The elephant, wearing armor and strips of cloth on his body, was led back to the Ming army camp by the captives.

The Ming army pointed and began to watch these huge giant beasts, these battlefield monsters that shone in ancient India and Persia, finally withdrew from the stage of history.

When Burma sent most of its troops to the east to defend Peng Zhuze, the country was empty.

Yao Qisheng's Manraka garrison and Yunnan soldiers took the opportunity to enter Burma from the north and south, and the city of Donghu was lost in less than half a month.

When it comes to the offensive and defensive battles of the city, no one is better at it than the Han people, and they used to face Shanhaiguan, Tongguan, and Beijing City... In such a big city, Xiongguan is dangerous, and then attacking Donghu City is as simple as attacking a small town in the Central Plains.

There was no peace in the palace of Mandali, and as the king of Burma, he and his relatives would not be left alive. The state capital of Jingnan Province does not need a king, let alone a large number of imperial relatives. Yao Qisheng killed all the members of the royal family, but kept the Burmese king Mang Dali without killing, just waiting for Peng Zhuze to arrive.

The royal family of Myanmar is unusually wealthy, and this place borders India, a vast country, and a long coastline adjacent to the Indian Ocean. Westerners landed early and established two East Indies divisions, one Dutch and one British.

There is a law in this era that the country will be rich as long as it participates in maritime trade. Of course, under the premise of fairness, if it is reduced to a colony, it is no longer applicable.

Yao Qisheng looked at the mountains of property piled up in the treasury of the Burmese Imperial Palace, and his heart was already happy. This time seems to be no exception, and Myanmar is so big, the benefits will only be greater in the future.

It may seem very difficult to subjugate a country, and it is even a little appalling, but it is too simple for the Han people at this time.

The reason why the Central Plains Dynasty has not continued to expand its territory is not because it is unable to do so, but because the dynasty with agriculture as the main body is unwilling to work hard for some barren land.

The reason why our territory is only so large is because there is no land that can enter the eyes of our ancestors, and the Yellow Sand Jedi in the Western Regions has no water and is not suitable for farming; There is water in the South Seas, but it is full of rainforest mosquitoes and malaria deaths, and it is not suitable for everyone to farm; From the Shang and Zhou dynasties, where the territory of power was only in the Yellow River Plain in the north, to the grasslands in the north, the deserts in the west, the seaside in the east, and the dense forests in the south, almost all the land that catches the eye has become our place of residence.

Take the land of Baiyue in the south, thinking that Guilin and Xiangjun are the counties; The king of Baiyue, bowed his head and tied his neck, and entrusted his subordinates. It was to make Meng Tian build the Great Wall in the north and guard the fence, but the Xiongnu were more than 700 miles. The Hu people did not dare to go south and herd horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows and complain.

The process of the Han people's conquest of the land was the smoothest, because we were advanced, far ahead of the world for thousands of years, and it is no exaggeration to say that being assimilated is the blessing of Fanbang.

The essence of colonialism is the enslavement of a strong nation to a weak nation, and the bloody violence of this process will certainly create irreparable hatred. The white-skinned people have a ridiculous conceit and refuse to assimilate the inferior people in their eyes, so even if the sun never sets on the empire that is powerful for a while, the dust returns to dust in the end, and the territory is still in those parts of the island. And their colonies, which were once all over the world, have no place to fly their flags.

But the Han people are different, Hou Xuanyan is through the assimilation of population and culture, so that they can integrate into the Chinese nation, not oppression and enslavement. Just like the herdsmen of Jingbei, fighting for Jingbei Province and the surrounding enemies, many Mongols are more courageous than the Han Chinese. Sometimes civilization is engraved in the cracks of the bones, and it is born with it, and it is the commonality of a nation. Even if the white-skinned people were many years ahead of the East after the Industrial Revolution, they could not possess the genes of this civilization. Since the birth of human society, a nation that has been standing tall has its own uniqueness.

Finally, the Burmese soldiers, who were still organizing sporadic resistance, received the news of the fall of Taungoo City, and no one dared to organize large-scale resistance anymore.

Peng Zhuze fought all the way to Donghu City, Yao Qisheng had already greeted him outside the city, and the two generals met here on a sunny afternoon.

The last time was at the Siam Palace, and this time it was in Myanmar, less than a month apart. Fighting is sometimes faster than marching...

When Peng Zhuze came to the palace, he first asked: "Where is Mangdali, he wasn't slaughtered by you, right?" ”

Yao Qisheng was a little unhappy in his heart, and secretly wondered that Peng Zhuze was really greedy for merit, fortunately he didn't kill the king of Burma, otherwise he would inevitably be put in small shoes by the lord. He thought so in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Of course not, the lower official has already locked him in prison and is waiting for the general to deal with it." ”

Peng Zhuze breathed a long sigh of relief and said happily: "Fortunately, you didn't kill him, Your Majesty issued a decree that I escorted him to Beijing." Your Majesty will kill him at Jinling when all nations come to court, and use his head to establish authority. When I received the decree, I was very worried that you would cut him down with one sword, and when the time came, Your Majesty's drama would not be able to sing, and we would be the unlucky ones. At least, a stinky scolding is inevitable, you don't know Your Majesty's temper, scolding people is very ugly, this general thinks that his face is thick enough, or he can't raise his head when he is scolded, and sweat is like rain. ”

Only then did Yao Qisheng know that he was living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and it turned out that Peng Zhuze was not greedy for merit.

Wiping his forehead, Yao Qisheng said ashamedly: "The general has made great achievements this time, destroying the Three Kingdoms in a row, recovering his homeland, and leveling the South Seas, Your Majesty will definitely praise the general, how can he be angry." ”

Peng Zhuze was also really happy in his heart, squinted his eyes and smiled, thinking that after returning to Jinling, he should really be praised by His Majesty, and his heart was like eating honey. He couldn't help laughing twice and said, "Don't worry, as long as it's your credit, I will play it truthfully, and you can also be added to the rank and knighthood." Your Majesty is the person who has the most clear rewards and punishments. ”

Hou Xuanyan, who has clear rewards and punishments, is spreading a wide net in the court at this time, and this time his goal is very big, to recruit scholars from all over the world, so that they can go to Nanyang to educate the people and promote etiquette and culture.

Those talented gentlemen who lost their high status because of May Enke instantly became fragrant and sweet again, but Nanyang was too far away, and many people didn't want to go at all. It is rumored to be a desolate place full of miasma and poisonous snakes.

Hou Xuanyan met with all the officials of the General Administration Department in the Nuanfang Pavilion, asked them to dance with their wonderful pens, and hyped the benefits and significance of going south in the newspaper.

Hou Xuanyan pinched his waist and gave them a speech full of passion, and the group of people below, led by Gu Yanwu, listened enthusiastically.

Who said that scholars are useless, today they are going to use the pen to expand the territory, under the encouragement of Hou Xuanyan's extremely magnetic voice, everyone is eager to try, and they can't wait to go back immediately to wield pen and ink.

Hou Xuanyan looked around with satisfaction and found that everyone was very excited, except for the two or three people in the corner who drooped their eyelids, and those who wanted to die did not have the slightest fighting spirit.

Hou Xuanyan immediately pointed his finger and reprimanded: "What's going on with these people, can't you hear what I said?" ”

Gu Yanwu turned his head and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this is the General Administration Department, who is specifically responsible for writing the middle story of the Di Bao, and is not responsible for the part we are talking about. ”

Seeing Long Yan's anger, the three writers nodded desperately to prove their innocence.

Hou Xuanyan nodded, rolled his eyes and said: "You are also useful, make more articles about Nanyang beauties and Han men, write a little more glamorous, those pedantic scholars love this." ”

When a few people heard it, their eyes lit up, and the most feared thing about making up stories was the bottleneck, and the stories in these people's chests were almost used. His Majesty's words suddenly opened up a never-before-set frontier for them, and the subject was full of new stories waiting for them to develop.

And I was ordered to write X book, and I feel excited when I think about it.