back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 701
Lu Chengqi sized up the two envoys, and they were indeed extraordinary, and they should be regarded as outstanding figures in their country.Where can we tell?They knew it as soon as they made a sound, and they were definitely not ordinary people.Can ordinary people from Chenla and Champa speak such fluent Chinese?
"Your Majesty, this is the letter of credence written by the king of our country..."

"Your Majesty, there are also envoys!"

The envoys from Chenla and Champa scrambled to hand over the letter of credence to Lu Chengqi, and Lu Chengqi asked Gao Hao to pick it up, and took it over to have a look.As expected, it was written in Tianzhu characters.Of course, there are Chinese translations on it. Considering the issue of sincerity, they will naturally not be sloppy about it.

Lu Chengqi took a cursory glance, to the general idea that they admired the culture of the Central Plains, they were willing to call themselves feudal states, and said a lot of flattering words.Then, as soon as he changed his pen, he accused Annan of "wolf ambition", "unruly intentions", hoarding a large army, and preparing for "aggression".In the end, Dashun was kidnapped with morality, and he begged the "Heavenly Kingdom" to send troops to help, so as to punish Annan with a small punishment.

The contents of the two national books are similar, so Lu Chengqi glanced at them and lost interest.Lu Chengqi already knew about these situations, so do you want them to talk about it?Moreover, the content of their credentials is not exhaustive and detailed, so why don't they say that they have invaded Annan before?These three countries fight each other, let alone the second brother.Now that Annan is powerful, they jumped out to "condemn". This scene seems familiar...

Lu Chengqi handed the two books of credentials to Gao Gao, and said with a smile, "You two speak Chinese very fluently!"

Hearing this, the envoy of Chenla felt a little complacent, and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I, Ganbozhi, have abundant resources, and many merchants from the Central Plains traveled across the ocean by boat, and they have been here for more than 400 years. Most of the Han people settled in the capital city of Ganbozhi, and they are called foreigners.” Because the purchasing power in Angkor City is too high, it is a place with plenty of food and clothing for Han businessmen, and many Han people who come to do business do not want to return to the country. place.Over time, the Chinese language became popular in the local area.

The Kingdom of Chenla is also known as Zhanla, and its country calls itself Ganbozhi.According to the Western Fan scriptures, the current imperial court of Dashun called its country Ganpuzhi, which probably sounds similar to Ganbozhi.To get to Chenla country, you have to take a boat across the ocean. Some merchants who went abroad wrote down the geography of Chenla country, saying: "From Wenzhou to open the ocean, travel to the ports of Fujian, Guangzhou, and overseas states, and pass through Qizhou Ocean. , via Cochin Ocean, to Champa. From Champa, it takes half a month to reach Zhenpu, which is its territory. It also travels from Zhenpu to Kunlun and enters Hong Kong through Kunlun Ocean. There are dozens of Hong Kong, but the fourth port can enter. I know that the sand is shallow, so huge boats cannot pass through. However, Mi Wang is full of vines, ancient trees, yellow sand and white reeds, which are not easy to identify in a hurry, so the boatman finds it difficult to find the port. Traveling northward from the port, you can reach it in half a month along the water. It is called Chanan, but it belongs to the county. From Chanan, change a small boat, and travel along the river for more than ten days, pass halfway village, Focun village, and cross Danyang. It is said that its land is seven thousand miles wide, and its north is half a month away from Champa, its southwest is half a month away from Siam, its south is ten days away from Panyu, and its east is the sea. It used to be a country of trade and communication. "

Of course, this is already the information of the previous dynasty.Now Dashun's shipbuilding industry is extremely developed, and the sailing time has been shortened to [-] days to reach Chenla.The capital of Chenla, if transliterated in Sanskrit, is "Angkor", which means "city".From the information of the Supervision Department, it can be seen that this Angkor city seems to be very prosperous, and it is not much worse than Chang'an.This is because the country of Chenla has been peaceful for a long time, and it has attracted countries such as Champa, Annan, Bagan, and Tianzhu to come to do business.No wonder Annan wanted to attack Chenla. It turns out that Chenla is not only a large country, but also extremely prosperous.If such a fat sheep can't pluck wool by his side, Annan is too useless.

Of course, this is just a slight nap for Chenla. If Chenla becomes serious, Annan and Champa together will not be Chenla's opponent.After all, Chenla's land, population, and economy are not comparable between the two countries.Lu Chengqi knew very clearly through the secret report from the Supervision Department, and he also understood that Chenla's war potential was far higher than that of Annan and Champa.

Lu Chengqi said perfunctorily, "So that's the case!" But he said in his heart: "Everyone knows that Champa rice can be harvested twice a year, and it has been introduced to Guangxi and Guangdong, but the supervision department secretly reported that this country is rich in rice. , can be ripened three to four times a year, and other crops are also very rich. Forest trees, coconut bamboo, agarwood, yellow wax, cardamom, purple stem, and wind seed oil are the special products of Chenla. There are also tropical fruits such as pomegranate, sugar cane, and mango. Everything you need. The Supervision Department also said, what kind of unicorns thrive there, unicorns? Isn’t this a joke? If you ask me, it’s almost as good as a rhinoceros. Well, since there are benefactors here, if they are willing to pay, they can send troops to help It’s not a big deal. But the speed must be controlled well, you can’t drive into Annan as soon as the war is fought, at least wait until they are fighting in full swing..."

After making up his mind, he was not in a hurry to express his opinion.But the Zhancheng envoy was anxious: "I wonder what your majesty thinks about sending troops to attack Jiaozhi?"

Lu Chengqi pondered for a while, and said indignantly: "Jiaozhi is a country, and Yelang is arrogant. Earlier, I, Dashun, fought against the Liao Kingdom, and was unable to go south. Jiaozhi took advantage of the opportunity to sneak in, plunder my border people, and rob me of my property. It is really hateful. But now, I, Dashun, don't have enough troops, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you!"

The envoys of the Chenla Kingdom are fine. After all, the Chenla Kingdom is big, and it took only a few months to mobilize soldiers.Even if Dashun didn't send troops, they could still protect themselves, at most they would just kill some common people.Politicians, do they still care about the people?Champa is different. The country is small in the first place, and a lot of it was occupied by Chenla before, and Annan, a bad neighbor, made things worse.Therefore, Chenla seems to be in a hurry, but in fact it is the least anxious.Champa was really in a hurry, and even had nowhere to go.

Lu Chengqi didn't feel compassionate, for him, how to get the most benefit was the truth.So he first pretended that his troops were stretched, and then opened his mouth like a lion to blackmail them severely.I thought I would send troops to help you unconditionally, what a dream!
The envoy from Chenla seemed to see through Lu Chengqi's "hypocrisy", and said with a frown: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the army of the Shang Kingdom is still in Dali Mansion! Dali and Gan Bozhi are only a few hundred miles away, how could it be possible? Not enough troops?"

Lu Chengqi sighed, and said: "Oh, you don't know! I, Dashun Forbidden Army, are mostly from the north. I have never been to dense forests on weekdays, so I can't breathe miasma. During the Three Kingdoms period, when the Shu Kingdom attacked the southern barbarians, they wanted to capture seven times. , all due to the lack of troops and the dense jungle. Not to mention that there are only a few jungle trails from Dali Mansion to Chenla, even the miasma is enough to kill. Although I am not a benevolent monarch, I also know how to cherish soldiers. This is cruel I... can't do it..."

The envoy of Chenla also understood this truth, sighed slightly, and stopped talking.The Zhancheng envoy questioned: "Your Majesty, since you can't come from Dali Mansion, why don't you go straight down to Jiaozhi from Guangnan West Road? Forgive that Jiaozhi, you don't dare to stop the Heavenly Soldiers of Shang Kingdom?"

(End of this chapter)