Chapter 47 Relic Box
"This?" Chen Zaixing smiled awkwardly: "You can't say that, but Yu Shuai, can you consider whether to kill the male lords of Tuxitu and the ban on mining? There are nearly 150,000 male lords of Tuxitu. All of them may be killed. I'm afraid that the mining incident will be extremely involved. I'm afraid that all the princes and princes of the tribe will be involved, and I'm afraid that the sequelae will be even greater in the future!"
"Yes, these two things are indeed too much, but Lord Chen, you can't deny that it is indeed beneficial to the country, right?"
"This—" Chen Zaixing couldn't help but be stunned. If you think about it carefully, Gao Tingyu's two measures were not only very beneficial to the Dashun court, but also had old examples in ancient China. On the grassland with harsh living conditions, individuals could not survive alone, so each individual actually belongs to a certain tribe. So once rebelled, the rebellion would not be a certain person or a certain family, and the punishment for the rebels would naturally not be limited to a certain person or a certain family. The young and middle-aged man who executed the rebellion tribe, his wife sold him into a slave as a grassland.
Although the laws that have been used for thousands of years have cruelty, they also have their own rationality. As for the ban on Mongolian tribes from mining minerals and manufacturing firearms, it has a long history. In ancient East Asia, selling iron tools to the Great Wall was always strictly restricted by the state. The reason is very simple, and this can weaken the military potential of nomadic tribes on the grasslands with low technical levels. Since ancient China could weaken the military power of the potential enemy by banning the sale of iron tools to the Great Walls outside the border, it is normal for Dashun to ban the Mongolian king from publicly mining copper, iron ore, and manufacturing weapons to achieve the same goal.
"Indeed, these two things are necessary for Dashun to rule Outer Mongolia? But the times are different. If you did this a hundred years ago, it would be completely normal for you to do so, but now it would be different to kill all the enemies who have already put down their weapons. He would arouse the hatred of all the Mongols. As for the prohibition of mining of minerals, sir, you know in your heart that perhaps Chelindorji could make knives, spears, armor and some shallow firearms from his workshop, but it would never be possible to create a large number of excellent modern weapons such as breech rifles, heavy artillery, shrapnel, and green cannons. With those primitive weapons, perhaps the Junggars might have posed a certain threat to the Shun army more than a hundred years ago, but today they can only be said to be some troubles, small troubles. There is no need for you to use such extreme means for such a little trouble."
"No, you were wrong." Gao Tingyu's eyes suddenly showed a sad expression: "If your attendant is here, he will agree with me."
"Hotel?" Chen Zaixing was stunned, and Wu Hanmin's grim face flashed in front of him.
"Yes, if he was here, he would definitely understand my intention!" Gao Tingyu sighed, then his face changed and said in a deep voice: "Chen Fusheng, I will teach you the last lesson of the ruling party today!"
"Chelindorji's rebellion was not accidental, he just started. A hundred years ago, after defeating the Junggar Khanate, Dashun indirectly controlled the Khalkha Mongol tribes by helping the living Buddha Tsubzundanba. However, over the past few decades, the power of the secular princes and dukes of the Khalkha tribes has continued to grow, while the strength of the living Buddha Tsubzundanba was relatively weak. The powerful of these secular princes wanted to use external forces to establish their own country. Chelindorji was one of them. Fifty years ago, no, thirty years ago, those secular princes absolutely did not have the courage to launch a military coup on the night of the living Buddha's death. So if you want to continue to maintain the Khalkha Mongol within the territory of Dashun, you must change the old way of rule."
"The old way of rule?" Chen Zaixing repeated, his face suddenly changed, and he asked in a low voice: "Emperor Chengzong?"
"Not bad! It was Emperor Chengzong who pacified Emperor Chengzong of the Junggar Khanate!"
Chen Zaixing said nothing, but his face turned pale. He was familiar with history books and naturally knew what the Emperor Chengzong, who was known as the "first martial arts under the Second Ancestors", did after conquering the Junggar Khanate. He executed hundreds of thousands of Junggar males who were above the axles according to the common practices on the grassland. The Junggar tribe, which was once glorious on the grassland, was extinct. Only the historical term "Junggar Basin" also reminded people that such a tribe had existed in history. Even the Dashun subjects in later generations did not have any complaints about Emperor Chengzong's atrocities. But until the end of the 19th century, the Anxi Protectorate was the most peaceful section in the territory of Dashun Wanli.
"You should know that the good and evil of the ruler are completely different from the good and evil of ordinary people. It is not based on his behavior, but based on the result of his behavior. Ordinary people torture others is undoubtedly evil, but if the ruler uses torture to deter potential criminals and maintain normal order, it is good. Since Dashun wants to directly occupy Khalkha Mongolia, the generals should seriously consider the crimes they must commit, and should complete them thoroughly at the peak of the military power, so as not to continue to commit them in the future. In this way, since there is no need to commit crimes again and again, he can make people feel safe again, and give small favors, and people will depend on it. In this way, as long as the effort of a generation, Dashun can firmly control the land of Khalkha Mongolia!"
"So that's it! Yushuai's hard work is true, really-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I am a family of heaven, and the family and country are one. I hope that I will be worried about the northern border of Dashun in this life. The ancients said, "Three generations were generals, and Taoism is afraid of it." I am now close to the age of Ershun. Even if I die tomorrow, it will not be considered a life-long failure. I have no personal criticism and criticism, so I will be left to comment on it later generations!"
When Chen Zaixing heard this, he knew that the other party had settled his mind. He sighed and bowed to Gao Tingyu: "Since the Jade Coach has settled his mind, I won't say much. It's just a way of governing, and it's not enough to deal with traitors. I want to invite the living Buddhas of all tribes to do a great job, to pay tribute to the heroic spirits of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the country, and to provide relief to the victims of various tribes!"
"Yes!" Gao Tingyu nodded: "That's fine, let's leave this matter to Lord Chen! The required funds will be exported from the goods confiscated by Tu Xietu's department!"
"Yes, Yushou!" Chen Zaixing bowed to Gao Tingyu and turned away. He was in a very depressed mood at this moment. The words Gao Tingyu said just now were like a heavy burden was pressing on his heart. For a moment, Chen Zaixing couldn't help but begin to doubt whether it was right to give up his business career and choose to become an official again? Gao Tingyu was able to ignore personal praise and criticism as he said because he was 100% loyal to the court, but what about himself? Was he also loyal to the court? For a moment, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Chen Zaixing walked out along the wall with no thoughts. He didn't know how long he had walked, but suddenly a cold wind blew, which made him wake up. Chen Zaixing looked at the surrounding situation. It was a residual house. It originally belonged to a fur merchant from the mainland. Perhaps because he was closer to Sedan Temple, he survived the fire before Chelindorji escaped from Kulun. Now there are several more important guests living in it. Chen Zaixing remembered that after Jilins complained to him about the bad accommodation environment, he ordered him to be placed here. At this time, he suddenly felt that he wanted to find someone to chat casually. It seemed that this British man was a good choice.
Chen Zaixing pushed open the yard door, and a man walked out with a bunch of things in the door, and just hit him head-on. The thing on the man's hand fell all over the floor. He was about to shout and scold him, but he recognized that it was Chen Zaixing. The man immediately changed his face and turned to dust Chen Zaixing's coat. He smiled and said, "The little one heard the magpies in the yard just now. I didn't expect it was a noble person. You are here to meet Mr. Ji, right? Mr. Ji has just gone out. Mr. You go in and sit for a while. The little one will immediately serve you tea!"
Chen Zaixing had already recognized that the man was the Chinese servant named Jiang Zhiqing from Jilins. He saw him smiling flatteringly and leading the way in front. Chen Zaixing heard that Jilins was not there and was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly he saw a flash of light on the ground. He went forward to pick it up and saw that it was a golden holy box, one of the many things that had just fallen from Jiang Zhiqing.
"Oh, it turns out that you are a member of the sect." Among the scholars and officials in Dashun, there were many Christians who believed in Christianity. Chen Zaixing was not unfamiliar with this kind of jewelry. At this time, he had already seen that the holy relic box was made very finely, and there was also a pearl the size of a finger in the center of the holy relic box, which was not very similar to what Jiang Zhiqing and others could have.
"Is this holy relic box yours?" Chen Zaixing asked in a deep voice while enjoying the holy relic box.
Jiang Zhiqing was stunned when he heard this. This holy relic box was one of the gains he got from the battlefield that night, but he didn't expect to be seen by Lord Chen. He hesitated for a moment, and finally decided not to pretend to be his own. He replied carefully: "Sir, this thing was picked up on the battlefield that day. I thought it was a valuable thing, so I stayed with me."
Chapter completed!