Also in the winter of this year, two skinny old men were brought to live in Nanjing.
They come from the Nanpan Kingdom, also called the Gia Lai Kingdom.
But in fact there is no king, only two great wizards: the King of Water and the King of Fire.
The King of Water lives to the east of Bonan Mountain, and the King of Fire lives to the west of Bonan Mountain. According to legend, if the king does not see the king, great disaster will occur if the two kings meet.
Not only did the tribes of the Nanpan Kingdom believe in them, but even when there were floods and droughts in Laos and Cambodia, they would ask two magicians to ride elephants to pray for blessings.
Now that the Nguyen family has been eliminated, the Nam Phan Kingdom has also surrendered to the imperial court and been established as the Nam Phan Military and Civilian Mansion under Guangnan Province. The chiefs of each tribe were appointed as town mayors on the spot, and each town sent a Han teacher to build a grassroots
Pengdang schools impart knowledge.
These Han teachers are all the sons of merchants who have been doing business with the Ruan family for a long time. If a literate member of the family comes to Nanpan Mansion to work as a village teacher, they can be exempted from their past crimes.
There is no need to teach high-end knowledge. The indigenous people there still tie ropes to keep track of events, and just teach the children to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. These children who can speak Chinese can be appointed as town mayors when they grow up - the local chiefs are recommended
The system has not yet developed to the level of hereditary inheritance.
Even the Water King and the Fire King are not hereditary. They are not allowed to pass the throne to their sons, and they can only select and train their successors from their grandchildren and nephews.
The two kings of water and fire who had never met each other not only met each other now, but also became friends along the way and exchanged spells with each other.
One is Ruo Lanhei, who is over sixty years old; the other is Ruo Poli, who is over fifty years old.
"Ruo" is not a surname, but an honorific.
They also lived in Zhongshan Temple with their entourage. Compared with envoys from other countries, their clothes were extremely shabby.
However, the envoys from various countries did not despise them, and were very interested because they heard that they knew magic. The envoys came to visit one after another, wanting to know their customs and see their ability to make wind and rain.
Finally, the day before entering the palace to meet the Holy Spirit, the two kings sat together to discuss the future.
Ruo Lanhei said: "I have been communicating with Chinese officials for two months and learned many things about them. China is very powerful. If China is like a mountain, we are like the rocks under the mountain. The power of the Chinese court will be in our land.
It will be revealed that our descendants will also become Chinese."
"That's right, you are right," Ruo Poli took out his pipe and lit the tobacco and said, "So we must follow China's example and tell the people when we go back in the future that the most powerful god is heaven and the emperor is the son of heaven.
The one who comes into the world and calls for wind and rain is the Dragon King. When we pray for rain and water to recede, we are communicating with the Dragon King."
Ruo Lanhei said: "We should also identify other gods. It is best to canonize the water kings and fire kings of the past dynasties."
The god system of Nanpan Kingdom is very vague. Their main belief is ghosts, and the so-called magic is also primitive witchcraft.
But they are willing to accept new things, such as tobacco.
Tobacco has been introduced to the Nanpan Kingdom for less than a hundred years, but the pipe has become the magical weapon of the two kings of water and fire, and it is the most important magical weapon. Before each practice, you must light up the cigarette and take a few puffs, which is said to be able to communicate with ghosts and gods.
Historically, Vietnam completely annexed the Nanbang Kingdom and spread enlightenment like China. The two kings of water and fire did not conflict with it and decisively adjusted their beliefs, and dragon gods and the like also appeared.
Ruo Poli said: "We have made an agreement here. After we return home, we will let our followers spread the news. Let us say that we met the son of God in Nanjing and that the Chinese emperor is the real king of gods. The ghosts and gods we establish must also be the same.
From now on, we will meet at Bonan Mountain every five years."
"The Water King and the Fire King cannot meet, how should we explain to the clan members?" Ruo Lanhei asked.
Ruopoli said: "We couldn't meet each other before because we each believed in different ghosts and gods. Now that we have met the Emperor, we will all believe in him from now on, and the ghosts and gods have become the same, so we can meet."
"That's right." Ruolanhei nodded.
Ruo Poli added: "I think the Han people are very good at farming. They have iron hoes and plows, and they also dug ditches to divert water from the fields. We can also learn from this and stop burning mountains for farming."
"But who should we learn from? We don't understand these things," Ruo Lanhei said.
Ruo Poli said: "We have donated treasures this time. I heard from the general officer that the emperor will also give gifts in return. We don't want other gifts, but hoes, iron plows and seeds. Please ask the emperor to send someone to teach our people."
Farm the land and teach us how to dig ditches that can divert water."
Ruo Lanhei said excitedly: "In that case, we can grow more food, and the people of the tribe will no longer be hungry."
There are not many specialties in Nanpan country, including yellow wax, deer antlers, ivory, etc. They would use these things to exchange iron pots, hoes, salt and other items with the Ruan family, but the prices were always lowered by Vietnamese merchants, resulting in iron pots, iron pots, etc.
Hoes are luxury goods.
Belonging to China now will definitely bring benefits.
There are a large number of giant trees in the mountains there, especially century-old teak, which is an excellent material for making warships, and its strength is far greater than that of oak warships.
Although the Nanpan Kingdom is extremely poor, the century-old teak trees alone are worthy of China’s occupation and rule!
The next day, the two kings of water and fire met.
When they met the emperor, they were both careful and followed the etiquette trained by Honglu Temple.
"Give me a seat." Zhao Han said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two old men bent down and smiled.
Zhao Han chatted with them for a while and actually called the Hawaiians over: "These are your distant relatives. You can try to communicate."
When four native Hawaiians came to Nanjing, there were scholars from the Hanlin Academy and Honglu Temple who wanted to learn to speak the Hawaiian dialect. The two kings of water and fire in the Nanpan Kingdom also had scholars who wanted to understand their language.
Then I discovered that there are a lot of similarities in the languages of the two places that I couldn't even touch.
Especially the pronunciation of daily expressions such as "goodbye" and "goodbye" are very similar.
Two Vietnamese Gia Lai people and two Hawaiian people just communicated in front of Zhao Han. They didn't say a few words, and each of them was happy, but as they talked, they couldn't communicate anymore.
The more primitive words are the same, the more refined words are the more different they are.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Whether you are from Jia Lai or Tanzhou, you are all descendants of Chinese Miao, and you have the same ancestors as the Han people. The Han people are like elder brothers, and you are younger brothers. Now we are all a family again. Although the two of you are different.
I am older, but from an ethnic perspective, I am the elder brother and you are the younger brothers."
The two old men were very smart and quickly bowed: "Your Majesty, Brother Emperor!"
"Very good," Zhao Han urged, "after you return to Nanpan, you must also tell the other Jia Lai people and explain this truth clearly. From now on, the Han people are the elder brothers and the Jia Lai people are the younger brothers. The younger brothers should respect their elder brothers, and the elder brothers should respect their elder brothers."
You should protect your younger brother. If there are Han people who bully you, go to the prefect of Nan Pian and file a complaint, and the prefect will make the decision for you. If the prefect of Nan Pian doesn't care, go to Quang Nam Province and file a complaint."
"Thank you, Brother Emperor, for taking the decision!" The two old men became even more happy.
Zhao Han asked someone to bring two pairs of special pipes, which were made of gold and sandalwood: "This is your imperial gift from now on. You can use it when praying for rain and blessings."
The two old men thanked each other again and couldn't put down the pipe given to them by Yu.
The reason why Zhao Han attaches so much importance to them and is willing to meet them in person is because they are the leaders of witchcraft in Southeast Asia. Although Buddhism is prevalent in Cambodia and Laos, everyone also believes in witchcraft. These two old men surrendered to China, which means that China can master some kind of magic through them.
The right to speak.
From now on, the Water King and the Fire King must also be canonized by the court, otherwise they will all be fake kings.
Ruo Poli knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Brother Emperor, I heard that you are going to give us property. We don't want any gold or silver. Please give us hoes, oxen, iron plows and seeds, and then send someone to teach us how to farm like the Han people."
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This request surprised Zhao Han, and then he felt happy: "Very good, you are all people who care about the people. I will give each of you three thousand iron hoes, two hundred plowing oxen, and two hundred pairs of plows, and then let me persuade you."
The agricultural officials will teach you how to farm!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Emperor!" The two old men were sincerely convinced and kowtowed to the Emperor sincerely.
Both sides get what they need. What Zhao Han wants is to develop Nanpan Mansion as soon as possible, and the old men also get what they expect. If they go back with hoes, oxen and iron plows, they can distribute them to the tribes according to their wishes.
The chiefs and tribesmen of various tribes will be more convinced of them.
The two old men left happily, and they were still laughing after leaving the palace gate.
Sitting in the carriage, Ruo Lanhei took out his Yuci pipe and found a bag of top-quality tobacco and a pair of fire knives.
Returning to Zhongshan Temple, they couldn't wait to light a fire, fill it with tobacco and start puffing away smoke.
Ruo Lanhei said intoxicatedly: "The tobacco given by the emperor's brother is very comfortable to smoke, and the method will definitely be more effective in the future."
Ruopoli said: "I should have asked for more tobacco just now. I won't be able to get it when I get home."
"The general officer said that the Han government needs teak wood," Ruo Lanhei said. "In the future, cut down more trees and sell them to the Han government in exchange for this kind of tobacco."
Ruo Poli said: "This is a good idea!"
These two old smokers sold all the century-old teak in the territory in order to get the best cut tobacco.
They have enmity with the Yue people and have been oppressed for a long time. As for the Han people, they have no impression because they have not had much contact with them. This time I met the Han emperor and was treated politely when he came, so I feel very good about the Han people and will be willing to do so in the future.
Have friendly interactions with the Han people.
Zhao Han met with the two mages. It was getting late, so he returned to the harem to rest.
"Your Majesty is here!" Li Xiangjun greeted him with a smile on his face.
Zhao Han quickly supported him: "Be careful not to inflate the fetus."
When Li Xiangjun was thirty years old, she was also appointed as a concubine. At the same time, she gave up her position as a female official and is now pregnant with Liujia.
No one said anything about it, but the ministers were very worried.
If there are more such cases, it is very likely that the harem will interfere with politics. However, they do not dare to oppose the emperor, so they bury their worries in their hearts and wait until the new emperor ascends the throne, then instigate the new emperor to gradually restore the eunuch system.
In the past, civil servants hated eunuchs, but now they are eager for their return. Eunuchs doing politics are at least more reliable than those in the harem!
It's like a husband who thinks his first wife is disgusting, and after divorcing and remarrying, he thinks of the benefits of his first wife and wants to remarry.