The Silent Reforms of Eldridge Chapter 17

After accepting the mission, I went to Taiyuan Mansion to interrogate Hachu Siam, but I still couldn't find out why. I repeatedly enlightened Hachu Siam, and it took me a day and a night before the decision was finalized. The woman's uncle was the mastermind of the case. After asking why, he finally confessed. Hachu Siam failed to seduce the woman, and his crime was reduced by one level from hanging. He was scheduled to be sent to the Xinjiang army, and his mother and wife were sent with him. The woman's uncle was also scheduled to be sentenced to prison.

Many people don’t understand why Ha Chu Siam’s sentence was so severe. Wasn’t it just for taking a Concub!ne? Besides, we haven’t gotten married yet!

The key is not to take Concub!nes, but that Manchus and Han people cannot marry. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, in order to maintain the privileges of the Manchus and implement the policy of ethnic segregation, the court stipulated that Manchus and Han people should not intermarry. Violators would be severely punished and even beheaded.

In the fifth year of Shunzhi (1648), the regent Dorgon told the Ministry of Rites: "The Manchu and Han officials and the people of our family are all my ministers. If we want them to live in harmony with each other, we must not let them get married. In the future, the officials and people of the Manchu and Han Dynasties will want to get married." If you like it, listen to it." However, a few days later, Dorgon made further regulations on intermarriage between Manchus and Hans: The daughters of Manchu officials who wish to marry a Han must submit a report to the Ministry of Household Registration and register their household registration; the daughters of Han officials who wish to marry a Manchu must also register. Registration was required at the Ministry of Household Affairs; women from non-official families were allowed to marry Manchus at their own discretion, and there was no need to report to the Ministry. He also warned the Manchus to marry legally and not to take any other Han women except formal wives.

This is the reason why Ha Chu Siam was severely sentenced.