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Chapter 563 The Nanyang Pacification Commission is established!
Codename: Night Hawk!
Gematai muttered something, then immediately bowed and said, "Nighthawk understands!"

After saying this, Gematai took his leave. Watching Gematai leave, Chen Jie looked at Fang Guozhen and said, "This person seems reliable for now, but we must carefully examine him before using him and not blindly trust him."

Fang Guozhen said, "Don't worry, with me here, he can't cause much trouble. In the process, I will try to gather more reliable people to keep for future use."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I trust Third Brother to handle things. Let's leave Siam tomorrow. The matters concerning the Nanyang Pacification Commission still need to be carefully prepared by us."

Having done all this, Chen Jie and Fang Guozhen took their leave and went back to rest.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Chen Jie and the others woke up early and saw that the entire palace was bustling with activity. Upon asking, they learned that Zhao Fachai had prepared a lavish banquet to bid farewell to Chen Jie and his group.

Chen Jie and Fang Guozhen exchanged a smile. This young emperor was really not going to act anymore; he genuinely didn't welcome them staying in Siam.

Thinking this, they saw someone come to invite them to a banquet. Needless to say, the banquet was a great success, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves immensely. Each person had their own little thoughts, so they all behaved very politely to each other.

Zhao Fachai also put his talent for playing the fool by feigning weakness at the banquet, which made Chen Jie and the others lower their guard against him.

Chen Jie also put on a good show, displaying boundless support for Zhao Fachai. Zhao Fachai expressed his gratitude, but these were all just formalities. As to how many of his words were truly sincere, that's something he would have to figure out for himself.

In addition to these, Zhao Fachai also gave Chen Jie a very generous gift.

That's right, he specially selected two baby elephants in Siam and gave them to Chen Jie. These two baby elephants were only about half a year old and not very big. They could be taken away by boat. Moreover, one was male and the other was female. If these two baby elephants were raised well, they could generally live to be sixty or seventy years old. And when they were about twelve or thirteen years old, these baby elephants could start breeding.

Zhao Fa looked at Chen Jie and said, "Brother Chen, these two baby elephants are a gift for my little sister Rui Rui. I promised her I would give her two elephants."

Hearing Zhao Facai's words, Chen Jie said, "Then I will thank you on Rui Rui's behalf."

Zhaofa guessed, "If anyone should be thanking someone, it's Brother Chen."

Hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Zhao Fachai and then said, "Ah Chai, this may be the last time I call you that. Before I leave, I'll tell you something."

Zhaofa guessed, "Brother Chen, you say it."

Chen Jie said, "Always remember that the people are more important than the ruler. As long as the people support you, no one can shake your throne. But if one day the people start to hate you, then you should think about whether you can continue to sit in this position."

After saying this, Chen Jie stood up, looked at Zhao Fa, and said, "That's all for now. We should leave."

After saying that, Chen Jie said, "Let's go!"

The next moment, the team that had ventured deep into Siam began to leave. Almost three months had passed since they left, and Chen Jie was starting to miss home.

He had only been married a short time before leaving home, and he didn't know how the princess was getting along with his two wives. He figured it shouldn't be anything serious, since Su Yunjin was there. As long as Yunjin was there, nothing serious would happen; Yunjin was the most considerate of the overall situation.

Chen Jie thought to himself, and then he was eager to return home. He had lost all interest in Siam. With Fang Guozhen and Ye Ying around, there wouldn't be any problems in Siam. Next, it was time to think about his own affairs in Huangzhou Prefecture.

I've been gone for three months now, and I have no idea what's going on at home.

With that thought in mind, Chen Jie's ship immediately set sail, embarking on its journey home. Zhao Fachai watched Chen Jie leave the capital. Standing on the city wall, Zhao Fachai gazed at Chen Jie's receding figure and murmured, "Finally gone. From now on, Siam will finally be completely mine!"

Upon hearing this, Gematai, who had been following behind Zhao Fachai, glanced at him with a mocking look, his eyes full of contempt. What a fool! With you like this, how can Siam have a future? You should just be a good tyrant.

Thinking this, Gematai looked at Chen Jie and his group as they walked away and said, "That is the true great ruler!"

Chen Jie didn't know what the people behind him were thinking, but even if he did, he wouldn't care. After all, in his opinion, Zhao Fachai was pitifully weak in both military and political terms, and didn't even deserve a good beating from Chen Jie.

Having figured all this out, Chen Jie returned to the Central Plains with a joyful heart.

They returned along the same route and boarded ships returning home at the port of Siam. All the ships confiscated by the Divine Dragon Cult were returned intact, and each warship was loaded with Siamese spices.

If these spices are safely transported to the Central Plains, they can fetch at least one or two million taels of silver.

The fleet set sail, and the feeling of returning was completely different from that of coming. There was an extraordinary joy in it. The fleet quickly arrived at the waters of the Sosa Islands and successfully met up with Zhang Dingbian at Conch Island.

"Lord!"

When Zhang Dingbian saw Chen Jie, he immediately stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and Chen Jie quickly helped his trusted general to his feet. Then he said to Zhang Dingbian, "Dingbian, look who this is."

At this moment, Fang Susu pushed Fang Guozhen up in a wheelchair. Upon seeing Fang Guozhen, Zhang Dingbian quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior Fang!"

Fang Guozhen glanced at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Hahaha, I heard it from your lord. You did a great job! You managed to gather the allied forces of all the Southeast Asian countries all by yourself. That ability alone is extraordinary!"

Zhang Dingbian was thrilled to receive such recognition from Fang Guozhen, and said that he was still far behind the senior.

Chen Jie called Zhang Dingbian aside and explained the future plan for the Nanyang Pacification Commission to him. He asked Zhang Dingbian if he had any opinions. Zhang Dingbian replied, "My lord, I have no other opinions. I only have one thing I would like to ask you to agree to."

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "What do you say?"

Zhang Dingbian said, "Don't leave me overseas. I want to go back to the Central Plains. The Central Plains is in a time of great turmoil, but it is also a time when heroes emerge. I want to test my skills against these heroes, rather than be a local tyrant here."

Chen Jie listened to Zhang Dingbian's words and said, "Haha, Dingbian's words are exactly what I think. A true man should defeat all the heroes under heaven."

"Therefore, I plan to temporarily hand over the Nanyang Pacification Commission to my third brother, Fang Guozhen, and appoint him as the Governor-General of the Nanyang Pacification Commission, in charge of all affairs in the Nanyang region. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian's eyes lit up and he said, "This is a good arrangement. Senior Fang's prestige in Southeast Asia is far greater than mine. With him in charge, there won't be any problems. These guys in Southeast Asia won't dare to have any objections."

After hearing Zhang Dingbian's words, Chen Jie said, "That's what I think too. After all, you were in the era of the Dragon King. With the Dragon King around, there shouldn't be too many problems."

After saying this, Zhang Dingbian nodded slightly and asked, "But what does Senior Dragon King think at this time?"

Chen Jie said, "Don't worry, Third Brother has already agreed."

Zhang Dingbian said, "That's good, that's good."

In the afternoon, Zhang Dingbian gathered all the Nanyang Allied Forces together and then told them some big news: the Siamese National Preceptor, Basong, had been killed.

These words caused an uproar, and everyone stared wide-eyed at Zhang Dingbian: "This, how is this possible? Basong, Basong is immortal. Everyone knows how powerful he is, so they still find it hard to believe that someone has killed Basong."

But just then, a voice suddenly rang out: "What's impossible!"

The sound startled everyone present, and they all turned to look in the direction of the voice. They then saw Chen Jie pushing Fang Guozhen out.

At this moment, Chen Jie scanned the entire scene and said, "What's so great about Basong? Killing him is fine, but look at all of you, so spineless."

Chen Jie's majestic gaze swept across the entire arena. Following closely behind Chen Jie were Fang Zheng, Du Xiong, Lei Ming, and other experts at the Furnace Realm. A brief silence fell over the entire scene, and for a moment, the Nanyang Allied Forces in the arena were at a loss for words.

After all, the group in front of them was really too strong. There were at least three people at the Furnace Realm, and there was also the God of War, Zhang Dingbian.

Of course, the power mentioned above alone was not enough to shock them so much. What truly shocked them was that there was a second-ranked expert in the Fusion God Realm among them.

When Chen Jie and Fang Guozhen appeared, they did not hold back their powerful aura. As a result, their powerful auras, one being a second-stage Fusion God and the other a third-stage Fusion God, directly suppressed the entire scene.

At that moment, someone also saw clearly the person sitting in the wheelchair, and someone exclaimed, "Ah, a dragon, the Dragon King!"

When the Dragon King uttered this cry, everyone realized that the unusually thin man was none other than Fang Guozhen, the long-lost Dragon King of the Sea.

The name of the Dragon King is renowned, a legend belonging to a bygone era.

At this moment, the Dragon King, the God of War, and two legends from the old and new eras stood together, their prestige overflowing. Everyone stared in astonishment at this divine lineup before them.

For a moment, no one dared to speak. This was the effect Chen Jie wanted; he wanted to shock them.

As expected, none of these people could utter a single word. Chen Jie then scanned the entire room and said, "Everyone, it's been a long time."

Upon hearing this, everyone paused, and then someone spoke up: "Has it been almost half a month?"

Chen Jie said, "You have a very good memory."

The man immediately smiled ingratiatingly, and Chen explained, "I did two things in the past two weeks. The first was to kill Basong, the scourge of cholera that plagued the entire Southeast Asia."

"Next, let's invite our Dragon King, whom we haven't seen for a long time!"

Hearing Chen Jie's words, they had to admit that Chen Jie had indeed gone to handle some important matters this time. Chen Jie said, "The main reason I've gathered everyone here today is to announce something important to you all."

event?

Those around were stunned, not understanding. Basong was dead, so what major event could possibly happen?

Chen Jie then looked at everyone and said, "Given the Basong incident, I personally feel that the security situation in Southeast Asia is too poor, and everyone is acting independently, which is not suitable for us to do maritime trade. Moreover, if another ambitious person like Basong emerges in the future, how should we deal with him?"

"Have you all considered this? With your power, or rather, with the strength of your country, can you withstand an attack from a powerhouse at the Fusion God Realm?"

Chen Jie's question was very practical, and it left everyone in the audience speechless, unsure of how to answer it for a moment.

Chen Jie looked at them and said, "It seems you all understand that if another person like Basong were to appear, you would be unable to cope, and your country might even be destroyed."

"So I came up with a way to help everyone."

"I plan to establish the Nanyang Pacification Commission to protect the interests of the countries in the South China Sea and to give everyone a chance to rise above their circumstances. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

Chen Jie looked at the people around him and asked, "Agree or disagree?"

In fact, anyone with eyes to see knows that there is no way they could oppose this. In fact, they have only one choice from beginning to end, and that is to agree.

However, the people from Southeast Asia continued to whisper among themselves, clearly indicating that they genuinely did not know what the Southeast Asia Pacification Commission was for.

At this moment, a mid-level officer of the Nanyang Allied Army, under the command of his superiors, couldn't help but ask, "Let's ask, what exactly is the Nanyang Pacification Commission?"

Chen explained: "What we do is very simple. We will manage all matters in the South China Sea in the future. Every merchant ship that passes through this sea will have to contact our offices in various countries and register, indicating what goods they need to transport. We will collect a certain amount of tax based on the value of the goods."

"Then, since we've started collecting taxes, we must ensure the smooth passage of the entire caravan through Southeast Asia. We must crack down on all pirates and not allow any pirates to appear in our maritime areas again. At the same time, we can promise that if a merchant ship is robbed on land under our Southeast Asia Pacification Commission, our Southeast Asia Pacification Commission will provide compensation equal to the value of the goods registered."

"In addition to these, our Nanyang Pacification Commission will also participate in mediating battles between local armed forces and in suppressing rebellions in the kingdom. It can be said that we are the force that maintains fairness and justice in the Nanyang region. We want to ensure that there are no more evil people in the entire Nanyang region!"

After Chen Jie finished explaining the main tasks of the Nanyang Pacification Commission, the allied forces of the Nanyang countries were stunned. This sounded quite good. It would not interfere with the operation of royal power, but would only collect taxes and fees from passing cargo ships, and would also guarantee that the cargo ships would not be robbed at sea in the future. This did not seem unacceptable!
However, pirates at sea will probably have a hard time from now on. After all, if cargo ships are robbed, the Pacification Commissioner will have to pay compensation. Won't the Pacification Commissioner fight the pirates with all his might?
It's safe to say that becoming an independent pirate in this sea area will be virtually impossible in the future. Pirates will only have two options: first, surrender to the Pacification Commissioner, which is to offer them amnesty, and they might be able to make a good living; second, leave and head to the Indian Ocean or the Pacific Ocean, where they might be able to make a living.

And aren't these so-called allied forces of various countries just a coalition of pirates formed by various countries?
Many of them were former members of the Thirteen Great Pirate Gangs of the South Seas. Once they understood this, they realized that if they did not join the Pacification Commissioner's forces, they would likely become targets of the Commissioner's crackdown.

Can they withstand the blows from the Pacification Commissioner?
Everyone expressed a question mark regarding this.

Can it withstand it?
They really had absolutely no idea what to expect.

Thinking this, everyone looked at Chen Jiedao and asked, "So, what is the structure of the Pacification Commission, and who is its leader?"

They wanted to see if the Pacification Commissioner's Office was well-equipped and powerful.

Chen Jie said, "The Pacification Division is currently relying mainly on the Divine Dragon Sect's forces as its first batch of combat power. Later, its combat power will be expanded by recruiting new people."

"We are currently preparing to establish two combat teams, each with two militia commanders. Each commander will manage eighty first-class warships and forty thousand men. Of course, if they perform well, they can expand their own forces, but the quality of personnel will be strictly controlled. We will rather have too many than too few qualified personnel."

"Above the militia commander is the governor-general of the Pacification Commission, who is the highest-ranking official in the Southern Pacification Commission."

At this point, Chen Jie paused and said, "This position must be filled by someone with sufficient prestige and strength, so I finally recommend Fang Guozhen, the Third-Rank Molten God and the Dragon King of the Sea, to serve as the Governor-General. Does anyone have any objections?"

After Chen Jie finished speaking, the people below looked at each other in bewilderment. Good heavens, who had any objections? Who dared to have any objections?

The Dragon King of the Sea has been appointed as the governor. Do you dare to object? How come you also have the strength of a third-level Molten God?
No, you still dare to have opinions? Very well, I think you've forgotten how terrifying it was when the Dragon King destroyed a nation's fleet.

Once they understood this, what else could these Nanyang Allied Forces possibly complain about? They had absolute trust in the position of Governor-General, followed closely by the positions of these two militia commanders.

Although the title of "Military Commander" doesn't sound very impressive, he actually commands a full 40,000 troops and 80 first-class warships. What are first-class warships? They are large warships that can carry a load of nearly 1,000 tons and can carry at least 500 to 1,000 soldiers.

Furthermore, this militia had the right to recruit soldiers freely, which meant it wielded considerable power.

Having figured all this out, these people were all considering whether they could become the militia commander themselves.

Chen Jie could clearly see that this group of people were starting to get eager to try, and Chen Jie was quite satisfied with this. The position of militia commander did not necessarily have to be exclusive to the Divine Dragon Sect. For the time being, it was tentatively set as Fang Zheng and Lei Ming, but if there were any capable people in the Southeast Asian countries, they could also challenge for it.

Chen Jie said, "Alright, now everyone has no objection to the establishment of the Nanyang Pacification Commission."

Chen Jie's dialogue was very skillful. He directly used the term "Southern Seas Pacification Commissioner" and asked, "Do you have any objections to the establishment of the Southern Seas Pacification Commissioner?" In this way, he could directly confirm the establishment of the Southern Seas Pacification Commissioner.

Soon everyone in the room agreed.

After such a long period of fighting, Chen Jie and Zhang Dingbian have gradually weeded out all the troublemakers and disobedient people in these Southeast Asian allied forces. Now, those who remain are relatively obedient.

"Agreed, agreed!"

With the agreement reached, the establishment of the Nanyang Pacification Commission was finalized. Chen Jie then asked, "Do you agree to appoint Fang Longwang as the governor of our Pacification Commission?"

"Agreed, agreed!"

Those below stood up and shouted in agreement. Who would dare to disagree with Fang Longwang becoming governor? And who could take him away?

Chen Jie then spoke up, "Then there are the positions of militia commanders. Who is interested in these two positions? I recommend two people: one is Fang Zheng, the son of the Dragon King, and the other is Lei Ming, the former vice leader of the Divine Dragon Sect. Does anyone have any opinions?"

After a long silence, someone spoke up: "We can accept that Fang Zheng is the son of the Dragon King and should be the commander of this militia, but we do not agree to Lei Ming, the vice leader of the sect, being appointed as the commander of this militia."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately laughed and said, "Great! It's good that you disagree. If everyone is all in harmony, it will really be difficult to manage."

After explaining this, Chen looked at Lei Ming and said, "Brother Lei, what if they don't respect you?"

Lei Ming wasn't surprised by Chen Jie's words, because Chen Jie had already discussed it with him earlier. At this moment, Lei Ming said, "If you're not convinced, then let's have a contest. The winner will become the militia commander, and the loser should shut up and do his job properly!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Good. Our Nanyang Pacification Commission adheres to the principle of meritocracy, with the capable rising and the incompetent falling. Those with ability can take the lead."

"Anyone who disagrees, step forward. Let's have a match with Lei Ming. If you win, you'll become the militia commander. If you lose, you can't keep making excuses to deny it, can you?"

"Alright, who wants to challenge Lei Ming, step forward."

"I."

"I!"

"And I!"

Three subordinates from the Southeast Asian allied forces, all at the Furnace Realm, stepped forward. At this moment, Chen Jie said, "Dingbian, open the arena. The Dragon King and I will witness this competition together with everyone!"

As Chen explained, everyone immediately moved to the fighting arena that had been specially set up on the island. At this moment, Lei Ming looked at the three members of the Nanyang Allied Army and said, "Alright, let's all come at once!"

Upon hearing this, the three men's eyes narrowed and they shouted, "How arrogant!"

At this moment, Zhang Dingbian asked, "Can we do this together?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Fang Guozhen, who then smiled and said, "Don't underestimate Lei Ming; he was once one of the strongest elders of the Fire Worship Cult."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Alright, since Lei Ming is determined to take on three at once, then let's grant his wish. You all give him a good beating!"

Having received Chen Jie's approval, the three members of the Nanyang Allied Army looked at Lei Ming and said, "Then don't blame us for winning unfairly!"

After saying that, the three of them attacked Lei Ming together. Lei Ming originally only had the strength of the middle stage of the Furnace Realm, but he had learned the lightning attribute spiritual power, which was one in ten thousand. At this moment, the lightning attribute spiritual power suddenly erupted, and his strength was forcibly increased to the level of the upper stage of the Furnace Realm.

At this moment, Lei Ming directly engaged the three in battle. It was a fierce fight, and in the end, Lei Ming's absolute advantage allowed him to suppress them on the spot, subduing the three Furnace Realm experts.

Seeing this, Chen Jie was also satisfied. That's how military organizations are; sometimes you have to use your fists to speak. As for the three experts at the Furnace Realm who stepped forward, Chen Jie directly appointed them as deputy commanders of the militia, making them his deputies to Lei Ming.

With that, the military structure of the Pacification Commissioner's Office was complete!

(End of this chapter)