The well-known female scholar, Her Royal Highness the Imperial Princess Zhao Zhenfang, is in India at this time.
To be precise, I went to Bangladesh with my husband to take up his post.
Zheng Sen became the chief envoy at a young age, and then he was transferred to the central government. As a consort, he had already touched the ceiling. As the princes and princesses got married and had children one after another, the number of clans increased, and Zheng Sen was granted the title.
The title was transferred to manage the clan mansion.
What is there to take care of in the Zongren Mansion?
Feeling really bored, Zheng Sen applied to be transferred overseas.
He successively served as the governor of Pattani and Malacca, and achieved remarkable achievements in both cases.
The first is the northwest coastal area of Malacca, which belongs to the disputed territory of the two sultanates of Surok and Pahang. In order to compete for territory, the two countries often fought. The losing side always sent envoys to Nanjing to complain, and the Nanjing court
The Governor of Malacca will be responsible for coordination.
The previous governors of Malacca were mainly committed to development and immigration.
When Zheng Sen took over, there were more than 80,000 Han people in Malacca (including mixed descendants). He secretly incited the two vassal states to fight, and then stepped forward to mediate. Then he divided the disputed areas between the two countries, and all the rest
With the addition of Malacca, the area under the jurisdiction of the Malacca Governor-General more than doubled.
Immediately, Zheng Sen was transferred to the governorship of Pattani, which had a much smaller territory, with only a port city and surrounding countryside.
The Queen of Pattani was childless and was forced to live in exile in Coconut City. It was the Governor of Coconut City who helped her return to the country. She didn’t even have any close followers in the country, and everything she looked at was opposition. She had to rely on the Chinese garrison to maintain her rule.
After the queen's death, China officially sent a governor to take over.
The first governor-general quietly immigrated to strengthen the strength of the Han people and united with the local Peranakans.
By the time of the second governor-general, the conflict between Tucai and China could no longer be eased. The indigenous nobles conspired to launch a rebellion, killing two Chinese officials and one soldier. The governor-general mobilized troops to quickly put down the rebellion, and at the same time a great purge was carried out in Pattani.
The third governor, develop the territory with peace of mind.
Zheng Sen is the fourth Governor of Pattani. He is very lucky. Several predecessors have helped him lay the foundation for expansion.
They still used the method of sowing discord to make several princes fight among themselves, and then sent people to assassinate the sultan of the Great Mud Kingdom. Once the sultan died, the four princes accused each other of patricide, starting a bloody palace coup mode.
When the time was right, Zheng Sen suddenly sent troops to quell the chaos, and then annexed the entire Big Mu Kingdom.
There was a good reason for annexation, because the Dadi Kingdom and the Pattani Governor-General were originally one body, and the Queen of Pattani had a higher legal authority than the royal family of the Dadi Kingdom. The prince who survived was thrown to Nanjing to become a rich man
.The area of the Pattani Governor-General District has expanded more than ten times in Zheng Sen’s hands!
With two consecutive achievements in expanding the territory, and the fact that Zheng Sen was originally the consort, he had already received a title, and was successively awarded the title of earl. Zhao Han has always been very stingy, especially when it comes to overseas expansion. Since it is less difficult, he has been rewarded with titles.
Not happy enough.
Subsequently, Zheng Sen was transferred to Chittagong.
The Bengal Empire had long since collapsed, and the previous Governor of Chittagong took advantage of the situation to take over various ports along the coast. The Governorate of Chittagong was also upgraded and renamed the Governorate of Bengal, and Zheng Sen was the first Governor of Bengal.
In terms of importance, Bangladesh can rival Luzon.
Farming here is developed, and the food output is amazing. Moreover, it has a large amount of century-old teak, making it the largest warship timber base in China!
When Zheng Sen took office here, his first task was to establish a shipyard!
Zhao Zhenfang had been separated from her husband for many years, and she couldn't bear the loneliness, so she also came to Bangladesh to settle down.
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Dhaka, the seat of the Governor-General of Bengal.
Before the old emperor of Bangladesh died of illness, he expanded the palace here and built a palace covering an area of 130,000 square meters in an extravagant manner.
Now, the palace has become the governor's palace and military camp.
Zheng Sen and Zhao Zhenfang lived in the innermost building, and the outer buildings became barracks for Chinese soldiers.
Early in the morning, Zhao Zhenfang finished dressing and took a carriage to the Buriganga River to attend the completion ceremony of the Dhaka Temple.
The carriage was a gift from the nobles of the Bengal state, and the carriage was even covered with gold foil.
In the entire Bengal, except for the coastal ports, China only occupied Dhaka. The rest of the area was still in the hands of the local princes. They would regularly send taxes and continue to be their own local overlords.
For the princes of the princes, this kind of life was very comfortable, far easier than serving the cruel emperor of Bengal.
Even when there was a rebellion, the princes of the feudal states would help China fight the war and bear the cost of sending troops themselves. Through war and plunder, they could make money and express their loyalty to the Chinese governor.
More than a hundred years ago, Bangladesh was very strong and resisted the attacks of the Mughal founding army.
But after the country was destroyed, those with backbone died long ago, and they have always submitted to the governor sent by the Mughal emperor. The Bengal emperor a few years ago was also an outsider to the princes of the Bengal state. Now China occupies this place.
, is nothing more than replacing a foreign ruler.
Regardless of religious factors, although they both belong to Taoism, Bangladesh and Delhi belong to different sects. In contrast, Bangladeshis are more tolerant of the existence of Taoism, at least the religious leaders are not afraid of being robbed of their followers.
The governor and his wife left the palace, with only thirty Datong troops around them.
The remaining more than two hundred guards were all Bengali soldiers.
The officers were from Kshatriyas, the soldiers were from Vaishyas, and the core members even owned flintlock rifles. Taking to the streets, they all held their heads high and were proud of their status as the governor's bodyguards.
Mirza rode in front to clear the way. He was the youngest son of a prince of a prince, and his father was one of the first to surrender.
"Snapped!"
Mirza drew his whip and hit a passer-by who had given way because he did not give way far enough.
Seeing the people fleeing in a hurry, Mirza couldn't help laughing.
Although Zheng Sen asked him to treat the civilians well many times, Mirza believed that he must always show his majesty so that the civilians can respect the governor.
Because he is loyal enough, the Governor-General has promised to take him to Nanjing when he returns to China, and recommend him to enter Jinling University. As long as he gets his diploma, he can serve as a senior native official in the Governor-General's Office when he returns to Bangladesh.
Selling the country for glory?
Mirza and other Bengalis have no such concept at all.
They have long been accustomed to being ruled by foreign races. As long as their own interests are not violated, they are willing to submit to foreign races. If they can still get benefits, they are the most loyal lackeys and are willing to do anything for the foreign rulers.
Forty minutes later, the governor's team arrived at the river.
This area used to be a swamp area where only a few fishermen lived. After the swamp was drained, it was specially used to resettle Han people. At first it was just merchants, but later immigrants gradually came, and now the number of Han people is close to 2,000.
The two thousand Han people are all merchants and craftsmen - barbers and shoe repairers are also considered craftsmen.
There will definitely still be Han farmers in the future, and farmland will have to be distributed. As for the original owners of the farmland, they can just kill them, and some lackeys will help.
Zheng Sen promoted a large number of nobles from outside the country and asked them to come to Dhaka to serve as officials. Instead, the local nobles in Dhaka were suppressed. The main conflict now has become the battle between the foreign nobles and the local nobles.
"The governor is here, the lady is here!"
shouted a Chinese guard.
Mirza, who led his army to clear the way, also shouted in poor Chinese: "The governor is here, the lady is here!"
A group of Han merchants and craftsmen had already been waiting outside the Tianfei Temple. At this moment, they collectively bowed to the carriage. And the Bengalis further outside all knelt down. They were the workers building the Tianfei Temple.
Zheng Sen took Zhao Zhenfang out of the car and said with a smile, "No courtesy for everyone."
All the Han people received the gifts and stood upright, but the Bengalis still knelt and prostrate on the ground and did not even dare to look directly at the governor.
This set of etiquette was told to Zheng Sen by the previous Governor of Chittagong when he handed over the work.
In the entire Indian region in a broad sense, the hierarchical system is strict. Don't try to break it. Instead, you must make good use of it so that you can rule easily. Otherwise, chaos will inevitably occur.
When Zhao Zhenfang first came to Bangladesh, she was a little uncomfortable, but gradually she started to enjoy it.
Who doesn’t want to be a master?
In the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Zhenfang had more than thirty servants dedicated to taking care of her daily life.
The cost of raising slaves is not high, as long as they provide food and shelter. As long as they are rewarded with some clothing and copper coins, those slaves will burst into tears of gratitude. Ordinary slaves do not need to be paid at all, because that is the privilege of high-level slaves, and only slaves who have been promoted to management are paid.
Of course, Zhao Zhenfang is kind-hearted and often helps the poor, especially beggars on the street. When she sees beggars, she always thinks of her own childhood experience.
The charity tradition originating from Hinduism makes Zhao Zhenfang's charity behavior even more noble. This is in line with local customs and teachings. Therefore, Bengalis respect Zhao Zhenfang more than Zheng Sen. They believe that the governor's wife is the reincarnation of a certain god.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
It wasn't gunfire, it was firecrackers.
It is not only to welcome the governor and his wife, but also to celebrate the completion of Tianfei Temple.
The construction of the Tianfei Temple outside Dhaka did not cause any disturbance. The main religious contradiction here is the contradiction between the majority believers and the minority Hindus, and the contradiction between the local sect and the imported Sufi sect.
Zheng Sen's policy of religious freedom actually concealed a vicious plan, causing various sects to suffer a bloody blow.
A middle-aged Taoist priest and several disciples welcomed Zheng Sen and Zhao Zhenfang into the Tianfei Temple.
"Taoist Master Qin, this Tianfei Temple is a bit shabby, and there are not many Taoist priests in the temple." Zheng Sen joked.
Taoist priest Qin said: "Sincerity leads to spiritual success, it doesn't matter the size of the temple."
Zheng Sen suddenly asked: "How is the missionary work going?"
Taoist Qin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I have finally learned to speak the local dialect, but I can't find any locals willing to join the religion."
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time," Zheng Sen said, "Use your Taoist strengths and leave the lower-class civilians alone. See if you can absorb local nobles and wealthy businessmen."
While talking, he had already walked to the main hall.
Zhao Zhenfang knelt down and prayed in front of Mazu, asking her to send her grandchildren. Her second son gave birth to four children in a row, and all of them were daughters. She had already decided to adopt one from her eldest son.
In some areas, Mazu also works part-time to deliver children...
A speedboat came up the river, and a messenger went to the Governor's Palace in the city, and then rode on horseback to the Tianfei Temple.
"Governor, there is an urgent order from the court!"
Zheng Sen opened the seal and took a look, but he was asked to mobilize his troops.
The imperial court is preparing to capture Ceylon and drive the Netherlands completely out of Asia. The Governor of Bengal must summon 10,000 native soldiers to be sent to Ceylon on a ship next year to serve as cannon fodder. The King of Jin in South India has also received an order and must send three troops next year.
