Guan Zhuofan continued: "Besides, there are also concubines - the Mongols can still prepare for the harem mastership." ”

After a pause, he said: "However, the minister thinks that it is an expedient measure to be gentle in marriage, and it is necessary to clean up the source, or to think of ways to increase the 'national identity' of all ethnic groups." ”

"'National identity'?"

"Yes."

It's a new word again.

Cixi lowered her head, silently tasted it in her heart, raised her head, and said, "You say...... If, is it the 'official language' of the Chinese dialect...... Increase the 'sense of national identity'? ”

"Queen Mother Shengming!"

Cixi said softly: "Zhuo Fan, what you said is indeed ...... A hundred years of planning, but things are too big, many joints, I have to think about it again. ”

"Yes."

"I mean, well, that's what you said - eat bite by bite! It is possible to issue an edict now to make Han the 'official language', but after all, the power of the imperial court is still limited, and there must be a certain order in which it can be implemented. ”

"Please advise the Queen Mother."

"I think, as you said, Zuo Zongtang's expedition to the west is indeed a good opportunity, let's take this opportunity to do this thing in the Hui District first! Shaanxi, Gansu, and Xinjiang have made a name for themselves -- in your words, this is called ...... 'pilot'!" In a few years, it will be practiced in Tibetan and Mongolian areas. Is it safer to do so? ”

Well, it's kind of a good job.

"The Queen Mother Shengming, the ministers are full of admiration!"

"I think you're quite right. Regardless of Manchu, Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, Hui. They are all the people of the Qing Dynasty. What is it if someone doesn't understand what the other 90 percent of the people are saying? Where else can this be called a family? ”

"The Queen Mother Shengming! Without the establishment of an 'official language', it will be difficult for Tibetan, Mongolian, Hui, and Uyghur people to communicate with the Han people and the Han people, and their study, business, and career progress will be greatly affected. ...... of the land If you want to prosper, there will be many difficulties, this 'official language'. It is really for the good of the people in these places, and it is really my queen mother, the emperor who nurtures the people like a son, and is like the benevolence of heaven! ”

Cixi smiled and said, "Okay, you don't shoot anymore." Tell me what you should do if you want to implement the 'official language' in the Hui District? Which ones are the most important? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the first important thing is to set up more schools. First, to train teachers who can teach the 'official language', and second, to spread the virtues of the emperor and promote the will of the imperial court. Cut the promise, the spring breeze turns into rain. In the end, the deserted clothes were returned to the king. ”

"Good!" Cixi was greatly appreciative, "What else? ”

"The Hui people firmly believe in Islam, and the management of this religious affairs is of the utmost importance."

"This ...... Does it have anything to do with the 'official language'? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, yes." First, the Muslim classics are all written in Arabic, and this Arabic language, after all, is a foreign language, and it is really inconvenient for Chinese people to study and recite scriptures, learn foreign languages, and read foreign languages -- the courtier thinks that this is really the responsibility of the imperial court! ”

"The imperial court should come forward and gather well-educated people who are proficient in doctrine to translate the Muslim scriptures into the 'official language' one by one, and after approving them, they should be engraved and promulgated, thinking that they are the rope and ink of the Dharma propagation - how much merit is for the Queen Mother to think about it?"

Cixi's eyes lit up: "That's true! This merit - done! ”

Guan Zhuofan continued: "Since the doctrine has been translated into the 'official language', the imam can also use the 'official language' for preaching, or at worst, the local language of Shaanxi and Gansu. Of course, this cannot be done overnight, and it will take some time for the imam to learn the 'official language'. However, if he could not learn it, or if he knew how to preach in the 'official language' or at least in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Tu, the minister thought that it would be difficult to ask him to be the imam again. ”

"Hmm!"

"The doctrine has been translated into the 'official language,' and the believers who listen to the sermon and study the scriptures, if they do not know the 'official language,' naturally have to think of ways to learn it, and this naturally greatly accelerates the spread of the 'official language.'"

"Well, that makes sense."

"Also, after the chaos, the imperial court should sort out and inspect the temples in the Hui District from beginning to end, re-certify them, and issue ...... 'licenses'. First, if it is destroyed in the war, it should be repaired according to the situation; Second, it is necessary to ensure that the people who preside over the temple are all law-abiding and Taoist. ”

Cixi understood the word "license", and the certificate of appointment issued by the ministry to the official is also called "license".

"Hmm."

"The imperial court should issue a clear edict that from now on, all Dharma preaching and preaching should be held in the temples that have applied for a 'license' from the imperial court; if anyone privately preaches outside these temples, it will be regarded as heresy and heresy, and will be severely punished."

"Good!" Cixi smiled, "This is all a true move!" ”

"Yes. In short, as long as they abide by the law and return to the scriptures and preach, the imperial court will not only not prohibit interference, but will also protect and encourage them. ”

"Well, this is the Hui area of Shaanxi and Gansu, but what about Xinjiang?"

"The situation in Xinjiang is more complicated than that in Shaanxi and Gansu, and there are fewer people who can speak Chinese, and it is even more difficult to implement the 'official language' overnight. How to deal with it, Rong Chen considered it in detail, and then asked the Queen Mother for advice. ”

"Okay."

"There is a matter that the minister wants to ask the Queen Mother to pay special attention to."

"You say."

"Yes. The rebellion broke out, resulting in today's situation, and the inaction of local officials is not for no reason. There is such a group of beetle officials, the emperor is far away, and the court whip is beyond the reach, after arriving in office, they take advantage of the reckless, fishing and hunting back to women, and do nonsense, and have nothing to fear. In this case, the further you go to the northwest, the stricter it becomes. The minister had the audacity to say that this chaos was half of it, and it was forced out by these bastards! ”

Cixi's face became grim.

Guan Zhuofan continued: "Where there is a new policy in the imperial court, this kind of person will take the opportunity to make trouble, change tricks, and take it away. The court's intentions, once they are in their hands, are unrecognizable, and some of them become out-and-out 'tyranny'! This is the reason why Zuo Zongtang used local people as local officials -- if people are transferred from other places, the northwest is barren, and most of the people who are willing to come over are such scoundrels and inactioners. ”

Cixi nodded: "I understand, 'thousands of miles of officials are only for wealth', not for wealth, how can they be willing to go to the northwest to gnaw sand?" ”

"The Queen Mother Shengming! This kind of person scrapes the ground, is ruthless, and has no scruples, which is not comparable to ordinary corrupt officials. After the Northwest Rebellion, on the one hand, it was necessary to recuperate and resume production; On the one hand, it is necessary to implement the new policy of 'official language' and employ people for administration, and we must be very careful not to let such people get in, harm the locality, and bring disaster to the court! ”

"I see. In this way, the affairs of the northwest, you and Zuo Zongtang will discuss it, and the others will not interfere. Needless to say, Zuo Zongtang is a person who spends money a little ruthlessly when he fights, but I can still trust his integrity! ”

"Empress Dowager Xie!"

*(To be continued......)