Chapter 41 Nanyang Metropolitan Division

The most lacking thing in the South Seas is rainwater.

No matter what the weather is in the north, but for Jiading, there is only the difference between heavy rain and small rain, and there is a never-ending summer.

And Jiading is where the Nanyang Metropolitan Governance Office set by the crown prince Zhu Jianjun.

It's nowhere else but the Mekong Delta.

In later generations, it was called Saigon, and later it was called Ho Chi Minh City.

The weather here is hot and humid, and it can be said that it is a wild place. It was originally a small fishing village, and it was Liu Daxia who recommended it to the prince.

Because the water and soil here are so good, perhaps in the eyes of the natives, it is a barren land, but in Liu Daxia's view, it is simply a heaven-sent treasure land, which can be three or four ripe in a year, and it rains almost continuously for twelve months.

But in the eyes of Liu Daxia, who was born in Jiangnan, it is simply another Jiangnan.

You know, in the Jiangnan of the Qin and Han dynasties, it may be like this.

But thousands of years have passed, and the richness of Jiangnan is the best in the world. It can be seen that as long as you make efforts to remediate, this is a land that can be turned into a land of fish and rice.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Daxia made a statement to the prince.

After the prince himself came to investigate, he circled this place.

With tens of thousands of troops, a large number of Annam people, as well as local recruits of other ethnic groups, there are more than 100,000 people, and they took root here.

Named Jiading.

The newly built Nanyang capital of the Ming Dynasty, including Jiading Mansion, that is, the entire Mekong Delta, and Nanhaiwei, is Wansheng Shitangyu. There is also the Old Port Propaganda Division.

Of course, they all have jurisdiction over the countries of the South Seas.

Of course.

The reason why it was so easy for the prince to build a city here and incorporate this large area of land, with Jiading as the center, into the Nanyang capital.

Not only because of the Tianwei of Annan in the Ming Dynasty, but also because this land is in an undeveloped area, most of which are swampy mud ponds, a large number of tropical rainforests, and crocodile poisonous snakes. Not many people live there.

There is another reason, that is, the regional hegemony of this area, that is, the Angkor Dynasty, collapsed in the Xuande period, and had to move the capital to Phnom Penh in order to break the capital of Siam Angkor, which became the predecessor of Cambodia in later generations.

Cambodia in this era is called Chenla.

Although nearly 50 years have passed, Zhenla still has no revival. It hasn't even been revived.

Historically, Annam Nguyen took this piece of land from Cambodia and did not spend much effort, and Cambodia did not dare to do anything.

Today's Zhenla hopes for the political protection of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally does not dare to oppose the Ming Dynasty.

Only then did he happily hand over this piece of land.

The reason why the prince developed Jiading was not for the purpose of clearing wasteland. It is to complete the great idea of conquering the South Seas.

Because the prince has known it for a long time

Dao, this matter was an exam question given to him by his father.

In the matter of Annan's slow pacification, the crown prince actually thought of many ways to return to Beijing.

After all, Jingshi is the political center of the Ming Dynasty.

As the future heir of the Ming Dynasty, how can you not want to go back?

No matter how great the military feats are outside, it will be of no use to the prince.

This point has long been incisively discussed by the ancients.

The ancients generally did not use the prince as a general, because even if he won, it would be the icing on the cake for the prince, but once he lost, it would greatly damage the prestige of the prince.

and even shake the position of the prince.

But the prince thought of many ways, but he couldn't shake Zhu Qizhen's idea, so he could only do it.

However, for the reason just now, the prince would rather be stable than take risks.

Therefore, he moved to the administrative office and remotely controlled the war in Java, South Seas.

Because of the Ming Dynasty, large and small Brahmanical and Buddhist-dominated countries such as Champa, Chenla, and Siam supported Majapahit against the Danmu Kingdom.

This has instead provoked a backlash from Islam.

So this big war has been fought intermittently for many years, and there is no end to it. And it expanded. It's no longer a matter of the old and new overlords on the island of Majapahit and the Danmu Kingdom of Java.

The relationship between Buddhism and Brahmanism is one of disconnection. After the matchmaking of the Ming Dynasty, they can naturally come together.

It's just that Hinduism doesn't work all the time.

If it works, it will not be pressed and beaten by others on Indian soil.

Without the support of Daming, it would have collapsed long ago.

Many times, the crown prince had to instruct some Han Chinese forces to participate in the battle of Java. It is not clear that Islam has just begun, and after a long time, no one is a fool.

The confrontation between Islam and the Ming is not limited to the island of Java.

Although the island of Java is the center of the South Seas. But Nanyang is not only Java Island, but also other places, such as the old port capital before Shi Chang'an, Shi Chang'an's aunt and uncle, who defected to Islam.

The confrontation between the two sides is not only on the war, but also on the culture, which is why the Lu family was so courteous when they arrived in the old port.

Of course, the prince still has some doubts about leading the army to fight in the south. This did not come to the forefront, and on the Muslim side, they occupied the route from the South Seas to Arabia. But they also need the supply of Daming, and they are afraid of the strength of Daming, and they are not willing to tear their faces.

After all, these Muslims are not a unified country.

There are also internal contradictions.

It's just that this kind of confrontation makes it a little difficult for the prince to control the situation, and he doesn't want to go to Nanyang, although Daming has two enclaves in Nanyang, but both enclaves have land snakes.

Not to mention Nanyangwei, a small island in the middle of the sea, it is impossible to garrison a large army.

The only place to go is the Old Port

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However, the old port Shi family soldiers were strong and strong, and as a nail inserted by the Ming Dynasty in the South Seas, they received the attention of Zhu Qizhen, and obtained various weapons and resources of the Ming Dynasty with a very high priority.

The Shi family has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, hundreds of merchant ships, and is the head of the Han people in Nanyang. There is the aura of the emperor behind him.

The prince is gone, and the relationship between the strong dragon and the earth snake is probably not pleasant.

Only then did the prince think about it and send Liu Daxia to survey all parts of Nanyang to find a place to establish a foundation. And finally here.

However, the crown prince was busy with Nanyang affairs, and Liu Daxia handled all the affairs in Jiading City, and Liu Daxia officially became the prince's concubine. He also presided over the affairs of the Nanyang Metropolitan Division.

Liu Daxia is also a very capable thing, it took three years to open up tens of thousands of hectares of paddy fields, which can make the army self-sufficient in food.

And recruited a lot of local people, and organized the people.

Jiading City has become more and more prosperous.

It's just that on this day, Liu Daxia was dealing with government affairs, but he heard that someone came to report that the prince was invited.

Liu Daxia immediately put down his official duties and went to the prince's mansion.

The prince was dressed in a thin veil and was still sweating profusely, but his face was serious, and he didn't seem to feel the heat here, so all the ministers who were summoned were dressed very thinly, but they didn't dare to be rude.

There weren't too many people who were summoned by the crown prince.

There are only Liu Daxia, Zhang Mao, and a few others.

The prince said, "Wang Zhi, you go outside and guard." ”

"Yes." Wang Zhi agreed.

Wang Zhi is now a young general of the prince's trust.

Even on the battlefield of Java, it has been trained several times.

The prince said: "Lu Lin is dead. Died in the midst of the chaos. Then he passed a piece of paper in his hand.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Daxia's heart moved.

Lu Lin is the prince's person.

And it was recommended by Liu Daxia. But even if Lu Lin is the prince's person. It's not just the prince's people. Each person has a lot of important identities.

What he did, the prince did not instruct.

The reason why the prince accepted Lu Lin was because of the special status of the Lu family in the old port, and because the status of Jiangnan was too important.

It is also very normal for the prince to install a few people in Jiangnan.

It's as if the Western Regions are also the prince's people.

The crown prince has long become a big man between the government and the opposition.

But the distance between Jiangnan and Nanyang is too far. There are many things that the prince knows is quite limited, and he only knows that Lu Lin is dead.

It's strange to be dead. I can't help but make people think too much.

And in politics, many times, there is not much emphasis on evidence, and many things are free will. This is also the reason why the crown prince called several confidants and ministers to discuss.

Several of them looked over. There are also some doubts in my heart.