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Chapter 599 Xishuangbanna

The war in Myanmar must be fought quickly.

Because of Myanmar’s hot and humid climate and tropical rainy season, it usually lasts from May to October every year, especially in the lower Myanmar to Yangon area, where there are heavy rainstorms.

If the Ming army wants to fight, it can only send troops in November, and the war will have to cease until April next year at the latest.

Otherwise, heavy rain and climate problems alone can cause a large number of non-combat casualties in the army.

If we still want to rule the land here and the garrison sends floating officials to govern it, the combat time will have to be shortened by half.

After the imperial edict was issued in Nanjing, the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi, and the former military governor's office received the news. Taking into account the time to prepare for the war, we should be able to dispatch troops in November.

Moreover, this is because troops have been deployed in the Yunnan-Guizhou region for several years. He Xiangming of the former military governor's office, after submitting a memorial to Nanjing, recruited civilians and chieftain troops to prepare for the conquest of Burma.

Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty for several years, these Yunnan natives had been almost tamed. Coupled with the establishment of the former military governor's office, the prestige of the Yunnan government was further strengthened.

Many Tumu knew that they could not resist the imperial court, and sooner or later the imperial court would change its status. Rather than continue to waste it, it would be better to sell it at a good price now.

Over the past few years, at least nearly half of the native population in western and southwestern Yunnan has chosen to actively cooperate with the reform and return.

Even the Shidi Xuanwei Department took the initiative to petition the imperial court last year to send floating officials to Shidi to assist Shidi as a herdsman for the imperial court.

The Ming court was not polite and sent a whole team of county government officials there in the spring of this year.

Although the methods were somewhat direct and crude, the court did not treat the chieftains badly who actively cooperated with the land reform. They only freed slaves, Chineseized the land under their jurisdiction, disbanded the private army, and inspected the land.

Moreover, they retained their frivolous property, allowed them to leave three hundred acres of land privately, and could continue to be landlords. Tu Mu, who actively cooperated with the land donation, was also appointed as a local official on the spot.

Even if he steps down after three years, priority will be given to selecting successor local officials from within these local counties and towns.

Of course, priority will definitely be given to officials who can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. Those who cannot do these will choose to be closer to the Han court, and at least have a Han name.

Moreover, the government offices and grassroots officials in these reformed counties and towns will send many Han people there, and most of these Han people are people from surrounding and friendly villages.

The imperial court would also build schools in these Gaitu counties and towns, and even build Confucius temples (without statues of Confucius) in Tu counties where conditions allowed.

……

Chexuanweisi (Xishuangbanna), now belongs to Chinese territory.

Because it is located on the border between China and Myanmar, it is difficult for the court to force people to return to their native land.

The chieftain in the car, Daozhao Jinbao, also deliberately pretended to be confused and was still unwilling to return home.

Fortunately, just the year before last, Dao Zhao Jinbao finally passed away. Now in Che Xuanweisi, his young son Dao Shaowen succeeded him, and then his brother Dao Ximenna assisted in the administration.

It can be understood as the relationship between Fulin and Dorgon in the early Qing Dynasty. The most important thing is that Dao Shaowen is very cowardly and incompetent.

Historically, when the Qing-Burmese War broke out, the Burmese soldiers captured Menggen and then invaded Chesi on a large scale. The Chesi chieftain ran away without even thinking about it.

He was forty-three years old at the time. Qianlong was furious, so he dismissed him from his post and made him a local official.

Speaking of which, today's Chesi is far larger than Xishuangbanna in later generations, because the Qing court lost the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895 and the Japanese lion opened its mouth. The great powers joined forces to put pressure on Japan out of their own interests.

Then, France forcibly claimed more than 3000 square kilometers of land in Xishuangtwelve Banna, Mengwu, Ude and other places in Yunnan and added it to the French Indochina territory (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia).

The key is that the Qing court really agreed, and with a wave of its hand, it ceded Mengwu, Ude, Huabang, Hadang, Helian, Mengmeng and other places in the Simao area of ​​Yunnan to the French.

At that time, when he heard that the imperial court had ceded one Banna of land to the French from its twelve Bannas, Dao Chengen, the chieftain in his car, immediately led his army there with the intention of regaining the lost land. However, he was stopped by the Qing army and had to lead his army back.

After World War II, these ceded lands were inherited by Laos after its independence. Xiao Mengyang (Jinghong).

The leader of the regent, Daoxi, was puzzled and had just sent out the military envoys sent by the Kunming Governor's Office to recruit soldiers.

He summoned Jingha (equivalent to the prime minister) in the car and said: "The imperial court wants to conquer Burma, why do we need our army in the car to send troops?"

Huailang Manla (the Minister of Household Affairs) put forward a different opinion: "Chesi is located on the border between Ming Dynasty and Myanmar. We must pass here, and we are to the south of Menggensi (Jingdong). The court wants me to Chesi's sending troops means that Ming Dynasty will also take action against Meng Gensi."

Huailang Manhong (the Minister of Punishment) worried: "But once we start a war with Meng Gensi, we will definitely suffer a lot of losses. If the court turns against us and forces us to return to Chesi, what should we do?"

Huailangzhuang went to the grain officer and looked at several local officials in the car: "Don't any of you still dare to resist the Ming Dynasty? Even when Daozhao Jinbao was alive, he didn't dare to use swordsmanship with the imperial court. Can we still resist? We can’t even defeat Burma and Meng Gensi!”

These words instantly awakened everyone, and also awakened the regent leader of Chesi, Dao Xi, to wonder.

Unlike his predecessor Dao Zhao Jinbao, as his younger brother Dao Ximenna, he is obviously more aware of current affairs.

Ever since he received the order to mobilize troops from the Kunming Governor's Mansion, this guy had been shaken.

The imperial court was powerful and had maintained troops in Yunnan for many years. Moreover, it had heard that rebellions were raging in Burma. It was certain that the imperial court would send troops to conquer Burma this time.

It is impossible for the King of Toungoo of Myanmar to win. Even if the court cannot solve Myanmar, why can't it still solve a small Chesi?

These people are still considering the gains and losses, but they don't want to think that once the imperial court destroys Burma, Chesi will no longer be able to rely on the value of the border and pretend to be deaf and dumb to the imperial court's reform of the country.

Instead of being forced to change the land and get nothing, it is better to actively cooperate with the imperial army now. If you can make great achievements, you may even get a reward from the emperor.

Moreover, Chesi and Menggensi, who surrendered to Myanmar, were feuding. Menggensi had completely turned to Myanmar a long time ago.

Not only that, Chieftain Menggen often came to invade and plunder Chesi's territory with the support of Burma.

Now, he could just take advantage of this opportunity and follow the imperial army to take revenge.

Passing through Chesi, you must pass through Meng Gensi's territory.

Having made up his mind, Daoxi immediately gave orders to the various chieftains in Chesi to gather troops, preparing to go to war with the Han court's army.

As for Tusi Dao Shaowen, this guy is just a mascot and can be raised in Xiaomeng.

Chesi is just one of them, as well as Meng Liansi and Geng Masi who are also located on the border... These Tumu who were not forced to return home because they were located on the border between Ming and Myanmar, this time they were all forced to return home by the Governor of Kunming. The government has included the order of dispatching troops.

The purpose is to make these chieftains lose their troops, money and food, and then the court will slaughter them at will. Those who are obedient will return to their hometowns and retain their wealth, while those who are disobedient will be arbitrarily convicted, removed from their positions as chieftains, and confiscate their family property.

The war to conquer Burma is about to begin, and there is no need to keep these border chieftains around anymore.

　当时召应勐合并而成的西双版纳，经过合并的12个田赋单位或政权机构，分别是（1）版纳景洪（包括景洪、勐罕两勐）；（2）版纳勐遮（包括勐遮、景鲁、勐匡、勐阿四个勐）；（3）版纳勐混（包括勐混、勐板两个勐）；（4）版纳勐海（包括勐海、景真两勐）；（5）版纳景洛（勐满、打洛、勐昂、朗勒四个勐）；（6）版纳勐腊（包括勐腊、勐伴两勐）；（7）版纳勐很（包括勐很、勐旺两勐）；（8）版纳勐拉（包括勐拉、勐往两勐）；（9）版纳勐捧（包括勐捧、勐满、勐润三个勐）；（10）版纳勐乌（包括勐乌、乌德两勐）；（11）版纳景董（包括景董、磨腊、易武、倚邦四个勐）；（12）版纳勐龙。

　　The French army entered Mengwu and Ude and met with stubborn resistance from the local people.

　　The people of Shangyong, Mengla, Mengpeng, and Yiwu rose up to protect their territory and borders, and supported the Ude chieftain Zhao Wannaha and the Mengwu chieftain to fight against the French army. Zhao Wannaha, chieftain of Ude of the Dai ethnic group, contacted Li Huating, Chen Yucheng and others of the Han ethnic group to secretly discuss the rebellion. Unfortunately, he was arrested and brutally suppressed.

　　When the French invading army was escorting the Ude chieftain Zhao Wanaha to transfer, the Dai people bravely intercepted him, killed the escorting French officer, and rescued the Ude chieftain Zhao Wannaha.

　　But in the bloody battle between the two sides, Ude Chieftain Zhao Wanaha was seriously injured and died on the way.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)