I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 312 Mongolian Escapers
After seeing Su Xingdong's actions, the people around him realized that what that man said was true.

"You really disappoint me. I always thought those heads were taken because you two were brave and fearless and took the initiative to attack the Mongols on the grassland. I was deceived by you and thought you two were rare brave generals who dared to take the initiative to attack. I didn't expect you to do such a dirty thing. You deserve to die!" Zhu Houzhao said coldly.

He hated this kind of despicable behavior the most, and the most important thing was that these two people caused him to suffer a huge psychological gap.

"General, please spare us! General, please spare us!" Su Xingdong and Huo Yu begged for mercy.

This behavior made Zhu Houzhao even more contemptuous. He said to the accompanying generals, "What do you think we should do with you two?"

Most of the generals who accompanied them were frontier generals. Seeing these two people, they all felt sad. Many people thought that they should be stripped of their military positions and let them make meritorious contributions in the future. Some even thought that these people who escaped from Mongolia were not good people.
Even Jiang Bin's attitude was very ambiguous, he just said that the crime was not punishable by death.

Zhu Houzhao was very annoyed by the attitude of the border generals, but he did not show it on his face.

"General, I think these two people should be killed! Not only should they be killed, but they should be killed in a high-profile manner! After they are killed, their heads should be sent to the nine borders to set things right!" Jiang Jiangong said in a sonorous voice.

Jiang Jiangong's words caused an uproar among the accompanying generals, and some of them looked at him differently.

"Tell me why you do this?" Zhu Houzhao asked calmly.

Facing the pressure from the generals, Jiang Jiangong remained calm and said, "The generals have just mentioned the crime of killing innocent people and taking credit for others' achievements, but I think the behavior of these two people is even worse than killing innocent people and taking credit for others' achievements!"

"The Ming people under the Northern Barbarians, whether they went to the grassland voluntarily or involuntarily, would increase the Mongolian war potential by farming, herding or working. And those who were able to escape from the Northern Barbarians were all strong people. If they returned to the Ming Dynasty, they would increase the Ming Dynasty's war potential. In the long run, recruiting refugees from Mongolia, whether Mongolians or Han, would be a very profitable business."

"But with border generals like these two, all those who flee south from Mongolia will die at the border. In the long run, no one will dare to flee south from Mongolia again. After all, they may be able to survive on the grassland, but escaping to the Ming Dynasty means death. The two generals helped the little Mongolian prince do what he wanted most!" Jiang Jiangong said.

All the generals present were silent after hearing Jiang Jiangong's words. Su Xingdong and Huo Yu wanted to argue, but were signaled by Zhu Houzhao to cover their mouths.

"Is there anything else?" Zhu Houzhao asked. He was very pleased that finally someone could look at this matter from a strategic perspective.

"The General Staff has been trying to obtain more intelligence on the grasslands over the past two years. We want to know the locations of the tribes and their topography, but the two countries have been cut off from each other and there is no reliable source of intelligence. I have been worried about this for the past two years and have also thought about going to the border towns to look for people who escaped from Mongolia, but have found nothing. I didn't expect the problem to be here," Jiang Jiangong sighed.

"These Mongolian refugees have lived on the grasslands for many years and must know the intelligence of various Mongolian tribes. In addition, some of them can even travel thousands of miles back to Ming Dynasty, which means that they are quite familiar with the terrain and topography of the grasslands. These people are exactly what we need most. Therefore, if the general wants to march north to Mongolia, he must use various means to weaken the Mongols' war potential and collect various intelligence on the grasslands. Recruiting Mongolian refugees is the cheapest and fastest way." Jiang Jiangong said.

Zhu Houzhao looked straight at Jiang Jiangong, feeling very happy and valued him even more. Although Jiang Jiangong could not please him as much as Jiang Bin, he was not confused at all about big and small things, and could often draw inferences from one example and give him surprises.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!" Zhu Houzhao slowly clapped his hands.

"What do you think of what Staff Officer Jiang said?" Zhu Houzhao looked around at the generals.

Zhu Houzhao's attitude towards this matter was also very clear. No matter how stupid the accompanying generals were, they would not jump out to object at this time. "It seems that everyone thinks what Chief of Staff Jiang said is reasonable." Zhu Houzhao looked at Su Xingdong and Huo Yu.

Su Xingdong and Huo Yu saw their fate from Zhu Houzhao's eyes and struggled desperately, but to no avail.

"Then I'll lend you two heads," Zhu Houzhao ordered coldly.

Su Xingdong and Huo Yu were pulled to the edge of the woods by the soldiers with a humming sound. After a while, two steaming boxes were brought up, containing the heads of the two men who had died with their eyes open.

The accompanying generals did not dare to say a word, and many of them looked pale.

"Send the head to the nine borders! Let the generals in the nine borders take it as a warning!" Zhu Houzhao said, waving his hand.

"General, I suggest that we should intensify the efforts to recruit Mongolian refugees and hollow out Mongolia," Jiang Jiangong said.

"Oh? How to strengthen it?" Zhu Houzhao asked with interest.

"If the border troops can recruit a Mongolian fugitive, no matter he is a Mongolian or Han, they will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver. For Mongolian fugitives who voluntarily surrender to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty should reward them with 30 taels of silver and 50 acres of land," Jiang Jiangong said.

Jiang Jiangong's words excited all the generals who were accompanying him. Recruiting people is much easier than cutting off heads. As long as mutual trust can be established with the tribes on the grassland, people will come in an endless stream! If it is done well, it will be much more profitable than killing innocent people for credit. This is a big business!
"You dog, you spend money so much, but in the end the money is paid by King Jing. You also came from King Jing's hand, but you don't know how to save some money for King Jing," Zhu Houzhao scolded with a smile.

"His Highness said that as long as the money is spent in the right place, he is not afraid of spending money at all. Things that can be solved with money are not a problem." Jiang Jiangong also smiled.

"Hahaha!" Zhu Houzhao was rarely amused by Jiang Jiangong.

"Silver is easy to talk about, but where can we find so much land as a reward of 50 acres of land per person?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

"The Royal Group is developing Liaodong. There's plenty of land there but a shortage of people. It's a good opportunity to transport the refugees there to open up wasteland. If you don't want to go to Liaodong, you can go to Dongfan Island." Jiang Jiangong said with a smile.

“Hahaha!” Zhu Houzhao was amused again. He pointed at Jiang Jiangong and said to the people around him, “People from the Royal Group are always calculating!”

The generals around him all laughed along, and they looked at Jiang Jiangong differently.
"Alright! These fugitives are now handed over to your General Staff. Use them well!" Zhu Houzhao reached out and patted Jiang Jiangong on the shoulder a few times. "From now on, the matter of recruiting Mongolian fugitives will also be handed over to your General Staff to promote. Empty Mongolia for this general!"

"Yes!" Jiang Jiangong said.

At this time, the Mongolian fugitive who was being held not far away suddenly shouted: "General, I have important military information to report!"

(End of this chapter)