After the Ming army entered Guangdong and Guangxi, it greatly accelerated the process of improving the utilization rate of resources in Guangdong and Guangxi.
After 100,000 troops were stationed, Zhao Yucheng followed the central government's policy and promoted military-civilian cooperation in farming and land reclamation in addition to the collective farm policy.
In addition to training and combat tasks, the military assists farmers in reclaiming wasteland. The addition of tens of thousands of capable laborers is of great help to farmers in reclaiming wasteland.
Therefore, in a relatively short period of time, large tracts of formerly wilderness land were reclaimed as farmland, and after two or three years, it would become fertile land for growing food.
However, compared to the vast wilderness and the insufficient number of Han people, although with the help of 100,000 capable laborers, this process obviously cannot transcend the limitations of the times.
But in any case, this process has been greatly promoted.
Agricultural production expansion activities are in full swing, and dangers are also quietly growing.
Wherever agricultural production is carried out, the rule of the Ming government can be expanded. This is of course a good thing for the Han people, but it is not a good thing for foreign tribes and wild beasts.
For the officials of the Ming Dynasty, safety must be guaranteed around the production areas where farmers are active.
The farmers worked hard to cultivate the land and produce to pay taxes to the Ming government, but the government could not protect their safety. This is unjustifiable in any case and will greatly dampen the farmers' enthusiasm for production.
Therefore, faced with hordes of wild beasts that would cause damage to agricultural production, the Ming army launched a large-scale killing operation.
Like Su Jue, Zhao Yucheng also organized a considerable number of elite troops to carry out large-scale wild beast clearing operations in the mountains, forests and wilderness surrounding developed areas.
The Ming army used thunder cannons, muskets and kerosene to kill large numbers of wild animals and drive them away so that they could not harm the farm.
A large number of active local wild beasts that would cause harm to agricultural production and farmers themselves were frightened by the power of human gunpowder and were constantly driven away from human settlements. As a result, the production conditions of local farmers were greatly improved.
This is a very high point for local farmers in Guangdong.
Because before this, the army of any regime had never worked so hard to help them kill wild beasts and eliminate danger, and they did so without any reward. The beasts they fought back would share their meat with them.
Of course, there is nothing to say to the beasts, just kill them directly, but for the foreign tribes living in these areas, it cannot be that simple.
Naturally, the treatment of wild beasts and the treatment of intelligent humans cannot be the same.
Similar to what the Ming army encountered in the Sichuan and Shu regions, these Lingnan foreign tribes had different attitudes towards the Ming Dynasty.
Some were willing to accept the fact that the Ming Dynasty took over, and were willing to communicate with the Ming Dynasty. They traded some goods produced by their tribes with the Ming Dynasty in exchange for salt, cloth, tea and other things they needed, and maintained a good exchange relationship.
Some tribes maintain a cautious attitude towards the Ming Dynasty and are unwilling to contact the Ming Dynasty, but they will not offend the Ming Dynasty-controlled areas. They pay attention to the sense of distance, but will also actively communicate with the tribes who actively communicate with the Ming Dynasty. Conduct commercial trade in exchange for the supplies they need.
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There are also some tribes that have a negative attitude towards the Ming Dynasty's entry into the country and its expansion into surrounding areas.
These tribes were strong in force and had some negative feelings towards the Southern Song Dynasty government in the past. Not only did they not have contact with the Ming Dynasty, they also became enemies of the Ming Dynasty. They harassed and robbed the collective farms of the Ming Dynasty from time to time, fought with the self-defense militias of the collective farms, and plundered property. and population.
Zhao Yucheng would never tolerate this kind of tribe.
He deeply understands what it means to seek peace through struggle and survive in peace. As long as someone dares to invade, he will definitely carry out straightforward and thorough revenge.
Once a collective farm was harassed and robbed, he would send troops to completely eliminate the tribe. No matter how long the fight lasted or how many people there were in the tribe, he would insist on a strategy of killing them all and razing them to the ground.
When wiping out this tribe, he would also send people to inform those friendly tribes not to interfere or participate in it, let alone take in the fugitives. If they found fugitives, they would be handed over to the Ming army, otherwise they would be regarded as fighting against the Ming army.
Once seen as confronting the Ming army, there is only one outcome.
Resolutely eradicate them regardless of cost.
In the first six months after the Ming army took control of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhao Yucheng led the Ming army to fight more than 70 times in large and small battles and achieved complete victory in the face of many barbaric, powerful and unruly tribes.
He annihilated a total of twenty-three tribes who dared to attack the collective farms in the Ming-controlled areas, and implemented his promise to drive these tribes to annihilation.
He beheaded the tribal leader in public display, and spread the word to everyone as a deterrent.
Half a year later, the Ming army's unprecedentedly severe and resolute strikes, regardless of cost or casualties, finally made all tribes in Guangdong understand the iron rule that "Han Chinese farms cannot be plundered".
This is an iron law that must not be violated, otherwise there will be crazy revenge from the Ming army, and the Ming army will not accept surrender and will never stop attacking until it is destroyed.
Through simple, crude and effective means, Zhao Yucheng successfully stabilized the situation in Guangdong, established a tough image that the areas ruled by the Ming Dynasty were inviolable, and created a good environment for the Guangdong provincial government to fully develop the economy and resume production.
And in the process, he met his wife.
It seems that it was also forced by the Ming army. Each tribe did not dare to attack the Ming-controlled areas with the richest material resources. However, their own production level was not enough, and the materials produced were not enough for distribution. The scarcity of materials was throughout, so they could only attack each other. Fall in love and kill each other, and solve their needs where the Ming army does not interfere.
Zhao Yucheng's wife was the daughter of a tribal leader who had friendly relations with the Ming army. There was a Han named Yue Ling'er. His father hired a Han teacher to teach him since he was a child, and he received a Chinese education.
This tribe once helped the Ming Dynasty caravans when they were in danger, so they maintained a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty officials. Because they maintained trade with the Ming Dynasty, they were relatively rich in material resources and were always regarded as a wealthy tribe.
Originally, the tribe was doing well, but the leader suddenly fell ill and died without waiting for any treatment, leaving only Yue Ling'er, a girl.
Originally, he planned to choose a strong husband for Yue Ling'er to stabilize the tribe, but before he could implement it, the man was gone. The entire tribe was suddenly leaderless, and powerful factions, large and small, emerged one after another and began to fall apart. .
Leaving aside internal worries for the moment, external troubles are more serious.
After learning that the tribal leader died of illness without a strong heir, the major tribes were immediately eager to take advantage of his illness to kill him and eat this wealthy tribe alive to get a good bite of fat.
When the news came, some outsiders within the tribe defected one after another and joined the greedy tribes to serve as the leader. Only a few remained with Yue Ling'er.
At the critical moment, Yue Ling'er remained calm.
She clearly realized that she had no one to ask for in this current situation. Multiple tribes had joined together to eat her. None of her father's plastic friends were of any use. Even if they wanted to help her, there was nothing they could do.
In this situation, only Ming Guo can save her.
So she wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Guangzhou to seek help from Ming Guo, asking Ming Guo to help for the sake of the good relationship they had maintained, otherwise she would have to commit suicide to clear her innocence and reputation.
This letter was delivered directly to Zhao Yucheng through military channels. After Zhao Yucheng learned of the matter, he held an emergency military meeting to discuss whether to send troops.
Some people think this is a dog-eating-dog fight within the enemy. They bite their own dogs. As long as they do not harm the people of the Ming Dynasty, they can do whatever they want. Anyway, they have not paid taxes until now and are not considered citizens of the Ming Dynasty.
They have already put their own people through a lot of trouble, isn't it also good for Ming Dynasty?
But Zhao Yucheng believed that it was necessary to send troops to help.
Because the other tribe had helped Ming merchants get out of danger and was a friendly tribe close to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty ignored such a tribe and refused to help, it would be of no benefit to the future.
After all, the Ming Dynasty will bring these tribes under its rule in the future, and let them become citizens who pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty government. It is very beneficial to maintain a reputation of being true to their word and repaying kindness.
The government's rule over the people requires credibility and reputation. Excellent credibility and reputation will greatly reduce the cost of governance. This is a very obvious asset that is not easily taken seriously.
Zhao Yucheng convinced most of the people at the command level, so after they reported to the Zhongdu Military Department, they dispatched a special operations commando team consisting of three battalions, led by Zhao Yucheng himself.
In fact, Zhao Yucheng's biggest idea at that time was to defeat others without fighting.
He wanted to use the Ming Dynasty's illustrious military might to support Yue Ling'er's tribe and make those greedy and warlike tribes retreat, so he decided to take the initiative and convene a meeting with the tribal leaders who were ready to reap benefits.
He said that this tribe is protected by the Ming Dynasty, so you should not make any plans. His father has just passed away and his bones are not yet cold, so you send troops to attack. Isn't this too disrespectful to the deceased?
But he underestimated the greed of those tribes.
They have always believed in the law of the jungle and have never thought there is anything wrong with bullying the weak. It is natural law that the weak should eat the strong, and it is perfectly normal.
They felt that Yue Ling'er's tribe was already the meat of their mouths, and even the Ming army could not compete with them. By not provoking the Han people, they were giving the Ming country the greatest face. If the Ming country did not know what to do, don't blame them. They turned against each other.
Zhao Yucheng was resolute and tough, telling them that if they dared to go to war against Yue Ling'er's tribe, it would be a declaration of war against the Ming Dynasty.
The conflict between the two sides is about to break out.
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