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Chapter 644 Looting the Royal Family
Deng Qianlong pushed open the treasury of the Chenla Kingdom. Inside were boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as rare ivory sculptures hanging on the walls, which made everyone's eyes shine.

"Take it all away." Deng Qianlong waved his hand, and the soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet behind him rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward, wishing to move these treasures back to Huaxia in one go.

The king of Chenla saw boxes of gold, silver, jewels, and rare treasures in the treasury being taken away as trophies by the soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet, and his heart was pierced like a knife.These are the wealth he has accumulated for a long time, and it is not only the property of his royal family, but also the fiscal revenue of the entire Chenla Kingdom. Who will pay the soldiers of the Chenla Kingdom if they are taken away? Plague or natural disaster, where can he find money to deal with these events?
The grieving King of Chenla gestured to Ruan Youcai, the temporary interpreter.

"General, the king said that going to the treasury of Chenla Kingdom here is related to the well-being of hundreds of thousands of people in Chenla Kingdom. I hope you will leave some of them for them, otherwise thousands of people will have to pay for it in the coming year. to be rescued and die." Ruan Youcai said to Deng Qianlong.

He was fortunate to follow Deng Qianlong to rob a king's treasury, and he almost fanatically worshiped Deng Qianlong.Going deep with a fleet alone, and then dividing two thousand troops to capture the enemy's capital, is itself a legend.

"Tell him, and we can keep part of the silver, but as a price, they must promise us some conditions and sign a treaty with us." Deng Qianlong thought for a while, and stopped the soldiers who were carrying the treasure.

The soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet stopped to look at Deng Qianlong, it seemed that as long as he gave an order, these soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet would continue to move away the treasure.

"The first condition is that the Kingdom of Chenla needs to submit to our Kyushu Army, and recognize that the Kingdom of Chenla has been our vassal state since ancient times. The second condition is that all the ferries and cities of the Kingdom of Chenla must surrender unconditionally to our Kyushu Army and Huaxia Army. The merchants are open, and our people can set up schools, embassies, and chambers of commerce in various cities of the Chenla Kingdom, and the Chenla Kingdom must not interfere." Deng Qianlong thought for a while, and this time the battle went up the Lancang River, and the battle was beyond the scope of the military's plan However, it is only the practice of the military department that he raised these conditions.

This is the tacit agreement of the military department, but if you want to occupy a place, you must first take the privileges, and you will have many excuses later.As for the more detailed and specific treaties, they can wait until they invade Chenla again.

"These two conditions are a bit harsh... We stole most of their gold, silver and jewelry, and it seems inappropriate to raise two such harsh conditions at the same time." Ruan Youcai said worriedly.

"No, there are only two conditions. I haven't mentioned the third condition yet." Deng Qianlong said.

"And the third... third condition?" Ruan Youcai couldn't help but sympathize with the poor king of Zhenla Kingdom. It would be difficult for him to be satisfied with being targeted by Mr. Deng Qian, who has seen the world.

"The third condition is to assign Phnom Penh City to our Kyushu Army. Anyway, they have moved their capital to Udong City. Phnom Penh City is deserted, so it is better to assign it to our Kyushu Army. We will rebuild Phnom Penh City and let them restore prosperity." The third condition Deng Qianlong mentioned was that he wanted to annex the delta plain at the junction of the Lancang River and the Tonle Sap River.

From Deng Qianlong's perspective, it can be seen that the land where Phnom Penh City is located is fertile and close to rivers, which is very suitable for growing rice, enough to feed a large number of people.What's more important is that Deng Qianlong is extremely active in sea power. Phnom Penh City relies on the Lancang River and can easily enter Nanyang. It has the potential to develop into the largest city along the Lancang River.If the Chenla Kingdom can cede the city of Phnom Penh free of charge, then the Kyushu Army is equivalent to controlling the hinterland of the Chenla Kingdom.

"Ceded Phnom Penh City...?" Ruan Youcai's eyeballs bulged, and he couldn't help being a little surprised. This is already a steal!
"Just tell him like this." Deng Qianlong glared at the King of Chenla, which made the King of Chenla shudder.

Ruan Youcai had no choice but to translate Deng Qianlong's original words to the King of Chenla and a group of captured Chenla nobles.

Sure enough, the king and nobles of the Chenla Kingdom heard that Deng Qianlong made three demands, one of which was more demanding than the other.The first requirement is to be a vassal, although it is also very harsh, but it is just a loss of face; the second requirement is to open up, Chinese merchants and commodities will flood into Chenla Kingdom, which will greatly increase Chenla Kingdom's dependence on Chinese commodities. But there are also benefits.And the third requirement...

"What are they talking about?" Deng Qianlong said, "Isn't it just three conditions, if you agree, you will return [-]% of their gold and silver, and if you don't agree, you will move them all away. It's so simple and neat, how can there be so much to think about?" of."

"General, they thought there was no problem in giving us the dilapidated city of Phnom Penh, but..."

In the end, the king of Chenla expressed their appeal to Ruan Youcai on behalf of the ruling class of Chenla.

"It's just that they are worried that we will station troops in Phnom Penh City, and Phnom Penh City is only [-] miles away from Udong City, and the army will come every day, and they will have trouble sleeping and eating." Ruan Youcai said.

"Hmph, since they are not happy, then we will give up the third point and stop stationing troops in Phnom Penh City." Deng Qianlong said with a cold snort.

Ruan Youcai hurriedly conveyed Deng Qianlong's meaning to Chenla Kingdom and others, which made Chenla Kingdom and others couldn't help but be happy.

"However, if we cannot garrison troops in Phnom Penh City, we can only choose to garrison troops in Udong City. It is better to garrison troops near the palace so that our soldiers can visit the palace in their spare time. I think the green Shady trees are very suitable for our soldiers to relax. It is best to have some maids who can serve tea and water for our soldiers and relax their muscles. However, it seems that there are not enough maids in the palace to share equally with our soldiers. Do you nobles also Should I make some sacrifices?" Deng Qianlong threatened again.

"..." Ruan Youcai wanted to hit the wall at this moment, Deng Qianlong only spoke half of what he said, and he looked easy to talk a moment ago, but now he turned into a naked threat. These prisoners of Chenla Kingdom must have died of anger.

Sure enough, when the captives of Chenla Kingdom heard what Deng Qianlong said, their eyes widened, and they hated Deng Qianlong who conquered their Wudong City and threatened them again and again.

"I only give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. Once the time is over, all the gold, silver and treasures will be moved away, and our soldiers will stay in Wudong City to enjoy the beautiful life of clothes and food." Deng Qianlong said.

"I heard that the kingdom of heaven has always looked down on the things of our small countries. As long as they are vassals, they will pay tribute to some rare treasures every year. I didn't expect them to be more cunning and greedy than the foxes in the mountains." The king and nobles of Chenla Kingdom were heartbroken , but in the end he had no choice but to agree to Deng Qianlong's three conditions.

(End of this chapter)