"Remnants of the Han family in Nanyang?"

How to understand the word "residents of the Han family" depends on Qian Longxi's own meaning.

Are they the surviving Han people who were forced to flee during the catastrophes at the end of the Song Dynasty and the catastrophe at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, or are they the survivors of the previous dynasty who did not respect the king and did not obey the king's orders?

As the current general manager of the Nanyang Development Company of the Ming Dynasty, the former minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty, and the hidden governor of Nanyang, Qian Longxi's keen political sense immediately noticed the huge political significance hidden in these siblings.

"Go and pick up those two dolls. No, I have to go in person." Qian Longxi quickly made a decision.

After the baptism of artillery fire, the turmoil in Balimpang City had begun to subside. Teams of Ming army soldiers had completely taken control of this small town.

With just one target of troops, the Balinpang city fell under the control of the Ming Dynasty, and more Ming army soldiers were still landing.

The Dutch people, who had transformed from high-ranking Dutch gentlemen and Dutch noblewomen into disgraced prisoners, huddled beside the ruins in horror. Listening to the intensive sound of horse hooves in their ears, they did not dare to raise their heads at all.

Of the 30,000 troops sent by the Ming Dynasty to Southeast Asia, only 10% were cavalry. In order to control Balingpang, or in other words, to control Sumatra, a school of cavalry would be left here.

Groups of cavalrymen with bright armors and bright banners holding the banner of the Ming Dynasty entered Balinbian. The horses under their crotches, which were tired and weak from long-term wandering at sea, returned to full vigor and vitality in a short time after returning to land.

The war horses snorted and looked at the yellow-haired, red-haired, brown-haired, white, brown, or black people around them with their big indifferent eyes.

Qian Longxi wore a set of mountain-patterned iron armor over his scarlet flying fish uniform and rode a tall horse, protected by two teams of cavalry. He wore a phoenix-winged helmet and looked quite like a general who was good at fighting.

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Considering that Qian Longxi was already in his prime years and that he was a scholar and did not exercise much physical fitness, Han Yaowei actually planned to recommend to Qian Longxi the cotton armor most commonly used by the Ming army in the south, which was lighter than iron armor.

But Qian Longxi still stubbornly chose iron armor. Although the weather in Nanyang was very hot, Qian Longxi covered himself with a mountain-patterned iron armor lined with soft armor. At the same time, he still kept his helmet on.

Protect yourself securely.

He is the governor of Nanyang. This army went to Nanyang for the first battle, and now they have won. If he is attacked by Xiaoxiao at this time, losing his life will be a trivial matter. He will definitely be recorded in the history books and be laughed at by future generations for this kind of thing.

Do you know how many years?

Qian Longxi, who has come a long way over the years, will never allow himself to capsize at this time!

In fact, there are indeed certain rules within the new army today. For example, generals are not allowed to go to the front line in person. The general's task is to command operations rather than lead the charge. Another example is that generals are not allowed to take personal risks and must be fully equipped on the battlefield.

These rules are not just thought of. They are summarized from bloody cases. Based on the combat history of the Ming Army for more than two hundred years and combined with the current combat situation of the New Army, this conclusion is drawn

With these experiences.

Riding a war horse and wearing this heavy armor is indeed a bit uncomfortable for Qian Longxi, especially now that the weather is relatively hot. Compared with soldiers who mainly wear cotton armor and half-body armor, his armor is too heavy and stuffy.

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But fortunately, these can be ignored in the face of safety.

Arriving all the way to the street where Captain Qin was, Qian Longxi saw Captain Qin wearing cotton armor and an iron helmet at a glance.

"I have seen you, sir." Captain Qin immediately bowed his head slightly when he saw Qian Longxi, clenched his right fist and placed it on his heart to salute.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's New Deal, there would be no such thing as civilian officials oppressing military officers and soldiers. The Kong family used their own blood to carve this iron law into the hearts of people all over the world.

According to the new military system, subordinate officers must take the initiative to salute when meeting their superiors. At the same time, all kneeling salutes are abolished in the entire army. Things that insult the dignity of officers and soldiers cannot be allowed to exist. This will seriously affect the morale of the Ming Dynasty's military.

Now the Ming army has simplified it into three types of salutes. One is the salute that is common to the entire army, the other is the more casual fist-holding salute between colleagues, and the third is kneeling down on one knee when loyal to the emperor.

Qian Longxi got off his horse and imitated Captain Qin, placing his right hand on his chest: "Captain Qin, where are the two children?"

Captain Qin pointed to the relatively intact building on one side and said: "Back to your lord, because the threat in the city has not been completely eliminated, for the sake of safety, the general has placed the two children inside and sent a group of soldiers to take care of them.

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"good."

Qian Longxi nodded, and with the support of the guards, he entered the empty building and met the two children who had survived the disaster.

"Don't be afraid, baby, tell grandpa, what are your names?" Qian Longxi has a very good face. After all, when you were an official in the Ming Dynasty, if your face was not straight and you didn't look like an official, it was impossible to be an official.

Now fifty-two years old, Qian Yongxi looks like a somewhat majestic grandfather, who at least easily wins the trust of his children.

The older girl whispered: "Qian Shujie, he is my younger brother, Qian Changyuan."

Qian Longxi looked at Captain Qin on the side with some surprise. Captain Qin also looked confused: "They didn't say their surname was Qian just now."

Qian Longxi knew that this was probably not prepared by Qin Duwei, because Qin Duwei was a standard Ming Dynasty new army lieutenant. In addition to being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, obeying orders and commanding operations, he had no idea about the high-level political trends.

This kind of thing is simply not something that Captain Qin can think of. Let alone him, even those school captains can't think of this kind of operation. This is something that only literati can play.

After confirming that it was not a forgery, Qian Longxi had to lament the strange fate: "In the land of Nanyang, I can meet two dolls with the surname Qian, that's all. Since you have the same surname as my grandfather, then treat me as your grandfather."

, let’s go, grandpa will take you to take a bath and have a good sleep.”

After taking the two little ones out of the city, Qian Qianyi took them into the Ming army camp that had mostly been built outside Balinpang City.

According to the Ming army system, soldiers are not allowed to enter the city at will. At the same time, during the battle, even if the enemy's city has been conquered, in order to ensure safety, the army should camp outside the city, and only some people can be stationed in the city to clear it.

The number of Ming army officers and soldiers who disembarked at Balinpang this time is enough for a whole town. Naturally, it is impossible for all of these ten thousand soldiers to enter the city. The army will set up a complete camp as a base outside the city of Balinpang, even if Balinpang

If there is any problem in the nearby city, the army can be dispatched at any time.

After entering the camp, Qian Longxi looked at the camp full of soldiers, sighed and ordered: "Find a few people, boil a few buckets of hot water and deliver them to the tent next to me. These two babies were very frightened."

, let them take a good bath and have a good sleep."

"Here."

Soon two buckets of boiled water were delivered to the tent, and Qian Longxi said: "You guys take a bath first and have a good rest. If anything happens, come next door to see grandpa."

Watching the old man in iron armor and with a kind face leave, Qian Shujie looked at her little brother who was still a little confused. Although her face was still pale, she still tried to calmly comfort her brother: "It's okay, we're okay.

It’s safe.”

After taking their younger brother to take a hot bath, the exhausted siblings curled up in the tent and fell asleep. It wasn't until they woke up the next day that they discovered that there were two more meals in the tent.

The army strictly abides by war regulations. When it is uncertain whether the food sent by locals is safe, it should first eat its own food and find safe food on its own.

With the army facing the sea, the safest food is fish. However, considering that the soldiers have been eating fish soup every day these days, in order to enrich the nutrition for the soldiers to restore their physical strength and spirit, the masters of the team still tried their best to provide them with fish soup.

The army brought back a bunch of wild game.

Only then did the two siblings see the noodles and broth.

After eating some cold food, Qian Shujie quickly remembered the old man yesterday and immediately led her younger brother to find that old man to thank him.

"Sir, the brother and sister asked to see you yesterday," the guard said.

Qian Longxi nodded: "Let them come in."

Qian Shujie led her younger brother Qian Changyuan into the big tent. Looking at the old man wearing a scarlet robe, Qian Shujie immediately pulled her younger brother to kneel down and kowtow to Qian Longxi.

As an old man in his fifties, he could afford to be treated like a grand gesture by two little dolls. Qian Longxi helped the siblings up and said, "You guys, my surname is Qian, and your surname is Qian too. Since we have the same surname, you guys have the same surname."

And I happened to meet this old man, so I will treat you as my grandchildren. Please call me grandpa, and I will keep you safe no matter what."

"Now that you are safe, you can tell Grandpa if you have any grievances or problems."

Hearing this, Qian Shujie's eyes turned red and she told Qian Longxi their situation bit by bit.

In fact, the identity of the Han family survivors in this land of Nanyang is indeed very complicated. There are survivors of the Song Dynasty who fled to the sea to escape the violent Yuan Dynasty during the late Song Dynasty;

The descendants of the fishermen on the southeast coast who had no way of living after the sea ban in the Ming Dynasty and some pirates

These people add up to a large number. They can be found throughout Southeast Asia, not only in Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, but also in the Philippines, Taungoo, Ayutthaya, and Nanjang. There are also Han survivors.

It's just that none of these remnants are recognized by the government. After all, if you have run away, you are no longer a citizen of our Ming Dynasty. So what does everything about you have to do with our Ming Dynasty?

There was no tax, no grain, no production, and family members were not included in the Ming Dynasty's household registration. The Ming Dynasty naturally ignored them all.

Because of this, the status of these Han survivors is actually very embarrassing in Nanyang.

First of all, they are smart and hard-working. The fine blood inherited from China for thousands of years has given these Han survivors a smart brain and hard-working instinct. They are hard-working and hard-working. They are not afraid of hard work. They have strong manufacturing capabilities. They are literate and can be officials and craftsmen.

, being a scholar, even being a farmer is better than those natives of Southeast Asia.

Therefore, Taungoo, Ayutthaya, and Nanzhang, the vassal states in Southeast Asia that were bathed in royal status, liked these Han survivors very much. They entrusted these Han descendants with important responsibilities and made them serve as the ruling class in the country, so that they could better learn the culture of the Central Plains.

, at the same time, these descendants of the Han family are indeed powerful, and can help them manage the country in an orderly manner, and manage all aspects of farming and taxation well.

But in places like Sumatra and Java, the situation is different.

Because the rulers here are Dutch.

The Dutch are the rulers, the natives are the locals, and although the Han family survivors are also outsiders, their status is neither higher nor lower, but in fact the most embarrassing.

The Dutch need the Han family survivors to work hard to make money, and farming provides them with money, food and tax revenue. For the Dutch people, these honest Han family survivors who do not fight back when beaten or scolded are more useful than pigs.

In the eyes of the natives, these Han remnants occupied their land, grew so much food, gained so much money, and were so "valued" by Mr. Netherland, they deserved it.

So the Dutch took advantage of these two points. On the one hand, they openly entrusted the Han survivors with important responsibilities, asking them to help manage the city and work hard to create money and food. On the other hand, they used force and the greed of the indigenous people to covet the Han survivors.

, allowing them to pose a threat to the descendants of the Han family, and forcing the Han family survivors to rely on the Netherlands.

As for the attacks and plunders carried out by the indigenous people on the Han survivors, the Dutch turned a blind eye. They knew very well that if they wanted to make the indigenous dogs obedient, they had to throw a few dogs occasionally.

Meat and bones, of course, it is impossible for the Dutch to produce these meat and bones, so only the hard-working and honest remnants of the Han family can produce them.

Anyway, the wealth plundered by the indigenous people will eventually flow to the hands of the Dutch. Isn’t it a beautiful thing?

In this way, the Dutch managed Sumatra, Java, the Spice Islands and other places very harmoniously. In fact, in addition to them, the French also did the same.

However, the Franji people are more shameless. They will entrust the local Han family survivors in the Philippines to rule other Han family survivors on their behalf, without the Franji people directly participating.
To be continued...