My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 633 Tianzhu Conflict of Interest
"Zhan He, you are right. As a large number of immigrants entered Tianzhu, the conflicts between the immigrants and the natives of Tianzhu began to become fierce. Especially some upper-class natives deliberately provoked conflicts between the natives and the Han people. So there was some trouble in Tianzhu some time ago."

Zhang Zhong heard Zhu Zhanhe ask about Tianzhu's situation, so he answered truthfully.

"What's going on now? Has it calmed down?"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly asked.

"Don't worry. Although the conflict in Tianzhu is fierce, it is actually easier to suppress it. If you are interested, let's find a place to eat and chat!"

Zhang Zhong felt a little hungry when he said this, and after talking so much, he was already thirsty, so he suggested.

Zhu Zhanhe immediately agreed, so the two of them found a larger restaurant. The style of the entire restaurant was similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, except that there were some local decorations inside. Even the waiters came from the Ming Dynasty.

The two went to the second floor and asked for a private room, then ordered a few special dishes and chatted while eating. Zhang Zhong also told the conflict in Tianzhu in detail.

The number of immigrants in Tianzhu has increased rapidly in recent years. Zhu Zhanhe alone sent 10,000+ immigrants to Tianzhu. In addition, there are also people who privately went to Tianzhu to settle down. The number of Han people in Tianzhu has exploded, and now it has exceeded 30. .

And every Han who immigrated to Tianzhu was assigned a large amount of land. These fields were the properties of Tianzhu's senior officials confiscated by Zhu Gaoxu.

Those senior officials in Tianzhu were afraid of being killed by Zhu Gaoxu, so they naturally dared not speak out against him. In this case, they could only spread their anger on the immigrants, so these people secretly instigated the natives at the lower levels, causing attacks against Han people in some places. .

Regarding this situation, Zhu Gaoxu showed no mercy. On the one hand, he organized Han immigrants and asked them to form private armed self-defense and carry out bloody revenge on the natives who dared to use force against them. The government would also support them.

On the other hand, Zhu Gaoxu accelerated the purge of Tianzhu's top officials.

The so-called high-level people in Tianzhu are actually the high-level people in Hinduism, that is, Brahmins and Kshatriyas. One of them is a religious aristocrat and the other is a military aristocrat. They are all foreigners who invaded Tianzhu in the past and use religion to maintain their identity and status.

But as Zhu Gaoxu led his troops into Tianzhu, the Kshatriyas were the first to be defeated, but the Brahmins still held religious power, and religion was best at inciting the people. This group of Brahmins initiated the exclusion of the Han people.

Originally, when Zhu Gaoxu first established a foothold in Tianzhu, he had already announced that the Han people were superior to the four Hindu classes, and Brahmins also needed to bow when they saw the Han people.

You must know that before this, Brahmins were the highest nobles in Tianzhu. Only others knelt down and saluted them, and they never saluted others. This was one of the reasons why Brahmins targeted the Han people.

Not to mention that with the influx of Han people, the interests of Brahmins were usurped by the Han people, so they hated the Han people even more. In contrast, those Tianzhu people in the lower two classes had no conflict of interest with the Han people, but they were easily influenced by religion. agitate and thus become the helper of the Brahmins.

Zhu Gaoxu also showed no mercy to these Brahmins who encouraged the natives to cause trouble. Especially after Liu Mian and other Jinyiwei went to Tianzhu, Zhu Gaoxu became even more powerful. After all, Jinyiwei was definitely the most professional in terms of making accusations and attacking dissidents.

Liu Mian's idea for Zhu Gaoxu was very simple, which was to recruit a group of people. Although they were all Brahmins, the religion in India was very confusing. People believed in all kinds of gods. Even if they believed in the same god, there would be factional disputes, and some were even more religious. They are enemies of life and death, incompatible with each other.

Therefore, after Liu Mian and others investigated the complicated relationships among these Brahmins, they began to win over some Brahmins who were willing to take refuge with Zhu Gaoxu, vigorously suppressed some Brahmins who dared to cause trouble, and even sent troops to eliminate them when necessary.After several rounds of purges, those thorns were almost eliminated, and the remaining Brahmins were frightened by Zhu Gaoxu's thunderous methods. They began to actively modify their own teachings and religiously recognized that the Han people were higher than their own class.

You must know that the status of the Han people was determined by Zhu Gaoxu's military strength in the past. It had limited influence among the people of Tianzhu. At most, the natives of Tianzhu recognized the high status of the Han people, but it was not necessarily higher than Brahmins or Kshatriyas.

But now that the doctrine has been revised and the status of the Han people has been recognized religiously, the meaning is completely different, so the Han people have become another new class above the Brahmins.

I have to say that Tianzhu's religion is really useful. The previous conquerors integrated themselves into the Brahmins and used religion to manage the natives of Tianzhu. Now Zhu Gaoxu also used religion to quickly calm down the chaos within Tianzhu.

"The current situation is like this. As the highest level, the Han people are not bound by any doctrine. They only need to abide by the Ming Law and be managed by the officials of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, the prince also canceled some privileges of Brahmins, Kshatriyas and other groups, such as They didn’t have to pay taxes before, but now they are treated equally and everyone has to pay taxes, even the Han people.”

Zhang Zhong finally introduced with a smile.

Of course, not everyone has to pay taxes. For example, some meritorious soldiers and officials who have made great contributions to Zhu Gaoxu will of course receive a certain degree of preferential treatment. Tax exemption is just one of them.

"The Kshatriyas are in charge of the military. Is it necessary to exist now?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked curiously.

"It is still necessary. After all, we have too few people and insufficient military strength. Therefore, we need to recruit some natives to join the army to help manage the local natives, so there are still some Kshatriyas."

Zhang Zhong explained with a smile.

An army composed of natives like that can only manage public security. It is simply unrealistic to expect them to fight.

"I see!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded thoughtfully.

Now it seems that the Han people have become a new privileged class and have been recognized in doctrine, which seems to have solved the problem perfectly, but Zhu Zhanhe does not think so.

At present, the number of Han people is still relatively small, and the land and other interests they have occupied are also limited. They mainly have conflicts of interest with high-level Brahmins.

But as time goes by, the number of Han people will only increase. When it reaches a critical value, a greater conflict will definitely break out between the King of Han and the native people of Tianzhu. By then, it will not be solved by religion, because this It will be a battle between race and the right to exist. In the end, only one side will fall and the other side will take away all the benefits, just like the history of American immigration expansion in later generations.

(End of this chapter)