I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 643 The Wild Wolf Unleashed

Chapter 643 The Wild Wolf Unleashed

Cheng Benqing said nonchalantly, "My lord, I am willing to accept punishment for breaking the law. But these prisoners cannot be allowed to go unpunished! I will risk my life to make these barbarians who have invaded the territory of my Great Ming pay the price!"

"Yes! We must not let these barbarians go!" The more than one hundred civilians who rushed into the square formation to capture prisoners echoed this sentiment.

Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and then said, "Of course I will not let them go. I originally intended to make them serve a lifetime of hard labor to atone for their sins."

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "But if you kill them on the spot, it won't do any good for our Great Ming! How about this, we'll hold an auction in the stadium a few days later to auction off these barbarian prisoners. You can buy them and take them home as slaves, or you can kill them directly. All the money raised from the auction will go into the Hanshan Charity Fund."

"Wang Qingtian is mighty!"

"Lord Wang is wise!"

"I'll definitely buy a few more to take home and kill for fun!"

The people of Hanshan are mostly wealthy, and many of them want to buy a few prisoners to take home and kill.

Cheng Benqing felt that Wang Wenzhou was just stalling for time, and that these prisoners might be hidden away by Wang Wenzhou in a few days. He quickly asked, "Sir, why a few days later? There's no time like the present, let's do it today!"

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Old Cheng, don't be in such a hurry! Anyone who has raised cattle or pigs knows that if you don't castrate a bull or boar, it will only think about sex all day long, and won't work properly or grow any weight. These captives are slaves you've bought home, so of course you have to make them work hard!"

"Pfft!" The people laughed. Lord Wang was going to castrate them all! Lord Wang's idea was brilliant. At this moment, many of the people who hadn't participated in beating the prisoners began to consider buying a few barbarians to take home and work. They just didn't know how much silver it would cost. If it was cheap, they would definitely buy a few more. Although they were barbarians, people were always better than oxen when it came to work.

"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou beckoned to Li Hechen and instructed, "Li Hechen, write down all these people's names. After the military parade, punish them with whipping as a warning."

"Yes!" Li Hechen quickly accepted the order.

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Alright, everyone, disperse. Stop fooling around, the parade will continue!"

After saying this, Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Liu Rushi and returned to the platform. On the way, Liu Rushi asked with a smile, "Husband, have you already planned to sell these barbarian captives as slaves?"

Wang Wenzhou hugged Liu Rushi and kissed her, then said with a smile, "My Rushi understands me best. Of course, why would I keep them? There's no shortage of workers in Hanshan now, and I can make money by selling them."

Liu Rushi asked in confusion, "Then why did you castrate them? Although the medical conditions in Hanshan are better, doing so will inevitably lead to some deaths, and that would reduce the money!"

Wang Wenzhou said in a serious tone, "Ruru, although it is said that barbarians who enter China become Chinese, my Great Ming is the Great Ming, the Great Ming of the Ming people. If we don't castrate them, what if a girl takes a liking to them, sleeps with them, and gives birth to a little barbarian? Do you think this little barbarian is considered a barbarian or a citizen of the Great Ming?"

Liu Rushi quickly replied, "Of course, we are subjects of the Great Ming Dynasty!"

“That’s right!” Wang Wenzhou said earnestly, “Think about it, if this goes on for a long time, hundreds of years from now, how many little barbarians will these little barbarians multiply? At that time, walking on the streets of the Ming Dynasty, you’ll see barbarians everywhere. If the two of us can live to that time, looking at the streets full of yellow-haired, blue-eyed barbarians speaking in classical Chinese, would you think they are citizens of the Ming Dynasty or barbarians?”

"Of course, we are subjects of the Great Ming!" Liu Rushi was somewhat confused as to what her nemesis was trying to say.

Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile, "Yes, their thoughts, knowledge, and culture are all like those of the people of the Ming Dynasty, but their appearance is different! If all the people of the Ming Dynasty changed from black hair and black eyes to blond hair and blue eyes, would they still be the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"And what's more!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "There are always some silly Ming girls who think these white pigs are well-endowed and good in bed! They willingly let them sleep with them! Damn it, do these stupid girls really think that everyone who comes to my Ming Dynasty is a rich and handsome guy from a pig bar?"

"Actually, they're all second-rate scoundrels who couldn't make it in the pig bar, but even these white pigs always have girls throwing themselves at them!" Wang Wenzhou's heart was bleeding as he said this! Are the men of the Ming Dynasty incapable of sex? Or are the men of the Ming Dynasty just broke?

Leaving aside white pigs, even black men have girls throwing themselves at them. What are those silly girls thinking? So, to change the way girls think hundreds of years from now, Wang Wenzhou decided that if he had the chance, he would capture more white pigs to sell as slaves. Over time, just like in the United States, although Obama could become president, black men still faced discrimination in the US.

Liu Rushi frowned and glared at Wang Wenzhou. She was secretly relieved that her nemesis had only started talking nonsense now. If he had gone mad earlier, none of these barbarian captives would have survived.

The military parade continued.

Li Yajing began, "Next to enter the plaza is the Battle Pet Legion. In this great battle against the barbarians, the Battle Pet Legion displayed extraordinary combat power. Although they are not human, they are more like humans than those who are afraid of death."

Zheng Chenggong, dressed in a dashing suit of armor, rode on his war pet giant panda at the very front of the procession, followed by a large contingent of war pet giant pandas.

Following closely behind the panda brigade was the war dog brigade, and at the very back was an armored division composed of elephants.

The people of Hanshan were completely bewildered as they stared at the giant pandas used as war pets. War dogs and elephants could be used in battle, that was somewhat understandable. But these adorable creatures that waddled around—could they really fight?

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Forbidden City.

Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Qiang kneeling on the ground and said, "Rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Qiang quickly stood up respectfully.

Wang Qiang is now the Vice Minister of Rites, and can be considered an important official in the court. In the eyes of the court officials, Wang Qiang is Zhu Youjian's new favorite, and all the favor previously shown to Wang Wenzhou has been transferred to Wang Qiang.

Every time Zhu Youjian saw Wang Qiang, he would think of Wang Wenzhou. Zhu Youjian often lamented that Wang Wenzhou and Wang Qiang were about the same age, grew up together, and both came from the Xinjian Earl's Mansion, so why were the two so different?

Wang Wenzhou is a scoundrel. Although he is learned and talented, he is not loyal to the emperor and the country. Look at Wang Qiang, he is a model of loyalty to the emperor and the country!

Zhu Youjian asked, "The Earl of Xinjian's birthday is coming up in a few days. Will you be returning to Nanjing to offer your congratulations?"

Wang Qiang quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I was just about to ask for leave to return to Nanjing to celebrate my father's birthday. As you know, although I am not the son of the Earl of Xinjian, my father treats me like an adopted son."

"Yes!" Zhu Youjian nodded and said with a smile, "It's only right! I've granted you leave. I'll send some people with you later to deliver some birthday gifts to the Earl of Xinjian."

"On behalf of my master, I thank Your Majesty for your concern!" Wang Qiang quickly said.

"Alright! You may leave!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand.

As soon as Wang Qiang left, Zhu Youjian said to Wang Chengen, "It's time to let the wild wolves out of their cages. Go and bring Lin Qing over."

"This old servant obeys the decree!" Wang Chengen shook his head with a wry smile. It seemed that the emperor wanted to get rid of Wang Wenzhou.