The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 654 The Gradually Declining Khmer Empire

Zhu Gaochi's inspection of Annan was not safe.

Occasionally encounter bandits.

The small-scale bandits retreated seeing Zhu Gaochi and others' ostentation, but there were still powerful bandits who dared to provoke.

Most of Annan is similar to the Shuibo Liangshan of the Water Margin in the Central Plains. It is not suitable for a large-scale army, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

There are very few bandits because they can't eat, and most of them are aboriginal people.

Even the Annan royal family had a headache about this before.

Because there is no way to wipe it clean.

"Brother was really amazing back then. If a large number of people migrated to grow food in such a place, how many people would they have to support?"

"Even without those high-yielding crops, the yields here are horrific."

It's not that Zhu Gaochi has never fought before. Whether in Japan or in Annan, he seems very calm when encountering some bandits, so he can easily fight back.

After learning about Annan's specific situation, he thought of his elder brother Zhu Ying who insisted on marching into Annan at the beginning.

It can be said that if there is no big brother Zhu Ying, then today's Annan would not belong to Daming, and there would not be so many people who would open Annan.

For Zhongyuan, the climate here is very difficult to adapt to, and diseases are prone to birth.

The hot and dry weather makes people feel like their brains are buzzing every day.

When Zhu Gaochi came, he was suffering from a severe wind-heat-cold, but fortunately, the accompanying doctor took a few doses of medicine to solve it.

When he first sent [-] elite soldiers to help the Annan royal family station, Zhu Ying sent many doctors to Annan.

One is to enrich the medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine, and the other is to specialize in the research of common diseases that are easy to suffer from in tropical jungle areas like Annan, and to develop special decoctions for treatment.

"His Royal Highness, with the help of God, can accurately grasp the advantages of each region, and try his best to integrate it into the Ming Dynasty to make it more prosperous. I have to admire it."

Xia Yuanji also sighed and said.

He is most proficient in arithmetic and finance, and he understands Annan's key points very well.

In fact, Annan's grain production is not uncommon in the Central Plains Dynasty, but few people think that Annan should be included.

Speaking of Annan, most people think that the plague is rampant and miasma is everywhere, and there is no sense of the picture of food accumulation at all.

"Brother, let me manage Annan, what point do you think you should start from?"

Zhu Gaochi asked modestly, he admired Xia Yuanji's talent very much, this is a real great talent.

Especially from Wa Kingdom to Annan, Zhu Gaochi can clearly understand that Xia Yuanji is very thoughtful in all aspects.

At first, I thought that he was a talent in the personal and household department, good at money management.

Now I find that Xia Yuanji is more knowledgeable in all aspects.

The most important thing is that Xia Yuanji is different from ordinary talents. He can really enter the life of the people at the lowest level to investigate, instead of talking about some superficial ideas, he cares more about the actual situation.

Xia Yuanji groaned slightly when he heard this.

In the past six months, I have been traveling around Annan to learn about people's livelihood and local political conditions.

Now it is already on the way back, and in ten days and a half months, I will return to the Eastern Capital, Shenglong.

When we arrived at Thang Long, the eastern capital, it was the place where the real policy was governed.

Zhu Gaochi's questioning also set the tone for the future policy direction.

After pondering for a while, Xia Yuanji said: "If you want to thoroughly govern Annan and bring Annan into the Ming Dynasty, the first thing is about enlightenment."

After saying this, Xia Yuanji was suddenly startled.

Then he smiled wryly and sighed: "My son and I have been in Annan for more than half a year, and only then did we understand that the issue of education is the foundation. However, His Royal Highness, it is said, has never been to Annan, but he directed the establishment of a Chinese school from afar."

"And try my best to cancel Annan's current Nom characters and change them to my Central Plains Chinese characters."

"His Highness Taisun has already gone ahead of all of us in this regard. Looking back now, we just need to follow the policy set by His Highness Taisun and carry it out smoothly."

"And His Royal Highness has already thought about the follow-up arrangements. We will continue to move the people of Ming Dynasty here, allocate good land, arrange doctors, and deal with the people's living problems."

"I really can't think of anything else that needs to be added."

There was a trace of decadence in Xia Yuanji's tone.

The so-called strategic planning, decisive victory thousands of miles away, is nothing more than that.

It seems that he and the son have worked hard for more than half a year, just to prove the correctness of His Royal Highness's strategy, and there is no place to check for omissions and make up for vacancies.

"Sir, there is no need to be like this. Eldest brother is an exiled immortal, even if we mortals can compare."

"Looking at the current Daming, in just a few short years, it has completely changed its appearance from before, and it has directly become the prosperous age of my Ming Dynasty. Such a thing, no matter which dynasty it is in history, is unimaginable."

"Brother's strategy is quite good, but the specific implementation is up to us. The past six months have not been in vain. At least we have a better understanding of how to complete the arrangement of brother."

Zhu Gaochi obviously thought more easily.

Ever since he first met Zhu Ying in Beiping, he had known Zhu Ying's talent.

Later, he became his elder brother in a fabulous way, and immediately after that, he made various changes in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If he wanted to compare his intelligence and intelligence with his elder brother, he would have been beaten to pieces.

"His Royal Highness is right, it is the minister who is ignorant."

Xia Yuanji adjusted his mentality and thanked Zhu Gaochi.

Just like Zhu Gaochi said, no matter how good a policy is, it needs people to implement it.

In many cases, it is not that the strategy is not good, but that the person who implements the strategy is not in place, which leads to more troubles, and finally good ideas fail.

The reason why Xia Yuanji fell into such a confused state was mainly because of his pride in his talents and learning. When he felt a stronger existence, he was prone to self-doubt.

This is also a common problem of most talented people.

When he returned to Shenglong City, the eastern capital of Annan, it was the beginning of Zhu Gaochi's all-round governance of Annan.

At this time, Li Jinglong's ocean-going fleet landed on the coast of Chenla.

Chenla is close to Champa, and Annan is mainly separated by the Hengduan Mountains, so there is no communication, and it does not belong to the Han cultural circle.

The powerful ocean-going fleet, just docking at the ports along the coast of Chenla, gave these Khmers a strong deterrent.

But the first time you see such a treasure ship as tall as a city tower, it is hard to avoid the shock in your eyes. In this era, it can be said to be a real dimensionality reduction blow.

Especially in the eyes of ordinary people, this is simply a miracle of the manifestation of the gods.

The king of Chenla was so ill that he was dying, lying on the bed in the palace and unable to move.

When the news reached the palace of Chenla, it was natural that the eldest prince of Chenla, Sanlie Popiya, was in charge of coming to greet him.

The most important thing is that the Grand Prince of Chenla, Popiya, has received news that his sister, Sultana, has become the most powerful concubine of Ming Dynasty.

Although Chenla does not belong to the Han cultural circle, it has already had tribute exchanges with the Central Plains Dynasty in history.

After all, the strength of the Central Plains Dynasty is an existence that the monarchs of all surrounding countries have to ignore.

As early as the Sui Dynasty, Chenla sent ambassadors to pay tribute.

During the Tang Dynasty, it was still not cut off.

During the Zhenguan period, the relationship between Zhenla and Tang Taizong was very good. Tang Taizong gave many gifts in return, and Zhenla was not stingy.

Only 32 precious white elephants were sent.They have all been specially trained to kneel down and dance, and perform in the palace garden every festival.

Later, Chenla split into Lu Chenla in the north and Water Chenla in the south, both of which maintained good relations with the Central Plains dynasty.

The Prince of Chenla also led his entourage to visit the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Xuanzong bestowed him with the honorary title of "Captain Guoyi".

Soon after, Chenla's deputy king Pomi and the queen visited the Central Plains in person.

Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to this visit, received it as a state guest, and gave a special gift to the honored guest named "Bing Han" in Chinese, which means the Central Plains, as a commemoration.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the land and water Chenla were unified again, which is the current Khmer Empire, also known as the Angkor Dynasty.

This also ushered in the most powerful and glorious time for Chenla, and its territory was also the most extensive in history.

At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Chenla had nearly 20 war elephants and a territory of [-] miles. It became a first-class and powerful country in the South China Sea. Even most of the territory of Champa was under the control of Chenla.

So far, the Angkor dynasty has lasted for more than 600 years from the end of the Tang Dynasty to the beginning of the Song Dynasty to the founding of the Ming Dynasty for [-] years.

The luck of the current dynasty has also slowly come to an end.

The prosperity of the dynasty has always been built on the blood and sweat of the people at the bottom. Due to the large-scale construction and foreign conquest, the blood and sweat of the people have been exhausted, and the uprisings of the people and the resistance of the conquered areas have continued continuously.

The current Chenla not only lost a large amount of land, but also lost many elite soldiers.

External worries are one aspect, and internal troubles are not small.

With the serious illness of the current king of Chenla, Huerna, many internal forces are fighting for power and profit, and they don't care about the people and the border at all, so that the eldest prince of Chenla, who can be selected, can only find ways to seek help from the outside world.

"Is this... this... is Daming's fleet?"

At the coastal port, the great prince of Chenla, Sanlie Popiya, brought the Imperial Guards to welcome the arrival of the Ming Ocean Fleet in advance.

Like everyone else, when he saw the Ming Fleet, he felt a strong sense of suffocation.

In fact, the Nanyang countries have heard about the strength of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the best-selling area of ​​the Daming Jingshi Mansion Newspaper is Nanyang.

It’s just that what I heard is what I heard. For some of the contents of the Daming Jingshi Mansion News, most nobles regarded it as a story, and even thought it was too exaggerated.

The envoys of many countries have been to the Central Plains Dynasty, and they have some understanding of it, which is not as exaggerated as in the mansion newspaper.

The eldest prince of Chenla, Sanlie Popiya, also felt the same way before.

Until now, I have seen the huge ships as tall as the rows of towers.

Under these giant ships, the merchant ships moored in the port are as ridiculous as babies.

It wasn't until the treasure ship docked, the ladder was lowered, and thousands of cavalry were lined up at the port that Sanlie Popiya reacted from his stupefaction.

The eldest prince of Chenla is like this, and of course the others are not much better.

Li Jinglong rode on a white horse and led Tiqi slowly from the port.

It has to be said that Li Jinglong, who is naturally noble, is really like a god general in the sky after wearing the specially made light armor.

The graceful and luxurious gestures make people who just look at them feel humble.

The eldest prince of Chenla, Sanlie Popiya, was a young man in his 20s, with dark skin and gorgeous silk costumes. Even though he was covered with gold and jewels, he still paled in front of Li Jinglong.

Walking in front of him, Li Jinglong got off his horse.

The grand prince of Chenla touched his chest and bowed his head, and expressed his high respect to the envoy of the Ming Dynasty who came to Chenla.

It's not that Zhenla is so humble, but the eldest prince has long known that the person in front of him is not an ordinary envoy, but a member of the royal family of the mighty empire Ming.

In terms of language, both parties can only rely on translators.

After all, the culture is completely different.

This made Li Jinglong feel very novel.

Although Champa does not belong to the circle of Han culture, due to the strength of Ming Dynasty and the fact that it is the first stop in Nanyang and has a large number of sea trade exchanges, most of the people who make a living know some poor Chinese.

Especially in recent years, under the great influence of Ming Dynasty, some newly built buildings are biased towards the style of Ming Dynasty.

This is also the reason why Zhu Ying secretly promoted and educated.

Li Jinglong entered the city under the reception of the Grand Prince of Chenla.

With the constant translation and conversation, Li Jinglong also began to know a little more about Chenla.

The King of Chenla is the supreme ruler of the country.

There are five ministers under it: Gu Luo Zhi, Gao Xiang Ping, Po He Duo Ling, She Mo Ling, and Ran Duo Lou.

There are also a number of officials under the minister, and each city in the country is assigned a commander to govern.

Ministers, ministers, and bureaucrats are all served by relatives of the king.

There are strict hierarchy restrictions in Chenla. Officials and subordinates go out in sedan chairs and umbrellas at different levels, and the height, width, and narrowness of houses are also customized.

Official mansions are not to be confused with common people's houses. Common people can only build thatched houses, and only ministers of state relatives are allowed to use tiles.

Constitute a relatively perfect, hierarchical order.

Chenla's agricultural economy is very developed. Li Jinglong can see a series of criss-crossing ditches in the distance, as well as various water storage measures.

This shows that the water conservancy projects in Chenla are doing very well, which is very beneficial to agricultural development.

Li Jinglong knows that these Nanyang countries are rich in products, and the food is cooked three to four times a year. The climate is not much different from season to season, and there are very few natural disasters and food shortages.

Therefore, in many powerful countries, the country stretches far beyond the Central Plains dynasty.

"Your Highness, you don't need to be so polite. Your sister is now the concubine of my grandson, Daming. Speaking of which, I, Daming and Zhenla, are now considered a family."

In the mansion in the city, Li Jinglong said with a smile, and the translation was carried out next to him.

Hearing the translation, the eldest prince Chenla's eyes lit up, and he babbled for a long time.

After listening, the interpreter next to him translated: "The eldest prince said that he felt very honored that his sister was able to marry the grandson of a powerful empire. He hoped that Chenla could maintain a better and friendly relationship with Daming."

Li Jinglong looked at the translator suspiciously, and asked, "He said so much, you just translated these few sentences?"

(End of this chapter)