Chapter 472 Secret Agreement

Ma Cheng put down his diary manuscript and said strangely: "Didn't he enjoy his happiness in the treasury? How could he come?"

Yang Tiansheng came over and whispered, "The former Malacca Governor Siamang is a lobbyist for the Siamese people, and some Siamese officers who travelled with him were also Portuguese." Ma Cheng suddenly realized that the Siamese army was in the east of Myanmar.

It was quite peaceful, and he snatched some territory and returned to his country. He obviously did not have the courage to go to war with the Taiwan Town Army. He also thought of the number of Western mercenaries in the Siam Army, which was quite interesting. Does anyone know this history in the future?

As for, Siam, which was later Thailand, was an enlightened and westernized country as early as the end of the Ming Dynasty.

This interesting history also explains why Thailand has not become a European colony, but has always been a sovereign state. This is a very magical thing. The reason is that it was enlightened as early as the late Ming Dynasty.

The Thais have completely Westernized, hundreds of years before Japan's Westernization. In the fourth year of Chongzhen, as many as 5,000 Western mercenaries served in the Thai army. Do you dare to believe it?

Ma Cheng was also hesitant about how to deal with Siam. Five thousand Western mercenaries are not just a joke.

Then he pondered: "Siam, what should we do?"

Yang Tiansheng also pondered and said, "The Siamese people are very obedient and have good combat power. According to the standards, they should win over them and win them over."

Ma Cheng smiled and said, "This is true that the Siamese people believe in Buddhism and are naturally obedient."

A Buddhist country has no enterprising spirit, and Siam is a country with mountainous land and barren land, so there is nothing to be worth the effort.

Then he made up his mind to invite Mr. Simon to meet with the Portuguese mercenaries.

The Portuguese's purpose is obvious. If you want to get a piece of the pie from Myanmar, it will be easier for Macheng to think about it. If you want to trade freely, you will follow Western rules. You will be ordered by Zheng Zhilong to come forward and sign with Portuguese merchants in the name of the Taiwan Governor's Office.

A free trade contract divides the port renamed Yangon into a free trade port. The Taiwanese navy, which actually owns Yangon, is responsible for managing the port to collect taxes.

The Portuguese are also obliged to send troops to assist in defense when Yangon Port is attacked.

Everyone was happy, and the Portuguese were overjoyed. They never expected that this Ming marshal was so enlightened and free trade was the dream of Portuguese merchants. After the low-key signing ceremony, the Taiwan Governor's Office, who represented the Ming Dynasty, had a relationship with the Portuguese Kingdom, became more and more intimate. Of course, this

At that time, Portugal had been annexed by Spain, and the Portuguese, far away in the East, were busy working hard to restore the country.

The agreement was reached, and the relationship between Taiwan and the Portuguese entered a honeymoon period. The Kingdom of Siam and the new Burmese Kingdom were naturally pulled into this agreement. This was still a secret agreement, so that the court would not pursue it and have to fight a verbal battle again. The signing of the contract is naturally the case.

Tacitly known as the Ava Secret Agreement in history.

Macheng beat one and one, and the situation on the Indochina Peninsula quickly stabilized. After sending off the satisfied Portuguese, Yang Tiansheng and others were still puzzled by the composition of this Siamese mercenary. This mercenary was employed to

The Portuguese are mainly the same, but there are also the Spanish, the Dutch, and even the French. Yang Tiansheng and others really don’t understand. Aren’t these countries fighting wars? How was this unit of the 1000 nations formed?

Ma Cheng smiled and simply taught them a lesson, which was the unique mercenary military system of the Westerners.

Can the army still be rented out? It is clearly marked. The heavy cavalry and other countries can also be rented out in large quantities. Yang Tiansheng, Yan Siqi and others heard it and their eyes were almost glaring out. Ma Cheng smiled and said, "What are foreigners?"

Can you create some novel things, what's new about renting heavy cavalry? Yang Tiansheng, Yan Siqi and other cadres were stunned when they heard this. Then they understood why there was a unit of 5,000 people in front of the Ming Dynasty's house.

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After all, Zheng Zhilong is proficient in Western Affairs and thoughtful about the differences between the Westerners and the Ming Dynasty.

Even though Zheng Zhilong had a deep understanding of Westerners, he could not understand why the mercenary system appeared in Europe. This was a very strange system. Ma Cheng was happy to give him some advice, and then returned to the weakening of the monarchy that Ma Cheng strongly advocated, because the Western system

The power of a man has been greatly weakened. The power of wealth is not in the hands of the monarch, but in the hands of the noble council. The king has no money to support the army, so he can only hire soldiers temporarily to fight.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly realized that after bowing three times, he was really impressed by the general's wisdom.

Ma Cheng was not changed and received his gift. He thought of transforming Zheng Chenggong's father into a diplomatic expert in Western learning. It was quite wonderful.

In November of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Beijing City.

It was extremely cold just November, but there were no burning dragons in the Forbidden City. Even the warm pavilion was cold, and there seemed to be no temperature at all.

Emperor Chongzhen threw the memorial from the Taiwan Governor’s Office to the ground and said angrily: “I’m against it, am I against it!”

Wen Tiren, who was sitting at the bottom, coughed in a hurry. Zhou Daodeng was startled and opened his old eyes to pick up the notes on the ground. The eyes were filled with shocking lines of handwriting, "The Taiwan Governor Please Enemy the Governor of Malacca", Zhou Daodeng was frightened and beaten.

He shivered and was scared of all the coldness. Taiwan Governor Nan Juyi was too brave. Mr. Zhou was a little confused. What place is Malacca?

Wen Tiren coughed repeatedly, and he collected the money from Taiwan and submitted the note, unwilling to say more.

The second assistant Zhou Daodeng was older, and he was confused and said, "Where is this Malacca, Guangdong or Fujian?"

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know where Malacca was. Looking at the confused look at the second assistant of the dynasty, he became even more angry. It was also a strange story to say that this old Master Zhou could be the last assistant. This old man is

I rely on drawing lots as the assistant last time. That’s right, it’s such a weird way to draw lots.

This dynasty's second auxiliary, whose teeth were almost lost, was from Wujiang, Suzhou. He was a descendant of Zhou Dunyi, the founder of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. He was a famous descendant. In the 26th year of Wanli, he was elected as a Shujishi and entered Hanlin.

He served in the court. In the first year of Tianqi, he was promoted to the Left Minister of Rites and retired immediately. He returned to the spring of the fourth year of Chongzhen. He served as the second assistant of the cabinet and the Minister of Rites, the chief master of Shangshufang, and the chief president of the National History Museum.

There is a saying that "the threshold of luck cannot be kept when it comes." This sentence is more appropriate when it comes to Zhou Daodeng.

It was really a God-given luck when Zhou Dao entered the cabinet. Perhaps it was God who did not bless the Ming Dynasty. After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he was almost fooled by the Donglin Party. This young emperor was not really stupid, and he had been long.

I came to my senses and wondered if I had been fooled by the Donglin Party. It seemed that I was just like that, so I just let go of the four Donglin cabinets and Wen Tiren was appointed as the chief minister of the cabinet.

In order to rebuild a decent cabinet leadership team, he ordered the ministers to recommend ten prime minister candidates with excellent abilities and character, and Zhou Daodeng was also among them. With ten candidates, how to choose? Emperor Chongzhen has other than
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