Lin Shiyi returned home carrying countless gold and silver, as well as many crop seeds and South American specialty grass and mud horses.
Crop seeds are taken to Nanyang, there is no profit at all, but they can build relationships with Zhu Ying, Manzheng and others. After all, Zhu Hai's territory is mainly in the Americas, and Nanyang is a must-pass for return voyages. Once with those
If you have a falling out, it's over.
A few years ago, when Zhu Hai personally led the fleet, he brought back many tobacco seeds. Nowadays, tobacco grown in Nanyang is the second largest source of wealth after spices. Zhu Ying, Man Zheng, and Ning Botao make money by growing tobacco leaves.
Quite a few.
After traveling thousands of miles to Johor, Johor City is now Zhu Ying's hometown, while Man Zheng and Ning Bo Tao are based in Singapore.
More than ten boxes of gold and silver were carried from the ship. When the boxes were opened, Zhu Ying's eyes widened. The eunuch rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you and Tan Haibo make a lot of money every time you go there."
Lin Shiyi said: "These gold and silver are all for Duke Zhu."
Zhu Ying smiled even more happily: "You don't get rewarded for your merits, how can you be so embarrassed? Say hello to Uncle Tanhai for me."
Lin Shiyi said: "My uncle didn't give it to me, it was Wang Shangshu who gave it to me."
Zhu Ying immediately put away his smile and asked seriously: "What is Wang Shangshu's order?"
Lin Shiyi said: "Wang Shangshu said that although every time the sea import documents are replaced, sufficient grain must be transported back. However, the shipping departments in various places are corrupt, and the sea import documents are the same as tea imports and salt imports. They can be obtained by bribing officials.
The imperial censor was sent several times to rectify the situation, but to no avail. In the past few years, droughts have been severe in various provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and food prices have soared, leading to the rise of bandits. This batch of gold and silver was all used to buy food. Once the food was shipped back, the court would be exempted from taxes.
We can collect taxes in disaster areas and transport grain to various places to provide relief to the victims."
Zhu Yingwei asked: "With more than ten boxes of gold and silver, the food purchased can pile up into a mountain. How can our family buy so much at once?"
Lin Shiyi said: "Wang Shangshu said that no matter what method the governor uses, rice is calculated at three hundred cents per stone, and sufficient grain must be transported back! It must also be transported to Tianjin for unloading, and a freight of one hundred cents per stone will be charged. If the ship is capsized on the way,
There is no need to give money to the court, you can just pay for it yourself and transport it over again."
Zhu Ying wanted to scold her, "three hundred cents for one stone of rice, plus one hundred cents for shipping to Tianjin, what's the difference between this and grabbing it in the open?"
After much deliberation, I had no choice but to grab it, but I just didn’t know who to grab.
Zhu Ying summoned Man Zheng and Ning Botao, pointed to the gold and silver, took out the receipt and said: "The silver sent by Uncle Tan Hai, here is the stamped receipt. Our family has not embezzled a penny. Wang Shangshu
Rice relief is urgently needed, and four hundred coins and one stone still have to be transported to Tianjin. The two generals should talk about who to attack."
Ning Botao said: "In the entire area around the South China Sea, the country with the most food is undoubtedly Bangladesh."
"It's not easy to fight there." Manzheng shook his head.
Zhu Ying said: "Yes, we have to find someone good to deal with. This is an errand ordered by Wang Shangshu, and it must be done flawlessly."
Ning Botao took out the map, thought about it and said, "Huaying and Champa are both grain-producing areas. You can choose one at will."
Man Zheng smiled and said: "Destroy them all together, and then take down Nan Pan as well."
The Champa Kingdom used to be very powerful, but later it was beaten by the Annan Kingdom. Four-fifths of its territory was annexed by Annan, and the king was forced to surrender to Annan. At that time, the Champa Kingdom was equivalent to a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but they
It also recognized itself as a vassal state of China.
Immediately afterwards, the Champa Kingdom was divided into three parts, namely Champa, Huaying, and Nanpan. Among them, only Nanpan Kingdom did not face the sea.
Zhu Ying hesitated and said: "These three small countries are all vassal states of Annan. If we send troops without permission, what should Annan do if he sends an envoy to the capital to complain?"
Ning Botao smiled and said: "The Governor is unaware. We have just received news that Annan's powerful official Mo Dengyong usurped the throne, and Annan's general Ruan Gan fled to Ailao to recruit troops to resist. Although Mo Dengyong blocked the news, it finally came out.
Now that Annan is in civil strife, it is a great opportunity for us to attack the Three Kingdoms in the city. Mo Dengyong does not dare to send an envoy to complain. He himself is a rebellious minister. If the court finds out, he will be the first to send troops to beat him."
"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Ying grinned from ear to ear, "That's really a God-given opportunity. If Annan doesn't have civil strife, he will definitely send troops to intervene. It's not necessarily easy for us to fight."
Many Han people have settled in Champa State and Hua Yingying. Moreover, the two countries also have ports, which are important supply points for maritime trade. The population composition there is extremely complex.
Manzheng and Ning Botao did not send troops immediately, but secretly contacted the Han leaders in the port city. They promised to give them a lot of privileges, reward them with a lot of land, and even promote them to civil affairs officials after they captured the city, as long as they opened the city gate at a critical moment.
Just fine.
Once I got in touch with the local Han people, I found that things were easier to handle.
The main ethnic group in Champa is the Cham, and many of them are willing to serve as the guide for the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Champa does not believe in Buddhism but Hinduism, but the Green religion began to spread in the Yuan Dynasty because there were a large number of Arab merchants here.
Then, Champa has a very good relationship with Malacca.
Decades ago, when Cham was destroyed, the prince of Cham fled to Malacca and became the minister of Malacca. More than ten years ago, the city of Malacca was captured by the Portuguese, and a large number of Malacca people immigrated to Cham.
It was these immigrants from Malacca who believed in the Green religion that intensified the local religious conflicts in Champa. Even the king of Champa had converted to the Green religion.
Historically, Champa was later completely greened. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Champa was conquered by Annan, and all the Cham green believers were massacred. A small number of the Cham green believers migrated to Hainan, China, and only some remained in the local area. However, a large number of Han people from Annan immigrated to Champa.
, the Han people therefore became the main ethnic group in Champa.
At this moment, the religious conflict in Champa is at its most intense.
The attack target of the Ming Dynasty Navy was Bin Tong Long (Pan Lang, Vietnam), the capital of Champa, which was an important supply port for Southeast Asian trade.
Before sending troops, merchants were asked to spread the news in the city. It mainly tells the story of how Prince Ceylon, with the support of the Ming Dynasty Navy, recovered the land, drove away the Green Sect, and revitalized Hinduism. As soon as the Ming Dynasty Navy arrived, Hinduism
Can be prosperous again in Champa.
"Boom boom boom!"
The news spread for a full month, causing people in Bintong Longcheng to fluctuate, and even broke out several bloody internal strife. The Ming Dynasty navy finally came, and when they met, there was a burst of shelling, and many fires inexplicably ignited in the city.
As soon as the Ming Dynasty navy landed, the Han people in the city organized an operation to open the city.
But someone acted faster. The Cham Hindu leader led a large number of believers to attack the palace, frightening the city defenders to rush to rescue the king. The Han internal forces took advantage of this great opportunity and quickly occupied the east gate.
Capture the royal city without losing any blood.
Hinduism is a good thing. The Hindu leader who welcomed the heavenly soldiers was appointed as the city lord of Bintonglong. His first task was to collect food for the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Fifty years ago, when the country was still called Champa, when it was invaded by Annan, more than 60,000 people were massacred at one time. In the following decades, only one-fifth of the original land was left, and it continued to be invaded by Annan.
Every time they fought, a group of people were slaughtered. The Champa country was slaughtered into three parts and was forced to surrender to Annan.
Years of war have caused the economies of the three kingdoms of Champa, Huaying, and Nanpan to decline and their populations to decline sharply. After the Ming Dynasty navy captured Bintonglong, there was no strong resistance in the entire Champa. It was decided just like this. Hindus in various places even
Taking the initiative to lead the way, the Ming Dynasty Navy could easily occupy a large area by sending only a hundred fire gun soldiers.
After destroying Champa City, he followed the same example and wiped out Hua Yingying and Nan Pan Kingdom.
After all, the three small countries combined are about the same size as Hainan Island.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty went crazy for food, and the people of the three countries suffered terribly. But their resentment was more concentrated on the Hindu leaders, because this group of helpers also took the opportunity to make money and food frantically, and they even directly came to grab the food.
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The Ming Dynasty navy collects food. There is no need to move it by yourself, just lie down there.
After a few years of such scourge, the people at the bottom will definitely riot, and then the Ming Navy will be able to stand up and seek justice. Slaughtering the fattened pigs will not only vent their anger to the people, but also make a lot of money again, and they will also become