Regarding Zhu Jinsong's plan to recruit Indian primitives as laborers, Louis XVI and George III had no objections. After all, France and England were also actively recruiting laborers in the Western Kunlun Mountains and selling them to the Great Ming. Among the many unscrupulous intermediaries, France and England could be considered notorious and ruthless.
What truly perplexed and envied both of them was a statement from Zhu Jinsong.
"Pigs of the Great Ming, the Great Ming may kill them, but others may not!"
Pigs of the Great Ming?
Louis XVI and George III knew what these "pigs" referred to. The very fact that they knew made them even more bewildered and envious.
These so-called "pigs"—in Europa, weren't they all renowned gentlemen, nobles, lords, and the like?
Even though Louis XVI had purged a number of "pigs" in France with great fanfare, he never dared to openly speak of killing pigs as the Great Ming Emperor did.
Did those "pigs" in the Great Ming not know how to resist?
In response to Louis XVI and George III's questions, Zhu Jinsong chuckled and said, "Are you two truly foolish? Have you forgotten everything that old dog Qianlong taught you before?"
"What are merchants? Merchants do not produce any resources. They merely make profits through continuous low buying and high selling, much like Judas, who betrayed Jesus, being faithless and immensely greedy."
"They will not be satisfied with making money. Once they have made money, they will aspire to power. Once they gain privileges, they will defecate on the heads of the common people."
"When defecating on the heads of the common people no longer satisfies them, they will extend their hands to your imperial courts, demanding more power from you, until they can defecate on the heads of you kings."
"Therefore, when merchants are needed, they can be utilized and given preferential treatment. When they are no longer needed, they must be liquidated."
"Of course, even when utilizing them, one must maintain a proper 'degree' and prevent them from escaping your grasp."
"If necessary, I still suggest that you thoroughly investigate the nobles, gentlemen, and merchants in Europa. Deal with them before they gain the ability to defecate on your heads."
Louis XVI immediately nodded and said, "I will conduct a thorough investigation upon my return. Although old dog Qianlong mentioned these things before, I did not fully believe him."
George III also nodded, saying, "Yes, as a loser, the words of old dog Qianlong are not convincing. However, what you say is different. I trust you."
Zhu Jinsong chuckled and said, "Many of the things Qianlong told you were actually the distillation of his lifelong experience. There are many things in them that are worth your careful study."
Indeed, these things were absolutely worth the careful study of Louis XVI and George III, and not just them, but all the kings, lords, and knights in Europa should learn them well.
Just as Zhu Jinsong would use the term "pigs of the Great Ming."
Did Zhu Jinsong not know the role of merchants in a nation?
He knew.
Let alone Zhu Jinsong, who had studied "Dragon Slaying Techniques," even someone who had diligently studied politics and history during high school would likely understand the role of merchants in a nation.
And it was precisely because Zhu Jinsong understood the role of merchants in a nation that he would tell Louis XVI and George III these half-true theories.
As long as Louis XVI and George III perfectly replicated these theories, they would gain considerable benefits in the early stages, and France and England would present a prosperous and flourishing scene.
However, behind the prosperity, there lay deep hidden dangers.
Unlike the situation in the Central Plains halls, the Central Plains halls dared to treat merchants as pigs because the Central Plains halls had always implemented a policy of a grand imperial court.
The only dynasty that did not implement the policy of a grand imperial court, the Great Song, also did not dare to treat merchants as pigs.
Coincidentally, Europa could not be considered to have a policy of a grand imperial court at all.
A hundred years or so ago, royal power in Europa was in conflict with divine power from the Papacy. Now, royal power in Europa was also in conflict with the emerging class in Europa.
If Europa truly played this game, once the emerging class reacted, they would certainly not sit idly by.
To put it bluntly, this was also the fundamental reason why Louis XVI and Madame Déficit in historical records were sent to the guillotine.
...
Just as Zhu Jinsong was contemplating what to teach Louis XVI and George III to slowly destroy the foundation of Europa, Pei Tugo, a hundred-household officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, along with other Embroidered Uniform Guard captains, found the Great Ming merchant who had taken a concubine in India.
When the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigated a case, they naturally did not knock on the door like the yamen runners of the local government.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard always kicked down doors.
With a loud "bang," the courtyard gate fell into the dust. The household guards who rushed over were immediately subdued by the Embroidered Uniform Guard led by Pei Tugo.
It was unfortunate that these household guards had their heads wrapped in cloth. If they had worn hats like Guan Sheng, the Great Ming merchant who took a concubine, these Embroidered Uniform Guard captains would most likely have only stopped them rather than resorting to force.
The ability to judge people based on their appearance was vividly displayed by these Embroidered Uniform Guards.
When Guan Sheng, who was in the backyard, heard the commotion and rushed to the front yard, he saw the hundred-household officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, dressed in a flying fish suit and holding a scroll, looking at him with a half-smile.
Guan Sheng quickened his steps, reached Pei Tugo, bowed, and said obsequiously, "May I ask what business the military official has here? I have always abided by the law and have never committed any illegal acts?"
Guan Sheng's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the cover of the scroll in Pei Tugo's hand bore the characters "Chun Qiu" (Spring and Autumn Annals). The content on the first page was, "It is said that one day, Han Daoguo returned home from his shop. In the middle of the night, his wife Wang Liu'er discussed with him..."
Unexpectedly, Pei Tugo completely ignored Guan Sheng. Instead, he let out a cold laugh and ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard captains beside him, "Beat him! As long as he doesn't die, beat him to death!"
The two Embroidered Uniform Guard captains who were following Pei Tugo immediately pounced on Guan Sheng with grim smiles. However, Guan Sheng was quite clever. The moment the two captains lunged, he covered his head and lay on the ground. Every punch and kick he received was met with a wail. This behavior, though seemingly pitiful and embarrassing, could protect vital areas.
After the two Embroidered Uniform Guards had beaten him for a long time, Pei Tugo stopped them and asked Guan Sheng with a grim smile, "Do you know why I had them beat you?"
Guan Sheng weakly lifted his head and replied cautiously, "Reporting to the military official, I truly do not know. I really haven't done anything illegal!"
Guan Sheng knew in his heart that these two Embroidered Uniform Guard captains had not used deadly force. During the beating, they had targeted areas with thick skin and flesh, avoiding vital points. Therefore, although he had been beaten, he had nowhere to complain, but his life was undoubtedly safe.
Of course, Guan Sheng also felt wronged.
Why had he been beaten for no reason?
Was it because he had oppressed those "diaper heads"?
That couldn't be right either. Since when did the Great Ming Law protect those "diaper heads"?
While Guan Sheng was lost in thought, Pei Tugo sneered and said, "If you had done anything against the Great Ming Law, do you think you would still be alive now?"
"I'm beating you because you useless fools are not enterprising. I heard you, you scoundrel, took a concubine in India, and the Brahmin monks wanted to reduce you to a mere slave. It was the English who resolved this for you. What do you have to say about this?"
Guan Sheng immediately looked at Pei Tugo with a wronged expression and said, "Military official, this truly has nothing to do with me. I did indeed take two concubines, and those Brahmin monks did want to reduce me to a mere slave, but I didn't seek help from those Englishmen. They helped me voluntarily!"
Pei Tugo was stunned, and his expression then became unpleasant. After kicking Guan Sheng several more times, he continued to curse, "I'll beat you to death, you unenterprising thing!"
"If you suffered injustice, wouldn't you seek out the Great Ming army? Or did you seek out the Great Ming army, and they ignored you? Damn it, why are you such a coward?"
"What the hell are Brahmins or whatever, if they dare to treat you as a mere slave, you kill them! Then you go to the Great Ming army, or run back to the Great Ming, and would the Great Ming let you suffer injustice?"
"You dog, it's because you are not enterprising that His Majesty the Emperor is also extremely angry with you!"
Guan Sheng, who had just been wailing, suddenly stopped and exclaimed, "The Emperor? The Emperor also knows about this?"
Pei Tugo snorted and said, "If the Emperor didn't know about this, do you think I would have nothing better to do than come here and beat you?"
Speaking of this, Pei Tugo glared at Guan Sheng disdainfully and ordered, "Get up! Go back, change into clean clothes, tidy yourself up, and take me to find that Brahmin. I really want to see how many heads he has!"
Guan Sheng was taken aback. He looked at the Embroidered Uniform Guard captains standing on both sides of Pei Tugo and cautiously advised, "Military official, that Brahmin has considerable influence here. If he were to rally the people, he could probably gather thousands of men?"
Pei Tugo sneered, "Have someone go and inform him that I am bringing men to cause trouble for him. I will give him one hour to gather as many men as he can. If I dare not go, then my surname will be his from now on!"
Thousands of men?
A full contingent of the Embroidered Uniform Guard hundred-household officer has one hundred and twelve men. To fight against a thousand Indian primitives...
Let alone a thousand Indian primitives, even two thousand, Pei Tugo did not believe he would lose.
Firstly, the hundred-household officer detachment led by Pei Tugo was a personal guard detachment that followed the Emperor. All one hundred and twelve of his subordinates were picked elites from various armies of the Great Ming. Some were skilled in reconnaissance, some in assassination, and some in interrogation, but these subordinates all had one common characteristic: they were all exceptionally good fighters.
Under normal circumstances, these Embroidered Uniform Guard captains could individually deal with two to three ordinary Great Ming soldiers. In street fighting or jungle warfare, this one hundred-household officer detachment could even confront a battalion of troops.
Since the Indian primitives divided people into first, second, third, and fourth classes, it meant that the Indian primitives were not united. Opponents with such insufficient unity, no matter how many, were merely a mob.
In this situation, if his Embroidered Uniform Guard hundred-household officer detachment still lost, he might as well slit his own throat, saving the Emperor's provisions.
Upon receiving Pei Tugo's signal, Guan Sheng scrambled to his feet from the ground and yelled at a servant who was lying on the ground and groaning incessantly, "Quickly, go and inform that Brahmin monk who troubled this master last time. Tell him to wash his neck and wait, the Great Ming soldiers are coming to take his dog's head!"
After speaking a flurry of gibberish, Guan Sheng turned back to Pei Tugo, bowed with a fawning smile, and said, "Please wait, military official. I will go and change my clothes now."
After changing his clothes and carefully concealing the redness and swelling on his face, Guan Sheng returned to the front yard, gestured to Pei Tugo, and said, "Please follow me, military official. I will take you to find that Brahmin."
Guan Sheng's residence was not too far from where the Brahmin monk lived, because according to the Indian caste system...
In this situation, if his Embroidered Uniform Guard hundred-household officer detachment still lost, he might as well slit his own throat, saving the Emperor's provisions.
Upon receiving Pei Tugo's signal, Guan Sheng scrambled to his feet from the ground and yelled at a servant who was lying on the ground and groaning incessantly, "Quickly, go and inform that Brahmin monk who troubled this master last time. Tell him to wash his neck and wait, the Great Ming soldiers are coming to take his dog's head!"
After speaking a flurry of gibberish, Guan Sheng turned back to Pei Tugo, bowed with a fawning smile, and said, "Please wait, military official. I will go and change my clothes now."
After changing his clothes and carefully concealing the redness and swelling on his face, Guan Sheng returned to the front yard, gestured to Pei Tugo, and said, "Please follow me, military official. I will take you to find that Brahmin."
After changing his clothes and carefully concealing the redness and swelling on his face, Guan Sheng returned to the front yard, gestured to Pei Tugo, and said, "Please follow me, military official. I will take you to find that Brahmin."
After changing his clothes and carefully concealing the redness and swelling on his face, Guan Sheng returned to the front yard, gestured to Pei Tugo, and said, "Please follow me, military official. I will take you to find that Brahmin."