1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 980 Change the Doctrine? !

June 1681, 6, Semarang.

According to legend, hundreds of years ago, when Zheng He's fleet arrived in Java Island, Wang Jinghong, the deputy envoy, was seriously ill and the fleet was forced to anchor in Semarang.Zheng He led the crowd to land and found a cave for shelter, so he left ten followers, some medicine, food and a boat, placed Wang Jinghong in the cave for recuperation, and then continued sailing.

After Wang Jinghong recovered from his illness, he led his entourage to cultivate and build houses, intermarried with local women, and spread Chinese civilization and Zheng He's deeds. The population gradually multiplied and eventually became a town.Because Wang Jinghong and his entourage were buried in Sri Lanka after his death, it was named Semarang.The harbor where Zheng He landed was also named Sanbao Harbor.

In the 28th year of Qianwu (1670), the Qi State conquered the Matalan Sudan Kingdom, destroyed its capital, captured its king, split up its country, and occupied its land.Since then, Semarang has become one of the many overseas territories of the Qi State, together with Guangning (now the western part of Java Island, Indonesia), Hai'an (now the area around Surabaya City) and other places, were unified under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Kaihua.The name of the place, of course, continues to use the name of Semarang.

Semarang was previously the most important port of the Matalan Sultan Kingdom in Central Java. After Qi took over, it went through a lot of renovations, built cement piers and trestles, and built a large warehouse, making it an important port in the region. The most important distribution center for agricultural products and handicraft products.

The climate here is hot and humid, with an annual rainfall of 2000 millimeters. Coupled with the fertile land, a large number of plantations have been opened up, mainly growing rice and sugar cane, as well as sporadic coconuts and tobacco.Among them, the output of sugarcane is the largest, and several sugar processing factories have been opened in the local area, becoming the only economic pillar industry in Semarang.

However, with the increasing demand for local coolies in Hanzhou, the locally operated plantations began to face the dilemma of labor shortage.

These plantation owners, while using bribery or coercion, "recruited" natives from the inland Kingdom of Mataland to serve as plantation coolies, and at the same time used labor "intermediaries" to send people from Annan, Siam, Cambodia, etc. Actively introduce foreign labor.

Compared with the people of Qi who are a little more particular about eating and drinking when dealing with "labor and employment", several vassal states such as Wei, Shun, and Luzon (Zheng) seem a little unscrupulous.They plundered a large number of natives in their respective territories as slaves, and enslaved them to mine, log, open up wasteland, build roads, build cities and fortresses, and use their numerous bones to quickly build the foundation of national development.

In the country of Shun in Borneo, it has even repeatedly provoked wars with neighboring Brunei and Banjar. In addition to wanting to expand its territory, the most important purpose is to plunder more native slaves to make up for the country's manpower. lack of.

If it weren't for the state of Qi's express laws prohibiting slavery, the impoverished Shun state would have sold a large number of plundered native slaves to the state of Qi to earn a little money for hard work.In fact, regarding the express prohibition of slavery, this does not bother those plantation owners who have changed their minds.They can use various reasons to try to circumvent the various prohibitions on slavery and human trafficking, thereby arbitrarily introducing many cost-effective "labourers".

As an overseas territory, the local government of Semarang naturally has greater autonomy and low-cost power. It also turns a blind eye to the slave labor on plantations in the area under its jurisdiction. As long as it can create wealth for the local area and contribute taxes, A few "flaws" aside for the time being.

You must know that no matter which cabinet government it is, the focus of its governance will always be local construction. Some of the more sensitive and important industries will not fall on overseas territories at all. Political correctness with strong stems and weak branches.

Of course, in order to ensure control over these overseas territories, the cabinet government has also given a slight preference in terms of immigration.After Qi State took over Semarang, in less than ten years, more than [-] people immigrated to this place one after another. If you add Guangning and Hai'an, which were first occupied, the population of the entire Governor-General of Kaihua has exceeded [-]. , is deeply embedded in this fertile island, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely swallowed up.

At present, the State of Qi has established three types of occupation systems on this island, namely the directly-administered territory, the Jiji territory, and the vassal state.The territory under the direct jurisdiction accounts for one-fifth of the total area of ​​the island and controls about one-sixth of the total population.The governor of the directly-controlled area is appointed by the cabinet and holds the highest power. Officials at all levels are also from Qi, and the laws, systems, and customs are all consistent with those of the local area.

The Jimi territory is generally the surrounding Tubang area of ​​the three directly-administered territories. The privileged status of some princes and tribal leaders is reserved in the territory, and they are allowed to serve as officials of colonial institutions at all levels. Major policies are formulated and supervised by Qi State consultants.

The vassal states are mainly the five states of Mataran, Cirebon, Solo, Yogyakarta and Bram that still exist on the island.They are nominally "independent" and ruled by the sultan kings of the states, but the advisers and staff groups sent by the state of Qi have great power.They can directly intervene in the succession of the throne and supervise the implementation of various binding treaties signed with Qi.

Eleven years ago, the State of Qi blatantly invaded the Kingdom of Mataland on the grounds that a dozen businessmen and hundreds of Chinese were killed by the natives. Captured by the Sultan King Amanggurat I.In order to show punishment, in addition to splitting the Kingdom of Mataland into two states and ceding a large area of ​​​​land to Qi State and several subordinate states, Amang Gurat I was also deposed and escorted to Chang'an to apologize.

The first prince Mangcha, who had been deposed by Amangurat I, was re-established as the Sultan King by Qi State, and he was Amangurat II.Compared with his father's tough ruling style and his pursuit of national independence, Amangurat II was extremely cowardly and obedient, like a puppet of the people of Qi. During his ten years in power, he continued to compromise with Qi and signed a Another contract made Qi control almost all the affairs of the Kingdom of Mataland.

Under the suggestion of the Qi people, Amangurat II implemented a strict policy of suppression and restriction on the pillar of the Mataram Sultanate, the clergy group of the True God, in order to minimize the influence of the True God on ordinary people force.As a result, many people in the market rumored that Amangurat II might have accepted the "religion of the people of Qi" - because this His Majesty the king who was very strict with the "Southern Sun" people, in the word of mouth of the public, in the palace Here, he enjoys oriental food, wears oriental clothing, likes to drink honey wine and shochu, and takes the lead in learning Chinese, advocating oriental culture and art.

Faced with the colonial oppression of the Qi people and the strict religious control, an anti-Qi ethnic uprising broke out in the Kediri area of ​​the Kingdom of Mataland in the name of expulsing the colonial forces of Qi and restoring the rule of the true gods ten days ago. up.

The rebel army received extensive support from local farmers, and its jurisdiction expanded rapidly in a very short period of time, and occupied Kediri.They attacked and killed the local tribal leaders who were vassals of Qi, liberated the slaves, and distributed the seized property to countless peasants and slaves who had no food and clothing, and soon expanded the army to more than 1.

Immediately after the outbreak of the armed uprising, the governor-general of Qi State Kaihua immediately carried out extensive military mobilization, and the two mixed battalions stationed in Hai'an and Semarang also entered a state of combat readiness.But other than that, the people of Qi didn't do anything else, they just watched the development of this armed uprising coldly.

According to the report of the spies stationed in the governor's district of Kaihua, the leader of the rebel army was a Balinese named Surabati, who was captured in a civil war in the Kingdom of Bali, sold to the Dutch, and sent to Batavia as a slave. Later, he served as a soldier in the army of the Dutch East India Company, and became a small officer along the way. At this time, a large part of the Dutch army was exiled by freed slaves like Surabati. Once they escaped, they would return to the army. Slave status, so most slave armies are extremely loyal to the Dutch.

During his service in the East India Company, Surabati led dozens of his companions to revolt against the Dutch colonists in Brianan because he could not bear the humiliation of the Dutch officers. The mountains and forests are missing.

Now, this Surabati has actually jumped into the Kingdom of Mataland, and even made such a big battle.The people of Qi had some doubts, whether this guy was instigated and supported by the Dutch, and came here to make trouble for us.

Until yesterday, the Dutch East India Company sent a senior representative to Semarang to meet the governor of Qi State in Kaihua, Zhan Ziyan, and tried his best to argue that the native armed riots that broke out in Kediri had nothing to do with the Dutch.Even in order to prove their innocence, the East India Company was willing to send [-] armed troops to accompany the Qi garrison to exterminate these native mobs.

If you think about it, the eastern strongholds owned by the Dutch East India Company are all within the attack range of the Qi State. If there is any wrongdoing, they can immediately uproot the colonial power they have operated for more than 80 years, and the entire East India Company will fall into an irreparable crisis. situation.

Furthermore, with the deepening of the trade relationship between the two sides, the economic relationship between the two sides is almost deeply bound. The trade volume between the Dutch East India Company and Qi State accounts for more than [-]% of the entire company's trade volume.Even for the sake of money, the Dutch have no reason to do such crazy things.

Zhan Ziyan, Governor of Civilization, accepted the explanation of the Dutch, but declined their request to send troops.

This is the "internal affairs" of the Qi people, so there is no need for outsiders to intervene.

At the moment, Zhan Ziyan ordered the Kingdom of Mataran to dispatch troops to Kediri, and must stop the rebels in the area at the front line of Liman Mountain, so as not to spread the disaster to a wider area.

At the same time, envoys were sent to the Kingdom of Madura, the Kingdom of Yogyakarta, and the Kingdom of Brambang, and ordered the above three vassal states to immediately gather troops and gather in the Kediri area, and cooperate with the Qi State to garrison troops to wipe out the rebels with all their strength.

Just when the Qi people were sharpening their knives and preparing to kill the rioting natives to warn all potential anti-Qi forces on the island, a man from Surakarta, the capital of the Kingdom of Mataland (now Solo, Java, Indonesia) The elders of the True God Sect came to Semarang and visited Zhan Ziyan.

"The bloody butcher knife will never calm the endless restlessness and resistance in the hearts of the believers." Shida Yat said solemnly: "In this world, only the great Allah can save people's hearts. I beg for mercy Your Excellency, the Governor, reduce unnecessary killings, and at the same time give the great True God Religion the corresponding political status, do not forcefully suppress and weaken it. Otherwise, you will never know what will happen to countless believers under the belief in True God the power of."

"We need order, a stable and harmonious order." Zhan Ziyan said coldly: "Any behavior that causes riots and disrupts order will be ruthlessly suppressed. If you represent the rioting rebels in the Kediri area, I will It is meaningless to think about your persuasion. Everyone must unconditionally lay down their arms and surrender voluntarily, so as to avoid greater killings."

"No, I represent the true God, the omniscient Allah." Shida Ater bent down, put his right hand on his chest and said, "Dear Governor, harsh violent suppression will only encourage new violence, thus Let the fertile land of Java be full of blood and filth. In addition, your excessive weakening of our Hanafi faction will cause the more radical Hanbali faction to occupy the inner world of the believers. For you Qi people, it will be A colossal disaster and endless trouble."

The Hanafi School, together with the Malik, Shafi'i, and Hanbali Schools are known as the four major teaching schools of the True God Sunni School.It was first created by Sheikh Abu Hanifah in the 8th century.When this school created religious laws and regulations, it mainly used the "Gunan Sutra" as the basis, carefully quoted the hadith, and attached importance to analogy and public discussion.

Moreover, the sect is more flexible in the use of analogy and public discussion, especially emphasizing the personal opinions and judgments of law enforcement officers, so it is known as the "opinion school" and "moderate school".When interpreting the law, this school attaches great importance to the spirit of the Islamic law rather than sticking to the words and sentences of the Islamic law. It believes that in special cases, the judge's judgment should be given priority, and a judgment that is closer to justice should be made.This faction is mainly prevalent in Ottoman, Afghanistan, North Africa, India, Central Asia and other places.Most of the greens in the northwest of the mainland also follow the theory of this school.

The Hanbali faction, on the other hand, advocates that the teaching method must be strictly based on the "Gunan Sutra" and the hadith, and believes that the extensive collection of the hadith can be used as a supplement to the teaching method; It is limited to the "public discussion"; it believes that "analogy" is an expedient measure to solve litigation problems when it is a last resort, and opposes the creation of new laws and regulations based on personal opinions.

Hanbali is more challenging to the monarchy system, and at the same time, it is more strongly repulsive to non-true religious groups, and the implementation of religious laws is more stringent, and it is very easy to confuse the people at the bottom to violently resist in their eyes. The foreign colonial powers such as the Sultans of the states and Qi and the Netherlands.

"So, you... Hanafi faction can calm people's hearts and prevent the further spread and expansion of riots." Zhan Ziyan pondered for a while, and asked meaningfully: "If we fully support you, let you fully grasp the religion Explain the dominance, so can certain true God teachings be adjusted and changed by analogy and public discussion?"

"..." Xida Yat showed a painful expression on his face, "Dear Governor, Allah, who is omnipotent, can make certain... changes that conform to the scriptures according to the changes in the world. .”

(End of this chapter)