Sha Dingzhou really ran away, but this guy didn't dare to go to Kunming, so he went straight south along Ming Lake (Yangzonghai), and fled like crazy through the ravine.
After he came out of the mountain, he plunged into the ravine near Fuxian Lake and wound his way towards Mengzi, the Sha family's old nest.
At this moment, the Guangxi Datong Army has reached Maitreya Prefecture and the Third Department of Education (Wenshan). The nearest Datong Army is less than 200 miles away from Mengzi, but that is a straight-line distance, and it has to go through mountains and ridges all the way.
Sha Dingzhou returned to his hometown in Mengzi and asked the more than two thousand cavalrymen to take their relatives and set off immediately, taking away the money and food they had hoarded.
Along the mountain trade road, he went to Vietnam.
Although this trade road is remote, there are many caravans coming and going. Goods from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are transported by horse caravans to the Sino-Vietnamese border, which is the Hekou in later generations. The Lao Cai area can be followed directly along the Tao River to Thang Long Province (Hanoi, Vietnam)
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The large area west of the river mouth, from Jinping County in later generations to Laizhou City in Vietnam, all belongs to the Mu family's private territory!
The Laizhou urban area of Vietnam was still on the border at this time. About 300 square kilometers of land was quietly occupied by the Mu family. Historically, it was inherited by Wu Sangui. After Wu Sangui's death, it was occupied by Vietnam.
Although there is no government office in Lao Cai, as a border commercial wharf, the Zheng regime of Vietnam's Northern Dynasties has always stationed troops here.
Sha Dingzhou came with more than two thousand cavalry. Counting family members and servants, there were seven to eight thousand people.
The Vietnamese army was shocked, and after asking carefully, they found out that they actually came to seek refuge.
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Vietnam, Thang Long Province.
Zheng Zhi is 69 years old this year. He is old but his heart is not old. He took the initiative to provoke the war four years ago. Moreover, he sent troops for two consecutive years and suffered repeated defeats. He vowed to destroy the Nguyen ruler's regime in southern Vietnam.
Lose.
During this period, we also received help from the Dutch.
The East India Company not only shipped artillery, but also Dutch gunners, and even considered selling matchlock guns.
The reason why the Netherlands got involved is because the Nguyen regime in the south burned down churches and expelled Dutch merchants several years ago. Today, in the Vietnamese market, Dutch merchants are the main ones in the Northern Dynasties of Zheng, and Han merchants are the main ones in the Southern Dynasty of Nguyen.
"My lord, our dynasty must never take Sha Dingzhou in, otherwise China will be punished," Zheng Rongfu, the official of Lifan, said.
Li Gang, the commander of the army, retorted: "Our country has dangerous mountains and rivers, and the mountains and ridges can block the Han army. We are not afraid that the Han army will not come. If they come, the miasma poisonous insects will be enough to bear, and the water and soil will not be suitable for them and they will be infected with the plague. When the time comes,
Our army seizes the opportunity to attack, can't we achieve a great victory?"
Huban Zhifan Wu Zongru said: "China has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population. It can be defeated once, twice or even ten times, and how many times can our army win? My lord, the southern expedition failed three years ago, and the national treasury is already empty of money and food. My lord.
He also asked the Ministry of Revenue to raise food to prepare for the next southern expedition. At this critical moment, how can we provoke powerful enemies again?"
Vietnam's official system is fully imitated in China.
There were six in the Ming Dynasty, and there were six in Vietnam.
The Ming Dynasty has six subjects, and Vietnam has six chapters.
There are five temples in the Ming Dynasty, and there is an additional Shangbao Temple in Vietnam, which is responsible for the emperor's seal. This was temporarily added by Zheng Zheng's regime. In the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs were in charge of the seals. In Vietnam, of course, the powerful ministers were in charge of the seals. The puppet emperor could not touch the jade seal.
Moreover, Master Zheng of Vietnam also played Zhang Juzheng’s tricks.
Zhang Juzheng used Liu Ke to seize the power of the Six Ministries, and Lord Zheng also used Liu Fan to seize the power of the Six Ministries.
After listening to what Hufan Wu Zongru said, Zheng Jie was inclined to have good relations with China and refused to allow Sha Dingzhou to lead troops to join him. After all, there was still a Ruan ruler in the south whose regime had not been destroyed. He sent troops to the south twice in a row and failed, leaving the national treasury empty.
It is indeed not advisable to provoke a strong enemy.
Li Gang cupped his hands and said, "My lord, if we make good friends with China, are we going to return the Mu Family Xun Village?"
Mu Family Xunzhuang is the Mu family's private territory. Some of it was given by the imperial court, but most of it is occupied by the Mu family themselves.
Mu Tianbo was driven around by Sha Dingzhou, so he naturally couldn't care about his own village. There was no official government there, and it was all managed by the slaves of the Mu family. The slaves took their tenants to Vietnam and took the opportunity to embezzle the land of the Mu family, and Vietnam
I would also be happy to have more territory to pay taxes on.
This old guy Zheng Jie has a strong desire to expand. How can he be willing to spit out the territory he has swallowed in his mouth?
Wu Zongru saw that he was deep in thought and quickly spoke out to advise: "My Lord, don't make enemies of the Celestial Kingdom because of a little bit of land. Otherwise, you may be in danger of annihilation!"
Zheng Zhi raised his hand to signal for silence. He wanted to think about this matter hard.
That piece of land was really not small. After all, the Zheng family only controlled half of Vietnam. Moreover, some of the northern territories of Vietnam in later generations were still in the hands of the Southern Kingdom (Laos).
After being silent for a full two-quarters of an hour, Zheng Jie said: "The two thousand cavalry in Shadingzhou are really an important force and will be used in future battles with the Ruan clan. The newly annexed land in the north will become the territory of our dynasty.
, naturally we cannot give it up lightly..."
At this point, Zheng Zheng changed the topic: "However, China cannot be offended. He ordered the Ministry of Rites to immediately select an envoy to Nanjing with credentials and maps to offer soil as a vassal. If Emperor Zhao of Nanjing asks for Sha Dingzhou
, then we will send it to him when the time comes. Emperor Zhao wants the Mu Family Village, so we will return some to him when the time comes."
This old guy made a good plan. He accepted Sha Dingzhou first and let Sha Dingzhou lead his troops to fight against the Ruan family.
After the use was over, the Chinese emperor asked about it, and then he trapped Sha Dingzhou and sent his head to Nanjing. By the way, he also devoured Sha Dingzhou's people and property!
As for the private territory of the Mu family, it can be relied on as much as possible, and it will be returned if it cannot be relied on, and only a part of it will be tentatively returned. If Emperor Zhao reacts strongly, it will not be too late to return all the territory.
"Lord Shengming!"
The officials immediately shouted that they were very satisfied with this approach.
After receiving the order, the border soldiers took Sha Dingzhou across the river. When they arrived in Vietnam, Sha Dingzhou felt that he had escaped, but he did not dare to take it lightly and was always on guard against the Vietnamese having bad intentions.
But they say that Vietnamese people are also suffering. The country has been divided for hundreds of years and has been in a state of war.
More than 20 years ago, civil strife broke out in the Zheng family, and they first fought on their own. Then, the Zheng family fought against the Mo Dynasty until the year Chongzhen succeeded to the throne. More than ten years ago, the Zheng family took the initiative to fight against the Ruan family.
After the defeat, the army rested. Four years ago and three years ago, the Zheng family, who had saved enough money and food, sent troops to fight against the Ruan family again.
This is still the north. The Ruan family in the south has also been fighting and expanding its territory southward.
The Vietnamese people are heavily taxed and suffer from starvation. From the continuous outbreak of uprisings, they have become numb.
Let Chinese businessmen go to Vietnam to buy grain?
Sorry, the Vietnamese themselves don't have enough to eat. There are gentry and merchants who are willing to sell some at a high price, but they are controlled by the northern and southern courts. Both Lord Zheng and Lord Nguyen need food for the war, and they do not allow too much domestic food to flow out.
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Sha Dingzhou was defeated and fled, leaving only small chieftains from various places in Yunnan.
A pile of loose sand cannot turn the sky upside down, but three regular divisions of the Datong Army are enough to level the Yunnan Chieftain several times.
After Ding Jiasheng occupied Mengzi, he fought all the way to Xichudiansi (southeast of Honghe Prefecture), where a slave of the Mu family came to see him.
"General, please take back the country!" The slave knelt down when he saw him.
Ding Jiasheng asked: "What is your name?"
The slave replied: "Report to the general, the younger one's name is Mu En. He was originally the son of a small village head of the Mu family's village. Some evil slaves killed my father, took the farm and went to Annan, and dedicated all the land of the Mu family.
Give it to the small country of Fanbang!"
The matter was definitely not that simple. It was probably due to uneven distribution of the spoils, which led to the Mu family's slaves killing each other.
But Ding Jiasheng was too lazy to ask such a thing, and only said: "How much land was taken away by Annan Kingdom?"
Mu En replied: "It's as big as two or three counties!"
This guy is exaggerating to cause trouble, but he is not too outrageous. 300 square kilometers is indeed enough for one or two small counties.
Those lands, without official names, were divided into manors one after another, and each manor was managed by the Mu family. Among them, there were even military camps set up by the Ming Dynasty, and the military households and land were all misappropriated by the Mu family.
Moreover, this is only a part of Mujiazhuang's land. Mujia's land is spread throughout Yunnan.
"It's two or three counties, and it was swallowed up by the Annan Kingdom?" Ding Jiasheng began to talk to himself.
If it were Huang Yao and Liu Xinyu, they would definitely lead their troops to kill them and take the territory back from Vietnam.
But Ding Jiasheng was a scholar. After picking up a copy of "Datong Collection" and reading it, he dared to rebel against the landlords and divide their land. His political sense was extremely keen. Ever since Annan invaded and occupied the Guangxi border a few years ago, the imperial court had always ordered the troops to stand still.
It can be seen that the emperor must be playing tricks on Annan.
Ding Jiasheng thought about it, wrote a memorial, and sent someone to Nanjing immediately.
He deliberately left those territories unconquered and resolutely refused to confront the Vietnamese army. His purpose was nothing more than to give the emperor an excuse to send troops in the future, and it could also paralyze Vietnam's ruler Zheng and his ministers, making them feel that China had no interest in those territories.
Two months later, Zhao Han received the memorial from Ding Jiasheng and smiled and said to the cabinet ministers: "Among the commanders of each division, the only ones with long-term vision are Lu Xiangsheng, Li Dingguo, and Ding Jiasheng. The rest can only be regarded as military seniors, and they may not be able to fight in the war.
I'm good at it, but I'm not very good at running a country."
Song Yingxing said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, I have met a man who is both wise and brave."
"The Zheng family in Annan is very courageous," Zhao Han couldn't help but sigh. "Annan is divided into two. The Zheng family can't even defeat the Ruan family. How dare he occupy Chinese territory and not let it go?"
Pang Chunlai said: "It's just that the power has made people stupid. Just like the Sha Dingzhou and Wan clan, there are only tens of thousands of native soldiers, most of whom were recruited in the past two years. A few forces dare to occupy most of Yunnan, and dare to ask for Yunnan from His Majesty
Proclaim the office of comfort envoy."
Zhao Han said: "Let him go for two years. After the Yunnan chieftains are completely pacified and the people of all ethnic groups are appeased, I will send troops to Annan to ask for an explanation."
Li Banghua hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not give any advice.
In Li Banghua's opinion, the country has experienced more than ten years of war and natural disasters, and the next thing to do is to cultivate one's health.
As for the territory, it can be expanded to the west to Jiayuguan, to the north to Hetao, and to the east to the boundary of the Liao Great Wall. Hami and other places outside Jiayuguan, the grassland areas in the north, the territory east of the Liao Great Wall, as well as Qinghai and Tibet.
These settings are all set up, and it is enough to carry out restraint and rule.
There is really no need to go to war and occupy the harsh and barren land. It will not produce much food, but will have to pay for maintenance costs.
Annan, just send troops to fight until he declares himself a vassal. It would be nice to take back the territory he deserves and let Annan send envoys to pay tribute. The Ming Dynasty also occupied Annan and established Jiaozhi Province. However, the result was the same rebellion and independence. The Ming court did not know why.
How much military expenditure is consumed?
But Zhao Han was the founding emperor, and even ten cows couldn't pull back what he believed in, so Li Banghua didn't even bother to persuade him.
