Chapter 460: The Flames of War Are Temporarily Extinguished (3) Lease to Yangon
However, compared to Chenla, other small countries are under the control of Siam. The pen, the fun, and the pavilion www.biquge.info are very hostile to each other. Therefore, they are poor and weak, and they cannot come up with much money and food. Although before 1694, they were all under the name of the powerful Nanzhang State.
At that time, the eastern part of Siam and the northern part of Chenla were the territory of Nanzhang. However, after being divided into four regimes, the relationship between them was deeper than that of Siam and Chenla. This also allowed Siam to easily subjugate the four small states.
Now the prestige of Nanzhang is gone, and the people are also short of food and clothing. There is also little grain and grass in the treasury of small countries. In a different way, the minerals and forest resources in the territory were sold to Daming.
It's all grown in the ground, and it doesn't take much effort. The royal families of various countries are also willing to do this cheap deal. Anyway, the mining and other work are all in charge of Daming. Officials of various countries don't have to pay attention to it. And during the mining process, Daming will repay the loan in installments according to the total price of the sale.
The empty coffers of various countries also have an extra amount of revenue.
In this way, it not only achieved the purpose of enhancing the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and its own side, but also allowed the Ming Dynasty to sell its own firearms. Because the arms deal is not only a matter of price, but also involves political interests.
When Daming sold firearms to other countries, he first took into account this relationship.
So small countries just want to buy it, and Daming doesn't buy it.
And how much you want to buy, it depends on how much Daming sells. This time, the five countries sent money and grain, which was very much in line with the Ming Dynasty's wishes. And according to the amount of money and grain, they sold firearms in unequal quantities. It just reflects the diplomatic relations that the Ming Dynasty treats separately.
In the end, Daming made a lot of money, and all countries also happily got firearms. When facing Siam, there is no need to panic day and night. Although compared to Siam, Da Ming is more threatening. The Ming and the Ming had no land borders with them, and even if they controlled Vietnam, they did not extend their tentacles into their territory.
On the contrary, it has given a lot of convenience in business and trade. So that the royal families of various countries have gained a lot of benefits.
Coupled with this joint attack on Siam, they finally got rid of Siam's control. Therefore, the good impression of Daming is greater than the fear.
So much so that everyone hugged Da Ming's thighs in a low voice, for fear that they would be half a beat slower than other countries.
When the Burmese representatives heard about the firearms deal, they were also interested in getting a piece of the pie. After all, every time Daming sells firearms, he always begs grandpa and grandma, which is not easy. Now that there is such an opportunity, it is natural that we cannot let it go.
stepped up communication with China, explained the pros and cons, and asked him to come up with conditions that could make Daming tempting.
So the day before the start of the second round of negotiations, the Burmese representative approached Xia Bing again. This time, he did not mention the ownership of Danasarin again, but took out the biggest hole card - leasing land.
As an emerging maritime power, the Ming Dynasty was very urgent to establish commercial ports in various places. In the last internal and external troubles, Myanmar designated the four cities of Bosheng, Yangon, Bago, and Blanket Cotton as treaty ports. And the trade object is only for the Ming Dynasty.
This makes the Myanmar market exclusive to the Ming Dynasty. Even if Myanmar's population is not large, the people are not rich. But the upper class is still very greedy for enjoyment. Daming only needs to sell more luxury goods to earn a lot of money.
However, compared with the leased area, there are still many restrictions on the treaty port. For example, the total amount of customs clearance per day has put a heavy shackle on the increasingly prosperous Ming-Burma trade. Therefore, Daming has asked for a lease more than once.
It's just that after weighing the pros and cons, they were all rejected by Myanmar.
Now, in order to please the Ming Dynasty, Myanmar offered to lease a 20-mile circle south of the Yangon River to the Ming Dynasty. You know, Yangon's geographical location is very superior. There are not only three rivers that run around the city. It is also close to the sea and connected to the river.
In particular, the long and narrow bay was a good haven for merchant ships.
Yangon has long been an important coastal town due to its convenient geographical advantages. In recent years, thanks to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade, Yangon City has become more prosperous and has a growing population.
Myanmar is willing to set aside a leased land here, which is really in line with the Ming Dynasty's wishes.
Although Arakan on the southwest coast of Myanmar was also heavily influenced by the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the existence of the Burmese official, the Ming did not get very close to the Arakanese on the bright side. It's just that a lot of things can't be covered up if you want to. Therefore, for a long time, the Burmese official has also noticed that the relationship between the Ming and the Arakan people is not ordinary.
However, due to the fact that Daming's superficial work is extremely good, Myanmar has asked Daming to do so. At the behest of Meng Yun, the king of Burma, he remained silent. This made Burma and the Ming Dynasty reach a strange tacit understanding on the matter of Arakan.
That is, the Ming Dynasty cut off contact with the Arakan people in civil affairs and saved the face of Myanmar. In order to make an appearance, the Ming Dynasty also deliberately imposed a trade blockade on Arakan. No Ming merchant ship was allowed to dock in Arakan.
Of course, military exchanges have never been interrupted. All kinds of smuggling activities, with the tacit consent of the Ming officials, secretly sent supplies into Arakan. Otherwise, with a small area of Arakan, the population is pitiful, and it really can't hold on to the present.
However, this does not mean that Myanmar officially recognizes the independent status of Arakan. In the long Rakhine Mountains, a severe trade blockade was imposed. Whether it is oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, or silk cloth and cotton, it is not allowed to flow into Arakan.
Even the nearby villages also implement a post-relocation policy. As a result, the twenty miles of land bordering Arakan has become a man-made no-man's land. It is also difficult for the Arakan people to get the slightest material replenishment from the interior of Myanmar.
It is difficult to use the springboard of Arakan as a springboard to dump Myanmar without restrictions. This is why the Ming Dynasty allowed Myanmar to open its treaty ports and was tempted by the Yangon leased area.
In order to repay the favor, Myanmar also ignored the separatist forces that did not know about Arakan. The previous intimidating remarks against Kim Bin have also disappeared from the face of Myanmar officials.
Not long ago, however, Burmese officials clashed with the Arakanese over East Bengal. However, with the big cake of Siam, Myanmar does not have time to put more effort into it.
After a little contact, the two sides returned to calm.
This time, Myanmar saw the needs of the Ming Dynasty and leased twenty miles south of the Yangon River to the Ming Dynasty. Although that place is not a traditional urban area. But with the infrastructure capacity of the Ming Dynasty, sooner or later it will be built into a prosperous new city.
This can be seen from the development of Johor Bahru City from scratch and the prosperity of Jiading Port.
However, Myanmar is not a defeated country after all. So the leased area in Yangon is very different from the leased area in Vietnam. One of them is that the area is not as large as that of Vietnam's leased areas. The second is that in terms of autonomy, Daming is subject to many restrictions. For example, garrisoning troops is not allowed by Myanmar.