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Chapter 174: My own ancestral grave

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "This is your hometown in Jianzhou, and it is also the sphere of influence I have designated for the Manchus."

Chang Adae could no longer hide the excitement in his heart, and his face turned red: "This... is this the fiefdom you gave me Ama?"

"Yes, not." Li Mingxun replied, explaining: "Mandahai can indeed be a real power lord in the foreign vassal system of the United States in the future, and recruit barbarians for the barriers and boundaries of the United States, but all this is under control. In addition, I need to remind you that this land belongs to the Manchurian nation and the owners on this land, not your father Mandahai.

Fortunately, your father still has military power and flag power, which means that Mandahai will get his subordinates, but everything must be under the supervision of the Jilin Pacification Office. If you want to get all this, you need to show your loyalty and assume obligations."

Chang Adei shouted excitedly: "Of course, of course, your noble Highness. We are loyal to you, you are our master, and we are willing to give everything for your generous gift."

Lee Mingxun smiled and said, "Very good, I hope your father has the same attitude."

"Of course, Ama is more loyal than me." Chang Aday promised that the real power lord, the lord of the earth and the king, could not match any conditions, and even the Qing Dynasty could not give it.

The Qing Dynasty gave Mandahai a limited military power except Prince Xun, and it was impossible to split the soil and actually enfeoff the seal. In fact, except for a few royal family members who were in charge of the army, other people left the capital for a hundred miles without an edict, which was a rebellion. For the Qing Dynasty royal family, Beijing was a cage and a large pig farm.

Chang Adai, who had calmed down a little, quickly realized that this matter was not that simple. How much credit would it take for such a large reward? Moreover, what is the Pacification Office?

"Your Highness, do I want to serve in this appeasement office?" Chang Aday did not dare to ask directly, for fear of annoying Li Mingxun. This is how humans are. Most of them happen when they have nothing. When they have authority and wealth, even if they are just hope, the so-called will and dignity can be reduced or even given up.

Li Mingxun smiled slightly, pointed to a young attendant next to him, and said, "Yuan Kaiwen, come and explain to him about the Pacification Office."

Yuan Kaiwen is the younger generation who is highly valued by Li Mingxun in the attendant's room. Like many people in the attendant's room, they have a deep background. Yuan Kaiwen's father is Yuan Shizhong, one of the three giants of Qiongfan. Yuan Kaiwen's generation was displaced with his father and brother when he was young and received a new education when he was young. He was the most enterprising age, and he had no shortage of abilities and talents.

"Yes, your Excellency, Chang Aday, please come with me." Yuan Kaiwen said.

"Ah?" Chang Aday was a little surprised. Has the negotiation ended? Li Mingxun left such an important matter.

"Please." Yuan Kaiwen said again.

Chang Adayai and Yuan Kaiwen and his party left the villa. Yuan Kaiwen sent someone to the hotel where Chang Adayai lived to pack their things, and then headed straight to Dengzhou, rode horses to Dengzhou on land, and then went to Niuzhuang by boat. This was the fastest route. On the way, Yuan Kaiwen also explained to Chang Adayai the Pacification Office.

On the surface, Li Mingxun generously divided one third of the Jilin Province in later generations to a race that brought disaster to the Chinese nation in Jiuzhou. But in fact, this area was just a cage for the Manchus. After accepting this condition, no matter the prosperous Central Plains, Jiangnan or the wealthy Liaodong, there was no place for Manchus to establish itself. From then on, Manchus will be the first foreign vassal of the United States in the mainland, and Manchus will not receive national treatment.

Since the Jilin Appeasement Zone is a cage, the Jilin Appeasement Office is the custodian of this cage. The Jilin Appeasement Office is stationed in Jilin, the core of the Appeasement Zone, with an estimated 2,000 soldiers, including half of the infantry and half of the cavalry. There is also a relatively streamlined administrative team in the Appeasement Zone. However, unlike other administrative regions in China, both administration and military affairs are led by the Appeasement General.

The appeasement zone basically copied the Qing Dynasty's alliance system over Mongolia, but the central government had more control over it. There were not only Manchus in the appeasement zone, but other local Jurchen tribes who had not accepted the royalization and other Mongolians that might migrate in the future. Otherwise, it would not be called Jilin Appeasement Zone, but Manchu Appeasement Zone.

In the appeasement zone, the appeasement office manages all tribes, while Mandahai and other Manchu nobles can only manage the affairs of their banners. They do not have jurisdiction over other banners, tribes, and Han people. Even other Manchu banners cannot intervene. Each banner governs itself. The land and resources in the Jilin appeasement zone do not belong to Mandahai or the subjugated Manchus. The appeasement office will enfeoff the necessary property and land acres for them according to the number of people, and then demarcate an area for them to use. Except for the enfeoffed land acres, other land has the right to use.

The Han people and other citizens in the appeasement zone are managed by the Appeasement Office, while the Manchu, Jurchen, Mongolian and other ethnic groups are still in a personal dependence on their lords. The affairs between the Han people and the Han people and other ethnic groups are under the OP. Only the relationship between slaves and flag citizens under the lords’ name is the lord’s own responsibility.

More importantly, the expenses of all personnel under the Pacification Office are borne by the lords of the corpses within the Pacification Office. The lords who are under the corpses are responsible for following the corpses to fight, and the war expenses in the Pacification Office are borne by the corpses. If the war expenses in the corpses are borne by the central government, the chariots of the corpses must be attended according to the standards. All of this was inspired by the corpses of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, which is to consume the resources mastered by the lords of the real power through various means to avoid concentrating these resources into the army and rebellion.

"Mr. Yuan, I don't know how the new dynasty rewarded me Ama?" Chang Adui knew that these rules and regulations could not be changed by him and Ama, otherwise the matter of admonition would have failed. Now Chang Adui only wants to gain actual benefits, the more the better.

Yuan Kaiwen smiled and said, "The head of state has not yet been elected as emperor, so the United States of China has not yet established a title system, because my father is currently the General Hetuara and is the deputy general of Jilin. The grade of Jilin Pacification Office and the first-level administrative district is no longer low.

As for the land, assets and people he was granted, it depends on your father's performance in Shengjing. The better he did, the more rewards he naturally would be. If Mandahai was really loyal and sincerely surrendered, it would be as easy as you did in Manchuria in the early years."

Chang Aday nodded, fully understanding, but he suddenly realized a problem, that is, all the grace he had received before was related to his family, but did not involve other forces in Shengjing, especially those officers of the Eight Banners outside the Pass who requested surrender with Mandahai.

When Chang Adayai asked about this, Yuan Kaiwen did not explain, but took out a secret letter and handed it to Chang Adayai, saying, "When he returns to Shengjing City and handed it to Mandahai, he will fully understand."

Chang Aday had no choice but to hold the letter, and the two left Qingdao and boarded the ship in Dengzhou. In just six days, they arrived at the city of Shengjing. At this time, Pei Chengyi had led the main force of the Sixth Army to set up a camp under Shengjing. There were dozens of heavy artillery lines in the north gate of Shengjing. As long as they were fired, they could defeat the city wall. However, Chang Aday was ashamed of nothing. Even without these dozens of heavy artillery, he would urge Mandahai to surrender.

In the Sixth Army camp, Chang Aday saw a familiar face. The housekeeper of Prince Xun's mansion, Wu'en, the old man in his sixties, was an old man in the royal palace. Chang Aday also knew that he was trusted by Ama. When he saw Chang Aday, Wu'en beat him up and said, "Uncle, it was the master who sent the slave to this camp to handle food and grass. He also gave the slave a secret order, saying that when he saw the uncle coming back, he would take the city quietly and not let others see it."

Shengjing was besieged at the end of June and had not fully harvested summer grain. The food and grass in the city were no longer sustainable. Under the general trend of peace talks, Mandahai discussed with Pei Chengyi, and Shengjing released excess coated slaves to save food. The army provided food to the city every five days according to certain specifications, so as not to prevent the defenders in the city from killing horses and feeding them before the negotiations were achieved. After all, the war horses in Shengjing were also a great asset to the army.

Chang Adai knew very well that his father had long been in the negotiations to control the Eight Banners as bargaining chips, and after the negotiations, the other party did not mention how to reward these powerful generals. If he went back in a noble manner, it would be difficult to explain, so he had already had the idea of ​​returning quietly. Now that Wu En is here, it would be a lot of trouble.

In the end, Chang Adai disguised himself as a coat of grain transport and entered Prince Xun's mansion. Mandahai was having breakfast. When Chang Adai came back and asked everyone to retreat, Chang Adai explained the matter about the Pacification Office to Mandahai in detail, and informed him of what he saw and heard in Shandong. He was not surprised when he heard the defeat of the Qingzhou camp. Instead, Chang Adai was still a little reluctant to abandon the powerful people who were the Eight Banners outside the Pass.

"Ama, these people are in the same mood as us. Although they cannot be fully protected this time, if they can protect the part, they will be able to watch over and help our royal palace in the Jilin Office, so as to avoid being controlled by the new dynasty at will." Chang Aday solemnly expressed his opinion.

Mandahai, who had always been very strict with Chang Aday, smiled at this moment, and he asked, "We cannot protect ourselves now, how can we protect others? Do you really think that the Xin Dynasty was actually granted me because I gave up the credit for Liaodong?"

"Otherwise, what else can it do?" Chang Aday was even more puzzled.

Mandahai said: "That head of state looks at the long-term view. He knew that if we destroy our Manchu tribe, Mongolia, which has the same blood hatred as the Han people, will resist to the end. In the west, north and south of the desert, thousands of herders living across the continent, deserts, grasslands and mountains, millions of herders living by water, hundreds of thousands of men who jumped to the horse and led their bows, if they remained with the Xin Dynasty, no matter how powerful this country was, it would be dragged down, not to mention the Tibetans, Huihui, and the barbarians in the southwest. After all, the Han people have been in power for thousands of years, and there are many who have hatred and hatred with the Han people, so they can't be killed one by one.

But on the other hand, even Manchuria with deep blood hatred can accept it, so why should other tribes around resist?"

Chang Aday had never thought of this, but was still a little dissatisfied: "I'm afraid we can't support ourselves in Jilin."

Mandahai smiled and saw the servant bringing breakfast. He used a spoon to serve himself a bowl of porridge and placed it next to the rice bowl where the rice was served, and said, "This bowl is Liaodong, this bowl is Jilin Office District. The latter has less than one fifth of the interests of the former. The former can be filled with food for ten people. The latter can only eat one person. If everyone eats this bowl together, but one person will be a bite, no one will be happy. The people you want to help will blame you for not having enough food. At that time, either you will lead everyone to rebel or cut the flesh to them, and the end they will harm themselves."

"Actually, what has been written on it is clear." Mandahai handed the secret letter he had read to Chang Aday.

There is no narrative text above, only one line of data, introducing the ownership of land ownership in the Liaodong region. 30% of the Manchus who have entered the pass, and 70% of the land belongs to the Eight Banners outside the pass. The amount of land owned by each person is clearly listed. Even if the expropriated Shandong was eliminated, the Eight Banners outside the pass in Shengjing still owns more than 40% of the land in Liaodong. Chang Ade immediately understood that if the Xin Dynasty accepted these people, even if they did not perform merit and seal, they would only protect their existing interests, and then they would have to transfer half of the land. This is not the end. Liaodong is not an appeasement zone. In the future, all people and things here must comply with the laws of the New Dynasty. If those powerful people are accepted, how to define property alone is a big problem. You must know that coating is the property of the powerful people, and the Xin Dynasty has abolished slaves in the administrative region.

"What do they want to deal with the Eight Banners outside the Pass?" Chang Aday asked.

Mandahai smiled and said, "Silly kids, they don't want to care at all. They want to use our hands to get rid of these people."

"Then do we really do this? Ahma, they are loyal to you. Is this traitorous?" Chang Aday asked.

Mandahai smiled: "Chang Aday, when we choose to surrender, we are chess pieces rather than chess players. As a chess piece, we are just a weapon. Where can we talk about trust and revenge? It is a blessing to be able to protect my Prince Xun lineage. Why do you have to do this more? These people will share our interests that originally belonged to us, but killing them is our contribution to the new dynasty. Every loss and prosperity is the reason why do you need to worry more about it?"

Chang Adei nodded: "Ama, I understand. I will now arrange personnel and choose loyal and reliable people."
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