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    Zhang Ruifeng, You Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, was summoned by the emperor for no reason.

    He guessed that there might be a mission, perhaps to North Korea, or to the Western Regions, but he never dreamed that it would be Europe.

    "Are you from Longyou?" Zhao Han asked.

    Zhang Ruifeng replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my hometown is indeed in Longyou County. However, when I was young, I went into business with my father and went as far as Yunnan. There were wars in the southwest and swords were everywhere, so I and my father did business in Jiangxi. Thanks to Your Majesty's benevolence."  Jiang An Ding is good for business, and there was no more stable place at that time. Because of this, my father asked the minister to serve His Majesty, and the one who can win the world must be His Majesty."

    "You have a good father," Zhao Han asked with a smile, "The Longyou Merchant Gang is famous all over the world. I heard that it has been particularly active in recent years."

    Zhang Ruifeng said: "Longyou merchants are not as rich and powerful as Huizhou merchants and Jiangxi merchants, and they don't form cliques like Western merchants (Shanshan merchants), and they don't have the benefits of sea trade like Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang merchants. Longyou merchants rely on  It's hard work, other merchants dare not go, and other merchants look down on them, so the Longyou merchants will take over."

    "Longyou merchants have made great contributions to restoring people's livelihood in the north." Zhao Han nodded in approval.

    In recent years, the imperial court has immigrated to the north in large numbers, and there are also preferential treatment in terms of business tax.  Businessmen from Anhui, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi moved after hearing the news, but they basically only went to big cities in the north.

    However, Longyou merchants found another way to do business in small northern counties.  In the backward areas of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, big businessmen from all over the country were reluctant to go, and it was Longyou merchants who came out collectively. The shadow of Longyou merchant gang can be seen everywhere on the southwest border, and even went to Vietnam to do business since last year.

    Zhang Ruifeng said: "Not only can the livelihood of the people in the north be restored, but also the merchants themselves can make money. This is a matter of benefiting the country, the people and themselves, and Longyou merchants are duty-bound.

    Zhao Han asked: "I heard that Longyou merchants have started to develop overseas?"

    Zhang Ruifeng said: "Taiwan and Luzon are mostly merchants from Fujian, and they hold together to exclude foreigners. If Longyou merchants can't get in, they can only go to Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties to collect some local goods and timber. Now the imperial court has seized Malacca, Fujian  Cantonese businessmen thought it was too far away, so they basically only went to Banten and Palembang. Longyou businessmen encountered this gap and were already organizing sea trips, and decided to go to Malacca for a living.¡±

    Maritime merchants from Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are of course willing to sail to Ryukyu and Malacca.  However, they are engaged in maritime trade, while Longyou merchants will stay and develop.

    The Longyou Merchant Gang had no ships, so they went to live in Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties.  They are responsible for receiving goods from the natives and selling them to passing Fujian ships, and they actually earn some hard-earned odds and ends.

    The imperial court was happy to see this situation, so when organizing immigration, it basically did not recruit in Longyou County.  It is mountainous and the land is barren. Young and strong men like to travel far away to do business. As a result, most of the farmers at home are old, weak, women and children. Recruiting immigrants in Longyou County will be messy.

    In fact, men in Anhui and Shanxi are also used to doing business away from home, and most of them started from small businesses.  But they didn¡¯t go far, perhaps to neighboring counties, or to neighboring provinces, while Longyou merchants directly crossed several provinces, and even went to the Western Regions and Burma as early as the Ming Dynasty.

    Zhao Han said with a smile: "You dared to go to Yunnan to do business when you were young. You must not be afraid to travel far, so I will give you an errand to go to other countries."

    "But according to His Majesty's orders!" Zhang Ruifeng hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands.

    Zhao Han waved and said, "Come here."

    Zhang Ruifeng stepped forward, stood cautiously, and cast his eyes on the world area that the emperor took out.

    Zhao Han pointed to the map and said: "Passing Malacca, the fleet will proceed along the land. You will encounter a small country, which has been accepted as a vassal. Further north, it is the territory of Siam. You only need to negotiate with the local officials, and you don't have to go to  See the king of Siam. Then Toungoo (Myanmar), ordered him to surrender quickly, and ordered his envoy to Nanjing to present his letter of credence."

    "If Dongyu is unwilling to surrender, should he go ashore and teach him a lesson?" Zhang Ruifeng asked.

    Zhao Han warned: "Remember,

    Your task is to go to various countries, not to fight.  If Dong Yu refuses to accept Wang Hua, you can write it down, don't delay the trip.  "

    "Minister, please remember!" Zhang Ruifeng took the order.

    Zhao Han continued: "Further ahead is Arakan (the southwestern coast of Myanmar and the eastern coast of Bangladesh). This country is a deadly enemy with Siam. Its people are not afraid of the sea. If they are damaged along the way, they can recruit supplementary sailors in Arakan."

    Chittagong in later generations of Bangladesh also belonged to the territory of Arakan at this time, and this country was the little overlord of the sea in the Bay of Bengal.

    A hundred years ago, Arakan was repeatedly plundered by Portugal, and occasionally cooperated with Portugal, and had already mastered Portuguese navigation and gun technology.  Arakan has a close relationship with Taungoo (Myanmar), and they often join forces to fight Siam, and once they even pulled Portugal.

    Zhao Han said:; Now, Mubang, Mengyang, and Mengmi are all in the hands of Myanmar, and they have not returned their land. Now they still have the face to enclose, and they also ask for gold seals and documents.

    Historically, the Taungoo Dynasty in Myanmar also requested canonization in the same way after killing Emperor Nanming.  Regardless of the Manchu Qing, the three lands of Mubang, Mengyang, and Mengmi were all given to the Toungoo Dynasty.  Later, during the Qing-Burmese War, China once took back the lost land, but Lord Qianlong had a brain twitch, and with a wave of his hand, he took the initiative to reward the territory.

    The memorial is attached to Huang Yao's "paste yellow", which is an accompanying document of the military.

    Huang Yao, who lives in Yunnan, wrote things more clearly.  Those lost lands are very poor, and the mountains are high and the forests are dense, so the transportation of military supplies is extremely difficult.  If you want to fight, please give him two years to prepare, and you have to use the armed police force in Yunnan to assist.  It is best not to send reinforcements from other places. The climate on the border of Yunnan is complicated, and the troops from other provinces may not be able to bear it.

    ? Zhao Han replied: "Yunnan inspectors will be dispatched by you, and all prefectures and counties in Yunnan will also cooperate as much as possible. Within three years, I will recover Mubang, Mengyang,

    Meng Mi three places.  "

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