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According to the agreement reached between China and Siam in the 20th year of Wucheng, the prince of Siam went to Guangzhou by sea in February of the 21st year of Wucheng, and then traced the Pearl River to Wuchang through Gannan and Hunan, and the one-way journey is expected to take about four months.

Of course, the prince's pilgrimage did not affect the armament of the two teams, and the two countries that had reached the division of interests had successively turned into a state of war, and they were all in full swing to prepare. It's just that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the Siamese can't hide the eyes of their old opponents, so King Daninganet of Burma quickly convened a military council to discuss how to deal with it.

However, at this time, the Donghu Dynasty had entered the stage of the end of the world, and it had all the drawbacks of the last days of the Qiē Dynasty, the most obvious of which was party strife. The various factional forces had different understandings of the coming war, among which the Northern Imperial faction, which advocated that the Northern Xia Army was the main force of the invasion, and the Southern Imperial faction, which advocated that the Southern Siamese Army was the key to the war, were at odds with each other, so that Burma's defense plan was split into two almost identical parts, weakening Burma's own defense forces before the war began.

Even more pathetic. Due to the insistence on the absolute superiority of the Burmese in politics, the ethnic contradictions within the Taungoo Dynasty were very intense, and in the absence of external causes, this contradiction could be suppressed by the bright-looking Toungoo Dynasty for the time being, but when the news of the joint crusade between Siam and Huaxia was boiling in Burma, the Mon, Dai and other Tusi leaders who had lost their shackles soon set off a number of riots, and as a result, the Burmese royal army was exhausted and could not assemble to deal with the upcoming invasion.

Even the Han pirate Tusi of southern Burma, who nominally belonged to the common vassals of China and Burma, saw the advantage and cobbled together a force of more than 5,000 men to invade the Tanah sarin area south of Mawlamyine, supported by his own ark ships. As a result, the Burmese Governor of Mawlamyine not only could not stop it, but also lost both battles in the field, and finally could only trap Mawlamyine City, thus giving up the entire Upper Tanah Sarin to the former 36 Western families.

Since the Upper Tanah Salin area was the gateway for the Siamese army to advance westward, the Burmese royal court did not dare to slack off after receiving the report, and immediately dispatched the general Wu Dunsheng with 150,000 soldiers and horses to the south to solve the city of Mawlamyine, and then marched eastward to block the Maisuo Pass to block the Siamese army from entering Burma.

However, the army did not move the grain and grass first, and the maintenance fee of the 150,000 army was by no means something that the Ava royal court could easily come up with, not to mention that the conscription of soldiers and horses in the rainy season itself had a destructive effect on agricultural production in the coming year, so under the premise that the war was likely to be prolonged, King Daningane had to raise more funds.

Money, which is not in the Burmese treasury, does not mean that the Burmese aristocracy does not have it, but it is a centuries-old tradition in Myanmar that the nobles and monasteries who occupy large lands do not pay taxes. And the burden of increasing the burden on the common people could not be immediately turned into cash, so the Ava royal court could only hit the heads of the European merchants of Salian.

"Mr. Mourning of the British East India Company, and Sir Philip of the French Crown East India Company, I think you have received a request for a loan from the King of Burma." Since the Treaty of Charlotte did not deal with the operations of the United East India Company in Burma, the senior businessman who was speaking was able to stand here and talk eloquently. "A total of 2.5 million silver coins, which is not a huge and unacceptable amount, but in my personal opinion, we should not bet on the losing side, if there is no Chinese behind this war, we may still try to participate, but now, we should unanimously refuse the Burmese demands, otherwise what awaits us in addition to the loss of borrowed funds, it may lead to stricter consequences."

"In fact, we should have known years ago that it was impossible for the Chinese to give up Myanmar." Mourning of the British East India Company touched his beard and replied with a solemn expression. "And once the Chinese get involved in Myanmar, then we must have the only way to go." The Chinese, who have already tasted the enormous benefits of monopolizing a country's commerce, will never give up this amazing wealth because one of us is their ally. ”

"Yes, I admit that the Chinese Empire would not have recognized the trading rights of the French Crown East India Company in Burma." Sir Philip did not shy away from this situation, after all, the Sun King, who advocated the Charfare Alliance, had passed away, and now the owner of Versailles was Louis XV, the profligate king, so in this case, the Charflaw Alliance had quietly gone sour. "At most, we will retain our trade qualifications like Xiamen and Yanni, but the power to price goods will fall into the hands of the Chinese Empire."

"This is still the best result without offending the bottom line of the Chinese." Mourning added. "Once we help the king of Burma, then not only our branch in Salian will be wiped out, but even other business stores in India will be blocked and attacked by the Chinese, so our losses will be great."

"It's just that if we refuse to provide money to the Burmese king, the Burmese king will expel us first, and the Chinese will not provide any help for this." The senior merchant of the United Dutch East India Company gave another headache. "Instead, they'll cheer for not having to do it themselves."

"In any case, we must maintain the existence of Salian." Sir Philip narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, and said his own idea. "We can sell the Burmese king the lowest price of the stockpile of weapons to help him hold the Chinese and Siamese back, but this is only a normal trade that can be explained to the Chinese, and we can't do anything other than that." If the Burmese king expels us as a result, then we will join forces to defend Sariam, and I think that under the threat of the Chinese and Siamese armies, the Burmese king will not have the strength to continue fighting with us. ”

"Armed to defend Salian?" Mo Ning smashed his mouth and shook his head. "The more power we have revealed, the less likely the Chinese are to leave us, so it is better to try to beg the Chinese to use Saliem as a free trade port similar to mud, as long as this result is achieved, if the Burmese really want to attack, we will take the initiative to retreat."

The senior merchant of the United East India asked puzzledly, "Free Trade Port?" Wouldn't that mean that the Spaniards, the Portuguese, the Danes, and the Swedes could all enter? ”

Mo Ning explained: "Maybe only in this way will the Chinese feel comfortable letting us stay." ”

"In that case, why don't we join the Chinese side?" For Europeans, it is common to think that they are in the company of the victors, so that even if they have just been unhappy, they can take refuge in their old enemies without fear of the temptation of the expected booty. "Then we can even ask the Chinese Empire to divide Burma."

"Then we'll be out of the game too." Sir Philip replied on behalf of Morin. "Today's Chinese Empire has a dragon-like greed for its sphere of influence, and it will never allow a third country to try to divide it. Moreover, in the long run, this war is of course guaranteed to be won by the Chinese, but specifically, the Chinese and Siamese may not be able to win all battles in one battle, so when the war is likely to be prolonged, we do not have to bet too early. ”

"Speaking of which, we should hope that the Chinese have shed their blood in this rainforest of Myanmar." Mourning sighed. "Of course, this is a luxury, but as long as this king of Ava can effectively use the artillery and muskets that we have sold at low prices in recent years, it is still possible to teach the Chinese enough lessons."

"Both, I have different views on the process after the outbreak of the war." When the senior merchant of the United Dutch East India Company heard this, he had a different opinion. "In fact, we already know that the Arakanese surrendered to the Chinese Empire a few years ago, so the current Burma will be attacked in three directions, and if you count the Mon and Shan people who are fighting against the royal army, the power of the Burmese king is scattered in multiple directions, and it is impossible to stop the attack of the Chinese and Siamese, so maybe the war will end with the victory of the Chinese in a short time."

"It's possible, but it's too bad for us." Mo Ning muttered. "Then we have enough reasons to support the king of Myanmar as much as possible without touching the bottom line of the Chinese."

"I support it, but we must not give loans to Burmese people." Sir Philip laughed. "It just so happens that the French Crown East India Company has twelve field cannons and fifteen hundred muskets in its merchant house in Salem, and if the Burmese can give them three-tenths of the original price of tin ore, the company will sell them to them."

"The United East India Company can sell eight field guns and three hundred barrels of gunpowder, just as three thousand teak sticks from the Burmese."

Mo Ning applauded: "Then it's decided, just tell the Burmese that 2.5 million silver coins can't be prepared in a short time, so they can only provide low-cost arms and goods as support??????"

Although the calculations of the European merchants of Salian were good, they ignored the ills of a dynasty when it came to the end of the world, and the courtiers of Donghu, who were accustomed to a hand, collected the materials that should have been provided to the king at a low price, and then sold them to the state at a price of 30% higher than the original price. As a last resort, Myanmar, which has no foreign debt, has no choice but to raise taxes on the common people, thus entering an extremely terrible vicious circle. However, what is even more terrifying is that the military salaries that have been raised with great difficulty have also been corrupted by officials at all levels, so the conscripted soldiers can only eat the worst food, and the morale of the soldiers has not yet begun. The only reason for the survival of the Taungoo dynasty was that during the rainy season, the two countries that had carried out the preparations for the battle in a step-by-step manner had no intention of trekking to fight during the rainy season, which allowed the Taungoo dynasty to spend the last few months of peace??????