Chapter 878 874 [Pingnan Military and Civilian House]
Chapter 878 874 [Pingnan Military and Civilian Mansion]
"The Siam and Mon coalition forces have captured Toungoo City," Ding Jiasheng took out a military intelligence letter with a strange smile, "The Burmese in Toungoo City...were all killed, and there were piles of corpses inside and outside the city. There.
The five hundred Tatung troops are ordering the Siam and Mon people to collect the corpses and burn them to prevent the plague from breaking out when the weather gets warmer."
Yang Zhan sighed: "What a great hatred."
Ding Jiasheng said: "In the past hundred years, Siam has been besieged the capital many times, and even the capital fell twice. The Meng people have been oppressed for a long time, and they were massacred every time they revolted. This time they find an opportunity, they will definitely attack
A blood debt must be paid with blood."
Taungoo City is the old capital of the Taungoo Dynasty in Myanmar. It was less than 30 years ago when the capital was moved. There are a large number of Burmese nobles living there.
It is estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 Burmese people in the city alone were slaughtered.
In addition, throughout Lower Burma, the Burmese landowners who had no time to escape were almost all killed. Even if they ran away, their land was taken away, and many Burmese farmers became slaves, while the Mon slaves were freed.
Ding Jiasheng sent an order and the envoy took it to Taungoo.
Dongyu City.
Yang Dongkui asked: "What did the general of the Celestial Dynasty say?"
King Narai sighed: "Well, General Ding asked me to withdraw my troops, saying that the war in the north is over."
Yang Dongkui comforted him and said, "Your Highness, it doesn't matter if we withdraw the troops, we have already gained a lot this time."
Siam did gain something this time and took the opportunity to capture two big cities and a large coastal area - Burma's land in the Malay Peninsula, south of Mawlamyine, was swallowed up by Siam.
In addition, Siam also grabbed a lot of goods.
The Siamese and Mongolian allied forces plundered randomly along the way, and the 500 Datong troops were too lazy to take care of it, and they couldn't control it at all. But half of what they grabbed must be handed over to the Datong army, and the rest can be distributed among themselves (there must be something hidden)
Don’t take it out privately).
As the newly crowned king, Nalai had won a series of great external victories and expanded a large area of territory, which was enough to consolidate his dominance.
Not losing money, and making a lot of money.
King Narai was worried that China was also expanding southward, and its influence on the Indochina Peninsula was getting stronger.
Moreover, the Eight Hundred Division will definitely become a subsidiary force of China and will be completely separated from Siam's control in the future. The jurisdiction of the Eight Hundred Division will be Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and other areas in Thailand in later generations.
The arm could not twist the thigh. Since China asked to withdraw its troops, King Lai had no choice but to return home with his troops.
Once the Siamese army left, the Meng people finally felt relaxed.
The leaders of the Mon rebel army led their troops north one after another, grabbing them almost all the way. They killed Burmese landowners when they saw them, and robbed Burmese people when they saw them. Even the Burmese who fled back to their hometown from Bagan broke their troops.
More than two thousand people were killed by the Mon army on the way.
Ding Jiasheng and Yang Zhan stayed in Bagan to do post-war work and did not lead troops to attack Ava, the capital of Myanmar.
They have already earned enough military glory, and they must leave some for their friendly forces.
A few days later, good news came one after another.
Huang Yao's army successfully captured Anzhengguo City.
The inspection division led by Lu Liangqi abandoned the chieftain coalition and most of the baggage, marched quickly across the mountains and valleys, and fought from the east to the city of Awa. After learning that the king was defeated on the front line, the army in the capital of Myanmar opened the city and surrendered without resistance.
Immediately, generals from all walks of life gathered in Ava for a meeting.
Huang Yao was the first to speak: "The north cannot just swallow up Mengyang and Mubang. Although the terrain on the border is conducive to offense and defense, the food grown cannot supply the army. If there is another war in the future, military food must be transported from Yunnan. At least Anzheng Guocheng must be transported.
It also occupies a large area of plains along the river that can be cultivated."
Lu Liangqi also said: "Menggen must also occupy it and connect it with Mubang. It will take decades to build post stations and post roads along the way. Otherwise, if we send troops to fight in the future, 80% of the time will be spent traveling over mountains and ridges.
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"I agree. After all, Xiao Zuo doesn't know how to fight, and the information provided must be corrected." Ding Jiasheng supported.
The generals jointly signed a petition, and while waiting for the court's order, they also called together the chieftains of northern Burma, the Burmese lords, and the Mon leaders.
Huang Yao said to these people: "The Toungoo Kingdom has been destroyed, and a new dynasty should be established in this land of Burma. The emperor of the Celestial Empire has ordered that a kingdom be built in the south, with the Meng as the king. And a kingdom in the north, with the Dai people as king.
Someone will be the king. The chieftain in the car prays with swords and wood. He has always been loyal and obedient. This time he sent troops with merit, and he can be the king of the Dai people."
Dao Mu prayed for a moment, then he was overjoyed.
In fact, he is not even the toast, the toast in the car is his nephew. And there are mountains everywhere in the car, how can it compare with the fertile plains of central Myanmar?
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
Dao Mu prayed so excitedly that he knelt down and kowtowed to the north: "Thanks to your majesty's appreciation and respect, if I become a king, I will be loyal to the Celestial Dynasty from generation to generation, and I will be a barrier to the Celestial Dynasty forever!"
These words were spoken from the bottom of his heart. At least at this moment, Dao Muqin was filled with gratitude to Emperor Zhao.
Huang Yao added: "Chief Meng Lian and Chief Meng Gong are the left and right prime ministers of the Dai Kingdom. You can bring your soldiers and tribesmen to move here and choose a fiefdom. You can discuss the details with Dao Mu Prairie."
The two chieftains were a little confused, but the plains of Central Myanmar were fertile and rich, so they didn't object much.
Huang Yao continued: "The remaining chieftains can choose to move to Dai country, or they can stay in their original places and become mayors."
Just when the little chieftains were hesitating, Dao Muqin, the "King of Dai", took the initiative to send out an invitation: "Come all of you. As long as you come, everyone will have a fiefdom and become a high official!"
Dao Muqiu's thinking was very clear. He came to be the king of the Dai Kingdom. He was unfamiliar with the place, and his military strength was somewhat insufficient. He could not suppress the locals at all. And those chieftains in northern Burma were also outsiders, so they could stay together for warmth.
Form a community of interests and join forces to suppress local forces.
The little chieftains were a little excited. Their original territory was at most as big as half a county, and some even only ruled a few villages. If they moved here, their territory would become larger in an instant, and the land would be more fertile.
"I...I would like to go to Dai country." Chief Menglong from Mu State was the first to express his stance.
The original territory of this country is not small, but the territory is entirely mountainous, and there are only 10,000 or 20,000 people under its control.
"I would also like to go."
"Count me in."
More than 80% of the little toasts are willing to move.
They have understood clearly that China is clearly going to annex the territory, so what's the point of staying as the mayor? It's better to go south and obtain fiefdoms.
Huang Yao said: "You go and discuss how to divide the territory. Remember, only clansmen and private soldiers in the fifth server are allowed to move south. The people on the original territory are not allowed to be taken away! Private soldiers are the people who have been raised by you for a long time.
The soldiers who have risen are not allowed to treat ordinary people as private soldiers. Also, your slaves must stay behind! If the territory is not enough, you can go to the Meng Kingdom further south."
These northern chieftains were immediately thrown out of the venue and discussed how to divide the territory.
Huang Yao asked the Meng people again: "You haven't elected a king yet?"
The leaders of the Mon clan looked at each other in confusion.
They have already chosen them, but there are a lot of them, there are three kings.
One king came from the Meng who followed Ding Jiasheng northward. One king came from Bago City. One king came from Maduba.
Huang Yao said helplessly: "You can go back and discuss it later."
A group of Mongolian leaders held meetings every day and would fight each other with fists and kicks every day.
After struggling for more than half a month, the country finally adopted a constitutional monarchy.
The Mon people are good at business. They had contact with European colonists more than a hundred years ago and have some understanding of the political systems of countries such as the Netherlands.
A candidate for king from Bago can prove that he is a descendant of the royal family. Therefore, he has the highest legitimacy, and he became the king without any doubt.
The other two candidates for the king, one became the Lord of Pimai and the other became the Lord of Maduba, which can be roughly understood as two dukes.
The other leaders also received fiefdoms.
These nobles are about to form a council. Taxation, corvee, laws, etc. need to be decided by the council, and the king cannot modify their contents without authorization.
At the same time, the political rules of the Toungoo Dynasty still remain. For example, the king has the right to send tax collectors to the territories of various lords to collect taxes. The Toungoo Dynasty is a 50-50 split between the king and the lords, and in the newly-established Meng Kingdom, the king can only take at most 50%.
If you take 40%, the remaining 60% of the tax will go to the lord.
The division of power in Myanmar has almost been decided in this way.
The Kachin people still practice slash-and-burn farming, and many of them have been transferred to China. The Karen people are widely distributed, but they are also very scattered, and some of them have also been transferred to China.
The Bamar people have been completely reduced to a ruled ethnic group. This thunder will explode sooner or later, depending on how long the Dai and Meng countries can suppress it.
The Mongolian state has Bago as its capital, and the Dai state has Ava as its capital. The national border between the two countries is drawn in the Ma Kui area to the north of Pyaimai.
Bangladesh has a larger land area and a long coastline, which is suitable for trade, but most rice fields can only be harvested once a year.
Although Dai has a smaller land area and is completely landlocked, many rice fields here can produce two or three crops a year.
In addition, the Yangon area of Myanmar was ceded to China to build a port city.
Thailand’s mud sea (Bangkok) was given to China to build a seaport.
Bangkok at this time was just a small fishing village. From Bangkok to the sea, there were mangroves and swamps everywhere, so it was called the "Sea of Mud" by the locals. For Siam, it didn't matter if they sent Bangkok away, it was just a little bit awkward.
It's just a response, after all, China will station troops there.
The Datong army withdrew one after another, leaving one division in Ava, 500 soldiers in Yangon, and 500 soldiers in Bangkok.
The first batch of immigrants organized by the imperial court were sent to Yangon and Bangkok first. They were all moved from Guangxi and Yunnan. They were relatively better able to withstand the hot and humid weather. The number was not large, only one or two thousand people.
However, the Han Chinese in Myanmar and Thailand voluntarily migrated towards these two ports.
Especially among the Han people in Siam, more than 3,000 Han people moved to Bangkok within half a year, becoming the absolute majority ethnic group there. With the help of the imperial court, some Han people reclaimed swamp land, but most of the Han people were crowded at the port.
Doing business.
After waiting for more than three months, the imperial order finally arrived in Ava.
Emperor Zhao and the cabinet agreed to the generals' request and annexed Mengyangsi, Mubangsi, Chesi, Menggensi, and Mengliansi, as well as Anzheng Guocheng (Xingu) and part of the Central Burmese land to the north.
Among them, Mengyangsi, Chesi, Mengliansi, and the northern part of Mubang were all placed under Yunnan Province and restructured.
Menggensi, the southern part of Mubang, and the newly merged Central Myanmar region, established the Pingnan Military and Civilian Office. Ding Jiasheng had outstanding military exploits and served as the chief of the Pingnan Military and Civilian Office.
"Military and civilian government" is a kind of local administrative area in the Ming Dynasty, where chieftains, officials, Han people, and ethnic minorities are mixed.
Almost all the military and civilian government offices established in the early Ming Dynasty were chieftains. Most of the military and civilian government offices in the middle and early Ming Dynasty were not chieftains. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, a large number of military and civilian government offices began to be abolished, and at the same time, they were accompanied by the reform of the land.
Now the imperial court has established the "Pingnan Military and Civilian Office", which is also a mixed administrative district.
Because the actual situation is complex, military control is implemented in principle, and the highest officer is a military general to prevent local people from rebelling. At the same time, in some areas with convenient transportation, prefectures and counties are divided and ruled by civilian officials. In more primitive and remote places, small chieftains are allowed to exist, etc.
When it develops to a certain level, it will change and return to its current state.
For example, the Kachin ethnic group in the mountainous area has rolling mountains and is still cultivating slash-and-burn farming. How can it be possible to send civilian officials to govern? The Kachin ethnic group leader can only be appointed as a small chieftain.
As for why Ding Jiasheng was appointed to take charge of the Pingnan Military and Civilian Mansion instead of the more senior Huang Yao, the arrangement was purely based on their abilities.
Ding Jiasheng was a scholar who practiced "Datong Collection" by himself. When he regained Yunnan, he deliberately left certain borders unconquered in preparation for the imperial conquest of Annan. When he was in Bagan City, he also knew how to return the Bayeux Sutra and use the monks to
He can win people's hearts and obviously has the ability to govern the land and bring peace to the people.