In a deep mountain and old forest in the southwest Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan region, Shaluoben stopped panting, then looked back at the two hundred or so people left around him, and then looked at the Ming army advancing down the mountain.
People's intestines have turned green.
He was originally a great chieftain and the emperor of this world.
The southwest is located in a remote area, with extremely inconvenient transportation. It is also far away from the capital, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. In addition, these places have implemented the chieftain system since the Yuan Dynasty, and the court accepted the orders of these native officials to govern and manage the policies of these places.
Over time, these hereditary chieftains slowly formed and became the native emperors of this land. They openly submitted to the imperial court, but they were capricious. They used this to seek benefits from the imperial court, and at the same time, they were cruel to the native people below.
of exploitation and exploitation.
However, such good days did not last forever. Starting from the twelfth year of Hongzhi, the imperial court adopted the method of reforming the natives and returning them to the locals to govern the southwest. On the one hand, it relied on powerful force to suppress these chieftains, and on the other hand, it appointed the exiled officials to manage, and then gradually
To disintegrate the power of these chieftains.
Shaluoben once resisted the rule of the imperial court, but due to the huge disparity in strength, he surrendered very wisely after being easily suppressed by the imperial army.
It's just that after surrendering, he lost his status as chieftain and could no longer be the emperor. Naturally, his life was far worse than before. Not only were the natives below no longer bound by him, but they no longer obeyed his words. The people appointed by the imperial court above
The official who came here often beat him.
This made him feel very frustrated, and he had been secretly contacting chieftains from various places to prepare to resist the imperial rule.
This time, the imperial court introduced a citizen hierarchy system. After the news spread to the southwest, it aroused extreme dissatisfaction among the chieftains in the southwest. At the same time, the natives in the southwest also felt that this system was not good for them.
So Shaluoben and some chieftains took the opportunity to gather their tribesmen and rebel against the Ming court again.
Originally, Shaluoben felt that such a policy introduced by the imperial court would definitely be unpopular, and a large number of natives would definitely follow him. As long as he occupied the dangerous terrain of the mountains and rivers, the imperial court, even with a million-strong army, would not be able to do anything about it.
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As time goes by, the imperial court will eventually have to come to order him as before, and he can take advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits, restore his status as chieftain, and continue to live the life of a native emperor here.
But who would have known that just a few days after the army was launched, not only were there not many natives willing to follow him, but a large number of natives even took the initiative to assist the court officials and the army suppressed him.
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The imperial army was also braver than imagined. Driving through the mountains and forests was supposed to be what the natives were good at, but the imperial court had a special mountain combat unit in the southwest, which was even better at mountain warfare than them, and chased them all over the mountain.
He ran like a bereaved dog, extremely embarrassed.
"Saluoben, you can't run away~"
"Everyone else, listen. Please put down your weapons and surrender immediately. The imperial court will ignore it. If you persist in resisting, you will definitely die!"
At the foot of the mountain, someone was holding a tin trumpet and shouting continuously at the mountain. At the same time, specially trained hunting dogs were tracking up. The entire mountain seemed to be surrounded, and some natives could even be seen clearing the way ahead.
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"Awang, you rip-off lackey, you betrayed us natives, you will die a good death!"
Hearing the sound at the foot of the mountain, Shaluoben couldn't help but roar at the foot of the mountain.
He was defeated so completely and so quickly, and this Awang took the greatest credit. He was originally his right-hand man, and he had great trust in him, but he never expected that he would betray him and join the Ming Dynasty.
"Sha Luoben, you don't know how high the sky is, you are a frog in a well, you are arrogant, and you want to be the emperor of your land. You don't even look at who else is willing to endure hardships and hardships with you."
"When you were a chieftain in the past, what kind of life did we natives live? We didn't even have enough food to eat. Now look at it. Everyone has enough food and clothing. They don't have to worry about food and drink. They can also immigrate to Nanyang. Let's live a good life.
Do I want to be destroyed with you?"
At the foot of the mountain, Zhao Wang shouted with a tin trumpet.
His words are the true voice of the natives in the southwest. In the past, under the chieftain system, the life of the natives was actually very hard because they had to be squeezed and exploited by the court and the chieftains. The most severe ones were these.
toast.
In order to maintain their luxurious enjoyment, these chieftains often imposed heavy taxes, and at the same time, in order to consolidate their rule, they also adopted severe punishments.
It's different now. The imperial court appointed floating officials to manage this place. In order to stabilize the southwest, the imperial court also provided many preferential policies. At the same time, imperial officials also vigorously promoted high-yielding Huangjinzhou crops, including sweet potatoes, corns, and potatoes.
It also allowed the natives in the southwest region to have enough to eat at once.
Moreover, the imperial court also carried out large-scale immigration, relocating natives from remote areas and areas with extremely inconvenient transportation to Nanyang.
Under these series of measures, the lives of the natives in southwest China suddenly improved and they lived a prosperous life.
Therefore, this time, when the imperial court introduced the civil hierarchy system, even though some natives were dissatisfied, it was also to encourage them to study Ming Mandarin and to change their surnames to Chinese names. There was no big conflict of interest.
So when Shaluoben and other chieftains rebelled again, not many people responded at all. At first, some people responded and gathered some troops, but soon a large number of people quietly fled away, leaving only the chieftains' headquarters.
some people.
However, at this moment, even the remaining people were in panic. The imperial army was too powerful, not to mention that there were a large number of natives assisting the imperial army.
Not only do they not have the ability to fight the imperial army, they also cannot win the hearts of the natives.
Hearing Zhao Wang's words, many people immediately threw away their weapons. Thinking about the past and then thinking about the present life, isn't it hard to live a life full of food and drink?
Do you have to be the same as before, not having enough to eat, being hungry, and being cruelly ruled by these toasts to be happy?
Although the officials appointed by the imperial court were Han Chinese, because of their displacement, they acted more fairly after coming here. They were always impartial and selfless and would not deliberately bully them.
"Haha, get out of here, get out of here, get out of here~"
Seeing this scene, Shaluoben couldn't help but smile bitterly. Then he looked at the people around him and roared angrily.
Hearing Shaluoben's words, the people around him felt relieved. They quickly threw away their weapons and walked down the mountain. In a blink of an eye, there were only a few dozen people left out of the two hundred people. Each of these dozens of people had their hands.
Stained with blood, even if you surrender, you will not escape death.
"Why is this happening?"
"Why is this happening?"
Shaluoben looked at the undulating mountains and rivers in front of him. This is the place where his ancestors have lived for generations, and it is also the place where his ancestors ruled. Their family has always been the chieftain here and the emperor here.
But in just a few years, everything has changed.
The natives no longer feared their chieftains. If they had any conflicts or disputes with each other, they would go to the government and let the Han officials decide, instead of themselves.
There is no way for me to tax these natives as before. Although some natives will still come to show their filial piety, how can those things support his extravagant enjoyment?
This is even more true now. It is obvious that the banner he is flying is for the local people.
The Ming court was obviously favoring the Han people and did not treat the natives equally. Why should the Han people be treated as first-class citizens while the natives themselves were third-class or fourth-class citizens?
Why should we learn their Chinese characters and speak the Ming Dynasty Mandarin instead of the Han people speaking our dialect and learning our writing?
Don’t these natives understand that they are doing this for their own good, so that their descendants will not become the third-class people of the Ming Dynasty? Are they willing to be the third-class people of the Ming Dynasty?
However, before he could figure this out, a large number of people quickly appeared around him, not only the imperial army, with armor on their bodies, muskets, bows and arrows in their hands, but also a large number of natives, each holding bows, arrows and swords.
Luo Ben was surrounded by everyone.
"Shaluoben, you can't escape with your wings!"
Zhao Wang walked out from the crowd, looked at Shaluoben and said coldly.
"Zhao Wang, you who forget your ancestors, eat inside and outside, and sell things to others for glory, you will die a good death."
Seeing Zhao Wang, Shaluoben roared angrily. If it weren't for Zhao Wang, he wouldn't have been defeated so completely and quickly.
"Saraben, don't you understand yet?"
"The reason why people don't want to follow you is because they won't have a good life with you. The court treats us natives well, giving us good seeds, and moving us to a good place so that we can live a good life."
Zhao Wang looked at Shaluoben and said loudly.
"Haha, good old days, haven't you seen that the Ming Dynasty treats you as third-class citizens?"
"Third-class citizens, you are not even second-class. Why are those Han people first-class and we third-class?"
Shaluoben laughed and said: "This great emperor is hypocritical and hypocritical. After us chieftains are killed, you will be nothing more than a piece of sand. No one will stand up for you in the future."
"What's wrong with third-class citizens? As long as we learn, we will soon become second-class and first-class citizens. If we follow you, we will always be your slaves."
Zhao Wang smiled and said.
"Hmph~"
"Those who slander the Emperor deserve to be punished!"
"Everyone obeys the order and kill!"
Here, when the officer commanding the Ming army heard this, he immediately roared and ordered.
These officers and generals all graduated from the Royal Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty. They are the most loyal to the emperor and must not hear any slanderous words about the emperor.
As soon as the order was issued, hundreds of muskets were fired at the same time, instantly beating Shaluoben and others into a hornet's nest.