Chapter 149: Picturesque Landscape (End)
Dingkou trade and mercenaries!
What Zhu Yunwen said shocked the kings, as if they heard a fantasy.
In this era, Dingkou is a symbol of a country's national strength. No matter how mentally retarded a fool, the king, cannot sell his people to other countries. Isn't this more wise than selling weapons and weapons?
"Please forgive His Majesty the Great Emperor, we will find it difficult for us to obey this matter."
Ramaraja was the first to jump out. His Siam Buddhist Kingdom, he disliked the lack of serfs at the bottom, and sold them to the Ming Dynasty. I thought it was beautiful!
Several other countries also spoke out and rejected Zhu Yunwen's proposal, but found that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not angry, but instead smiled.
"Why are you in a hurry?"
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand, and a dozen people came in outside the hall carrying a huge screen, hanging on it with a vast map of the southwest countries.
"You should know where the west of Banggela Kingdom is."
To the west of Banggela?
The seven people in the hall were stunned and then suddenly realized that it was the territory of the Kingdom of Zhangpuer.
Ganges Plain!
"I saw some biography of my journey around the Ming Dynasty, saying that there are many places, Dingkou, right?"
Not only are there many Dingkou, but the Sunni doctrines cannot massacre the population from top to bottom in conflict with Buddhist teachings. Before the Tugluk dynasty was overturned again, it left a ruling ritual for the subsequent military aristocracy of the Timur Empire.
As long as they do not destroy the temple doctrines that are regarded as spiritual destinations by Hindus, they are very happy to be serfs honestly, because the caste system has been deeply rooted for thousands of years, and being slaves has long been regarded as something they have been used to as accustomed to.
The target of the massacre of these green disciples was the middle and upper class of the Hindu sect, and the Aryans and Shudra, which accounted for more than 90% of the lower class, would not be subject to the butcher knife of the Japur and the Sultan Kingdom of North Delhi. On the contrary, they were well protected and treated as leeks for offering to the Green Cult.
"The Dingkou trade I mentioned can be united and seized from this country and sold it to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunwen outlined a wonderful future for the seven people: "Every Dingkou, whether male or female, old or young, has a price limit, armor, armor, weapons, grain, porcelain, silk and other items, medicine and other items, and there are naturally a price limit. Instead of fighting with me, the Ming Dynasty, you are bleeding from the head of the Ming Dynasty, just to grab that little resource, why not turn the gun to rob Dingkou there and sell it to the Ming Dynasty, and then buy it from the Ming Dynasty?"
Canceling Dingkou and selling it to the Ming Dynasty for resources?
The six people were all thinking about it. Zhu Yunwen was right. To attack Annan was like being right and going against the Ming Dynasty, thankless, but to fight Zhangpuer and the North Delhi Sultan in the Western Expedition? Isn’t that also robbing food from the tiger’s mouth?
The combat power of the Green Sect is also very strong.
If the North Delhi Sultan was not busy pacifying Bachmani, the Green Sect's butcher knife would have already entered the Banggela along the Ganges plain!
Not to mention, behind these two countries is the infamous butcher Timur.
I heard that Timur had just defeated the arrogant Ottoman Empire and embezzled countless land and city-states. He began to prepare for the eastern expedition with confidence, intending to annex the Oirat and Tatars along the grasslands, and go to Yili to attack the Ming Dynasty, rebuild the Great Mongolian system that spanned Asia, Europe and Africa back then, and cause trouble for him. Is it exciting to think about it?
This is the sorrow of a small country.
Sneaking between the two great empires, no matter which side they are, the possibility of going to hell is far greater than survival. This is also the reason why South Asia has been unable to develop over the years because they have no hope of expansion.
"I know what you are worried about?"
Zhu Yunwen just glanced at it and had a general idea in his mind. The inner treasury of the Ming Dynasty contained records of the Seven Guards of Guanxi envoys in the Western Regions, telling the strength of the Timur Empire, a country composed of brainwashed outlaws. When fighting, it was naturally fierce. In the era of cold weapons, how powerful would a group of nomads who were not afraid of death be?
That mad leader, Timur, dared to seize and kill the envoys who killed the Ming Dynasty in Hongwu years!
The Chagatai Khanate, Il Khanate, and Golden Horde left behind by Genghis Khan after his death were all annexed and defeated by this Timur!
If it weren't for the southwest this time and seeing this southwest geometric map in the Xiping Marquis' Mansion, Zhu Yunwen would have almost forgotten that there was a tiger entrenched on the west side of the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with the lunatic country of the Green Cult, the two tribes that were surviving, Oirat and Tatars were really no threat.
To think of an idea, drag them down.
Just like the Allies and the Allies during World War I and World War II, and around a large empire, there are always many suicide squads who take the lead in charging and shaking flags and shouting.
"What you are afraid of is the Timur Empire behind them, right?"
Zhu Yunwen pressed his arms against the big case, leaned forward, and looked down at a group of monarchs of the six countries who were either moved or uneasy in an aggressive manner.
"So I have also proposed a mercenary system. Your army can send you to the Ming Dynasty. I will select people to teach you and pay your money and wealth. All their expenses are borne by my Ming Dynasty. They fight for my Ming Dynasty. I will pay you pensions if I die or suffer. How about it?"
When he joined the army in the Ming Dynasty, he learned the method of practicing military affairs in the Ming Dynasty, wore the armor of the Ming Dynasty, and took the weapons of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen's approach was actually the way that warlords liked to hire the German teaching team when they were training troops.
Cultivate the military forces of these small foreign countries, and then tie them to the chariots of the Ming Dynasty with their interests, and display the flags of the Ming Dynasty, so that they can bleed and work hard as cannon fodder, which can also weaken the strength of the hostile countries and enhance the influence and deterrence of the Ming Dynasty. What a stable profit and profit.
The troops hired their troops, split and mixed into the Ming Dynasty's military system, scattered into wars from all over the world, and the cultural indoctrination of political teachers, sooner or later, even if these large-headed soldiers at the bottom cannot become Han people, they will at least have a good impression of the Ming Dynasty. Such blood exchanges will become an alternative cultural invasion.
As long as we share weal and woe with the Ming Dynasty and share interests, as time goes by, cultural intersections will become increasingly deepening. These countries will not respect the Ming Dynasty for generations and will not have the ability or ability to turn against each other.
Under the great empire system, except for the leading country, other countries are just leeks.
"Once the Kingdom of Puer and the Sultanate attack you, I, the Ming Dynasty, will help you defend your country and fight to the death. Even if you give all your national strength, it is natural. How about it?"
When it comes to this, the six kings have nothing to say. The Indochina Peninsula is such a large territory. If they do not take sides, they have been small countries for generations. It would be better to grit their teeth and follow the Ming Dynasty. If Timur is destroyed in the future, they will always be able to get a lot of the vast land and population in the west, right?
"All wishes are subject to the Holy Punishment of His Majesty the Great Emperor."
Everyone stood up and bowed and responded, and Zhu Yunwen shouted loudly.
"good!"
"A man cannot stand without faith, and a country cannot be trusted. It should be based on covenants."
As soon as Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, several young eunuchs took out seven questions, put them down before Zhu Yunwen and the six people's cases, and unfolded them. The agreement was already prepared. After reading and understanding them through the interpretations of their respective translations, the six kings solemnly signed their names, and then they re-entered the questions.
Until the end, after each question book signed the name of the monarch of the seven kingdoms, it marked that on the second day of August of the third year of Jianwen, the Ming Empire system, led by the Ming Dynasty, supplemented by the six kingdoms of Siam, Banggela, Lao, Phnom Penh, Bogu and Awa, was officially established in the Xiping Marquis’ Mansion in Kunming, Yunnan!
This "Kunming Seven Kingdoms Agreement" stipulates the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Ming Dynasty and the six countries in the Ming Empire system. Among them, the Ming Dynasty will be fully responsible for the territorial security and national security of the six countries. The six countries also promise that there will be no conflicts or wars after the agreement. If there will be conflicts in the future, the Ming Dynasty will make a judgment and approve them.
Zhu Yunwen, Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty, was appointed as the Supreme Marshal of the Empire, and coordinated and commanded the military operations and all affairs of the seven countries.
The six countries will liberalize and carry out comprehensive and permanent cooperation with the Ming Dynasty in various fields such as diplomacy, military, finance, commerce, and culture. The Ming Dynasty will undertake the construction of people's livelihood and national defense of the six countries, and help the six countries train their troops and provide excellent weapons and logistics.
The Ming Dynasty could dispatch troops of the six countries to participate in military operations and pay remuneration;
The Ming Dynasty set up Xuanwei Offices and stationed troops in Banggela and Awa to maintain the stability and rule of the six countries. The Ming Dynasty shall bear all military expenditures. The Ming Dynasty promised that the troops stationed shall not interfere in the political affairs of the six countries or disrupt public order.
There was no restriction on the type of commodity in the Ming Dynasty when trading with the six countries;
With Kunming, Guilin, Hanoi, Luang Prabang and Chiang Mai as commercial cities, Daming is committed to bear the construction costs of the access between several cities and is responsible for the safety of trade and trade without any intrusion.
The Ming Dynasty promised to reopen the sea ban as soon as possible, and vigorously build ships that can be sold to the six countries, trade the proceeds from Southeast Asia, and fully open up sharing with the six countries. In return, the six countries will not be allowed to collect commercial taxes on Ming goods from domestic commercial cities.
If any of the six countries is invaded by countries outside the Ming Empire system, the Ming Dynasty will send troops to protect and drive away the invading army. In return, the six countries will pay 10% of all the income of that year to the Ming Dynasty every year as protection expenses.
The "Kunming Seven Kingdoms Agreement" comprehensively strengthened the Ming Dynasty's power in Asia, and played a decisive role in stabilizing the southwestern rear of the Ming Dynasty. It also marked the first step in the Great Asia system centered on the Ming Dynasty conceived by Zhu Yunwen!
Since the "Kunming Seven Kingdoms Agreement", Zhu Yunwen and the six people made additional treaties on how to fight the Green Church in the West, transport labor, commodity pricing, trade and other interests, and drafted the issue of military troops during the holiday Timur Empire and the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition, and finally reached a consensus.
After the meeting, Zhu Yunwen, who was very happy, waved his hand and the seven people walked into the back hall together. They had a sumptuous state banquet that Zhu Yunwen had not eaten once in the past four years. They gathered famous chefs from all over the country and prepared hundreds of delicacies, allowing everyone to eat and drink enough.
Seeing the joy in front of him, Zhu Yunwen smiled.
This is his real purpose in this in-person expedition!
War is always just a continuation of politics.
After showing off your muscles, you should talk about it. Don’t be full of your mind to the death. If you kill someone, you should also kill whoever you want.
Like North Korea, these countries in South Asia are all the same as those in South Asia. As long as they are handled well, they are all the leeks of the Ming Dynasty. These six countries have tens of millions of Dingkou, and will contribute their flesh and blood to the prosperity and strength of the Ming Dynasty in the future. What a pity to kill them?
As for the tribute system, it has been completely proven to be a useless face system. To deal with these countries, they should be tied to the chariot of the Ming Dynasty.
Only by establishing a nominal community of interests can we seize and squeeze every drop of oil and water from them more deeply!
What a bullshit agreement between the seven countries, when their value of use will be exploited in the future, when the Ming Dynasty sucks their blood, and culture invades their social system, these countries are destined to be a province of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Yunwen wanted to leave a very rich legacy for future generations that could not even be defeated!
Zhu Yunwen is a painting-like painter. The sun and moon are full of stars, and the mountains and rivers are outlined from his hands.
Chapter completed!