"Your Highness, you have just arrived in Yunnan, so you may already be familiar with the situation here."
"Most of Yunnan and Dian are now occupied by the former Yuan Dynasty King Liang. This time, I came to Yunnan and Dian to garrison them, bringing with me a hundred thousand troops, in order to respond to the envoys sent by Your Majesty to persuade King Liang to surrender."
"Regardless of whether or not the persuasion is successful, my 100,000-man army will remain to defend Yunnan and Yunnan. If we stay here, we won't know when we can return."
"Your Highness, you should know that Yunnan has been a barren land for exiled criminals since ancient times. It also has many ethnic minorities, and the people here generally do not intermarry with people from the Central Plains."
"The army I brought with me are all from the Central Plains. They are the soldiers' duty to defend the borders of the Ming Dynasty. Serving the country with loyalty is our obligation."
"But if these good men of our Ming Dynasty spend their entire lives fighting on the frontier and can't find wives, I'm afraid their lineage, especially the only sons in the family, will be extinct..."
Hearing Fei Ju say this, Zhu Chong's heart moved, and he probably understood what the other party wanted to say next.
It is indeed as Fei Ju said, Wang Xi came to Yunnan to persuade the former Yuan Liang King to surrender. Whether he succeeded or failed, Yunnan needed people to guard it.
So Fei Ju came and brought 100,000 bachelors with him. In name, these people were responding to Wang Xi and intimidating the former Yuan Liang Wang, but in fact they were preparing for a rainy day.
If persuasion fails, these people will launch an attack on the former Yuan forces in Yunnan and Dian.
Once the war begins, the Ming soldiers will surely be shed blood on the battlefield, and then it will be just as Fei Ju said.
Many Ming Dynasty soldiers, especially those whose families had only one son for several generations, would have no descendants.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty was influenced by one-sided Confucianism, and there was already a saying that there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst one is to have no descendants.
So after listening to Fei Ju's explanation, Zhu Chong realized that he was too sensitive and had misunderstood Fei Ju.
He was a modern man, so how could he think about these things? Without thinking twice, Zhu Chong changed his tone.
"I admire the fact that the Marquis of Pingliang loves his soldiers like his own sons, but I cannot agree with your practice of buying and selling women to buy wives for your soldiers."
"Ah, no!" Fei Ju was a little angry when he heard this. "Your Highness, Prince Qin, this matter was indeed inconsiderate of me. I shouldn't have been so desperate and said it in front of Marquis Xiping."
"But please rest assured, Your Highness. I am willing to jointly submit a letter to Your Majesty with Your Highness. This matter was my own idea and has nothing to do with Your Highness. I am willing to swear an oath, no, I am willing to write it in writing..."
"Marquis Pingliang!" Zhu Chong interrupted Fei Ju, "Human trafficking is a serious crime. Let's not talk about it again."
"But considering that you are also serving the public interest, I do not want my soldiers from the Ming Dynasty to die in a foreign land without even leaving a legacy."
"Your Highness..." Hearing Zhu Chong's words, Fei Ju suddenly became excited, "You mean..."
"Don't overthink it." Zhu Chong interrupted Fei Ju again, "What I mean is that your soldiers can come here during their rest time."
"But remember, the woman I took in was originally a helpless woman. If both of you are willing and in love, then I will marry her officially. Otherwise, don't come."
"Since I've taken them in, I'm their family. Even if I marry them, I'll make it clear to me that anyone who dares to bully them will be severely punished!"
"Are you serious?" Fei Ju knelt before Zhu Chong upon hearing what he said. "Your Highness, Prince of Qin, on behalf of the 100,000 warriors under my command, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Highness..."
"Alright, alright, get up, get up. I don't have 100,000 girls for your soldiers to choose from right now." Zhu Chong smiled slightly, "But if there are more commoners coming to seek refuge, and if there are any suitable girls who are ready to marry, I will send someone to inform you immediately."
"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince of Qin, thank you very much for your kindness!" Fei Ju kowtowed again. This time, he kowtowed to Zhu Chong sincerely.
Zhu Chong smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Fei Ju didn't need to be so polite. In fact, he was already very happy at this moment.
Fei Ju's arrival, to a certain extent, solved his big problem, and the women under his command now had a place to go in the future.
As for the males, I believe that if I send them to Fei Ju to serve as military households, he will definitely not refuse.
After all, Yunnan and Dian will have a big battle to fight next. One hundred thousand troops may seem like a lot, but in fact they are not much less powerful than the former King Liang of Yuan.
You must know that in history, Zhu sent Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others to conquer Yunnan and Yunnan, and he dispatched an army of 300,000!
After this incident, Zhu Chong's impression of Fei Ju changed slightly. It seems that this military leader who was eventually killed because of the Hu Weiyong case has not fallen as written in history books.
Ten days later, in Fei Ju’s military camp, various discussions quickly spread throughout the camp.
"Hey, did you hear the rumor? When Xue Bozi from Kui Camp was on leave, he found a wife and brought her home from nowhere!"
"You just heard about it now. I actually went to the wedding, and I heard from Xue Bozi that he married a perfect girl!"
"Holy crap, is this true? Who would want to marry their daughter to someone like Xue Bozi? Are you crazy?"
"It's absolutely true. This matter has long been spread in the Kui and Shan camps. Many people know about it."
"No way, why would Xue Bozi get such a good opportunity?"
"You don't know, right? This is an order from the Marquis. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, who came to Yunnan to establish his fiefdom, has taken in many common people. The Marquis has agreed with His Royal Highness that any unmarried soldier in the army can go to the Prince of Qin to ask for a wife on their days off!"
"Really? That means we can go to the brothel with a legitimate reason during our break..."
"What are you thinking about? The Marquis is trying to find wives for those bachelors in our army. What do you think you are?"
"No way, that means Xue Bozi really got a wife. Who in a decent family would be willing to marry her?"
"I don't understand anything, and I don't know how to ask. They are refugees seeking refuge with His Majesty the Prince of Qin. They are not something you can just ask for money."
"Yes, yes, yes, I heard that too. They say that if you go there, you have to be in love with the girl and she must be willing to marry you before you can take her back to marry you. And they say that you have to marry her in a formal way. The King of Qin will specially provide her with her family!"
"Oh my god, doesn't that mean that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin will also show up on the wedding day?"
"It's impossible to meet His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, but the Princess of Qin might show up."
"I can still see the Princess of Qin? Shit, isn't it my day off today? Brother, where is His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin? Take me there quickly..."
In Fei Ju's military camp, everyone soon knew that they could go to the King of Qin to ask for a wife on their days off.
As a result, a military market soon appeared in Jianshanao, and the area within dozens of miles became more prosperous than Qujing Prefecture.
It is no exaggeration to say that Jianshanao is filled with weddings every day, and there are girls getting married every day, and even several girls getting married in one day.
The name of Jianshanao soon became famous in Yunnan and Yunnan...
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