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Volume 2 Northern and Southern Empire Chapter 210 Burning Siam

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.    Chapter 210 Burning Siam

    When the two multicolored stones and the iron ore samples were returned to the Free City, they were placed on Zhu Ming's desk. Zhu Ming had heard about beautiful stones like opals in his previous life, but he had only heard about them and had never seen them. Now,  He took one and played with it carefully in his hand.  *

    These two colorful stones have been roughly polished by craftsmen in Zhanzhou. At this time, the stones shine with various colors, which is intoxicating and mysterious.

    A Yi Ji who was waving a fan on the side looked at it with eyes wide open. Such a wonderful stone has never been seen even on the Pope's crown.

    Zhu Ming felt that the cool breeze that had been blowing suddenly stopped. He turned around and saw Yi Ji staring at the two colorful stones without blinking.

    He had forgotten how lethal this stone was. Thinking of the two people who had not treated them well, Zhu Ming felt a little guilty. He immediately called in the guards and handed these two stones over to the craftsmen for careful consideration.  It is to create two kinds of objects and give them to Jinzhu and Zelia.

    The next step is iron ore. This time it is not beyond Zhu Ming's expectation. In the future, Oceania will be the third largest exporter of iron ore in the world. You can imagine how many resources are contained in this land.  enriched.

    Zhu Ming called in a young man who was already waiting at the door. He was only ten years old and frail in appearance. He was the man who knelt at the door of the military camp that day and wanted the Wuyi Guards to accept him.

    At this moment, after nearly three months of studying in the military academy, the young man is no longer as thin as a chicken like when Zhu Ming first met him, but he is still not strong enough and does not look like he will become a fierce general in the future.

    When he entered school at that time, he couldn¡¯t explain what happened to him. He only said that his parents were killed, and his name was Ma¡¯ai. He thought it was Ma¡¯er, but he couldn¡¯t give him a specific name.

    Zhu Ming casually named him Ma Chenggong at that time. He was very happy when he did not look like a young man, and he repeated it over and over again several times.

    Originally, this was just a trivial matter in Zhu Ming¡¯s life. It should have been forgotten soon after three months.

    Wang Zhuojin, who is now in charge of the general affairs of schools across the country, came to Zhu Ming to report on the success of this young horse.

    Wang Zhuojin was Zhu Ming's personal guard at that time, and he was influenced by Zhu Ming's side. He was a stable man. Although he lost a hand on the battlefield and had to turn to teaching, his temperament also became more and more important.  He became calm and capable through training.

    "Wang Zhuojin came to see Zhu Ming in a hurry. It was really a big deal.

    Wang Zhuojin described the beginning and end of Zhu Mingcai's incident.

    After Ma successfully entered the military academy, due to his weak body, although he quickly learned almost all the written subjects, he was a drag on the cadet team in some drill events, so he was often laughed at.

    ¡°In particular, one of the indigenous people in the team belongs to a local tribal chief. He is very tall and rare among the indigenous people in Southeast Asia. He is also not slow in learning subjects, which further develops his confident character.

    By chance, he was placed in the same team as the unlucky Ma Chenggong, who often stumbled and found things to tease Ma Chenggong.

    Ma Chenggong is also a man with strong self-esteem. Everyone thought he was dull at first, but in order to deal with the chief's son who annoyed him, he actually started to connect with his Han classmates in private.

    At first, everyone thought that Ma Chenggong was a stupid talker, but in the end he spoke endlessly. Although he did not quote any scriptures, it made all the Han students who heard it feel that the Han people were superior to others. The son of the chief thought he was very good, but he was really overestimating his abilities.  Car-blocking mantis.

    The grievances between the two sides deepened under Ma Chenggong's instigation, and eventually a fight broke out between different races. Although it was in the military academy, neither side used equipment, so the situation was controlled to a relatively small area.  scope.

    Even so, Ma Chenggong, who instigated the fight, still entered the jail of the Military Justice Department.

    Zhu Ming has never put racial inequality on the table since the founding of the country. Although the Han people clearly occupy the top position of the political, economic and cultural pyramid, there has never been outright discrimination.

    Therefore, the smooth tongue that Ma Chenggong uses now has caused such a strong conflict between the two parties who were originally at peace with each other. I really have to lament the viciousness of Ma Chenggong's mouth.

    "Tell me, aren't you very good at speaking?" Don't skip words.  Zhu Ming looked at Ma Chenggong, who was kneeling in the court, and said, "I didn't expect you to be so eloquent. You were already such a scourge. You shouldn't have been admitted to the military academy at that time."

    "The Lord" Ma Chenggong, who was originally docile and kneeling on the ground, turned his head and retorted, "Don't you want to give back a sweet date when someone hits you with a stick? I won't offend others if they don't offend me.""Then if Zhaisu offended me, he would have to endure my revenge. I just broke a few of his ribs this time, which is an advantage for him."

    At this moment, Zhu Ming saw a blazing and unyielding flame in this young man's eyes. This was a child with a strong personality.

    Zhu Ming shouldn't convince him. Maybe he had an unknown wandering life in his early years, which resulted in him developing his own way of character, which was completely incompatible with the Confucian culture of the Han family. But at this moment, Zhu Ming didn't  Don't want to change him.

    It¡¯s just the child¡¯s ability to agitate and inspire people that he values ????very much. As long as he has a skill, Zhu Ming is not prepared to let it go.

    "It seems that you can't stay in the military academy anymore" Zhu Ming said.

    Ma Chenggong, who had just become excited, lowered his head in despair. To be honest, he was extremely grateful to Zhu Ming in his heart, and also grateful for his time in the military academy.

    Although his foundation is very poor, after these few months, Ma Chenggong has been able to read basic maps and command texts. Such a lot of useful knowledge has allowed him to see another vast world. Could it be that all this will follow the fight?  And the smoke has disappeared?

    Ma Chenggong suppressed the depression in his heart. After all, it was the man in front of him who gave him everything. From the bottom of his heart, Ma Chenggong admired the man in front of him.

    "You can go back and report to the Military Intelligence Department. However, you provoked a fight between the two clans, which affected the relationship between the two clans. The impact was extremely bad. Before the Military Academy expels you, you will be punished with twenty sticks and paraded through the streets."

    Although the punishment was not heavy, Ma Chenggong was even more surprised that he was asked to go to the Military Intelligence Department.

    He looked at Zhu Ming quietly, and he was smart enough to feel that Zhu Ming still had something to say.

    Zhu Ming raised the fist-sized piece of iron ore in front of him, with a hint of dark red, and said, I will ask Chen Zhenghao to deploy thirty capable sergeants to you. There are a lot of them on Zhanzhou Island. You have to tell this news in a mysterious way.  way to spread the word.  "

    "Mysterious way?" Ma Chenggong thought in his heart, but after a little while, Ma Chenggong asked again if people thought it was our internal leak?  Let Zhanzhou Iron Mine go viral in private for a while?  "

    As expected, I didn¡¯t look at it. This Ma Chenggong is a hype-maker and a born instigator. He quickly grasped the essence of the matter.

    Zhu Ming praised Ma Chenggong appreciatively and asked him to find a way to make the businessmen in the market think that the government had information about Zhanzhou's large amount of minerals. They were originally free to go to Zhanzhou to develop. I heard that not long after,  will be banned.

    Ma Chenggong kowtowed and agreed and then turned around. He was still too young, had a wild temper, and had no sense of propriety in doing things. Zhu Ming was going to give him a try first. If he was really useful, he would hone his skills at that time.

    The matter here was just busy, and another group of ministers who wanted to see the discussion, let Zhu Ming deal with it one by one, it was time for Hua Lan to be released.

    After eating something casually and returning to the inner palace, Zelia was already waiting for Zhu Ming. Since the last time the three of them talked, Zelia had moved to Zhu Ming's palace to live, only waiting for Siam.  Once the matter is over, Zhu Ming must fulfill his promise to marry her.

    Zhu Ming is indispensable. He has several people to help him rub his back every night. It is quite pleasant to have his itchy skin. At least it is much better than those Yi Ji who can't communicate at all.

    The next day, I slept until three o'clock in the morning. Since Zhu Ming took power, many aspects of people's lives in this era have changed. At least those ministers no longer have to get up early every day to go to court.

    Zhu Ming has always believed that getting up before dawn every morning to prepare for court is a sign of having enough food to hold on. Although it is also due to the inconvenience of activities at night, Zhu Ming, a modern man, prefers to stay up late at night to deal with government affairs.  It¡¯s not like I can¡¯t afford to light the lamp oil.

    Just after Zhu Ming slowly got up and finished everything, he appeared in the palace vestibule, and everyone started the official daily work of the head of the country.

    Then the people and things waiting in line came up one by one to wait for Zhu Ming to deal with it.

    When Zhu Ming was busy until noon, he was about to take a breather. Unexpectedly, Zhu Dacheng, the commander-in-chief of the Ministry of Commerce, hurriedly ran up to the hall to meet him.

    Although Zhu Dacheng is troubled by many small and big things on weekdays, there is nothing as urgent as today. Why don't you have a rest if you don't lead? Zhu Ming looked at this top confidant strangely.

    "My lord, I have to report that the Siamese businessman secretly borrowed the name of a businessman from the Western Regions to purchase large quantities of weapons in our Free City and Chuancun Port. He was reported yesterday and has been arrested today." Zhu Dacheng  He sang quickly.

    It¡¯s not surprising that he pretended to be someone and bought a weapon. Even if he supplied weapons to King Zhaolu of Siam, Zhu Ming was not surprised. This only shows that the weapons of the Black Water Ming Kingdom are sharp.

      Unexpectedly, Zhu Dacheng went on to say that after the businessman Kawacen was arrested and imprisoned, he did not feel sad but felt happy, shouting that he wanted to meet the king"

    see me?  Zhu Ming was quite surprised that he came to see me as an arms dealer after committing a crime.

    Zhu Dacheng said with a strange face again that Kawacen said in prison that he wanted to imitate Nalanojiadi and have close contact with the Black Water Ming Kingdom. As long as the king can help him succeed, he is willing to share Siam with the king.  "

    This businessman is quite generous, and he is also an ambitious man who knows no bounds.  Zhu Ming secretly despised this person in his heart. When he saw the chaos in the country, some people wanted to jump out. There were many such people in every country and race in that generation.

    Despite this, Zhu Ming was still prepared to meet him to see if this person was capable and wanted the support of Heishui Mingguo.

    The current agent of Siam, Lanno Jiadi, is a descendant of the former royal family, and he is also well-known and powerful in the city. There are also many tribes supporting him in the surrounding areas.

    ????????? This businessman Kavazen ??actually gave him the confidence to rebel.

    When the bold businessman Kawazen was brought up, his handsome and dark face made an impression in Zhu Ming's mind.

    This guy may really have a chance to become another tycoon. Zhu Ming remembers him because this guy is the saltpeter supplier of Heishui Ming Kingdom and played some role in the development of Heishui Ming Kingdom.

    The Blackwater Ming Kingdom made good use of firearms, so the gunpowder needed for firearms was naturally a top priority. However, the production of saltpeter required for gunpowder was small in the Blackwater Ming Kingdom, so they had to buy it everywhere.

    The output in the surrounding areas is not large, but there are several large mineral deposits near Namluo Road in northern Siam, all of which belong to the Kavatzen family. Therefore, Kavatzen not only makes the country more profitable by relying on the saltpeter trade,  The family wealth is more abundant, and a better relationship has been established with Heishui Mingguo.

    Therefore, Zhu Dacheng hurriedly came to report the matter. If an ordinary businessman was caught and still wanted to unite with the Black Water Ming Kingdom to gain support, he would be regarded as a fool and no one would pay attention.

    This Ravazen ??is different.  When he was brought to the palace, he still greeted Zhu Ming politely.

    "Bu Lavacen, you have some trump cards, do you think you can get a share of this great change in Siam?" Zhu Ming's question was very rude.

    Kawazen said very calmly that the Han people often say that it is necessary to have the right time, the right place, and the right harmony. At this time, Siam is in chaos, and Lannogadi and the King of Siam in the south have already fought together. This is the right time; and I am alone in the north. If  On the contrary, the King of Siam will definitely have to deal with Llanojiadi at his side first. This is due to the geographical advantage; let alone my property foundation in the north, just talk about my good relationship with your Majesty. This is reconciliation.

    "I can't think of anything that can benefit future generations under such favorable conditions, why not do it?" Kavazen ??concluded.

    In this way, Siam has become a three-legged situation. Zhu Ming is thinking in his heart that it is not difficult to support this person, but he is afraid that it will be difficult to control him in the future if he has more power.

    "I don't need the muskets or artillery from you, my lord. You just need to provide me with the method of shaking the sky, and then send craftsmen to assist us. For the rest, I only need to provide me with common weapons and armor on the market."  Wattzen continued.

    Since Kavacen was quite rich in saltpeter resources, Zhu Ming was not willing to provide muskets and artillery, so he settled for the second best, the thunder that was not outstanding in power.

    This sky-shaking thunder was a joke that Zhu Ming asked the craftsmen to tinker with, because the power of gunpowder at this time was too weak, and the result was completely incomparable with the hand grenades of later generations. It was also bulkier, but not as practical as muskets and artillery. Now  Blackwater Ming Dynasty rarely makes them anymore.

    But it still took a lot of work for craftsmen to ignite the explosives and control the explosive mechanism in this thunder. Now that Kavazen ??raised it as a condition, he didn't suffer any loss.

    Although Zhu Ming doesn't think much of this, if Kavazen ??masters the method and has a sufficient supply of gunpowder, even if there are thousands of them in the morning, and they win by quantity in an attack, they may not be able to defeat those.  Siamese officers and soldiers.

    Since people have such a rebellious heart, Zhu Ming, as an internationalist fighter, naturally agreed. The specific trade cooperation matters should be left to Chen Zhenghao, the culprit who subverted the Kingdom of Siam, to discuss in detail.

    It¡¯s just that Zhu Ming named two things. One is that Kavacen must not conflict with Lannogadi before the fall of the King of Siam. Zhu Ming of Lannogadi naturally gave corresponding instructions.

    The second one was specially placed on Kavacen, so he couldn¡¯t help but refuse to agree. Considering that Kavacen did not have the halo of honor of being a descendant of the previous royal family, all the important supplies such as salt and iron monopoly and coinage would be included in the territory he would conquer in the future.  All rights are assigned to Zhu Ming. If you want to eat salt, I will bring it to you. If you want to spend money, I willIt's considerate enough to help you make it.

    Although this was a condition to gradually become Zhu Ming's puppet, Kawacen, who also had a sense of luck, agreed. In his heart, the unified Tai people could not be easily conquered, although he suffered a little loss at this time.  The wolf Zhu Ming was let in, but Kavazen ??could definitely drive this wolf out if necessary in the future.

    ¡° But he didn¡¯t. When it comes to assimilation and cultural penetration capabilities, no one dares to claim first place if Chinese civilization dares to be second.

    Kawazen, who was originally arrested, became glorious again after a day trip to the King's Palace. The first thing he did was to return to Siam quickly. The pace of the incident had to be accelerated. At this time, Lannogadi and the King of Siam were  In a stalemate, you can quickly expand your territory.

    If this is a rare opportunity, if either of the two guys facing each other in the south falls, Kawazen will definitely be the next unlucky one.

    At the end of the sixth year of Zehan, when the Black Water Ming Kingdom was about to begin the seventh year of Zehan, Siam fell into a sea of ??fire.

    Once the saltpeter merchant Kawazen, who was good at using gunpowder, raised the flag of righteousness, he immediately added fuel to the chaos in Siam.

    The Zhaolu Qunjing originally focused all their attention on the southern front line. Zhu Ming's five thousand black-clad guards showed no signs of retreat and instead started field training. Lannuo Jiadi of River Kwai City also  It's aggressive.

    Now there are rebels even in the stable north, which makes the Ayutthaya Dynasty be attacked from both sides. When Zhaolu Qunjing received the news, he was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood and fell ill in bed.

    After the news spread, Kawazen's thieves became even more arrogant, holding high the banner of obeying God's will and overthrowing the corrupt and incompetent Ayutthaya Dynasty, and increasingly claiming to obey God and change fate.

    Llanojiadi in the south is just like the noisy little boy in the north. He has taken refuge in Zhu Ming. However, the big boss is by his side and he does not dare to make any hostile move towards the north. He has no choice but to attack the east with all his strength. Now there are  A competitor?

    The land of Siam suddenly fell into a deeper war.

    Chapter 210 Burning Siam

    Chapter 210 Burning Siam
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