The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 310: Not having you is very important to me

1774 AD, the th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty.

After Mozibu arrived in West Borneo, the liberated serfs and miners finally received the wages they deserved, and the land was finally divided.

However, the unscrupulous mine owners and Sanxingtang manor owners have transferred part of their property back to the mainland and used it for daily luxury consumption.

Therefore, even though Mo Zibu asked Fuxing Company to provide some subsidies, the gap was still huge, and many people's wages were still discounted.

However, these people were not unhappy at all, because for them, being able to survive and get their wages was a blessing from God and the king's kindness.

It is not an easy task to distribute land and money to more than 100,000 people, mediate conflicts, and verify authenticity. Fortunately, the preparatory work was done very well beforehand, so Mo Zibu can carry out the work quickly and orderly.

As for this work, whether it was Luo Fangbai, Wang Wubing, or even Reinstein, they were all very tactful and did not do it, because ministers were not allowed to do such things as winning people's hearts.

The same goes for Mo Zibu. He cannot rely on others for fame and power. He has to do it himself no matter how hard or tiring it is.

On the first day of June, Mo Zibu ordered the Ministry of Justice to hold public trials in the five cities of Sanfa, Dongwanlu, Pontianak, Gaoping, and Sankouyang, allowing the oppressed miners and serfs to come on stage and accuse the evil deeds of the unscrupulous mine owners and Sanxingtang manor owners in person.

Many Chinese miners and serfs bared their upper bodies, wailing and showing everyone the evidence of their abuse, telling about their tragic past.

Some people couldn't help crying when they thought of their relatives and friends who had traveled abroad with them in the past.

Because they were actually lucky. Many miners and serfs lost their lives before they were even liberated.

Most of them cannot even be traced or buried because their bodies have long been gone, and poverty prevents them from leaving behind even a little bit of belongings to build a cenotaph, as if they had never been in this world.

Mo Zibu gave the expeditionary volunteers of the Xing Tang Army three days off, but required them to be present on the first day to watch the public trial.

Seeing these human tragedies on the stage, many officers and soldiers were moved to tears.

When Reinstein led them to liberate the serfs and miners, these officers and soldiers had already felt the pleasure of being a righteous army.

The feeling of being treated as a living Buddha is the greatest spiritual happiness a person can enjoy.

This time, they understood more clearly what they had done and what a meaningful feat it was.

Reinstein watched the public trial, his eyes gleaming with golden light. He said to Mo Zibu:
"Your Majesty, did you know that in ancient Rome there were also public trials like this? The feeling of exposing sin to the sun and letting it vanish like a vampire is truly wonderful.

But in today's Europe, there will never be such a scene again.

Because no one in power would have mercy on such miners and serfs; they only hated that these people couldn't work around the clock. If even one worker was idle, the vampires in power would feel uncomfortable.

You don’t know how to hold a public trial!

I, King Mo, sighed in my heart, Louis XVI lost his head, Lavoisier was guillotined, and the people who are best at this are probably you French.

Reinstein didn't notice Mo Zibu's strange expression. He continued talking, "But I think that Your Majesty can liberate them, but he shouldn't let them go immediately.

Because these liberated miners are excellent recruits, they are hardworking, resilient, cooperative, and know how to unite as one.

I tried it out and found it to be quite effective, much better than the Chinese volunteers we recruited in Andai and Jiading."

"No, Ryan." Mo Zibu waved his hand, "Since it's liberation, then it must be complete!
If I still want to restrict their most basic freedoms, although it is much better than those black-hearted mine owners, it is essentially still an infringement of the rights of the liberated people.

A king must keep his word. If I say I will give them freedom, I will give them freedom, even if it means suffering losses."

Reinstein looked at Mo Zibu deeply, and in a rare gesture, he touched his chest and bowed. "Your Majesty, you are indeed kind. I was not mistaken about you. Please forgive me. I was deliberately testing you just now."

You are doing the right thing, and you will not lose anything, because when these miners return to their hometowns with the excitement of being liberated and with generous wages, the reputation of the king's benevolence will spread far and wide.

By then, not only will many of these miners choose to return, they will also bring their families and friends with them.”

Grass!
Mo Zibu actually wanted to punch Reinstein in the face. No one likes to be tested like this, let alone a king.

He finally understood why this guy was so infatuated. To be honest, with the current atmosphere and gameplay in Europe, it was already incredible that he could become a colonel and successfully buy an empty title.

However, King Mo was the Duke of Zhou, and he would not be angered or resentful by such a small offense. Instead, he just laughed.

"You and I think the same thing. It seems we are destined to be king and subject."

The public trial was nearing its end. Liu Yaoliang came to Mo Zibu with a pale face and begged for permission to send some food over, because the person on trial this time was his father, Liu Qianxiang, the leader of the Hongmen Sanxingtang.

Compared to before he was captured, Liu Qian had lost a lot of weight. He had transformed from a fat man with a big belly into a middle-aged scholar with a scholarly air.

"Prime Minister Liu Qian, do you have anything else to say?" Mo Zibu walked forward personally, sighed and shook his head.

"Since the ancestors of Sanxingtang fought against the Qing Dynasty, it's not too much to ask. I can consider agreeing to it."

"Why?" Liu Qianxiang asked with a bit of suppressed anger: "You gave the manor to the poor Koreans, and auctioned the gold mine to compensate the miners.

You mobilized tens of thousands of troops and spent military pay like water, just to come to West Borneo to collect a few more dollars of land tax?
Just for a few coins of land tax, the family fortune accumulated by my Liu family over five generations over one hundred and twenty years was completely wiped out.

If you only wanted this little money, you should have told me earlier. I, Liu Qianxiang, would have sold everything I had to give it to you!"

As he spoke, perhaps because he was too excited, Liu Qianxiang began to tremble all over.

Mo Zibu suddenly thought of a very interesting conversation.

"Then what do you think is most important to me, your Sanxingtang manor or the gold mines of those unscrupulous miners?"

Liu Qianxiang really thought about it for a moment, "What you want is the spices from West Borneo. You want to use this to bargain with the red-haired devils, so you came here for my Liu family's property."

"No!" Mo Zibu shook his head decisively.

"So you want gold mines! No, you want the miners. They can be very good soldiers after training. Grandpa Qi used to specialize in selecting miners."

Liu Qianxiang's eyes flashed, and he felt that he had definitely guessed it right this time. "It's still wrong!" However, Mo Zibu continued to shake his head.

Liu Qianxiang took several deep breaths. He felt that Mo Zibu was teasing him. "Then tell me, what is most important to you?"

As Mo Zibu walked back, he looked back at Liu Qianxiang with a strange smile on his face. "Without you, what matters most to me is you."

Liu Qianxiang was stunned. He never expected the answer to be this.

He couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out at all. Even when his hair was lifted up and tied into a rough bun to expose his neck, Liu Qianxiang still widened his eyes and muttered to himself.

'Why, why is this?'

. . . .

After finally settling the issues of land distribution and wage compensation, the establishment of the West Borneo government was put on the agenda.

Mo Zibu smiled and said to the civil and military officials: "The largest population in West Borneo is the Hakka people, and the largest concentration of Hakka people is in Jiaying Prefecture.

At the same time, the ancestors of Sanxingtang were unyielding to the Qing Dynasty and traveled thousands of miles south to settle here, which is truly inspiring."

Of course, not all the people from Sanxingtang were executed. They could barely be considered Mingxiang people, and naturally tended to favor Mo Zibu.

Although Mo Zibu demolished Sanxingtang's properties, he preserved those that had not committed serious crimes.

"Jia means beautiful, and the sound can also convey the meaning of home. So this is our Tang'er's new home.

Therefore, I propose that Borneo be renamed Jiazhou, and this West Borneo be called Jiaxidao."

Naturally, everyone flattered him and cheered him on.

Then Mo Zi Bu immediately announced the establishment of Jiaxi Province, which was divided into three prefectures: Sanfa, Dongwanlu, and Pontianak, and Daiyan Special Prefecture, with Dongwanlu as the capital.

Luo Fangbai was appointed as the Prime Minister of Jiaxi, responsible for local finances, taxes, criminal cases, settlements, and other matters concerning the Han and foreign peoples. He was referred to as the Prime Minister of Jiaxi and concurrently served as the prefect of Dongwanlu.

Wu Yuansheng was appointed as the garrison commander of Daiyan, and he established five hundred-household garrisons in the Daiyan area. The garrison troops of the five hundred-household garrisons were all commanded by Wu Yuansheng.

The intention was to continuously expand the territory eastward, strive to take over the entire middle reaches of the Kun River, further compress the range of activities of the Dayaks, and finally conquer these natives.

A big local tyrant like Chen Lanbo was promoted by Mo Zibu to be the magistrate of Xiangyun County, Shunhua Prefecture, and was happily waiting to take office with Mo Zibu.

Hue is not like West Borneo, which is still under development. It is a densely populated and prosperous place. Chen Lanbo wants to go there to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an official.

The rest, including Que Sibo, Zhang Acai, and Liu Taier, were rewarded.

Jiang Wusheng, who had the ability to command and govern the local area, was the second general of Lan Fang in history, Jiang Wubo. He was taken away by Mo Zibu for intensive training.

The founder of Cailifo's Liquan, the martial arts master Li Cunyi and his brothers were also taken away by Mo Zibu and incorporated into the Royal Guards.

At this point, West Borneo was basically pacified.

On June 15, Mozibu held peace talks with Jeremias van Riemsdyk, a representative of the Dutch East India Company, the Secretary-General of the Council of the Indies, and the next Governor-General in history.

The two sides agreed that the boundary would be fifty kilometers south of Pontianak and fifty kilometers east of Daiyan, and everything within this area would belong to the Xingtang Kingdom.

The VOC Company recognized the sovereignty of the Xingtang Kingdom, and the Xingtang Kingdom also recognized the VOC Company's control over the local kings of the Bangal Sultanate and promised not to continue expanding southward.

The spices produced by Jiaxidao can only and must be sold to VOC Company, and VOC Company guarantees that the purchase price will not be lower than the agreed minimum price.

The two sides agreed to exercise restraint on the Andai Peninsula (Malay Peninsula) and not to break the existing pattern.

In return, the VOC approved a loan agreement to lend 600,000 Dutch guilders to the Jiaxidao Gold Mine Workers' Union.

Lend 1.2 million Dutch guilders to the Xing Tang Kingdom.

Four hundred thousand Dutch guilders from the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Siam: 800,000 Dutch guilders.

The total amount was 3 million Dutch guilders, equivalent to approximately 380,000 pounds, 1.2 million taels of silver, and 9.1 million livres.

The annual interest rate is 12%, and after five years, the principal and interest will be repaid together.

In addition, the Xing Tang Kingdom also promised that at least one million Dutch guilders of the funds would be used to purchase various goods in Batavia.

The Xing Tang Kingdom unconditionally released the captured Dutch soldiers and returned the ashes of the Dutch soldiers who died in the battle.

After the signing of the contract, Mo Zibu took the initiative to invite General Manager Rimsdijk to attend the banquet and reception. The latter readily agreed, and the relationship between the two sides became harmonious.

Because if we ignore the issue of Mozibulla's default on his debts, the Dutch did not lose much from this treaty.

At the same time, things were also happening in other places.

In May, before the arrival of the Mozart mission, King Louis XV of France died of smallpox.

In June, Louis Auguste, also known as Louis XVI, was officially crowned and became the new King of France.

In July, Agui personally commanded and Hailancha led the brave warriors to launch several night attacks and successfully captured the key fortress.

The Qing army then followed up in large numbers, broke through more than 20 forts in Dajinchuan, and approached Lewuweiguanzhai, the lair of the Dajinchuan chieftain Sonomo.

In September, fifty-five representatives from twelve colonies, including George Washington and John Adams, attended the conference and clearly raised the banner of resistance to the cruel exploitation of the British Empire.

It is known in history as the First Continental Congress.

(End of this chapter)