Wang Yuanji wanted to laugh but couldn't, but if he didn't laugh, he didn't know how to vent the huge ups and downs in his heart.
"Sir, so the student made the right decision when he chose to come to Nanyang?"
"What do you think?" Han Du smiled and looked at him meaningfully.
Wang Yuanji immediately stopped gnawing, lowered his head and smiled a few times. He came to Old Port to serve as governor. Judging from the current situation, he will be rewarded with at least one million gold in five years. And before he came, he was promoted two levels in a row. If such good things as getting promoted and getting rich are not considered to come at the right time, nothing in the world will be good.
While being happy, Wang Yuanji couldn't help but wonder, "If the students hadn't taken the initiative to come to Nanyang, would Sir have given them some advice?"
Han Du smiled when he heard this and made a hehe sound in his throat. He looked at Wang Yuanji twice and said, "What do you think?"
Wang Yuanji laughed awkwardly. Although his husband didn't say anything, he already knew his attitude. If he hadn't come to Old Port by chance, my husband would definitely not have mentioned this matter to him.
Even so, Han Du was still a little worried and said: "You'd better keep the reward in your heart and don't tell anyone, otherwise you may become a different person inside and outside."
Money touches people's hearts, especially when you see others making a lot of money, but you are qualified to make money, but don't get it, the hatred transformed from that loss is as high as the sky, and you will disown your relatives.
Wang Yuanji was not stupid, and he understood what his husband was worried about after a little thought. He nodded solemnly and replied: "Sir, don't worry, students know the importance."
After a pause, Wang Yuanji hesitated and said: "But sir..."
"Huh?" Han Du raised his head when he heard the sound, and his eyes shot towards Wang Yuanji.
Wang Yuanji subconsciously hid for a moment, then forced himself to say: "Student, student has no doubts..."
A smile suddenly appeared on Han Du's face, and he picked up the tea cup and gestured to Wang Yuanji.
Wang Yuanji also picked up the tea, and after giving a toast to the gentleman, he drank it slowly. He was just worried and didn't even notice what the tea tasted like.
...
The sun and the moon flew by, and it had been half a month since Zhu Biao and others arrived at the old port.
On this day, Han Du found Zhu Biao and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, we have been in Nanyang for three months, and we have almost everything we should see. Should we return to Beijing?"
"Back to Beijing?" Zhu Biao sat in the seat and was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said: "How long have you been back to Beijing? It's not easy for me to come out. I have to take a walk around. Besides, , didn’t you say that the situation at the Java Governor’s Palace is even worse? I just want to go and take a look.”
Zhu Biao wanted to visit Java, but Han Du couldn't refuse, so the matter was settled.
Zhu Biao did not delay in the old port. Three days later, he boarded the flagship again and led the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet towards Java.
The governor of Java, now Dongguanbo Horong.
He Rong and Lan Yu were also close friends, but Han Du only met him a few times at Lan Yu's house, and they had no interaction with each other.
However, He Rong still recognized Han Du at a glance. After he paid homage to Zhu Biao first, he nodded to Han Du and said, "I have met the Marquis of Zhenhai."
Then he cupped his fists and bowed to Tang Ding, "I have met Marquis Su Yi."
"Dongguan Bo is so polite~" Han Du and Tang Ding quickly returned the greeting with fists clasped.
He Rong naturally prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome Zhu Biao.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Biao put down his glass for the time being and asked, "What a honor."
"I'm here, please give me your orders, Your Highness." He Rong had always been with Xiao Xin, but now he heard His Highness's call and quickly replied.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "It's not an order, I just want to talk to you about the situation in Java. You have been in Java for more than a year, what is the situation in Java?"
After hearing Zhu Biao's words, He Rong was a little confused. He glanced at Han Du and Tang Ding, but couldn't see any hints. He had no choice but to put down his glass and said with a dull smile: "This, it's not bad~"
"What do you mean it's okay? Good means good, bad means bad." Zhu Biao was a little dissatisfied with He Rong's answer and said in a reprimanding tone.
When He Rong heard the dissatisfaction in Zhu Shou's tone, he straightened up quickly, thought about it carefully and replied: "I think Java is not bad~"
"Okay?" Zhu Biao smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said: "But I heard that people often make trouble in your place. Is this considered good?"
He Rong chuckled, scratched his head, and said: "I used to guard the border in Datong, but now... Java is indeed fine. Although it is true that there are natives who make trouble from time to time, but these natives People are nothing but a mob. I led my troops to charge, and they turned into birds and beasts and scattered."
"At first, I was very angry at these rebellious natives, and I would ruthlessly kill a group of them once they were rebellious. However, I later discovered that these people were venting their dissatisfaction rather than causing revolt."
"Are these natives dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Biao looked condensed. If this is the case, then he must find a way to deal with it. The Ming Dynasty now relies heavily on difficulties, but it cannot let Nanyang become chaotic.
Unexpectedly, He Rong shook his head and replied: "It can't be counted. At first, I thought they were dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty, but later I discovered that due to the language barrier, ordinary natives did not know what the Ming Dynasty was or where it was. , dissatisfaction with the Ming Dynasty was out of the question. Later, I discovered that they simply didn’t want to work.”
"No, they don't want to work. Why would they not want to work?" Zhu Biao was puzzled.
With so much land in Nanyang, it is impossible for the various governor-general governments to leave these lands idle. They usually try their best to plant various grains, crops, etc. There is no way, the people of Ming Dynasty cherish the land too much, and it is impossible to see the land abandoned.
As a result, each governor-general had two ways of farming. One was modeled after Luzon, and the other was characterized by Java.
Luzon has hundreds of thousands of survivors from the former Song Dynasty, plus hundreds of thousands of exiled criminals. The Governor-General only needs to allocate land to them, and these people can take the initiative to cultivate the land themselves. And with them taking care of themselves, even slaves can be well driven by them to farm.
The farming in places like Luzon is relatively no different from that in the Ming Dynasty. They can plant the land and harvest the food themselves without the Governor's Mansion having to worry about it. The Governor's Mansion only needs to collect taxes after the harvest and is ready to receive the grain they sell.
The other type is that in places like Java, the governor-general carries out farming and forcibly drives the local natives to farm. Because in such a place, not a single Ming citizen can be found. Even if there were, they were maritime merchants who came to trade. Without the people of the Ming Dynasty, farming would have to fall entirely on the Javanese.
He Rong frowned and looked confused. He shook his head and sighed: "I don't know why, but I always feel that these Javanese people are a little weird and very different from us."
"Different?" Zhu Biao was even more curious, "What's the difference?"
"This..." After all, He Rong had never paid attention to the Javanese people, so naturally he would not pay attention to what was strange about the Javanese people. He was speechless for a moment. In He Rong's view, as long as the Javanese are obedient, that's all. If they dare to resist, they can just send troops to push them away. Who cares about the life and death of the Javanese?
Han Du saw it, stood up to help He Rong, and said with a smile: "Your Highness does not know, the natives of the entire Southeast Asia are relatively lazy, and these Javanese are no exception. Since the land of Southeast Asia is fertile, the light is sufficient, and the There is abundant rain, so people here don’t need to farm at all. They can just rely on various wild fruits and game to satisfy their hunger. For generations, the Javanese people have had no worries about food and clothing and are used to being free. Now they have to be centralized and work hard. , I’m afraid they haven’t adapted yet.”
"Yes, yes..." He Rong nodded hurriedly, "In the past, we always felt that there was something wrong with these Javanese people, but we didn't know what was going on. The Marquis of Zhenhai had a unique vision, and he could tell at a glance that these people were lazy."
Han Du could only smile in response to He Rong's sudden compliment.
He Rong just clicked and didn't mention it again. He turned to Zhu Biao and said, "These people are lazy. Once they make trouble, I will kill them once. But these people are just as stupid as pigs, and they refuse to change despite repeated admonitions. They don’t have a long memory at all. They killed a group of people who were causing trouble in front of them, and they just stopped for a while, but the people behind them started to cause trouble again, forgetting to eat and not to fight. In the end, I didn’t even bother to kill them.”
He Rong's dejected look showed that he was very frustrated about this matter.
Han Du asked curiously: "What should you do? You can't just let it go, right?"
Things like making trouble and causing chaos should never be left unchecked. Because once they are left unchecked, it will increase the momentum of the Javanese people and will only lead to greater chaos.
He Rong sneered and explained: "Is it so cheap there? Since they care about food and not fighting, then we will capture them all and send them to the continent to dig gold mines. If they don't want to farm, we will let them dig holes and dig until they die! "
There was cold air in the gaps between He Rong's teeth, and he looked like he was gritting his teeth whenever he mentioned the Javanese people.
The next morning, while Han Du was still sleeping, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a shrill horn.
Han Du got up, put on his clothes and pushed out the door.
He asked the hurried guards in a cold tone: "What's going on? Why is there a horn sound when everything is fine?"
The guard calmed down in just a few breaths and replied very quickly: "The news from the Governor's Palace is that the Javanese are causing trouble again."
After hearing this, Han Du stared blankly into the guards' eyes, feeling that things were a bit magical. We were just talking about the Javanese causing trouble yesterday, and we encountered it today?
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