Chapter 475: The New South Sea Order
The royal city of Manraka did not hold out for long, and under the bombardment of the heavy artillery battalion, the king of Manraka escaped from the royal city with his two sons.
The defenders collapsed in an instant, some surrendered, and some fled from the other side. Before they fled, they also ransacked the nobles in the northern city.
When the Huaxia army drove into the royal city, they saw a mess, although the king fled, the queen and several daughters were thrown into the palace.
Under the leadership of the captives, Lei Lin came to the palace of the Manraka royal family, and under the statistics and supervision of the members of the Central Statistical Survey Bureau, the soldiers of the Huaxia Army stored and packed the decorations and cultural relics one by one.
With the introduction of the supervision of the Central Bureau of Statistical Surveys, the counting of the spoils of war has become more procedural.
The royal family of Manraka also liked gold ornaments, and there were not many things that really made artistic achievements, but the victory was that the place was more culturally diverse, and you could see handicrafts from all over the world.
After arriving at the treasury, Lei Lin and the accompanying soldiers let out an exclamation!
The treasury was full of gold, as well as precious ivory products, as well as luxury goods from all over the country.
To be precise, this is not a treasury, it should be regarded as the private treasury of the royal family.
Even in the sixteenth century, the vast majority of countries in the world did not have a clear division between internal and government treasury like the Chinese dynasty.
Lei Lin, like the soldiers, looked at the gold a little straight, the Luzon royal family also has a lot of gold, but I didn't expect the Manraka royal family to have more gold.
It wasn't until the cadres of the Central Investigation Bureau came in that they began to weigh and seal the gold one by one.
It took five days for the loot to be cleaned up.
Twenty-nine boxes of precious stones, a large number of ivory products, more than 47,000 catties of gold, and a large number of handicrafts, spices, and precious porcelain were seized.
In fact, this is nothing, Portugal's "Flower of the Seas", once loaded with 62 tons of gold looted from the South Seas, ready to be transported back to the mainland, but it sank not long after leaving the strait!
And if war is a business, attacking Manraka is equivalent to investing one dollar and earning back 100,000 yuan!
So it's not just the Western colonizers who like to plunder, it's a nation that is obsessed with this kind of lucrative business.
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The royal palace, the bedroom of the king of Manraka.
The spoils of war were counted and the end of the military occupation was announced.
Lei Lin, the cadres dispatched by the army, and the cadres of the Central Adjustment Department gathered together for the first representative meeting.
The new governor of Manraka is called Chang Rusong, who was the mayor of Dongning City, and his political performance is not bad, and he was directly promoted to the governor of Manraka.
He was the first to speak: "Comrades, the royal city of Manraka is now completely occupied by our Huaxia army, according to the prior instructions of the national government, after the completion of the spoils of war statistics, the city will enter the state of military control, during this period, we will establish the rule of the Huaxia state in Manraka and promulgate our policy!" It is estimated that the 5,000 immigrants promised by the government will be in place by the middle of next month, and there are three main things to be discussed today.
This is the first item, everything is difficult without money! We must withhold a part of the seized loot as start-up capital, this must be reasonable and legal, we all total, the money that should be spent must be spent, and the resolute not to keep a penny that should not be spent.
The second item is the implementation of relevant policies in Manchuria, which the government has clearly directed, but we need to make corresponding adjustments and additions and decreases according to the actual situation!
The third is the trade of Manraka and the implementation of the Nanyang strategy! The capture of Manchuria means that the first step of the Nanyang strategy has been completed, and according to the instructions of the national government, we will promulgate the "China Free Trade Declaration". ”
The participating cadres all nodded their heads in understanding, and Lei Lin answered: "Under the state of military control, the duty of our army is to eliminate the resistance forces in Mangara, and its king has fled, and our army will continue to fight until the local forces in Manraka are cleared, and the king is captured and brought to justice!" ”
Chang Rusong waved his hand and said: "This is not in a hurry, our main purpose is to recover Manraga quickly!" If the local forces are willing to submit, they can also be allowed to govern for the time being, and this time we are only going to set up the city of Shanmaxi and the city of Manraka. According to the meaning of the king, Ma Xi changed its name to Singapore, and Manraka changed its name to Malacca! For the rest of the place, let's take it one step at a time! ”
After thinking for a while, Lei Lin nodded in agreement, although the military and the government are separated, the state of military management is no longer a wartime state, it belongs to the public security handed over to the army, and the governance power is handed over to the cadres.
Chang Rusong said again: "This is a form I made, and the funds I applied for from the government are 200,000 taels of silver!" ”
"Isn't that too much money?" Someone asked.
Chang Rusong shook his head and said: "The situation here in Manraka is different from Luzon, and everyone has seen it, the biggest feature is that the geographical location is superior!" 200,000 taels of silver, in addition to resuming commerce, expanding ports, and relocating immigrants, what is more important is the construction of forts and defense systems. ”
Song Zheng, the newly appointed mayor of Malacca, asked: "So Huayi has other policies, how should they be implemented?" ”
"For this matter, I have probably thought of a few in combination with the instructions of the king. The first is to establish the Han District, using walls and bastions to separate the Han District from other areas. On this basis, in the policy tilt, at the same time, in the workplace, the aborigines are divided and regulated, and the aborigines are controlled by birth, only allowing them to marry one wife, and having three children needs to pay a tax! ”
Chang Rusong took out a document: "Then there is intermarriage, prohibiting indigenous men from intermarrying with Han Min, encouraging indigenous women to marry Han Min, and once they marry Han Min, they will be allowed to become naturalized and enjoy preferential treatment!" At the same time, indigenous people are not allowed to receive education, and even wealthy local merchants are inferior if they do not have the qualifications for naturalization.
There are also legal provisions, which also make the rights of Hermes-Epitek clear, but it is also clear that the indigenous people cannot enjoy these certain rights and interests! In terms of paying taxes, we can't treat everyone equally, it must be a higher tax for the indigenous! ”
"Is there a problem with that?" A female cadre asked.
"Something went wrong?" Chang Rusong smiled and said: "We will reduce the commercial tax and land tax, and we will also let the fields leased to the indigenous nobles ensure that they can get more benefits than before, so how can they rebel?" Don't forget, under the reign of the King of Manraka, they probably didn't even have such a day! ”
This document is very detailed, recording dozens of regulations against the natives, and after reading it, the accompanying cadres all feel that the consequence of this is that the natives are becoming poorer and more ignorant, and their women will desperately hug the thighs of the Han people! Because a Han people can marry several indigenous women, as long as they marry them, they can live a good life, and their parents can also get a government incentive and a tax cut for five years!
Compared to the physical massacre in Manila, this regulation is more like a torture, painful but not a death for a while.
It can also ensure that the natives will also provide output to the national government, and after squeezing them out little by little, it will be time to turn around.
To tell the truth, many cadres were a little uncomfortable when they saw it, and if they had not been influenced by the concepts of "Huaxia" and "non-Huaxia," they would have absolutely had deep doubts about the wise saying in the Constitution that all men are created equal.
And now, although they are uncomfortable, they understand that all people are created equal, and the Chinese race is more equal than other races!
"What about religion? Is it possible that after separation, these indigenous people should be allowed to believe freely? Song Zheng asked.
Chang Rusong smiled: "That's right! We must let them believe freely, this contradiction is a point that we can take advantage of, according to the king, that is, let them believe in Hinduism, but at the same time to ensure the existence of some X religions, in daily life, it is more inclined to Hinduism. The whole of Nanyang is under this contradiction.
At the same time, the Mazu temple was introduced, and the elite who wanted to become naturalized would not be allowed to have an Arabic-style and Indian-style building in the Han area! After all, religion is a tool to deflect other contradictions! ”
The rest of the people feel that it makes sense, suppressing the X Sect is a grand strategic requirement, after all, several X Sect Sultanates are relatively powerful at the moment, but at the same time, they can't be suppressed too much, they have to be made a target, a contradictory point, which can be taken out from time to time to hype.
They can already imagine that in the future, when any policies that harm others and benefit themselves are introduced, they will definitely provoke contradictions between the two religions in advance.
"As for the declaration of free trade, according to your lordship, this represents an international system, an international order, and what we have to cooperate with is the blockade of the port, and this matter must wait for the establishment of the shore forts!"
Chang Rusong looked at Lei Lin and said: "This requires the cooperation of the army and navy, we must ensure that this strait can be blocked, our goal is to make it impossible for ships from the east and the west to cross this strait, and anyone who wants to trade must pass through Malacca City!" ”
Lei Lin nodded and said, "It is not difficult to do it if you only need to set up a few cannons and add a few naval ships!" ”
"Then according to the government's intentions, isn't it Malacca City, which will be a trading port in the future, and the rest of the industries don't need to be purchased?" Song Zheng asked.
Chang Rusong smiled and said: "On the land of Manraka, plantations can also be developed, but this is after the population increases, and the positioning of Malacca is commerce, military port, and base!" ”
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