April 25, 1850.

A mighty army of captives slowly marched on the official road to Hanoi, all of whom were captured in the Battle of Nanding 5 days ago, with a total of more than 200,000! Except for a few high-ranking prisoners such as Ruan Zhifang and Zhang Denggui, the others could only get the least amount of food and drink, and under the threat of the Ming army's bayonets, they walked to Hanoi, the former capital of the Great Southern Empire.

At the end of the horizon, the outline of the ancient city of Hanoi has loomed into view, an ancient city founded in the Tang Dynasty of China and once the seat of the Jiaozhou Governor's Office, then known as Song Binh County, the economic and cultural center of Jiaozhou. It became the national capital during the Li Dynasty of Vietnam, and has been one of the most important cities in Vietnam for more than 800 years. The capital of the Nguyen Dynasty was Hue in central Vietnam, while Hanoi was the capital and the center of the Beiqi region. It is still a very prosperous large city.

In Zhu Jishi's view, Hanoi is now a very "Chinese" city, and the specifications used are all imitating the Han system, equipped with city walls, city towers, and corner towers.

"Mr. Jingbo, how about Hanoi change its name to Song Ping?"

In a makeshift tent next to a four-wheeled Western carriage, Zhu Jishi was sitting upright on a chair and looking at a white-bearded old man in a python robe. This person's name is Pan Qingjian. He was a co-organizer of the Nguyen Dynasty. Nguyen Phuc Shi sent him to ask Zhu Jishi to surrender. However, there is another identity of this person, which is somewhat interesting. He is a native of Mingxiang. The so-called Ming people are the remnants of the Ming who fled to Vietnam when the former Ming perished. Pan Qingjian is already a fifth-generation Mingxiang person, his grandfather married a Yue woman, and his mother is also of mixed Chinese and Vietnamese descent. Nguyen Phuc Shi sent him to sue for peace, presumably to take advantage of his Chinese roots.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the name of Song Ping was already nine hundred years ago, doesn't it feel outdated to use this name again?"

Phan Thanh Kyen is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, among Vietnamese scholars. There are many people who can speak Chinese Mandarin, and the Confucian students in Vietnam are also studying the Four Books and the Five Classics. Pan Thanh Kyen is a typical Vietnamese scholar and doctor elite who came up on the right path of the imperial examination, and now only the Nguyen Dynasty is loyal, and the Ming Dynasty has no kindness to him, but it is just the country of ancestors.

Pan Qingjian didn't have any good feelings about the great tomorrow in front of him, if it weren't for Ruan Wei's experience, he would have wanted to bring a bomb to die with Zhu Jishi!

"It's not too late to correct mistakes in 1,000 years, let alone less than 1,000 years?" Zhu Jishi glanced at Luo Zenan. He is also wearing a big red official robe, and his style is similar to Pan Qingjian. But it's a lot simpler.

Luo Zenan shook the paper fan and said, "I heard that Mr. Pan said that the great Confucianism of Vietnam is willing to work for the Ming Dynasty in the future?" ”

Pan Qingjian said: "The old man was born as a southerner and died as a southern ghost, and he will not serve the Northern Dynasty." ”

What a loyal Yue person! Emperor Zhu nodded, many of the Confucian scholars in Beiqi were from Mingxiang, but most of these people were loyal to the Ruan Dynasty, and few were willing to serve their homeland. On the contrary, most of the Ming villagers or Chinese who were engaged in business or mixed with the world society "reported" to the Ming army occupying Beiqi at the first time, received temporary passports issued by the Ming army, and became the alternate subjects of the Ming Dynasty. There were even many Vietnamese who pretended to be Chinese and wanted to get a job with the occupation authorities.

"The Ruan Dynasty has been a scholar for 50 years, and it is indeed not thin to wait for the scholars, Mr. Pan was born in a poor family, and he got today's position by relying on the Bagu article, and he should indeed be loyal to Ruan Fushi."

Zhu Jishi nodded, seemingly appreciating Pan Qingjian's choice. "The Ruan Dynasty will still exist, and talents like Mr. Pan will definitely be of great use in the Ruan Dynasty. However, Nguyen Phuc Thi can no longer be the king of the Nguyen Dynasty, and he must pay the price for his assassination. ”

Pan Qingjian looked at Zhu Jishi, took a breath and said, "What does His Majesty the Emperor want?" ”

Zhu Jishi's eyes were cold, he looked at Pan Qingjian deeply, and said, "I want him to abdicate and give way, and the children of Emperor Ming's family can't be kings!" ”

Pan Qingjian couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty the Emperor, why are you so pressing!" ”

Zhu Jishi smiled and said: "I am not a king who is willing to die in the country, so naturally it is impossible to be obedient, I am not at ease sitting on the throne of Hue, and the French are not at ease, so it is better to step down as soon as possible." ”

Pan Thanh Jian knew that the throne of Ruan Phuc Shi would definitely not be kept, so he did not insist any longer, but changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I am willing to serve the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain for generations to come, and never contradict each other...... The land of Beiqi can also be governed by the Ming Dynasty, and he only asks His Majesty to treat the southerners well. ”

Zhu Jishi smiled slightly bitterly: "If I wanted to treat the Yue people well, I wouldn't have fought this battle, I will decide the land of Beiqi, but I don't want the people of Beiqi." ”

Pan Qingjian was stunned and looked at Zhu Jishi blankly: "Your Majesty means ......"

"I have already agreed with Ambassador Bourblon to divide Vietnam equally at 17 degrees north latitude. I don't know how the French in the south do it, but in the north...... I plan to directly annex Beiqi and place Jiaozhou Province. Except for the Chinese, the rest of the Yue people in Beiqi moved to Zhongqi, north of the 17th degree, where I planned to set up a North Vietnamese Governor's Palace, with Du Van Xiu as the governor, with full authority to manage military and civilian affairs. ”

Pan Qingjian looked at Zhu Jishi, he couldn't believe that the dignified China and the kingdom would have such a wolf-like emperor! Even the reckless emperors of the Han and Tang dynasties treated the barbarian people well after opening up their territory, and made them sinicized with the method of appeasement and tenderness. Where is there a precedent for direct bombing!!

With a somewhat ugly face, he pointed to the prisoners who were slowly marching on the official road on the side: "What about them? Is the emperor also ready to exile them? ”

"They......" Zhu Jishi laughed, "they have been sold by me!" ”

"Sell...... Sold!? Pan Qingjian's old eyes widened, and he said in his heart, where is this great tomorrow, obviously it is the Great Khan of Mongolia! How else would you sell 200,000 living people?

"Sold to whom?" Pan Qingjian couldn't help but ask again.

"Sold to the Duke of Pakon of Siam." After saying this, Zhu Jishi stopped the interview, stood up and got out of the tent and got into his carriage. Inside the carriage sat two bright colors, none other than Emperor Zhu's old love, Maria. Clementina and the new favorite Zheng Shi.

The transaction of selling more than 200,000 Vietnamese captives to the Kingdom of Siam was made under the mediation of Zheng Meiren, who inadvertently exposed the identity of the Vietnamese emperor of Xibei goods, which can be regarded as a rescue - although Ruan Wei could not get close to Zhu Jishi without her reminder, Zhu Jishi was never stingy with meritorious officials. That night, Zheng Shi was summoned to the dormitory to open the buds, and then asked her what reward she wanted.

Zheng Shi proposed to sell 200,000 Vietnamese captives to Siam. There is no slavery system in the Ming Dynasty, although the private human trade still exists, but after all, it cannot be put on the table. Therefore, even if Emperor Zhu wanted to sell the Yue prisoners, he could only sell them abroad. The buyers, of course, are countries or regions where slavery is still practised, and the southern slave states of the United States and Siam are all potential buyers. But Zhu Jishi would not sell the Vietnamese to the United States. Because once there are yellow slaves in the United States, it will definitely reduce the social status of Chinese people who are also yellow people in the United States.

So selling slaves to Siam was the way to go. In addition, Siam is sparsely populated, labor is scarce, teak, rice, cane sugar, and a large amount of wealth accumulated through foreign trade can be regarded as one of the rich countries in Asia in this era. The royal family of Siam is extremely powerful, and the wealth of the country is the property of the royal family, and this time the gift from King Rama III to Zhu Jishi is extremely rich, worth more than 500,000 silver dollars (excluding Zheng Shi), which shows its financial strength. Therefore, the Siamese royal family also had enough financial resources to buy 200,000 Yue prisoners, and Emperor Zhu would certainly not refuse this slave deal that could save him a lot of trouble. (To be continued......)