I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 540 Bengal Subbu

There were many Tatars and Han troops who were going to be exiled to Bangladesh. The total number of defectors from various tribes totaled more than 5,000. There should have been more, but they were all wasted by the Tatars on the battlefield in Qinghai.

Otherwise, Zhang Guangsi would not have raised his arms and most of the Han army would have defected immediately.

They say they are going to be exiled, but there is no shortage of basic food, saffron and other medicinal materials and tea. They are afraid that these people will die of acclimatization before they reach Bangladesh.

The Kangzang Ming Army acted as escorts on the spot. They first escorted more than 5,000 criminals across the Himalayas, and then along the Bodo River, took a boat south to reach Bangladesh.

The Bodo River originates from the Himalayas and crosses Bangladesh before converging with the Ganges, the main river in India. The Ganges River, which often flows through Bangladesh, is also known as the Bodo River.

Although Bangladesh is still nominally a province of the Mughal Empire, following the death of Emperor Aurangzeb, it was also due to this guy's aggressive military campaign during his reign that the entire empire's finances were completely corrupted.

So ten years ago, the Mughal Empire officially appointed Murshid as the Nawab (Governor-General of Bengal) for the second time. Then Bengal completely lost control and became a prince.

In order to show his authority and independence, Murshid also deliberately moved the capital of Bangladesh from Dhaka to Murshidabad named after himself (now in West Bengal, not part of Bangladesh).

About three years ago, Murshid passed away, and his grandson Sarfaraz Khan was supposed to succeed him. However, something terrible happened. Murshid's son-in-law competed with his grandson for the right to inherit.

Yes, this time it was a father and son seizing power. In the end, the son took the initiative to give in and his father succeeded him.

In fact, Bengal during this period was too wealthy and occupied the fertile Ganges Delta. Even if the Mughal court took away a large amount of taxes every year, the Nawab of Bengal and officials at all levels were as rich as the country.

If we exclude the special intentions of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Guangsi and others were exiled to Bangladesh, which is really not aggrieved at all.

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Ahom Kingdom, Palcora.

"King Jadadar of the lower country pays homage to the envoy of the upper country from the Great Tomorrow!"

Ahom King Jadadar personally took his ministers to the dock and respectfully greeted the Chinese envoy Xu Yisheng who disembarked from the Ming warship.

The Ming Dynasty sent warships to carry Zhang Guangsi and others to Bangladesh, and along the way they had to pass through a number of small countries caught in the middle, such as the Ahom Kingdom. In line with the principle of no waste, the canonized envoys were also sent out.

Although the fighting power of the foreign countries in these cracks was low, there were conflicts between them and the Mughal Empire that were difficult to resolve.

Because the Mughal Empire believed in Muslims, and these foreign countries sandwiched between Bangladesh, Tibet, and Myanmar believed in Hinduism.

By the way, the Maratha rebels who are now taking advantage of Aurangzeb's death to invade Mughal lands in the south also believe in Hinduism.

Xu Yisheng was very polite: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. This envoy is here with my canonization decree from His Majesty the Emperor!"

Although the Ahom Kingdom believes in Hinduism, its ruling group is descended from the Dai people of Yunnan. Therefore, it has been invaded by the Mughal Empire for a long time, and the internal mountain peoples often disobey the rule.

And this king was considered powerful. He first defeated the Mughal army and recaptured Guwahati. Later, he deliberately supported one Hindu faction and suppressed the other, causing the two factions to fight within themselves, which to a certain extent alleviated the dissatisfaction of various ethnic groups in the country with royal rule.

Jadadar is very smart and knowledgeable. The Ming Dynasty wants to expand its sphere of influence in India, recruit vassal states, and also attack Burma. Ahom has just defeated the Mughals and is in urgent need of a new father.

The two parties hit it off immediately!

Xu Yisheng disembarked directly at Ahom, and the Ming warship replenished some supplies and food on the spot, and then continued to sail south.     It is the autumn season.

The warship arrived at the city of Bogra on the northern border of Bangladesh, which is also the oldest city in Bangladesh.

Being ancient means being backward. When the Ming Dynasty warships arrived at Bogra, they landed here.

As soon as the Indian serfs in the villages along the river saw such a huge ship, they all ran away shouting and screaming, leaving no one to defend themselves against foreign enemies.

Zhang Guangsi got off the boat with his men and horses. After sitting on the boat for several days and walking on the plateau for several days, he felt a little seasick.

It was also because the food was so good that the Ming army basically did not run short of their food, and there was even a smell of meat every now and then. Without meat, what if these people are weak and sick, or their fighting ability is reduced, and they cannot defeat the Indians?

Looking at the fleeing villagers, Zhang Guangsi was quite speechless: "This is the Bengal of Tianzhu? When these villagers saw us, not only did they not gather their troops to resist, but they only knew how to run away. Aren't they afraid of bringing us into their villages? Kill them all?"

In fact, this is not the first time we have seen it. Previously, the warships went south along the Hakata River and passed through the northern territory of the Mughals. Anyone who saw the Ming warships, not to mention the villagers along the river, even the Mughal soldiers , ships also run away quickly.

Geng Shouyi, the exiled supervisor who accompanied the army, got off the boat and explained: "You have been in Kangzang for a long time and are under the command of the Tatars. I don't know how normal it is. The ruling system adopted by this country of Tianzhu is called caste system. According to the European barbarians, It is said that the people here are divided into three, six or nine grades at birth. And it is impossible to be promoted throughout life. There is even a theory of reincarnation here, and after reincarnation, the lower-class people will still be the lower-class people. "

Zhang Guangsi was surprised: "There is actually such a system? This is simply worse than the Qing Dynasty... Ahem, don't the people here know how to resist?"

Geng Shouyi shook his head: "I don't know either."

India is an amazing country. Not only does it have no history, but the entire history of India is a history of foreign invasions. Even the caste system is completely tailor-made for the invaders, and even everything that should be considered is taken into consideration.

For the common people in India, the caste system seems to be a matter of course.

For example, God did not say that you are untouchables, but the "untouchables" in India objected: "God may not have said it explicitly, but I think God should consider us to be untouchables, and we should obey God's will."

Self-domesticated.

Zhang Guangsi was astonished, then smiled ferociously: "Since they don't know how to resist, they can't blame us. Master Geng, can this village... be okay?"

Geng Shouyi nodded.

Zhang Guangsi immediately led more than a thousand Han soldiers under his command who had landed and rushed towards the villages along the river.

Then there is no more then.

After these Han soldiers entered the village, not only the doors and windows of every household were closed, but all the doors were opened. Not to mention resisting, all the adult men even kneeled down with women and children.

The entire village was captured by Zhang Guangsi in less than half an hour, and even this half hour was spent running from house to house along the village.

When Zhang Guangsi saw that this was indeed the case, these Tianzhu people did not even dare to resist, and they suddenly felt heroic.

His Majesty personally promised that as long as they could secure a large enough territory in India and Bengal, he and his brothers would be allowed to serve as officials.

As long as they can become officials, it means that they have the opportunity to get rid of their status as prisoners, and it is not impossible to even go one step further.

　kavining

　　

　

(End of this chapter)