Han Du lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and looked at Fang Xiaoru with a smile and said: "Maybe it's because people are different. In the Ming Dynasty, I faced the people of the Ming Dynasty, and I, the Marquis, depended on their people. They are my food and clothing. Parents, of course, should be tolerant.
But in this overseas country, people who are not of my race must have different minds. Even if I treat them well, not only will they not express gratitude, but they will bite me back at any time. In this case, why should I think about them? I didn't eat the taxes they paid. "
Fang Xiaoru lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded slowly towards Han Du and said, "I understand. No matter what you do in the future, I will just watch and say it."
"Haha, that's a good feeling." Han Du laughed and put his arms around Fang Xiaoru.
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Zhu Xi was a resolute person, and the next day he released the news that Annan had been exempted from tax for five years. The originally panicked people settled down in an instant. Five years of tax exemption was enough to see Zhu Ping's sincerity. After the people received such huge benefits, they would naturally think of Zhu Ping's benefits and favor him.
At the same time, some people who were about to make a move also fell silent instantly. They are nothing. Seeing that the Ming army has the idea of occupying Annan for a long time, they will naturally not be willing to let Annan be occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and want to join forces to resist the Ming army.
But before they were ready, Zhu Ping, as a prince, ordered the tax exemption for five years. This completely disrupted these people's plans. They are not fools and know that no people will stand on their side under this order. Even if they raise an army, without the support of the people, what awaits them is just a dead end.
Since he couldn't resist, he had no choice but to hibernate first.
But before they could lay dormant, after Zhu Ping announced the twenty major crimes of the Li family, he used the so-called Li family's confession to arrest the so-called Li family's accomplices.
In just one month, not only the Li clan members, but also a large number of people who refused to surrender to Zhu Xi were arrested and killed. People were in panic amidst the turmoil, and no one went back to think about whether those people were wronged. By the time the turmoil slowly subsided, all those who deserved to be killed had already been killed. The rest are all cowards and traitors.
In order to survive, these people obeyed Zhu Ping's orders and did not dare to resist at all. In order to survive, he even offered gold, silver, and various rare treasures to Zhu Pingjin.
After Zhu Ping copied the Li family and the Chen family, he got a large sum of money. The happy Zhu Ping made big promises to those people, making them willing to work for him.
And those people also thought that Zhu Xi really valued them. Not only did they not have the slightest sense of being a subject of subjugation, they even felt that they were lucky to be able to catch up with Ming Dynasty. After all, they themselves knew that the prosperity of Ming Dynasty far exceeded that of Annan. Moreover, Zhu Xi also promised them that every year he would select the three people who worked the most and give them Ming household registration, making them Ming people.
Being able to become a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and living in the legendary capital of the Ming Dynasty instantly became the most beautiful and deepest dream in these people's hearts. They would rather be in such a dream than wake up. As for Annan and the people of Annan, they have long been forgotten. What they are thinking about now is how to get more money from the people of Annan so that they can comfortably spend the rest of their lives in the capital of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Ming sat in the upper position and looked coldly at the Annan officials who were crying with joy. Sure enough, these people are just like a bunch of dogs as Han Du said. If you only need to give them a few bones, even if they can't eat them, they will act like crazy and bite you to death for this elusive bone. .
Of course, as the King of Qin, Zhu Xiang naturally kept his word. There are only three places a year, and only three hundred in a hundred years. This amount can be achieved without any effort for him.
Annan's surrendered ministers were respectful to Zhu Ping, but when they turned around, they showed ferocious faces to the people of Annan, beating and scolding them at every turn without any scruples. If it weren't for Zhu Xi's order to stop them, they would have killed the people of Annan to scare the monkeys.
As a result, the people saw all this and not only had no resistance to Zhu Ping, but also felt a lot of gratitude. At the same time, all their anger was directed towards Annan's surrender.
Annan settled down surprisingly quickly. Zhu Ping was aloof and used various means to lure Annan's surrender to work for him. However, the people of Annan dared to be angry and dare not speak out against the surrender, but they were grateful to Zhu Ping.
After Zhu Fang ordered that he use his own money to build the county school and shouted "try hard to let every child of Annan people go to school", he once again greatly harvested a wave of popular support.
With the sincere support of the people of Annan, Zhu Xi finally gained a firm foothold.
An interesting thing happened during this period. Chen Tianping didn't know when he heard that the Li family had been wiped out by the Ming army. He ran out of the valley happily, directly revealing his identity as the sole heir of the Chen family, and wanted to use his righteousness to force the Ming army to submit and make him King Annan.
Chen Tianping came to a county government office and showed his identity to the county magistrate. He pretended to be King Annan and ordered the county magistrate to send someone to take him to the royal capital. The county magistrate quickly and respectfully invited him in with a smile, and then with a wave of his hand, he immediately captured Chen Tianping.
Chen Tianping was shocked and wanted to resist, but how could he resist?
The county magistrate had his mouth gagged, tied up, and thrown directly into a prison van to be taken to the royal capital.
After Zhu Xi got the news, he quickly sent someone to find Lieutenant General Huang's people who had met Chen Tianping. After confirming that this was the real Chen Tianping, the next day they escorted Chen Tianping to kneel on the ground at the place where the Li family and Chen family members were executed.
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When he heard the official's verdict for pretending to be a member of the Chen clan, Chen Tianping, whose mouth was gagged, could only widen his eyes and struggle to make a sound of "oh".
Chen Tianping didn't let Chen Tianping struggle for too long. As the wooden token with the word "Zhou" fell to the ground, a flash of sword light flashed, and Chen Tianping's head fell to the ground, leaving only a pair of eyes that were staring at death.
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After experiencing so many things, Han Du and the others got together again.
Mu Ying first gave a thumbs up to Han Du and praised: "You are really extraordinary. To be honest, when we followed the emperor in the north and south, we saw countless cities fall, but none of them could be as fast as you." It can win over people’s hearts.”
Han Du chewed for a while, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and then laughed in a low voice: "The Marquis has said it before, but it's nothing more than imitating a cat and imitating a tiger. It's not worth mentioning."
These methods of winning people's hearts were really not thought of by Han Du himself, but he had learned from his mistakes in his previous life and copied them.
But not only Mu Ying, but also Zhu Xi and Fang Xiaoru were full of disbelief, thinking that Han Du was just being modest.
"If you are just trying to imitate a cat and a tiger, what does a real tiger look like?" Mu Ying teased Han Du with a smile.
Han Du met his gaze, smiled and nodded in response. Thought: If I really let you see what the real means of winning people's hearts is, then I'm afraid your three views will be shattered.
That is the man who dares to shout, "Fight against heaven, the joy will be endless; fight against earth, the joy will be endless; fight against people, the joy will be endless." The control of people's hearts is truly wonderful and shocking. To the point of weeping ghosts and gods.
Zhu Ping ignored Mu Ying's praise of Han Du. After drinking a drink, he sighed and said: "Annan has been in civil strife for a long time, and with such a war. Now the food shortage is quite serious. The people below According to reports, some states and counties are about to run out of food."
In Annan, rice can be harvested three times a year. It's eye-opening that such a treasure land fight can be played by Chen and Li to the point where they have no food to eat. It can be seen from this that these two tribes are completely a pile of trash, and they will not be unjust if they are destroyed.
"Food shortage is not a trivial matter. Now the people of Annan have just settled down. If the people have no food, it will definitely cause the people's hearts to surge again. Your Highness, now we must ensure that Annan has enough food no matter what. Why don't we report to the emperor, from the Ming Dynasty Adjust the food." Fang Xiaoru suddenly said with a solemn expression.
"That's all it can do." Zhu Ping sighed slightly. He naturally thought of this method, but since the matter was discovered relatively late, it can only be said that this is not the best method. After all, those who govern Annan now are all surrendered ministers who have taken the lead and the rat. Don't expect them to actively report problems as soon as they discover them. When these surrenders discovered a problem, in order to avoid showing their incompetence, they almost always chose to cover it up.
By the time Zhu Xi found out, it was indeed a little late.
Mu Ying saw the troubled look on Zhu Ping's face, and it was obvious that he was not very satisfied with the method of adjusting grains from the Ming Dynasty. While thinking about it, he said: "I can move some food from Yunnan, but it's not much. I'm afraid it's just a drop in the bucket."
After all, these days, everyone depends on God for food, and there is no guarantee of disaster or famine. Mu Ying had to think about Yunnan no matter what, leaving some spare food, and there would definitely not be much that could be given to Zhu Ping.
Zhu Fang also knew that Mu Ying was having a hard time. Although the food he was given could not quench his thirst, he still cupped his fists and thanked Mu Ying: "Brother Mu is still as benevolent and righteous as ever."
Han Du saw several people looking sad for a little food, and couldn't help but smile: "How can it make you so embarrassed with just a little food?"
Zhu Ping was overjoyed when he heard Han Du's frivolous tone and asked, "Do you have any idea?"
Han Du rubbed his temples and sighed in his heart, these people still don't take the sea into their hearts. He raised his head and looked into the eyes of a few people and said: "The Luzon Governor's Mansion has a large amount of food, and other governor's palaces also have more or less food reserves. How much does the prince want? It's better to ask my ministers to go to various places. The Governor's Mansion is beating the autumn wind, do you want food to come?"
Han Du didn't even mention the money and just talked about playing in the autumn wind. Although some of these governors had never met Han Du, Han Du was confident that he could get food from them for free. These people can become governors and take charge of military and political power. Who would not be grateful to Han Du for giving them this opportunity? Just like Huang Zhong, he saw Han Du for the first time, but his attitude towards Han Du was full of gratitude. Even the gifts given to Han Du were specially designed to be the same as those given to King Qin.
"Yes, why did I forget this incident?" Zhu Ping clapped his hands on his forehead in annoyance, and immediately smiled and said to Handu: "It doesn't need to be more, five million stones is enough. Wait until the grain is collected. , I will return it to you."
Annan is also a place rich in food. As long as you manage it with a little care, you won't have to worry about running out of food. As long as we get through the most difficult two months and wait until the food is harvested, we can return the food to Han Du.
Han Du shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "It's not necessary. Even if the prince returns five million stones of grain to me, I won't be able to carry it with me. However, how does the prince want to distribute these grains to the people?" "
According to Zhu Xi's original idea, of course, he would give people porridge so that they could stutter. But since Han Du raised it, he also wanted to hear Han Du's opinion first.
"Oh? If you have any good ideas, please tell me."
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He was polite and said directly: "It's not a good idea, but I think that instead of wasting manpower on giving out porridge, it would be better to lend these grains to the people."
"Borrow?" Zhu Xi was a little confused. Since we are providing relief to the victims, we naturally do not ask for anything in return. What's going on?
Han Du nodded heavily and replied affirmatively: "Yes, it is borrowing. The prince lends the food to the people, and after they get through the difficulties, the food will be returned to the prince."
Since Han Du said this, he naturally has his thoughts. In Han Du's view, if porridge is provided for disaster relief, it can only be done by the state and county governments. The people who drink the porridge will not thank Zhu Ping, but the government who donates the porridge.
But it's different when it comes to borrowing. First of all, it shows the people that the food was brought out by Zhu Ping. Secondly, borrowing or returning it will naturally further draw the relationship between the people and Zhu Ping. Although the grains are also distributed by state and county governments, the effects are completely different.
"Okay, what a loan, it's wonderful~" Fang Xiaoru was the first to react, and immediately clapped his legs and laughed.
Zhu Feng and Mu Ying also reacted quickly and nodded in unison. This was indeed a good opportunity to win people's hearts.
There is no greater kindness than saving a life! As long as Zhu Ping can take advantage of this opportunity and let the people owe him a life-saving grace, then Annan will never be able to make waves again. No matter who wants to resist Zhu Xi, he must first ask his heart whether he can accept the condemnation of his conscience.
"Then thank you for making the trip." Zhu Ping looked at Han Du and said gratefully.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will go and come back soon. Your Majesty, just wait for the good news."
Without further delay, if the food is brought back one day earlier, one less person in Annan will starve to death, and Zhu Ping will be able to gain more people's support.
Han Du set off immediately and took away all the seven or eight hundred captured Annan ships in order to transport food. Escorted by the Navy all the way, they headed straight for Luzon.
When Han Du set off, unexpectedly, Fang Xiaoru wanted to follow him.
Han Du looked at him doubtfully and asked in confusion: "I'm going to transport food, what are you going to do?"
"I've long heard that Luzon is the most treasured land in South Asia, so I naturally want to go and see it." Of course, there was one thing Fang Xiaoru didn't say, that was, he meant to keep an eye on Han Du.
Thinking that scholars believe that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles, since Fang Xiaoru wanted to go to Luzon, there was no reason for him to stop him, so he still followed him.
The face of Luzon has completely changed. Originally it was just a place without a dock, but now it has turned into a large, bustling and lively port.
Luzon is rich in grain, sugar, gold, silver and copper, especially sugar and copper, which have now become Luzon's largest products. Both of these were hot items. Whether it was sugar or copper ingots, huge profits could be made by transporting them to Daming.
Let’s not talk about sugar. Although there is sugar in the Ming Dynasty, the quality of the sugar produced in the Ming Dynasty is far inferior to that of Luzon. Moreover, under the guidance of Han Du, Luzon directly produced snow-white rock sugar. Its crystal clear beauty alone left the sand ponds in the Ming Dynasty far behind. The key is that such sugar is cheap, and even if it is shipped to Daming, there is enough profit.
Although there are fewer people using copper coins in the Ming Dynasty, almost all of them are replaced by treasure coins. However, copper was still a hot commodity in the Ming Dynasty. Copper could be used to make copper kettles, copper basins, and copper pots. These were closely related to people's lives and were used in huge quantities. Moreover, copper is still the best material for making various kinds of ritual utensils. Even though gold and silver are more expensive and valuable than copper, everyone still agrees that copper is used to make ritual utensils.
A marquis like Han Du could afford to make ritual vessels of gold. But when making ritual utensils in the house, my father would still strictly require them to be made of copper.
With these two bulk commodities, maritime merchants coming to Luzon every day are like crucian carp crossing the river.
When Han Du arrived in Luzon, what he saw was a forest of masts covering the port.
Standing on the bow of the ship, Fang Xiaoru was shocked when he saw the scene in front of him. It took a long time to slowly return to normal, and he exclaimed: "Originally, I didn't believe you when you said that Anping Port was not good enough, but now I believe it. Compared with Luzon, Anping suddenly became a deserted city and a wild port."
Seeing the bustling scene at the port, Han Du couldn't help but smile and nod, explaining: "There were hundreds of thousands of survivors of the former Song Dynasty in Luzon. Later, the emperor pardoned nearly a hundred thousand people and sent them to Luzon. In addition, There are more natives on the island, and there are more than a million people on Luzon Island. It is not surprising that it is so prosperous."
Fang Xiaoru doesn't see it that way. Someone means someone, but someone doesn't necessarily mean prosperity. The prosperity of Luzon is not far behind the famous cities in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the population is not as good as that of the capital. Otherwise, just looking at the busy scene in front of him, Fang Xiaoru would have the illusion that he was in the capital.
It can be seen that Fang Xiaoru was very happy. He looked at everything in front of him and suddenly asked: "I heard that in addition to Luzon, there is an old port in Nanyang that can rival Luzon, but I don't know what the old port looks like. "The tone is full of curiosity and longing for the old port.
Han Du lowered his head and pondered, and said: "How should I put it? I haven't been to the Old Port for several years. Just like Luzon, when I came here, it was not as prosperous as it is now. As for the Old Port, it may be the same as here. Pretty much. However, the Old Port was a place where Western merchants came to trade in the Ming Dynasty. You can see many Westerners and various Western-style things, which are completely different from those in the Ming Dynasty. It is worth a visit."
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