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Chapter 984 Proxy War (14)

How can you allow others to snore and sleep beside the couch? The old emperor always regarded Indochina as his own back garden. Relying on his strong national power, he forced Nanzhang, Siam, Annam, Chenla, Champa and many other small countries to surrender to him and issue orders.

, pointing fingers, experiencing the wonderful feeling of governing all directions in Kyushu.

Unexpectedly, the French marched their troops into their vassal state of Siam, which instantly shattered this beautiful feeling of being the master of the world. My son, Louis XIV, did you send troops to station in my vassal state with my consent? What? King of Siam

Asking you to come? That’s not possible! Who doesn’t know that Ming Dynasty is the Supreme Emperor of Siam? How dare you without Ming Dynasty’s consent?

Zhu Hengjia sneered. He knew that Louis XIV was ambitious after he succeeded to the throne and had been expanding his army to prepare for war. He had just finished fighting the Heritage War with Spain and had a fight with the Dutch. So what? No matter how strong your army is, it can only

How can you, who is running rampant in Europe and the West, cross the ocean and reach my territory? Even if you come, if you send 200,000 troops, I will send 2 million. Who is afraid of whom?

In anger, he immediately ordered the Burmese Admiral Hui Zhiguan to lead 20,000 troops to station at the border of Burma and Thailand, put pressure on France and Siam, and asked the French army to withdraw from Siam; at the same time, he summoned Sun Jinding, Su Guansheng, Zheng Feng, and Yu Chaoxiang

, Sun Kewang and other important ministers held an imperial meeting.

"Sun Qing, what happened when the French army entered Siam? Why didn't the Concierge House hear any news beforehand?" Zhu Hengjia asked Sun Kewang angrily. He was really angry. No other country had dared to offend his dragon power for many years.

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"I have neglected my duty, and please forgive me. This is all caused by the Greek named Constantine Varkan." Sun Kewang apologized and talked about the cause and effect.

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In 1351 AD, a man named Wutong established the Ayutthaya dynasty in Ayutthaya. "Ayutthaya" is the name of the Chinese, and its transliteration is Ayutthaya, which means "invincible city". During the period of Emperor Naresuan,

The country's territory covers Lannathai, Namjan, Sukhothai, Cambodia, and even the entire Malay Peninsula. It is indeed worthy of this name, and it will never reach this height again.

During the Age of Discovery, Western colonists penetrated Siam more and more intensely. In 1516, the Ayutthaya Dynasty agreed to a treaty for the Portuguese to live, do business and preach. In 1598, Spain signed a trade treaty with Ayutthaya. In 1612, the British were allowed to enter the Ayutthaya vassal state.

A trading house was opened in Pattani; in 1617, the Netherlands and Ayutthaya signed a trade treaty.

Today's King Naray is a wise monarch who pays attention to people's livelihood. During his reign, because there was no large-scale war, the Ayutthaya Dynasty was revived for a time, social production was restored and developed, and culture and art also flourished.

The enlightened king appointed a Greek named Constantine Varcon as director of foreign trade and minister of finance. This man was very capable, and he made foreign trade prosperous and had a fiscal surplus every year, winning the trust of King Naray.
This man used to be a translator for British businessmen. King Nare reused him because he wanted to use the power of the British to balance the overbearing Dutch. At this time, the Dutch were the overlords of Southeast Asian business and monopolized some high-profit products in Siam.

Exports, and often plundered foreign merchant ships doing business with the Siamese royal family in the outer seas.

However, in this era, the British merchants were weak, so Walkan turned to France, the emerging force that had entered the Kingdom of Siam. Under Walkan's invitation, the French envoy Chaumont and the Catholic priest Schwarz came to Siam.

, determined to persuade King Narei to convert to Catholicism, but failed. After all, Siam is a Buddhist country, and King Narei is a Buddhist.

Although the king himself did not convert to Catholicism, the French missionary activities in Siam were allowed, which greatly promoted the ambition of King Louis XIV of France to further penetrate Siam.

Different from the original history, Siam in this time and space faced much greater pressure. Not only did it have to deal with the overbearing Dutch, but it also had to face the power of the Ming Empire. Although the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty obeyed the law and were reasonable, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty

But he is not a good person! This Emperor Guangwu not only likes to interfere in the internal affairs of the city as a suzerain, but is also particularly keen on expanding his territory. Especially after he annexed Myanmar, King Narei fell into a deep fear, fearing that one day, Siam

It will follow in the footsteps of Myanmar.

Therefore, he was determined to introduce a third force: France to resist the pressure of the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty, thereby ensuring the independence of Siam. It was against this background that the French army entered Siam ten years earlier than in another time and space.

Yu Nian.

Louis XIV was a talented and ambitious monarch. France under his rule was eager to pursue overseas interests like the Netherlands. To this end, it could lower its stature and be amiable. In 1664, King Naray approved French missionaries to build churches in Siam.

and preaching, the great Sun King immediately wrote a letter to King Nare in person to express his gratitude.

In August of the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, Louis XIV's envoy Chaumont and the French officer Chey Defarges led a mission equipped with an armed fleet and 1,400 soldiers to the Siamese land to issue a message to King Naray.

In order to request the establishment of diplomatic relations and the garrison of Bangkok, Moji's request. Louis XIV's intention is obvious: if peace negotiations fail, he will attack by force.

King Naray quickly held a royal meeting to discuss how to respond to the French mission's request. Hualkan, who had already been bribed, said all the good things about the French, and King Naray was persuaded to adopt his plan of using the French army to resist the invasion of the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty.

Rhetoric.

The French fleet was directly stationed in Thailand's important ports of Mochi and Bangkok, guarding the sea gates leading to the great city, and then controlling the Gulf of Siam; the French army took over the command of the two fortresses of Mochi and Bangkok, and also appointed a French officer

He was the commander of the Royal Guards of Siam and sent 24 French soldiers as instructors to train the Siamese army using Western methods.

Louis XIV took control of Siam without a single blow. He was a fastidious man. He made Walcon the Count of France and gave him a large number of gifts.

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"I was just about to show off to the Dutch in Malacca, but unexpectedly this happened. Let's talk about it, what should we do? Fight or not?" Zhu Hengjia asked depressedly.

"Your Majesty, the French army entered the Ming Dynasty's vassal country without the permission of the Ming Dynasty. It must be attacked. If we don't fight, how will our prestige in the Ming Dynasty exist?" Su Guansheng said angrily.

"Yes, the French army is less than 2,000, and our army has deployed 20,000 troops at the border of Myanmar's big city. It is easy to destroy them." Sun Jinding also took the lead in the battle.

"No, Your Majesty, France is no more than a disease of mustard moss, and the red-haired barbarians are a serious problem! Now that Malacca has been deployed, how can we turn to Siam?" Minister Yu Chao was in charge of the Ministry of War. He was very clear about Emperor Guangwu's southward expansion plan and did not want to cause any complications.
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"Your Majesty, Sultan Jalil of Johor has a very good relationship with King Narei. Why not ask him to write a letter to persuade King Narei to expel the French?" Sun Kewang came up with an idea.

Zhu Hengjia's eyes lit up, "Sun Qing has a good idea. It would be great if we could resolve this matter without a fight! The war in Malacca is imminent, and I really don't want to have another conflict with the French."

"It's easy to ask the gods to send them away! How can the French army be willing to withdraw after they have entered the big city? There are various signs that King Nare has been controlled by the French. Even if he wants to expel the French, he may not be able to do anything," Zheng Feng told Lao

The emperor's good wishes were poured cold water on.

"Zheng Qing, what do you think we should do? Are we going to start a war with the Netherlands and France at the same time?" the old emperor asked angrily.

Zheng Feng smiled and said: "Although the French plan to control Siam is good, it has a huge loophole. They are too anxious and want to send French officers to control the Siamese army. Those Siamese generals who are worried about being replaced can agree

? Why don’t Your Majesty think of something to do with these Siamese generals?”


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