Xinshun 1730

Chapter 530

Valknir didn't know why, but felt that this was another weird oriental tradition, a bit exotic, and it looked like some kind of witchcraft ritual.

Little did they know that the people in Dashun felt the same way when they saw churches celebrating Mass and singing the Eucharist at funerals.

Even Fu Guang was not born in Dashun, and has been sent to Dashun all his life.

But on weekdays, I also listen to a lot of scripts, operas, and stories.The moment the incense table was set up and the reading officer unfolded the bright yellow scroll, he almost subconsciously knelt on the ground, just like kneeling on the ground every year when he worshiped his ancestors.

The few Lei Zhenlan next to her did almost the same thing, especially after seeing those soldiers.

"...I also know that it is really helpless for you to go abroad, and you are looking for a living. Back then, the pan-ocean was originally for hunting. Although people are not Wang Hua, they are all my children..."

After reading the whole passage, Lian Fuguang imitated the appearance in the play and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

Although the actions were very irregular compared to the people in the court hall, and the slogans were completely unruly, the people sent by the emperor to observe still remembered it in their hearts and were quite satisfied.

In any case, these people's authority over the emperor is still imprinted in their minds.

Valknir didn't know what the imperial decree said. Looking at these people with Dutch official positions and military ranks, they almost subconsciously knelt down to worship the pagan emperor, but he didn't think much about it.

The Chinese are very exclusive in Batavia and have their own circle. Six years ago during the Great Plague in Batavia, the missionaries held a prayer ceremony according to the Protestant rules. Although the Chinese also participated, they obviously did not participate so piously.

In the end, the previous governor, Dirk Van Kron, died in that plague. Some people commented that the death of Governor Van Kron was obviously because those people who worshiped idols, worshiped gods and greedy for money were not pious and peaceful when they prayed. Praying for the Governor with their hearts, and with their own rites, caused the wrath of God.

Although this is just a "justifiable" and public opinion campaign to arrest Chinese and send them to Ceylon and Cape Town as debt slaves, Valknier is also used to some strange cultural barriers between Chinese and Dutch, such as ancestor worship Wait.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with these people bowing down to the Chinese emperor while wearing Dutch military ranks. In his opinion, it was similar to worshiping ancestors, and it was a strange ceremony.

After someone translated the gist of the imperial decree, Valknir felt even more relaxed.

It seems that Dashun really acquiesces in the rule of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia, and Batavia is not king.

The meaning in it is also obviously that these Chinese should abide by the local laws and regulations, and not commit crimes.

There was also a Dutchman in the crowd who recognized Shi Shiyong. This Dutchman had worked in the Nagasaki Trading House in the past. He had seen Shi Shiyong in Edo Castle when he visited Edo.

He also knew that this person should be a figure in the court of Dashun, and he could be sure that the level of dispatch this time was enough to give the Dutch East India Company enough face.

One could guess that a spy who had lived in Edo for a long time would at least not have a low status within Dashun. This kind of person came in person, which showed Dashun's attitude.

After the imperial decree was announced here, Shi Shiyong also met with the governor according to the Dutch etiquette handed over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.This is a hint that Dashun only understands. The hint is that this is outside the celestial dynasty. If it is a place within the celestial dynasty, it would not use the etiquette of other countries.

Valknir couldn't understand the hint of this Confucian cultural circle, and Shi Shi's use of such a move seemed to wink at a blind man.

After a few words on both sides, they invited Shi Shiyong's people to the Governor's Mansion.

After walking a few steps along the way, Shi Shiyong asked the interpreter to ask, "I heard that there are a lot of Tang people in Batavia, why are there no traces of Tang people on the street?"

Valknir knew that this was finally a tricky question, so he had to carefully explain it from the colonist's point of view.

"Mr. Special Envoy, you may not be clear. From the past few years, a large number of unemployed Tang people dressed in black. We call them the Wushan Party. They have no business, no job, wandering around the city, robbing, and stealing."

"I think it is not allowed in any country. For this reason, Batavia had to arrest them for the sake of law and order."

"After being arrested, they belong to people without a residence permit. According to the law, they will be sent to hard labor."

"God is a loving king, he is willing and able to forgive all sinners unconditionally, but he must let people know that the consequences of sin are actually very serious, so that people will not sin again. So he let Christ come to the world to publicly To suffer and die for us, to bear the consequences of our crimes. But obviously, these Tang people do not believe in God and do not know what Christ suffered for mankind, so they are forced to serve hard labor, so that the Tang people know that the consequences of sin are actually Seriously. So..."

As soon as the interpreter finished translating this sentence, Shi Shiyong burst out laughing.

"I've lived in Japan for a few years, but I heard that you in the Netherlands don't all have statues of the Virgin Mary on your feet, and even business houses use Japanese year names to mark the year. So you also believe in Christ?"

He couldn't bear to listen to Valknir's nonsense anymore. Even if he had a mission, how could it be so easy to get rid of the habit formed in the marketplace when he was a child, so he teased subconsciously.

Valknir was speechless for a long time, and finally said for a long time: "In short... there are rumors that we loaded those criminals on board and threw them into the sea halfway. Such rumors are widely spread. , When we searched for some criminals before, the law enforcement officers were beaten by Tang gangsters."

"The Batavia government hopes to negotiate a solution, but those criminals among the Tang people actually ambushed the law enforcement officers sent by the Governor's Mansion. More than ten people were killed. They were extremely vicious and even wanted to attack Batavia."

"Considering that some hooligans and restless elements in the Tang Dynasty hide in the city, there may be a formal identity cover, so we ordered the Tang Dynasty people to close their doors and windows and not walk around on the street at will."

"I think this is a decision that any government would make. In your country, when there are rebels attacking, do you allow people to take to the streets at will?"

Shi Shi said with his heart, you are talking nonsense that the sentence is for Christ. Although I have not read a few books, I can still talk about basic nonsense. After thinking about simple words, I said: "No. The ancients said : The country is solid, virtue is not in danger. This...uh..."

The deputy who followed him hurriedly answered: "In the past, the three Miao families left Dongting, right Pengli, and did not cultivate morality and righteousness, and Yu destroyed them; , the sheep intestines are in the north, the government is not benevolent, Tang Fangzhi; the kingdom of Yin and Zhou, the dragon gate is on the left, Taihang is on the right, Changshan is in the north, the big river flows through the south, the government is not virtuous, and the king of Wu killed it. From this point of view, There is no danger in virtue. If you do not cultivate virtue, the people in the boat will be enemies.”

The deputy was born as the noble concubine or the second son of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has studied in Wude Palace for several years. At least he can memorize the classic passages in "Biography of Sun Wu".

Shi Shiyong nodded and said: "Yes. Batavia is backed by the sea, and the city defenses are strong. If you can cultivate virtue, you will have the danger of mountains and rivers and the attachment of people's hearts. Why are you afraid of rebellion? If you don't cultivate virtue, even if there is a dangerous place, you will not Don’t keep it. Could it be that Batavia has always been unfair to the Tang people, so he is worried about the Tang people’s rebellion in the city?”

A few simple sentences did not bother the interpreter, but left Valknir stunned.The general translation also adheres to the principle of transliterating the names of people and places as much as possible. After translating the things of Dongting Pengli and Heji Taihua, the taste is naturally missing.

Fortunately, I chose transliteration after the translation, and translated the main idea of ​​Xiude.

Shi Shiyong cupped his hands towards the north again and said, "My Emperor Taizu, the rebels ruled the world because the previous dynasty did not cultivate morality and the whole country was an enemy. If you say that those people committed crimes, you need to think about it first." , why are they good citizens in the Celestial Dynasty, but they have to commit crimes when they come here?"

"Does it mean that oranges grown in Huainan are tangerines, and oranges grown in Huaibei are trifoliate oranges?"

"Or, if you don't practice moral government, the oppression is so heavy that you have to rebel? What did you do, that the persecuting son of heaven wants to act like an uprising soldier?"

"The emperor ordered me to come here, just to ask clearly."

Dashun has its own political correctness, which is directly related to the process of Dashun winning the country.

Although it is said that the emperor of the Li family did not like the rebellion of the people, but considering his own legality, he could only adopt an attitude of "abstract affirmation and concrete negation" in this matter.

If you can't survive, you will object, right?Of course, otherwise Dashun's legitimacy would be problematic, and the Li family would be a bunch of rebels.

However, when it comes to the uprising on Dashun's side, we need to be specific.There are not many eggs in Dashun. Of course there are peasant uprisings. Apart from the abstract affirmation, the concrete must be negated.

At the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism had not yet been dismissed from a hundred schools of thought, so there is no need to argue.But at this time, Confucianism has become the only thought in Dashun, so it has no choice but to engage in this kind of abstract and concrete double standard.

The problem is that this is Nanyang, not Dashun.The Chinese rebelled, and the emperor had a navy in his hands, and he was confident that he would be able to control it in the future. Naturally, at this time, he must first ask what the Batavian government did to make it so angry that everyone was in the same boat?
This was said within the framework of the Celestial Dynasty. Even Fu Guang and others could understand it, and felt that it was normal to ask this question, and even normal thinking should be like this.

In fact, there is no problem with this set of frameworks in the past dynasties. As long as it is controlled from the perspective of "anti-corrupt officials and not anti-emperor", all dynasties are generally relatively tolerant of books and dramas that "incite rebellion".

But the premise of tolerance is not to touch the system itself, but to allow the murder of a corrupt official within the framework of the system, and wait for the Qingtian master or the imperial envoy to investigate the case.

Anti-frame itself, not allowed.Pursue justice within the framework, within the framework, allowed.After all, Chen She is still in "Aristocratic Family", and Huang Chao also has "Biography", which belongs to the officially recognized level of princes and generals.

Shi Shiyong was not born in the imperial examinations, nor did he read too many books. Today, when he heard that there was a riot outside the city and killed more than a dozen Dutch people, he naturally praised this group of people for their kindness.

Valkner had no choice but to explain, saying that this was caused by the collection of poll taxes.

Shi Shiyong laughed, and said to the people around him: "I don't read much, but I think of a play."

Then he smiled and said: "Let me ask you: Is there a will from the Holy Majesty for this fishing tax money?"

The deputy who followed him didn't read many sage books, and there weren't many entertainment activities these days. This kind of classic repertoire was really imprinted in his bones like the same opera, and he subconsciously continued: "No."

"Official documents from the household government?"

"nor."

"Why?"

"The magistrate of this county will cut it in court."

"Dare to be that fellow Wu Zhiqiu?"

"I want you to call me Grandpa!"

"Damn! You go back and tell him: Fishing tax money, just waive it..."

"What if it's inevitable?"

"On the street, bump into me. I want to skin him, squeeze his tendons, goug his eyes, and drink soju!"

A follower beside him also followed suit, and whispered in a shrill voice: "It's not good for a daughter to kill people. But it's good for the father to kill people and the child to stand aside, to be more courageous with the father..."

After reading the words, several people yelled a few words of "Fishing and Killing" by Qin Opera, and the soldiers in line understood it and applauded in unison.

Chen Chen, who wrote the Outlaws of the Marsh, was born in the late Ming Dynasty and early Shun Dynasty. Dashun naturally had "Water Margin Essays", but the second half is slightly different.

In the historical version, it is "Zhao Liangsi offered the strategy of [Uniting the Jin to fight against the Liao Dynasty] to the King of Song, which caused future troubles"; but in the version of Dashun, it is "Cai Jing offered the plan of [Uniting the Jin to Fight the Liao] to the King of Song, causing future troubles." ".The names of the corrupt officials and bullies were also changed from Lu Zhiqiu and Ding Zixie to Wu Zhiqiu and Hong Zixie.

Although Valknir doesn't understand the background of this drama, he is not a fool. He can understand the logic in it, and the fishing tax can be seamlessly switched to the head tax.

He also thought to himself that this is indeed a barbaric nation, and their drama actually encourages women to kill people...

When Shi Shiyong finished singing and felt relieved, he said with a smile: "Isn't this just a story of "Fishing and Killing the Family" and the story of the government forcing the people to rebel? Let me ask you, the poll tax and the detention certificate tax are paid by the King of the Netherlands." Wang Ming?"

Valkner thought that the Netherlands has no king now, but it was difficult to explain, so he could only say, "No."

"Is there any official document from the Dutch household government?"

Valkner thought to himself that Batavia is not under the control of the seven provinces, it is the property of the company, what is the finance minister?

"nor."

Shi Shiyong almost still had the expression of singing when he was just getting up, and asked: "Then why?"

"Orders from previous governors."

"That's it. Since there is no royal order from the king and no official documents from the household government, this tax should not be collected. I think this tax is exempted!"

(End of this chapter)