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Chapter 641

King Burma finally ran away, leaving behind his large cart and small cart, and fled into the jungle with some princes and ministers in embarrassment, making it impossible for the cavalry of the Ming army to catch up.

However, the pursuit of the cavalry of the Ming army was still fruitful, and dozens of carts of gold and silver treasures were escorted back.

But this is not important. What is important is that the war against Myanmar has achieved a complete victory. The Burmese who suffered heavy losses have not been able to fight back for more than ten years, or even decades.

Because, after this battle, in terms of the overall strategic situation, Ming and Siam have formed a pincer attack.

Ava and Bagan are like pincers, pinching between Upper Burma and Central Burma. The two countries join forces to suppress. How can they sit back and watch the Burmese regain their strength?
It can be foreseen that the continuous attack and encroachment on Myanmar will be the main strategy in the future.Siam will also have certain advantages for Myanmar, which has suffered a great loss in strength.

On the Ming side, the main forces to use force against Burma in the future will be the coalition forces of various ministries, and the Ming army is mainly artillery, which will play the role of suppressing and coordinating firepower.

In other words, after the war against Burma, the deployment of the Ming army will undergo major changes, and all the new policies speculated by the local officials will also be made public.

On the second day after the Ming army captured Ava City, in the Palace of the Burmese King, the governor Wang Sanshan summoned the local officials from various families and hosted a banquet for them.

What to eat and drink is not important, the minds of native officials are not on this at all.Now is the time to divide the spoils, and everyone wants to get more.

Before the meeting started, the map on the wall attracted everyone's attention.It can be seen that with the city of Ava as the boundary, the location of Upper Burma is circled with more than a dozen pieces, and even the name is marked on it.

Chieftains such as Mengyang, Mengmi, and Mubang who were once attached to Burma have reduced their territory, which is also a punishment.

If they hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and provided help to the Ming army, it is estimated that the territory would be gone and would be divided up by other native officials.

With a smile on his face, Wang Sanshan asked his staff to take out the documents and distribute them to the local officials. He said, "You all contributed a lot to the victory of the Burmese expedition. Rewards and punishments have always been the purpose of the court. Rewards for meritorious deeds should also be rewarded." There is meaning."

After a pause, he continued: "Before the troops were dispatched, the imperial court made a promise, and now it is time to fulfill it. But you must not be familiar with the newly occupied land, so you can read these documents first."

All the local officials hurriedly opened the document. If anyone does not know Chinese characters, then I am sorry, you are not qualified, just wait for the last soup!

Needless to say, there really are such native officials. Platts is an example. They stare at documents and secretly look at others. They really can't bear to ask for advice.

In the end, Sha Yuan, who was related to him, waved with a wry smile, and explained the contents of the document to Platts in a low voice.

In the document are the site introductions, land, population, etc. of more than a dozen newly established Xuanfu envoys.Although there will be discrepancies in the data after going through the looting of the war, but it is a rare information as a reference.

Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty paid so much attention to the war against Burma, and the intelligence collection was so detailed.

The native officials were amazed, secretly glanced at Wang Sanshan who was drinking tea calmly, and hurriedly read the documents again.

According to the number of food and people sent by each chieftain, more than a dozen Xuanfu envoys have their own arrangements, and no one can say anything about it.However, there are still five more positions for Xuanfu envoys, and I don't know how they are arranged.

In addition, there are conditions for obtaining the official position of Xuanfu envoy and the assigned jurisdiction.The population and the number of soldiers in the jurisdiction must meet the prescribed standards.

At the same time, the imperial court wanted to form a coalition force in the occupied area, and the chieftains of each family had to send troops to receive training from Ming army officers.

After the training, new weapons and equipment will be distributed, which is the same as that of the Ming army.But there is one thing, it is strictly forbidden to bring new weapons and equipment into Yunnan Province.

When all the chieftains nodded in understanding, or looked at each other with doubts on their faces, Wang Sanshan said slowly: "The coalition forces are tentatively set at [-], and the command power will be held by committees elected by each family. Whether to attack or continue to expand the territory, it is decided by the committee and reported to the imperial court for approval."

"If there is a war, the imperial court will dispatch regular troops to assist and cooperate. The committee will also decide how to divide the occupied land, and the imperial court is only responsible for mediation."

"As for the extra Xuan Fu envoys—" Wang Sanshan waved his hand, and the staff unfolded another large map.

What was displayed in front of everyone was a map of western Upper Myanmar, clearly marking Tianzhu, that is, the area of ​​​​India.

"Shu's body is poisonous——" the staff member stretched out his hand to draw on the map, emphatically emphasizing it.

Shu Shendu Road, also known as the Southern Silk Road, Shendu is the ancient name of India.

The starting point of this channel is Chengdu, which is divided into several branch roads, and then converges in Dali, Yunnan, and goes to Myanmar and India via Baoshan and other places, and connects to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

In fact, the fastest route from Myanmar to India is to go down the Ayeyarwady River by water, leave the Bay of Bengal and sail to India.

But this is a commercial route, and it is not suitable for a large army to go out.Moreover, it will not be a matter of overnight to make the whole of Burma submit.

The Battle of Burma occupied northern Burma, which enabled the re-opening of the poisonous road in Shu and the land access to India.

You must know that in history, due to the replacement of Burmese dynasties, the poisonous way of Shu was intermittent and very unstable.

What the emperor wanted was a firm control over the trade routes, as well as continuous expansion and reinforcement until it became a war route for the army to enter India.

Although it is not easy, with the wide Qindun River blocking it and the primitive jungle known as Savage Mountain, there are more ways than difficulties.

What the emperor has to do is a long-term plan. The reason why the primitive jungle is terrible is mainly the result of unexploitation.Let's take our time, we don't believe it, there is no way to cut down a tree.

What's more, Yeren Mountain also has the world's most famous jade field, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a treasure mountain.

Of course, the opening of the route to India is not to escape from death in the Savage Mountain, but to be stepped forward by predecessors.

The specific route is to go to Dali, take Yongchang Road, pass through Yangbi, Yongping, Baoshan, Tengchong, then cross Yingjiang, pass Manmo, cross Qindun River, cross Naga Mountain, and reach Imphal or Hilma in India.

And the extra number of Xuanfu envoys is to reward the chieftains who opened up roads with the Ming army and built villages on the Tongyin road.

This is the first batch of rewards. When the army is launched and enters India, these envoys will also get a vast land as reward.

Gongzhang, Jiesha, Menglun, Homalin, Menggong, these are the five place names, and they are on the road from Manmo to India.

This is also the jurisdiction of the five Xuanfu envoys, and it is still temporary, and there is no need to pay taxes, and the policy is quite favorable.It depends on whether the native officials have the foresight and courage to be patient and make a long-term investment.

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(End of this chapter)