In the palace of Thang Long City in Jiaozhi, Mo Dengyong angrily crushed the piece of paper into a ball and threw it out, stood up and shouted angrily.
At the foot of the steps in front of him, kneeling was a travel-worn man.
The current Shenglong Palace is actually quite familiar to the Han people.
Although the official uniforms of civil servants and generals have some differences, they are generally similar to those of the Ming Dynasty.
Inside the hall, the plaques and couplets are still in Chinese characters.
In Jiaozhi, although the accent of folk speech not only inherits the ancient Baiyue pronunciation of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but also incorporates Khmer and many other grammars, it falls short of the writing. In fact, the literate people use Chinese.
Including the imperial examination system, it also took root during the period of the Chief Envoy of Cochin. The Li Dynasty not only did not abolish it, but also carried it forward. The provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination were just like the Ming Dynasty. The imperial examination system here has been maintained since then.
It lasted nearly four hundred years.
Of course, the Chinese language script had also appeared at this time, and it was briefly designated as the official script by the Hu Dynasty before the Le Dynasty.
Nowadays, the official written language in Jiaozhi is still Chinese, but Hannan is also used among the people.
However, Han Nan script is also derived from Chinese characters, but it is more difficult to learn and master. In any case, the emergence of Han Nan script itself symbolizes that the people in this land have their own national consciousness, but they have not yet entered it.
to a more perfect level.
This is just like the differences that arose after Nguyen Van Thai finally made up his mind and sent people to Thang Long to report the news and make suggestions.
"Nguyen Van Thai was ordered by His Majesty to carry out a heavy responsibility, and now he has betrayed Your Majesty and our country!" A civil servant standing at the front said loudly, "Your Majesty, this thief must be killed and his family destroyed!"
Mo Dengyong stood there breathing heavily.
Naturally, he was not willing to be reduced to a lower rank and become some sort of Ming Xuanwei envoy.
What he wants is the identity of the legitimate leader of a country!
"But what should we do about the Ming Emperor's threat?" Another person immediately asked, "Ruan Wentai also knows very well that this is not an intimidation or a dispute of temper by the son of the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. Such a request can only be made by the Ming Emperor.
Instruction! How can a mere minister of the Ministry of Rites mobilize a large army to go on an expedition?"
Cochin has been a unified country for many years, and among its huge population, there are many people with insight and political wisdom.
Mo Dengyong remained silent, and he could naturally see through it.
This is also the reason why he will not vent his anger on Nguyen Van Tai. The person who first advocated killing Nguyen Van Tai expressed his opinion: "It is precisely because the Ming Dynasty intends to annex Jiaozhi again, so it must express its determination! Your Majesty, when they were
Jiaozhi first won and then was defeated, and finally fled north. Now it will only be like this! Now that the Ming Emperor has shown his fangs, His Majesty's success in defending the territory while fending off powerful enemies is the only way to make everyone in Jiaozhi believe that His Majesty is the destiny of the people!
"
Mo Dengyong's heart moved and he couldn't help but look at him.
"What if we lose?"
This rebuttal made Mo Dengyong feel very unhappy. But as he was already a monarch, he could no longer act just because of his emotions.
In fact, it was because of these concerns that he had to hope to strengthen the legal system and gradually increase his power by seeking canonization.
"I see that you have made too much money from doing business with Mingren for a long time, and you are reluctant to cut off your wealth!"
"You are such a mouthful! If I hadn't exchanged the good things from Mingren in the early years, how many of you would be willing to help His Majesty?"
"That's enough!" Mo Dengyong interrupted him angrily and stared at him fiercely.
That was then, and this is now. At that time, it was true that some neutrals turned to Mo Dengyong because he had several subordinates trading with Ming people, using silks, gold, and silver jewelry. But now, those things are not enough.
Recruiting and surrendering people like Ruan Gan cannot become a fighting force for his generals.
"Your Majesty! Ever since the envoys of the Ming Dynasty retreated to Cat Ba Island in the name of waiting and watching, the Ming Dynasty's intention to encroach on our Jiaozhi has been revealed." Seeing Mo Dengyong shouting at the peace faction, the voices of the war faction became louder.
"Now, His Majesty is asked to present the household registration list. How can we let them get what they want? Even back then, the Ming Dynasty had to go all out to conquer the south, but in the end it was all in vain! In my opinion, sea trade should have been banned long ago. The Ming Dynasty
The intention is sinister. If it were not for sea trade, how could anyone be greedy for small profits and forget the great righteousness, and persuade your majesty to become a dog minister of the Ming Dynasty?"
As expected of someone who grew up from Jiaozhi's imperial examination system and from studying Confucian classics. As soon as the word "dog minister" came out, Mo Dengyong's face became extremely ugly.
But he just happened to be in a state of incompetence and rage.
Faced with the huge soft and hard power of the Han Dynasty, Jiaozhi, which is adjacent to the Ming Dynasty, wanted to escape but could not escape.
People with the surname Ruan, people with the surname Mo, people with the surname Li, people with the surname Chen, people with the surname Zheng... most of the Jiaozhi surnames were born in the Han area. And the Han dynasty is like the relationship between the distant branch branch and the ancestors of the local branch. 1.
Every word, every action, every move has the shadow of this branch. But the mind and body want to pursue a freer world.
"Your Majesty! I won't talk about those old things!" The peacemaker did not give up, and said calmly and seriously, "At the beginning of the year, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Yunnan to help the Burmese people recover. Regardless of what Ming Dynasty had in mind, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to help.
The Ming Dynasty's Laos and 800 Dadian were all divided into the old land of Mubang! Now if we must accuse Your Majesty of usurping the Li family and spread the word to other Yunnan bureaucracies, does the Ming Dynasty really need to mobilize its own troops and attack on a large scale? "
When these words were said, the main war faction couldn't help but be choked.
Naturally, Hu Congjun's tactics are not new, and if Jiaozhi were in a stable state, they would not necessarily be afraid.
But what about now? The Mo Dynasty is newly established, and the remnants of the Li family are still there.
There are worries inside, strong neighbors are watching, and there are swarms of foxes and dogs.
The general of the Lord Harmony faction was shocked when he saw it, and said in a heavy tone: "Master Zheng, you haven't said anything. In recent years, I, the Jiaozhi maritime merchant, no longer have to go out to Yuntun Port, and I have always bought and sold from the Ming Dynasty.
But Mr. Zheng has been sending people to the Ming Dynasty to work as laborers. I wonder if he has seen more and more Ming warships on the way there?"
Mo Dengyong looked at his other minister.
After being targeted by his master, he came out: "...It is true. Not only that, but now there is new news. Outside the Jiangkou of Guangzhou, the naval military stronghold is getting bigger and bigger. The Ming Dynasty has set up a military base in Dongguan, Guangdong.
The first official naval division of the Ming Dynasty."
"Why didn't you submit the memorial?!" Mo Dengyong was angry.
"Of course I have reported it, but His Majesty was worried about the traitor Ruan Gan and others, so he did not issue an edict to deal with it..."
Mo Dengyong didn't believe this, and instead glanced at his close ministers - yes, there are also eunuchs in Jiaozhi.
There is no doubt that he must have actually read some relevant reports.
It was just the beginning of the new dynasty and everything was busy. It was not certain whether those reports were presented to him at the time when he was most tired.
I found the report on the spot, and it was indeed included in a lot of things. I just mentioned it, as if I had heard it. Judging from the entire report, it was this courtier named Zheng who completed the friendship very well.
Officials of the Ming Dynasty gave them the task of speaking favorably to the new dynasty of Cochin.
"The rumors in Guangdong at that time were just that after Zhejiang imposed a sea ban, a lot of civilian ships went into the sea, and they wanted to detect smugglers, but I didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that the Ming Dynasty set up a navy to go back to the past when large fleets frequently went to sea.
It's a grand scene." One sentence named Zheng wiped out all these connections.
If the process is in place, the judgment should be made by the master. If the minister's vision is not strong enough, is it considered guilty?
Mo Dengyong looked around again and realized that his new dynasty team actually had a lot of bad people. It couldn't be said that they were really rebels, but they were not the Lords of Jiaozhi. And no matter who was the Lord of Jiaozhi, they were all
A rich and distinguished family in Jiaozhi.
Mo Dengyong pretended to continue reading the memorial and ordered: "Bring Wen Tai's memorial again."
The paper ball he threw out was picked up and spread out carefully. During this time, Mo Dengyong was thinking.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty established the Chief Envoy Department, and all official positions were filled by floating officials sent from the Ming Dynasty. As a result, the interests of the local wealthy families in Jiaozhi were not protected, so the Ming Dynasty's governance of Jiaozhi eventually fell by the wayside.
Now, the Ming Dynasty has taken a new approach. Since ten years ago, Huang Mingji of the Ming Dynasty has been here. The sea trade company does business, the labor service company hires laborers from Cochin, and the price is fair. Over the years, how many people have there been in Cochin?
From the transactions with the Ming people, the rich and distinguished families knew that the Ming Dynasty would protect their interests?
But this time, the Ming Dynasty gave him the choice of Mo Dengyong, which was to set up the Xuanwei Envoy Department.
The Xuanwei envoys were called ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but they still had their own internal unity, just like the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar and the Lanna Dynasty in Babai Dadian.
But Mo Dengyong knew that if he accepted it like this, many people inside would think that he was a traitor. In comparison, how tough and upright was Li Chao? This would also damage the legal authority that Mo Dengyong wanted.
Is it really a fight? Defeating the coalition forces that Ming may launch will indeed bring his prestige to the top. But these wealthy families who have already benefited from their dealings with Ming people are probably not happy. Maybe they will turn to him instead.
On the Li side, they ruled separately from the Mo Dynasty.
What's more, what Nguyen Van Tai said about the smoke-filled iron foundry ordnance factory in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there was so much iron that the roads were paved, and the sound of huge cannons from the capital camps on the outskirts of the capital would be faintly heard in the city from time to time...
Mo Dengyong gritted his teeth. This time, he kneaded the memorial handed over by the man named Zheng: "No matter what, the remnants of the Ruan family must be wiped out! That Yan Shifan took this as one of his conditions, and when he came
Before raising the dragon, we must take this as one of our bargaining chips for Jiaozhi! The Ming Dynasty has military power, but doesn’t Jiaozhi have the same power?"
"Go ahead with the order! Collect new grains for military use along the way. Arrive at the border town from the north to prevent the Ming army from attacking. Guard the pass from the northwest to prevent Laos from helping! Warships gather in Anxing City to defend against the Ming Dynasty navy! From the south and Thang Long's army
, go to suppress Ailao! Before the rainy season next year, the civil strife in Kankan will be suppressed, and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to take advantage of it!"
He could bargain with Ming Dynasty first, but this dry season and the next rainy season are probably Jiaozhi's last chances.
If there are still remnants of the Li clan, Ming Dynasty will be truly prepared for next year's dry season.
Ruan Wentai also said that Ming Dynasty will have a major national policy meeting this year and many important ministers will have to be replaced.
Next year, won't the new group of important ministers of the Ming Dynasty take Jiaozhi as their achievement to beg for their merits from the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
…
Jiaozhi, who was closer to the Ming Dynasty, knew the latest news about the Ming Dynasty, but Wang Zhi, who came to Malacca, seemed to be in another world.
The Mamosha family of the Sultan of Malacca who occupied this place had long since fled. Now that it has been called Malacca by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhi naturally thinks so.
The tavern at the port was bustling with people. The smells from various unknown drinks, food and people of different appearances stimulated Wang Zhi's nose. The walrus smiled: "This is Malacca!"
Wang Zhi still doesn't know the real name of Walrus.
Now looking at the bizarre scene in front of him, Wang Zhi couldn't help but sigh, his eyes were bright: "This is Malacca..."
"Do you still remember that Pilaizi?" Walrus asked, "the person who came here with the Duke of Nan'ao County."
The two of them were whispering in the corner of the tavern, their voices inconspicuous in the noisy tavern.
Wang Zhi nodded.
"He is very famous here. He is known as a great explorer and one of the first navigators to reach the East." Walrus paused, "He gave this original Manlajia another name, called the Eye of the Sun."
Wang Zhi looked at him doubtfully.
"He said that here you can hear eighty-four languages. There are Venetian glass, Arabian perfume, Persian pearls, Daqin porcelain, Banda cinnamon, Bengal cloth, and Moluccan spices.
He felt that there was no place in the world comparable to this place."
Wang Zhi laughed for a while, and then said: "He definitely doesn't think so now."
Walrus knew that he was talking about Pillaizi who had been to the Ming Dynasty, but he put away his smile and said: "No matter what, this Manlajia is extremely prosperous now. The Duke of Nan'ao County came back at the right time. In addition to the Portuguese,
The Governor-General of India now also has a Governor-General of Malacca here. The current Governor-General was just sent this year and is replaced every three years."
Wang Zhi nodded: "The cargo ship has arrived, and I have also hung the Haixiao flag that the Nan'ao County Lord will understand. He should come to me as soon as possible to discuss business."
At this moment, in the Governor's Palace of Malacca, Alfonso, the Duke of Nan'ao County in the Ming Dynasty, was once again participating in the banquet hosted by the Governor as a Portuguese Viscount.
He felt familiar yet strange.
During this time, the new Governor of Malacca and other people from Portugal were very curious about him, a figure who had disappeared for many years.
Alfonso naturally has many stories to tell. His experience in the Ming Dynasty was like a legend, and later he went east to Japan and southeast to Luzon, which were nothing short of eye-catching experiences.
"Dear Governor, you really can't imagine the vastness of the Ming Dynasty." Alfonso sighed, "Do you still remember the instructions His Majesty Manuel gave to Fleet Commander His Excellency Segra?"
Juan, the Portuguese Governor of Malacca, nodded: "Before Mr. Cabral left Malacca, he was still thinking about this matter. Alfonso, now that you and Pillaizi are back, don't you want to go back to Lisbon to see His Majesty Joao?"
Alfonso lowered his head: "Our letters have been sent. Ming Dynasty is both hell and heaven. We have lost so much. If we cannot repay Your Majesty with wealth, we will have no shame in returning to Lisbon."
Juan frowned: "Da Qin... No, Ming is really as big as you say? Is it as rich and powerful as you say?"
"To find out about the Qin people, where did they come from? How far was the journey? When did they arrive at Malacca or other places where they traded? What goods did they bring?"
"How many ships do they come every year? What are the shapes and sizes of their ships? Do they return home the same year they come?"
"Do they have agents or trading stations in Malacca or any other country? Are they wealthy businessmen? Are they cowardly or strong?"
"Do they have weapons or artillery? What kind of clothes do they wear? Are they tall?"
"And all about them. Are they Christians or pagans? Is their country large? Is there more than one king in it?"
"Were there Moors or any other people living with them who did not obey their laws and beliefs? If they were not Christians, what did they believe in? What did they worship? What customs and customs did they observe?
Where does their territory extend? What countries are they neighboring?"
Facing the gazes of others, Alfonso recited what he asked Fleet Commander Segra to find out about the great Eastern countries when the Portuguese fleet left Lisbon twenty-two years ago and prepared to go to colonize here.
"At that time, His Majesty Manuel knew that in the far east, many kingdoms only submitted to one king called Great China." Alfonso shook his head, "This statement is inaccurate. They are called Qin people.
The land they live in is vaster than the entire Europe, and their current dynasty is called the Ming Dynasty. Please allow me to tell you about that unforgettable experience again..."
He has actually said this many times, but now it is just because there are new friends arriving or returning to Hong Kong at the banquet.
In Alfonso's narration, the people to the north of the Ming Dynasty were the people who once stepped to the Danube River with iron hooves. Just four years ago, the Ming Dynasty had just killed their king on the battlefield.
Around the Ming Dynasty, there were countless kingdoms, large and small.
Some of these kingdoms are kings, and some are just tribal leaders.
"What they all surrender to cannot be understood as a king, but more like a pope who adheres to God's will and has the right to be crowned, but it is different." Alfonso said solemnly, "In the territory of the Ming Emperor, there are different
People believe in different religions. But no matter what religion, they must obey the will of the emperor. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty and the emperors of several dynasties in that vast land all called themselves the emperor, the son of God."
"...the incarnation of Jesus..." someone murmured.
"Dear Governor, I heard that you sent two hundred mercenaries to Siam to help the king of Ayutthaya?" Alfonso asked.
"That's right."
"You may have heard about the war that took place northwest of Ayutthaya this spring." Alfonso said solemnly, "The Lanna Kingdom north of Ayutthaya is one of the countries that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
.In that war, the Ming army defeated the three countries in one month... No! The coalition of the four countries re-crowned - they called it canonization - a new king. And the original king of Malacca also surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
, canonized by the Emperor of Heaven."
Alfonso looked at the others again: "Japan, which I have visited, and Luzon, which the Spaniard Magellan just discovered and passed through nine years ago, have all been canonized by the Emperor of Heaven. To be precise, we Portuguese
At this point, we have broken into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. You can laugh at my timidity, but if you saw with your own eyes how vast their land is, how many people they have, and how huge their cities are, you will not be better than me.
Now, their troops have appeared very close to India and Malacca."
After looking at Juan again, Alfonso reminded: "According to the vastness of the Ming Dynasty, their army appeared northwest of Ayutthaya, and the distance of the expedition only spanned a small half of the country. When they came here, they only
It is equivalent to attacking Prussia from Portugal, which is far less than when they attacked the Mongols, which is equivalent to attacking from Portugal to Persia!"
Juan stared at him meaningfully: "So Viscount Alfonso, do you want to tell us to leave this East India?"