Chapter 304: Zhenla

A few days passed in a blink of an eye. King Zhenla finally summoned Wang Yangming.

It's just that King Zhenla is too arrogant, and he can't let Zhu Houhuang go to the palace. Zhu Houhuang could only wait at the post station. After waiting for most of the day, I saw Wang Yangming come back.

Zhu Houhuang hurriedly greeted him and said, "Master Wang, how is the situation?" ”

Wang Yangming sighed and said, "There is almost no progress. ”

Zhu Houhuang asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Wang Yangming said: "Because the lord of Champa is too good to us, the king of Zhenla is very cold to us, and only allows us to buy grain in Zhenla, and then rewards us with some wealth and sends us away. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Why is this? ”

Wang Yangming said: "Because of the contradictions between the Champa and Zhenla, they have never dealt with each other, and wars have occurred from time to time for hundreds of years. Therefore, from the people to the imperial court, the antagonism between each other is very strong. That's why Zhenla treats us very coldly. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Has Zhenla forgotten the power of the Heavenly Empire? ”

Wang Yangming said: "This dynasty has not been in Nanyang for decades. ”

Zhu Houhuang didn't know what to say for a while. The history books are not fully trustworthy. Nanyang is like a loyal vassal of China. But that's not the case.

These small countries in the South Seas are also in times of crisis, remembering that there is still the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty, and when there is no situation, they are self-contained.

And the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, it is not clear how much it has in Nanyang.

Zhu Houhuang felt aggrieved in his heart, but the matter had been settled, and there was no room for slowing down. Zhu Houhuang could only swallow this breath and said: "This can only be done, fortunately, the power of the Tang people in Zhenla is not small, and we can only buy grain through them." ”

"King, can't the envoy be a little lazy?" A minister asked cautiously.

Zhenla snorted coldly and said: "This envoy hooked up with the king of Champa and didn't give some lessons, no." And they are not real envoys, but envoys of vassal kings, but they are here to buy grain, and they don't see him alone, what's the point? "It's like talking to yourself, and it's like explaining. said, "Besides, Gu didn't arrange for the Tang people to help, they only had money, so they could naturally buy food." ”

In fact, the conversation between the two is not Chinese, but a translated sentence.

Maybe it's the acquiescence of King Chenla. Maybe it doesn't matter if it's a serious angel or not, it's an envoy from the Ming Dynasty anyway. It is very popular with the Tang people of Zhenla, and Zhu Houhuang is at the forefront. Wang Yangming is very harmonious with the local Chinese businessmen in Zhenla.

"My lord, what is Dongyong like, and what kind of person is King Yong?" Wang Yangming and the old decay of the Tang people were pushing cups and changing lamps in one place, while Zhu Houhuang and the young people of the Tang people were talking together. And the young people of the Tang generation asked Zhu Houhuang.

Zhu Houhuang didn't know how to rely on himself for a while, and said: "My Royal Highness, I want to develop Dongyong as the foundation of my life. Then he said what he did in Dongyong in a simple way.

A young man slammed his wine glass on the table with a "snap" and said, "I can't follow His Highness." ”

Zhu Houhuang asked, "Where did Brother Wang say this?" I think you're really good here, right? ”

This Wang brother is the most outstanding of all the sons of Chinese businessmen.

Brother Wang said: "No matter how good Zhenla is, it is not a hometown, I am not afraid of Brother Xu's jokes, my family has been in Zhenla for several generations, but in Zhenla is also considered rich, but the lord of Zhenla, let people be relatives, unless there is a relative with the royal family of Zhenla, I must not be able to ascend to a high position." They do not study the books of the sages and are full-time cults. Even if my family is in Zhenla for a few more lifetimes, there will be no greater progress. ”

Zhu Houhuang's heart moved, and he said secretly: "Isn't this a God-given talent with me?" ”

Even if the Tang people are rich in Nanyang, they are just guest houses for Nanyang countries. Vietnam is fine, but no matter how Vietnam says, it is still within the Confucian cultural circle, but after returning to the country and the Hindu country, the wariness of the Tang people is even more serious.

Therefore, it is possible for the Tang people to have money, but it is unlikely that they want to have real power in these countries.

And in this era, money is still not comparable to power.

The royal brother met the ceiling.

Zhu Houhuang's Dongyong has always suffered from a lack of talent, if you can introduce a group of talents from Nanyang, wouldn't it be just right, first, there are people who know the inside of Nanyang, and second, this group of talents is different from domestic talents, and maybe it can contain the power of the long history.

Zhu Houhuang had such thoughts before, but not as strong as now.

Zhu Houhuang said: "I remember that the imperial examination seems to be a foreign scholar. ”

"I can't help but how?" Brother Wang said: "How can we compete with the scholars of the Central Plains? ”

At this point, he didn't have a problem at all.

Learning is also about the atmosphere and accumulation, although the big businessmen of Nanyang are desperately cultivating their children, but their background is far less than that of the Central Plains. If an ordinary scholar does not worship a famous teacher, or has a family history, it is impossible to have the day when he is a Jinshi and the first.

Not to mention Nanyang Shizi.

"I can point out a clear path for Brother Wang, I wonder if Brother Wang has any intentions?" Zhu Houhuang asked.

Brother Wang was not surprised at all and said, "Lord Xu, please speak." ”

As soon as Zhu Houhuang saw Brother Wang's expression, he knew that this Brother Wang was not as simple as he imagined, as if he had been waiting for Zhu Houhuang to say such a thing. But one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. said: "My Royal Highness, there is a lack of manpower in Dongyong, but I don't dare to use the name of the imperial examination, just use the name of the official examination, but those who can pass the official examination can be in Dongyong?" ”

"Oh, is it difficult for this Dongyong official to try? What are the exams? Brother Wang asked with a bit of leisure.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Dongyong is a barren land, the background is insufficient, in the past two years, Dongyong officials have recruited Central Plains scholars, but the Central Plains scholars, how can they go to Dongyong barren land to adventure?" Therefore, the recruits are all people who don't have much ability, and with Brother Wang's literary talent and ability, if they go to Dongyong, they will definitely get it. It's just that Brother Wang doesn't think that Dongyong Temple is small and refuses to give in. ”

Brother Wang said: "It is an honor for my generation to follow King Yong, so why not?" ”

Compared with Nanyang, almost all overseas Tang people regard the Central Plains as a dream land, as if later generations yearn for the United States, yearning for the Central Plains.

Therefore, if he can be an official in the Central Plains, even if the scholars of the Central Plains look down on the officials of the royal palace, they do not look down on them at all. Brother Wang continued: "I wait for Nanyang contemptible, what do we not look down on? It's just that I also ask for a recommendation or two. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "That's natural, my Royal Highness is thirsty for talent, maybe I have the opportunity to be a minister in the same palace." ”

This is because Brother Wang has a lot of prestige among the Tang children of Zhenla, and Brother Wang takes the lead. These young children all came to Zhu Houhuang to ask for a letter of recommendation.

In fact, King Yong's official test does not need this thing. Because there is no convention in the Yongwang official test, there is no need for a letter of recommendation, but everyone has a sense of luck, so everyone wants this letter of recommendation.

Zhu Houhuang wrote more than 100 letters of recommendation, which made Zhu Houhuang a little sour.

Zhu Houhuang also firmly remembered Brother Wang's name, Wang Jiuchuan.

Although the matter of Zhenla did not go well, but through the folk channels, it can be regarded as getting a large amount of food, and it can be regarded as a complete merit.

Wang Yangming didn't want to stay in Zhenla longer, and Zhu Houhuang didn't want to. So as soon as the matter was over, the group left Baitazhou in Zhenla.

It took a while before I got on the boat.

Zhu Houhuang silently thought in his heart that the next stop should be Siam, but he didn't know Siam. Smooth or not.

This place in Siam is the Thailand of later generations. It can also be regarded as a small power in Southeast Asia.

Siam is not a country with any good goods, Zhu Houhuang checked the old files in the palace, and also knew that Siam had also done things to compete for tribute. Therefore, the emperor of Siam Tiangao is far away, and he has a little respect for the Ming Dynasty, but it is difficult to say, even Zhenla does not look at the Ming Dynasty in his eyes, and the more distant Siam, there are a few points. It's hard to say tight.

The ship left Chenla, but it was only a few days' work. It was to Siam. The capital of Siam was not Bangkok in later generations, but Thonburi.