Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 196 Visiting Xiaoling Mausoleum

The Ming army beheaded many heads and collected them. This batch of heads was going to be sent to Jiading for burial.The rest of the women and infants have been taken care of and are ready to be sent to Java.

Java Island has become an increasingly prosperous colony over the years and has received many immigrants from the mainland.The Javanese vassal army, composed of local civilian warriors and a small number of mercenaries left by Bai Mingxiu, has basically eliminated the other indigenous tribes on Java Island, established Chinese towns within the original indigenous sphere of influence, and used Myanmar to experience governing Java.

However, it is not peaceful in Java, and the rebellion of the natives occurs from time to time. In many cases, the Javanese authorities even hire these natives, give them food, drink, and a place to live, and let them work in plantations and other places. The natives would still pick their moment to rebel.In contrast, the suppression by the Javanese army was merciless.

Java's tropical plantation economy has also taken shape. Tropical crops such as spices, rubber, sisal and oil palm are the main products. Some of the more fertile land is also planted with the super rice brought by Bai Mingxiu.The main labor force here is still Chinese, and not many natives work honestly, even if they can get a good salary.

Pan Mingyan, the lord of Batavia, originally wanted to directly capture the natives to work as slaves, but was told that this was not in line with the Ming Dynasty's values ​​and image.Slavery was prohibited throughout the Ming Dynasty.However, plantation owners could hire natives at a salary lower than two-thirds of Chinese laborers. This price was basically the market labor price and was not deliberately adjusted.

Bai Mingxiu himself estimates that with the influx of more immigrants, Java's future development will be relatively promising.The effect of sending captive bannermen to Java has a relatively limited effect on increasing the labor force, because women are mainly sent there, but it can solve the single problem of the Javanese Chinese labor force.

After Bai Mingxiu occupied Nanjing, he was not in a hurry to live in the city. Instead, he stayed temporarily in front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum in Waiguo.There are still some surviving mausoleum keepers here from the Hongguang era. They originally set up the Experience Department and Xiaoling Guards in Xiaoling to guard the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.Due to the war in the Ming Dynasty, the Xiaoling Guards were naturally gone, but there were still some people left guarding the imperial mausoleum here.

On the second day after conquering Jiangning, there was already news in the city that the crown prince would formally visit the mausoleum and offer incense to the great ancestor.If the people in the city are willing, they can also offer incense with the prince.This is inappropriate in terms of rules, but Bai Mingxiu has always said what he says in the army, and there are no civil servants with bad rules around the prince, so this order can be passed on.

On the day of Yeling, most of the people who came here were scholars, and many of them were old people from the Ming Dynasty who cherished their homeland.The crown prince's worship of the Taizu is an announcement of the great success of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a comfort to the scattered people and hearts in the south of the Yangtze River.

A group of soldiers from the Restoration Army of the Ming Dynasty were at Xiamafang, which could be regarded as a security check, but their biggest role was actually for another thing.

"You can't go in." The unselfish soldier stopped a middle-aged scholar.

The scholar was stunned, perhaps because he knew that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army had strict military discipline and did nothing wrong with the common people, so he was a little bolder and asked, "Why? Didn't the prince invite the people of Yingtianfu to worship the Taizu Emperor together? I am Yingtianfu Man, why can't I go in?"

The soldier glanced at him, could not help but sarcasm, and said, "You drag a tartar's money rat tail, but you want to enter Xiaoling Mausoleum to worship the Taizu, is there something wrong with your brain?"

When the scholar heard this, his face turned red, and he tried to defend himself: "It's just too late to cut it off. I can't find a barber at the moment, so why don't you accommodate me first..."

The soldier directly took out a pair of scissors, made a gesture, and said: "With braids, you cannot enter Xiaoling Mausoleum. This is a rule set by His Royal Highness. Those who enter are the people of my Ming Dynasty, and those with braids are barbarians. It's that simple. You can go in if you want, let me cut off the money mouse tail on the back of your head."

But the scholar faltered and hawed, becoming extremely coy.

A bald-headed young man on the side directly pierced his thoughts: "Dear man, don't you think that my master of the Ming Dynasty will be defeated by the Qing army, and the Qing army will invade Nanjing again in the future, and you still wear braids?" , can you be an obedient citizen of the Qing Dynasty?"

"This... of course it's not, it's just that it's degrading to cut your hair in public..."

The young man couldn't help scolding angrily: "On the land of Ming Dynasty, it's really insulting to be polite to drag a money rat tail. If you don't want to cut it, I'll cut it for you!"

As he said this, the young man rushed forward to grab the scholar's money tail.

After a lot of fighting here, the scholar finally left angrily and stopped worshiping the Taizu. The people around him laughed at him endlessly.

The crowd has basically entered the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and the ceremony is about to begin.Many people were overjoyed at being able to restore the clothes of Daming with E Guanbo's belt, but Bai Mingxiu, who was standing on the high platform, was still wearing a neat military uniform and looked equally heroic.

Someone didn't know who the person standing on the high platform was, so he asked, "Who is that young boy?"

A soldier standing guard replied casually: "His Royal Highness."

The person who asked the question bent his knees and knelt down with a snap, his face full of shock and fear.

"The person on the stage is the prince, why don't you kneel down!"

But the guard said: "Your Highness is carrying out the new policy, the reform of rites and education, kneeling and worshiping are not always performed, and now the Ming Dynasty advocates the equality of the four peoples, farmers, businessmen, and people. You don't kneel when you meet an official, and you only need to bow when you meet the prince. Your Highness is not so concerned about vain etiquette. Those who are full of benevolence, morality and etiquette, have not turned to the Tartars and become traitors, can such people be regarded as wise?"

These scholars looked at this guard and were amazed. This guard looked like an ordinary soldier, but he understood such a truth, which was very difficult.

"The king's division under His Highness even an ordinary soldier has such insight. It is evident from rumors that the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army is extraordinary."

Although many people can clearly see the prince, but they do not salute or kneel down, feeling a little uncomfortable, but most people are experiencing a completely different feeling.

Not long after, a group of older and even disabled people came onto the stage.The prince actually bowed deeply to these people.Those people were obviously taken aback and quickly knelt down to return the salute, but were stopped by the guards who brought them up and only asked to bow in return.

"Who are those people? Why does the prince salute to them?"

"Xiaoling Guard, the Ming Dynasty is broken, these people are still guarding Xiaoling, the prince is paying respects to the people who are still loyal to their duties after the country is broken. Our prince is a strange person, who respects people's deeds and words but does not respect people's identity , wealth, there are many anecdotes and anecdotes from Guangdong, and it seems that most of them are true."

　After a long day at work, I still have to catch up on updates when I get home. Considering how tired I am, I beg you all to vote.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)