Chapter 955, those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world
On a vast grassland on the North Road of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions, Algi was leading his tribe's men and horses to desperately flee westward. He was the leader of a Turkic tribe.
Last year, I surrendered to Ming Dynasty because I was afraid of Ming Dynasty's powerful force. I originally thought that Ming Dynasty would treat them, the leaders of nomadic tribes, as before.
He had even planned to appoint these leaders to manage a country and become the emperor of this grassland. As long as the Ming Dynasty court was willing to make him king, just like the previous King Zhongshun of Hami Guard, he would take the opportunity to surrender.
Ming Dynasty, and then continued to develop and expand the strength of its own tribe.
After that, he slowly continued to ask for benefits from the Ming court, until his tribe became strong enough, and once again dominated the Western Regions and rebelled against the Ming Dynasty.
This is not right or wrong. It is for the benefit of one's own tribe and for one's own ambition. There have been too many people like this in all dynasties.
Once upon a time, many tribes attached to the Han Dynasty developed rapidly and eventually achieved great hegemony.
He, Alji, can do the same, especially now that the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful. Relying on the Ming Dynasty, his tribe can develop and grow rapidly.
However, imagination is very beautiful, but reality is extremely cruel.
Not only did the Ming court not make him king, they didn't even plan to appoint him to manage this grassland. Not only did they immigrate a large number of Han people and build towns on the grassland, they also appointed Han officials to manage themselves.
He is a dignified tribal leader who does not have any privileges at all. According to the news, the Ming Dynasty court requires them, tribal leaders, to live in the capital and break away from their own tribes. In the future, they will not even have the power to tax the tribes and recruit troops.
nothing.
This was simply depriving him of his control over the tribe, and he naturally couldn't bear it.
So he secretly contacted many tribes in the Western Region, preparing to take the opportunity to resist Ming's rule.
However, there is no doubt about the power of the Ming Dynasty. The Chagatai Khanate concentrated the power of the entire khanate and was completely defeated by the Ming army. There were another 100,000 Ming troops stationed in the Western Regions.
They have never found a good opportunity.
Until not long ago, the Ming Dynasty introduced the policy of civil hierarchy, which caused strong dissatisfaction among many tribes in the Western Regions. For these tribes in the Western Regions, there was no problem in letting them surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
The Western Region has always been a place that bullies the weak and fears the strong, and only obeys the strong. The Ming Dynasty is so powerful that it wants everyone to submit. This is no one's problem.
However, it was absolutely impossible to deprive these tribal leaders of their rule over the tribes. The introduction of the Ming Dynasty's citizen hierarchy made them feel that they had been treated unfairly and unfairly, and felt insulted.
At the same time, these tribal leaders are also clearly aware that once this policy is implemented, in just a few decades or hundreds of years, their tribes will not be much different from the Han people, and they will completely lose everything they own.
Therefore, Alji and some tribal leaders also revolted against the Ming Dynasty's rule at the same time.
However, Daming's response speed was also beyond imagination.
Yang Yun, the Duke of Australia who was in charge of the Western Regions, suppressed Alji and others with thunder almost at the same time as they raised their troops. Facing the powerful Ming cavalry, not to mention these insignificant tribes, it was the former Chagatai Khanate.
The army was torn to pieces.
In just a few days, all the tribes that participated in the rebellion were wiped out. Algi fled westward in embarrassment with only a few hundred remaining tribesmen.
"Drive~drive~"
Algi was in an extremely embarrassed state, riding on his BMW with an extremely depressed expression. He was completely defeated, with only a few hundred tribesmen left, and the Ming cavalry chasing them behind.
"The people of Ming Dynasty are too cruel!"
Thinking of all this, Algi couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Thinking about it carefully, Alji soon understood that Ming had already mastered their every move. It was clear that they wanted to rebel against Ming, so if he did something on his side, Ming's cavalry would arrive.
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"No, there's someone in front!"
Algi, who was sprinting, heard the sound and stopped immediately. Looking forward, he saw thousands of cavalry in formation on the grassland they were heading towards. The dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty was flying in the cold wind.
There is a sound of hunting in the middle.
"kill!"
Yang Yun, the Duke of Australia, was wearing armor and holding a spear. He looked at the people in front of him and gave cold orders.
This Alji thought he was acting flawlessly. Who knew that every move he made was in his own hands? He thought he could resist the Ming Dynasty by contacting more than a dozen tribes?
Last winter, the entire Chagatai Khanate's army was torn to pieces by the Ming Dynasty. A dozen tribes were nothing.
Following Yang Yun's order, thousands of cavalrymen rushed over like tigers descending the mountain. In just one round, Alji and his men all fell in a pool of blood.
"Immediately send an order to the leaders of all tribes and nobles to come to the Western Capital City. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
After looking at the bodies of Alji and others, Yang Yun gave another cold order.
It’s time for the heads and nobles of the large and small tribes in the Western Region to understand their status and just go to the capital to enjoy their happiness. Look at the leaders of the tribes in the northern grasslands. How comfortable they are living now.
Many people are already factory owners, business owners, and plantation owners.
There is no need to suffer hardships on the grassland. Wouldn't it be a good idea to go to Ming Dynasty and become a rich man?
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Wu Zang Jinchuan, Bawang, the chieftain of Jinchuan, drank tea slowly and leisurely.
Well, the Longjing tea in the south of the Ming Dynasty is indeed much better than the tea I drank before. I really want to thank the Ming Dynasty. Thanks to the Ming Dynasty’s jurisdiction over the Uzang area, the exchanges between the Ming merchants and the Uzang area became more frequent, and various
All kinds of good things are also flowing into Uzanglai in a steady stream.
Jinchuan is located in the northwest of Sichuan during the Ming Dynasty. It can obtain a large amount of goods from the Ming Dynasty directly from Sichuan, which also allows them, the chieftains, to live a more comfortable life.
However, the goods of the Ming Dynasty were very good, but the Ming Dynasty abolished the serfdom system in Uzang, which seriously violated the interests of the chieftains.
Now that the serfdom system has been abolished, what will these toasts eat and drink?
Without these serfs, the chieftains and the lamas in the temples would starve to death. The abolition of the serf system would truly shake the rule of the chieftains.
Therefore, even though Uzang has been incorporated into the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court also appointed a large number of officials to come to Uzang to ask them, the chieftains, to abolish the serfdom system.
But so far, there are only a few chieftains who have truly abolished the serfdom system. These chieftains, temple lamas, etc. still control a large number of serfs.
This time, Bawang wanted to openly resist the Ming Dynasty and see what the Ming Dynasty could do to him.
"Come on, bring up the Han dog officials."
After drinking tea, Bawang gave an order, and soon several officials in official attire came up.
"Bawang, you are so brave. When our army arrives tomorrow, you will not even have a place to bury yourself."
Li Songping looked at Bawang and roared.
"Hmph~"
"I don't know yet whether I will die or not, but you are destined to die today."
Bawang sneered and said: "I will use your heads today to sacrifice to heaven and rebel against the Ming Dynasty."
After saying that, he stood up and shouted to the dark crowd below: "Everyone, what kind of bullshit citizen hierarchy was introduced by the Ming Dynasty. We Tubo people are the lowest fourth class people, but they Han people are the first class people."
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"Why?"
"We sincerely surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty treats us Tubo people like this. Today, I will kill this Ming dog official, completely rebel against the Ming Dynasty, and let the Ming Dynasty court know how powerful we Tubo people are.
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"Don't listen to this Bawang. The reason why he rebelled against the court is because the court wants to completely abolish the serf system, liberate you serfs, give you the land, the farmers you plant, and the cattle and sheep you graze will all be yours.
No longer need to be exploited and suppressed by the chieftains."
"Don't follow Bawang to rebel against the imperial court, otherwise blood will flow like a river when the imperial army arrives."
Li Songping also roared loudly, speaking in Tubo dialect.
When the serfs below heard this, they all couldn't help but open their eyes wide in disbelief.
It turned out that the Ming Dynasty wanted to abolish the serf system, give them freedom, and let them own their own land, cattle and sheep, so that they would no longer have to be exploited and exploited by the land.
Many serfs even trembled. For these serfs, freedom, land, cattle and sheep were things they longed for extremely, things they could not even dream of.
The lamas in these lands and temples did not treat the serfs as human beings at all. They were treated like livestock and were the private property of the chieftains and lamas.
However, Li Songping didn't say a few words when someone next to him hit him hard, making Li Songping dizzy.
"cut!"
Bawang looked at Li Songping, then at the agitated serfs below, and immediately gave the order.
"Everyone join me in rebelling against this Bawang. In the name of the Emperor of Heaven, I assure you that the imperial court will definitely abolish the serfdom system. Don't you want to be free?"
"Do you want to be serfs for generations to come?"
"Now as long as you rebel against this Bawang, you will be free. You will be able to own your own land, your own cattle and sheep. You will no longer be anyone's slaves, but the people of the Great Tomorrow. The era will be influenced by the Great Tomorrow."
His blessing!"
Seeing that he was about to be killed, Li Songping and his men immediately roared loudly.
As several people continued to roar, the serfs below suddenly began to commotion. Some people tightened their grip on the hoes in their hands, but they did not dare to move.
Their numb eyes flashed with the desire for freedom, and at the same time, the fear of the toast.
The chieftains have been oppressing them for countless years, and their authority has been established through countless bloody examples.
"What are you waiting for?"
“Do we really have to be serfs for generations?”
Li Songping stood up suddenly, knocked down the executioner beside him with all his strength, and then untied the binding rope, dodged the executioner's knife, turned around and roared at Bawang.
"Those who are not slaves, follow me and kill Bawang. If you kill Bawang, you will no longer be serfs. You will be free yourself. You will be the people of the Ming Dynasty."
After saying that, Li Songping was like a god descending to earth. He cut down several people with the knife in his hand and rescued several of his men.
"Kill them!"
Bawang noticed something was wrong with this posture. The serfs below seemed to be incited.
"Kill~"
"for freedom!"
“Stop being a serf for the sake of future generations!”
Li Songping and others kept roaring, shouting while fighting hard to kill the enemy.
"kill!"
Among the originally numb serfs, someone finally raised the hoe in his hand and rushed forward with a roar.
Someone took the lead, and the others immediately followed and roared, attacking Bawang's people with hoes, sticks, stones, etc.
"Reverse, reverse!"
"You beasts!"
"You dare to rebel, I will knock out all your eyes, chop your bones into pieces and feed them to the vultures."
When Bawang saw this scene, he immediately roared angrily.
However, before he could finish shouting, Li Songping led his men to kill him.
"Bawang, the one who wins the hearts of the people will win the world. The era of serfdom will be completely over!"
