Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 299 King of Siam, kneel down!My dear, La Meixuan, I wish our emperor long live, long live, l
Chapter 299 King of Siam, kneel down!My dear, La Meixuan, I wish our emperor long live, long live, long live!
"Your Majesty, it's bad! The Ming army is coming to the palace!"
La Meixuan stood up in panic: "What is the Ming Dynasty going to do? Is it going to destroy our Dacheng Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, quickly deploy troops to suppress it!" a minister suggested.
"We must not mobilize troops!"
The rational minister said anxiously: "The heavenly soldiers are invincible. We must not anger the heavenly soldiers any more!"
Then, he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please send an envoy to make peace with the Heavenly Soldiers and solve the problem peacefully!"
"Noradi, you are a coward!"
A general knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am willing to personally lead the troops and destroy the Ming army!"
Bang!
Before he finished speaking, a minister kicked him over: "You still think the matter is not big enough, do you? Ming Dynasty has swallowed up the northern part of Annan. Do you know how close it is to Siam?"
"You are so good at fighting, why don't you fight Annan?"
"I want to ask you, can you beat Annan?"
"The Ming Dynasty pacified Annan with almost no effort, which shows the strength of the heavenly soldiers. You are still here, Lord Charming, what do you want to do?"
The minister knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, what Noradi said is true. This matter must be resolved peacefully! There must be no war, there must be peace!"
La Meixuan also woke up.
It was not that the Ming Dynasty defeated the Tatars and made Siam fearful, but that the Ming Dynasty was very close to Siam. If you rode fast, you could reach the Siam border in three days.
What can he do to resist the heavenly soldiers?
Relying on the city defense army that defeated 1 people by 300 people?
"Noradi, Vasilawu, you two go out of the palace in person to negotiate peace with the Ming army. You must not start a military dispute. You must not negotiate for peace. You must negotiate for peace!"
"Siam is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and their relations with each other are only limited by water. We must have peace talks and resolve disputes peacefully."
"Only peace is in line with the common interests of Ming and Siam."
La Meixuan repeatedly emphasized peace talks.
If they could defeat the Ming Dynasty, who would be willing to make peace with them?
"I would rather die than disgrace my sacred mandate!"
The two ministers kowtowed and left the palace as if the wind was blowing and the water was cold.
God was kind, and when it was almost dawn, the heavy rain had stopped.
The roads in the Royal Capital are paved with bluestones, but unlike Beijing, which has a complete drainage system, the Royal Capital of Siam is full of water, making it difficult to walk.
Gao Zongben held a Japanese sword and led an army of [-] men to the palace with great momentum.
The Royal Capital City Defense Army, assisting on both sides of the defense, obviously did not dare to fight with this iron army, because Gao Zongben was holding a head in his hand.
It is the head of Lan Ya, the leader of the Siamese capital city defense army!
He came to the palace in a furious manner.
When Noradi and Vasilava saw this scene, they almost died of anger. The Siamese army surrounded the Ming army like a guard, and they did not dare to fight the Ming army at all.
Looking at the Ming army again, they are all arrogant and full of momentum.
High judgment.
"With such a powerful army, the Ming Dynasty has 200 million! Which country in the world can defeat it?" Noradi sighed.
Vasilāwu smiled bitterly: "The Celestial Empire is invincible. It has been 500 years since our dynasty began to pay tribute to the Celestial Empire. It has a history of [-] years. It is a fatal thing for a vassal state to challenge the authority of the suzerain state."
"Yes, you must not anger Ming, and you must not maintain peace." Noradi insisted on peace.
"Ambassador Gao, please stop and listen to the next words!" Noradi shouted loudly, standing ten feet in front of the Ming army.
He was also afraid of death. Who knew if Gao Zong was a lunatic? What if he was killed directly?So stand far away.
As everyone knows, Gao Zongben breathed a sigh of relief.
With 300 men, he attacked the capital of Siam where 10,000+ strong troops were stationed?I wouldn’t even dare to think that way with my knees.
He was buying time for Bian Yong and Lu Gao.
At the same time, he wants to occupy a rational word!
These three hundred mourning soldiers are not here to fight, but to seek justice!
"Is this Mr. Noradi of the Political Council in front of you?" Gao Zongben had sharp eyes and recognized this person's identity from his official robe.
There is a language barrier between the two parties, so a fire interpreter is needed.
Noradi also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he was not crazy and still had something to talk about.
He and Vasilawu walked forward quickly and walked up to Gao Zongben. Under the white sword, they saluted and said, "I am Noradi. This person is Shangguan Vasilawu. My king has sent us to discuss with the ambassador." The matter of striking out troops.”
He lowered his stance first.
Although they knew they would be blackmailed by the Ming army, Siam would rather suffer a loss than let Ming take advantage of it, and they would never let Ming send troops south.
Believe it or not, if the Ming Dynasty led its troops southward, countries such as Annam, Champa, Laos, and Cambodia would not miss the opportunity to expand.
When the time comes, Siam will be full of chicken feathers, and the Ming Dynasty will have nothing to do, so they can change their puppets and continue to rule the country.
Siam cannot afford to lose.
Noradi would never allow this to happen. He would rather be blackmailed by the Ming Dynasty than lose his territory.
Gao Zongben stared at him without speaking, making calculations in his mind.
"Ambassador Gao, this is not the place to talk."
"My king is waiting for you in the palace, if you have any dissatisfaction."
"Please face my king directly, and I will give you a satisfactory explanation!"
The implication is that 300 people were dismissed.
At the beginning of the turmoil, Siam sent people to monitor the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, fearing that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty would also follow suit and cause trouble.
Fortunately, these merchants are peace-loving.
Otherwise, if tens of thousands of people rebel in the capital, the capital will collapse immediately, and Siam will become a big joke.
Gao Zongben stared at him: "Talk? My two hundred brothers are buried in a foreign land. How can we negotiate to exchange for the lives of my two hundred brothers?"
The words were loud and clear, and the soldiers behind him waved their weapons and roared angrily.
"Ambassador Gao, this is a misunderstanding!"
"What a misunderstanding!"
Gao Zongben asked sternly: "If there is a misunderstanding, what happened to the head in my hand!"
He placed Lanya's head in front of Noradi's eyes, which shocked Noradi. It turns out that this is how a person's head is cut off after death.
"Ambassador, calm down, ambassador, calm down." Noradi said pleasantly.
Gao Zongben also climbed up along the pole, but Siam lowered his posture first, so he pretended to be angry and wanted an explanation.
"Ambassador Gao, do we have to die together tonight?" Vasilawu asked coldly.
One of these two people is a good person, and the other is a bad person.
Gao Zongben understood and snorted coldly: "This envoy represents the Celestial Dynasty and His Majesty the Great Emperor, leading his troops to Siam."
"It is to bestow favor on the King of Siam, so that the King of Siam can bathe in the grace of the Holy One!"
"Before this envoy leaves the capital, His Majesty has given you various instructions. No matter how many people you bring out, you must bring them all back!"
"Now that 200 people have died for unknown reasons, I, Emperor Gaozong, must seek an explanation!"
Hear this.
Both Noradi and Noradi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that they were asking for an explanation, not fighting.
"Ambassador, please calm down. This is really a misunderstanding."
Gao Zongben was soft at first and then hard, and shouted: "Today, I, Gao Zongben, must seek an explanation for the two hundred wronged souls!"
"Otherwise, the great emperor will send a million troops to wipe out Siam and avenge us!"
Noradi and Vasila suddenly understood that this was nonsense.
"Ambassador, my king is waiting for you in the palace. He will give you a satisfactory explanation. Please come into the palace with us." Norad said.
"That's all, I'll ask the King of Siam personally, what does this mean?" Gao Zongben raised Lan Ya's head.
He turned around and said to his soldiers: "You are waiting here. You are not allowed to move unless ordered by me. I will enter the palace immediately to seek an explanation for the martyrs!"
"Here!" the Ming army agreed in unison.
Gao Zongben followed Noradi and others into the palace. He was still holding a head in his hand. Noradi wanted him to put it down, but Gao Zongben glared at him: "Want to destroy the evidence?"
"Don't dare."
A military disaster disappeared invisible.
Everyone in the Siamese court breathed a sigh of relief.
When entering the palace, the sky was already dim and bright.
Gao Zongben held Lan Ya's head and generously walked into the hall.
La Meixuan has received the message and made a mental calculation. The Ming Dynasty probably has no intention of attacking Siam. As long as the Ming Dynasty appeases the mood of the Ming envoy, the matter will be over.
He decided to drive all the Western merchants out of the country and let the Ming merchants leave Siam as soon as possible.
Then, rectify your armaments and work hard.
Gao Zongben entered the hall without saluting. He raised Lan Ya's head high and asked loudly: "Foreign ministers dare to ask the King of Siam, why does this person send troops to kill the Ming army?"
"Ambassador Gao, by roaring about the temple like this, do you put my king in your eyes?" A Siamese civil servant asked Gao Zongben.
Gao Zongben turned his head and looked at him: "Then you Siam, are you going to bear the wrath of the Ming Dynasty?"
"This……"
"Shut up if you can't bear it!"
Gao Zongben held the head high with a fierce look on his face: "When I left the capital, His Majesty ordered me to bring back the entire Ming army tail and tail."
"Now that 200 people have been massacred by you in Siam, are you angering the Celestial Empire?"
The man trembled and did not dare to make a sound.
Noradi came out to reconcile: "Ambassador Gao, please don't be sad."
"We can understand your feelings, but this matter is General Lanya's fault."
"He disobeyed the king's orders and took the initiative to attack the Ming army."
"That's what caused this misunderstanding."
"Please forgive me, Ambassador. My king is not aware of this matter."
"A dead man should be blamed?" Gao Zong didn't accept this trick at all.
"The ambassador is calming down, not taking the blame."
"But it is the responsibility of the city defense army to maintain public security in the city."
"The Ming army was killing innocent civilians in the royal capital, so the city defense army was dispatched to maintain law and order."
Noradi went around and around blaming the Ming army.
"Innocent civilians, that's a good word."
Gao Zongben raised his head and looked directly at the King of Siam: "King of Siam, foreign minister, may I ask, in front of His Majesty, are you a minister or a king?"
"This?"
La Meixuan's face turned red. Although Siam was included in the Ming Dynasty's tribute system, it did not border the Ming Dynasty. Although they had a good relationship with each other, they were not like North Korea and Annan. They were shameless little brothers.
If the vassal states are divided into several levels, Annan, Korea, Champa, and Ryukyu are the most loyal first-class vassals.
Laos, Cambodia, Bo Ni and other countries are considered second-class dependent countries.
Japan, Luzon, etc. are considered third-class vassal states.
Siam, on the other hand, is a 2.5-level vassal country between second and third. It can be regarded as a distant country, but it is within the system, enjoying the benefits of the system but not taking responsibility.
"Your Majesty, please answer the foreign ministers' words!" Gao Zongben was very presumptuous, but no one in the hall stopped him.
La Meixuan spoke slowly: "There is no day in the sky. In front of the great emperor, Gu naturally deserves to be a subject."
"it is good!"
Gao Zongben asked again: "Since you personally admit that you are the great emperor's minister, what should you do if the emperor humiliates his ministers and some people insult his majesty?"
He added in a sinister tone: "Is there anyone in the world who insults Your Majesty? As a minister, I will fight tooth and nail to uphold Your Majesty's power!"
La Meixuan's entire face turned purple!
A strong sense of humiliation arose spontaneously.
Even the dragon chair he was sitting on felt like sitting on pins and needles, very uncomfortable!
He is a minister!He is a slave!
In the eyes of the Celestial Emperor, Taramei Xuan, the King of Siam and Gao Zong were the same ministers!They are all the same ministers as those stinky mud-legged soldiers outside!
There is only one king in this world, and that is Zhu Qiyu!
"You humiliate me and I will die, and I dare not refute you!" La Meixuan's voice trembled, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
The taste of humiliation inspired his desire to strengthen the country.
Boom!
Gao Zongben threw Lan Ya's head to the ground.
He took out a secret edict from his arms and held it high: "Come down!"
La Meixuan's head is about to explode!
Why is the Great Emperor of China so aggressive!
I am the King of Siam, not your slave!
but!
The Ming army told them with reality that 300 Ming soldiers could defeat 1 people. If the emperor was so angry that he sent millions of troops southward, what would be the fate of Siam?
Siam dare not gamble!I can’t afford to gamble either!
He stood up slowly.
Slowly walking down Danqi, his beard was wet with tears. This extreme humiliation made his heart collapse.
However, Gao Zongben went to Danchi!
A foreign minister actually walked up to Danchi in the capital of Siam. The entire Siam court hall was filled with cracked eyes.
Gao Zongben placed the secret decree on the table, then quickly got down and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty!"
Gao Zongben shouted!
La Meixuan's hands in her sleeves were trembling. He was at the same level as Gao Zongben. He could pounce on Gao Zongben and strangle Gao Zongben's neck, or he could order the execution of all Ming people!
He has this ability!
However, he is the King of Siam and must consider the consequences of this matter!
The great emperor Tianwei cannot be violated.
He slowly lowered his noble head, slowly bent his knees, and knelt down in front of the empty table!
"Your Majesty..." Some courtiers exclaimed.
When the Holy Emperor comes with an edict, Ming Yu can bow down and listen to the edict, allowing him not to kneel.
This is Yourong.
Cha Cha also expresses the helplessness of the Ming emperor. The Ming Dynasty was too far away from Siam, and the Ming Dynasty was quite powerless.
but!
Gao Zongben, a mere envoy from the Ming Dynasty, actually forced the King of Siam to kneel down in front of the imperial edict!
The reason why he can do it is to strengthen his troops!
La Meixuan waved her hand to interrupt everyone: "Kneel down!"
The Siamese courtiers cried sadly and slowly knelt on the ground.
They all felt humiliated.
"His Majesty has secretly ordered Gao Zongben to bring back the Ming army no matter what the price, and never bury his bones in a foreign land!" Gao Zongben said loudly.
Believe it or not, if you open the secret edict, you will find that there is not a word in it.
But who dares to open it?
Emperor Gaozong's own soldiers were fierce and evil, and he seemed to be good at founding war, which frightened the Siamese court.
"I will obey your orders!"
Emperor Gaozong made a great gift.
After La Meixuan knelt down, she felt more relaxed. After all, she had knelt down, so why did she still have to give a big gift?
For La Meixuan, this was an excuse to strengthen the army. No one in the court would oppose Siam's strategy of strengthening the army.
He could only comfort himself like this, who made Ming strong?
Just like when Dayuan asked Siam to surrender, would Siam dare to say no?
"However!"
After saluting, Gao Zongben said sternly: "The innocent people you say have repeatedly rejected His Majesty's goodwill and helped the Western Yi merchants to drive up prices, causing the Western Yi merchants to tear up the signed contracts! They repeatedly blackmailed the Ming Dynasty and regarded Your Majesty's power as nothing!" "
"Does that big food merchant know how to be loyal to the emperor? Does he have His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven in his heart?"
"King of Siam, foreign ministers ask you, what should you do if the king humiliates his minister and dies?"
La Meixuan lowered her eyebrows and said, "Kill him."
"Yes, it should be killed!"
Gao Zongben shouted sternly: "So I, the envoy, killed Xingye, was it still wrong?"
"That's right!" La Meixuan was still kneeling!
Kneeling in front of the empty secret decree, he made it clear that the master of this world would always be named Zhu!
Only the emperor of the Central Plains is the master of this world!
He is in Siam, just sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
"The foreign minister will ask you again!"
"The Western Yi merchants are only interested in profit. They signed a good contract, increased the price several times, and even threatened the Celestial Empire several times."
Gao Zongben asked again: "For this cooperation, Your Majesty traveled thousands of miles and sent foreign ministers and other powerful caravans to come with sincerity. Even the items in this transaction are sacred items dedicated to Your Majesty for the Longevity Festival."
"King of Siam, what do you think should be done?"
La Meixuan gritted her teeth and said, "You deserve to be killed!"
"it is good!"
Gao Zongben nodded with satisfaction: "Since you have said that they should be killed, please give an order to arrest all Dashi, Persian, Xiyi and other merchants in Siam. After my envoy has verified, the guilty ones will be killed and the innocent ones will be killed. Expulsion, is it possible?”
This is too ultra vires!
Your Ming Dynasty closed the country to the outside world, and forced us in Siam to close the country to the country, right?
"King of Siam, what are the foreign ministers asking you?" Gao Zongben asked again.
Are you a foreign minister or my father?
How does it feel when you ride on my neck and shit?
La Meixuan's eyes were fierce and she really wanted to strangle this messenger to death.
"Tell the truth in front of the secret decree! The crime of deceiving the emperor deserves death!" Gao Zongben seemed to represent the power of God.
In the royal palace of Siam, anyone who actually criticized the King of Siam verbally or writing should be killed at every turn.
The problem is that in Gao Zongben's logic, you, the King of Siam, are His Majesty's ministers, and I, Gao Zongben, am also a minister. And since I am a Han Chinese, my status is naturally higher than yours.
There seems to be nothing wrong with this logic, and the Siamese courtiers seem to think there is nothing wrong with it.
"Answer!" Gao Zongben pressed.
La Meixuan let out a filthy breath: "In front of the Great Emperor, I dare not lie. The Western Yi businessman deceived the Great Emperor, and I am willing to kill him to vent the evil for the Great Emperor."
"However, the land of the lower country is exhausted and the people are poor. It still needs to trade with the Western barbarians in order to enrich the country and strengthen the people. Therefore, I would like to ask the emperor to appease his anger and allow the lower country to continue to trade with the western barbarians."
The corners of Gao Zongben's lips curled up. As long as you accept this logic, there will be no problem.
As for whether to make a deal or not, we have no control over it.
"The foreign minister will record this matter in detail and report it to His Majesty. At that time, Your Majesty will issue an edict instructing you to act in Siam."
Gao Zongben firmly occupied the moral high ground of Shangguo.
"Thank you, His Majesty the Great Emperor, for your kindness!" La Meixuan kowtowed to the secret decree.
"Okay, since the King of Siam is interested, he has ordered all merchants to be arrested until we can sort it out."
Emperor Gaozong said: "These objects of trade are all gifts for His Majesty's Longevity Day. If Siamese help is needed, the King of Siam will have to work hard in front of His Majesty."
La Meixuan felt pain in her neck.
How many times has he kowtowed to the secret decree?Do you have to work hard?
"At that time, Your Majesty will naturally bestow favors on Siam. You are very aware of His Majesty's broad mind."
Emperor Gaozong originally needed the Siamese navy to help transport the seeds back to the Ming Dynasty.
But he said that asking the King of Siam to take the initiative is not to beg him, but to ask you to beg Zhu Qiyu.
This logic is even more flawless.
"I am willing to devote everything to fulfill my filial piety for His Majesty the Great Emperor!" La Meixuan was angry all night, and she satisfied Gao Zongben with his last words.
The tribute system of the Ming Dynasty was such that the suzerain state would not let the vassal state suffer.
As long as La Meixuan performs well, the emperor will definitely reward her generously and make La Meixuan happy enough to call her daddy.
As for the humiliation of kneeling down, I can only say, Dad, I want to kneel down again.
Gao Zongben also breathed a sigh of relief, but then said: "I still have a few words of advice to the King of Siam."
"Your Majesty, please speak." La Meixuan was still kneeling.
"First, Siam is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. How can you not speak Chinese? Instead, you just speak ghost language? The king of Siam and all the civil and military officials should learn Chinese and govern the country with classics and righteousness. This is the way to long-term peace and stability."
Did I say ghost language?
La Meixuan almost fainted. We in Siam have our own culture!We should also be culturally confident!
However, some courtiers actually thought that elegant words sounded better.
What they said really sounded like ghost language.
To be honest, Siam has not thought about asking for Chineseization. The problem is that Ming's father is arrogant and does not allow them to Chineseize. He despises them as non-Chinese people and refuses to Chineseize them.
"You should learn to speak elegantly, use Chinese surnames, and give Chinese names. Don't call them ghost names, which is insulting to the morals. If it is spread, it will insult the style of the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Gaozong was ridiculed, but some Siamese courtiers thought it was God's grace.
"Secondly, since our Ming Dynasty has created a trade road, the two countries should work together to build a china road."
"Open up trade routes and exchange what we have with each other."
"Let the culture of the Celestial Empire be introduced into Siam and let Siam evolve from savages into adults. This is the way to long-term peace and stability."
Are we savages?
The Siamese courtier felt his head buzzing.
If you are discriminating in your heart, we will be discriminating. You can’t say it out loud!
However, building the Chi Road will make it easier for your Ming army to attack the city, right?
"Your Majesty, China and Siam are not bordering each other. How can we open up trade routes?" La Meixuan made an excuse.
"It doesn't matter. Your Majesty will borrow the city from Annan, and naturally we will be bordering each other." Gao Zongben stopped pretending and directly showed his cards. We are going to annex Annan.
Upon hearing this, the Siamese courtiers looked horrified.
Three hundred heavenly soldiers are so powerful, what if there are 100 million?
No, one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers can destroy Siam!
"Your Majesty, we Siamese are poor and exhausted, and we don't have the money to repair roads." La Meixuan made another excuse.
"It doesn't matter, if you provide people from Siam, I will pay for it from Ming Dynasty."
"Siam is a small country, and a little money is a big deal to you."
"But to Ming Dynasty, it is just a hair on the head." Gao Zongben said proudly.
Not to mention, he has crazy capital.
At least in Central and South China, the remnants of the Han army are all fathers, no matter what era.
Noradi winked at the King of Siam and agreed first. Let's cultivate slowly. If we cultivate for 100 years, what else can the Ming Dynasty do?
"I obey the decree!" La Meixuan kowtowed to the secret decree.
Gao Zongben nodded with satisfaction and said: "The third thing is that Siamese should send people to study astronomy in Ming Dynasty. After learning it, Siamese characters should be abolished and Chinese characters should be fully used."
"Furthermore, from now on, the reign name of your country will be revoked, the reign name of the Great Emperor Jingtai will be uniformly used, and the Chinese calendar will be used, and the domestic calendar will no longer be used!"
La Meixuan felt so humiliated that his reign title was taken away?Why?
"I obey the decree!" La Meixuan kowtowed.
"Thank you to Your Majesty! Long live my emperor!" Gao Zongben was very satisfied with this political deal.
He performed three obeisances and nine kowtows to the secret edict.
Then Shi Shiran left the palace.
But La Meixuan couldn't stand up anymore. She had knelt so many times and kowtowed so many times. Lactic acid accumulated in her legs, making her sore and numb. She was greedy by the courtiers.
"How embarrassing!"
La Meixuan burst into tears: "After being the emperor for so many years, I realized that I am also someone else's minister!"
"The Ming Dynasty bullies people too much, and I, Siam, swear to be its enemy!" an official said.
La Meixuan slowly turned her head and rushed over like crazy, punching and kicking him: "Why didn't you speak up when Gao Zong was here? Why didn't you speak up for me when I was wronged? Now it's nonsense. Use it!"
No one stopped La Meixuan, until La Meixuan was tired from the beating, she sat in the main hall and cried: "Siam must become stronger, must become stronger!"
But no one paid attention to him.The courtiers were all thinking about a question. Siam was very weak, so why did the Ming Dynasty want to get involved in Siam?If Siam becomes stronger, how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed?
Doesn’t this force Ming Dynasty to go south?
Let’s continue to act badly. As long as we suck, Ming Dynasty will look down on us. This is the way to long-term peace and stability.
La Meixuan made a fuss, and the courtiers pretended not to notice.
When leaving the court, an official looked at the head rolling on the ground and asked the King of Siam: "What should I do with Lan Ya?"
"What else can we do? Bury it!"
La Meixuan was furious.
After being so arrogant, the Siamese court officials still did not support him in training a strong army. When can he take revenge?
the other side.
Bian Yong and Lu Gao were in the middle of a massacre when they were pulled away by the city defense army.
Suddenly, the Siamese city defense army helped the Ming army and arrested Xiyi merchants. Both Bian Yong and Lu Gao were stunned. They heard that it was still the king's order.
This is strange. The King of Siam was very critical of the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Yi. Why did he suddenly change his mind?
It was only when I returned to the posthouse that I learned about Gao Zongben.
Bian Yong hurriedly found Gao Zongben: "You are crazy, you are gambling with your own life!"
Gao Zongben had just taken a hot bath, changed into fresh clothes, and drank hot tea to get rid of the coldness of the rain: "Ambassador Bian, how can you win without gambling?"
"But, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Bian Yong asked him: "Once you lose the bet, we will kill so many Western merchants in vain, and I'm afraid we won't get a single seed."
Gao Zongben raised his head and looked at Bian Yong: "Ambassador Bian."
"Without Siam's assistance, even if we kill all the Western merchants, will we definitely be able to get the seeds?"
"You forgot, we don't have a navy!"
Bian Yong looked at Gao Zongben in disbelief.
From the beginning, Gaozong's plan to let Siam contribute was carried out according to the plan.
"Ambassador Bian, there is nothing we can do."
Gao Zongben said helplessly: "If you want to transport the seeds back to the country, you must use the method of thunder. Whether it succeeds or fails, it's just up to God."
Bian Yong looked at the stubborn Gao Zongben and sighed inexplicably: "But you are gambling with your life and your career."
"Official career?"
Gao Zongben was slightly stunned, thinking of the scene where the emperor ordered him to see him before leaving the capital.
In the Yangxin Hall, the emperor's head was buried in the piled memorials. He stood up when he saw him coming and sat on the couch: "Gao Zongben, Siam is a land of dragons, ponds, and tigers' dens. The dangers on the road are trivial. The greatest danger is in Siam."
"The Ming Dynasty's military force is too strong, and the subordinate countries are afraid and will definitely oppose the Ming Dynasty."
"When you go to Siam, you can make a fuss in the capital and let the King of Siam see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is."
"Strength is not something you say, it's something you type."
"Don't be afraid of causing trouble, I will support you."
"I know very well that being far away in Siam, it is difficult to wait for the imperial edict in everything, so I give you full power to do whatever you want."
Gao Zongben knelt on the ground and said some words of loyalty.
After another half hour of secret conversation, it was time to leave.
The emperor suddenly stopped him: "Gao Zongben, I hope you come back alive."
"The Ming army that brought you must be brought back intact."
"I am holding a celebration banquet for you in the Forbidden City and waiting to celebrate your success."
"When you encounter difficulties in a foreign country, you must learn to be patient. Everything cannot go as smoothly as at home. When you come back, tell me and I will avenge you."
At that moment, Gao Zongben's tears welled up in his eyes.
The emperor was not only thinking about his own achievements, but also about his safety.
It is true that Siam and Ming Dynasty are not bordering each other, but Ming Dynasty has the ability to go south. He did not deceive those soldiers. If they died here, the emperor would definitely massacre the city and avenge them!
This is the Ming Emperor!
An emperor who he was willing to die for!
"Contribute to the country, regardless of personal honor or disgrace." Gao Zongben answered seriously.
Bian Yong looked at him for a long time, and then bowed respectfully: "Bian Yong is not as good as you, Gao Maoqing!"
Gao Zongben responded: "Ambassador Bian, this matter has just begun. The seeds must be transported back to the country."
"You have opened up such a situation. If you are still unable to transport the seeds back to the country, it will be my fault, Bian Yong."
Bian Yong knew very well that the seeds were more important than the relationship with Siam.
Two groups of missions were sent back to China just for the seeds.
Next.
Lu Gao began to interrogate all Western Yi merchants severely.
As for Dashi and other Central Asian merchants, they were all killed, and all their money, as agreed in the palace, was given to the Ming soldiers who were killed as compensation.
Of course, the Siamese courtiers believed that Emperor Gaozong would be corrupt.
This was absolutely impossible in the Ming Dynasty.
This money will definitely be sent to the home of every person who died in the war, absolutely.
The Western merchants in Siam had some extravagant wealth, but not much. The Ming Dynasty took no money from them and all went to the Siamese royal family.
Most of their wealth is on the ship.
But these goods still made La Meixuan very satisfied. He took the blame and took most of the benefits. This transaction was worth it.
It is estimated that more than 3000 merchants were killed this time. Businessmen in Siam are still being arrested. The king of Siam made a fortune.
Sure enough, after interrogation, they learned that their ship was docked in Luzon.
Gao Zongben entered the palace and asked the Siamese navy to assist the Ming army in transporting things back to the Ming Dynasty.
La Meixuan's eyes flickered. What was it that Ming would rather massacre to get?
"To be honest with the king, they are some seeds."
Gao Zongben knew very well that he could not hide it. Even if the King of Siam did not know it now, he would definitely know it when the Siamese navy set sail.
The Ming army on the ship did not have such fighting power.
Therefore, after discussing with Bian Yong and others, Gao Zongben decided to make a deal with the King of Siam.
"What kind of seeds?" The King of Siam became interested.
"Your Majesty gave it the name corn. This thing can be grown in the cold Mobei. We, the Ming Dynasty, control thousands of miles of territory in Mobei. We need to plant corn to support the local people."
When he heard that it was about seeds and agriculture, the King of Siam suddenly lost interest: "Our country has high-yielding rice, which is taken from Champa. If your Majesty likes it, I am willing to donate it to your Majesty."
"High-yield rice, what is high-yield?" Gao Zongben actually felt like he was riding a donkey looking for a donkey.
During the Song Dynasty, Champa rice was introduced to the Central Plains.
Nowadays, Champa rice is grown all over the south.
But after all these years, the Ming Dynasty did not introduce Champa rice again.
The emperor never thought about this matter, and neither did the courtiers.
Everyone in the court thought that Champa rice was the same as Ming rice, and there was no difference.
However, there are many varieties of Champa rice.
La Meixuan looked very ordinary: "Six stones per mu..."
"How many?"
Gao Zongben stood up in shock.
The guards outside the palace thought that the envoy was causing trouble again, so they hurried in and found Gao Zongben standing dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, how much do you want to say?"
"Six stones, is that a lot?" La Meixuan asked something that would make people angry and not pay for their lives!
The first-class fields of the Ming Dynasty produced 4 shi per mu (1 shi = 130 city catties, 520 city catties).
There are too few first-class fields, basically between 2 and 3 stones.
"The top-grade fields in Siam can yield 10 shi per mu. We dislike too much rice and only plant one crop a year."
Gao Zongben looked at La Meixuan stupidly, "Damn it, God is chasing you to feed me!"Don’t you fucking cherish it?
In our Ming Dynasty, how many people are hungry!
If we had this kind of food, the whole court would not have to worry about gray hair!
"Then, if you plant it twice, can you get 20 stones?" Gao Zongben asked cautiously, thinking that 20 stones was already a lot.
La Meixuan looked at him as if he were an old hater: "We harvest three crops a year and can get 30 stones."
Boom!
Gao Zongben fell to the ground, his eyes gleaming, the chosen place!This is the chosen place!This place must be brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, it must!
La Meixuan realized the problem. How could the country be short of food?
Over the years of exchanges between each other and historical records, Siam had no idea that the Ming Dynasty was short of food. They thought that the whole world was the same as Siam, and that it was normal to produce 6 shi per mu.
In what age is this, there are still people who are hungry?
Heavenly Kingdom?Are you kidding me?
However, Gao Zongben's reaction was terrible.
It seems like Daming really doesn’t have enough to eat. How is that possible?This is the Kingdom of Heaven. Their silks and porcelain are so beautiful, and they have such formidable soldiers. How can they not have enough to eat?
Damn it, Ming Dynasty won’t attack Siam because of this, right?
"There is very little fertile land in Siam, and it is basically land with an yield of 6 dan per mu." La Meixuan was eager to make up for it.
Are they all places with a yield of 6 stones per mu?
How old is Siam?Bigger than several Annans!There are places where the yield is 6 shi per mu, and there are places where the yield is 30 shi per mu.
One Siamese can feed an entire Ming Dynasty!
Isn’t this too little?
"Is it six stones per mu with three crops a year?" Gao Zongben's voice was trembling.
La Meixuan nodded.
boom!
Gao Zongben's head exploded!
The yield per mu is 18 stones!Damn it!
Gao Zongben's eyes turned blue and he gasped: "The Ming Dynasty is willing to spend money to buy Siamese grain. Is Siam willing to sell it?"
"The Ming Dynasty was short of food?" La Meixuan seemed to have discovered a great secret.
No wonder the Ming envoys did not hesitate to make a fuss in the capital of Siam to get the so-called corn seeds, because the Ming Dynasty was hungry!
Gao Zongben smiled helplessly: "When the world is at peace, the empire is indeed not short of food."
"But there have been constant natural disasters recently, and there is a shortage of food everywhere."
"So His Majesty sent us to Siam to buy corn seeds with the Western Yi, just to grow food on the barren land."
He did not dare to say that because of the war, there was not enough food to eat.
Worried that Siam does not sell grain.
But La Meixuan was so smart that she naturally thought of the successive wars in the Ming Dynasty.
Such a terrifying Ming Dynasty, knowing that Siam is a huge grain-producing area, will it launch a food war and destroy Siam?
Should Gao Zongben be killed here immediately?
La Meixuan was frightened. Is it difficult for a country that is hungry all year round to swallow Siam with 200 million strong soldiers?
so easy!
"Your Majesty, I am not afraid of being exposed to you."
"Famine is occurring in several provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and chaos has broken out in the country."
"So His Majesty was anxious and sent us south to look for seeds."
Gao Zongben said nonsense: "If you can have enough to eat, who is willing to fight?"
"Nowadays, the country is not stable. There are wars all over the country. Your Majesty is really worried. The appearance of the Celestial Kingdom is somewhat unsustainable."
"Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty is willing to spend money to buy grain from Siam. Ming Dynasty will buy as much grain as Siam has!"
After saying that, Gao Zongben knelt on the ground and said, "Please, Your Majesty, save Daming!"
The style of painting is wrong!
A few days ago, you, Gao Zongben, forced La Meixuan to kneel down in front of a secret order, demonstrating the power of the Ming Dynasty everywhere.
Now the Ming Dynasty is in chaos again?It's good if it's a mess, it's better if it's gone!
Play this with me?
La Meixuan sneered in her heart. Gao Zongben wanted to spread the news about Siam's grain production, so he kept low.
"Your envoy, please send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty. If there is no chaos..." La Meixuan became more powerful.
Gao Zongben kowtowed and said: "There is indeed chaos. There are wars all over the country. You can send envoys to take a look."
There is really a war, but it is not a rebellion, but the emperor is purging.
La Meixuan was even more shocked. The empire was in chaos?
This is an opportunity!
He began to weigh in his mind. If Gao Zong died, the Ming Emperor would not let it go. Such a capable minister must be very important in the Ming Dynasty, right?
I am afraid that the news that Siam is rich in grain cannot be concealed. Don’t forget that Siam is now full of Ming merchants. These people will find out sooner or later.
It is better to take advantage of the opportunity to make money and develop armaments.
Otherwise, the crazy Ming Dynasty will definitely go south to attack Siam, and it will be even more difficult for Siam to stop the heavenly soldiers.
"Your Majesty, please arise."
La Meixuan said: "It's okay to trade grain, but I just want to exchange grain for ordnance. The firearms equipped by your Ming army are very good, and we want to buy them."
Gao Zongben’s expression changed drastically!
If arms are sold to Siam, won’t Siam become bigger?How will Siam be destroyed by then?
Siam must occupy!
In Gao Zongben's mind, Siam was already on Ming Dynasty's plate.
"This matter is too big for foreign ministers to make the decision. We still need to report it to the central committee and ask for your Majesty's decree."
Gao Zong didn't dare to agree, but his instinct was not to agree, so he would just send troops to snatch it.
but.
La Meixuan was also a smart man. He calculated that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to border Siam, it would take several years, and it would take at least five years to attack Siam.
Five years later, he developed an army of 100 million, all equipped with firearms.
If you don’t sell it to us in Ming Dynasty, we will buy it from Xiyi.
The most urgent task is to stabilize the chaotic Ming Dynasty and not let the Ming Dynasty go south and attack Siam.
Gao Zongben also thought of Xiyi and immediately said: "The foreign minister believes that your majesty will agree. Siam and Ming Dynasty are compatriots in the same clothes and water, and your majesty will definitely bless Siam."
La Meixuan couldn't help but be ecstatic.
So what if the Ming Dynasty was strong? The Ming Dynasty was short of food and there were constant rebellions in the country, which showed that the Ming Dynasty was already on the verge of collapse.
As long as Siam is given time to develop and equipped with 100 million firearms, Siam might be able to invade the Ming Dynasty and become the emperor of the Central Plains!
When the time comes, I, La Meixuan, will also be the emperor!No more king!
Let the whole world learn Siamese!
Let the Central Plains people not speak their Chinese, let them speak Siamese!I'm so mad at you!
"Your Majesty, what kind of thing is that?" Gao Zongben asked cautiously.
La Meixuan waved her hand: "I sent the navy to assist the Ming Dynasty and transport the merchant ships into the Ming Dynasty. This is considered as a courtesy to the great emperor."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help!"
Gao Zongben restrained his arrogance and became cautious.
This attitude made La Meixuan very satisfied, and she asked him: "Are you willing to stay in Siam and help the orphans?"
Gao Zongben saluted solemnly: "The national crisis is approaching, and the foreign ministers cannot bear to abandon the Holy One and leave their homeland. Please forgive me."
"Loyal minister, when will I have such a loyal minister and good assistant by my side?" La Meixuan sighed.
On the way out of the palace, Gao Zongben was heartbroken.
After returning to the inn, I was completely relieved and drank a lot of water to calm down my nervous mood.
"What happened?" Bian Yong was working in the post house.
Gao Zongben was startled, looked up and saw Bian Yong, and was inexplicably relieved: "Brother Shiyuan, where is Commander Lu?"
"He is dealing with the affairs of the Western Yi merchants. What happened?" Bian Yong frowned.
"Brother Shiyuan, come with me to have a secret chat."
Gao Zongben was sneaky, closed the door tightly, and ordered guards to guard him, not allowing anyone to eavesdrop, and repeated what La Meixuan said.
"Bragging?"
Bian Yong didn't believe it: "The Ming Dynasty is the great country, and our land is the best in the world. Where can we get fertile soil with an yield of 18 stones per mu?"
"Bragging, it must be bragging!"
"If you say it's four stones per mu, I'll believe it."
Gao Zongben said: "Brother Shiyuan, when you see Siamese people, do they look hungry on their faces?"
"This?"
Bian Yong frowned, as if he didn't.
"Brother Shiyuan, do you remember that Annan gave us [-] boatloads of food?"
Emperor Gaozong said: "I suspect that this grain comes from Siam."
Annan is not a big grain-producing country, Daming knows that.
The grain-producing area was Champa State.
Bian Yong couldn't believe it: "How is this possible? Our country is the superior country. How can Siam be so rich in rice?"
"If everyone in Siam has enough to eat, why is it so weak?"
"Why didn't they go to the Central Plains? Where is the emperor of the Central Plains?"
Gao Zongben was also puzzled.
In the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, if there is food, there must be strong soldiers. If there is food and soldiers, how can you live in a corner of Siam and be a local emperor?
In fact, Siam is not weak at all.
Just afraid of comparison.
Compared with Daming, how many are stronger than Daming?
Sometimes, food comes too easily, and people who have never tasted hunger will never have the spirit to make progress.
In Central and South China, God is chasing after us to feed us, so there is no strong country.
In the Central Plains, the people carefully held their jobs, but when God got angry, he smashed their jobs once every 200 years. Therefore, military and political strongmen were always born, and extremely powerful regimes were born one after another.
"No matter what, let Lu Gao go check first..." Bian Yong did things properly.
But Gao Zongben said: "No, report it directly and let the central committee know first!"
"Yes, the information must be spread out first."
Bian Yong said: "Please ask the central government to send more people to Siam to translate their books and see if there is a big famine in this place."
"Let the people from the Imperial City Department go to the countryside to find out how much food can be produced."
Gao Zongben interrupted him: "The most urgent task is to send someone back to pass on the information, and leave it to me to receive the seeds from Xiyi."
"Mao Qing, this is dangerous..." Bian Yong wanted to go.
Gao Zongben said: "Siam needs you. I have a bad reputation in Siam. If you stay here, all the civil and military officials in Siam will be at odds with the Ming Dynasty."
"We just made trouble in the past, and we didn't care."
"Now, we need to buy their food and you are needed to stabilize the Siamese court. It is not appropriate for me to stay here."
Bian Yong saluted Gao Zongben: "Mao Qing is dedicated to the country, and he is a true husband!"
Gao Zongben returned the gift: "Leave Siam affairs to Brother Shiyuan. We know too little about Siam. We must speed up our understanding, learn their writing, and understand Siam deeply."
"Moreover, I think it can promote the Chineseization of Siam from top to bottom."
Bian Yong's eyes lit up: "This plan is feasible."
Just as he was talking, Lu Gao came back.
He invited Lu Gao in again, and the three of them talked in secret.
Lu Gao was not surprised: "Your Majesty has already said that Siam is rich in rice, and there is so much food here that we can't eat it all, but the court doesn't believe it."
"Your Majesty has foresight!" Bian Yong and Gao Zongben sighed.
"I'll send the information back right now."
It’s agreed here.
Gao Zongben followed the Siam navy to collect the seeds of the Western Yi and transport them back to his country.
Not all the Western Yi merchants were killed, and their leaders were still alive. As prisoners, they demanded that the seeds be transported to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, it’s not free of charge.
Instead, you will pay according to the negotiated price when you arrive in Guangzhou.
Ming Dynasty is also weird enough.
in Guizhou.
Chongxia begged for peace, and Tao Cheng surrendered Chongxia.
With bombs in one hand and money in the other, Tao Cheng used coercion and inducement to make Qiongshui Division willing to localize it, and Qiongshui County was officially established.
The central government sent officials to establish a new county.
He also recruited some local natives and entered the Ming Dynasty official system.
Tao Cheng was reorganizing his army in Qiongshui Division, and at the same time he was waiting to see whether he should go north or west.
At this time, after receiving intelligence from Hunan, Tianzhu and Wenxi, the chieftains were uprooted, two counties were established, and the expedition to the north was stopped and turned around to the south.
Tao Cheng decided to move his troops westward.
All the villages and caves along the way were forcibly uprooted.
Then, enter Zhenyuan Guard.
Tao Cheng frowned slightly when he saw that the Zhenyuan Guards officers and soldiers were all sallow and thin, and did not practice when the time came. "But they were exploited?"
He was an earl conferred by the emperor, and he didn't care what a mere commander of the Guards thought.
He went west to remove the chieftains, and Zhenyuan Guard was his retreat.
The road back must not be cut off.
Moreover, the army was running out of food, so Xiang Wenyao wrote a personal letter, ordering the army to replenish food at Zhenyuan Guard.
"Sir, the commander did not exploit the villain." A pawn replied.
Tao Cheng is from Yulin Prefecture and can understand some Guizhou dialect, but he still needs someone to translate.
"Then why are you so skinny and sallow? Don't you have enough to eat?" Tao Cheng frowned.
Now that the New Deal has been implemented, the proportion of grain payments from military fields has been reduced to ensure the food supply for the military.
The soldier knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty's new policy, the army can have enough to eat, but the little family members will not have enough to eat if they don't have a livelihood. The little people don't dare to have enough to eat, so they have to give it to their families."
Tao Cheng summoned the commander.
The commander made Cheng Fei kneel on the ground, unable to express himself.
"Your Majesty's strict decree is that the army should be provided with three measures of rice and millet every month. Didn't your guards do it?" Tao Cheng asked.
Cheng Fei kowtowed: "Please forgive me, sir."
"His Majesty did issue an order, but Guizhou does not have so much food. Each family can only replenish one bucket. The central government has also approved it. You can take a look."
He asked someone to pick it up from the check-in room.
"Guizhou has a small population and a small population. How can a bucket of rice be enough to feed the people?"
Tao Cheng didn't believe it: "In the order Governor Xiang gave me, we need to replenish military rations from Zhenyuan Guard. Do you have any rations in your warehouse?"
"I dare not lie to you, sir. I really have no food left." Cheng Fei smiled bitterly.
Tao Cheng was not fooled: "Since Governor Xiang has assigned you Zhenyuan Guard, it means you have food in Zhenyuan Guard. How can you not?"
"Cheng Fei, don't think that you are the commander, I can't do anything to you!"
"Ben will be at war!"
"You should know the consequences of influencing the war!"
Cheng Fei was almost in tears: "Sir, Zhenyuan Guard really has no food. If you don't believe me, you can go to the granary and take a look."
"Look at that, I'm just going to ask you, where did the food go?" Tao Cheng asked.
"No."
Cheng Fei was bitten to death and had no food.
(End of this chapter)
"Your Majesty, it's bad! The Ming army is coming to the palace!"
La Meixuan stood up in panic: "What is the Ming Dynasty going to do? Is it going to destroy our Dacheng Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, quickly deploy troops to suppress it!" a minister suggested.
"We must not mobilize troops!"
The rational minister said anxiously: "The heavenly soldiers are invincible. We must not anger the heavenly soldiers any more!"
Then, he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please send an envoy to make peace with the Heavenly Soldiers and solve the problem peacefully!"
"Noradi, you are a coward!"
A general knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am willing to personally lead the troops and destroy the Ming army!"
Bang!
Before he finished speaking, a minister kicked him over: "You still think the matter is not big enough, do you? Ming Dynasty has swallowed up the northern part of Annan. Do you know how close it is to Siam?"
"You are so good at fighting, why don't you fight Annan?"
"I want to ask you, can you beat Annan?"
"The Ming Dynasty pacified Annan with almost no effort, which shows the strength of the heavenly soldiers. You are still here, Lord Charming, what do you want to do?"
The minister knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, what Noradi said is true. This matter must be resolved peacefully! There must be no war, there must be peace!"
La Meixuan also woke up.
It was not that the Ming Dynasty defeated the Tatars and made Siam fearful, but that the Ming Dynasty was very close to Siam. If you rode fast, you could reach the Siam border in three days.
What can he do to resist the heavenly soldiers?
Relying on the city defense army that defeated 1 people by 300 people?
"Noradi, Vasilawu, you two go out of the palace in person to negotiate peace with the Ming army. You must not start a military dispute. You must not negotiate for peace. You must negotiate for peace!"
"Siam is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and their relations with each other are only limited by water. We must have peace talks and resolve disputes peacefully."
"Only peace is in line with the common interests of Ming and Siam."
La Meixuan repeatedly emphasized peace talks.
If they could defeat the Ming Dynasty, who would be willing to make peace with them?
"I would rather die than disgrace my sacred mandate!"
The two ministers kowtowed and left the palace as if the wind was blowing and the water was cold.
God was kind, and when it was almost dawn, the heavy rain had stopped.
The roads in the Royal Capital are paved with bluestones, but unlike Beijing, which has a complete drainage system, the Royal Capital of Siam is full of water, making it difficult to walk.
Gao Zongben held a Japanese sword and led an army of [-] men to the palace with great momentum.
The Royal Capital City Defense Army, assisting on both sides of the defense, obviously did not dare to fight with this iron army, because Gao Zongben was holding a head in his hand.
It is the head of Lan Ya, the leader of the Siamese capital city defense army!
He came to the palace in a furious manner.
When Noradi and Vasilava saw this scene, they almost died of anger. The Siamese army surrounded the Ming army like a guard, and they did not dare to fight the Ming army at all.
Looking at the Ming army again, they are all arrogant and full of momentum.
High judgment.
"With such a powerful army, the Ming Dynasty has 200 million! Which country in the world can defeat it?" Noradi sighed.
Vasilāwu smiled bitterly: "The Celestial Empire is invincible. It has been 500 years since our dynasty began to pay tribute to the Celestial Empire. It has a history of [-] years. It is a fatal thing for a vassal state to challenge the authority of the suzerain state."
"Yes, you must not anger Ming, and you must not maintain peace." Noradi insisted on peace.
"Ambassador Gao, please stop and listen to the next words!" Noradi shouted loudly, standing ten feet in front of the Ming army.
He was also afraid of death. Who knew if Gao Zong was a lunatic? What if he was killed directly?So stand far away.
As everyone knows, Gao Zongben breathed a sigh of relief.
With 300 men, he attacked the capital of Siam where 10,000+ strong troops were stationed?I wouldn’t even dare to think that way with my knees.
He was buying time for Bian Yong and Lu Gao.
At the same time, he wants to occupy a rational word!
These three hundred mourning soldiers are not here to fight, but to seek justice!
"Is this Mr. Noradi of the Political Council in front of you?" Gao Zongben had sharp eyes and recognized this person's identity from his official robe.
There is a language barrier between the two parties, so a fire interpreter is needed.
Noradi also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he was not crazy and still had something to talk about.
He and Vasilawu walked forward quickly and walked up to Gao Zongben. Under the white sword, they saluted and said, "I am Noradi. This person is Shangguan Vasilawu. My king has sent us to discuss with the ambassador." The matter of striking out troops.”
He lowered his stance first.
Although they knew they would be blackmailed by the Ming army, Siam would rather suffer a loss than let Ming take advantage of it, and they would never let Ming send troops south.
Believe it or not, if the Ming Dynasty led its troops southward, countries such as Annam, Champa, Laos, and Cambodia would not miss the opportunity to expand.
When the time comes, Siam will be full of chicken feathers, and the Ming Dynasty will have nothing to do, so they can change their puppets and continue to rule the country.
Siam cannot afford to lose.
Noradi would never allow this to happen. He would rather be blackmailed by the Ming Dynasty than lose his territory.
Gao Zongben stared at him without speaking, making calculations in his mind.
"Ambassador Gao, this is not the place to talk."
"My king is waiting for you in the palace, if you have any dissatisfaction."
"Please face my king directly, and I will give you a satisfactory explanation!"
The implication is that 300 people were dismissed.
At the beginning of the turmoil, Siam sent people to monitor the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, fearing that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty would also follow suit and cause trouble.
Fortunately, these merchants are peace-loving.
Otherwise, if tens of thousands of people rebel in the capital, the capital will collapse immediately, and Siam will become a big joke.
Gao Zongben stared at him: "Talk? My two hundred brothers are buried in a foreign land. How can we negotiate to exchange for the lives of my two hundred brothers?"
The words were loud and clear, and the soldiers behind him waved their weapons and roared angrily.
"Ambassador Gao, this is a misunderstanding!"
"What a misunderstanding!"
Gao Zongben asked sternly: "If there is a misunderstanding, what happened to the head in my hand!"
He placed Lanya's head in front of Noradi's eyes, which shocked Noradi. It turns out that this is how a person's head is cut off after death.
"Ambassador, calm down, ambassador, calm down." Noradi said pleasantly.
Gao Zongben also climbed up along the pole, but Siam lowered his posture first, so he pretended to be angry and wanted an explanation.
"Ambassador Gao, do we have to die together tonight?" Vasilawu asked coldly.
One of these two people is a good person, and the other is a bad person.
Gao Zongben understood and snorted coldly: "This envoy represents the Celestial Dynasty and His Majesty the Great Emperor, leading his troops to Siam."
"It is to bestow favor on the King of Siam, so that the King of Siam can bathe in the grace of the Holy One!"
"Before this envoy leaves the capital, His Majesty has given you various instructions. No matter how many people you bring out, you must bring them all back!"
"Now that 200 people have died for unknown reasons, I, Emperor Gaozong, must seek an explanation!"
Hear this.
Both Noradi and Noradi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that they were asking for an explanation, not fighting.
"Ambassador, please calm down. This is really a misunderstanding."
Gao Zongben was soft at first and then hard, and shouted: "Today, I, Gao Zongben, must seek an explanation for the two hundred wronged souls!"
"Otherwise, the great emperor will send a million troops to wipe out Siam and avenge us!"
Noradi and Vasila suddenly understood that this was nonsense.
"Ambassador, my king is waiting for you in the palace. He will give you a satisfactory explanation. Please come into the palace with us." Norad said.
"That's all, I'll ask the King of Siam personally, what does this mean?" Gao Zongben raised Lan Ya's head.
He turned around and said to his soldiers: "You are waiting here. You are not allowed to move unless ordered by me. I will enter the palace immediately to seek an explanation for the martyrs!"
"Here!" the Ming army agreed in unison.
Gao Zongben followed Noradi and others into the palace. He was still holding a head in his hand. Noradi wanted him to put it down, but Gao Zongben glared at him: "Want to destroy the evidence?"
"Don't dare."
A military disaster disappeared invisible.
Everyone in the Siamese court breathed a sigh of relief.
When entering the palace, the sky was already dim and bright.
Gao Zongben held Lan Ya's head and generously walked into the hall.
La Meixuan has received the message and made a mental calculation. The Ming Dynasty probably has no intention of attacking Siam. As long as the Ming Dynasty appeases the mood of the Ming envoy, the matter will be over.
He decided to drive all the Western merchants out of the country and let the Ming merchants leave Siam as soon as possible.
Then, rectify your armaments and work hard.
Gao Zongben entered the hall without saluting. He raised Lan Ya's head high and asked loudly: "Foreign ministers dare to ask the King of Siam, why does this person send troops to kill the Ming army?"
"Ambassador Gao, by roaring about the temple like this, do you put my king in your eyes?" A Siamese civil servant asked Gao Zongben.
Gao Zongben turned his head and looked at him: "Then you Siam, are you going to bear the wrath of the Ming Dynasty?"
"This……"
"Shut up if you can't bear it!"
Gao Zongben held the head high with a fierce look on his face: "When I left the capital, His Majesty ordered me to bring back the entire Ming army tail and tail."
"Now that 200 people have been massacred by you in Siam, are you angering the Celestial Empire?"
The man trembled and did not dare to make a sound.
Noradi came out to reconcile: "Ambassador Gao, please don't be sad."
"We can understand your feelings, but this matter is General Lanya's fault."
"He disobeyed the king's orders and took the initiative to attack the Ming army."
"That's what caused this misunderstanding."
"Please forgive me, Ambassador. My king is not aware of this matter."
"A dead man should be blamed?" Gao Zong didn't accept this trick at all.
"The ambassador is calming down, not taking the blame."
"But it is the responsibility of the city defense army to maintain public security in the city."
"The Ming army was killing innocent civilians in the royal capital, so the city defense army was dispatched to maintain law and order."
Noradi went around and around blaming the Ming army.
"Innocent civilians, that's a good word."
Gao Zongben raised his head and looked directly at the King of Siam: "King of Siam, foreign minister, may I ask, in front of His Majesty, are you a minister or a king?"
"This?"
La Meixuan's face turned red. Although Siam was included in the Ming Dynasty's tribute system, it did not border the Ming Dynasty. Although they had a good relationship with each other, they were not like North Korea and Annan. They were shameless little brothers.
If the vassal states are divided into several levels, Annan, Korea, Champa, and Ryukyu are the most loyal first-class vassals.
Laos, Cambodia, Bo Ni and other countries are considered second-class dependent countries.
Japan, Luzon, etc. are considered third-class vassal states.
Siam, on the other hand, is a 2.5-level vassal country between second and third. It can be regarded as a distant country, but it is within the system, enjoying the benefits of the system but not taking responsibility.
"Your Majesty, please answer the foreign ministers' words!" Gao Zongben was very presumptuous, but no one in the hall stopped him.
La Meixuan spoke slowly: "There is no day in the sky. In front of the great emperor, Gu naturally deserves to be a subject."
"it is good!"
Gao Zongben asked again: "Since you personally admit that you are the great emperor's minister, what should you do if the emperor humiliates his ministers and some people insult his majesty?"
He added in a sinister tone: "Is there anyone in the world who insults Your Majesty? As a minister, I will fight tooth and nail to uphold Your Majesty's power!"
La Meixuan's entire face turned purple!
A strong sense of humiliation arose spontaneously.
Even the dragon chair he was sitting on felt like sitting on pins and needles, very uncomfortable!
He is a minister!He is a slave!
In the eyes of the Celestial Emperor, Taramei Xuan, the King of Siam and Gao Zong were the same ministers!They are all the same ministers as those stinky mud-legged soldiers outside!
There is only one king in this world, and that is Zhu Qiyu!
"You humiliate me and I will die, and I dare not refute you!" La Meixuan's voice trembled, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
The taste of humiliation inspired his desire to strengthen the country.
Boom!
Gao Zongben threw Lan Ya's head to the ground.
He took out a secret edict from his arms and held it high: "Come down!"
La Meixuan's head is about to explode!
Why is the Great Emperor of China so aggressive!
I am the King of Siam, not your slave!
but!
The Ming army told them with reality that 300 Ming soldiers could defeat 1 people. If the emperor was so angry that he sent millions of troops southward, what would be the fate of Siam?
Siam dare not gamble!I can’t afford to gamble either!
He stood up slowly.
Slowly walking down Danqi, his beard was wet with tears. This extreme humiliation made his heart collapse.
However, Gao Zongben went to Danchi!
A foreign minister actually walked up to Danchi in the capital of Siam. The entire Siam court hall was filled with cracked eyes.
Gao Zongben placed the secret decree on the table, then quickly got down and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty!"
Gao Zongben shouted!
La Meixuan's hands in her sleeves were trembling. He was at the same level as Gao Zongben. He could pounce on Gao Zongben and strangle Gao Zongben's neck, or he could order the execution of all Ming people!
He has this ability!
However, he is the King of Siam and must consider the consequences of this matter!
The great emperor Tianwei cannot be violated.
He slowly lowered his noble head, slowly bent his knees, and knelt down in front of the empty table!
"Your Majesty..." Some courtiers exclaimed.
When the Holy Emperor comes with an edict, Ming Yu can bow down and listen to the edict, allowing him not to kneel.
This is Yourong.
Cha Cha also expresses the helplessness of the Ming emperor. The Ming Dynasty was too far away from Siam, and the Ming Dynasty was quite powerless.
but!
Gao Zongben, a mere envoy from the Ming Dynasty, actually forced the King of Siam to kneel down in front of the imperial edict!
The reason why he can do it is to strengthen his troops!
La Meixuan waved her hand to interrupt everyone: "Kneel down!"
The Siamese courtiers cried sadly and slowly knelt on the ground.
They all felt humiliated.
"His Majesty has secretly ordered Gao Zongben to bring back the Ming army no matter what the price, and never bury his bones in a foreign land!" Gao Zongben said loudly.
Believe it or not, if you open the secret edict, you will find that there is not a word in it.
But who dares to open it?
Emperor Gaozong's own soldiers were fierce and evil, and he seemed to be good at founding war, which frightened the Siamese court.
"I will obey your orders!"
Emperor Gaozong made a great gift.
After La Meixuan knelt down, she felt more relaxed. After all, she had knelt down, so why did she still have to give a big gift?
For La Meixuan, this was an excuse to strengthen the army. No one in the court would oppose Siam's strategy of strengthening the army.
He could only comfort himself like this, who made Ming strong?
Just like when Dayuan asked Siam to surrender, would Siam dare to say no?
"However!"
After saluting, Gao Zongben said sternly: "The innocent people you say have repeatedly rejected His Majesty's goodwill and helped the Western Yi merchants to drive up prices, causing the Western Yi merchants to tear up the signed contracts! They repeatedly blackmailed the Ming Dynasty and regarded Your Majesty's power as nothing!" "
"Does that big food merchant know how to be loyal to the emperor? Does he have His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven in his heart?"
"King of Siam, foreign ministers ask you, what should you do if the king humiliates his minister and dies?"
La Meixuan lowered her eyebrows and said, "Kill him."
"Yes, it should be killed!"
Gao Zongben shouted sternly: "So I, the envoy, killed Xingye, was it still wrong?"
"That's right!" La Meixuan was still kneeling!
Kneeling in front of the empty secret decree, he made it clear that the master of this world would always be named Zhu!
Only the emperor of the Central Plains is the master of this world!
He is in Siam, just sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
"The foreign minister will ask you again!"
"The Western Yi merchants are only interested in profit. They signed a good contract, increased the price several times, and even threatened the Celestial Empire several times."
Gao Zongben asked again: "For this cooperation, Your Majesty traveled thousands of miles and sent foreign ministers and other powerful caravans to come with sincerity. Even the items in this transaction are sacred items dedicated to Your Majesty for the Longevity Festival."
"King of Siam, what do you think should be done?"
La Meixuan gritted her teeth and said, "You deserve to be killed!"
"it is good!"
Gao Zongben nodded with satisfaction: "Since you have said that they should be killed, please give an order to arrest all Dashi, Persian, Xiyi and other merchants in Siam. After my envoy has verified, the guilty ones will be killed and the innocent ones will be killed. Expulsion, is it possible?”
This is too ultra vires!
Your Ming Dynasty closed the country to the outside world, and forced us in Siam to close the country to the country, right?
"King of Siam, what are the foreign ministers asking you?" Gao Zongben asked again.
Are you a foreign minister or my father?
How does it feel when you ride on my neck and shit?
La Meixuan's eyes were fierce and she really wanted to strangle this messenger to death.
"Tell the truth in front of the secret decree! The crime of deceiving the emperor deserves death!" Gao Zongben seemed to represent the power of God.
In the royal palace of Siam, anyone who actually criticized the King of Siam verbally or writing should be killed at every turn.
The problem is that in Gao Zongben's logic, you, the King of Siam, are His Majesty's ministers, and I, Gao Zongben, am also a minister. And since I am a Han Chinese, my status is naturally higher than yours.
There seems to be nothing wrong with this logic, and the Siamese courtiers seem to think there is nothing wrong with it.
"Answer!" Gao Zongben pressed.
La Meixuan let out a filthy breath: "In front of the Great Emperor, I dare not lie. The Western Yi businessman deceived the Great Emperor, and I am willing to kill him to vent the evil for the Great Emperor."
"However, the land of the lower country is exhausted and the people are poor. It still needs to trade with the Western barbarians in order to enrich the country and strengthen the people. Therefore, I would like to ask the emperor to appease his anger and allow the lower country to continue to trade with the western barbarians."
The corners of Gao Zongben's lips curled up. As long as you accept this logic, there will be no problem.
As for whether to make a deal or not, we have no control over it.
"The foreign minister will record this matter in detail and report it to His Majesty. At that time, Your Majesty will issue an edict instructing you to act in Siam."
Gao Zongben firmly occupied the moral high ground of Shangguo.
"Thank you, His Majesty the Great Emperor, for your kindness!" La Meixuan kowtowed to the secret decree.
"Okay, since the King of Siam is interested, he has ordered all merchants to be arrested until we can sort it out."
Emperor Gaozong said: "These objects of trade are all gifts for His Majesty's Longevity Day. If Siamese help is needed, the King of Siam will have to work hard in front of His Majesty."
La Meixuan felt pain in her neck.
How many times has he kowtowed to the secret decree?Do you have to work hard?
"At that time, Your Majesty will naturally bestow favors on Siam. You are very aware of His Majesty's broad mind."
Emperor Gaozong originally needed the Siamese navy to help transport the seeds back to the Ming Dynasty.
But he said that asking the King of Siam to take the initiative is not to beg him, but to ask you to beg Zhu Qiyu.
This logic is even more flawless.
"I am willing to devote everything to fulfill my filial piety for His Majesty the Great Emperor!" La Meixuan was angry all night, and she satisfied Gao Zongben with his last words.
The tribute system of the Ming Dynasty was such that the suzerain state would not let the vassal state suffer.
As long as La Meixuan performs well, the emperor will definitely reward her generously and make La Meixuan happy enough to call her daddy.
As for the humiliation of kneeling down, I can only say, Dad, I want to kneel down again.
Gao Zongben also breathed a sigh of relief, but then said: "I still have a few words of advice to the King of Siam."
"Your Majesty, please speak." La Meixuan was still kneeling.
"First, Siam is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. How can you not speak Chinese? Instead, you just speak ghost language? The king of Siam and all the civil and military officials should learn Chinese and govern the country with classics and righteousness. This is the way to long-term peace and stability."
Did I say ghost language?
La Meixuan almost fainted. We in Siam have our own culture!We should also be culturally confident!
However, some courtiers actually thought that elegant words sounded better.
What they said really sounded like ghost language.
To be honest, Siam has not thought about asking for Chineseization. The problem is that Ming's father is arrogant and does not allow them to Chineseize. He despises them as non-Chinese people and refuses to Chineseize them.
"You should learn to speak elegantly, use Chinese surnames, and give Chinese names. Don't call them ghost names, which is insulting to the morals. If it is spread, it will insult the style of the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Gaozong was ridiculed, but some Siamese courtiers thought it was God's grace.
"Secondly, since our Ming Dynasty has created a trade road, the two countries should work together to build a china road."
"Open up trade routes and exchange what we have with each other."
"Let the culture of the Celestial Empire be introduced into Siam and let Siam evolve from savages into adults. This is the way to long-term peace and stability."
Are we savages?
The Siamese courtier felt his head buzzing.
If you are discriminating in your heart, we will be discriminating. You can’t say it out loud!
However, building the Chi Road will make it easier for your Ming army to attack the city, right?
"Your Majesty, China and Siam are not bordering each other. How can we open up trade routes?" La Meixuan made an excuse.
"It doesn't matter. Your Majesty will borrow the city from Annan, and naturally we will be bordering each other." Gao Zongben stopped pretending and directly showed his cards. We are going to annex Annan.
Upon hearing this, the Siamese courtiers looked horrified.
Three hundred heavenly soldiers are so powerful, what if there are 100 million?
No, one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers can destroy Siam!
"Your Majesty, we Siamese are poor and exhausted, and we don't have the money to repair roads." La Meixuan made another excuse.
"It doesn't matter, if you provide people from Siam, I will pay for it from Ming Dynasty."
"Siam is a small country, and a little money is a big deal to you."
"But to Ming Dynasty, it is just a hair on the head." Gao Zongben said proudly.
Not to mention, he has crazy capital.
At least in Central and South China, the remnants of the Han army are all fathers, no matter what era.
Noradi winked at the King of Siam and agreed first. Let's cultivate slowly. If we cultivate for 100 years, what else can the Ming Dynasty do?
"I obey the decree!" La Meixuan kowtowed to the secret decree.
Gao Zongben nodded with satisfaction and said: "The third thing is that Siamese should send people to study astronomy in Ming Dynasty. After learning it, Siamese characters should be abolished and Chinese characters should be fully used."
"Furthermore, from now on, the reign name of your country will be revoked, the reign name of the Great Emperor Jingtai will be uniformly used, and the Chinese calendar will be used, and the domestic calendar will no longer be used!"
La Meixuan felt so humiliated that his reign title was taken away?Why?
"I obey the decree!" La Meixuan kowtowed.
"Thank you to Your Majesty! Long live my emperor!" Gao Zongben was very satisfied with this political deal.
He performed three obeisances and nine kowtows to the secret edict.
Then Shi Shiran left the palace.
But La Meixuan couldn't stand up anymore. She had knelt so many times and kowtowed so many times. Lactic acid accumulated in her legs, making her sore and numb. She was greedy by the courtiers.
"How embarrassing!"
La Meixuan burst into tears: "After being the emperor for so many years, I realized that I am also someone else's minister!"
"The Ming Dynasty bullies people too much, and I, Siam, swear to be its enemy!" an official said.
La Meixuan slowly turned her head and rushed over like crazy, punching and kicking him: "Why didn't you speak up when Gao Zong was here? Why didn't you speak up for me when I was wronged? Now it's nonsense. Use it!"
No one stopped La Meixuan, until La Meixuan was tired from the beating, she sat in the main hall and cried: "Siam must become stronger, must become stronger!"
But no one paid attention to him.The courtiers were all thinking about a question. Siam was very weak, so why did the Ming Dynasty want to get involved in Siam?If Siam becomes stronger, how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed?
Doesn’t this force Ming Dynasty to go south?
Let’s continue to act badly. As long as we suck, Ming Dynasty will look down on us. This is the way to long-term peace and stability.
La Meixuan made a fuss, and the courtiers pretended not to notice.
When leaving the court, an official looked at the head rolling on the ground and asked the King of Siam: "What should I do with Lan Ya?"
"What else can we do? Bury it!"
La Meixuan was furious.
After being so arrogant, the Siamese court officials still did not support him in training a strong army. When can he take revenge?
the other side.
Bian Yong and Lu Gao were in the middle of a massacre when they were pulled away by the city defense army.
Suddenly, the Siamese city defense army helped the Ming army and arrested Xiyi merchants. Both Bian Yong and Lu Gao were stunned. They heard that it was still the king's order.
This is strange. The King of Siam was very critical of the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Yi. Why did he suddenly change his mind?
It was only when I returned to the posthouse that I learned about Gao Zongben.
Bian Yong hurriedly found Gao Zongben: "You are crazy, you are gambling with your own life!"
Gao Zongben had just taken a hot bath, changed into fresh clothes, and drank hot tea to get rid of the coldness of the rain: "Ambassador Bian, how can you win without gambling?"
"But, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Bian Yong asked him: "Once you lose the bet, we will kill so many Western merchants in vain, and I'm afraid we won't get a single seed."
Gao Zongben raised his head and looked at Bian Yong: "Ambassador Bian."
"Without Siam's assistance, even if we kill all the Western merchants, will we definitely be able to get the seeds?"
"You forgot, we don't have a navy!"
Bian Yong looked at Gao Zongben in disbelief.
From the beginning, Gaozong's plan to let Siam contribute was carried out according to the plan.
"Ambassador Bian, there is nothing we can do."
Gao Zongben said helplessly: "If you want to transport the seeds back to the country, you must use the method of thunder. Whether it succeeds or fails, it's just up to God."
Bian Yong looked at the stubborn Gao Zongben and sighed inexplicably: "But you are gambling with your life and your career."
"Official career?"
Gao Zongben was slightly stunned, thinking of the scene where the emperor ordered him to see him before leaving the capital.
In the Yangxin Hall, the emperor's head was buried in the piled memorials. He stood up when he saw him coming and sat on the couch: "Gao Zongben, Siam is a land of dragons, ponds, and tigers' dens. The dangers on the road are trivial. The greatest danger is in Siam."
"The Ming Dynasty's military force is too strong, and the subordinate countries are afraid and will definitely oppose the Ming Dynasty."
"When you go to Siam, you can make a fuss in the capital and let the King of Siam see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is."
"Strength is not something you say, it's something you type."
"Don't be afraid of causing trouble, I will support you."
"I know very well that being far away in Siam, it is difficult to wait for the imperial edict in everything, so I give you full power to do whatever you want."
Gao Zongben knelt on the ground and said some words of loyalty.
After another half hour of secret conversation, it was time to leave.
The emperor suddenly stopped him: "Gao Zongben, I hope you come back alive."
"The Ming army that brought you must be brought back intact."
"I am holding a celebration banquet for you in the Forbidden City and waiting to celebrate your success."
"When you encounter difficulties in a foreign country, you must learn to be patient. Everything cannot go as smoothly as at home. When you come back, tell me and I will avenge you."
At that moment, Gao Zongben's tears welled up in his eyes.
The emperor was not only thinking about his own achievements, but also about his safety.
It is true that Siam and Ming Dynasty are not bordering each other, but Ming Dynasty has the ability to go south. He did not deceive those soldiers. If they died here, the emperor would definitely massacre the city and avenge them!
This is the Ming Emperor!
An emperor who he was willing to die for!
"Contribute to the country, regardless of personal honor or disgrace." Gao Zongben answered seriously.
Bian Yong looked at him for a long time, and then bowed respectfully: "Bian Yong is not as good as you, Gao Maoqing!"
Gao Zongben responded: "Ambassador Bian, this matter has just begun. The seeds must be transported back to the country."
"You have opened up such a situation. If you are still unable to transport the seeds back to the country, it will be my fault, Bian Yong."
Bian Yong knew very well that the seeds were more important than the relationship with Siam.
Two groups of missions were sent back to China just for the seeds.
Next.
Lu Gao began to interrogate all Western Yi merchants severely.
As for Dashi and other Central Asian merchants, they were all killed, and all their money, as agreed in the palace, was given to the Ming soldiers who were killed as compensation.
Of course, the Siamese courtiers believed that Emperor Gaozong would be corrupt.
This was absolutely impossible in the Ming Dynasty.
This money will definitely be sent to the home of every person who died in the war, absolutely.
The Western merchants in Siam had some extravagant wealth, but not much. The Ming Dynasty took no money from them and all went to the Siamese royal family.
Most of their wealth is on the ship.
But these goods still made La Meixuan very satisfied. He took the blame and took most of the benefits. This transaction was worth it.
It is estimated that more than 3000 merchants were killed this time. Businessmen in Siam are still being arrested. The king of Siam made a fortune.
Sure enough, after interrogation, they learned that their ship was docked in Luzon.
Gao Zongben entered the palace and asked the Siamese navy to assist the Ming army in transporting things back to the Ming Dynasty.
La Meixuan's eyes flickered. What was it that Ming would rather massacre to get?
"To be honest with the king, they are some seeds."
Gao Zongben knew very well that he could not hide it. Even if the King of Siam did not know it now, he would definitely know it when the Siamese navy set sail.
The Ming army on the ship did not have such fighting power.
Therefore, after discussing with Bian Yong and others, Gao Zongben decided to make a deal with the King of Siam.
"What kind of seeds?" The King of Siam became interested.
"Your Majesty gave it the name corn. This thing can be grown in the cold Mobei. We, the Ming Dynasty, control thousands of miles of territory in Mobei. We need to plant corn to support the local people."
When he heard that it was about seeds and agriculture, the King of Siam suddenly lost interest: "Our country has high-yielding rice, which is taken from Champa. If your Majesty likes it, I am willing to donate it to your Majesty."
"High-yield rice, what is high-yield?" Gao Zongben actually felt like he was riding a donkey looking for a donkey.
During the Song Dynasty, Champa rice was introduced to the Central Plains.
Nowadays, Champa rice is grown all over the south.
But after all these years, the Ming Dynasty did not introduce Champa rice again.
The emperor never thought about this matter, and neither did the courtiers.
Everyone in the court thought that Champa rice was the same as Ming rice, and there was no difference.
However, there are many varieties of Champa rice.
La Meixuan looked very ordinary: "Six stones per mu..."
"How many?"
Gao Zongben stood up in shock.
The guards outside the palace thought that the envoy was causing trouble again, so they hurried in and found Gao Zongben standing dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, how much do you want to say?"
"Six stones, is that a lot?" La Meixuan asked something that would make people angry and not pay for their lives!
The first-class fields of the Ming Dynasty produced 4 shi per mu (1 shi = 130 city catties, 520 city catties).
There are too few first-class fields, basically between 2 and 3 stones.
"The top-grade fields in Siam can yield 10 shi per mu. We dislike too much rice and only plant one crop a year."
Gao Zongben looked at La Meixuan stupidly, "Damn it, God is chasing you to feed me!"Don’t you fucking cherish it?
In our Ming Dynasty, how many people are hungry!
If we had this kind of food, the whole court would not have to worry about gray hair!
"Then, if you plant it twice, can you get 20 stones?" Gao Zongben asked cautiously, thinking that 20 stones was already a lot.
La Meixuan looked at him as if he were an old hater: "We harvest three crops a year and can get 30 stones."
Boom!
Gao Zongben fell to the ground, his eyes gleaming, the chosen place!This is the chosen place!This place must be brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, it must!
La Meixuan realized the problem. How could the country be short of food?
Over the years of exchanges between each other and historical records, Siam had no idea that the Ming Dynasty was short of food. They thought that the whole world was the same as Siam, and that it was normal to produce 6 shi per mu.
In what age is this, there are still people who are hungry?
Heavenly Kingdom?Are you kidding me?
However, Gao Zongben's reaction was terrible.
It seems like Daming really doesn’t have enough to eat. How is that possible?This is the Kingdom of Heaven. Their silks and porcelain are so beautiful, and they have such formidable soldiers. How can they not have enough to eat?
Damn it, Ming Dynasty won’t attack Siam because of this, right?
"There is very little fertile land in Siam, and it is basically land with an yield of 6 dan per mu." La Meixuan was eager to make up for it.
Are they all places with a yield of 6 stones per mu?
How old is Siam?Bigger than several Annans!There are places where the yield is 6 shi per mu, and there are places where the yield is 30 shi per mu.
One Siamese can feed an entire Ming Dynasty!
Isn’t this too little?
"Is it six stones per mu with three crops a year?" Gao Zongben's voice was trembling.
La Meixuan nodded.
boom!
Gao Zongben's head exploded!
The yield per mu is 18 stones!Damn it!
Gao Zongben's eyes turned blue and he gasped: "The Ming Dynasty is willing to spend money to buy Siamese grain. Is Siam willing to sell it?"
"The Ming Dynasty was short of food?" La Meixuan seemed to have discovered a great secret.
No wonder the Ming envoys did not hesitate to make a fuss in the capital of Siam to get the so-called corn seeds, because the Ming Dynasty was hungry!
Gao Zongben smiled helplessly: "When the world is at peace, the empire is indeed not short of food."
"But there have been constant natural disasters recently, and there is a shortage of food everywhere."
"So His Majesty sent us to Siam to buy corn seeds with the Western Yi, just to grow food on the barren land."
He did not dare to say that because of the war, there was not enough food to eat.
Worried that Siam does not sell grain.
But La Meixuan was so smart that she naturally thought of the successive wars in the Ming Dynasty.
Such a terrifying Ming Dynasty, knowing that Siam is a huge grain-producing area, will it launch a food war and destroy Siam?
Should Gao Zongben be killed here immediately?
La Meixuan was frightened. Is it difficult for a country that is hungry all year round to swallow Siam with 200 million strong soldiers?
so easy!
"Your Majesty, I am not afraid of being exposed to you."
"Famine is occurring in several provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and chaos has broken out in the country."
"So His Majesty was anxious and sent us south to look for seeds."
Gao Zongben said nonsense: "If you can have enough to eat, who is willing to fight?"
"Nowadays, the country is not stable. There are wars all over the country. Your Majesty is really worried. The appearance of the Celestial Kingdom is somewhat unsustainable."
"Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty is willing to spend money to buy grain from Siam. Ming Dynasty will buy as much grain as Siam has!"
After saying that, Gao Zongben knelt on the ground and said, "Please, Your Majesty, save Daming!"
The style of painting is wrong!
A few days ago, you, Gao Zongben, forced La Meixuan to kneel down in front of a secret order, demonstrating the power of the Ming Dynasty everywhere.
Now the Ming Dynasty is in chaos again?It's good if it's a mess, it's better if it's gone!
Play this with me?
La Meixuan sneered in her heart. Gao Zongben wanted to spread the news about Siam's grain production, so he kept low.
"Your envoy, please send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty. If there is no chaos..." La Meixuan became more powerful.
Gao Zongben kowtowed and said: "There is indeed chaos. There are wars all over the country. You can send envoys to take a look."
There is really a war, but it is not a rebellion, but the emperor is purging.
La Meixuan was even more shocked. The empire was in chaos?
This is an opportunity!
He began to weigh in his mind. If Gao Zong died, the Ming Emperor would not let it go. Such a capable minister must be very important in the Ming Dynasty, right?
I am afraid that the news that Siam is rich in grain cannot be concealed. Don’t forget that Siam is now full of Ming merchants. These people will find out sooner or later.
It is better to take advantage of the opportunity to make money and develop armaments.
Otherwise, the crazy Ming Dynasty will definitely go south to attack Siam, and it will be even more difficult for Siam to stop the heavenly soldiers.
"Your Majesty, please arise."
La Meixuan said: "It's okay to trade grain, but I just want to exchange grain for ordnance. The firearms equipped by your Ming army are very good, and we want to buy them."
Gao Zongben’s expression changed drastically!
If arms are sold to Siam, won’t Siam become bigger?How will Siam be destroyed by then?
Siam must occupy!
In Gao Zongben's mind, Siam was already on Ming Dynasty's plate.
"This matter is too big for foreign ministers to make the decision. We still need to report it to the central committee and ask for your Majesty's decree."
Gao Zong didn't dare to agree, but his instinct was not to agree, so he would just send troops to snatch it.
but.
La Meixuan was also a smart man. He calculated that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to border Siam, it would take several years, and it would take at least five years to attack Siam.
Five years later, he developed an army of 100 million, all equipped with firearms.
If you don’t sell it to us in Ming Dynasty, we will buy it from Xiyi.
The most urgent task is to stabilize the chaotic Ming Dynasty and not let the Ming Dynasty go south and attack Siam.
Gao Zongben also thought of Xiyi and immediately said: "The foreign minister believes that your majesty will agree. Siam and Ming Dynasty are compatriots in the same clothes and water, and your majesty will definitely bless Siam."
La Meixuan couldn't help but be ecstatic.
So what if the Ming Dynasty was strong? The Ming Dynasty was short of food and there were constant rebellions in the country, which showed that the Ming Dynasty was already on the verge of collapse.
As long as Siam is given time to develop and equipped with 100 million firearms, Siam might be able to invade the Ming Dynasty and become the emperor of the Central Plains!
When the time comes, I, La Meixuan, will also be the emperor!No more king!
Let the whole world learn Siamese!
Let the Central Plains people not speak their Chinese, let them speak Siamese!I'm so mad at you!
"Your Majesty, what kind of thing is that?" Gao Zongben asked cautiously.
La Meixuan waved her hand: "I sent the navy to assist the Ming Dynasty and transport the merchant ships into the Ming Dynasty. This is considered as a courtesy to the great emperor."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help!"
Gao Zongben restrained his arrogance and became cautious.
This attitude made La Meixuan very satisfied, and she asked him: "Are you willing to stay in Siam and help the orphans?"
Gao Zongben saluted solemnly: "The national crisis is approaching, and the foreign ministers cannot bear to abandon the Holy One and leave their homeland. Please forgive me."
"Loyal minister, when will I have such a loyal minister and good assistant by my side?" La Meixuan sighed.
On the way out of the palace, Gao Zongben was heartbroken.
After returning to the inn, I was completely relieved and drank a lot of water to calm down my nervous mood.
"What happened?" Bian Yong was working in the post house.
Gao Zongben was startled, looked up and saw Bian Yong, and was inexplicably relieved: "Brother Shiyuan, where is Commander Lu?"
"He is dealing with the affairs of the Western Yi merchants. What happened?" Bian Yong frowned.
"Brother Shiyuan, come with me to have a secret chat."
Gao Zongben was sneaky, closed the door tightly, and ordered guards to guard him, not allowing anyone to eavesdrop, and repeated what La Meixuan said.
"Bragging?"
Bian Yong didn't believe it: "The Ming Dynasty is the great country, and our land is the best in the world. Where can we get fertile soil with an yield of 18 stones per mu?"
"Bragging, it must be bragging!"
"If you say it's four stones per mu, I'll believe it."
Gao Zongben said: "Brother Shiyuan, when you see Siamese people, do they look hungry on their faces?"
"This?"
Bian Yong frowned, as if he didn't.
"Brother Shiyuan, do you remember that Annan gave us [-] boatloads of food?"
Emperor Gaozong said: "I suspect that this grain comes from Siam."
Annan is not a big grain-producing country, Daming knows that.
The grain-producing area was Champa State.
Bian Yong couldn't believe it: "How is this possible? Our country is the superior country. How can Siam be so rich in rice?"
"If everyone in Siam has enough to eat, why is it so weak?"
"Why didn't they go to the Central Plains? Where is the emperor of the Central Plains?"
Gao Zongben was also puzzled.
In the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, if there is food, there must be strong soldiers. If there is food and soldiers, how can you live in a corner of Siam and be a local emperor?
In fact, Siam is not weak at all.
Just afraid of comparison.
Compared with Daming, how many are stronger than Daming?
Sometimes, food comes too easily, and people who have never tasted hunger will never have the spirit to make progress.
In Central and South China, God is chasing after us to feed us, so there is no strong country.
In the Central Plains, the people carefully held their jobs, but when God got angry, he smashed their jobs once every 200 years. Therefore, military and political strongmen were always born, and extremely powerful regimes were born one after another.
"No matter what, let Lu Gao go check first..." Bian Yong did things properly.
But Gao Zongben said: "No, report it directly and let the central committee know first!"
"Yes, the information must be spread out first."
Bian Yong said: "Please ask the central government to send more people to Siam to translate their books and see if there is a big famine in this place."
"Let the people from the Imperial City Department go to the countryside to find out how much food can be produced."
Gao Zongben interrupted him: "The most urgent task is to send someone back to pass on the information, and leave it to me to receive the seeds from Xiyi."
"Mao Qing, this is dangerous..." Bian Yong wanted to go.
Gao Zongben said: "Siam needs you. I have a bad reputation in Siam. If you stay here, all the civil and military officials in Siam will be at odds with the Ming Dynasty."
"We just made trouble in the past, and we didn't care."
"Now, we need to buy their food and you are needed to stabilize the Siamese court. It is not appropriate for me to stay here."
Bian Yong saluted Gao Zongben: "Mao Qing is dedicated to the country, and he is a true husband!"
Gao Zongben returned the gift: "Leave Siam affairs to Brother Shiyuan. We know too little about Siam. We must speed up our understanding, learn their writing, and understand Siam deeply."
"Moreover, I think it can promote the Chineseization of Siam from top to bottom."
Bian Yong's eyes lit up: "This plan is feasible."
Just as he was talking, Lu Gao came back.
He invited Lu Gao in again, and the three of them talked in secret.
Lu Gao was not surprised: "Your Majesty has already said that Siam is rich in rice, and there is so much food here that we can't eat it all, but the court doesn't believe it."
"Your Majesty has foresight!" Bian Yong and Gao Zongben sighed.
"I'll send the information back right now."
It’s agreed here.
Gao Zongben followed the Siam navy to collect the seeds of the Western Yi and transport them back to his country.
Not all the Western Yi merchants were killed, and their leaders were still alive. As prisoners, they demanded that the seeds be transported to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, it’s not free of charge.
Instead, you will pay according to the negotiated price when you arrive in Guangzhou.
Ming Dynasty is also weird enough.
in Guizhou.
Chongxia begged for peace, and Tao Cheng surrendered Chongxia.
With bombs in one hand and money in the other, Tao Cheng used coercion and inducement to make Qiongshui Division willing to localize it, and Qiongshui County was officially established.
The central government sent officials to establish a new county.
He also recruited some local natives and entered the Ming Dynasty official system.
Tao Cheng was reorganizing his army in Qiongshui Division, and at the same time he was waiting to see whether he should go north or west.
At this time, after receiving intelligence from Hunan, Tianzhu and Wenxi, the chieftains were uprooted, two counties were established, and the expedition to the north was stopped and turned around to the south.
Tao Cheng decided to move his troops westward.
All the villages and caves along the way were forcibly uprooted.
Then, enter Zhenyuan Guard.
Tao Cheng frowned slightly when he saw that the Zhenyuan Guards officers and soldiers were all sallow and thin, and did not practice when the time came. "But they were exploited?"
He was an earl conferred by the emperor, and he didn't care what a mere commander of the Guards thought.
He went west to remove the chieftains, and Zhenyuan Guard was his retreat.
The road back must not be cut off.
Moreover, the army was running out of food, so Xiang Wenyao wrote a personal letter, ordering the army to replenish food at Zhenyuan Guard.
"Sir, the commander did not exploit the villain." A pawn replied.
Tao Cheng is from Yulin Prefecture and can understand some Guizhou dialect, but he still needs someone to translate.
"Then why are you so skinny and sallow? Don't you have enough to eat?" Tao Cheng frowned.
Now that the New Deal has been implemented, the proportion of grain payments from military fields has been reduced to ensure the food supply for the military.
The soldier knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty's new policy, the army can have enough to eat, but the little family members will not have enough to eat if they don't have a livelihood. The little people don't dare to have enough to eat, so they have to give it to their families."
Tao Cheng summoned the commander.
The commander made Cheng Fei kneel on the ground, unable to express himself.
"Your Majesty's strict decree is that the army should be provided with three measures of rice and millet every month. Didn't your guards do it?" Tao Cheng asked.
Cheng Fei kowtowed: "Please forgive me, sir."
"His Majesty did issue an order, but Guizhou does not have so much food. Each family can only replenish one bucket. The central government has also approved it. You can take a look."
He asked someone to pick it up from the check-in room.
"Guizhou has a small population and a small population. How can a bucket of rice be enough to feed the people?"
Tao Cheng didn't believe it: "In the order Governor Xiang gave me, we need to replenish military rations from Zhenyuan Guard. Do you have any rations in your warehouse?"
"I dare not lie to you, sir. I really have no food left." Cheng Fei smiled bitterly.
Tao Cheng was not fooled: "Since Governor Xiang has assigned you Zhenyuan Guard, it means you have food in Zhenyuan Guard. How can you not?"
"Cheng Fei, don't think that you are the commander, I can't do anything to you!"
"Ben will be at war!"
"You should know the consequences of influencing the war!"
Cheng Fei was almost in tears: "Sir, Zhenyuan Guard really has no food. If you don't believe me, you can go to the granary and take a look."
"Look at that, I'm just going to ask you, where did the food go?" Tao Cheng asked.
"No."
Cheng Fei was bitten to death and had no food.
(End of this chapter)
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