Ayutthaya, the invincible city.

In the royal palace, King Basathorn saw a group of men in clothes for the first time in his main hall! There are four officials of the Ming Dynasty, a civilian of the Ming Dynasty, and a Western devil with an ugly face...... It seems that the ambassador of the Netherlands probably didn't prepare a golden gift for him, so he was upset?

When he was wondering whether to make up a gift for the Dutch, the naked prince Nare, who was kneeling on the ground, had already held the translated "Treaty of Clans" with both hands.

"This is ......" King Basathorn picked up the treaty and looked at it carefully.

After a few glances, there was already an angry look on his face, this was to put Siam in the subordinate position of the Ming Dynasty!

Ah, no, Siam was originally a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty!

Is this the Celestial Empire getting serious?

"Although the Celestial Empire is strong, it is too far from Siam!" King Basathorn said.

The interpreters from Ariake and Siam who were present could translate the words of King Basathong into Chinese in a timely manner.

"Far away?" Ji Kun said with a smile, "The Golden Oujiao is here, but it is only 1700 miles." Smooth sailing, but the morning and evening come! For example, today the DPRK has 20,000 troops stationed in Jinou and Jinghai, and it can also recruit 20,000 elite soldiers from Annan, and it can be as big as half a month by sea. Therefore, the king has the protection of the Celestial Empire, so he does not have to be afraid of being deceived by other countries.

Even if it is Donghu, it is impossible to threaten Ayutthaya City anymore! ”

Ji Kun's words are quite harsh!

40,000 Ming - the Annan coalition army will be able to kill Ayutthaya City in half a month!

At this time, the Ayutthaya Dynasty did not have time to mobilize the peasant soldiers...... If the Ayutthaya dynasty doesn't want to perish, then sign the treaty obediently!

As long as the treaty is signed, and there is the protection of the Ming Dynasty in the future, the Ayutthaya Dynasty will be foolproof.

King Basathong was not convinced: "It takes a lot of ships to transport 40,000 troops, do you have them?" ”

"Of course there are boats, but they can't be gathered for a while," Ji Kun said with a smile, "That's why I have to station 1,000 troops on the inner island." In this way, if the city of Ayutthaya is in an emergency, they will be able to reinforce it in time. With the help of 1,000 Great Tomorrow soldiers, the city of Ayutthaya would not have fallen. ”

"What's the use of just 1,000 people?" King Basathong asked.

Ji Kun smiled: "The king wants to try?" ”

Try? King Barcelona was quite unhappy and was about to have a seizure, and the Dutchman Fan who came with Ji Kun. Dimen suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, as far as the East India Company knows, the Ming army stationed on the inner island of the territory is very strong, although the number is only 1,000, but it is equipped with sophisticated arquebuses, slatted armor, and four 3-pounder bronze cannons. In addition, there are 2 gunboats that enter the Chao Phraya River to provide them with fire support..... These gunboats combine some of the best of both Chinese and Western ships, each capable of holding 24 6-pounder cannons! With their support, even if there are tens of thousands of troops of the Taungoo Kingdom of Burma, it is impossible to capture the islands in the territory! ”

Of course, the king of Barsaton knew about Van . What kind of person is Dimon!

Before becoming ambassador to the Ming Dynasty, he was the governor of Batavia of the East India Company and the king of the seas of Southeast Asia!

The East India Company signed a treaty of trade with Siam, and opened a trading house in the city of Ayutthaya.

Therefore, King Basathong has to think seriously - if his people let the Ming army beat the ground all over the ground to find teeth on the inner island, then the "Treaty of Clans" will have to add a few more very harsh clauses!

And Fan. Dimen knew how dark the Ming Dynasty was now, so he reminded King Basathong not to be stupid...... If Na Lixuan is still alive, then it's okay to say. But with Bassathorn and his group of fat naked male ministers, they will definitely not be able to defeat the 1,000 Ming army.

Since you can't beat it, let's sign it obediently!

After the treaty was signed, they bought a little more arms from the East India Company and armed themselves well, and the nobles and ministers hurried to exercise, and now they could not wear armor......

Of course, relying on Daniel Zhang's 1,000 men could not defeat Ayutthaya City. Although the city of Ayutthaya is located on the plains, it is protected by the course of the Chao Phraya River and its wide moat, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The name of the invincible city is not entirely blown out!

At that time, Mang Yinglong's father, Mang Ruiti, dispatched more than 100,000 troops to surround Ayutthaya City, and attacked it without victory, and finally had to regret retiring from the army. Later, Mang Yinglong did not attack Ayuthaya, but relied on a surprise attack to capture the city of Ayutthaya.

So Fan. Dimen estimated that once the talks between the two sides collapsed, the Ming army might take advantage of the sea superiority and the topography of the inner islands to blockade the Chao Phraya River for a long time in order to force Siam to make concessions.

Siam, on the other hand, can be self-sufficient for a long time without the interruption of foreign trade, so once the war at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River begins, it may last for several years.

This is not good for the East India Company!

Ji Kun didn't want to make a big fuss - he, the "ambassador plenipotentiary of the Qincha", was just a diplomatic official subordinate to the Ministry of Rites. So also follow the fan. Dimen's words continued: "The inner island is already under the control of the Celestial Empire generals, so His Majesty does not need to worry about any enemies coming in from the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Ayutthaya is a fortified city, and no one will attack it.

But what about places like Lokun, Pattani, Dannasarin, and Murge? Once the Chao Phraya estuary is closed and the roads on the sea are difficult to navigate, will these places be occupied by others? Will it turn into a second Sultanate of Malacca? The Sultanate of Malacca is also a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, but it has been reluctant to let the Celestial Empire garrison until Malacca is besieged before asking the Celestial Empire for help, but the Celestial Empire is thousands of miles away from Malacca, and how can it be helped?

Your Majesty the King, the lower officials are actually officials who are ordered to make Europe, and they are only coming to Siam on the way..... If Siam signed the "Treaty of Clans", it would naturally be a foreign domain of the Ming Dynasty, which is similar to Annam. The lower officials could also negotiate with the Europeans to protect the territory of Siam.

Otherwise, if the Europeans ask about Siam, how should the officials answer? ”

King Bassathorn was completely lost in thought.

The Sultanate of Malacca mentioned by Ji Kun was originally also a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and like Siam, it was also more nominal than practical, and it had always only known the advantages of taking tribute, and did not know how to safeguard the interests of the suzerain. As a result, the Portuguese were dumbfounded as soon as they came, the Celestial Empire did not save them, and the Malacca country itself could not defeat the Portuguese, and it perished after struggling for a while......

"Great King," Ji Kun continued, "They Europeans have a so-called world empire, which is similar to our clan tribute. But people not only have a false name, but also substance. Monarchs, ministers, and ministers, who are clearly divided from top to bottom, all stipulate the so-called rights and obligations by treaty. Therefore, the suzerains and vassals have the same interests and can work together with the outside world, so the world empire is formed.

If our Ming monarchs and vassals want to unite and strengthen themselves, they also have to learn from the Europeans, form a world empire, and strengthen the upper and lower ties with the "Treaty of Clans and Domains" and the garrison, so that outsiders are invulnerable.

If the king signs a contract, if something happens in the future, not only the Ming Dynasty will send troops, but Annan will also send troops. Siam has the aid of the combined forces of Daming and Annam, what else is there to worry about? ”

The so-called Ming World Empire is also a concept that Zhu Cihong strongly promoted - he wanted to transform the Ming Dynasty's vassal system into a colonial empire system. Convert Siam, Annam, Chenla, Nanzhang and other countries into colonies or semi-colonies of the Ming Dynasty.

The destruction of one bite is very cool, but it is really very difficult to implement - these countries are very "broken", and there are a lot of feudal lords under the king, so the defeat of their central power is only the beginning of a long war. To be completely destroyed, it is necessary to fight a long and protracted war.

The cost is too high, and the risk is too great - once the cost of colonization gets out of control, failure is a matter of time!

Moreover, Daming also needs to import grain and timber from Siam and Annam, and also needs Siam's land to absorb the country's surplus population, and Siam also needs to absorb the Chinese population. If the Ming Dynasty was able to maintain its de facto suzerainty in Siam, set up a governor's palace (the island was later Bangkok) and a trading port on the island, and protect the Ming diaspora from being brainwashed by Theravada Buddhism through the governor's palace, the trading port and the Confucian Academy, then gradual annexation would be entirely feasible......