Shi Jinqing nodded to express his understanding, turned around, and talked to the chief.
But the chief, who was originally dull and stupid, now had a hint of cunning in his eyes. Instead of directly agreeing to Shi Jinqing's request, he proposed conditions to him.
After hearing this, Shi Jinqing turned around helplessly and said to Han Du: "Uncle, he said that their tribe is often harassed by the Siamese people in the north. If the uncle can help them solve this problem, he will take us there. And he He will also regard us as his closest friends and will never betray us."
"Siam in the north?" Han Du was a little curious about why Siam harassed these natives, and continued: "Ask him, what is going on?"
After Shi Jinqing had an exchange with the chief, he reported to Han Du, "Uncle, he said that Siam has always claimed that this is Siam's land, but his people have been living here for generations, and it is not Siam at all. That’s what it said.”
Han Du understood. To put it bluntly, Siam also wanted to strengthen its own strength and harass and encroach on Manlajia. Since this is the case, Han Du will have to operate it carefully. As the saying goes, there is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed. Siam and Ming Dynasty border, so naturally we cannot just sit back and watch it grow. Not only can't he sit back and watch, but if there is a chance, Han Du wouldn't mind finding an opponent for Siam.
The stronger the Ming Dynasty is, the better, and the younger brothers around it are naturally the weaker the better.
Thinking of this, Han Du said to Shi Jinqing: "Tell him that as long as the Ming Dynasty makes the decision for him, Siam will not dare to invade them from now on. I can make him the king of Manlajia on behalf of the emperor and help him establish Manlajia." Canada, as long as he is willing to go to the Ming Dynasty in person to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor."
Shi Jinqing translated Han Du's words to the chief. After hearing this, the chief immediately bowed to Han Du with the etiquette of worshiping a glass.
Next, Handu erected a huge stone tablet in Manlajia, which was engraved with how the Ming Dynasty helped the chief to establish the country of Manlajia, and gave the chief a crown, robe, and a Ming golden dragon flag.
And told the chief, "As long as you hang this flag, Siam will never dare to invade you again."
The chief took the flag with great gratitude, ordered it to be hung at the highest point of his house, and personally led the way, leading Han Du and others into the mountain to collect incense.
Han Du and others came to a mountain and saw agarwood and yellow ripe incense everywhere, and their teeth began to tremble.
"So much agarwood?" Hua Zhong looked shocked. Although he was a marquis, he had never seen so much agarwood and yellow ripe incense in his life.
Han Du took a few glances and sighed: "I'm afraid it has been here for thousands or thousands of years, and almost no one has been here." No one comes here to disturb, so that a complete look of the original mountain forest can be left here.
"There are too many agarwoods here. It's impossible for us to take them all away." Hua Zhong sighed, his tone full of helplessness. If someone had told him that one day he would encounter so much agarwood that it would be impossible to take them all away, he would have scoffed, but now he had to feel helpless.
"Since we can't take it away, let's stay here. With Manlajia guarding us, we can come back later. Now let's pick the best ones and take as much as we can." Han Du was eager to take away all the things here. The agarwood and yellow ripe incense are used to illuminate, but they are really powerless and helpless. You can only pick out the good ones and take them away first.
Han Du worked in the mountain for two full days and collected nine agarwood plants nine feet in diameter and nine feet long, as well as countless yellow ripe incense.
Unexpectedly, Han Du came to Manlajia by mistake and would have such a rich harvest and make a lot of money. Originally, when Han Du learned that Fu Yong and others had swept away all the spices in Old Port, he was quite pleased. After all, it is always uncomfortable to watch others get rich while you can only stand aside and worry about them. Especially for people like Han Du who like to make money, the temptation of huge profits is really too great.
Now that he was fine, Han Du stood on the bow of the ship, facing the sea breeze and vomiting all the Yu Lei in his chest, chatting and laughing with Hua Zhong as the fleet headed north.
When the fleet passed the Champa port, it caused a panic in the port. But this time they were smart enough not to organize soldiers to attack Han Du. Instead, they lowered their posture and waved flags to invite Han Du to come over.
Han Du led the people ashore, and a city capture official came forward to greet them. He said respectfully: "Foreign Minister Li Yuanming, by order of the King, please invite the Angel of Heaven to enter the city."
Han Du's face was as dark as water and he said: "Your Majesty, please invite me to the city. What do you want to do? Do you still want to arrest me?"
"No, no, no, the angel misunderstood. The king definitely did not mean to harm the angel. The king wanted to resolve the misunderstanding with the angel." Li Yuanming quickly waved his hand to explain.
Han Du smiled when he heard this and said: "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Is it because of Uncle Ben's bombardment of the port? Does your king want to raise an army to investigate?"
"This is indeed the case, but please don't misunderstand the angel. Your Majesty has absolutely no intention of becoming an enemy of Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty wants to explain to the Angel."
explain?
Han Du pondered for a moment and decided not to go to the Royal City of Champa. Since being tricked in Java, Han Du now has psychological shadow about going to other people's royal cities.
Then he said: "If the Champa King really wants to talk to Ben Bo, then please invite him here."
Now Han Du always feels that he has to stand within the range of the warship cannon to feel safe enough.
Li Yuanming saw that Han Du insisted on this, so he did not invite him again. He nodded and said, "Then please ask the angel to stay for a while, and the foreign minister will go back and report to the king."
Han Du nodded and said casually: "Go ahead. I will wait for the Champa King here for five days. If there is no news after five days, I will leave for the Ming Dynasty."
Three days later, the Champa king and his entourage came to the port to ask for an audience with Han Du.
Han Du was quite satisfied with the attitude of the Champa King, seeing that the Champa King came in such a hurry. He probably set off without any hesitation after receiving the news. Only in this way can he arrive within three days.
"The little king has seen the angel of heaven, please ask the angel to send greetings to the emperor on behalf of the little king." The king of Champa politely bowed to Han Du.
"Your Majesty Jin An." Han Du answered the Champa King on behalf of Lao Zhu.
After that, he bowed to the king of Champa and said: "Jinghaibo Handu, pay your respects to the king."
"Huaizhong, the Marquis of Huai'an, pays homage to the king." Hua Zhong saluted.
Seeing the polite attitude of the two people, the Champa King laughed happily and said, "You two are so polite, so polite."
