The author of the 400-word announcement of "returning native land and returning home" was naturally Jiang Ziping, the chief of staff of the Northern Navy's Western Front Force, Changjiang Fan. After talking to Zhao Xin, he went back and left in less than an hour.
Zhao Xin only revised a few parts of the original text, and after Liu Sheng and Fan Tong reviewed and approved it, he sent it to Samusu and Bayan in the form of a telegram that night. Afterwards, the two found several teachers who were responsible for teaching Uyghur language and asked them to translate it into Mongolian and Uyghur languages. According to the order of the headquarters, they chose to announce it the day after the attack on Hui Wangfu.
This is really a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. Not to mention the Uyghurs, even the Han people were shocked when they heard about it, thinking that the Bei Navy really dared to do this!
Xinjiang today is not the turbulent place where ethnic conflicts intensified in the late 19th century. Since the end of the Xiaohezhuo Rebellion, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has relied on wooing local dignitaries to participate in politics for more than 30 years, using the Zhasak system and the Beg system to rule local areas, and supplemented it with the military system with strong military overtones. The social structure has been relatively stable. Although the "Wushi Incident" sounded the alarm, Qianlong's strong suppression and many aftermath measures were taken to ease social conflicts in the Huijiang area and played a huge role in stabilizing the northwest border defense.
However, all these efforts were changed due to the frequent military failures of the Manchus and Beihai Town. The Qing government had no time to devote too much energy to the northwest, which led to Hui Wang Burke and his like to strictly prohibit the "hard-working returnees" formulated previously. In addition, the Qing government failed to establish a well-organized and effective supervision system in Xinjiang, and the situation of oppression of the people and severe corruption was on the rise again.
Liu Sheng, who had been to Hami once, was keenly aware of this and came up with the idea of implementing the "return to local rule". When Zhao Xinfantong was attacked, he happened to be dozing off and hit the pillow, which gave him plenty of excuses.
"The Koran says that in front of Hu Da, everyone in the world is the same, no matter whether they are high or low. But why can King Hui ride on our heads and dominate us for generations, while we have been slaves for generations? ? Things like this should change! Now that the Beihai Navy is supporting us all, we don’t have to carry dirt for the palace this winter, and we won’t have to go back to the palace to work as errands in the future. We can live our lives with peace of mind!"
The midday sun was warm and the wind was not strong. Under the thick jujube tree at the entrance of Altonglek Village, more than 20 Uyghur men gathered. They were all listening attentively to Api. Speak carefully.
After the public trial, for the purpose of care and protection, Bayan arranged for the couple and their son to go to the logistics team to take care of the animals. They were provided with food, shelter and clothing. They also received a monthly salary of five North Sea dollars. It was really enviable. many villagers. This time, the Apizi couple came back specifically under Wang Rong's commission to publicize the benefits of "returning land to rural areas" to the villagers, and to vaccinate the work teams sent to the countryside in advance.
All the villagers were very happy when they heard that they would no longer work for the Prince's Mansion and the Burke Mansion. Although Bei Haijun, who had posted notices before, used an electric loudspeaker to broadcast, many people did not listen carefully.
The labor required to return to the palace is too heavy for the Uyghurs. As serfs, they not only have to cultivate and harvest tens of thousands of acres of land, but farmers also have to provide their own farm tools, seeds, and livestock. In addition, they also have to participate in the transportation of the palace. , civil engineering, housework and official labor. The heavy corvee meant that he could only deal with his own affairs for six or seven days a month. The rest of the time was spent working for the king and officials at all levels. Not only does the man do it himself, but the wife and daughter at home also have to take turns working as servants in the houses of various powerful families.
The most terrible thing is that all the above servants are not paid, and they don't even have to eat scraps.
"Apizi, did Captain Wang tell you how much land each family will be allocated in the future?"
"We haven't talked about this yet. I don't know about other villages, but according to Company Commander Wang, our village will still cultivate the original land."
It is said that the farming system in Xinjiang during the Qing Dynasty was mainly based on the rotation of abandonment and leisure. One hundred acres of land must be planted in three years, which is "two crops and one rest". The Uighur people's method of farming is that they do not hoe or fertilize the land in the beginning of spring. They just dig holes and scatter seeds, then pull them down, relying entirely on God to provide them with food.
Apiz then went on to talk about the farming practices in Beihai Town that he heard from Wang Rong: "They pay attention to intensive farming. For example, before sowing in spring, you need to hoe the ground and apply fertilizer, and wait for the wheat seedlings to grow. There is still weeding, so there is a lot to do! Company Commander Wang said that his family has fifty acres of land, and they can harvest more than two hundred shi of wheat every year, at about five shi per mu."
The Uyghur villagers present were stunned. They did not expect that the Han people had so many ways to farm. After a while, someone said: "Really?"
"Hu Da, sir, when did I, Apiz, ever tell lies? We'll find out when the work team comes in a few days." Apiz assured everyone present, patting his chest.
"Task force? What is that?"
"He's here to help us poor people live a good life. Monitor Yun will also come."
"Oh! Is he that sturdy Mongolian man who is heeling an ox? I haven't seen him for a long time since Sadik's accident."
At the same time, in the small room of Apizi's house, several women in the village were also listening to the hostess Sharhan talk about the new things they saw in Beihai Navy.
Shahan talked for a long time, her mouth was dry, and while she was drinking water, a middle-aged woman with a white gauze on her head said sadly: "Oh! If only the Beihai Navy had come a few years earlier, my man That arm won’t be crippled by Mr. Burke.”
Many women shed tears. They thought of their relatives and friends who died under the whip of Shakzha Parbak, and of those family members who froze to death in the winter just to return to the palace as errands.
A young daughter-in-law wearing a green headscarf wiped away her tears and said to Shahan: "You just said that men and women are equal, and you can no longer force a girl to marry by her hair like a sheep. This is really shocking to hear. happy!"
Another woman was obviously more concerned about the problem of having a full stomach. She waved her hands and said, "Just listen to it as a joke! Five fingers are not evenly aligned. How can men and women be equal? Don't say this nonsense. It's called Hazi." If you find out, you will be arrested and whipped!"
Shahan said: "What are you afraid of! When the work team comes, if anything happens, let them make the decision. How many of those Hazi can speak for us poor people?"
Five days later, Jiang Fan and his party arrived at Hami City. He took a short rest, and the next morning he held a meeting of officers above the Hami garrison company.
He first read out the order issued by Liu Sheng at the meeting. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Beijun navy in Hami and Barkol will form a work team in platoon units to go to the countryside and station it in the 38th village of Liuxiang, which belongs to Huiwang fiefdom. Mobilize the people, carry out land, pasture and population census work, disseminate Beihai Navy's policies, and teach Beihai Town's farming techniques.
Liu Sheng took a precautionary shot in this order, emphasizing that "reforming the land and returning it to the local people" could never be achieved with a single announcement. We must be careful about being impatient and not copying the methods used in the pastoral areas of Khalkha, otherwise something will definitely go wrong. .
The Hami region has ethnic and religious issues that are different from those in the past. Large-scale land reform must not be carried out until the people at the bottom are mobilized, and until farmers' associations composed of Uyghur backbones are established in every village and township. Only when the grassroots forces are well prepared can we implement it step by step.
At the end, he also quoted Zhao Xin's words, that everything we do has one purpose in the final analysis, to significantly improve the lives of the people of Hami with practical help. In this way, the Northern Navy can gain the sincere support of the Uighur people and build the Xinjiang East Road into a rear base for the western front troops to ensure the stability of the northwest border defense.
Since the Beihai Navy took over all affairs inside and outside the city, they have started to go door-to-door to apply for identity cards for men in every household in the city. Without this, they would not even be able to go to the mosques outside the city to pray on "Judgment Day". As for the palace officials such as Huiwang and Dadaiji who are under house arrest, they are definitely not allowed to leave the city; there is a mosque in the Huiwang Palace, and you can go there if you want to "gather".
Precisely because of this, relying on the imam who presided over the worship, the news about King Hui and other dignitaries was much more clear, so they all knew about the "attack on the Northern Navy", "abolition of corvee", and "return to the land". .
At this moment, these people are both regretful and afraid. What they regret is that they should not have listened to the encouragement of the promotion and became enemies of the Beihai Navy. What they are afraid of is that they don’t know what the Beijun Navy will do to them, in case there is another public trial. At the conference, being tied up and escorted to the stage, with mud-legged people from all over the country standing below, being spurned and laughed at, was simply more uncomfortable than death.
In addition, the drones of the North Navy are extremely frightening to the powerful people in the city. As long as the weather is good and it is not windy or snowy, several drones will circle around in the sky on their way back to the city. Although many people cannot understand it, they also understand through the incident of Shakzhapal that it is the "eye of the sky" of the North Navy. Of course, they have cursed it countless times, but the drones will come anyway, day or night.
Erdesir and others were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and naturally they did not want to sit still and wait for death. While they were spreading news through the royal imam, they intended to incite public opinion and initiate a civil uprising; at the same time, they submitted letters many times, begging to meet Bayan, and the condition was that a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and the payment of taxes would be the conditions. , in exchange for the continuation of the Wang family.
The Western Front Command was prepared for this. Different from the top-down approach of "reforming the land and returning it to the masses" used by the Manchu and later Republican warlords, the Beihai Navy promoted social change every time by mobilizing the people at the bottom. While posting notices, the garrison in Hami also carried out propaganda in Uyghur language in each village. The common people are not fools. Anyone who sincerely treats them has the same heart as Ming Jing'er. Therefore, although there are people who are bewitched, most of them are old people. Some people with vested interests are in vain.
Since arriving in Hami, the officers and soldiers of the North Navy have learned the Uyghur language, are fair in their dealings, do not molest women, and respect national beliefs. Especially the public trial of two Uqiboks a while ago has made many ordinary people see the difference of this army. Even the Han people in Hami say that the style of the Beihai Navy is that of the legendary Yue Family Army who "will not demolish houses even if they freeze to death, and will not plunder even if they starve to death."
How could the imperial court win with such an army? !
At noon on the third day after the mobilization meeting, more than 600 cavalrymen from two battalions, led by Jiang Fan, Bayan and others, surrounded more than 20 sedan-style carriages from the north and east gates. They entered Hami and returned to the city respectively. These people then dispersed into several teams according to their assigned tasks and went to various predetermined targets.
Hearing the rumble of horse hooves coming from the street, many people peeked through the door cracks, and some brave ones even climbed onto the roof. When they saw the cavalry roaring towards the Huiwang Mansion, Taiji Mansion, Barracks and School Ground, etc., they knew something big was going to happen.
At this time, Dadai Guillaumet had finished the noon ceremony with his family. Because he was so preoccupied, he had not eaten lunch. He was about to take a nap when he heard the door of the courtyard. The Northern Navy officer in charge of guarding him came in and stood there. There was a loud voice in the courtyard: "Dataiji, our deputy brigade commander has arrived and wants to see you in the official hall, please!"
Ermet was shocked, knowing that today was probably a showdown, so he gave a few instructions to his frightened wife, concubine, and several children, then changed into the clothes to greet guests, and then stood in front of his eldest son and the housekeeper. escorted out of the backyard. What made his heart tremble was that the number of Beihai navy in Taiji Mansion today was more than double that of usual. When he came to the door of the official hall, there were dozens of Beijun soldiers with guns standing there, one The figure is tall and straight, his eyes are not squinting, and he has a chilling air.
Ermot suppressed the sudden beating in his heart, took two deep breaths, asked the housekeeper to wait at the door, opened the door and stepped into the house. Unexpectedly, the father and son were stunned as soon as they entered.
I saw a square table in the middle of the official hall, filled with all kinds of Huijiang delicacies. In the white steam, you can see the fragrant and yellow roasted suckling lamb, pilaf covered with dried fruits, and golden roasted naan. , saddle-shaped parmudin (similar to grilled buns), dried cantaloupe. And sitting on the main seat was a man wearing a military uniform with a shiny bald head. It was Bayan who he had seen many times before.
The father and son put their right hands on their left chests and bowed: "I pay homage to Brigadier Bayan. Ishalam, Alikum!"
"Erikum, Alicum!" Bayan smiled and stood up to greet him. The two soldiers standing beside him opened their seats. Bayan also personally poured tea for the father and son, invited them to sit down, and said: " Dadaiji, please sit down and talk. Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, we have interacted with each other many times, so there is no need to be polite."
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"This is what our Commander Liu asked me to prepare. He said that the last time he came to Hami, he was warmly received by Dadaiji. Now he has many affairs in the north of Tianshan Mountain and can't get away from it, so I will express my gratitude on his behalf."
Ermott and his son looked suspicious, stared at Bayan's face and sat down with their buttocks tilted. Bayan picked up the jug and filled the father and son with warm kumiss. He also poured a glass for himself, stood up and said, "Come on, let me toast Dadai Ji first. During these days in Hami, I am grateful to Dadai." Ji Guanchao. Something unpleasant happened recently and I have wronged you and your son. Please!"
Although Muslims have a precept not to drink alcohol, the Uighurs in Hami do drink alcohol, especially the wine made from Turpan grapes, which has been famous throughout the world since the Uighur Kingdom. In addition, kumiss has been popular since the Song Dynasty, and in the Yuan Dynasty, distilled liquor made from grains became available.
After finishing a glass of wine cautiously, Bayan rambled on, talking about neither cold nor hot, first talking about the weather and then asking about his health, but he didn't mention anything serious anyway. Ermet was harboring evil intentions, and when he saw that he never mentioned the matter of "reforming his native land and returning to his hometown," he felt a little anxious, so he winked at his eldest son across from him.
Ermot's eldest son is also Taiji. According to the hereditary system of the Hui Palace, he will be Taiji from now on. Seeing the wink from his father, he took advantage of Bayan's break to pour the wine and tentatively asked: "Please tell me, Brigadier Ba, when will the troops returning to the palace and Taiji Mansion be evacuated?" Will my father, son and family be free?"
"Come on, come on, we'll withdraw today." Bayan couldn't help but pick up the cup again. The father and son had no choice but to drink another cup with him.
After drinking two large glasses of kumiss, the warm odor of wine steamed upwards along their lower abdomens, making Ermott and his son a little tipsy for a while, and their minds couldn't help but relax. Seeing that Bayan wanted to pour wine, Ermott quickly declined: "I really can't drink anymore."
Just as he was talking, an officer opened the door and came in. He walked closer and whispered to Bayan: "Brigade Commander, it's almost time. The Chief of Staff has sent someone to ask."
"I know." Bayan nodded and stood up. The smile on his face had disappeared and he said in a cold tone: "Big Taiji, Xiao Taiji, I have said all the ugly things, but things still got to this point. Some I have to do it."
Only then did Ermott and his son realize that something was wrong. Their faces turned pale with fear and they sat motionless in their chairs. Behind them, four beefy Bei Haijun men were already holding down their shoulders.
Bayan took out a folded piece of paper from his jacket pocket, opened it and read: "Order from the Western Front Command of the Northern Navy, Ermott, as the head of the palace, Da Taiji, knew the law and broke the law! He protected the murderer Shakzhapal, The Yin knot of the Manchu Qing Dynasty Barkol led the ministers and Sheng'e, and dispatched the cavalry back to the palace to escort the cavalry, sneaked into the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and killed seven of our officers and soldiers. Both witnesses and material evidence are available. It is now approved to arrest him and escort him back to the Western Front Headquarters for interrogation. conviction!"
After Bayan finished reading, he placed the arrest warrant in front of Ermott and said in a deep voice: "Dataiji, go in a down-to-earth manner. As long as your family doesn't make trouble, we won't make it difficult for them - come!"
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"Tie them both up and take them away!"
Before they finished speaking, the soldiers behind the two men started to take action. They pushed the father and son's arms back hard, took out the straps and put them on their wrists.
The Ermotts and his son suffered from pain in their arms, and finally realized what they were doing. They struggled and shouted in unison: "I am Hui Wang's uncle (cousin)! I am a hereditary Taiji! You can't arrest me!"
However, after several Beihai navy tied up their hands, they then tied up their feet, then took out the prepared tape to seal the mouths of the father and son, and finally put a black hood over them. When everything was ready, they were carried out of the official hall in groups of two, with their feet under the armpits without touching the ground. After leaving the mansion, he got directly into the carriage that had been waiting for a long time.
Although the father and son struggled hard, the two escorting Bei Haijun soldiers pressed their knees against their backs and thighs, making them unable to move at all. They could only listen to the wheels rolling under them.
After that, the carriage, escorted by dozens of cavalry, quickly left the city and headed straight for the Tianshan winding road.
The same scene was played out almost at the same time in various locations controlled by the North Navy in Hami City.
The Dutong, Deputy Dutong, Assistant Leader, Valiant Riding School, Fifth-grade Diancer, Sixth-grade Diancer, and Wu Qibok all dealt with them in the same way as Ermott and his son. After being tied up, they were quickly taken away and stuffed with blue In a carriage covered by cloth, they immediately left the city and were sent to Jingyuan, Gucheng and other places for centralized custody.
Returning to the meeting hall of the palace, Jiang Fan, who was wearing a straight military uniform, said in a cold tone to the middle-aged man sitting in the hall: "It's getting late. Please don't delay, the prince. The carriages are waiting outside!"
Erdesil, who looked extremely pale, slumped on the chair with his whole body weak and weak, and said in a trembling voice: "Master Jiang, I have never resisted the will of King Zhao's heavenly soldiers!"
"That's wrong! Before I came here, Commander Liu made it clear that returning to his ancestors to fight against the Junggars, put down the Hezhuo rebellion and the Wushi Incident would be a great service to the country! Although he was loyal to the Manchus before, that can't be counted. What! But now that the prince is loyal to King Zhao, he will go to Beihai Town to pay a pilgrimage to the future emperor like the princes of the Khalkha alliance banners! It is already too late for the prince to set off now. By then, all the Khalkha guests will have arrived. It is really wrong to just let King Zhao wait for the prince alone."
Jiang Fan shook his head and said. What he said was really not nonsense. Zhao Xin sent a telegram the day before yesterday, telling Liu Sheng and Fan Tong how to deal with the Wang family and a group of dignitaries.
Cutting off the roots? It's really not necessary. Beihai Town covers such a large area. If they find a few nooks and crannies to separate them, they will never be able to go back in their lifetime. What Zhao Xin meant was to send everyone to Beihai Town first. Except for Hui Wang's family, who would be under residential surveillance, the others could be sent to Borneo to keep company with a few indigenous sultans. After all, everyone has the same beliefs!
Erdesir said in a trembling voice: "Lord Jiang, since you are the Emperor of Hajj, how can you be in such a hurry? I always prepare special products and tributes, and then ask the chief imam to predict the departure date."
Jiang Fan cupped his hands towards Dongfang and said: "There is no need for specialties or anything like that. His Royal Highness, King Zhao, values his heart. As for divination and choosing a date, there is no need. I have studied "Yi" for many years and I know a little about divination. Please note that today It is an auspicious day in the zodiac, everything is suitable and there are no taboos!"
Erdsil almost cried. It was obvious that he had to go whether he wanted to go or not. He knew very well that as long as he left and returned to the palace today, he would never come back in this life. Thinking of the dozens of tough Northern Marines standing outside the meeting hall, he couldn't help but sigh and shed tears.
Finally, he begged Jiang Fan to choose one of his nephews to live in Aletonglek Village to protect the family cemetery. Jiang Fan couldn't refuse such a thing, so he agreed after thinking for a while.
Two hours later, eight carriages carrying Hui Wang's family and some luggage, escorted by more than 200 cavalry, quickly drove out of Hami and returned to the city.
Since the first generation Hui King Ebedulla left the Junggar Khanate, he wrote a letter to Kangxi to attach himself to, and requested to move to Tunsu Prefecture, and was named "Zhasak First Class Darhan". He went through Guopabake, Emin, and Yusufu. , Isaac and Erdsil, a total of six generations, a period of ninety-seven years. The so-called "old prosperity of palaces, terraces and pavilions" is nothing more than a hundred years of vicissitudes.
To be fair, the pluralistic political system of "military and political integration" implemented in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains during the Qing Dynasty could certainly maintain social stability in the border areas when the country was strong and the officials were clear in their governance. However, due to the implementation of strict ethnic segregation policies and the use of "governing according to customs", the grassroots society has been backward, closed, and ignorant for a long time, and has gradually become alienated from Chinese civilization, forming a social area with anti-civilization, making In the late Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang was susceptible to the influence of foreign ideas in terms of history and culture, and chaos occurred frequently.
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