Polite words are indispensable, although Zhu Yongxing said that the Ming and Siam are brothers, but Siam still puts himself in a subordinate position. It's a habitual mindset that doesn't change so quickly.

"Hehe, when I say that, I'm out of sight." Zhu Yongxing smiled heartily, and followed Ranma Bodhi and Pabi Luoja onto the big boat and into the cabin.

It's so luxurious, Zhu Yongxing glanced at the furnishings in the cabin, and made an evaluation in his heart, then sat down and talked with Ranma Bodhi and Pabiraja.

Ranma Bodhi is a Siamese messenger, and Zhu Yongxing is no stranger; Pabiraka was the deputy commander of the elephant army, but he did not know about it. Decades later, when King Nalei was seriously ill and dying, Papila launched a coup d'état with the support of the "princely faction", killed the crown prince who converted to Catholicism and became the king of Siam.

"Your Highness, this is the clairvoyant mirror you wanted." Ranma Bodhi quickly took out what Zhu Yongxing had solemnly asked for before, which was a polite and intimate expression, "Time is in a hurry, I bought it from several Xiyi merchants, and the regulations are different, I hope Your Highness will not blame." ”

Zhu Yongxing glanced at it and only recognized the English letters on a few of the telescopes, and he didn't know whether the others were French or Spanish.

"I only have to thank you for sending charcoal in the snow, how can I blame it?" Zhu Yongxing was very satisfied, and applied the telescope to the military, which was one step ahead of the Qing army.

"This is a small gift from the foreign general to His Royal Highness, and I hope His Royal Highness is not too rude, and he will accept it with a face." Pabi Raja presented a brocade box, opened the lid with his own hands, and said politely.

"Thank you, General Pabby, I like it very much." Zhu Yongxing reached out and took out the telescope in the box. Inlaid with gold and jade, it is so luxurious, it seems that it is not suitable for use on the battlefield, only suitable for treasure and play, right?

"Xiyi is very good at this kind of obscene skill." Papilaja suddenly spoke in a low voice: "But it is a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs, and the fate of the eastern countries to accept these Xiyi in a friendly way is that the country is plundered. The emperor was reduced to slavery. Johor, for example, led the Dutch to quell the rebellion, and later occupied it. ”

Zhu Yongxing was stunned for a moment, this is a bit off topic, but he immediately frowned and asked, "The relationship between your country and Xiyi is very tense?" Didn't you mention it last time? ”

Ranma Bodhi was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, the relationship between our country and Xiyi is acceptable, and General Pabi is prepared for danger in times of peace. Quite wary of Xiyi. ”

Zhu Yongxing nodded lightly, looked at Pabi Luoja with a hint of appreciation, and said: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace, General Pabi is really a pillar of Siam. If it is just an equal trade, there is no need to be wary. However, the Xiyi's consistent method is to infiltrate first through trade, and then to carry out military aggression and occupation by peeping at the opportunity, so that the weak countries will become colonies and carry out greedy resource plunder. ”

"Your Highness is right in one fell swoop." Pabiraka was approved by Zhu Yongxing. Somewhat excited, he said: "Only expelling aliens." so that the interests of our king will not be harmed, so that Siam will not be occupied by the Xiyi. ”

After a pause, Papila said without worry: "It's just that Xiyi is good at firearms and navigation, and it may not be easy to expel him. ”

Battleships and artillery. That is, the so-called strong ships and guns, which are indeed relied on by Western colonists, but they are not invincible.

Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and said: "According to my thoughts, you can learn from the long skills of the people to control the law." ”

"Master the skills of the Yi people to control the Yi?" Pabiloja was stunned for a moment. glanced at Ranma Tie Bodhi again, and they all shook their heads.

"Master Yi's long skills to control Yi", this is the method proposed by Wei Yuan in the Qing Dynasty to deal with "Yi people". The original intention was probably to learn to manufacture and use the advanced techniques (weapons) of foreigners to combat and restrain foreigners, but in fact, according to the folk saying, it is "to fight evil with evil".

Of course, "mastering the skills of the Yi people to control the Yi" also involves the traditional Chinese "Xia Yi Debate", which contains the dual connotations of openness and closure. The so-called "openness" refers to the cultural distinction between Yixia and the emphasis on the mutual changes between Yixia, that is, "if you enter China, you will be Chinese, and if you flow into Yidi, you will be Yidi"; The so-called "closed" refers to distinguishing Yixia by ethnicity, region, and even political relations, emphasizing the opposition between Yixia, that is, "the hearts of those who are not of our race must be different", and "the inner Xia and the outer Yidi".

Wei Yuan's idea of "mastering the art of Yi and mastering the art to control the Yi" embodies the unity of openness and closure of the "distinction between Yi Xia". In this, he explained the rationality of "Shiyi's long technique" by redefining Yixia.

Zhu Yongxing processed and perfected this set of theories, and added a lot of his own views and theories, and slowly narrated, "...... Xiyi has some strengths and weaknesses. They came from afar, and their numbers and materials were extremely limited, and they could not be compared with the locals in long-term combat. Although muskets and artillery are sharp, they are not without shortcomings, and they are not skills that others cannot learn and master. Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. If you want to defeat Xiyi, you must first understand it, learn it, and surpass it, so that the Yi people are not terrible, but what is terrible is ignorance and fear, impulsiveness and arrogance. ”

There was silence in the cabin, Ranma Bodhi frowned and pondered, Pabiloja's face changed, both of them were immersed in this novel and rigorous theory, and their hearts turned over and pondered.

Zhu Yongxing picked up the binoculars, stretched and stretched, and observed the scenery outside the window with great interest. This telescope was given to Ah Zhu to play, and he took an ordinary one himself, so that he was more like a leader in battle, rather than a son of a luxurious and incompetent clan.

On the surface, it seems that it is only a strong ship, and Zhu Yongxing also discussed this. After all, it is not a person from a country, and it is easy to cause misunderstanding when it comes to a deeper level. But in Zhu Yongxing's view, the political system of Western countries is their strength. As long as there is a feudal imperial system in which one person determines the rise and fall of the country, even after a short period of prosperity, the country is still in danger of sinking. No matter how wise the emperor has appeared and how much he has saved the foundation, it is inevitable that he will be ruined by the prodigal sons in the future.

But he naturally wouldn't have told Pabiraka and Ranma Bodhi about such a view. Because these two people must think that the current political system of their country is very good, and they are only concerned about resisting the Xiyi and maintaining the current state of the country.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Papila let out a long breath, although he didn't fully understand, Zhu Yongxing obviously agreed with his proposition, so he sighed in his heart that it was worth the trip.

Zhu Yongxing took back the binoculars and said with a smile: "General Pabi, you don't have to be polite. It's just a momentary get, and it's crude. ”

"Your Highness's guidance has benefited the ministers a lot." Pabi Luoja was satisfied as long as Zhu Yongxing agreed, and as for those theories, they only said that the Xiyi ship was strong and sharp, which was similar to his opinion, so he was very happy in his heart.

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Siam, Thailand, × demons? Zhu Yongxing sat at the wine table, looking at the beautiful singers and dances specially arranged for him below, and he was suspicious in his heart.

Siamese dance is not only characterized by elegant dancing, but also known for its gorgeous and exquisite costumes. The four Siamese beauties dance lightly, spinning and swinging their arms, dancing lightly and with affection in their eyebrows.

Not satisfied? Although his eyes were watching, his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thoughtful. Is it really not close to women, Pabi Luoja secretly observed Zhu Yongxing, and he was also suspicious and guessing in his heart.

So it was, Zhu Yongxing's face softened suddenly, his brows stretched, and he figured it out. Now there is no hormone, and it is impossible for humans × demons to appear. Besides, what kind of occasion is this, since it is to show closeness, it is naturally a genuine beauty.

It's just that Zhu Yongxing knows that it is polite to accept these beauties who are treated as objects, but he can't take these beauties with him. Mengzhu and Long'er are one aspect, and there is also the issue of confidentiality. Another important reason is that he doesn't want to have the eyes and ears of other countries around him, and preventive measures are necessary whether they are redundant or not.

Seeing that Zhu Yongxing's face turned from cloudy to sunny, Pabi Luoja also put his mind at ease, pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and the atmosphere became warm.

Zhu Yongxing expressed his closeness to Siam, saying that it was a short-term goal to get assistance, and a long-term goal was to be in Chenla. Because Zhenla is a subject country of Siam, once the outlet to the sea is opened, the Mekong Delta, which will be the future grain base, will be held in Zhu Yongxing's hands.

Seemingly unintentionally involved, Zhu Yongxing talked about Annam, and from Zheng to Nanruan, the situation in the Indochina Peninsula led Pabi Raja and Ranma Bodhi to speak. After all, he didn't have a very thorough understanding of the situation in Indochina, and the attention of the Military Intelligence Department had not yet turned there.

The seemingly unimportant narration and discussion of Pabiraja and Ranma Bodhi converged in Zhu Yongxing's mind little by little, and were reassembled and sorted out, slowly forming a relatively complete map of the distribution of potential forces.

…… Nam Nguyen did not have a large number of troops, but it purchased more advanced European armaments from the Europeans, especially the Portuguese, and even hired European military experts in the defense of the city......

…… Nam Nguyen and Siam did not have a good relationship because of Chenla, and Nam Nguyen Nguyen Phuc was on the verge of sending 3,000 troops to interfere in the battle for the throne of Chenla and force Chenla to submit. Since then, whenever there is a civil strife in Chenla, Nam Nguyen and Siam have always lost no time in intervening and sending troops to help one of them ascend to the throne......

…… Through a marriage with the royal family of Chenla, Nam Nguyen was granted the right to reside in the Spyy Stick, which is close to the Mekong Delta......

…… Under the constant intrusion of Nam Nguyen, Champa has become weaker and weaker, and has moved its capital from Sinju to Ha Ding......

The chaotic situation is a little more complicated than the military chess of several countries that Zhu Yongxing thought at the beginning. But he has already made a preliminary assessment of the strength of these parties and has confidence in achieving his goals.

Think about it, only 3,000 soldiers can influence the change of the throne of Zhenla, and the Ming army is not trying to destroy the country, so there should be no problem in occupying a place, right? (To be continued......)