The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 657 The stunned Nanyang disciples

The Kingdom of Sukhothai is a vassal state of Siam. It is located in the north of Siam. It is connected to the Xuanweisi of 800 Damian in the northwest and the Xuanweisi of Laos in the northeast. There are two major tribal groups, Pha and Nang, in the northern area.

Historically, in 1438, Maha Tamaraja IV of the Sukhothai Kingdom died. As a vassal, all the territory of Sukhothai came under the jurisdiction of the suzerain Kingdom of Ayutthaya, which expanded the territory of Ayutthaya and replaced the previous land. The system no longer meets the needs.

At present, due to the changes of the Ming Dynasty, Cochin was firmly recovered, the Champa vassal state was reduced to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the power of the Ming Dynasty in the Xuanwei Division of Laos was strengthened, which led to Siam annexing the Kingdom of Sukhothai in advance.

The governance of the Kingdom of Siam is very rough. It has always liked to use the crown prince to guard important cities. When fighting for inheritance rights, the crown prince arbitrarily admitted refugees, and the country could easily lead to chaos.

Therefore, Polondoraja launched a domestic rebellion. It seemed that it was driven by the changes in the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it was also a problem with Siam's own system.

In fact, the current Kingdom of Siam has not completely evolved from a tribe to a kingdom. It needs to be in the mid-15th century. Because of the expansion of Siam, the biggest need is no longer expansion, but how to manage such a large territory. He carried out land reform, granted a large amount of land to civilians, reduced the number of slaves, and played a huge role in the development of Siam.

So the current Siam is still dominated by tribal forces. The chiefs occupy the land and tribes. The rights have not been transferred to the king. The Sakdina system has not yet been implemented, that is, the king divides the land and population and the power of the vassals. and wealth all come from the king's bestowal.

Therefore, King Indraja of Siam, who lost his capital and army, quickly agreed to many requests of the Ming Dynasty because the role of famous weapons was not as important as in China, which led to his status in Siam being inferior to that of a chicken, which was incredible to outsiders.

The tribal leaders of the original Sukhothai Kingdom asked the generals of the Ming Dynasty for information. Some leaders did not care. In their eyes, the presence or absence of the kingdom did not affect their power.

The most intense attitude was the royal family of the original Sukhothai Kingdom. They wanted to seek the support of the Ming Dynasty and restore their status.

But even the King of Siam ignored him after he lost his army, let alone the royal family of the Kingdom of Sukhothai. The national conditions of Siam are different from China. Even if the emperor in China does not have an army, he is still called an emperor.

The Ming Dynasty had governed in Nanyang for many years and was well aware of the customs and customs of Nanyang. It used to be profitable to shout slogans to help the Sukhothai Kingdom. Now the royal family of the Sukhothai Kingdom has become an obstacle, and naturally no one cares about it.

The royal family members, who had no tribe of their own and were as barren as the refugees, were ruthlessly driven out by the soldiers without even being given a title.

Champa Dusi.

In order to welcome the emperor's arrival, a small "imperial palace" and more than a dozen cement buildings were built locally, which were built by the Ministry of Railway Engineering. The emperor lived and worked here.

In October of the thirteenth year of Yongle.

The hour is right.

The Ming Dynasty began to adopt the twenty-four hour system of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty divided each hour of the twelve hours into two parts: Chu and Zheng. In this way, Zichu, Zizheng, Chouchu and Chouzheng. Going down in order, it is exactly twenty-four. The hour is the same as the current twenty-four hours in a day.

In the future it will be 8:15 in the morning.

The steam engine train, escorted by several officials, slowly drove out from the eighth platform of Champa Station.

As the southernmost train station of the Ming Dynasty in Southeast Asia, Champa Station is the starting point for Ming products to enter Southeast Asia. Countless merchant ships pass through the port of Champa. It only takes one day to arrive, and it only takes three to five days to reach the longer ones. Southeast Asian countries.

This has also caused Jiaozhi to become increasingly dissatisfied over the years. Because of the emergence of Champa, Jiaozhi's geographical location has been greatly affected by Champa. The development speed of Champa has caught up with Jiaozhi because the Ming Dynasty placed the trade transfer station in Champa instead of Jiaozhi. The reason for Cochin.

Eleven carriages are pulled by the A305 steam locomotive.

Most of the passengers in the carriage were Lao Xuanweisi, descendants of Champa, descendants of Chenla Kingdom, and descendants of wealthy families in Jiaozhi. They came to see the emperor and were summoned by the emperor.

According to local needs, the feudal academy and the Chinese Academy of Sciences were established in the capital to provide education for young people from the border areas, Xuanwei Division, Xuanfu Division, and vassal states. Otherwise, the imperial court would not provide support, and they would not be able to compete with domestic children.

The third carriage of the train contains the luggage and belongings of each disciple.

Although Ming merchants were not as good as Goryeo in Nanyang, the model was similar. They used their capital advantages to exchange land for local indigenous leaders in large quantities, so the indigenous children of Nanyang were not poor.

In addition to bringing Ming Dynasty luxuries to them, letting them know how to consume, and attracting them to the country, it is also a means of promotion. Otherwise, if they don't understand the benefits of money, how can they exert the effect of food stamps in the hands of businessmen.

The goods in the carriage include ivory, gold charms, crystal, agate, amber, turquoise, agarwood, bird's nest, rhinoceros horn, jade, etc., which are all best-selling overseas products in the Ming Dynasty.

The train stopped at Huazhou, Shunzhou, Nanlingzhou and Xinpingfu, and arrived at Zhengpingzhou at three o'clock in the afternoon. The special passengers then got off the bus and chose to stay overnight locally rather than continue the long journey and catch the bus again the next day.

From Champa to here, the average speed including parking time is exactly one hundred miles per hour.

If this special group of guests can still understand the changes in Champa, the development of Jiaozhi will not shock them. Even if they enter Guangxi, they will only be more emotional.

Shangguo means Shangguo.

But the further north you go, the more speechless the young people become. They wear expensive clothes, each of them is served by a servant, and there is a huge amount of wealth they bring in the carriage to support their life in the capital.

But it doesn't dispel their inferiority complex.

Stone paved ground, very wide roads, buildings on both sides, tall water towers and bell towers that can make sounds, exquisite gardens, and bustling squares

Compared with where they live, it's a completely different world.

It is not these foreign objects that make them feel even more ashamed.

“Because the towns are large and numerous, full of people, and there are countless villages, there are inevitably many people who are born disabled and have other misfortunes, so the local officials are not idle, but are always busy looking after the needs of the poor so as not to break the law. "

"What law?"

"On the first day of the local parent officer's appointment, parents are required to ask parents to hand over all children born with physical disabilities, diseases, or other illnesses to the officials for review."

"He may provide all necessary things according to the orders and wishes of the emperor and his court. That is, a boy or girl with a defect is brought before him and examined, and if it does not affect the pursuit of a certain occupation, the parents are given a time limit , the kind of work prescribed by church officials.”

"In this way, although they are disabled, it does not prevent them from making a living; this is true. However, if the disability is serious enough to prevent them from studying or engaging in any occupation, the official in charge of the poor will order his father to support him at home for the rest of his life. If the father has the resources, .”

"What if you can't afford it?" People asked curiously.

The students who received them were students from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who also came from the Xuanwei Department of Laos. They used broken Chinese and some hometown dialects from time to time, tried their best to introduce to everyone, and answered seriously.

"If the father has no assets, or has no father, then another close relative who is rich must support him; if he has none of these, then all his relatives contribute a share, or contribute to what they have in the house."

"But if there are no relatives, or they are too poor to donate anything, then the emperor will fully support him in the hospital at his own expense. The hospital is very grand, and the emperor has such hospitals in every city in the country."

"These hospitals also support the elderly and the poor who have spent their youth in the war and are unable to earn a living for themselves; so this and that are provided with what they need, and careful attention is paid to them."

"In order to accomplish this, arrangements were made to appoint one of the chiefs of the town as administrator, and no one in the hospital could go outside the boundaries without his permission, as not everyone could obtain such permission."

"They don't ask for it either, because as long as they live, they are provided with everything they need, such as clothing and food. In addition, the old and poor people in the hospital keep hens, chicks, and pigs for their own maintenance benefit. Entertainment."

“The official often visits the administrator whom he has appointed, and likewise the official is visited by another person from the court, appointed for this purpose by the emperor and the court; he is to visit all the hospitals in the provinces within his jurisdiction, and if he finds that anyone is not doing justice to the law , replace him and give him severe punishment."

"Therefore, all officials have performed their duties to the best of their ability and lived an honest life. What visitors see before them is a reward that will be given immediately, otherwise they will be severely punished."

The interpreter's face was full of piety.

From the time he could remember, he didn't know that there was such a country in the world, until he came to Shangchao to study, which broke his three views. To the students in front of him, the interpreter was as proud as a pilgrimage.

"The blind men in the above country are not counted among those who need to be supported by relatives or the emperor, because they are forced to work, such as grinding rice and wheat, pulling the blacksmith's bellows, or such labor without sight."

"If it's a blind woman, when she comes of age, she's sent to a brothel. There are a lot of these brothels in public places, and women look after her and dress her up. They leave the brothels simply because of their age."

"By adopting these measures throughout the country, despite the vast territory and countless population of the country, there are still no poor people dying or begging in the streets."

"brothel?"

"The brothels in the previous country are different from what we thought. They are prostitutes but not their bodies. People appreciate the prostitutes' talents. No, no, no, they should be interpreted as geishas." The interpreter quickly waved his hand to explain, for fear that the students would misunderstand.

The young people felt awe in their hearts.

In addition to the country's strength and civilization, they subconsciously felt ashamed.
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Group after group of people went to the Ming Dynasty and saw the prosperity and civilization of the Ming Dynasty. Their envy and joy, both physically and mentally, influenced batch after batch of foreigners.

The ruling class of the huge Nanyang region wore Ming Dynasty clothes, drank Ming Dynasty wine, used Ming Dynasty utensils, and used Ming Dynasty almanacs and self-ringing clocks at home.

They were in the main building, the earth building, and the palace, discussing everything about the Ming Dynasty.

Many independent leaders and leaders would send their children to study in the Ming Dynasty and learn more advanced culture. The culture of the Ming Dynasty continued to spread to Southeast Asia, making the people of the Ming Dynasty the most popular group.

Zhu Neng led the army to march in Siam. Among the tribes he encountered, many tribes not only did not resist the Ming army, but instead warmly welcomed them. Zhu Neng had to sigh that the role of merchants was indeed not small.

No wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not stop the development of the merchants and even gave them a lot of support.

When Polondoraja heard the news about the Ming army, although he was very angry and frightened, at this point, he could only lead the army to fight back. The soldiers who were causing trouble in the capital had long lost their will to fight.

Officers such as Polondoraja and Polundemo spent great efforts to regroup the army.

The soldiers were unwilling to leave the capital, and neither were many officers. They acted as grooms every day, robbing one house after another, causing the most prosperous city in the area to decline overnight.

With widespread complaints, the rebels finally left the capital and chose to use elephant soldiers in open areas to defeat the Ming army.

The Ming Dynasty had rich experience in fighting elephant soldiers, and Yunnan had records of defeating elephant soldiers many times. Therefore, the Ming army knew how to deal with such behemoths, and firearms were the best weapons.

But Siam didn't know that Siam's army had never fought against the Ming Dynasty's army. They believed as always that they could destroy their opponents with their elite elephant soldiers.

They even controlled the war elephants to get into formation slowly and did not take advantage of the Ming army to adjust their artillery to attack.

Moreover, due to many days of sloppiness, the cooperation between the war elephants and the soldiers, which had not been practiced for a while, had slackened. It was not as rigorous and skillful as before, and more time was wasted.

"Boom." Under the huge sound and vibration, the Ming Dynasty's artillery emplacement shone with dazzling light, followed by the sway of the land, and the entire mountain seemed to be shaken, as if the sky was about to collapse.

The war elephants had not been trained in this area and panicked due to animal instinct. Amidst the bursts of cannon fire from the Ming army, they were unable to get the chance to charge towards the cavalry in the north.

The elephant soldiers on the backs of the war elephants fell off one after another. The war elephants ran rampant in their own positions. The rebels were torn apart by the impact. The soldiers howled like ghosts and completely lost their organization.

The Ming army continued to use artillery fire, and the war elephants collapsed backward.

Seeing this, Zhu Neng gave the order to attack.

"Bang bang bang."

The infantry stepped forward step by step. The rebels who finally stood firm suffered another heavy blow. The remaining soldiers who were still holding on to their original positions collapsed in the face of the blunderbuss "Lin".

The decisive battle turned into a pursuit and annihilation battle.

The rebels were unable to fight back and were beaten to a pulp.

The most heroic Polondemo, because he refused to retreat, was directly killed by the lead bullets of the Ming army. His troops also collapsed early and did not pose a threat to the Ming army.

Even Brondemon died, and other officers performed even worse, with many generals fleeing before the soldiers.

Prandaraja's heart was bleeding.

He never thought about defeating the Ming army. He just wanted to use the advantage of the geographical location to make the Ming army retreat in the face of difficulties. Then he would negotiate terms with Ming and compensate Ming to achieve peace.

But he never imagined that his invincible army would be vulnerable to the Ming army.

No matter how ambitious you are, you are powerless in the face of cruel reality.

Polondoraja did not dare to stay any longer. He knew that there was nothing he could do to save his life, so he had to quickly retreat to his own territory and hold on. He could no longer fight with the Ming army in the field. He did not even want the capital, and fled all the way south.

The tens of thousands of troops collapsed like this. The few troops who stayed in the capital saw the Ming Dynasty's flag and learned that the general was missing, and finally chose to surrender.

The capital of Siam was recovered and Bangkok was recovered.

Zhu Neng chose to go all out.

Zhu Neng is not worried about food and grass.

The Ming Dynasty has accumulated a lot of food on Samet Island. As long as the army breaks through Pattaya, it will be able to obtain new supplies there. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty's army will not have the confidence to rely on the food transported by land in Laos.

The Ming army's confidence in fighting in Southeast Asia came from Jiaozhi and Champa.

Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, Jiaozhi was rich in food, and it could maintain the supplies of the Ming army through the docks and sea transportation. This was the reason why the Ming Dynasty dared to use 50,000 to 60,000 troops in Siam.

And because of the influence of the Ming Dynasty in Southeast Asia, Zhu Neng did not encounter fierce resistance all the way south, and even welcomed Master Wang in many places, which was recorded by documents and finally compiled into historical annals.

The Ming Dynasty regained Nanyang. Wherever the army passed, the common people ate pots of pulp and welcomed the king's army happily.

There are many military doctors in the army.

"There is a lot of rot in the jungle, and there are piles of gas. If it is airtight for a long time, it will turn into a highly poisonous, miasma-like poison. It is colorless and odorless and kills people invisible. The army cannot enter lightly." The military doctor explained.

At the request of military doctors, the soldiers will not enter the unknown old jungle. You must drink hot water, otherwise there will be severe military penalties.

Some military doctors even suggested shaving their heads.

Under many demands, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fought in the jungle, greatly reducing the injury rate and maintaining morale and military morale.

With the support of various conditions, Zhu Neng chased to southern Siam in one go and surrounded Polondoraja.

The people were incredible.

Bolondaraja was so full of morale and momentum at the beginning, how could he escape just half a year ago in such a mess that he could not even save his own life.

Polondoraja chose to surrender to the Ming Emperor, but Zhu Neng refused to let go and demanded that Polondoraja must leave the city and surrender, otherwise Polondoraja's life would not be guaranteed under the war.

After two days of testing, Polondoraja had no choice but to leave the city and surrender.

The war in Siam was initially successful.

Polondoraja was sent to Champa, and the news of the army's victory was also sent to Champa, as well as Zhu Neng's secret message.

Zhu Neng believed that although Porondorajja had been resolved, Siam had suffered huge losses and the local order was out of control. Without the previous constraints, the next thing Ming Dynasty needed to do was to restore order in Siam.

This is the benefit of Zhu Di's occupation of the city. Zhu Di is not afraid that the general's tail will not fall.

Therefore, Zhu Di handed over all current affairs in Siam to Zhu Neng, allowing Zhu Neng to take advantage of the momentum of victory to end all riots in Siam, and was not worried that Zhu Neng would become an uncontrollable warlord relying on his military power.

After Zhu Neng was decentralized, he used power and authority in Siam.

Obedient tribes will help, and disobedient tribes will be attacked.

First, the Xuanfu Department of Chiang Rai, the Xuanfu Department of Chiang Mai, and the Xuanfu Department of Mae Phong were established, and then the Dusi of Sukhothai was established to control the three departments.

Ask the emperor to send civil and military officials to implement the system, and then send soldiers to declare the islands such as Samet Island and Koh Chang Island in the southern sea of ​​Siam to belong to the Ming Dynasty. According to the request of the King of Siam, the islanders on the islands will be returned. To the King of Siam.

Although the war lasted only half a year, the military discipline of the rebel army was out of control and the harm caused was huge. The population of Siam was greatly reduced. The king of Siam lost his army and people and needed new reinforcements.

The Ming Dynasty also needed a more obedient King of Siam. In order to supplement the strength of the King of Siam, it agreed to this request.

In the core area of ​​​​Polondoraja, Pattaya was changed to the Ming Dynasty Dusi, and Zhu Neng was stationed here personally. Tribal leaders in Cha-am, Hua Hin and other areas received the Ming Dynasty's reward documents from Zhu Neng and became the Ming Dynasty's ambassadors.

Eventually, a situation was formed in which the northern and southern parts of Siam each had their own capital divisions, and the two divisions managed the three divisions.

A large number of rebel generals were exiled, and prisoners of war were sent to build railways, leaving behind large tracts of land and assets. Businessmen came to Zhu Neng's place one after another and submitted their lists of losses.

According to the merchants' list of losses, Zhu Neng returned them all.

As for whether the merchants' loss list was false, Zhu Neng did not pursue it too much. Firstly, it was difficult to check, and secondly, it required a lot of effort. So Zhu Neng directly waved his hand and let the Nanyang merchants more or less Made a fortune.

In fact, Zhu Neng did this on purpose.

This time the army fought smoothly, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty played a big role, and we can see why His Royal Highness the Prince did not hinder the development of the merchants' power. Although it was a double-edged sword, it did have great benefits if used properly.

The Ming Dynasty businessmen who had fled Pattaya for only half a year were back again.

What has changed is the original ruling power of Pattaya. The vacancy of political power has greatly increased the status of Ming merchants. Not only was it not damaged by this incident, but it became even more powerful than before.

The trade patterns were originally unequal. With their strong capital, Ming merchants had many advantages. With the establishment of Pattaya Dusi, Ming merchants were even more powerful.

Since the Song Dynasty, rice has been one of the most important food crops in China. Its average yield is higher than that of wheat and corn in history. It is the "most grain-producing" food crop in the country.

China's rice yield per unit area has always been at the forefront of the world, but there are deficiencies in the quality of the rice. The phenomenon of "strong rice but weak rice" is quite prominent.

On the other hand, Siam.

Siam’s rice is not only of high quality, but also of high yield. The cultivated land area is the largest in Indochina, so it is called the rice bowl of Asia.

Sukhothai Dusi, Pattaya Dusi, and the Xuanwei Division and Xuanfu Division belonging to them have become important places for the overseas layout of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau. According to the requirements of the imperial court, Siam must become the granary of the Ming Dynasty in Southeast Asia to ensure that Ming Dynasty's development plan in Nanyang.

The value of agriculture was low, and businessmen were unwilling to plant agriculture. They preferred industries with higher added value, and the two sides began to compete for land.

The King of Siam supported Ming merchants.

The two sides hit it off immediately, and the Ming merchants supported the position of the Siamese king. The Siamese king gave the Ming merchants more convenience, and farms and economic manors were established one after another in Siam.

Due to the war and the demise of many forces in the central region, there was little resistance. On the contrary, the northern region of Siam was not affected by the war and became increasingly disgusted with the damage to its own interests.

Because there was a Ming emperor in Champa, many people chose to join. A large number of disciples went north to this place, and some chose to resist.

The situation in Siam became increasingly tough from Polondoraja to the time when the Ming Emperor arrived in Champa. All kinds of temptations and conflicts broke out. In the end, Polondoraja failed and it took more than two years.

Although the major battles have stopped, minor local conflicts continue.

In the two Xuanwei Divisions of Pa and Nan, various tribes were fighting against each other. On the contrary, the central region was the fastest to restore stability, followed by the southern region. Thanks to the effect of sea transportation, calm was also restored.

The conflicts between Sukhothai Dusi and Chiang Rai Xuanfu Division, Chiangmai Xuanfu Division, Mae Phong Suit Xuanfu Division and other places, coupled with the conflicts left over from history, not only did not stabilize, but also became more and more intense, affecting 800 Burmese people. Xuanwei Division.

　The excerpts described in the first half of the dialogue come from "History of the Great Chinese Empire", a record of Augustine's barefoot monks and what they saw when they entered the Ming Dynasty with them. The Ming Dynasty was called the Utopia by Westerners of its time, not because of its large land and large population.

　　

　

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