Obviously nothing has been done, and the future is obviously bleak, but after Zhang Mingtu read all the information and learned about the recent situation in Jianyi, he felt inexplicably relieved.
In fact, many of Jin Yiwei's various intelligences are complaints about Ruihai, and the summary of people's livelihood and corresponding situations in various places is very rough. However, Zhang Mingtu has many years of practice and can infer from some of the intelligence.
Many real situations.
He also has a better understanding of Jianyi as a whole.
"Are my attempts, my changes, meaningless? Did I do something wrong?"
"No, it makes sense after all."
"I did nothing wrong, and neither did my future brother."
Whether it is the early stage of Jianyi to overthrow the Wang and Li families, or the later stage of trying to wipe out the Japanese pirates, destroy the Japanese pirates' base, and kill the demons secretly raised by the Japanese pirates.
There is nothing wrong with doing this step.
There was no mistake in reporting the corresponding situation of the Japanese pirates and their methods of raising monsters later.
The real mistake is that the person who made the decision to use civilians as food and feed demons is the one who makes the decision, not Zhang Mingtu.
What should really be addressed is the person making the decision, not self-guilt.
The same is true for things at the northern border. The things that Zhang Mingtu's future brother did were all things that were beneficial to the court and the country, and they were open to the public to support the bandits.
Then we looked for an opportunity to completely solve the huge hidden danger of the northern barbarians in one fell swoop. From a conceptual and operational perspective, there were no problems. The real problem was with Daxia.
Being afraid because of this, not daring to make changes, not daring to try to develop in a better direction, is the only way to stop eating because of choking.
Just like a very famous saying that Zhang Mingtu once saw.
"After we leave, they will build your schools and hospitals and raise your wages. This is not because of their conscience or because they have become good people, but because we have been here!"
Yes, the same is true for today's overall environment.
Ordinary people in Jianyi live a better life with more dignity, can eat better, have enough money to trade, buy clothes, and exchange vegetables, fruits and meat for meat and fish.
It's not because people like Wang and the Li family have consciences, it's because Ruihai has been here, it's because Zhang Mingtu is working silently in the dark.
"My efforts and the efforts of my future brother seem to be meaningless or even failed, leading to even worse results."
"But nothing has changed. It will definitely get better."
Just like that very classic saying, there is no revolution without bloodshed and sacrifice.
When Zhang Mingtu first tried to overthrow the county magistrate and the Wang and Li families, his methods and actions seemed ridiculous.
Zhang Mingtu just collected a bunch of their criminal evidence, and then took it to Longxing Mansion and distributed it publicly, which led to many innocent people being implicated and died, but it cannot be said that this kind of thing is meaningless.
This attempt as a whole is beneficial to everyone.
You cannot hold yourself to the standards of a saint, and then hold your enemies to the loosest standards.
That's neither realistic nor fair.
"Go forward boldly, Zhang Mingtu. Perhaps I am the only one who has the ability now and can minimize the damage."
Zhang Mingtu said to himself.
The tragic experience of the future brother in the last round still brought a lot of mental stimulation to Zhang Mingtu. Now he has just done a new round of psychological construction for himself, and his mentality is much calmer than before.
Do you want to say that what you are doing is of great significance as a whole?
Zhang Mingtu thinks so. Nowadays, life in Jianyi looks beautiful and many people are very satisfied.
But looking at the whole of Daxia, this kind of life is just a short-term illusion.
Zhang Mingtu had seen with his own eyes the tragic situation when the Japanese invaders invaded.
Those people will never show any mercy in killing civilians.
Basically no one can survive their attacks.
Even if the characters actively lean towards them, after a short honeymoon period, they will kill all the characters who lean towards them.
Zhang Mingtu had seen the scene of corruption along the southeastern coast with his own eyes. It could be said that there was no rooster crow for a thousand miles.
This group of Japanese pirates not only want this land, but also the people on this land.
As for the barbarians in the North, it was in another direction. They were looking for a land that could accommodate them.
The environment in the North is too harsh for them to survive.
In order to survive, they must keep going south. They want to occupy a piece of land in the north of Daxia.
Since their number was relatively small, they were willing to accommodate a certain number of Daxia people as their slaves.
Well, this is the only difference between coastal Japanese pirates and northern barbarians.
One wants you to be a dog, and the other is not letting you have a chance to be a dog.
It is normal for both places to have no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. The lighting plan is not willing and does not allow such an environment to occur.
It's not that he has to hold the sky with one hand, but once the general environment becomes irreversible, it will be impossible for the Zhang family to find peace in a corner.
When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?
"We have to think about it in the long term!"
Zhang Mingtu sighed. Although he decided to try to change, he didn't know where to start for a while. Fortunately, his mind was relatively firm.
Whether it is the northern barbarians or the coastal pirates, it is better to be dead than alive.
"The first problem that needs to be solved is the coastal pirates, that is, the problem of raising monsters."
"We must find out why they raise demons..."
The country has been in existence for more than 800 years. Zhang Mingtu feels that there are many people who still have backbone and conscience, and there are not a few people like Rui Hai.
Perhaps it is difficult for them to be as perfect as a saint like Rui Hai, but there are many people like Xue Cheng who still have a lot of common people in their hearts.
But they have their own families and family considerations. They cannot be as extreme as Rui Hai in doing things and cannot tolerate a little sand. However, it cannot be said that they are completely bad.
If possible, they would still be willing to stand on the side of the majority of civilians, so that these large numbers of people could remain silent and agree to raise demons. Zhang Mingtu felt that there might be some reasons that he didn't know.
Finding this reason and then trying to dismantle it is the key to truly solving the Japanese pirate problem.
"I just don't know what the crux of this problem is. Why is Daxia so invincible in the world and is it so crazy to improve its strength? Could it be that Daxia has enemies that I don't know about?"
Zhang Mingtu frowned, a little hard to understand.
But no matter what, this is also a direction of future investigation.
"Let's check it out bit by bit. Anyway, it will be some time before the situation in Jiujiang County breaks out."