The obedience of Japanese people is really abnormal! According to historical records, Japanese warriors could blatantly "test swords" with peasants! In other words, samurai can kill peasants at will without being punished! The farmers must kneel on the ground and wait for death!
This situation was not banned until the Japanese Warring States Period, when the two sides fought each other and suffered serious population losses. However, this prohibition is not an explicit rule, but an unspoken rule passed down by word of mouth, so it is not surprising that these Japanese were dragged into a pile.
The Japanese Tojiro is one of them. He saw the pirates rushing towards them, and he tried to protect his wife and daughter behind him. But the person who rushed towards him was an extremely tall and strong man! Even among the Han people, this man is considered tall, a full three heads taller than him!
Hesitating that the height difference between the two parties was too big and it was inconvenient for the pirates to grab his clothes, they directly reached out and grabbed his bun and dragged him out. Tojiro, whose scalp hurt so much, thought that he was going to be dragged out to try the knife this time, and his heart was filled with confusion. Ashes to death!
I originally wanted to shout to my wife and ask him to take good care of my daughter. But he couldn't scream at all while being dragged. As a result, he was dragged for more than ten steps, and when the pirate pushed him, he knelt on the ground. Then he can die with his eyes closed.
But he didn't wait long before he heard the cries of his wife and daughter getting closer and closer! He looked up and saw the strong man holding his daughter under his left arm and dragging his mother-in-law's hair with his right hand, striding directly towards him.
The pirate walked up to him and swung his hand, hitting his mother-in-law directly on top of him. But the pirate was gentle when he put his daughter down.
Tojiro felt even more bitter in his heart, thinking that this whole family was going to die together, so he couldn't help hugging his mother-in-law and daughter and silently shed tears. His mother-in-law and daughter were also frightened and cried loudly. At least they had some support hiding in his arms, but they cried even louder.
After a while, Tojiro found that there were many more people around him. He looked up and found that he knew many people, and their whole families were dragged out. This made him feel a little strange! If he wanted to kill someone, there was no need to drag him out and kill him. Although he was a peasant who had never seen the world, he could figure this out clearly.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly comforted his wife and daughter and asked them to try to calm down. Just then I heard a pirate shouting loudly in Japanese: "You idiots, stop crying! I dragged you out for no other reason than to help you with work! If you help, you will have enough to eat, but it's still in vain." rice!"
Tojiro immediately forgot all the previous words. He only heard that there was plenty of food to eat, and it was white rice! But he doesn't think this is true! Look at him. These pirates must be lying! Even samurai-sama can't afford white rice every day, so how can they be given to peasants like them? It is possible to say that you can help with the work and have a full meal!
His wife and daughter were surprised and stopped sobbing when they heard these words. They first looked at the pirate who was shouting, and then looked at Tojiro, trying to get an answer from him.
Tojiro whispered: "Let's not say anything! Akito wants us to help them, but we have come forward. I'm afraid there will be no good results after you call back!"
His wife and daughter were frightened when they heard this and immediately lowered their heads. And not only Tojiro thought so, but the Japanese people who were dragged out also thought so, so they all bowed their heads and said nothing in unison.
The pirate repeatedly shouted to the crowd, asking them to get up and work quickly, but no one got up. Liu Guangting shook his head when he saw this. It seemed that these people also knew that the Ming army would not stay here for a long time. When the Shimazu family came back and found that someone was helping the Ming army rob their house, they were afraid that they would be retaliated against.
The pirate walked back and forth in front of the crowd and shouted. Seeing that no one stood up, he couldn't help but get a little angry. He pulled out the short ax from his waist and wanted to kill a few people to establish his authority! But then he was stopped by Liu Guangting.
After Liu Guangting taught him a few words, the pirate took back his hatchet and walked up to the crowd and said loudly: "It's just that you are helping us work. When we leave, we will take you away and give you land!"
As soon as this was said, everyone raised their heads instantly. Everyone looked in disbelief and asked the people around them if they really heard it wrong.
, the scene actually became a little chaotic for a while!
The land policies of Japan and the Ming Dynasty were similar, that is, the nobles occupied most of the land, there were very few self-cultivators, and most of them were tenant farmers. These tenant farmers had to bear heavy taxes and free labor. Moreover, the Japanese country had more people and less land, and a farmer could only cultivate a small amount of land. This is especially true near major cities. So land is extremely attractive to them!
At this time, the pirate said loudly: "You heard it right, we are allocating land to you! Your own family's land! Each person can be allocated three acres of land. You only need to pay 50% of the tax!"
This time, instead of arousing the interest of the Japanese, it caused a sensation! Many people have stood up and asked loudly if it is true? From their point of view, the Ming army's talk of dividing the land was unbelievable, but with the addition of a 50% tax, it sounded much more real!
Moreover, in their view, 50% of the tax was already a benevolent policy, which shows how heavily the upper class of the Japanese country exploited the peasants! However, there was no way to cruelly squeeze the farmers. To fight the war, the daimyo needed money, food, leather and other materials. And the Japanese country has no industry at all, so these taxes will naturally fall on the farmers, so it is normal to charge 70 to 80% of the taxes!
Tojiro had already had enough days of hunger and satiation. He looked down at the sallow faces of his wife and daughter, let go and pushed them away, strode out of the crowd and said loudly: "This Master Akito, If you are really given the land, I will do it!"
The pirate was overjoyed when he saw someone coming out. He stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder hard and said, "I really give you land, and I really only charge 50% of the tax! You are the first one to come out, and I have the final say. I will give you an extra acre of land." !」
Seeing someone taking the lead, other Japanese people also got up and gathered around. The pirate immediately took nine people and handed them to Tojiro, and then said: "These nine people are yours to take care of."
Then he called another pirate and said, "Just follow him and listen to his orders."
Tojiro looked back in fear at his horrified wife and daughter, then gritted his teeth and followed the pirate away. The pirate who shouted then sent the remaining men out in formation. Then some women were gathered together to look at all the children individually. These children will become Han Chinese in the future, so they must be protected first.
