Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 466 Decision-making
When Batu heard this, the expression on his face froze instantly.

"Wha...what?"

"Immigration? I don't want to immigrate, I want to go home!"

But before Batu could say anything, Suke on the side couldn't help but speak.

But he was scalped before he could finish his words.

"Stop talking nonsense and be quiet!"

"If you keep making noise, I'll really shoot you!"

The patrolman in charge of escorting the immigrants said somewhat irritably.

In an instant, Suke dared not say anything, and the expression on Batu's face beside him also became dull.

The whole person is in a daze!
He couldn't understand why he was immigrated just because he had just fought.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

One reason is that the railway construction site had specifically instructed that they should take special care of these two and use them as an example to scare the monkeys.

The second reason is that the Tang Dynasty court has issued immigration targets to all prefectures, and Zhangjiakou still has a long way to go to achieve its immigration target this year.

Then, Suke and Batu were naturally put on the immigration list.

After a bumpy ride, Suke and Batu finally got off the car.

As the hood was taken off, a dazzling sunlight shone in, and both of them squinted their eyes involuntarily.

“Is this…is this already here?”

Batu asked with a slightly trembling voice.

The patrolman in charge of escorting the transport could not help but sneer when he heard this.

"What are you thinking about!"

“We have just entered the customs!”

“It’s not even a departure!”

At this time, the two of them finally regained their sight. Batu looked around and found himself in a spacious courtyard.

Inside the compound, there was a man with a sad face.

The patrolman in charge of escorting them came forward and spoke to an official from the Tang Dynasty Immigration Bureau.

"With these two, this batch of 200 people is complete."

"Please sign the list, Master Wang, so we can report to our superiors."

Upon hearing this, the Immigration Bureau official named Wang nodded slightly, indicating that it was okay.

He took a pen from his breast pocket, signed his name on a document, and then stamped it with the official seal.

After doing all this, the immigration official nodded.

"Okay, take it back and report it!"

Upon hearing this, the policeman saluted, then said goodbye and left.

Afterwards, Batu and Suke were taken into a room and temporarily settled there.

After the door was closed, they heard the immigration officer outside speaking.

"This batch of 200 people is complete."

Another official echoed.

"Yeah, it's finally complete."

“I almost failed to complete the mission!”

"Master Bao, when will the immigration team set out?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Bao pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Now that everyone is here, let's set off as soon as possible."

"Let these immigrants set off at dawn tomorrow."

Another official heard this and simply complimented him.

"Your Excellency is wise!"

The next day, it was just dawn.

Batu and Suke were called up.

Then, they were asked to set off.

They left the yard and started walking south along the official road.

While walking on the road, Batu couldn't help but ask the official who was responsible for leading them.

"Sir, where are we going to immigrate to?"

The official who led the way heard this, looked back at him, and then said.

“Alaska!”

Batu was a little confused when he heard this.

“What is Alaska?”

Upon hearing this, the official did not answer, but just responded casually.

"It's a great place, you'll know when you get there!"

……

Beijing, Old Summer Palace!

Kyushu Qingyan!

Li Yi is reviewing memorials.

In order to ensure a stable environment for economic development, after unifying the country, the Tang Dynasty began to conduct large-scale clearance of unstable factors such as bandits, pirates, car bandits, road bullies, gang members, etc. within the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

After several years, the cleanup campaign has achieved considerable results.

What was handed to Li Yi now was a mid-term summary report.

From the first year of Kaitai to the third year of Kaitai, the Tang Dynasty wiped out a total of 2041 gangs of bandits and mountain robbers, and 567 gangs of pirates and sea pirates, with a total number of about million people!
A considerable number of these bandits and pirates were byproducts of the struggle for world power between the Tang Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.

After the chaos in the world, a considerable number of people went into the mountains and became refugees in order to make a living and escape the war.

After washing away some of the riotous soldiers scattered by the war, the refugees turned into bandits and robbers.

The existence of these bandits and pirates who are accustomed to robbing people on the road has greatly undermined local public security and economic development.

After wiping out all these bandits and pirates, the economic development of the Tang Dynasty will surely enter the fast lane.

Today, most of these former bandits have been organized and immigrated overseas.

In addition, the Tang Dynasty also eliminated 3721 gangs and cult organizations.

For example, socially active organizations such as the Qing Gang, the Cao Gang, the Hongmen, and the White Lotus Sect all suffered severe blows.

Those who are sensible will disband their gangs and sects on their own, and the court will not pursue any responsibility.

But if you are not sensible, then when the army arrives, everything will be solved like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

To be honest, these gangs and sects provided a lot of help during the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the world.

Even when the Tang Dynasty's Military Intelligence Department's intelligence network was first being established, it relied heavily on their help.

But, things are different now!
Of course they were needed when the Tang Dynasty was conquering the world.

The Tang Dynasty needed them to provide intelligence and disrupt the Qing Dynasty's rear.

But now that the Tang Dynasty has taken over the world, they are of no use anymore.

In fact, the existence of these gangs and sects itself is a huge threat to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

In order to maintain stable rule, Li Yi would naturally choose to wipe them out.

Although doing so is a bit shameless, and it may seem like abandoning the rabbit after it has died, or destroying the bridge after crossing it.

But Li Yi said it doesn’t matter!
As a feudal ruler, he is ruthless and will abandon his enemies after their deaths. Isn't that normal?

Besides, which decent government would sit idly by and watch the gang forces under its rule develop disorderly?

To put it bluntly, these gangs, sects and civil organizations that can gather a group of young and strong laborers to fight at any time are local cancers.

It is the biggest destabilizing factor!
Since they are useless, it is only natural to clean them up.

As for whether doing so will lead to any consequences?
For example, gangs and cults simply gather people together to rebel or something?

To be honest, Li Yi is not afraid.

The Tang army, which was in its early days of founding, was at its strongest.

They are just a bunch of gang members, they can’t cause any trouble!
Looking through the liquidation report of the Tang Dynasty court, Li Yi nodded slightly with satisfaction.

As of now, the Tang Dynasty court has made good progress in clearing out local destabilizing factors.

Li Yi believes that after the end of this cleanup campaign, the economic development of the Tang Dynasty will be even faster.

After turning to the last page of the report, Li Yi picked up his pen and wrote some comments.

The officials responsible for the relevant work were commended!
After finishing this, Li Yi closed the report and began to look through other official documents.

It is worth mentioning that now all official documents in the Tang Dynasty court began to use simplified characters and punctuation marks.

Moreover, the number of words in each official document has been greatly reduced. Compared with previous official documents, there are fewer long-winded and useless contents that show off literary talent.

Instead, they all start to tell stories directly, and list data.

The reason for this is naturally Li Yi's intention.

In order to improve his efficiency in handling official documents, Li Yi specifically ordered the standardization of the format of official documents in the court.

Simplified Chinese characters and punctuation marks are required, sentences should be as concise and clear as possible, and there are also requirements on the number of words.

Of course, Li Yi would not follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example and be beaten with a stick if the memorial contained too many words.

But there will be an additional charge!
The transmission of official documents in the Tang Dynasty now relies almost entirely on telegrams.

Telegrams are charged by the word.

If the number of words in the official document is within a certain range, the money will be paid by the court.

But if it exceeds this range, the ministers will have to bear the consequences themselves.

In this way, the court officials of the Tang Dynasty would naturally not write long and nonsense when writing official documents.

Instead, he would explain things clearly and concisely! This greatly increased Li Yi's progress in handling government affairs.

Just as Li Yi was busy with documents and handling government affairs.

Accompanied by a knock on the door, Zhang Zhidong walked in from outside.

"Your Majesty, something big has happened in India!"

"This is a military report sent back from India!"

As he spoke, Zhang Zhidong handed a military report to Li Yi.

Li Yi raised his head when he heard this.

He reached out to take the military newspaper and began to read it.

[On May 6, the third year of the Kaitai Period in the Tang Dynasty, two British armies arrived in Delhi. The British and Indian armies fought fiercely in Delhi for nearly 20 days. At the end of May, the city of Delhi fell...]

[The Mughal Khan broke through the siege and retreated to Kanpur, and wrote to the Tang Dynasty, asking it to send troops to India to help them resist the British invasion.]

Looking at this concise military report, Li Yi's face darkened slightly.

"Indians are really disappointing."

"My Tang Dynasty supported them with so much military supplies, and in the end they ended up with this result?"

"What a joke!"

In this military report, in addition to a brief description of the battle situation, there is also the Tang army instructor's evaluation of the Indian army.

To sum it up simply, it’s just four words.

It's unbearable for Fella!

In this situation, even if Li Yi wanted to support India, he didn't know where to start.

Well, he suspected that the arms he provided to India would probably be sent to Britain by the Indian transport captain.

By then, the Tang Dynasty will be in trouble!

Seeing that Li Yi looked unhappy, Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but continue asking.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the Tang Dynasty should withdraw from India?"

Hearing this, Li Yi took a deep breath and shook his head.

"No, it's not the right time yet, and the situation in India is not yet irreversible."

Having said this, Li Yi walked up to a map.

This is a huge world map, on which the terrain of various parts of the world, as well as mountains, rivers and the like are simply marked.

After looking at the map and pondering for a moment, Li Yi gave instructions.

"How about this? Send someone to send a message to the Nanyang Fleet in Burma, and order them to cooperate with the Burmese side to capture Dhaka for me."

"Then, let Bahadur Shah move the capital to Dhaka and command the overall situation of the Indian uprising from Dhaka."

The reason why Li Yi chose Dhaka as the handle for the Tang Dynasty to intervene in the Indian situation was mainly because Dhaka's geographical location was very suitable.

First, Dhaka is located at the mouth of the Ganges.

If the Tang Dynasty could take Dhaka, it would be equivalent to controlling the Ganges River Basin in disguise.

The Ganges River Basin is the demographic, economic and cultural heart of India.

Second, if the Tang Dynasty could capture Dhaka, it would be able to supply the rebel-occupied areas such as Kanpur and Lucknow through the Ganges at the lowest cost.

Third, Dhaka is located in later Bangladesh, very close to Myanmar.

This also allowed the Tang Dynasty to use the power of Myanmar to interfere in the situation in India.

This will cause the greatest inconvenience to the British at the lowest cost.

The fourth reason is that if the situation in India is really irreversible, it is because of the coast of Dhaka.

The Tang Dynasty's fleet could also evacuate Bahadur Shah II from India.

As for what price India will have to pay?
Li Yi still needs to think about this carefully.

Well, the main reason was that at that time, there was really nothing in India that was worthy of the Tang Dynasty’s covetousness.

The Mughal Empire was on the verge of collapse, and even if the Tang Dynasty put forward conditions, all they could give was a blank check.

If it weren't for the purpose of causing trouble for the British and competing with Britain for world hegemony.

Li Yi will not interfere in the war in India!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhidong clasped his fists and left.

Li Yi continued to stand in front of the map, looking at the world map hanging in front of him with deep eyes.

Looking at the map with large areas marked with the United Kingdom or the countries and regions belonging to the Commonwealth, his expression was quite solemn.

At this time, Britain was indeed the undisputed world hegemon!

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to overthrow Britain from the throne of world hegemony.

It will definitely be a huge project that will take a long time!

After pondering for a moment, Li Yi returned to his desk to handle official business.

Soon, he found an official document sent from India.

Bahadur Shah II once again requested military trade with the Tang Dynasty, and this time the amount of weapons they wanted to purchase was even greater than last time.

However, with the fall of Delhi, the wealth accumulated by the Mughal Empire for hundreds of years was burned down, and this time India simply did not have enough money to pay the debt.

Bahadur Shah II proposed that they wanted to use tariffs as collateral to borrow money from the Tang Dynasty so that they could purchase arms from the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at this official document, Li Yi showed a conflicted expression on his face.

He was not afraid that the Indians would default on his debts.

Because if the Indians dared to default on their debts, the Tang Dynasty could use violence to collect the debt.

Today's India is hostile to the British and can only maintain the situation with the support of the Tang Dynasty.

If India offends the Tang Dynasty again, Bahadur Shah II will really be killed without a burial place.

What Li Yi is really worried about is the collapse of the situation in India.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to recover its initial investment from India, the prerequisite is that India must be able to maintain the situation.

Once the Indian uprising was completely crushed by Britain, it would be a pipe dream for the Tang Dynasty to preserve its interests in India.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Bahadur Shah II once again proposed to purchase arms from the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to wanting to strengthen India's military strength, it also means increasing the cost of Tang Dynasty's silence in India.

As long as the Tang Dynasty invests enough in the early stages, if the war in India goes badly later and the Tang Dynasty wants to recover its costs, it can only do so itself.

Thinking about this, Li Yi shook his head helplessly.

Although he knew Bahadur Shah II's plan, he really had to take the bait.

Well, it was mainly because Li Yi didn’t want to watch Britain put down the Indian rebellion.

In order to make things difficult for Britain, Li Yi has spent a lot of money.

……

The big sun in the sky is still scorching.

Batu and Suke set out from Zhangjiakou and headed towards the interior along the official road.

By the end of July, the group of immigrants finally arrived at Tianjin Port.

After arriving in Tianjin, Batu, Suke and others prepared to board the ship.

Before boarding the ship, they were arranged to shave their heads and bathe collectively.

Before boarding the ship, they all shaved their heads, washed and changed into new clothes.

The whole person looks very energetic!

The reason for doing this before boarding the ship is mainly for epidemic prevention.

In those days, epidemics often occurred due to the narrow and cramped space of the immigrant ships, the shortage of supplies on board, the difficult living conditions and the poor sanitary conditions.

Immigrants’ death rate remains high!

In order to prevent epidemics and reduce the mortality rate during the immigration process, the Tang Dynasty issued special regulations for the operation and management of immigration ships.

Corresponding regulations have been made on the immigrant population density, sanitary conditions, material conditions, medical conditions, etc. on the immigrant ships.

It is stipulated that an immigration ship of a certain tonnage can only carry a certain number of immigrants.

It is stipulated that before immigrants board the ship, they must shave their heads, take a shower, change clothes and disinfect themselves, and the interior of the cabin also needs to be disinfected.

The regulations stipulate the quantity of supplies for immigration ships and that immigration ships must carry doctors and medicines to treat common diseases.

Wearing brand new clothes, he boarded the ship in front of him.

Standing on the deck, Batu looked to the north, his heart full of sorrow.

Once I leave, I'm afraid I'll never come back in this life.

What should I do with my family?
Thinking about this, Batu felt very complicated.

Along the way, Batu asked around and finally found out where Alaska, where they were going to immigrate to, was.

But because of this, Batu now can't help but worry about the future.

I can’t come back. Maybe I will never come back!
Seeing the immigrants all with worried looks and expressions full of nostalgia, a Tang Dynasty official couldn't help but speak.

"Why do you all have such expressions?"

"Although Alaska is far away, our Tang Dynasty now has steamships. A round trip will take at most two months."

"Once you have established yourself in Alaska, come back and bring your family back to reunite with you."

“The good times are yet to come!”

Seeing that everyone still had this expression, the official spoke and released his ultimate weapon.

“Maybe you don’t know.”

"The imperial court discovered gold mines in Alaska. The reason they immigrated to Alaska was to arrange for people to pan for gold and develop the gold mines."

"To put it bluntly, we're going to Alaska this time to dig for gold..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally depressing atmosphere on the deck instantly dissipated.

Instead, every immigrant couldn't help but raise their heads.

There was an inexplicable light in his eyes.

I can only say that gold is exciting!
(End of this chapter)