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  Chapter 877 873 [Good men and faithful women Emperor Zhao]

   "Another... another ten thousand taels?"

  Myanmar King Mangbai was temporarily raised, his first reaction was not anger, but asked: "The two Chinese generals, will the price increase be 10,000 together, or 10,000 each?"

   The person who came to spread the word was the secret agent of the Yunnan Institute of the National Security Council, who had been in Myanmar with merchants for several years. This detailed work quickly caught up with King Burma's thinking, and he quickly said: "A general raised the price by 10,000 taels. Our army has strict discipline and is not allowed to collect money in private. The friendly troops from the north and east are almost coming. The two generals need More money to manage."

   "I understand, I understand." Mangbai immediately understood that the situation had changed, the more troops killed, the more generals needed to be settled with money.

   Hurry up and seize the time to search for money, otherwise the Datong army will kill them all, and they won't have so much money to redeem themselves.

  Damn it, because Yu Jia’s personal conquest left in a hurry, he didn’t bring all the goods from the capital. The Chinese general didn't trust us, so he insisted on paying a deposit of tens of thousands of taels here, otherwise, when we returned to the capital, wouldn't we be able to collect all the money easily?

   Mang rolled his eyes and asked, "Can treasures be deducted from gold and silver?"

   "What treasure?" Xi Zuo asked rhetorically.

   "Thirty-six "Tripitaka" written by Bayeux, and a large number of eminent monks' relics." Mang Bai blurted out.

  Xi Zuo was dumbfounded. He came to this city with merchants and knew what these Buddha treasures meant. Subconsciously replied: "Should...can be deducted from gold and silver."

  Mangbai thought for a while, and then said: "These scriptures and relics are taken as collateral. When I return to Ava City, I will redeem them with more gold and silver."

   "Yes, yes." Seisaku nodded repeatedly.

  Although there are many old capitals in Myanmar, Bagan City is definitely the one with the longest history and culture.

  It is the capital of the Anuluddha dynasty in Myanmar, which was the first unified dynasty in Myanmar including Burma, Shan, Meng and other ethnic groups. The large and small Buddhist temples in the city have been built for more than two hundred years, and there are more than 13,000 pagodas in total. It is said that there are 4.44 million pagodas in a radius of hundreds of miles outside the city, so Bagan is also known as "the city of four million pagodas".

   Later, when Western colonists came here, only more than 2,000 Buddhist pagodas in Bagan were destroyed, and countless Buddhist treasures disappeared.

  Before, they only searched for rich merchants in the city, and the soldiers did not dare to attack the temple.

   Now the Burmese king gave an order, and the Burmese army rushed into the 36 largest temples, forcing the monks to hand over the Beiye scriptures and relics collected in the temple.

   When the news spread, the crowd was excited.

   Even many nobles and generals were full of resentment and anger towards King Myanmar. They do not object to the search for wealthy businessmen, and even actively participate in it, but they must not disturb the temple, let alone hand over the Buddhist treasures.

   "We can't win, Bagan City will be breached sooner or later."

"We can't let Mangbai continue to be the king. Mangda has been the king for a few years and forced us to pay more tribute. If Mangbai returns to Ava alive and continues to be his king, he will definitely increase the tribute. Otherwise, where will he come from?" money and food to rule the country?"

   "That is, the tribute tax has increased year after year, and it cannot be increased in the future."

   "Mangbai disrespected the Buddha, he is not qualified to be a king anymore!"

"There is also Hei Ludao, who controls the court and the king. His family members not only extort money from their own lands, but also extend their hands to other people's lands. This treacherous official who has brought disaster to the country and the people cannot be allowed to live any longer. "

   "..."

  It is true that Hei Ludao has prestige in the court, and it is true that he has connections in the Burmese army. But more than 100,000 soldiers were killed in the First World War, and the prestige was gone, and the military began to question this person's ability.

  The most important thing is that the city is besieged by the Datong army. I heard that the capital will also be attacked. These aristocratic generals in Myanmar must push one or two people out to take the blame, maybe they can get the forgiveness of the Chinese emperor, and maybe they can keep their own fiefs.

  As for the ones who are responsible, Burmese King Mangbai is one, and so is the treacherous minister Hei Ludao.

   Before Mangbai had time to send out the Bayeux Sutra and the relics, dozens of noble generals had already connected in series.

   "Catch the tyrant alive!"

   "Kill the traitor!"

  The noble generals led the army and came from all directions, mingling with the guards of Mang Bai and Hei Ludao.

  The Burmese army who were still guarding the city was tense by the shouts of killing in the city, and stood on the city wall completely unaware of what happened.

   "Bang bang bang bang!"

  The musketeers used in this infighting were crackling, and the movement could be heard even outside the city.

   "This is... a fight?" Ding Jiasheng was a little surprised.

  Yang Zhan also couldn't laugh or cry: "Let's take the opportunity to attack the city."

The two of them pretended to be greedy for money, but they had two purposes: first, to let the Burmese army relax their vigilance, give birth to the mentality of being able to seek peace, and then look for opportunities to attack the city; You don't need to rob civilians anymore, you can easily get more loot.

   Unexpectedly, it actually caused the Burmese army to cause internal strife.

  The moat outside Bagan City is too wide, and the Datong Army has never filled it. Now it directly uses bamboo and wood to build floating bridges.

  The Datong army approached outside the city, and there were internal strife inside the city, and the defenders on the city wall were at a loss. When several pontoon bridges were built, the Burmese defenders suddenly began to flee, and most of them rushed into the city to take the opportunity to loot.

   There were also a few mid-level officers who led the troops to open the city gate: "Anyone who wants to live, come with me to open the gate and surrender!"

  Thousands of Datong troops crossed the moat, and the facing city gate suddenly opened, and two or three thousand Burmese troops knelt outside the city gate and surrendered.

  Yang Zhan led the cavalry to rush in from the city gate, and the city was already in chaos. There are rioting soldiers who kill and set fire everywhere, and people who are crying and fleeing are everywhere. Many Burmese soldiers killed the whole family of the residents, changed into civilian clothes, and hid in the house to pretend to be ordinary people.

   The internal strife finally came to a conclusion. A group of noble generals knelt at the street to welcome Yang Zhan.

  Hei Lutao has been cut to pieces, and King Mangbai of Burma is still alive.

   "Are you Mangbai, king of Burma?" Yang Zhan asked condescendingly while riding on horseback.

   Mangbai trembled: "General, please forgive me. I will give you the money. I beg the general to let me live."

  Yang Zhan glanced at the nobles and generals again, and comforted him: "You have done a good job. I will tell His Majesty the truth and keep your titles and fiefs. Of course, the premise is that you are honest and obedient."

  When the translator spoke, the nobles and generals were overjoyed: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor of China, and a thousand years old, General!"

  Myanmar’s political system at this time is relatively complicated, which is a mixture of counties, feudalism, and slavery.

  First of all, the land of the whole country belongs to the king.

  Secondly, the king, like the Son of Heaven, only directly governed a part of the area. The rest of the area was entrusted to the royal family, nobles and officials. (Northern chieftains also belonged to feudal lords)

  There are three kinds of people: Amdan, Asan, and Zun.

   "Amdan" belonged to those who served, mainly craftsmen and soldiers.

   "Asan" belongs to taxpayers, mainly farmers and businessmen. (Myanmar has divided counties and counties. The king can send people to collect taxes, but half of the tax revenue belongs to the lord. If the king takes too much, he will be regarded as a tyrant)

  The two groups of Amdan and Asan can be flexibly transformed.

   As long as the king orders, the taxpayer also serves, and the serviceman also pays tax.

   "Zun" means slaves, not only princes and nobles have slaves, but also slaves are raised in temples. Princes and nobles often donate slaves to the temple, which is regarded as a great act of respect for the Buddha.

  For the feudal lords, as long as their fiefs are not confiscated, it doesn't matter who becomes the king, and they can even accept a change of dynasty.

  The plan formulated by the Chinese imperial court is to support the Mon nationality to establish a country in Lower Burma, and then support the Dai people to establish a country in Central Myanmar. A pile of toast in northern Myanmar was thrown to these two countries as lords. The Bamar lords who defected and surrendered can also retain their fiefs and continue to be nobles in these two countries.

   One can imagine how chaotic these two small countries will be in the future.

   The contradiction between the old and the new nobles, as well as the national feud, can be played out with a dog's brain.

  No matter what happens in the future, anyway, at this moment, the lords kneeling in front of Yang Zhan are all happy. Their plan succeeded, killing the king and treacherous ministers, and they were forgiven by the heavens, and they could continue to be local nobles.

  Yang Zhan said: "The city is too chaotic, you should take care of it. Also, no one is allowed to take away the property of the King of Burma. Take me there to receive it."

"yes!"

  The Burmese nobles and generals have become dedicated to their duties one by one.

  They led the army to quell the riots in the city, and they were honestly optimistic about all kinds of spoils. Even when the Datong army wanted to confiscate food and grass, these guys took it out all at once.

   Even, the Bayeux Sutra and the relics were left there untouched.

  What is disrespectful to Buddha?

  This kind of ignorant thinking has long been left behind.

  Buddha treasures are destined for those who get them, and the generals of the Celestial Dynasty are obviously destined people.

  After Ding Jiasheng entered the city, he put on a show and personally sent the Bayeux Sutra and relics back to the monastery where they were enshrined.

In the end, I kept a copy and said to the abbot of the temple who did not get back the Buddhist treasure: "This conquest of Burma was all initiated by the provocation of the Burmese king. The thirty-six shell-leaf scriptures should be returned to their original owners. But His Majesty the Emperor also People who believe in Buddhism, so leave a Beiye Sutra, please go back to Baoen Temple in Nanjing to enshrine, I hope the master can understand. We don't take it for nothing, these treasures and grains will stay in your temple to worship the Buddha."

   "Amitabha, the Bayeux Sutra can be enshrined by His Majesty, this is the will of the Buddha!" ​​The abbot is indeed a great monk.

  Did Buddha treasure be taken back for nothing?

of course not.

   Cannibals have short mouths and soft hands.

  These temples sent monks to spread the good deeds of the Datong Army everywhere. He also said that the military disaster was caused by the king of Burma, and the king of Burma and his treacherous ministers should bear the blame for all the crimes.

  After some operations, the people and soldiers in the city felt that the Datong Army was a good person who respected Buddha. The Chinese emperor, who was far away in Nanjing, received the Buddha's will and sent troops to punish the Burmese tyrant.

  Mangda, king of Burma, has been harming the people for several years, and the ruling and opposition parties have long complained about him.

  Now everything is straightened out, the Burmese king is a tyrant, and the Buddha issued a decree for the Chinese emperor to send troops to conquer.

   No matter how many people died, it was all caused by King Myanmar!

  What the monks said, the Burmese soldiers and civilians firmly believe it.

   Bagan City is the religious center of Myanmar, and these remarks will definitely spread in the future. No matter how fierce the fighting here is, it is the nobles who are doing the crimes, and China and the Emperor of China are always good.

  (end of this chapter)