Oriental.

After an unknown amount of time, no one in the dungeon came up again. Then the soldiers of the Ming army went down to inspect it, and then came up and told them that all the numbers had come up.

After Yan Yingyuan listened, he glanced at the about two thousand or so natives below, and few of them were intact, and most of them had whip marks on their bodies, which showed that those allies were really god teammates, providing the necessary conditions for Daming to stand firm here.

After scanning it, he spoke loudly, "This official is the governor of Damyeongdong, and he is also in charge of Ceylon. From now on, it will be my Ming's, and it will all be under the jurisdiction of this official. I want to ask you, do you want to live a good life in the future? ”

When a few interpreters heard this, they shouted in straight voices. There are three translators in total, otherwise, it would be impossible for one interpreter to reach everyone's ears even if they shouted loudly.

Now they were, one interpreter was next to Yan Yingyuan, and the other two were on the other side of the square, separated far enough from each other so that each of them could cover a large area.

When the natives in the square heard this, everyone's reaction was almost the same: they didn't care at all about where this official was from. But Yan Yingyuan's last sentence was something they were very concerned about. However, because it was the first time they had dealt with each other, although they were concerned, for a while, they just looked at Yan Yingyuan curiously, or whispered to each other.

Yan Yingyuan didn't care about this, but waited for a while before he said loudly: "Do you want to live and work in peace and contentment from now on, the residents have their houses, and the sick have their doctors!" Those who are diligent have their jobs! Those who work have their rewards! The few have their own learning! Childhood has fun! Readers have a school! The weak have their help! The old man has his own support! There's a place for the car! Workers are paid! The farmer has his land! Businessmen have their own benefits, to be a real Ming person? ”

The words he said were the slogans put forward by Emperor Chongzhen, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty could live a better life in the future. At this point, the meaning is clear. If you are willing to be a real Ming person, you can get these happy days, see if you are willing to change the master?

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen's Ceylon countermeasures to Yan Yingyuan and others at the beginning were to turn this place into a real Ming territory. The best way to do this was to overthrow the original rulers of Ceylon and use their fields to unite the poor middle peasants. The only way to do this is to tear down everything in Ceylon and re-establish order, rather than relying on the subjugation of the original rulers to occupy Ceylon.

Because if that is done, in fact, the Ming Dynasty's jurisdiction over Ceylon is separated from the original ruler. In this way, the control of Ceylon actually depends on the cooperation of the original rulers. And this, in fact, is the reason why the Portuguese have not been able to gain a foothold in Ceylon at all.

Even if Emperor Chongzhen did not come to Ceylon, he could have deduced from the centuries-old war between Portugal and the natives of Ceylon that the local rulers would definitely not be good to the common people. And this gave Daming a chance. In other words, by the standards of the Ming people, they have the absolute strength to attract the poor middle peasants of Ceylon and let them strive to become real Ming people.

At this time, when they heard the words of the interpreter, all the natives were stunned. Imagine what kind of fairy life it would be if you lived like that!

In their present days, not to mention being plundered and plundered by the Portuguese, they alone have to pay their daily labor to the tribal chiefs, and then to the Kingdom of Kandy.

Anyway, I am busy until late every day, but I still can't eat, I can't wear warm, and I have nowhere to live. And because of the war, the king of Kandy took taxes from them even more, and when the military order was issued, he had to pay it back. In short, they are the people who live at the bottom of the ladder, and no one cares about them.

Now, these new people want to give them a new life, a new happy life that they can't even dream of, seriously, it's unbelievable!

The same is true of Labolaka, with a shocked face, he glanced at the Ming soldiers around him, feeling the elite aura emanating from the Ming soldiers, he had to admit that the Ming army was stronger than any force he had ever seen. They have enough strength to protect them!

After a long pause, someone finally came to their senses. But in the end, as long as the current situation can be improved a little, then do you still need to choose?

So some people began to kneel and kowtow, babbling to show their submission. Among them, Labraka at the front spoke the loudest.

Yan Yingyuan looked down, probably guessing what he was expressing. Eventually, though, he pointed to the more striking Labraka and asked, "What is he talking about?" ”

When the interpreter heard this, he asked about the situation, and then replied to Yan Yingyuan: "He said that he needs them to do something?" What must they have to give, he felt? ”

Yan Yingyuan smiled slightly when he heard this: "As a common man of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally has to pay taxes to the imperial court. However, this is the newly occupied land of the Ming Dynasty, so the emperor has decreed that you will be exempted from paying taxes for three years. As for how much land you will get, it will depend on how much you can do in the conquest of the whole of Ceylon by the great army! ”

As soon as Laburaka and the others heard it, they changed their masters, and this master was stronger and might be better for them, so what did they hesitate about, so they responded one after another, saying that they must serve the Ming Dynasty and become a real Ming people!

Another point is that Li Dingguo expelled the insulted Portuguese in the dungeon, brought them food, and told them to respect the old and love the young, which has a subconscious impression of these natives that these new Ming soldiers will treat them well!