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Zhang Ruifeng replied: \"Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister\'s hometown is indeed in Longyou County. However, he started a business with his father when he was young, and he went as far as Yunnan. The war in the southwest and the swords broke out everywhere, so I and my father did business in Jiangxi. Thanks to Your Majesty\'s benevolence, Jiang An Ding is good for doing business, and there was no more stable place at that time. Because of this, my father asked the ministers to serve His Majesty, and the one who can win the world must be His Majesty.\"

\"You have a good father,\" Zhao Han asked with a smile, \"The Longyou Merchant Gang is famous all over the world, and it has been particularly active in recent years.\"

Zhang Ruifeng said: \"Longyou merchants are not as rich and powerful as Huizhou merchants and Jiangxi merchants, and they don\'t form cliques like Western merchants (Shanshan merchants), and they don\'t have the advantages of sea trade like Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang merchants. Longyou merchants rely on It\'s hard work, other merchants dare not go, and other merchants look down on them, so the Longyou merchants will take over.\"

\"Longyou merchants have made great contributions to restoring people\'s livelihood in the north.\" Zhao Han nodded in approval.

In recent years, the imperial court has immigrated a large number to the north, and there are also preferential treatment in terms of business tax.Businessmen from Anhui, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi moved after hearing the news, but they basically only went to big cities in the north.

However, Longyou merchants found another way to do business in small northern counties.In the backward areas of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, big businessmen from all over the country were reluctant to go, and it was Longyou merchants who came out collectively. The shadow of Longyou merchant gang can be seen everywhere on the southwest border, and even went to Vietnam to do business since last year.

Zhang Ruifeng: \"Not only can the livelihood of the people in the north be restored, but also the merchants can make money. This is a matter of benefiting the country, the people and themselves, and Longyou merchants are duty-bound.

Zhao Han asked: \"I heard that Longyou merchants have started to develop overseas?\"

Zhang Ruifeng said: \"Taiwan and Luzon are mostly merchants from Fujian, and they hold together to exclude foreigners. If Longyou merchants can\'t get in, they can only go to Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties to collect some local goods and timber. Now the imperial court has seized Malacca, Fujian Cantonese merchants thought it was too far away, so they basically only went to Banten and Palembang. Longyou businessmen encountered this gap and were already organizing sea trips, and decided to go to Malacca.”

Maritime merchants from Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are of course willing to sail to Ryukyu and Malacca.However, they are engaged in maritime trade, while Longyou merchants will stay and develop.

The Longyou Merchant Gang had no ships, so they went to Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties to live.They are responsible for receiving goods from the natives and selling them to passing Fujian ships, and they actually earn some hard-earned odds and ends.

The imperial court was happy to see this situation, so when organizing immigration, it basically did not recruit in Longyou County.It is mountainous and the land is barren. Young and strong men like to travel far away to do business. As a result, most of the farmers at home are old, weak, women and children. Recruiting immigrants in Longyou County will be messy.

In fact, men in Anhui and Shanxi are also used to doing business away from home, and most of them started from small businesses.But they didn’t go far, perhaps to neighboring counties, or to neighboring provinces, while Longyou merchants directly crossed several provinces, and even went to the Western Regions and Burma as early as the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Han smiled: \"You dared to go to Yunnan to do business when you were young. You must not be afraid to travel far, so I will give you an errand to go to various countries.\"

\"But according to His Majesty\'s orders!\" Zhang Ruifeng hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands.

Zhao Han waved: \"Come here.\"

Zhang Ruifeng stepped forward, stood cautiously, and cast his eyes on the world area that the emperor took out.

Zhao Han pointed to the map: \"After passing Malacca, the fleet will proceed along the land. You will encounter a small country, which has been accepted as a vassal. Further north, it is the territory of Siam. You only need to negotiate with the local officials, and you don\'t need to meet The king of Siam. Then Toungoo (Myanmar), ordered him to surrender quickly, and condemned his envoy to Nanjing to present his credentials.\"

\"If Dongyu doesn\'t want to surrender, should he go ashore and teach him a lesson?\" Zhang Ruifeng asked.

Zhao Han warned: \"Remember, your mission is to go to various countries, not to fight. If Dongyu refuses to accept Wang Hua, you can just write it down. Don\'t delay the trip.\"

\"Please remember!\" Zhang Ruifeng took the order.

Zhao Han continued: \"Further ahead is Arakan (the southwestern coast of Myanmar and the eastern coast of Bangladesh). This country is a deadly enemy with Siam. Its people are not afraid of the sea. If they are damaged along the way, they can recruit supplementary sailors in Arakan.\"

Chittagong, the later Bangladesh, also belonged to the territory of Arakan at this time, and this country was the little overlord of the sea in the Bay of Bengal.

100 years ago, Arakan was repeatedly plundered by Portugal, and occasionally cooperated with Portugal, and had already mastered Portuguese navigation and gun technology.Arakan has a close relationship with Taungoo (Myanmar), and they often join forces to fight Siam, and once they even pulled Portugal.

Zhao Han said: \"Further ahead, there is India, also known as Tianzhu. The southern states of Tianzhu, you can try to make friends with them. The north is the land of the Mughals. There is a Mughal emperor of Mongolian blood. You should visit the Mughals Emperor, maybe we can cooperate in the future, I will write a letter for you to forward.\"

\"Further ahead is Persia, you should also visit the king. As for the African coast, there are no countries, they are all city-states and tribes, and we must try our best to make friends with them. Of course, use force when necessary, so as not to be underestimated by these natives. Europe, England, France, Holland, Spain, Portugal, these countries should all be visited. The Netherlands is arrogant and has become the target of public criticism. Try to lure countries to war with the Netherlands!\"

A bunch of place names and country names made Zhang Ruifeng dizzy.

Fortunately, he knew about it before, not because he didn\'t know everything, otherwise he would be blind at this moment.

Zhang Ruifeng flattered and said: \"Your Majesty has a heart in the universe, and he knows the overseas countries like the palm of his hand. I admire you so much!\"

Zhao Han said with a smile, \"Go get ready and go out to sea when the trade wind blows. Remember to collect information from various countries along the way. Names of countries, capitals, monarchs, languages, characters, geography, religions, specialties, etc. must all be recorded.\"

\"Observe the order!\" Zhang Ruifeng bowed and retreated.

Zhao Han took out a memorial and continued to review it.

This is a report from the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is a daily official document, but Zhao Han is in a good mood.

According to reports from various provinces and counties, from last autumn to now, the weather has been good all over the country.Only some areas have snowstorms in winter, and only a few counties have spring drought after the beginning of spring. As long as there is no major flood, this year\'s summer and autumn grains will have a bumper harvest.

Such a good year is the most face-saving year since Zhao Han regained the north.

\"it is good!\"

Zhao Han picked up the ink brush and only marked one character, then leaned back on the chair and took a nap for a while.

This official document made him relaxed and happy, so he had to enjoy a good mood.

The problem of education funding left Zhao Han with no choice. The three-year compulsory education for all the people was not something that the agricultural country could afford.

Moreover, in remote and backward areas, the quality of education has been left farther and farther away.

Not only the teacher\'s problem, but also the textbook problem.

This made the local government complain that textbooks were provided for free.In order to save money, students must hand in their books when they graduate or drop out, and the next generation of students can reuse old books.

However, primary and middle school textbooks have been supplemented and adjusted many times.

Schools with good educational conditions will naturally use the latest version of textbooks.And those remote and backward schools are still using old textbooks from a few years ago. When students take graduation exams, they will find that some questions have not been passed at all.

The only fortunate thing is that the number of middle school students in the country is far lower than the number of niche students.The middle school textbooks happen to be the most frequently adjusted, with new mathematics and physics content added every two or three years. These two subjects are in a period of explosive results.

After a short break, Zhao Han reviewed the memorial again.

Soon the good mood was destroyed. The earthquake in Chengdu destroyed more than [-] houses and killed and injured thousands of people (accurate statistics cannot be counted).

The cabinet has already approved the disaster relief, and at the same time suggested reducing or exempting taxes as appropriate, and Zhao Han casually approved it with the word \"permitted\".Disaster relief matters must have been done by local officials long ago, not to mention officials from Datong, even officials from the Ming Dynasty would quickly make arrangements—the Great Guanzhong Earthquake during the Jiajing period, although Emperor Jiajing turned a blind eye to it, local officials were very active in disaster relief.

Alas, I should have slept more if I knew it earlier, God is really self-explanatory.

Continuing to look down, some bad mood suddenly became extremely bad.

The chief envoy of Yunnan made a report that King Toungoo condemned the envoy to Kunming, requesting that it be attached as a vassal state of China.

Myanmar took the initiative to recognize his father, which was originally a good thing.But Mubang chieftain heard the news, and quietly sent people to Kunming to report Dongyu\'s invasion of China\'s border, and asked for Mubang\'s consolation seal by the way.

Mupang, Mengyang, and Mengmi areas in northern Myanmar originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

In the 32nd year of Wanli, Toungoo (Myanmar) attacked Mengmi and asked Mengyang Chieftain to send troops to help.Sihong, chieftain of Mengyang, refused and killed the envoy of Dongyu.Dongyu then turned to attack Mengyang, and Sihong was defeated and killed.

In the 34th year of Wanli, Dongyu attacked Mupang.Before the reinforcements from Yunnan arrived, Mubang fell, and the governor of Yunnan, Chen Yongbin, was sentenced to death in prison.

Everyone in the world knows the three major Wanli campaigns, but during the Wanli period, Daming fought Burma for decades.The Taungoo Dynasty in Burma continued to encroach on the land of Ming Dynasty, and Yunnan officials and troops had to deploy tens of thousands of soldiers on the border. The mountain roads were rugged, and the army food was difficult to transport.

Today, Mupang, Mengyang, and Mengmi are all in the hands of Myanmar, and they have not returned their land. Now they still have the face to attach them, and they also ask for gold seals and documents.

Historically, the Taungoo Dynasty in Myanmar also requested canonization in the same way after killing Emperor Nanming.Regardless of the Manchu Qing, the three lands of Mubang, Mengyang, and Mengmi were all given to the Toungoo Dynasty.Later, during the Qing-Burmese War, China once took back the lost land, but Lord Qianlong had a brain twitch, and with a wave of his hand, he took the initiative to reward the territory.

Attached to the memorial is Huang Yao\'s \"Yellow Paste\", which is an accompanying document of the military.

Huang Yao, who lives in Yunnan, wrote things more clearly.Those lost lands are very poor, and the mountains are high and the forests are dense, so the transportation of military supplies is extremely difficult.If you want to fight, please give him two years to prepare, and you have to use the armed police force in Yunnan to assist.It is best not to send reinforcements from other places. The climate on the border of Yunnan is complicated, and the troops from other provinces may not be able to bear it.

Zhao Han replied: \"Yunnan inspectors will be dispatched by you, and all prefectures and counties in Yunnan will also cooperate as much as possible. Within three years, I will recover Mubang, Mengyang,

Meng Mi three places. \"

Chapter 724 [Myanmar Conquest Plan]

Order Huang Yao to prepare for the battle in Yunnan, including dispatching secret operations, collecting intelligence, scouting the terrain, familiarizing himself with the weather, arranging the army, and so on.

As for the central imperial court, it naturally needs to be seriously discussed.

Lu Xiangsheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, sent people to collect information for half a month, and finally came to meet the emperor, and the cabinet ministers also gathered together.

Pointing to a map from 100 years ago, Lu Xiangsheng said: \"At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they fought against the local barbarians until the end of Wanli.

The truce did not mean that the former Ming court won, but that the Ming army was unable to suppress it, and Taungoo tacitly occupied all the lands under the jurisdiction of Burmese chieftains. \"

\"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Luchuan Kingdom was the only one. In the first year of Jianwen, the chief of the Luchuan Kingdom died of illness, and his son\'s succession was unpopular. The Ming court took the opportunity to provoke, and the chieftains of the Luchuan Kingdom became self-reliant and split into the Mu State (Shan State) North), Mengyang (Kachin State), Mengding (Lincang Gengma), Dahou

(Lincang Yun County), Nandian (Dehong Lianghe) and Lujiang (Baoshan Lujiang Dam), Wandian (Baoshan Changning), Menglian (Lincang Menglian),

In Zheledian (Pu\'er Zhenyuan), only Mengmao and Longchuan are left under the jurisdiction of Luchuan. \"

\"Subsequently, Emperor Jianwen canonized these chieftains, and there were Mubang, Mengyang, Burma and other propaganda divisions.\"

\"Since then, Luchuan Kingdom has been at war with the former Ming Dynasty for a hundred years. With the support of the former Ming Dynasty, Chieftain Meng Yang quickly rose to dominate for a while. As a result, Luchuan Kingdom declined and was forced to surrender to Ming Dynasty. Daming established Luchuan Pingmen Division. The main enemy of Ming Dynasty , thus became Chieftain Mengyang, and Chieftain Mengyang conquered the city and established the Awa Kingdom.\"

\"The Toungoo tribe in the south rose up again, annexed Burma (Myanmar Xuanweisi) and other chieftains, and destroyed the Awa Kingdom in the Wanli period. Now, all the chieftains enshrined in the former Ming Dynasty have been annexed by Toungoo.\"

Lu Xiangsheng roughly recounted the 300-year power changes in Myanmar.

In later generations, Baoshan City, Lincang City, and Pu\'er City in Yunnan, each part of which was occupied by the Toungoo Dynasty of Burma.

Lu Xiangsheng continued: \"The former Ming Dynasty not only conferred chieftains, but also sent troops to conquer many times. There are two ways to send troops in the Ming Dynasty: the first is to establish a country with a local power, such as Luchuan Kingdom and Awa Kingdom, and then send a large army. Raise more than [-] troops; the second is to let the Mu family lead troops to suppress the rebellion without strong power to build a country. The Mu family mainly recruits and recruits. When they cannot be recruited, they recruit a few chieftains and gather troops to attack one of the chieftains.\"

Everyone remained silent, waiting for Lu Xiangsheng to explain the situation.

Lu Xiangsheng added: \"Summarizing the military experience of the previous Ming Dynasty, we can draw the following points-\"

\"First, the mountain roads in Burma are rugged and the climate is hot. You can\'t fight for a long time, and you can\'t fight in depth. Otherwise, it will be difficult to transport the army food, and the soldiers will easily get sick. Every time a [-] army goes out in the Ming Dynasty, they always accept it as soon as it is good. After winning the battle, use the strategy of dividing and attracting.\"

\"Secondly, Mengyang (Kachin State, Myanmar) is very important. The Tang Dynasty was the territory of the Nanzhao Kingdom, and the Song Dynasty was the territory of the Dali Kingdom. There are many river valleys and plains here.

The population is relatively dense, and agriculture is also quite prosperous.If there is a strong power to establish a country in Myanmar, once Mengyang is taken down, the strength will increase greatly, and it will be a trouble for China.If we send troops, chieftains can be set up in other areas, but Meng Yang must change his land and return to the people! \"

\"Thirdly, the Toungoo Kingdom has long been too big to lose. When it went north to invade the country during the Wanli period, Toungoo claimed to have sent millions of troops. According to the report of the governor of Yunnan in the previous Ming Dynasty, counting the civilian laborers, Toungoo probably dispatched 30 to [-] troops. This is the number one powerful country in the south, and it is definitely not comparable to the small country in Annan. In addition, the terrain and climate are complicated, and General Huang will have tens of thousands of people, so it may be difficult to please him.\"

Sending 30 to [-] troops, has Myanmar been so awesome?

Zhao Han realized that he underestimated the enemy. He didn\'t take Myanmar seriously before.

Prince Narai of Siam is currently studying at Jinling University, and Zhao Han immediately sent someone to summon him.

The guards of the imperial city rushed out and brought Na Lai into the palace.

Zhao Han asked, \"How much do you know about the Toungoo Kingdom?\"

Prince Narai replied: \"All the kings of the Toungoo Kingdom were militaristic, and the territory expanded tenfold in a hundred years. When I was young, Toungoo invaded Siam all the way to the capital of Siam. Thanks to the Japanese hired The soldiers helped each other, and there was a rebellion in the rear of Toungoo, so the capital of Siam did not fall.\"

Na Lai still has lingering fears when he said it at this time, his country was almost wiped out back then.

Prince Nalai continued: \"Tungoo Kingdom is expanding too fast, and there are many internal conflicts, especially in the north where there are frequent rebellions. After King Talong succeeded to the throne, he seldom raised troops to expand and devoted himself to rectifying internal forces. King Talong only succeeded to the throne for six years. In [-], he moved the capital to Ava in the north. After he cut off the local chiefs, he distributed the land to the peasants. He also organized households, measured land, reformed taxes, reduced corvees, and rectified currency. At this time, Toungoo Kingdom, Although there are no more wars, the national power is stronger than before!\"

These words made Zhao Han and the ministers\' brains ache.

If Taungoo has been militaristic, China will not be afraid, and it can easily win by dividing its internal affairs.There happened to be some kind of \"Talong King\". As soon as he heard about this man\'s policy of administration, he knew that he was a master of internal affairs, which was equivalent to Huang Taiji\'s in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. \"

Prince Nalai said with a smile: \"Three years ago, King Long died, and the surrounding countries breathed a sigh of relief.\"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone felt at ease.

Prince Nalai said: \"The new king of the Toungoo Kingdom is named Mangda. This man was greedy for enjoyment, so he ordered the expansion of the palace in the first year of his succession. In order to build the palace, he issued additional corvees and asked the chiefs from all over the country to offer huge trees. Also raised taxes on farmers.\"

Come on, another prodigal son.

Mang Da is the king of Burma who welcomed Emperor Yongli in history.Although he confiscated the weapons of the Ming army, he was still polite to Emperor Yongli. After all, Li Dingguo was still resisting the Qing Dynasty at that time.

However, Mangbai was so foolish that he made heaven angry and people complained. His younger brother Mangbai joined forces with ministers to kill the king and stand on his own.After Mangbai came to power, he designed to kill Emperor Yongli\'s entourage, robbed Emperor Yongli\'s wealth and daughter, and tied Emperor Yongli to Wu Sangui.

Lu Xiangsheng asked: \"Is it possible to send troops to Dongyu from the sea?\"

Prince Nalai said: \"The capital of Toungoo was indeed in the south, and it was easy to fight from the sea. But after King Talong moved the capital, the focus of Toungoo\'s rule has moved to the north. It is also possible to send troops by sea, but Capture its important port city, and if the battle goes well, you can also reach its capital Ava.\"

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the map and said: \"Then attack from the north and the south. General Huang led the army to send troops to the north, and then transferred a division from Guangnan to send troops to the south by sea.

Zhao Han said: \"First determine the ultimate purpose of sending troops, whether to destroy the country or just regain the lost land.\"

Song Yingxing interjected: \"Tungoo\'s terrain and climate are complicated, and the territory is very large. I\'m afraid it will be difficult to destroy the country. We can\'t think about eating it and becoming a big fat man.\"

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the old map of the Ming Dynasty and said: \"Luchuan and Cheli must be taken back. Taking these two places and stationing troops at the checkpoint will ensure that Yunnan is safe.\"

Luchuan and Cheli are two chieftain sites, and the ruling centers are both in the territory of later generations of China.

The land under the jurisdiction of Luchuan includes a part of Baoshan and Lincang in Yunnan.Chelisi\'s jurisdiction includes a part of Pu\'er City in Yunnan.

Lu Xiangsheng raised his finger and said, \"The land of Meng Yang must also be taken back.\"

The area under the jurisdiction of Mengyang Division is not only Kachin State in Myanmar, but also includes a small area in northeastern India.At this time, large areas of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur in later generations of India belonged to Myanmar.

Prince Narai looked at the map, pointed to the northern part of Laos and said, \"This is also the territory of the Taungoo Kingdom.\"

Zhao Han drew a circle in northern Laos: \"All of them?\"

\"Most of them are,\" Prince Narai finished, drawing a circle in the northwestern part of Thailand, \"this used to be the land of Siam, which was taken by Taungoo decades ago.

Such a big Myanmar, it really impacted Zhao Han\'s three views!

At this time, the entire territory of Myanmar included parts of later China, Thailand, Laos, India, and Bangladesh.

Prince Narai said: \"If your Majesty conquers Toungoo, I will return home to convince my father that Siam can send [-] troops to help in the battle. The Siamese army raises their own food and grass, and only wants to take back the occupied homeland after victory.\"

\"Very good, loyalty is commendable,\" Zhao Han praised, \"As long as Siam helps in the war, China will definitely help Siam regain the lost ground.\"

\"Thank you, Your Majesty!\"

Prince Narai was overjoyed. This matter killed two birds with one stone. It could not only please the Chinese emperor, but also recover Thailand\'s lost land.

After finishing speaking here, Lu Xiangsheng continued: \"The rest of Mubang, Mengmi and other places can incite the chieftains to stand on their own. After the war, follow the example of Ming Dynasty and set up chieftains to dismember the Toungoo country, leaving only Burma, Toungoo and other places.\"