The city of Ava, which belonged to the political envoys of Yunnan in the early and middle Ming Dynasty, belonged to the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the de jure sense, but in fact, it was the capital of the two Burmese dynasties of Ava and Donghu.

However, it is precisely because of this legal significance that there are not a few Ming people in Ava City. In Ava City, which has a population of more than 100,000, the Ming people account for nearly 10,000, and a large part of them are engaged in industry and commerce. Although the Ming people said that they valued agriculture and suppressed commerce, they were far superior to Myanmar in both handicrafts and commerce, and like other Southeast Asian countries, the industry and commerce of Ava City and even the whole of Myanmar were greatly influenced by the Ming people.

And the old wizard who escaped from Ava still stayed in the mansion of a Ming man in Ava City, eating and drinking all day long, and there were Ming women sent by the main family to serve in the room, and his life was like ascending to immortals.

The family's door hasn't been open since the old wizard entered, and everything they buy on weekdays comes in and out of the backyard door. No one noticed that the family was buying more and more rice and vegetables.

"Master Zhao, you told me before that it would only take more than a month to see what happened. Let me invite the leaders of the Han associations in the city to my home in advance, and now the time has come. Are you going to meet with them? ”

"That's natural, when did the old man deceive you? Lead the way. ”

The head of the house said yes, and respectfully led the wizard across the courtyard and into the hall.

"This is the Zhao Ye I often tell you."

The people sitting on both sides hurriedly got up and waved at the wizard. "I've seen Zhao Ye."

"There's no need to be polite, the old man just reads a few books, and he can pretend to be a ghost." Zhao Quanzhong, who is known as Zhao Ye, touched his beard and said "modestly", not so much modest, but vaguely reminding everyone present: I have read a lot of books and am a person with great wisdom.

Anonymous introduced these people to Zhao Quanzhong one by one, the two sides saluted each other, and after a while of greetings, everyone sat down again, and Anonymous and Zhao Quanzhong sat on the top left and right. "Do you know that the Burmese king Mangda sent troops to attack Ming?"

Everyone responded one after another, "The movement is so big, we have been extorted and apportioned hundreds of taels of silver by the Burmese official, we know it." ”

"Okay, the old man said bluntly, the king of Burma will lose this battle."

"Oh?" Wang Zaishan, the head of the rice industry guild in the city, asked, "I have heard from friends and merchants in Yunnan and other places that since the Tatars entered the customs, in the past ten years, the Ming Dynasty has been defeated, and has fled from Beijing to Yunnan Mansion, and then from Yunnan to Burma. Why did Zhao Ye say that the king of Burma would be defeated? He was dressed in a high-class Su brocade that only the king and others could afford in Burma, as if he wished that others would know that his family was rich in Burma.

"Wang Huishou is wrong with this!" Zhao Quanzhong waved his hand a little proudly, "First, the Ming Dynasty has not been defeated, since this dynasty (Yongli), Wang Shi has counterattacked Guangdong and other places several times, and recently defeated the Dongyu in Lin'an Mansion in Yunnan; Second, now the Ming army is mostly for the Xiying refuge, the rest of the battle, tens of thousands of veterans, and the armor is strong, the Burmese soldiers are mostly local soldiers, usually only know farming, do not know military affairs. Third, the Burmese army went on an expedition, and the Ming army waited for work at ease, and the initiative lay in the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that the Burmese army will be defeated, and with today's temperament, the Burmese state is very likely to be destroyed, at least, Wang Shi can also take Awa. Ava is only a few hundred miles away, and it only takes a few days to go down the river, not to mention the morning and evening. ”

"Perhaps, the news of the Burmese army's defeat will soon reach Ava."

It was too late, it was too late, but I saw a small guy outside running in in a panic, and said something in the ear of the unknown.

After listening to this, Anonymous bowed to Zhao Quanzhong. "Zhao Ye is really clever, you just said that the Burmese army will be defeated, and the Burmese army is really defeated! Now the king is attacking the city all the way to Ava! ”

Wang Zaishan, who was slapped in the face by reality, had to apologize obediently, saying that he was "a businessman and short-sighted".

Zhao Quanzhong sent the adults not to remember the villain's mistakes, waved his hand lightly to indicate that the matter had passed, and then continued; "I have heard that the Son of Heaven did not plan to attack Burma at first, but only wanted to borrow food, but the Burmese took this opportunity to oppress the Han people in the city, and it happened that one of the young men escaped and reported to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was furious and ordered the army to attack the city."

"When today's son does not regard us as overseas outcasts, and has publicly said that thieves are also innocent children, are overseas people not as good as thieves? This kind of words shows the immensity of the emperor's grace to us. ”

Zhao Quanzhong's words, everyone present couldn't help but move. When the news of the defeat of the Burmese army was announced, he asked his entourage to go out to investigate, and there was no need for Anonymous to play a double reed with Zhao Quanzhong in this matter. Since the Ming army can defeat the Burmese army, at least the Ming people will be closer to them, and maybe they won't have to be blackmailed by the Burmese in the future?

Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty also ask for money, at least they will not be treated specially?

With longing in their hearts and expectations on their faces, everyone was waiting for Zhao Quanzhong to continue. In this era of illiteracy rate of about 90 percent, a person who reads all kinds of "classics of Chinese culture" all day long is a rotten Confucian in the eyes of the traverser, but in front of this group of businessmen with the highest fame and only a showman, Zhao Quanzhong, who has read more than a million words, is a humanoid 3.5-inch floppy disk.

"Don't hide it from you, the old man has already sent his cronies and disciples to contact the Ming Dynasty, and on the day when Wang Shi enters the city, as long as we all welcome the heavenly soldiers and express our intention to surrender, Wang Shi has just arrived in Myanmar... Not only will we not be exploited by the Burmese, but we may also be able to control one side! ”

The merchants were surprised, in the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible for merchants to participate in politics (unless it was to let the children of the clan participate in the imperial examinations), even if it was to donate an official body was just to scare the small people, and this traditional custom was also brought to Myanmar. Now that this old man Zhao said that he would take them "for the political side", everyone's hearts shook rattles.

"Looking at everyone like this, is there something wrong?" Zhao Quanzhong said with a smile.

These businessmen are all slippery people, and naturally they don't want to fold the face of the big guy who has just made a divine prophecy, and they all restrain the skeptical look on their faces at the moment.

"It's okay, this matter sounds suspicious, but when Wang Shi first entered Burma, he naturally needed the help of local people who were familiar with the situation, and the Ming Dynasty only had a few cities in Yunnan, and most of the supplies had to count on us. And the governance of government affairs... You all know that the political systems of the Ming Dynasty and Myanmar are different, right? ”

Seeing that no one answered, Zhao Quanzhong said to himself. "The Ming Dynasty even the county seat is the imperial court official, the imperial power to the county, and this Burma, is similar to the Zhou Dynasty feudal system, although the previous generations of Burmese kings reformed and cut the domain, it may not be comparable to the end of the Tang Dynasty, and Myanmar is different from other Tusi, our Han people are far better than the Burmese in terms of reliability and necessity. And I have contacted the Ming Dynasty in advance, and this dynasty will not treat us badly. ”

At this time, it is not the future generation of Baidu Encyclopedia, how can everyone know the lofty concepts of separating the feudal towns and changing the land and returning to the stream? was fooled by Zhao Quanzhong like this, and everyone looked unaware of it.

"If you think it's okay, sign this piece of paper and press your fingerprint." Zhao Quanzhong took out a large piece of white paper full of words that had been prepared long ago.