Chapter 268: The Change in Johor --- Refugee Flow

Nanfeng, who is in Nanyang, was inspecting Wenlu Township at the junction of Ming and Rou when he received a report of natural disasters from the Ming Dynasty. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Originally, according to the original history, it would take at least a hundred years for this Wenlu Township to appear on the map. However, since Johor gave part of its territory to the Ming Dynasty, Wenlu has become the border area between Ming and Johor. Therefore, relying on the location advantage of the border, it has its own tin ore and iron ore resources. It slowly developed into a township of considerable size.

Today, there are more than 20,000 permanent residents, most of whom are border residents who have migrated from Johor. There are very few people who really get the nationality of the Ming Dynasty. The total population of Johor Bahru Town is more than 500,000, and the number of people who have obtained Ming nationality is no more than 10,000. This proportion is only close to 2 percent.

Since Johor and Daming have always been on good terms, the domestic situation is relatively stable. Therefore, although Wenlu is considered a border, in fact, there is no border control. The people of the two countries can also come and go as they please.

As a result, many Johor people have gone forever and stayed in Daming. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's complete liberalization of Johor, there would only be Johor Bahru Town. It is estimated that many people will go to Java, Timor, and even Daming proper.

It is this convenience of free movement that has attracted many immigrants from the north. However, these are all transit migrants, most of whom enter the Malay Peninsula by land from Myanmar, Siam, Chenla and other countries. Head all the way south into Johor. With this springboard, immigrants to Daming.

It is also that the fare of the waterway is too expensive, and the countries have remembered the lessons of the migration waves of previous years and do not allow the outflow of people. They have cracked down on smuggling and crossing by smuggled boats, multiplying the risks of waterways. forced the people who wanted to move to Daming to have to cross the mountains and mountains and enter Daming by land.

After all, there are so many mountains and rivers, and countries do not control their borders strictly. As long as you have the heart, it is easy to take advantage of loopholes. If there are fewer ordinary people and a little smaller, it will be difficult to attract official attention.

Up to now, stealing and crossing the Ming Dynasty has become a business. Daming's Intelligence Department was also involved. It is convenient for those snakes who take risks and make money.

Although countries such as Pahang and Selangor, which are controlled by the British, immigrants are not allowed to enter Johor. However, as early as when the British invaded and occupied these areas, the local people fled into the Ming Dynasty in large numbers. If you stay, you won't save a single one.

And these people who stayed behind were not obedient people. Rather, they were supported by the Ming Dynasty and opposed the rebel army under British rule. So in addition to a few larger cities, they were also under British control. In other places, there is no government or government.

It will not be able to stop the northern immigrants from entering Johor and moving to Daming.

With this land passage, Johor's business has also developed well.

However, the biggest advantage is that it not only strengthens the economic and cultural exchanges between Ming and Johor, but also makes Johor free from the influence of the Ming Dynasty all the time. You must know that the culture of the Ming Dynasty jumped out of the limitations of this era, has great superiority and advancement, and belongs to a strong culture. Therefore, under the impact of the Ming Dynasty, the local culture of Johor has declined greatly.

The ruling class in Johor has no sense of crisis. In addition, they themselves also admire the Ming culture, so they will go up and down. Up to the officials and nobles, down to the small people, regardless of men and women, young and old, all pursue the costumes of the Ming Dynasty, learn the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and practice the life customs of the Ming Dynasty. Clothing, food, housing and transportation, all aspects, are influenced by the Ming Dynasty.

If it is placed in the modern age, when there is a strong sense of people, anyone with a little insight will realize it. An independent ethnic group, at its most basic, is its own cultural customs. This is like a person's soul, once lost, it loses the foundation of its existence.

Historically, many ethnic groups have lost their own unique culture. only to be assimilated by other ethnic groups and buried in the eternal tide of time.

It is also through this means that the Han nation continues to grow itself and is not buried.

Therefore, cultural means seem to be silent, but the impact is very far-reaching. Compared with the momentary submission of force, it is more lethal.

If this development continues, Johor will be assimilated by the Ming Dynasty sooner or later.

Only now, this situation of friendly exchange has been interrupted by the civil strife in Johor.

Originally, the king of Johor was worried about state affairs because of the Mingying fight. As a result, he was exhausted and suffered from the epidemic. Although he invited a doctor with excellent medical skills to see a doctor, he was still unable to return to heaven and died suddenly.

At that time, the prince of Johor, who was supposed to inherit the throne, was seized by his younger brother, the second prince Ajansha, because of his visit to Siam.

This caused Dongguhu to be dissatisfied, so he secretly returned to China, united with his relatives, and launched a rebellion and mutiny, trying to regain his throne.

However, Azham Shah has the support of the British, and it is not easy to push and overturn. So the two sides started a tug-of-war in Johor. Some of the larger cities have become the focus of contention between the two sides.

Johor is not a big place, and there are not many cities that can get on the table. This fight is really full of flames. The common people suffered unjustified calamities. Not only are homes destroyed, but lives are constantly threatened by the fighting.

In this environment, a large number of people fled to the southeast of the Ming Dynasty. Don't look at the small people in Johor, but it has a history of hundreds of years. And the climate in the territory is suitable, and the products are abundant. After generations of reproduction, several wars, and a population of nearly one million.

As a result, Johor Bahru was caught off guard by the swarming of refugees. All towns and cities are also refugees who have left their homes. Due to the suddenness of the incident, Johor Bahru Town also did not take precautions to resettle the refugees. As a result, the law and order environment in Johor Bahru Town has deteriorated dramatically in a short period of time. Thefts and robberies are also frequent.

In desperation, Daming had no choice but to erect a high barbed wire fence at the border. The two countries are tightly separated. However, there are still five artificial passages left for refugees to enter and exit. Countless people in Johor dragged their families and families to help the old and the young in five long lines. But because there were too many people, the team stretched for more than ten kilometers. The dragon has no tail, which is prohibitive.

The speed of movement is also unusually slow. Some of the children did not have the endurance of ordinary people, so they cried loudly. Parents are also depressed. Hearing this cry, he started to slap him a few times. Stimulated by this, the child's crying became louder.

There are also many elderly people who can't stand for long due to physical reasons. As a result, he lost his strength and fainted to the ground. attracted the relatives who were guarding the sidelines, and they were so anxious that they shouted.

There are also many hungry refugees, begging for food.

Although there are also people who want to cut in line, the patrolling Ming military police meticulously maintain order. If anyone is found to have violated the line, they will be removed from the queue and re-queued.

All kinds of life situations were also staged and presented together for a while. Many people in line are also upset.

But after seeing the heavily armed and loaded Ming military police, they didn't dare to be too loud. suppressed the boredom in his heart, forced himself, and moved forward in an orderly manner. (To be continued.) )