In the land of Laos, Faang once established the Lancang Kingdom in the thirteenth year of Mengyuan (1353 AD), the capital of Luang Prabang, and later belonged to the Ming Dynasty, the eleventh year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1413 AD), Chengzu established the Lao Xuanwei Division in the local area, and officially became the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but the Lancang Kingdom was in a semi-independent state.

With the rise of the Donghu Dynasty, the Lancang Kingdom gradually became a subject of the Donghu, and was forced to pay tribute to the Ming and Donghu at the same time, the 39th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1560 AD), the king of Lancang Setatila moved the capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane in order to avoid the Donghu, and the 45th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1566 AD), the Donghu Dynasty annexed the Laos Xuanwei Division of the Ming Dynasty, and the Lancang Dynasty became the territory of the Donghu, and since then, Laos no longer has any contact with the Ming Dynasty.

Li Tengfang said, Puti then remembered that there was such a clause in the contract, Laos is now the land of Donghu, according to the contract, it should belong to the Ming Dynasty, "I'm sorry, Xiaguan is busy appeasing the people these days and can't go to Laos in person, but Xiaguan has already sent someone to Laos, and there will be a response soon." ”

"Then I'll thank the national teacher first." Li Tengfang gave a rare salute to Puti.

"I can go and persuade King Tishan, but whether King Tishan is willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, the lower officials dare not guarantee." Puti is telling the truth, Laos has been separated from the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and the population is not Han Chinese, who knows what they really think?

"As long as the national teacher does his best," Li Tengfang was not in a hurry, he threw the bait to Puti, "If the Ming Dynasty uses troops against Laos, Laos will not be stronger than Donghu, but the Ming Dynasty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, and does not use swords and soldiers, so he asked the national teacher to persuade the king of the good people, if the national teacher can persuade successfully, we can consider it in the pension." ”

"How?" Putty seems to have grasped the straw that saved his life, just now Li Tengfang threatened Dacheng, he was ready to pay the Ming army's pension in full, but Dacheng's annual tax income was less than 400,000 taels, plus the war with Donghu, the country really had no savings.

"In a month's time, no matter what method the national teacher uses, as long as we can persuade the king of persuasion, we can reduce the pension by 500,000 taels." Li Tengfang has already given a hint that even if Dacheng coerces him by force, all he wants is the result.

"Five hundred thousand taels?" Putty was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, and asked Daming to reduce 500,000 taels, °C↗dǐng°C↗diǎn°C↗ small °C↗ said, .≤.o¢s_(); I don't know how much it takes, but now this 500,000 taels is just out of Laos, but he doesn't understand, "Why a month?" ”

"If the national teacher can convince the king of Qitishan, the contract we signed will be fully executed, and if the national teacher fails to succeed, we will not be able to reduce the pension, no matter what the outcome is, after a month, I must return to the emperor's order," Li Tengfang left no room for maneuver, "If it cannot be resolved by a gentle method, His Majesty may have to send troops to Laos." ”

"Okay, try your best." In exchange for the reduction of Daming's pension, Puti felt that it was too cost-effective.

"Whether the contract can be completely implemented depends on the national teacher," Li Tengfang arched his hand, "In case the king of Tishan is forced to ignore the current affairs, Daming is still grateful for the efforts made by the national teacher." ”

"For the sake of the brotherly friendship between Dacheng and Daming, the lower officials must do their best, and will never live up to the entrustment of His Majesty the Emperor.

"The lower official thanked me again, and thanked the national teacher for the long journey for the friendship between the two countries." Li Tengfang bowed to Palasse and Putty and left.

"National teacher, if Laos returns to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will become stronger, will it be a threat to our country?" After Li Tengfang left, Palasse felt that Puti's persuasion of Laos was deeply inappropriate.

"Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty wants to be unfavorable to the city, you can use troops from the west and north now, how long can my city resist?" Putty asked rhetorically, although he argued with Li Tengfang, he knew in his heart that Daming could not be an enemy, but could only rely on it. It's best to stabilize it in the form of a contract, in case you annoy Da Ming and can't find a helper.

"......" Parase was speechless, Puti's worry was good, but did Daming really have no disagreement with Dacheng?

"Your Majesty, throughout the history of the Han nation, they rarely invade and expand abroad, but Donghu, since the founding of the country, foreign invasion continues, even the Ming is not in the eyes, compared with the two, although the Ming is stronger, but the country is more rational, just like this Laos, the Ming can completely military expeditions, but now they would rather reduce the pension of 500,000, let us go to persuade." Putty had long studied the history of the Han nation, and only then did he advocate a treaty with the Ming Dynasty.

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"Even Laos is reluctant to use troops, will they use troops against our big city?" Putty had been to Beijing, and he had long longed for the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, "The land of the Ming Dynasty is large enough, so their court advocates the use of troops abroad and the addition of unnecessary land, unless you annoy it." ”

"Well," Parase nodded slightly, he knew in his heart that if the Ming Dynasty used troops against the city, there was nothing the city could do, and the only way now was to make friends with the Ming Dynasty, and only under the wings of the Ming Dynasty could he live in peace, and it was best to confirm it and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty again, "The national teacher went to Laos, how sure is the persuasion?" ”

"If the minister tries to persuade empty-handed, he is not sure," Puti still knows a lot about the close neighbor of Laos, and the king of Pavuba Yuwala, the king of Qiang Tishan, and the king of Phra Meng are fighting for the throne, who is willing to give up the power of the king and return to the Ming Dynasty? "However, if you want to make the King of Persuasion and Shan give in, it is not impossible."

"What's the solution?" Although Parase is the king of the great city, where can he compare to Puti's scheming?

"Chen Bing's border, each one is broken." Puti's means is to make the three of them lose hope of being kings, once they despair of power, they can return to Daming, go to Daming to be the prince of Anle, of course, Puti's means are related to the strength of Dacheng and Dacheng behind Daming, without the strength to back, there is no need to talk about it.

What means Putty uses, Li Tengfang doesn't care, he has met or even exceeded Zhu Youzhen's expectations, as for the waived 500,000 taels of pension, it is also Zhu Youzhen's meaning, after all, the casualties of the Ming army are very few, and the possibility of Puti persuading Laos to return is not very large, Li Tengfang used the expectation of 500,000 taels of silver to buy the resentment of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

Whether Puti's persuasion succeeds or not, Da Ming is the winner.

Li Tengfang temporarily left Dacheng and went to the upper reaches of the land of the original Donghu Dynasty to play in the mountains and rivers, in fact, he was inspecting the people's conditions, and the Ming Dynasty realized the military occupation of Donghu, but whether the people accepted the Ming Dynasty was another matter.

Before the war, the population of the Donghu Dynasty was estimated to be 1.5 million, because he repeatedly invaded foreign countries, and sent assassins into Beijing to assassinate Zhu Youzhen, which attracted the retaliation of the Ming Dynasty, and 100,000 Ming troops entered Donghu in a big way, and all the battles took place in the territory of Donghu, and the war made the population of Donghu drastically reduced, and now the population of Donghu is less than one million, a decrease of more than 30%.

The massacre of the Ming Dynasty against the soldiers and magnates of Donghu, the scourge of the defeat of the Donghu army, and the revenge of the Ayutthaya army against the people of Donghu were the main reasons for the decline of the population of Donghu, in addition, disease, hunger, and flight during the war were also reasons that could not be ignored.

Since the Burmese established the state in Taungoo, successive monarchs have implemented a policy of foreign expansion, with the Ming Dynasty in the north, Ayutthaya in the east, Lancang in the northeast, and the former Sukhothai Kingdom, so the population of 1.5 million people in Taungoo is complex and ethnic.

In terms of population, Burmese have the largest number of people, accounting for about 60%, nearly 900,000; There are about 200,000 Shan and Meng people each, and more than 100,000 Han people.

The Shan people were mainly concentrated in the northeastern part of the Taungoo Dynasty, and the former Ava Dynasty was founded by the Shan; The Mon people were mainly located in the southeastern part of the Donghu Dynasty, where they once established the Baigu Dynasty with Baigu as its capital.

However, both countries were destroyed by the Taungoo Dynasty, and the Shan and Mon people were deeply estranged from the Burmese.

In addition to living in a few large cities, the Han people are scattered throughout the territory of Donghu, and wherever there are business opportunities, there are Han people.

Li Tengfang found that perhaps because of historical reasons, the attitudes of various ethnic groups towards the Ming Dynasty were very different.

The Han people fully supported the temporary government established by the Ming Dynasty in various places, and many people also served as various temporary administrators in the temporary government office, to Li Tengfang's surprise, the latest population registration, the Han people have exceeded 500,000, I don't know how the Ming army did it.

The Shan people are inextricably linked with the Han people because they have the same origin as the Dai people in Yunnan, and they once lived in the Mubang Xuanwei Division and the Mengyang Xuanwei Division in the Ming Dynasty, and the Han people are inextricably linked, and the sense of identity with the temporary government established by the Han people is also very high, and most of the Shan people are registered as Han people under the inducement of the Ming army, and the current Shan people are less than 40,000.

The Meng people who lived in the southeast coastal area, as early as the era of the Baigu Dynasty, had maritime contacts with the Ming Dynasty, especially Zheng He's fleet, which remained in their hearts forever, and admired the strength and culture of the Ming Dynasty, and got along with the Han people of Sven Duoli, although the Ming army occupied Donghu, although it was not welcome, there was no resistance, most of them were converted into Han people, and the current registered Meng people are about 80,000.

The Burmese are the main ethnic group of the Donghu Dynasty, almost all the high-ranking officials, generals, and huge riches are Burmese, so in this war, they suffered the greatest losses, the army was destroyed, the powerful were slaughtered, and the dead were basically Burmese, plus they were afraid that the Ming army would continue to massacre and retaliate against other ethnic groups, many people tried their best to register as Han Chinese, even if they could not register as Han Chinese, they had to find a way to register as Shan or Meng.

After the war, the Burmese people, who originally had a population of nearly one million, dropped sharply to less than 300,000, becoming the second largest ethnic group in the Taungoo region after the Han Chinese.

After Li Tengfei came to Ayutthaya again, according to the agreement, he asked to see Puti and asked about Laos, but he didn't expect Putty to really get rid of Laos.

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