The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 461: All the waves, all the waves

Let’s go back a few months to Siam, Thonburi.

After only half a month, the impact of the rebellion seemed to have disappeared.

The city of Thonburi was peaceful and tranquil. The only difference was that the retired Emperor of Dayu, Mo Tianci, moved into the Grand Palace in Thonburi, which originally belonged to Songlukpachakorn.

"You people in Chaozhou Prefecture have made great contributions. Those of you who are so dejected should explain your mistakes and return what you have embezzled. As for things that you should not be holding, let go of them as soon as possible."

Mo Tianci is really not good at fighting, but he is very good at governing the place, especially at turning other people's territories into barbarians and conquering the country. He is very good at it.

Because Ha Tien was dug out of Cambodia by Mo Tianci and his father Mo Jiu, and they perfected it into a standard model where the Chinese were in a dominant position and the Cambodians did odd jobs below.

Historically speaking, compared to Siam run by Teochew people, Lan Fang established by Hakka people, and Ha Tien are the most authentic overseas Xiajunyi kingdoms.

When Mo Tianci said that Chaozhou people did make contributions, he was not trying to excuse them. Chaozhou people did make contributions.

The fact that Dayu was able to successfully take over the entire Siam this time was largely due to the fact that the Chaozhou people had continuously occupied a high ecological position for China in Siam for more than five hundred years.

So when the Chinese arrived in Siam, they were at least free citizens, unlike most Thai people who were slaves.

To put it simply, it was in the past twenty years that the Teochew people poured all their resources into Taksin, turning the Chinese from a minority into a force that could not be ignored among the Siamese aristocracy.

If Na Jin, who is from the paternal line, is also counted as a Teochew, then among the 810,000 free citizens in Siam, the ratio is almost half Thai and half Chinese.

What’s even more interesting is that after the Chaozhou people gained power, they resorted to some treachery and successfully forced the Tongdengtai people, the matrilineal Nazhen and other nobles to rebel.

This was equivalent to luring out all the opposition, so after the anti-rebellion army killed Tong and others, all the opposition in Siam was basically eliminated.

If Mo Tianci was not sure that these people had really messed things up, he would even have suspected that these Chaozhou people were deliberately arranged by Mo Zibu to cause trouble in Siam so as to catch all those who opposed the merger with Siam.

"The Emperor is right. We are all Jiaojilang, unlike those Thais. If His Majesty doesn't allow us to touch something, then we shouldn't touch it. If it's not our money, then we should return it.

From now on, those who wish to become vassals will recruit their own people to conquer the country, and those who wish to do business will follow the laws of Dayu."

The little old man who couldn't suppress the joy on his face while talking was called Mr. Chen, but his original name was Chen Sen.

That’s right, this person is the sister-in-law who has been following Mo Zibu recently, and the grandfather of Zheng Susu who is determined to enter the palace as a concubine.

The reason why Chen Sen changed his name to Chen Tai was because Mo Zibu's eldest son was named Asen. It was not nice for him, an elder, to call his great-grandson by the same name, so he simply changed his own name.

Hearing Mrs. Chen talking to herself and claiming to be the representative of Chaozhou people, Huang Gu, Lin Wu and others below were full of envy.

Who can blame Mrs. Chen for having a good granddaughter? After Zheng Susu entered the palace, Mrs. Chen's position in Nanyang became as stable as Mount Tai.

"What Mr. Tai said is correct. I just want to add one thing." Mo Tianci nodded in agreement with what Mrs. Chen said.

As a father, he knew that his son Mo Zibu was not someone who would be fascinated by women. The biggest reason why he married Zheng Susu was to give these Chaozhou people in Siam a reassurance.

After all, among the more than 810,000 free people in Siam, which is a group larger than the Chinese people in the Spring and Autumn Period, there are 340,000 Teochew people and paternal Nazhen people, which is 10,000 more than pure Thais.

If the matrilineal Najin who can be won over are included, there are 450,000 people, firmly making it the largest clan in Siam.

As for the remaining three million or so Thais, Khmers, Mons, etc., they are no longer considered human beings, but serfs under the Sakdina system.

Historically, it was not until the reign of Rama V, Chen En's great-grandson (1868) that Siam announced the abolition of slavery, and it was not completely abolished until around 1920.

In other words, among the people who can be considered human beings in Siam, Teochew people are the largest ethnic group, even more numerous than Thais. Therefore, if we want to control Siam, we cannot blame them, and there is no need to blame them.

When Mo Tianci said he wanted to add something, the surrounding Chaozhou wealthy businessmen and landlords all became 100% alert.

“If you want to be vassal vassals, you don’t actually need to deliberately gather an army and go to other places, because the court only plans to establish a nomadic rule in the Chao Phraya River Plain.

The rest of Korat in the east, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon in the south, Phitsanulok, Tak City and Kamphaeng Phet in the north will all be included in the vassal area.

If one commands more than 50,000 people, he can be granted the title of baron; if one commands 30,000 to 50,000 people, he can be granted the title of prefect; if one commands 10,000 to 30,000 people, he can be granted the title of county magistrate.

Of course, there is a basic condition, which is that the number of Chinese in the fiefdom cannot be less than 10%.

As soon as Mo Tianci finished speaking, a heated discussion broke out. Whether it was local officials like local magistrates and local county magistrates, or titles above baron, they all had great benefits.

The local prefects and county magistrates were equivalent to being certified by the imperial court. No one except the imperial court could abolish them, and the local people could ask the imperial court for troops if they rebelled.

Not to mention the title of baron, which allows direct entry into the Republican Parliament. Anyone with a reasonable degree of competence will know how great the benefits are.

"Your Majesty has been so kind to us. Not only did he not blame us for causing the war in Siam, he even promoted us to higher positions."

Mrs. Chen was the first to stand up, tears welling up in her eyes. It was no exaggeration to say that she was filled with gratitude.

"Your Majesty, my Chen family is willing to hand over 470,000 acres of land in the Chao Phraya River Plain in exchange for the Korat region. All we need is a batch of military equipment provided by the court, and we can control this place."

Hearing what Mr. Chen said, several civil servants from Jiangnan who attended the meeting could not help but smack their lips in amazement. If there were 470,000 acres of land in Jiangnan, it would definitely be a place that would make the whole area tremble with just a stomp of its feet.

But on the Siamese side, former foreign ministers like Chen Tai could be easily brought out.

But Chen Tai did not feel sorry at all, because the court's policy clearly stated that it would not allow such large landowners to appear in the Chao Phraya River Plain.

Moreover, in Siam, the most valuable thing is not the 470,000 acres of land, but the people on these 470,000 acres of land.

Because of the shortage of manpower, Chen Tai occupied a large amount of land, but the income was not high. Many places had a tendency to continue to develop into wasteland due to the lack of sufficient manpower for farming.

The reason why the fields on the mainland are valuable is that there are endless people cultivating them, which enables the fields to generate huge economic value and added value.

What’s the use of having more land without the hardworking and capable farmers on the mainland!

"The Korat area is good. The old man has vision. I think he can at least be made a Grand Duke." Mo Tianci said with a smile. At this time, the Korat area was basically the entire eastern Thailand in later generations.

Including later generations of Korat, Buriram, Sisaket and Ubon Ratchathani, it covers a total area of about 70,000 square kilometers, which is as big as two Taiwan Islands.

Although the products of these places cannot compare with those of the Chao Phraya Plain, their area is larger than the entire Chao Phraya Plain and their population is over 600,000. If they were really given to Chen Tai, she could immediately replace Song Chengbo Wu Rang as the first vassal of Nanyang.

Mrs. Chen laughed out loud, having understood the hidden meaning in Mo Tianci's words. He, Mrs. Chen, was still a criminal, so how could he be granted the title of Grand Duke? This was a sarcasm.

Moreover, it is absolutely impossible to exchange 470,000 acres of land for a piece of land as large as Korla. At the same time, it is possible to suppress Korla by relying solely on the power of the Chen family, but it is definitely not possible to develop it. The power of the court must be relied upon.

So, Mrs. Chen said to Mo Tianci, "Grand Emperor, I think the Kela region will not only be given a duke, but even a king in the future. But this king will not belong to our Chen family, but to your Mo family.

If Su Su is blessed with the grace of Heaven and has a son or daughter in the future, I am willing to welcome the prince to Ke La as my master."

Mo Tianci gave Chen Tai a thumbs up in his heart, but at the same time he was a little skeptical. With such a long-term vision, why would he cause such a big mess in Siam? Could it be that this man was really arranged by Lao Wu to go to Siam to attack Zheng Bo and Duan Yuyan?
Mrs. Chen smiled bitterly in her heart. She was actually from Quanzhou, and her wife was from Chaozhou.

Therefore, he, a Chaozhou son-in-law, could only be considered half a Chaozhou person. In addition, his daughter was taken into the harem by King Zheng and received many benefits from the Chaozhou people. Of course, he could only follow the crowd and dared not sing against it.

There was another reason why he chose to go to Kela this time. It now seemed that the future of their Chen family was basically tied to his granddaughter Zheng Susu who entered the palace.

Zheng Susu entered the palace obviously to serve as a substitute for Queen Zheng Shishi. The queen was infertile, and once Zheng Susu gave birth to a son, it was very likely that she would give him to the queen to raise and become the crown prince in the future.

It looks good, but there are too many variables. What if the emperor doesn't like the child in the future? What if the queen suddenly becomes pregnant again? No one can predict.

Therefore, as the grandfather, he had to prepare a way out for Zheng Susu and Susu's son, so that even if the above situation occurred in the future, his great-grandson could still go to Kela and be crowned king.

No matter what, the children who come to Kela are all descendants of Emperor Guangzhong. With such a big banner, at least Kela can grasp the bottom line.

As for his descendants, they can spread their tentacles all over Korla under this big banner and become small vassals in glory.

Moreover, if the position of Lord of Korat is given to the prince, he can legitimately ask for assistance from the imperial court, and it will also be easier to attract overseas Chinese to settle in Korat.

As for the great-grandson really becoming the second emperor, that’s great!

It is impossible for Susu to give birth to only one son. Even if she did, she could still let her great-granddaughter marry a prince. At that time, in order to get Ke La, the other party would have to give so much benefits as a betrothal gift. It is hard to imagine.

"Grandpa is truly a role model!" Since he was so considerate, Mo Tianci naturally had to praise him a few words.

Moreover, he knew in his heart that if Zheng Susu could really give birth to a prince in the future, as long as he was not an idiot, he would most likely be the second emperor of the Dayu Dynasty.

In terms of bloodline, Zheng Shishi's mother is seven or eight generations old, and she can't even speak Teochew completely, not to mention the maternal lineage of Nazhen who speaks Tang dialect. She is not like Zheng Susu's maternal lineage who has always been pure-blooded Chinese.

At the same time, Zheng Susu is one-quarter Quanzhou native, and is more likely to be favored by the Minnan faction than Zheng Shishi.

The most important thing is that Zheng Susu is only thirteen years old now. It will take at least three years for her to get married, and even if she gives birth soon, it will take at least four years.

Then, the eldest of these children must have been born in the eighth year of Guangzhong (1783). When he was thirty years old and strong, the emperor would have been sixty-five years old, just in time to take over.

Mossen, who is now favored by many people, was born in 1772, the year before the first year of the Xing Tang Dynasty. When he was years old, the emperor was only years old.

Given the character of the fifth brother, he would never allow a situation where the prince is already strong and has many followers, while the emperor is still young. Asen would most likely be sent away early.

With Mrs. Chen taking the lead, other Teochew people also understood that it was not that they could not stay in the Chao Phraya River Plain, but it was definitely not possible to start with 100,000 acres of land like they were doing now.

The land here was to be left to the foreign people, so they began to plan their future destinations and hand over the land and some of the embezzled money.

January 1778, 1, the third year of Guangzhong in the Yu Dynasty, the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the forty-fourth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.

Mok Tsot's second edict regarding Siam reached Thonburi City. In this edict, Siam was renamed Thai Binh Province, and the Chao Phraya River (Mekong River) was changed to Tang River.

The entire Taiping Province, except for the Tangjiang Plain, will be granted away. Those areas that do not have vassalages now will be temporarily managed by officials from the court.

In addition, the place names in Thai Binh Province will begin to be translated into Chinese, and all cities with the word "Buri" will change "Buri" to "state".

Thonburi became Thonju, Chonburi became Chonju, Nonthaburi became Nonthju, and places like Chanthaburi often just remove one word and become Chanthaburi directly.

The name Nazhen will be abolished, and all Thai people with the surname Nazhen will immediately change back to the Chinese surname of one of their parents. Thai nobles will go to Yingtian Prefecture to pay homage and receive the surname.

At the same time, Thai people below the rank of Luang Jue, after they can recite the Three Hundred Thousands and can communicate in simple Nanjing Mandarin or any other Chinese dialect proficiently, can choose for themselves from the three surnames except Mo, Chen and Zheng according to the last decree.

As for the lowest-level slaves, Mo Zibu gave them a quota of 100,000 people. As long as they could recognize 200 Chinese characters, communicate in Nanjing Mandarin or be proficient in any dialect, they would be directly promoted from slaves to citizens.

If one can go one step further and become proficient in reading the Three Hundred Thousands and be able to communicate fluently in Nanjing Mandarin, he will be given a surname.

At the same time, Mo Zibu issued an edict to implement the military farming system in the Tangjiang Plain (Mekong River Plain), establishing the six Taiping guards of left, middle, right, front and back, and allocating 50 mu of land per male.

Of course, if you don’t want to join the garrison army, that’s fine too. As long as you have the ability, you can still own hundreds or thousands of acres of land, control dozens of Thai slave households and become a big landlord.

However, the number of acres of land will be based on family units, with a maximum of one thousand acres per person.

. . . .

Twelve-year-old Du Qin stood at the bow, looking at Tunzhou City in the distance silently.

Half a month ago, he had just presided over his father's funeral, and he had sewed his father's head to his neck with needle and thread himself.

"Qin'er, after you arrive in Yingtian Prefecture, you must behave well. Your father died because he disobeyed advice and violated the law. You must not dwell on this." Mother Nak whispered to Du Qin.

That’s right, this Duchin is Thong’s eldest son, Rama II in history.

After Tong was ordered to be executed by Mo Tianci, Qin took his grandmother's surname and the whole family changed their Chinese surname to Du.

Du Qin nodded and quickly comforted his mother, "Don't worry, Mom. It's extremely rare for a rebellion to result in the death of several adult males like ours. I know this is the grace of the Great Emperor."

Historically, Rama II did not have a good relationship with Rama I, and he was almost deposed because of huge problems in the marriage between Rama I (Thong) and Queen Amarin (Nak).

Although in this time and space, Nak did not reach the point where he took his relatives to beat his favorite concubine with sticks, the relationship between the two had turned cold as early as three years ago.

When this kind of thing happens between a couple, the children will hate the one who cheated without exception, so Du Qin's feelings towards his father Tong are very twisted.

Hearing her son say this, Nak felt much more at ease. She did not think her son needed to avenge her husband.

Instead, she was thinking that if she could gain a foothold in Yingtian Prefecture, she would sell out all of Tong's favorite concubines to vent her hatred.

"Ah Qin, help your mother onto the boat. I just went to ask the Grandfather for help. He said the Emperor said that as long as we sincerely repent on this trip, there will be no danger."

It was his father's cousin, his uncle Du Dan, who invited Du Qin aboard. Meanwhile, Du Qin's uncle Chen En was also aboard with his family.

There was a constant stream of ships coming and going around. In addition to them, there were also a large number of Thai nobles of the rank of Luang and above. They all had to go to Yingtian Prefecture to pay homage to the emperor and obtain permission from the emperor before they could continue to be nobles.

Du Qin secretly made up his mind that he must behave well and not let his mother and brothers and sisters be treated as the relatives of criminals forever and become inferior people despised by everyone.

(End of this chapter)