Wanli Xinming

Chapter 217 Xiyi
The fighting in Burma once came to a standstill for several months after the rainy season in June.However, after two years of fighting, the grass-headed kings who have accumulated deep hatred and hatred have no idea of ​​building a united national front by taking a break.

Just as when the Manchu Qing attacked and killed Nanming, several so-called "orthodox" stabbed each other in the back, the various parties in Burma were crushed by the imperial court, and they did not feel that their lips were dead and their teeth were cold. They attacked and killed each other until they were all overthrown.

Several major newspapers in the country reported the war in Myanmar in a series of articles, which stirred the hearts of the people in the country like a raging fire.Several more in-depth articles talked about ethnic issues, and repeated the principle of brotherhood and humiliation from different angles several times - the effect is not bad.

On December [-], the eighth year of Wanli, the city of Bago was smashed by the Ming army, and Mang Yingli, escorted by the Portuguese Diego and several mercenaries, left Burma by boat and fled to Malaga.

On January 21, the ninth year of Wanli, Luo Wanhua, the governor of Myanmar, entered Bagu City, which Liu Xian had cleared.Afterwards, he issued a Chinese-Burmese bilingual Announcement on the Peace of the People, and sent troops to guard various places.

On the third day of the second lunar month, Governor Luo Wanhua, under the escort of the Ming army, traveled from Bago to Dagong Village, where the Lishui River and the Lai River meet, and climbed to the Ruiguang Pagoda where the Buddha's hair relic is enshrined.

After paying homage to the Buddha's relic, Luo Wanhua delivered a speech to the surrendered Burmese officials, and issued an imperial decree to change Dagon's name to Yangon, which in Burmese means "the city where the war is over."

According to the post-war arrangement of the Governor's Office, Myanmar will be divided into eight provinces.They are: Lishui, Myanmar, Bagan, Bago, Yangon, Gongmu, Dakula and Yunxia Province.

When Luo Wanhua allocated land to these provinces, he basically disrupted the original spheres of influence of all parties in Myanmar.At the time of naming, except for Bago and Yangon, all other provinces used Chinese names.

Among them, Yunxia Province is next to Yunnan, and most of the Tusi lands such as Mubang and Mengbang are included, making it the largest of the eight provinces.

At the same time as establishing the province, Luo Wanhua was also responsible for completing the construction of Yangon City before the 15th year of Wanli. At that time, the governor Xingyuan, who was temporarily living in Bagu, would be moved to Yangon.

Because of the tragic civil war in Burma and the overwhelming superiority of the Ming army, the former Burmese nobles and chieftains have lost three out of ten.Those who were quick to see the opportunity, such as the city owner of Ava City, Sihan Yu, saw that the Ming army was strong, and directly opened the city and surrendered, handing over the Lishui Delta, and naturally got a reward—he went directly to the Bogu envoy.

The Burmese people such as Sihanyu were incorporated into the governance system, and most of the resistance of the Burmese people was disintegrated.Under the leadership of Si Hanyu, the small forces that were already facing the attack of strong neighbors were very pleased with the rule of the Ming court: if the Ming court entered the venue two years later, the bones and scum that these forces would inevitably be eaten by would not be left.

As for those who were originally stronger, they were the focus of the Ming army.During the entire expedition process, those who defended their bases or wanted to talk to the Ming army about the conditions of attachment were all slaughtered.It is impossible for the Ming court to retain a larger force in the newly occupied land, forming a separatist situation.

At the end of the eighth year of Wanli, when receiving the report of the Myanmar Raiders, Zhu Yijun sighed with emotion at the meeting of the Privy Council: "It is more difficult to arrange political affairs in the land of Xintuo than in the country.

No one dared to say that.But after it was uploaded from the meeting, the chieftains who were unwilling to change their land and return to their homeland were scared to sweat.

In April of the ninth year of Wanli, the situation in Myanmar stabilized, and officials urgently dispatched by the imperial court took their places and set up a ruling team according to the design of the Governor's Office.Although there is still a serious shortage of local officials, it is not very difficult to use surrendered Burmese officials to temporarily maintain order and restore agricultural production.

In May of the ninth year of Wanli, Sihanyu reported to the Governor's Office that Lujiri, a missionary from Goa, asked to see the Governor, and said that he had brought a handwritten letter from the Portuguese Governor of Goa.

Before Luo Wanhua left Beijing to take office, he had discussed with Zhu Yijun many times about the various situations he would face when attacking Burma.After reading Si Hanyu's report, he immediately asked him to send Ruggieri to the Governor's Palace.

Michele Ruggieri was born in the 22nd year of Jiajing (1543 in the original time and space, the same below) in a city in central and southern Italy. He obtained two doctorates in law when he was studying.In the sixth year of Longqing (1572), he joined the Society of Jesus.

In the fifth year of Wanli, after completing his studies in philosophy and theology, he applied for a mission to Goa.In the sixth year of Wanli, he arrived in Macau again and began to learn Chinese, understand Chinese customs and habits, and changed his name to Luo Mingjian.

During his stay in Macau, Luo Mingjian carefully read the southern newspapers for several years and found that the eastern powers have undergone tremendous changes from top to bottom.At that time, he wrote to the Archbishop of Lisbon, thinking that the time was ripe for missionaries to enter China.

When Luo Mingjian wrote the letter, he even showed it to his senior Fan Li'an.Fan Li'an also took this seriously, believing that St. Xavier's long-cherished wish that he did not enter China would soon be fulfilled by the two of them.

Zhu Yijun heard the name of Matteo Ricci in later generations, but did not know Fan Li'an and Luo Mingjian.

Although he sent people into Macau to learn about relevant information, he was not in a hurry to start the process of communication between the East and the West from the highest level of the empire.

Therefore, he stayed in the memorials of Li Jisi and Wang Pan, who served as prefects of Zhaoqing successively.The two missionaries were clueless, they only knew how to give gifts to Wang Pan.Wang Pan accepted it with a smile, but didn't mention the fact that his homework was kept.

Luo Wanhua, the governor of Burma, launched a war of aggression against Burma.Luo Mingjian and Fan Li'an, who were waiting for the news, discussed it and split up. Luo Mingjian went to Goa to look for opportunities, while Fan Li'an went east to Japan.

At the same time as they acted, Zhu Yijun also judged that the Ming court must meet Portugal in Southeast Asia.

Portugal and Spain, as the first generation of European colonial explorers, although the main colonial idea is to master the sea route to make super profits, but in Bago, Myanmar, the Portuguese still have many interests.

Because of this judgment, before Luo Wanhua took office, Zhu Yijun had already explained the way and method of dealing with Xiyi.

After being immersed in Zhu Yijun's side for many years, Luo Wanhua was not the same as before.In the bureaucratic system of Daming, Luo Wanhua can also be ranked in the top ten in terms of international vision and execution ability.

Therefore, when Luo Mingjian entered the governor's office and saw Luo Wanhua, he was surprised to find that he was facing a kind Chinese official who had a certain understanding of Portugal, Spain and European countries - which made him overjoyed. .

He first bowed in the Western style, and planned to kneel and kowtow if Governor Luo was unhappy.But Governor Luo was not unhappy because he bowed, but nodded slightly in return.

Luo Mingjian handed over the letters written by Alfonso, Governor of Portugal in Goa, and Bishop Vincennes.After Luo Wanhua took it over, he found out that it was in Portuguese, so he handed it to the document beside him and asked him to find a translator to translate it.

Luo Mingjian hurriedly asked in unskilled Chinese, "Your Excellency the Governor, can I translate for you?"

Luo Wanhua nodded and said, "Of course." So he handed the letter to him.

The letter from the Governor of Goa is very polite. After paying tribute to Governor Luo Wanhua, he said in the letter that the chaos in Myanmar for more than two years has left the spice trade and gemstone trade in the entire region in a state of chaos. The profit of the A-Nagasaki-Malaga route has been cut by half as a result, which is not good for all stakeholders.

Now that the Ming Empire has included Burma into its territory, I, the Governor of Goa, Alfonso, on behalf of His Majesty Felipe II, respect the interests of the Ming Kingdom and have no objection to the Ming Kingdom's inclusion of Burma into its territory.

In return, I hope that His Excellency Governor Luo will protect the interests of the Portuguese Empire in Bago and give proper care to Portuguese merchants and ship owners, and the Goa authorities are also willing to allow the Portuguese to continue to engage in transportation business in stable Bago.

Luo Wanhua listened to Luo Mingjian's translation, and sneered: "This Governor Alfonso's speech is interesting. Burma is the territory of China, and its lord is a consolation messenger for our dynasty. Because he launched a rebellion, His Majesty the Emperor destroyed it. ."

"What? Now that Alfonso says 'no objection', he wants the court and the Governor to thank him?"

　Xavier: No.1 missionary from the West to the East in historical records.Missionary success in Japan was relatively successful, but in China there was no chance of reaching the mainland.Later, the pirate died of illness.

　　In addition, Lao Mo started a one-month training, the update is likely to be unstable, and will try to maintain it. If there is an occasional change, no further leave will be requested.What I know now is that there is a high probability that it will be broken the day after tomorrow.Feel sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)