Is Wang Dao good? Or is it better to be domineering? Yang Yi thinks, let Song Dynasty play the role of king. Since he is here, he should play domineering first.
We will occupy the entire palace first. There are thousands of concubines and concubines inside, but there are always a few good ones. Let¡¯s call them for a massage first. It¡¯s easy for us to come all the way.
The treasures in the palace were all paid for by our labor. After the treasury was emptied, we went to look for them in the homes of powerful and wealthy merchants. How could a big country that has lasted for hundreds of years only have such a few treasures? Also, we should not let them go in the temples. There are many pure gold Buddha statues on it.
Of course, these are mainly done by Saburo Ozawa leading the eight hundred servants. They are very professional in doing this. He can find a few mice in the hole for you.
Bo Lin State is great. Water transportation is developed, which greatly facilitates Captain Jack. The ships transporting gold and silver are full of the joy of harvest and sail down the river day and night.
In the main hall of the Srivijaya Palace, Captain Jack was still wearing a sword at his waist and his long sleeves were fluttering, looking down at the Srivijaya monarchs and ministers in the palace. This time he came too fast and suddenly, and all the Srivijaya monarchs and ministers were swept away by him. , At this time, everyone was prostrate in the temple, waiting in fear for the judgment of fate.
How will the devil named Captain Jack treat them? Judging from his ruthlessness in scraping off even a copper plate, it is estimated that no one can survive, but judging from his actions of not massacring people wantonly, it seems that everyone still has a chance to survive. Facing the sentence of life and death, The moment was so long and difficult.
Captain Jack stood in the main hall, stretched out his sleeves, and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, everyone. We are civilized people, and we are here to spread civilization. We will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, of course. For those barbarians who insist on confronting civilization, We must punish them in order to educate them. You must understand this painstaking effort. Well, it is just like a father teaching his children. If the children are disobedient, they will be spanked. Do you think so?"
The hall was quiet, no one answered. Depend on! How does this work? It¡¯s okay if there are no flowers and applause, but you still have to puff twice!
There was no other way, so Captain Jack had no choice but to name him: "With respect, Your Highness Puluo, do you think this captain is right?"
Pu Luo quickly got down and replied: "What the captain said is right or wrong."
"Oh, Your Highness Pu Luo, tell me, what did the captain say wrong?"
"Captain, I think we should not use the metaphor of father teaching children, but should use the metaphor of grandfather teaching grandson, because compared with you, captain, we are like ignorant children, and you are like elders who know everything, so I think It would be more appropriate to use the metaphor of a grandfather teaching his grandson.¡±
"Hahaha, His Highness Pu Luo is so humble. This is very good. As the saying goes, humility can make people progress. If everyone can be as humble and willing to learn as His Highness Pu Luo, it will be worth it no matter how hard and tiring we are in spreading civilization."
When the two exchanged words in the palace, the ministers of Srivijaya in the palace had different expressions. Some were very disdainful of Pu Luo, and some were indifferent. Some echoed incessantly.
Regardless of what they thought, Captain Kejie continued to speak loudly: "I heard that King Qin's army from all over Srivijaya is coming to Bolim State. They seem to be unwilling to abandon their barbaric methods and want to fight against civilization to the end. Your Highness Puluo , do you think this is right?¡±
"No, no, of course not, I immediately ordered them to return."
"That's right. However, His Highness Po Luo is not the king, and no one may listen to his orders. This captain feels that His Highness Po Luo is the most far-sighted. The throne of Srivijaya should be inherited by His Highness Po Luo, so that he can lead the people of Sanfo. Ignorance, heading towards a glorious future, do you think my words are right, Prime Minister?"
Captain Jack walked up to Srivijaya Prime Minister Pu Liu and asked him with a smile. Pu Liu glared at him bitterly and held his neck in silence.
Yang Yi laughed and said to Pu Luo: "Your Highness Pu Luo, Prime Minister Pu Liu seems to disapprove of your succession to the throne and does not want to see Srivijaya move towards civilization. Such a person, I really don't know what to say, Pu Luo. Your Highness, what do you think?"
"The owl's head is shown to the public!"
"No, no, no, beheading is inhumane. As a civilized man, I do not approve of His Highness Puluo doing this."
"Then hang him."
"Well, since His Highness Puluo has made up his mind, I, the captain, should not interfere too much in your internal affairs."
Prime Minister Pu Liu was quickly pulled down, and then several ministers who opposed Pu Luo's succession to the throne were all hanged by Pu Luo. At this point, no one dared to object anymore.
Puluo finally ascended the throne of Srivijaya with great satisfaction, but the hundred-treasure crown was too heavy for him to wear. What should he do?
Captain Jack made a suggestion to abolish the previous grant of SrivijayaFrom now on, the bad custom of holding the crown will be replaced by the eldest son succeeding the throne. This can be regarded as learning from the civilized world.
The treasure crown studded with pearls and gems is evidence of past bad habits. Captain Jack feels that he should not keep it to prevent someone from returning to his previous bad habits in the future.
Puluo also believed that what he said was reasonable, and handed over the arduous task of destroying the Treasure Crown to Captain Jack.
After Puluo ascended the throne, he first ordered all the troops to return to where they came from. In addition, he signed a series of peace agreements with Captain Jack, such as ceding another part of the Malay Peninsula and paying an indemnity of one thousand to the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company. Wan Guan should be paid in 20 years to make up for the losses caused to the Western Indian Ocean in the past two years;
Members of the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company enjoy judicial immunity in Sriwijaya, and goods entering Sriwijaya are exempt from tariffs. All factories, workshops, and shops invested in Sriwijaya enjoy low tax policies.
In return, the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company came forward to mediate with the three countries of Mataram, Taruna, and Kediri to stop the war between the countries.
Seven days later, Captain Jack began to return and took Pu Tuo and Pu Ying with him. First, it would prevent these two people from causing trouble in Srivijaya. Second, if Pu Luo disobeyed in the future, he could also let these two people come back to stir up trouble. , especially Pu Ying, who had officially inherited the throne of Srivijaya, and it is very useful to hold it in his hand.
As for the three small countries of Mataram, Taruna and Kediri on the island of Java, there is no need to resort to military invasion. The capital of Srivijaya, Bolin State, changed its owner in one day. They have been made to understand who is the boss, and the Three Kingdoms are now as well-behaved as pugs. It just needs to keep tightening its control over its country's economy.
Yang Yi transferred another two thousand troops from Kagoshima. Fifteen hundred people were stationed in Singapore, responsible for wiping out the opposition forces on the Malay Peninsula ceded by Srivijaya. Another five hundred people were stationed in Bolin State. In order to ensure that the benefits previously obtained are not violated, it is also a kind of surveillance and deterrence for Puluo.
When Yang Yi returned to Xingjiazhen, the news of the Bolin State Change began to spread here, but many people did not want to believe it was true, and there were various legends;
The most conclusive one was deliberately spread by the trading company, that is, Pu Luo was dissatisfied with his younger brother Luo Ying who first placed him under house arrest, and then intended to harm him, so he launched a counterattack and seized the throne. In short, this is an internal problem within Srivijaya and has little to do with outsiders. Srivijaya officials soon issued such a communiqu¨¦, further confirming the authenticity of this rumor.
The people of Srivijaya usually use gold and silver as currency. In addition to the fact that the currency demand of Srivijaya is not as great as that of the Song Dynasty, another reason is that its gold and silver production is large, and it controls the Malacca Strait. All merchant ships have to pay taxes to Srivijaya. In addition to physical goods, most of the taxes collected were gold and silver.
This time Captain Jack raided the city of Bolin. Even the temple was not spared, and nearly 10 million taels of gold and more than 30 million taels of silver were obtained. The value of various pearls, gems, jades, coral trees and other treasures was difficult to determine. The harvest far exceeded his expectations.
Captain Jack began to reflect on himself. In the past, he always thought that outside the Song Dynasty, it was a barbaric land. This was definitely a misunderstanding. It is true that these small countries have backward technology and lack of materials, but they are not poor. There are often more minerals such as gold and silver than those in the Song Dynasty.
¡°To be so poor that all that is left is money. This sentence is suitable for many small countries. They have no shortage of gold and silver, but because their productivity is backward, their trade with the outside world is small, and their culture is backward, they appear to be very barbaric;
Just like in the Age of Discovery, when Westerners landed on the American continent, they thought it was a wild land, but these wild lands contained inexhaustible treasures of gold and silver.
While Yang Yi was resting in Singapore, news from the Song Dynasty came one after another. Regarding his disappearance, it caused a strong shock in the Song Dynasty. However, the court now received a relatively reliable news from Zifangguan, saying that Taifu Yang¡¯s It must have drifted to the Champa area, and the Zhifang Museum is working hard to find it.
With this news, the court finally felt a lot more peaceful, and the uninformed Yang officials felt a lot more at ease. It didn't matter where Yang Yipiao went, as long as he didn't die, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Under pressure from the imperial court, the Zhifangguan has dispatched a large number of personnel to search south.
Yang Yi laughed it off, saying everything was still under control. He was very concerned about the situation in Dali. According to news coming from China, Zhenla had now formed an alliance with Gao Mingliang. Gao Mingliang asked Zhenla to send troops to deal with Duan Heyu at the cost of ceding the land of the three states.
The three armies were fighting on the Lancang River. With the 20,000 troops from Zhenla joining in, the morale of Gao Mingliang's side was greatly boosted. They swept away the previous decline and defeated Duan Qingshan twice in a row, killing more than a thousand enemies. Now they are actively planning to counterattack Dali City.
The Great Song Dynasty Chaotang expressed its concerns about Zhenla joining the Dali Civil War, believing that this would only?Bringing more war to the people of Dali, and expressing the hope that Zhenla would withdraw from the civil war in Dali.
For its own benefit, Zhenla was not willing to give up. Moreover, the Song Dynasty only fulfilled its own wishes and did not issue a stern warning. This made Zhenla even more serious, hoping to cook the raw rice into cooked rice as soon as possible.
"Privately, Zifang Guan is paying close attention to the situation in Dali according to Yang Yi's arrangements. When the two sides fight for a while and Zhenla sinks deeper, they will immediately start to eliminate Duan Heyu and put the blame on Zhenla.
The Song Dynasty wanted to annex a devastated Dali country, which was not a big problem. Even if it could not be annexed for a while, it would succeed sooner or later with the name of righteousness. Yang Yi was not worried at all. His next goal was India.
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