Chapter 52: Champa
In this way, Ming Dynasty will encounter much less resistance.
It is precisely because of the national policy of He Xi that Zhang Ming is in a dilemma.
On the one hand, he wants to delay. On the other hand, he also has to maintain the overall situation.
As a result, Zhang Ming and the local forces in Annan continued to negotiate for several months. Finally got the order from Nanjing. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It was considered as a surrender to Annan. Moreover, Zhang Ming first looted Annan and sent a lot of gold and silver to the rear to fill the financial gap. He also asked the imperial court to quickly send the vassal king to guard Annan.
This serves two purposes.
On the one hand, Annan's extravagant wealth has been wiped out.
There is no wealth left in Annan itself.
He can be considered a bad guy. Of course someone needs to be a good person.
This good man had better be the future feudal king. This also allows the new owner to win people's hearts.
On the other hand, it can be regarded as reducing military expenditures.
It should be noted that the military expenditures of the feudal king's army and the military expenditures of the Great Tomorrow Army are not accounted for in the same account.
The military expenses of the army are paid by the Privy Council, while the military expenses of the feudal army are the responsibility of the feudal king himself. If the vassal king himself has no money, it should be the emperor's responsibility. That is to say, take the account of the inner treasury.
If there is no money in the internal treasury, it will be the accounts of the Accounts Department and the Cabinet.
Don't look at it. It's the same as spending money. It doesn't seem to be a problem with whose account it goes to. No, there is a big problem. Military expenditures are funds, and the feudal king is responsible for the feudal expenses.
Even if they have the same purpose, they are absolutely different in the court.
The military expenditure is small and the territory occupied is large, so it is easier to continue fighting later.
Moreover, Zhang Ming is also preparing to recruit the vassal army or the civilian army. That is, the local people and material resources of Annan.
If it is, completely occupied mode, don’t even think about it. But for Annan, just changing a king did not change Annan's original political structure. It may not be impossible.
Of course, the feudal king's fees for the feudal lord are also limited. Yes. Zhu Xiongying's internal treasury was rich, not just from the imperial court's allocation to the palace. It was also the money that the emperor himself sent people to do business privately. Not a small amount. But compared with military expenditure, it becomes a small amount.
It was impossible for him to support the reconstruction costs of several feudal lords on his own.
If Zhu Xiongying really had so much money, the first person to come to Zhu Xiongying would be He Xi.
What does the emperor want so much money for? The emperor's money is the country's money. For the emperor, this may not be fair, but from the standpoint of the chief minister of the cabinet, it is quite reasonable.
The country's money is not the emperor's money, and public and private matters must be distinguished.
The emperor's money must be the country's money, because the emperor is the master of the world and must love the people and be benevolent to the world.
This can be considered politically correct.
However, since the emperor has no money, is there nothing the vassal king can do?
He Xi had already thought of a way for them, which was to issue bonds.
Starting from Beijing, the public debt system has been perfected in He Xi's hands. Who issues the debt, who undertakes it, who sells it, how much is the discount, how much is the interest, etc. This is already a mature solution.
The vassal kings will all be the masters of the country in the future. How can you not pay off your debt? As long as you have a stable position, you can pay it back slowly.
The most important thing now is to secure one's own vassal state.
Naturally, they are willing and dare to borrow money for these things. He Xi is also happy for them to borrow money. This is clearly a transfer of the burden that the court should bear to the feudal king himself. And the feudal princes themselves don’t feel it yet.
Without him, this time would be chaotic. The imperial army is within the territory, and they can do many things. A drastic reform. It will be easier to control the vassal state in the future.
Compared to this, a little money is nothing?
After all, they are taking over a mature country, not the previous vassals, and they still need to defeat it. Just take on a little debt.
As a result, there are more and more varieties in the securities market, and stamp taxes are also increasing. What can be expected
, stamp duty will become a major tax in Ming Dynasty in the future.
Zhu Yuntong was named King of Yue and was the first to join the vassal state. He borrowed tens of millions of yuan and organized the Annan Army as soon as he arrived. Payment was made with banknotes, and all the hard currency in Annan was robbed.
In this way, Ming Dynasty banknotes have another circulation market. This alone is enough for He Xi to issue more banknotes.
And these banknotes went around in a circle and returned to Ming Dynasty.
It gave a great stimulus to the Ming Dynasty's economy.
As a result, Tie Xuan officially established the Guangzhou Iron Works based on the Foshan iron smelting foundation originally established by Qide. Although it is said to be the Guangzhou Iron Works, it was built on the Leizhou Peninsula. Iron from Qiongzhou and coal from Annan were transported to the Leizhou Peninsula by ship.
In fact, the best thing is to build an iron factory in Qiongzhou Prefecture, or directly at the Hongji Coal Mine in Annan.
But many times, such industries also need to consider political factors.
Tie Xuan established the iron factory because the cost of transporting iron from the north was very high, and in many cases it was not enough.
After all, Ming’s country is the largest consumer market in the world. During the Civil War, the Internal Market was blocked. When He Xi had just started industrialization, he was afraid of affecting domestic production relations, so he mainly sold his products overseas.
This is different now.
There is little domestic resistance left. No matter how much steel Beijing produces, it has been consumed domestically.
After all, the price of iron has become cheaper, and many things that were originally made of wood are now made of iron. I don’t know how much iron is consumed. No matter how much iron is used, it will be eaten, not to mention the construction of railways, steam engines, and various machinery. The amount of iron used is an astronomical figure.
Overseas markets, Nanyang and other places, have changed from Xiao Tiantian in the past to Mrs. Niu today.
Tie Hyun felt it.
That's why he made this proposal.
Moreover, Guangzhou also has a local foundation. Qide laid the foundation back then, and there is coal and iron.
There is this condition.
It's just that the military intention of the iron factory is too important for its political significance. It can't be in the newly occupied area of Ming Dynasty, nor can it be in Qiongzhou Prefecture. After all, Qiongzhou Prefecture is an island and is considered unsafe by many people.
Finally, we settled in Leizhou Peninsula.
With such support, Zhang Ming led an army of hundreds of thousands, advancing both by land and water.
Attack the city. Champa could not even defeat Annan, let alone face off against the Ming Dynasty. After losing two games in a row, they were taken advantage of by the Ming Dynasty Navy.
The reason why Champa was able to fight against Annan for so long is also very simple. It is the special terrain of Annan.
Vietnam in later generations was a dumbbell-shaped country, big at the two ends and small in the middle.
The small area in the middle is the key point where the city can be used to fight against Annan. Because of the terrain, only a few cities or strong passes can be defended in the city to force Annan to retreat.
In the war between Annan and Champa, the navy was naturally used. Not only Annan used it, but Champa also used it. Even when the Champa navy was brilliant, it went directly to coastal defense.
But their navy has no possibility of large-scale landing behind enemy lines.
It's just that Ming can do what they can't do. It can even be said to be a piece of cake.
As a result, the king of Champa was surrounded in an isolated city. He had no choice but to surrender to Ming Dynasty. It's just that he cried and said that the Ming court was innocent and attacked. He wanted to complain to Nanjing.
It made getting up and down very embarrassing.
After all, Daming wants to lose face.
The Ming court may not be ashamed of Champa, but the problem is that among the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, it is not just Champa. There are a large number of vassals with the surname Zhu, and there will also be many vassals with different surnames in the future.
This is different from history.
Historically, regardless of the Ming and Qing dynasties, they did not actually care about the so-called vassal states overseas. Because there is no benefit. But now, there are interests, and the Ming Emperor must protect the interests of the vassal state.
Nowadays, it is easy to capture the city, and it is in the interest of all the vassal states with the surname Zhu. Without any explanation, all the vassal kings will admit this.
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But it would be a bad start.
Naturally, Zhang Ming would not have made excuses to attack Champa. Even if he doesn't look for it, He Xi will look for it and won't make a joke of missing a soldier. Instead, he said that he supported the Hu family and his son to usurp power. Support the rebellious officials and traitors.
So it must be punished.
But this excuse is obviously not enough.
Regardless of what the Champa king was for, he had been extremely respectful to the Ming Dynasty over the years. There is always an explanation to be given.
Zhang Ming also thought about killing a hundred people. But he has this idea, but there are also understanding people among the staff around him. Killing is easy. But Zhang Ming may be blamed for this incident in the future.
It’s not that you can’t take the blame. It depends on when.
Zhang Ming's backer is He Xi. The trend of He Xi to retire is obvious. When He Xi was here, Zhang Ming didn't have to worry about anything, but He Xi would no longer be in that position in the future. What should he do?
So, Zhang Ming thought about it and sent the Champa King to Nanjing respectfully.
I don’t know whether the King of Champa really believed in the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, or whether he had Liu Chan’s ability to be happy and not miss Shu. In short, as soon as he arrived in the capital, he complained to Zhu Xiongying.
This seems like a drama about someone suing me.
But it also made me feel like I didn’t know what to do.
So, Zhu Xiongying sent someone to arrange a marriage for the daughter of the Champa King, and it was no one else. It is the King of Tang, the prince who will be granted the title of Champa in the future. And all the Champa kings came to the capital. He settled in Nanjing and changed his surname to Zhan. Becoming a member of the Chinese nobility in the future will be considered as fulfilling one's wish.
When the king of Tang went to Champa, he could also directly take over the influence left by the old king. It also facilitates him to control the local area of Champa.
It can also be regarded as a calculated transaction.
But in this way, He Xi also gave the front line a warning, that is, not to do such things again. No matter what they think of, there must always be a reason to say it.
The Ming Dynasty court must be bright and beautiful, and you must not attack without guilt. If you want to continue fighting, the court supports it, but you can't make it so rough anymore.
In this way, it can be regarded as a moderate problem for many people on the front line in the future.
