Chapter 891 Even if you are far away, you will be killed
"Long time no see, dear friends, how are you?"
Zhu Yihai fanned the wind with a fan and said to the five righteous sons with a smile: Zhu Chenggong, Zhu Shengli, Zhu Zhongyi, Zhu Pengfei, Zhu Dingguo. These young famous generals have been conquering the empire for many years.
Zhu Chenggong conquered Japan, Zhu Dingguo conquered Annan, Zhu Zhongyi conquered Burma, Zhu Pengfei guarded Sichuan and Kangxi, and Zhu Shengli had previously been in Siberia to suppress Tsarist Russia.
As the adopted sons of the emperor who were given the surname of the country, although they had different origins, they were indeed very special existences in the Shaotian Dynasty. The trust they received was far beyond that of ordinary generals. Although they were not crowned kings, they always had the special status of the emperor's sons.
Commanding troops at the edge of the town.
Zhu Yihai had been in the Western Regions for several years, but he did not bring these adopted sons with him, but he allowed them to take sides, and their performance was remarkable. Zhu Chenggong served as the governor of Andong's camp, turning Japan into a war between the northern and southern shogunates.
It also incorporated Ezo Island in the north into the Ming Dynasty, and turned many places such as Tsushima and Goto into Ming Dynasty colonies. However, it also made it impossible for Japan and the Northern and Southern Dynasties to leave the Ming Dynasty. The trade volume with the Ming Dynasty increased day by day. In the past, Tokugawa also tried to
The Ming Dynasty restricted trade and prohibited the large outflow of gold and silver.
But now Tokugawa and Matsuura just want to destroy each other, and to do so at all costs, they borrowed money from the Ming Dynasty for the war, purchased large quantities of firearms, warships, hired instructors from the Ming Dynasty, etc. In order to obtain these, they could only liberalize trade without restrictions, and even
They were forced to sign a treaty to cede land, mortgage the customs to Ming Dynasty, and even let Ming Dynasty cooperate in mining in Japan.
Japan's northern and southern shogunates were not so open at the beginning.
Even Tokugawa fought directly with the Ming Dynasty for a long time, but they could not defeat Zhu Chenggong's Andong camp. After Matsuura established the shogunate with the support of the Ming army, they soon had no choice but to face the strong oppression of Tokugawa.
After losing the army for the first time, they could only ask for support from the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they would be in danger of annihilation.
Even Zhu Yihai admired Zhu Chenggong, Hong Chengchou and others for their success in Japan, Korea, and Korea. The degree of success was very good. Today's trade with Japan has brought great harvest to the Ming Dynasty. The annual output of Japan's silver and copper mines is astonishing.
A large number of products were exported to Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty’s sole proprietorship or shareholding accounted for one-third of these outputs.
The fierce war between the two sides produced a large number of prisoners of war, who were continuously sold to the Ming Dynasty and became slaves. Now tens of millions of people in Japan are fighting in chaos. The two sides not only fight head-on, but also continuously send warships deep behind enemy lines to plunder the other side's coast.
Even in the hinterland, they plundered the population and then sold them to the Ming Dynasty.
Gold, silver, copper, sulfur, and then a large number of slaves. Because of Japan's civil war, not only was its fragile handicraft industry destroyed, but its monetary system also completely collapsed. Both sides continued to issue gold and silver coins that were seriously insufficient, and their credit was great.
In addition, banknotes that continued to depreciate were even issued, and daimyo in various places also issued unguaranteed vassal banknotes indiscriminately. This made businessmen, people, and even daimyo more accepting of Ming Dynasty silver coins and even vouchers.
They now only have agriculture and mining left, and other textiles, manufacturing, porcelain, etc. have been completely defeated by the high-quality and cheap goods of the Ming army, and have been completely robbed of the market.
In the past, Hirado ware was considered a ceramics industry that was forcibly supported by Japan for both foreign trade and domestic sales. Now it has been suppressed and no scum is left.
Japan as a whole is rapidly following the strategy formulated by Zhu Yihai before, gradually becoming a colonial economic model that relies heavily on the Ming Dynasty. Apart from mining precious metals, there are no other industries. Their agricultural products, fishery products, etc. have all become primary raw materials, such as cotton,
After silk, hemp, etc. were grown, they were sold directly to merchants in the Ming Dynasty, transported back to the Ming Dynasty for processing, and then sold back to Japan.
They have been locked up, and this is all the credit of Zhu Chenggong and the others. His performance is better than Zhu Yihai expected. It has to be said that he is worthy of being born in the Japanese country. The Zheng family started their business in trade with Japan.
The days have indeed become clearer and more manageable.
"sit."
Several adopted sons paid their respects, and Zhu Yihai hammered their strong bodies and lamented that they were young and strong.
"I have recently lamented your merits. I remembered that the Taizu of this dynasty also adopted many adopted sons, such as Mu Ying, and achieved many meritorious deeds. Later, the Taizu issued a special decree to allow these adopted sons to return to their original surnames. I feel that now I am grateful to you.
So should you."
"Success, I will now give you the restoration of the surname Zheng, and the promotion to the title of Anguo Gong, hereditary, and the title of 3,000 households."
"Sheng Li, I will now give you the reinstatement of the surname Li, a promotion to the title of Duke of Baoguo, a hereditary title, and a real seal of 3,000 households."
Zhu Shengli was originally the adopted son of Li Zicheng's adopted son Yihu, who was given the nickname Yihu. He was also a war orphan. He originally came with Li to join Zhu Yihai, but was left behind by Zhu Yihai. At first, it was just to strengthen his relationship with Zhu Yihai.
Li Laiheng's performance was indeed excellent, loyal, brave, and straightforward.
In recent years, he has been responsible for presiding over the conquest and suppression of Tsarist Russia in Siberia, as well as the appeasement of the local indigenous people. He led an imperial battalion and united some Mongolian, Jurchen and even Korean troops to fight from the Heilongjiang River Basin to the Bering Strait, from Lake Baikal to
Yakutia finally reached the Ural Pass and marched to the Arctic Ocean. Facing one after another Tsarist Russia's colonial castle strongholds, those ferocious Cossacks, and even extremely cold ice and snow weather, he led several groups of people and traveled thousands of miles, using
It took a few years to eliminate them one by one.
He also recruited the indigenous people, supported the establishment of the Liugui Kingdom, the Yaksha Kingdom, the Qidumei, Yakutia, Siberia and other vassal states, and established the Protectorate.
The Ming army seized the territory of the Tsarist Russians, rebuilt several castle chains along several major rivers, preserved and established hundreds of strongholds, and immigrated tens of thousands of people in the past few years.
This achievement is also quite remarkable. Although the Ming Dynasty still only controls some points and still supports and coaxes the indigenous people, but at least now all the indigenous people in the vast land of Siberia have officially recognized the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain.
Pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, accept the official position of the Ming Dynasty, send children to the Ming Dynasty as guards, and even accept the recruitment of the Ming Dynasty as soldiers, let alone trade with the Ming Dynasty.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor suddenly asked them to change their surnames back to their original surnames. This decision made them a little surprised, and they were even disappointed and confused. Giving a national surname to the emperor's adopted son was a very high honor, and it also gave them an extraordinary special status.
Suddenly changing their surname back will inevitably make them wonder if they have done something wrong.
"After you restore your original surname, you will still be my adopted son. Our father-son relationship will not change, and the brotherhood between you and the prince will not change. Now you can be considered successful and famous. Restoring your original surname will also honor your ancestors and the lintel of your gate. I have
The decree is to build a new palace for each of you, and to build your family temples and ancestral halls."
Zhu Zhongyi restored the surname Zhao and granted him the Duke of Huguo. Zhu Dingguo restored the surname Li and granted him the title of Duke of Weiguo. Zhu Pengfei restored the surname of Zhang and granted him the title of Duke of Fuguo. He was granted titles for each generation, with a total of 3,000 households.
Zhu Yihai also specially gave five adopted sons, each of whom was given 3,000 acres of land as a fiefdom in Burma, Annan, Japan, Lingbei, and the Western Regions.
Protect, guard, protect, safe, assist, this title is very special.
Zhu Yihai gave the five people the highest title among the heroes with different surnames.
"Your son is authorized to inherit the title without being demoted in the future, and he is given an iron certificate!" Zhu Yihai showed extra mercy. Even if the title of the Ming Dynasty is actually hereditary, it must be reduced by one rank. But now, the special decree allows their son to be exempted from the title.
Still waiting to attack the Duke.
The five of them were still wondering if they had done something wrong just now, but now they suddenly felt that God's grace was so great and that their father was so loving. They all excitedly kowtowed and thanked them.
"You deserve this. I said when I started my army that I will never begrudge any rewards to those who work with me to drive out the Tartars and restore China."
After greeting the adopted sons and sitting down again, the emperor poured wine for them.
"Now that the four sides are generally stable, I plan to use troops against Burma. Unlike the previous capture of some border areas and forcing them to surrender and pay tribute, this time I hope to open up a channel from Yunnan to the sea, and even build colonial forts along the route.
Chain, which can attack north and south by land and water, first break through the royal capital of Myanmar, capture the king of Myanmar, and take him to Beijing, then establish a new king under control, sign a treaty, make them surrender, and allow the Ming Dynasty to colonize Myanmar
Trade, etc.”
Zhu Yihai's words revealed great ambitions. He had also talked to the prince before and discussed the Ming Dynasty's external approach in the future. Basically, Zhu Yihai took care of the two directions: west and north. In the future, just maintain this general pattern. In fact,
Control the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and use the north coast of the Caspian Sea as the sphere of influence, enclosing those territories into the exclusive area of the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, there is no room left in the east. The Ming Dynasty will support the Jurchens in the north of Korea to establish a Protectorate, and then slowly make it directly under the jurisdiction. If Korea continues to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, it can remain as it is, but after one or two hundred years, there may be
Slowly it became a special province of Ming Dynasty.
Japan will continue to allow them to attack the Northern and Southern Dynasties, allowing them to continue to weaken until they are finally swallowed up by the Ming Dynasty. On the Luzon side, the Ming Dynasty is now beginning to occupy some islands, but it will not go to war directly with Spain for the time being, until the Ming Dynasty occupies enough there.
If Spain had too much territory, or when Spain was so overwhelmed that it couldn't bear the pressure and started a war, the Ming Dynasty would defeat them and drive them away.
There is no rush in this regard. The Luzon Islands are so big, and the Spaniards only occupy a small area such as Manila. There are not many of them. If they lose the Chinese, the Spanish colonists will have a harder time, but if they don't start a war for the time being, that's fine.
It can ensure the stability of the Luzon-American route and trade with Spain and its colonists. After all, this old colonial empire occupies a very large territory in the Americas. The Ming Dynasty is also short of silver and hopes to continue trading with the Spanish in exchange for silver.
Silk, porcelain, tea, etc. from the Ming Dynasty now pass through Spain, and they still account for a large share, so there is no rush to start a war.
What remains is that the south is the main direction of attack in the future.
Compared with the ice and snow in Siberia, the long yellow sand in the Western Regions, and the vast sea in the east, although the weather in the south is hot and there are tropical rain forests, the south lacks a force strong enough to resist the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Taungoo dynasty of the Burmese people is called the Second Empire of Burma, it unified Burma. It was also very powerful and defeated the Ming army several times. It even destroyed the capital of the Ayutthaya dynasty of Siam and established puppets.
king.
At its most powerful, it almost unified Indochina.
However, the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar is the same as the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam. Although they are both rare unified dynasties, their centralization of power is not enough, the central power is relatively dispersed, and the strength is not stable. When the Ayutthaya Dynasty was strong, it invaded Myanmar.
They broke the capital, captured the king, and plundered the people. And when Toungoo was strong, they invaded Siam.
However, the long-term Thai-Burmese War, the arrival of colonists, and their lack of centralization have resulted in them being unstable and not strong enough.
Between Burma and Siam, Zhu Yihai chose to unite with Siam to conquer Burma first. This is because from Yunnan, you can enter Burma by following several major rivers. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has strengthened its control over Yunnan and the chieftains on the border, especially
Many forts were built there, many immigrants were added, a lot of grain, grass and weapons were accumulated, and many more soldiers and horses were stationed.
As long as you cross the mountainous jungles on the border, you can quickly reach the plains of Myanmar, and even follow the river directly into the sea.
Secondly, it was also because the Ming Dynasty had fought many wars with Myanmar. From the Hongwu to the Zhengtong years, the Ming Dynasty used various methods to crush the Luchuan Rebellion, and Myanmar was also involved.
During the Hongwu period at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Yuanzhang sent General Mu Ying to defeat the remaining Mongolian forces in Yunnan, he conquered Yunnan. The Ming Dynasty established six Xuanwei Divisions in the western and Antarctic borders of Yunnan, namely the Mengyang Xuanwei Division.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty granted the local upper-class members in some places in Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand the title of "Comfort Envoy". These chieftains accepted the title of the Ming Dynasty and obeyed the three divisions of Yunnan (i.e., the Chief Envoy Division, the Chief Envoy Division and the Inspection Division).
The Ming Dynasty implemented a system of internal and external divisions in the southwest. Those directly under the Yunnan Chief Secretary were the Twelve Prefectures, the Seven Military and Civilian Prefectures, the three military and civilian commanders Huai, the First Prefecture, and the Second Chief Officials. Those belonging to the Waiyi Yamen were the Sixth Military and Civilian Xuanwei Division, and the Second
Yuyifu, Sanxuanfusi, Siyuyizhou and Eryuyi Changguansi.
These foreign barbarians were also included in the Ming Dynasty's rule in the early Ming Dynasty. However, the rebellion in Luchuan and the unification of Myanmar by the Toungoo Dynasty gradually caused the central court of the Ming Dynasty to gradually lose control of Myanmar.
In the Battle of Sichuan, Luchuan was defeated, but for the Ming Dynasty, it actually still lost the control of the foreign chieftains.
Faced with the Taungoo army's attack, the Burmese chieftains asked the Ming Dynasty for help, but the Ming Dynasty could no longer control it.
During the Wanli period, the Burmese army, led by the chieftain, even invaded the interior of Yunnan many times, plundering without success.
The Ming-Burma War from the Jiajing to the Wanli years lasted for more than half a century. Although the scale was not too large and the main battlefields were in the West Antarctic, it completely destroyed the Ming Dynasty's golden red card system.
The Ming Dynasty was forced to set up eight passes, two forts and 24 villages in Yunnan to defend against invasion.
Historically, Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty fled to Burma, and the former leader of the Celestial Dynasty was disarmed by the Burmese king and became a prisoner. Finally, he was handed over to the Qing army by the Burmese.
For Zhu Yihai, whether it is history from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, or future history, or the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the entangled battles between the two sides should be resolved while they have the strength now.
Especially looking at the future, it is very important if the Yunnan direction can open up the Myanmar estuary. At that time, Myanmar will pass through the Red River to Annan and Jiaozhi to the east, directly to the Beibu Gulf, allowing Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi to also have transportation and trade, and southward through Myanmar.
Entering the Indian Ocean and the Myanmar Sea, it can drive the economy of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and even Kangzang.
The future is an era of oceans. Myanmar faces the Indian Ocean and has the benefits of maritime trade. It can also become an excellent food-producing area and can also grow cotton, sugar cane, spices, etc.
For a place like this, the Western Region is much better than Siberia, and it is close to the sea, so there is no interference from other stronger forces.
The only thing that affects it is the hot climate over there.
In the past, the Central Plains dynasty stopped in Yunnan, or even outside of Yunnan, because the productivity could not reach it, and it was also because the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau could not be truly conquered. However, it took the Ming Dynasty nearly three hundred years to completely conquer Yunnan-Guizhou. Although there were still many chieftains,
But this place can already become the forward base camp and logistics base for the attack on Myanmar.
Especially since Zhu Yihai now has a powerful naval fleet and a Nanyang base at Longyamen, he can attack Myanmar from there at sea.
Especially now Myanmar is relatively weak.
At this time, the Toungoo Dynasty began to weaken. The Arakan Kingdom of Arakan, which they surrendered to the northwest, had a fleet of 300 galleys. It had defeated the invasion of the Portuguese and the invasion of the Mughal Empire.
The Qian and Ayutthaya dynasties of Siam both caused the decline of the Toungoo dynasty. To make matters worse, the Portuguese left and the Dutch came again.
The Dutch set up offices in Shawar and Alien, and Shalian became the most important trading port in southern Myanmar. The French and British also came one after another.
The Ming Dynasty was just north of Myanmar. How could it lag behind others? How could such a big piece of fat be overtaken by others?
The nearly 3,000 miles of coastline along the southern coast of Myanmar are composed of the estuary deltas of various rivers. The rich water and land resources are rare.
During Zhu Yuanzhang's era, he was able to seize Yunnan, allowing the southwestern region of the Tang Dynasty to be basically completely separated from the Central Plains, return to the embrace of the Central Plains dynasty, and even achieve actual control. It was not easy.
Although it is said that the failure to further engulf Burma was due to geographical environment and other restrictions. After all, in the early Ming Dynasty, Yunnan and Guizhou were almost foreign lands. It was not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to conquer, but it was not difficult to guard it for a long time and return it to Chinese culture.
easy.
But now, with the base camp of Yunnan, countless Han people there, and the garrison, especially Zhu Yihai, who was named Zhongxing, it was actually the Shao Tian Dynasty that started from scratch. Now it is the most efficient time in all aspects.
In addition, he can also cross by sea, and with the power of cannons and warships, now is the best time to take Burma.
When the Toungoo Dynasty was at its most powerful, it almost destroyed the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam and occupied almost the entire Indochina Peninsula. Only Annan on the east coast was left, occupying several cities and almost all of the Malay Peninsula.
It even reached the vicinity of Chuxiong, Yunnan, directly threatening Kunming.
However, the Burmese people also have many problems. First of all, the Taungoo dynasty was established by the Burmese people, but the Burmese people did not account for the majority in Myanmar at this time. The Shan, Mon, and Rakhine ethnic groups were very powerful. The Rakhine people established the
The Arakan Kingdom was never even annexed by Taungoo.
The chieftains of the Shan and Mon ethnic groups in the north actually only rule by Jisi.
In the eyes of many Central Plains people, slaves, Wusi Zang, Duogan, the Western Regions, Burma, and Jiaozhi are all barbaric lands. They even despise North Korea, let alone Burma.
But now the attitude of Shaotian's court has changed greatly. The biggest reason is that the court has changed from a restrained to an expansionary. This change is caused by the emphasis on foreign trade and the restrictions on mergers and acquisitions by the Central Plains landowners.
They were even driven out of the country through measures such as sharing the land with farmers and making them keen on development, because development is profitable.
Myanmar has gems, spices, food, slaves, and even many important minerals. Who wouldn't be tempted by such a big piece of fat meat?
Myanmar was unified during the Jiajing period, and its heyday was during the Wanli period. By this time, it had reached its peak and declined. Not only did the old rival Siamese Ayutthaya dynasty revive, but even Arakan, the Arakan people, was no longer under the control of Taungoo, and was under the control of Shaotian.
After regaining control of Yunnan, the chieftains in northern Myanmar also began to turn to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty used trade as a lure to intervene in northern Myanmar, and took advantage of the conflicts between the chieftains to provoke wars. Then the Ming Dynasty intervened to mediate and even took the opportunity to occupy the land, and had a great time
Almost.
No matter from any aspect, Ming Dynasty now has the conditions to fully attack Burma, completely conquer Burma, and make it a colony.
"I plan to let the five of you join forces and attack Burma together."
"Success and Victory, you two partners, send troops from the sea to Longyamen, use this as a base, sail west to the southern coast of Myanmar and land on it, seize their big trading port, establish a fortress and stronghold, and contain some of Myanmar's troops."
"Zhongyi, Pengfei, and Dingguo, you three partners, send troops from Yunnan and press from north to south!"
Zhu Yihai set the tone for this war, which was to first attack the capital of Toungu. Even if he did not capture King Toungu alive, he would first occupy the capital, and then force Toungu to sign an alliance under the city. At the very least, he would let them control the northern border.
The chieftains were assigned to the Ming Dynasty, and one or two ports along the southern coast were to be ceded to the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, Ming Dynasty can take steps to prepare for the next destruction of Burma.
If we can succeed in the first battle and capture the king, it will be even better. We can directly support a puppet king and make Myanmar directly a tributary of the Ming Dynasty. There will be no restrictions on the Ming Dynasty's military garrison and trade.
"You are all battle-hardened warriors. You don't have to worry about money, food, ordnance. I'll give it to you. All you need is to study how to fight this battle. You must be confident, but you must not underestimate the enemy."
"Back then, Burma was originally under the Xuanwei Division of the Ming Dynasty, but later it repeatedly rebelled and invaded Yunnan. Now this feud must be settled."
The marching route is also ready-made, that is, the Southwest Silk Road of the Han Dynasty, also called the Shu Shen Du Road. This road starts from Sichuan, enters Kunming, and reaches Dali, Baoshan, Dehong, and Ruili. When it reaches the border, it reaches the west.
Facing the north and south, there are Hanlong Pass, Tianma Pass, Huju Pass, Tiebi Pass, Tongbi Pass, Wanren Pass, Jushi Pass, Shenhu Pass and other passes.
There are also the Ruili River and the Daying River, and the Nanzhu River merges into the Yinlowaddy River. Through the Eight Passes, the Ming army can enter the valley plains of Myanmar. In the past, the difficulty was logistical supply support and the inability to adapt to the unfamiliar geography and climate.
But these problems are not troublesome nowadays.
The five adopted sons of the emperor who had just been granted the title of Duke all accepted the decree with high arms in their chests, especially Zhao Zhongyi, who had previously been guarding the border of Yunnan. In the past few years, he had already carried out operations in the areas of Bhamo, Myitkyina, Meinong, etc. outside the Eight Passes.
Local infiltration not only supported a group of chieftains who were close to the Ming Dynasty, but also directly established new castle garrisons in those places.
If the emperor had not given permission before, he would have crossed the Yinlowaddy River and even went down the river to Taungoo.
The five adopted sons used to have unified aspects, but now the emperor asked them to join forces to conquer Burma in the south. Their original positions were handed over to other generals, such as letting Zhou Rui, his in-law, take over the post of admiral of the East China Sea Fleet.