On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I will give my friends a New Year's greeting, and wish my friends all the prosperity of the family, prosperity and prosperity.

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The first battle was victorious, as expected, Zhu Yongxing abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, did not show much joy, and led the men and horses forward.

In order to gain a foothold in Annam, military victory is indispensable, and more importantly, political means are necessary. The Ming Dynasty once recovered Annam and put it on the map, but the resistance of the Yue people made the Ming army fall into the quagmire of a 20-year war, and finally had no choice but to withdraw. Of course, Zhu Yongxing knows the lessons of history, so he did not have a plan to swallow whales, but had the intention of encroaching.

Benevolence and power should be given to the people in the occupied areas, and they should rely on overseas Chinese as much as possible, and even some local officials in Annam could be appropriately retained; Fu Mo suppressed Zheng, established a pro-Ming political faction in Annan, and temporarily recognized the national independence of Annan and treated him as vassals, so that the Yue people's sense of resistance was minimized; Fill in the people for peace, use the military dependents brought in and the common people who follow them, create a population advantage in a certain area, as a stable base area, and then cultivate and win over the traitors in other regions to encroach on their land......

God still has eyes. When Zhu Yongxing lamented that he had traveled through a troubled world, he also felt that there seemed to be favor in the dark. From the help of the Mengshan Ke tribe, to the investment of the Zheng family, to the timing of the expedition to Annam, it seems that he has already arranged it for himself.

Truong Nguyen's decades of war have made the livelihood of the people in Annam wither, and the people are resentful, if a policy of leniency and benevolence is adopted, supplemented by military deterrence, the people's resistance should not be too strong.

Na Song followed Zhu Yongxing's horse, peeking at his back from time to time. At the mobilization meeting at the end of the year, Zhu Yongxing's fierce face and decisive killing made Na Song feel surprised. Of course, he didn't know what to do, and the generals obeyed the order, but it was the heads of those bloody soldiers who violated discipline along the way that were terrifying.

Shibei three days should be impressed. His Royal Highness Min is no longer Wuxia Ameng, and Tengchong's victory is not a fluke, Na Song re-evaluated Zhu Yongxing in his heart.

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"Zheng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and killed the soldiers of the Ming army. Today, the king of the Ming Dynasty is raising troops to attack crimes, not killing indiscriminately or looting, and the people should not be disturbed and restless, and their lives and property can be saved...... Boom ......"

In the night, the gongs rattled, and several people walked slowly along the deserted streets under the watchful eye of Ming soldiers, shouting repeatedly in Annam and Chinese, playing the role of a notice for the people.

"The officials here are from the distant clan of the Zheng clan, and they are rampant, and the people are very angry, so they can be killed!"

"Tomorrow will count his crimes and behead them for public display!" Zhu Yongxing's face was expressionless, and one sentence determined life and death.

"The treasury is quite abundant, all of which are people's fat and people's ointment, which can be distributed as appropriate to collect people's hearts."

"One-third can be distributed, and the rest is reserved for military use." Zhu Yongxing pondered for a while, and added: "For the rich and large, you can borrow money and grain, make up for the poor with the rich, and make up for the lack with more. The seized household registration registers should be investigated and verified as soon as possible, because they are located in the lower reaches of the Yuanjiang River (called the Red River in Annam), and they will be very useful for transporting troops and goods to Yunnan Province in the future, and they will definitely occupy it. ”

"The lower officials will recruit the Chinese here as officials tomorrow, and they can speed up."

"Very good, according to the advance plan, the Yue people and officials can also use it as appropriate, and we must seek stability as soon as possible." Zhu Yongxing praised it, and said solemnly: "Thunderous means should be used against those who make trouble, and don't be appeased." ”

"Yes, the subordinate obeys the order!"

Zhu Yongxing motioned for the newly appointed local official to step down, and he picked up a few more documents to read the instructions, and from time to time he fell into thought.

Due to the continuous war, there is a serious shortage of labor in the north and south of Annam, the river embankment is in disrepair, and the farmland is barren. However, the Zheng family not only did not pay attention to the resumption of production, but instead levied a variety of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes for the enjoyment of the clan nobles and "proud soldiers", forming a strange phenomenon that the common people were hungry and poor, and the treasury was mostly full.

The so-called "proud soldiers" are a type of army raised by the Zheng family, which is composed of soldiers from the Zheng family's hometown - Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, and specializes in guarding the Zheng mansion. This part of the soldiers was especially given preferential treatment by the Zheng family. Therefore, they became more and more arrogant, so that in broad daylight, they plundered and oppressed the people, and were finally denounced by the people as "arrogant soldiers". The other type of army is the standing army stationed in other places, which is relatively poor in terms of treatment and equipment, and its combat effectiveness is not strong.

The standing army of the Zheng clan in Annam was divided into north and south, and the army confronting the Nguyen clan in the south was stronger than that in the north, and the Taiyuan garrison in the north had the duty of guarding against the Mo clan in Gao Ping, which was better than the army scattered in other places.

Therefore, it can be said that there was no difficulty in the early conquest of Annam, and in Zhu Yongxing's view, those standing armies scattered all over the country were like chickens and dogs, and they were completely vulnerable except for increasing their free labor.

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The development of the war was as Zhu Yongxing expected, Shaba, Baohe, Zhaihu, Shenyuan, and Xiuli, and in two days, the Ming army was like a bamboo, and it was in five places in a row.

Annam is poor and weak, and the so-called cities are not as strong as in China, and there are not even city walls. Zhu Yongxing simply released the cavalry of the Ming army, and the five thousand troops went out to attack and plunder, and they gave food to the enemy. He led 1,000 cavalry, all of his infantry, along the Red River to attack Anpei, an important town in the northern part of Annam. And agreed with the cavalry that they would meet under the city of Ampeh in five days.

Chang Shi Yicheng and some civilian officials stayed in Lao Cai and arranged for the local soldiers and a large number of civilians to enter Annam later. The territory inhabited by the Tusi and the people has long been demarcated, and the Ming army has swept away the enemy in front, and the local soldiers have been fully capable of occupying and maintaining law and order in the back.

Barren fields are constantly appearing, thatched huts and cottages are unusually simple, and the villages are sparsely populated, and the eyes are full of scenes of desolation and poverty. But there are also tiled houses, rich and luxurious people. It's just that if these rich people are not Chinese, they will inevitably become fat sheep in the eyes of the Ming army. Robbing the rich and helping the poor, being generous to others, such a low-cost means of buying people's hearts, how could Zhu Yongxing not use it.

If there are many poor, I will fight for the poor. Anyway, it is the local tyrants of Annan who are fighting, and the land of the local tyrants of Annan is also divided, so there is no psychological burden.

The people's livelihood is so withering, Zheng Ruan is still fighting, and the signs of the end of the dynasty have been revealed, but the ruler is still at a loss, sitting on the crater for pleasure. It is no wonder that a few decades later, a peasant uprising by the three brothers of Xishan toppled the Zheng and Ruan clans. I just don't know if this action will lead to its demise, or will it delay its demise?

"The king of the Ming Dynasty hanged the people and conquered Zheng Low, Yu Minqiu did not commit any crimes, and the people did not need to panic." Zhou Xiaoshan, who was lame on one leg, walked with extraneous strength today, knocked on a broken gong, and shouted as he walked in the village: "Master Wangren loves the people, exempt all taxes this year, and give everyone decimeters, one liter per family, go to the village entrance to collect it quickly!" ”

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