Zhao Xin spent an afternoon having a meeting with Liu Sheng, Fan Tong, and Jiang Fan to get a preliminary understanding of the situation of the troops on the Western Front.
In the general direction, he was actually most concerned about three things: the situation of officers and soldiers learning Uyghur, the progress of the acquisition of camels, horses and cattle, and the previous struggle against Uqibok in Hami.
Needless to say, learning the Uyghur language, and the acquisition of large livestock are to provide sufficient logistical supplies for the troops heading west after the beginning of spring. Jiang Fan only took over recently, and Fan Tong was in charge of the procurement in various places in the early stage.
Since it is a requisition, you must spend money to buy it, and you cannot forcefully buy or sell at a low price. Although the funds of the Western Front Command were not abundant, Fan Tong knew that Zhao Xin would never bother with such a thing, let alone squeeze the common people for this matter, so he set a price higher than the market price. 20% acquisition standard.
Although the Xinjiang East Road in those days was vast, sparsely populated and economically backward, the Qing Dynasty had established military and commercial settlements for 20 to 30 years, and Hami and Barkol were the throats from within the pass to Urumqi. , so it is also a distribution center for large livestock such as camels and horses.
"Speaking of which, we had to hold the public trial in Hami and deal with those guys like Hui Wang. Only then did the people's trust in us soar, and the procurement became smoother. And then there's the Xinjiang side. The price of camels and horses is cheaper than that of Khalkha. At present, each ministry has completed 40% of the purchase plan. According to the current situation, it is estimated that by the end of the second lunar month, 70% will be basically completed, leaving arable land for the logistics team. That’s enough.”
When Zhao Xin heard what Fan Tong said, he smiled and said, "That's good, I was just about to ask about Hami."
Fan Tong said: "Liu has the most say in this matter. He even made a special trip to Hami for this. I wanted to go too, but I guessed that Ding Ke lost."
Jiang Fan on the side couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Liu Sheng said with a smile: "I only decided to go and have a look after receiving Bayan's telegram. This will firstly boost the morale of the troops; secondly, I will be present in person, so the people will understand what we are following. Who will stand at one end? But to be honest, walking the Tianshan Mountain Road in the winter is really a hard job! Bayan led two regiments to forcefully march across the Tianshan Mountains, and now he is scared to think about it. "
Zhao Xin was noncommittal about this. In his opinion, if he wants to build the Northern Navy into an iron-clad force and even condense an invincible military spirit, this little pain is really nothing!
The Tianshan Mountains are dangerous in winter. Aren’t the hot Nanyang rainforests dangerous? If the Beihai Navy wants to become the army in his mind, it is still far away!
Liu Sheng then talked about the public trial he attended in Hami.
After Uqibok Shakzhapar was brought back to the military camp from Id Kah by Bayan, he was quickly interrogated. At first, this guy gritted his teeth and refused to admit the crime he had committed. He only shouted that he was wronged. Unexpectedly, when Huang Wanliang, a former security policeman, came forward, it only took half a day for the other party to confess and sign his fingerprints.
However, this step was not over yet. After Bayan sent a telegram to the headquarters, Liu Sheng and Fan Tong quickly responded jointly. The two told Bayan that they could not consume it once and forget it. Shakzhapal must be asked to confess the crimes he knew about the other three Uqiboks and even the crimes they committed when they returned to the palace. It was like taking this opportunity to collect evidence of the crimes of the palace and those powerful people.
With the instruction from the headquarters, Bayan told Huang Wanliang that as long as Shakzhapar is not killed, you can use any method you want. When Huang Wanliang heard that there was such a good thing, he immediately used all his skills in the public security police academy. In a week, the former Master Wuqiboke was helpless, unable to survive, unable to survive, and even unable to survive. In the end, whenever he saw Huang Wanliang, he would burst into tears and become so frightened that he became incontinent.
It is said that many of the interrogation methods of the Beihai Town security police originated from a booklet that Zhao Xin taught to Katayama and Lu Shoushan. Since then, the security police's interrogation skills have improved rapidly. Beating and torture have become child's play. After the interrogation, no injuries are visible on the body. No matter it was the spies sent by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Tokugawa Shogunate or even the Li Dynasty, no one could survive as long as they were caught. The contents of this booklet were actually obtained from Zhao Xin and another person.
Remember that weapons dealer Andrew from another time and space? He once introduced a "business partner" to Zhao Xin, which also increased the scale of Zhao Xin's equipment purchase to a higher level. The problem is that that person has worked for a long time in a department starting with "K", specializing in counter-insurgency work. After the two became familiar with each other through several transactions, Zhao Xin took advantage of the opportunity to chat and asked a lot of relevant information, and finally compiled it into a book.
Closer to home, under Huang Wanliang's attentive and thoughtful "reception", Shakzhapar not only told everything about the crimes committed by himself and his family, but even told the other three Uqibok and Hui Wangfu that All the dirty things he did during the year were also shaken out.
Faced with the nearly one-foot-thick confessional material, both Bayan and Liu Sheng, who hurriedly arrived afterward, felt sad after reading it; there were dozens of cases of raping women to death, and there were even more other evil deeds. There are countless. Liu Sheng even overturned the table in anger. It was hard for him to imagine how the Uighur people in Hami had survived all these years.
But at this time, Liu Sheng was no longer the violent and reckless man he used to be. He calculated carefully all night and finally came to the conclusion that to deal with a local snake like King Hui who had been entrenched in Hami for hundreds of years, he had to use a piecemeal approach.
Catching a Dorobele who was conferred by the Qing Dynasty was nothing, but the identity of the other party's "religious leader" had to be taken into account.
You must know that there are more than 200 temples in the entire Hami area, and the relevant religious figures are all under the control of King Hui. For example, the local chief imam, Ailaimu, was concurrently held by the royal imam, who was appointed by the king. Therefore, religious figures of all sizes in the entire Hami region were responsible to the Hui King, and the Hui King controlled the Uyghur and Kazakh people through them.
Even if his identity as a "holy descendant" was forged, he had been telling lies for hundreds of years, and no one at the bottom could question him. Furthermore, the influence of the Sufi sect in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains is not ordinary. There is even a large group of supporters in the Hezhou area, which can affect the whole body.
Liu Sheng realized that in order to completely overthrow Hami and return to the throne, the indirect evidence at hand was not enough. He must first start with judicial power to let the Uyghurs see that the laws of Beihai Town are fair and trust them. Just fine.
Today, the Hui king’s management and economic exploitation of the Uyghurs he belongs to is primarily accomplished through religious courts. This thing has supreme power in the minds of the Wei people, so even the former Manchu and Qing officials did not dare to interfere with it.
The highest religious court in the entire Hami region is located in the "Kaunamedris Mosque" in the back city. It is composed of a number of judges called "Hazi". The chief Hazi is the grand imam of the palace, and there are mufti, hazi and other judges. Zireyisi, General Hazi, etc. The jurisdiction of this religious court was limited only by the king. Under the Supreme Court were the religious courts in each district, headed by Hazi appointed by the King of Hui.
Liu Sheng knew very well that the economic exploitation caused by feudal serfdom could not be changed unless the judicial power was taken away and the national law was greater than the patriarchal law. The subsequent public trial of Shakzhapal and others is only the first step in establishing judicial justice in Beihai Town!
"Well said! Liu, if you can think about the problem in this way, it seems that the establishment of the Western Front Command is the right move!"
When Zhao Xin heard this, he happily slapped Fan Tong's thigh and made a crisp sound. Poor Fan Tong still didn't understand Zhao Xin well enough. He grimaced in pain and hurriedly rubbed his hands a few times.
"Some people in the committee now say that the issue between the north and the south of the Tianshan Mountains is simple! Those who are disobedient will be arrested, and those who resist will be killed. If you ask me, this is fart! And it also smells bad."
Zhao Xin stood up and walked a few steps in front of the sand table, staring blankly at the various flags of intertwined forces above, but what he thought about was the word "housekeeper".
Since the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of Sufi teachings, independent sects and sects, large and small, have emerged in northwest China. The four major eunuchs, including Linye, Gadilinye, Hufeiye and Zhehelinye, had greater influence. The various sects in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are collectively called "Yi Chan", while in Shaanxi and Gansu they are called "New Sect" and "Old Sect". They are both hostile to each other and also share their opinions.
The characteristics of this sect are that the leader can only be succeeded by the descendants of the founder from generation to generation, and others cannot succeed; the followers can only obey the leader's "verbal call" and cannot violate it without reason; the leader has jurisdiction over many churches or mosques , the patriarch is directly appointed by the leader. The Patriarch is subordinate to the Patriarch. The leader used the charity from his followers to purchase land, livestock, etc., and generally became the leader of a rich village, thus forming feudal privileges.
The King Hui of Hami is the political and religious leader of the Hami region, and he is also the most powerful among the various families in the northwest region.
If the sectarian issues in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains cannot be resolved, the issues in the Hehuang Land will be even more troublesome. The core of this is one, judicial power. If you can't get this, breaking the personal attachment is nonsense.
Zhao Xin returned to the chair and sat down, and said to Liu Sheng: "Go on, what happened next?"
"Haha, I asked someone to send a post to Hui Wang, and I went to talk to him about the mountains at noon the next day, and even had a roast whole lamb." Liu Sheng smiled faintly and continued: "That Dadai Jiemote, I I also saw the royal family’s masters, personal advisers, and chief imams. Each of these guys seemed to be respectful, but in fact they were just complaining, saying that we went to Id Kah to arrest people, which violated the law. fulfilled the previous agreement."
Naturally, Liu Sheng would not be intimidated by the chatter of the officials who returned to the palace. This guy was a master who was not stingy at all. He then briefly introduced the achievements of the Northern Navy over the years, and also talked about his campaign to rectify the Mongolian prince Beile in Khalkha. When they heard that a certain Beile from the Zasak Tuhan tribe was shot by Liu Sheng in a public trial for having liaison with the Manchus and oppressing his subjects, everyone present suddenly felt that their calves were cramped, the roasted whole lamb was no longer fragrant, and the cantaloupe was no longer fragrant. Not sweet anymore.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Liu Sheng threw out all the accusations about himself and the other three Uqibok in the materials provided by Shakzhapal.
The people who returned to the palace were certainly prepared and had a plan on how to defend themselves. They are not stupid. Ever since Shakzhapal was arrested, Erdsil and his uncle Ermet knew that they were at odds with each other, and they would have no choice but to be slaughtered if they didn't think of a way out.
But what they didn't expect was that that bastard Shakzapal was completely bald, and even Ermott didn't know many things. The most terrible thing is that this guy also teamed up with another Wu Qibo to quietly transport 30,000 shi of grain and 5,000 taels of silver to the Qing army in Dihua.
When Erdesir saw this, his soul almost flew away! You must know that this matter was originally his instruction. Of course he would not admit it and could only let his subordinates take the blame.
After urgent discussions with his men, Erdsil had no choice but to agree to send another Uqibok to the North Navy for justice.
On January 5, 1794, a massive public trial was held outside the east gate of Hami City. Almost all the villagers from Altonleke Village came, and more than 2,000 villagers from surrounding villages and towns also came. The Uyghurs who were watching under the trial platform were crowded.
In order to show justice, King Erdesir also sat on the top of the city and watched from a distance with a telescope. Beside him, the big and small Taijis, Grand Masters, Grand Imams, Guanqi Gushan Zhangjing, Mele Zhangjing, etc. in furs were standing or sitting, making it very lively.
Wang Rong, who temporarily served as the prosecutor, read out the complaint. Using the four loudspeakers set up on the stage, Guangfu, who served as the Uyghur translator, translated the contents of the complaint into Uyghur so that he could hear it clearly even when he returned to the city. Chu. Such a trial scene is really shocking!
When the crimes of the two Burkes were announced one by one, especially when the Apiz family took the stage and made tearful accusations, although the Uyghur people present were angry, they immediately thought, isn't that the gentleman? Aren’t days like this always the case? Especially when they turned around and looked at the large row of dignitaries on the city wall, they sighed helplessly.
When Guangfu, who had practiced all night in advance, saw this, he suddenly raised his fists and shouted slogans in anger; upon seeing this, the Apizi family also raised their arms in response; then the officers and soldiers of the North Navy standing guard around to maintain order also spoke in the Uyghur language they had just learned. shouted.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Liu Sheng immediately stood up and loudly announced the verdict, that is, the two of them would be taken to the Hami River and shot, and their property would be confiscated!
Until then, the people who had been watching with blank faces began to make a commotion. Although everyone still didn't understand what shooting meant, they had committed a capital crime and were about to learn the official punishment, but they understood it from Guangfu's mouth.
That was Burke, who was once so high and noble! And one kill means two!
Finally, the emotions of some oppressed people erupted like a torrent. I dare you to love Mr. Burke today! In the name of Hu Da, fuck him!
"Skin them and hang them up!"
"Stuck in a hole in the ice!"
"Well done to the North Navy!"
Zhao Xinyi asked without hesitation: "Dead?"
"Of course he will be killed." Liu Sheng recalled the scene at that time, and said with an upturned corner of his mouth: "It is only more than two hundred meters from the trial platform to the riverside. If our people hadn't tried their best to block it, those two guys wouldn't have been able to do it." If you get shot, you'll be torn to pieces."
"Where are those people from King Hui?"
"I left as soon as the verdict was pronounced! Later I watched the video of the drone adjustment, and the man's face turned green with anger!"
(End of chapter)
