This Solinnawangsa came wearing the official uniform of a consolation envoy awarded by the Ming Dynasty. When he appeared in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he was very respectful and strictly followed the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty officials.
Emperor Chongzhen roughly guessed what he was thinking when he saw him like this, but he kept his cool and just let him get away with it first.
Sure enough, after Solinna Wangsa was defeated, he immediately respectfully said: "The minister heard that your majesty was conquering the Annan rebellion, so he led his troops here specially, hoping to do his best; but he didn't expect that your majesty had already shown his great power and brought down the rebellion. Annan's rebellion has been wiped out. I would like to congratulate Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "Oh, it seems that you have your heart in mind!"
"The Secretary of the Laos Propaganda and Consolation Department has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty and has absolutely no dissatisfaction!" After hearing this, Solinna Wangsa immediately expressed his position, seemingly speaking from the bottom of his heart.
In this regard, judging from the current situation, the Nanzhang Dynasty has indeed not shown any hostility to the Ming Dynasty, and there are no relevant historical records in later generations. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen recognized his statement.
But before he opened his mouth, Sorinna Wangsa continued to show his loyalty: "A few years ago, Wei Chen didn't know that Hong Yi was a wolf-hearted person and was an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. But now Wei Chen happened to know that he had been arrested I have captured Hongyi from Weichen's side, escorted here by the army, and await your Majesty's instructions!"
"Oh, really?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this.
Solinna Wangsa was straightforward and immediately said that the red barbarians were outside the city and could be accepted by the Ming army. In addition, they also brought valuable tributes to the Ming Emperor to show the Lao Xuan comfort envoy's wishes.
Listening to his words and observing his actions, Emperor Chongzhen was very sure why Solinna Wangsa behaved like this.
He must have led the army to quell the Yunnan Chieftain Rebellion, not to mention the large-scale implementation of land reform and return to exile, and also destroyed Dongwu in one fell swoop, and finally became a province of the Ming Dynasty. You must know that Dongwu was also nominally the Ming Dynasty's ambassador to the Ming Dynasty, just like Nanzhang.
Not only that, after he destroyed Dongwu's Toungoo dynasty, he then led troops to attack Annan. And Annan, like Nanzhang, was also the Xuanwei Envoy.
Of course, the most important thing is to lead the war by yourself, to be invincible and invincible. This continuous war frightened Solinna Wangsa, who was also the Ming Dynasty's ambassador. What if I lead the troops and attack him?
He must have felt that there was a possibility, so he didn't want to find an excuse to attack, so he immediately came to show his loyalty, trying to save his throne and not wanting to destroy the country.
Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about this, and I have to say that this Solina Wangsa thought too much.
Although Emperor Chongzhen had been fighting in the south and north, destroying whoever he saw. Not only did they destroy the entire Mongolia, but even the three tribes of Mobei in remote areas were forced to join them directly instead of surrendering. In the end, they even sent troops as far away as the Arctic Ocean to compete with Tsarist Russia for territory. In addition, North Korea has also become a province of the Ming Dynasty, Dongwu has also become a province, and now Annan has become a province.
However, this does not mean that Emperor Chongzhen will want everything! Directly occupying and becoming part of the Ming Dynasty will then require jurisdiction. For some places, the gains outweigh the losses.
For example, Nanyang will actually be a burden to Ming Dynasty after its occupation. At least in the short term, it would be impossible to collect enough tax revenue from these provinces for several decades. On the contrary, it takes too much energy to improve its transportation and improve people's lives.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen never thought about conquering Nanzhang, Thailand and other places.
The reason why Dongwu was captured was because the Toungoo Dynasty was hostile to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Dongwu was the best channel for the Ming Dynasty to directly access the Indian Ocean. For the future global layout, it must be achieved.
In fact, Annan was also hostile to the Ming Dynasty, not to mention future generations. In addition, occupying Annan is tantamount to truly expanding the Ming Dynasty's doorstep to the doorsteps of Southeast Asian countries. After the Western Barbarians were expelled from Nanyang, they made advance plans for the Ming Dynasty to truly dominate Nanyang. This was a necessary springboard.
But after having Dongwu and Annan, other places are no longer important. Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to spend time attacking and occupying. If it is just used as a colony, it is meaningless. It is better to let them pay tribute to the current Xuanwei Envoy.
Of course, this tribute is a real tribute, not just a casual tribute, and the Ming Dynasty, as the heavenly dynasty, will reward them with things worth several times the value.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is truly powerful, it does not need such face. As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it should be as it should be!
In addition, keeping these vassal countries will also allow the Ming Dynasty to trade with them, and through the comparison of the people of the two countries, the people can feel happy and let them know how happy it is to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. Because happiness comes from comparison.
Now, with Solinnawangsa showing his goodwill in such a low-profile manner, Emperor Chongzhen would not stretch out his hand to hit the smiling man. After praising him, he clearly told him that he had not returned the Lao Xuan Comfort Envoy to his original position. I mean, let him work hard. If there is any movement in Nanyang that is detrimental to the Ming Dynasty, we must fulfill our responsibilities as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and so on.
Solinnawangsa couldn't help but be overjoyed about this, and agreed repeatedly, patting his chest to express that there was absolutely no problem!
After that, Emperor Chongzhen asked him to go back.
Needless to say, when Solinnawangsa met with the Ming Emperor at the mouth of the river, he also saw the battlefield here and saw with his own eyes how the Ming Dynasty slaughtered the Annan forces that were more powerful than his Southern Palm until they were unable to fight back. I am extremely lucky that I came to the right place this time.
Otherwise, if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty decides to send troops to attack Nanzhang, there will be no way to resist!
Daming is so powerful!
After such an episode, Emperor Chongzhen took the Annan officials who had already rushed back and led the army down the Tao River in a mighty manner. Finally, they met up with Lu Xiangsheng's troops in Thang Long Mansion.
Outside Shenglong Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng led the troops from Guangdong and Guangxi and the soldiers of the Fujian Navy to greet the emperor ten miles away.
Counting the time, Emperor Chongzhen really hadn't seen Lu Xiangsheng for several years. Now that he saw it, Emperor Chongzhen felt that he had more respect for himself. After thinking about it for a while, this should be the result of letting him return to his hometown to visit his relatives, right?
He didn't take it seriously. He immediately chatted with Lu Xiangsheng with a smile and asked him how his family was doing. Sure enough, Lu Xiangsheng showed even more gratitude. They all answered one by one and expressed their good wishes.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen saw Zheng Chenggong again, standing respectfully among the generals, so he singled him out, asked about the situation in Taiwan, and praised him for his easy victory in conquering Taiwan.
It can be said that under the background of winning the battle, the monarch and his ministers met each other in an exceptionally harmonious manner.
Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen naturally wanted to give further instructions to Annan.
Today's Annan, most of the original Mo Dynasty and Li Dynasty, have been directly captured by the Ming Dynasty. The remaining parts of the Li Dynasty and the Nguyen family have not been captured yet.
However, whether it is the Zheng family or the Ruan family, the main force has been destroyed, and the remaining ones are not of concern. Emperor Chongzhen never thought of leading the attack personally. It's been almost a year since I came out, and it's time for my teacher to return to Beijing.
Emperor Chongzhen handed over everything in Annan to Lu Xiangsheng, asking him to conquer the entire territory of Annan and appease the people.
In addition, after Emperor Chongzhen issued an explicit edict, both the Zheng and Ruan families strictly controlled their respective territories and implemented high-pressure rule. They were afraid that someone would abandon the dark side and join the bright side like the one in Yunnan, so they killed many people.
During the battle, he strictly controlled his subordinates and made them enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and many people were killed by the Ming Dynasty. Annan, which originally had a small population due to years of war, became even more sparsely populated.
This Annan is to be used as a springboard to attack Nanyang in the future. The vast territory and sparse population are not enough.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen issued another decree to imitate the preferential national policies of Liaodong, Korea, and Dongwu to attract Ming people to live in Annan. As for this related matter, Lu Xiangsheng can be said to be familiar with the matter, and Emperor Chongzhen felt relieved to leave it to him.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also made a special statement that the Fujian Navy would be expanded and would be renamed not the Fujian Navy but the Ming Southeast Navy. The jurisdiction is the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty. There are three bases in Taiwan, Hainan and Ngee Ann in Annan.
Zheng Chenggong was originally a Fujian coastal defense guerrilla. Now because of his military exploits in Taiwan and Annan, he was also named the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty Southeast Navy. He was in charge of the Ming Dynasty Southeast Navy and was commanded by Lu Xiangsheng.
Before leaving, Emperor Chongzhen of course couldn't help but tell Lu Xiangsheng to squeeze out the value of Fo Langji as much as possible. Relatively speaking, Folangji people are better at shipbuilding, navigation, and firearms. Establish shipyards, firearms factories, etc. in Ngee Ann, and try to use the Folangji people as much as possible.
Lu Xiangsheng was naturally overjoyed by this situation. Although he himself is good at cold weapons, how could he not know how powerful firearms are after fighting for so many years!
After explaining all this, Emperor Chongzhen returned to the capital with the troops brought from the capital and the ashes of the soldiers who died in the south.
At this time, it was already December of the 19th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, and there was no time to rush back to the capital to celebrate the New Year. Even if he took a boat out to sea first and then followed the coastline to Guangdong, it would be too late. In the end, he would celebrate the New Year in Guangzhou.
In later generations, Emperor Chongzhen lived in this generation for a long time. Now that he is here, he still feels emotional. But when he came here, he still had things to do.
The governor of Guangdong was summoned and given face-to-face instructions, asking him to increase trade with the Folangji people and earn more silver. He also gave a list of things that Ming Dynasty needed and asked the governor of Guangdong to act accordingly.
At least in Emperor Chongzhen's view, he needed talents from Europe, scientific books and the like.
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