The expeditionary force boarded the ship and set off.
In addition to the more than 10,000 soldiers from the capital, there are nearly 8,000 others who are talented in various fields.
Physician.
It's extremely cold in the north, and it's extremely normal to have a cold or a fever. There may be more troublesome things, so a doctor is naturally indispensable.
Including medicinal materials for reducing fever, dispelling cold, and antifreeze, etc., you must also bring them with you.
artisan.
Some are firearms craftsmen, and there are also some in other fields.
Firearms will inevitably need to be repaired at some point. The main thing to carry is the blunderbuss. Cannons are obviously too heavy and are not suitable.
There are some indigenous people living in the entire northern border, but their numbers are pitifully small. Let alone firecrackers, the soldiers can easily defeat them with a cold weapon charge.
Fireguns are mainly used to prevent wild beasts, and after arriving in North America, they can effectively kill enemies in the event of conflicts with local indigenous people.
There are other special talents.
For example, those in the Qintian Prison know Feng Shui and Kanyu, those in the Jinyi Guard are more talented in languages, and there are also those in charge of recording, drawing maps, etc.
All in all, this configuration is very complete.
Here the head yellow shows great strength.
Xu Huizu went to Tubo to fight a tug-of-war. It was too far away from the capital, and the delay in military reports was too high. Moreover, in Xu Huizu's situation, if he wanted to win steadily, it would be difficult to make any major changes in a short period of time.
Zhu Ying turned his attention to Nanyang again.
Public opinion is really a good thing. The emergence of Di Bao, especially after it spread on a large scale throughout the Ming Dynasty, made it easier for the court to control people's hearts.
It's still the same routine, just like recruiting soldiers.
Zhu Ying's order arrived at the Di Bao Department and asked them to publicize the benefits of going to Nanyang.
For example, in Nanyang, money can be picked up everywhere, opportunities to make a fortune are everywhere, and the scenery is very beautiful.
A certain family made a lot of money from a trip to Nanyang.
How much does a certain worker earn from working in Nanyang for a month?
"Well, why do I suddenly feel like I've deceived people into northern Burma?"
Zhu Ying thought with some confusion.
Of course, this is all for better immigration.
Today's Nanyang is in a different situation from that of later generations.
The first is the deterrent power of the Ming Dynasty there, with the navy stationed near the sea and the vassal king Wu Wang sitting in charge.
As long as you have a household registration in the Ming Dynasty, you will be considered superior there.
If there was a lawsuit, the local government would normally favor the Ming people. They were just vassals and did not want to cause disputes.
Now the coastal waters of Annan, Champa, and Chenla are all under the jurisdiction of the Ming Navy.
How could the miscellaneous soldiers in Malacca be compared with the Ming Dynasty's regular army? It was like a handover. When the Ming Dynasty navy arrived in Malacca, the local indigenous people knowingly gave way.
However, after receiving the latest information, Zhu Ying was a little speechless.
Because of Ming Dynasty's propaganda, many people went to occupy the city.
Due to the deterrence of the Ming Dynasty navy, it was difficult for the Champa government to do anything, so that it was unable to manage the city.
Song Zhong and Zhu Yunwen joined forces to set up a Chinese school and dealt a severe blow to the Champa nobles.
Especially some big nobles are the primary targets.
Although Zhanwangcha was not a puppet, most of the political power was in the hands of the nobles. After these nobles were eliminated, Zhanwangcha also wanted to take back his power, but Song Zhong and Zhu Yunwen naturally refused.
They simply supported some small nobles to carry out the division.
Therefore, the current Champa can only be described with a random word.
Nowadays, the city is occupied by gangs and underworlds.
Initially it was Caobang.
Those who could not survive in the Ming Dynasty began to move on a large scale after tasting the benefits of Champa.
Zhu Ying cracked down on the gangs within the Ming Dynasty very hard, especially after the establishment of the Public Security Department throughout the Ming Dynasty, many gangs had no room for survival.
Caobang is one of them.
Because maritime trade was profitable, the Cao Gang who were originally engaged in inland water transport also pooled some money to buy ships. Most of the backbones followed the transportation and brought them to Champa to sell them, and soon earned their first pot of gold.
In Champa, the leader of the Cao Gang was surprised to find that the government here was actually very weak, and in many cases, everything was done based on money.
Whoever gives more money will get more conveniences.
The leader of the Cao Gang suddenly realized that this situation was not a blessing for the gang.
After returning to Daming, he immediately decided to go to Champa with a large number of gang members.
If you don't want to go along, you can withdraw from the association by paying some settlement fees.
In less than two months, Caobang quickly took root in Champa and began to gradually expand.
The size of his gang expanded rapidly and was actually more powerful than it was at the peak of the Ming Dynasty.
This is incredible.
The Ming Dynasty did not bother to deal with the collusion between the Cao Gang and certain officials of the local government.
As a result, Caobang was able to quickly establish his own personal relationships.
Even the navy stationed there had contacts with King Wu.
It didn't take long for the news about the Cao Gang to reach the gangs in Daming.
Their life in Ming Dynasty was really difficult.
Except for some with real backgrounds, most gangs have found it difficult to develop under the crackdown of the Department of Public Security, and the brothers in the gangs can hardly afford to eat.
As for the Caobang's trip to Nanyang, news spread quickly in the world.
Some people began to laugh at how there was any profit in such a barbarian land.
However, the slap in the face came so quickly that there was no time to react.
When the news came back to the Ming Dynasty, the Cao Gang had grown to a size of 3,000 people in Nanyang, including a large number of barbarians, and they even had their own territory.
"Can his Cao Gang afford to support three thousand people?"
Three thousand people is a large gang. Before the gangs in the Ming Dynasty were cracked down, the average large gang only had four to five thousand people.
Now within the Ming Dynasty, there are two or three people, all of whom are already very good.
I heard that the Cao Gang was doing well in Champa, and the gangs in the Ming Dynasty naturally did not want to let go of this fragrant steamed bun.
They all began to raise money to buy boats and find connections to go to sea.
The purpose is to go to Champa.
In great numbers, dozens of gangs came to Champa one after another.
Nowadays, Champa can be said to be a world dominated by gangs.
After Song Zhong completed the affairs of the Han School, he returned to the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Highness, the current situation in Champa is like a turbulent time. These gangs will do anything to seize territory, including poisoning, sneak attacks, and assassinations. They use all kinds of methods."
"When we got to the back, we went crazy and started fighting on the dock along the coast, completely ignoring the surrounding situation."
"Fortunately, the navy sent troops to suppress it, otherwise the entire dock would be in chaos, and many foreign businessmen would be affected."
"The stationed navy commander Jin Kaishan called all the gang leaders together, re-established the rules, and ordered them not to hurt innocent people, not to poison, and not to use firecrackers on a large scale."
"These lunatics had their cannons out at that time. I don't know where they got so many matchlocks. I also saw that they were not produced in our Ming Dynasty."
"The Champa government is like a waste. Some yamen have dozens of people. They are not even as good as a gang, and they don't have two guns. I'm really worried that when they go to suppress it, they will be killed by the gang above."
"Most of the top leaders of these gangs are from the Ming Dynasty. King Zhan did not dare to send out troops for fear of causing disputes with our Ming Dynasty."
"His Royal Highness King Wu collected a lot of money from gangs to help suppress the Champa government. However, Commander Jin set the rules. When these gangs took action, they restrained themselves a lot. At least they would no longer affect merchants and residents."
"However, when a restaurant is opened on the territory of these gangs, the owner of the shop has to hand over members' money to ensure safety. The gangs then start to grab the territory everywhere, and there are some internal rules for fighting."
Listening to Song Zhong's narration, Zhu Ying had a sense of déjà vu as the Young and Dangerous Boys of Hong Kong in later generations.
However, the current situation of occupying the city is more in line with the interests of Ming Dynasty.
Originally, Zhu Ying wanted to cause chaos in Champa, but from another perspective, these gangs could be regarded as immigrants.
"They fought hard, did they cause serious casualties?" Zhu Ying asked casually.
He was more concerned about the situation of the Ming people there.
Song Zhong replied: "These gangs are also smart. Most of them have bought big ships. While fighting for territory, they also engage in maritime trade."
"The life of the local squatters is very poor, and they are willing to follow it for just a few dollars. The main casualties are those squatters or sailors recruited from other countries."
"There is also a slave trade over there. Those who came from the Ming Dynasty are also worried about their own safety. Those who are in other places are just to make some money. Why bother fighting with your own family? Therefore, we have made a rule that you are not allowed to kill your compatriots without fighting to the death.
If you are captured, you can still spend money to ransom the person."
"It is inevitable that there will be some casualties, but overall it is pretty good."
Zhu Ying is quite satisfied with this.
Although our Ming Dynasty has a large population, it is not lost so casually.
The back hall of Kunning Palace.
The people living here are naturally Zhu Ying's concubines.
As the Crown Princess, Ye Yueqing lived in the main hall in the middle.
Currently, including Ye Yueqing, Zhu Ying already has seven concubines.
In terms of sleeping, it happens to be a seven-day rotation.
Except for Ye Yueqing and Xu Miaojin, they are Han Chinese.
Others come from Goryeo, Annan, Japan, Champa, and Chenla.
Goryeo, Annan, Japan, and here are okay, they all have Asian faces.
Chenla and Champa are both of mixed Chinese and Western descent.
I have to admit, it has a different flavor.
In fact, normally speaking, in the princely stage, there are very few people like Zhu Ying who have seven concubines.
If it were another prince, it would be easy for civil servants to accuse him of being obsessed with beauty.
Even Prince Zhu Biao only has one side.
The other princes were roughly the same, such as Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di. Even though they had become feudal princes, they did not talk about marrying concubines on a large scale.
But under the current situation, no minister dared to say anything.
In the beginning, when Zhu Ying had not rectified the officials, some officials did report to Zhu Yuanzhang to impeach His Highness Taisun for being obsessed with beauty.
Originally, this was just a process for Yan Guan. Whether His Majesty would punish the grandson had little to do with them.
But when he received this memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang became furious.
Our eldest grandson finally came back.
How much suffering have you endured outside?
Ten years of life and death are blurred.
Do you know how our eldest grandson has been here in the past ten years?
Now that you're back, why can't you enjoy it?
Zhu Yuanzhang did not hit the speech officials before, so that they could serve as supervisors and say things that would not be considered a crime of speech.
But when it comes to my grandson, I'm sorry, so we can only make an exception.
Immediately, he asked the Jin Yiwei to severely beat the official who had submitted the impeachment report to the grandson.
It wouldn't be a beating to death, but at least he would have to lie in bed for several months, and half his life would be lost.
Zhu Ying did not know about this, and since then, there has never been an official impeachment case against the grandson.
Everyone knows that Taisun is His Majesty's inverse scale.
A letter was delivered from the eunuch's hands to the back hall of Kunning Palace.
"Empress, this is sent from Champa, Nanyang. The person who sent the letter is Na Fei's father."
The eunuch respectfully handed the letter into Ye Yueqing's hand.
As the master of the rear palace, Ye Yueqing had great power over the concubines.
For the food and clothing of the concubines, the maids and eunuchs, even if they wanted to leave the rear palace, needed Ye Yueqing's permission.
Except for Xu Miaojin, the other concubines are from other countries, so the delivery of letters also requires Ye Yueqing's consent and review.
"No need to read it, just send it to Na Fei."
"Yes, empress."
In fact, in Ye Yueqing's view, although these concubines gained glory and wealth by marrying far away from the capital, they also lost a lot of things.
In other aspects, Ye Yueqing never skimped on anything.
In the room on the left side of the apse.
Ananya is copying and painting.
The painting used for copying was said to have been painted by a painter from Oparo when he saw the Ming Dynasty treasure ship arriving at the port dock along the coast of Champa.
At the auction house here in the capital, the price of 7,000 Guan treasure banknotes was sold for a sky-high price.
The news reached Zhu Ying's ears, and he heard that the painting was of Champa, so he sent someone to buy it and give it to Anania, as a way to remember his hometown.
Ananya used a paintbrush to apply paint, looked at the scene on the left, and carefully applied it to her own painting.
This painting has been mostly completed. From a distance, it looks similar to the one on the left, but if you look closely, there are many differences.
This is not the first time Ananya has copied. She has learned painting before, but the technique of copying painting comes from Europe, so it is very different.
The biggest difference is the color of the two paintings.
The paints used by Ananya are obviously brighter than those in the copied paintings. In comparison, the tone of the original paintings is a bit gray.
This is because the paints of the Ming Dynasty were better than those of Europe.
"Empress."
There was a knock on the door. In fact, the door was not closed, but the eunuch couldn't just come in.
Ananya, who heard the sound, didn't pay attention. Her hand shook and her strokes became crooked. Apparently the painting was ruined.
But she wasn't angry, and she was still studying.
"come in."
"Yes, empress."
The eunuch outside the door walked in after getting permission, then bowed and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is a letter from Champa, sent by your father."
A hint of surprise flashed in Ananya's eyes, and she quickly said: "Bring it over quickly."
The eunuch handed the letter respectfully, then took two steps back and stood at the door.
Ananya said casually: "You go down first."
"Yes, empress."
Ananya was very happy to receive the letter from home. She walked to the table under the window sill, carefully opened the letter, and unfolded it all.
The letter was written in divination script, and Ananya read it carefully.
But as she continued to watch, the light in Ananya's eyes became increasingly dull.
The content of the letter mainly talks about the current situation of occupying the city.
Nowadays, many gangs have suddenly appeared in Champa, all founded by people from the Ming Dynasty.
They had a great influence on Champa, arbitrarily dividing the territory of various cities in Champa and collecting protection fees.
The competition between them was so great that they even occupied the port.
He is the governor of the port, and his power is now greatly affected.
He hoped that his daughter would intercede and ask his grandson to help him, and use the power of the Ming Navy to consolidate his power.
The reason Ananya's mood gradually became depressed was because she did not see any concern for herself in her father's letters. All the words were about how to maintain her power.
Not even a word of missing you.
Ananya put away the letter, her originally shining eyes dimmed, and she felt a little depressed.
Looking out the window, Ananya was in a trance.
She actually knew that her father never cared much about her.
When he was very young, his father discovered his beauty and planned to use himself as a marriage tool.
The reason why it was not decided quickly was because my father was waiting for a price.
Until King Zhan proposed to donate a princess to the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty, my father took it out himself.
Now, as he wished, he really became the concubine of the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty due to some strange combination of circumstances.
And my father also jumped from an ordinary nobleman to the governor of the coastal port of Champa.
Even though he was just a port governor, and the territory he governed seemed small, he was actually the most popular official position in Champa.
Many big nobles in Champa competed for this, because it involved most of the tax in Champa and was the most profitable place.
"As you wish, my father."
Anania sighed and carefully put the letter into the dresser drawer.
Then he got up and walked outside the house.
If she wants to ask her grandson for help, she must first get Ye Yueqing's consent.
Just when Ananya was about to go out, a child came running over.
"Mother, mother, I heard that there is a letter from my grandfather. I want to read it, I want to read it."
Behind the child, there were two palace ladies running over.
When he saw Ananya, he quickly lowered his head and saluted: "Your Majesty."
This child, who will be three years old soon, is the child Ananya gave birth to to Zhu Ying, Zhu Wenzhan.
"Mom, I still have to go to my aunt's place. Let's take a look after you come back, okay?"
Looking at Xiao Wenzhan, Ananya, who was originally a little depressed, suddenly felt brighter.
Women are inherently weak, but mothers are strong.
Anania thought a lot. She really wanted to help her father, not just because she was her daughter, but also because of her own child, the future king of divination.
She knew that Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor, now occupied the former Wuli Kingdom and was canonized as a vassal king.
She wants her children to take charge of the entire Champa, so her father will be a very important help in the future.
"No, no, I just want to see it."
Xiao Wenzhan suddenly started to make a fuss, pulling on Ananya's skirt and refusing to let go.
Ananya had no choice but to take Xiao Wenzhan back to the room, take out a letter from the dressing table and give it to Xiao Wenzhan.
Xiao Wenzhan is very cute.
Her big eyes inherited Ananya's appearance, and her overall appearance was more oriental, with a bit of a mixed-race look.
Even if he is only a few months shy of three years old, he can still tell that he will definitely be a handsome young man when he grows up.
Xiao Wenzhan was very happy when he took the letter.
In fact, he didn't even know many Chinese characters, let alone Zhanwen.
"Mother, what did grandfather say in the letter?" Xiao Wenzhan asked happily.
Ananya hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Your grandfather said that he misses you very much. He hopes that you will grow up quickly and go to Champa to play with him."
Xiao Wenzhan said unhappily: "Why doesn't grandpa come to play with me?"
Ananya explained: "Because my grandfather was there and also held an official position. Many people down there would eat with him. If he comes over, then no one will care about those people."
Xiao Wenzhan was a little unhappy: "Okay."
Ananya touched Xiao Wenzhan's head and said, "You are too young now. We have to take a long boat ride to get to my grandfather."
Then he gestured: "When you grow up to this height, mother will take you to play with your grandfather, okay?"
Xiao Wenzhan looked up at his mother's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, I will eat well and grow up quickly. When I grow to this height, my mother will definitely take me to play with my grandfather."
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Ananya said with a smile: "How could mother lie to you, but there are still some things in your grandfather's letter. Mother is going to your aunt's place, so why don't you go and play by yourself first?"
Xiao Wenzhan blinked his eyes and nodded sensibly.
Anania didn't think much, put the letter back in the drawer, took Xiaowen out, and let the palace maid play with her.
But what she didn't know was that when she went to the main hall, Xiao Wenzhan ran back secretly, climbed up on the stool quickly, opened the drawer and took out the letter.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
The call of the palace maid came from outside.
Xiao Wenzhan took the letter into his arms and said proudly: "This is my grandfather's letter, hum."
In Xiao Wenzhan's little mind, he had already thought about how to show off to his brothers and sisters.
Because they have never received a letter from their grandfather, they already have it.
In the main hall of Kunning Palace.
Ananya explained her thoughts to Ye Yueqing.
She didn't hide anything, basically everything in the letter was stated.
"Please help me, sister."
Ye Yueqing nodded: "Since your father has difficulties, just tell His Highness."
"Your Highness is busy during the day. Concubine Xiang is supposed to be sleeping with her today. You can just talk to her and change her."
Ananya said quickly: "Thank you, sister. I will go to Sister Xiangfei's place later."
With Ye Yueqing's consent, Ananya knew that the matter was basically settled.
My great-grandson is very kind to them and helps them with many things.
evening.
Zhu Ying returned to her bedroom after a busy day.
Unlike folk couples, neither the grandson Ye Yueqing nor the other concubines sleep in the same room every day.
Zhu Ying has her own separate bedroom. When the time comes in the evening, the concubines will take turns coming to sleep with her.
Seeing Ananya in the bedroom, Zhu Ying was a little puzzled.
Because according to the order, it seems that it should be Xiang Fei.