My life skills in Daming Liver

Chi Hongmo stepped onto the clipper boat again, and his wife was holding his ears and giving instructions.

The once gentle wife has completely changed her appearance. Since her wife Hu followed her boss Shen Yiguan's wife Zhang Shihou, her personality has become increasingly strong.

However, Mr. Hu managed the family very well. Not only did he arrange his son's studies well, he also appointed famous teachers to his son early.

He also arranged marriages for his younger brother and younger sister, and served his parents and elders comfortably.

Chi Hongmo found that after he returned home, the whole family was praising Mrs. Hu for being virtuous, and no one cared at all about Mr. Hu's shouting at him.

It really is!

Chi Hongmo wanted to cry but had no tears. How come he had been away from home for a year and his wife became like this!

Chi Hongmo naturally knew who the culprit was, so it was no wonder that his boss Shen Guiyi refused to come back this time when he came back to report on his work.

With a wife like Zhang at home, Shen Yiguan's life might be even more uncomfortable than his own.

However, thanks to Madam Hu taking care of the housework, Chi Hongmo, who had been in a foreign country, did not have to worry too much about things at home and could work with peace of mind.

"My husband is already an important person in our southeast. You have to do your job well and leave the family affairs to me."

Chi Hongmo nodded quickly, and Mrs. Hu added: "You can just drink these medicinal herbs for clearing fire with hot water when you go to the hot and humid places in the south. This big bag was brought to Mr. Shen by Sister Zhang."

Chi Hongmo also felt warm in his heart. He watched his wife Zhang hand-select and prepare these medicinal materials, and the packages were divided into small packages for easy brewing.

Chi Hongmo squeezed his wife's hand and said, "I'll leave the house to you."

Mrs. Hu's face turned red and she nodded slightly. Chi Hongmo thought of what he looked like when he got married.

But then, Mrs. Hu glared at him and said:

"How long are you going to be like this, sir? All your men are waiting for you!"

Chi Hongmo had no choice but to take his things and quickly board the clipper ship.

Shen Yiguan waited for Chi Hongmo at the port in Annan and quickly headed south on a clipper ship. After meeting at the port in Annan, Shen Yiguan threw a set of books to Chi Hongmo.

"Dao Yi Zhi Lue"?

Chi Hongmo looked through this book and was surprised to find that this ancient book from the Yuan Dynasty actually recorded the features of Southeast Asia and even the coastal areas of Central Asia in detail.

Shen Yiguan said: "This is a travelogue written by Wang Dayuan, a traveler from the Yuan Dynasty. The governor also sent the archives sealed by the Ming court during Zheng He's voyages to the West. I have been studying these materials these days."

Chi Hongmo said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that the Yuan people had visited so many places through navigation."

Shen Guanyi nodded and said: "The Grand Governor said that the world is huge. Although the Central Plains is the center of the world, it is just a region of the vast world."

"The countries we are going to send envoys to this time are all small countries that have paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but they are very important to the Nanyang shipping route. We must ensure the smooth flow of these small countries so that our southeastern merchant ships can safely open up the west. route.”

Chi Hongmo nodded. Nanyang can be said to be quite complicated.

Annan is the small overlord of Indochina, but now it is beaten into introspection by Southeast Asia, but this does not mean that the situation in Southeast Asia as a whole is stable.

The idea is that the Central Plains Dynasty once again used troops in Southeast Asia after a hundred years, and Lin Mojun captured Manila. Although the city was captured from Westerners, it still aroused the vigilance of Southeast Asian countries.

Shen Guanyi said: "I have written to Minister Shen. The purpose of this visit to various countries is to promote that as long as tributary relations are re-established, the Central Plains will not use troops against these countries. Minister Shen told me that I must appease the countries along the way. Ensuring the safety of Western shipping lanes.”

Chi Hongmo certainly understood what Shen Yiguan meant. Nowadays, exporting aerospace has become one of the pillar industries of the Southeast. These trades have brought wealth. The Southeast relies on smooth commerce more than any other dynasty in history.

Shen Guanyi said: "In fact, it is normal for these small countries to be afraid of the Central Plains. Any country surrounding the Central Plains will inevitably be uneasy about the powerful Central Plains."

Chi Hongmo also felt these changes.

He and Shen Guanyi had been running around Nanyang. At the beginning, they also encountered very bizarre treatment in Champa in southern Annan.

Champa is a separatist regime in southern Annam, and it is also an area that has a lot of dealings with the Central Plains.

The attitude of Champa is very divisive.

On the one hand, they treated the Zhongyuan envoys like Shen Yiguan and Chi Hongmo with great respect, sent the best people to serve them, and gave them the best gifts. It can be said that they were licking to the extreme.

But on the other hand, they are full of arrogance and arrogance.

Champa was originally the same as Annan, using the clothes and writing of the Han family.

But now they are using their own words and dialects, and even absorbing the Indian mythology system to create their own creation and founding myths, cutting themselves off from the Central Plains. Even the leader of the Champa Kingdom, who has Han blood, He announced to the outside world that he had no Han ancestry.

All this puzzled Chi Hongmo.

Shen Guanyi said: "There is a tiger next to you sleeping. This tiger can crush you to death with just one finger. Can you sleep well at night?"

Chi Hongmo shook his head.

"The Central Plains is such a fierce tiger. Annan is already a tyrant in Nanyang, but we only used one brigade to destroy Annan. How could the countries in Nanyang not be terrified?"

"Before, Siam and the Ming Dynasty were separated from each other. After we captured Annam, Siam's attitude immediately changed, sending envoys to send generous gifts and paying tribute to the southeast."

"Our mission this time is to let the Southeast Asian countries know that we have no ambitions for other regions. The occupation of Annan is land from ancient times, and the suppression of Manila is the Westerners killing Han people there. If these countries are obedient, the Governor will We will not use troops against them."

Chi Hongmo nodded. The governor's attitude towards Nanyang was very clear, that is, to use less war.

Unlike the Central Plains, there are too many unclaimed lands in Nanyang. In many cases, there is no need to send troops. As long as the Han people are allowed to colonize, these places will become Han people's land after a while.

Some important ports can also be obtained through lease and purchase, but fighting is the most thankless method.

Shen Guanyi said: "The reason why people in the world are afraid of tigers is because they don't know when the tigers will burst out and hurt people. The governor wants to promote the bottom line of the Southeast. As long as these countries do not violate the bottom line of the Southeast, the Southeast will not send troops."

“If they play by the rules of the game in the Southeast, they’ll get something out of it.”

"Only by combining kindness and power can we ensure the stability of Nanyang."

"This is our mission on this trip."