Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 696
Indrapra, the capital of Champa.

King Paramita Suravarman said to the left and right with some regret: "We can only watch such a good opportunity for nothing. Damn, hate!"

The situation in Southeast Asia in the South China Sea is very chaotic and complicated, and they have always lacked an opportunity for unification.

Champa had a chance 150 years ago, when Champa was at its peak.

It’s just that the king of Champa Kingdom at that time chose the wrong direction of development. They looked down on the split Shuichenla and Luchenla at that time, but sent troops to attack the Tang Dynasty and occupied the two states of Huan and Ai.

It was the 19th year of Zhenyuan, the period of Tang Dezong Li Shi.At that time, Tang Ting had been focusing on dealing with Tubo, but he ignored it and endured it.Champa made an inch of progress, invaded again, and was defeated by Zhang Zhou, the governor of Annan.

After Zhancheng was defeated, he realized that even the injured tiger was not something he could provoke, so he turned his head to deal with Chenla.

However, at this moment of stupefaction, Shui Chenla and Lu Zhenla became unified because of Jayavarman II, and Chenla entered its first peak period.

It was originally an area where a group of chickens pecked at each other, but two big roosters appeared. The result is that two big roosters bite each other, and I peck you. for 150 years.The long war has wiped out each other's peak.

The accumulated hatred can be imagined...

That day and night, when the deputy king of Champa, Li Yu, led his troops to enter the palace, Paramita Suravarman realized that he was already alone.

Wood is inexhaustible in their local area, and rice, oil palm, abaca, and sugar cane are all their local specialties.

The five prime ministers, Dou Yi, Zhao Pu, Xue Juzheng, Lu Duoxun, and Pan Mei, all understand that large-scale turmoil in the south is unlikely to occur in the next few decades.

At the same time, the Pai Jilang of Chenla Kingdom had a good night's sleep.

Guo Jin secretly laughed: This king of Zhenla is really a wonderful thing, the civil strife will stop, he doesn't appease the place, but he pulls himself to drink?

Among them, Sri Buddha died and lived on the island, and the sea control in the South China Sea is controlled by the imperial court, which is not a concern.

The only thing to look at is whether the imperial court has enough prestige to awe the generals and ministers from afar.

Once the critical time comes, the other party closes the trade channel, and there will be problems in their own lives.

There is no other reason, Guo Jin's [-]-strong army that can defeat thousands of troops is in Angkor City.

Now the Kingdom of Chenla has severely damaged the nobles who believed in Brahmanism, and the Kingdom of Champa has removed the king with vision, and followed the example of Greece in cooperating with the imperial court in an all-round way.

Pan Mei took a look around and said, "I think it's worth a try. Soldiers are not expensive, and a thousand is enough. As long as everything goes well, it will become the norm. The future will be different. We can control the flames of war within the borders of other countries and ensure that our country does not Infested by fire."

Paramita Suravarman could still hear the little bit of dissatisfaction in his words. Seeing that he did not contradict himself today, he said patiently: "If we are like Chenla, there will be no way for me to survive in Champa in the future? I was thinking, is it possible to spend a lot of money to go to China to learn their craftsmanship, as long as the goods we produce are not inferior to China, domestic problems will naturally be solved.”

Seeing that the nobles of Chenla Kingdom are living a luxurious life, how can the nobles of Champa not be jealous?

Xiang Gaoping is an official name, an official in charge of the economy of Champa, similar to the third envoy of the Minister of Finance of Dayu.

There are more than a dozen or twenty countries in the South China Sea, but there are only three that really have a certain influence: Chenla, Champa, and Srivijaya.

In order to thank Guo Jin for his great kindness, he hosted a banquet in the palace for the savior who came from the heaven.

Regarding the affairs of Jiaozhi Kingdom, many prime ministers are happy to hear and see, and congratulate each other, just like celebrating the new year.

Especially now that there are many silver and gold mountains on Wajima that lack coolies...

Pai Jilang had a sudden idea.

There isn't any perfect solution.

Dayu's export materials do not include ordinary paper.

Dou Yi asked: "How should the prince who is single-horse order be dealt with?"

Sandor looked at his king like a fool, not to mention whether Tianchao was willing to impart technology, even if he was willing, Tianchao was ahead of them in almost all technologies, how much time and money would it take to learn one by one?
Can they really hold on to the city for that long?
Sandor didn't speak anymore, but bowed and left.

Hearing that Guo Jin had been waiting for him for a long time, Pai Jilang hurriedly scolded: "Why didn't you wake me up?"

Guo Jin is not a reckless man, Pai Jilang's words made him think of a possibility, and he agreed "reluctantly".
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The movements of Chenla Kingdom and Champa Kingdom were spread to Bianjing successively by Guangzhou Bianguangfan and Jiaozhi Chenlan.

The two letters arrived one after another, and were sent to the Council Hall through the Ministry of War.

The materials purchased by the Dayu imperial court in the South China Sea were mainly rice and sugarcane, followed by oil palm, abaca, and timber.

Timely carpe diem is the most important thing in life. When a person dies, he has nothing left.

But for the Bian Shuai, the Bian Chen not only gave them power, but also paid attention to checks and balances.

but……

They even have so much rice that they can feed the elephants and raise an army of elephants with an amazing amount of food.

"It would be great if Governor Guo and his soldiers could stay in Angkor forever!"

The current Dayu Dynasty has no shortage of generals who can fight, only opportunities.I really want to mess around, but I can't hide it from the few civil servants in Jiaozhi.

"My lord, Marshal Guo has been waiting for a long time."

It is impossible for licking dogs to coexist peacefully.

"Your Majesty, Xiang Gao asks Sandor to see you!"

Paramita Suravarman had a gloomy expression when he heard Sandor's name.

Zhao Pu glanced at Lu Duoxun, but did not speak. He benefited the most from Song Qi's downfall this time.Speaking of the fact that the power of the temple has surpassed that of Dou Yi, it's just that Lu Duoxun's rapid rise made him dare not be careless even if the power in his hands skyrocketed.

Sandor said respectfully: "The things from the Celestial Dynasty are far better and more practical than those produced by us. We refuse to buy them, but the surrounding countries buy them in large quantities and sell them to us at high prices, which will be greatly affected."

Paramisuravarman looked at the economy in his hands, frowned, and exclaimed, "How could this be? This year is a bumper harvest year, why are taxes so low?"

Only two land-based countries, Chenla and Champa, still have the possibility of breaking away from control.

Pai Jilang was flustered and hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, why don't you stay here to frighten Xiaoxiao? After I stabilize the situation, I will make plans. Don't worry, Commander, all the food in your department..." He thought for a while, but still gritted his teeth and said: "The military pay is all paid by me in Chenla."

In the past, when there was such a turmoil in the Chenla Kingdom, the first time Paramita Shuravarman got the news, he rode his elephant to the expedition. , I could only gnash my teeth and scold bitterly, let the opportunity disappear in vain, and feel aggrieved.

This proposal was obviously aimed at Luo Youdu's temper.

Guo Jin was speechless, for a moment he didn't know who was the king of the Chenla Kingdom, he said patiently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Zhenla is a kingdom of Dayu, Your Majesty will not sit idly by, but if there is something strange, a certain order will come again. "

Napai Jilang said: "But if the commander-in-chief goes away, what if the rebels come back?"

The prime ministers in the chamber will deal with such urgent letters as soon as possible.

The king of the Champa Kingdom was far-sighted, but the domestic culture was more liberal. It did not restrict the people's beliefs, nor did it reject Chinese culture, and even intended to use Chinese culture to strengthen themselves.As a result, there has been a strange situation where Brahmanism and Mahayana Buddhism take turns as the state religion.

They mixed their own copy, and their achievements in fighting for a lifetime are considered to be over.

Paramita Suravarman has just turned [-] this year. He is in the prime of life and full of ambitions. He wants to develop Champa into the overlord of the South China Sea. He did not conduct trade with the Dayu court in an all-round way like Chenla did. limits.

There was a change in his heart, the king of Chenla was really generous, he gave him two beauties after drinking yesterday.

Guo Jin said truthfully: "The state owns the laws of the country, and the army has military regulations. A certain person is here only to help the king put down the rebellion, so it is not appropriate to wait longer."

Even though he was thousands of miles away, Guo Jin didn't dare to be too presumptuous, sleeping with the two beauties given to him by Pai Jilang last night was already the limit.

Luo Youdu has always advocated the utilization of waste, as long as it is not a heinous crime, he seldom uses a knife to kill people, but generously spares the other party's life, and then throws them to the mine to work as a coolie.

Sandor, who walked out of the palace, did not have a humble expression on his face. He changed his clothes and looked hideous. This was the last chance they gave their king.

The court of Dayu has different civil and military affiliations, and no one can control the other.

In fact, it is not that Sandel and other Champa nobles do not understand Paramita Varman, but in the face of interests, it is better to be happy than to be a tree planter for the sake of illusory far-reaching plans.

The imperial court has a special monitoring agency in the open, and there is also a military department in the dark. As long as it receives strange news about the commander or minister, it will immediately conduct a verification to confirm whether it is true, and make another decision. It will not easily listen to the words of the family.

This means that from now on, Nanhai is the back garden of the Dayu court, the money bag.

As long as you have a chic life, you don't care about the floods in future generations.

This Minister of Finance is one of the nobles of the Champa Kingdom. Because of the trade with the Dayu court, he had a very tense fight with him. He even tried to kill him a few times. Such respect today is rare.

The checks and balances between civil and military, and the checks and balances between superiors and subordinates, so as to prevent the border commander from controlling the border for a long time, and really regard himself as the uncrowned king.

Sandel, who is chancellor of the exchequer, is one of them.

What does the future of Chenla have to do with him?

Now these things can be exchanged for money, which can bring huge benefits to the local nobles and powerful.

This move is related to the future of Champa, but it cannot be understood and supported by everyone.

Ever since he learned of the rebellion, the cowardly Pai Jilang hadn't had a good night's sleep. He only felt that if he closed his eyes, the big knife of the rebels would cut off his head. He hadn't had a good night's sleep for half a month. .

He rushed out of the bedroom in three steps at a time, seeing Guo Jin standing upright in the main hall, he hurriedly said: "Marshal Guo, I didn't have a good time yesterday, today you and I will continue yesterday's banquet and have a good drink."

Paramita Suravarman saw the sinister intentions of the Emperor Dayu. He exchanged the saturated living crafts of the Dayu court for their labor.

To prevent the nobles from getting rich, so what if the king?

Lu Duosun answered without hesitation: "There are more than a hundred of them, except for a few who are mostly sailors and guards, and they are all strong. Why don't you propose to send them to Iwami Island for mining?"

It is obvious that Luo Youdu's own martial arts are world-class, young and vigorous, heroic and decisive.

However, there is some uncertainty about whether to garrison with the Chenla Kingdom. After all, before the Confucian culture has completely replaced the Brahmanism in Chenla, it may not be a good thing to act rashly.

Pai Jilang turned pale with shock, pulled Guo Jin and refused to let go, and said, "Why did the commander leave in such a hurry? But the reception was not good, and the commander was neglected?"

Paramita Shuravarman gave Sandor a strange look.

Luderson's proposal was quickly unanimously approved.

Luxuries such as rice paper are of course excluded.

In recent years, the Dayu imperial court has vigorously promoted trade in the South China Sea. In addition to rice in the South China Sea, they have also vigorously purchased timber, oil palm, abaca, sugar cane and other special products.

Sandor presented the silk cloth respectfully: "This is all the taxation of my dynasty for half a year. Please give me instructions, Your Majesty."

According to the original situation, no one grows sugar cane and oil palm at all: their sugar production and oil extraction are too poor.Abaca is a rotten street thing...

Thinking of the military regulations set by the emperor Luo Youdu personally in the Dayu court, Guo Jin immediately straightened his mind, and said solemnly: "If the leader of the bandit is punished, the general will have to return with his troops. If he finds an opportunity in the future, he will fight with the king again." Let's drink together."

The situation in these two countries is just the opposite. The culture of Chenla is deeply influenced by Tianzhu, and the king is incompetent.

Then he fell asleep until noon...

Paramita Suravarman showed a strange face, but he didn't have time to think too much about how to break out of the predicament he encountered.

It's okay for a while, but in the long run, their country's own life craftsmanship will be severely hit, or even lost, and there will be a certain dependence on the Dayu court.

Before the popularization of paper in Dayu, Luo Youdu did not consider paper export at all.

Although the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Guo Jin knows and has seen Luo Youdu's abilities and means.

Pai Jilang was absurd, but not stupid, especially after this rebellion, he understood a truth even more.

But there is one thing to say, any policy will have more or less problems in the face of border issues.

Taking the silk cloth from Sandor...

Therefore, in Champa, the main note-taking utensils are still silk cloth. They also have ordinary paper smuggled in the country, but since it is smuggled, the price will naturally not be cheap.

But last night, he slept peacefully until noon, sleeping for a full seven hours, without even having a single dream.

Dou Yi gave Pan Mei a complicated look.

He was deeply affected by the power of the warriors, and he didn't want to have a situation where the warriors became prime ministers.But their Majesty took advantage of the influence of Song Qi's downfall, beat Zhao Pu, and appointed Pan Mei as the privy envoy to become the prime minister, becoming the first military general of the Dayu court to become prime minister.

But it is undeniable that Dou Yi can't fault Pan Mei with both civil and military skills.

This is one and there are two, expecting the literati to overwhelm the warriors in the Taiping era, it was virtually blocked.

(End of this chapter)