Chapter 923: Happy
? Hong Maofan is terrified for the soldiers who succumb to others without a fight!
I was really frightened, the Chinese did not attack after such a fierce offensive!
The ramblings seriously suspect that the Chinese have bad intentions and want to replay the last seven-month siege of Malacca City.
During the siege, there were more than 200,000 Malacca residents, and only 3,000 survivors. The two thousand red hairs who defended the city killed a thousand five.
Most of the people who died died because of the epidemic, freezing and starvation, not because of bullets!
At that time, the besieged official would be Hong Xi official. He was to blame for spending too much money. Prime Minister Chen Zhongji supported him, and leader Yan Changwu endorsed the actions of official Hong Xi.
They just want to destroy all the people in Malacca!
In the process of Chinese conquests in Southeast Asia, the best place is no owner, no one argues with us, this territory becomes our territory.
It is inevitable that many places still have a master, there are many aborigines, and they will resist the heavenly army. We have to spend time fighting against them. If they surrender, we have to manage them and collect their poll tax, which is troublesome enough. !
Those who are not of my race will have different hearts, but they are better than Chinese, and they are good at being obedient.
In order to encourage population growth, the Chinese no longer charge a poll tax, and the aboriginal poll tax has caused many problems. Someone becomes a slave because he cannot pay the poll tax, so that somebody, somebody’s seven aunts and eight aunts will be dissatisfied with you. , They are plotting to rebel, you have to suppress them, but you can't kill indiscriminately...
Okay, well, pull it away, the best way is that they don't exist!
But we can't shoot the surrenders, yes, we won't be surrendered and continue to besiege the city until all the people in the city are dead.
Malacca was besieged for July, and most of the people died. The surviving Hong Maofan spread the bad behavior of the Chinese. At the end of the siege, the Chinese had a chance to invade the city but did not come. The plot to kill everyone was revealed. Exhaustive.
In the favorable situation that the defenders in the city are still in shock, the Chinese obviously have the opportunity to attack the city and will not come.
That night, the senior officials of the Hong Maofan met to discuss the battle. Everyone was silent about the fighting power of the Chinese, and thought that they had an understanding of the thinking of the Chinese.
If the Chinese attacked, Hong Mao would not be able to turn around for a while, and it would probably be desperate.
Of course, it is also possible to surrender, and the situation of the war changes in an instant, and no one can say for sure.
Right now, if you don’t attack, you’re attacking, and your heart is the top priority. Hong Maofan has this idea: "There are always people who want to harm me." Well, if the Chinese do not attack, they want to kill us!
Hong Maofan scared himself: "They deliberately want to trap us!"
We can't do what they want, we can't die!
Can't fight and fight, even the most determined main battle faction can't stand up after seeing the Southeast Army's fire bomb offensive.
In this way, the red hair fell down!
The envoys sent out met Zhang Shouyun, the chief commander in front of the Southeast Army, and the two sides negotiated a peace on lenient terms, including the following:
1. All people do not need to die, the Southeast Army guarantees their personal safety;
2. The armaments, materials, and properties in the city shall be returned to the Southeast Army, and Hong Maofan shall be allowed to carry personal property worth not more than ten silver dollars;
3. Someone outside pays a ransom for the survivors. The uniform price is three hundred silver dollars for officers, fifty silver dollars for soldiers, and ten silver dollars for the rest of the people. They can leave after receiving the ransom;
4. Those who fail to pay the ransom, work for the Southeastern country for one year and are free.
5. Working hours shall not exceed twelve hours, and food shall be guaranteed;
6. The clergy were released immediately!
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Since the Hong Maofan resisted for a short time and the Southeast Army had no casualties, it was given leniency and punishment was required to avoid breaking the rules, but only a small punishment.
The shadow of the tree of fame of people, the Chinese have a reputation for generosity, the city of Colombo surrendered, three thousand troops entered the prisoner-of-war camp, and the rest of the people lived in situ.
Hong Maofan was unhappy, but it was not very sad. The Chinese were treated as officers and soldiers or soldiers. Nobles and officers were treated better, and soldiers were slightly worse, but at least they had rough bread.
Collecting property, materials and munitions, the red hair fan was shrewd and transferred the property beforehand. He only received 200,000 Spanish silver dollars. There were more than 100 artillery pieces, more than 7,000 guns, and a large amount of black powder, which was almost the same. Can be used to equip the strength of a division.
The surrender process went smoothly, and Hong Maofan did not destroy the arms and equipment, allowing the Chinese to collect various materials smoothly.
Organize the prisoners and the people to clear the ruins in the city, clean up the ground garbage, transport the dead bodies, and set up scaffolds to resettle the people.
The Chinese have a foundation in Colombo!
Overnight, a "Colombo City Work Committee" was established, headed by civilians and military officers of the Southeast Army, absorbed local people into the committee, and sub-divisions underneath the committee. The rule was established in an instant and began to be assigned. People work.
It was another night that the first batch of captives were released. Mr. David paid a ransom for 68 Englishmen in Colombo and set them free!
Similarly, the foreign generals Kostit and Siresma paid the ransom for 72 Dutch people and set them free!
It is no wonder that the ransom is not too excessive. It is convenient for the former red hairs in the Southeast Army to pay for the prisoners.
This is modeled after Saladin's magnanimity towards the city's defenders after conquering the Holy Land Jerusalem.
On September 2, 1187, after Jerusalem was besieged for 13 days, they were unable to resist Saladin’s army. They surrendered to Saladin the conqueror. Saladin came to Jerusalem on this day. After he entered Jerusalem, he did not kill. A civilian died without burning a house.
According to the agreement signed at the time of surrender, every man in Jerusalem must pay a ransom of 10 dinars, every woman pays 5 dinars, and a child 1 dinars; those who cannot afford to pay become slaves. Saladin waived the ransom of 7000 poor people. Saladin's younger brother asked Saladin for 1,000 slaves~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and released them. The bishop of Jerusalem immediately followed suit, asking him for 700 slaves and then releasing them. In the end, Saladin announced that he had released all prisoners of war without a ransom.
Yan Changwu announced that he would pay a ransom for all the red-haired prisoners of war (pure Europeans) and their families, set them free, and allow them to return to the land of Christ.
In line with Saladin, we Chinese are also civilized people!
The remaining two thousand miscellaneous troops (ie, West Asians, Arabs, blacks, Asan, etc.) are not so lucky, and they have not been released.
However, the Southeast Army announced that they could join the Imperial Army, serve the Chinese, be responsible for maintaining law and order and preparing for use on the Indian mainland, so that the treatment would not be bad. (After learning, training and rectification, the unqualified will still have to work)
Although the 110,000 Ceylon natives in the city have to work for Yan Changwu, they are almost unaffected. There is no phenomenon that the Chinese regard them as slaves and kill them at will. The Chinese even arranged free medical treatment to help the elderly and the weak. , So the people in the city are calm.
Such a river crab, everyone is happy!
