Xu Huyou straightened his back. He was very surprised and shocked. In his own estimation, if he accepted the court's recruitment, most of his subordinates would be converted to civilian status, reducing them to only a hundred.
Even if it is a reasonable arrangement to give him the position of a hundred households, considering that he once sent a ship to rescue the prince, then it is quite possible to give him a position of deputy thousand households.
However, if his troops are not separated, they will still be under his command, and he will be given a full guard establishment. This... a guard, and the guard command is a fourth-grade military position. As long as he agrees, he can immediately become a fourth-grade military officer of the imperial court.
Although Xu Hu traveled across the East China Sea, he was used to seeing many people, and even had contact with the kings of some small foreign countries, so he was still a little confused. Even though he always seemed like he didn't take the court seriously, but the Ming Dynasty
In his mind, there is no comparison between the giants and those small foreign countries.
"What, Brother Xu?"
"Ah! Oh!"
Xu Hu composed himself, smiled at his gaffe, and said calmly: "I'm ashamed, the court's kindness to me is indeed far beyond Xu's... It's beyond my expectation. I was a little distracted for a moment, which made the Duke laugh."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "So, the master is satisfied with this arrangement?"
Xu Hu hesitated slightly. In fact, he still had a major issue in his mind that was difficult to solve. However, the court had given him such good conditions. It would be a bit unreasonable to make any further demands. Therefore, Xu Hu was struggling in his heart. He didn't know whether he should ask the question or not.
Xia Xun brought it up.
Xia Xun said: "Why, are there any other embarrassing things? Tell me. Since it is a recruitment, everything must be discussed. If you accept the imperial court's recruitment, you can't make your own decisions."
Xu Hu gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, Duke, Li Jinglong also wanted to recruit us at the beginning. At that time, we didn't know that this guy had bad intentions, but we didn't agree. We didn't trust the court very much. This was just one aspect, and the other was
… Over the years, we have taken root on Shuangyu Island, our families, wives and children are all here, and many people depend on us for their lives, but how is the court going to accommodate so many people?”
Xu Hu breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Young people along the coast, once these people surrender to the imperial court, each household may not be able to get even two acres of thin farmland, making it difficult to maintain a family's livelihood. If they go fishing at sea, some families' young men will have to become
Soldiers, some families no longer have strong labor force, and the men of some families have died or been disabled in battles with other pirates and Japanese pirates. It is difficult to... These people have fought for our Shuangyu Island through life and death, and I cannot abandon them.
No matter!"
In fact, there is one thing Xu Hu did not say. They are engaged in smuggling business and piracy. Although the risks are high, the profits are also high. If they cannot solve the family problems of these subordinates after accepting the recruitment, I am afraid that many families will not even be able to make ends meet.
If the contrast in the quality of life is so big, I'm afraid many people will oppose the recruitment.
However, people don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Xu Hu, who has been troubled by Shuangyu's current predicament for a long time, really wants to accept the recruitment, especially when he hears that the court has offered such generous conditions.
When Xu Hu agreed to rescue the third son of King Yan, his main reason was to use the chaos of King Yan to cause some trouble for the Ming Dynasty. The more chaotic the Ming Dynasty was and the looser control over the coast, the easier his life would be. On the other hand, he also wanted to
He received some material rewards from King Yan. At that time, he had no intention of accepting the offer.
However, things are different now. A year ago, he had revealed to Xia Xun through He Tianyang that if King Yan gained power, he would be willing to accept the plan to recruit him.
There are many reasons for this change, but in the final analysis, their lives are becoming increasingly difficult.
After the Chumi Gang was eliminated, Chen Zuyi fled back to the South China Sea. Because he also encountered some troubles in the South China Sea, he did not mobilize a large number of pirates to go north to fight the Shuangyu Gang for the time being. However, the small-scale conflicts between the two major pirate gangs in the East China Sea and the South China Sea continued.
It went on. Due to the bad relations between the two sides, the Shuangyu Gang's smuggling business going south was also greatly affected, and the smuggling revenue from Nanyang dropped significantly.
After the Jianwen Dynasty began to import a large number of war horses from North Korea, the court used a large amount of high-end consumer goods such as silk and silk as a price. There were not so many princes and nobles in North Korea to digest these luxury goods, so they used them with the Japanese.
Doing business, this allowed China to import a large amount of luxury goods that belonged to the Ming Dynasty from North Korea, and the number of goods purchased through Shuangyu smuggling channels also decreased.
With the two slits in the south and north closed, life for the Shuangyu Gang becomes difficult.
In particular, taking advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates invaded the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army could not mobilize enough power to resist, so the Japanese pirates returned home with a full load every time. Having tasted the sweetness, the Japanese pirates went back and publicized it, inspiring more Japanese pirates.
* Ronin joined the ranks of pirates. They frequently traveled in and out of the East China Sea, which caused a lot of friction with Shuangyu Island, the overlord of the East China Sea.
The bandits on Shuangyu Island were subordinates of Zhang Shicheng, and Zhang Shicheng was highly supported by the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the past, so Zhang Shicheng was defeated. After they fled to the island, they refused to do anything to harm the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The biggest smuggling leader in the East China Sea has been eliminated, and the people along the coast are the foundation and strong backing of their smuggling and trafficking, so they cannot destroy the Great Wall.
As a result, they have become a thorn in the side of the Japanese pirates. On the one hand, the smuggling income has been greatly reduced. On the other hand, conflicts have continued to occur, and people have continued to die and become disabled. People do not have deep experience of these things, but all kinds of pressure have piled up on him.
, as the head of the family, Xu Hu was very sad.
Nanhai Chen Zuyi, that is completely broken. The Japanese pirates are engaged in business without capital, which harms the people of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he is not afraid of betraying his ancestors and becoming a traitor, all his people will not follow him. They must first
The largest-scale split has occurred. If you want to survive, taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty is the only choice.
However, if the families of the pirates are not properly resettled, it will not be smooth sailing for them to accept the invitation. At first, there will have to be some swords and swords, bloody internal cleansing, and the use of force to force those who are unwilling to accept the invitation to tame them. If you have to,
How could he use such means?
Xu Hu said gratefully: "The emperor can give me such a high official position. I must have said a lot of good things to you. Xu Hu is not an ungrateful person, but there are tens of thousands of people in Shuangyu, most of whom are old, weak, women and children.
They are all the family members of the Shuangyu brothers. Our brothers have been recruited and will not go hungry with the royal salary, but our wives, children, and young children cannot be full with just that little salary!
The Duke also knows that there is little coastal land, and the court cannot provide enough land to allocate it to us. As the saying goes, we rely on water to drink water, but the strong men in the family have become soldiers, allowing the old and weak women and children in their families to make a living by fishing.
It's not appropriate either. I'm willing to accept the recruitment, but I'm just scratching my head as to how to accommodate so many people.
If I don't find a way out for them, even though I am the head of Shuangyu Island, it is difficult for me to act arbitrarily. I am afraid that if I agree to the court now, my family will have nothing to do and cause trouble. At that time, not only will I be in a dilemma, but the Duke of the country will also be afraid.
I will be implicated, so I would like to ask the Duke to give me some time. I have to convince a few of my subordinates first..."
Xia Xun smiled slightly and said: "Master, there is no need to worry, I have already thought of this problem."
Xu Hu perked up and asked hurriedly: "Is there anything the Duke can do?"
Xia Xun said slowly: "The master thought that the emperor would give you a guard. Where should this guard be located?"
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Xu Huben is also a shrewd person. He immediately realized that there was something in Xia Xun's words. He was surprised and happy. He hesitated and said in disbelief: "The Duke is saying...could it be...could it be Shuangyu?"
"good!"
After Xu Hu heard this, he stayed there and was speechless for a long time.
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Emperor Yongle is different from Emperor Taizu. Emperor Yongle is very interested in the ocean. When I proposed to the emperor to recruit people, I mentioned the history of Shuangyu. In the past, Shuangyu was originally part of our Ming Dynasty.
Territory, just because it was isolated overseas and difficult to manage, Emperor Taizu moved all the residents of Shuangyu inland and abandoned it.
However, the imperial court abandoned it and used it for pirates. Shuangyu is a natural harbor. There is no port with such a deep waterline near Hangzhou, making it inconvenient for ocean-going ships to travel. However, it is connected to North Korea and Japan to the north and Lu to the south.
Directly across from Song and Ryukyu is the heart of the Ming Dynasty. If such a place operates well, it will be an excellent port. But this important port must be protected by officers and soldiers, right?
Haha, the emperor agreed to set up guards here, this is one of the reasons; the other reason is: counting the entire population of Shuangyu Island, I estimate that there are at least 70,000 or 80,000 people. With such a large population, which government do you want to control?
Even if the county comes to resettle it, it can’t afford it. Peiping is short of people, but it’s not realistic to ask your family to move to Peiping, or to send all of you who grew up by the sea and don’t know how to work with crops to Peking. So,
Keeping you here is the best choice."
Xu Hu was overjoyed, stood up quickly, bowed his head to Xia Xun, and said with tears of gratitude: "In this case, there is no problem. I am confident that I can persuade all the leaders of the islands to accept the imperial court's call for peace. Duke, I...
No, no, humble duty, humble duty, I will summon the chiefs of all the islands and gather here to listen to the Duke's announcement."
"No rush!"
Xia Xun looked solemn and said: "There is another reason why the emperor is willing to agree to such generous conditions. Sit down and listen to me slowly!"
Xu Hu's smile faded, he sat down nervously and said, "Please speak, Duke!"
Xia Xun said: "Japanese pirates have become too rampant recently. You don't understand the temper of our emperor. His people will never be bullied by outsiders. The emperor is now the first to ascend the throne, and he still can't take action."
, when he frees up time, he will never let these Japanese pirates go.
So what should we do now? If there is a force in Shuangyu, echoing the Xiangshan Guard, Hangzhou Guard, etc., the Japanese pirates will not be able to harass the coast unscrupulously. In fact, you have been doing this all the time, but at the same time, you have to be on guard.
The officers and soldiers not only failed to cooperate with each other, but were wary of each other, and thus did not exert their due strength.
After setting up a guard station on Shuangyu Island, the imperial court will provide you with real warships and distribute firearms for you. Due to the special terrain of Shuangyu Island, Japanese pirates cannot invade. Once you are equipped with warships and firearms, you can roam the sea.
After years of skill, are you still afraid that you can’t teach them a lesson?”
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