Chapter 518: Liyan and Huangdi Statues in East Siberia
The current Rakshasa Kingdom, that is, Tsarist Russia, is to be precise, the Romanov dynasty. The emperor is relatively weak and the nobles in power are in power.
This is similar to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.
However, some differences are that Emperor Wanli did not willingly delegate power to the scholars and officials, but instead resisted in a soft and violent manner.
At this time, the Russian Tsar Mikhail took the initiative to delegate power to the great nobles.
But the great Russian nobles were not happy to see the western practice of the Ming Empire, and even attempted to make them give up their interests in Siberia and even east of Siberia.
Because the great Russian nobles now rely on export transactions of expensive fur and wood plundered from Siberia, and gain a lot of benefits from Europe.
Therefore, the great nobleman Morozov also agreed: "What your Majesty said is that these arrogant, arrogant, ignorant and ignorant Orientals should be beaten by justice!"
"Siberia and even east of Siberia should be the territory of my Rakshasa Kingdom! And those barbarians in the east should also accept our rule!"
The great nobleman Yepirit also followed and said.
"We should immediately hold a military action to send troops to the East, recover Yakutsk and even annex the entire East! Because our current tariff income depends entirely on fur and wood from the natives of Siberia and east of Siberia, and we cannot just watch the invasion of this Eastern empire on us."
"In addition, we cannot accept the unbeliever Eastern barbarians who live in our territory. We should drive them out of our territory and kill them all, and use them as fertilizer!"
The great nobleman Vasily said.
"But according to Andre, their firearms are very advanced and have been prepared for us. I think even if we want to start a war, we should be more cautious and need to consider whether we are their opponents."
The great nobleman Kutuzov couldn't help but say something at this time.
"Andre was only afraid of defeat because of his defeat. Will God favor a group of unbeliever barbarians? I don't think so! Even if they may have the best muskets, it is impossible to be as powerful as me, Russia. Don't forget that we are a big European country! Although we suffered a crushing defeat in the battle with Poland a year ago, it does not mean that we have lost the strength to teach the barbarians a lesson."
Morozov said at this time, and said, "It's decided that way! Convene a meeting of all Russian gentry! Agree to send troops."
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"The Rakshasa Kingdom needs a large amount of fur and wood to exchange for a large amount of benefits, but our Ming Dynasty also needs a large amount of fur and wood. After the people of the country were rich, the demand for fur increased day by day, and the demand for gardens and houses increased day by day. This does not include various tonic medicinal materials such as ginseng and bear paw. Why should the wealth of the entire Beishan Mountain and even the Siberian region be handed over to these greedy and barbaric foreigners!"
After the Ming Dynasty annexed the city of Yakutsk, the tsars of the Rakshasa Kingdom and the great nobles in the court naturally did not know that the Ming Dynasty was advancing westward so quickly.
Although the previous article describes the reactions of the Rakshasa Kingdom, the Tsar and the great nobles in the court in advance, the Ming Dynasty was actually dealing with the conflict between the two countries that was initiated by the Ming Dynasty earlier than them.
Therefore, the Minister of the Regent Zhu Xieyuan also mentioned in the court meeting of the Privy Council that he would continue to compete with the Rakshasa Kingdom for interests in Siberia.
At the same time, after Mao Wenlong occupied the Yakutsk city, he swept through several cities built by the Rakshasa people. In mid-August, in addition to more than 500 people staying in Yakutsk and nearby cities, he personally brought 500 people to Huocheng built by the Ming Dynasty in the later Okhotsk area.
Zhang Pan, the commander and left governor of the Beishan Commander and Commander of the Left Administration, who was ordered to stay in Yakutsk, became the military and political chief of the Ming Dynasty here.
According to Zhu Youxiao's decree, Zhang Pan needed to establish a Ming ruling system with his more than 500 Ming soldiers here.
The first is to establish a tax system and a trading system. This time, the Ming Dynasty came to Yakutsk City to hire a group of indigenous people as missionary teams, allowing them to take advantage of their own advantages of being the same race and descendants to declare the Ming Dynasty's policies to these primitive residents.
When the primitive inhabitants here, the Ming Dynasty's taxes were much lower than those of the Rakshasa Kingdom, and the Ming Dynasty did not enslave them, but only made transactions with them, and the taxes collected were only used to protect their safety and educate them, and to get them out of trouble, they were willing to accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Although they did not truly believe that the Ming Dynasty collected their in-kind taxes to protect and help them, they had to admit that the Ming Dynasty was indeed much more civilized than the Rakshasa Kingdom, at least not restricting their labor freedom and forcibly abducting their women and children as slaves.
Secondly, according to Zhu Youxiao's requirements, it is necessary to use some cultural symbols to indicate that this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
According to the will, Zhang Pan would perform the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth here, just like Huo Qubing the Langjuxu Mountain in history, using some Chinese etiquette to influence the local people, so that the primitive residents here can see what the ritual of the great Chinese is.
Of course, this is not enough. Zhang Pan also needs to erect a monument here to record this matter, so as to show that this place has been owned by the Ming Dynasty and that future generations have a place to admire.
In addition, according to the edict, Zhang Pan would also set up statues of the two emperors Yan and Huang and the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao here.
The former is the ancestor of China, and the latter is the current lord of the Ming Dynasty.
It declares that this place is the land of China and the land of the Ming Dynasty.
As a symbol of Chinese heritage.
In addition, it is the construction of the Memorial Hall of Outstanding Chinese Figures and the Confucian School.
The former is to popularize Chinese culture, while the latter is to spread Confucianism, which is to transform the primitive people as a base for the sinicization of these primitive peoples.
These projects naturally require the mobilization of primitive residents to participate in the construction.
However, the Ming Dynasty is now more civilized. In order to ensure the increase in income of these primitive residents and promote the development of the Ming commodity economy, therefore, workers are paid when hiring, and the salary income is directly related to labor efficiency.
Now the primitive residents of Yakutsk were not directly captured by the Ming army to work, but were hired to create corresponding projects.
These primitive residents were not active at the beginning because they did not realize that this could bring them income and they did not have the awareness of money. After all, many of them made a living by fishing and hunting, and did not have the awareness of trading.
It was not until the first batch of merchants from the Ming Dynasty came here with goods and asked to only accept the transaction of silver coins in the Ming Dynasty that they realized that the silver coins obtained by working could be exchanged for many high-quality and low-priced commodities, and many of them had never seen before.
Therefore, the number of primitive residents who were willing to work began to increase, and these people began to be influenced by the Ming Dynasty's commercial civilization, and gradually accepted the rule of the Ming Dynasty from the heart, and gradually began to recognize the Ming Dynasty's culture without realizing it.
When the statues of the two emperors Yan and Huang and Zhu Youxiao were erected, these people really began to kneel down like gods.
Chapter completed!