On the land of Laos, Faang once established the Lancang Kingdom in the 13th year of Meng Yuanzhizheng (AD 1353), the capital of Luang Prabang, and later the minister belonged to the Ming Dynasty. In the 11th year of Daming Yongle (AD 1413), Cheng Zu established the Lao Xuanwei Division in the local area and officially became a possession of Daming, but the Lancang Kingdom was in a semi-independent state.
With the rise of the Toungoo Dynasty, the Lancang Kingdom gradually became a vassal of Toungoo, and was forced to pay tribute to both Daming and Toungoo. In the 39th year of Emperor Jiajing of Daming (1560 AD), the Lancang Settatila king In order to avoid Tongyu, the capital was moved from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. In the 45th year of Ming Jiajing (AD 1566), the Tongyu dynasty annexed the Lao Xuanweisi of Daming, and the Lancang dynasty became Tongyu's territory. From now on, Laos will no longer have any contact with Daming.
Li Tengfang said that Puti just remembered that there is such a clause in the contract. Laos is now the land of Toungoo. According to the contract, it should belong to Daming. "I'm sorry, but the officials are busy pacifying the people these days and failed to go to Laos in person. But the lower officials have sent people to Laos, and there will be an answer soon."
"Then I would like to thank the Chinese teacher first." Li Tengfang saluted Putty in a rare way.
"I can persuade King Batishan, but whether King Batishan is willing to submit to Daming, he can’t guarantee.” Puti told the truth. Laos has been away from Daming for a long time, and the population is not Han. Who knows them? practical thinker
"The national division only needs to do his best." Li Tengfang was not anxious, he threw a bait to Puti, "If Daming uses troops against Laos, Laos will not be stronger than Tongyu, but Daming governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, so he does not easily use swords and soldiers. Let the national teacher persuade the King of Goodness to persuade him. If the national teacher can succeed in persuading, we can consider it in the pension."
"How to think about it?" Puti seemed to have caught the straw. Just now Li Tengfang threatened Dacheng. He was ready to pay the Ming army pension in full. But Dacheng’s annual tax income was less than 400,000 taels. In the war, the country really has no savings.
"In one month, no matter what method the national teacher uses, as long as we can persuade the king of Batishan, we can reduce the pension of 500,000 taels." Li Tengfang has already given hints, even if Dacheng uses force to coerce, all he wants is the result. .
"Five hundred thousand taels?" Puti opened his mouth wide in surprise, and asked Daming to save 500,000 taels. I don't know how much it will cost. Now the five hundred thousand taels are only for Laos, but he doesn't understand. "Why does it take a month?"
"If the National Teacher can persuade King Batishan, all the contracts we signed will be implemented. If the National Teacher fails, we will not be able to reduce the pension. Regardless of the result, I must reply to the emperor's order after a month. "Li Tengfang left no room for maneuver. "If you can't solve it with a gentle method, your majesty may send troops to Laos."
"Okay, try as much as possible under the official." Putting Laos attribution in exchange for Daming's reduced pension, Puti felt it was too cost-effective.
"Whether the contract can be fully implemented, it is up to the national teacher," Li Tengfang gave a hand. "In case the king is not aware of current affairs, Daming is still grateful to the national teacher for his efforts.
"For the brotherly friendship between Dacheng and Daming, the subordinates must do their utmost, and will never fail the entrustment of His Majesty. Your envoy and rest assured that the old minister will go to Laos in person."
"Thanks to the next official again. I would like to thank the national teacher for the long journey for the friendship between the two countries." Li Tengfang bowed his hand to Parasai and Puti and left.
"National Teacher, if Laos returns to Daming, Daming will become stronger. Will it be a threat to our country?" After Li Tengfang left, Parasai felt that Puti's approach to persuade Laos was deeply inappropriate.
"Your Majesty, if Daming wants to be unfavorable to Dacheng, he can now use troops from both the west and the north. How long can my Dacheng resist?" Puti asked back. Although he fought hard with Li Tengfang, he knew in his heart that Da Ming could not be an enemy. Can only rely on. It's best to stabilize it in the form of a contract, in case you annoy Daming, you can't find a helper.
"..." Parasai was speechless, Putty's worry was good, but did Daming really have no objection to Dacheng
"Your Majesty, throughout the history of the Han people, they rarely invade and expand abroad, but Donggu. Since the founding of the country, they have continuously invaded foreign countries. Even Daming is not in the eyes. Comparing the two sides, although Daming is stronger, the country is more rational. Just like this time in Laos, Daming can be conquered by military forces. Now they would rather reduce the pension of 500,000 and let us persuade.” Puti had studied the history of the Han nation a long time ago, and only then did he advocate the conclusion of a treaty with Daming. .
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"A country that doesn't even want to use troops in Laos, would they easily use troops against me, Dacheng?" Puti had been to Beijing, and he longed for the abundance of Daming. "The land of Daming is large enough, so their imperial court advocates going abroad. Use troops and increase unnecessary land, unless you annoy it."
"Well," Parasai nodded slightly. He knew in his heart that if Daming used troops against Dacheng, Dacheng would have nothing to do. The only way now is to get along with Da Ming and live under Da Ming’s wings. It’s best to check. , Becoming a vassal state of Daming again, "How confident is the national teacher going to Laos and persuading?"
"If a minister goes empty-handed to persuade, he will not be sure of it." Puti knows Laos as a close neighbor. King Phra Vuba Yuvala, King Patishan, and King Phra Mengchu are fighting for the throne. Who is willing to give up? The power of the king is subject to Daming? "However, it is not impossible to get King Batishan to submit to them."
"What's the solution?" Although Parasai is the king of the big city, how can he compare Puti's fortune
"Chen Bing borders, each break through." Puti's method is to make the three people lose the hope of being king. Once they are desperate for power, they may return to Daming and go to Daming to be the lord of peace. Of course, Putty's method is and Dacheng and Da Ming's strength behind Dacheng are related, without strength as a backing, everything is forbidden to talk about.
Li Tengfang didn’t care what Puti used. He had met or exceeded Zhu Youjian’s expectations. As for the half-million tael pension that was exempted, it was also Zhu Youjian’s meaning. After all, the Ming army suffered very few casualties. It is not very likely that Puti persuaded Laos to return. Li Tengfang used the expected value of 500,000 taels of silver to buy the grievances of the Ayutthaya dynasty.
Regardless of whether Puti's persuasion is successful or not, Daming is the winner.
Li Tengfang temporarily left Dacheng and went to the upper reaches of the land of the Toungoo Dynasty to play in the mountains and rivers. In fact, he was investigating the people's conditions. Daming realized the military occupation of Toungoo, but whether the people accept Daming is another matter. .
Before the war, the population of the Toungoo dynasty was estimated to be 1.5 million. Because Talong repeatedly invaded foreign nations and sent assassins to Beijing to assassinate Zhu Youqin, Ming’s revenge was caused. One hundred thousand Ming troops entered Tongyu in large numbers. , All the fighting took place in the mainland of Toungoo. The war caused the population of Toungoo to decrease drastically. Now the population of Toungoo’s land is less than one million, a decrease of more than 30%.
Daming’s massacre of Toungoo’s soldiers and dignitaries, the scourge of Toungoo’s collapse of soldiers, and the retaliation of the Ayutthaya army on the people of Toungoo were the main reasons for the population decline of Toungoo. In addition, diseases, hunger, and fleeing during the war were also reasons that should not be ignored. .
Ever since the Burmese people established their country in Toungoo, successive monarchs have implemented the policy of external expansion. The north and Daming, the east and Dacheng, the northeast and Lancang, and the former kingdom of Sukhothai, therefore, the 1.5 million In the population, the composition is complex and there are many ethnic groups.
Calculated in terms of population, Burmese has the largest population, accounting for about 60%, nearly 900,000; Shan and Mon have about 200,000 each, and Hans have more than 100,000.
The Shan people mainly gather in the northeast of the Toungoo dynasty. The former Ava dynasty was founded by the Shan people; the Mon people are mainly distributed in the southeast of the Toungoo dynasty, where they once established the Baigu dynasty with Baigu as the capital. .
However, these two countries were destroyed by the Toungu dynasty one after another, and the Shan and Mon were separated from the Burmese.
In addition to living in several larger cities, the Han people are scattered throughout the whole area of Tongyu. Wherever there are business opportunities, there are Han people.
Li Tengfang discovered that, perhaps because of historical reasons, the attitudes of various ethnic groups towards Ming were very different.
The Han people fully support the temporary government offices established by Daming in various places. Many people still serve as various temporary administrators in the temporary government offices. What surprised Li Tengfang is that the latest population registration shows that the Han people have exceeded 500,000. I know how Ming Jun did it.
Because the Shan people share the same origin with the Dai people in Yunnan and once lived in the Mubang Xuanweisi and Menyang Xuanweisi of Daming, they have inextricably linked with the Han people, and they have a sense of identity with the temporary government established by the Han people. High, most Shans were registered as Han under the guidance of the Ming army. Nowadays, there are less than 40,000 Shans.
The Meng people living in the southeast coastal area had a maritime connection with Daming as early as the Baigu dynasty, especially Zheng He’s fleet, staying in their hearts forever, advocating Daming’s strength and culture, and Svendori. The Han Chinese also got along well, and the Ming army occupied Tongkuo. Although it was not welcome, there was no resistance. Most of them were converted into Han. The current number of registered Men is about 80,000.
The Burmese were the main ethnic group of the Tunku dynasty. Almost all the high-ranking officials, generals, and wealthy were Burmese. Therefore, in this war, they suffered the most. The army was annihilated, the powerful were slaughtered, and most of the people who died were Burmese. People, plus the fear of the Ming army’s continued massacres and other ethnic groups’ retaliation, many people tried their best to register as Han, even if they can’t register as Han, they still have to find a way to register as Shan or Mon.
After the war, the Burmese, who had a population of nearly one million, dropped sharply to less than 300,000, becoming the second largest ethnic group in the Toungoo region after the Han.
In nearly a month, Li Tengfei initially learned about the current situation of Toungoo. He already had further measures in his mind. After coming to Ayutthaya again, as agreed, he asked Puti and asked about Laos. Thinking of Puti also really got Laos.