Seeing how warmly Ma Jixiang treated him, Wan Sida was moved. In the officialdom, without a background, his backer Huang Zongyi fell, and he urgently needed to find a new backer.
At first he wanted to seek refuge with Yang Wu, but Yang Wu was vulgar and uncivilized and only liked to deal with rude warriors. He also relied on the fact that he was an old hero from Conglong in Guilin and had a good relationship with the emperor. He bossed around the civil servants and often told others.
"This world was created by us warriors who followed the Holy Sage with real swords and real guns, and those literati have no merit." Such arrogance and rudeness made him unbearable for his arrogance.
Later, Governor Ma came. He was good-tempered, polite and elegant. He was really a man of my generation! Although it was said that he was implicated because of the incident of seizing the door, after all, he was once the commander of the Imperial Guard.
The envoy, the emperor's minion, has a very deep background, and he may return to the capital one day and be re-employed. Moreover, because Governor Ma is also at a low point in his life, he feels that he is "the same fallen person in the world", so he is willing to join him.
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"Mr. Ma is so kind that I won't bother him," Wan Sida quickly thanked him.
Ma Jixiang laughed loudly and asked his wife to serve her some wine and food. She was very enthusiastic about the wine and made her feel at home. It was a very happy meal!
"Mr. Ma, why are you silent during the military discussion just now?" Vance asked.
"Alas! I just came here, and I don't have any good ideas. I saw that An Nanhou had already made a plan, so I didn't say much." Ma Jixiang smiled and asked Wan Sida: "I see that it seems that the emperor can be successful, but why?"
Don’t say anything?”
"Oh, how did Mr. Ma know that I was successful?"
"Haha, when I saw An Nanhou speaking, Chong Zong seemed to have a look of disdain. He must have a strategy in mind. I don't know why he didn't say anything?"
Wan Si was secretly shocked. These guardsmen were so meticulous in their observation. Not even the slightest change in their expressions could escape their discerning eyes. He sighed and said, "I do have some ideas. I wanted to mention them to the military meeting. But Xia Chong
Yu Bing, it’s okay not to say anything!"
"Hahaha, Yang Wu is a summer insect, but I am not! Please tell me everything you want to know," Ma Jixiang laughed while stroking his beard. What a long beard and graceful demeanor!
"Ma Gong, you don't need to use swords and guns to conquer the barbarians on the island, you just need to appease them. These tribes were originally vassals of the Dutch and helped the Dutch conquer the Gowa Kingdom. The reason why they resisted the court was because they heard that the Ming Dynasty and Gowa
The Wa Kingdom has formed an alliance and is afraid of retaliation. As long as they send envoys to tell them that the Ming Dynasty has no intention of revenge for the Gowa people, and then make the native kings of each tribe hereditary chieftains, and use the barbarians to control the barbarians, they can naturally be pacified."
"If the king is granted the title of chieftain, what will happen if the chieftain rebels in the future?"
Wan Si smiled and said, "First use the position of chieftain to restrain the emperor, and then slowly change the position of chieftain to return to the family in the future, just like the emperor did in Guangxi."
"Good", Ma Jixiang nodded slowly.
"The natives on the island mainly come from two tribes. The Minahasa people live a relatively prosperous life and did not originally live in the mountains. They rebelled against the court and fled into the mountains and forests. After they entered the mountains, they were not accustomed to life and could be persuaded to surrender.
Once the Minahasa people surrender, the Toala people who live in seclusion in the jungle will be alone and will not dare to be enemies of the imperial court."
"Good!"
"As the governor, Ma Gong has the power to control the armies. However, the armies only know about Nan'an Marquis and don't know about you. If things go on like this, how can they control the army? I think you should establish a supervision standard as soon as possible. Only with soldiers can things be done easily. What about soldiers?
, we recruited them from the natives on the island. Many of these natives are good at using guns and cannons. Recruiting them as soldiers can not only stabilize the hearts of the people on the island, but the wages are also cheap." Vance made another suggestion.
"This plan is of great benefit. Not only is it necessary to build supervision standards, but in the name of saving military expenses, it is also necessary to thin out the imperial court, replace the soldiers with local soldiers, and transfer away those arrogant and powerful generals of the Marquis of Annan, so that things can be done easily." Ma Jixiang hated
Hate Tao.
Wan Si was overjoyed, "If you are dissatisfied with Annan Hou's constraints and want the court to transfer him, why bother? Just focus on the word 'money'."
"Oh, please serve as the clan and plan for me."
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Wan Sida happily accepted the order and came to see Yang Wu, Marquis of Annan.
"What does Wan Ti Xing want from me?" Yang Wu lay lazily on his side on a recliner, picking his teeth, and was extremely rude. He had never been a civil servant, and over time, it became a natural habit.
"Commander, another merchant ship was robbed by your men today. Not only were they robbed of money, but they were also robbed of women. The war is imminent and military discipline is so loose. I am very worried about you." Vance did not care about his rudeness and enthusiasm.
I'm worried about him.
When Yang Wu heard about military discipline, he shook his head, "I also want to maintain military discipline. I even killed a robber a few days ago, but I kept stopping. What can I do?"
"On an expedition of thousands of miles, the soldiers and their families are not around, so they will inevitably commit crimes. Why don't you go to the imperial court, bring the soldiers and their families to the island, build houses, and cultivate fields. On the one hand, you can strictly enforce military discipline, and on the other hand, you can strengthen the control of Fubo.
Provincial control," Vance suggested with a laugh.
Yang Wu thought this was a good idea, and immediately went to Emperor Shuguangwu to request that his family members be relocated to the island to colonize the island. The government would distribute tools and cattle for farming. In time, Fubo Province would definitely become a grain producing area of the Ming Dynasty. As for the cost, I calculated it.
It’s only about 300,000 taels.
Fei Nu delivered a letter to Nanjing. Zhu Hengjia had a headache when he saw the memorial from Fubo Province. Basically, it all cost money. He had already invested 1.3 million taels in building a seaport, building military camps, and transporting supplies, and he still had to continue.
Not long ago, Li Weizuo, the governor of Fubo, said that he needed three hundred thousand taels of silver to encircle and suppress the natives in the mountains who were disobedient to the king. He was hesitating whether to give it or not, when another one came unexpectedly.
No matter how much headache he had, he still had to read the memorial. He bit the bullet and opened the door on Yang Wu, Marquis of Annan. As soon as he saw it, he jumped up like his buttocks were on fire, "Three hundred thousand taels! What a big tone from Yang Wu! A while ago, you guys said
To encircle and suppress the natives in the mountains who are disobedient to the king, we need 300,000 taels of silver. I haven't approved it yet, but now we need another 300,000 taels! Did the silver from the treasury come from the strong wind? What are the benefits of military garrisoning? I'm going to give it to you.
After a lifetime of fighting, do you still need to teach me the benefits of farming? Things have priorities, and if you don’t have money, you have to put them aside first.
The old emperor sighed and said to himself, "When Yang Wu was a captain in the Jingjiang Palace, he was a lavish spender! After so many years, why don't you know how to care about money? According to his method, I will
We can only sell the Forbidden City and sleep on the streets!"
He had no choice but to be in a hurry. In order to advance south, he had already spent 1.3 million taels in Fubo Province and surrounding areas. In addition, although most of the military aid to the coalition forces were old weapons that had been eliminated, they could be transported and dispatched.
Instructors cost money, and it cost two hundred thousand taels. What’s even more frightening is that, like a bottomless pit, a group of officials are still asking for money.
Alas! Money, money, money, a penny will kill a heroic man!
"Long live Grandpa, the governor of Fubo, Ma Jixiang, has an inscription to submit." Zhang Wen, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, said carefully that this was the order of Emperor Guangwu, and the memorial from Fubo will be submitted as soon as it arrives.
"What! Here we go again!"
Zhu Hengjia felt dizzy and tremblingly opened the question book written by Ma Jixiang.
This chapter has been completed!