Wang Yuanji wanted to laugh but couldn't, but if he didn't laugh, he didn't know how to vent the huge ups and downs in his heart.
"Sir, so the student made the right decision when he chose to come to Nanyang?"
"What do you think?" Han Du smiled and looked at him meaningfully.
Wang Yuanji was silent for a moment, lowered his head and smiled a few times. He came to Old Port to serve as the governor. Judging from the current situation, he will be able to receive at least a million dollars in rewards in five years. And before he came, he was promoted by two consecutive
If such good things as being promoted or getting rich are not considered to come at the right time, then nothing in the world will be good.
While being happy, Wang Yuanji couldn't help but wonder, "If the students had not chosen to come to Nanyang on their own initiative, would Sir have given them some advice?"
Han Du smiled when he heard this and made a hehe sound in his throat. He looked at Wang Yuanji twice and said, "What do you think?" .??.??
Wang Yuanji laughed awkwardly. Although his husband didn't say anything, he already knew his attitude. If he hadn't come to Old Port by chance, his husband would definitely not have mentioned this matter to him.
Even so, Han Du was still a little worried and said: "You'd better keep the reward in your heart and don't tell anyone, otherwise you may become a different person inside and outside."
Money touches people's hearts, especially when you see others making a lot of money, but you are qualified to make money, but you don't get it, the hatred transformed from that loss is as high as the sky, and you will disown your relatives.
Wang Yuanji was not stupid, and he understood what his husband was worried about after a little thought. He nodded solemnly and replied: "Don't worry, sir, students know the importance."
After a pause, Wang Yuanji hesitated and said: "But Mr."
"Huh?" Han Du raised his head when he heard the sound, and his eyes shot towards Wang Yuanji.
Wang Yuanji subconsciously hid for a moment, then held on and said: "Student, student has no doubts anymore."
A smile suddenly appeared on Han Du's face, he picked up the tea cup and gestured to Wang Yuanji.
Wang Yuanji also picked up the tea, and after giving a toast to the gentleman, he drank it slowly. But he was so preoccupied that he didn't even notice the taste of the tea.
The sun and the moon flew by, and it had been half a month since Zhu Biao and others arrived at the old port.
On this day, Han Du found Zhu Biao and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, we have been in Nanyang for three months, and we have almost everything we should see. Should we return to Beijing?"
"Back to Beijing?" Zhu Biao sat in the top position and was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said: "How long will it take for you to return to Beijing? It took a lot of effort for you to come out.
I need to take a walk around and take a look. Besides, didn’t you say that the situation at the Governor’s Palace in Java is even worse? I just want to take a look.”
Zhu Biao wanted to visit Java, but Han Du couldn't refuse, so the matter was settled.
Zhu Biao did not delay in the old port. Three days later, he boarded the flagship again and led the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet towards Java.
The governor of Java is now Dongguanbo Horong.
He Rong and Lan Yu were also close friends, but Han Du only met him a few times at Lan Yu's house, and there was no interaction between them.
However, He Rong still recognized Han Du at a glance. After he paid homage to Zhu Biao first, he nodded to Han Du and said, "I have met the Marquis of Zhenhai."
Then he cupped his fists and bowed to Tang Ding, "I have met Marquis Su Yi."
"Dongguan Bo is so polite~" Han Du and Tang Ding quickly returned the greeting with fists clasped.
He Rong naturally prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome Zhu Biao.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Biao put down his glass for the time being and asked, "What a honor."
"I'm here, please give me your Highness's orders." He Rong had always been careful, but now he heard His Highness's call and quickly replied.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "It's not an order, I just want to talk to you about the situation in Java. You have been in Java for more than a year, what is the situation in Java?"
After hearing Zhu Biao's words, He Rong was a little confused. He glanced at Han Du and Tang Ding, but couldn't see any hint. He had to put down his glass and said with a dull smile: "This is not bad~"
"What do you mean by okay? Good means good, bad means bad." Zhu Biao was a little dissatisfied with He Rong's answer and said in a reprimanding tone.
When He Rong heard the dissatisfaction in Zhu Shou's tone, he quickly straightened himself up, thought about it carefully and replied: "I think Java is not bad~"
"Okay?" Zhu Biao smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said: "But I heard that people often make trouble in your place. Is this considered good?"
He Rong chuckled, scratched his head, and said: "I used to guard the border in Datong, and Java is indeed fine now. Although it is true that there are natives who make trouble from time to time, but these natives are just a mob. I Lead the troops to charge, and they will turn into birds and beasts and scatter."
"At first, I was very angry with these natives who made trouble. Once there are natives who make trouble, I will
They would kill a group of people ruthlessly. But I later discovered that these people were venting their dissatisfaction rather than making trouble."
"Are these natives dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Biao's expression condensed. If this is the case, then he must find a way to manage it. The Ming Dynasty now relies heavily on Nanyang, and cannot let Nanyang become chaotic.
Unexpectedly, He Rong shook his head and replied: "Not really. At first I thought they were dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty, but later I discovered that due to the language barrier, ordinary natives did not know what the Ming Dynasty was or where it was. , it was impossible to talk about being dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty. Later, I discovered that they simply didn’t want to work.”
"No, they don't want to work. Why would they not want to work?" Zhu Biao was puzzled.
There is so much land in Nanyang, and it is impossible for the various governor-general governments to let these lands idle. They usually try their best to plant various grains, crops, etc. There is no way, the people of Ming Dynasty cherish the land too much, and it is simply impossible. See the land abandoned.
Therefore, each governor-general had two ways of farming, one was modeled after Luzon, and the other was characterized by Java.
Luzon has hundreds of thousands of survivors from the former Song Dynasty, plus hundreds of thousands of exiled criminals. The governor-general only needs to allocate land to them, and these people can take the initiative to cultivate the land themselves. And they have to take care of it themselves. , even slaves can be well driven by them to farm. ??
In places like Luzon, there is relatively no difference between the farming areas and the Ming Dynasty. They can plant the land and harvest the food themselves without the need for the Governor's Office to worry about it. The Governor's Office only needs to plant the land and harvest the food after the harvest.
Just collect taxes and prepare to receive the grain they sell.
The other is in places like Java, where the governor-general carries out farming and forcibly drives the local natives to farm. Because in such a place, no Ming people can be found. Even if there are, they are here.
The maritime merchants who traded. Without the common people of the Ming Dynasty, farming would have to fall entirely on the Javanese.
He Rong frowned and looked confused. He shook his head and sighed: "I don't know why, but I always feel that these Javanese people are a little weird and very different from us."
"Different?" Zhu Biao was even more curious, "What's the difference?"
"This" He Rong had never paid attention to the Javanese people after all, so naturally he would not pay attention to what was strange about the Javanese people. He was speechless for a moment. In He Rong's view, it would be fine if the Javanese people were obedient. If they dared to
If you resist, just send troops to push back. Who cares?
The life and death of the Javanese?
Han Du saw it, stood up to help He Rong, and said with a smile: "Your Highness does not know, the natives of the entire Southeast Asia are relatively lazy, and these Javanese are no exception. Since the land of Southeast Asia is fertile, the light is sufficient, and the
There is abundant rainfall, so people here don't need to farm at all. They can just rely on various wild fruits and game to satisfy their hunger. For generations, Javanese people have had no worries about food and clothing and are used to being free. Now they have to be gathered together to work hard.
, I’m afraid they haven’t adapted to it for a while.”
"Yes, yes," He Rong nodded hurriedly, "In the past, we always felt that there was something wrong with these Javanese people, but we didn't know what was going on. Marquis Zhenhai had a unique vision, and he could tell at a glance that these people were lazy."
Han Du could only smile in response to He Rong's sudden compliment.
He Rong just clicked and didn't mention it again. He turned to Zhu Biao and said, "These people are just lazy. Once they make trouble, I will kill them once. But these people are just as stupid as pigs, and they refuse to change despite repeated admonitions.
They don’t have a long memory at all. They killed a group of people who were causing trouble in front of them, and they just stopped for a while, but the people behind them started to cause trouble again, forgetting to eat and not to fight. In the end, I didn’t even bother to kill them.”
He Rong's dejected look showed that he was very frustrated about this matter.
Han Du asked curiously: "What should you do? You can't just let it go, right?"
Things like making trouble and causing chaos must not be left unchecked, because once left unchecked, it will increase the momentum of the Javanese people and will only lead to greater chaos.
He Rong sneered and explained: "How cheap is it there? Since they care about food and not fighting, then we will capture them all and send them to the continent to dig gold mines. If they don't want to farm, we will let them dig holes until they die!"
"
There was cold air in the gaps between He Rong's teeth, and he looked like he was gnashing his teeth whenever he mentioned the Javanese people.
The next morning, while Han Du was still sleeping, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a shrill horn.
Han Du got up, put on his clothes and pushed out the door.
He asked the hurried guards in a cold tone: "What's going on? Why is there a horn sound when everything is fine?"
The guard calmed down in just a few breaths and replied very quickly: "The news from the Governor's Palace is that the Javanese are causing trouble again."
After Han Du heard this, he stared blankly into the eyes of the guards, feeling that things were a bit magical. We were just talking about the Javanese causing trouble yesterday, and we encountered it today?