Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 490 A Tiny Beginning

Hamilton looked depressed, while Jonah was yelling, but no matter what, they were still handcuffed and taken away by two Ming soldiers.The British soldiers who participated in the looting were all disheartened, disarmed, and lined up one by one under the escort of the Ming army, and were imprisoned in a temporary "prison".

Morgan's face was livid, this incident had a great blow to the morale of the British army.The other British soldiers watched their comrades-in-arms being arrested, but they did not dare to step forward to help, and could only resent on the sidelines. This must have affected the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the troops.However, Qian Erlang didn't expect that these British troops would actually be of much use.

Qian Erlang also told Gao Ning: "Go to that village with an interpreter, ask them exactly what they suffered and who committed the crime, and then return their things to them intact. Enough is enough, no compensation is required. More. Directly from the supply section of the British Army."

Gao Ning nodded and took the order to leave.

On the same day, the Ming army and some Portuguese soldiers escorted the group of offending British soldiers to the village. At first, the people in the village were still very scared, because the Ming army soldiers took them to a clearing to face those who committed the crime. A disgruntled British soldier.Many villagers were very resentful when they saw the British, and the previous fear appeared on some people's faces.

Gao Ning said to these villagers: "You can identify who has violated you and what crimes they have committed. You can tell them all. The military court of our coalition forces will give you justice."

However, no villagers moved.

A very young Spanish guy stood up and shouted: "You are all in the same group, how can we believe you?"

Gao Ning looked at the skinny young man with black curly hair, and said lightly: "You don't need to believe me, but this is the only chance for you to get justice, if you give up, then it will never be possible again. "

The villagers looked left and right, and some were at a loss.

The young villager thought for a long time, gritted his teeth, pointed at a person, and said, "This guy, I remember his face. He broke my uncle's leg. My uncle is still lying on the bed and can't get out of bed!"

The interpreter officer next to him asked the designated human being, "Do you admit the fact that you broke the man's leg?"

The British soldier was also a naive man, so he nodded and admitted.

The officer took notes.

The young villager said loudly: "Then how will you punish him? Will you break his legs too?"

Gao Ning shook his head, "No, we are a military court and have our own standards. For such a crime, he should be sentenced to imprisonment and hard labor. It won't be very short, about three years."

The young villagers thought for a long time, but they didn't know what to say.

Immediately afterwards, more and more villagers came to identify the British soldiers who did the fighting. Some British soldiers also quibbled, and some villagers also made random identifications. If it is fake, it will recognize this fact.

Gao Ning ordered people to bring some things, mainly food and dried meat. When the villagers saw these things, their eyes lit up.

"We will return the property according to the confession, and we will distribute the rations to each household on average. Finally, on behalf of the Five-Nation Allied Forces Command, I would like to apologize to all the villagers." Gao Ning actually bowed, facing villagers.

The villagers were dumbfounded, and even the detained British soldiers couldn't imagine this scene.

On the contrary, Gao Ning seemed very calm. He said: "This war is to crusade against the senseless and evil Kingdom of Spain, not against ordinary people. In Luzon, the Spanish colonial army brutally slaughtered thousands of citizens of our Ming Dynasty. , so our emperor did not hesitate to cross thousands of miles to avenge this hatred, so that the lost souls can rest in peace. It's just that in our team, these European allies did not share the spirit of our Ming army well. It is a pity. I want everyone to know that Ming Dynasty respects the people of any country, and hopes to coexist with people of other countries in a spirit of equality and friendship."

Most of the villagers are submissive and don't understand what Gao Ning said.Only the black-haired young man who came out to speak first stood there with his head down looking at his feet, as if he was chewing on the meaning of his words.

And other people on this occasion, including some Spaniards, other officers and intellectuals in the Five-Nation Allied Forces, were all thinking about the glory contained in Gao Ning's words.

This is just a very small thing that happened in the war against Spain, but it is very important in the history of Europe.Even many later scholars believed that the "European Enlightenment" began with this little incident.

For the first time in this continent, a country full of authority and power came here with such a mind to tell the people here that you are not humble, you are not just subjects of kings and nobles, you are born great, you are born Just deserves respect.Although I am the most powerful country, I recognize your equality, and I adhere to my spirit of the rule of law, which will not change because of your poverty and lowliness. The spirit of the rule of law is the universal value of this society.

Unlike the Enlightenment Movement in the history of another plane, the Enlightenment Movement in Europe was later than the Enlightenment Movement of the Ming Dynasty. The source of ideas came from thinkers such as Emperor Guangfu, Ma En, Wang Fuzhi, and Gu Yanwu. The arrival of the Ming Dynasty sent new values ​​​​to Europe .Including Daming's humanism, which incarnates as humanism in pursuit of equality in Europe.Then people admired science and opposed ignorance and theological domination.Unlike in the other plane, Confucianism spreads in Europe on a larger scale, and people are used to taking Daming as a benchmark—a country or a person can be powerful, but there is benevolence, and then there is a tolerant and harmonious society. Social public morals and values.Generations of European thinkers and scholars have criticized European society for never realizing a benevolent society like the Ming Dynasty, denouncing the loss of morality and absolute utilitarianism.

Just like some people in Bai Mingxiu’s era were naturally fantasizing about the various benefits of the United States, but this kind of good is actually a blurred vision that is forcibly endowed and does not exist. If you really go to the United States and take a look, you will find there Some good things, but you will also see countless disgusting things.It's just that in the history of this plane, Daming has become the country where value is exported and everyone fantasizes and dreams.

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