Chapter 627 This is a group of people who don’t know how to be grateful The translator actually has a lot of grievances that he wants to express, because he has been doing business here before and has always witnessed the ugliness of these people. There used to be many people who couldn't survive in the Central Plains dynasty who ran to this place to do business. The reason why he ran so far was mainly because he had been chased by pirates before. Back then, many people, like them, came from the Central Plains Dynasty and were forced to wander here, forced to do business, and forced to stay here to complete their so-called redemption. But after they came here, they found that there was no truly powerful dynasty, and no dynasty could establish a reputation here. Even if these individuals were good at doing business, they could easily become a piece of fat meat for others. Because people in those small countries always think that these individuals are beggars, and since they are beggars, they should obey our arrangements. Since you have to obey our arrangements, if you make too much money, you should give it back. Only in this way can you be worthy of us ordinary people. So the translator was full of grievances, because what they had experienced in the past was a kind of pain for the ordinary people here. The reason why he volunteered to serve as an interpreter in the Ming army was to tell everyone that you have come to this place and helped all of us to shock all these individuals, which is very admirable. Because those of us who do business here have encountered too many such difficulties, because those who do business here all want to make use of us as fat meat.

Now that you have come here, you are a relief to us, just like a timely rain after a severe drought. That is why we as individuals are so grateful now. After hearing the conversation between Captain Liu and Wang Dahai, the translator said while translating the contents of the booklet to Captain Liu: "General Liu and General Wang, would you mind speaking to me for a moment?" Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai did not expect that the translator would have something to say at this time. They wanted to listen to what he could say. In fact, when the translator came here with them, they had heard that this guy was not an honest person, but came from the coastal area of ​​Fujian. They were engaged in smuggling business, and then they were wanted by the imperial court. What should they do after being wanted by the imperial court? They can only flee far away. After leaving their hometown, what can these people do? They can only go back to their old business. But when they arrived at the small countries in Southeast Asia, they discovered. During the Ming Dynasty, I always heard that the small countries in Nanyang all followed the lead of the Ming Dynasty. After all, it was Emperor Hongwu who founded the country. Later, he implemented the vassal system for the countries in Southeast Asia. Those small countries could only come to pay tribute every year. Although they got a lot of good things, the tribute was not very good, but at least it showed that the Ming Dynasty’s national prestige was very strong. It is precisely because of this that after these individuals came out of the Sino-Indian Dynasty, they still relied on the power of the Ming Dynasty to bully others. Originally they thought they would be able to thrive in these small countries, but what they encountered here was like a basin of cold water pouring over their heads, from head to toe. Because they found that the situation here was not what they had imagined at all, it was even extremely bad. Because they found that even though the Ming Dynasty had a lot of face in the imperial court, it was just superficial compliments from others. In fact, the common people did not have any special feelings towards the Ming Dynasty. Even the government's attitude towards the people of the Ming Dynasty was extremely cold, and even hostile. At first, these people didn't know what was going on. They thought that these people looked down on them just because they were fugitives. But later they found out that this was not the case at all. Even those who do serious business will not be taken seriously in the small countries in Southeast Asia, and may even be treated with hostility. Because every small country in Southeast Asia had to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Even if he can't come up with anything good, the king will find ways to plunder the people. The king's reason was very simple, that was that the Ming Dynasty was now as powerful as it was in its heyday, and if you ordinary people didn't want to be bullied by the Ming Dynasty, we had to please them. But how to please them? All we can do is give out some rare and precious treasures. There aren't many rare treasures in our king's treasury, so we can only levy high taxes and buy some good things from abroad to present to the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty protect us well. So with such a good reason, the king could blatantly and even naturally ask the people to pay additional taxes. This tax was used to bribe the Ming Dynasty. But in fact, the Ming Dynasty didn't know about it at all, or the common people didn't know about the bribe either, and it was impossible for it to be given to the Ming Dynasty. It was just used by the king himself. This is why the common people here have no good feelings towards the Ming Dynasty. Because every time the tribute came, the so-called strong men of the Ming Dynasty would come. Then let the small countries pay high taxes one by one to buy more rare treasures for bribery. If this is the case, how can ordinary people live a good life? So under such circumstances, how could the common people have any good feelings towards the Ming Dynasty? How could people from the Ming Dynasty be treated well when they came to this land? Because of this, when the translators and others arrived in the small country, they discovered that it was not at all as they had imagined, and it was impossible for them to receive such good treatment. After coming here one by one, they were hated by others. They slowly got through this extremely painful environment, but the pain did not decrease at all. Until now, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that after arriving here, it took precautions against these guys and rarely taught all the small countries a lesson. It even let all the small countries know how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, and made them all understand what would happen if they provoked the Ming Dynasty, so that they would all restrain themselves. When the Ming Dynasty's navy arrived in the small countries of Southeast Asia to show off its power, all the small countries finally knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was. So the people of the Ming Dynasty who were doing business also felt proud. Before, these guys all discriminated against people from the Ming Dynasty, but after the Ming navy had been rampant on the sea for a while, the situation immediately changed drastically. The more discrimination there was before, the more fawning there was later. The more hatred there was for them before, the more servile they became when they saw them later. This made all the people who came from the Ming Dynasty understand that without the powerful Ming Dynasty supporting them from behind, it would be impossible for us to have a good life. Without the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty, people like us would still be hated and excluded by these individuals. And it is precisely because the translator knows the bad nature of the people of these Srivijaya countries that he would interject at this time. Because he felt that Wang Dahai's thoughts were a little too simple, and even felt that Wang Dahai was a little too naive at this time. I always feel that since we have spared you all and didn't kill you guys, you should be on the same page with us.

Then let the common people here know more about the power of our Ming Dynasty, and make them obey us one by one. In fact, this idea is very naive, because it is impossible that both the common people and the officials here are just fence-sitters. As long as you become strong, they will kneel down. But as long as you are not strong or you show a hint of fatigue, they will pounce on you like mad dogs and try to bite you to pieces, wanting to repay you for all the previous humiliation. This is what's really disgusting about these people, because they have no so-called reverence. They simply see that you are powerful and dare not resist. If they are given a chance one day, they will still resist, and even resist more fiercely. These people have no real respect for the strong. They only know that I will tolerate them for a while, and then they will fight to the end when they find an opportunity in the future. Perhaps this spirit is a good thing sometimes, because at least it shows that this nation still has resilience. But for those who want to conquer this place, this kind of person is difficult to tame. He is an ungrateful wretch. The reason why the translator didn't dare to speak just now was because he felt that Captain Liu and Wang Dahai were both high-ranking people, and if he spoke, he would definitely not get any good results. But now, after listening to the conversation between Wang Dahai and Liu Baihu, the translator felt that if he didn't speak now, he would never have the chance to speak again. Moreover, if Wang Dahai didn't say this, he might never know what kind of people here are. This would actually harm the generals sent by the Ming Dynasty, so he started speaking. He also wanted to say a few words for himself and for those who came here. When Captain Liu saw the expression on the translator's face, he knew that this guy must have a lot of grievances that he wanted to vent. So after taking a look at it, I knew that it must be because of what Wang Dahai said that he felt it was a bit unreliable. This is a good thing, because he also felt that what Wang Dahai said was a bit unreliable. If we really do what Wang Dahai said, we will definitely suffer a great loss, so in this situation, it is best to listen to everyone's opinions. In this way, maybe there will be more directions for doing things in the future. Especially, the reason why this translator was sent here was because he was thought to be familiar with this place. He not only understood the language and writing here, but also the local customs and practices, because this guy has been here for more than ten years. Since you have been here for so many years, you should know some of the situations here. Since you have been here for so many years, you should be able to help me and others. So under this circumstance, if you can listen to the opinions of these people, you should get good results. So Captain Liu looked at Wang Dahai and saw that Wang Dahai did not object. Captain Liu then said, "Tell me what you have to say." He only listened to the translation and then began to speak, "In fact, after listening to the conversation between the two generals and seeing what they said to the common people at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, I was very impressed. But I have something I must say.” Captain Liu smiled and said, "Isn't this giving you a chance? Just tell me, speak openly, what exactly is the reason that compels you to stand up? I think there should be something supporting you." I only heard the translator say, "General Wang's expectations for the people here are good, but from my experience of living here for more than ten years, no matter how much we expect of them, no matter how much kindness we have shown them, in the end these people will not remember it at all." Wang Dahai was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that the translator would say such a thing. Are you really wrong? How wrong it is.

Then I heard the translator say: "Of course, it is not because you are kind that these people behave like this, nor is it because you are not good enough to them, but because this is the nature of the people here. This group of people don’t know what gratitude is. In fact, this group of people only know that you are nice to me because you have a purpose, and you must repay me for being nice to me, but I don’t want to repay you. I just want to know that you should be nice to me. I just want you to know that you are nice to me. I won’t be nice to you in the future. I’m just scared at the moment. Let me put it this way, when we first came here, we felt that because the Ming Dynasty was your suzerain state, you should treat us Chinese people better. But we were wrong. The people here only hated us, because every time they paid tribute, the king here would impose additional taxes on the people, saying that the taxes were used to honor the Ming Dynasty. But as far as we know, after receiving the taxes, they did not pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Instead, they only paid the worst tribute to the Ming Dynasty. It cannot be said that way. We can only say that there were so-called representative things. In fact, these things are worthless, but they will take the good things they looted from the people and turn around to sell them to our Ming Dynasty through tribute trade to make a fortune." …… (End of this chapter)