The Kingdom of Sukhothai is a vassal state of Siam, located in the north of Siam, connected to the northwest of the 800 Great Burmese Xuanwei Division, the northeast to the Laos Xuanwei Division, and the northern region has two major tribal groups, Phra and Nan.

Historically, in 1438, Maha Samaraja IV of the Sukhothai Kingdom died, and as a vassal, all the territory of Sukhothai was under the jurisdiction of the suzerain, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which expanded the territory of Ayutthaya and the previous land system no longer met the needs.

At present, due to the changes of the Ming Dynasty, the stable recovery of Cochin, the vassal state of Champa was reduced to the Ming Dynasty, and the power of the Ming Dynasty in Laos was strengthened, which led to the annexation of the Sukhothai Kingdom by Siam in advance.

The Siamese kingdom was brutally governed, and it had always liked to use the crown prince to guard important cities, and when it came to the struggle for succession, the crown prince arbitrarily accepted the exiles, and the country was prone to turmoil.

Therefore, Polondoraja launched a rebellion in the country, which seems to be driven by the changes in the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it is also a problem of Siam's own system.

In fact, the current Kingdom of Siam did not completely evolve from a tribe to a kingdom, and in the middle of the fifteenth century, because of the expansion of Siam, the biggest need was no longer expansion, but how to govern the huge territory, began land reform, gave a large number of civilian land, reduced the number of slaves, and played a huge role in the development of Siam.

Then the current Siam is still mainly tribal power, the chiefs occupy the land and tribes, the rights have not been collected into the hands of the king, and the Sackina system has not yet been implemented, that is, the king divides the land and population, and the power and wealth of the vassals come from the king's fiefdom.

Therefore, the Siamese king Indraja, who lost the capital and army, because the role of famous weapons is not as important as that of China, resulting in his status in Siam is not as good as that of chickens, so he quickly agreed to many requests of the Ming Dynasty, which is incredible to outsiders.

The tribal leaders of the original Sukhothai Kingdom have asked the Ming generals for news, and some leaders don't care, in their eyes, the absence of the kingdom does not affect their power.

The most fierce attitude was the royal family of the former Sukhothai Kingdom, who wanted to seek the support of the Ming Dynasty and restore their position.

But even the king of Siam didn't pay attention to it after losing his army, not to mention the royal family of the Sukhothai Kingdom, Siam's national conditions are different from China's, even if China doesn't have an army emperor, it is called an emperor.

The Ming Dynasty has governed Nanyang for many years, and knows the customs and customs of Nanyang, and it was profitable to shout slogans to help the Sukhothai Kingdom, but now the royal family of the Sukhothai Kingdom has become an obstacle, and naturally no one cares about it.

The royal family, who had no tribe of their own, and were as barren as the outcasts, were ruthlessly expelled by the soldiers, and were not even given a knighthood.

Champa Division.

In order to welcome the arrival of the emperor, a small "imperial palace" was specially built in the local area, more than a dozen cement buildings, which were built by the Ministry of Railway Engineering, and the emperor lived and worked here.

October of the thirteenth year of Yongle.

Tatsu is the moment.

The Ming Dynasty began to adopt the 24-hour system of the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty divided each hour of the 12 hours into two parts: the beginning and the beginning. In turn, it is exactly twenty-four hours, which is the same as the twenty-four hours of the present day.

The Hereafter is 8:15 a.m.

The steam engine train slowly drove out of the eighth platform of the Champa Station under the escort of several officials.

As the southernmost railway station of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, Champa Station is the starting point for Ming goods to enter the Nanyang countries, and countless merchant ships pass through the port of Champong, which only takes one day and only takes three or five days to reach the countries of Nanyang.

This also caused the gradual dissatisfaction of Jiaozhi over the years, because with the Champong, the geographical advantage of the city was affected a lot by the city, and the development speed of the city of Champong caught up with the speed of Jiaozhi, because the Ming Dynasty put the trade transit station in the city, not the reason for the city.

Eleven carriages, towed by the head of a Type A 305 steam locomotive.

Most of the passengers in the carriage were the Lao Xuanwei Division, the children of Champong, the children of the Chenla Kingdom, and the children of the big families in Jiaozhi, who came to meet the emperor and were summoned by the emperor.

According to local needs, the capital set up a feudal academy and a national academy to provide education for young people in the border areas, Xuanwei Division, Xuanfu Division, and vassal states, otherwise the imperial court would not give support, and they would not be able to compete with the children of the country.

The third carriage of the train is where the luggage and belongings of each child are placed.

Although the Ming merchants were not as good as Goryeo in Nanyang, the model was similar, using the advantage of capital to exchange for the land of the local indigenous leaders, so the indigenous children of Nanyang were not poor.

In addition to bringing them the luxury goods of the Ming Dynasty, so that they know how to consume, and attracting them to the country, it is also a means of promotion, otherwise they do not understand the benefits of money, and how to give full play to the effect of food stamps in the hands of merchants.

The goods in the carriage, including ivory, gold charms, crystal, agate, amber, turquoise, agarwood, bird's nest, rhino horn, jade, etc., are all best-selling overseas commodities in Daming.

The train stopped at Huazhou, Shunzhou, Nanlingzhou, and Xinpingfu, and arrived at Zhengpingzhou at three o'clock in the first hour. Special passengers then disembarked and chose to stay overnight in the local area instead of continuing the long drive and riding again the next day.

From Champa to this point, the average speed including the parking time is exactly 100 miles per hour.

The changes in the city, if this special group of guests can still understand, the development of Jiaozhi did not make them feel shocked, even if they entered Guangxi, it was just more emotional.

The kingdom of heaven is the kingdom of heaven.

But the further north they went, the more speechless the young people became, they wore expensive clothes, each had servants to serve, and the vast wealth they brought with them in the carriages provided for their life in the capital.

But that doesn't dispel their inferiority complex.

The stone floor, the wide road, the buildings on both sides, the tall water tower and the clock tower that make sound, the beautiful garden, the bustling square

Compared to where they themselves lived, it was two worlds altogether.

What makes them even more ashamed of themselves is not these foreign objects.

"Because the towns are large and numerous, full of people, and countless villages, and inevitably many are born crippled and otherwise unfortunate, the local officials are not idle, but are always busy taking care of the needs of the poor so as not to break the law."

"What law?"

"On the first day of their tenure, the local parent officials need to ask the parents to give all their children who are born with physical disabilities, or who are sick or disabled, or have other diseases, to be examined by the officials."

"He may provide all the necessary things according to the orders and wills of the emperor and his court. That is, a defective boy or girl is brought before him to see it, and if it does not interfere with the practice of a certain profession, the parents are given a deadline, and the kind of work prescribed by the church officials. ”

"Even though they have disabilities, they don't get in the way of earning a living; This was done correctly, but if the disability was so severe that he could not study or engage in any profession, the officer in charge of the poor ordered his father to provide for him at home for the rest of his life, if he had the means. ”

"What if you can't afford it?" People asked curiously.

They were received by students from the National Academy of Liberal Arts, also from the Lao Propaganda Division, who spoke some hometown dialects from time to time in broken Chinese, tried their best to introduce them to everyone, and answered seriously.

"If the father has no wealth, or no father, then another wealthy close relative must provide for him; If he doesn't have these, then all his relatives contribute one, or fund what they have at home. ”

But if he had no relatives, or if he was too poor to contribute anything, the emperor provided for him adequately in the hospital at his own expense. The hospital was magnificent, and the emperor had such a hospital in every city in the country. ”

"These hospitals also cater for the elderly and the poor who have spent their youth in the war and cannot afford to fend for themselves; So this and that all get the supply they need, and they are very attentive. ”

"In order to do this, the officials have arranged for the appointment of a head of the town as the administrator, and without his permission, no one in the hospital can go out of the way, because not everyone can get such permission."

"They don't ask for it either, because as long as they live, they provide everything they need, such as clothing and food. In addition, the elderly and poor people in the hospital raise hens, chicks and pigs for their own benefit, so as to entertain themselves. ”

"Officials often visit the administrators he appointed, and likewise they receive visits from the court, by another person appointed for this purpose by the emperor and the temple; He is to visit all the hospitals in the provinces under his authority, and if anyone is found to have failed to enforce the law impartially, he will be removed and severely punished. ”

"Therefore all the officials are extremely conscientious and honest, and what is before the visitors is a reward that must be given immediately, otherwise a severe punishment."

The interpreter's face is full of piety.

For as long as he can remember, he didn't know that there was such a country in the world, until he came to the court to enroll, breaking his three views, and for the students in front of him, the translation was as proud as worship.

"The blind of the kingdom are not counted among those who need to be supported by relatives or emperors, because they are forced to do such work, such as grinding rice and wheat, pulling the bellows of blacksmiths, or such labor, and do not require sight."

"If it's a blind woman, when she comes of age, she's sent to a brothel, and there are many of these brothels in public, and women look after her and dress her up. They leave the brothel only because of their age. ”

"By adopting these methods throughout the country, no poor people have died or begged on the streets, despite the vast territory and countless populations of the upper kingdom."

"A brothel?"

"The brothels in Shangguo are different from what we think, they don't sell their bodies, and people appreciate the talents of prostitutes, no, no, no, they should be interpreted as geisha." The interpreter hurriedly waved his hand to explain, for fear that the juniors would misunderstand.

The awe in the hearts of the young people is spontaneous.

In addition to the strength of this country, but also the civilization of this country, they subconsciously feel ashamed.

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Batch after batch of people went to Daming, saw the prosperity and civilization of Daming, and the envy and joy from the body to the heart affected batch after batch of foreigners.

The ruling class in the huge Nanyang region wore Ming clothes, drank Ming wine, used Ming utensils, and used Ming calendars and self-striking bells at home.

They were in the main building, the tulou, and the palace, discussing everything about the Ming Dynasty.

Many assertive leaders and leaders will send their children to the Ming Dynasty to study and learn more advanced culture, and the culture of the Ming Dynasty continues to radiate to the South Seas, making the Ming people the most popular group.

Zhu Neng led the army to march in Siam, and among the tribes encountered, there were many tribes that not only did not resist the Ming army, but warmly welcomed them.

It is no wonder that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not stop the development of the merchants, and even gave a lot of support.

When Polondoraja heard the news of the Ming army, he was angry and afraid, but at this point, he could only lead the army to counterattack, and the soldiers who were in rebellion in the capital had long lost the will to fight.

Officers such as Polondoraja and Polondaimo took a great deal of effort to regroup the army.

The soldiers were reluctant to leave the capital, and neither were many of the officers, who were grooms day by day, robbing one house after another, and causing the most prosperous city in the region to decay overnight.

With a lot of complaints, the rebel army finally left the capital and chose to use elephant soldiers in an open area to defeat the Ming army.

The Ming Dynasty has rich experience in fighting elephant soldiers, and Yunnan has a record of defeating elephant soldiers many times, so the Ming army knows how to deal with such a behemoth, and firearms are the best weapons.

But Siam did not know that the Siamese army had never fought against the Ming army, and they believed as always that they could destroy their opponents with elite elephant troops.

They even slowly controlled the battle elephants to set up their formations, and did not attack while the Ming army was adjusting its artillery.

Moreover, because of the many days of distraction, the cooperation between the war elephants and the soldiers, who had not been trained for a period of time, was relaxed, and it was not as strict and skilled as it was at the beginning, and more time was delayed.

"Boom."

Under the loud sound and vibration, the cannon position of the Ming Dynasty shone with dazzling light, followed by the swaying of the land, and the entire mountain seemed to be shaken, as if the sky was about to fall.

The war elephants were not trained in this area, and the animals were panicked by instinct, and in the midst of the bursts of artillery fire of the Ming army, they could not get the opportunity to charge the cavalry in the north.

The elephants on the backs of the war elephants fell one after another, the war elephants rampaged through their own positions, the rebels were torn apart by the impact, and the soldiers cried wolf howls, completely losing their organization.

The Ming army continued to use artillery bombardment, and the war elephants collapsed backwards.

Seeing this, Zhu Neng gave the order to attack.

"Bang bang."

The infantry stepped forward step by step, and the rebels, who had finally gained a foothold, suffered another heavy blow, and the remaining soldiers who were still holding on to their original positions collapsed in the face of the sword "Lin".

The decisive battle turned into a chase and annihilation battle.

The rebels were powerless to fight back, and they were beaten to the ground.

The most heroic Bolondaimo, because he did not retreat from the fight, was directly taken away by the lead bullets of the Ming army, and his troops also collapsed early, without posing a threat to the Ming army.

Even Polondaimo died, the other officers performed even worse, and many generals fled before the soldiers.

Polondoraja's heart was dripping blood.

He never thought that he could defeat the Ming army, he just wanted to take advantage of the geographical advantage to let the Ming army retreat in the face of difficulties, and then negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty and give the Ming compensation in order to obtain peace.

But he never imagined that his invincible army would be vulnerable in front of the Ming army.

No matter how big the ambition is, there is nothing that can be done in the face of the cruel reality.

Polondoraja didn't dare to stay, he knew that he had no power to return to the sky, so he had to quickly retreat to his own territory and hold on, he could no longer fight with the Ming army, and he didn't even want the capital, so he fled all the way south.

Tens of thousands of troops were dispersed like this, and the few troops who remained in the capital, seeing the banner of the Ming Dynasty, learned that the general was missing, and finally chose to surrender.

Recovered the capital of Siam and recovered Bangkok.

Zhu Neng chose to go all out.

Zhu Neng is not worried about grain and grass.

The Ming had accumulated a lot of grain on Samet Island, and as long as the army broke through Pattaiya, it would be able to obtain new supplies there, otherwise relying on the grain transported by land in Laos, the Ming army would not have this confidence.

The confidence of the Ming army to fight in Nanyang came from Jiaozhi and Zhancheng.

Cochin was rich in food under the governance of the Ming Dynasty, and it could maintain the supply of the Ming army through the wharf of Champa and the sea, which was the reason why the Ming dared to use 50,000 or 60,000 troops in Siam.

And because of the influence of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, Zhu Neng went all the way south without encountering fierce resistance, and even welcomed Wang Shi in many places, which was recorded by the scribes and finally sorted out into the annals of history.

The Ming Dynasty recovered Nanyang, where the army passed, the people of the township Lao Qi ate pot pulp and welcomed the king.

There are a lot of military doctors in the army.

"The jungle is rotten, the gas is piled up, and it has become highly poisonous for a long time, similar to the poison of miasma, colorless and tasteless killing is invisible, and the army cannot enter lightly." The medic explained.

At the behest of the military doctors, the soldiers did not go into the unknown old jungle. It is necessary to drink hot water, otherwise there will be severe military penalties.

There are even military doctors who offer to shave their heads.

Under many requirements, the Ming soldiers fought in the jungle, and the injury rate was greatly reduced, and the morale and morale of the army were maintained.

With the support of various conditions, Zhu Neng chased to the south of Siam in one go and surrounded Polondo Raja.

The people were incredible.

How morale and momentum were at the beginning, how could it be that it was only half a year, and he fled back in such a mess, and he couldn't even save his own life.

Polondoraja chose to surrender to the Ming Emperor, but Zhu Neng did not let go, and demanded that Polondoraja must go out of the city and surrender, otherwise he would not be able to guarantee the safety of Polondoraja's life under the soldiers.

After two days of temptation, Polondoraja had no choice but to go out of the city and surrender.

The war in Siam was initially won.

Polondoraja was sent to Champ, and the good news of the army was also sent to Champ, as well as Zhu Neng's secret letter.

Zhu Neng believes that although the Polondora Ja has been resolved, Siam has suffered huge losses, the local order has also lost control, and there is no previous constraint, and what the Ming needs to do next is to restore the order in Siam.

This is the benefit of Zhu Di in Zhancheng, Zhu Di is not afraid of the general's tail.

Therefore, Zhu Di handed over all the current Siam affairs to Zhu Neng, so that Zhu Neng could take advantage of the momentum of victory to end all the riots in Siam, and he was not worried that Zhu Neng would become an uncontrollable warlord by relying on military power.

After Zhu Neng got the power, he was in Siam and Enwei.

The obedient tribes will help, and the disobedient tribes will be struck.

First of all, the Chiang Rai Propaganda Division, Chiang Mai Xuanfu Division, Mae Phong Litigation Propaganda Division, and then the Sukhothai Metropolitan Division, with the capital division remote control of the three Fu Division.

He asked the emperor to send civil and military officials to implement the system, and then sent soldiers to the islands of Samet, Koh Chang and other islands in the southern sea of Siam to declare that they were classified as the Ming Dynasty, and according to the request of the King of Siam, the islanders on the island were returned to the King of Siam.

Although the war lasted only half a year, the military discipline of the rebellious army was out of control, and the harm brought was huge, the population of Siam was greatly reduced, and the king of Siam lost his army and people, and needed new replenishment.

And the Ming Dynasty also needed a more obedient Siamese king at the moment, and in order to supplement the strength of the Siamese king, he agreed to this request.

In the core area of Polondo Raja, Pattaya was changed to the Daming Division, and Zhu Neng was personally stationed here. The tribal leaders in Cha Ngam, Hua Hin and other areas obtained the reward documents of the Ming Dynasty from Zhu Neng and became the consolation envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

Eventually, a situation was formed in which the northern and southern parts of Siam each had a metropolitan division, and the metropolitan division was in charge of the three Fu divisions.

A large number of rebel generals were exiled, prisoners of war were sent to build railways, leaving behind large areas of territory and assets, and merchants came to Zhu Neng's place one after another and handed in a list of their losses.

According to the list of losses of the merchants, Zhu Neng returned them all.

As for whether the list of losses of the merchants is false, Zhu Neng did not investigate too much, first of all, it is difficult to check, and secondly, it takes a lot of effort, so Zhu Neng directly waved his hand, so that the merchants in Nanyang made a windfall more or less.

In fact, Zhu Neng deliberately did this.

This time the army fought smoothly, the Ming merchants played a great role, and also saw why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not hinder the development of the merchants' power.

The Ming merchants, who had fled Pattaya for only half a year, returned.

What has changed is the original ruling power in Pattaya, and the gap in political power has greatly increased the status of the Ming merchants, not only has it not been damaged by this incident, but it has become more powerful than before.

Originally, the trade model was not equal, relying on the abundant capital, the Ming merchants had many advantages, and now the establishment of the Pattaya Yadusi, the Ming merchants are like a tiger.

Since the Song Dynasty, rice has been one of the most important food crops in China, with an average yield higher than wheat and historical corn, making it the "most producing" food crop in China.

China's rice yield is in the forefront of the world all year round, but there are deficiencies in the quality of rice, and the phenomenon of "strong rice and weak rice" is more prominent.

Siam, on the other hand.

Siam's rice is not only of high quality and yield, but also has the largest arable land area in Indochina, so it is called the Asian rice bowl.

Sukhothai Dusi, Pattaya Yadusi, as well as the Xuanwei Division and Xuanfu Division, have become an important place for the overseas layout of the Ming Gonggong, according to the requirements of the imperial court, Siam should become the granary of the Ming Nanyang, in order to ensure the development plan of the Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang.

The value of agriculture was low, and merchants were reluctant to cultivate agriculture, they preferred higher value-added industries, and the two sides began to compete for land.

The King of Siam supported the Ming merchants.

The two sides hit it off, the Ming merchants supported the position of the King of Siam, and the King of Siam gave the Ming merchants more convenience, and one by one farms and economic estates were established in Siam.

In the central region, because of the war, many forces died out, and there was little resistance, but the northern region of Siam was not affected by the war, and became more and more disgusted with the damage to its own interests.

Because there was the Ming Emperor in Champang, many people chose to join, and a large number of his sons went north here, and some chose to resist.

The situation in Siam became more and more tough from Polondoraja, to the arrival of the Ming Emperor in Champong, various temptations and contradictions broke out, and finally Polondoraja failed, after more than two years.

Although the big battle ended, the local skirmishes continued.

The two Xuanwei Divisions of Pa and Nan were even more conquests by various tribes, but the central region was the fastest to restore stability, followed by the southern region, relying on the effect of shipping, and then also restored calm.

Sukhothai Dusi and Chiang Rai Xuanfu Division, Chiang Mai Xuanfu Division, Mae Phong Xuanfu Division and other places, coupled with the contradictions left over from history, not only did not stabilize, but also intensified, affecting the 800 Burmese Propaganda Division.

The fragment of the first half of the dialogue is from the History of the Great Chinese Empire, the barefoot monks of Augustine and the account of entering the Ming Dynasty with them. The Ming Dynasty was called the ideal country by Westerners of the same era, not because of the large land and population of the Ming Dynasty.

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