The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 178 The Shogun Appears (Confusion)
Moulmein, Mozibu returned here again.

But this time, he didn't plan to leave. Even Mo Zibu was not in a hurry to chase Balamindin because he had to implement a key policy.

Outside the city of Moulmein, Mo Zi Bu was followed by a large group of Mon and Karen leaders, led by General Suki and Min leader Ming Xin.

Because Mo Zibu deliberately showed weakness some time ago, many Mon and Karen people betrayed him.

But not all Mon and Karen people chose to betray. On the contrary, there were still more than a dozen tribes and 30,000 to 40,000 people who stood firmly on Mozibu's side.

I, Mo Dalongtou, stood on a large rock, pointing to the vast fertile fields of Mawlamyine in the distance, and shouted to the tribesmen loyal to him behind me:

"See? All the wealth of Mawlamyine is before you. I have said that those who are loyal to me will be rewarded supremely.

Now I declare that all these lands are yours. I don't want a single acre of them. The fertile fields, houses, ports, and fisheries all belong to you."

Everyone was stunned. They had never expected that Mo Zibu didn't want it at all.

Soon these people felt that it was not real and began to refuse, saying, "Prince, how could you not want anything? You must take the biggest piece."

Mo Zibu firmly refused and explained his idea to this group of local tycoons.

For Mozibu, the wealthy areas of Mawlamyine, Bago and Yangon in Lower Myanmar were simply not enough for him.

The population is too small. If he were the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty, Myanmar would definitely be divided up by Mo Zibu.

It's a pity that his father was not Kangxi or Qianlong, but just a small Lord of Ha Tien, and he couldn't even wear the hat of the Khmer King steadily.

If Mozibu wanted to rule Myanmar for a long time with a strong force, the final outcome for an outsider like him would be that he would have spent a lot of energy but gained little.

Therefore, Mo Zibu prepared to implement indirect rule.

He divided Moulmein and Pegu among the Mon and Karen people who were loyal to him, and let these 30,000 to 40,000 people rule the remaining hundreds of thousands of people, so that the Mon could rule the Mon.

At the same time, Mo Zibu borrowed from Japan's current model and prepared to appoint a group of local garrisons in the name of the Khmer king.

The harvest from the land, the fish caught from the rivers and oceans, the fishing and hunting in the mountains and forests, and all other outputs are distributed according to the four public officials and six private citizens.

Forty percent goes to the local garrison, sixty percent goes to the people, and ten percent of the forty percent that the garrison gets is paid as tribute to Mo Zibu.

These garrisons could also serve as members of the Zhaogongyuan (Upper House) in Pattani and had to stay in Pattani for a period of time every year, imitating the Japanese system of participation and accountability.

Moreover, not all the land will be given to these Mon and Karen people. Mozibu will also place some Han people from the Kunlun Mountain Hall and European meritorious officials in key locations.

Finally, these Mon, Karen and Han vassal garrisons will elect a leader, who will be called the General who Guards Myanmar.

The general could withhold 40% of commercial taxes for expenses and had the power and responsibility to lead vassal states in various places to resist small-scale Burmese invasions.

However, it cannot be hereditary. The term of office is five years, and the candidates are nominated by the Zhaogong Court and approved by Mo Zibu.

After Mo Zibu finished explaining, Su Ji and Ming Xin, who were quick-witted, understood what was going on.

Although the prince gave them Mawlamyine and Pegu, he did not completely let them go, and if they wanted to get these two places, they had to pay another price.

That is, the upper class of Mon and Karen people in Myeik and Toungoo will definitely be gradually relocated in the future.

They went to Mawlamyine and Bago, and Myeik and Towei will gradually be handed over to the Han people who continue to go to Southeast Asia.

In this way, the prince could connect his fiefdom of Andai with Myeik and Toungoo, and have the Mon and Karen people as a buffer between him and the Burmese.

What a plan!

General Suki sighed in his heart, but he knew that he would definitely agree because Mawlamyine and Pegu were much richer than Myeik and Toungoo.

Now that the White Elephant King is about to follow in Mang Yingli's footsteps, only a fool would choose to stay in Dan Lao and Tuwa.

After hearing Mo Zibu's plan, the Mon and Karen leaders breathed a sigh of relief. The opposite of power is responsibility.

The greatest manifestation of this responsibility is to resist the future counterattack of the Burmese. Without Mo Zibu, they have no confidence in holding on.

Even if Mo Zibu is only holding up the head, they still have the courage to hold on, because they always have someone to rely on.

After announcing the policy, Mozibu immediately convened a meeting of the entire army in Mawlamyine.

In the battle of Zedi City, only the Burmese general Balamindin escaped with his life. 1,800 of the 13,000-strong army were beheaded, and it is estimated that thousands drowned. More than 5,000 were captured, and the rest were scattered. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out.

But Kunlun Mountain Hall also paid the price of more than 40 people killed in battle and more than 200 injured.

Those who died in battle will be compensated according to the rules, but those who were wounded and retired must be properly arranged.

This is how people are. Death brings all the answers. As long as parents, wife, and children are properly arranged, that's enough.

But those who retire due to injury often lose the ability to work, and they still have to continue living in this world for several decades.

If they are not properly resettled, it will be a serious blow to the morale of the troops.

There were more than a dozen disabled or wounded soldiers in this battle, among whom was a French artillery commander named Armand who had the greatest military achievements.

Because the eight-pound cannon he was in charge of was the main direction of the Burmese elite troops' attack, the dozen or so gunners bravely blocked the Burmese attack.

During the battle, more than 60 people were killed by artillery, one of his own men was killed in action, and seven were injured.

Among them, the first-class non-commissioned officer, artillery captain Armand, was pierced in the thigh by a spear and his eyeball was knocked out of the socket by an iron ball thrown by the Burmese. He still endured the severe pain and directed the firing, and he made the greatest contribution.

Of course, this guy's life was as strong as his will. He did not die from the infection and saved his other eye, so he did not become completely blind.

According to European custom, Mozibu asked Armand to wear military uniform and kneel on one knee before him. Mozibu drew out a long sword that resembled an embroidered spring sword and placed the blade on Armand's shoulder.

"Armand, my loyal soldier, for your glorious service on the battlefield, I will canonize you.

You are granted the title of baron, with two villages west of Mawlamyine as your fief, a total of 5,000 acres of farmland, a piece of forest, two river sections with abundant fish, and five fishing boats for going out to sea.

Your subjects will consist of one hundred and fifty serf families skilled in farming, and twenty-five fisherman families.

Furthermore, I authorize you and your descendants to use the name Moreau.

Because this is my surname, the surname of a loyal minister of the ancient Eastern Dynasty, the Lord of Ha Tien, and the King of Khmer."

Surnames have always been a rare resource in human society.

In other words, China's history is too long and too glorious, so everyone has a surname, which does not seem very precious.

But currently in other parts of the world, most people in countries such as the Burmese, Thai, Khmer, Japanese, Dutch, etc. do not have surnames.

Even in countries like France and the United Kingdom, the number of people with inherited surnames does not exceed 30%.

Moreau, generally translated as Moreau, is a surname in Italy, France and other places, meaning high mountain.

But Mo Zibu decided that from this point on, the word would be directly translated into Mo in the East, and it would become the French name for the Mo royal family.

Well, maybe in the future we can change one of the letters to make it exclusive.

"My king, Armand is willing to be loyal to you forever and ever!" Armand knelt down excitedly and began to kiss Mozibu's shoes.

He was very afraid of being abandoned by the army. After all, a cripple and one-eyed man was of little value, not to mention that he was an outsider.

But now, 5,000 acres of land, large tracts of forests, fishing grounds and 175 serfs in two villages belonged to him.

Not only was his second half of life guaranteed, but he also went from being the son of a poor country farmer who didn't even have any land to becoming a nobleman, which was a complete leap to heaven.

The European Boxers surrounding him cheered in surprise and looked at Armand with envy. Although he was disabled, he could live a good life like a noble for the rest of his life.

"Wu Shixiu, I order you to contact a merchant ship immediately and deliver my handwritten letter to the embassy bound for Paris.

Tell the delegation that Edmund, a grenadier sergeant from Lauenburg, Holstein, fought bravely, killed seventeen of the enemy, and died a heroic death.

Mo Zibu took out a letter he had written long ago and handed it to the Chief Military Judge Wu Shixiu.

Grenadier Sergeant Edmund is the bearded German who fought alongside Agang.

"After arriving in Europe, Ambassador Ou Ziyong will personally go to Lauenburg to meet Edmund's family and tell them how brave Edmund was.

At the same time, he will bring the pension belonging to Sergeant Edmund, fifty pounds.

If his family is unwilling to accept this compensation, they can come to the East. Then, I will still be here and confer the title of Baron on Edmund's legal heir."

Warm cheers suddenly rang out. If the previous ones were exclamations of envy, now they were cheers from the heart.

These European boxers finally understood clearly that even if they died in battle or were wounded, as long as they had made contributions, they would receive generous rewards.

After rewarding the heroes of the Boxer Rebellion, Mo Zibu also rewarded the injured and retreating Chinese heroes.

The oldest one is Chen Guangtai from the Chen family. He is Chen Guangyao’s cousin and the Shangwei Company Commander of the 13th Infantry Company of the Hexian Regiment.

He was wounded seven or eight times in this battle, but still insisted on staying on the front line, commanding his company to defeat four phalanxes of the Burmese army. In the end, he almost died due to heavy blood loss.

However, judging from his injuries, he can still return to the army after three to five months of recuperation. Even if he has left a chronic illness and his qi and blood are weak and he cannot fight, he can still be a regimental officer in the future when the number of troops increases.

But after discussing with him, Mo Zibu chose to retire because Mo Zibu needed an absolute confidant and Chinese role model to be stationed in Lower Burma.

Therefore, Mozibu granted the city of Mataban on the other side of Mawlamyine to Chen Guangtai, changed the name of Mataban to Zhuma City, and granted Chen Guangtai the title of Earl of Zhuma.

In addition to Zhuma City, he also governed 37 villages, 200,000 acres of fertile land, three ports, 3,500 households, and nearly 20,000 people.

In the future, some retired soldiers and no less than 600 Chinese people will be transferred to Chen Guangtai's side.

In the future Lower Burma, the three largest vassals would be General Suki, Mingxin, and a Mon chief named Wu Wen.

Among them, General Su Kee was stationed in Pegu, Ming Xin was stationed in Mawlamyine, and U Win was stationed in Yangon.

The next vassal states were five earls like Chen Guangtai, who were directly appointed and led by Mo Zibu.

They will be stationed in key locations in Lower Burma, and together with the local garrisons such as the Mon and Karen people, they will serve as the cornerstone of local governance and, to a certain extent, subtly influence their sinicization.

Although the Irrawaddy River estuary had not yet been developed on a large scale at that time, it was still full of swamps and puddles.

But Mo Zibu still showed his great self-control and strategic determination, and did not think of taking all these places into his own hands.

Because Mo Zibu firmly believes in one thing: even if you can hold all the things you cannot eat in your hands now, you will not only be unable to control them in the future, but it will also consume a lot of energy, manpower and material resources.

It would be better to seal it off now, as Mo Zibu would have suffered a great loss. But when he becomes stronger in the future, he will have a navy that roams the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, or even successfully restore his country.

The Mon, Karen and Min vassals who are now enthroned by him all derive their legal principles, moral principles, interests and identities from Mozibu.

Not only is there absolute suppression in terms of strength, but there is also legal cause and effect. Under this mode, can they escape Mo Zibu's Five Finger Mountain?

Those who are obedient and willing to translate into Chinese can stay, and those who are unwilling can just pack up and throw them to Australia. There is plenty of time to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)