Long An lay in the simple medical room, looking at the other Tatars working, feeling very angry and aggrieved.
He did not expect that people of his own race would be so weak, accepting the easy punishment and easy service because they would be sentenced to death by castration by the Ming army if they refused.
Long An also regretted a little because of this. He found that it seemed that even if he opposed it, it was useless, and he could not change the result of being forcibly transformed into a king by the Ming army.
But what Long An had to admit was that in addition to forcibly assimilating them and forcing them to work, the Ming army still cared about his life and gave them plenty of food.
Because he discovered that even though he was sentenced to castration for expressing his opposition to Yifa Yifu, the medical soldiers still took good care of him and would still give him medicine and even specially cook mutton soup and chicken soup to help him recover from his injuries. Very quickly.
The same goes for other Tatars. After digging, they will have enough potatoes and sweet potatoes to eat, and they can even have meat every other day.
Darley also discovered that if Tatars like him didn't care about the hair accessories, clothing, language, and writing belonging to their own ethnic group, being a prisoner of the Ming army would actually not be that bad. They just work and eat every day. What's important is There is still wages, which can be spent in the mining area, and there is even a low-rent brick house for oneself to live in. It is much warmer than sleeping in a tent before. Except for the lack of women and fine wine, it seems to be no worse than the aristocratic life in the past.
Nadelon, who was an ordinary Tatar, not a Tatar noble, felt that being a prisoner of the Ming army was better than before.
He is simply happy with his current life, because in the past, as an ordinary Tatar, he was equivalent to a slave of the nobles. He had no private property and basically did not have enough to eat or wear. But now they can use their own They gained their own property through hard work, and were well fed and clothed warmly, which made them feel that it was good to be prisoners of the Ming army.
"If I had known this, my brother should not have fought against the Ming army at that time. Instead, he knelt on the ground and accepted the surrender like me. Submitting to the Southern Dynasty was not much better than before."
Nadelon cursed in his heart.
Moreover, because ordinary Mongolians in this era also lacked knowledge and lacked awareness of the country and nation, they were even inferior to the Han people. Therefore, when Qi Biaojia organized these people according to Zhu Youxiao's order, he gave these superiors Night classes allow them to accept the education that they themselves are Chinese, and it is very easy for them to accept it. Coupled with some material and spiritual rewards, it is even easier for ordinary Mongolians like Nadron to accept these assimilation educations. .
"My country is called Ming Dynasty. It spans eight wastelands and is populated by people from all over the world..."
Therefore, most of these prisoners did not feel that they were being forced to work at all. Instead, they were very happy, as if they had gained a new life and were rescued by the Ming army. They were very active in working in the mining area. He would even consciously recite some words and phrases he learned in night classes while working, and naturally accept that his country is the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, the official explanation given by the Ming Dynasty for forcibly changing their clothes and clothes was to help them get rid of ignorance, move toward civilization, and live a more human and free life. Therefore, Tatar nobles like Darrey were also involved. They all began to feel that they were undergoing transformation and receiving a more civilized education, and they felt that the management of the ordinary Tatars by the nobles before was indeed backward and cruel.
Of course, what Ming Dynasty did from beginning to end was not essentially to transform them and rescue them as preached, but to make full use of their labor force to create more value and solve human needs.
After all, what Ming Dynasty needs now is the value created by their labor rather than their heads.
The social structure of the Ming Dynasty changed, and the way it treated prisoners appeared to be more civilized than other regimes.
As a result, coal mines began to be mined one after another.
The coal dug out of the mines flows continuously out of the mountains and forests through slides.
The women and children among the prisoners were responsible for picking out the stones mixed in and carrying the coal to the warehouse.
Before long, a lot of coal was accumulated in the warehouse.
As a result, Qi Biaojia has begun to report to the court to allocate funds to build additional warehouses and recruit more migrant workers, because so much coal needs to be better stored and transported as soon as possible.
For this reason, the Ming Dynasty has begun to recruit migrant workers to Daning and is planning to build a city in Daning. The city plans to build residences, schools, hospitals, etc. so that people will be willing to settle in Daning and then work, thus making the city more prosperous. Ning became the effective ruling area of Ming Dynasty.
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"Reporting to the Great Khan, our sentries discovered that the Ming army returned to the Mantao'er area shortly after it withdrew to Jizhou, and even set up a camp, with the intention of staying permanently, and Ming court officials had organized civilians to camp in the original camp. A city was built on the old site of Ningwei, and many Han people began to settle in Daning one after another, and even business travelers began to open shops in that area."
Jinong Naodaomao reported to Lin Danhan the latest situation of the Ming army's actions.
After hearing this, Lin Danhan was naturally shocked and asked Feng Quan: "What is the Ming Dynasty trying to do? In the past, the Ming army raided our Tatar rear, but they would not come to build a city outside the Great Wall again. On the one hand, doing so would only waste money and food, and on the other hand, it would only waste money and food." Then not many Han people were willing to move here. Now they not only come back to stay, but also build a city. As expected, some Han people have moved here. Do you understand why this is?"
Feng Quan also frowned and thought hard, and thought for a while and said: "Although the Ming Dynasty has promoted various cold-resistant crops in the north, it cannot afford to cultivate wasteland in places that are too cold outside the Great Wall. Even if the wasteland is cultivated, the gain will not be worth the loss, otherwise The Great Khans had already resettled Itakang (a farming village of nomadic people) just like Anda Khan. Now that I think about it, the only reason they came here to build a city was because of mining or something. They must have discovered minerals in Daning, either coal or Iron, I don’t know. The Ming Dynasty’s demand for ores such as coal and iron is rising year by year. The reason why the Ming Dynasty can keep so many refugees alive is to build a large number of various factories. What these factories need most is coal and iron. , for this reason, the Ming Dynasty court purchased a lot from outside every year, and it must be for this reason now."
After hearing this, Lin Danhan felt a little uneasy and said: "But they are seizing our pastureland by doing this! Today is just Daning, but if it continues like this, our grassland will be occupied by his Ming Dynasty. Such a Ming Dynasty It’s far more terrifying than the previous Ming Dynasty. The previous Ming Dynasty just didn’t want us to rob them, but now they seem to be trying to rob our territory!”
Feng Quan said positively: "The Great Khan's worries are not unreasonable, but according to the experience of the slave Ming Dynasty as an official for many years, what the Ming Dynasty needs most today is actually not coal and iron ore."
"What is it?"
Lin Danhan asked.
Feng Quan smiled sinisterly: "People! Especially the Han people! The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been trying to use various methods to increase the number of Han people. When I was the governor of the southeast, he asked me to crack down on infant abandonment and infanticide in the southeast, and People often emphasize that the biggest shortage after the Ming Dynasty is population. According to them, population brings labor force and consumption, because a large part of the income of the Ming Dynasty court now relies on government-owned industries, and all of these require people to consume. "
"Since his country needs people the most, then Ben Khan will kill all his people!"
Lin Danhan gritted his teeth and said.
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