Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Southern Siam was a reformist country with King Borommaraja III as its king. Its capital was Ayutthaya. It implemented the Sakdina system and divided the land of the country according to the size of the title.

Northern Siam was a conservative country with King Ramathep Bodhi II as its king. Its capital was Phitsanulok. It followed the traditional political system. The land of the country was controlled by tribal leaders, city lords and vassal states.

The Ming Dynasty did not care much about the gains and losses of land at present. Now it cares more about the control of the ocean and whether other countries recognize the transcendent status of the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain state.

After the collapse of Siam's complete regime, the Nanyang Governor's Office under Wang Zhi did not take further annexation actions, but asked the two countries to submit to the Ming Dynasty separately.

Northern Siam was a kingdom dominated by great nobles. For their own interests, they were weaker than Southern Siam, so they naturally had to cling to the thighs of the Ming Dynasty.

South Siam is mainly composed of emerging small and medium-sized nobles. They have been resentful of the Nanyang Governor's Office for splitting the Kingdom of Siam, and even secretly made trouble.

Wang Zhi was ready to deal with this disobedient younger brother, but it happened that the court issued a transfer order, so Wang Zhi turned to attack the Baigu Kingdom in the Indian Ocean.

Although South Siam has been hostile to the Ming Dynasty in recent years, it has not reduced the tribute and tribute iron it should send, so the Nanyang Governor's Office and the Ming Dynasty court have not made things difficult for it.

Since May this year, the royal family of South Siam has been detaining the rice-carrying ships of Ming rice merchants for various reasons, causing the Siamese rice trade to be almost interrupted.

After several warnings to no avail, the Nanyang Governor's Office reported the matter to the court, and the Ming Dynasty, after deliberation at the highest meeting, prepared to launch a military attack on South Siam.

With the terrifying strength of the Ming army now, let alone attacking the divided South Siam, even attacking the entire Indochina Peninsula is no problem.

"So that's how it is. When Wang Zhi intervened, Siam happened to be carrying out reforms. This is indeed a godsend opportunity! Your Majesty, is there something I don't understand?" Li Xien nodded gently, hugged Zhu Youtang's neck and asked seriously.

Zhu Youtang looked at this pretty face close at hand, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Do you want to ask why South Siam's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty is so anticlimactic?"

"Your Majesty is so powerful, I really can't hide anything from your Majesty!" Li Xien was slightly surprised, and praised her man with her beautiful eyes.

Zhu Youtang looked at the beauty's lovely appearance, and a wave of heat suddenly surged in his stomach: "Why don't we talk about it in another place?"

"Your Majesty, you... you bully people!" Li Xien was puzzled at first, but soon felt something strange above.

Although she was the queen mother of Korea and her words were the final word in Korea, she naturally had to let Zhu Youtang manipulate her in this Forbidden City.

There is an office in front of the Yangxin Palace, and a rest area in the back.

In the innermost part, there is a majestic dragon bed. This dragon bed is made of rare mahogany, and the head of the bed is inlaid with golden dragon-shaped decorations, with bright eyes, as if ready to take off at any time.

Cloud patterns and waves are carved around the bed, implying that the real dragon is swimming in the sea of ​​clouds. The gorgeous brocade bed curtain hangs from the top of the bed, embroidered with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns, colorful and extraordinary.

Since this place is not often lived in, it is mainly used as a temporary residence for the emperor's lunch break or special period, so there is no need to over-consider factors such as safety and psychological comfort, so the room and dragon bed here are particularly large.

After a cloud and rain, Li Xien lay on Zhu Youtang with a happy face, enjoying this rare warm time.

If time could stop, she hopes to stay at this moment forever, and even give up the position of Queen Mother of Joseon, just hoping to be with this man forever.

Zhu Youtang was extremely satisfied at the moment, hugging the beautiful woman in his arms: "Siam was originally a regime formed by tribes. Although the Ayutthaya Dynasty now wants to learn from the Ming Dynasty, it is not a centralized kingdom after all. Whether it is their old system or their current new system, the king does not actually control the absolute ruling power. Even if the small and medium nobles have already benefited, if Bolong Maraja III insists on provoking the Ming Dynasty and starting a war, they will not support it!"

"Your Majesty has pointed out that this is indeed the case. The small and medium nobles are indeed eager to be granted land according to their titles, but provoking the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly digging their own graves. How can they do what the King of Southern Siam wishes?" Li Xien is a woman with political talent, and she immediately figured it out.

Zhu Youtang's eyes were full of wisdom, as if he had seen through everything: "The initial provocation to the Ming Dynasty must have been caused by the resentment of the King of South Siam towards the Ming Dynasty, but the nobles of South Siam are not stupid, so they must try their best to stop the provocation of the King of South Siam!"

To be fair, no matter who is in the position of Bolong Maraja III, there is indeed a hostile attitude towards the Ming Dynasty. After all, it was the intervention of the Ming Dynasty that the Kingdom of Siam he inherited was divided into two.

No matter what kind of system the South Siamese Kingdom has, it actually protects the interests of a few people.

If they dare to offend the Ming Dynasty, whether they are big nobles or small nobles, their interests are at risk of being lost, which is a situation that the entire aristocratic class does not want to see.

That is why the King of South Siam cannot fully represent Siam, and now the entire aristocratic class of South Siam does not want to see South Siam go to war with the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Zhu Youtang has not been keen on expanding territory for so many years is that the time is not yet ripe, and secondly, he hopes to accept the nobles of these kingdoms to exploit their citizens for China.

If the nobles of South Siam can submit to the Ming Dynasty and send a steady stream of cheap Siamese rice and tribute iron every year, the Ming Dynasty does not have to use the army to destroy the country.

"In this case, the King of South Siam is hard to let go of his hatred, but the nobles of South Siam do not want to provoke the Ming Dynasty, so there is this letter of state!" Li Xien figured out the reason for the letter of state and nodded with understanding.

Although Zhu Youtang is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he has always inherited the idea of ​​being a member of China in his previous life, so many things will start from the interests of the nation: "The nobles of South Siam are quite sensible, but their letter of state is still late!"

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?" Li Xien was shocked and stood up regardless of the sudden exposure of spring light.

Zhu Youtang looked at the tempting spring scene in front of him, but he restrained his impulse: "If you continue to pay attention to the situation in Indochina, you will know it later!"

"My concubine is now only concerned about managing Korea and you, so how can she care about these trivial matters!" Li Xien lay back on Zhu Youtang again, but she said resentfully.

Although she is a woman, under her governance, the current situation in Korea is relatively optimistic, and even a rare thriving social form has emerged.

Because Korea no longer has defenses in the north, the number of troops in the court has dropped sharply, and Korea can invest more financial resources in infrastructure projects, resulting in the current continuous increase in grain production in Korea year by year.

The original problem of Japanese pirates, under the protection of the East China Sea Governor's Office, and the active attack on Japanese pirates by the Ming Dynasty merchants, this problem almost does not exist.

As for the issue of tribute iron, although they need to provide a lot of young labor to develop iron ore, the Ming Dynasty provides food and accommodation subsidies, which is actually beneficial to people's livelihood.

Because of this, she, the Queen Mother, has been supported by more and more people in the country, and her reputation is getting higher and higher.

"You can just listen to the South Siamese affairs as a fun story. The Ming Dynasty has been operating in Nanyang and the East China Sea for many years. Not to mention that there is a Governor's Office there to suppress them, and the Night Department has already infiltrated. Whether it is South Siam or other royal families, they can't make any waves at all!" Zhu Youtang gently hugged the warm and jade-like beauty in his arms, and said confidently.

Take the East China Sea as an example. Although the Ming Dynasty has not taken military action in recent years, it has been quietly infiltrating, and even has plans to dominate Japan.

The railway from Beijing to the Northeast is actually under construction, but this railway not only connects the Northeast granary, but also extends to the Tumen River port.

Once the Ming Dynasty opens up the Sea of ​​Japan on land, the Ming Dynasty will no longer need to fight long-distance, but can appear from the Sea of ​​Japan to raid the belly of Honshu Island, Japan, and even directly incorporate Japan into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese emperor is a mascot, which is a fact that the Japanese people have long recognized. Now the shogunate is declining, but it is still caught in the struggle for the position of general. They have lost their ruling power at all.

With the support of the Ming Dynasty, the Ouchi family has annexed the western part of Japan and become the strongest force on Honshu Island. Daimyo from all over the country have become independent and even dared to mobilize troops against the shogun's shogunate.

The most critical thing is that Japan's agriculture has been severely damaged. No matter which force, it cannot get rid of its dependence on Ming Dynasty's food, and it needs Ming Dynasty weapons to protect itself.

Now the entire Honshu Island is almost all pro-Ming daimyo. Japan is actually in the pocket of the Ming Dynasty. What is missing is only the final fatal blow.

Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to incorporate Japan into the territory. After all, Japan now sends a steady stream of cheap dried fish and gold and silver. This filial younger brother does not need to be killed in a hurry. It can wait until the railway is built before coming to Japan.

As for the Ryukyu Kingdom, it has long been included in the jurisdiction of the Ryukyu Governor-General's Office and can be regarded as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youtang thought of Korea again, and couldn't help but glanced at the woman lying beside him, but he preferred the current model. After all, in addition to a steady supply of pig iron and food, there is also the queen mother who comes to serve him every year.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about!" Li Xien keenly caught the obvious changes in Zhu Youtang's body, but said with seductive eyes.

Zhu Youtang felt that he was now in his prime, and immediately said very proudly: "I hope to conquer the four oceans in my lifetime and create a great cause like the First Emperor! The same writing, the same track, the four oceans and all nations crawling to my Ming Dynasty!"

Although the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean are now in the bag, the West is still a small threat after all, and currently if you want to gallop in the Arctic Ocean, you still need to develop steamships.

However, he does have this ambition, and the biggest trouble at present is that there are only a few years left in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi. It is unknown whether he can cross that threshold.

But no matter what, since he is the helmsman of China, he naturally has to bring the entire Chinese nation to the top of the world and build the Ming Dynasty into a world empire.

"I heard that there is an Atlantic Ocean besides the Indian Ocean?" Li Xien is very sensible and began to take the initiative to please Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang felt his scalp tingling, and he suppressed the urge to moan and said, "Yes!"

"The news that the Governor-General of the Indian Ocean, Wang Zhi, requested to go west has reached the ears of my concubine. What are you worried about?" Li Xien came to Zhu Youtang's ears like a snake.

Zhu Youtang smelled the fragrance in the air and said very honestly, "It's mainly because there is not much money there!"

Although Europe in later generations is a strong enemy, it can only be eliminated quickly.

It's just that Western Europe is actually a poor country now. It is neither a granary country nor a resource-rich country. It is simply a bone without meat.

Smallpox is currently raging throughout Europe, with hundreds of people dying every day from the smallpox epidemic, and the strength of various countries continues to decline.

That's it. Not talking about Western Europe is simply useless, and it is not the time for Ming Dynasty to intervene. It is better to postpone this matter later.

"I heard that the beauties in Western Europe are quite fair!" Li Xien was a young woman after all, but she deliberately tried to test the truth.

Zhu Youtang's eyes opened, facing the probing gaze of the woman on his body: "You say that, it makes it seem like I dominate the world just for women!"

"Isn't it? Tell me, how many princesses did Wang Zhi send to you?" Li Xien said, as if he had seen through everything, playing with the temper of a little woman.

Wang Zhi was at home in the Indian Ocean. Conquering the Baigu Kingdom was actually a small test of his skills. Now he has conquered the east of the Indian Ocean and the west of India, and various countries have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

For these kingdoms that have become vassal, he usually takes a look at the princess of this kingdom in person. If the princess is an enchanting princess, he will send her to Beijing.

Several beauties from Eastern Europe were sent here one after another, and one of them was a princess from the Aries Dynasty, and now she has been included in the harem by Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang looked at the woman who exposed his harem and asked with great interest: "Are you jealous?"

"I'm just the Weaver Girl, it's not my turn to be jealous!" Li Xi'en said duplicity.

Zhu Youtang turned over and pressed Li Xien down, his eyes full of affection as he said: "Other women are just trophies, but you, a little devil, I only regret not conquering North Korea earlier!"

"It's your fault!" Li Xi'en said resentfully when he thought that the two of them almost missed each other.

Zhu Youtang started to take action, but said extremely seriously: "But it's not too late now, today I will completely conquer you, you jealous person!"

In Xiyuan in December, the north wind was already howling, but today it looked full of spring. (End of chapter)