The grandfather and grandson who were selling candied hawthorns watched quietly through the hole in the door. They found it unbelievable that the bearded general, who claimed that the Ming army did not kill the elderly, was leading his fiendish soldiers out of the street.
"Grandpa, they don't seem to be bad people!”Zhu 'er's eyes were bright. In the middle of winter, he was only wearing a single shirt. The cloth shoes on his feet had a hole, revealing two toes outside. They were red and swollen from the cold and had frostbite.
He felt cold and could not help but rub his arms and stomp his feet a few times.
Although the business of selling candied haws was good, and the Mongolian ladies and young masters liked to eat it, sometimes they could sell dozens of sticks a day, but the government's tax was very high. One hundred wen had to pay eighty wen to the government.
This was the tax system in Yingzhou. The Mongolians did not pay taxes, the perverted people paid fourteen, which was forty wen out of a hundred wen, while the Han people paid eighteen.
He had also asked his grandfather why he was like this. This was unfair!
His grandfather told him that this was Yingzhou.
The old man wiped his frozen snot, tears glistening in his eyes."Baby, maybe…they really aren't bad people. Maybe…the Han people still treat us wanderers as their compatriots!”
Gradually, the doors on the streets were pulled open one by one. The people of Yingzhou City began to move carefully again.
It was already the afternoon of the third day when Zhu Biao arrived at Yingzhou. He met Chang Yuchun outside the city.
"Crown Prince, why are you here first?" Chang Yuchun asked in puzzlement.”
Zhu Biao smiled and said," Your brother-in-law Lan Yu has already told me about the situation. Minister Xu and I have discussed it and agreed that the Yuan Dynasty is gathering the remaining troops in various places. They intend to defend the Yuan Capital to the death and fight us outside the capital city. Therefore, Yingzhou is definitely not the only place that has abandoned the city. I'm afraid that the Mozhou and Zhuozhou that we will pass through on our way north will not have any Yuan soldiers stationed there!”
"Looks like we can push all the way to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty!" Chang Yuchun laughed.”
Lan Yu's face was dark as he snorted,""It's so boring without a battle!"
Zhu Biao glanced at Lan Yu and smiled."Lan Yu! I know what you're thinking. You're afraid that you won't be able to get any military merits from this northern expedition!”
Lan Yu was a little embarrassed that her thoughts were exposed. She hurriedly defended herself,"Crown Prince, this general…this general is only capable of this much.”
Chang Yuchun kicked Lan Yu and scolded with a smile,""You brat, you have to think about the big picture. Don't always care about your small profits!”
Zhu Biao said," Minister Chang, I don't think there's anything wrong with Lan Yu thinking this way. As a general, it's a good thing to have more military merits. Don't worry, I can tell you that there will be plenty of battles to fight in the future. I'm just afraid that you'll vomit from fighting!”
"Are you serious, Crown Prince?" Lan Yu was surprised and happy when she heard this. You didn't lie to me, did you?"
Chang Yuchun wanted to kick Lan Yu again. Would the crown prince lie to a small deputy general like you? Prince has told me before that if we want to attack Europa in the future, it will be a place further west than the Western Regions!”
Lan Yu's eyes lit up when he heard that. He suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Biao."Crown Prince, if you send troops to that Europe in the future, you must let me lead the troops. I have no other hobbies, but I like to fight on the battlefield. I feel close to the smell of blood, and I sleep soundly with a corpse as my pillow!”
Zhu Biao laughed loudly when he heard this. He raised his hand and patted Lan Yu's head, teasing,"Alright, get up. I will remember to use you if there is a war. But do you really like to sleep on a corpse?”
Lan Yu got up and laughed.
Zhu Biao had a good impression of Lan Yu. In history, after Chang Yuchun's sudden death and Xu Da's passing, this kid was able to take on the heavy responsibility of being the commander of the Ming army. He led the army to the northern expedition several times and defeated Northern Yuan in the sea of catching fish. This was enough to prove that he was indeed outstanding in military affairs.
"Oh right, Crown Prince, what are your and Old Xu's plans for the Vanguard Battalion?”
Zhu Biao said," The Vanguard Battalion still needs to make full use of their advantage as the vanguard. After you rest for a while, continue heading north. See if Mozhou and Zhuozhou are as we guessed!" As for this place, I have brought a thousand men here. It should not be a problem for me to enter the city and maintain order!”
"This general will obey! Lan Yu, tell the soldiers to drink some water before we set off!”
After Chang Yuchun left with the vanguard unit, Zhu Biao led his men into Yingzhou City.
Blue Jade had already told him about the situation in Yingzhou City. In summary, the Han people in this place had been separated for too long and had been separated by several generations. Not only did they have a lower sense of identity as Han people, but they also did not trust the Ming army, who were also Han Chinese. It could even be said that they were full of suspicion.
However, Zhu Biao believed that blood was thicker than water. Some things could be diluted with time, but they would never be erased.
Of course, Zhu Biao also had two plans in mind: the policy of appeasement and the policy of iron and blood. He would choose the first plan first and see how these people reacted. If these people had completely lost their Han Chinese standpoint because of 400 years of slavery and had become traitors to the Yuan Dynasty, then he could only choose the second plan, which was to destroy them.
He had always had zero tolerance for traitors because China was an outstanding nation. His soul and feelings could not be tarnished!
Of course, he hoped that he would not have to resort to such cruel methods.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]