King Zhou, who had no idea what kind of difficult natural environment he would face, finally awakened his pioneering spirit...

After all, his fourth brother did gain a lot.

The war horses, gold and silver treasures, and women brought back from the Western Regions last year astonished everyone.

The high-quality war horses that escorted him were enough to make people envious. The escort cavalry brought by Zhu Di were all Arabian horses, and they stood out from the crowd on the battlefield. He had gained such a huge harvest in just less than two years of the Western Expedition, which is enough to prove that the Ming Dynasty

There are many good places outside. The Delhi Sultanate has already paid tribute to a group of Marwari horses. The people who went to India last time have also returned. After arriving in Delhi along the Ganges River, they have long compiled what they saw along the way into a book and received it by the old man.

Zhu was distributed everywhere.

The climate is like that of Jiangnan.

The water network is as crisscross as the south of the Yangtze River.

The land is fertile.

Rice and cotton are everywhere.

Its people are docile and have a clear distinction between high and low, and the lowly have no resentment.

Peaceful people...

Well, the civil servants who were envoys to the Delhi Sultanate did not hesitate to praise them, and even praised India's caste system as being very orderly, and praised the Asans' messy spirit as the peaceful people...

Sure enough, they are all from the same origin!

But it’s really exciting!

"Does the King of Chu want to take over a strategy? If the King of Chu wants to, he can control Annan, and then go to Champa, Chenla, Siam and other places. Although this generation has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the land is also considered to be full of princes. If the king

If you can conquer the land, the imperial court will be happy to support you."

Yang Feng looked at King Chu and said.

The latter smiled deeply.

"Ambassador, the young king has not even taken care of Annan. Although most of Annan has surrendered, there are still many wild and untamable people who resist the king in dangerous places."

he said.

Annan just surrendered.

In fact, Lao Zhu didn't think too much about it. A large number of powerful people were appointed as chieftains. It is of course impossible for these people to sincerely surrender. Otherwise, there would be no need for an army of 150,000 to suppress them. These chieftains are among the kings of Chu and the chieftains of Annan.

In fact, there have been small-scale conflicts. Even if the King of Chu goes back, he must suppress these chieftains first, otherwise Annan may be full of wars. After all, this land has not belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. I think

To truly rule, it is impossible to suppress for decades or even hundreds of years.

"Wouldn't that be better? The king doesn't know what Yang did in the Western Regions, right?

Don't they like gold and silver women?

The king took them to conquer the non-subordinates, and they could take whatever they got from the plunder. Those places in the South were hot and humid, and plagues were rampant. Normally, a whole city would die even if there was no war, let alone a war. After all, it was difficult for the court to rule. The key was

We have too few people. If this is the case, let them reduce their number.

Since there is no one left, it will naturally be easier to manage.”

Yang Feng said with a smile.

King Chu smiled slightly.

"Been taught a lesson!"

He raised his hands and said.

Indeed, you can learn from Yang Feng!

After he returns, he can take those chieftains who rebel from time to time and go to other small countries to burn, kill and loot. Don't they like gold and silver? Don't they like to go out to burn, kill and loot?

Then the war reduced the population of these chieftains, and the territory they grabbed was still their fiefdom.

The best of both worlds!

"But since it's hot and humid and the plague is rampant, we will suffer a lot of casualties, right?"

King Shu said.

"No matter what you do, it's impossible to do it without any cost at all. Prepare more doctors and medicines, and overcome obstacles. Isn't this the case with all obstacles?"

Yang Feng said.

Of course, the main reason is that it will definitely not be dominated by soldiers from the Ming Dynasty. It will be an elite Ming army, and then bring the chieftains from Annan. The latter want to burn, kill and loot, and the King of Chu wants to capture his own territory. The two families hit it off immediately, and finally they went out

The war started, and the Ming Dynasty began to control the immigration to Annan. Annan Dusi's current army of 150,000 must gradually withdraw. These are all in the nature of a conquest. The southern guards gathered together to prevent them from coming back, and they themselves could not bear it.

As for Annan, just leave about ten guards to garrison, mainly in the Red River Delta, and then add the coastal fortress area.

Ignore the inland mountainous areas.

Let King Chu take the chieftains to play by themselves!

It is said that the inland mountainous area of ​​Annan is not a good place, even the American soldiers were defeated.

"There is also the line from Yunnan to the south. Is the King of Shu interested?"

Yang Feng said directly.

Going south from Yunnan, that is, the three announcements and six consolations, these people indeed surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, they should welcome a Ming vassal king to serve as their ancestors. This is also the great grace of the Ming Dynasty...

Isn’t it enough of God’s grace to send the vassal king there to educate and protect them?

This is the grandson of Phoenix Dragon!

Blessed are they!

Therefore, we need a vassal king with the best image.

It’s the King of Shu.

"Ambassador, Xiao Wang is afraid that he can't stand the heat and humidity there."

King Shu said awkwardly.

"Well, your Majesty has misunderstood. It is not a hot and humid place. It is a plateau. There are even pastures for grazing war horses, and it is suitable for growing rice. Besides, I don't want you to go there right away. Your Majesty will take charge of the military affairs and station in Yunnan.

You will stay in Prince Min's Mansion for the time being, and you can just pay the rent to Prince Min later. The land and shops in the Prince's Mansion in Chengdu are still yours, so you can manage Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan and choose a suitable place to live in the land of three announcements and six comforts. After preparations are completed, you can leave to Mu.

Sheng will lead his army to escort us south. If we are not prepared well, you will stay in Kunming."

Yang Feng said with a smile.

King Shu understood instantly...

This Tamar forced Mu Sheng.

If Mu Sheng doesn't let him snatch a piece of fiefdom from the land of Sanxuan and Liuwei, he will always stay in Kunming.

Anyway, Mu Sheng did not dare to try every means to exclude him like he did to King Min. After all, King Min had no foundation to rely on, but the Sichuan Army was behind King Shu. If Mu Sheng dared to bully him, did he want generals like Qu Neng and Chen Xuan to go to him?

Talk?

"Does the ambassador know where is best suited?"

he asked.

"here!"

Yang Feng simply pointed to the plains in central Myanmar.

Then he poked another point emphatically.

"Especially here, this is where the Mogok Treasure Well is located. The rubies produced in the southwest basically come from here. You can just occupy this place, and then let the natives dig the gems and take the gems to Tengchong for processing. I guess this can support the guards.

"

he said.

The value of Mogok Baojing is limited at this time...

Zhu Yuanzhang was not good at this. The prosperity of Baojing was in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, when dignitaries, wealthy merchants and landlords began to compete in extravagance. At this time, the gentry dared to wear gems and they were hacked to death. But the restrictions on clothing must be relaxed next, so

Mogok will usher in a period of glory, but these chieftains in Myanmar also rely on the profits from Mogok Baojing to develop rapidly and become a factor of instability in the southwest, eventually becoming Mang Yinglong.

The latter is based on Baojing.

The core of his war with the Ming Dynasty was actually the control of Baojing.

Not only the chieftains, but also the merchants dealing in gems from the mainland were involved. Tengchong was a gem processing center in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and a bunch of mainland merchants dealt in gems there. Several Han people who later participated in the civil strife among the chieftains were all gem traders.

so……

Let’s solve it from the root cause!

Let the king of Shu occupy Mogok and control the Mogok gems to prevent those chieftains from developing.

The king of Shu was unable to use the treasure well to develop, because the chieftains around him were looking at him with salivation. If he dared to be disobedient, these chieftains would happily fight for the Ming Dynasty, and then grab the Mogok treasure well. And Shu

Wang had to collude with the Mu family to control Baojing. After all, he only had three guards and lacked military strength, but he could just team up with the Mu family or even the generals of Sichuan.

In this way, Mogok Baojing has become an important link in the interest chain of southwest China.

These generals in the southwest will do their best.
To be continued...