open sea

Chapter 1109 Tax Card
Monk Tianshi ignited a carnival that spread to half the world.

A carnival featuring the soldiers of the defeated Burmese army who devoted themselves to temples doing nothing, as well as merchants from Fujian and Guangxi who wanted to make a fortune from the chaotic situation.

There are two most crucial facts about this carnival. First, Tianshi has money; second, Tianshi knows that the Western Army will not stop him.

Tianshi is indeed very rich. He controls the property of thousands of temples in Siam, Champa, Sanxuan and Liuwei. The wealth he handles far exceeds that of the monarch, and his influence in many Buddhist countries far exceeds that of the monarch.

Even if [-]% of these monastery properties are handed over to the military government according to the rules, they are still very rich.

The reason why the military government will not stop him is also the same. No matter Nanyang or Xiyang, they actually silently encourage his deeds... West Shaolin is like the prosperity of Fujian and Guangxi, it is an important source of income for the Second Military Government.

In other words, it was a very important source of income for Daming.

Because the tax is fixed, but the temple property is not fixed. It may be more this month, less next month, and very much next month.

You are a poor person, you need money, you can find a temple loan, and when you turn over, you will give more money to the temple; you are a rich person, you are born a Buddhist in this land, and you will willingly donate your money to the temple; You are a poor person, and you are not looking for a temple loan to save yourself. If you can’t repay the money after spending it, then send yourself to the temple to repay the debt.

There is no possibility of non-repayment. Firstly, it is about defense because you cannot escape, and secondly, you are surrounded by Buddhists and you have nowhere to go.

From birth to death, all arrangements are made.

This is even faster than trade to get money.

Those temples in the country are not managed uniformly, and the abbot does not listen to the abbot, so it is difficult to form such a force, but in the southwest, the monk Tianshi was once the most powerful religious chief, and also served as the national teacher of the four kings.

But now he is not a national teacher. Buddhism in the Central Plains has been spread to the west. After governing the three prefectures and six ports for the Nanyang military government, the national teachers of various countries have been appointed by the Nanyang military government and Chen Lin's subordinate officials.

The Western military government has less control over the local area, and Buddhism is not completely controlled by Tianshi, so the pace of change is slower.

But the binge is clearly speeding up the process.

In September, with the aid of the Liujia-class Nanchang ship of the Western Army, more than [-] merchant ships sailed into the Ganges River with the help of the Fujian-Guangzhou Hexingsheng. They approached the city of Patna and attacked the Mughal army outside the city with tens of thousands of Buddhist disciples. Annihilated, and then blocked the main roads, so that the more than [-] Mughal troops who attacked Bangladesh in the east became a lone army without supplies after being trapped in the enemy's territory.

Although Monk Tianshi has been in the army for [-] years, he has always existed in the army as a vanguard or a spear instructor. He does not have much experience in leading an army. Fearlessly dispatched Buddhists in Bihar Province to disperse into various cities to build large-scale construction projects, and erected many Buddhist temples, as if the war in the east had nothing to do with him.

The information made Qi Jimei, Yang Zhao, Men Chongwen and other generals of the Western Army anxious - he really promoted Buddhism.

But at this time, the many Afghan nobles and local leaders facing the Mughal soldiers in the east are not alone. Military supplies such as rice, shrouds, arrows, and medicine for wounds purchased by Liuwei folks.

As the conflict between the two sides became more and more serious, there were many merchants from Fujian and Guangzhou who jumped off the field with their sailors to attack the Mughal army after the caravan was attacked. The skirmishes that occurred on land were more defeated than victorious, but many rivers were almost completely covered. Merchant ships blocked.

Their merchant ships are equipped with Francine guns and rockets.

There are so many rivers in the two provinces, and most of them flow north-south, which almost passively further divided the Mughal army.

The battle was extremely easy for the Bengali rebels, and even the local tribal chiefs summed up the law of victory—as long as the enemy is driven to the river, there is a high probability of receiving artillery support from the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.

Caught in the war in the whole region, people were almost pushed away by the situation. Everyone of the various forces felt that they had done nothing, and the offensive and defensive positions were changed. The Mughal army was systematically divided, disintegrated, outflanked, surrendered, and eliminated.

Time entered October, perhaps the emperor's reply letter had been sent to Delhi, Akbar tried to negotiate with the monk Tianshi and merchants, and the negotiations were successful until the envoy heard that the forward army had been wiped out.

But they could not contact the army that had invaded Bihar and Bangladesh. After learning that the army had been completely wiped out, the negotiations broke down and the war entered the second phase.

Of course, monk Tianshi was also responsible for the breakdown of the negotiation. He asked Akbar to build 44 huge stone sculptures named after the monks who died in battle in the Red Castle. condition.

Fortunately, Monk Tianshi did not continue to march west, which gave both sides a chance.

The rebel army sent [-] troops and continued westward along the Ganges River. Before they had traveled [-] miles, they were surrounded by the local Mughal army again. The battle was very unsuccessful.

Akbar, who always likes to conquer personally, made an exception and did not personally lead the army to the east. It wasn't because he didn't want to, but because his cousins ​​in the west would invade at every turn, which made him afraid to push the most elite troops to the east, not to mention the war situation. It is different in the eyes.

In Akbar's eyes, the big map is full of red dots.

The Bengali nobles in the east are the enemy, the cousins ​​in the west are also the enemy, the Swastika Army stationed in Patna is even more the enemy, and the Western Fleet that is eyeing the sea is also the enemy... The reason why those big ships are not moving is not that they do not participate in the war, they are just waiting Conquer and steal the house by yourself.

It's not a good feeling to be the enemy of everyone.

But in the eyes of Yin Zhengmao of the Western Army, this war has nothing to do with the Western Army, they just watch quietly.

Therefore, the Western Army was very strange and shocked that Akbar started to build the coastal defense of the western coast at this juncture.

In November of the eighth year of Wanli, Yin Zhengmao righteously sent someone to send a letter to Akbar, repeatedly stating that the Western Army had no intention of participating in this war, and those who sent it to Akbar’s Red Fort along with his letter There is a news about the convoy transporting the Eastern Expeditionary Army being sunk and captured by the Ming fleet in the Ganges River. A large ship named Nanchang Ship rampaged in the water battle, sinking and destroying 24 ships.

This battle report was directly sent by Akbar to the Goa Western Army Garrison along with the reply letter, and the reply letter was only one sentence.

"Also said that you have no intention of participating in the war!"

Even if Yin Zhengmao jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't wash away his grievances. He didn't plan to reply to Akbar's letter. Anyway, Akbar wouldn't believe what he said. Then he wanted to try to coordinate the relationship between the two parties, and see if he could let Mo Wo'er shakes hands with the rebels to make peace and rule the land. He can't control the monk Tianshi, but if the two sides cease fighting, he may let the monk Tianshi stop his troops.

At this moment, the soldiers rushed into the main hall with letters in their hands, and whispered in Yin Zhengmao's ear: "Commander, more than [-] monks and soldiers from Siam and other five countries have arrived at the mouth of the Ganges River in Bangladesh, and the monk ship returning from Japan has arrived. In Malacca, the King of Japan and Mr. Chen Shuai are extremely happy with the news that Master Tianshi has recruited monks and soldiers. Their country has already started to mobilize monks and idle warriors. The Nanyang and Western military governments are requested to prepare for these Japanese countries that may cause turmoil within the next six months. source of anxiety."

Old Man Yin raised his hand to caress his face, and sighed, "Forget it, let it be, this is the end of the matter... This old man is no longer stubborn and ready to set up a government and tax card for the newly attached land."

(End of this chapter)