The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 527: Ancient and Modern China (Thanks to nonoyeah for the reward)
In the golden month of September, there was a great deal of jubilation in the Chengde Mountain Resort, for the emperor was to convene here a meeting of the leaders of the various Mongolian tribes from the south and north of the desert as well as from the Eleuths in Qinghai.

At the same time, Han representatives from the Northeast would also come to Chengde to report the situation outside the Great Wall to the emperor.

Well, there were actually Han people in Northeast China at that time, some of whom were exiled there, such as the descendants of Lu Liuliang in Ningguta.

Some people also ran there quietly. For example, after the ban was not so strict in recent years, a large number of Han people crossed the sea from Shandong to the Liaodong Peninsula to establish trading posts.

The Northeast has been closed since the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Over the past hundred years, the wild animal and plant resources have become innumerable, which is a considerable fortune. The willow border alone naturally cannot stop the people who want to make a fortune.

"Your Majesty, our Lu family has finally waited until this day. My grandfather and father were terribly harmed by the Tartars. Thank you, Your Majesty, for avenging them and washing away their humiliation!"

The white-haired old man who knelt and cried in front of Mo Zibu was Lu Yiqian, the only living grandson of Lu Liuliang. Behind him were Lu Liuliang's great-nephew Lu Fuxian, Lu Hengxian and others.

And Lu Liuliang was probably the last anti-Qing hero to be killed.

When the Qing Dynasty marched south, his elder brother Lu Yuanliang, who had raised Lu Liuliang, died in battle in Yangzhou with Shi Kefa. Lu Liuliang and his nephew Lu Xuanzhong spent all their family property to recruit soldiers in Taihu Lake to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

Later, he was defeated and his nephew Lu Xuanzhong was betrayed by a spy and killed by the Qing government. Lu Liuliang was disabled because he was shot in the leg by a bow and arrow during the war, so he did not stay with his nephew Lu Xuanzhong and escaped the disaster.

After that, although Lu Liuliang became disabled and could no longer raise an army to resist the Qing Dynasty, he chose not to serve in the government for the rest of his life.

But even so, there is still no peace.

After Lu Liuliang's death, he was implicated in the case of Hunan Confucian scholar Zeng Jing who attempted to instigate Yue Zhongqi to rebel. His coffin was opened and his body was mutilated fifty years after his death. The same thing happened to his eldest son.

The second son was beheaded immediately, and the remaining one hundred members of the Lu family were exiled to Ningguta.

This was another crime committed by the Qing government, but Mo Zibu was very clear that Lu Yiqian, the grandson of Lu Liuliang, was talking about his grandfather and father on the surface, but in his heart he actually wanted to seek justice for himself.

A rather funny fact is that Ningguta sounds as scary as the North Pole, but in fact it is Ning'an County, Heilongjiang Province in later generations, adjacent to Mudanjiang City.

Even after losing Outer Manchuria, the Republic is not the northernmost one.

Moreover, during the Yongzheng period, Ningguta was actually a very prosperous place.

Because the Qing government kept sending people here, the population of Ningguta quickly expanded to about 20,000 people. This population was not much less than that of Jilin City where the Jilin General was located at that time.

You should know that at that time, the Greater Jilin Province, which included most of Outer Manchuria and Sakhalin Island in later generations, had a total population of only 600,000.

These 600,000 people are scattered over an area of nearly 1.4 million square kilometers. Therefore, although Ningguta is said to be very cold and harsh, it is actually a large city outside the Great Wall.

Before Yongzheng exiled Lu Liuliang's entire family there, the Lu family was terrified, thinking that the entire family was dead. But when they went there, they were surprised to see that it was a big city.

Moreover, there were very few intellectuals in Ningguta at that time. The people exiled by the Lu family were not only literate, but also knew medicine, could read the stars, calculate the solar terms, and even do handicrafts and farming.

Therefore, as soon as he arrived in Ningguta, he immediately became a sought-after leader. Except for the fact that he was an exiled criminal and had to report to the government office every five days, he lived the life of a local celebrity, which was much more glorious than when he was in Jiangnan.

Later, for a long time, the Lu family even monopolized the medical industry within a two or three hundred li radius centered on Ningguta. More than 70% of the practitioners were either from their family or apprentices taught by their family.

For example, Lu Yiqian, the grandson of Lu Liuliang, is the most skilled doctor in Ningguta. By curing diseases and saving lives, he has owned thirteen shops in the center of Ningguta city.

His successor, Lü Fu, made his fortune by reselling sable and fox furs. He was a major fur merchant and the largest wine merchant in Ningguta.

At the same time, he also ran a loan sharking business. Many families in Ningguta who were struggling to make ends meet were his customers, and the Eight Banners soldiers were his guests. In other words, Lu Fuxian was the creditor of half of the soldiers in Ningguta.

In addition, he also ran a pawnshop, and was like a local gangster boss. He was also the richest man in Ningguta. He had more than 170 properties and 6,150 acres of fertile land. His family had tens of thousands of kilograms of salt stored.

The thin-looking Lu Hengxian is not an ordinary person either. He owns half of the shops in Ningguta and almost monopolizes the local rice industry.

This... Mo Zibu really wants to ask, were you really exiled there?
If nothing had happened this time, your family would have become the king of Ningguta, right?
However, this also led to a bad consequence. When the Lu family was exiled there, they were still able to cooperate with each other and help each other to gain a foothold outside the pass.

But when the Lu family became rich, they could no longer tolerate each other.

What ultimately led to the second exile of their entire clan was internal strife.

After the Lu family became prosperous in Ningguta, they increasingly felt that their identity as criminals who had to report to the yamen every five days was humiliating, so Lu Yiqian thought of a loophole.

In the Qing Dynasty, one could buy a student by paying 150 taels of silver.

This student was a scholar and theoretically a reserve cadre of the country. Naturally, he did not have to report to work every five days just like an exiled criminal while being a student.

So Lu Yiqian tried various ways and finally bought himself the status of a student, thus getting rid of his status as an exiled criminal.

The other members of the Lu family saw this, especially Ningguta's richest man and underworld boss Lu Fuxian, whose eyes turned red with envy.

But when he was about to buy it, the official in charge of the operation was afraid that everyone in the Lu family would come to buy it, so he refused to make an agreement.

They were rich and could easily afford the 150 taels of silver. It was normal for Ningguta to have one student, and no one would investigate it carefully. But if there were more than 100 students, it would definitely be exposed, so the officials would not do it.

As a result, Lu Fuxian, blinded by anger, chose to report it. Now that Emperor Qianlong knew about it, a large number of local officials in Ningguta were demoted, and the entire Lu family was once again confiscated and exiled to Qiqihar, an even more desolate place 700 kilometers northwest.

Therefore, these members of the Lu family came to Beijing to report to the emperor the merits of their ancestors, the brothers Lu Yuanliang, Lu Liuliang, and Lu Xuanzhong in resisting the Qing Dynasty, as well as the hard work of more than 100 members of their family who were exiled to Ningguta by the Tartars.

Secondly, they wanted to use this merit and hard work to ask Mo Zibu to order the return of their family property in Ningguta, or even give them some rewards.

Oh, Mo Zibu took a look and realized that this thing was alive!

He liked to deal with the mistakes made by the descendants of anti-Qing heroes the most. On the one hand, he could take advantage of their mistakes and choose to praise their ancestors highly without giving them too many benefits.

Secondly, it can highlight the justice of Mozibudeguo, and can also be used as positive and negative teaching materials to educate others.

So after hearing about the Lu family's deeds, Mo Zibu immediately asked the eunuch beside him to fetch a horse whip that looked frightening.

"This whip was used by us to punish those unfilial descendants when I was in Guangdong. The descendants of Qu Dajun and Xu Yi of Suzhou were all punished for their disobedience."

Mo Zibu kindly explained, then handed the whip to a large general and pointed at Lu Fuxian and said:
"Mr. Lu Fu, even if Lu Yiqian is at odds with you and you harbor resentment, he is your uncle after all. How can a younger person sue an older person?"

Lu Fuxian was so frightened that cold sweat rolled down his face. He knelt on the ground and trembled all over. He was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

"Let those roughnecks who are learning etiquette come over here. I have something to say."

The rough guy who was learning etiquette as Mo Zibu mentioned was one of his important base members, a member of the Fujian and Guangdong noble group.

The Chengde Conference that is about to begin is so grand, and there will also be a military parade, so naturally they have to attend and see it for themselves.

But to be honest, most of these people were pirates, and they were really vulgar and had no manners at all. Even in later generations, even after the prosperity of the Fujian and Guangdong people, although they were well-educated, they still didn't pay much attention to self-cultivation, always giving people the feeling of nouveau riche, with a kind of uninhibited beauty of the Lingnan people.

It would be fine for ordinary occasions, but if it were a grand occasion at a national level, it would be too vulgar and would bring shame to the Dayu court and to him as the emperor.

So Mo Zibu called them in a month in advance and had them learn various etiquette in the palaces in Beijing and Chengde.

Even veteran aristocrats like Wu Rang, the Earl of Songcheng, came to learn.

So, in full view of everyone, Lu Fuxian, the great-grandson of Lu Liuliang and the grandson of Lu Xuanzhong, a hero who fought against the Qing Dynasty, was dragged out of the palace gate.

Then, under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, he was beaten by the general of the Palace Guard with the imperial horse whip, causing him to scream in pain and cry bitterly. His entire back and buttocks were covered in blood and flesh.

Not only was he physically injured, but he was also deeply hurt. Being watched by so many people made Lu Fuxian feel ashamed to the extreme.

"All Chinese people should remember the words loyalty and filial piety. Although foolish filial piety is not desirable, we should not be so rebellious as to sue our uncle as a nephew. It harms others and does not benefit ourselves. It is a great harm."

You are so good, Emperor Mo. Foolish filial piety is not desirable, but foolish loyalty is desirable, right?

After listening to the emperor's words, Lu Fuxian wanted to beg for mercy, but the severe pain made him unable to utter a word.

At this time, Uncle Lu Yiqian could no longer sit still. Although Lu Fuxian had conflicts with him, and because Lu Fuxian was a local gangster who lent money at high interest rates and controlled the pawnshops, the conflict between the two sides was even a bit big.

But no matter what, he is still a nephew. His grandfather Lu Liuliang was a posthumous child and was raised by his brother Lu Yuanliang. He and Lu Fuxian's grandfather Lu Xuanzhong are uncle and nephew, but in fact they are brothers.

These two uncles and nephews fought against the Qing Dynasty together. One of them was betrayed by a spy after being defeated and died heroically. The other became disabled after being defeated. He retired and wrote books to promote the idea of anti-Qing and restoration of Ming Dynasty. His body was exhumed and mutilated fifty years after his death.

When his family property was confiscated again and he was left without money, Lu Yiqian suddenly realized that the man in front of him, who was about the same age as him, beaten to a bloody mess and screaming in pain, was his blood nephew.

"Your Majesty, please inflict these last ten lashes upon me, the common people!
As an elder, I lack the slightest bit of eldership, which is why this family infighting is happening. I am the source of this chaos. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

After Lu Yiqian finished crying, Lu Hengxian and others beside him also rushed over and kowtowed, loudly begging for mercy for Lu Fuxian.

Only then did Mo Zibu stop the Han general from the Palace Front Division and turned to look at the Lu family and the more than one hundred Fujian and Guangdong nobles behind him and said:

"This is what a Chinese man should be like. If you can't be loyal, filial, fraternal and modest, how can you be called a Chinese?

You should also take this as a warning. When you are in Southeast Asia, family harmony is your top priority. In addition, you should not only treat your fellow countrymen as Chinese, and beat, attack, or even frame those who are not from the same hometown.

I have heard that some people make a living by harming their own people, and their methods are quite despicable. This is something the court cannot tolerate.

I might as well tell you that the Jinyiwei Northern Pacification Division has been controlling Nanyang for many years. Some people should know what is right and wrong. Don't wait until I am truly ruthless and regret it then it will be too late."

A group of Fujian and Guangdong nobles then realized that the emperor brought them to Beijing not only to have them participate in this grand event, but also to sound a warning to them.

Maybe these bosses are holding a meeting in Beijing, but Nanyang is currently being investigated thoroughly.

Thinking of this, some of them turned pale, broke out in cold sweat, and were on the verge of collapse.

Mo Zibu was also helpless. The South China Sea was too big. Not to mention that if you used it strictly, it would greatly restrict the South China Sea tide. Even if you were strict, its use would be very limited.

Because with only a few guns, the Jinyiwei couldn't investigate many cases.

As for the provincial governor's offices in Southeast Asia and the yamen runners in prefectures, counties and cities, they were no match for those on the mainland. In Southeast Asia, where everyone had a gun, the role of the yamen runners was greatly limited.

You have to know that there was no surveillance at that time. A yamen runner was shot dead when he left the city and then thrown into a ditch to feed the crocodiles. Not to mention being a suspect, even the body could not be found, so he could only be classified as missing.

Therefore, the only available method is to use the Jinyiwei to monitor the top vassal nobles, and then let them push down step by step.

At the very least, we must ensure that murder cases are investigated most severely and that farmers who are currently using newly arrived immigrants as serfs are dealt with frequently.

Or cases where new immigrants run away and disappear after adapting to the environment for a few months, or even kill farmers, must be controlled.

This is called letting the good guys check the good guys, and letting the heroes check the heroes.

The dignity of Nanyang's laws and social order depend on the cooperation of the local tyrants who have been in Nanyang for a long time. If something happens, Mo Zibu will go directly to them.

After admonishing the Nanyang nobles around him, Mo Zibu arranged the Lu family together and allocated a small garden for them to live in.

After the punishment, the Lu family will still be reused because they control Ningguta in almost every aspect except military.

In particular, the Lu family is skilled in medicine and enjoys a high reputation among the Solon, Barhu and other tribes in the northeast.

If Mo Zibu wanted to force Fu Kang'an and Heilongjiang General Aixinjueluo Linning out of the deep mountains and old forests, he had to rely on people like the Lu family who had prestige in the local tribes to come forward and let the wild Jurchen tribes go find these remnants of the Qing Dynasty.

After finishing these matters, Mo Zibu whispered to the Minister of Rites Ji Yun beside him, "Have the people from Korea arrived?"

Ji Yun shook his head. "Your Majesty, the North Koreans still haven't made any moves. Should we send someone up to question them?"

Mo Zibu sneered. Sure enough, things were just as he guessed. The Koreans continued to use the Chongzhen era name. Apart from the fact that some of them were indeed grateful to Emperor Wanli for saving Korea, most of their thoughts were still on the debate between China and the barbarians.

Continuing to use the Chongzhen era name was simply a way of telling the world, "Look at me, look at me. Great China is gone, and we are the ones who will inherit the legacy. Little China, the ones who persevere, we are the legitimate heirs."

"It's really the same from ancient times to the present. Let them be. One day they will come. Then I will see how Li San explains it to me!"

Ji Yun didn't understand what "the past and the present are the same" meant, but he generally never asked too many questions, and the emperor often came up with some new words, so he was no longer surprised.

“Your Majesty, although no one has come from Korea, His Royal Highness King Peng, who is in the west, has submitted a letter through the Ministry of Rites stating that he is on his way back to his country, accompanied by a secret envoy from the Kingdom of England.

His Majesty, the King of Peng, asks His Majesty whether to allow the British to come to the audience?"

It’s interesting that when the third brother Mo Zirong came back, he didn’t hand him a letter first. Instead, he submitted the documents through formal channels and came with the British.

It seems that Europeans still like to fight among themselves. When Britain is powerful, they all fight against the British together. When France is powerful, they collectively start to hold France back.

However, it is understandable that for the Holy Roman Empire, when Britain and France can restrain each other, their enemy is Prussia within the Holy Roman Empire.

But once France becomes powerful, it will become the biggest threat to the Holy Roman Empire.

　I was assigned to a business trip yesterday. Tiger's parent company can barely be considered in the agricultural sector, so we have to be honest when disasters occur frequently.

　　I originally wanted to take a leave, but then I thought about letting my fellow readers see the update, so taking a leave doesn't seem right. This weekend, Tiger will definitely write more. I'll finish one or two chapters.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)