The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 96 A road never imagined
"Wei Changle of the Wei family in Fusha Village greets Brother Zheng Shi."

Wei Changle was actually two years older than Zheng Xin, but he still called Zheng Xin his "brother" according to etiquette, and even bowed directly to pay his respects, because his status was obvious.

When Zheng Xin heard that they were from the Wei family of Fusha Village, his expression immediately became friendly, and a group of Chaozhou Nazhen in the room also smiled.

Several people whose ancestral home was also Phu Sha Village gathered around and waited for Zheng Xin to finish his greetings before coming up to chat.

"Did Changle come from Hoi An or from Pattani?" Zheng Xin asked softly.

Now the two largest branches of the Wei family in Phu Sha Village are the Hoi An Wei family and the Pattani Wei family.

Wei Changle bowed again and replied, "I come from Luokun. My father is Wei Haikun of the Wei family in Hoi'an. The head of the Wei family in Hoi'an, Wei Rikun, is my uncle."

"Is Mr. Mo Wu still in Luo Kun?" Zheng Xin asked a little unhappily.

The reason why he obtained the position of Luokun Zhaomeng for Wang Runzhi of the Wang family and gave him the title of Pi, and even did not allow the Wang family members who had taken refuge with him to return to Luokun, was both a gesture of goodwill and a reminder.

This was to tell Mo Zibu that Luo Kun was still from the Wang family and a fellow Chaozhou native, so that Mo Zibu, a man from western Guangdong, would not always interfere in the Chaozhou people's territory.

However, Wei Changle had already anticipated this, and he handed over the secret letter in his arms.

"This is a secret letter written by Longtou himself. Brother Shi will understand after reading it."

Zheng Xin was stunned again. Wei Changle's status was not low. He was a descendant of their core fellow villager in Chaozhou. Yet, he was so respectful as to call a teenager from western Guangdong his leader.

interesting.

Zheng Xin took the secret letter and led everyone out of the restaurant and sat on the floor in the reception room. He pulled Zheng Tai to sit side by side and read Mo Zibu's secret letter together.

After reading just a few sentences, a smile began to appear on Zheng Xin's face. When he saw that the Qing Dynasty had dispatched troops to gather in the chieftain territories in northern Myanmar, he was even more overjoyed.

"The White Elephant King is too arrogant and has even gone so far as to provoke the Qing Dynasty. It seems we are saved this time."

"Back in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wanli of the Shenzong Dynasty sent Liu Dadao to conquer the Burmese, and King Naresuan was able to restore the kingdom. I never thought that today I would still have to rely on my homeland to escape."

"We should let those Thais who say that our Nazhen is a migratory bird see how Siam can escape from Burmese slavery without the Celestial Empire."

Before Zheng Xin and Zheng Tai could say anything, the Na Jin members who rushed over to read the secret letter began to shout with joy.

However, Zheng Xin and Zheng Tai's expressions were still rather serious, because while others were only excited when they saw that the Qing Dynasty was going to take action against Myanmar, they saw Mo Zibu's analysis.

The Qing Dynasty would attack Burma and could indeed save Siam once again, but it could not save Ayutthaya and the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

“Although the Manchus were invaded from the east, they were known for their tyranny.

In the past, even the loyal and brave Prince Li Jin was no match for the Eight Banners Army. Even the old villain Wu Sangui had many brave generals and sharp soldiers under his command, but they could not shake the Qing Dynasty.

It's been less than a century since the Three Feudatories, and the Eight Banners and Green Camp troops are so corrupt that they can't even defeat a mere Burma?"

Zheng Tai spoke first. It seemed that his impression of the Qing military power was still stuck in the time when the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers were invincible.

“When the Ming Dynasty conquered the Burmese, it had been established for over 200 years, but it was still able to beat the Burmese like a strong man beating a child.

The Qing Dynasty has only been in the Pass for over a hundred years now, so can't they quickly defeat the White Elephant King?"

Chen Lian also asked in disbelief. His thoughts were the same as those of most Chinese in Southeast Asia today.

In fact, even the Ming Dynasty back then could not easily defeat Myanmar. But it was definitely more exciting than the Qing-Myanmar War.

These people have not returned to the mainland for a dozen years at the shortest, several decades or even hundreds of years at the longest, so they don’t know much about the country.

According to their imagination, with the current size of China, when the Ming Dynasty was about to perish and attacked Myanmar, it would be like a father beating his son.

The Qing Dynasty was established for only a little over a hundred years, and Emperor Qianlong was in power, which was known as a prosperous era. Shouldn't it be easier to conquer Myanmar than during the Ming Dynasty?
In fact, they were not the only ones who thought so, Wei Changle also thought so.

But at this moment Wei Changle couldn't agree with them, because he came here to be Mo Zibu's mouthpiece.

So, he could only recall what Mo Zibu said, and then said:
"Longtou believed that because the Manchus were invaded from the east, with millions of captives ruling over millions of Han people, they reaped 70% to 80% of the benefits of the world, so they could only rely on a few people and had little room for mercy.

They seem so arrogant now, but that is just because they are relying on the former might of the Eight Banners Army.

But times have changed. The Eight Banners soldiers have become accustomed to a good life in big cities such as Beijing, Nanjing, and Guangzhou, and most of them have become corrupt, especially the Green Camp.

From the Three Feudatories to the present, the military force that the Manchus could mobilize was only 20,000 to 30,000 elite Eight Banner soldiers and a small number of elite Green Camp soldiers.

The actual number of our elite troops is not much different from that of the Burmese, so a quick victory is impossible."

Commander Pi almost laughed out loud, he shook his head violently and said, "Impossible!

The Chinese population is dozens of times greater than that of the Burmese, and our territory is more than a hundred times larger. With such manpower and resources, how could we only have tens of thousands of elite soldiers? What you, the leader, said is absurd!"

However, before Wei Changle could refute, in fact, Wei Changle didn't know how to refute, Zheng Xin suddenly spoke.

“This Mo Longtou’s judgment is very likely correct.

Although China is large in size, it also needs a holy leader to mobilize it.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty was our Han dynasty, so we could easily mobilize 100,000 elite troops to defeat the Burmese.

Now the Qing Dynasty is guarding against the Han people like guarding against thieves, how dare they mobilize the Han people on a large scale?

Even if he dares to mobilize, who will give the benefits to such a large number of Han people?
You can't dig out the Manchus' own flesh and feed it to the Han people.

So it should be true, as Mo Longtou said, that the Qing Dynasty is willing to mobilize, and can mobilize, are still only tens of thousands of Eight Banners elite soldiers and a small number of Green Camp elite soldiers. It is indeed only a few tens of thousands of people, a number comparable to the White Elephant King's elite troops."

When everyone heard what Zheng Xin said, they were dumbfounded. If that was the case, then the Qing Dynasty could no longer be relied upon?
Fortunately, Zheng Xin continued to speak.

"But even so, the Burmese cannot easily deal with these tens of thousands of elite soldiers. He must use most of his strength to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

This is our chance. Even if Ayutthaya falls, we can still restore our country just like King Naresuan did in the past."

However, when Zheng Xin finished saying this, his heart suddenly trembled.

His confidants around him, including Zheng Tai and his son Pijaya Raja, could not help but look at Zheng Xin.

Although no one said anything and quickly looked away, they all seemed to have a vague idea about the future.

Zheng Tai from Phraya Phetchaburi, who was originally sitting side by side with Zheng Xin, suddenly stood up and walked to the left side and sat down.

Several Nazhens who were originally surrounding Zheng Xin in a somewhat disrespectful manner also quickly retreated to the side.

Zheng Tai even bowed to Zheng Xin and said, "My brother Guoying, your knowledge far exceeds ours. The future of us Teochew people, and even the Chinese in Southeast Asia, depends on you."

Wei Changle also quickly said: "Phrayada, my leader has two thousand elite soldiers and nine warships.

As long as Phraya Dat calls out, for the sake of the thousands of Han Chinese in Southeast Asia, even if it means going through fire and water, we are willing to help.”

Taksin suddenly discovered that he could take another path, the same path that King Naresuan, the king who restored the Ayutthaya Dynasty two hundred years ago, took.

Zheng Xin finally began to understand his historical mission, but Mo Zibu was carrying out military reform.

As the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes. The military structure of Jinshan, Qilian and Yanzhi originally designed by Mo Zibu soon failed to keep up with the times.

Originally, Mo Zibu designed this in order to appease the various factions under his command. After all, at that time, he couldn't even control the soldiers of the Hexian Zhai family and the Chen family's red coat and silver knife soldiers.

Basically, he was a Jiedushi in the late Tang Dynasty whose subordinates were not necessarily my subordinates, or a Jiedushi who did not have his own internal army.

But now, after the battles of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Kedah, Arakan, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, Tranquile, India, and Pattani, the entire army has been completely conquered by Mo Zi Bu.

Because of this series of victories, if someone else were to come, he would definitely not be able to accomplish any of them.

They lacked Mo Zibu's global vision. They lacked Mo Zibu's steadfastness in rewarding and punishing. They certainly couldn't take anything from him, nor did they indulge in his women.

I shouldn't say this, but most people who reach Mo Zibu's position must eat meat themselves while the people below drink soup. At the very least, they must have several ships full of gold, silver, and treasures, and a room full of beautiful women.

But I, Mo Dalongtou, only have a few taels of loose change on me, and the monthly salary I set for myself is only five taels.

All the money obtained by Kunlun Mountain Hall from looting and trade was deposited in the public account.

As for the soldiers below, as long as they had military merits, they would have saved more than ten or twenty taels of silver.

At the same time, even A Biao and others who broke their legs in just one battle were taken home by three maids, while Mo Dalongtou didn't even have a maid to serve him.

Therefore, in the eyes of the soldiers and officers of Kunlun Mountain Hall, Mo Zibu is worth following. He is a wise leader who can accomplish great things and appears only once in hundreds of years. He is the beggar version of Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Now everyone believes that by following Mo Zibu, they will be able to build a career.

So now is the time for Mo Zibu to carry out drastic reforms on them.

So after consulting with middle and senior military officers, Mo Zibu directly started the military reform.

He first transformed the Jinshan, Qilian and Yanzhi Halls from military units into political institutions.

Among them, Jinshan Hall became Mo Zibu's Ministry of Internal Affairs, specifically responsible for logistics, archives, personnel, documents, diplomacy and other functions around Mo Zibu, headed by Lin Tong and Wu Shiying as deputy.

The Qilian Hall was transformed into a military staff officer corps, primarily responsible for assisting Mo Zibu in military matters and conducting business liaisons for the Didi Da people. They also oversaw the Kunlun Mountain Hall's maritime trade, with Ou Long as chief and Liu Zhisan, a native of Mingxiang, Hoi-an, as deputy.

Yanzhitang was the military court, with Wu Shixiu as the chief and Liang Wenying as the deputy.

In terms of military, the organization adopted is division, regiment, battalion and company, which is the current mainstream framework in Europe.

Divisions were not permanent; Mozibu couldn't muster enough personnel to form one. The same was true in Europe, where divisions were strategic units, formed only when necessary.

The group, by European standards, was about 800 to 900 people.

The regiment has two battalions, but the battalions are not combat units, but living units and combat units in special circumstances.

The real combat unit is the company. Each regiment has nine companies, and each company has about a hundred people.

It consists of the company commander and deputy company commander, two drummers, one messenger, one flag bearer, three junior officers with military ranks, and about ninety non-commissioned officers and privates.

These nine companies are generally composed of seven flintlock companies, one grenadier company and one artillery company.

In special circumstances, due to the current shortage of weapons at Mo Zibu and the inability to equip seven flintlock companies, he will also be equipped with a brave company equipped with muskets, spears, and broadswords, or a sword and shield company to adapt to street fighting.

The role of the battalion is reflected at this time. In daily life and training, the flintlock company, grenadier company, elite company and sword and shield company will be divided together.

In order to enhance the coordination between the two teams, the two cold weapon companies at the back can also be familiarized with hot weapons during training.

At the same time, the artillery company equipped by the regiment headquarters will also train and live with the more elite battalion.

In specific battles, if a decisive battle is needed, the battalion can also gather the grenadier companies and artillery companies of each regiment to form grenadier battalions and artillery battalions to attack and amplify firepower.

Later, when weapons and arms are complete, cavalry companies, hunter companies, etc. will be established. In special moments, cavalry battalions and hunter battalions can also be formed in the form of battalions.

Mo Zibu did not have enough men now, so he only formed three regiments, divided into the Ha Tien Regiment, the Yicong Regiment and the Staff Officers Regiment.

Two of the regiments were combat units.

The Ha Tien Group was composed of soldiers from the Nguyen clan, pirates from Ly Hien Van's group, and people from Minh Huong in Hoi An.

Li Xianwen was the regiment commander, Chen Guangyao was the deputy regiment commander, and under them were Huang Zhongtong, Wang Wubing, Chen Xu, Yuan Kaidao and others as company commanders.

The Yicongtuan, also known as the Zhongyong Yicongtuan, was composed of Europeans and Annan volunteers recruited by Mo Zibu from Myanmar, India and other places.

Mo Zibu's trusted cousin Chen Chengshan was the regiment commander, Prussian mercenary Captain Frederick was the deputy regiment commander, and Lieutenant Wu Wenyong, Chen Nan, and Baptiste were the company commanders.

The staff officer corps was directly under Mo Zibu, and included one hundred Chen family red-coat and silver-sword soldiers. After equipping them with flintlock rifles, Mo Zibu personally led them as company commander, and they were considered his personal guard company.

The others included Lieutenant Colonel Bruno and Captain Jacques, an elite French artilleryman recruited by Mozibu from Jindnagar.

It consists of a flintlock company, an artillery company, and an officer reserve company.

Then Mo Zibu announced a new military rank system. He copied the European system of marshal-general-lieutenant general-major general and so on down to private-general-colonel-guard-non-commissioned officer-soldier.

However, in Mo Zibu's heart, he would rather call the marshal the general.

The generals include the cavalry, chariot cavalry, and guards.

The generals will include four expeditions and four towns.

Major general is a Chinese system of miscellaneous general titles.

But there is no need for that now. You don’t even have a country. Talking about the titles of General of Cavalry and General of Chariots is just self-entertainment. You can do it later.

In the navy, Manuel Bonn was appointed as the naval captain, in charge of the European sailing fleet.

Zhou Yuanquan was a naval colonel, and Danjiaer was a naval lieutenant colonel, in charge of Chinese hard sailing ships.

At the same time, in order to highlight Li Xianwen's status, Mo Zibu gave him the only general rank in the entire Kunlun Mountain Hall.

Li Xianwen was not only a colonel in the army and the commander of the Ha Tien Regiment, but also a rear admiral in the navy, with the authority to manage all naval affairs.

Of course, Mo Zibu could actually have a military rank, but for now he has refused the support of his subordinates.

Because the Han people often have a habit that once they want to rebel, they will definitely call themselves the General of Peace and the People, the General of Heaven, etc.

If Mo Zibu doesn't give himself a general rank now, he can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After completing the military reform and awarding of military ranks, Mo Zibu now needs to wait for news from Zheng Xin.

(End of this chapter)