The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 521 Don’t Leave Worry to Your Descendants

Ningxia Prefecture, Lingzhou, Jinjibao.

As my brother-in-law, Li Xianwen is truly a model worker.

As soon as the Battle of Lanzhou ended, he immediately led his army downstream and came to the last large-scale gathering place of the rebel army, which was also the initial base camp of the northwestern rebel army - Jinjibao.

This place is located about 30 miles south of the later Wuzhong City. Since the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, it has been one of the important strongholds of Muslims in the northwest.

Or it can be said that it is the most important base without a doubt.

This is also an important reason why Jinjibao is difficult to attack. Starting from Gushuijingbao in Zhongwei County in the west, there are hundreds of forts built by the Tianfang Sect along the Yellow River for hundreds of miles.

There are almost no Han people here, or to be more precise, Han people who do not believe in Islam, anymore.

Even in places like Lanzhou and Ganzhou, there were almost no Han people, and the army could not get any intelligence or food.

As the army continued to advance, the local rebels had either filled in or polluted the wells, making it impossible for the army to leave the Yellow River, otherwise they would have difficulty getting water.

Therefore, Li Xianwen set out from Lanzhou on the third day of March. He sailed downstream for 400 kilometers and fought for three full months before reaching the vicinity of Jinjibao.

During these three months, the army lost thousands of men, captured more than one hundred strongholds, and defeated a mob of hundreds of thousands composed entirely of local civilians. They beheaded more than ten thousand people and captured more than one hundred thousand.

From Lanzhou to Jinjibao in Ningxia Prefecture, the nearby counties and prefectures were almost reduced to a wasteland, with only one in ten people left.

But when we arrived at Jinjibao, progress slowed down again.

Jinjibao is called a fortress, but it is actually a huge mountain city. It is built on a very steep hill. Outside Jinjibao, there are more than ten fortresses surrounding it.

There are more than 30,000 civilians in the fort, and no less than 15,000 able-bodied men who can fight. There is even an artificial lake dug in the fort to provide drinking water. It is said that there are more than 100,000 stones of grain in stock, which is enough to feed everyone for at least four months.

At the same time, all the roads leading from the foot of the mountain to Jinjibao were dug up and all the trees were cut down.

The rebel army set up privately cast cannons in various forts on the mountain, and the commanding position made it very difficult for Li Xianwen's army. In order to capture Jinji Fort, they had to be bombarded by the rebel army first.

However, Li Xianwen did not feel discouraged, because it was obvious that the rebel army had no external support, and no matter how strong the fortress was, it could only hold out for a little longer.

The gunpowder in Jinjibao will eventually run out, and the food and water will eventually run out.

"My Lord, I see that His Majesty is thinking of moving millions of people from Gansu to the Western Regions or even to the Yellow River. This is not just about moving tens of thousands of people, nor is it as easy as loading them up on a ship to Southeast Asia.

"For three million people to travel thousands of miles to settle in the Western Regions and Hezhong would have been impossible without twenty years and tens of millions of taels of silver."

The person who was talking to Li Xianwen was the governor of Shaanxi, Mo Shande, a member of the imperial clan. As he spoke, he couldn't help but lower his voice.

"My Lord, Your Majesty, are you overestimating these rebels? Given their limited capabilities, are we going to spend so much to move them all away?"

Li Xianwen glanced at Mo Shande. As the governor of Shaanxi, Mo Shande would never dare to cross the border and come to Gansu Province without the emperor's permission.

And now he was talking about the emperor in private to himself, seemingly very bold words to show his closeness, in order to explain that he was not a spy planted by the emperor to be around him, but was there to cooperate with him.

After all, Shaanxi is also the area under the jurisdiction of Li Xianwen.

However, despite Mo Shande's words, Li Xianwen was always very cautious and would never discuss the emperor with others in private. So he thought about it and replied in a very written manner:

"Your Majesty's farsightedness is beyond our reach, nor is it something we can fathom. Since Your Majesty has this intention, we, as his subjects, will do our best to accomplish it."

After saying this, he might have felt that this reply was a bit stiff. After all, he still needed Mo Shande's cooperation in many things in the future, and he couldn't appear too cold and unkind.

Then Li Xianwen spoke again: "Gansu Province, especially Longyou, is the birthplace of our Han nation. Both the Zhou and Qin dynasties came from here.

Now that so many rebels have betrayed their ancestors, it is shameful for all of us and they must be severely punished.

I think your Majesty's intention is very clear, that is, to relocate them all to serve as a warning to others, so that future generations will not dare to do the same."

Mo Shande rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said to Li Xianwen, "Sir, do you think that Your Majesty's policy can really prevent such things from happening again in the northwest?"

Li Xianwen knew that what he was going to say next would definitely be delivered to the emperor's desk by Mo Shande, so he sorted out some of his thoughts, pointed at Jinji Fort in the distance, and said with some emotion:

“In my opinion, there are two main reasons why things in the Northwest have gotten out of control.

One is that the Qing government, in order to fool the people and eliminate the Han people's will to resist, forcibly destroyed the cultural transmission in the countryside. This caused problems to first appear in the northwest, where the Han people were already struggling to hold on.

I heard that Qi Daozu of Nagadeniya had no place to go to school when he was young, and ended up studying in a Muslim temple."

"What about the second aspect?" Mo Shande asked anxiously.

Li Xianwen smiled bitterly, "The second aspect is the fault of my ancestors, Emperor Yongchang and his men.

When they were here, although the Han people in the northwest lived a hard life, there were still a large number of wanderers roaming the countryside. At that time, not only the Muslims, but even the Mongols in the north were very afraid of them.

But things became troublesome after they left Shaanxi to conquer the world and failed to hold on to it.

The Han heroes in the northwest failed to become nobles of the new dynasty, but were basically wiped out.

After Wu Sangui launched his rebellion, Wang Fuchen also followed suit. Zhang Yong and others from Guanzhong also recruited heroes from northern Shaanxi and other places to join the Green Camp to fight against him.

"Over the course of three years, the northwest was devastated and its brave men were depleted, allowing the rebel army to seize the opportunity and become a serious threat."

Mo Shande was stunned when he heard this. This was a possibility he had never thought of, but after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that it did make sense.

If there had been no changes in northern Shaanxi in the past, people like Li Zicheng, Zhang Xian, Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Liu Zongmin, Gao Jie, Hao Yaoqi, Dang Shousu, Yuan Zongde, as well as Li Jinwang and Liu Shuwang would still be in various prefectures, counties and districts.

Although they may not have achieved much, with their abilities, they will have no problem gaining a foothold in the middle and senior levels in the local countryside.

As a result, they left, and the Han people became second-class people in the Qing Dynasty. The Christians from the west became the most powerful fighters in the countryside.

The Han people in the northwest had a hard life, so those who were slightly capable had moved away. Secondly, their culture was cut off, so they could only go to Muslim temples to study.

Thirdly, the strong men in the countryside are all religious. What can the rest of the people do? In this kind of religious environment, those who believe in religion can get a certain degree of protection, while those who do not believe in religion will be madly ostracized in the countryside. Many people will choose to believe in religion, and after one or two generations, they will become religious people.

Thinking of this, Mo Shande said with emotion: "This is what Your Majesty meant by disqualification!
The Han people in the northwest were completely disqualified in terms of culture, education and martial virtues. Their large families were destroyed, their traditional clan society was in ruins, and even their organization was surpassed by others.

The Manchu Qing dynasty was a Tartar regime, prioritizing Han Chinese as their primary concern. Unlike the Ming dynasty, which, despite its share of corrupt officials, generally offered some support to the Han Chinese. Now, seeing the situation getting out of hand, the Manchu court has resorted to a brutal, one-size-fits-all approach, favoring non-believers regardless of their justification, leaving believers feeling even more wronged and targeted.

This isn't even solving the problem, it's just fanning the flames and creating conflict!"

Li Xianwen nodded and said, "I will report the situation here to His Majesty truthfully. Relocating them can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Otherwise, if we just relocate them, they might return and even join forces with the Western Regions to cause chaos, which would be even more harmful.

Therefore, a large number of White Lotus Sect members were sent to the northwest to rebuild the clan system in the northwest, especially in Gansu and other places.

Even religious doctrines should be given more guidance so that the White Lotus Sect can become an orthodox Buddhist sect with some combat effectiveness.

At the same time, those who move away should still be treated as Han people and should not be simply converted into Muslims.

We must make the label of Han Chinese greater than the label of Christians, organize them, and send them to fight the Transoxiana Khanate in the west, and give them benefits so that they can become masters."

Mo Shande nodded. He agreed with Li Xianwen's idea, but he felt it was a bit magical. Compared with the Muslim sect, the powerful families that the imperial courts of all dynasties feared and the Buddhist sect in the Han Dynasty that could mobilize monks to fight, had actually become progressive forces.

. . . .

Twelve days later, Mo Zibu in Beijing received an urgent report sent over 800 miles.

Mo Zibu was in Savatthi, reporting to Li Xianwen's Xia Guogong headquarters, Mo Shande's Shaanxi Governor's Office, and the Jinyiwei Northern Pacification Division's Shaanxi and Gansu Thousand Households Office.

He showed it to the third Jamyang Khutuktu, the great Zen monk Master Wuche, the newly-eminent 58th generation Tianshi Zhang Qilong, and the Great Awakening Guangde Puji Master, also known as Zheng Xin.

Zheng Xin finished reading first, then said to Mo Zibu, "Your Majesty, I have achieved enlightenment at Jinfo Mountain and have made some progress. Recently, I have received guidance from Living Buddha Zhangjia, Master Wuche, and Master Zhang Tianshi, and have gained a deeper understanding of the Buddha's true meaning.

I am willing to go to Hexi to take charge and lead the White Lotus Sect from all over the country, and then rebuild Buddhism in Hexi."

Mo Zibu really didn't expect that Zheng Xin actually had this role now.

This old guy is a little weird because of his age. If he were in an ordinary family, the appearance of such a person would be a huge blow to the family.

But after Mo Zibu simply let Zheng Xin do whatever he wanted, he really gained some enlightenment.

Now Zheng Xin is kind, compassionate, open-minded, and really like a great monk.

The Third Changkya also looked at Zheng Xin with approval, "The master is indeed worthy of being an enlightened person who was enlightened by the Buddha in a dream. He must be the reincarnation of the Buddha of the heavens.

Your Majesty, I think that Master Puji can be promoted to the position of Living Buddha and lead Hexi and Qinghai Eleuth.

"Amitabha, well done, well done. I am honored to be able to participate in such a grand event. My fellow Buddhists in the Central Plains are also willing to support it." Although Master Wuche has long passed away from the mortal world, he is still happy to see Zheng Xin become a living Buddha.

This way they would not only avoid stealing the resources of the Buddhist sect in the Central Plains, but also restrain the Muslim sect from continuing to move eastward, which would be of great benefit to them.

"May you be blessed with infinite happiness. I have sent a letter back to Longhu Mountain and will soon convene a gathering of fellow Taoists from all over the country. I am also willing to do my part to help Master Puji stabilize Hexi." The new Zhang Tianshi Zhang Qilong also spoke.

The reason why his case still exists is that the beliefs of the White Lotus Sect members are very diverse, and there are many fire-dwelling Taoists or real Taoists involved.

Although Zheng Xin had to go to Qinghai and Hexi to take charge, his core believers were White Lotus Sect members, and their doctrines were mixed with many Taoist theories, so he also needed Zhang Tianshi to send people to assist and help improve the doctrines.

Mo Zibu also nodded with satisfaction. He didn't want Zheng Xin to directly copy the teachings of the Yellow Sect.

These guys, especially the Gelugpa sect in Qingtang Plateau, say that it is Buddhism, but in fact it is a variant of Bonism and primitive worship.

It has its good side, but its bad side is also quite backward and cruel.

The religious matter was settled, and Mo Zibu did not hide anything. He said to these top figures in the current religious community:
"As for the Muslims in Hexi, they are guilty of rebellion. I have already instructed the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor's Office and the Xia Guogong's Office to prepare for their trial.

In the future, all these guilty people will be exiled to the Western Regions and the river.

But God is merciful and kind. If you exile someone brutally, it would be the same as killing him.

Therefore, I plan to select loyal and brave heroes from the Huiliang army who have already turned to the light in the early stage, and let them lead the believers to the place of exile in the west.

I will also give them surnames, let's count them as thirty-six, and call them the Huiliang Thirty-six Surnames, each surname ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people.

Master Zhangjia, Master Puji, you two must provide greater assistance to the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor's Office and the Xia Guogong's government to organize the exiled people and resettle the relocated people."

Several monks and Taoists were shocked. The emperor's move was indeed very accurate.

First, try them, convict everyone and then exile them. This will ensure that there is a law to follow. Anyone who dares to escape from Hezhong and the Western Regions in the future will be sentenced to death and can be beheaded directly.

In addition, selecting warriors to serve as leaders of the thirty-six Huiliang clans is to give benefits to those who are capable of fighting.

With the support of the imperial court, they went to Hezhong and the Western Regions to gain benefits. I think it would not be difficult for them to make the right choice between being sentenced and serving the imperial court as dogs and masters.

Finally, even the surnames of these people were abolished, which was equivalent to breaking up and reorganizing the organization. As for whether these people would be serfs or subjects of the upper echelons of the Thirty-Six Surnames in the future, it seemed that the emperor did not intend to care.

"I know what to do, Your Majesty, please rest assured!" Zheng Xin finally showed a ruthless look on his face, as if the once famous King Zheng had returned.

There may be a deeper meaning behind Mo Zibu asking him to assist.

Assist, haha, Zheng Xin smiled secretly. After all, Li Xianwen represented the official, and what he controlled was the imperial army.

Unbridled killing is not only against the laws of Dayu, but also will cause problems if the army does this too often.

But Zheng Xin went to Hexi and Qinghai to serve as a living Buddha, and his subordinates were all involved in religion, so he didn't have this concern.

It seems that he is to go to the northwest to kill all the high-ranking leaders of the rebel army, and then the court can select capable people from the organized and trained Huiliang army to manage the remaining grassroots believers.

In this way, it can be largely guaranteed that these people will not become corrupt with the local people when they go to Hezhong and the Western Regions. After all, the middle and high-level leaders are all trained by the court, and they will get great benefits if they go there.

Seeing that Zheng Xin understood what he meant, Mo Zibu stood up and said, "Father, go ahead and do it. I will definitely support you.

I have plenty of time. If I can't finish the move in twenty years, I'll just spend thirty years.

If ten million taels is not enough and the imperial court cannot allocate the money, I will use the treasury, even if it costs twenty million taels, to eliminate the soil for further rebellion and resolve this worry for future generations."

　The rain was too heavy. Although there was no tiger, I was required to be on duty. I was a little afraid to use the computer to slack off and type. It would be a big deal if I got caught, so I could only write on my mobile phone. I really couldn't finish it last night.

　　
　
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