"Not included in the palace yet?" Yunxi's face changed a little: "Is she a barbarian woman?"
Zhu Xi raised his head and looked at Yun Xi with surprised eyes: "How did you guess this?"
"There's no need to guess! How dare a Han woman not to enter the palace like this, especially when she came to the capital from Yunnan with you. So she must be a southwestern barbarian woman with many strange customs." Yunxi said: "Which chieftain is it from? woman?"
"She is the daughter of Dao Mudan, the chieftain of Mengyang." Zhu Ming said.
"Mengyang Tusi." Yunxi recalled the incident of Meng Yang Tusi in his mind. Now Meng Yang was a relatively powerful chieftain, one of the Three Proclaimers, and was destroyed by Burma about two hundred years later in history.
Yunxi picked up the map of the Ming Dynasty at hand and read it.
'The geographical location of Mengyang is very important. To the east is Yongchang, to the southeast is Luchuan, to the south is the Central Burma Plain that Uncle Shiba just occupied, to the southwest is Arakan, and to the west is that country called, I forgot what it is called. Well, anyway, it was the northeastern part of India in later generations.'
'To the north is the remnant of the Himalayas, and to the northeast is Lijiang Prefecture. It can be said to be a crossroads location, comparable to Xuzhou in the Central Plains.'
'But this place is dominated by mountains and jungles. The price for the army to conquer Meng Yang is too high, and it is difficult to achieve full success. The gains outweigh the losses. So it is right to be gentle to Meng Yang.' Yunxi thought.
"What status do you plan to give to Daomudan's daughter?" Yunxi asked.
"Concubine."
"It's too low, let's make her a concubine."
"Are you going to make me a concubine? I only gave the daughter of the Duan family to a concubine." Zhu Zhen asked in surprise. Although he did like Dao Baifeng, he was very cautious about giving titles. He only had two concubines in total. Quota. If Dao Baifeng can give birth to a few sons in the future, she may be mentioned as a concubine.
"The daughter of the Duan family cannot be given a high position. What you want to do is to slowly eliminate the influence of the Duan family in Dali and other places. How can you give a high position?"
"But Chief Meng Yang's daughter is different. Look at the map." Yunxi folded the map of the Ming Dynasty in his hand into a quarter of its original size, leaving only the southwest area, pointing to Meng Yang's location and said "Look, Mengyang is a place with Yongchang to the east... It's right in the middle of your journey from Awa City to Dali, Yongchang. Once Uncle Shiba and you are at odds with Meng Yang, this road may be blocked at any time. There is a danger of being cut off. Therefore, Meng Yang Tusi is very important and must be carefully managed to win over."
"But fortunately, Daomudan also wants to have a good relationship with you, so he will send his daughter to you. You must reciprocate the favor and make his daughter your concubine to show that you value Chief Meng Yang." Yunxi said.
"Then, after I officially marry her, I will make her my concubine." Zhu Ming said.
"What are you waiting for after you return to Yunnan? When you return to the palace later and see Dao Mudan's daughter, tell her: Originally, His Majesty thought that you were a barbarian woman and was unwilling to give you a high status, but I have given you a high status in front of Your Majesty. We argued hard and finally got His Majesty to agree to make you the concubine."
"No, it doesn't mean much to say this to a little girl like this. I remember that Mengyang Chieftain Dao Mudan didn't enter the capital this year? Tell Dao Mudan about this. Even if Dao Mudan thinks you are showing off your merits, you can still make him He knows that you attach great importance to Meng Yang, which is beneficial and harmless." Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhen said. In fact, he really likes Dao Baifeng, and feels that doing this is a bit calculated against her, which makes him feel uncomfortable. But after all, he is the leader of a vassal, and he understands the reason for doing this, and it is very good for her. There was no harm in it, so I agreed.
After talking about this, Yunxi asked with a smile: "Uncle Eighteenth, the memorial you wrote about the battle of Ava last year was too brief. I don't even know what happened. Talk to my nephew.
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"I have already decided to go to Beijing to pay tribute this year, so I will write a brief memorial. Anyway, I can tell His Majesty personally when I go to Beijing." Zhu Zhen also said with a smile. Then he briefly described the conquest of Ava.
"Haha, these Burmese people are so, hey, I don't even know how to describe it. They actually thought that the army you led was reinforcements from the Bago government. But your reaction later was right. You should be careful with people who dare to take the initiative to provoke you.
Beat him hard and let them know that the Ming Dynasty's army cannot be insulted lightly, even if it is just a misunderstanding." Yunxi said.
And Yunxi also remembered that these Burmese people should be the ethnic group that established the country of Myanmar in later generations. For such a ethnic group that will emerge in the future, it is not a bad thing to give a severe blow.
Then Zhu Ming talked about the affairs of Rakhine State and Ahong State sending people to pay tribute.
Yunxi immediately got excited. Isn't the Ahong Kingdom the northeastern part of India in later generations? The people in this country look similar to those in South China, and they believe in Buddhism, which will be a good help to India in the future.
Yunxi immediately turned to Wang Xi, who had already stamped his seal and came to stand behind him, and said, "Send an order to the Ministry of Rites to accept the tribute from the Ahong Kingdom."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Xi agreed with some surprise. Not only was he surprised, Zhu Xi was also very surprised. Since Yunxi succeeded to the throne, he has never accepted tribute from a new country. What happened this time? Sun
Coming out from the west?
Yunxi looked at Zhu Xi's surprised expression and didn't explain much. He just said: "In the future, you will understand why I want to accept tribute from the Ahong Kingdom."
He paused and then said: "As for the Arakan Kingdom, let's count it as a vassal of Min Fan. I asked the Ministry of Rites to set up the Arakan Army and People's Envoy to comfort the soldiers and civilians, and conferred the title of Chieftain on the leader of Arakan."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Xi said.
After that, Yunxi gave a few more instructions, and Zhu Xi agreed to them one by one. Yun Xi had nothing to say, and just when he was about to ask Zhu Xi to step back, Zhu Xi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of your Majesty."
"I just said that Uncle Eighteen, you will definitely have something to ask of me. Tell me, what do you want? Is it population or money?" Yunxi said with a smile.
"People! Your Majesty, I need a lot of people." Then Zhu Xi began to pour out his bitter words: "Your Majesty, there are only more than 250,000 Han people in Yunnan, not counting military households. Even if they are all brought to Ava City, it will not be enough, let alone
It is impossible for me to take away both Mu Sheng and the Chief Envoy of Yunnan."
"There are quite a few local natives, but the natives in Myanmar are lazy and not as diligent as the Han people. Moreover, these natives are not as reliable as the Han people. Your Majesty, please give me 200,000 exiled prisoners."
"As for money, give as much as you can. But what's more important is the various goods produced in the Han region, especially the inferior shochu. Now that the Yunnan area knows the uses of shochu, the demand for shochu has increased greatly, and the Central Plains Five
A jar of wine worth ten cents can be sold for a lot of money there, and the supply exceeds demand. And..." Zhu Zhen kept talking.