Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 372 How to tame Japanese pirates
Taichang stood on the city wall of Zhenwa City, looking at the densely packed captives in Dongyang New City, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Carinho is gone, and the Dutch invasion seems to be no longer a concern.

However, he did not intend to leave Kyushu Island and rush back to Honshu.

Because he felt that it was almost the same whether he went to the front line of Honshu Island.

Generals such as Qi Jin and Cao Wenzhao are veterans who have experienced many battles. They have a lot of experience in leading troops in combat. They will basically not make any mistakes on the battlefield.

The morale of the soldiers of Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion is also high. As long as there is no problem with military merit rewards, there will be no problems.

As for the overall command, Lu Xiangsheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, has studied the art of war, and it is no problem to lead the army directly on the battlefield. Compared with him, he is only stronger than weaker.

In other words, it doesn't make much difference whether he is in command at the front or not.

It's different in the rear. He procrastinated many things as he could, and didn't handle them well at all.

In the past, he was focused on the front line, only thinking of advancing quickly and destroying Dongpu as soon as possible, and he tried his best to delay things in the rear.

In fact, he was a bit of a loser.

There is a saying that goes well, "It is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to defend it."

With Ming's current level of weapons and equipment and strong national strength, it is not difficult to defeat the Tokugawa shogunate or destroy Japan.

It can be said that after the First World War in Izumo, the overall situation was basically settled, and there was no possibility of a comeback for Japan.

However, it is not so easy to hold Dongpu or control Dongpu and make Dongpu truly the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Now there are more and more things in the rear, and he has been procrastinating on solving many problems.

For example, the issue of Japanese pirates taking prisoners.

The Japanese pirates they captured were not a little bit. In the battle of Kyushu Island alone, they captured more than [-] Japanese pirates. In addition to the prisoners from Shikoku Island transported over, the number of prisoners on Kyushu Island reached more than [-].

Also on Honshu Island, they captured more than [-] Japanese pirates in the Battle of Changzhou Domain and the Battle of Izumo Kingdom.

In other words, the total number of Japanese pirates captured by them now is more than 30, which is almost catching up with the number of the Shenji Camp and Shenwu Camp.

At the moment, the captives on Honshu Island are all headed to the silver mine to mine, so don't worry about it for the time being.

Actually, that's not a good deal.

It's just that mining is a long-term thing, and there is no need to worry that those captives will be out of work for one, two, or even ten or eight years.

The captives in Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island are different, they really have nothing to do.

Because the Dongyang New City is almost completed, and even the nine acropolises in Kyushu are almost completed, so what will people do after finishing these repairs?

Is it all going to mining?

That's impossible. The Iwami Silver Mine is such a big place, and it's already a bit crowded if more than [-] captives are stuffed in. If more than [-] are stuffed in, it will definitely be crowded, and there is no need for mining.

Besides, he couldn't keep these captives working endlessly.

One can imagine what will happen once people lose hope.

Anyway, there is no hope, so it is better to go all out!
Most people would think so, let alone Japanese pirates!

In other words, if he makes people see no hope, then he will be in trouble, and there will definitely be endless trouble in the future.

He can't keep suppressing it.

If the entire Japan is defeated, there will likely be millions of prisoners. How much manpower will he waste to manage and suppress!
Moreover, suppressing it all the time is not the answer.

Because these Japanese pirates are all the relatives of the civilians in Japan, if you keep suppressing them, you will continue to suppress them, and then irreconcilable contradictions will form.

This is a huge hidden danger. Once the contradiction is irreconcilable, it will explode one day.

Taichang couldn't help but raised his binoculars to scan carefully.

Sure enough, there was no trace of hope in the eyes of these prisoners. If things go on like this, something will happen one day!
He took down Dongying not to leave a huge hidden danger for Daming, he wanted to solve the hidden danger of Dongying!

He must find a way to tame these pirates!
Thinking of this, he put down the binoculars and sighed quietly: "Feihong, do you think these pirates can be tamed?"

Uh, why did the emperor suddenly ask this?

Zheng Zhilong thought about it, and then said cautiously: "It should be possible. At the beginning, there were some Japanese pirates under my minister's command. Those ronin who lost their patriarch or even lost their homeland, I feel that they are not so unruly. As long as they are paid, they can Or start wages to make them feel that they can make money and live a better life, and they are similar to normal people."

This is actually the method they use to control the civilians in Japan.

The question is that these people are real Japanese pirates, not civilians, can they really do this?

Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "I'm afraid it won't work, these Japanese pirates seem to be quite honest at the moment, that's because someone is watching.

Moreover, they were all frightened of being drawn, and they dared not play any tricks when someone was guarding them.

Once they are released, no one is guarding them, and they are freed like civilians, I don't know how many people will think about revenge or restoration of the country. "

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help saying coldly: "I have also encountered disobedient officials, but these people have all disappeared."

Does this mean to kill?

It is not a big problem to kill one or two, ten or eight, or even hundreds or thousands.

The problem is, you can't just kill like crazy!
At this moment, the population of Dongpu is at least tens of millions, how many kills is a head?
How many?

Hundreds of thousands?
millions?
In that way, the contradictions will only get deeper and deeper, and the hatred will only get bigger and bigger!

Japanese pirates have done this in history.

How many people hated them!

Taichang still shook his head slightly and said: "It doesn't work like this, the hatred will only get deeper and deeper if I keep killing them, I want to tame them, not kill them all, if I want to kill them all, just kill them all right now. "

Uh, I didn't say to keep killing!
Your Majesty, don't go crazy, there are tens of millions of people in Dongying, and they don't kill people like this!
Zheng Zhilong quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I don't mean to kill all the time, I mean to treat them differently, that is, those who are obedient are beneficial, and those who are disobedient have no good fruit to eat. If you are disobedient, you will be killed!"

Discrimination?

Well, this makes sense.

It’s okay to give some benefits to those who are obedient, it’s okay to clean up those who are disobedient, and it’s okay to kill some stubborn ones, and even let their own people deal with their own people.

This is actually not difficult, as long as the difference is big enough.

That is, let those who are particularly obedient let them live a superior life, and let them take care of those who are disobedient, and even let them clean up the most disobedient!

If they can let their own people clean up their own people, it's almost the same.

Thinking of this, Taichang said decisively: "Xianglin, from now on, pick some of the most obedient prisoners from these prisoners every month, release them, and let them go back to reunite with their families. Then pick some disobedient ones and send them to Shi Jian Mining at the silver mine."

what?
Hearing this, Ma Xianglin was stunned for a moment, and then asked carefully: "Your Majesty, how much do you choose every month?"

Taichang thought for a while, and then slowly said: "Let's pick out one percent first, pick out one percent of obedient and disobedient ones every month."

Of course, this is just the beginning.

Ishijian Silver Mine has to do the same.

If you are obedient, let it go.

If you are disobedient, you will keep doing it.

If you still dare to play tricks, just cut it off!

It is even possible to open a school and teach Sinology.

If you learn well, you can be a petty official, and take care of these disobedient ones!
Yes, this is the most important point.

If you want to tame them completely, you must Sinicize them first, and let these Sinicized people be superior to others!
Thinking of this, Taichang directly said to Tang Wang Zhu Yujian: "Changshou, you issued a government order to order all states and counties to set up schools and teach the "Four Books and Five Classics". The imperial examination is the same. Those who pass the county, state, and government examinations are called Tongsheng, and can be appointed as Jiashou Lizheng; those who pass the court examination are called scholars, and can be appointed as small officials in prefectural and county yamen."

what?
Hearing this, Zhu Yujian, king of the Tang Dynasty, couldn't help being stunned and said: "Your Majesty, don't they have to work, how can they have time to learn this!"

Taichang said indifferently: "This is what they should consider, not yours. Those who want to learn will naturally try their best to learn."

Uh, okay.

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was stunned for a moment, and then asked again: "Your Majesty, what about after obtaining the title of scholar? Can they still participate in the provincial and general examinations?"

It's not urgent, it's just an experiment.

What kind of township test will be tested, and the horoscope has not been written yet.

Do you think that it is so easy to get the honor of a scholar, no matter how good you are, you can be admitted as a scholar without studying hard for a few years?
It is not a matter of taming the pirates overnight, and it is not enough to guard the world overnight.

Taichang explained in detail: "I just want them to see hope, Xiucai, do you think it is so easy to pass the exam? It will be at least a few years later. At that time, if these people really surrender to Daming, let them It’s not impossible to take the provincial and general examinations, anyway, try first.”

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Xiao Wang understands."

(End of this chapter)