Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 652: German Barracks

Three days later, Clement was sent to the German military camp. The officer who captured him and appointed him asked him to come to the German military camp to learn how the empire reformed these Germans who should have been wiped out.

The officer was called Bu Rigude, a Khalkha Mongol, but he was considered a noble bannerman now.

Brigud told Clement this way: "23 European traitors, let me see, it is most suitable to kill them all. If you want to dislike trouble, let them dig their own pits, and then bury them in the pits." Yes, it's really easy. But I, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, is merciful, and I will give you French people a chance to reform. As long as you are loyal to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, you will be the pioneer of the emperor and destroy Louis XIV, who is his son. , then you are the heroes of my Great Qing Dynasty!"

"Go and take a look at the German camp, and you will know how to work when you come to the French prisoner-of-war camp." After saying that, Brigud left.Clement saw that these Qing army officers had brought many Dutch and French girls, and it was clear at a glance what to do with them.

When he came to the German camp, Clement felt an atmosphere very different from that of the French POW camp.

If the French prisoner-of-war camp was full of fear and despair, then in the German barracks, there was a sense of stillness in a pool of stagnant water, which made Clement feel breathless.

He still couldn't understand the braids of these Germans, obviously they were not used to them themselves, they would always come across this little braid when wearing a hat, which was very inconvenient.

I learned from the officer in charge of the Qing army here that there are more than 1 people in this German barracks, which is a complete division-level establishment. Most of them are from Austria, and many of them were even Leopold I before. loyal soldiers.

As for such German divisions, Xiqing has already formed more than twenty.

Clement instinctively found it incredible that a year ago, Prussia, Austria, and other states of the Holy Roman Empire were still desperately resisting the invasion of the Western Qing Dynasty, but at this time these Germans actually turned to their enemies?
He wanted to ask what these German soldiers were for, but few people were willing to answer them.

It wasn't until one night that Clement was lucky enough to drink with several Xiqing military officers that he heard part of the truth from their mouths.

"... Hey, these German ghosts, why do you think they are so honest to work for my Qing Dynasty? That makes sense, hahaha! After the Qing Dynasty took Germany, it immediately cleaned up this land. Those former Aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, as long as they didn’t run away, they were all cleaned up. Ordinary people must also serve the empire. The empire is now in a war of destroying the country. They have to hand over food, Taxes are provided, and there must be labor. Of course there are people who resist, that’s okay, just kill them. In this year, I heard that several leaders and leaders were killed in competitions, and they killed a head. It’s okay if you don’t want to be killed, fight for the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty also captured a lot of German soldiers, and now the families of these soldiers have been controlled. How powerful our Eight Banners are, they immediately sent the families of these soldiers They were all gathered together, compiled into the Eight Banners, set up different cattle records, and then managed by the banner men. Compared with ordinary people, these cattle records compiled into the Eight Banners as coatings have a lighter burden, and there are people Organize production, and live a good life. They don’t have to worry, they may be taken by my Qing Dynasty at any time, and they will be killed. If you want your family to live well, these German soldiers have to serve as soldiers and carefully watch on the battlefield. Work hard. As long as one of them disobeys orders and messes around, it's fine, and they will directly slaughter the cattle that their family belongs to..."

Clement was terrified when he heard it. He never imagined that Xiqing would control more than 20 German soldiers in such a way.The Western Qing Empire didn't care about the life and death of these soldiers at all, and didn't care about the life and death of the Germans. All they wanted were manpower capable of fighting.

Clement heard that in the previous lowland battle, the German division under General Krasnov fought the hardest. This division was still fighting frantically even when it was reduced by [-]%, as if it was afraid that it would not be able to complete the battle. Same goal.Now Clement knew why—if they didn't complete the combat missions and defeat the enemy, their families would be executed.

But the clever Clement soon realized that it was not just a matter of coercion.

In fact, Xiqing did not treat their soldiers and military families badly, just like most Germans lived in dire straits, but the families of these German soldiers lived well.They will soon become a relatively privileged class, gaining more economic advantages, and becoming the object of contempt and envy of other Germans.

In order to survive and live a better life, these selected Germans must work hard to please the Western Qing Empire, serve harder, or oppress their own clans harder, and show their loyalty.

This is to artificially divide a nation and create a new class - the commoner class and the privileged class, in the case of Xiqing, it is the banner.Enrolled in Niulu means entering the flag. Although they are still coated and slaves, in the end, the whole family will be promoted to become flags along with their military achievements.This batch of German bannermen created by birth will enjoy the superiority over their compatriots, and thus become more rampant.

Clement felt that these German bannermen might intermarry with Slavic bannermen, Mongolian bannermen, Central Asian bannermen, and even Manchu-Han bannermen in the future. Create a new nation.

As soon as these things passed through Clement's mind, he felt shuddering.Obviously, the Western Qing Empire wanted to perform the same method on the Netherlands and France to create a military privileged class. While controlling force, there were more forces from the same camp to help them maintain their rule.

Clement still doesn't know what Stockholm Syndrome is, but the former coerced person will become an accomplice of the coercive person to harm others.

"This hellish world!" Clement drank the wine, feeling that the taste of the wine was bitter, he fell asleep with dizziness, and dreamed of his wife Elena and their children.

In the dream, they came to the warm Caribbean islands, chasing and playing on the beach of a banana forest.

(End of this chapter)