"Scholar, in front of you is the city of Piroboro, which is the city, and now it is the royal city of the king of Champah."

On the deck of Zheng He's treasure ship, Wang Hong glanced at the city behind the harbor and reported in a low voice to Li Hongyu, who was standing aside.

"Brother Wang, Zhancheng is the fifteen non-conscripted countries designated by Emperor Taizu, and it is a subsidiary of my Ming Dynasty, but now only the Bintonglong region can be governed, and this official is really unwilling to face the king of Zhancheng."

Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, shook his head and said, to be honest, he was very disappointed that the Ming Dynasty failed to ensure the authority of the suzerain.

The reason why Ming Taizu designated fifteen non-conscripted countries was that he hoped that they would become the feudal screens of the Ming Dynasty, so he "went back and forth" to win over.

It's a pity that the descendants of later generations failed to realize the long-cherished wish of Ming Taizu for various reasons, so that now the only country that the Ming Dynasty really controls is the Korean country.

Wang Hong frowned slightly when he heard this, but freezing three times is not a day's cold, there are many reasons why the Zhancheng State has become such a situation, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty is no longer the powerful empire of the past, and it was defeated one after another by the Jiannu outside the Guan, where is there still the ability to take care of the affairs of those vassal countries.

"Scholar, the king of Champa will definitely ask us to help him restore the country, how can I reply to him?" Then, Wang Hong remembered something and couldn't help but ask for instructions.

"Since we are here this time, we can't ignore the request of the king of Zhancheng, after all, he is also the vassal king of our Ming Dynasty."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, he had already thought of these things, so he replied in an orderly manner, "Annan ignored the rules of our Ming Dynasty and invaded the city, and now that their country is in turmoil, we can just help a group of kings of the city." ”

As he spoke, Li Hongyu leaned over and whispered a few words in Wang Hong's ear, and Wang Hong nodded one after another.

"If the Ruan clan doesn't know what to do, we really want to send troops to help the king of Zhancheng?" After Li Hongyu finished explaining, Wang Hong asked with some concern, which would delay their trip.

"Of course, we are not only doing business this time, but also re-establishing the national prestige of our Ming Dynasty."

Li Hongyu's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly, "If they don't know what to do, let's teach them a lesson, now the opponent of the Ruan clan is the Zheng clan in the north, as long as they are sober-minded, they should know how to make a choice!" ”

"What the scholar said is very true, the Ruan clan should not want to be attacked on the back." Wang Hong nodded again and again, Li Hongyu was right, the Ruan clan was now concentrating on fighting against the Zheng clan in the north, so how could he provoke the Ming Dynasty again?

What's more, Li Hongyu didn't let the Ruan family give up the territory in vain, and gave the Ruan family certain benefits, if the Ruan family can't tell the situation again, then it will only be repaired.

In fact, Li Hongyu adhered to the strategic policy of first the north and then the south, and the powerful Zheng regime in the north was his main target, and the strength of the Nguyen regime in the south was not as strong as the Zheng regime, so he even ruled the Zheng regime to prevent the Zheng regime from annexing the Nguyen regime.

It is clear that a divided Annan is easier to deal with than a united Annan.

Annan is on the edge of the Ming Dynasty, but it does not abide by the rules like other vassal states, and has repeatedly challenged the authority of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that it has also made a war with the Ming Dynasty, which is really a dangerous neighbor.

In addition, Annan is located in the Indochina Peninsula, which curbs the future shipping route of the Ming Dynasty to the South China Sea, so Li Hongyu must uphold the edict of the Yongle Emperor that year, and turn Annan into the Ming Dynasty's Jiaozhi political envoy again, rather than just the nominal Annan Metropolitan Envoy.

Now, Daming is overwhelmed by the Houjin outside the gate, and he has no strength to recover Annan, Li Hongyu's current foundation is not stable, and his power is still developing, so this matter cannot be rushed, and it can only be carried out step by step.

In Li Hongyu's view, the first stage of the "Annan strategy" was to unite with the Ruan regime to weaken the Zheng clique and vigorously support the Mohish clique, secretly waiting for the Mo regime to replace the Zheng regime.

When the Ming fleet approached the port, the king of Champa had already led domestic officials of all sizes to greet him at the dock in ceremonial dresses.

People who don't look at the port have already seen the fleet on the sea, and the sea voyage is the same as "looking at the mountain and running a dead horse", in fact, the fleet is still quite a voyage away from the port, which is enough for the king of Zhancheng to prepare for the ceremony.

"Your Royal Highness, look, it's the banner of the Ming Dynasty." On the dock, an official standing behind the king of Champa excitedly pointed to the dragon flag hanging on a sea ship at the head of the fleet and said, this is the logo of the Ming Dynasty.

"Emperor Daming really sent an envoy!" As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion at the scene, and people showed surprises.

It has been more than two hundred years since the last time the Ming Dynasty sent a fleet to the west, and the Three Treasure Eunuchs went to the West to become a city state, especially the legend of the port city of Piroboro City, but they did not expect that now they have seen the fleet of the Ming Dynasty in their lifetime.

"Your Royal Highness, great, we are hopeful of recovering the country, and the Ming envoy will definitely give us justice."

In the midst of people's gossip, an old minister standing beside the king of Champa couldn't help but burst into tears, bowed down and said to the king of Champa, and the rest of the people nodded their heads in agreement.

When Zheng He went to the West, he intervened in the civil strife of the countries along the way and established a new order in the local country, which not only promoted the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty but also established the status of the Ming suzerainty.

Champa is an out-and-out vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, a "country that does not levy" by Ming Taizu, and in the case of inability to recover the country, the ministers of Champa can only hope for the help of external forces, and this external force naturally refers to the Ming Dynasty.

"Ancestor bless, I didn't expect the Celestial Empire to send a messenger, I hope everything goes well and restore the ancestral foundation." When the king of Champa heard this, he felt a sense of relief in his heart, and folded his hands and prayed secretly.

"The lord of the lower kingdom pays homage to the envoy of the heavenly court."

After the fleet entered the port, Wang Hong led the people down from the huge Zheng Hebao ship, and the king of Zhancheng hurriedly greeted him when he saw this, and respectfully stepped forward to salute.

For those vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, except for the foreign countries that were far away from the sea, including the Kingdom of Annan, they all called the envoys of the Ming Dynasty "Heavenly Envoys" or "Heavenly Envoys", and called themselves "the lords of small countries" or "little kings" to show awe.

"The king of Champa is exempt." Wang Hong had already recognized his identity from the python dragon robe on the king of Champang, so he smiled and returned the salute.

In the Ming Dynasty's vassal and tributary system, the kings of the vassal states were all crowned as county kings, so they wore python dragon robes regulated by the county kings, but there were some differences in colors and patterns between them.

"The envoy has worked hard all the way, please follow Xiao Wang into the city to rest." The king of Champa then turned to the side, bowed down and made a gesture of invitation to Wang Hong.

Although the king of Zhancheng wanted to know Wang Hong's intentions, it was obviously inconvenient to ask in public now, so he would wait until Wang Hong and his party were settled.

However, when the king of Champa saw the sturdy soldiers on the accompanying ships, his heart was suddenly relieved, although the scale of this voyage was not as large as Zheng He's voyage to the West, but the number of people was nearly 10,000.

Unlike Zheng He's voyage to the West, Li Hongyu's first overseas trade was mainly to explore the way, so the ships of the sailors accounted for the vast majority, and the troops were naturally quite a lot, and Li Hongyu needed the sailors to have experience in ocean navigation as soon as possible.

Therefore, with the exception of a very small number of people, including the sailors of cargo ships, they were all trained in the military, which was already a very important armed force in Indochina, and even if Annam could not be allowed to return the royal city, it would be able to spit out a part of the land that had been occupied.

When Wang Hong left the port with the king of Champong, Li Hongyu led Yang Li'er and Youlan and others to get off the ship, because Li Hongyu did not know Champa dialect, so this time there was a middle-aged translator to accompany him, after all, Champa was annexed by Annan at the end of the 17th century, so there were very few people who could speak Champa in later generations, and Li Hongyu had no place to learn even if he wanted to.

Not only Li Hongyu and others, but also some merchants came down from the ship to trade with local merchants on the shore, but their current identity is the "manager" of the merchant group.

Speaking of which, these managers were former smugglers, who were collected by Li Hongyu into the overseas trading fleet, and in his opinion, these people were all ready-made resources, so they naturally had to be used for their own purposes, and they were much better than the officials of the Customs Department to negotiate business.

According to the regulations of the Customs Department, after the opening of Daming's overseas trade, private smuggling by sea will be prohibited, and at the same time, he also gave those smugglers a way to live, that is, to join the Customs Department to do business with overseas countries.

Although the profit earned in this way is less, it will undoubtedly be safer in the future after the protection of the Customs Department and the sailor, and it can be shown openly without dodging.

Therefore, if the two are compared, most smugglers are naturally willing to give up their wealth to eliminate disasters in exchange for a stable life, as for those who are stubborn and still want to smuggle, Li Hongyu will naturally not show mercy, and will definitely strike hard to take Emperor Taizu's ban on the sea seriously.

The city is the most important port city in the Indochina Peninsula, and the first stop when Zheng He went to the West was the city of Pirobura, so the port of the city is prosperous and rich, and it is an important hub connecting East Asia and the South Seas.

Looking at the bustling crowd in the market, Li Hongyu couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that instead of seizing the original royal city of Zhancheng, Annan should have this prosperous port, which will bring him a lot of money every year.

Moreover, in this way, the Champa was sandwiched in the middle of the Annam kingdom, and the north and south were under the enemy, so that it would be difficult to get rid of the control of the Annam kingdom, so that the king of Champa could take advantage of the confrontation between the Zheng and Nguyen clans of the Annam kingdom and become independent.

In Li Hongyu's view, the city of Piluo Buluo is a springboard for the Ming Dynasty to enter the South Seas, and it must be firmly controlled in his hands, regardless of political, military and economic significance, and hold the channel from the South Seas to the Ming Dynasty.

Unlike Li Hongyu, who was thinking about his thoughts, Yang Li'er, Youlan and Sakurako Yamashita were shopping around the street with great interest, chattering and admiring this rare exotic scenery, and they didn't know the huge plan in Li Hongyu's heart, and Li Hongyu didn't want them to know so as not to be frightened.

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