Chapter 629: Eye-Opening Duo Hearing such resentful words from the translator's mouth, we can tell that he must have suffered a lot of unfair treatment in these small countries before, so the words he said today seemed to be merciless at all, but instead extremely angry. Looking at his expression, it is even more obvious that he must have suffered a lot of injustice in this place over the years. Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai were not wrong in their guesses, it was indeed like that, because he had indeed suffered a lot of grievances in this small place over the years. As a businessman, he would never cooperate with the imperial court and the army unless he was in a desperate situation. And he has come to this point today entirely because of the pressure from these small countries in Southeast Asia, and he finally made the decision, or even to be blunt,, too. Back then, he did build a business for himself through his own hard work in this place, but he didn't expect that his efforts would affect the business of many other merchants in small Southeast Asian countries. So much so that the king here began to take action against these people, such as confiscating the property of these people who came from the Central Plains Dynasty. Originally, they thought that although they had escaped from the Central Plains Dynasty and were doing business here, these small countries, as vassal states of the Central Plains Dynasty, should also know what the consequences would be if they provoked them. After all, your suzerain country is my motherland. If I am bullied and I file a complaint, your business or territory may be affected. Aren’t you afraid? But the translators were wrong. Instead of being scared, they were smug.

Because these small countries did not take the people of the Central Plains Dynasty seriously at all. In their eyes, it was a connection between the small countries and the Central Plains Dynasty, which was nothing to us ordinary people or the officials in the small government offices. In a word, who made you do business, who made you all so capable? Since we can't beat you in business, we will use our own methods. We will search and confiscate your property, and we will kill your people. Do you think we don't know? In fact, after you left the Central Plains Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty knew nothing about your existence. Relying on the support of the Central Plains Dynasty, you have expanded your businesses to such a large extent and made so much money, but you don't know how to respect us, which is your original sin. Therefore, these businessmen not only did not receive the respect they deserved, but to a certain extent, they were treated unfairly because of their identity as citizens of the Central Plains dynasty. These people are running back and forth between the small countries in Nanyang like rats crossing the street. Although they have been there for more than ten years, in the final analysis they are still just trying to make a living. Once your business becomes bigger and stronger, you will immediately face retaliation. In the past, they thought that with the status of China as their motherland, these small Southeast Asian countries would be more restrained. However, after experiencing the events later, they realized that it was actually useless. Because these small countries in Southeast Asia did not really take the Central Plains dynasty seriously, or they only paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty at the national level and did not have much respect for it in private. Instead, we believe that the Central Plains dynasty is only temporarily powerful, and we have to tolerate it. If we become strong one day, we will be able to make them submit to us. Therefore, they did not have much gratitude. In fact, because the court of the small country had to extort money from the people every time it went to pay tribute to the Central Plains dynasty, the people were even more resentful of them, the people of the Central Plains dynasty. Translators with these experiences will understand that the so-called tribute is just a face-saving project. It looks smooth on the outside, but inside it is full of petty intrigues and calculations. If there had not been the baptism of war and these small Southeast Asian countries had been forced to surrender, they would have simply regarded the Ming Dynasty as a scapegoat. This is the true situation that the translator saw. It was for this reason that when the translator heard that the Ming navy had invaded the small countries in Southeast Asia, he volunteered to become a translator for the navy. What he had to do was not only to translate the local indigenous language to the navy and the Jinyiwei, but also to provide the Jinyiwei and the navy with some reports to understand the local customs. Today, after listening to the translation, Captain Liu and Wang Dahai suddenly realized what was going on. Although their ideas were not the same, they were still somewhat naive. Captain Liu was thinking that since we have already occupied your place, no matter whether we use strict or gentle means, you must cooperate and not have any bad ideas. Wang Dahai thought more simply. He thought that the common people here were similar to those in the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't care what the officials above were planning.

As long as they have food to eat, they can survive. But Wang Dahai never thought that in such a small country, these small countries have actually already developed their own way of survival. They do not rely on the so-called strong, they just use the strong. Just like the common people in the city of Mandala, when they saw that the military doctor brought by Captain Liu was so capable, the first thing they wanted was to let that military doctor treat their own family members. As for whether the military doctors would be exhausted from treating so many people, they didn't care. They just had one thing in mind. Since you have conquered us and you are so powerful, it is only right that you let us enjoy your services. If this trend continues, it will soon happen as the translator said, and the people here will have no idea what gratitude is, they only know how to ask for things. If you can continue to give them service and they will be happy with it, they will certainly be willing to help the Ming Dynasty. But one day, if the Ming Dynasty is unable to provide so much, they will turn against us. Because this group of people have no concept of right and wrong, they only know how to ask for things. They only know that if they grab a piece of wool, they have to grab all of it before they are done. So in fact, both Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai were wrong. The common people here were not as simple and honest as they thought. They are even more petty than the people of the Central Plains Dynasty. In fact, the biggest worry of the people in the Central Plains is whether the crops grown in the fields can encounter good weather and whether they can produce more food. But the common people in the city of Mandala don’t think so. Because they would stay where they were, they had suffered many things such as food shortages, exploitation by the government and so on. They are thinking about whether a great ruler can come and change everything here, and of course they can't let us pay. If we have to pay for everything, then all the oaths we made before will be invalid. But today, Captain Liu and Wang Dahai were going to experience how shameless these people were. Although those gangsters felt sad when they saw Mu Tou being beaten to death, they did not seem to want to show any reaction. In other words, they intended to leave the wooden support upright there. After seeing the shock on Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai's faces, the translator continued, "As for how hateful the common people here are, how morally corrupt they are, and how they are not worth saving, there is another reason. "That is, the people here don't really have any so-called patriotism. They only have one thought: no matter who comes here, as long as they can benefit us, we will surrender to them." Captain Liu said with great interest, "It seems that there must be many city lords who have been killed here. "Can you give me some examples of how we can avoid being victimized by these people?" The translator nodded after listening and said: "General Liu, please listen to me. You guessed it right. There are seven or eight city lords in this place. Each city lord is sent directly from the capital and does not belong to the forces in Mandala City. "Originally, everyone could live in peace and work together to govern Mandala City, but the people here are very short-sighted. After each city lord came here, the first thing he announced was to strengthen the sea defense and prevent the pirates on the sea from docking. "Of course, he had also heard that the pirates traded with the people of Mandala City, allowing the people here to obtain large amounts of gold and silver. Even the officers and soldiers stationed here have been almost corrupted by the pirates over the past few years. They even acted as their eyes and ears. "These are issues that every city lord wants to resolve but cannot. Not to mention the city lord, even the king seems stretched to the limit. “First of all, the entire Sanfuqi court is simply unable to provide a stable income to the people of the city of Mandala like the pirates.

"Even because the Srivijaya court wanted to expel the pirates entrenched in the Malacca Strait area in the west, it would cause a violent backlash from the local people. "The people here are not good men and women. After years of struggle, they have long been accustomed to playing both sides and are like slippery catfish. “After the imperial army arrived, they informed the pirates and received a reward, while also secretly observing the imperial army. "They have it very clear in their mind. As long as the imperial army shows signs of winning, they will immediately betray the pirates. But if not, they will watch helplessly as the imperial army is swallowed up by the pirates in an instant. “Even if they saw signs of the imperial army’s defeat, these people would provide intelligence to the pirates, allowing them to intercept the imperial army’s food and fodder. “So many times, the orders issued by the Sanfuqi court to eliminate pirates would disappear in various betrayals. "Even many garrison officers and soldiers are on good terms with the pirates. This phenomenon of them being so close is very normal in Mandala City." The translator became angrier as he spoke. "I have been here for no less than five years, and I have seen too many cases of local people colluding with pirates. Even the pirates have been repeatedly defeated by these seemingly powerless people. "It stands to reason that the common people here should have reached some kind of tacit cooperation with the pirates, but what is unusual is that the common people here may have been trained to be smart by fighting wits and courage with the pirates for a long time. “Sometimes they pretended to be rude to the imperial army when they came to wipe out the pirates, but when the pirates came back again, they took credit for it. They even felt like they were nurturing the pirates to protect themselves. The local garrison hoped that these pirates could continue to survive so that they could continue to receive funds from the imperial court for defending against pirates. “So often the local garrison would work with the local people to tip off the pirates. "It's even ironic that in order to get more rewards on the other side of the sea, the local people and the local garrison would often compete in stealing intelligence. “They often learn the specific movements of the imperial army soon after it sets out, and then report it to the pirates. "With these prerequisites, the pirates began to mobilize their forces to prevent the consequences of being wiped out." The translator became even more emotional when he said this. "They are all ordinary people in Mandala City. Why can they do such excessive things? The reason is actually very simple." The translator said that he had deliberately left the question in suspense, and saw that both Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai were listening to his story attentively. "The relationship between the officers and soldiers, the people and the pirates here, they never thought that the pirates were actually raised by the local people themselves. "Because if these pirates are gone, it will be like the common people losing a source of income." After hearing this, Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai were very surprised. Captain Liu even laughed and said, "I really didn't expect that the common people here would be so smart as to cooperate with the pirates. Aren't they afraid that one day the pirates will turn them into food if they fail to rob gold, silver and jewelry outside?" After listening to this, the translator nodded and said, "This group of people don't have any long-term vision. They think that as long as they keep supplying food to the pirates, they can get protection. "When necessary, we can even command these pirates to do something bad outside. Of course, they are willing to do such a good thing." "This kind of good thing also shocked Captain Liu and Wang Dahai. The translator became more and more excited as he spoke. "The two generals may not know at all that the common people here will do anything to please the pirate army. "If there are girls who are a little bit pretty in their families, they are willing to take the initiative to send them to the pirate camp for them to play with, so as to gain the favor and trust of the pirates. "And those women were not ashamed, but proud, thinking that if they could have a relationship with pirates, their families would not have to worry about food and drink. "Under this trend, many young people in Mandala City were deceived and went out to sea in the dark to find pirates and join the pirate team." This is also the reason why the translator despises the common people here, because the common people here have no so-called patriotism and cannot see the benefits of allowing these pirates to become stronger.

Even if pirates are given the opportunity to recruit soldiers on shore, how much damage will it cause to other cities? They don't care about these things, they only think about themselves... (End of this chapter)