Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 655 Urgent

"Okay. Are you investigating? I'll wait." After a brief greeting, he left.

As he walked, he took long strides, and a corner of his robe was picked up by the wind.

"Anxiety, uneasiness. This guy's expression is all written on his face." After Zheng Shijie came out of the door, Zhu Xianwen leaned back and leaned on the back of his chair, "What do you think? I think he has an upper body ”

"Ah, I see that your relationship is very good, so I won't say anything more."

"Yes, the relationship is indeed very good." Zhu Xianxen shook his head, "It's not that I didn't know at first that he was close to me because I was the prince. But as time went by, I could see that he was a good friend. He is such a good person. It's really good. But at our age, we can't live just for ourselves."

Looking at the direction Zheng Shijie left, he murmured: "It's a good thing that he didn't continue to ask questions here. He still remembers that I am his friend. If he insists on making trouble with me face to face, he will use personal relationships to force me to make a decision. , then it would be really difficult for me to deal with it. Fortunately, he, like me, doesn’t want this hard-won friend to become a bargaining chip.”

"Senior brother, how long have you and Guo Xing known each other?"

"It's been almost 10 years, many years. Although we have known each other's existence for a long time and met each other when we were children, it was all routine at that time. When I was in college, he suddenly got together, and the two of us just started Slowly became friends. Of course, as I said just now, his motives were not pure at first, but our relationship was indeed good. Because friends also take time to develop. And "

He touched his forehead: "I was not actually the emperor at that time, but he was already the Marquis of Yanping. As a prince who was already in office, his investment in me was considered an investment, rather than simply following the crowd. Because the Marquis of Yanping , to a certain extent, he can be regarded as a 'Fanghou', or Bohou. Because he is the chief uncle of the Nanyang princes."

Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, Beibeihou Chonghouhu, Xibohou Jichang, Nanbohou E Chongyu. These mythical "bohous" who appeared in ancient stories have actually appeared here now. Nanyang, under the command of Marquis Yanping, encompasses hundreds of millions of people and thousands of miles of sea territory, and is the largest internal vassal in the world.

Shangluo also saw Lanfang's large fleet. At that time, they were cooperating with rocket launches in Nanyang and patrolling and warning in predetermined areas.

"By the way, what is the tax police headquarters mentioned in the surname Guo just now?" Shangluo asked.

"It's similar to when the country was founded. Emperor Taizu Gao ordered the sealing of the King of Sai. In addition to the army being under the command of the King of Sai, there were also the guards of the palace. However, the King of Sai was only a commander. He could only direct and not mobilize troops. The King of Sai The only ones that can really be mobilized at will are the guards of his own palace. King Ning has "80,000 armored men and 6,000 leather chariots". This is an exaggeration, but it is not too exaggerated. There are at least 40,000 to 50,000. Plus the local area There will only be more garrisons.

"The dual system between the King of Sai and the border army was established at that time so that both sides could supervise each other. At the same time, the two armies could fight side by side. The collapse of one side would not lead to a chain collapse of both sides. The situation in Lanfang is generally the same. Within this framework, there are differences. Lanfang's fleet and Lanfang's army can only act when ordered by the court - this is a rule, and tampering without permission is treason. But at the same time, Lanfang's tax police chief The group can move on its own." "In other words, there are some subtle differences between the two sides?"

"Well. Compared to the King of Sai and the border army, Lanfang's control over the Lanfang Army is much stronger than the King of Sai's control over the border army, unlike the frontier army and the King of Sai who are just stationed in one defense zone. Let's look at it specifically. There are two differences - first, although it was the King of Sai's unification, the imperial court would send the Duke to assist and fight alongside the King of Sai. But here, the court will not send anyone to command the Lanfang Army, and Guoxing will handle everything himself. . Second, the border army was established by the imperial court, but the Lanfang army was established by Lanfang himself, and the imperial court did not spend any money."

"Then this is..." Shangluo thought for a while, "Isn't this closer to the princes of the Western Zhou Dynasty?"

"Correct understanding. Although the system is structured according to the system of our dynasty, the vassal relationship between the imperial court and Lanfang is closer to the relationship between the emperor and the princes in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The princes themselves also have large armies, and the princes are restricted by etiquette and cannot do whatever they want. Move troops. But no matter what, that army belongs to the princes themselves. This cannot be changed by our decree or a few seals. Because the court did not pay for it, and the people who feed Lanfang's army have the national surname. And .”

He paused for a moment: "Then there is the Tax Police Corps. This is the result of a series of running-in and games between sects and vassals. In short, the Tax Police Corps is Lanfang's informal force. They They cannot be equipped with equipment that threatens the regular army, but Marquis Yanping can mobilize them at will."

"Those previous military operations in Southeast Asia"

"Almost all are handled by the Tax Police Headquarters. If he wants to mobilize the Lanfang Army, he needs to write a long report and ask for discounts, which is very troublesome. So he usually directly mobilizes the Tax Police Headquarters to come to the door - restricting the tax police There is only one rule of the general regiment: it must be legal. Only when the other party violates the laws of the court can the tax police regiment be dispatched. The army relies on the rituals of the vassal to restrict, which is very cumbersome. But the tax police who enforce the law are much freer, because those There aren’t many Nanyang countries that don’t owe money.”

"What about this time?" Shangluo asked, "Why is there such a big fuss this time? Guo Xing could have dealt with it according to previous practices, but why is it all happening this time?"

"Because the Boni Kingdom is an exception - take the subway Yuhuatai Line to Andemen Station. Not far from the station, there is a turtle mountain. On the turtle mountain is the tomb of the Boni King 'Manaragana'. Although the Boni Kingdom is Chiefdoms, but they have merit. When Emperor Taizu Gao became emperor, they were the first batch to enter the court to celebrate. When Zheng He went to the West in the Yongle year, King Bo Ni himself returned to the capital with the fleet that sailed to the West, and then died of illness in At that time, Emperor Chengzu was considerate of them and gave them a cemetery in the capital for burial."

"Are they here to mourn their ancestors' graves?"

Zhu Xianfen nodded: "Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for those chiefdoms in Nanyang to cause trouble. But Boni Kingdom is a special case. They can come to the capital to mourn their ancestors' graves. You don't know that they came before the country. I cried at the ancestral grave a few days ago, and even went to the door of the Ministry of War headquarters in Yuhuatai to cry. The news has not spread yet because I suppressed it. But now Boniguo is going to cry at the gate of the Ministry of Rites, which is in the busy city. District! It’s almost the end of the year, and there are tributary countries wailing and crying on the streets of the capital. What does this sound like?"

(End of this chapter)