Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Meeting the Envoy
"……………I ordered the king's title to be removed and taken to the Martyrs' Temple to behead him and displayed in public. The clan has a total of 173 people, both of whom, and all of them will be executed, and I admire this!"
After criticizing the crime, Xiao Guizi announced the punishment. Not to mention being the envoys of various countries, even the ministers in the court did not expect the punishment to be so heavy.
It was not until the scared King of Siam, who was taken out of the palace by a warrior, that everyone came back to their senses from their surprise.
"Long live the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!" The envoys from all countries who reacted praised them together. They vaguely felt that the Ming Dynasty's national policy towards the foreign countries seemed to have changed.
"You don't have to be afraid. I punish the vassal states that are not obedient. If you pay tribute on time, I will never punish you." Zhu Junfu said.
The envoy of Annan Kingdom was cautious and said, "The lower country will definitely abide by the way of my ministers. I dare to ask, is Annan Kingdom still a country that will never be conquered by the Ming Dynasty?"
After the Annan envoy finished speaking, the other envoys also listened quietly. This time, their mission was not only tribute, but the most concerned issue was whether the Ming Dynasty would continue its former national policy.
Zhu Jundao: "The Ruan family in Annan has always been conscientiously abided by the etiquette of the lower country. Of course, it is still the country that never conquered the Ming Dynasty. I have promoted the royal army and only conquered those unjust countries. Therefore, if the Ruan family continues to treat the Ming Dynasty with the courtesy of the emperor, I will make a vow here to never conquer Annan. Cambodia, Sumatra and other countries have the same example as Annan."
The national envoys couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smiled. The terrible combat effectiveness of the Ming army made all countries frightened. They entered the capital of Myanmar in January and destroyed 30,000 elite soldiers in Siam in ten days. With such powerful combat power, they were sleeping on Myanmar. Which country around Siam is not afraid?
The Spanish envoy stood up and bowed to Zhu Jun who was high above and said, "His Majesty the most expensive Emperor of Ming Dynasty, when we were in Luzon, we heard that you had wiped out the naval fleet in Malacca, the Netherlands. Spain is fighting against the Dutch. According to our alliance, we hope you can send your fleet to Luzon and fight side by side with our Spanish. Together, resist the shameless Dutch Java fleet invasion."
Zhu Jun asked without comment: "What is the situation in Luzon today? I heard that your country's territory has not been lost, and the Java fleet cannot do anything to you."
"It is the land. The Spanish Army led by the Governor has continuously won victories. The Spanish Army bravely taught the Dutch army to land on the coast of Luzon." The Spanish envoy said nonsense.
Zhu Jun laughed at one of them. If the Spanish said that the war had entered a stalemate, Thaksin said that they had won one after another. It would be ridiculous to wait for the Ming Navy to go to Luzon to share the fruits of the victory. If it was really like the envoy said, Spain would not hurriedly ask the Ming Navy to help the battle.
Zhu Jun did not point out him. He just said, "The Ming Navy has just been expanded. Many sailors and sailors are still in the field and in the field. Therefore, the date of going to Luzon will be suspended for a while. At that time, my Ming Navy is ready. I will definitely fulfill the covenant with your country."
For Zhu Jun, it is natural to send a navy to take advantage of the situation while Spain and the Netherlands are flirting with each other. But now is not the time. First, the navy recruited new land soldiers have not been fully trained and proficient. It is okay to deal with small countries like Siam with sea and no defense. But fighting with fleets of marine power such as the Netherlands is almost equivalent to death. Second, the Spanish and the Dutch have not fought to the point of life and death. Both sides have not exhausted all their combat power. The navy is not beautiful to help the war rashly. In the later world wars, when the two camps fought to the point of exhaustion, the great and bright and always correct Uncle Sam appeared in time. The evil empire that exhausted the military power suddenly did not know him?
Therefore, Zhu Jun only had one word for the Spanish land - to mop the ground. The longer the mop the ground, the better. Wait until the two tigers exhausted their last bit of strength. It is not too late for the great Ming navy to go to sea again.
Then the Ministry of Revenue presented the land note. The statistics of the Siam treasury was 5.4 million taels of silver. The silver was also 2 million taels of rare treasures. The population was 930,000. The county magistrates of various counties in Myanmar also set off and reported their duties to Zhu Jun in the sea.
Zhu Jun was very satisfied. After the establishment of the Haidu, the original treasury surplus was still more than 40,000 taels of silver. In addition, the income of the Siam treasury reached a terrifying 10 million taels. It was indeed a very pleasant thing to use plunder to complete capital accumulation. After the court was dispersed, Zhu Jun returned to the bedroom, and Qu Ci and Zhou Xueer were arranged in the house. They had become Zhu Jun's personal palace maids. Seeing Zhu Jun come in, Qu Ci took off Zhu Jun's crown clothes, and Zhou Xueer brought tea. Qu Ci has become familiar with Zhu Jun these days. She has also lost the reserve of a girl. She saw that Zhu Jun is energetic today. While putting a crown clothes for Zhu Jun, put them on the tray held by Xiao Guizi, she smiled with bright eyebrows and said with white teeth: "The emperor is so happy, but what are the happy events during the morning court today?"
Zhu Jun said: "Today, I have convicted the King of Siam in front of the envoys of the five countries. Those envoys were trembling and did not dare to neglect me at all. What is the king of the Celestial Kingdom and the king of the Wancheng, who is really flattering. If you only show your kindness to these small countries, you will inevitably spoil them. Killing chickens and scaring monkeys today will shock these small countries with ill-hearted intentions."
Qu Ci and Zhou Xueer also laughed, and Qu Ci said, "The emperor is wise, Ci'er has heard his father's words and is very moderate. I guess it is the emperor's reason."
Zhu Jun picked up the tea from Zhou Xueer and sniffed, "Since I entered Myanmar, all the countries in the South China Sea thought that the Ming Dynasty had been exhausted, and they were afraid of avoiding it. They all dressed up to the Qing Dynasty. When they saw the great military achievements of our Ming Dynasty's great martial arts army, they were frightened and panicked all day long, and secretly were even more afraid of the king's conquest. I will sooner or later clean up these capricious villains. Ci'er, Xue'er, you don't have to be poor.
I've arranged the book, this is all the things the eunuchs do, you sit down and talk to me. Zhou Xueer said, "The emperor is a saint. These barbarians are very hateful. It's time to teach them some lessons. When Xueer was in Awa with her uncle, she was often looked down upon by those barbarians. For our livelihood, she worked for the barbarians in the daytime, and sighed when she came home at night. If she hadn't met the emperor, she would probably be still being angry with those barbarians."
Zhou Xueer is careless and has prejudice against Burmese people. Qu Ci frowned and said righteously: "Although the barbarians are hateful, they are also born to their parents. If they do not accept the king's transformation, it is appropriate for Your Majesty to show his power, but they must be strong and soft, and not be too harsh, otherwise it will easily cause trouble."
Zhou Xueer spitted out her tongue and said, "Sister Ci'er is right. Xue'er's words are a little more intense. My uncle once said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food, and it should not be too harsh."
Qu Ci and Zhou Xueer's two daughters have the same experience, so they have been together these days very well, just like a pair of sisters, very harmonious.
Zhu Jun smiled and said, "In my opinion, you are wiser than those ministers in the court. If you are not a daughter, I might have to let you go to Hanlin Academy to be a Shujishi."
The two girls looked at each other and smiled. Qu Cifei blushed and said to Zhu Junfu: "The emperor made fun of him. The government affairs are the affairs of the emperor and the ministers of the polity and integrity, and I don't know anything."
Zhu Jun had another conversation with the two girls, and it was noon in an instant. Xiao Guizi sent a meal. Zhu Jun asked the two girls to sit down and have a meal together.
The Dutch Governor's Office in Java.
The Governor of Java angrily listened to the report of the envoys who went to the Qing Dynasty. This time the negotiations were completely failed. The Qing Dynasty did not take these red barbarians seriously at all. The envoys were not received at all. They spontaneously went north to Hangzhou. They were arrested by the local prefect and slapped on the charge of confusing the crowd. Then they were deported. The Dutch special envoy did not even arrive in Beijing, and the entire alliance plan died.
"This group of stupid Eastern barbarians." Java Governor Hatlin cursed despite the dusty messengers beside him. The Netherlands has always regarded himself as a powerful country. They have the largest number of merchant ships in the world and a large number of ocean-going warships. Now, their friendly behavior has been unreasonably rejected by a barbaric country and insulted the envoys they sent. Even Spain, which is hostile to it, never did such a thing.
"Governor General, Mr. Mohan, director of the East India Company, wants to see you, and his carriage has arrived at the gate of the Governor's Office." The clerk hurried in to report.
Hartlin calmed down his anger and dressed in a tidy manner. He did not dare to neglect the most powerful figure in the Far East.
Old Mohan had a few thin white hairs and dark bags of eyes proved that he had not had a good sleep for many days. He entered the Governor's office with a cane, sat on the only bench in the Governor's office, and said dissatisfied with Hartling: "Your Excellency. As far as I know, our alliance with the Qing Empire has failed, right?"
"Yes." Hartlin didn't expect that Old Mohan would receive the news so soon. He answered bluntly. The alliance with the Qing Dynasty was proposed by Hartlin, and Old Mohan was Hartlin's biggest supporter.
"So what should we do next? Does the Governor's Office have detailed plans? Will the war against Luzon continue?" Old Mohan narrowed his eyes and looked at Hartlin. Surprisingly, he did not mean to blame Hartlin.
"We are stepping up the formulation, and I personally recommend that the war should continue. Although the resistance of the Spanish army is very fierce, I am confident that this war will be ended by the end of the year." Hartlin hesitated for a few moments and added: "Sir, we have invested too much military spending and life for this war. If we cannot seize Luzon and do not drive the Spaniards out of the Far East, we will get nothing, so we can only let the war continue."
Old Mohan nodded: "You are right. The company and I have bet too many silver coins for this war. If we lose, it will not only affect our reputation, but also make me lose all my money. Therefore, the silver coins we invest in must be retrieved from the Spanish."
"But, only I understand this is useless. You must let the company's senior management see hope for victory, otherwise these short-sighted guys would not agree that the war will last until the end of the year. Can you understand this?"
Chapter completed!