Chapter 309: Rent out South Siam

So, where did the Europeans who appeared in Siam come from?

As early as the 16th century, Western colonial forces began to infiltrate Siam. In 1516, the Portuguese and the Ayutthaya dynasty signed the first treaty, stipulating that the Portuguese could live, do business, and preach in Ayutthaya City, Tanah Salin, Megi, Pattani, Liukun and other places; In 1598, Spain and Siam signed a treaty of commerce; In 1612, Britain was allowed to open a merchant house in Pattani; In 1617, the Netherlands signed a treaty of commerce with Siam.

That is to say, a hundred years ago, Western countries were engaged in trade in Siam, and Portugal, Spain, England, and the Netherlands all had trade with Siam. Since the Huaxia army occupied all the coastline in the south of Siam, cutting off the sea passage of Western countries into Siam, the Chinese army strictly forbade Western merchants to enter and leave the southern seaport, so most of the Western merchants fled from Siam, and the passage was cut off, what else could they do if they didn't escape? Therefore, there are still a small number of Westerners stranded in Siam.

Therefore, Gao Junshan rode an elephant, and along the way, there were not only many people who warmly welcomed the Chinese emperor, but also Westerners appeared in these welcoming crowds.

Of course, Gao Junshan did not want Siam to have trade contacts with Western countries, and now the Huaxia Navy is fully capable of controlling the maritime trade in Asia, if anyone wants to trade with the West, it must be carried out under the protection of Huaxia, that is to say, Huaxia must collect protection fees, otherwise, so many battleships in Huaxia are not decorations.

When the elephants reached the gate of Ayutthaya, the welcoming crowd gathered more and more, the royal band played beautiful music on the tower, the people of the city danced joyfully, and King Bassetton himself went out of the city to greet him.

Gao Junshan and his entourage changed to the carriage sent by the king, and the carriage slowly marched towards the palace, and the road was crowded with people welcoming them, which affected the speed of the carriage.

Siam is a Buddhist country, after entering the city of Ayutthaya, the pagoda is like a forest, the temple is like a star, and the business is also very prosperous.

King Basetun arranged for Gao Junshan to stay in the concierge house in the royal palace, and then feasted for three days, and the daily dishes were not repeated.

After the feast, the meeting officially began, and as expected by Gao Junshan's staff team, King Bassetton made a territorial claim from the beginning.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Dynasty, it is a great honor to meet with you here, and I sincerely thank the Chinese army for destroying the old enemy of Burma for our Siam, and on behalf of the Siamese royal family, the King of Xia presents a gift to His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Dynasty." King Basetong said as he handed over a gift slip in his hand to Gao Junshan with both hands, "If you don't pay respect, please also smile at the honorable Emperor of the Chinese Kingdom." In addition, His Majesty the Emperor of Huaxia asks His Majesty the Emperor of Huaxia to return the lands of Siam that have been forcibly occupied by Burma, and these lands are the inherent territory of Siam, and I hope that Huaxia will respect the wishes of my Siamese State, and Siam State is willing to reconcile with Huaxia Kingdom forever! ”

Gao Junshan took the gift list and unfolded it to see that the gift list was written in Chinese characters, and the handwriting was neat:

Five catties of diamond diamonds, 60 catties of agarwood, 30 catties of bird's nest, 60 catties of rhino horn, 300 catties of sandalwood, and 300 catties of beans.

Gao Junshan closed the gift list and said to King Basethong: "Thank you for the gift from the King of Siam, we also have a gift for you." ”

As soon as Gao Junshan raised his hand, Marven took out a gift list that had been prepared and read it out in front of everyone: "The gift list presented by the Emperor of Huaxia to the King of Siam is as follows: 30 Su Jin, 30 Fields, 15 Python Yarn, 15 Python Yarn, 30 Grosgrain, 50 Cotton Yarn, 13 Boxes of Ceramics, 70 Pounds of Tea, and 100 Pieces of Soap. ”

When Marven had finished reading it, he handed the gift list to King Bassetong, written in both Chinese and Thai scripts.

After taking the gift list and reading it, King Bassetton thanked Gao Junshan, and then made a request to recover the southern territory of Siam.

Gao Junshan solemnly told King Basethong: "The warriors of our Chinese army have made great sacrifices in the battle with the Burmese army to take their city from their hands, and we have not offended the interests of Siam, let alone invaded an inch of your land, and asked us to return your territory. ”

"Thisβ€”" King Baseton was speechless.

In order not to embarrass King Baseton, Gao Junshan continued: "In view of the friendly relations between our two countries, I will give due consideration to your request. But these lands were bought with the blood and lives of our warriors, and we cannot just give them to you for nothing. ”

King Basetun saw hope, and he assured Gao Junshan: "As long as His Majesty the Great Emperor can give us the land, we can agree to any conditions." ”

As a result, the meeting moved into an in-depth discussion on the issue of the southern region of Siam. Gao Junshan proposed that the southern part of Siam be leased to the Basethong Dynasty for a long time, and that Siam must drive out the Westerners stranded in Siam, and that Westerners who wanted to do business with Siam had to obtain the consent and supervision of the Huaxia State.

Although it was agreed to cede the southern part of Siam to the Basethong dynasty, it was not all, and the southern part of Siam had more than 2,600 kilometers of coastline, and the coastline was not included in the list of leases.

The purpose is very clear, that is, to completely lock Siam inland, so that they will not have the opportunity to develop outward.

Because the initiative was in the hands of Gao Junshan, King Basethong had to accept the Huaxia Kingdom in the form of a land lease to return to their original territory.

The terms of the lease were not strict, and Gao Junshan only wanted them to make a 10 percent of the rice harvest in the south for a period of 100 years.

In this way, it is easy to explain to King Basethong, at least his dynasty can still preserve the integrity of Siam for the next three or four generations, and no one knows what will happen in a hundred years.

Gao Junshan knew very well that if he forcibly ruled the southern part of Siam, he would first make an enemy at his doorstep, that is, Siam, and secondly, the people who cultivated in the south were all Turkish farmers, and sending Chinese into the local farming area would inevitably cause considerable conflicts.

Since it is difficult to manage, it is better to rent. Gao Junshan's purpose in conquering these areas in Donghu is very clear, that is, he sees that he can harvest three seasons of grain a year, and with these grains, he can alleviate the disasters brought by the Xiaoice River period to northern China, after all, the Xiaoice River period will not end for 50 years.

Therefore, the condition of leasing is to use grain as rent, so that Huaxia does not need to invest manpower and material resources, and can still have grain in the account.

After the two sides had no objection to the finalized terms, the Ayutthaya Treaty was signed in both Chinese and Thai.

The day after the treaty was signed, Gao Junshan returned to Pattaya with his team.