In the memoirs written by Hu Yan in his later years, he still regarded his experience in Annan as an unforgettable memory.
Especially the murder scene on the bank of the Red River made my whole body feel cold and my hands and feet were filled with chills.
Targeting all the dignitaries of Sheng Long Mansion, they killed them all without any courtesy. On the first day alone, more than 500 people were killed.
As a result, I had to increase the number of bamboo poles overnight. You must know that the original plan of 1,000 bamboo poles took ten days.
If we keep going on like this, I'm afraid even two days won't be enough.
They guessed correctly, and the number of executions on the second day exceeded 800!
Bloody water flows into the red river, which is great. This river is justifiable and is really red.
The head was wrapped in lime and hung on a bamboo pole, while the body was dug into a deep pit and buried.
By the way, this is also the request of the Ming army. Otherwise, the weather here would be hot, the corpses would rot, and a plague would occur, which would be a lively event.
Hu Yan and Zhang Dong both had to sigh, these Annan people are really ruthless!
"Marquis Dingyuan, did we do the same thing back then?"
Wang Bi smiled and said: "How could it be? Don't you know that although our Grand Master Zhang is ruthless, he never kills innocent people indiscriminately. Over the years, we have punished these criminals, rarely more than a thousand people. These natives of Annan still have
You are really cruel, and you are not polite at all!"
Zhang Dong was startled again and couldn't help but ask: "If you don't kill people, how can you intimidate people?"
Wang Bi laughed loudly, "The more people kill, will anyone be afraid? Back then, Xiang Yu slaughtered all the people, but in the end he still lost the world! Grand Master Zhang always puts punishment first in his work. Any sinner must find out his crime and accept the people.
Only by clear and canonical punishment can people be frightened, shake people's hearts, and educate the people. Such indiscriminate killings and implicated crimes cannot be said to be useless, but can only cause endless disasters."
When Hu Yan and Zhang Dong heard this, they both thought it made sense.
Let's just say that if a person is guilty, his head will be gone with just one knife.
Although a person dies, there is no pain, can it serve as a lesson?
Definitely not!
They even understand a little bit why the Iron Pot Emperor is still alive...because for people like him, living is a kind of reflection, and his existence is an education for ordinary people.
If you kill him with one blow, maybe a few loyal ministers of Yuan Dynasty will appear.
But now, no matter whether it is the kings of the West or the kings of the East, especially those of the East, no one mentions the Yuan Dynasty at all, and they are not even willing to mention the word Mongolia.
Without him, it would be too embarrassing.
They couldn't wait to draw a clear line between themselves and the iron pots, for fear of being regarded as Mongolians.
You are the Mongolian, and your whole family is Mongolian!
This kind of lasting and subtle influence is obviously not something that can be achieved with a single blow.
Hu Yan and Zhang Dong thought they wanted to talk to Annan... When they saw Chen Ningbang, they explained their purpose of coming.
Chen Ningbang immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly, and explained some truth... He told Hu Yan that Annan was different from the Central Plains.
Methods of enlightenment like those in the Central Plains can only be placed in the land of Confucius and Mencius, a land of etiquette.
The Annamites are very barbaric. They are born with the blood of beasts... If they are not killed now, they will definitely massacre innocent people when they turn around.
So I beg them not to get involved in this kind of thing, and let them kill them all!
Hu Yan and Zhang Dong were stunned.
They really can't understand the logic of the Annan people, but the decree is clear. They are assisting and assisting, not really making the decision... Moreover, how to eradicate the powerful is also Annan's own business, and they have not killed the people of the Ming Dynasty.
It's not infringing on Ming's interests, so it's not easy for them to interfere too much...
In this way, Chen Ningbang and the Annan rebels under him slaughtered more than 8,000 people...especially the Ruan family of Ruan Duofang and the Li family, which were both big families in Annan.
It has a large population and huge influence.
This time, they were all targeted for massacre. The direct descendants of the family, those who were officials, and those who served as military generals were all liquidated.
As a result, many people had to flee to neighboring countries for refuge.
Some people even went to the Ming Dynasty, but it is worth mentioning that the Chief Envoy of Guangxi took them in properly and did not kill them.
On the Annan side, they finally pulled out all the children of the Ruan family and the Li family and wanted to kill them all... Hu Yan really couldn't stand it anymore and asked Wang Bi to come forward and hand them over, so that they could be sent to Peking for peace.
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As long as they don't go back to Annan.
After receiving repeated assurances, Chen Ningbang released him.
After all this trouble, Annan finally calmed down.
The next step was nothing more than carefully balancing the land, and selecting a group of wise men to go to the Ming Dynasty, attend a conference, and meet Emperor Hongwu.
Hu Yan doesn't have much to do in Annan... He mainly ensures the smooth implementation, and then arranges for a group of aspiring young people to go to Daming to study.
Annan's situation was carefully written down and sent back to the Ming Dynasty.
After receiving the result, Zhang Ximeng looked at it carefully and again, and was very touched in his heart.
Just like in a small place like Annan, the powerful and powerful people control the place very tightly and deeply... In the Ming Dynasty, it would be enough to rely on imperial examinations, relocation, and split up the wealthy families.
But in Annan, there are times when it is really necessary to completely destroy everything and leave nothing behind.
But then again, if it were the officials of the Ming Dynasty who were in charge, they couldn't do this anyway. Even if they wanted to, there are those censors and layers of supervision, no one wants to leave such a bloody mark on their resume
of a sum.
It is naturally right to adapt measures to local conditions.
However, it is not easy to bring these diverse countries together to form a strong alliance.
The problem of Annan has probably been solved, but there are still so many countries left, especially Champa and the Japanese country, which still need to be considered...
Mao Gui found Zhang Ximeng and said, "Grand Master, now Japan has sent envoys. Many of them hope that the Grand Master can meet them and listen to the Grand Master's teachings in person."
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but smile bitterly, "What should I say to them? Teach them how to rebel?"
Mao Gui said helplessly: "Grand Master, although the young people of Japan are a bit reckless, they are still very aggressive. If arranged properly, they may still be able to accomplish something."
Zhang Ximeng pondered deeply, no matter what, the Japanese students were quite good to a certain extent, but the conduct of this student was too bad. The main problem was that they did not have that core and no real sense of shame.
China values a gentleman's caution in independence. Right is right and wrong is wrong.
But the Japanese country is different. Even if they make a mistake, it is only considered a mistake if someone discovers it. It is a mistake only if they pay the price... They will only reflect on their failures and why the losses are so great... It is difficult for them to truly reflect on themselves.
Realize that your behavior is wrong.
Perhaps this country also needs a thorough transformation, more drastic than Annan!
"Mao Shangshu, I don't want to see those envoys right now... and I have nothing to say. You can arrange a batch of potato seeds and give them to them, so that they can take them back to the country and plant them in appropriate places to relieve the people and let the Japanese country
The people can fill their bellies."
Mao Gui took a deep breath, it was so cheap for Japan, right?
The Grand Master is certainly overflowing with kindness... You know, even in the Ming Dynasty, these potato seeds were not much, but they were used to help the Japanese country. What's going on?
Zhang Ximeng didn't explain much, just said: "According to my wishes, maybe the little potato can be the treasure that changes the Japanese country!"
Mao Gui couldn't understand, but he didn't dare to object to Zhang Ximeng's instructions.
In this way, almost a hundred bags of potatoes were sent to the Japanese country.
This can be regarded as a treasure brought back by the Ming Dynasty envoy, and it was promoted smoothly.
Cultivation started on Kyushu Island.
For these one hundred bags of potatoes, Ming Dynasty also sent two old potato farmers to help.
Just a few months later, the first batch of potatoes produced a bumper harvest, and it was a bumper harvest.
The land of the Japanese country is not very fertile, and the terrain is undulating and broken... but this kind of terrain is very suitable for growing potatoes.
Some fields actually produced a yield of more than 800 kilograms, and in one place, the yield per mu actually reached 1,000 kilograms!
Crazy!
Completely crazy!
The common people of Japan all knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the potatoes, and shouted "Potato Immortal".
There is no way. In such a barren land as the Japanese country, there are more than 10 million people, and food has always been very scarce. Even if they fight for their lives, they can only ensure the supply of rice. The bottom class can only eat some cereals and beans.
Non-staple food, fruits and vegetables are all in short supply.
The harvest of potatoes brought drastic changes to the Japanese country.
First of all, it was the group of messengers who suddenly became stiffer.
Did you see it? This is the blessing of Ming Dynasty.
Just potatoes have brought about such a big change.
There are so many good things in China!
When we bring back a few more things, Japan will be able to change its world.
But...why should we let the country give us benefits?
We must also be consistent with the country, and we must also integrate into Chinese civilization... That shogun is the biggest obstacle. Only by punishing this thief and all of them joining the country can we have a full stomach and live a good life!
This is obviously a bit deceptive, but I'm sorry, the Japanese country still does this.
Especially those farmers who planted potatoes, many of them had a full meal for the first time in their lives!
Soon they realized that potatoes are treasures, priceless treasures. Not only do they need to be planted next year, but if someone wants to buy them, they must pay a sufficient price.
All in all, along with the cultivation of potatoes, on Kyushu Island, including the southwest of Japan, several vassal lords and Ming envoys united.
"What we have to do now is to respect the emperor and repel the barbarians!"
"Honor the emperor of tomorrow and get rid of the shogunate! Gentlemen, please!"
The full name of the shogun is the general who conquers the barbarians. It is only natural to respect the emperor and repel the barbarians!
The successful trial planting of potatoes greatly boosted the morale of the Ming Dynasty envoys. They seemed to have obtained a magical power, which was not invisible and intangible, but piled in the cellar. There were so many potatoes that one acre of land was enough to fill the soil.
What an amazing thing it is to feed the whole family!
They even demanded that, in addition to seeds, the excess potatoes must be given to them for unified control and used as military ration... gnaw potatoes and overthrow the shogunate!
What... If nothing unexpected happens this month, I should focus on the second update... One is that it is a bit difficult to finish, and the other is to give the younger ones some time to prepare the new books so that they can be connected...