Qiming 1158

Chapter 1578 The conflict between the two sides is imminent

After the Ming army stationed in Guangdong and Guangxi, it greatly increased the speed of the process of improving the utilization of resources in Guangdong and Guangxi.

After the army of [-] troops was stationed, Zhao Yucheng, in accordance with the central government's policy, promoted military-civilian cooperation to open up wasteland in addition to the collective farm policy.

In addition to training and combat missions, the army assists farmers in reclamation of wasteland, and the participation of tens of thousands of capable laborers is of great help to farmers in reclamation of wasteland.

Therefore, in a relatively short period of time, large tracts of the original wilderness will be reclaimed and cultivated as fields. After two or three years, it will become a good field for growing food.

It's just that compared to the vast wilderness and the not-so-sufficient number of Han people, although there are [-] capable laborers, it is obviously impossible for this process to surpass the limitations of the times.

But in any case, this process has also been greatly promoted.

The expansion of agricultural production is in full swing, and dangers are quietly growing.

Wherever agricultural production goes, the rule of the Ming government can be extended to wherever. This is of course a good thing for the Han people, but it is not a good thing for foreign tribes and beasts.

For the officials of the Ming Dynasty, security must be guaranteed in the surrounding areas where farmers are active and productive.

The farmers worked tirelessly to cultivate the land and engage in production to pay taxes to the Ming government, but the government could not protect their safety. This is unreasonable in any case, and it will greatly dampen the enthusiasm of farmers for production.

Therefore, in the face of hordes of beasts that would cause damage to agricultural production, the Ming army launched a large-scale killing operation.

Just like Su Jue, Zhao Yucheng also organized a considerable number of elite troops to carry out large-scale beast clearing operations in the mountains and forests and wilderness surrounding the developed area.

The Ming army used thunder guns, muskets and kerosene to kill the wild beasts in large numbers, driving them away so that they could not harm the farm.

A large number of wild beasts that are active in the local area and will cause harm to agricultural production and farmers themselves are deterred by the power of human gunpowder, and are constantly driven away from human settlements. As a result, the production conditions of local farmers have been greatly improved.

This is a very high score for local farmers in Guangdong.

Because before this, the army of any regime has never been able to help them slay wild beasts so hard and avoid danger, and they don't need any compensation at all, and the beasts that come back will also distribute their meat to them to eat.

Naturally, there is no reason to say that the beasts are directly killed, but for the foreign tribes living in these areas, it cannot be so simple.

Treating beasts and treating intelligent human beings are naturally not the same.

Like the situation encountered by the Ming army in the Chuanshu area, these Lingnan foreign tribes had different attitudes towards the Ming state.

Some are willing to accept the fact that the Ming Kingdom has taken over, they are willing to communicate with the Ming Kingdom, and trade some commodities produced by their tribes with the Ming Kingdom in exchange for salt, cloth, tea and other things they need, so as to maintain a good communication relationship.

Some tribes maintain a cautious attitude towards the entry of the Ming Kingdom, and are unwilling to contact the Ming Kingdom, but they will not provoke the Ming Kingdom's control area. They pay attention to the sense of distance, and they will also communicate with the tribes that actively communicate with the Ming Kingdom. Carry out commercial trade in exchange for the supplies they need.

There are also some tribes who have a negative attitude towards the entry of the Ming Kingdom and the development of the surrounding areas.

These tribes have strong armed force and some negative perceptions about the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty in the past. Not only did they not make contact with the government of the Southern Song Dynasty, but they also became enemies of the Ming state. They harassed and looted the collective farms of the Ming state every now and then. and population.

Zhao Yucheng would not tolerate such tribes.

He deeply understands what it means to seek peace through struggle and then live in peace. As long as someone dares to attack, he will definitely take revenge.

Once a collective farm was harassed and looted, he would send troops to completely wipe out the tribe. No matter how long it took or how many people in the tribe, he insisted on a strategy of slaughtering and razing it to the ground.

When exterminating this tribe, he would send someone to inform those friendly tribes not to interfere, not to participate in it, and not to accept the escapees. If he found the escapees, they had to be handed over to the Ming army, otherwise it would be regarded as a confrontation with the Ming army.

Once it is seen as confronting the Ming army, there is only one end.

Resolute annihilation regardless of cost.

In the first half year when the Ming army entered Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhao Yucheng led the Ming army to fight more than 70 large and small battles against the barbaric, powerful and rebellious tribes, and achieved a complete victory record.

He exterminated a total of 23 tribes who dared to attack the collective farms in the Ming-controlled area, and implemented his promise to drive these tribes to extinction.

The head of the tribe was beheaded by him to show the public, and he spread his head to all directions as a deterrent.

Half a year later, the Ming army's unprecedented stern and resolute crackdown regardless of cost and casualties finally made all the tribes in Guangdong understand the iron law of "no looting of Han farms".

This is an iron law that must not be violated, otherwise it will inevitably usher in the mad revenge of the Ming army, and the Ming army will not accept surrender, and will never stop attacking until it perishes.

Through simple and rude but effective means, Zhao Yucheng successfully stabilized the situation in Guangdong, established a tough image that the Ming Dynasty ruled the area that cannot be invaded, 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 is also forced by the Ming army. Each tribe dare not attack the control area of ​​the Ming kingdom, which is the most abundant in material resources. However, their production level is not enough, and the materials produced are not enough to distribute. The lack of materials runs through each other. Kill each other and solve their needs where the Ming army does not interfere.

Zhao Yucheng's wife is the daughter of a tribal leader who has friendly relations with the Ming army. There is a Chinese named Yue Linger. Since childhood, his father invited a Chinese teacher to teach him and receive Sinology education.

The tribe once helped when the caravan of the Ming Dynasty was in danger, so it maintained a good relationship with the officials of the Ming state. Because it maintained trade relations with the Ming state, it was rich in material resources and was always regarded as a wealthy tribe.

Originally, this tribe was fine, but the leader suddenly fell ill and died without waiting for any treatment, leaving only Yue Linger, a girl.

Originally, he planned to choose a strong husband for Yue Linger to stabilize the tribe, but before it could be implemented, the people were gone, and the entire tribe was headless. .

Not to mention the internal worries, the external troubles are even more serious.

Knowing that the leader of the tribe died of illness and there was no strong heir, the major tribes were eager to try, preparing to take advantage of his illness to swallow this wealthy tribe alive and eat a good bite of fat.

The news came that some of the grass-roots forces within this tribe betrayed one after another, and turned to those greedy tribes to prepare to lead the way, and only a few remained by Yue Linger's side.

At a critical juncture, Yue Linger was very calm.

She clearly realized that in this state of affairs, there was no one to ask for. Several tribes united together and must eat her. Not a single plastic friend of her father's death was of any use. Even if she wanted to help her, she could not do anything.

In this case, only Minguo can save her.

So she wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Guangzhou to ask Ming Guo for help, asking Ming Guo to help out for the sake of the good relationship they have maintained, otherwise she could only commit suicide to gain her innocence and reputation.

This letter was sent directly to Zhao Yucheng through the military channels. After Zhao Yucheng learned of the matter, he convened a military meeting urgently to discuss whether to send troops.

Some people think that this is a dog bites a dog inside the enemy. They bite themselves. As long as they don't hurt the people of Ming Dynasty, they can do whatever they want. Anyway, they have not paid taxes until now, and they are not considered citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

They have almost tossed their own people, and it is also good for Daming, isn't it?

But Zhao Yucheng thought it was necessary to send troops to help.

Because the other tribe had helped the merchants of the Ming Kingdom get out of danger, and they were friendly tribes close to the Ming Kingdom. If Daming treated such tribes as if they had nothing to help them, it would not be good for the future.

After all, in the future, Daming wants to bring these tribes into rule, so that they can also become citizens who pay taxes to the Daming government.

The government's rule over the people requires reputation and reputation. Excellent reputation and reputation will greatly reduce the cost of governance. This is a very obvious wealth that is not easy to be valued.

Zhao Yucheng persuaded most of the commanders, so after they reported it to the Central Military Department for the record, they dispatched a three-battalion special operations commando, led by Zhao Yucheng himself.

In fact, Zhao Yucheng's biggest idea at that time was to subdue the soldiers without fighting.

He thought of supporting Yue Linger's tribe with Daming's mighty military power and letting those greedy warlike tribes retreat, so he decided to take the initiative and convene a meeting of the tribal leaders who were ready to benefit.

He said that this tribe is covered with bright light, so don't make any decisions. The old man has just passed away and his bones are still 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 never felt that there was anything wrong with bullying the weak.

They feel that Yue Linger's tribe is already their fat meat, even the Ming army can't snatch them. They don't provoke the Han people. It is already the biggest face for the Ming country. If the Ming country doesn't know what to do, don't blame it. They turned their faces and didn't recognize anyone.

Zhao Yucheng's attitude was firm and tough, telling them that if they dared to go to war against Yue Linger's tribe, it would be to declare war on Daming.

Conflict between the two sides is imminent.

(End of this chapter)