In establishing the image of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He is a meritorious person.

However, the limitations of the times, including the entire diplomatic strategy of the Ming Dynasty, did not have a long-term development idea, which led to the fact that the Ming Dynasty actually earned face and lost its lining.

Each small country belongs in name, and the Ming Dynasty does not have any policy measures, let alone actual control.

Moreover, these small countries have not yet been rewarded much in each tribute. Leaving aside the profits of trade, the Ming Dynasty did not get any benefits in this kind of international relations.

Take the tribute of Baili Missoula in the ninth year of Yongle as an example, the tribute is a giraffe, which is called the unicorn.

But the reward they received was far greater than what they giving.

When they arrived at Yingtianfu, they gave the king two gold embroidered dragon robes, one unicorn robe, gold and silver utensils, draperies, clothes and washing utensils, and the concubines and concubines were all given.

When it was time to go home, he gave the king a jade belt, a guard of honor, a saddle horse, and a crown and a concubine.

When leaving, he sent him off, gave a banquet to the gate of heaven, and then gave a jade belt, a guard of honor, a saddle horse, a hundred taels of gold, five hundred taels of silver, four hundred thousand yuan of banknotes, two thousand six hundred pieces of money, three hundred horses of Jinqi sara, a thousand silk horses, two gold Wenqi two, and two gold weaving sleeves and knees.

Moreover, the princess and her nephews and concubines are below, and the banquet is poor. In other words, there is a reward for everyone.

And Daming has paid so much, and he has to help them protect the country and prevent Siam from bullying them.

Daming's efforts and returns are not proportional at all.

This is not Zheng He's responsibility, but the political figures of the entire Ming Dynasty, who are only intoxicated by the false name of the Eight Directions and the Heavenly Empire.

All this, when it comes to Zhu Zhanji, will all change.

Zhu Zhanji doesn't care about face, but he must get the lining.

Without enough benefits, Da Ming has no obligation to help them.

Now, let's start with Malaga, and use this small country to kill chickens and monkeys to set an example.

To respect my Daming, you must follow my Daming in everything, speak my Daming words, write my Daming characters, and keep my Daming etiquette.

If you want to do one thing in the open and one thing secretly, it won't work!

As soon as Zhu Zhanji gave the order, the management system of the entire fleet began to get busy.

In view of the actual situation of Malaga, corresponding policies have been formulated. Whether it is in terms of writing, language, customs, or era names and chronology, it is necessary to formulate a unified plan.

There are some things that are ready-made, and some things that need to be ready-made.

Thousands of civil servants, civil officials, and literati expressed their opinions, and finally came up with a rough plan when they arrived in Malaga.

In terms of diplomatic relations, this plan has not changed much. In other words, on the bright side, the Ming Dynasty's diplomatic plan for the countries of the South Seas is still continued.

However, the tributary system, cultural exchanges, economic and trade exchanges, including the most important diplomatic rights in later generations, have all changed accordingly.

Zhu Zhanji can't change the number of triennial tributes for the Nanyang countries set by Zhu Di, but he can ask the various countries to pay tribute.

Like the previous "auspicious" or something, how far is there for me to roll away, if you want to send tribute, you have to call the actual one, whether it is gold, copper ingots, or wood, rice, millet, only these resource tributes, Daming will admit it.

There is little change in economic and trade exchanges, because the current pricing power is basically in the hands of Daming. Moreover, countries lack large ships and can basically only respond passively to trade.

As long as Daming gets stuck in the types of goods imported, these countries will naturally move closer to Daming's requirements, and they don't have many conditions to negotiate.

It can be said that Daming can do without them, but they can't do without Daming.

Then there is the diplomatic power, which is divided into countries that have the ability to defend themselves and those that do not. Countries that have the ability to defend themselves, have their own armies, and can have a certain degree of independent diplomatic rights.

But a country like Malaka, which was originally a few villages, was only able to gain a firm foothold in Malaka with the support of the Ming Dynasty.

Although today's Malaka occupies the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, the total population is less than 20,000.

Such a small country that completely relies on the trade of the Ming Dynasty and relies on the Ming Dynasty to set up official factories here to survive, it is a waste to give them diplomatic power.

Then there is the cultural exchange that Zhu Zhanji attaches the most importance to, and this cultural exchange is actually cultural aggression. Although this kind of aggression does not use knives and guns, it is far more useful than knives and guns.

When all the countries in Nanyang speak the Ming language, write the Ming characters, wear the Ming style clothes, and pass the customs of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, weren't they authentic Ming people!

Therefore, at this time, those Wenchen and Confucian disciples were the most excited, and Zhu Zhanji had already done a good job of publicity, and they were counting on the thousands of Confucian disciples who followed this time, one by one, to stay in Nanyang countries to teach and educate people.

Even if they can stay for two years at most, they are not afraid, because more literati can be summoned from Daming in the future.

Zhu Zhanji is even planning to wait for him to come back this time and take power. In the future imperial examination, even if you win the Jinshi, you must first go to Nanyang for two years of internship before you can return to Daming to become an official.

Although this will be met with a certain degree of resistance, as long as you do a good job of publicity, you are not afraid that they will make a fuss.

Everyone still had some concerns about this plan, because Zhu Zhanji simply overturned the original Ming Dynasty's established policy towards the countries of the South Seas.

But no one dared to object, because now Confucian students are full of confidence in this plan.

Jin Chun, as the right scholar of the Ministry of Rites, is also the highest status among the ministers this time, and of course he saw the ruthlessness of Zhu Zhanji's plan earlier than others.

If everything can develop according to this plan, not a hundred years, but only fifty years, the entire Nanyang, no matter which nationality, will become the loyal people of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he was also the most active person in promoting this plan, and even he was afraid that those literati would not be able to figure it out, so he ventured every day to take a herald boat and go to various ships to publicize and explain the truth to those literati.

It was also at this time that he got closer and closer to Xie Jin, who was also very active about this matter.

From Xie Jin, he also knew Zhu Zhanji's plan to vigorously promote arithmetic and symbols.

All this, coupled with Zhu Zhanji's behavior in Dongying, made his original little opinion on Zhu Zhanji disappear long ago, and Zhu Zhanji was regarded as a wise man with a big mind and foresight.

When the fleet arrived in Malaga, this time, Jin Chun and Jin Kuo, the Ministry of Rites and the Internal Supervisor joined forces to put Zhu Zhanji's honor guard on arrival in Malaka to the highest standard, and wanted to establish Zhu Zhanji's personal image in front of the world of the Nanyang countries.

Zhu Zhanji stood at the forefront of the flagship, and before the flagship entered the port, he had already seen the port with the most complete facilities and the most heavily defended port in this era.

The entire port, protected by layers and with ditches and ditches, formed a strong fortress with the help of geographical advantages.

Today's harbor flags are displayed, and the crowds on the pier are surging, which should be a welcoming crowd.

Wang Jinghong stood beside Zhu Zhanji and introduced: "Since the second year of Yongle, Director Zheng has chosen Malajia as the foothold of my Ming fleet in the South Seas. In the past ten years, this place has been built into the strongest water village in the South Seas. The outermost part is bounded by a wooden fence, and the middle floor is built with a five-meter wall, then the urn city, and finally the inner city.

There are 48 warehouses in the inner city, a total of 480 warehouses, each of which is separated by a canal and connected by a wooden bridge. Grain, timber, copper ingots and other materials purchased from Nanyang will be transferred here.

The warehouse area is equipped with four more drum towers, and the bell patrol is raised at night. There is a heavy fence inside, such as a small city broken alley, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The port area is protected by warships, with driftwood shells to prevent water attacks, and 36 guns to cover the waters of the port area. The Fourth Fleet has a total of 5,55 officers and men and nearly 20,000 family members. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and asked, "How do family members make a living?" ”

"The profits of Nanyang trade are not thin, and they should be paid in full. His family has land in the old port, and can hire local natives to plant, so they have no worries about food and clothing. ”

Zhu Zhanji asked again: "Do you have family members engaged in trade?" ”

Wang Jinghong hesitated for a moment before saying, "It should be...... Yes. ”

Relying on the mountains and water, relying on the most important material transfer point in the Ming Dynasty, it would not be normal if there was no one to do business.

Moreover, the land divided is in the old port, but now the people are concentrated in Malaka, which must be profitable.

As long as it is not for private reasons, Zhu Zhanji is not disgusted with this kind of behavior.

Li Liang walked over quickly with small steps. "Your Highness, it's almost time to get ashore, please go and change your clothes first."

Zhu Zhanji snorted, glanced at this water village again, and said: "This is the official factory that my Ming Dynasty spent a lot of money to repair, but now it has become the reliance of Malaka to resist Siam." I'm a big Ming, I'd rather lose myself than others. ”

The generals and entourage looked at each other, and they were not sure what Zhu Zhanji really thought in his heart.

Malaka Water Village and Jiugang Water Village, this is the southernmost base of the Ming Dynasty. Since the establishment of the Old Port Propaganda Division, two fleets have come to a foreign land far away from the Ming Dynasty.

Because it is far away from the Ming Dynasty, after the Ming Navy was all restructured, only here, the original establishment is still maintained.

In this era, there is almost no thinking about changing guards. After the deployment of each army is determined, it will stay here for almost all generations.

Therefore, the families of these soldiers will be arranged to come here and take root here.

Along the top of the city wall on the flagship deck, Zhu Zhanji came from the bow to the stern. Qingmei, Luzhu, and a group of female officials began to perform their duties and got busy.

Someone was specifically responsible for washing Zhu Zhanji's face, someone was responsible for combing his hair, someone brought a dragon robe, and someone put shoes and socks on him.

It only took a while to dress up Zhu Zhanji.

Ma Xin came to Zhu Zhanji, blessed him, and asked softly, "Your Highness, are we going to stay in Malaka for many days?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Malaka and the old port, where you like, stay there for a little longer." This is the center of the South Seas, and the surrounding countries will trade with our Ming Dynasty here, which will delay some time. ”

She smiled and said, "Of course, where His Highness goes, we will also follow......

Zhu Zhanji also had to go to Nanzhou, which was later Australia. In his heart, he didn't want to take them with him.

After Java, the route over there is not a familiar route, and there are many dangers, whether it is a reef or a storm, it will affect the speed of the fleet.

And if you go to explore Nanzhou now, you will definitely have entanglements with the local natives, and small-scale battles cannot be avoided.

But thinking that they are all their own women, if they are left behind, they will be more frightened in their hearts, and they will not mention it again.

No matter in the wind or rain, they would rather follow them than stay in Nanyang, where they are unfamiliar with their lives.

Suddenly, there was a drum music outside, and this neat rhythm and majestic sound spread throughout the port.

This is the voice of the garrison welcoming Zhu Zhanji's arrival......

"I'll land first, and then Li Liang will arrange for you to get off the ship, you guys settle down first, and I'll go to see you at night."

Liu Chenghui walked behind Ma Xin and said with a smile: "Your Highness has a big matter, and the concubine will take care of Ma Liangyuan and the other sisters." ”

Zhu Zhanji, who was wearing a Ming yellow dragon robe and a crown on his head, reappeared on the deck, and a group of chamberlains and guards set up a guard of honor of up to hundreds of people.

The people on the shore and the soldiers who welcomed them immediately cheered when they saw this formation. They knew that they would soon see His Royal Highness Taisun.

Zhu Zhanji turned his head and asked Huang Yuan: "When will Zheng He and them arrive?" ”

Although Zheng and their right armies traveled closer distances, they had a much larger share of trade in both Cochin and Chenla, including Siam.

Moreover, their fleet encountered a storm in the Gulf of Siam, and in order to avoid the gale, it was delayed for some time, so it is now behind Zhu Zhanji and them.

"At dawn, they received an order that their front army had arrived in Temasek, and Director Zheng and General Zhu came at full speed, I am afraid that they will not arrive until evening."

"Has the garrison of the Great Army been arranged?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, the entire Malaga Strait is full of garrisons for my army."

The sails on the ship have been dropped, and now they are moving slowly by inertia. The hundreds of sailors who operated the rudder shook the rudder with all their might, allowing the flagship to slowly adjust to the predetermined direction.

The sailors on the ship spent a number of jacks on the waterline, and these jacks would touch the land first when they docked, providing a buffer.

On the shore, the soldiers dropped bales of straw on the shore, also to cushion and prevent damage to the hull.

The guards of the Yulin Guard, who arrived on the small boat that Yu arrived first, quickly landed and occupied all corners of the port, laying down heavy protections.

The flagship finally docked, and the first to be sent off the ship was Zhu Zhanji's dragon chariot and sixteen horses. The dragon chariot only needs eight horses, but it also needs to be prepared for a horse that is sick or has poor energy.

When Zhu Zhanji appeared on the gangway wearing a crown and a dragon robe, both the people and soldiers on the shore knelt down one after another, kowtowed and shouted: "Welcome to His Royal Highness." ”

The first sound was not neat, but with the guidance of the soldiers, the people also followed the rhythm. The second and third voices became neat, and the majestic voice spread throughout Malaka.

There was a group of Malagans dressed in strange clothes on the shore, and the leader was also wearing the crown of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not necessary to think about it to know that they were the royal family and officials of Malaka who were allowed to come to greet them.

Zhu Zhanji's feet finally set foot on the land of Malaga, and the attendants also held the honor guard flag and followed closely behind Zhu Zhanji.

The crowd prostrated three times again, and then flattened down under the chorus of the attendants.

Zheng He and they had not yet arrived, and the supreme leader here was Daniel Zhang, the general of the Fourth Fleet. He led Liu Jin, the commander of the Malagashui Village of the Fourth Fleet, and Du Cong, the commander of the Jiugang Water Village, to stand at the forefront of the welcoming procession.

Daniel Zhang came from a family of generals, and his father Zhang Xing commanded the left guard of Yanshan. Since Zhu Di started the army, he has made many meritorious contributions, and he has been relocated to command the same knowledge.

Daniel Zhang's heroic strategy was not inferior to his father, and during the Battle of Jingjing, Zhang Xing tried to chase the enemy on horseback, and was severely injured by dozens of southern soldiers, and was seriously injured and did not take the battle. Daniel Zhang replaced his father as commander and eventually won a great victory.

Zhang Xing Yongle was made an Xiangbo in the first year, but Yongle died in the fifth year, and then Daniel Zhang took the title, and Yongle was transferred to the Guangzhou Bay Water Division in the state capital in seven years.

After the establishment of the Old Port Propaganda Department in Daming, Daniel Zhang served as the commander-in-chief of the Old Port in Daming. Governing the old port, the two water divisions of Malaga, and controlling the three guards under his command, he can be said to be the first person in the southernmost military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanji came to Daniel Zhang, he waited to say goodbye, Zhu Zhanji quickly helped him and smiled: "Zhang Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, and introduce me to my Daming warrior." ”

At the back of the crowd, everyone gathered around a thin old man wearing a Ming gold embroidered dragon robe, looking at His Royal Highness the Ming Taisun who was half a body taller than ordinary people in the distance.

This thin old man is the Sultan of Malaka, Bairi Missula, who is seventy-three years old this year, but he still controls the whole of Malaka and has supreme authority in this small country.

It has been 20 years since the founding of Malaga, and from the beginning of the territory of the three villages, it has now become the largest force in the southern part of the peninsula.

Although Siam is still aggressive in the north, with the support of the Ming Dynasty, Malaga's territory is still slowly expanding.

Everyone else was pleasantly surprised by Zhu Zhanji's arrival, and they would never have thought that His Royal Highness the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would come to Malaka in person.

When the grandson comes, he will definitely be rewarded by everyone, and they will make a small fortune again.

But Byry Missoula was always a little unsettled, feeling that something bad was about to happen.

He is over 70 years old, and he has had ups and downs all his life, and he was once destroyed and made a comeback. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has met twice, what has not been seen?

He always felt that the grandson of the Ming Dynasty came to Nanyang in person, and the sky in Nanyang was probably about to change.

If there were no major attempts, why did His Royal Highness take the risk to come to Nanyang?

Let's see...... he sighed and led the crowd to meet him.

After the ceremony was finished with all the soldiers, all the soldiers were full of tears of excitement, and Zhu Zhanji really felt a little fat.

At this time, he saw Bairi Missoula leading the royal family and officials of Malaja to meet him.

Zhu Zhanji was still very polite to Bairi Missula on the surface, and after saluting everyone, he personally invited Bairi Missula to his dragon chariot and went to the inner city together.

Bairi Missoula was only about 1.6 meters when she was young, and now she is less than 1.5 meters. Nestled in the wide dragon chair of the dragon chariot, it was completely disproportionate.

Compared with Zhu Zhanji, his figure is half smaller, and his momentum cannot be compared.

The dragon chariot is only supported by eight pillars, and it is transparent on all sides, and Zhu Zhanji waved his hand to the people while chatting with Bairi Missoula.

"When I arrived in Nanyang, I realized that the world is so big, and there are no surprises. In Malaka, for example, the people were dressed in a strange way, and some women even showed only two eyes. ”

Bairi Missoula smiled and said, "Malagah is the place where the east and the west, the north and the south, and there are all kinds of people. These masked women are all big eaters and believe in the Green Religion......"

Zhu Zhanji interrupted him and asked, "The prince also believes in the Green Sect?" ”

Bairi Missoula smiled and said: "The Green Religion is the state religion of many Western countries, and the contemptible wife is the princess of Aceh, and the Aceh country is the country of the Green Religion, and the contemptible people are also influenced by it. ”

Zhu Zhanji sighed and said, "But Lone remembers, Malaka and Aceh are both my Ming vassal countries, right?" ”

Bairi Missula replied quietly: "Of course, I, Malaga, and Aceh are both honored by His Majesty the Ming Emperor. ”

"But my Ming state religion is Taoism......" Zhu Zhanji looked at him and said with a smile: "I see that the prince is also wearing a gold embroidered dragon robe given to you by my imperial grandfather, this is my Ming prince's crown dress." The prince is the prince of my Ming Dynasty, and Malaka is a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, but he does not believe in my Ming Taoism, but prefers to believe in the green religion of a small country in the Western Regions, isn't it unclear what is right and wrong? ”

The ominous premonition in Bairymissoula's heart became even stronger, but he still smiled and said: "Your Highness is too worried, what do you believe in, it has no effect on the relationship between me and Malaka and Daming." There is no doubt that my Malaka is a subject of the Ming Dynasty. The old man is loyal to the kingdom and is willing to guard the south gate for the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and asked, "How many people does Malaka have now?" How many officers? ”

Bairi Missoula breathed a sigh of relief, in front of Zhu Zhanji, he felt even more uncomfortable than in front of Zhu Di. "There are now more than 30,000 people and more than 100 officials."

He thought that the time of embarrassment had passed, but Zhu Zhanji's subsequent question suddenly made him feel like he was on the edge of the abyss.

"Then the person who can speak my Da Ming dialect and write my Da Ming characters has geometry?"

Although Zhu Zhanji's face was still smiling, Bairi Missoula had already felt the malice in Zhu Zhanji's heart.

But if he didn't answer this question, he could only answer stubbornly: "I, the people of Malaga, have long admired the culture of the Heavenly Empire, but the roots are still shallow, and now only more than 20 people can take on the responsibility of doing things. ”

Zhu Zhanji's smile remained unchanged, and he sighed softly: "Nominally, it is my Ming vassal country, but it doesn't speak my Ming language, doesn't write my Daming characters, and doesn't abide by my Daming etiquette, what kind of subject country is this?" It seems that my Ming Dynasty treated these subject countries too favorably and forgot what to do. ”

Bairi Missoula hurriedly said: "Your Highness, this is an old decay that has not been thought through, and in the future, we will urge the people to learn the Chinese language and observe the national etiquette." ”

"That's right." Zhu Zhanji smiled very brightly, and said: "Gu brought a lot of literati and writers this time, as well as the three-character scripture of my Ming children's school, a hundred family names, and a thousand-character text, which should also be popularized in Malaga." From now on, all books that are not in my Ming script will be destroyed, and no one will be allowed to study ......."

Bairymissoula immediately knew that the delaying plan would not work, and he could no longer sit still, so he fell to the ground. "Your Highness...... I can't help it! ”