Chapter 1326 Nanyang Wind and Rain - Events and Military Expenses
"The reason why I am confident of defeating the Majapahit Kingdom is because of the rebellion in the country!"
Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the map and said: "The last king of the Majapahit Kingdom was named Hamam Wulu. This man was a heroic ruler, and the previous kings were all wise kings. When he was in power, the Majapahit Kingdom
It is extremely powerful. Not only Java Island, but also the surrounding Malay Peninsula, Sumatra Island, Borneo (Kalimantan Island) and other places are the territory or dependent countries of this country. Although Srivijaya did not subjugate the country at that time, it was not far behind.
Far."
"But after his death, the country began to become unstable. The Majapahit Kingdom implemented an extremely strict inheritance system, and women could also inherit the throne of the king. The chief concubine of Hamam Vuluk had a daughter who had no heirs, and her side
The concubine has a son named Veerabumi, who is also the only son of Hayam Wulu. But according to the rules of the Majapahit Kingdom, the throne of the king should be inherited by the daughter born to the concubine Hayam Wulu."
"This rule is not good." Zhu Xianyao said: "Is there any reason that a woman can succeed to the throne? Doesn't this mean that the throne is handed over to the son-in-law's family? If he has no heirs, that's fine. But if he has heirs, why not pass it on to his heirs?
?" Zhu Xianyao's fiefdom is Puluozhong (Singapore), and his expansion target is also the Malay Peninsula in the north. Java Island is not too close to his fiefdom, which is two thousand miles away. He has never cared about the Majapahit Kingdom.
I don’t know the throne succession system of this country, so I spoke out.
"This side of Nanyang is different from the Ming Dynasty. There is no big family concept. After three or four generations, it will become very strange. You also know this." Zhu Gaoxu explained briefly and then returned to the topic: "Weerabumi is a Haram minister.
The only son of Wulu, he also believed that he should inherit the throne of the king. Although he could not do so due to the rules, after the death of Hamam Wulu in the 22nd year of Hongwu, Vigrama Vardhana threatened his brother-in-law who succeeded the king.
Grama Vardhana also listened to the instructions but did not listen to the propaganda, and seemed to regard the land under his jurisdiction as a fiefdom."
"Originally, although Vigrama Vardhana was dissatisfied, he could not violate the rules, not to mention that his strength was far inferior to Veerabhmi, so he could only recognize Veerabhmi as the king."
"But in the first year of Jianye, Veerabhumi's only son also passed away, and he had no other children. Before his death, Hamam Vulu married Veerabhumi's sister to Wigrama Wardana.
, Vigrama Vardhana took the initiative and proposed to adopt his son to Veerabhmi and succeed him to the throne in the future, and he received the support of many ministers."
"But how would Veerabhmi himself be willing? He is still young and may not be able to have other children. How could he be willing to give up his position as king to Vigrama Vardana's son? He firmly refused; but Vigrama Vardana
Dana has the support of many ministers, and his strength is not very different from that of Veerabumi. He insists on adopting his son to him. The two sides are almost going to war."
"However, at this time, His Majesty sent troops to attack Srivijaya. Veerabhmi used this as an excuse to put aside the dispute and jointly fight against the Ming Dynasty, and Wigrama Vardana had to agree. Later in the fourth year of Jianye, the Majapahit Kingdom was involved again.
Being involved in a major witchcraft case to assassinate His Majesty, they were afraid that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to attack, so Veerabhmi and Vigrama Vardana did not dare to cause trouble in the country."
"But four years have passed, the Ming Dynasty has not mobilized troops, and these two people are no longer worried about being attacked by the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, because Willa Bumi has never had children, the issue of the succession of the king has not been resolved, and the two sides are at war with each other again. Last month
The fight finally broke out."
"This is our good opportunity!" Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: "The Majapahit Kingdom has gradually become stronger since defeating the Mongol and Yuan troops. It once occupied countless islands in the Southeast Asia, and its native Java Island has not experienced war for nearly a hundred years. It must be
It is very rich. If we can take the opportunity to send troops to destroy the country, even if the Majapahit Kingdom cannot be destroyed but only occupy part of the land, we will definitely be able to plunder countless money and food!"
"Huh!" After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, Zhu Mo and Zhu Xianyang's breathing became obviously heavy. They had heard about the wealth of Majapayi Kingdom and had sent envoys there before. They knew that it was indeed very rich. If they could grab a handful, no,
It is a reasonable requisition of part of the money and food from the local people, and it is also worthy of sending troops.
But after all, they are people who have been in power for a long time, and they will not make decisions on impulse. After the two calmed down, they sat on the chair and thought for a while. Zhu Mo said: "Second nephew, I have three concerns. First,
What will happen if Veerabhmi and Vigrama Wardhana hear that we sent troops to fight and then shook hands to make peace? Secondly, how to distribute the money and food confiscated from the local people? Thirdly, I heard that you
The official treasury has been depleted of food for a long time, and Xian Yao’s place is almost the same. Where can the money come from to send soldiers out to fight?"
"Second brother, Uncle Twenty-one coincides with me. I am also worried about the first two points. But Uncle Twenty-one, you don't have to worry about the third point. Second brother and I have raised enough food and wages to cope with the expedition.
The expenses of the Manchu Boyi Kingdom." Zhu Xianyao said.
"Oh, where did you get enough food and salary?" Zhu Mo looked at them doubtfully, looking at Zhu Gaoxu for a while and Zhu Xianyao for a while. 'They don't mean to let me pay in advance, right? Although I have been because of these years.
I don't have many wars to save some money, but I won't lend it to them.' Zhu Mo thought in his heart.
"Uncle Twenty-one, you don't have to worry about us borrowing money from you," Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have read Zhu Mo's thoughts and said, "We already have enough money on hand to meet our expenses."
"Then where does this money come from?"
"I borrowed it from a bank in Guangdong."
"Borrowed from a bank in Guangdong? You borrowed money from a bank to fight a war? Aren't they afraid that you will default on your debt and not pay back?" Zhu Mo was surprised. Common people, whether they are farmers or businessmen, are most worried about when dealing with the government is that the government does not keep its promises. Ordinary people
The common people have little power. If the government fails to keep its word, they will have no choice but to do business with the government. If they have no choice but to do business with the government, the debts owed to the government will basically be treated as dead debts. Indeed, more than 95% of government debts end up in the end.
It will all turn into a dead end.
Naturally, those who can open a bank are not ordinary people. There are powerful people behind them. Ordinary officials dare not refuse to pay back their debts. But Zhu Gaoxu is a prince, or a prince who has established a vassal overseas. If he fails to pay back his debts, even if he opens a bank and refuses to pay back, even if the bank owner can make things clear.
In front of His Majesty, you may not be able to get the money back, so why would you be willing to lend money to Zhu Gaoxu?
"Because they insisted on this money, I dare not not pay it back. Even if I lost the battle in Majapahit and gained nothing, I would not dare not pay it back." Zhu Gaoxu's tone of voice was dissatisfied, but he also seemed to be a little happy.
"What bank's money makes you dare not not pay it back? Could it be a bank opened by the queen's natal family?" Zhu Mo asked.
"It would be great if it were a bank opened by the queen's natal family. I would dare not to repay the money; but I absolutely dare not not repay the money from these banks, because these banks are opened by temples where several directors of the Guangdong Buddhist Association were born.
." Zhu Gaoxu said.
The religious policies of Zhu Yuanzhang's era, although they gave preferential treatment to large sects such as Wudang and Shaolin, and granted large amounts of land and tax exemptions, were very harsh on small temples and Taoist temples. According to regulations, each county could only have one temple or Taoist temple, and the number of people
It cannot exceed twenty people, and there can be one extra for each state or prefecture, but the number of people in a state cannot exceed thirty, and the number of people in a prefecture cannot exceed forty.
His original intention was probably to prevent the religious community from having too strong influence on the people, to bring ordinary people under the rule of the gentry, and to use Confucian teachings to let them live a peaceful life. But this policy obviously failed. Although Confucianism
There is also a tendency to become religious, but it is still different from true religion. The most important thing is that only scholars can become believers in Confucianism, and it is impossible for ordinary people to become believers. So although anyone who can squeeze out the money from their family will give it to them,
The sons are studying, but Confucianism cannot occupy their minds. And most of them cannot even pass the Tongsheng test. When they return to the fields and farm, Confucianism will fade from their minds.
A very awesome person once said that if we don’t occupy the ideological field, others will. Since Confucianism cannot occupy the minds of ordinary people, Zhu Yuanzhang’s religious policy makes it impossible for formal religion to occupy the minds of ordinary people.
Mind, the result is that all kinds of messy things that are not under the supervision of the state are circulated among the people, defrauding people of their money; cults like the White Lotus Sect have also gained room to breathe, and even started to expand again.
Of course, Yunxi could not allow this situation to continue to spread. So after he succeeded to the throne, he relaxed the restrictions, and the local officials of the Sengdaolu Department also increased their salaries, allowing them to be more active in cracking down on messy things and cults. Several years have passed.
, finally achieved some results.
At the same time, in order to better manage the religious community and in the name of facilitating foreign missionary work, Yunxi organized Buddhist and Taoist associations in various provinces, with the directors of famous temples and Taoist temples in the province as directors, and all temples and Taoist temples registered with the government as members.
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"Almost all the monks from the mainland in Su Fan are Cantonese, and they all came from temples in Guangdong. Although they were no longer under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Buddhist Association after arriving in Su Fan, they are still closely connected with each other. If I don't return the
With the money from the Guangdong Buddhist Association, they will definitely unite to cause trouble; I don't dare to do anything to them, so I can only pay back the money." Zhu Gaoxu said.
"Why, there are still people you don't dare to deal with?" Zhu Mo asked. Zhu Gaoxu was ruthless in governing the fiefdom, and even he had heard about it in Luzon.
"It is with them that I can suppress the local Buddhist forces. If I deal with them, how can I suppress the local monks? The local monks are more harmful to me. I can only tolerate them." Zhu Gaoxu said. (
