A day passed, although there were some twists and turns.
At that time, Fang Zhengyi quickly calmed down.
Suddenly there is a troublesome thing, and now the only thing to do is to procrastinate!
After settling the Chu sisters, he rushed to the imperial prison early the next day.
Those four foreigners still need to be interrogated in detail.
Inside the imperial prison, Lufa had already started staring at each other.
He didn't say a word to the four foreigners, but just tried to observe them.
When Fang Zheng arrived, he came back to his senses and greeted him, then continued, "Master, the language of these four people is very strange. I asked at the Honglu Temple yesterday, and no one has ever heard such a language."
Fang Zheng nodded: "It's okay, take your time. Try to teach them some simple daily expressions..."
As they were talking, suddenly one of the foreigners became excited and started shouting at Fang Zheng.
Fang Zhengyi looked at Lufa and asked, "What did he say?"
Lufa thought for a moment, carefully observed the foreigner's eyes, and guessed: "It seems that... he wants to surrender. Give me some more time and I will be able to guess it."
surrender?
Fang Zheng stared at the leading foreigner and said tentatively: "Bonjour!"
The foreigners had no reaction.
Not French either...Fang Zheng was disappointed.
It seems that there is something wrong with my thinking. The little foreign language knowledge I had in my previous life is of no use at all!
"In that case, I'll leave these people to you. Find them a place where they can live normally, take good care of them, and don't let them run away."
"After they are settled, let them take a good bath and rub them with alcohol."
"Also, let them learn to speak human language as soon as possible. Find out where their hometown is and what they do as soon as possible."
"If the money is not enough, ask the higher-ups to give you more."
After saying that, Fang Zheng turned around and prepared to leave, but Lufa hurriedly called him from behind.
"Master, they can't speak now and don't have a name. Why don't you give them a number so that they can be easily recognized."
serial number?
Fang Zheng touched his chin, then pointed at the four foreigners with his finger: "Hmm..."
"Da Zhuang, Xiao Shuai, Fu Bole, Kalemi. That's it. I'm leaving."
"Fobole, Kalemi...what strange names?" Looking at Fang Zhengyi's departing back, Lufa was puzzled.
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"The ship has arrived... and four foreigners have been captured?" Emperor Jing put down the memorial in his hand, with a hint of surprise on his face.
"Yes, the ship is ready. The Chu family and the local court have contributed a lot, so it can be built so quickly."
"I think the navy is in training and will have half a year to adjust to the new ships. In a year at most, our fleet will be able to go out to sea and explore the West!"
"Those four foreigners were captured by accident and we are currently unable to communicate with them."
Emperor Jing smiled, stood up and walked to the window, with his hands behind his back, he sighed: "Great. Originally, it took the court several years to build a ship. Only in wartime can it be so fast. By the way, why didn't you bring those four foreigners to see me?"
Of course it's fast. I had already arranged for its construction several months before you gave the order, Fang Zheng said.
Then he said, "Your Majesty, please don't meet them for now... They are not in good health yet. It would be bad if they brought some dirt from overseas and got infected with strange diseases."
"Once they are able to communicate simply, I will send them to see Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing nodded: "Well, you can arrange this matter."
"Then I'll take my leave."
"Wait a moment."
Emperor Jing called Fang Zhengyi and picked up a few memorials from the table: "This is the battle report from Yishun, and the memorials from the crown prince and me. Have you two discussed this privately?"
"Ah? I don't know, but His Highness did tell me that the current fighting style... is difficult to win."
Emperor Jing said, "Oh, this rebellious son! He thinks about war all day and even says that the people below will lose. Go back and tell him to stop thinking evil thoughts!"
Fang Zheng nodded in agreement, then asked curiously, "Your Majesty, is this battle really as Your Highness said?"
Emperor Jing nodded first, then shook his head: "The natives' rebellion will not last long. This battle is not to kill the enemy to win, otherwise the losses will be too great."
"But what the rebellious son said is also right. Regardless of victory or defeat, the court has lost face this time."
"What do you think about this?"
Fang Zheng's eyes turned and a plan came to his mind.
"I have two plans: discipline the natives, make them surrender without a fight!"
"Oh, there are two more strategies? Tell me about them." Emperor Jing became interested.
"The best strategy is to set fire to the mountain!"
"......" Emperor Jing looked at him with disdain: "Setting the mountain on fire, is this your best strategy? If you really do this, how will the small countries around you view our great Jing! If you don't show mercy, how can you maintain your prestige? Once the mountain fire starts, even our own people can't escape! What nonsense are you talking about? I thought you had some brilliant ideas!"
Fang Zhengyi twitched his lips and continued, "I have another plan."
The best option is of this quality, and the worst option is probably even more unacceptable.
Emperor Jing took a deep breath and said patiently, "Go ahead."
"The next best option is to change the natives into commoners."
"Um!?"
As soon as the words "Reform the Native System" came out, Emperor Jingdi suddenly began to think.
Fang Zheng laughed inwardly when he saw this. This policy of changing the system of local officials to ordinary officials was nothing new. He had seen it all in his previous life.
Therefore, it can only be a last resort. It is not as satisfying as setting fire to the mountain and eradicating the disaster.
"Tell me more!"
"The power structure of the natives in this area must be extremely simple. The so-called tribal chief is probably inherited from generation to generation. The imperial court can issue an edict to recognize his status and then appoint an official to govern him, so that the barbarians can be controlled by the barbarians and the local officials can rule the local people."
"The actual leaders of each tribe initially adapted, then gradually changed to nomadic officials, dividing their power and finally weakening the local color."
"In this way, local border control can be stabilized. This is just my humble opinion, please correct me, Your Majesty."
"Good! Well said! This is the best strategy!" Emperor Jing's eyes gleamed with brilliance.
This was the first time he had heard of the idea of changing the system of native officials to Han Chinese.
Nine out of ten memorials submitted below are discussing strategies for advancing troops and how to defend against the enemy.
It’s not that no one has thought about using political means to make things happen, but it’s still the same as Fang Zhengyi said so thoroughly.
It was as if a layer of hazy window paper was pierced.
Emperor Jing didn't expect that his casual question would bring him a surprise.
He couldn't help pacing and muttering, "This method is very good... But now is not the time. We need to suppress and appease them before we can further promote it."
"Zhengyi, please draft a memorial for me and submit it to the cabinet for discussion. This matter still requires a detailed plan."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Uh...but what if the suppression fails?" Fang Zheng asked.
Emperor Jing stopped and said with a smile, "Failed to suppress? Impossible! The local government sent nearly 20,000 troops, but a mere Yishun couldn't suppress it. Doesn't that mean I have raised a bunch of good-for-nothings?"
"Don't worry about this matter, just do your thing."
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