Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

When the two armies were fighting, envoys from various countries hid on the ship in advance.

The artillery made a loud noise, and the envoys were frightened.

When the battle was over, Seljuk scholar Anwari came to Yingxuan with a translator: "Great general, what was that noise just now?"

Yingxuan said: "A kind of weapon. It is a treasure of the country and cannot be passed on to outsiders."

Anvari asked again: "Is it the iron cylinder like the one Tianyun disembarked from the ship a few days ago?"

Yingxuan stopped talking.

Anvari asked for trouble and returned to the cabin angrily.

As soon as he took a few steps, another Chola envoy came to talk to him, but he still didn't ask anything.

Finally, envoys from various countries communicated privately to discuss and speculate on how Ming's weapons actually worked.

As we chatted, we headed straight towards the occult.

Envoys from several countries believed that firearms were given by gods!

There are also some messengers who believe that the firearm is some kind of catapult.

A few days later, Parakarama, who fled back to his original territory, removed himself from the position of king and asked to submit to the new king. He also asked if his family was safe, asked the Ming army to release his relatives, and said he was willing to donate a large amount of treasure.

"This man is considered a hero on the island," Yu Yunwen said. "We have few soldiers. Even if we can break through his territory, it will be difficult to search the mountains and seas to capture him."

Cheng Yu said: "Since he is willing to hand over the throne and offer treasure, we can accept it."

Hu Quan said: "The Victory King's City is too far from the sea. After the Prince of Ceylon succeeds to the throne, it is best to move the King's City to the port so that it will be easier for us to control in the future. Puttalam Port will be left to him as the King's City, and we will occupy Mantai in the north. port."

"This is a wonderful statement." Cheng Yu affirmed.

Yu Yunwen said: "The island of Ceylon is a feudal system, and you can enfeoff a few more princes. Then set up five major Kassapas, scattered throughout the island. The monks will elect eminent monks to serve, and give more land to the temple where Kassapa is located."

Several civil servants looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

The leader of the monks in Ceylon at this time was called "Ma Kasyapa".

Five great Kassapas were consecrated at once, and they were distributed in various locations on the island, and land was also given to the temple of the great Kassapa.

Coupled with the aristocratic enfeoffment system, can the island be unified?

The decision is made and action is taken immediately.

Zhu Xiaozhong took the prince who had succeeded to the throne and forcibly relocated half of the population of Victory City to Puttalem Port.

From now on, the royal city of Ceylon Island will be on the seaside, making it convenient for the Ming army to send troops at any time.

Zhu Xiaozhong discussed with the civil servants for a while, then went to Xia Yuqing and said, "Don't you feel resentful for leaving you here?"

Xia Yuqing said angrily: "I don't dare."

Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Your wives and children can be sent next year. Over at Mantai Port, you take all the enemy soldiers captured this time to build a castle there. There are dozens of miles of land around the castle. I will ask your majesty Give it to you. When the time comes, you will all be landlords, and the islanders are good at farming, so you can easily recruit tenants."

Xia Yuqing licked his lips and said nothing.

Zhu Xiaozhong added: "I will again ask Your Majesty to banish a few criminal officials and teach your children to study. Those children who are willing to take the imperial examination and are talented can join the imperial examination in Guangdong."

Xia Yuqing finally smiled.

Zhu Xiaozhong continued: "When you have more descendants, you may be able to expand your army and conquer nearby cities. Your descendants can also become princes on the island!"

"The imperial court allows it?" Xia Yuqing asked in surprise.

Zhu Xiaozhong lowered his voice: "Before going to sea, His Majesty wrote me a secret letter. To the west of the Srivijaya Strait (Strait of Malacca), we can do whatever we want. If the remaining army has the strength, it can establish a country overseas. But there are two premise……"

"What's the premise?" Xia Yuqing asked.

Zhu Xiaozhong said: "First, the country must be governed by Confucianism, mixed with Buddhism at most. Second, the official language must be Chinese. Don't make the princes, nobles, officials and generals all speak the same language!"

"I understand." Xia Yuqing said.

Zhu Xiaozhong asked: "Do you really understand?"

Xia Yuqing said: "The intention of Duke Zhou is to enfeoff. Jiang Taigong was enfeoffed in Qi, and all the people there were Dong Yi, and they will eventually turn Yi into Xia. Your Majesty's move is to turn Yi into Xia. I will develop culture and education on this island. , turn the islanders into ethnic Chinese!”

Zhu Xiaozhong was quite surprised: "You know better."

Xia Yuqing smiled and said, "Before I was exiled to Salmon Island, I also read the books of sages."

Zhu Xiaozhong said: "Your numbers are still too small, and occupying Mantai Port and the surrounding dozens of miles is the limit. Although it is possible to conquer other cities by force, what is the use? You still have to let the locals serve as officials and collect taxes. You have to recruit local people to defend the city. Your Majesty doesn’t agree with this. Do you know what you should do?”

Xia Yuqing thought carefully: "First, firmly guard this port to ensure the smooth flow of goods from Ming Dynasty."

"Second, it should shock the king and nobles on the island so that they don't dare to start an army, or at least don't dare to fight here."

"Third, let your officers and men marry more and have more children, so that there will be more Chinese bloodlines. Anyway, they have become landlords. No matter how many children they have, they can afford to raise them. If they can't support them, they will go to occupy land."

"Five hundred soldiers, marry several wives and concubines, give birth to five children in one life, and fifteen years later there will be 2,500 children. What's more, we already have children, some of whom are already seven or eight years old. If we work harder, we will have 2,500 children in one life." Ten children will have 5,000 people when they grow up!”

"I heard that the navy will be transferred here so that they can have children. Even if the navy changes defenses in a few years, we are willing to adopt the children they leave behind."

"These children must study, be able to write Chinese characters, and speak Chinese. When they grow up, they will marry each other, and the men will join the army to fight, expand their territory, and continue to have children!"

Zhu Xiaozhong was stunned when he heard this, and finally sighed: "You know how to give birth to children."

Xia Yuqing added: "The nobles on the island were scattered after being divided. Our descendants of the Han family do not fight within themselves. They fight outside when there are too many people. Moreover, generations of intermarriage means that everyone is a relative. One day, the entire island will be conquered. All taken!”

If that day comes, who knows what kind of political system will be formed, and it will probably become a clan politics on the island.

Of course, it is also possible for a hero to emerge and unify the entire island to centralize the power of the king.

Ceylon has a great climate and a good agricultural foundation. These soldiers had no worries about food and clothing, everyone took in a large number of concubines, and their descendants multiplied very quickly.

The main reason is that Ju Ming is very open-minded and allows the territory west of the Strait of Malacca to develop freely without restraint.

No matter how well-governed overseas territories are, sooner or later they will develop a sense of independence. Even if they are all Han Chinese, they will seek independence. The more strictly the mother country manages and exploits them, the stronger the overseas nationals' sense of independence will be.

Ceylon Island is too far away and Ju Ming does not intend to control it. It would be good if he can control it for fifty years.

It is okay to continue to extend the control time, but the management cost will increase significantly.

It is more convenient to go east of the Strait of Malacca. Those islands are very close to each other. Ju Ming plans to operate it for a long time.

Carrying the treasures obtained from Ceylon Island, the Ming fleet continued eastward with envoys from various countries.

There were more than a hundred war horses left behind, all of which were still sick.

There are still a few horse breeders left. If the horses can recover, they will be used to train cavalry for Xia Yuqing.

Watching the fleet go away, Xia Yuqing summoned his soldiers and said: "Don't complain, we will be developed in the future. The land for dozens of miles around is all ours, and everyone can be a landlord. Which indigenous people don't want to pay When the land is produced, capture him and build a castle! Also, select beautiful women in the local area and give them to me as concubines to give birth to more children!”

"His Majesty said that if we have the ability, we can build a country on this island. If we fail to build a country, our descendants can also build a country."

"Maybe some people are the king's grandfather, and some people are the prime minister's ancestors."

"Do you want to be a big landowner?"

All the soldiers shouted: "Think!"

"Okay, you are already landlords from today," Xia Yuqing said. "When the castle here is built, the court will send our wives and children. We will divide our respective fields and recruit tenants to farm the land. Even if It’s settled. The commercial taxes of this port will not be handed over to the court for the first year, but will be distributed to the soldiers present!”

"In the first year, in addition to settling down, we also need to get familiar with the surrounding geography. In the second year, we will find a suitable nearby city and find any excuse to conquer it. By then, our territory will be doubled, and we will start again. Divide the land and everyone will be a big landowner with many wives and concubines!”

These guys were all exiled felons who had eaten people. At this moment, they were so excited by the painted cakes that they had long forgotten the resentment of being alone overseas.

They ordered prisoners of war to build castles and ordered the king and local lords to send food.

No one dares to resist for the time being. After all, the Ming fleet has just left, and no one knows when it will come back.

While the castle was being built, those who were very obedient were selected and appointed as officials to help with work.

Until the construction of the castle is completed, they will ride on the recovered sick horse to patrol and explore the surrounding lands under their actual control.

Then, the property within a few dozen miles was declared confiscated, and all the original landowners became tenants!

Of course the landowners were unwilling and would be killed if they resisted at all. If they were lucky, they would be captured to build roads and ports.

These five hundred ruthless people are not easy to talk to.

The next step is to select the concubine. The family whose daughter is selected can be given two acres of private land, and as long as they pay taxes honestly, they will be protected.

The Sinhalese are of mixed black and white race, with tan skin, and are the descendants of the Europa and Negro races.

The skin color is darker than that of East Asians, but lighter than that of South Indians. There are very few people whose skin color can even match those of East Asians.

When the five hundred ruthless men choose women, they mainly look at their skin color. The fairer they are, the more they like them.

Before the arrival of the Ming Governor, they were left to their own devices within a few dozen miles, and how much they could collect from commercial and agricultural taxes was up to them.

Xia Yuqing begged five concubines at once, one of whom had very fair skin and was said to be a descendant of an Arab merchant.

He led troops to inspect the territory every day, firstly to train the cavalry, and secondly to frighten the natives.

This guy has been assassinated three times and now wears armor wherever he goes.

At each assassination site, long poles were erected with pickled human heads hanging on them.

The head floats in the wind, showing some kind of authority.