Mo Maoqia, the commander-in-chief of Annan, is destined to go down in history. But it is obviously not because he "led the just battle to pacify Li Ni and Zheng Ni", but because he signed a cooperation treaty with profound righteousness yesterday.
Of course, "profound justice" is just an evaluation given by Gao Pragmatic. In fact, for Annan - or "Da Viet", this treaty can be simplified to two words: traitorous.
Gao pragmatically named this treaty the "Treaty of Friendship, Mutual Assistance and Comprehensive Cooperation between Jinghua Group and Annan Metropolitan Government".
The wording seems quite polite, it means "friendly and mutual assistance" and "comprehensive cooperation", and it sounds like it is true.
However, this cannot change the essence - even the "Jinghua Group" is blatantly placed in front of the "Annan Dutong Division" - What kind of organization is the Jinghua Group in the Ming Dynasty?
Si Qiantou went?
Of course, Mo Maoqia would definitely not have the guts to ask, and since him, no one in Annan would dare to ask.
This "Comprehensive Cooperation Treaty" in the words of Gao Pragmatic was soon known to officials of all sizes in Thang Long City since Mok Mao Chia was forced to sign it yesterday. Even many people in the private sector could only hear a few words about it.
They simply called this "Comprehensive Cooperation Treaty" the "Sixteen Articles of Beijing". They secretly hated it and were filled with indignation, but no one dared to declare it openly.
The terms of this "Jinghua Sixteen Articles" are as follows:
The Jinghua Group and the Annan Metropolitan Government are mutually willing to maintain overall peace in the southern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty and to further consolidate the existing friendly relations between the two parties. We hereby propose to sign the following treaty:
Article 1. The Annan Metropolitan Government promises that from the date of signing of this treaty, the Jinghua Group will become the policy advisory group of the Annan Metropolitan Government. The Annan Metropolitan Government will respond to military and civilian affairs and allow the Jinghua Group to send personnel to participate and provide guidance.
Opinion.
Article 2: The Annan Dutong Division promised that no land and islands under the jurisdiction of the Annan Dutong Division and along its coasts, no matter what the title, will be transferred or leased to outside the Ming Empire without the consent of the Jinghua Group.
Any other country or force.
Article 3: With the approval of the Annan Metropolitan Government, the Jinghua Group will undertake the construction of the Golden Port and City, 150 miles southeast of Hue. To ensure the smooth construction, the land of Ngai An, Hue, and Quang Nam San Xuan Fu Si will be established from now on.
Lease to Jinghua Group for a period of ninety-nine years.
Article 4: The Annan Metropolitan Division promises that in order to develop the economy and people's livelihood of the capital, Jinghua Group can open commercial banks, factories, ports, etc. in any jurisdiction of the Division. The tax rate levied by the Annan Metropolitan Division will be uniformly set at 100%.
one.
Article 5: Annan Metropolitan Division promises that Jinghua Group has the right to freely purchase fields, forests and other lands within the jurisdiction of the division. The land attachments such as rice, trees, minerals, etc. are all enjoyed by Jinghua Group, and any of them shall be
The taxes required for production are always calculated at one percent.
Article 6: With the approval of the Annan Metropolitan Government, due to the lease agreement, the fields, forests, mines, etc. in Ngai An, Hue, Quang Nam and other areas, all unowned land, will be determined by the Jinghua Group to belong to or be occupied by itself, such as
Without the consent of Jinghua Group, outsiders are not allowed to occupy, use or mine in the name of the Capital Division.
Article 7: The main administrative agencies of the Annan Metropolitan Government must employ capable people as political, financial, military and other advisors.
Article 8: Hospitals, commercial banks, schools, etc. established by Jinghua Group within the jurisdiction of the Annan Metropolitan Government are generally allowed to own the land. This ownership is the same as that of the Annan people and will never be limited by time limit.
Article 9: All the personnel of the Jinghua Group stationed in the Annan metropolitan area are exempt from Annan punishment. If they are indeed involved in vicious cases such as murder, robbery, adultery, etc., the Metropolitan Division can collect evidence and request to establish a joint investigation with the Jinghua Group.
The investigation team and the joint tribunal handle the matter, and the Annan Metropolitan Police Department shall not arrest, detain, or judge on its own.
Article 10: Annan purchases a certain amount of ordnance from the Jinghua Group (for example, more than half of the ordnance required by the Annan Dutong Division), and at the same time allows the Jinghua Group to set up an ordnance factory anywhere in the Annan Dutong Division. This ensures the safety of the Jinghua Group.
The needs of Nanping Jing are also the expectations of the Ming Empire. The Annan Governor and his people must not set up obstacles.
Article 11: In order to ensure the stability of Annan, the Annan Dutongsi promised that the wolf soldiers of the Huang clan chieftain in Guangxi of the Ming Dynasty could be stationed at will in Anbang, north of Beijing, south of Shannan, and in the four Xuanfusi areas of the Qing Dynasty.
Article 12: In order to ensure the stability of Annan, the Annan Dutongsi promised that the wolf soldiers of the Cen clan chieftain of Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty could be stationed at will in the five Xuanfusi areas of Taiyuan, Shanxi, Xuanhua, Xinghua and Qinghua.
Article 13: In order to ensure the stability of Annam, the Annam Metropolitan Government promised that the Jinghua Group can station armed forces at will in Thang Long City and Hai Duong Xuanfu District.
Article 14: In order to ensure the stability of Annan, the Annan Metropolitan Commandery has promised that Jinghua Group can navigate any sea and river within the Annan Metropolitan Commandery’s jurisdiction, and station fleets at any seaports and river ports.
Article 15: In order to thank the Jinghua Group and the Guangxi chieftains for their special contributions in this counter-insurgency war, the confiscated property of Li Ni, Zheng Ni and any of the rebels (including but not limited to land, houses, etc.)
, servants, etc.), were unconditionally donated to Jinghua Group and Guangxi Tusi, and Jinghua Group was entrusted with full power to distribute and dispose of them.
Article 16. Any cases involving Li Ni, Zheng Ni and their associates are still unsolved or even undiscovered when this treaty is signed. After the discovery and trial are completed, all stolen goods and stolen goods will be confiscated as in the above example, and will be borne by Jinghua Group.
Full discretion.
Along with the "Jinghua Sixteen Articles" signed, there is also a long detailed rules that stipulates in detail the rights and responsibilities of both parties under each clause.
There is no need to elaborate on the details. In short, just one sentence: From now on, Mo Maoqia, the commander-in-chief of the capital, can "rule from the top", because political affairs have been decided in Beijing!
Gao Pragmatic didn't decide such a big matter just by talking to himself. He had Zhu Yijun's endorsement.
Previously, at the urging of the cabinet, Zhu Yijun asked Gao Jingshi to quickly report Annan's actual situation and express his opinions on Annan's handling. Gao Jingshi proposed a plan of "no change in name, secret control". To put it simply, this plan is to put the Jinghua Group
An organization similar to the various "East India Company" of Westerners was formed, and then Ming Dynasty indirectly controlled Annan through the Jinghua Group.
Moreover, this control is not only to control its military and political affairs, but also to control its economic lifeline - whether it is the economic foundation or wealth distribution, everything is in the hands of Jinghua.
Should Zhu Yijun worry about Jinghua losing control?
The key to this issue actually lies in whether Zhu Yijun is worried about Gao Pragmatism losing control.
Zhu Yijun is not very worried about this, because according to his thinking, even if the entire Annan is added together, no Gao pragmatism is as important to him. Moreover, Gao pragmatism's foundation is obviously in the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of his origin and prestige,
The connections and even the foundation of the industry are all in Daming.
Could it be that Gao Pragmatic would abandon all these foundations and then go to Annan to become the "King of the Southern Barbarians"?
What a joke.
Zhu Yijun didn't believe that such a thing would happen at all. After all, he had clearly told Gao Pragmatic that he would use him as an assistant minister in the future - isn't the Ming Dynasty's Ge Lao more distinguished than a barbarian king in southern Xinjiang?
Moreover, in Zhu Yijun's view, since pragmatically he can carry out a war that is actually an expansion of territory so smoothly this time, he will definitely be able to make greater achievements when he becomes more powerful in the future.
So what about the reward from him?
As long as the merit is great, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to be granted the title of Marquis or even Duke than to be the Barbarian King of Annan?
He believed that Gao Pragmatic would be able to understand the reason behind this.
Therefore, the imperial edict was issued: Annan should be dealt with immediately after the war, and it was left to the Guangxi Inspector Gao Shi to pragmatically handle it as appropriate.
Gao Pragmatic also seized the time, and the "Sixteen Points of Beijing" came out the day after receiving the imperial edict.
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