What country was the Song Empire?

Among the countries surrounding the Ming Kingdom, there is no such country at all.

To the north, there were Goryeo and Houjin, as well as the Mongol tribes.

To the west, there were Tibetan Tibetan tribes, and there was no Song Empire.

As for the south, not to mention, Siam, South Vietnam, Burma...... Where did this Song Empire come from?

As for the east, there is only one country, and that is the Wa Kingdom.

I think that their Zheng family has been on the sea for so many years, and they are very familiar with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Japanese countries, and they often come into contact with some businessmen who go south and north.

They had never heard of the existence of such a country as the Song Empire.

Now his cousin actually said to himself that behind Wang Ren's extermination, there was actually a shadow of the Song Empire, how could this make Zheng Tianlang not surprised.

"What, what is the Song Empire?"

Zheng Tianlang, who was shocked for a while and didn't react, actually stammered.

"A country that calls itself Song seems to have come from the other side of the sea." , Zheng Zhilong knows more than his cousin.

After all, the elder of the court had some news about this, so for the sake of Zheng Zhilong's frequent filial piety to himself and a lot of property, he did a little favor.

Anyway, this news is not worth keeping secret, even if Zheng Zhilong knows it, it doesn't hurt.

But for Ge Lao, this news is not so important, but it is different for Zheng Zhilong.

Therefore, when Zheng Zhilong was in the capital, he immediately sent people to Southeast Asia to inquire about some news about the Song Empire.

In the end, the hard work paid off, and he got some more detailed information from the Francophone man who was entrenched in Southeast Asia.

Fortunately, at this time, Zheng Zhilong's matter in the capital was resolved, so he hurriedly rushed back to Fujian with people.

So, let's go back to the previous scene.

"The other side of the sea?". Zheng Tianlang pointed to the east, gestured for a moment, and then looked at Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong nodded: "Yes, it's the east." But it's farther away than where the Wa Kingdom is, and it's a place we don't even know how to do. ”

My granny!

Zheng Tianlang didn't know what it meant, but he heard that after crossing the side of the Wa Kingdom, there was still a country, so he raised his hand and touched the top of his head.

To tell the truth, Zheng Tianlang has always meant that there will be no more countries east of the Wa Kingdom, and what else is there besides the endless sea water.

Now, however, it seems to be different.

Listen to what your cousin means. On the other side of the ocean, there are countries.

"What about the Song Empire, we are the Fujian sailors of the Ming Dynasty. I think that this self-proclaimed Song country is just the same existence as the Fan states of Goryeo or South Vietnam. ”

Although he was a little surprised when he first heard about it, Zheng Tianlang, who came back to his senses, suddenly had his mind occupied by Damingism.

In this era, the Oriental people, especially the Ming people, are very proud.

The mentality of the Heavenly Empire is not only for dignitaries, but this mentality has even infiltrated into the bones of the Shengdou people.

If it weren't for the fact that the Jurchens who were later slaughtered by the Central Plains, and the brainwashing of some so-called 'traitors' was interrupted by a few double hits. Then Oriental people will not be so inferior in modern times.

"It's hard to say! I heard some useful news from the Franciscans, and I heard that this Song Empire was very different from those Fanstates who paid tribute to the imperial court. Zheng Zhilong recalled the news about the Song Empire that he had reported to himself after the return of his subordinates sent to Southeast Asia. Said to his cousin in a cautious wording.

"What's the difference? I'm very strange, could this Song Empire be stronger than my Ming Dynasty? ”

When Zheng Tianlang talked about this Song Empire, the look on his face was very disdainful.

Well!

This is the expression that a typical Ming chauvinist will show.

Zheng Zhilong did not entangle with his cousin on this issue. Because there is absolutely no need.

"Do you say that the country is strong? I'm talking about the Japanese infantry army, not the ironclad ships they call them. Zheng Zhilong asked.

As for Zheng Zhilong, when he asked this question. It is not for nothing that the ironclad ships of the Japanese people should be taken out alone.

Because the so-called ironclad ship of the Japanese people, in the eyes of the Ming pirates, it is a joke.

The Japanese said that their army was very strong, and everyone agreed with this very much.

But if they say that they have a strong sea force, then many people will laugh at it.

In this era, the most powerful force in the Eastern Sea is the pirates of the Ming Dynasty.

Its strength is so strong that it can even reach the point of attacking the surrounding Fanbang countries.

And the sailors of the Wa Kingdom are different.

Throughout the history of the East, except for modern times, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Japanese Navy Division was a team of garbage!

The so-called ironclad ship or something, it's just that the Japanese themselves put gold on their faces.

The so-called ironclad ships are only capable of navigating near the sea, and are not suitable for operations in the open sea at all.

And in the eyes of the Ming pirates, this type of ship is actually no different from a floating coffin.

Whether it is Li Xiang or Zheng Zhilong, or even a small group of pirates, they will not take the sea power of the Wa Kingdom in their eyes.

Therefore, when Zheng Zhilong asked about the military strength of the Japanese state, in order to avoid misunderstanding, he first picked out the Japanese sailors.

Zheng Tianlang thought for a moment after hearing this, and then replied: "If you want to say that the Japanese are still very powerful, the coastal Japanese rebellion a few decades ago can be regarded as letting us thoroughly understand the power of the Japanese warriors, isn't it." ”

Zheng Tianlang's words made Zheng Zhilong pout.

"I said cousin, don't you know what the coastal rebellion really was going on decades ago. In fact, in the original coastal rebellion, how many of them were real Japanese countries, and they were not coastal pirates at that time, or even the coastal people themselves. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Zhilong is really very clear.

Because back then, someone in his Zheng family pretended to be a widow and took a group of brothers to rob homes everywhere.

After the last time, a guy named Li Guanglu came out of the middle of the court, and after the Li family army with him quelled the 'Japanese rebellion', he finally discovered the truth hidden in this turmoil.

and wrote a letter and presented it to the bigwigs in the DPRK and China.

The content of this letter is very simple, it is nothing more than to tell the bigwigs in the DPRK and China that in fact, there is no need to guard against the Japanese at all, because those so-called Japanese are not Japanese at all, and basically ninety percent of them are pretended by the Ming Dynasty himself.

Of course, it's also true that there are a few pirates mixed in.

However, it is undeniable that the main force in this turmoil is still dominated by the Ming people.

They disguised themselves as Japanese robbers, burning and looting everywhere, and their ferocious methods were even more ferocious than those of the Japanese people.

Therefore, if you want to control this turmoil, you must first deal with the people in the coastal area.

After this letter was submitted, it caused a great shock in the cabinet.

Because the bigwigs in the court could never have imagined that this coastal rebellion that made their hearts beat and cost the court countless taels of silver was actually caused by their own people.

It's a shame!

It can even be said that it is a shame to be thrown home.

Such a shameful thing, of course, cannot be publicized to the outside world.

As a result, the recital was shelved and not presented to the emperor.

After all, this is not a good thing, and if it is not good, there is a risk that it will spread or even spread.

So, after a few final discussions in the attic, it was decided not to make the truth public.

Anyway, everyone thinks that it is the Japanese who did it, so it will be wrong, and let the people continue to think like this.

Of course, the elder also sent a letter to that Li Guanglu in private, and promised that as long as he didn't tell the truth, then the benefits would be great.

And this Li Guanglu is not a fool, he knew what he should do at that time.

Therefore, after everyone's hands and feet, the Japanese rebellion decades ago was really detained on the heads of the Japanese people.

The general public may not be very aware of this.

But for Zheng Zhilong, who already lives in the temple, it is no secret.

What's more, there were still people in his family who pretended to be widows back then.

Therefore, when Zheng Tianlang used the coastal chaos as an example, Zheng Zhilong was quite disdainful.

Zheng Tianlang smirked after hearing this.

It's not, they are all brothers of their own family, and it is impossible for him Zheng Tianlang not to know the truth about what happened back then.

Therefore, if you use the Japanese chaos to talk about the military strength of the Japanese people, it seems that it is really unreliable.

"But there is one thing you said that is not wrong, that is, the military strength of the Japanese people is still very strong. In the battlefield where they invaded Goryeo, although my Ming army finally defeated the Japanese people, do you know how many soldiers and horses my Ming lost back then? ”

Zheng Zhilong's words made Zheng Tianlang shake his head.

Just kidding, although he is the deputy chief officer of the water division, he can't know too much about these things.

Besides, these are all old things, and the people who participated in that war were all Northland border troops. Therefore, it is impossible for him to find someone in the know here in Fujian.

Come to think of it, only Zheng Zhilong, who has a good relationship with the bigwigs in the DPRK and China and has a huge network, can know this information.

"The army of the Japanese is 300,000! My Ming sent 200,000 troops, although I finally defeated the Japanese in Goryeo, but my Ming lost 100,000 soldiers and horses! ”

Zheng Zhilong said a shocking number.

However, Zheng Zhilong did not stop talking, but continued: "It can be seen that the Japanese military is strong, but this Song Empire has ceded Kyushu to the Japanese people......" (To be continued......)