Liao Wuan was stunned. Do you think people from the Japanese island country are free labor?
Vajra Nu said: "This is a good idea. There are too many places in the domain that need people. If we recruit workers, it will cost an incredible amount of money.
But if corvee service is issued for a long time, it will inevitably hurt the people. If you use people from other countries, there is no such concern. "
Zhu Jun glanced at him appreciatively. He didn't think he was a narrow-minded nationalist, but some grudges really cannot be forgotten. Things engraved in the bones cannot be erased even if the soul travels to another world.
And what is the nature of corvee?
It's exploitation!
It is the imperial court and the control and exploitation of the people by feudal lords.
When tax revenues are insufficient to support state expenditure, corvee service is inevitable.
But if the exploited people were replaced by Japanese dogs, then Zhu Jun would not have any pressure.
Moreover, there are many people in Japan.
I dare not say that there are too many, but there are still three to five million people.
If I had to estimate a bit more, it would be around six million.
The place is not big, but so many population resources are wasted if not utilized.
Moreover, there is a lot of silver there, and he needs silver now.
Excluding women, old people and children, there should still be millions of young people.
If these millions of young people are used well, they can definitely accelerate the development of the great cause by three to five years, or even faster.
"Send this good news out so that the people of Weihaiwei will be happy. In addition, the officers and soldiers who have made meritorious service must be rewarded in full, and those who have made meritorious service should not be punished. When the time comes, hand in the list.
The injured soldiers are still the same as before. The bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle are collected and set up in a mourning hall. I will keep vigil for them tonight. "Speaking of this, Zhu Jun inevitably felt a little uncomfortable. These brothers were all brought by him, and he had the responsibility and obligation to look after them.
Although, there is no immortality in war.
But it’s still heartwarming to mention it, and the joy of victory has faded a lot.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
After the two men retreated, the entire camp was filled with the joy of victory.
Soon, the news spread to Wendeng County. Zhou Wenhui was overjoyed when he learned that Zhu Jun had won a great victory. "What a great victory. We killed more than 700 enemies and captured more than 1,000 people. This is a great victory. King Weihai is guarding it," he said. Weihaiwei, no Japanese pirates will dare to invade again in the future!"
Bi Ying and Feng Chun were also slightly stunned. The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smacked their lips, "It's amazing, the King of Weihai is the King of Weihai. It's so powerful!"
If Zhu Jun hadn't been there this time, more than two thousand people would have attacked, and we don't know how many casualties there would have been.
At this moment, Zhu Jun had almost wiped out all his enemies. This was an unprecedented victory.
Although it is not as great as the victory over Yingchang and the suppression of pirates, it was an unprecedented victory in Weihaiwei.
"Let's go, Old Feng, let's go and see His Highness!" This time they didn't make any effort. If they didn't work harder, they would be ignorant.
Feng Chun also nodded hastily, and said as he walked: "Now we have a really great person coming to Weihaiwei. With this person in charge, Weihaiwei is impregnable, and anyone who comes will be defeated.
Let's just lie down peacefully! "
Bi Ying smiled and said: "It's not that easy to lie down flat. Our Sixth Master has no weak hands."
...
That night, Zhu Jun kept a vigil in the mourning hall for his brothers who died in the war. The next day, nearly a hundred people were beheaded at the entrance of the Wendeng market. The remaining people were all handcuffed in chains. What awaited them would be endless labor. .
The people of Wendeng all clapped their hands and applauded, and the mountains roared with great power and the king of the sea was a thousand years old.
Less than two months after Zhu Jun came to the vassal, he had completely won over the hearts and minds of Weihaiwei. From top to bottom, no one dared to disobey.
And the news soon entered Beijing.
Early in the morning, the scout's voice spread throughout Zhongdu.
"Weihaiwei Japanese pirates invaded, and His Royal Highness the King of Weihai led a large army to defeat them. They strangled and captured nearly 2,000 prisoners..."
This sound broke the tranquility of Zhongdu in the early morning and made the people of Zhongdu excited.
After Zhu Jun left for more than a month, news finally came again.
And this time, it’s still good news for a great victory.
These inland people may not know the dangers of Japanese pirates, but many people have migrated from coastal areas.
When it comes to Japanese pirates, everyone gnashes their teeth.
Early in the morning, in teahouses and along the roads, people gathered together in twos and threes to talk.
And this news also reached the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also overjoyed when he received the news.
This bastard is really good at it. He went to Weihaiwei and gave him such a big surprise.
That's nearly two thousand people, which is not a small number.
He walked up and down the Fengtian Hall, beaming with joy.
Wang Gou'er on the side was speechless. This lunatic was really capable of doing anything, and he was restless wherever he went.
Weihaiwei was exempted from grain tax a few days ago, but today is a good thing and they won another battle.
Why can't I get around this madman even though he's thousands of miles away?
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and came to Kunning Palace in person to tell the news to Queen Ma.
After hearing this, Queen Ma became really happy. The couple had been in a cold war, and this incident might be an opportunity for them to break the ice.
"My son is really amazing!" Queen Ma was overjoyed when she took the good news.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to praise a few words, but for a long time, he didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Queen Ma said: "Your Majesty, you are a very busy man. I would be very grateful if you could take the time to send me a message. Please don't stay here for too long, otherwise you will delay the state affairs and I can't afford it!" "
"Xiuying, we've all given in, so don't be angry." Seeing that Empress Ma was still angry, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold it anymore. He held his hand and apologized again and again, "You can give us a step up, right? "
Ma Xiuying struggled twice, but when she couldn't get away, she just let him hold her and said, "Who dares not to climb down the steps given by His Majesty?
Even if you don’t give me a step, I have to give it to you! "
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly and said: "You are the only one in the world who dares to talk to me like this, but I can't get angry yet, so I can only carefully apologize and coax you.
Look at other people, when have we ever been so concerned?
Haven't we already begun to compensate Lao Liu?
We have prepared those 100,000 acres of fertile land, and will give it directly to our eldest grandson when the time comes.
When we dominate the world in the future, I will give him ten times or a hundred times, okay? "
Queen Ma didn't really want to have a cold war with Zhu Yuanzhang to the end. She was just angry that Zhu Yuanzhang was too rude to Zhu Jun. After hearing this, most of her anger disappeared, "Do you know why I am angry with you?"
"I know, you are angry that we acted too roughly." Zhu Yuanzhang said hurriedly when he saw Queen Ma relenting.
"This is only part of the reason. What I'm really angry about is that you don't trust your son and that you instigate feelings between your sons. As a father, you are so derelict in your duty!"
