Wanli Xinming

Chapter 219 Sirius

China's occupation of Myanmar is not a butterfly effect, but a super-large "chaos effect" caused by this time and space, which directly leads world history to a completely unknown direction.

From North Korea in the north to Manlaga in the south, all the forces held their breaths, wide-eyed to judge how this revealing giant would shake things up.

First of all, in the Indochina Peninsula, the collapse of the Toungoo regime in Myanmar shook the entire region.

Taking advantage of the general trend of the Ming army's expedition to Burma, the Lancang (Laos) people overthrew the rule of Ubalu, the son of Mang Yinglong, and fell into a civil strife for power and profit.

At the same time, Lanna Tai (Chiang Mai) and Siam also rose up to fight for independence.King Mohin of the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam, who was taken captive by Mang Yinglong to Bago, was killed before the city of Bago was destroyed, arousing the anger of the Siamese.They killed the puppet king Maha Thamarata, captured his son Narisuan, and wiped out Toungoo's power in Siam.

In the direction of Annan, the Mo Dynasty in the north took advantage of the general trend of the Ming army to attack Burma, and continuously attacked the Le Dynasty in the south. It launched more than ten battles in three years, but the Mo Dynasty, which had already begun to corrupt, did not win a decisive victory.

During the Chengzu period, in order to cooperate with Zheng He's strategy of voyages to the Western Ocean, troops were dispatched to incorporate Annan into the territory, and the county was incorporated into it.This decision was a well-thought-out and deeply strategic plan.The military presence in the Indo-China Peninsula echoes Zheng He's fleet, thus consolidating the Western tribute system both by land and sea.

However, in the second year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji was influenced by Confucianism and characterized "Zheng He's voyages to the West" as a political mistake of his ancestor, thus changing the marine strategy of Ming Dynasty and giving up Jiaozhi Chief Secretary.

Facts have proved that the negative impact of Xuande's "abandonment of cochin" is long-term and fatal.This incident dealt a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty's international prestige in the Western region and shook the status of the suzerain.

Since then, the dynasties bordering China, such as Annan and Dongyu, have continued to disturb their borders, which is the result of Zhu Zhanji's strategic contraction in the Indo-China Peninsula.Those rotten Confucians who held the "Renzong Father and Son" to the sky, facing the continuous erosion in the southwest region, buried their heads in the sand and turned a blind eye, but their buttocks were swollen by the Southwest Yi.More importantly, the turn of the national strategy made the Chinese nation miss an important opportunity to face the era of great navigation - Zheng He's great achievements were destroyed.

As emperor, Zhu Yijun had to think about national strategic issues.After careful consideration, he chose Myanmar as the primary goal of Ming's re-involvement in the Indo-China Peninsula, which was a clever move when the navy did not have an overwhelming advantage over the Fran.

On the one hand, the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar was the largest country in the Indo-China Peninsula bordering China at that time, which was conducive to Zhu Yijun taking advantage of the army's generational difference to conduct direct raids.

Secondly, one of the two major sources of Lishui (Irrawaddy River) is the Dulong River in Yunnan. The inland river can effectively promote the effective governance of the newly occupied land.

Once again, Myanmar faces the Western Ocean (Indian Ocean) directly. Occupying Myanmar can directly obtain the estuary of the Indian Ocean, and strongly intervene in the colonial trade system of Goa-Malaka-Lisbon in Franji, thus leaping into the Western Ocean and the South Ocean. Ocean's top player.

Finally, the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar was the most powerful in the entire southeastern peninsula. After being overthrown in the First World War, it played a warning role in "killing chickens and monkeys" for Western vassal states.The effect of shocking and deterring countries with "guilty teachers" and "Tungyu lessons" is extremely significant.

After Bogu was captured, neither Yue Feng nor Chen An ran out, and the two and three clans were destroyed.A large number of people's heads were passed on to the vassals, and the forces that had taken down the imperial court's red-letter gold medals in the Indochina Peninsula were almost frightened.

Secondly, Annan's situation has also changed.In the 18th year of Jiajing, the Mo Dynasty of Annan "offered soil and enclosed" at Zhennanguan because Sejong wanted to investigate the crime of usurping the Li Dynasty.Sejong demoted Annan Kingdom to Annan Metropolitan Commissioner, subordinated country to territory, changed its thirteen departments to Thirteen Xuanfu Divisions, each set up Xuanfu, Tongzhi, Deputy Envoy, and Qianshi, and listened to the generals.

Although the "contribution of soil and enclosing" is only on the surface, in fact, Annan was not included in the rule of the Ming court, but there is no doubt that Annan belongs to the Chinese territory in name and de jure.

After the collapse of the Dongyu Dynasty, Zhu Yijun reiterated the voice of the imperial court and demanded that the Li Dynasty immediately give up its semi-independent status and change from a vassal state to a territorial territory.

In the case that the Mo Dynasty repeatedly attacked the Le Dynasty, the Ming army in the Indo-China Peninsula was unable to carry out the expedition against Annan again.However, as a Chinese territory, the Mochao site must cooperate with the Burmese Governor's Office to open up the passage between Awa City and Halong Bay (later Haiphong Port).

In this way, the court did not have to go to the Western Ocean, and the sea connection between the Central Plains and Burma could be established in the Beibu Gulf.The Red River canal, which has begun to take shape, closely links Yunnan with the Indo-China Peninsula.

After Luo Mingjian received Luo Wanhua's reception from Bago, he immediately sent a letter to Japan on a merchant ship, informing Fan Lian that he had made a breakthrough in his missionary career in China, and asked him to join him in Macau.

In the meeting with Luo Mingjian, Luo Wanhua also mentioned Matteo Ricci.He suggested that when Luo Mingjian went to the capital, it was best to bring Matteo Ricci, because this person was "Jane in the heart of the emperor".

This surprised Luo Mingjian, because Matteo Ricci only arrived in Goa from Lisbon in six years.Last July, Matteo Ricci, who had completed his theology in Goa, was ordained a priest in Cochin, where he was supposed to preach.

Although Matteo Ricci and Luo Mingjian are both staunch Xavierists in the Jesuit Society in Goa, the two have a close relationship and communicate frequently, but Luo Mingjian can confirm that Matteo Ricci had no previous connection with China. .

How did the emperor, thousands of miles away, know that there was a missionary in Goa who was interested in China?And why does His Majesty the rich and cosmopolitan emperor know about the little-known Matteo Ricci?He asked Luo Wanhua this question at the time.

Luo Wanhua was a little confused when he heard that Matteo Ricci turned out to be like this. He thought to himself, how do I know what kind of bird man Matteo Ricci is?I just heard the emperor mention this name.But out of the consideration of maintaining the governor's compulsiveness, he could only continue to smile inexplicably and profoundly, and hinted: "Perhaps. My emperor knows more about your Frankie than you can imagine."

Luo Ming firmly said that I believe in you, and Matteo Ricci is unknown. How busy does the Chinese emperor have to be to pay attention to this person from the intelligence?And even if there were spies among the Chinese businessmen in Goa, how busy would the spies be to report the name of a student of St. Paul's College in Goa to the emperor?
Luo Mingjian was puzzled.After ruling out all possibilities, he could only come to one conclusion: this is the revelation of Jesus, which means that Matteo Ricci is the key to opening the door to China.

So he also sent a letter urgently calling Matteo Ricci to Goa, asking Archbishop Vincennes to immediately send Matteo Ricci to Macau.He and Fan Li'an will meet Matteo Ricci in Macau, and then go to Beijing to meet the emperor.

At the same time, he reported to Vincennes about his talks with Luo Wanhua, and asked him to convey Luo Wanhua's views on China's views on the Portuguese colonial authorities to Governor Alfonso.

Luo Mingjian wrote in the letter: "Governor Luo Wanhua is a very wise man. I heard from the Chinese in Bagu that he was once the 'No. "

"On behalf of the Chinese emperor, he proposed to Governor Alfonso China's request for China's participation in colonial trade: First, His Majesty the Emperor has no intention to change the status quo of trade in the South and the West for the time being, but China will start cracking down on smuggling trade next year and include all foreign trade in the customs. manage;"

"Second, His Majesty the Emperor is more interested in land than money. He will continue to pacify the entire Indo-China Peninsula and incorporate it into the territory. Because the Empress Dowager believes in Buddhism, Siam, who believes in Buddhism extremely, may be excluded."

"Thirdly, regarding the status of Manraga, the Chinese Emperor understands the helplessness of the colonial authorities in the midst of a three-way war, but the war should not involve Chinese merchant ships and trade - His Majesty will decree that the three sides of the war will be clear. at this point."

"Fourth, China will expel the Spaniards who have occupied its vassal Luzon when the time permits. At that time, if Portugal is willing to ally with China, China will welcome it and pay it accordingly. If not, it must Be neutral - for example, the Spanish aid fleet passing through Malacca should not be supplied by the Portuguese colonial authorities."

"After making the above request, Governor Luo Wanhua said that China will recognize the status quo of the colonial system established by the Portuguese in the East and provide necessary protection to legitimate Portuguese merchants and merchant ships."

"He then corrected one of our prejudices against China, Catai or Cataio originally meant 'Khitan', and the Khitan never became the orthodox in China. They were just nomadic barbarians who once occupied part of the northern part of China, and now they have long since vanished, not even a little bit. No trace of civilization can be found."

"I asked Governor Luo Wanhua what the Europeans should call China. Governor Luo Wanhua conveyed the emperor's words, he said that the Europeans should call China after the Romans and call China Seris, which means the origin of the Silk Road. The place."

"I think the Latin words for Seris are Sinae, Serica and Seres. Governor Luo Wanhua explained with a smile what the Chinese emperor meant: the Silk Road once brought a noble life to Europe, and cooperating with the Seris, what you get will be Wealth, not war."

(End of this chapter)