Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 626 Appease the natives
"Then can we sit down and have a good talk?" Chang Yi waved his hand, signaling to the leaders of the local people.

"Yes, yes..." The leader of the native people obediently found a seat to sit down, and everyone subconsciously didn't want to sit next to the demon Changyi.

So a very interesting phenomenon appeared on the scene. The leaders of the native people took small steps to seize the position closest to them and far away from Changyi.However, such "ideal" seats are in the minority after all, and some slow-witted native leaders saw that there were only bad seats left.

"I said, what are you accommodating? Take your seats quickly." Seeing the funny behavior of more than 40 native leaders, Changyi couldn't understand what they were thinking.

Changyi's words frightened the leaders of the indigenous people, and those who had no seats hurriedly found a place to sit down.

In the crowded room, Li Xiong and Li Youwu sat in the seat closest to Changyi, and their expressions were not very good-looking.Before they figured out what kind of character Changyi was, they had already labeled Changyi as cruel and merciless. If they sat next to him and accidentally offended him, their village might suffer as well.Other native chiefs gloated.

"Ahem, I'm not a wicked person, you seem to be very afraid of me?" Chang Yi coughed twice to calm everyone down.

"Nothing, nothing..." Everyone was still obedient.

"Our Kyushu Army has always been cruel to the enemy and lenient to our own people, so don't be shy." Changyi said again.

It's a big heart not to be scrupled!All the native leaders showed disbelief.Didn't those four unlucky villages not come to participate in the conference in Lang Son, but they were approached by the troops of the Kyushu Army!
"General Changyi, right? I want to ask you, General, why you summoned us villages in deep mountains and old forests to Lang Son City? We have always been aloof from the world, guarding our one-acre three-point land, and have never caused trouble for the Kyushu Army." Ah." Li Xiong shook his head and asked what he wanted to know about the attitude of the Kyushu Army.

The other native leaders looked at Changyi in unison, waiting for Changyi's answer.What exactly the Kyushu Army wants to do and how to deal with their village in the future, these are related to the fate and future of their village, so they have to worry about it.

"As the saying goes, is it the land of the king in the whole world, and the land of the king is the subject of the king. Your villages are not really independent of the world. You will still exchange trade with the people in the southern plains, and you have to pay taxes to the Zheng family. Conscripted for military service, right?" Changyi asked.

"That's right. Our villages are scattered and we have no strength, so we need to surrender to Shenglong City." Li Xiong said.

"In a few days, I will lead my troops southward to attack the southern plains, and Thang Long City will also be destroyed. At that time, we will re-establish the Cochin Chief Secretary, replace the Zheng family and the Ruan family, and govern the vast area from Lang Son, Gaoping to Guangnan, etc. , I hope you can keep yourselves safe during this period of time and don't have two minds." Chang Yi said bluntly, "That is to say, as long as you are obedient and obedient, everything is easy to talk about."

"Chief Secretary of Cochin?!" The people present shouted loudly and whispered to each other.This news is too big, and they are not unfamiliar at all.

In the Han Dynasty, this place belonged to the Jiaozhi part, and the Jiaozhi Chief Secretary was also established here in the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to the comeback of Chinese civilization.

"My lord, please forgive me. The Chief Secretary of Cochin proved to be unworkable 200 years ago. At that time, the officials sent by the Ming Dynasty regarded our ancestors as barbarians and searched for gold and silver treasures on a large scale, which brought us a lot. Bad memory." Li Xiong said.

"No, this Cochin Chief Secretary is not that Cochin Chief Secretary. Even our Chief Secretary of Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan are making drastic innovations. If the officials sent here make the same mistakes as those 200 years ago, they will be punished. They were dragged to Caishikou and beheaded in front of the public.” Chang Yi said, “In the past two years in the Central Plains, many officials have lost their heads because of this, and it’s the same here.”

"It's not that we don't believe in generals, it's just that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. They think that the emperor of the Central Plains can't reach them, and they tend to sway their swords and be fooled by Yinliang." Li Xiong worried.

The other native leaders nodded in approval.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Chang Yi realized that they didn't have any opinion because the Kyushu Army replaced the Zheng family as the ruler here. What they were more concerned about was their own interests, and whether the newly established Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi would repeat the same mistakes.

"In order to prove our sincerity, the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi will exempt your village from taxes and corvee for three years, and will reform each village within these three years, and will be registered and managed in a unified way. Please rest assured that all the farmland still belongs to your villagers .” Changyi threw out an olive branch, causing all the chiefs of the natives to lean slightly.

It is a good thing for every village to be exempted from taxes for three years and still keep the farmland.However, since the Chief Secretary of Cochin personally manages the village, it may harm the interests of those in power in the village.

As if seeing their concerns, Changyi said: "After the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi appoints officials to manage the village, we will give you corresponding compensation. Those who are willing to stay in the village can own more farmland than ordinary villagers. For those who are willing to live in Lang Son City, or even Thang Long City, we can also arrange housing."

This time the native leaders were finally moved, because they ensured that the Kyushu Army would not kill them, and as the current beneficiaries, they can get a compensation, which is already quite kind.If it was the Mongol Empire in the past, they directly put a bloody saber on their necks, how would they consider compensation, and not killing them would be the best reward for them!

"With our arrival, there will be no more conflicts and wars between your villages. Isn't that a good thing? I heard that there are fights between the mountain people, and dozens of people die every year. This is not a good thing. In the future, we must abide by the laws of our Kyushu, and establish a new order in Lang Son, Gaoping and other forest areas." Changyi said.

"Follow the teachings!" The native leaders found that Changyi was easy to talk, and their attitude towards Changyi changed 180 degrees, and the atmosphere became active.

Afterwards, Chang Yi described to them the bright future of Chief Secretary of Cochin. The natives were taken aback for a while, and even wanted to send the bravest villagers in the village to participate in the Kyushu Army's plan to conquer the sea of ​​stars.

After the native leaders left, the brigade officer Huang Degong asked Changyi: "Master, are we really not collecting taxes for three years?"

"No, they are only tens of thousands of people, and they are not considered rich. Don't miss the opportunity to permanently incorporate Annan Kingdom into our territory just because you focus on small profits now. And do you think the only way to collect money is taxes? "

"Oh? What other means?"

"Trade, sell them industrial products."

(End of this chapter)