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Chapter 483 Old Port Malacca North Burma
He Xiangming, who was based in Yunnan and Guizhou, was ordered by the emperor to oversee the Ming Dynasty's war in Burma, which mainly involved raising grain and fodder, stationing troops and horses, dispatching craftsmen, and inquiring about border military conditions, etc. He also had to negotiate with the chieftains in southern Yunnan.

Not only are these chieftains required to follow the army in battle, but they are also required to contribute people and provide guides and marching routes.

Today's southern Yunnan is basically full of these chieftains. As long as the Ming-Burma War breaks out, these chieftains will definitely not be able to stay out of it.

In addition to war preparations in the Yunnan-Guizhou region, the imperial court also had to further discuss the details.

After receiving the emperor's order, the cabinet suddenly felt helpless.

Wang Li said: "Now that the grassland has not been pacified, Your Majesty will attack the Netherlands and Burma again."

Zhu Chengxun carefully read the content of the decree and said: "Your Majesty is still measured. Counting this year, we still have three years to prepare for the conquest of Burma. We will not send troops until the summer of next year to conquer the Netherlands. We have plenty of time at present, and Fujian The naval division has just been established, and we can really use the Netherlands to test its quality."

Wu Sidao solemnly said: "Both Burma and the Netherlands are invading our territory of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty's war is to punish the people and regain the lost territory, not to use force."

Wang Li nodded: "This is reasonable. Let's each perform our duties and sign Yunnan, Guizhou and Fujian as soon as possible!"

Whether the emperor is militaristic or not is not actually important to the cabinet.

The decrees are all sent to the cabinet. If the cabinet really dares to refute it, then just wait until the emperor does not give the cabinet face and skip issuing the decree!
The cabinet and the Privy Council responded quickly. First, they issued the emperor's imperial edict to Kunming, Guiyang and Fuzhou through the post station. Then they collected the geographical documents of the Xuanwei Department of Burma and the Xuanwei Department of Old Port in the former Ming Dynasty.

It took more than half a month to finally compile two detailed memorials, and several cabinet ministers were also summoned to discuss matters.

Because it is a foreign war, it is the Privy Council who speaks.Zhu Chengxun laid out the maps of Myanmar and Old Port that the Privy Council had found: "Myanmar and Old Port have been the hometown of China since the pre-Ming Dynasty. Among them, Old Port was built by Shi Jinqing, an overseas Chinese merchant in the pre-Ming Dynasty. He assisted Zheng He's fleet in the third year of Emperor Yongle's reign. The pirate Chen Zuyi was pacified. His Majesty Emperor Taizong was grateful for his loyalty, so he appointed the Shi family as the Jiugang Xuanwei Envoy. Later in the Zhengtong [-]th year of the Ming Dynasty, the Jiugang Xuanweisi was destroyed by the powerful Boyi Kingdom of Borneo. "

"And the Majapahit Kingdom was destroyed by the Tammu Kingdom, and the Tammu Kingdom was destroyed by the Bazhang Kingdom... To this day, only the Ma Dalan Kingdom is left there. This country has great conflicts with the Dutch, which may be exploited. . And the Dutch Malacca was originally Mancajia, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but it was later occupied by Portugal and renamed Malacca. In the 14th year of Chongzhen in the BC Ming Dynasty, it was invaded by the Netherlands again and continues to this day."

"The island of Dutch Malacca also has an indigenous country called the Kingdom of Johor. Although this country does not have much conflict with the Netherlands, it was established by the Manchurian royal family when the Portuguese invaded Manchuria, and it also had a close relationship with the Portuguese There was a confrontation. However, 30 years ago, the country’s king was assassinated and left no heirs, resulting in the country’s government being stolen by the prime minister.”

"But ten years ago, there was a king named Sako of a small country who claimed to be the posthumous son of the former King of Johor. War broke out between the two countries. The usurping prime minister was expelled and fled to Terengganu to establish a new court. Then this man seized King Sako of the Johor throne was expelled by the Bugis because he took the initiative to attack the Bugis. Now the King of Johor has been completely controlled by the Bugis."

Zhu Chengxun first roughly sorted out the situation in the Xuanwei Division of Old Port and the Malacca area, including the distribution and changes of forces.

Not to mention the cabinet, Zhu Yijiong was quite confused after hearing this, and even looking at the map gave him a headache.This far too big place can be divided into so many small countries, and these small countries still come and go. There is even the Ryukyu Kingdom where the king is gone and the ministers come out to take over. It is simply outrageous.

Zhu Chengxun continued: "Although the situation in Old Port and Malacca is complicated today, there are many things that can be exploited. Whether it is the countries of Johor, Matalan, or the natives of other countries. As long as these forces can be used well, I will win the Ming Dynasty There is no need to unite with the British to expel all the Dutch from the Old Port."

Everyone nodded, the Dutch had made too many enemies.Not to mention that it is weak now, even when it was strong, it was fighting overseas with other countries every day.

When China sends troops to attack the Netherlands, Maltalan will definitely follow suit because Maltalan wants to regain its lost territory.

As for the country with good relations, Johor is no longer orthodox. As long as China can send envoys and ennoble them, it will not be a problem to recruit an army of servants from Johor to attack the Dutch Malacca.

In addition, the Dutch took half of the navy and went to the Philippines. This really does not require the British. The Ming Dynasty can solve the Netherlands on its own.

Zhu Yijiong only thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "According to the report. However, the matter of the Sino-British coalition's expedition to the Netherlands has been decided and cannot be changed without authorization. The Privy Council continued to collect military information in Nanyang, and the Cabinet and the Ministry of Rites immediately established the Johor and Matalan national gold medals. Seal, and then send envoys to the two countries for canonization."

"According to the order." The cabinet ministers quickly responded with their hands in unison.

Zhu Chengxun went on to say: "The country of Myanmar is similar to the old port, but it is also different. This country originally belonged to me, and the chieftains who were conferred by the Ming Dynasty later rebelled in the second year of Zhengtong and became the Luchuan Kingdom. The Ming Dynasty sent out armies three times. After conquering and attacking them in different divisions, Luchuan Kingdom was finally pacified and chieftain control was re-established."

"The chieftain Mengyang is actually a Dai people, also known as Shan people in today's Myanmar. This chieftain had great autonomy as early as the pre-Ming Dynasty, and even became an independent kingdom. Until the rise of the Toungu Kingdom in the south, it successively annexed Ava, Bago, Siam, and Laos, and further attempted to invade the Mengyang chieftains. The former Ming Dynasty fought with them for many years, but in the end they could not withstand the loss of food and grass, so they ceased the war and acquiesced that the Mengyang and Mubang chieftains were occupied by Myanmar. .”

"However, since the previous generation of King Toungoo indulged in wine and sex, was extravagant, carried out large-scale construction projects, and wantonly provoked royal civil wars. Nowadays, the strength of Toungoo Kingdom has been declining. With the King of Chiangmai coming to court this time, Toungoo Kingdom will be difficult to solve. His Majesty’s conferment of the King of Chiang Mai is just right, as it can completely prevent the Toungoo Kingdom from continuing its civil war.”

"The mountain roads in northern Myanmar are rugged and the climate is hot. It is difficult for the army to fight here for a long time, let alone go deep alone. The Ming Dynasty repeatedly raised armies, but they mostly stopped when they were good. If General He wanted to send troops to attack Taungoo, he would do it in the past few years. The best chance is that, regardless of whether the King of Chiangmai is pacified or not, the Taungoo Kingdom will be severely damaged."

"However, if we conquer Burma and recover the areas under the jurisdiction of the chieftains of Mengyang, Mengmi, and Mubang, the rest can be established as chieftains. Only Mengyang must change his territory and return to his hometown. This place was the territory of Nanzhao in the Tang Dynasty and the territory of Dali in the Song Dynasty. , the strategic position is too important, it must be in the hands of the imperial government, and it cannot be autonomous, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Mengmi is rich in jade mines, and it was the largest jade producing area in Yunnan in the Qingming Dynasty. Mengmi also used this to develop rapidly, and Mu State The area under its jurisdiction is mountainous and rugged and difficult to navigate. Mengmi, Mubang and other places should confer chieftains and incite them to deviate from the Toungu Kingdom and become independent."

Zhu Yijiong listened and looked at the map, and basically had a general understanding of Myanmar.

It can be said that the Taungoo Kingdom of Myanmar was really powerful in its heyday, and its territory was much larger than that of China's Yunnan and Guizhou combined. Siam and Laos were all swallowed up by it.At its peak, it could even mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. It may have a lot of water (civilians), but in Southeast Asia, it is one of the top powers.

It can only be said that its prosperity is rapid and its demise is rapid.

Nowadays, with the emergence of several generations of ignorant kings, coupled with the internal fighting in the royal family and the feud between brothers, the Taungoo Kingdom has long been rotten. Even Manipur cannot defeat it. There are rebels all over the country. The rebels even dare to send China requested canonization.

Historically, the King of Chiang Mai also sent an envoy to Yunnan for pilgrimage this year, but the Qing Dynasty felt it was a fraud and refused.

Zhu Yijiong nodded and said: "The Toungu Kingdom has invaded our homeland in China, and all the areas formerly under the jurisdiction of Luchuan such as Mengyang, Mengmi, and Mubang must be taken back. The chieftains in Mengyang areas directly returned to their native lands and sent officials to govern. Meng Yang Temporarily set up propaganda envoys in the Mi and Mu states, and some Yunnan chieftains can be transferred to immigrate to these northern Burmese chieftains to strengthen government control. Then send detailed work to incite these chieftains to revolt in advance, and Honglu Temple You can also send envoys to follow the envoys canonized by the Ministry of Rites and have a good talk with the King of Chiang Mai."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Zhu Chengxun quickly said with his hands in hand.

Zhu Yijiong added: "Speaking of Chiang Mai, Siam has also been invaded by Toungoo. So let Honglu Temple send envoys to Siam. Talk to Siam and ask Siam if it wants to regain its lost land. And they worked with China to carve up Toungoo. There were also the three small countries of the Xuanwei Division in Laos. They sent envoys to inform them that the Ming Dynasty was going to send troops to Toungoo, and asked them to send troops together when the time came."

Since we are going to attack Burma, we must naturally win over all the allies we can win. The three countries of Laos have recognized Ming as their father, so they certainly cannot do nothing.

The Kingdom of Siam even dreamed of taking back all the lost territory. However, Siam could not defeat Myanmar at all. In a few decades, the country would be destroyed again by the Konbaung Dynasty of Myanmar.

Zhu Chengxun pointed to the southern corner of the Myanmar map: "This is Degong (Yangon), which is now just an ordinary port town in Toungoo State. Not far to the north is Baigu City (Bago). Baigu City is a Mon people of Myanmar. As long as we capture the old capital of the Baigu Kingdom, it will not only serve as the base of our Ming Dynasty Navy, but the Toungu Kingdom will be shaken and we will have to send troops south for rescue."

Wang Li also nodded at this time and said: "In this way, the Dongyu Kingdom is already declining and its troops are so dispersed. It will definitely be more difficult to withstand the offensive of the army. Even if the country cannot be destroyed, it can still follow the example of the previous Ming Dynasty in Luchuan. Wei Si, dismember the Dongyu Kingdom so that it can no longer pose a threat to our Ming Dynasty, Yunnan and Guizhou."

The preparations made by the Privy Council were quite sufficient. Many important information was even learned from the mouths of merchants. It was also verified by the records of the Ming Dynasty and the Pseudo-Qing Dynasty and among the merchants.

Otherwise, if you really want to go to war with Burma and the Netherlands, you won't even know how or where to fight.

Zhu Yijiong was happy to issue the imperial edict, but it made the Privy Council busy for a while. Just collecting this military information really took them overtime for more than half a month.

Zhu Yijiong looked approvingly: "If we can recover Myanmar and the old territory of Xuanwei Division in Old Port in this battle, the Privy Council will also be indispensable."

(End of this chapter)