Chapter 383: Loyalty
Ambassador Yang's performance of tearing apart the living people immediately resolved the opposition of these city lords......
In fact, they are beginning to understand.
Ambassador Yang is really good for them.
This is indeed a good opportunity to purge yourself of dissidents.
Ambassador Yang has made it very clear that as long as they are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, then whoever resists them will rebel against the Ming Dynasty, and those who resist the Ming Dynasty will have to be killed, and if they can't kill them, let Luo Sitan lead the troops, Luo Sitan is not enough to have Shaharu, and Shaharu is not enough to have the Ming army. So they just need to go back and order the families who are not in the same group as them to leave, or which families have the wealth and land they want, and let those families go out.
Yang Feng wants to draw one out of ten, so he can let these families draw one out of five when he goes back.
Draw one out of three.
Not going?
Then you are a rebellion.
Kill!
Go?
This kind of road repair is young and strong, and in the end, there are basically not too many people who come back alive.
are aware of the difficulty of this route.
Such a road has to be paved purely with bones.
Like the last part of the repair, even the water has to be searched for with great effort, not to mention exhaustion, even thirst and starvation will not be less, do you expect that the overseer will ensure that there is no shortage of food for these young and strong people?
Joke.
The most they can guarantee is their own.
But this is tantamount to weakening the power of these families and making them incapable of resisting.
For these city lords, what a good thing!
Of course, there are a large number of families in their territory that are not really subservient, or even hostile, and these city lords themselves can force these families to submit only because they are strong, but they do not have absolute authority. Their society is centered on the elders, and the elders come from the major families, and eventually they are like a tribal alliance, and then obey a certain city lord.
The latter does not have absolute power.
What needs to be done must be agreed upon by the tribal elders.
Even in modern times, this is true of their society.
The Ameritan Celestial Soldiers had to find tribal elders.
But through this matter, you can get rid of those disobedient tribal elders inside, leaving only your own group to listen to you, and then gain real power, and from now on you can really have the final say in the territory.
Of course, they also know that there is a high probability that they will face armed resistance.
But so what?
Whoever resists will be killed.
If all those who dare to resist are killed, no one will dare to resist.
Of course, this also makes them the enemies of their own subjects, after all, the nature of doing so is bad, and it is no different from betraying their own nation, although the subjects will still submit in front of the butcher's knife, but it is no longer a submission of support, but a powerless resistance can only surrender, but for the city lords, what difference does it make?
To surrender is to surrender.
No matter what kind of mentality they surrendered, they all knelt at their feet, silently bearing their extortion.
Feed them with blood and sweat.
And they have done a good job for the Ming Dynasty, they are the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming will continue to support them to rule the territory, as long as the Ming Dynasty supports them, no one can take away their territory, outsiders cannot, and neither can the inside. They can always be above their subjects for generations, stepping on the blood and sweat of the latter, maintaining glory and wealth for generations, enslaving their subjects for generations, and the latter will never be able to resist them, is not that what they want?
What lord does not enslave his subjects from generation to generation?
"Ambassador, I'm afraid there will be a rebellion."
Luo Sitan said cautiously.
"Then it's up to you to rule Persia or not."
Yang Feng said.
Luo Sitan smiled slightly.
"Ambassador, don't worry, I will kill all those who dare to resist the Ming Dynasty."
He said.
He needs a killing, too!
When his grandfather was in his grandfather, which of these Sheikh in Persia dared to oppose anything? When his grandfather slaughtered cities in Persia and piled up the severed heads, all the Sheikh of Persia fell to their knees in front of him tremblingly, offering whatever they wanted. Now that his grandfather is dead, these dogs immediately began to disrespect him, do you think that he will not slaughter the city, he will not pile up the tower of human heads?
"Remember, as long as you are loyal to the Ming, you will always be their ruler."
Yang Feng patted him on the shoulder and said.
Just five days later, a wave of revolt sparked by Yang Feng's order to build a road began in Persia.
But the city lords who had already understood their position were all firmly on the side of the Ming Dynasty and quickly killed these rebellions for the Ming Dynasty, and the Persian capital commanded Luo Sitan to resolutely perform his duty and take his Hezhong army to suppress these rebellions. All parts of Persia quickly fell into a bloody storm, and not only Persia, but soon the wave of revolt spread outward, even in Khorasan, the green mountains and even in the river, there was a rebellion against Yang Feng's national highway plan. But all the rebellions failed without suspense, those city lords firmly stood on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and the upper echelons led by Shaharu all did not hesitate to suppress the rebels, and used bloody human heads to lay the foundation for Yang Feng's national highway.
also offer his loyalty to Daming.
Just when Yang Feng took the Jingying all the way to Herat, most of the rebellion had been quickly put down.
Herat.
"That's why that's what you're a loyal servant."
Yang Feng looked at the rebels who were being beheaded and said.
Next to him was Ulugh Beg, who was just ten years old.
There was also a rebellion against the road construction plan, which in the final analysis was originally brain-pumping, even with Timur's brutality, he did not do it! This is not the same thing as Timur's conscription of troops, sending troops is indeed a young and strong, and it is even likely to die, but the problem is that sending troops itself is also looting!
Timur recruited young men from all over the conquered places to fight for him, these young men and women were indeed used as cannon fodder for him, but it was not without gains, in the war when Timur swept all over the country, those cannon fodder who followed him would follow to burn and loot in various places, and go back with the looted property after victory, they didn't do it in vain! But Yang Feng's road construction is for nothing, not only can he not bring back any benefits, but he even has to bring his own food.
Not so bullying.
Resistance is inevitable.
In the final analysis, there are many people in various cities who are unhappy with surrendering to the Ming Dynasty.
Surrendering to the Ming is a profit from the top.
Originally, although the lower class didn't gain anything, but fortunately they didn't lose anything, and now they have to bear the burden of building roads, and of course their anger is ignited all of a sudden.
But several revolts in Herat were suppressed by Ulugh Beg without hesitation, and these were the ones that took the lead, including several small tribal elders, who were beheaded in public to warn the other tribes, and of course, mainly to let Yang Feng see Ulugh Beg's loyalty.
"Ambassador, my father and I will always be loyal to the Ming Emperor, as long as the Ming Emperor wants us to do it, no matter how many people oppose it, we will do a good job for the Ming Emperor, and whoever opposes it will kill whoever is against it!"
Ulugh Beg said firmly.
10 years old......
At the age of ten, in their society, they can already marry a bunch of wives.
"Prince, if you have time in the future, you can go to the capital to meet you, and then you will understand how correct your choice is, the Ming Dynasty actually has nothing to ask for from you, and you can see the wealth of the Ming Dynasty to understand that your wealth is really not worth mentioning to the Ming Emperor. Daming's requirement for you is to surrender, as long as you are loyal, not only will you not ask for anything, but will give you a reward, and building this road is not only for Daming, but also for you. As long as this road is built, the good things from the East will continue to pour into the Western Regions, look at this mirror, now it is worth a thousand gold coins, as long as this road is built, it will quickly fall to a hundred gold coins, and if the transportation is smooth, it will even continue to fall.
Look at this chiming clock, this telescope, these beautiful armor, as long as the road is repaired, the price will all plummet rapidly.
It's for you.
Even Daming has new grain.
Bringing it from the other side of the ocean can greatly increase your food production, and your population will also increase dramatically.
These will be transported to you by this national highway. ”
Yang Feng said.
You can give them sweet potatoes!
Sweet potatoes are in full bloom!
This thing has begun to be planted in Huining, and those Japanese slaves are guarding the sweet potatoes, and happily start their good days of eating well, while eating sweet potatoes, they continue to plant soybeans for Yang Feng in the black soil.
This kind of good thing can also be promoted in the Western Regions.
But the best place for them is potatoes.
Let's talk about this later!
After all, potatoes are still in the breeding and improvement stage.
Let's eat sweet potatoes first!
Sweet potatoes and pumpkins can be promoted, the latter is also very important, the national dish of America, when Washington fed his black slaves with pumpkins, these new crops will make the people of the Western Regions immediately feel the imperial grace of the Ming Dynasty, and the eight wildernesses and salty songs are prosperous!
Just when Ulugh Beg was looking forward to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the executioner's knife in front of him fell, and the heads of the rebels fell.
And right now.
Zhoushan.
"The slave has seen the princess!"
Zheng He, who had just won the decisive battle at sea, knelt down in front of the princess.
His identity is still an internal official, although he is the commander of the Nanyang sailor, but his membership is still the inner court, the internal official eunuch, but not the palm print, the internal official eunuch and the eunuch of the Nanyang sailor, and the princess is still the Zhu family, of course, he is his master, and he can only call himself a slave.
"Get up, this time you beat He Di back, it can be regarded as a great achievement, and you will be crowned a marquis when you go back."
The little princess said.
She is now stranded in Zhoushan with an army.
Of course, the main reason is that there is no guarantee that the officials and gentry in Zhejiang and Susongchang will not rebel.
So it's the safest place to be.
Now Huguang in addition to Xiangyang, Yunyang other places have been rebelled, Wuchang is only left a lonely Wuchang City, the whole territory of Jiangxi is rebellious, Zhili part of the rebellion, Zhejiang Quzhou and other places are rebellious, although Fujian is not rebellious, but has used the excuse of the thief army to block Xianxia Pass and Shanguan, in fact, closed the border to protect itself, but the trade with the enemy is unimpeded. Although Zhejiang did not rebel, Wu Jie, who was guarding Zhejiang, began to wait and see again, and took the 50,000 troops of King Qinwang of Zhejiang out of Huzhou, and then began to fabricate the battle record.
Wu Gao, who was also in Suzhou, arrived at Zhenjiang with the army of King Qin and the Huaiyang army, but because the thief army landed in Jiangbei and quickly captured Chuzhou and threatened Yangzhou, he also began to wait and see in Zhenjiang.
In fact, Governor Hu was besieging the capital.
During this time, although he did not attack the capital again, the attack on the periphery did not stop.
Lishui, Jurong, Chuzhou, and Liuhe have all been captured.
He has already received reinforcements from Guangdong.
At present, he is leading the so-called 200,000, but actually 50,000 southern army, plus the 100,000 army organized by the generals and gentry of the guard who welcomed the Wang Division, and some Tusi soldiers in Xiangxi, Guangxi, and Yunnan. And these add up to 200,000, although the core strength of the imperial camp has suffered heavy losses and its combat effectiveness has decreased sharply, but with the increase in numbers, the strength has still increased significantly. There are no real defenders in the cities around the capital, even if there are some guards, they have all been reserved, and the little princess simply ordered that cities without garrisons everywhere do not need to resist, so as not to hurt the innocent, and if there are garrisons seriously understaffed, they can also withdraw to avoid fighting.
Then Lishui, Jurong, Xuancheng and other places actually took the initiative to give up, so that the encirclement of the north and south directions of the capital has also been formed.
But Wu Gao could not be withdrawn from Zhenjiang.
After Wu was outstanding in Huzhou, he could not withdraw from the front line of Liyang and Guangde.
They are the kings of Qin.
Pull out of the fart!
And then the two guys started making up stories for various reasons and didn't move forward.
It was Mei Yin of Fengyang who went south to King Qin.
But he was defeated at Qingliu Pass by the southern army that occupied it first.
Really beat.
Mei Yuma was not good at military affairs, and all the guards left behind in Fengyang belonged to the elderly, and their loyalty was indeed worthy of recognition, but their combat effectiveness was sighing, and it was normal to not be able to beat the elite of the Southern Army.
The sailors led by He Di went north and tried to attack Zhoushan to take the princess, but were defeated by Zheng He, who withdrew from Fujian to King Qinwang of Zhoushan, and the two sides even set up battle lines at sea to bombard, which was a decisive battle at sea between the two sides. Although He Di's strength surpassed Zheng He, he was really inferior to Zheng He in naval battles, the latter was on a voyage to the Americas, and his sea skills far surpassed He Di, who was wandering around the coast of the South Seas. He Di's troops were defeated and retreated south, and it is estimated that they will not go north again, after all, the fleet is the capital of the He family, and they are reluctant to lose too much for Jianwen, and it is not good for the He family to return to the capital for Jianwen.
"But I'm very curious, now under this kind of storm, why are you always loyal, don't make up lies, I know that you are actually only loyal to the fourth brother, no matter what I give you, you are only loyal to the fourth brother, isn't it a good opportunity for the fourth brother?
Now there are rumors outside that Yang Feng has died in the Western Regions. ”
The little princess said.
Zheng He was silent for a moment.
"Princess, the slave knows only one thing, there should be no one in this world who can kill a person who has been stabbed and will not even leave a scar the next day.
The slave has seen it with her own eyes.
And as long as Ambassador Yang doesn't die, you won't fail. ”
He said.
"Haha, it seems that there are a lot of people who know his secrets, go back and be busy with you, the fourth brother has returned to Yili, and is preparing for the next expedition to the west, to destroy the Roman Empire, it is estimated that he wants to be the Roman emperor. When this is settled, I will let you go to him, he needs a navy next, and you should go and continue to follow him and build a fleet for him. ”
The little princess said with a smile.