The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 224: Founding a Business
In Jiading, Mo Zibu was silent for a long time and let Liu Zhisan go down first.

He didn't remember how the entire Nguyen family was killed in history, leaving only Nguyen Phuc Anh.

But he knew that large ships could not enter the Thuan An River estuary where Hue was located, and the Nguyen court did not have a large-scale fleet. If they wanted to go south, they could only rely on the Chinese fleet in Zhao An for transportation and escort.

Then, with Grandpa Luo's identity, it is very likely that he can accomplish this.

Therefore, Mo Zibu did not pretend to think that the future was unpredictable and did not allow Grandpa Luo to sacrifice himself.

Although Mo Zibu did not remember history, he knew in his heart that according to current inferences, the three brothers Nguyen Van Yue could not easily capture the Nguyen family clan in Guangnan, as they did not have the strength to do so now.

And he, Mo Zibu, has already occupied Jiading in advance. If Prince Ding Ruan Fuchun or Prince Ruan Fuyang really come here by boat, the problem will become a little serious.

So he immediately called back Liu Zhisan, who had just left, and asked him to go to Hoi'an in person to tell Grandpa Luo.

It is sufficient to kill Prince Ding Nguyen Phuoc Chun and his grandson Nguyen Phuoc Duong. Don't think about catching them all in one fell swoop, because it is very likely that they will slip through the net because you are too eager to be perfect.

In Mo Zibu's heart, only Ruan Fuchun and Ruan Fuyang must die.

Because Prince Ding Nguyen Phuc Chun is the genuine Nguyen Lord. Although he is not well-received, he still has a high status and is already seventeen years old, so he cannot be ignored at all.

Although Prince Ruan Fuyang is young, he has a very high reputation among the people. If he goes to Jiading, he will definitely be regarded as the Ruan Lord, and even Mo Zibu will not be able to stop him.

But as long as these two people died, it would be much easier to deal with the Ruan family clan now that they were being massacred by Zhang Fuluan, even if a direct descendant like Ruan Fuying came over.

After all, Ruan Xiaoqiang is only eight years old, and he has an older brother, Ruan Fuzhen, who has some mental problems because he was imprisoned at a young age.

As long as Mo Zibu holds Ruan Fuying in check, Ruan Fuying will not be able to make any waves.

At the same time, Mo Zibu also asked Liu Zhisan to take the families of Grandpa Luo's eldest grandson and second grandson to Pattani, as a way to provide insurance for Grandpa Luo.

After doing all this, Ye Xiaomei came over, blinking shyly.

"General, the banquet is ready and everyone is waiting for you. The old master has also arrived."

Mo Zibu has not yet "eaten" this hardworking and simple, but definitely a bit cunning Hakka girl.

Because Zheng Xin has hinted several times, the wedding date of Mo Zibu and Shishi has also been agreed upon.

After all, it's only a month or so, so we should give the Zheng family some face. It's really not good to take a concubine a month or two before the wedding.

But in order to reassure the Hakka people, and because he needed someone he could trust to make his bed and take precautions about his diet, Mo Zibu still brought Ye Xiaomei with him.

The Jiading Garrison will be renamed the Zhennan General's Mansion from now on.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the thirty-seventh year of Emperor Qianlong's reign. It is the day when Mo Zibu officially opens his government after undergoing the recommendation ceremony.

Mo Zibu's Zhennan Xingtang Shogunate adopted an official system that combined the Tang and Ming dynasties.

The shogunate had left and right chief secretaries, internal secretary, military secretary, left and right internal and external bookkeepers, military assistants in the six departments of personnel, household, rites, military, punishment and engineering, and the chief and deputy judges.

Among them, the left and right chief secretaries and the left and right internal and external four bookkeepers are actually the cabinet.

The Left Chief Secretary of the Shogunate was the chief of staff of the Shogunate, but no one held this position because someone had already taken it in secret, and that was Ou Tianci.

The reason why Ou Tianci was appointed as the Prime Minister of Jiading's finances, grain, criminal justice, and Han and foreign affairs was because since ancient times, there had never been a father who directly served his son as an official.

What's more, given the relationship between Ou Tianci and Mo Zibu, the post of Left Chief Secretary of the Shogunate was simply established, and the actual management was carried out under the title of Prime Minister of Jiading.

The position of Right Chief Secretary was given to Pei Jiannan. Pei's cousin not only played a huge role in Ou Tianci's decentralization, but also had impeccable moral character and integrity. He was also going to serve as the prefect of Hexian, so naturally he had to increase the authority of the Right Chief Secretary.

Among the four clerks, the left clerk was given to Zheng Qing. He was a capable person with great achievements, and he was also one of us.

The position of Right Dianbu was given to Wu Hanzhu, a Han Chinese from a prominent family in Jiading. Although the Wu family was not very powerful, Wu Hanzhu had good abilities and a good reputation. He did not hold the position of prefect, so he was summoned to Jiading to take up the position.

The inner book was kept for Lin Tong, who was Mo Zibu's absolute confidant. Lin Tong was very suitable for the position in terms of both ability and loyalty.

The Wai Dian Clerk is Wu Shiying. He has average ability, but is good at communication. He is also Mo Zibu's famous yes-man, and has good writing skills, making him a suitable candidate for the position of Wai Dian Clerk.

The Internal Secretary has a complete team, which is actually Mo Zibu's Silijian. The people trained here are Mo Zibu's think tank. The Internal Secretary is Liu Zhisan.

The Marching Sima was originally a member of the staff officer corps. He was responsible for military affairs as well as military discipline and military law. The Sima was the original Chief Military Judge Wu Shixiu.

The other six Cao military officers correspond to the six ministries, and the chief and deputy judges correspond to the supervisory system.

Thus, Mo Zibu's small court was established.

At the local level, Jiading's administrative divisions were completely disrupted by Mo Zibu. His current divisions went against the usual conventions.

For example, the Chen family’s Longmen Mansion, its old location is actually not in Houjiang and Qianjiang, but should be in Dingxiang.

But if the Chen family was sealed off in its original location, the connection between Jiading and Hexian would be cut off, which Mo Zibu could not tolerate at all.

For example, the Fanzhen Camp was actually located in Jiading. Mo Zibu naturally had to seal off this camp and not allow it to stay in Jiading.

Phu An Camp is just below Qui Nhon and is estimated to have been occupied by the Tây Sơn Army. This place is the front line against the Tây Sơn Army, so the number must be cancelled to facilitate direct occupation just in case.

Despite their significant contributions, the Pei family was relocated to Xining, a region located in the upper reaches of the Saigon River, currently home to a large number of Champa and other ethnic groups. It seemed a poor location. Mo Zibu gave this area to the Pei family, firstly to use force to severely strike these Champa people in preparation for their complete occupation of the fertile Mekong Plain, and also to leverage the Pei family's manpower and resources to develop the area.

All these disruptions were, in general, intended to make the Han nobles of the Eight Battalions of Jiading adapt to Mo Zibu, rather than forcing Mo Zibu to adapt to them.

At the same time, Mo Zibu's Zhennan Xingtang Shogunate will not only manage the eight camps of Jiading, but also the Andai area and Xiaodanashalin will be included in the shogunate, and a two-tier system will be implemented.

There are four types:

The land was divided and vassalized. At the county level, the titles of marquis and earl were granted and they were called city lords. At the county level, lower titles were granted and they were collectively called garrison commanders.

The garrison officials were called Xuanweishi at the county level and Anfushi at the county level.

The local officials of the Han Dynasty were the prefects at the county level and the county magistrates at the county level.

The shogunate's close officials were directly appointed by the shogunate. They were the normal prefectural and county levels, and the chief officials were the prefects and county magistrates.

The four models are different and have their own advantages and disadvantages. They can be flexibly changed at any time according to actual conditions. I believe that they can adapt to the complex situation in Nanyang for a long time.

Wu Shizun and others finally calmed down. Once the four types of officials, namely, garrison commanders, local officials, itinerant officials, and people-friendly officials, appeared, it meant that the benefits that Mo Zibu had promised them before were indeed being prepared for implementation.

. . . .

Chen Guangdong's face turned red with embarrassment, because everyone was saying that Mo Zibu, the nephew of the Chen family, did not return Longmen, the richest and most prosperous place of the Chen family, to the Chen family.

It was because these Chen family members made such a fool of themselves on the battlefield and fought so ugly.

Therefore, Chen Guangdong has hardly gone out these days, and he doesn't talk much when he meets people.

However, when he couldn't hold it in any longer and went out today, ready to endure the rumors, he saw that the Chen family members on the road were all in high spirits.

He went forward and asked, only to find out that although Mo Zibu had demarcated Longmen County, it was only aimed at the top of the Chen family. They were going to the new Longmen County to rebuild the Chen family.

Ordinary people who do not want to go to New Longmen County and want to return to Old Longmen can still choose freely.

And now, as long as we go to the General's Mansion to expose the crimes of Zongshi Yan, Song Wenkui, Song Fuqia and others, we can get back the land that was previously occupied.

Chen Guangdong suddenly became motivated. His grandfather was the younger brother of Duke Zhongzheng Chen Shangchuan. His family originally owned 3,500 acres of fertile land in Jiading, but all of it was occupied by the clan member Yan.

If we take it back now, the poverty and predicament of our family can be solved immediately.

In front of the General's Mansion in the south of Jiading Town, a tall execution platform has been set up. Mo Zibu is not a fool, and he certainly knows who he can rely on most in Jiading.

Of course it’s my maternal grandfather’s Chen family and the Mingxiang people.

Although their military power was almost lost due to suppression, their literary style was very good, there were many scholars, and they were the most supportive of Mo Zibu.

Therefore, after everything was basically confirmed, the activity of trying clan member Yan and others to vent the anger of the Mingxiang people began.

Amidst thunderous roars of anger and curses, Zongshi Yan was taken to Xingtai. He was charged with 333 major crimes and thousands of minor offenses.

Chen Dali walked slowly onto the stage, holding a sharp knife, and personally cut off the left ear of Zongshi Yan.

Cheers rang out again, and then members of the Chen family came on stage one by one, either cutting off a small part of their finger or a piece of flesh.

Although Zongshi Yan had a cloth tied in his mouth, he was still able to speak, but his initial pleas for mercy and final cries and groans were all drowned out by the cheers of the Mingxiang people.

Mo Zibu took a look and saw that he could only withstand a hundred or so blows before he went into shock from bleeding and never woke up again.

But the furious crowd continued to rush over, so that in the end, all that was left of Zongshi Yan was a pile of rotten meat, with even his internal organs crushed.

Seeing the miserable state of Zongshi Yan, the other Guangnan military officers who were accused of crimes were so scared that they pissed and defecated.

In the end, members of the imperial clan, including Song Fuqia and Nguyen Juzhen who was captured in Bien Hoa, were sentenced to death by slow slicing. Hundreds of other middle and senior military officers, including former Gia Dinh garrison commanders, were also executed.

Among the soldiers of the five Jiading battalions who were captured or surrendered, more than 400 were sentenced to death.

Mo Zibu employed a large number of officials and basically fulfilled his promise to put to death those who killed, robbed, raped, and seized a large amount of Mingxiang people's property.

The remaining more than 3,000 people who were convicted were handled entirely in accordance with the law, ranging from being sentenced to hard labor to having their entire families become serfs.

While letting the Mingxiang people vent their anger, it also allowed everyone to see Mo Zibu's determination.

Even if it was to avenge my maternal grandfather's family, I, King Mo, still acted according to the law and rules, which is very important for restoring order.

After finishing all this, Mo Zibu still had three things to do.

Get married, expand the army, and conquer the Zhenla people in Xining.

As for the movements of the Tây Sơn Army and even the Nguyen court, they are not within Mo Zi Bu's plan at this stage.

He needs to train his army first, and have the ability to deploy at least 10,000 combat soldiers and 30,000 to 40,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilian laborers at any time, before he can start participating in Annan's chicken-eating competition.

(End of this chapter)