Although the system designed by Shi Dakai seems relatively backward.
There is even an element of slavery in it.
But the quality of a system cannot be analyzed solely from a conceptual perspective.
It depends on where this system is implemented and whether the place has the soil conditions to implement this system.
In the Assam region, agriculture is most suitable for development. At most, it is the cultivation of some cash crops, and the technical content of agriculture is the lowest. It is also most suitable for the development of this kind of military-industrial slave system.
In a country like Great America, slavery was not yet practiced in the southern plantations.
Because agriculture is the lowest-end industry for human beings today. It is also the industry most suitable for exploitation.
Because it requires mainly physical labor rather than mental labor output.
Therefore, the lower-end the industry, the more suitable it is for exploitation. Because what the exploited are least good at is thinking. This is also what the exploiters want.
Slave owners always hope that slaves' thinking is as simple as possible. It is best if they only know how to work, eat and sleep.
If slaves learn to think, their first thought must be, why do I have to endure the oppression of my slave master? Why is my life so different from that of my slave master? What are the differences between me and my slave master?
In the Tang Dynasty, the captives obtained by the army during the expedition would also be distributed to those soldiers who had performed meritorious service, and they would cultivate land for those soldiers. These foreign slaves also formed part of the Tang Dynasty's army system.
Shi Dakai's current system is similar to that of that time.
Shi Dakai actually brought over hundreds of thousands of direct descendants, and the number of these people was not as large as the local Assamese people.
It is even less comparable to the native population in the British and Indian colonies.
If you want to rule a larger nation with a small population, there is a high probability that it will be integrated into the larger nation.
Therefore, Shi Dakai planned to first integrate the Assamese people who were more similar to his own people.
By suppressing the Indian natives, he raised the status of the Assamese people and made the Assamese people consciously and proactively move closer to the Han people.
At the same time, the cultural structure of the Assamese people was changed through strong Han culture.
Yes, he is planning to use his hundreds of thousands of Han people to assimilate the millions of Assamese here.
After all, there is no difference in appearance between the two sides. They are both East Asian yellow people, just like the northerners and southerners of China.
Most of Shi Dakai's men came to Guangxi, which is on the border with Yunnan. They are also areas where many ethnic groups live together. They all have mountainous terrain and the same warm and humid climate.
The main difference between them is that the Assamese retain the culture of the Dai people and speak the Dai language, while Shi Dakai's men, whether they are Han or not, have all been Sinicized.
Therefore, Shi Dakai just needs to let the local Assamese people learn Chinese and learn the customs of the Han people.
Also, he encouraged his men to intermarry with Assamese people.
Nothing can achieve the effect of national integration faster than intermarriage.
As long as they can integrate the Assamese, Shidakai and others will have enough population base to rule these Indians.
In fact, ruling these Indian natives is very simple, just eliminate the few high-caste people.
The remaining low-caste people will only think that you are the new high-caste person and accept your rule.
"Long live the Holy King!" The officers and officials below knelt down and saluted Shi Dakai.
Shi Dakai stood up, raised his hands upward, and shouted "Pingshen".
The current Holy King's Mansion is very simple, just a relatively large residence in the Holy Capital City.
There is a two-story European-style villa in the yard, which was originally occupied by local officials assigned by the British. Now it is Shi Dakai's palace.
In front of the villa is a large flat lawn.
The banquets are held outdoors on this piece of grass, and simple dishes are placed on tables dozens of meters long.
This is a long table banquet popular in Guangxi. The things on the table are also very simple. Pork is a rare meat on the table. It is a black pig produced in Assam.
Milky white sweet rice wine is served in a wide-mouthed sea bowl.
Various green stir-fried vegetables are served in a large porcelain basin.
People take a bite of meat, take advantage of the greasy texture to get a few bites of vegetables, fill their mouths full, and then drink a sip of rice wine.
At the banquet, people kept praising Shi Dakai, regardless of whether Shi Dakai could hear him or not. They praised the Holy King for his wisdom and martial prowess, and praised the Holy King for his invincibility.
Seeing such a scene, he should have enjoyed spiritual satisfaction. He knew that most people's praise came from the heart.
But for some reason, Shi Dakai suddenly thought of Hong Xiuquan.
At that time, they had just established Tianjing City as their capital. Everyone was confident in defeating the Qing Yao.
Even the King of Heaven and the King of the East believed that Lin Fengxiang could lead 20,000 people north to break into Qing Yao's lair.
All the kings began to build their own mansions, including Shi Dakai himself. Although he was very good to his soldiers, others were building mansions. He did not use the wealth he had finally accumulated to buy foreign guns and cannons, but used all of it.
Come and build a mansion.
If the money for building a mansion can be used to buy foreign guns and cannons, how much can we buy? At that time, foreigners were still willing to sell weapons to the Taiping Army.
Both the King of Heaven and the King of the East maintained tens of thousands of slaves in their mansions. How many troops could they support with all the money and food?
Except for a few who were promoted to official positions, the lives of the brothers who fought together have not changed at all.
It’s no wonder that the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army became weaker and weaker later on. Everyone came together to conquer the country, so why did only a small group of people enjoy the blessings? Anyone else would be mentally unbalanced.
This kind of luxurious comparison and psychological imbalance caused the conflicts among the top leaders of the Taiping Army to become increasingly serious.
It is precisely because of this that the newly emerged Huaihai Navy seized the opportunity to destroy them in one fell swoop.
Now Shi Dakai still often reflects on that period of history. During this period, whenever he felt proud, Shi Dakai would recall the situation at that time to calm himself down and objectively judge the actual situation.
He now understands: If the Renaissance Army hadn't let him off the hook, his team would have been wiped out long ago.
Maybe that young man who looked like a monster had thought of what happened today.
Shi Dakai doesn't mind being a spearman for others. At least the power he holds in his hands is getting stronger and stronger. Although he is still very young, he has been a leader for a long time.
This made him gradually mature. In the past, he was just a general who was good at leading troops in battles. He always had the courage and courage to refuse to admit defeat.
Now he has learned to compromise, which is a sign of his transformation from a military strategist to a politician. Politics is to achieve a stable balance through various compromises.
He also understood that the purpose of the Renaissance Army was to cause trouble for the British. They themselves could not directly fight the British, so they could only push themselves out.
The better the Taiping Holy Army fights with the British and Indian Army, the more beneficial it will be to the Renaissance Army.
Shi Dakai didn't feel unhappy in his heart. The Renaissance Army also made great contributions.
Not to mention selling them so many weapons at low prices, the Taiping Holy Army was suddenly armed with 50,000 to 60,000 elite infantrymen equipped with rifled guns.
The most important thing is that the Renaissance Army gave the Taiping Army a stable rear. In response to the British and Indian army's counterattack this time, Shi Dakai sent almost all his elite troops to the front line, leaving only some reserve troops in the rear.
These reserve infantry are still used to guard against the local indigenous leaders. Because Shi Dakai's rear is completely surrounded by the Renaissance Army, he does not worry about the safety of his rear at all.
Of course, there is no point in worrying. If the Renaissance Army really comes, the Taiping Holy Army will really not be able to defeat them except entering the mountains.
Now that Shi Dakai had thought clearly, he clung to the arms of the Renaissance Army and created a new world in northern India.
Taking advantage of the cooperation with the Renaissance Army, Shi Dakai also tried his best to put forward some conditions with the Renaissance Army.
He is now discussing with the Fuxing Army, hoping to bring all the tribesmen who left the Taiping Holy Soldiers in Guangxi with him to the Assam area.
On the one hand, it is necessary to enrich the Han population in Assam and improve the population structure. Otherwise, it is not good if all of his subordinates are young men. They cannot all marry Assamese girls.
In that case, all future children will be brought up by Assamese women, and maybe in one or two generations no one will remember that they are still Han children.
I believe that the Renaissance Army will not object to this. Shi Dakai knows that the Renaissance Army has been migrating people outside.
Guangxi has less land and more people, so it would be impossible to support such a large population at such a low price.
Otherwise, the uprising would not have started in Guangxi.
Another hope is that we can use the power of the Renaissance Army to establish a basic military industry in the Assam region.
Nowadays, the Taiping Holy Army is equipped with a large number of rifled rifles, but the Taiping Holy Army does not even have the ability to make barrels.
After all of them used firearms, Shi Dakai realized how much the firearms troops relied on logistics. It can be said that if the war continues like this, the Holy Army will be out of guns in less than a year.
It's not that they haven't tried to make it themselves, but the craftsmen in the army tried many times but couldn't make it.
This time Chen Yucheng robbed a lot of machines from northern India, but most of these machines were textile machines and other light industrial machines.
The British also strictly controlled heavy industry in India.
The heavy industry of the British-Indian colonies was mainly concentrated in large cities such as Calcutta, and these cities were currently beyond the reach of the Taiping Holy Army.
Shi Dakai wanted to establish his own basic industry. He hoped that the Taiping Holy Army could at least manufacture rifled guns and artillery by themselves.
Even if you need to import steel and other raw materials from the Renaissance Army, that's fine. At least you can repair your own weapons if they break in the future.
After these battles, Shi Dakai discovered that these firearms were extremely costly, and they had no way to solve the problem except asking the Renaissance Army for help.
Muskets are not like swords and guns. After they are worn out, they can be reheated in a furnace and fired again before they can be used again.
If the musket breaks down, parts must be replaced. Everything else is fine, except for the barrel. Every time it is used, the rifling will be severely worn.
Shi Dakai knew very well that if their Taiping Holy Kingdom wanted to be more independent, they must have a certain ability to manufacture weapons.
After the celebration banquet was over, Shi Dakai left behind his main generals and civil servants.
At the banquet just now, Shi Dakai didn't drink much. The important ministers below him watched their words and didn't drink much either. Besides, Shi Dakai only provided rice wine.
The Taiping Holy Army was not so extravagant as to consume liquor. Under Shi Dakai's example, the entire Tianping Holy Army was relatively frugal.
The number of rifled rifles currently owned by the Taiping Holy Army has reached 70,000.
This inventory is already very large, and they urgently need some factories that can repair and maintain these guns.
In the small villa-style palace built by Shi Dakai.
The long table in the hall on the first floor has been removed, and a Taishi chair has been placed above it. The civil and military personnel of the Holy Army are now divided on both sides. The military general Chen Yucheng is the leader. He is now the King of England and the general. The civil and military personnel are headed by Liu Wenqing.
, he is now the Prime Minister of the Holy Kingdom.
"There are two things I want to say before we stay here," Shi Dakai said.
"King of England!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"After you lead the Western Route Army to make some repairs, you will continue to attack the British and Indian troops in the Ganges River Basin."
"We absolutely cannot give the British a chance to breathe. This time you can avoid the cities that the British are heavily guarding and attack them. The plantations, food, and population are all we need."
"The Indians in the plantations all know how to farm and are easy to tame. We have also joined the Indians we robbed before. As long as we give them food so that they can continue to worship their gods, these people
I don’t know how to resist at all.”
"Yes, Holy King, my subordinates will definitely complete the mission." Chen Yucheng replied.
The Taiping Army was very active in plundering the rich Ganges River Basin.
As long as you don't fight the British, this kind of attack is simply a waste of credit.
"Wenqing, you should thank Yucheng and the others so that you can have the labor to build the road." Shi Dakai smiled and said to Wenqing on the side.
"Yes, Holy King, thank you His Highness the King of England." Chen Yucheng is now vaguely the second mission of the Taiping Holy Army. Everyone still respects him.
The most important thing is that Chen Yucheng is a relatively low-key person. He has always been the vanguard of the Holy Army. He fought the hardest and most difficult battles.
Wenqing continued to cup his hands and said: "Holy King, according to your instructions, we have divided the area we currently control into four provinces, namely the Zhili Province in the northeast where Shengjing is now located, and the Naga Province in the southeast, including the original
Manipur region and the newly occupied Aizawl region to the south.”
"The Meghalaya region in the southwest is classified as Mejia Province, and the lower Yajiang region in the west is changed to Hexi Province."
Shi Dakai nodded. Shi Dakai didn't care very much about how these provinces were divided. He just hoped to stabilize the rule of the Taiping Army here.
The establishment of the province signified that the Taiping Army would rule here for a long time.
It also sends a signal to the local people.
"As for the arrangements of the civil servants, Wenqing, you can draw up a list here, and I will make arrangements for the generals guarding the battles in various places."
"There is another matter. Wenqing recently sent people to report the victory to the Fuxing Army. At the same time, he discussed two things with them. One is to bring over the clansmen left in Guangxi, and the other is to buy a new weapon from the Fuxing Army.
The equipment in the arsenal, as well as asking them to send some technical personnel for guidance. We must be able to build weapons ourselves. You can slowly negotiate with the Fuxing Army about the conditions." Shi Dakai ordered.
Everyone was very excited when they heard that they could take over their clan members.
This is the case for the Han people. After they become prosperous, they will want to lead a better life with their relatives.
Now they are regarded as nobles in the Assam region. The rear here is temporarily safe. Therefore, everyone is very supportive of Shi Dakai's first proposal.
As for the second condition, the military people also support it. After using better weapons, if they are asked to use swords and spears, the soldiers below will definitely not be willing.
It is definitely better to be able to produce equipment yourself. At least you no longer need to worry about the equipment in your hand breaking down and not being able to replenish it.
"Yes, Holy King." Wen Qing accepted the order.
He had just considered it in his mind and felt that neither task was too difficult, and the Renaissance Army would probably agree to it.
Wenqing had dealings with the Fuxing Army more than once.
Bringing back the tribesmen of the Holy Army is a convenient favor for the Renaissance Army.
As for the arsenal, current rifled guns are relatively outdated in the Renaissance Army.
Buying back their arsenal will just make room for the Renaissance Army to produce new muskets.
In the words of later generations, it was to help the Renaissance Army eliminate backward production capacity.