There are five legal techniques: First, emphasize the importance of the Baojia system. Japanese pirates, foreign barbarians, Portuguese, and other bandits rely on the sea for their lair, appearing and disappearing at random, making them truly difficult to control. However, these are not natives of Zhangzhou and Gaozhou. Even if they are not prohibited, they will not come. The people of Zhangzhou and Gaozhou are not able to live by the sea. Who doesn't have parents, brothers, and wives? There must be a time to leave the house and a day to return home.
Second, the prohibition on private vessels was enforced. The private construction of two-masted seagoing vessels was prohibited. These large vessels, loaded with goods, could not only provide the Japanese with ammunition but also serve as a source of profit for them.
Third, it's difficult to suppress the gangs. In the past, although there were many pirates on the sea, they only stole money, grain, and bribes. Now, even fish, salt, and straw have been taken away, because our people are willing to trade with them. In the past, they only took the boats and their belongings, but now they hostage their owners and give them to their servants. Unless they take everything they have, they can't survive.
Moreover, as soon as they see them, they point to old acquaintances, saying, "So-and-so is rich, so-and-so is a noble, so-and-so wants to buy a thousand strings of cash, so-and-so wants to buy a hundred strings of cash." They will not stop until their desires are satisfied. Those who fail to meet their limits or satisfy their desires will be beheaded as a warning to the public, so that our people can follow their example. Previously, they only relied on boats for safety, but now they come in groups of hundreds, landing on shore to kill and rob.
Fourth, we must search for and arrest the corrupt and powerful, and be fair in resisting the powerful. These families, who are in contact with the aboriginals and support the local communities, are generally powerful and influential. Their power is enough to control their local communities, and their wealth is enough to enslave the local officials. Therefore, they hide themselves and are not exposed, and are not punished when exposed. Some, even higher, display their names on banners. Those who come to arrest them look down on them, and no one dares to do anything! These are the most unscrupulous of them. If caught, they will be brought to justice.
Fifth, treat those who are forced to follow with forgiveness. If coastal fishermen and woodcutters are held hostage by bandits for ransom, they must cooperate with them in their actions. Those captured by officers and soldiers are immediately tied up by the bandits. If someone escapes halfway, the officers and soldiers will take their heads and present them as a tribute. This injustice has long been borne..."
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