The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 448: The Dung Pit You Must Not Touch
At the end of October, Mozibu received Sayyid Sahib, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Mysore, at the palace.

Mo Zibu, who had been frantically fleecing France and Shinra since the uprising, was finally fleeced by others.

The meeting was very pleasant and both sides reached a consensus very quickly. The reason was that Mo Zibu had no ambition to occupy Tianzhu.

Because anyone can occupy India except China!
For countries like Britain and France, which have small land areas, scarce resources and insufficient domestic demand, they urgently need a large colony as a source of raw materials and a dumping ground for industrial products.

At the same time, the abundant population of the huge overseas colonies can also make a good supplement to the country's shortage of labor and colonists.

So for them, India is an extremely precious treasure, something worth risking their entire fortune to fight for.

But it is different for China, especially for Dayu in this time and space.

Dayu has a sufficient domestic market, which is basically enough for both raw material production and commodity sales. The population will also grow rapidly in the future, and 500 million or 800 million is not a dream.

Then for Dayu, Tianzhu seems to be a bit useless. The only place where Tianzhu can be used is just commercial trade.

But if we colonize India just for the sake of commercial trade, no, according to Chinese custom, we should bring India under rule, then we will be in big trouble!

It’s difficult to deal with the millions of indigenous people on Java Island, so how can you deal with the Indians with a population of over 100 million?

If India and China belong to the same country, can you still stop them from migrating eastward after India becomes too powerful?

No, definitely not!
Just think about it, in about a hundred years, millions of Indians will pass through Myanmar every year, using only their two legs to move eastward in search of suitable places to settle down.

Not to mention that the South Seas that Dayu had worked so hard to conquer would become a paradise for the Indians. They might even continue to migrate to mainland China.

Shit, that’s scary to think about.

In fact, this is also an important reason why the Republic has always maintained extreme restraint towards India.

For tall and thin countries like Britain and France, which are far away in the world, India is a fat mountain of meat.

But for China, it is a complete cesspool!

If you dare to throw a stone into this cesspool, it will splash all over you. If you dare to break it, the grains and billions of maggots inside will flow directly into your house.

There are hundreds of millions of refugees. Even if you kill them all, you can’t kill them all. It’s scary to think about it!
At the same time, after China unified East Asia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, its most important task was to continuously send people to North America to prevent the United States from monopolizing the North American continent and then a powerful competitor would emerge.

Therefore, for China, the best strategy towards India is to maintain a large number of pro-China, corrupt, and greedy local princes.

Then simply go there and act like the superiors with a small number of people, treat India as a blood bag for gaining wealth, assist the local princes and nobles to manage the Indians and prevent them from running around, so that they stay in South Asia and never think about ruling them.

Not only could they not rule them, but they also had to implement the strictest border policies in areas bordering India to restrict their entry.

Driven by this policy, Dayu, representing China, had no conflicts at all with the Kingdom of Mysore, or even with all the Indian princely states, so the signing of the treaty went very smoothly.

The two sides agreed that the Chinese Empire must prepare its land and sea forces for an expedition to India by mid-January next year.

The Kingdom of Mysore will prepare an army of no less than 60,000 in February and will take the initiative to attack Madras in British India, which was originally French Chennai, at the appointed time.

After the British Indian army had used most of its strength in the war with the Kingdom of Mysore, the Chinese Navy had to immediately rush to Bengal, first annihilate the British Indian fleet, and then attack Calcutta and Fort William.

In addition, China also needs to provide the Mysore Kingdom with 40,000 kilograms, or 20 tons of scarce sulfur, as well as 3,000 Chinese-made brown bess flintlock rifles and 20 field guns.

Of course, the Mysore Kingdom could pay for these arms, but only at a considerable discount.

The Kingdom of Mysore provided China with a full set of rocket artillery technology.

Unlike the imagined Indian army driving elephants and holding spears, the main force of the Mysore Kingdom at this time, in addition to about 20,000 cavalry, had at least 12,000 to 13,000 musketeers among the remaining 20,000 soldiers.

They were also very good at using firearms in combat. At that time, the Muslim soldiers of the Mysore Kingdom were masters at operating rocket launchers.

Later, this rocket launcher was captured by the British army. British Colonel William Congreve improved it and made it into the Congreve rocket launcher, which then defeated the Qing army in the First and Second Opium Wars.

This is fucking black humor!

The rocket artillery technology taken away from the Central Plains by the Mongols spread to Central Asia and West Asia. After being improved by the West Asians, it was brought to the Mysore Kingdom by the Muslims and developed. Finally, it was picked up and improved by the British, who inflicted heavy casualties on the Chinese.

The reason why Mo Zibu cared so much was that the rocket artillery technologies of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Hundred Tigers Galloping Arrow, the Group of Leopards Running Arrow, and the Long Snake Breaking Formation Arrow, had been completely lost.

They became the first batch of Ming Dynasty materials destroyed by the Qing Dynasty, and even Ji Yun did not have time to rescue them.

As for the Wubeizhi, later generations can still get a glimpse of their performance, although it has not been destroyed or banned.

However, the Wubeishi only recorded what kind of weapon it was, and did not record any other important parameters or some key production methods.

Therefore, if Mozibu wants to restore the rocket launcher, or convert it into the Congreve rocket launcher, he must first obtain the basic model from the Kingdom of Mysore.

This is your motherfucker!

On October 26, even in Guangdong, cold winds began to blow, and Mo Zibu announced the departure.

The guard duty at the imperial palace was provided by the Yulin Guards, seven companies of the Yuancong Guards, the Longxiang Cavalry Guards, the Changshui Huqi Guards, and the Guangdong Left Wing Town of the Zhenjun Army, totaling 13,000 people.

The army set out from Guangzhou and headed northwest, passing Jiaying Prefecture and entering southern Jiangxi, then entering Nanchang, and finally reaching the Jiujiang front.

. . . .

In fact, militia was not a good choice after the Tang Dynasty, or more broadly speaking, after the Song Dynasty.

The reason why militias could be quickly established to assist the imperial court in quelling the rebellion was because the people at that time had a sufficient foundation of martial ethics.

Even during the Song Dynasty, which was not known for its martial virtues, there were still a large number of gun and stick societies and bow and arrow societies among the people. Wang Anshi's baojia system was a shot in the arm for folk associations.

But in the Ming Dynasty, after the Wei Suo system and the Ming Dynasty finally completed the great unification that the two Song Dynasties failed to achieve, the martial ethics among the people were finally shattered by the further development of economic activities.

Basically, there is no longer the kind of popular movement seen during the Song Dynasty. In border areas like Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, spear and archery clubs often numbered 200 to 300 members, with several in each county. By the time the Qing Dynasty came to power, it was even more common. Even forming clubs and practicing martial arts were strictly restricted.

Therefore, if Emperor Qianlong were here, he would definitely not place all his bets on the militia, because this thing would never amount to anything big.

More importantly, who are the people who can establish militias in the local area? They are all local elites. Why doesn't he join Dayu, who is also a Han Chinese, but insists on serving the Qing Dynasty while keeping a braid that symbolizes slavery?

In history, there were powerful militias like the Hunan Army and the Huai Army because Jesus' brother, Hong Tianwang, came to take these lives, and the God Worshipping Society was determined to destroy the foundation of Confucianism.

The Taiping Army even smashed, looted and burned down places like the Shigu Academy and the Yuelu Academy, so those Confucian gentry would fight the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom without caring about their lives.

However, it was not completely useless. The militia that Heshen, Yongxuan and others came up with turned out to be a good idea.

Because up to now, Mo Zibu has not shown any intention of recruiting gentry from all over the place, which has dumbfounded a large number of gentry who have been waiting for Emperor Mo to name a price so that they can rush to join him.

They could only set up a militia and then anxiously wait for Emperor Mo to offer conditions that satisfied them.

January 1780, 1. This was the third year of Emperor Guangzhong's reign in the Great Yu Dynasty of China, the forty-fourth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, and the first day of the twelfth lunar month.

After a thirty-five-day trek, Mo Zibu led the entire court about 830 kilometers north and arrived at the front line in Jiujiang, Jiangxi.

The commander-in-chief of Jiujiang was General Zhengxi, commander-in-chief of the troops of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces, lieutenant general of the army, and loyal to Bernstein.

The deputy commander was General Anxi, Governor of Jiangxi, Commander-in-Chief of the Fenwu and Yaowu Armies of the Beijing Camp, and Earl of Pingyuan Ye Xianchun.

At this time, Dayu still adopted the military rank system, but generals above the rank of lieutenant general would be given the titles of generals that had been used in China since ancient times.

Theoretically, there are a maximum of eleven generals, including the General of Cavalry, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, the General of Guards, the four generals of the front, back, left and right, and the four generals of Zhenyuan, Fuyuan, Anyuan and Weiyuan.

The Lieutenant General was given the titles of Four Towns, Four Dings, Four Zhengs, Four Pings, and Four Ans, followed by the numbers East, South, West, and North. Theoretically, there were a maximum of twenty people. If there were not enough people, miscellaneous generals would be added, such as General Yangwei and General Yangwu.

Major generals and brigadier generals do not have any titles, and are not even considered generals of miscellaneous titles.

Moreover, these general titles have different ranks. That is to say, although both are lieutenant generals, Reinstein, who is the General of the Western Expedition, is much higher than Ye Xianchun, the General of the Anxi Expedition.

At this time in Jiujiang, Reinstein and Ye Xianchun controlled 40,000 troops from the four armies of the Beijing Camp. In addition, there were about 41,000 troops from the three garrison troops in the three provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, who would take turns to garrison.

In addition to the army, there is also an inland fleet commanded by Major General Lan Yuanmei, who surrendered from the Qing Dynasty, with about 7,000 people.

However, since Dayu was attacking upstream, the navy played a minor role, and its main function was to protect logistics supplies, etc.

After Mo Zibu arrived, he first met with officers such as Reinstein, and gave a collective reward to the officers and soldiers who had defended Jiujiang for a year. Then he began to summon all civil officials above the rank of county magistrate in Jiangxi and gentry from all over the country.

This was also the main reason why Mo Zibu took the land route. The first batch of silver had been handed over and exchanged for silver dollars, and the selected experimental site was Jiangxi.

Because at that time, although Jiangxi was also part of the broad Jiangnan region, it was still mainly agricultural, and its economic activities were not as active as those in Jiangnan and Zhejiang, making it a very suitable place to test the waters.

It took two days to listen to the officials' reports, appease the gentry who were a little afraid that Mo Zibu was here to extort land, and then hold a banquet.

On the third day, Mo Zibu summoned the backbone members of the Jinyiwei Northern Pacification Division in Jiangxi, as well as the middle and senior managers of the Jiangxi branch of the Fuxing Bank who were responsible for exchanging silver dollars to come for an audience.

On the fourth day, Mo Zibu summoned Yin Chengfang, the governor of Jiangxi, and Yi Bingshou, the censor of Jiangxi, separately.

Mo Zibu took out a five-liang silver dollar and said to Yi Bingshou, "To make silver dollars, you need a hydraulic press. Otherwise, the writing and patterns will be blurred, and it will be impossible to make every coin basically the same.

Therefore, everyone in the provincial judicial offices, including the lowest-level constables and yamen runners, should pay attention to where such large Western machinery is introduced.

I authorize Lord Yi to mobilize the Jiangxi garrison troops and even the Jinyiwei personnel for assistance when necessary. If anyone is found, they will be severely punished and tried swiftly, and the highest punishment may be reported to the higher authorities for the execution of the entire clan!"

After receiving the order, Yi Bingshou left. Governor Yin Chengfang greeted Mo Zibu and said, "Your Majesty, I have received more than a hundred letters from gentry from all over Huguang this year.

They all have the intention to welcome the royal army, and they are ready to submit to the king as soon as the army marches west."

Mo Zibu smiled faintly, not looking at the long list Yin Chengfang handed over, "They must have also said that they hope I can give them a satisfactory price, right?

No reply will be given. I can be honest with you, Lord Yin. The corrupt officials and bullies who have committed heinous crimes and followed the Qing Dynasty to persecute the people must be punished according to the law.

As for others, I will not give them any of the conditions they want.

Expelling the Tartars and restoring China is not just Mo Zhao's job. If I have to be rewarded, will I be willing to turn from evil to good? If I don't give them rewards, will I be willing to serve the Tartars? "

When Yin Chengfang heard what Mo Zibu said, he immediately put the list back and a look of understanding appeared on his face. "I understand. I will definitely keep it a secret."

What does Mo Zibu want to do?
It's simple, he can't afford this benefit.

Because the current situation is that Dayu has a strong army and horses, and has the justice of expelling the Tartars, it is already a sure win. Except for the bannermen, even the bannermen want to come and surrender.

If that were the case, every time he recovered a place, he would give a huge amount of benefits to the local tyrants who surrendered to him. Was he trying to expel the Tartars and regain his lost territory, or was he unifying the country in name only?

If most of the power is given to local tyrants, how can the people below survive? Wouldn’t it be almost the same as the Republic of China?
Therefore, Mo Zibu will not give you a penny of benefit. If you are really a hero of the Han family, you should take the initiative to come out and expel the Qing Dynasty regardless of gains and losses.

If you want to see who gives more benefits, then say goodbye. We will send troops to crush you and exile your entire family to Southeast Asia.

Nanyang just needed some wealthy, talented, and educated people to colonize it. As for the property left behind, it would be perfect for settling meritorious officials and distributing some to the poor.

This is why Mo Zibu has always wanted to keep a tight grip on Jiangnan.

Because he had Jiangnan, Fujian and Guangdong, and the entire Nanyang behind him, the initiative was completely in Mo Zibu's hands.

He could have simply ignored the arrogant gentry in other provinces who hoped to become richer by cutting their braids.

　I'm going to take a short day off tomorrow to take my kids out to play, so I'll probably only update one chapter of about 5,000 words.

　　
　
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