Chapter 833 Mediating the situation in the subcontinent
Zhu Hongyu came out to greet the triumphant generals wearing a military uniform instead of an imperial uniform, which showed that he valued these generals.
It also shows that while he, Zhu Hongyu, is an emperor, he is also a soldier!
He, Zhu Hongyu, is the supreme commander of the Ming Dynasty’s army!
It is the object of allegiance of all Ming soldiers!
Liu Shantai and his party saw the emperor from a distance. They quickly dismounted one by one, then took off their weapons and walked quickly towards the gate of the imperial city.
After Liu Shantai and others arrived outside the imperial city, they all bowed and bowed.
"I will finally see your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
When Zhu Hongyu saw this scene, a sincere smile appeared on his face. He took a few steps forward to help Liu Shantai up, and then said to the others.
"Excuse me, gentlemen!"
After that, Zhu Hongyu personally took off the cloak behind Liu Shantai, and then spoke.
"The Qing family is going to conquer Burma. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. It's really hard work!"
Hearing this, Liu Shantai said with some fear.
"Everything is for Ming Dynasty!"
"This is what a general should do!"
Zhu Hongyu laughed loudly, and then pulled Liu Shantai towards the palace.
He will give a banquet outside the Fengtian Palace to the soldiers who fought in the field and returned home with glory and victory.
At the banquet, various delicacies from the mountains and seas, delicacies and fine wines were served one after another.
The palace maids and chamberlains walked around the banquet, and songs and dances also started.
But the songs and dances at this banquet were not pornographic songs, but the most upright Han military songs.
There is "Qin Feng Wu Yi", there is "Man Jiang Hong", there is "Red Scarf Army Battle Hymn", there is "Qin King Breaking the Formation Music"...
The vigorous and powerful military songs were played, which all demonstrated the majesty of the Han family's royal division and the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Hongyu strode back to the main seat, and then ordered the victorious soldiers to take their seats.
"The generals fought abroad and quelled the Burmese rebellion for our Ming Dynasty!"
“It can be said that hard work pays off!”
"I will give this cup to you generals first!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, he raised his wine glass.
When the generals at the banquet saw this scene, they all expressed fear.
But everyone still raised their glasses!
After Zhu Hongyu drank all the wine in the cup, they also imitated Zhu Hongyu's actions and drank the wine in the cup.
After a glass of wine, amid the majestic military songs, the atmosphere at the banquet began to become more and more lively.
Those who can come to this banquet are all warriors who have been killed in the military formation, but no one will think that the military songs are vulgar and cannot be used in a refined hall.
On the contrary, the emperor allowed people to play military songs at the banquet given to them, which reflected the importance he attached to them.
While drinking and drinking, everyone's faces were filled with sincere smiles.
Liu Shantai sat in his original position somewhat reservedly, raising glasses to drink with his generals from time to time, but he rarely took the initiative to invite others to drink.
Miyamoto Kazuo and Wu Shicong hugged each other, they drank drunkenly and agreed to become brothers of the opposite sex.
Nalan Mingzhu held a wine glass in her hand and drank with Chen Cheng, a general from the Later Li Dynasty of Annan.
The generals of Siam, Phnom Penh and other countries had already drank under the table.
The atmosphere is extremely warm!
The great victory in the Battle of Burma put everyone in a good mood.
Zhu Hongyu was also sitting in the main seat with a decent smile on his face, smiling no matter who he was talking to.
Obviously, the great victory in the Battle of Burma made Zhu Hongyu very happy.
At this moment, a young eunuch came in from outside and walked to Zhu Hongyu to report.
"Your Majesty, King Mangbai of Myanmar knelt down halfway and has now fainted!"
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, the smile on his face dropped and he spoke.
"Send a few imperial doctors to take a look and ask them to treat Mang Bai's wounds!"
"If Mang Bai really fainted, then let him lie down where he is. When he wakes up, he can continue to kneel to the Ancestral Temple."
"This matter will be over only after he kneels down to the Ancestral Temple to plead guilty!"
Zhu Hongyu was not prepared to show mercy to Mang Bai.
The little eunuch took the order and left.
Zhu Hongyu also regained his smiling expression.
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A group of imperial doctors rushed to Mang Bai's side, and after briefly treating his wounds, they left.
After Mang Bai woke up from his coma, he could only endure the pain and humiliation and continue to kneel in the direction of the Ancestral Temple.
As the kneeling distance continued to increase, the wounds on Mang Bai's palms, knees, and forehead burst open again, and blood seeped out from under the white gauze.
But even so, Mang Bai couldn't stop.
At the same time, in the coalition camp outside Jubao Gate.
The imperial court set aside a large amount of wine and meat as a reward for the soldiers who returned in triumph.
Meat that used to be eaten only once every three to five days can be eaten freely today.
As long as you can eat, you can eat as much as you want.
Pork, chicken, duck, beef and sheep, whale meat...all kinds of messy meat were transported into the military camp.
Even the fine wine is enough!
However, before the banquet began, the Ming court first implemented the gold and silver rewards.
Boxes of silver coins were pulled into the military camp on carts, and began to be distributed according to the merits of these soldiers on the battlefield, directly to the hands of the soldiers.
The morale of the coalition forces is boiling!
From time to time, someone would kneel on the ground, kowtow in the direction of the imperial city with a grateful face, and say long live.
Especially those soldiers from various vassal states, they have never seen such a generous court.
If you have merit, he will really honor it!
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After the banquet, Zhu Hongyu returned to his palace with the support of several chamberlains.
He was slightly drunk and fell asleep as soon as he lay down!
In his sleep, he personally conquered the grassland and became known as the Khan of Heaven. On his way back to the city, he also went to Mount Tai to pray for Zen.
Then, Zhu Hongyu woke up.
Feng Chan?
What kind of Zen?
Ever since Song Zhenzong, the unreasonable guy, granted Zen status in Mount Tai, Feng Chan's status has been stretched beyond recognition.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhu Hongyu didn't go to Zen, not because he wasted money and wasted money. He didn't care if he had money.
But he really couldn't afford to lose that person.
No matter how hard he acts, Zhu Hongyu will not be reduced to the same level as Song Zhenzong, right?
Rather than going to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, he preferred to go to Yanran Mountain in person and go to the Onan River, the birthplace of Genghis Khan, to enshrine Zen after the Ming army's Northern Expedition destroyed the grassland.
While Zhu Hongyu was thinking about Le Shi Yanran, a young eunuch stepped into the palace and opened his mouth to report.
"Your Majesty, King Wu Sangui of Anxi has sent a letter to the capital!"
Zhu Hongyu opened his eyes, rubbed his sore eyebrows, and said.
"Send me the memorial!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, the young eunuch presented a telegram to Zhu Hongyu with both hands.
Zhu Hongyu took the telegram and started reading it.
As the telegrams continued to be read, the expression on Zhu Hongyu's face became somewhat unpredictable.
"Haha, interesting, a bit interesting!"
"Wu Sangui is planning to let me, the Ming Dynasty, intervene in the war between him and the Mughal Empire, and then mediate between them!"
It was obvious that Zhu Hongyu could sense that Wu Sangui was unable to fight anymore.
The reason why Ming was asked to come forward to help mediate was not only to show his loyalty to Ming, but also to use Ming to seek more benefits for himself.
But think about it, Wu Zhouguo is still a vassal of the Ming Dynasty.
This time when the Ming Dynasty invaded Burma, Wu and Zhou sent people to participate without saying a word.
If Ming Dynasty wants to mediate, it will definitely favor Wu Zhouguo.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu did not make a rash decision on the spot, but spoke.
"Send the order and summon all the ministers in the cabinet to discuss matters!"
He knew that this settlement might be a great opportunity for Ming Dynasty to expand its influence to South Asia.
Even if the Ming Dynasty's territory is temporarily unable to expand into South Asia, to a certain extent, Wuzhou State can still represent some of the interests belonging to the Ming Dynasty.
In the suzerain-vassal relationship, not only does the suzerain have to protect its younger brother, but the younger brother also needs to protect the interests of the suzerain.
This is the current suzerain-vassal relationship of the Ming Dynasty. The entire East Asian Confucian cultural circle and all the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty now belong to the Ming Dynasty's commodity dumping market and raw material supply areas.
Basically, it belongs to the cows where Ming Dynasty’s industry and commerce also flourished!
Although East-West trade is also very important, after all, in the context of East-West trade, tens of millions of gold and silver flowed into the Ming Dynasty every year.
Filling up the Ming Dynasty’s gold and silver reserves!
But the most important business in East-West trade is mostly luxury goods trade.
Such as tea, silk, sugar, porcelain, clocks, perfumes... etc., almost all of them are luxury goods.
After all, the trade route between the East and the West is too far. If you don't do luxury goods business, it will be difficult to make a profit.
After all, when you are trading between the East and the West, it is obvious which one is more profitable: hauling back a boatload of cloth or bringing back a boatload of silk.
If we were to say that it was the vassals of the Ming Dynasty that could promote the development of industry and commerce in the Ming Dynasty, allow the dumping of cheap industrial products from the Ming Dynasty, and stimulate the industrial revolution.
The same goes for Wu Zhou!
The arms of the Ming Dynasty are being dumped continuously to Wu Zhou.
In exchange for a large amount of gold and silver, as well as the most important cattle, sheep, livestock and strong labor.
That's right, now Wu Sangui has also begun to engage in population trade with the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Zhou's army fought in India and captured so many prisoners of war that Wu Sangui sold many of them to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for arms.
The Ming Dynasty got a scarce labor force, which can be used to develop the northwest, and the Wu and Zhou army also got the coveted arms. It can be said to be a win-win situation.
Since it's a win-win situation, it's up to Daming to take care of his little brother.
Since Wu Sangui wanted Daming to help mediate, then Daming would just help him.
Zhu Hongyu didn't have to wait long before all the adults from the Ming Dynasty cabinet gathered together.
In the Imperial Study Room, while drinking hangover tea, Zhu Hongyu raised the issue of Wu Sangui's request for Ming Dynasty's mediation.
"Everyone, please tell me how the Ming Dynasty should mediate the war between the Wuzhou Kingdom and the Mughal Kingdom."
Zhu Hongyu's attitude was very clear.
There is only how to do it, not whether to do it or not.
Those who can enter the Ming Dynasty's cabinet are all top-notch people. The emperor's intention is very clear, so they will naturally have no objections.
A group of people began to discuss it in a lively manner, and even a map showing the current situation in the Indian subcontinent was hung in the royal study room.
A group of people were discussing enthusiastically who should be sent to chair this collegial meeting!
Some people even suggested it.
"Your Majesty, after this discussion, the Ming Dynasty may be able to accept the Mughal Kingdom as a vassal."
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He secretly said in his heart, I'm sorry Great Britain, starting from today, India will become the jewel in the crown of my Ming Empire.
It has nothing to do with you Daying!
Although today's India is not as wealthy as the Ming Dynasty, in terms of population, it is even greater than the Ming Dynasty, which has experienced wars for a long time and has not yet been able to fully recover.
Today, India can almost be called the largest market in the world, excluding the Ming Dynasty.
If the Ming Dynasty could capture the Mughal Empire and turn the Mughal Empire into a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty's industrial and commercial development might reach a new level.
After all, only with a market can industry and commerce have the driving force for development.
Only then can Ming Dynasty continue to move forward on the broad road of the Industrial Revolution!
Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while and then said.
"The Mughals are not a small country. If the Ming Dynasty wanted it to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it might not be possible through mediation and peace talks alone."
"Maybe the imperial court will have to send troops to fight with him!"
If you want others to recognize you as their elder brother, you must first conquer them.
"Is it possible for the imperial court to mobilize troops now?"
Zhu Hongyu touched his chin and asked as if he was moving.
But as soon as he said this, he was opposed by many people.
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
"The Mughal Kingdom is thousands of miles away. If we, the Ming Dynasty, want to send troops to attack it, we will have to go on an expedition. In addition, the country's strength is not weak. We, the Ming Dynasty, are not sure of victory. We must not send troops now.
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"Yes, Your Majesty, there is no dispute between the Mughal Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty sends troops to attack it, it will be an unjust army and will be detrimental to the world's public opinion."
"Our Ming army has just finished fighting in Burma. All troops and horses are tired from divisions and veterans, and anti-war sentiment is growing among the people. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."
"..."
Seeing this, Zhu Hongyu also nodded slightly.
"That's all, I'm just overthinking it!"
"Let's stop this matter right here. There is no need to mention it again."
Zhu Hongyu's character is a bit unpredictable, but fortunately he listens to advice.
Since so many people opposed the Ming Dynasty's use of troops against the Mughal Empire, and since there was indeed no need for the Ming Dynasty to use troops against the Mughal Empire, he gave up the idea.
Regarding the current industrial and commercial scale of the Ming Dynasty, the domestic and vassal markets are still very abundant, and there is no need to expand new markets.
Without profit motivation, Zhu Hongyu would not be so willful and insist on launching troops against the Mughals.
Besides, the Mughals are not a small country. It is much more difficult to conquer the Mughals than to conquer Burma.
Didn’t you see that even with 200,000 to 300,000 cavalry on the Wu and Zhou side, they were unable to break through the front line of Delhi and could only fight back and forth with the Mughal Empire on the Ganges Plain?
Even though the Mughal Empire suffered more defeats than victory, it can be seen that its strength is not weak.
In this world, there are only a few countries that can withstand the attack of a group of two to three hundred thousand cavalry, even if they are fully equipped.
Needless to say, Wu Zhou was driven all the way to Central Asia by the Ming Dynasty.
Needless to say, the Mughals blocked the Wu and Zhou cavalry groups north of Delhi and proved themselves with actual results.
The Safavid dynasty of Persia might be able to do it, the Ottoman Turkish Empire should be able to do it, and Tsarist Russia might be able to make a difference.
But fragmenting Eastern Europe and Western Europe into pieces is definitely not possible.
If the Wu and Zhou cavalry groups of 200,000 to 300,000 were brought to the European mainland, other countries, except for Britain, which was alone overseas, might not be able to withstand the disaster of 200,000 to 300,000 cavalry.
Even with so many cavalry, there is no need to attack fortified cities. Just scattering and looting places is enough for those European countries to drink a pot.
It can be seen that the Mughal Empire is really not weak!
Furthermore, rather than using troops against the Mughal Empire, Zhu Hongyu preferred the Northern Expedition to completely capture the grasslands and further control Siberia.
For China, the main threat in all dynasties has come from the north.
If the hidden dangers in the north cannot be completely solved, wouldn't Zhu Hongyu's journey be in vain?
Even after the Industrial Revolution, the northern grasslands will no longer be a threat and will become good at singing and dancing. They will no longer be able to truly threaten the national security of the Ming Dynasty that completed the Industrial Revolution.
But after all, the historical inertia of so many years is still there!
Compared with the enemies in the south, west, and east, the people of the Ming Dynasty still care more about the Tartars in the north.
If Zhu Hongyu wanted to be an emperor for eternity and leave his name in history, he must not leave the hidden dangers in the north unresolved.
"Let's continue talking about how to mediate the war in India!"
Zhu Hongyu said.
When everyone heard the words and knew that the emperor had listened to their advice, they stopped talking and began to continue discussing how to mediate.
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In May, the sixth year after the Ming Dynasty was restored!
After summer, the South Asian subcontinent is very hot.
The sun has made the earth cracked, and even some small rivers have stopped flowing.
Since the battle outside Lahore at the beginning of the year, both Wu Zhou and the Mughal Empire have chosen to stand still and make temporary repairs.
Because both sides can no longer fight!
In fact, it was not just Wu Sangui who wrote to Nanjing, asking the Ming Dynasty to mediate.
The Mughal Empire also sent envoys to the British in Bombay, hoping that the British would mediate.
Although the Mughal Empire today has not yet become a colony of the British, and the two sides have an equal trade relationship at best, the British influence has also begun to penetrate into the Mughal Empire.
Now that the British have not been able to capture Calcutta, Bombay is their main stronghold in India.
The British encircled a piece of land by redeeming the land. While building the bastion port, they also built a governor's palace.
In the commercial port of Bombay, Didak, the envoy sent by the Mughal Empire, and Welles, the British Governor of Bombay, sat opposite each other.
On the table in front of them, there was a pot of tea and several plates of snacks.
The table is made of fine huanghuali wood, and the tea is Wuyishan Dahongpao from the Ming Dynasty. It is even a tribute from the Royal Chamber of Commerce. Although it is not the tea leaves from the mother plant, it is not much different.
If placed in the UK, such a Dahongpao would cost one tael of gold and one tael of tea, and it would be quite expensive.
The teapot and teacup are all porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province during the Ming Dynasty. The exquisite white porcelain is crystal clear and extremely beautiful.
The snacks are still traditional Western snacks, honey milk bread and macarons...
Wells picked up a can of white sugar produced in the plantations of Daming Nanyang and added several spoonfuls to the tea cup.
Then stir the tea with a small spoon. The spoon collides with the cup wall and makes a crisp sound, which is very pleasant to the ear.
He asked with a calm expression.
"I wonder why Mr. Didak came to see this Governor?"
"If you are urging delivery, don't worry. The batch of muskets and artillery you ordered last time should still be in transit."
“Just past Malacca now!”
Well, transporting it from Daming to India...
Now Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries are selling arms to the Mughal Empire. In fact, they are just being second-rate dealers.
After increasing the price of the ordnance purchased from the Ming Dynasty, they changed hands and sold it to the Mughal Empire!
As for saying they made it themselves...
One is because it is too far to transport from the mainland, and the other is because the quality and power of the ordnance they made themselves are indeed not as good as the ordnance sold by the Ming Dynasty.
The Mughal Empire had seen the power of Wu and Zhou's firearms on the battlefield, but they looked down upon the rubbish made by Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries.
Even most of the ordnance sold in Ming Dynasty are second-hand goods!
But the quality of second-hand goods is much better than that of firearms from countries such as Britain, France, and the Netherlands.
Have you not seen that countries such as Britain and France are now purchasing large quantities of arms from the Ming Dynasty to arm their local armies and prepare for war?
These second-hand goods are all active equipment retired from the military.
They undergo strict inspections before entering service.
After it was decommissioned, it underwent simple repairs and maintenance before being put up for sale.
The quality is certainly not bad!
Didak, who had a full beard, shook his head when he heard this.
"It's not about arms!"
"I came here on behalf of the Great Khan this time to ask the Governor to come forward on behalf of the empire to contact Wu and Zhou to discuss peace talks."
"If this can be done, the Great Khan will take the initiative to open more ports to the British country to facilitate trade between the two sides!"
"Even the opening of Calcutta, which you have always wanted, is not non-negotiable."
After hearing what Didak said, the expression on Wells's face changed slightly, as if he had realized something.
It seems that the Mughal Empire cannot be defeated!
Otherwise, the British would not want them to mediate.
Upon hearing this, Wells pondered for a while and then spoke.
"The British could send representatives to Lahore on behalf of the Mughal Empire, and even help mediate between the Mughal Empire and Wu Zhou."
“But the results are not guaranteed!”
All Wells knew now was that the Mughal Empire could not be defeated.
But it's hard to say what the situation is at Wu Zhou's side.
If Wu Zhou still wants to continue fighting, Wells has nothing to do.
The Great Britain of today is not the Great Britain of two hundred years ago. It has not yet, and will never have, the majesty that the whole world has to surrender before the mighty ships and cannons of Great Britain.
After all, he, Wells, can't command the British troops in India and participate in the war with Wu and Zhou, right?
Don’t forget, Wu Zhouguo also had the Ming Dynasty as his backer.
The prince Wu Sangui was carrying was the king of Anxi who was personally canonized by the Emperor of Heaven. Even the country title "Zhou" came from the imperial conferment of the Emperor of Heaven.
Once Wu Zhou suffered a loss due to the fate of the British, the Ming Dynasty might end directly.
To be honest, the battle in which the Emperor of Heaven summoned all the vassal states of the world to form a coalition to destroy Burma really frightened many people.
Wells was one of those who was frightened.
In the eyes of the British, Myanmar is not a small country.
There are millions of people in Myanmar, and King Mangbai of Myanmar has many brave and savage soldiers who are good at fighting. Moreover, its territory is vast and deep, and there are many steep mountains and mountains.
With the terrain and population like Myanmar, even if it is placed in Europe, it is still a very powerful country.
But such a country was destroyed by the coalition forces organized by the Ming Dynasty in just over a year.
With such power, who can not be afraid?
You know, Myanmar is right next to the Mughal Empire.
The two countries are connected by territory!
The battle that led to the Ming Dynasty's destruction of Burma shocked not only the vassal states.
Neighboring countries like the Mughal Empire were also deeply shocked.
Originally, Britain, France and other countries wanted to turn Burma into a quagmire that would hinder the Ming Dynasty, and supported Burma to persist in fighting and continue to bleed the Ming Dynasty.
But after the war started, they realized how outrageous their plan was.
The Ming Dynasty's war against Burma has been progressing steadily since the beginning of the war.
Several large-scale decisive battles were won decisively.
Even in the two battles between Ren'anqiang and Naypyidaw, the Ming army did not fight in a confused manner.
The speed of advancement is really too fast!
It took just over a year for Myanmar to fall under the attack of the coalition forces.
This big quagmire in the eyes of Britain and France could not restrain Ming's hands and feet at all.
Therefore, all Wells can do now is to send people to help test the tone and mediate.
As for using force to pressure Wu Zhou into peace talks with the Mughal Empire, this was not something that Britain could do in this era.
When Didak heard this, he nodded and said.
"That's enough!"
"Jian Dahan's inference is that Wu Zhou is also unable to win."
"If the Governor is willing to help mediate, he will definitely be able to achieve great results."
Wells nodded, then raised his glass to Didak to drink tea.
Subsequently, Wells sent an envoy towards the city of Lahore, preparing to mediate between Wu Zhou and the Mughal Empire.
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John is a white man born in Mumbai.
His father was an orthodox British aristocratic officer, and his mother was the daughter of a local Kshatriya noble family in India.
After the union of the two, he was born.
Even though John is of mixed Anglo-Indian descent, he is actually a white man.
The local elites in India are basically white people, Brahmins, Kshatriyas and other high-caste people. Most of them are mixed descendants of white Indians and Mongolians.
Only the lower castes, even the untouchables, are the local brown people in India!
Therefore, even if John is of mixed race, he is still a white man.
John said goodbye to his maid and led the team towards Lahore.
On behalf of his father and the British Governor-General in Bombay, he would like to pay the highest respect to the respected King Ansi.
After the group left Mumbai, the team headed northeast.
Along the way, they passed through the vast Ganges Plain.
However, the once prosperous Ganges Plain has disappeared.
Instead, there was a dilapidated and desolate scene.
There were a lot of dead bodies lying on the roadside, and flies were flying around in the hot weather.
Maggots squirmed in the holes in the eye sockets...
From time to time, wild wolves and dogs appeared, biting the corpses on both sides of the road.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are still many people who are about to starve to death standing by the roadside, staring at John and his group with green eyes.
Due to long-term hunger, these people are basically skinny and skinny, with their skin sticking to their bones.
You can even count the ribs on your chest for fun!
Moreover, due to long-term hunger, their bodies are very thin, so that their heads appear particularly large.
If John and his party hadn't been armed with muskets and everyone had a horse, these hungry refugees would have pounced on them and eaten them alive.
Eating alive is not an exaggeration.
But realistic!
Along the way, John had seen more than once corpses lying on the roadside being dismantled and eaten by a group of refugees.
Some of the skeletons are even covered with tooth marks!
There were even some refugees who were dying but did not die completely, and were directly eaten by their companions around them.
Logically speaking, the Ganges Plain with flat terrain and fertile land has a high food output, so so many people should not starve to death under any circumstances.
However, I can only say that war is too cruel!
Wu Zhoujun and the Mughal Empire fought fiercely for two or three consecutive years, back and forth, turning the fertile Ganges Plain into a ghost.
Well, how should I put it?
The main responsibility actually lies with Guan Ningjun.
In order to raise the food and wages needed for the army, the Guan Ning army also destroyed the Mughal Empire's ruling order in the Ganges River Basin.
In the past two or three years, there has been almost no farming development.
What the Wu and Zhou regime did in terms of civil affairs was only limited farming and promoting the construction of their military production system.
The army relies entirely on harvesting grass and grain to feed the enemy.
To put it bluntly, it is robbery!
What I did in the Qing Dynasty did not matter what I did in the Central Plains!
In addition, the military discipline of the Mughal Empire was not very good.
Sometimes, in order to cover up their robbery crimes, they would massacre places on a large scale.
Both sides took turns causing harm, and within two or three years, the Ganges Plain became what it is now.
Almost as soon as the farmers here had harvested, Wu and Zhou's cavalry came to rob them.
As soon as Wu Zhou's cavalry who were clearing grass in the valley withdrew, the tax collection officials from the Mughal Empire came again.
From time to time, rebel soldiers from the Mughal Empire would loot the place.
It is quite normal for the Ganges Plain to be harmed like this.
No matter how prosperous the place is, it cannot withstand the back-and-forth battles of the army.
John couldn't bear to see the tragic situation on the Ganges plain, so he could only urge the team to speed up.
"Hurry up! Let's get out of here quickly. I don't want to see such a scene again. May God bless these poor people."
“If there are any of God’s people among these refugees!”
John sat on the horse and spoke.
Obviously, as a white man and a Catholic, John was sympathetic.
But not much!
After all, God taught these white-skinned people that if they kill pagans, they can go to heaven.
At this point, how can you expect these white-skinned people to have any sympathy for infidels?
The group of people quickly headed north, but as the team continued to go north, John discovered that the closer they were to Wu Zhou's territory, the fewer corpses were lying on the road.
Although the refugees who are occasionally seen are still attractive, they are not so staggered that they will die at any time.
A large number of refugees are migrating toward Wu Zhou's control area, supporting the elderly and the young.
The closer to the boundary of Wu and Zhou, the more obvious this trend becomes.
John couldn't help but be curious, and stopped a refugee on the road to ask.
"What's going on with you? Why are you going to Wu Zhou's control area?"
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Why did the refugees move towards Wu Zhou’s control area?
The answer is simple!
Migrating to Wu Zhou's control area can help them survive.
The reason why refugees could survive in Wu Zhou's controlled area was that after Wu Sangui was convinced that war would not break out for the time being, he asked Wu Yingxiong, who was in charge of civil affairs, to organize porridge relief.
And the reason for giving porridge is very simple!
First, Wu Zhou is not short of food now.
Wu Yingqi led his troops to plunder almost the entire Ganges Plain and captured countless grains.
Wu Zhou's own population was only a few hundred thousand in total. Even if they included the cattle and horses that needed to be fed, they still had a lot of food to spare.
Instead of letting these grains pile up in warehouses, waiting to rot.
It's better to use it to relieve refugees!
As Wu Sangui expected, Wu Zhou's donation of porridge really won them a lot of popular support.
The original local resistance to Wu and Zhou's rule has also become much smaller.
Of course, the reason why Wu Sangui used food to provide relief was not just for the so-called public support.
Wu Sangui's food was obtained with great effort by his soldiers, not brought by the strong wind. How could he let a group of Asan eat in vain?
After these refugees ate Wu Sangui's food, they sold their people to Wu Sangui and could not leave.
The young and middle-aged refugees among these refugees will be taken to military camps, where they will receive a certain degree of military training while farming, so as to be prepared to replenish the army's battle losses at any time.
The next batch of young and strong people were taken to work in the fields. While farming, they also had to participate in Wu Zhou's construction of local cities and fortresses.
In order to ensure that there would be no problems with his rule, Wu Zhou was currently building large-scale defense lines to prepare for the Mughal Empire's counterattack.
Wu Sangui even wanted to create a Guan Ning Jin defense line again!
Thirdly, some young people, including some women, would be packaged and sold to the Ming Dynasty by Wu Sangui.
As for the labor force, especially women of the right age who can give birth, there is as much demand as there is in the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Sangui planned to use these people to exchange arms and ammunition with the Ming Dynasty...
The abacus clicked loudly.
However, in any case, it is true that Wu Sangui gave porridge, and it is also true that he helped a large number of refugees who were about to starve to death after the war survive.
Although these refugees are about to lose their freedom, freedom is really not important compared to living.
Compared with those officials of the Mughal Empire who did not care about the life and death of the untouchables at the bottom, Wu Zhou's act of giving porridge really won them a lot of popular support.
Even though the war was originally caused by Wu Zhou's army, the food they needed to survive was also taken away by Wu Zhou's army.
Wu Sangui's move was just to rob them of their food, give them a little bit of it, and save a very small number of them.
But even so, Wu Sangui's move greatly won over the people!
It can only be said that the people at the bottom are really forgetful...
Although the people of the third brother's family hardly know how to resist when faced with the oppression of invaders and upper-class people, they can accept it calmly and take it for granted, even if it is an outrageous system like the caste system.
Even spontaneous maintenance!
However, they also understand that there is great terror between life and death, and they understand that they will follow whoever can keep them alive.
If you want them to upgrade their class and become masters, the third brother may not be willing to do so.
They will even help the original master to beat you and spontaneously safeguard the interests of the master.
It can be called a model among obedient people!
But if you want him to live, he will definitely be willing.
Therefore, after Wu Sangui ordered the local government to start giving porridge to refugees, a large number of refugees began to flock to Wu Zhou's territory from all directions...