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Chapter 783 The Jingguan, the victorious corpses, and the mounds of earth.

Hey, this crown prince isn't stupid. He even knows how to use the opportunity of promoting intermarriage between the Miao, Yi, Dong, Yao and other chieftains and the Chinese people to promote the reform of the chieftain system.

Pay attention.

In any legitimate Central Plains dynasty, "Chinese family" specifically refers to the Han Chinese people.

People like the Miao, Yi, Dong, and Yao are called "Li" and classified as "Man".

For example, the Miao people are all referred to as the Limin, but in the official archives, they are divided into raw Miao and cooked Miao.

This situation is caused by our ancestors fighting each other; in reality, we are still one family, which is very different from the situation of certain mites and variegated eyes.

Give the simplest example.

Zhu Yuanzhang once issued an edict stipulating that the Semu and Hui people were only allowed to wear hunting leather boots and walk on the sides of the road. Anyone who dared to walk in the middle of the road could be "beaten to death without mercy" by the common people.

As for the Miao, Yi, Dong, Yao and other Li people, Zhu's attitude was to try his best to implement the policy of replacing local chieftains with centrally appointed officials. Those who were unwilling were managed as chieftains, and there was no rule such as "not allowing people of the same kind to marry each other".

Yang Shaofeng said with a smile, "Your Highness is wise."

Zhu Biao immediately became happy and looked longingly at the extremely simple steam engine, saying, "Now everything is ready, except for the steam engine and the water press."

Well, now we lack steam engines, then we'll lack internal combustion engines, then we'll lack oil, and then comes the infamous "oil breeding bacteria".

I wonder if I will live to see such a magnificent sight.

……

While Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao were busy researching the population of the Japanese, two major events were happening in Japan.

The first thing was that a monk from the Ming Dynasty came from the north. He did not seek refuge in any temples or engage in debates with others. He simply carried a small bundle and a bowl, using the sky as his blanket and the earth as his bed. He drank dew when he was thirsty and begged for scraps when he was hungry. He traveled asceticly and treated the Japanese along the way.

Soon, rumors began to circulate in the northern Japanese territory that this person was a truly virtuous and eminent monk.

Even prominent figures have heard of Master Shih Hang's reputation and have tried to invite him to preach.

However, Master Shih Hang refused all offers, saying that he would travel all over Japan on foot to pray for the Japanese people. He added that if he could use his limited medical skills to alleviate the suffering of the Japanese people, it would be a form of spiritual practice.

In short, this was a truly virtuous and eminent monk, far superior to those frivolous monks who only care about having descendants.

As Master Shihang's reputation grew, the monks at the Zisun Temple became restless, and some of them came to him, attempting to debate scriptures with him.

Master Shihang truly lived up to his reputation as a high-ranking monk from the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism. His Buddhist teachings were unfathomable, and he used verses such as "The bright mirror is not a stand" and "The wind moves, the mind moves" to completely refute the Japanese monks.

Then, followers began to appear around Master Shihang.

Master Shihang didn't bother with them, letting them follow him around. Occasionally, when he rested, he would set aside some time to preach to them.

As a result, Master Shihang's reputation grew louder and louder.

The second thing was that a young nobleman from a prominent family, who had come to seek refuge in the southern Japanese, called himself Xianglin Sanren. He said that he had observed the celestial phenomena at night and discovered that the royal aura of the southern Japanese was astonishing, with the potential for purple energy to gather. Therefore, he came to seek refuge with Emperor Chōkei and Prince Kaneyoshi of the southern Japanese.

To show his sincerity, Xianglin Sanren first offered his own calming incense, and then, taking advantage of the Northern Japanese attacking the Southern Japanese, offered the Southern Japanese several strategies that led to a major defeat for the Northern Japanese.

Then, this Kōrin Sanjin proposed to marry the daughter of Prince Kaneyoshi and changed his name to Kōrin Chōnosuke.

Master Shihang rose to fame in northern Japan, while Korin Kinnosuke became a household name in southern Japan and was taken in as an assistant by Prince Kaneyoshi.

Then, Xianglin Sanren proposed that the Northern Japanese should be taught a lesson, and that they should never be allowed to think that the Southern Japanese were weak and easy to bully.

"It's not easy."

Faced with the suggestion made by Korin Chikunosuke, Prince Kaneyoshi sighed and said, "The strength of the Northern Japanese is undeniable. Even if the Southern Japanese were to exert all their strength, they might not be able to defeat the Northern Japanese."

Gu Chengzhi sneered inwardly.

Not necessarily?

This short, ugly guy really knows how to flatter himself.

This is practically equivalent to me, Gu, saying that even if the entire White Lotus Sect were to exert all its power, it might not be able to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

So, there might not be anything there at all; there's absolutely no hope!

While inwardly complaining, Gu Chengzhi said with a smile, "To deter the Northern Japanese, we don't necessarily have to be stronger than them."

Prince Kaneyoshi immediately perked up.

In fact, after several battles between the North and South, the power of the Southern Japanese had greatly diminished and was showing signs of being unable to hold on. They might be completely wiped out one day.

If Korin Chinnosuke can truly find a way to deter the northern Japanese pirates and prevent them from easily launching attacks from the south, then the southern Japanese pirates will have a chance to catch their breath.

What if one day we can regroup and launch another northern expedition?

Prince Kaneyoshi gazed intently at Gu Chengzhi and asked, "What good idea do you have, my son-in-law?"

Gu Chengzhi lightly waved his feather fan and said, "Since we are not strong enough to fight against the Northern Japanese, we should find a way to intimidate the Japanese under the command of the Northern Japanese daimyo."

At this point, a fierce glint flashed across Gu Chengzhi's face: "If the Northern Japanese dare to invade the south again, I will definitely find a way to defeat them. When that happens, I will kill all the wounded Northern Japanese and build a mound of corpses with the dead."

“A Jingguan is a mound formed by displaying the corpses of victorious soldiers in battle.”

"If a mound of jing is formed, the daimyo of the northern Japanese might not be afraid, but the Japanese under their command will definitely be terrified."

"As for those who are neither dead nor injured, I will find a way to sell them to the Ming Dynasty as slaves. As long as one is sold, the daimyo of the North Japan will have one less Japanese under his command. If more are sold, the daimyo of the North Japan will suffer a loss of strength."

"As the saying goes, one thing rises while another falls."

"Since the Southern Japanese pirates cannot surpass the Northern Japanese pirates in strength, then we should find a way to weaken the Northern Japanese pirates' strength."

Prince Kaneyoshi was somewhat dumbfounded.

Can you still play like this?

But then he thought about it again and Prince Kaneyoshi was not so happy.

"The Ming emperor previously sent an envoy to Japan, saying that I have been neglecting the Japanese pirates and that I should restrain them."

"I didn't give him any face back then. If I were to sell slaves to the Ming Dynasty now, wouldn't the Ming emperor be laughing at me?"

"Moreover, selling too many slaves will ultimately damage the vitality of our Japanese nation."

Gu Chengzhi gently waved his feather fan and said with a smile, "No, no."

"As the saying goes, times change."

“At that time, the Ming Dynasty was not yet at peace, and even if the prince did not give the Ming emperor face, he could do nothing about it.”

"But times have changed. The Ming Dynasty is about to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, and the emperor of the Central Plains has always valued face. If the prince sells some Northern Japanese pirates to him, it will firstly ease the relationship between them, secondly weaken the strength of the Northern Japanese pirates, and thirdly, it will be possible to strengthen the Southern Japanese pirates by borrowing the power of the Ming Dynasty."

"In this way, the Southern Japanese will be stronger and the Northern Japanese will be weaker, and the balance of power will be easily shifted."

At this point, Gu Chengzhi said in a low voice, "If more unharmed northern Japanese pirates are sold to the Ming Dynasty, they can establish themselves in the Ming Dynasty. In the long run, they may have a chance to occupy the Ming Dynasty."