Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 574
At the gates of small villages and towns, the bustling crowds, Indians with various baskets and baskets, men, women and children, turned this place into a lively market.The villagers sell a variety of things, mainly food, from grain to vegetables and fruits, as well as their homemade curry and other things.

The only thing that is special is that they only target one buyer, and that is the Ming army.

Several staff members from the military supplies department of a certain branch of the Ming Dynasty's Bengal Army moved tables, chairs and benches and sat there. Some people were keeping accounts with account books, and there were also some soldiers responsible for security. After all, they brought real money and silver to purchase.

Although the Ming Dynasty army transported a large amount of supplies directly from Bangladesh to the front line, the transportation costs were relatively high. Therefore, the army has been more inclined to solve the problem of food on the spot since ancient times, thus eliminating the tedious process of transporting food thousands of miles. It is also more preferable in terms of cost.

After all, India is a land of plenty. Although most of the poor are very poor, these farmers are still very willing to spend real money and money to purchase their things.

"62 catties of brown rice, 124 cash in cash." The quartermaster yelled in Chinese, and a Hindi-speaking military soldier next to him also translated.

In Daming, people were happy to accept copper-nickel coins, even banknotes. Now people are very accustomed to the paper currency system, and it is quite convenient to use. After all, people are unwilling to take real gold and silver every day, which is too dangerous.But this is India after all, and the Indian people don’t know Ming’s banknotes yet, so the vassal army’s purchases are all made with real money. Of course, Daming does not lack these things.South Africa has begun to mine a large number of gold mines, which are continuously transported back to the mainland.

After a while, it was the turn of a middle-aged Indian man. He dragged a few young girls and talked a lot.Then the expression of the Bangladeshi non-commissioned officer of the fan army changed, and he turned to Li Yinlin, the quartermaster, and said, "This man said he would sell his daughter to us."

Li Yinlin was surprised: "Isn't this person out of his mind?"

The sergeant said: "In India, a very heavy dowry is required to marry a daughter. Many families cannot afford the dowry and will drown their daughters when they are born. The daughters of this family have grown very big, so they can He got married but had no money for a dowry, so this man wanted to sell his daughter to get money for his gambling."

Li Yinlin said with a dark face: "Drive him away."

The sergeant couldn't bear it and said: "But if he is driven away, I don't know what will happen to his girl."

This non-commissioned officer is only in his twenties, and he has basically lived under the rule of the Ming Dynasty since he was a child. He received the education of the Ming Dynasty, and his thinking is also very Ming.Many Bangladeshis are good at Chinese, and they will give themselves a Chinese name, so they will have a Bengali name, and then use the transliterated Chinese on official occasions.For example, the Chinese name of this non-commissioned officer is Song Zhongping.

Li Yinlin shook his head and said: "We are the army, we are not the saviors, and we are not in charge of all the affairs in this world. The civil affairs department here will be in place soon, and it will naturally handle these matters at that time."

Song Zhongping said with some depression: "I don't know how long it will take to change people's thinking and get rid of those ignorant, feudal and cannibalistic things. After all, there are too many dark places in this world. I hope that Daming's benevolent brilliance will be able to help." Shine on every inch of the ground."

Li Yinlin actually smiled, and said, "Then what's the matter, will our Ming Dynasty still want to occupy all the places on Earth?"

"I hope so."

The strongest identity a country can provide to its citizens comes from a sense of superiority.The non-Han people living in Daming can accept a better life, they are equal in law and society, they have all kinds of advanced knowledge and ideas, all of which will create a kind of cohesion and distinction from other countries national superiority.This sense of superiority will directly strengthen their identification with Daming, thinking that they live in the best country, and that everything is inferior to Daming.

This kind of mentality actually existed in Bai Mingxiu's era and the previous era. People in Western countries recognized their system so much because of this factor; later, the Chinese people's sense of pride and identity increased because China took off in many fields , enjoying a high international status.

The Indian people in this village couldn't understand the serious topic they were discussing. They only recognized the money in Ming's hands.The old social order has disintegrated, Ming openly buys goods and collects services from people of all castes, and pays twice or more than the local Zamindar or nobles.For Daming, the money they spend is normal, and the local procurement in Bangladesh is similar, but it directly reduces the space for the local nobles to exploit the poor.

In the past, dynasties that invaded India would unconsciously integrate into the caste system and benefit from it, but Ming didn't need to do this at all.Even if everyone is so immersed in caste, over time, cracks will always appear, and then it will cause a collapse like an ant's nest.

For Daming, a rentier class that is not his own is not conducive to realizing numerical management of this region of India, and it is not conducive to realizing India's potential.So even if Ming Dynasty will not make all the colonies more like itself, and will implement many localization measures, it is clear that the caste system and a series of too decadent things will make them dissipate in the dust of history.

After completing the shopping in this village, the soldiers of the feudal army drove the truck back to their base.Sitting in the big truck, Li Yinlin saw that Song Zhongping was still a little depressed and asked, "Why, are you still struggling with what happened just now?"

Song Zhongping shook his head and said: "No, we will soon have a decisive battle with the Mughal Empire. Needless to say, the 12th Army is the elite of the Ming Dynasty, but on our side, the fan army itself is inferior to the local regular army. In addition, we now have a large number of new recruits and re-established reserve veterans, and when we really fight, we are still a little afraid of embarrassing Daming."

Li Yinlin couldn't help laughing and said: "What are you talking about? Our fan army is not bad, okay? I came from the mainland for nine years and served in the fan army. I don't think there is anything bad about the fan army. Compared with the Mughal army Come on, they should be more than a little stronger. In addition, we have abundant troops, and the one who directs the battle is His Majesty the Emperor himself, so there will be no mistakes."

He finally patted Song Zhongping on the shoulder and said, "Do it well!"

(End of this chapter)