"Unlike the colonial policies pursued by European countries in their respective colonies, the policies pursued by the Chinese Empire in its vassal states were open and inclusive."

"'The mind of the Chinese empire is broad, and we welcome anyone in the world to join the big family of the Chinese nation.' At one of the meetings, the Deputy Director of Commerce of the Imperial Chinese Empire in the Viceroyalty of Ceylon, the cousin of my friend Mr. Li Wenwen, who was becoming my friend, said to me. ”

Take a sip of the Sea Blue fruit wine produced by the Imperial Chinese Ceylon Distillery with ice cubes, Ludwig van der Peer, the special envoy of the United Provincial Republic for the plenipotentiary negotiations of the Chinese Empire, wrote in his diary.

"It is clear that Mr. Li Wenyuan is a history buff. He told me that the Chinese nation is a nation with a tradition of openness and inclusiveness. Since the era of the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago, all foreigners who have traveled thousands of miles to China, learn Chinese culture, and are willing to serve the Chinese Empire can be recognized by the Chinese nation and become a member of the Chinese nation. ”

"The most direct evidence is that from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the present day, there have always been foreigners who have become officials of the Chinese Imperial Government after studying Chinese culture and participating in public official selection examinations."

"Mr. Li Wenyuan told me about the deeds of many foreigners who have served the Chinese Empire and joined the big family of the Chinese nation in history and today. From the large number of names, I heard a few that I knew. For example, Mr. Matteo Ricci, a well-known missionary in the colony who once served the Ming Dynasty. Another example is Mr. Zeng Dezhao, who has been criticized by the Catholic Church and is more famous in recent years for serving the Chinese Imperial Government. ”

"'As long as they are able to pass the public cultural examination, identify with Chinese culture, voluntarily join the Chinese nation, and are willing to take an oath to become citizens of the Chinese Empire, and be loyal to the Chinese Empire for life, whether they are Spaniards, Portuguese, English or Indians, Ceylonese, Javanese, Luzon, the Chinese Empire is a country open to all races on the earth. For example, if Mr. DePer is willing to study Chinese culture, pass the cultural exam, and voluntarily join the Chinese nation, then by taking an oath and allegiance, you can become a member of the Chinese nation, become a citizen of the Chinese Empire, and enjoy all the benefits that the Chinese Empire provides to all its citizens. Mr. Li Wenyuan explained to me. ”

"Judging from the national policy introduced to me by Mr. Li Wenyuan, the Chinese Empire is an ideal state. The people who make up the Chinese nation are not a national concept, but a cultural concept. ”

"As a scholar, I must admit that the civility of the Chinese Empire is amazing in terms of national policy alone. What a rational and advanced concept of the nation. ”

"But to a certain extent, even if the attitude of the Chinese Empire towards the world is extremely tolerant and open, it is definitely not a very easy thing to become a citizen of the Chinese Empire and become a member of the Chinese nation."

"Because I was greatly curious by Mr. Li Wenyuan's propaganda, I went to the Imperial Chinese Education Bureau in Ceylon to get a copy of the Imperial Chinese Citizenship Examination paper. From this set of test papers, which includes the oral test, the writing test, and the general knowledge test, I realized that it is very difficult to pass such an exam if you do not concentrate on passing the exam after several years of serious study. ”

"The city of Gao Langbu, the seat of the Chinese Empire in the Viceroyalty of Ceylon, reflects to a certain extent the attitude of the Chinese Empire towards the vassal states and the citizens of the vassal states."

"During my subsequent expedition to Kolangbu, I found that not only are there embassies of the two kingdoms on the island of Ceylon, the Sinhalese Kingdom and the Kingdom of Tamil, but also many Ceylonese natives live in the city of Kolangbu."

"The Chinese Empire provided many jobs for the Ceylonese in its viceroyalty. For example, the construction workers, sanitation and cleaning workers, and all kinds of manual labor in the city of Kolangbu were all carried out by Ceylonese natives. But unlike the slave policies of various countries towards the natives of the colonies, the Chinese Empire offered these locals who served them, if not very high. Because I have seen in several large merchant houses opened by the Chinese Empire, the main consumers of the merchant houses are those who serve the Chinese Empire. ”

"What's more interesting is that in Gaolangbu City, which people are locals who serve the Chinese Empire and which are not locals who serve the Chinese Empire, they can be very clearly distinguished."

"Those who had good personal hygiene habits, who wore the light-colored cotton shirts and trousers that were sold in abundance in various regions of the Chinese Empire, who wore the kind of sunshade that was woven with a kind of golden straw, who were in a relatively healthy physical condition, and who were more emotionally and expressively rich, were almost all locals in the service of the Chinese Empire."

"Those who are in a state of poor personal hygiene, who wear little clothing, or who wear relatively rudimentary and tattered clothes, but who wear all kinds of strange accessories, who are in a worse physical condition, and whose emotions and expressions are very numb and atrophied, are hardly locals who serve the Chinese Empire."

"The Chinese Empire set up hospitals and schools in Gaolangbu to serve the locals who were employed. In my later understanding, I found that the Imperial Chinese government attached great importance to the education and indoctrination of the citizens of the vassal states. In the case of Ceylon, for example, in addition to providing free medical care and food relief to all Ceylon natives on a regular basis. The Imperial Chinese government also combined education and employment. ”

"All the locals who serve the Chinese Empire, their children and themselves can enjoy free medical care and education in the Chinese Empire. And anyone who was willing to receive medical care from the Chinese Empire, and who was willing to send their children to study in the schools run by the Chinese Empire, could get jobs provided by the Chinese Imperial government. ”

"Of course, this policy is coercive to a certain extent. However, from my observations, it seems that the locals of Ceylon have little opinion on the policies of the Imperial Chinese government. And as a scholar, from a civilizational point of view, I think the policy of the Imperial Chinese government in its own vassal states is very benevolent. ”

"However, a few of my colleagues who were members of the East India Company who accompanied me had a different view. They considered the policy of the Imperial Chinese government in the vassal states to be a very clever colonial policy. ”

"A dark-hearted fellow named Dahn believes that the Chinese Empire's benevolence and care for the citizens of the vassal states can kidnap the citizens of the vassal states to the greatest extent. He even believed that the reason why the Imperial Chinese government offered fair and reasonable wages to the locals who served them was to sell its goods to the vassal states more effectively. ”

"I myself despise his claims."