Ning Que slowly stood up.
He glanced coldly at the mutilated body on the ground.
"We must show no mercy when dealing with the Japanese. They are nothing more than beasts, and there's no need to think about preserving any humanity. The better you treat them, the more aggressive they'll become. Think about it, the Japanese islands are at least thousands of miles away from Kyushu. It's understandable that they want to seize other countries' territories because they are a small country with few people and they need to survive. So why do they wantonly kill innocent people, even sparing the elderly, the weak, women, and children?"
Ning Que's eyes were cold and full of murderous intent.
Of course, there were massacres in Kyushu before, but these were often caused by deep-seated hatreds between the people, or perhaps by the heavy losses inflicted during the siege, forcing them to resort to massacre.
But what does this have to do with the Japanese pirates?
They are a bunch of absolute beasts!
Just want to release my animal nature!
So Ning Que had no good feelings towards them.
I just want to kill them all!
There is no need to feel any burden towards these ungrateful people.
Gongshu Chou looked helpless and sighed, "I was thinking of letting these people be responsible for mining and digging coal in the future. After all, Lingnan is short of people. If there are not enough slaves to do this work, it will cause some trouble in the future."
"Well, what you said makes sense."
Ning Que seemed to be thinking about something.
He remembered that later generations had dragged these little devils to Siberia to plant potatoes, and that torture was quite enjoyable. Sometimes, letting them die might be a relief. It would be better to let them do hard labor, which would make their lives worse than death!
"Let's talk about it after we capture the prisoners."
"These Japanese pirates are all a bunch of beasts."
"They must atone for their actions!"
Haizai and Haigui also nodded.
They also think there is nothing wrong with it.
Anyway, steady wins the race.
According to the ronin, the Japanese weren't actually numerous. Currently, they numbered only about 6,000. Including the enslaved Min Yue people, there were only about 10,000 at most. Given the strength of the Nanyue Kingdom, they were easily able to defeat them. There wasn't even a need to deploy the Yue people; Ning Que's personal guards alone would be more than enough.
Not to mention there are firearms now!
This is now a powerful weapon!
"Fortunately, the potatoes are not damaged." After a brief inspection of the farmland, Hai Gui said softly, "Look at these potatoes, they are growing very well. I remember you wrote about it in your book. When these vines turn yellow, it means that the potatoes are ready to be harvested."
"Yes, that's right."
The potato vines were still stained with blood. Ning Que squatted down to observe and whispered, "These potatoes were hard-earned. Whether we can overthrow Emperor Feng depends entirely on these potatoes."
"Then don't worry."
"If I remember correctly, there's actually a type of rice in Lingnan called Champa rice. This rice is early-planted, matures early, is drought-tolerant, and has fine grains, making it suitable for high-lying fields. Its yield is higher and more stable than current rice. With Champa rice, we won't have to worry about farming anymore."
“I don’t think I’ve heard of it…”
Haizai frowned and shook his head.
It seems that there is no rice of this quality in Lingnan.
"We can continue to look southwest. For example, the Luoyue Kingdom, or even the more distant Champa Kingdom."
Ning Que smiled, raised his hand, and kicked several corpses out. Later, he would have to ask someone to dig a hole and bury the corpses as fertilizer.
The Champa Kingdom he mentioned is actually the later Vietnam region. Champa rice also entered the Central Plains from Minyue during the Southern Song Dynasty. Champa rice has many advantages, including higher and more stable yields compared to grains grown in the Central Plains.
Potatoes alone are definitely not enough, and eating potatoes all the time is not the right approach. If we can get Champa rice, it will definitely be better.
Ning Que remembered someone once saying that Champa rice's characteristics were related to the cultivation methods of the Yue people. The Yue people cultivated rice using slash-and-burn methods, a very crude method. They didn't interfere much, allowing the rice to grow naturally. This gave Champa rice its drought and flood tolerance, resulting in higher and more stable yields.
Currently, the staple food in Jiuzhou is still corn. However, corn production is low, and it can't compare to rice. Lingnan, on the other hand, relies mainly on rice, so Ning Que is considering introducing Champa rice.
“These potatoes are growing nicely.”
“Let them continue to farm and take good care of it.”
"Since the Japanese pirates have entered the territory of Nanyue and were killed by us, they will likely continue to come. Therefore, we need to continue to increase the number of manpower to guard the potatoes. We also need to place secret sentries at the key roads to prevent them from breaking in. We can use cement to build bunkers. Prepare crossbows and firearms in the bunkers, and we can effectively defeat a hundred enemies with one."
"good!"
Haizai nodded immediately.
Blockhouses were the best defense against guerrilla warfare, allowing one man to easily defeat a hundred. Relying on the protection of the blockhouse, those inside only needed to attack from a distance through the small openings. As long as there was sufficient ammunition, no matter how many people came, it would be useless. The problem was that heavy firepower was scarce these days, making blockhouses difficult to breach.
Ning Que wanted to use bunkers to deal with the Japanese pirates.
With firearms and bows and crossbows, it is enough to defend.
This time, they were lucky to have arrived just in time, otherwise Song Ci and his men would have been unable to hold out. These pirates were very powerful and highly effective. Although they lacked armor, their weapons were quite sharp. They still didn't know where the pirates would come from, and they couldn't disperse their forces too much. Building bunkers at this time would be an effective defense.
And it wasn't just the Japanese pirates; the Western Ou people could come at any time. As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against them for a thousand days. Using a bunker could effectively curb their sneak attacks. After all, a small number of people attacking by surprise wouldn't be able to break through the bunker.
Haizai and Haigui smiled at each other and were also very emotional.
"Thank goodness Junior Brother is here."
"With you here, we don't have to think too much."
"No matter what happens, you always find a way to deal with it. This cement will be ready soon, and then my bureau will arrange for the Yue people to build the bunker."
"Well, I'll draw the blueprint."
Ning Que also nodded in agreement.
He glanced at the messy corpses on the ground.
Fortunately, they arrived just in time this time, preventing any major blunders. Judging from the Ronin's intelligence, they'll likely continue their attacks soon. Fortunately, he arrived in Nanyue secretly, and very few people know about this.
"I'll arrange for someone to watch over it later."
"We should go back too."
"Otherwise Qinghe will definitely scold me again."
Ning Que looked helpless.
He had originally planned to conduct a simple inspection today, but he had never expected to encounter these Japanese pirates. With so many people injured, Shen Qinghe would definitely be worried about him.
"Haha, let's go back now."
Haejae laughed heartily.
With this being the case, the subsequent military deployment direction has been determined. Under the banner of aiding Minyue, drive all the Japanese pirates out of Lingnan. Taking advantage of this opportunity, annex Minyue's territory. In this way, Nanyue will break the balance and become the overlord of Lingnan!
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