readx(); When Cheng Jiaqiang came to the troops, he learned that those dwarf people with guns were not genuine Tang people at all, but Japanese people who were conquered by the Tang Dynasty. When he was a child, he also heard the story of the Japanese rebellion, and in his consciousness, Japan was a relatively powerful small country around China, but he didn't expect that these dwarf people were actually conquered by the Tang people, and now they have become the doglegs of the Tang people.

His unit is a regiment-level unit, with a strength of more than 1,000 people, and there are only four Tang people in the whole regiment. Originally, the regimental instructor chief held the position of political commissar of the regiment, and although it was a political work position, he actually had the power to directly order beyond the regimental commander of Japanese descent. In addition, there are two Datang administrative officials and an adviser, and in addition, only he Cheng Jiaqiang is left, which is considered an authentic Chinese.

The team sent out by Chang Bin was basically in this state, with more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers, plus a few Tang people in charge of the overall situation. Siam is not much in total, a regiment can control a province, even if it encounters resistance, it will not be too fierce, so the situation of the Tang army in Siam expanded very quickly. Within a month's time, the ruling area had been advanced by about three hundred kilometers, and a large area of the Chao Phraya River Plain was controlled by the Tang.

When the Yamato Corps to the north advanced to Hasung, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok and other places, it basically stopped advancing northward. Further north are the rugged mountainous terrain, and although the Tang people still have ambitions for Chiang Mai and other places, it is obviously not as easy to conquer and operate as the most expansive plains of Siam. Therefore, the Tang Army's development focused on the direction of the Great Plains in the northeast, which are the essence of Siam and the core areas of Datang's future operations.

The northeastern plain is the Mekong River to the north, and Laos is across the river, and Laos is also a vassal of Siam at this time. In fact, the situation was similar in the mountainous areas of northwestern Siam, where the Tang army, although it stopped advancing, would still send people over to demand that the nobles and Tusi in those places submit to the Tang government.

The announcement issued by the Tang Dynasty is that the relatives and friends of the Tang Dynasty and Siamese have the same roots and have a long history, and the ancestor of the king Zheng Xin solved the disaster of Siam's annihilation of the country, and made friends with the Tang Dynasty, which made the Tang people admire. Today, the Siamese nobles and generals did not have the mercy of the Buddhists, and acted perversely, not only killing the king, but also cruelly treating the Siamese people, which made the Tang Dynasty unbearable and filled with righteous indignation. In order to improve the situation in Siam and return Siam to stability and benevolence, the Tang Dynasty decided to personally govern Siam in order to educate its people. The Siamese Overseas Territory of the Tang Republic is hereby established to govern all Siamese affairs. Taking care of the descendants of the late Emperor Zheng Xin, Datang respects the religious beliefs and lifestyle of the Siamese people, and strives to improve everyone's lifestyle and moral situation.

Anyway, this set of rhetoric sounds very lofty, but in fact, it is not even a trick, it is basically a trick. Originally, he shouted to avenge others, but in the end, the government did not return Zheng Xin's heirs or let the Siamese people manage Siam, but set up an overseas territory of their own, and said that the Siamese people lived in poverty and had a problem with their moral level, so they did so. No matter how you listen to it, it feels awkward.

It's like, you have a brother who was killed by his subordinates, and the brother's wife was taken by the younger brother, and you rushed to take revenge and killed the younger brother, and you turned out to be very beautiful, so you simply took your sister-in-law yourself.

Regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, it has already happened, and the Siamese people are not without the same manager in history, and Siam is also a relatively strong Southeast Asian country in the last three or four hundred years. Going forward, the Siamese people have been suppressed by the Bagan dynasty of the Khmer people, and they have not been enslaved. When the Mongols came, they suffered no less. After the Burmese defeated the Ayutthaya Dynasty, they also burned and looted, and in comparison, the Tang people were relatively civilized.

In addition, before the establishment of overseas political power, the Tang people announced the abolition of the Sakdina system, carried out land reform and economic reform, liberated the personal freedom of the serfs, and won the support of many lower-class people.

The Tang people did not revolutionize Siam, and after the Battle of Thonburi, even many people have returned to their normal lives. Compared with the various plundering and massacres of the Burmese, the Tang people seem to be more obsessed with doing business and organizing production, just like the Siamese impression of the Chinese, which also makes them more reassured.

At present, the old laws are still implemented in various places, but the Tang people have begun to prepare new laws and regulations, and are preparing to train some Siamese officials with the Tang style of doing things, which will be a long-term process, not simple, and the Tang people are not very convened.

As for Theravada Buddhism, which is the most influential in Siam, the Tang people were not stupid enough to easily remove the Siamese faith with guns. After a secret conversation with the elders of the local Buddhist forces, Chang Bin personally visited the Buddhist temple in Thonburi on the second day, which also attracted many Siamese onlookers.

Taking this opportunity, the Tang people showed their respect for Siamese Buddhism, and at the same time, Siamese Buddhism also chose to compromise with the Tang Dynasty, because for the Buddhist forces, they also wanted Siam to have lasting prosperity and stability, and the war also caused great damage to Buddhism. Of course, the Tang people would not allow the Theravada Buddhist forces to stir up, and the Tang Dynasty overseas consulates demanded that the Buddhist forces strictly separate church and state, not allow meddle in secular affairs, and restrain the behavior of monks, and at the same time prohibit monasteries from wantonly encroaching on the fields and encroaching on the Siamese people. And the Theravada Buddhist forces did not have a brain-dead resistance to the Tang people, after all, the 20,000 people who died under the city of Thonburi are still vivid, and no one dares to blow up with the Tang people at this time. And some more far-sighted monks believe that Siam took the Tang line, which is very helpful for the expansion of its Buddhist influence, and if the Tang Dynasty can be transformed into a Buddhist country, it is really a great merit.

Most foreigners do not understand the religious and spiritual world of Chinese, just like asking Chang Bin to go to the temple to worship Buddha and incense, without a little pressure. Because changing a Taoist temple, changing a church, changing a mosque, or even a city god temple, the Chinese tradition is to worship God when they see it. On the other hand, the reality shows that when a society's technology and civilization develop to a certain height, its religious influence begins to decline significantly. For example, young people in Europe and the United States in the 21st century have very little appeal to Christianity. Of course, those who believe in the fundamentals of the IS are a different matter.