Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 322 Twenty days of peace, chain reaction
  "Then let Luzon supply a batch of grain, and then we can deal with Luzon after Cochin has completely settled down."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It would be great if we could move all the people to Nanyang once and for all."

"Your Majesty, immigration is harmful to the world. Doing it once will break your muscles and bones. You can't do it more!"

Hu Hui smiled bitterly: "The people who dare to immigrate this year and next are mostly due to sowing corn. Lands that do not produce grains such as Rehe and Ningxia have also produced some grains, which has alleviated the pressure on water transportation."

"The weather has been kind in the past two years. Although we have not had a bumper harvest, at least there have been fewer disasters."

"You also plowed Shandong and Lianghu, turning these two places into major grain-producing provinces."

"Gansu will also be self-sufficient this year."

If you want to open up, you must first feed yourself.

Otherwise, if we fight again and again, Ming Dynasty will be gone.

"Yes, only when the north is full can we dare to give up a year's harvest and immigrate."

"Fortunately, the grain donated by Siam allowed Jingtai to survive the eleventh year safely."

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace and prepare for next year."

"Before next spring, Jiangnan must be fully restored and cannot be as chaotic as this year."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The favorable weather, time and place are all on my side."

"It's just that the battle to conquer Cambodia was too hasty. I'm afraid the damage will be huge."

"Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about this," Hu Hu said.

"Those who die in war will be given more wealth."

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject: "By the way, has the old lady read the medical books that Chen Jiayou brought back from India?"

The medical book was copied into three copies in Nanjing, one was kept in Tan Yunxian Palace, one was given to Hu Hui, and the other was shown to the accompanying imperial physicians.

"Your Majesty, Indian medical books and Chinese medical books seem to be the same system."

Hu Hui said seriously: "After reading this, I deeply feel that India was once brilliant, but its people have forgotten its inheritance."

Zhu Qiyu nodded. India's brilliance is intermittent, while China's brilliance is continuous. There is no comparison between the two countries.

"India is as hot as Cochin. Is there any prescription for treating this acclimatization?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Yes, there are some. The old minister is sorting them out. When they are finished, they will be presented to the Holy One."

Many people who immigrated to Cochin died because they could not adapt to the climate. This was only if there were enough doctors and medicinal materials. Otherwise, if more than one million people were moved, not many would be left.

Zhu Ying, Xia Xun, and Hao Xuan were all seriously ill, and it was a pity that Hao Xuan, who had just emerged, died of illness.

"You don't need to submit it to me. You have compiled it and sent it to the Imperial Hospital. You will take the lead and invite famous doctors from all over the world to compile a medical book. I will spend money to publish it and make sure that everyone in Jiaozhi has a copy so that all scholars in Jiaozhi can learn medicine. Autonomy saves itself.”

Zhu Qiyu spent a lot of money.

"The old minister obeys the order."

After chatting for a few more words, Hu Xi resigned.

Zhu Qiyu was thinking.

When Hu Xi, who was stationed in Hangzhou, received the imperial edict, he put down his military affairs and handed over all the affairs to Zhang Gu.

Among the people of Zhejiang, [-] were selected to enrich Baozhou.

Thirty thousand people will also be selected to enrich Penghu County.

The Penghu Inspection Department has become Penghu County, which is affiliated to Baozhou Prefecture.

We also need to pick some who are not afraid of death and enrich some undeveloped islands.

The main thing is to pick out tenants, not those who are pampered.

Reclaiming Baozhou will not take ten or twenty years, so we need capable people.

Then get some slaves from Cochin.

After Yu Gang takes charge of the Fujian Navy, he will open up small islands to the south and move people to the islands, but that is a story for another day.

Liang Yue has already boarded Baozhou Mansion.

The dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty was planted in Baozhou Prefecture.

He was very dissatisfied with recruiting and surrendering Japanese pirates. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, all Japanese pirates could be wiped out in three years without leaving any one behind.

The war effort is gone.

Liang Yue was in a bad mood and didn't care about the resettlement. Anyway, the credit was not his. He should wait for the central government to send someone.

He was responsible for establishing the front station and opening up the waterway from Baozhoufu to Fujian.

Gao Ming has already set off with the subordinate officials selected by the central government, and will arrive in Baozhou Mansion soon.

Xiang Zhong received the imperial edict, took hundreds of ships with gifts, and led a fleet to Japan, first to Ryukyu.

Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese pirates wreaked havoc in the southeast, and Ryukyu also suffered greatly. Now that the Japanese pirates have been cleared, the Ming Dynasty navy has set sail.

The emperor wanted to take back Ryukyu, so Xiang Zhong first went to test the king's tone.

Ryukyu is the backbone of all nations and an important sea route. If Ryukyu is captured, the Japanese country will be attacked twice by the Ming Dynasty. Sooner or later, it will become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

On October [-], the transport fleet from Nanjing arrived in Jiaozhi and disembarked in Huanzhou.

The fleet did not return, but headed west along the coastline. The luxurious decorations on the ships were gradually removed and placed on several ships, which returned to Shanghai.

From Ca Mau Bay to the west, all the way to Bangkok.

Bangkok was a leased territory of the Ming Dynasty and now has a large stockpile of slaves. After the fleet arrived at the port, the slaves boarded the ship.

After being loaded with people, [-] transport ships returned to China by sea and were unloaded in Hong Kong.

When they arrived, there were 130 soldiers in one boat.

When we returned, there were more than 2000 slaves in one ship, and the largest ship contained 2200 people.

Slaves are unloaded in Hong Kong.

After the ships were cleaned, they were loaded with armaments transported from the north and set sail again to transport them to Huanzhou.

After unloading the cargo, they set sail from Huanzhou to Bangkok, loaded the slaves back from Bangkok, and unloaded the cargo in Hong Kong.

Repeated several times to complete the transportation of the armaments needed for the war.

On the last trip, I loaded up enough wood in Hong Kong and returned to Jiangnan.

This trade line was opened less than a year ago, but millions of slaves were transported to the Ming Dynasty.

Slaves were scarce, even in Jiaozhi, and not many were transported to the Ming Dynasty.

When the Hubu transport ship returned, it was all timber. The tropical timber cut down by the Jiaozhi development was transported to Daming for construction.

Slaves disembarked in Hong Kong and were picked up by river boats and transported to various places.

The main thing is to send it to the Flood Control Department.

The large-scale mobilization of the Ming army has alarmed the three countries of Laos, Cambodia and Siam. They have sent envoys to ask if there is anything disrespectful.

Zhu Ying didn't respond.

He also received the imperial decree from the cabinet and a secret letter from the emperor, and knew that this battle must be fought.

Cochin mobilized to provide logistics for the army.

Guo Deng, Li Zhen, and Ou Xin have already divided their attack routes.

Guo Deng attacked from Nanke Prefecture to the south; Li Zhen attacked from Yuexun Prefecture to the west; Ou Xin attacked from the sea of ​​Zangge Prefecture.

Three-way expedition against Cambodia.

Jiaozhi's Purple Lightning Army serves as a reserve force, while Wang Wei's Jiaozhi Navy provides assistance at sea, preparing to enter Cambodia at any time.

There are only [-] people at the moment, and there is no time to recruit too many people.

Each was divided into [-] soldiers. After the armament was ready, on October [-]th, the three armies attacked Cambodia at the same time.

The Ming army did not say hello and suddenly attacked the subordinate country.

King Pangha of Cambodia was full of anger: "Whatever the Ming Dynasty wants, Zhenla will give you! Measure Zhenla's material resources and win the favor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"I, Zhenla, have done my best to be kind and righteous!"

"But how does the country above treat me down here?"

"why!"

Pangha was furious, and on the fourth day of November, news reached the Chenla Dynasty that several provinces had been lost.

Three-way expedition against Cambodia.

They agreed to attack at the same time. Guo Deng fought south along the Lancang River, while Li Zhen fought west. The two armies met in Phnom Penh, the royal capital.

Ou Xin gave way to Phnom Penh and divided his troops into two groups. He and Duan Si'e each led a large army and fought to the west.

Cambodia was caught off guard and several provinces fell directly.

What made Pangha most angry was that the Ming Dynasty lacked people to farm the land, and Zhenla had people to farm the land. They lacked slaves, so they sent their own people to the Ming Dynasty as slaves.

What else do you want the vassal country to do?
  The Ming Dynasty went to war without any explanation, and in a blink of an eye it reached the royal capital.

Not so bullying.

"Send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to ask why the Ming Dynasty bullies the vassal country?" Even after the attack reached the doorstep, Pangha still hoped that the Ming Dynasty would show his favor.

The ninth day of November.

Li Zhen arrived at Phnom Penh first, led his army to besiege the city, and overpowered Pangha to surrender.

On the same day, Ou Xin captured the ancient capital of Angkor, closing the door for the Cambodian army to escape westward.

Cambodia's weakness is well known.

King Liu Gui of Siam received news that the Ming Dynasty dragon flag had been planted on the border. He sent people to inquire and found out that the Ming Dynasty had conquered both Cambodian capitals.

"Impossible, impossible!"

Liu Gui was shocked: "How long has it been since the Ming army mobilized? It's October [-]th, right? What's today?"

"Your Majesty, November [-]th."

hiss!
  Everyone in Siam felt toothache.

That was a country. The Ming Dynasty was destroyed in just one month?
  "Your Majesty, it seems that the Ming army attacked Cambodia on October [-]th."

hiss!
  My teeth hurt even more.

In twenty days, a whole country was destroyed!
  Is this the foundation of Ming Dynasty?

After Cambodia is destroyed, will Siam be next?
  "Why?"

Liu Gui couldn't figure it out.

Among the three countries of Laos, Cambodia and Siam, Cambodia is the most civilized and respectful.

Siam sold slaves to the Ming Dynasty at high prices.

In Cambodia, it is equivalent to giving it away.

To build a road in Jiaozhi, the King of Cambodia used his own money to give Jiaozhi [-] taels of silver. As a vassal state, he must have done his utmost benevolence.

But what did Ming Dynasty do to Cambodia?
  In twenty days, the family was destroyed.

Why?

"The Ming Dynasty already has such a huge territory, why does it still covet small countries like ours?" Liu Gui asked the officials.

If we had known, we wouldn't be standing here.

The key point is that the Han people have never done anything like this since they have been a country for thousands of years. They only pay tribute and have never attacked vassal states.

Emperor Wenzong did occupy Jiaozhi, but Jiaozhi was once Han territory, and Cambodia was not!

"Ambassador Qi, please come and ask?" a minister suggested.

"Nuoyuan, Wali, what do you two think?"

Noradi and Vasilava changed their Chinese names, and it was Qi Shun who helped them change their names.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is extremely domineering, just like the Meng Yuan Dynasty back then. I don't think it will last long."

Nuo Yuan said slowly: "Now the Ming Dynasty has no regard for shame and has swallowed up Cambodia. I am afraid what Ambassador Gao said is also true."

"The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil and lacked internal food, so it was eager to open up Jiaozhi and wanted to produce grain from Jiaozhi to support the interior of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's why we suddenly launched a war and occupied Chenla."

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing for us."

Liu Gui was slightly stunned: "What good thing can come from this?"

"When Zhenla was swallowed up, our small country was naturally horrified and our lips were dead and our teeth were cold. Naturally, we should work together and unite as one."

"It's one of them."

"Secondly, the Ming Dynasty was short of food. Do they think that if they take possession of Zhenla, they can immediately produce food?"

"Look at the development of Jiaozhi in the Ming Dynasty. We, the six countries, gave millions of slaves to the Ming Dynasty, plus the original Annan Dingkou, it took a year and a half to bring Jiaozhi from chaos to peace."

"Jiaozhi cannot be self-sufficient, but Emperor Ming tyrannically annexed Chenla. Isn't this just shooting himself in the foot?"

"As long as we run out of food, the Ming army will be destroyed without an attack."

"Thirdly, Ming Dynasty's move has completely lost the hearts of the people. How can Ming Dynasty's vassal countries still serve the Ming Emperor?"

Nuoyuan's analysis is very reasonable.

Siam had just been Chineseized, so it was forced to do so.

But because of the incident in Cambodia, Siam will definitely turn its back on the Ming Dynasty and will not Chineseize.

It is easy to conquer Cambodia, but difficult to occupy it.

"What Nuoyuan said is true."

Wali stopped speaking Chinese and began to speak in Siamese: "One more thing, the Ming army captured Chenla so quickly must have been based on propaganda. As long as there is a slight instigation, the cities will rebel."

"Moreover, if the Ming Dynasty occupies Zhenla, it must rely on our city for food supply."

"But Emperor Ming's ambition is obvious, why should we fund the enemy?"

A minister said: "What if Emperor Ming gets angry and attacks my big city?"

"Then the soldiers will come and cover up the water and the earth!" Wali sneered.

If Ming Dynasty did not attack Cambodia, they would be afraid.

Now that we have occupied Cambodia, we are no longer afraid.

Because the Ming army is numerous, as long as Cambodia is in turmoil, they will fall into a quagmire and eventually have to retreat, having no time to take care of Siam.

For Siam, the pros outweigh the cons.

Liu Gui, who was sitting on the throne, was full of resentment: "The Ming Emperor is unreasonable and embezzles vassal states. We should make ourselves emperor and no longer depend on the Ming Dynasty!"

The Siamese court was in a state of excitement.

Noyuan and Vali looked at each other, maybe this is a good opportunity for Siam to annex Cambodia.

And in the post house.

The Ming Dynasty sent [-] knowledgeable people to help Siam convert into Chinese.

We also received news that Ming Dynasty had captured Cambodia.

"Why did the center suddenly use troops?"

Some people were angry: "Chineseizing Siam is already difficult. We just have a clue. Siamese people are willing to Chineseize it. Why is there a sudden war?"

"Yes, everyone in the world is human. Why does Your Majesty choose to be tyrannical instead of benevolent?"

The post house was also abuzz.

Qi Shun waved his hand: "Do you still remember what Mr. Yao Ge told us when we left the capital?"

He was calm-minded and analyzed carefully: "Mr. Yao Ge told us personally that there will be no war within five years."

"But when a war suddenly breaks out, haven't you ever thought that something terrible happened in the country? Are you forcing the central government to start a war?"

"Not necessarily, His Majesty is warlike. If His Majesty insists on going his own way and no one in the court advises His Majesty, wouldn't he just fight?"

An official was dissatisfied and said: "If I enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I will advise the emperor not to fight."

"Ji Chang, use your brain."

Qi Shun said dissatisfied: "If this kind of war was not a last resort, how could there be no one in the court to advise? When has your Majesty not listened to advice?"

"It must be something serious happening in the country that forces us to launch a war."

Ji Chang was born as a Jinshi in the ninth year of Jingtai.

"Stop arguing."

Yang Shizhen said: "The Central Committee's decision to go to war must have the deep intention of the Central Committee. It is our duty to promote Chineseization in Siam. We are not in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, nor are we local officials. We are just envoys and have no right to interfere. Central decision-making.”

Ji Chang was dissatisfied. He thought that the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate could not advise the king, so what was the use of them?

Just talking.

A eunuch came to announce that Qishun and others had come to the palace to see him.

"Everyone is going to work as usual. This envoy will go to the palace and state his interests to the King of Siam."

Qi Shun, Yang Shiju, Ji Chang and others entered the palace to see the King of Siam.

The discussion in the hall was very lively.

Qi Shun entered the hall and saluted.

"Your Majesty, I have never heard of anything that King Zhenla did to offend the upper state. Why did the upper state send heavenly troops to attack the lower state?" Liu Gui said bluntly.

Qi Shun saluted: "Reporting to your Majesty, the foreign ministers have just learned about this."

"Although we are not in the Celestial Dynasty, we also know that Your Majesty is not an unprincipled and ignorant king, and the important ministers in the Cabinet are not treacherous and sycophantic ministers. I am afraid that there is another reason for the attack on Cambodia."

"Your Majesty, please be patient and calm. Your Majesty will know the reason naturally when the foreign ministers come to your Majesty."

Liu Gui knew very well that Qi Shun was not easy to deal with at all.

He is the same as Bian Yong. Bian Yong is a pure envoy, while Qi Shun is a politician, and a very bad-minded politician.

He looked at Ji Chang: "Mr. Ji, what do you think?"

Ji Chang's words were fair, but there were many resentments against Emperor Ming in his words, so he specially sent an edict to see what Ji Chang had to say.

Qi Shun glanced at Ji Chang.

Ji Chang then said: "Reporting to your Majesty, His Majesty the Great Emperor does things according to his heart. As a human minister, he dare not speculate on Heaven's heart."

"But the invasion of Cambodia has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty."

"The foreign ministers will give it to Your Majesty at the meeting. Please give your Majesty a perfect explanation."

Qi Shun immediately glared at Ji Chang, could he say this casually?

A smile appeared on Liu Gui's face. Look, even the ministers felt that the emperor had done something wrong.

"Kings!"

Yang Shijiu said: "The whole world is not the land of the king. The King of Cambodia is just a enfeoffment by His Majesty. His land is actually the land of the Ming Dynasty and your Majesty's private property."

"If a foreign minister says something arrogant, everyone in the palace is your majesty's private property."

"Your Majesty will kill you if you want. This is done from the heart and is also the law of nature."

Liu Gui felt like he had eaten a dead fly.

Emperor Ming was domineering, and so were Ming ministers, but Ji Chang looked comfortable.

"Mr. Ji, what do you think?" Liu Gui looked at Ji Chang.

"Mr. Yang's remarks are crude but not crude. The whole world is His Majesty's private property. This is true." Ji Chang said seriously.

Liu Gui looked ugly.

Nuo Yuan coughed lightly, don't let them lead the way.

Ming's attack on Cambodia is a good thing for us.

"As for the Cambodian king's matter, did the Ming Dynasty just allow the Ming Dynasty to embezzle Zhenla?" Liu Gui was dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, please correct me."

Yang Shiju said: "Zhenla is your Majesty's private property. It is not embezzled, but just taken back."

You Daming are a scoundrel!
  When did you capture Chenla?

If you say that Jiaozhi belongs to you, that’s fine, but you blackmailed Champa into taking it away. Since the king of Champa can’t be found anyway, it’s still yours!
  But not Cambodia, the King of Cambodia is still alive!
  How come it belongs to your Ming Dynasty too?
  "According to Mr. Yang's wishes, our great city is also your Majesty's private property?" Wali asked.

Yang Shizhen said seriously: "Of course."

"Where is the legal principle?" Wali frowned.

Yang Shiju said: "The Ming Dynasty inherited the Yuan system. The Ming Dynasty should inherit the territory of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The territories once ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty are all governed by the Ming Dynasty. Does your country have any objections to this?"

"Have you, Siam, ever been a part of the Great Yuan territory?"

"Take a step back and say it again."

"You, Siam, are my vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. What is a vassal state?"

"Being a vassal means that I, Da Ming, am a first-class citizen, and you, a vassal, are second-class citizens, that's all."

Yang Shijiu said seriously: "That's why Your Majesty has given us the grace to Chineseize the Siamese people and turn them into first-class citizens."

The Siamese court was almost furious.

This clearly shows that Da Ming is acting like a hooligan.

Anyway, I, Ming Dynasty, will take possession of it. If we take it, we will take it. We are still justified. Isn’t that annoying?

When leaving the palace.

Qi Shun and Ji Chang whispered: "You may have offended the King of Siam."

"Tch, I am a Mingchen after all. There is only one emperor above me, so where does a king come from? It's just a double act. Does he really believe it?"

Ji Chang is straightforward, but he is not stupid.

Who wants to have an old man on their head? "Cambodia is occupied, we are afraid we will have to return home." Qi Shun sighed.

If we really give them five years, they can really Chineseize Siam.

"Something must have happened to Daming."

Yang Shijiu smiled bitterly: "I guess there is a famine, and the central government has to invade Cambodia. Let's farm the land ourselves."

Qi Shun sighed: "Although His Majesty is impatient, he is very open-minded. Mr. Yao Ge gave us five years. Obviously, the original plan was for five years."

"If we suddenly attack Cambodia, our plans will inevitably change."

"Let's pack up and wait for the imperial edict to arrive, then leave."

Like Siam, Laos was frightened.

The ferocity of the Ming Dynasty's military front was rare in ancient times.

Laos was beaten badly by Cambodia. As a result, the Ming Dynasty conquered Cambodia in only twenty days. He knew more than Siam, and the Ming Dynasty only used [-] troops.

With [-] people, a country was defeated in [-] days.

How long can Laos survive?

Cambodia is a weak country, and Laos is a weak country. If it weren't for its geographical advantages and being extremely poor, no one would want it, otherwise it would have been destroyed long ago.

And in Phnom Penh.

Guo Deng and Li Zhen discussed that there were too many Cambodians and they did not plan to massacre this time, mainly because they did not have enough troops.

In many places, the message was sent, and it was too late to send people to collect and surrender.

It seems that the overall situation has been decided, but in fact, dangers are everywhere.

The King of Cambodia was dead and was killed by his sons. They then looted and surrendered, asking the Ming Dynasty not to take away their property.

Guo Deng was too lazy to care about them.

It is easy to capture Cambodia. The difficult thing is how to resettle the indigenous people and how to turn Cambodia into Han territory.

"Please ask your Majesty to send a ship to transport them all back to Ming Dynasty."

Guo Deng muttered: "It's not possible to send them to Jiaozhi. These people will escape and escape into the forest, but it will be difficult to find them."

"Find a way to trick them into getting on the ship and then transport them away. If the Ming Dynasty doesn't need them, throw them all into the sea."

Li Zhen took a breath, people who have read books are really cruel.

"Don't depose their king first, support a Cambodian king, and then send their army down, load people on ships, and transport them back to the Ming Dynasty."

Guo Deng sent a letter to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying was also very busy. The central government issued a decree strictly ordering the area of ​​arable land in Jiaozhi to be doubled, and could only send people in to cut down the forest.

If the gentlemen who migrated from the south of the Yangtze River don't do it, and the former military gentlemen of Guangxi Army don't do it either, they will have to live as slaves.

He was also worried that the slaves would run away, so he could only appease the slaves, give them more money, and promise to allocate them houses and land.

But entry is still too slow.

Zhu Ying directly showed off his cards and gave each household a showdown task. Those who failed to complete the task would be severely punished. The forest must be cleared and turned into raw land before the rainy season next year.

After receiving Guo Deng's letter, Zhu Ying wanted one million people to cut down the forest.

Guo Deng was also asked to keep some more people to open up the forest.

The rest will be transported to the Ming Dynasty.

Jiangnan has released so many tenants and needs slaves to fill them. Since they are slaves, they are dead when they die and cannot rebel.

November twenty.

Zhu Qiyu received the good news that the Ming Dynasty completely occupied Cambodia.

The damage in the battle was extremely shocking, with [-] people killed.

With the fighting power of the Ming army, so many people died in fighting a weak country like Cambodia, which was a huge battle loss.

If it hadn't been a spur-of-the-moment idea, there would probably have been no loss.

The war has already ended, the Guizhou army has just arrived, and the Korean army is still on the way.

"Old Master, Ye Qing, should I be slaughtered?"

Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Hui and Ye Sheng.

"Return to slaughter?" Ye Sheng was looking at the victory report, followed by Zhu Ying's analysis.

Zhu Ying believed that the natives could be driven to cut down the forest or move back to the Ming Dynasty to serve as slaves.

"Guo Deng estimates that there are three to five million people in Cambodia. With so many people, what will happen if they get into the forest?"

"If our people move there, how can they live a stable life if they are harassed every day?"

"There are too many people and too few Ming troops. How can we capture slaves?"

"That's a human being. Will he stand and let you catch him?"

"It's a beautiful idea!"

Zhu Qiyu thought Zhu Ying was whimsical.

Even if we catch them, we can catch as many as we can and transport them back and forth for free!

Besides, money is needed to govern Cambodia. If these people are not slaughtered, where will the money come from to govern Cambodia? Like North Korea? How much does it cost for me to ride in? It’s still not self-sufficient yet! I regretted it, so I just killed him. How comfortable!

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about what Laos and Siam think?"

Hu Xi spoke slowly: "Laos was shocked by this battle, and I estimate that I have the intention to surrender."

"And with this massacre by Your Majesty, I am afraid that Laos is determined to fight the Ming Dynasty to the death. The terrain of Laos is like Yunnan and Guizhou. How many lives will it take to defeat Laos?"

"The Ming Dynasty occupied Cambodia, which was not based on legal principles. It sent troops for no reason, and it has lost the hearts of the people in the country."

"If another massacre is carried out and all countries know about it and become afraid, how will they be able to rule other countries in the future?"

"Your Majesty, people's words are terrible."

"Old minister, I think Zhu Ying's idea is good. Change his name, don't call him a slave."

"Give money to the Cambodians and force them to cultivate forests."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to interrupt and said in a bad tone: "Old Master, it's easy for you to say. Where does the money come from?"

"Just talking about the war against Cambodia, how much did I spend?"

"There are only 700 people. There are [-] people without logistics. I spent [-] million!"

"Old Master, I'm afraid it will cost [-] million to govern Cambodia according to your words!"

"Where did I get [-] million to give to Cambodia?"

"Am I crazy? Or are you crazy?"

"That much money is enough for me to defeat the Eastern Chagatai Khanate! I can't even spend it! It's enough for me to raise one million cavalry!"

War is actually an economic account.

Why is there no opposition to this war against Cambodia, and the government and the opposition are united?
  It's because Jiangnan is a powder keg, and the powder keg must be moved. If the emperor is not in Nanjing, who cares whether the powder keg will explode. The key is that the emperor is in Nanjing.

So when we attacked Cambodia, everyone worked together and conquered Cambodia very quickly.

However, Zhu Qiyu paid for it himself, and whoever pays will suffer.

“You only see stability in North Korea.”

"But I don't know how much money I spent!"

"Besides, how many people can Cambodia support? How many people will Ming Dynasty move in?"

"If they don't die, Mingren will die!"

Zhu Qiyu's face was full of sternness: "Then let them die! My people are precious and cannot bear suffering, so let them suffer."

Hu Ming spread her hands. Anyway, if you have money, just spend it.

"Old Master, it will cost [-] million to move so many people! How much money do I have left to resist such a big deal? My money is also money!"

"Everyone in the world is asking me for money. How many years can my internal funds last?"

Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "Slaughter Cambodia, and invest another one million at most."

"But to keep Cambodians as slaves, it costs at least [-] million!"

"No more discussion!"

"Slaughter!"

Zhu Qiyu made the decision.

Ye Sheng said: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Our army was able to quickly conquer Cambodia because the Chenla Dynasty lost the hearts and minds of the people."

"And water can carry a boat and also capsize it."

"If our army suddenly changes its appearance and starts committing massacres, I'm afraid Cambodia will become a quagmire for our army."

"Ye Qing also wants me to pay [-] million?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him.

"Your Majesty, please be patient and listen to what I have to say."

Ye Sheng smiled and said: "The slaughter of Cambodia has made a lot of profits. This money is enough to rebuild Cambodia."

"But we can't kill them now."

"We must first use the momentum of peace with Cambodia to force Laos to surrender."

"Send more troops to Laos and then massacre them together!"

What kind of emperor there is, and what kind of courtiers there are.

Ye Sheng was more ruthless than the emperor, and the two countries were slaughtered together.

"There are not enough people."

Hu Xi said: "If you want to kill, you will need at least [-] to [-] troops, or even more. After all, there are many native people in the two countries hiding in the mountains."

“Are there not many people who want to make money?”

Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Is there anyone who wouldn't be happy to recruit [-] people from the Jiangnan tenants and let them make a fortune?"

"If it's less than [-], we'll fight for one million people! Two million people!"

"Train for a month and then go massacre."

"The center will not take any of the proceeds, it belongs to them, and the immigration fees will be paid as usual."

"Tune Ou Xin back, let Ou Xin train the army, and then send it to various cities in Lao Cambodia, agree on a unified time, and start the massacre!"

Zhu Qiyu is promoting Ou Xin.

"Let Yang Xin train his troops."

"By the way, who can be my envoy? To persuade Laos to surrender?"

Hao Xuan is dead, otherwise Hao Xuan would be the best candidate for the mission.

"Leave it to Zhu Ying. Let Zhu Ying choose the people to send out as envoys."

Ye Sheng said: "Your Majesty can give the King of Laos a marquis, and he can be raised in Beijing."

"Officials at all levels gave money, but the tomb was just a dead body. When the money was not received, they went to report to the Lord of Hell."

"Give it to me. I'll find a reason in two years and take it back." Zhu Qiyu is really petty.

Even a marquis would be reluctant to give it.

But such an emperor who protects his shortcomings is really good.

"Guo Deng, Li Zhen, and Ou Xin have all made great contributions, but direct promotion to the rank of nobility is not enough. How do the two Qing families think they should be rewarded?"

"Your Majesty, please give me the World Voucher."

Zhu Qiyu felt that a few world certificates could not demonstrate his merits.

"Let's advance to martial arts first, and then each person will be given a silver talisman, and the three of them will share a gold talisman."

"Officers in the army are promoted based on merit."

"Rewards are many and I am not a stingy king. I will live up to those who serve me."

With that said, let someone unfold the map.

Zhu Qiyu pointed to the newly divided map, dividing Jiaozhi, Laos, and Cambodia into two provinces, Jiaozhi and Jiannan.

During the Tang Dynasty, Yizhou was located on Jiannan Road, so Jiannan was used, or Yizhou for short. (Look at the Easter egg chapter on the map)

"Your Majesty, if you divide it this way, is Yunnan too big?" Hu Hu frowned.

"Yunnan will be split up."

Zhu Qiyu pointed to the mountains and ridges: "I won't feel at ease if these places are not classified as inland."

"In the future, Yunnan will be split into one province."

Hu Xi nodded: "It is okay to return to Yunnan from the north. At least it has the advantage of diving. In the event of rebellion, troops can be sent from Yunnan to quell the rebellion."

"However, a path must be carved out among the mountains..."

"It's not one path, but many paths."

Zhu Qiyu said: "When Ming Dynasty finds oil, it will build asphalt roads in all the mountains and mountains. Even the mountains and mountains cannot stop my imperial power."

Ye Sheng nodded lightly: "Your Majesty, the land of Lao Cambodia cannot accommodate a population of 1200 million."

"What a land of old Cambodia, this is called the land of friendship, this is the ancient land of China!" Zhu Qiyu scolded him.

Ye Sheng immediately changed his mind.

"After the massacre of the Ming Dynasty is completed, it is estimated that all the vassal countries will become disloyal."

Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "Every time you drink and peck, you gain and lose."

"So before that, all countries must donate enough rice and transport it all to Cochin."

"Let all the merchants of the Ming Dynasty go to various countries to buy grain. I will receive as much as they want."

"And Singapore must step up and build."

Zhu Qiyu was worried that Man Cijia would regret it. After all, this massacre would probably turn him against Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Singapore is not in a hurry."

But Hu Xi said: "It's just a weak country and they don't dare to take back Singapore. Wouldn't it be a good thing if they took back Singapore?"

Zhu Qiyu suddenly laughed: "The old master is still dark enough."

Hu Xi rolled his eyes.

Zhu Qiyu laughed loudly: "Yes, if Siam dares to take back Bangkok, I will beat him!"

"Which vassal country dares to take back the leased land and tear up the contract, I will beat them into submission!"

Hu Xi said: "After taking over the land of mutual benefit, we can no longer move it for the time being. It will take at least five or six years to completely digest the land of mutual benefit."

"No fight? How will more than [-] million people be accommodated?"

“Laos and Cambodia are almost ready to resettle six to seven million people.”

“What about the remaining five million people?”

Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao: "Can Xiang Zhong send back the news?"

He felt that the Japanese army was more suitable for massacre.

The Japanese army is fierce, and Tu Cheng is a good hand.

After the key massacre of the city, kill them, and all the property will belong to the emperor.

The emperor can't lose money, he has to make some money, right?
  Besides, are those vassal states fools? The Ming Dynasty has done everything possible. If they don't attack the Ming Dynasty, there will be trouble!
  Just fight, the Tatars have been defeated, why are you afraid of a bunch of weak chickens?
  "Go back to your Majesty, Mr. Xiang is recruiting troops." Feng Xiao reported back.

"Pass an edict to Xiang Zhong, and send all the Japanese troops to the western defense line of Cambodia. I have plenty of money, so I can levy as many as I can!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to use Japanese troops to attack Siam?"

Hu Xi thought that the emperor was crazy and had not consumed Lao Cambodia, so he went to fight Siam again.

"Can the old master accommodate those five million people? Do you want them to starve to death?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him.

Hu Xi wanted to say, then stay in Jiangnan.

I'll move it next year.

Cochin is already expanding its cultivated land, and the results will be seen soon.

Ye Sheng said, "It's time to station troops."

"When the Ming Dynasty massacres the two countries of Laos and Cambodia, it will inevitably become enemies with Siam. By then, even if we want to pretend to be sheep, we will not be able to pretend to be sheep."

"It's better to send troops to the border as soon as possible, and attack Siam while massacring."

At this point, he sneered: "Anyway, we can use Japanese troops to fight with Siamese dogs. We can only spend a little money, and we can also gain territory, so why not do it?"

"Besides, these vassal countries will not stop. They will definitely regard Cambodia as the quagmire of the Ming Dynasty and let us fall into it."

"So you have to be completely prepared."

Hearing what Ye Sheng said, Hu Xi suddenly woke up and felt that it made sense.

Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth: "Ye Qing, it's not your money that was spent, of course you don't feel bad!"

"Hahaha!"

Ye Sheng smiled: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and reluctant to let his people starve, so he will donate generously to spread the praises for future generations."

Zhu Qiyu's internal funds are really about to bottom out.

When the world goes round, it is all internal money that is spent.

In the past, there was a source of money for internal funds, but now there is no more. Jiangnan has been wiped out, and the rest are poor places, and they have to throw money into it.

Gotta find a way to make money.

Hu Hui and Ye Sheng were very relaxed, and they didn't care about the rebellion of the subordinate country.

"Didn't Your Majesty say that Japan has silver mines?" Ye Sheng thought that Japan should be attacked first.

Zhu Qiyu rolled his eyes: "Ye Qing, the Ming Dynasty surrendered millions of Japanese pirates. Did you see how capable those short Japanese people were in fighting?"

"The Japanese country has millions of warriors like this. Have you ever thought about how many people would die if the Ming Dynasty went to conquer the Japanese?"

"Use Siam first to consume Japan's strength."

"Train another Japanese army and make them loyal to the Ming Dynasty. When the war comes in the future, let them be the vanguard to capture the Japanese country."

The current Japanese state is in the most chaotic Warring States period.

At this time, the Japanese country is definitely at its strongest. To attack them would be to stir up a hornet's nest.

Hu Hui sighed quietly: "It's good to have money. You can hire foreign troops to fight."

Zhu Qiyu was helpless.

The emperor has money and a strong waist.

Ye Sheng said: "I feel that Siam is not easy to fight. Siam is in its heyday and is also exploring the outside world. I feel that even with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it will take three years to pacify Siam."

Back to business.

Hu Xi nodded in agreement.

"In three years, just three years, if we tear off a piece of flesh from Siam, there will be at least a place for five million people to survive."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Then we will fight and digest."

"Now that we've done it, let's do it right!"

"I don't want my reputation anymore! I don't want Ming's reputation either!"

"Kill them all, including those hiding in the mountains!"

"If those vassal countries dare to unite to deal with the Ming Dynasty, then fight until they collapse!"

Before dark day, Yang Xin came out of the palace with a heavy heart.

He needs to recruit one million people from immigrant tenants, and the number can be increased, so that these people can be stationed in various cities in Cambodia to carry out massacres.

Yang Xin didn't think it was cruel. After all, civil wars and massacres were normal things.

The key is to let a group of farmers train for a month to do this. If they don't do it well, it would be better to send regular troops.

Yang Xin moved, what a great opportunity to make money.

At the same time, a secret edict was sent to the cabinet.

"How can the people massacre the city? Why don't they be killed?" Yao Kui looked down upon those tenant farmers.

Geng Jiuchou nodded: "It's better to send the Northern Army to do it. It's freezing in the north now and we can't fight. If we go to make some money, the military will definitely be willing."

"Yes, after this massacre, those vassal states will definitely become disloyal. There will be big battles to be fought in the future. Let the people fight, will they be able to fight?" Wang Fu also thought so.

No one discussed whether it was right to massacre the city.

Killing your own people will hurt the world, but killing the natives will hurt the world.

Besides, the emperor didn't want to hear that nonsense.

After some discussion with the ministers, Yu Kang and Cao Yi were invited over.

Yu Kang was in charge of the military power of the Nine Admirals' Mansion.

Some of the remaining camps in Beijing were controlled by Cao Yi.

"What do you want these people to do? Do they know how to use guns?"

Cao Yi snorted coldly: "We are raising tens of thousands of people, so why not let them out to make money? My own pocket will be rich, and Your Majesty won't have to spend too much money to subsidize the army. Why not?"

Yu Kang also thinks it's okay.

The emperor is in Nanjing, and there is no need to leave hundreds of thousands of troops to defend the capital. It is enough to leave a few people in the capital.

The cabinet sent the proposal to Nanjing.

Zhu Qiyu suddenly felt a headache. He didn't want to give up this opportunity to make money.

The question is, if a soldier becomes rich, is he still willing to work hard in the army?
  (End of this chapter)