"The kingdom sends its own troops!?"

Jaya was taken aback, and his mind was a little confused.

"Isn't it possible?" Qian Long calmed down and said quietly, "Within five days, His Highness will arrive in Qiongzhou." ”

"What? Or did His Royal Highness King Yan personally lead the army? ”

Sharihari Deva was shocked, and seemed to have a hint of joy, but she quickly covered it up and became angry, "How can this be!?" …… I mean, how can a mere coward work for the prince of the kingdom? ”

"Yes, yes, although the country is facing many difficulties, it will still do its best to do such a thing as clearing pirates, where can it bother to bother the country?"

Although it was unbelievable that the Song Dynasty would send troops overseas, Bao Bao Bald also realized that if it came true, it would bring immeasurable consequences, so he hurriedly changed his tune and took back the matter of suppressing the Kou.

The so-called invitation to God is easy and difficult to send God, not to mention that this God is still uninvited.

Even if it was really purely for the purpose of cleaning the sea route, who would dare to guarantee that the Song army would evacuate after the incident.

He didn't think that the Song Dynasty would covet the territory of Zhancheng, after all, except for a few emperors who were keen to show off their martial arts, the Central Plains Dynasty had always looked down on the wild and remote land, not to mention that the Song Dynasty had always been very introverted and conservative, and half of its own country was in danger, where would it have the energy to invade other countries?

However, the suzerainty already has a strong influence, and if a force is deployed nearby, even if it does nothing but exists, it will inevitably affect the international and domestic situation of the city and affect the political pattern of the city.

In addition, the relationship between Champa and its two neighbors is already complicated, and if the common suzerainty were deeply involved, it would be like an elephant stepping into a puddle of muddy water, which would muddy the waters and make the future more uncertain.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if these are unfounded, but Zhancheng will inevitably have to do with the Haikou issue, and if you really let the Song Dynasty suppress it, isn't that fatal?

The arrival of the Song army must be stopped!

Jaya also figured out the stakes and came back to his senses, "Commander Qian, there are only some pirates, you don't have to be cleared by the kingdom on your behalf, otherwise wouldn't the contemptible country become a joke for the ages?" ”

"Hehe, but didn't you just say that you have a weak heart?" Qian Long's round face was piled up with a harmless smile from humans and animals.

Jaya didn't know what the embarrassment was, and said seriously, "Have we said that?" …… It may be that we are a small country and a widow, far away, unable to understand the language, not knowledgeable, and rough in writing, so it is inevitable that some words do not reach the meaning, which brings misunderstanding to the commander of Qian, in fact, what we really want to express is that no matter how many difficulties and dangers, no matter how hard it is, the country will definitely ensure the safe passage of merchant ships in the nearby waters! ”

Qian Long looked at Jaya for a long time, "Can it really be guaranteed?" ”

"Of course! This is the obligation of the country, and it is necessary to go to the soup for this! "Jaya almost patted his chest.

Qian Long shrugged, "Well, the king has said so, how can the foreign minister not believe it?" In recent days, we have been staying in your country for the time being, waiting for good news. ”

Is this to stay and supervise?

It's unpleasant, but there's no reason to refuse, forget it, just stay.

Jaya's eyelids jumped, pressed his thoughts, and asked with a smile, "Then His Royal Highness King Yan is there... You don't have to, right? ”

Qian Long couldn't help but secretly disdain King Zhan's words and deeds, but his expression was very ordinary, "This use of troops overseas is easy to provoke right and wrong, and His Royal Highness King Yan, as the prince of my dynasty, can't go out of the country lightly, since you can settle things, it is naturally better to have more than one thing, as for His Royal Highness's arrival in Qiongzhou, it is for other things......"

"For what?"

Jaya asked, but Qian Long just glanced at him and did not answer.

"Ha......" Jaya realized that he had trespassed, and explained with a haha, "Don't get me wrong, Xiao Wang has no intention of watching the affairs of the kingdom, but just wants to see if there is a place where he can serve His Highness a little bit." ”

Qianlong pretended to be inadvertent, "In fact, it is not a secret, His Royal Highness went to Qiongzhou, one is to inspect the defense of Guangnan West Road, and the other is to open mines in Qiongzhou, and maybe build a treaty port." ”

"Treaty ports? This is a good thing for the country, and it is really unwanted. ”

Before the Champa Dynasty, he was keen to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, not because of courtesy, but because it could bring them huge economic benefits, and later the Song Dynasty gradually reduced the number of tributes, and the merchants of the city also frequently traded with the Song Dynasty.

After all, although they prefer to rob, the goods they loot have to be sold to make a profit.

It's just that the Song Dynasty had strict restrictions on the areas allowed for trade, so that in addition to small-scale smuggling, the people of Zhancheng could only go to Guangzhou and Quanzhou.

Immediately, Qian Long said as if he had mentioned something, "This is the good intentions of His Royal Highness King Yan, and if you can do business properly, there must not be so many people who follow crooked ways......

"That's that, that's." Jaya hid his embarrassment and agreed, and then changed the topic, "This reclamation and mining requires a large number of people, and Qiongzhou is sparsely populated, I'm afraid it's not easy to do, right?" ”

Qian Long nodded, "Indeed, His Highness has always been worried about this matter. ”

Hearing this, Jaya rolled his eyes and said tentatively, "As far as Xiao Wang knows, the livelihood of the surrounding countries is not very good, and there are many idle laborers......

"Oh, is it? If your country can relieve His Highness's sorrows, it will be good. Qian Long seemed to be pleasantly surprised.

In fact, he knew very well that not to look at Jaya's high-sounding words, saying that providing idle labor was actually a slave trade.

During this period, the slave trade was very popular in the South Seas.

One of the main reasons why the Champa people always liked to fight with their neighbors was to plunder the population and labor.

As a result, the port of Champa became the main supplier of slaves, and slaves were sold all over the world, and Huaxia was an important market, and this kind of slave was called 'Kunlun slave'.

You know, the Song Dynasty completely abolished the slavery system, and the servants of the rich and noble families were hired by signing contracts, at least the law requires that, it is strictly forbidden to treat their own people as slaves, but it does not include foreigners, so there are 'Goryeo maids' and 'Kunlun slaves', and the nobles and wealthy families are rushing to ask for it, taking it as a symbol of status.

A wealthy family like the Qian family has always had a lot of such slaves, so Qian Long doesn't think there's anything wrong with this, as long as it's not his own people who are being plundered and sold into slavery.

Moreover, this is also said to paralyze the people of Champa, give a way to develop, and show goodwill, so that they can relax their vigilance.

In Jaya's view, the Song people are now determined to ensure the safety of trade routes, so they use trade and slave purchase to compensate for the losses of the Champa people who do not rob, which is very reasonable and in line with the Song people's consistent style, and naturally there is no doubt that the Song people have other purposes.

Then Qian Long said something again, "In addition, more than a dozen merchant ships have been hijacked before, and the cargo ships will not be investigated, but I still have to ask your country for help to 'rescue' the people on board, I don't know if it is possible?" ”

This made Jaya even more think that the Song people only wanted to settle the matter, so he readily agreed, "Commander Qian, rest assured, this matter will be handled with all his might." ”

After the matter was negotiated, Qian Long and Pu Shiwen declined the banquet of the king of Champa and left the palace.

Then Jaya left the bald flower and the Buddha to continue the discussion.

"Now that King Yan is staring, this ship robbery has to be stopped for the time being, pass on the order, and let those people on the sea settle down recently and don't cause trouble, especially not to move the Song people's ship!"

Bao Bald seemed to be a little reluctant, "It's a pity to give up such a big piece of fat......"

Jaya glared at him, "The situation is like this, no matter how pity it is, it has to be released, you can't really force the Song army to come, well, don't let those people be idle, tell them to go to the surrounding area to plunder some dingkou, I can't say that I can rely on this in the future to make a big profit." ”

"Looks like that's all there is to it now." Bao Bald nodded.

Then Sharihari Deva also said indifferently, "Everything is subject to Your Majesty's instructions, and if there is nothing else, I will go out of the palace first." ”

"Go, go, there's nothing else." Jaya waved his hand casually.

Looking at the figure of Sharihali Deva walking away, Bao Tuo Bald said in a low voice, "Brother Wang, my brother always feels that this kid has been very wrong recently, but you have to be careful." ”

Jaya looked disappreciative and chuckled, "How can I not know his little thoughts, doesn't he just want to take advantage of the great loss of our strength to seize my throne, hehe, don't worry too much, he is still too tender, I won't give him a chance." ”

"I'm afraid that he is trying to catch up with the Song people now, if King Yan really arrives in Qiongzhou, he will be close to us, and you can join in by flipping the palm of your hand......," Bao Tuo Bald said worriedly.

Yan Ye patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, he is a great Song crown prince, where will he be interested in our corner of the place, I see, the reason why he attaches importance to maritime trade is just to make some achievements for the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, to prove that he is a qualified heir to the throne, so as long as we don't make trouble for him in this, he probably won't look at us more, and when he arrives in Qiongzhou, you will go to see him, just be respectful and make him happy." ”

"Brother Wang's words are reasonable, but the younger brother always feels that his purpose of going to Qiongzhou is not so simple, I'm afraid there are deeper schemes, we still can't take it too lightly."

"What other plans can he have, isn't it that after the Mongols occupy Dali, they pose a threat to the waist and abdomen of the Song Kingdom, the Song court naturally has to pay attention to the defense here, and it is normal for him to come over as a heavyweight to supervise it."

Bao Bao Bald Flower thoughtfully, "It's true, how can you say that the Mongols are the mortal enemies of the Song Dynasty......"

"Okay, it's not our turn to worry about these things, don't think about it so much." Jaya touched his beard, as if he had thought of something, "By the way, although the Song Dynasty is unlikely to be interested in us, we must also guard against someone who has a heart to take advantage of the loophole and insist on involving the Song people." ”

"What do you mean? Could it be that he was worried that someone would continue to plunder the Song ship? "I don't understand.

Jaya shook his head slightly, "Most of the people on the sea are ours, they should be able to control it, just pay a little attention, even if there is really a leak, the impact is not big, it can always be remedied, what we really have to worry about is the safety of the Song mission!" ”

Bao Bao Bald was startled, came to his senses, "Hiss...... That's right! Although this envoy was not officially sent by the Song Dynasty, if something happened, the Song Dynasty would never give up, not to mention that the young Commander Qian was the confidant of King Yan......"

"It's good to understand, so as long as they stay in our territory for a day, we must ensure their safety, and there must be no mistakes, and this important task will be entrusted to you."

After Jaya finished speaking, Bao Bao Bald Flower thought of Sharihari Deva's hasty departure, and couldn't help but feel anxious, "Brother Wang, the stakes are too important to be overlooked, so the courtier brother will immediately arrange ......"

As soon as he left the palace in a hurry, a young man who looked seven or eight points similar to Jaya appeared behind the council.

"Father, the child thinks that Uncle Wang is right, this person is too gloomy and ambitious, so I have to guard against it."

Jaya looked back at his most beloved son and smiled gently, "Suriya, do you think a father would not know this?" Hehe, in fact, your uncle Wang is not staring at this throne. ”

"Uncle Wang!?" Soulier was stunned.

Jaya nodded, "That's right, that's why I kept letting the two of them fight each other, don't worry, they're just wishful thinking, this throne must be passed on to you, you are still too young, you have to work hard in the future!" ”

"Father, the child will not let you down!" Soulier was moved.

"Very good, if you get closer to that Qian Commander these days, maybe you can get in touch with King Song Guoyan because of this, which will be of great benefit to you in the future...... Alright, you go down first. ”

Jaya instructed his son, and after he was sent away, he wrote a secret letter alone, and then summoned a confidant general.

"Send this letter to Pu Chongmo as soon as possible......"