In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 352 The King of Chuang Ba returns to the world

In the imperial study room, after talking about the navy, Lin Rui asked Zheng Zhilong to retreat, and then looked at Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

"Two dear friends, Yunnan has been completely pacified now, and there is no war in Dahua territory anymore. But as the saying goes, people have to worry about the near future. To the south of Yunnan and Guangxi, there are still a large number of land countries and some fleeing rebels, and Some old ministers of the Ming Dynasty who are unwilling to submit to Dahua, which means that the hidden dangers in southern Xinjiang have not been completely eliminated."

"Your Majesty, why should we be afraid of the mere old subjects and rebellious people? Vietnam, Burma and other countries have actually sent envoys to the DPRK to order them to arrest those old subjects and rebellious people and hand them over to Dahua. I understand that even those small countries dare not do otherwise. from."

Neither of them knew the reason why His Majesty called them here, and they only knew about the affairs in the southwest from past military reports, so they really didn't understand why His Majesty made such a fuss, but Zhang Xianzhong thought about it and said it anyway.

"I also feel that those old officials who are rebellious are nothing to worry about. Your Majesty does not need to worry." Li Zicheng also nodded.

It was obvious that the two of them were used to being rebel leaders and did not know how to be an official by observing words and emotions and trying to figure out the emperor's thoughts.

If he were a civil servant with a serious background and saw the emperor saying this, he would never reply like this.

Fortunately, Lin Rui also knew the level of the two of them, so he didn't hesitate any more and said directly: "The countries of Vietnam and Myanmar, although they openly sent envoys to the DPRK and respected me as the mother country, they still asked me to ask them The king came to Beijing in person to accept the canonization. From now on, he will use our Dahua coins and trade matters, but he will shirk the responsibility in every possible way, which shows that he is not really loyal to our Dahua.

Now we are just forced by the situation. If Dahua becomes weak one day in the future, it will definitely rebel, and it is even possible to take the opportunity to invade the border of Dahua. How do you two dear friends think we can completely solve the hidden dangers in southern Xinjiang? "

"Back to Your Majesty, it turns out that Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries have not sincerely surrendered, and they are not willing to accept the enlightenment. Naturally, they have to conquer them by force. Let them know that the power of God in our country cannot be doubted, and His Majesty's orders cannot be violated!"

"Yes, such a small and ambitious country must be severely punished. If Your Majesty trusts it, I am willing to lead troops to conquer it in order to repay Your Majesty's grace."

"I am willing to help your majesty, even if I die!"

Although the two of them didn't know how to be an official, they were not stupid. They immediately understood what the emperor meant, and they all said with indignation, and they were filled with excitement after speaking.

After all, His Majesty actually approached the two of them to talk about this matter, and he must have wanted them to lead troops to conquer it.

"Well, what the two beloved ministers said makes sense, but the countries in southern Xinjiang are too far away from the capital. The climate inside the territory is hot, densely covered with jungles, and there are many poisonous insects, snakes, and ants. It is easy to conquer them, but it is not easy to achieve long-term peace and stability. Obviously During the Chengzu period, we occupied the Jiaozhi area, and then had to withdraw within just a dozen years. How do you two beloved ministers think we, Dahua, should respond?"

Lin Rui nodded first, then looked straight at the two of them.

Now that Yunnan has been pacified, it is natural to continue southward and include the entire Indochina Peninsula in the territory.

This is also the reason why he did not directly accept tribute from various countries and put forward a series of harsh conditions.

I just want the countries in Indochina to reject it, and then go on a crusade under the guise of disobedience and protecting the Han people.

"This... Your Majesty, if those troubled people refuse to obey the law, I will kill them with a knife until they surrender!"

Zhang Xianzhong gritted his teeth and said with a fierce expression, finally understanding why His Majesty chose him and Li Zicheng.

"It is not advisable to kill blindly. After all, they are hiding in the jungle. How do you kill them? Can you finish them off?"

Lin Rui was still very satisfied with the attitude of the two men, and felt that it was most appropriate for these two rebels to pacify the Indochina Peninsula. On the one hand, the two of them have been fighting guerrilla warfare with the Ming army for more than ten years, so they are rich in experience. On the other hand, they are both ruthless and ruthless people, and they are not as pedantic as other literati and generals.

"I am ignorant, please teach me!" Fortunately, the two of them asked for advice honestly and no longer guessed.

"Well, in the land of southern Xinjiang, there are dense jungles, numerous rivers, various ethnic groups living together, and the language and customs are extremely complex. My response method is five points military and five points political.

That is to say, the army does not need to go into the jungle. It only needs to capture the open plains and occupy them. Then, while building cities and moving people to farm, they can divide and recruit the aborigines in the mountainous jungles. This can be done according to the chieftain policy in the southwest. Let them govern themselves and then slowly assimilate. "

Lin Rui also revealed his plan. He planned to take three steps, and the first army would go straight to Huanglong to destroy the country.

The second step was to occupy all the plain areas, drive all the locals to the jungle and mountainous areas, and then move all the Han people on the Loess Plateau there.

Those who hid in the jungles and mountains were made chieftains if they were willing to submit, and could conduct daily transactions with the Han people. Those who were unwilling to submit were blocked.

In this way, in less than twenty years, the Indochina Peninsula can basically be transformed into the former Yunnan-Guizhou and other places.

The third step is to change the local status and return to local status, spending fifty years to completely assimilate the local chieftains.

Although it is troublesome and may take hundreds of years, it is far less troublesome and effective than the British colonial system, but it can completely integrate the land into China once and for all, and make the local people identify with Chinese culture from the bottom of their hearts.

Lin Rui talked with the two of them for a whole afternoon and personally had a palace dinner with them before letting them leave.

He planned to ask Zhang Xianzhong to take five thousand gunmen to Guangxi first, and then recruit [-] chieftain soldiers from Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places to be responsible for conquering Vietnam, Xinluo and other places.

Li Zicheng also took [-] firearms soldiers to the Yunnan border first, and then recruited [-] chieftain soldiers from Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou to be responsible for conquering Burma and other places.

These [-] firearms soldiers are not the new army, but the firearms battalions under the former First Army and Seventh Army.

He is not afraid that the two of them will establish themselves as kings. First of all, their families are all in the capital, and there are no old subordinates of theirs in the army. Under the current system of the Chinese army, it is difficult for the two of them to respect themselves as mercenaries.

Secondly, without Dahua's support and logistical support, it would be difficult for the two of them to eliminate the local forces.

Of course, if under such conditions, the two of them can still carve out a world in Indochina and become kings on their own, then he will admit it. It is not impossible to let the two of them be kings for ten or twenty years. After the navy becomes stronger, they can go It’s not too late to clean up the door.

So this time Lin Rui also wanted to see if the two of them could do anything. If they messed up, he would not send any more troops to them, let alone mobilize an army to conquer, but would wait for the sea route in the future.

However, Lin Rui still had high hopes for these two troublemakers in the late Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, he would not have thrown [-] firearms into the two of them. He chatted with them for another afternoon and promised two hereditary The deserted marquis.

You must know that against Zheng Zhilong, he was only allowed to lose one earl, and he had to win all North Korea and Japan before he could count.

(End of this chapter)