Chapter 100: Migration and Religion
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In this battle, the Dutch lost all their colonies in the South Seas. The entire East India Company was also destroyed by the blow of the Ming Dynasty.
It's a pity that the Netherlands has no time to take revenge, because the Netherlands itself is facing a military threat from France.
So for a while, the Dutch didn't even care about the East India Company's captives. Even domestic public opinion has been diverted from focus because of the anti-French alliance.
After all, compared with France in front of him, the threat of Daming is too far away.
This freed up Daming's energy and began to carry out planned migration to the local natives.
After all, unlike Western countries, the Ming Dynasty will not only think about collecting taxes, opening up trade, and expanding commercial profits. Instead, every time I occupy or lead a place, I will try my best to incorporate it into the cultural circle of the Ming Dynasty. From the root, erase the differences between races and races, so that they have a high sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty.
In view of Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and other places, the majority of Javanese and Sundanese are predominant. Therefore, the objects of Ming immigrants are mainly these two ethnic groups.
Among them, a quarter of the population migrated to the Ming mainland, and half of the population migrated to the Melanesian Islands, Micronesian Islands, and Polynesian Islands east of the Ming Dynasty.
The remaining quarter was all scattered and moved to the islands of the South Seas under the control of the Ming Dynasty.
Just like when dealing with the Australian Aborigines, the original ruling structure was broken and relocated to another place.
And other races, of course, are no exception.
The indigenous people of Bali, for example, migrated to Timor. The indigenous people of Timor migrated to Java. The indigenous people of Java then moved to Sulawesi, and the indigenous people of Sulawesi moved to Sumatra. The indigenous people of Sumatra moved to the Southern Maluku Islands, and the indigenous people of Southern Maluku moved to the island of New Guinea.
Eventually, the indigenous people of New Guinea moved into Bali, Sumba, Belitung and countless other small islands.
As for those sultans and kings, they can still provide for a small island in their old age. Otherwise, they will have to send them to the western heavens.
At this time, these areas were still under military and administrative control. Daming left a brigade of troops and recruited local natives to form a mercenary army of 15,000 people to maintain local law and order.
Of course, their treatment is not as good as that of the Ming regular army, but the treatment is much better than that of ordinary people.
The most basic thing is that you can choose to stay voluntarily.
Those who are willing to move out are free to choose their destination. Those who are willing to stay can also stay where they are.
Family members will also receive certain preferential treatment. In the National Qualification Examination, you can also enjoy a bonus point policy.
Of course, the official propaganda of Daming is also very positive.
It is said that the reason for this is to improve the living standards of the local people and let them enjoy the dividends of civilized society.
However, the original place was too conservative, ignorant, and backward, which was not conducive to the local people accepting the influence and cultivation of advanced ideas. It also hinders the development of society and makes it difficult to improve the standard of living.
Although there are still some people who are reluctant to migrate, listening to Daming's explanation, there is a lot less resistance in my heart.
It's just that so many people need to be relocated, and of course it can't be done in a short period of time.
So the Ming Dynasty started with the city, and then slowly expanded to the periphery. Progressive, planned migration. It is estimated that it will take at least four years.
And when immigrating, Da Ming may have promised many conditions. Like the three major island groups in the South Pacific, Daming spoke very arrogantly. Immigrants who go there will receive a free private island as a reward for their excellent performance.
In other words, you can be the owner of the island.
You know, most of the indigenous people are ordinary people. There is not even a private territory, how can there be a private island.
As a result, this condition greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the natives for immigration.
Many people are scrambling to sign up to go to the three major island groups, just to become the owner of the island.
When the news reached Daming itself, many people also rushed to go.
It is a pity that this new immigration policy is only for the indigenous people of Nanyang. As for the Ming Dynasty, only part of the immigrants could be immigrated to Nanyang and New Zealand.
Occupations and occupations are also limited to unskilled gold diggers and miners, as well as a small number of political and industrial personnel trained in civilized schools.
After all, there is an extreme shortage of people in the Ming Dynasty, and the apprentices who have been trained with great difficulty will never let them go like this.
Otherwise, the industrial development of the Ming Dynasty will have the dilemma of manpower shortage.
It is undeniable that the natives of Nanyang have a lazy and lazy inferiority in their bones. And there are quite a few of these people.
In this regard, Daming also has countermeasures. People like that, all packed up and sent to small islands in the South Pacific. Let them be there, to fend for themselves.
In order to survive, there will definitely be people fighting for territory with the local natives. is also disguised, which has promoted the expansion of the momentum and strength of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Yang Chong, under the leadership of the director of the Department of Religion, came to inspect the Shenyou District of Mingjing City.
This place originally belonged to Linbei District, because the immigrants of the Ming Dynasty came from all over the world. After settling in the Ming Dynasty, each race, ethnic group, and group had its own beliefs.
Therefore, they spontaneously gather together to form religious and religious places and carry out religious and religious activities.
For religion and religion, the Ming Dynasty has always been more cautious.
This is because judging from the development of history, the power of religion and religion cannot be underestimated. Even in the modern society where science is believed, religion still has an influence that cannot be ignored.
It is embodied in people's psychology and spirituality, which can mobilize people's emotions, affect people's mental state, and win people's hearts. At this point, there is no substitute for science.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty finally allowed the existence of these religions from practical considerations.
But in many ways, there are clear rules and restrictions.
For example, all religions are subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Religion. Religious personnel must also be registered in the register to facilitate the management of the Department of Religion. Otherwise, it is considered to be a non-Dharma religion.
In terms of religious doctrine, the Ming Dynasty also made substantial improvements.
Among them, the parts and points that do not conform to the value orientation of the Ming Dynasty will be eliminated or changed. It also stipulates that every believer must sing the Ming national anthem before performing religious ceremonies to strengthen the sense of identity.
This is to remind them that in the face of faith and admiration, the country always comes first.
And in public places, slogans of a religious nature are not allowed, and proselytizing is not allowed. Believers are also not allowed to wear clothing with religious characteristics.
At present, the Ming Dynasty recognizes religions with a large number of immigrant groups, such as ****** Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism.
Because the Ming Dynasty neither advocated nor opposed religion. Therefore, in order to test the faith of believers, all believers must pay the faith tax on time.
On the surface, the money is used to build and maintain religious sites, as well as to pay the salaries of clergy. But in fact, the money was handed over to the financial secretary of Daming.
Each month, the church receives only a small percentage of the faith tax.
These things, some high-ranking clergy, are also in the know. But none of them dared to say it. One is because they have obtained enough benefits, and the other is that the religious department of the Ming Dynasty will make them pay several times the price.