Chapter 17: Convincing the Captives
Although the three thousand captives were not abused, they all lost their souls, and they were even more confused about the ending.
Even if they had good food and drink, they still showed hatred when they saw Zhu Sang coming.
He did the opposite, and instead of killing them, he took them to this remote island! I don't know if the family will be implicated!
Having seen the vastness of the sea and the sky, Xiaoliuqiu is just a wild island in the eyes of this group of sailors.
Now that they are far away from Da Ming, they are separated from their relatives and their wives, and there is no expectation in the future!
Even if the rebels are now in Xiaoliuqiu, they believe that as long as the Daming Naval Division assembles and goes out, it will be the end of Zhusang.
Feeling the hatred of the captive, Zhu Sang's smile gradually disappeared.
"Let's take a beat first, and give this king a beating!"
He Shan immediately laughed. "It's the Heavenly King, I've seen them unhappy!"
Then a thousand city guards and hundreds of palace guards rushed into the captives.
The previous 2,000 city guards had 1,000 stationed in the three counties, and the remaining 1,000 and 500 palace guards formed the Heavenly King's Praetorian Guard, and the Praetorian Guard also had 2,000 war horses, but the riding skills still needed more training.
Although there were 3,000 sailors, their strength was in the ship, and the 500 palace guards alone made it difficult for them to resist, and it didn't take long for the 3,000 captives to be knocked to the ground and mourn, and many were knocked unconscious, and many of them had broken their hands and feet.
"Sure enough, there is no reward!" Seeing that the system was not moving, Zhu Sang was also a little disappointed.
Zhu Sang was not in a hurry, and waited for the grief of the captives to gradually subside, and then he walked over.
This time, the captives' eyes were indeed full of horror when they looked at Zhu Sang.
Zhu Sang was also very satisfied with their current attitude, and he smiled lightly. "Sailors and soldiers, rest assured, this Heavenly King will not kill you."
"But there are two paths for you to choose from."
Hearing that they would not be killed, the captives were relieved.
After a pause, Zhu Sang continued to shout. "First of all, you can join the sailors to exterminate the pirates, if you don't want to join the army, then you can go to the mines and dig stones, and this king will also promise to let you eat enough every day."
At this time, the captives also hesitated.
Naturally, they don't want to join the army, and when the king comes, they will be rebellious.
"Okay, now I don't want to join the army, and those who choose to be mine slaves should immediately retreat." Zhu Sang sneered again.
"What! Mine slaves? The captive, who was still hesitating, immediately could not sit still.
Without waiting for the captives to think slowly, Zhu Zhiyun, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, immediately drew his sword and shouted angrily. "Hurry up and choose, if you don't choose, you will come forward and die."
More than 1,000 janissaries immediately raised their bows and drew their swords, and the frightened captives stood up one after another.
"What the hell is going on!"
"Death is death, Lao Tzu doesn't want to be a mining slave!"
"Hmph, with him as a prince and tens of thousands of people to accompany the funeral, this life is enough!"
Many subordinates were waiting, and General Zhou Hai had to hurry up! "Hey! I can only rebel with them! ”
The sailors were afraid of being shot and didn't want to be exhausted from mining, so no one backed down.
Sigh! Zhou Hai took a few steps forward. "Zhou Hai, the general of the Jiangkou Water Battalion, visited the Heavenly King, and we and other Jiangkou sailors are willing to join the Heavenly King Naval Division."
"We are all willing to join the Heavenly King's Water Master." Several minor commanders also immediately took a stand.
It is estimated that they don't really want to join, but Zhu Sang is still happy to laugh. "Good, good! This king will give you a chance to serve, and tomorrow when the southern pirates are exterminated, General Zhou will be the vanguard. ”
"The Last General's Order!" Zhou Hai could only smile bitterly and accept the order.
Nodding, Zhu Sang looked at Niu Dang behind him. "Chief Niu takes the pioneer battalion to the dock."
"It's the king." Niu Dang is not very happy, these people are here to rob him of his credit! There were only 4,000 pirates in the south, which was not enough for them to kill.
The reason why the pirates along the coast were difficult to deal with was that the pirates were always elusive and always attacked places that the Ming army could not defend.
By the time the Ming army arrived, the pirates who had been robbed had already left, and it was difficult to find them in the vast sea.
Lao Zhu had no choice but to issue a ban on the sea, so that the fishermen in the villages and towns by the sea could all be brought back inland, and at the same time set up a guard and sailor division along the coast to passively defend against pirates.
After the problem of the captives was dealt with, Zhu Sang returned to the city with a few civil and military officers.
Back at the palace, Yang Zhengshou immediately asked. "Heavenly King, there are more than 200 relatives of the old three kings, what should I do, and what should I do with the Ming merchant shipping branch."
Zhu Sang frowned, it is indeed not good to keep the old three kings.
"The King of Heaven just kills it." He Shan said casually.
"We must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and killing a few hundred is not enough."
Even Yang Zhengshou and several county commanders did not reject the suggestions of several military generals.
Zhu Sang shook his head! According to them, it is estimated that thousands of old and weak women and children will be killed, and he really doesn't have such a ruthless heart! What's more, he is not worried that someone will rebel against him, on the contrary, he also hopes that someone will rebel, so that there will be a reward.
Not only can he be rewarded for his betrayal, but he can also be rewarded by the system for the betrayal of his subordinates.
"Don't kill, just let Ming Shang send them back to Lao Zhu." Zhu Sang smiled lightly, maybe he could make Lao Zhu vomit blood again.
"What this! How can the King of Heaven do this! He Shan said urgently.
Yang Zhengshou also said urgently. "The Heavenly King had better not anger the Ming Emperor now!"
"Okay, do it! This king is worried that Lao Zhu will not be angry! Zhu Sang waved his hand and said.
"Honor the Heavenly King!" He Shan and a few people can only respect the order.
Thinking that the Heavenly King did not have a princess, Zhu Zhiyun, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, said. "The Heavenly King is now cold in the palace, why not use the concubine of the three old kings as the palace maid."
"No, you don't! Send them away! Zhu Sang hurriedly refused!
These islanders were of average shape and appearance, and he was not hungry to that point.
"The King of Heaven should too!" Everyone thought about it secretly, but they didn't say anything more.
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After Zhu Sang went to sea, the coastal sailors kept searching, but still found nothing.
Lan Yu and Zhu Di led 10,000 cavalry to set off at the mouth of the river, and the two patrolled the coastal areas in the south and the north.
But they are destined to be busy again.
Zhu Sang didn't do anything for more than ten days, and Lao Zhu's body and bones also improved a lot.
However, as soon as he saw Jiang Xuan's hurried footsteps, Lao Zhu secretly screamed that it was not good.
"Did you find a traitor?" Lao Zhu asked urgently.
Jiang Zhen immediately nodded and reported. "Your Majesty, it turns out that the rebels have really stayed away from the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Sang has occupied Xiaoliuqiu, and now he has abandoned the three kings of Xiaoliuqiu, including the King of Zhongshan, and other two or three hundred family members in Hangzhou Bay!"
Daming was forbidden to the sea, so the maritime merchants who were released back did not dare to come forward, and after secretly sending the old three kings ashore, several maritime merchants also hurriedly left.
"What! He actually went to be a pirate! "Lao Zhu feels ashamed!
"Humph! This King of Zhongshan is a member of the Ming Dynasty! ”
Jiang Zhen also hurriedly reminded. "The officials of the Emperor's Hangzhou Mansion already know."
"We know, let's send someone to take King Zhongshan and the others back to the capital first!" Lao Zhu frowned and said.
"It's the emperor, the minister retires!"
Thinking of the distance from Xiaoliuqiu, Lao Zhu was also a little embarrassed!
"Since the rebels have fled, let the fourth and Lan Yu come back first!" Lao Zhu ordered again.