Chapter 620: Grandson of the Great Ming Dynasty Arrives in the Kingdom of Wa
"Why, how could this be happening? Then will Her Royal Highness return to the country with us?"
The envoys of Zhenla who were released also learned about the incident between Princess Sultana and the grandson of the Ming Dynasty under the notification of Jin Yiwei.
We were all confused for a moment and didn't know how to deal with it.
I heard that they have now followed him into the palace, which is no longer a place they can touch.
Amona said with a sigh: "Being able to become the concubine of the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty is considered Princess Sultana's blessing."
"The eldest prince originally wanted to ascend to the throne through the support of the general of Lancang Kingdom. Now if he has the support of the Ming Dynasty, no one will dare to compete with the eldest prince."
"But this Ming Dynasty involves us Khmers, I don't know whether it is good or bad."
Amona is not stupid.
Whether it is Annan or Champa, which is close to Angkor, there are now princesses who have become the concubines of the Ming Dynasty's grandson.
Looking at Annan now, in addition to retaining the royal status, all the territory has actually been controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
Champa has been at war with Chenla for many years, so it is natural that they are more familiar with it.
Wuli City in the Champa Kingdom was a famous city, but under an edict from the Ming Dynasty Tai Sun, it became the vassal territory of Emperor Zhu Yunwen.
This is tantamount to handing over your own city to others.
Amona shook his head slightly and got rid of all the thoughts in his mind.
It doesn't matter what you think. Whether it's the Ming Dynasty or the eldest prince, it's not something you can touch.
Along the way, Amona had a good impression of Sultana. She was not as unruly as the other princes and princesses. She was very innocent, but she spoke more directly.
Now being able to marry the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as a righteous achievement.
Sultana was naturally very excited after entering the palace, but Zhu Ying's mind was already focused on the Angkor Dynasty.
How to make the Ming Dynasty's army better intervene in the Angkor Dynasty, this can be regarded as a technical job.
From a general point of view, whether it is Annan or the Japanese state, the Ming Dynasty still occupies the moral high ground.
Annan was the rebellion of Hu Jiyou, let alone the Japanese. Not only did they allow Japanese pirates to invade the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, but they also killed Ming envoys and provoked the majesty of the Chinese Empire.
It can be said that it has become a battlefield for the four kings to fight for hegemony. It can be said that it is entirely their own fault.
Now that Kyushu Island has basically completely become the territory of the Ming dynasty, the Japanese country has no intention of taking it back. All they want is to stop expanding its territory and everything will be fine.
"Hey, after all, the population reserve is too small."
Zhu Ying rubbed his brow, a little worried.
It's really frustrating to see that you can't eat the meat in your mouth.
The Japanese Kingdom, the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and even the present-day Western Regions, Tubo, Annan, and Champa City absorbed a large number of talents from the Ming Dynasty.
Youdao is like a tree that takes a hundred years to grow, and a person that grows up in ten years.
Education is being vigorously popularized, but there is still a long way to go before these students become successful.
Ming's original talent reserve has become increasingly urgent.
Especially with the prosperity of maritime trade, the status of maritime merchants began to grow. Even after studying, many students gave up the idea of obtaining fame and were more willing to go overseas to do business.
The main reason is that the money for doing business overseas comes too quickly.
With the capital as the center, the Ming Dynasty's economy began to radiate to the surrounding areas. No matter how high the taxes in the Jiangnan area were, they were no longer in the eyes of the big families in Jiangnan.
The income they earn from a trip to the sea can easily pay taxes for a year.
If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's strict prohibition on leaving fields uncultivated, a large number of farmers would have been recruited and fled to sea.
"The situation in the north is good. The Jurchens in the East China Sea and the scattered Mongolians have been recruited. We think it's time to vigorously develop the black land."
In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, money is important, but food is the foundation of everything.
He has been afraid of hunger since he was a child, and what worries him most is the food problem.
Because Sun admired business, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer suppressed merchants, which was regarded as acquiescing to the improvement of merchants' status.
In various parts of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of government-owned and private factories were established. For ordinary people, farming was not as good as workmanship.
The harvest of the previous year may not be able to exchange for three or four months' wages.
There is no need to worry about natural disasters. You only need to work hard to get food and clothing. This is not much better than digging in the dirt for food.
The loss of farmers will naturally affect the overall harvest.
Zhu Yuanzhang can clearly see from the annual income details that the annual income of Ming Dynasty Baochao has shown a very high upward trend, but with the grain taxation due to the large-scale planting of high-yielding crops, the increase has almost stopped.
Among them, high-yielding crops even account for the majority. The yields of rice and wheat have not decreased much, but they have not increased much either.
So of course Zhu Yuanzhang put his mind on the black soil.
"Actually, grandpa, you don't need to worry too much. The black land is naturally at the critical stage of development, but our Ming Dynasty is actually not as short of food as we imagined."
"In overseas areas, especially Champa and Annam, many businessmen have contracted land and hired people to plant it."
"The rice production there is very abundant, with three and four crops a year, and the taste is better."
"Sun'er is already guiding some large maritime merchants to trade grain. Although it has not yet reached a large scale, it is already being transported to the Ming Dynasty."
"On the black soil side, not only the Han people, but also various ethnic groups from the grasslands, including Korea, can be introduced for joint development."
Food is the foundation, and Zhu Ying certainly will not spend all his thoughts on simply improving the economy.
Moreover, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, the difficulty of developing black soil will become even higher.
On the contrary, the Nanyang region has a strong resistance to the Little Ice Age. After all, it is a tropical area, and it will not get much colder no matter how cold it is.
There is no need to worry too much about food production.
The lifespan of a dynasty has always been affected by climate, and developing the Nanyang region can continue the Ming Dynasty to a great extent.
As long as we survive the Little Ice Age, the entire world's population will explode.
To put it simply, the Nanyang region was the place where the Ming Dynasty overcame its tribulations.
As time went by, the 200,000 soldiers escorting the Ming Dynasty grandson to the Japanese country had basically gathered in place.
We'll be able to set off soon.
It was also at this time that Yao Guangxiao, who served as a national counselor in Goryeo, received a letter from Zhu Ying.
"Persuading Wala to besiege Timur. It seems that His Highness the Grand Sun has not forgotten me after all."
Yao Guangxiao was very happy.
In fact, Yao Guangxiao really didn't have much interest in serving as a national counselor in Goryeo.
Li Chenggui was no match for Yao Guangxiao, which made Yao Guangxiao feel very boring.
Because of the three-party constraints, especially the issue of the ownership of Goryeo, Yao Guangxiao was destined to be unable to dominate the family and could only be restrained.
Gold, silver, wealth, power and status are just clouds for Yao Guangxiao in his future life. What he wants more is to realize his ambitions.
Just conquering the Japanese side, Yao Guangxiao didn't feel much at all.
The main reason was that in the conquest of Japan, Goryeo was only an auxiliary, and the Ming army was the main force, which made Yao Guangxiao feel very insignificant.
Therefore, Yao Guangxiao was very interested in the trip to Wala.
Wei Guang was a little reluctant.
"We are going to Wala. The mountains are high and the road is far. I heard that the land of Wala is poor and the mountains are harsh. The national master is already old. I would rather ask for His Majesty's mercy."
Yao Guangxiao and Wei Guang, one is in literature and the other is in martial arts.
After several years of getting along, our relationship has become very good.
Wei Guang was worried that Yao Guangxiao's body would not be able to endure such a long journey, or that he might have an accident after arriving in Wala.
But little did they know that for Yao Guangxiao, joining forces vertically and horizontally, and traveling among various forces, were his favorite things.
"Thank you, General Wei, for your kindness. This is the wish of His Highness Taisun, and also the favor of the poor monk. Since the poor monk left, Korea has entrusted General Wei to take care of it."
Yao Guangxiao's words were full of persistence.
When Wei Guang saw that the imperial master was like this, he no longer persisted in persuading him. He just went to the army to select the strongest soldiers to protect the safety of the road.
Not long after Yao Guangxiao set off for Wala, Zhu Ying was also preparing to leave.
Perhaps because of some special relationship, Sultana was not pregnant during the two months of farming.
When he heard that Zhu Ying was going to Japan to negotiate, he immediately expressed his intention to go with him.
It's a long way, so it's not a bad thing to take the United States with you, just take Sultana with you.
The Chenla mission, after the tribute trade ended, returned to Angkor with a large amount of goods.
Since the time was almost the same, Zhu Ying took advantage of the situation and took the Zhenla delegation on a trip to give Sultana face.
The Yangtze River outlet.
Because Taisun went to sea, private merchant ships were prohibited from approaching the largest dock.
Amona and the other envoys stared blankly at the hundreds of treasure ships on the pier that were as tall as a city wall.
When Taisun goes to sea, it is of course something that the Ming Dynasty Navy needs to go all out for.
All the newly built great fortune ships, also known as treasure ships, in the past two years were pulled out.
There are even 100,000 naval troops waiting, accompanied by 100,000 soldiers, for a total force of 200,000.
Among them, there were a large number of horse boats accompanying them, transporting tens of thousands of war horses.
This means that there are 10,000 cavalry accompanying Zhu Ying to the Japanese country this time.
With 200,000 troops, plus the hundreds of thousands of troops currently owned by the four feudal lords of the Japanese country, if they win by force, they can overthrow the Japanese country.
This put great pressure on Japan.
"Oh my god, there is such a tall building. I thought it was a seaside city before." Sultana's eyes lit up.
The Ming Dynasty did not worry much about Angkor, but the navy was completely different.
The Angkor Dynasty was close to the sea, so maritime trade was naturally developed.
If the Ming Navy attacks Angkor, it can directly block all the waters of the Angkor Dynasty.
And Angkor couldn't resist at all.
Sultana suddenly had some thoughts in her mind.
As long as you can give birth to a son, you can really inherit the Angkor Dynasty.
Amona, the Chenla envoys, left with great shock. He was responsible for conveying the news to Angkor, especially about Princess Sultana becoming the grandson's concubine.
When Zhu Ying entered the sea to go to Japan, Japan naturally received the news in advance.
It was rare that the entire Japanese kingdom suddenly fell into calm, and the kings of the four feudal lords also gathered at the port near the coast of Daming Dynasty to welcome him.
"Hey, it's been a long time, fourth brother. I heard that we recently found another silver mine. It seems like we've gained quite a lot."
When Zhu Fan saw Zhu Di, he didn't stop talking and immediately started taunting mode.
Zhu Di was not used to Zhu Fan now, and counterattacked: "Of course I won two more than San Ge, but I heard that the manpower in San Ge's mine is not enough recently, and now they are arresting Japanese slaves everywhere, but it costs a lot of money."
thoughts."
"Especially half a month ago, we were tricked by Japanese warriors and lost a lot of soldiers."
"Let me tell you, third brother, it's better not to go too far. At least these Japanese slaves should have enough to eat while they work. Otherwise, how will they have the energy to mine."
"Third brother, do you think so?"
Zhu Di's ridicule made Zhu Fan furious, but he had no chance to refute.
Zhu Fan himself had a cruel character. When he was in the Ming Dynasty, it was a bit inappropriate to describe him as someone who took care of people's lives. Now that he has switched to the Japanese country, most of the people under his rule are Japanese, so it is even more inappropriate.
It was because of the Chamber of Commerce that some extremely cruel methods were not shown, but the Japanese people were never treated as human beings.
The Japanese nobles under his command were even more unlucky, and almost all the famous locals were slaughtered by Zhu Fan.
When Zhu Di mocked Zhu Fan.
Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Di with some displeasure.
Why did he feel that the fourth child was making insinuations about him?
As far as killing is concerned, Zhu Xi feels that he is doing okay, as he just slaughtered a city.
You must know that when the second concubine Deng was there, Zhu Ping was even more cruel in the vassal territory.
Even the third child is inferior in comparison.
"Second brother, I wasn't talking about you just now." Zhu Di saw that his second brother Zhu Xi had a bad look in his eyes and quickly explained with a smile.
He and his third brother were already mortal enemies, and Zhu Di didn't want to provoke his second brother.
In Zhu Di's heart, the second brother was simply a replica of Chang Yuchun, and he never took human life seriously.
And the guards under his command followed suit one by one and became ruthless.
Coupled with the status of his second brother Zong Renling, Zhu Di was somewhat afraid.
If Zhu Fan had not been mentioned in history, Zhu Fan would have died early, and Zhu Di would not have been mentioned in the Battle of Jingnan.
The second brother and the third brother alone can easily suppress him.
The key ones are Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan, who have a pretty good relationship with Zhu Yunwen.
"Okay, I don't want to deal with that little thing between you. The eldest nephew will arrive soon. Everyone should be calm and don't make it difficult for the eldest nephew." Zhu Xi did not care about Zhu Di.
In fact, in terms of military affairs, Zhu Xi had seen the strength of Lao Si.
To be honest, its development in Yancheng is much better than that of myself, including Lao Er Lao Qi.
Among them, Zhu Xi even saw the shadow of his father.
Zhu Shu had no right to speak on the sidelines.
In terms of strength, Zhu Shu himself belonged to the second echelon of the Ming princes. When his three brothers talked, he could only listen.