The next day, the kings of the vassals and the powerful officials from various countries continued to visit Zhu Youdong at the Siam Palace.

"My lords, I feel that in the past, the Ming Dynasty was too lenient towards many vassals, which led to countries like Siam actually coveting the lord. Therefore, after careful consideration, I decided to leave Siam forty

The government continues to be divided.

...Prince Somtan of Siam has been in charge of domestic government affairs for many years and has won great popularity among the people. I have been in Siam for several months and have heard about him. Therefore, I named him King Pha and transferred the former Siam Phra Mansion and its

The four surrounding prefectures were granted. The former Prime Minister of Siam, Subachai, was granted the title of King Yi, and Isothong Prefecture and its four surrounding prefectures were granted. In addition, in view of Siam's disobedience to the king for many years, I am prepared to transfer the two kingdoms in the Ming Dynasty to the throne.

Princes were entrusted here. They were Zhou Fan and Tang Fan, and their fiefdoms were..."

Zhu Youdong's enfeoffment in this way only made the kings of the vassals, led by Myanmar, who were very excited about the benefits from yesterday's meeting, feel heartbroken. It also made the princes and ministers in Siam extremely sad and angry.

But what can be done? At this moment, the situation is stronger than the people. The Ming Dynasty gathered eight towns at this time, with 120,000 troops here. And all the troops in the country, even those who surrendered, all surrendered their weapons and were disbanded and returned to their hometowns.

Now - even if the establishment and equipment are still there, we still can't defeat them now.

As for what you said about mobilizing the people below to rise up in rebellion? Hey, it would be nice if the Tai people had such violent tempers. Didn’t you see that in order to fight Burma and Chenla at the same time, Naresuan set the land tax to two taxes and one tax, and the farmers below

No rebellion?

That's all, let's wait until the Ming Emperor leaves and see how the new King Zhou and King Tang treat the people here? It is said that Annan was once included in the direct jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary system of the Ming Dynasty in the past, but more than ten years later, no longer

Has independence also been restored?

Besides, the Tai people still have a few countries of their own, although they are a bit small.

He looked at the complicated expressions below, but after all, no one took the initiative to jump out and yell at the powerful officials from various countries who were unjust like you, the suzerain country, and we firmly opposed it. Zhu Youdong nodded, and then spoke again: "I inherit the inheritance of my ancestors and nurture all the people. Many vassals

, are also my people. It is also my responsibility to educate, guide, and protect many vassals...Who knew that there would be such a rebellion in Siam. It is said that all parties are guilty, but I am guilty. Between Siam and Siam

In the final analysis, it is my lack of education and it is my responsibility. Therefore, from today on, in addition to sending the kings of Zhou and Tang to come here to educate the people here on my behalf, the vassal tribute system of the Ming Dynasty should also be changed.

changed.

This is Xiong Tingbi, the first Governor-General of Central and South China. After I return to Beijing, he will sit in Bangkok on my behalf. He will also have direct jurisdiction over the five states of Saigon, Phnom Penh, Singapore, Bangkok, and Yangon. In addition, the Ming Dynasty will station 50,000 troops in these five states.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty Nanyang Fleet is newly built. The commander of the fleet is Admiral Yan Siqi. And this one is Xu Xianchun Qianhu. Well, he will be promoted to Jinyiwei Tongzhi soon and will also be stationed in the five states of Nanyang. From then on

After that, they will be my representatives here. If any disputes arise between the countries, they can apply to the Indochina Governor's Office for mediation. In addition, after the Governor's Office is established, some new policies will be implemented to ensure that the countries on the Indochina Peninsula can coexist peacefully with each other and

Always be my loyal and obedient vassal of the Ming Dynasty."

"We are waiting to meet Governor Xiong, Admiral Yan, and Xu Tongzhi."

"Everyone!" Xiong Tingbi took a heavy step: "To gain the emperor's trust, let me sit here. After repeated discussions with my two colleagues, I reported to the emperor for approval. Now, I will announce a few rules of the Central and South Governor's Mansion.

"

"Please tell me, Mr. Xiong."

"The first article is that the Celestial Empire is the suzerain of the vassals, and the people of the vassals are also the people of the Celestial Empire. Therefore, starting from next year, which is the first year of Tianqi, the Central and South Governor's Office will hold Chinese proficiency tests simultaneously in Bangkok and other five states.

.Anyone who passes the Chinese Level 4 test will automatically be qualified as a local child in the Ming Dynasty, and can go to the Chief Secretary of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty to take the government examination. After the government examination, you can also take the provincial examination, until the joint examination and the imperial examination."

Looking at the frightened kings of various countries below, as well as a small number of special kings in the hall, the translators of the powerful ministers raised their hopeful eyes. Zhu Youdong smiled softly in his heart: Wait for you to take the exam.

I just know that Chinese is much more difficult for me than all the languages ​​in the world.

"Article 2, if citizens of the vassal states want to join the army and serve the Ming Dynasty, they can also sign up in the five states. Once they pass the assessment and are hired, the treatment will be the same as that of our Ming soldiers. In the army, he will receive free Chinese language training

Teaching, if you achieve military merit on the battlefield, you will also receive normal promotion."

"Article 3: Starting next year, the Central and South Governor's Office will establish Chinese colleges in five states. They will only charge low tuition fees to maintain costs. They will accept intelligent children from all over the world and teach them to learn Chinese characters, language, culture, and etiquette."

"Article 4: Starting from next year, each vassal state will establish a unified customs under the guidance of the Central and South Governor's Office. Customs tariffs are all unified. Currently, it is tentatively determined that ordinary agricultural products and civilian supplies are 5%. Military supplies are listed separately.

It is not covered by customs duties. From next year, goods between the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states must have tax payment certificates to circulate with each other. Otherwise, it is smuggling, and all countries have the right to confiscate the goods and arrest the merchants."

"Article 5, our Ming Dynasty has implemented the ID card system since the 40th year of Wanli, which is also a kind of nationality authentication. In the future, after the unification of customs, especially after the establishment of the Central and South Governor's Palace, there will definitely be a lot of people from the Ming Dynasty traveling around Nanyang. These

There may be a small number of lawbreakers and profiteers among the people. For such people, the officials of each vassal state have the right to arrest and temporarily detain them. However, they must be transferred to the five subordinates of the Central and South Governor's Mansion in the shortest possible time.

The governor of the state is not allowed to judge, rule or convict alone! If there is any violation, the garrison of the governor-general will ask the kings of each country for the person! If the people of the Ming Dynasty are killed in the vassal states, the royal families of each country must compensate the families of the parties involved! "

"Article 6: The Ming Dynasty is the suzerain of all countries and has the obligation to ensure the safety of all countries. In today's world, Europeans have launched great voyages and used sea ships to plunder everywhere. Therefore, if any country has land that has been invaded by the red barbarians, they can report to the Ming Dynasty

After submitting an application for help, the Central and South Governor's Mansion will decide whether to send troops for support. Of course, if troops are sent for support, the military expenses will need to be fully borne by the applicant."

"Seventh, all countries must obey Ming Dynasty's decision-making in diplomacy and must ensure that they speak to the outside world with one voice."

"Eighth, in terms of military affairs, Ming Dynasty allowed all countries to purchase Ming-style equipment. Countries can build their own armed forces... Ninth, if there are disputes between countries, they are advocated to resolve them on their own. Such settlement methods include but are not limited to negotiation, war

...Tenth, if a vassal state is in danger of annihilation due to the conquests of other vassal states and asks for help from the Central and South Governor's Mansion. With the explicit intervention of the Central and South Governor's Mansion, the two sides must first cease the war, otherwise...

....”

The ancients were not stupid, let alone those present now, who are all top elites from various countries. Perhaps due to various limitations caused by the times or the small size of their country, they were unable to fully understand what the "Xiong Shitiao" actually meant. But this

It does not prevent them from reading a lot of information from it.

For example, as long as the first, second, and fifth items are combined together, the royal families and powerful ministers of various countries can naturally think of it. From then on, the elites of the country wanted to run to the Ming Dynasty. Under such a situation, it was difficult to maintain domestic rule.

, let alone wait until the country becomes strong enough to drive away the Ming Dynasty’s influence in Southeast Asia.

The third one is that in the next few decades, everyone in their country may be proud to speak Chinese. The prospect of this one is really scary to think about.

Regarding the tariff issue, the royal families and powerful ministers of various countries did not react much: the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty was extremely strong in these years, and it would be good if we could rely on this article to collect some tariffs.
Chapter completed!