In the early morning, Yun Zhao led three thousand cavalry and left Guangzhou.
One hundred and fifty a day, by the morning of the third day Yun Zhao was already stationed on the beach.
Hundreds of merchant ships are moored in the bay, and the coast is also densely covered with cage houses.
Many people are driving naked Nanyang slaves to load and unload goods.
Countless fragrant trees were drying on the high ground on the shore. When the cavalry swept over from the other side of the earth like a tide, the people who were on sentry duty on the high ground had already fled to the seaside.
Seeing the cavalry come to a halt on the coast, a bearded man immediately shouted at Yunzhao under the flag: "Leave, this is our leased land, you can't." Set foot."
Yun Zhao frowned slightly and said to Yun Yang, "I don't want to rent it anymore."
Yun Yang slowly drew out his long sword and said to Yun Zhao, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment." "Wait, I will take it back now."
After saying that, he shouted and left the team, heading straight for Fan Shang who was shouting loudly. The war horse passed by the frightened Fan Shang. The hairy head soared into the sky.
Yun Yang turned his horse around and said to his lieutenant Yun Shu: "Clean up."
As soon as Yun Yang finished speaking, a school captain led a thousand cavalry to charge. Going down, the merchants and Nanyang slaves on the beach began to get confused. The more courageous ones even took out their muskets and kept shooting at the cavalry rushing over.
Yun Zhao glanced at the killing field that was destined to be one-sided, and said to Yun Yang: "Find a cool place to take a bath and rest for a while."
Yun Yang nodded. Head, he quickly sent people to find a quiet place.
Yun Zhao also rode down the high slope, came to a tall banyan tree, jumped off the horse, sat on the chair brought by the guard and drank a large amount of water, running for nearly four days in two and a half days. Baili Di is also a serious test for him.
Fortunately, the anger stuck in his chest finally dissipated.
The sound of artillery suddenly sounded on the sea, and Yun Yang said to Yun Zhao: "Your Majesty, it is not safe here."
As he spoke, a cannonball passed over everyone's heads. , hit a banyan tree in the distance, breaking the bones and tendons of the banyan tree, and the egret perched on the tree took off in a hurry, flying into the distance in panic.
These people dare to resist, which is what Yun Zhao expected. There is no good thing in this world that only allows you to kill him, but does not allow him to kill you.
Seeing that Yun Zhao was only drinking water and turning a deaf ear to his words, Yun Yang immediately said to his cavalry: "Protect Your Majesty!"
So, soon, Yun Zhao was The cavalry surrounded them.
Until now, neither Yun Yang nor Feng Ying, who was guarding Yun Zhao, could understand why the emperor issued a kill order without asking anyone.
However, they still carried out the emperor's order very well without even asking.
Yun Zhaoer listened to the beach partyHearing the screams, he impatiently said to Yun Yang: "Hurry up and finish it."
So, Yun Yang dispatched another thousand cavalry.
The merchant ships in the sea fled the harbor one after another. Those ships that were able to escape were not because they were brave, but because their berths were far away. Many of them anchored directly in the sea, and the cavalry could not reach them. .
The sound of dense grenade explosions sounded on the beach. Yun Yang ran from the observation position and said: "Your Majesty, the enemies on the shore have been cleared, and the boys are now blowing up the ship."
Yun Zhao closed his eyes slightly, leaned his head on the back of the chair and fell asleep. To be honest, running four hundred miles in two and a half days had drained him of all his energy.
The sound of the explosion gradually subsided, but thick smoke billowed from the bay, and a scent of sandalwood drifted over with the wind. Yun Zhao suddenly opened his eyes and said to Yun Yang: "Across the sea. Who did you send to Hao Jing?"
"Yun Shu!"
Yun Zhao closed his eyes again and snored loudly in an instant.
When Yun Zhao woke up, he found that the cavalry had dismounted their horses and were sitting on the ground eating.
The surroundings were very quiet. Even when eating, everyone tried not to make any noise.
Yun Zhao went up the high slope again. The cage houses that were stacked just now were now shrouded in a sea of fire. There were many burning ships in the harbor, and there were many cavalry on the beach. They were Throw the dead body into the sea.
Without warning, without explanation, just an order from Yun Zhao, nearly two thousand people gathered here died without a burial place.
There are still some merchant ships on the sea, escaping to the open sea, but they cannot escape. When they came, Yun Zhao had already given an order to the Guangzhou Shipping Department not to leak any news. After all, the Ming Emperor It doesn't sound very good to personally lead troops to massacre Fanshang.
With the help of the sea breeze, the cage house on the seaside burned even more fiercely. Yun Zhao looked around but did not see a living Fan Shang.
Yun Yang is very reliable in handling things, and he also knows why he cannot be left alive.
For Yun Yang, as long as no one discovered it, the emperor had never done such a cruel thing.
Even if someone discovers it, Yun Yang will insist that he did it.
Soon, someone discovered this tragedy.
When Yang Xiong came, the fire here was almost extinguished, and the sea was full of corpses, densely packed. They seemed to like this bay very much. They were pushed by the waves and stayed on the beach again.
Yang Xiong walked a long way from the beach. The sea water wet his shoes and the hem of his robe. Finally, he walked up to Yun Zhao, leaned over and said, "Humble job." You know, the death penalty of these merchants lies with Weichen."
Yun Zhao looked at Yang Xiong and said: "I even wanted to send your family to the sea to fend for themselves, but you allowed these merchants to occupy the Ming Dynasty. What do you think about the land? ”
Yang Xiong said sluggishly: "I think this place is a remote place. I can rent it to merchants and get some interest. That's all."
Yun Zhao looked down at Yang Xiong and said: "I heard that entering More than 90% of the Ming Dynasty's fragrant wood comes from here, why don't I see the Shibo Department here?"
Yang Xiong looked up at the emperor and said solemnly: "There is no Shibo Department, but the accounts here are? There is a lot of money in the court that cannot be disclosed to outsiders.
We have calculated that the money is not too much, but it is not too little either. , the total amount is between 600,000 silver dollars, and the land rental fees offered by Fanshang and the tax on fragrant wood just make up for the shortfall of 600,000 silver dollars. "
As for what Yang Xiong said, Yun Zhao. I believe that for such a large court, it does need some hidden income to pay for some expenses that are not humane to outsiders.
These fees may be compensation, bribery, or instigation of rebellion. In short, there are many, many needs.
Such expenses are also found here in Yunzhao, and the amount even far exceeds that of the Prime Minister's Office.
The Ming Dynasty was so big, and the things in it were so diverse, Yun Zhao was deeply aware of this.
“Your Majesty, since General Han followed your Majesty’s order and blocked Malacca, does your Majesty know that there are still a large number of Ban people in the vast area within Malacca.
< p>These people could not leave the Ming Dynasty territory through Malacca, and had to work hard to survive within the Ming Dynasty territory. Since there was no business relationship, they could not go to Guangzhou City to trade openly, so they could only choose to stay here with the Prime Minister. The government conducted secret transactions.Originally, this amount of money was not valued by the Prime Minister’s Office. However, the reason why these people were able to stay in the Strait of Malacca was entirely because they occupied many areas rich in fragrant wood. Islands.
The Prime Minister’s Office does not want to kill all these people. It also hopes that this group of people can continue to develop various islands and play a positive role in the further development of various islands in Southeast Asia. ”
At present, what our Ming Dynasty lacks is warriors who dare to go to the sea. Wei Chen believes that instead of letting the farmers of the Ming Dynasty who know nothing about the ocean risk their lives to explore the islands, it is better to use these people to do such things. .
This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone, so Wei Chen ordered it to be done, allowing them to live here and in Haojing across the way by borrowing a piece of land from the Ming Dynasty.
In a few years, when these people become old and frail, they will naturally disappear. "
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "You should understand that I do not allow a large number of foreign refugees to be taken in. Previously, I took a step back on the issue of the use of slaves. I didn't expect you to go further than I thought. Far.
This shouldn't be Yang Xiong's idea alone, but it doesn't look like the strategy of Zhang Guozhu, an honest man, but more like the strategy of you, Xu Wuxiang and others.
Nowadays, our country does lack some specialized talents., People who are of positive significance to our Ming Dynasty can naturally be introduced on a large scale, but those people refer to European scholars, senior craftsmen, and their families, not these adventurers like pirates.
I know what you are thinking. I feel that since the Ming Dynasty has become so powerful, we should open our arms to all rivers and accept anyone who wants to enter the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty become a powerful nation in a short time. Internally powerful to the extreme.
However, you are wrong. Just because the strong Han Dynasty accepted the Huns immigrants, the tragedy of the Western Jin Dynasty was destroyed, and there was a dark age of chaos in China. Just because the prosperous Tang Dynasty accepted the Western Turks, the hidden dangers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were laid.
The Ming Dynasty is not in a hurry!
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I believe that as long as we can continue to ensure that the people of Ming Dynasty have enough food and clothing, we will have enough manpower sooner or later.
If I have to choose between becoming strong in a short time and becoming strong step by step for a long time, I would choose the latter.
Sooner or later I will become an emperor for eternity, and you will also be famous for eternity. What are you anxious about? "
Yang Xiong looked at Yun Zhao in silence for a moment, but stubbornly raised his head and looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty has already shown signs of going against the grain! "
Yun Zhao was stunned, and after a long time he said: "Why do you say that?
Yang Xiong gritted his teeth and said: "The Ming Dynasty has begun to split. The land and sea will become the source of disaster for the Ming Dynasty. The descendants of the Yun family will fight against each other, and the root of the disaster was planted by His Majesty himself." .
It’s not that I, the Hongnong Yang family, cannot go to sea, but I am worried that such a large-scale sea visit will weaken the strength of the Ming Dynasty. I advocate the ambition of Yaozhou. Even if Prince Yao’s generation cannot, can your majesty do it? Is it guaranteed that his descendants will not be like this?