If Luo Zhichen really knew enough about the history of Tianfang Religion countries, he would know that Aurangzeb’s request was not excessive... "It is better for foreign slaves to serve as officials" is actually the purpose of Tianfang Religion countries to maintain the combat effectiveness of their armies and safeguard the central government. power and an effective system that replenishes the ruling group with fresh blood.
In fact, these young Scouts are not real slaves. The reason why they have the name of slaves is to prevent the powerful people of Tianfang Sect from sending their descendants to be Scouts, and also to prevent the hereditary inheritance of Scouts - once these two kinds of situations occur This situation means that the "slave army" is weakening!
If the youth camp of the "Slave Army" is full of second-generation people, can they still train to death? Can strict downsizing still be implemented? Can strict discipline still be enforced? Can we still truly reward based on merit?
Definitely not!
In addition, if the slave regiment becomes a hereditary Guard, then the "Guard Succession Law" will come! At that time, it will not be the country that owns the Guards, but the Guards that will own the country.
Therefore, the genius ruler of Tianfang Sect added the status of "slave" to his personal Guards, thus using canon rules to block inheritance and ensure that fresh blood from outside can enter the Guards to maintain the integrity of the Guards. combat effectiveness.
However, due to the successive "greening" of the conquerable Central Asia and Caucasus regions, most of the slave soldiers of the Tianfang Sect regime have lost a reliable source of troops...
The Young Guards system promoted by Zhu Cixi was actually learned from the Tianfang Sect!
Those young men selected from the Nine-sided Barrens are no different in nature from the Ghulam warriors, Mamluk warriors and Ganishali warriors. It's just that Emperor Zhu couldn't use the rules of Tianfang Sect to establish a slave military system to prevent hereditary and coup d'état. Therefore, his young soldiers do not have as good a future as the slave soldiers of the Tianfang Sect. It is almost impossible to climb to the position of elder, and they cannot even control the middle and upper levels of the army. Emperor Zhu also established a youth military academy and a martial arts hall. The noble children who trained Miao Zhenggenhong (theoretically civilian children can also enter the martial arts hall) and the elites in the Guards (the Guards soldiers can also enter the martial arts hall after meritorious service) restrain each other.
In a sense, the current Ming Army Army is a mixture of the European-style aristocratic officer corps and the Tianfang Religion Scouts... At present, it seems that the combat effectiveness of this army is quite good. I wonder if things like the "Guard Succession Law" or "Young Officers Making a Republic" will develop that Emperor Zhu is very worried about!
In order to prevent these two kinds of things, Emperor Zhu also used all his mechanisms.
On the one hand, he allowed the young military officers who came from a poor background and the N-generation officers who came from a wealthy family to restrain each other; on the other hand, he worked hard to cultivate the crown prince and crown princess; at the same time, he also made a plan to kill two birds with one stone in Nanyang - promoting the establishment of Batavia Republic!
Republic, it is said that it does not usurp the title, does not pass it on to descendants, but creates a method of recommendation, which is almost a good system for the world to be public... There must be many scholars in the Ming Dynasty who have heard that "the world is for the public, and the virtuous are promoted" You will be very excited if you let your abilities be passed on to your descendants" or something like that!
Therefore, Emperor Zhu must inoculate the people below him during his lifetime - now that the emperor is alive, Xiao Xiaofei is hiding. Even if there really was a Chinese Cromwell, he would have to keep his tail between his legs.
Therefore, Zhu Cixi promoted the Batavia Republic, the "First Republic in Asia", so that people who are obsessed with republic can see what a republic is all about?
Matsolko, who was appointed by Emperor Zhu to be the founding father of the Batavia Republic, had already arrived at Temasek Island accompanied by the Deputy Governor of the Southern Continent, Jabs. Under the arrangement of Zhu Cixiang, the Governor-General of the Southern Continent had The two governor's offices are called Bei Yamen and Nan Yamen respectively. Among them, the North Yamen is located in Yingtian Mansion, with Governor Fengmingshan in charge. Nanya is located in Temasek, headed by Steve Jobs.
Because Jabs had spent many years in Europe and was very familiar with the political systems of the United Provinces of the Netherlands and the Republic of England, Emperor Zhu gave him another mission to help Batavia establish a republic.
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Temasek, Governor's Office, Council Hall, Southern Continent.
"Mr. Matsolko, Mr. Gauss, you are all from the Republic of the Netherlands, and you must all support the republic! Now the emperor's grace is so great that according to your wishes, you are allowed to try out a republic in Batavia. , you have to handle it well and don’t mess it up!”
"Two, as far as I know, there are several models of this European republican system. One is the ancient Roman republic, where there is a Senate of nobles to discuss affairs, and sometimes there is a dictator, sometimes there is no dictator; the second is Poland A republic, where the aristocracy elects the king, and the aristocracy has free veto power; the third is the British republic, where there is no senate or council, the power is monopolized by the Lord Protector, who is hereditary; the fourth is your mother country, the Netherlands. In the Republic of the United Provinces, there will be no consuls, dictators, lord protectors, or kings, but the deputies of the Grand Council will be in charge... What kind of republic are you two planning to build?"
Jabs and Wei Qingmu were singing and drinking at this time, and were questioning the Governor of the East India Company, John De Matsolko, and the Governor of Batavia, Krilov Van Goss.
The two Dutchmen both looked sad...and they didn't look like they were raising their swords three feet high, climbing high to take action, and establish a republic.
"Your Excellency, Governor Wei," the Governor of Batavia, Goss, who is in his forties, red-faced, brown-haired and tall, shook his head repeatedly, "Actually, I am a supporter of the monarchy system..."
It turned out that he was an Orangeman and did not like the republican system.
"Oh," Jabs nodded, "Do you want to be king and emperor?"
"No, no, no..." Gauss waved his hand quickly, "I don't want to be the king, I don't dare to be, I don't dare..."
"If you don't want to be king," Jabs said with a smile, "what should you be? Protector of the country? Dictator? Or leader of the government?"
"I'll just be a businessman..." How could Gauss be willing to jump into this pit of fire? He quickly pushed Matt Solko out, "Let's ask Governor Matt Solko to lead the republic! John, what do you want to be?"
When? Matt Solko said to himself: If you don’t go to the gallows, you can be anything! But don’t think about staying out of it and continuing to be a profiteer!
"Krilov, why don't we do it together... You will be the consul, and I will be the leader." Matsolko chose the Dutch republican system of the Orange era. There are those who govern and those who lead the administration.
"No, no..." Gauss shook his head like a rattle, "The Netherlands is a republic of the United Provinces. We, Batavia, only have such a little territory and a small population. How can we join forces? Province? Let’s establish an English-style republic. John, you will be the Lord Protector!”
Protector of the country? You have to have a New Model Army to become one! How could Matsolko be willing to give in, "I don't want to be the protector of the country, you can be the protector of the country!"
Gauss still shook his head, firmly refusing.
Jabs and Wei Qingmu felt a little embarrassed when they saw the two of them bowing back and forth - these two people were too upright and upright, and they were not wanted by Jiangshan Sheji, but what should they do?
Wei Qingmu still had a way, and said with a smile: "You two don't give in... This is not the case. Batavia should still follow the path of consul and parliament, but instead of setting up a consul to discuss politics, just choose Some councilors come out. As for the first consul, how about you two draw lots! If you catch it, take it. If you don't draw it, keep working hard next time."
Matt Solko and Goss looked at each other, sighed and nodded.
We can only draw lots and let fate happen... This is really an anecdote in history! The founding father of the Batavia Republic was chosen by drawing lots!
So Jabs and Wei Qingmu took two slips of paper in front of them, one with "hit" written on it and the other blank. Then it was folded into two small squares, placed in a tea bowl without water, covered with a lid, shook it, opened the lid, and let the two foreigners in front of them catch it themselves.
As a result, the governor of Batavia, Krilov Van Goss, had a good fortune and caught a "middle" character. He could go down in history and become the founding governor of the first republic in Asia!
