The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 115 Rebellion, Zheng Xin's shortcomings
At this time, Zheng Xin was actually still in a bit of danger. From Pattaya to Sattahip and then to Rayong, this area was the richest area in Siam after the Chao Phraya Plain.

There are about 400,000 people living in this area, and among these 400,000 people there are also a large number of lords. They keenly sensed the end of the Ayutthaya Dynasty, so they were busy forming alliances and doing all kinds of things.

If the Chanthaburi area is included, there are around 700,000 people living here, which is close to a quarter of the total population of Siam.

However, Taksin is not the most powerful here. The most powerful one is Phraya of Chanthaburi. Their family has ruled Chanthaburi for more than 40 years and has a deep foundation.

At the same time, as an important border town of Siam, Chanthaburi’s military combat effectiveness is still good.

After all, in a place like this, corruption is corruption, but if you don’t fight well, your whole family might be ruined.

After dealing with Ou Zirong, Mo Zibu didn't have time to rest for a while before he was immediately summoned by Zheng Xin to the mansion to discuss matters.

Zheng Xin sat there with a dark face. Before Mo Zibu could ask, Chen Lian came up and said:
"Naitongyu and others from Basha, Wankai, and Kelang villages have declared independence and expelled our people from the villages."

My goodness! Ou Zibu was stunned for a moment. His father-in-law didn’t even control the surrendered people?

In fact, this is an old problem. Zheng Xin made a lot of such mistakes along the way in history, which finally led to a disaster.

The villages in Siam are quite different from the villages in Chinese history. Since Siam is located in Southeast Asia and has a dense water network, mosquitoes, poisonous snakes, crocodiles, etc. are everywhere, so the people have to live in concentrated areas.

The dense water network allows people to travel freely by boat, creating transportation conditions for settlement.

Therefore, the villages in Siam should actually be called towns in China, with a population of at least a few hundred and at most a few thousand.

Basa, Wankai and Kelang villages are the three most important villages in the north of Rayong City.

After losing these places, the roads leading to Pattaya were cut off, and the newly conquered Rayong Province almost became a deserted city.

Nai Tongyu and others were the original lords of Sakdina in Rayong City.

They followed Phraya Rayong to surrender to Taksin, but became dissatisfied because the official positions that originally belonged to them were divided up by Taksin's cronies, and eventually rebelled.

Of course, this is also the reason why Zheng Xin could not control them firmly.

These people were all local tyrants, while Zheng Xin's forces consisted of only over 10,000 men and women, with only two or three thousand usable soldiers. He could basically only control Rayong City, and the rest of the places were scattered.

"What's more serious is that I received news that the Burmese army has begun to withdraw from the city of Vaikunda Buddha, and the Vaikunda Buddha's defenders have begun to move towards Ayutthaya to participate in the final siege.

And Nai Tongyu's trusted guards have appeared in Wansui Buddha City."

It turned out that in recent days, more people had escaped from Ayutthaya and other places and came to Rayong for refuge.

Among them were Khun Aphrathat, Taksin's confidant during Phraya Taksin's time, and Siamese nobles such as Khun Channampharosongthong who admired Taksin.

It was they who brought the news that the Burmese army withdrew from Wansui Buddha and that Nai Tongyu's confidants appeared in Wansui Buddha City.

"In other words, Nai Tongyu may have already defected to the Burmese army."

This is indeed not good news. The Long Live Buddha City is Chonburi in later generations. It is very close to Bangkok and is the eastern gate of the Gulf of Thailand.

If Nai Thong wanted to completely occupy this place, with the support of the Burmese army, with Zheng Xin's current military strength, he would only be blocked in the small area of Rayong City.

Zheng Xin did not directly answer Mo Zibu's words, but looked at him seriously.

"Zi Bu, I need your help. The three villages of Basha must be recaptured. We cannot afford to lose the people and supplies there."

After saying this, Zheng Xin patted Mo Zibu's shoulder and said, "After retaking these three villages, you must stabilize the situation for me while we wait for the army to march north. I will attack Wansui Buddha City first."

Zheng Xin's thinking was very clear. As long as there was no bad news from Ayutthaya, he would still maintain his status as a subject.

The last time he captured Rayong City, the excuse he used was that Phraya Rayong bombarded his fleet, that is, Mok Zi Bu's fleet.

Moreover, Phraya Rayong was frightened by himself, so Taksin knelt down and surrendered without fighting him, and was willing to hand over the city of Rayong, so it was morally acceptable.

So now, except for Rayong City, the rest of the places are occupied by various Siamese forces. Taksin has no reason to go up and fight, and the same goes for Chanthaburi City.

But if Wansui Buddha's Nai Tongyu has already defected to the Burmese, he would be a very good target to attack. Not only could we seize territory, but we could also build up our reputation and establish authority.

At present, the best choice for Zheng Xin's camp to complete this task is Mo Zibu.

Unless Zheng Xin is willing to endure for a few months and wait for the army to complete its training before taking action.

This is exactly what happened in history. Zheng Xin said all the good things to those who surrendered to him and then rebelled. In the end, he could only adopt a tolerant attitude towards Nai Tong.

But now, with Mo Zibu as an option, and their relationship about to become extremely close, Zheng Xin naturally didn't want to hold back. "I can only let Chen Lian go with you. His 300 men will obey your command." After seeing Mo Zibu nod in agreement, Zheng Xin continued.

Zheng Xin's troops are now in the final stage of selecting elite soldiers, and the actual number of confidants who can be used is about 500. Now sending Chen Lian to Mo Zibu's command is considered a very good treatment.

From these aspects, it can be seen that Zheng Xin has different arrangements for his two major assistants, Chen Lian and Tong.

Chen Lian was just regarded as a simple military general by Zheng Xin.

Tong is now not only responsible for the logistics supply and material dispatch of Zheng Xin's troops, but also works with Zheng Xin to select officers and soldiers to form his own elite troops.

In addition to issuing notices to reassure the people and handling government affairs in Rayong City, Tong was the most indispensable person around Zheng Xin.

At the same time, Tong's younger brother Chu Zhi was Zheng Xin's closest personal guard. It can be said that the two brothers occupied the most important political ecological position around Zheng Xin from the very beginning.

It can also be said that the person Zheng Xin trusts the most now is definitely Tong, not Chen Lian or Mo Zibu.

Mo Zibu looked at the harmless man from afar, glancing at his warm smile. He shook his head in his heart, but was not going to say anything. After all, that was something that happened more than ten years later.

For example, if you traveled back to the Later Zhou Dynasty and told Guo Rong in front of him that Zhao Kuangyin was going to rebel, it is very likely that Guo Rong would chop off your head and send it to Zhao Kuangyin first.

As he walked out of Zheng Xin's mansion, Mo Zibu saw several sturdy Siamese maids, surrounding two beauties, one big and one small, standing at the door, seemingly waiting for him.

Mo Zibu immediately walked over with a smile.

Shishi deliberately didn't wear a Siamese long skirt today. Maybe she knew that Mo Zibu's family was from Mingxiang, so she deliberately wore what she thought was Han women's clothing, but in fact it was women's clothing with a strong fusion of Manchu and Han clothing from the Qing Dynasty.

The upper body is an indigo waistcoat with pink edges and a blouse, and the lower body is a yellow-green phoenix-tail skirt, which looks pretty good.

The taller one is Chen Hui. She is dressed similarly to Shishi, but of course she is much more beautiful.

Her curvy figure and delicate face with a hint of sadness are far beyond the reach of a young girl like Shishi who has not yet grown up.

Seeing Mo Zibu coming, not only Shishi smiled happily, but Chen Hui also had a hint of smile on her face.

When Chen Lian, who was behind Mo Zibu, saw this, he raised his hand happily. Unfortunately, before he could even say "Hui Mei", Chen Hui turned her face away.

Chen Lian couldn't help feeling extremely lost and upset. Zhao Facui had fallen in love with Chen Hui back then, but Chen Hui was unwilling. Chen Hui's uncle asked Chen Lian for his opinion, and Chen Lian insisted that she could follow him. Since then, Chen Hui ignored him.

Mo Zibu was helpless and could only pat Chen Lian on the shoulder. In the past, he wanted to gain more political resources through his cousin, but he didn't expect to ruin Chen Hui's life. Now it was too late to regret.

"Brother Zibu, are you really willing to marry me?"

Mo Zibu really didn't expect that the girl would be so aggressive in her first words when they met, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Of course I would, but not as you are now, but as you will be three years from now."

Three years later, Shishi was sixteen years old, and it was the right time to get married.

Shishi narrowed her eyes upon hearing this, looking very satisfied. However, she immediately winked cunningly and approached Mo Zibu and whispered:

"I heard from Chu Zhi that you chopped your former wife, the Princess of Guangnan, into pieces. Is that true?"

Mo Zibu's face suddenly turned dark, not because of Shishi, but because of Chu Zhi.

What the fuck do you mean, any ideas?
However, Shishi seemed particularly satisfied with Mo Zibu. Seeing his face darken, she immediately said with a smile:

"I think Brother Zibu did a good job. It would be a shame to chop that unchaste and tasteless slave into pieces. She should be caught and put on a stone slab so that Ah Fang can step on her."

Afang was a male war elephant, and having a war elephant trample a person to death on a hard stone slab was a very famous punishment in all the Southeast Asian countries, similar to the Chinese beheading.

Mo Zibu couldn't help it any longer, so he reached out and knocked Shishi hard on the head, just like his cousins who had traveled through time and space and faced a pile of tricky questions.

Shishi was hit so hard that she quickly hid behind Chen Hui, crying out in pain, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything more.

But brother Zibu, I saw that my great-grandmother was training a charming girl, who seemed to be the daughter of the former Phraya Rayong. Mother said that she would be sent to you to make your bed.

Please don't want that woman, Shishi doesn't like her. If you're willing to give up her, I'll send Sister Hui back to you and let Sister Hui make your bed, hehe."

Chen Hui was fine at first, but after hearing what Shishi said, her face immediately turned red. She didn't dare to look at Mo Zibu anymore, and ran away with Shishi without looking back.

(End of this chapter)