In Awa City, Li Ermao was walking on the "street". On both sides, the men and women were recruiting in broken Chinese language.

"It's so varied! Change!"

In the oil pan, the black oil was still frying fish, shrimps and rice balls. This is a high-end product that the locals can’t afford, which means that the Ming army is rich and has a large number of people, so they often come to sweep it all.

More than a dozen ivory pieces were placed on the mud floor, and an old woman sat next to her. When she saw Li Ermao wearing a blue shirt, she grinned and greeted her in local words.

Li Ermao shook his head. During the last southern expedition, Fang Xing brought dozens of ivory home, but he still threw them in the warehouse to accumulate dust.

The so-called streets are not as clean as those of a county town in Daming. They are all unfinished dirt roads. Once it rains, it will be a mud pond.

Most of the houses on both sides are thatched huts, and bamboo mats are used as walls around them. This is the only thing that can attract attention. Just a fire can turn these houses into torches.

The weather is hot, and the merchants are not energetic and hide in the house.

The original residence of King Awa became the command center of the Ming army, and Li Ermao nodded at the gate guarding the sergeant.

"What does Bogu mean? If the messenger doesn't come, he will fight but he won't fight. What do you want to do? Is Rasadali determined to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty?"

The spacious Buddhist temple was designated as a temporary meeting. When Li Ermao arrived, Fang Zheng was squirting wildly.

"Shang Qi, what are they doing?"

Li Ermao sat down next to him and nodded with several generals.

Shang Qi is familiar with the southwest direction and has some research on Myanmar, so he is very relied on by Fang Zheng.

"Sir, the lower lord thinks that Rasadari will not surrender."

“Why?”

"Because of the mountains and forests!"

There was a map on the table. Shang Qi pointed at Bogu and said, "If we take the initiative to attack, they just need to drill into the forest and get done. We will come back after we leave. The second is sneak attack. Judging from the Burmese methods in the past, their favorite is sneak attacks, and give us unexpectedly."

Fang Zheng's eyes turned and he said, "The raid is a problem. Where are the follow-up players?"

Fang Zheng's troops were only responsible for attacking, and the army would enter Myanmar in the future to take over the task of guarding public security.

Shang Qi said: "It's almost done, according to the distance, it can be at most half a month."

Fang Zheng's expression cleared a little, "If you arrive late, the military law will be ruthless!"

"No, we cleaned up the road along the way, and the weather is also good, so it will not affect the marching."

"Li Ermao, tell me what you think about the current situation."

Fang Zheng sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Li Ermao stood up and walked to the table and said, "Sir, Awa was defeated by us. In addition to the strong military force of the Ming Dynasty, there is another reason, that is, they have fought with Bogu for more than 30 years, and the population loss on both sides is too high."

"Xiaguan has been wandering around recently and found that many mature fields in places have been abandoned and no one has planted them. What does this mean? It means that there are few males. Even if the Ming Dynasty does not fight, they will have to cease their own battle!"

"What do you want to say?"

Everyone knows this truth, and Fang Zheng thinks that Li Ermao is a literati's bad habit and has been interfered with.

Li Ermao used his finger to draw a circle around the place representing Myanmar, and said, "The people are at peace, this is the opportunity for the Ming Dynasty. We just need to remain in place and be embarrassed if we are embarrassed."

Fang Ze pointed at him and scolded, "You kid, we are talking about how to fight Bogu. You are better, and you have already thought about how to manage it. Tell me, I'm idle anyway."

Shang Qi was a little curious about Li Ermao. This man was young, and according to people along the way, he was still making a living by chopping wood a few years ago to support himself and his mother.

As a result, the lucky star came from the sky and was actually taken into Zhixing Academy by Fang Xing, and then it became out of control. Moreover, it is said that his current official position was given by Zhu Di himself.

After a few years of hard work, this person was completely transformed. It seems that Xing and Bohe had more cultural and educational power than when they were in the southern expedition. It is hard to say how they will develop in the future!

"Sir, this is not just governance, but Awa, Bogu must be the same. In other words, Bogu is in a difficult situation at this time. They are afraid that the Ming Dynasty will beat him, so they are hesitant. The officials thought that they must be lucky and would use the same trick to make a desperate bet."

"Sneak attack? Yes!"

Fang Zheng stood up and said, "I thought so, go, let the brothers move, check the city walls, and send out all those loyal to the Ming Dynasty and get a reward of the exact news. Okay, go all."

"You wait."

Fang Zheng called Li Ermao and after everyone left, he said, "The latest news is that His Highness and Xing Hebo went to sea to Xuanwei and destroyed Java."

Li Ermao was happy as soon as he heard this, "Then Siam must be panicked."

"Yes! Their envoy has arrived, but I was not seen by me, so I asked them to go to the capital and the Ministry of Rites to snatch them."

"At Myanmar, Siam is attacked before and after. Once the Ming Dynasty takes action, Zhen La will definitely take the opportunity to take advantage. It would be strange if they are not panic."

"Siam is not small, and the people are strong. Your Majesty means that it is best to defeat the enemy without fighting. After the Ming Dynasty's fleet is expanded in the future, then make plans."

This is to move forward in water and land. If Siam is not tactful, it will probably be dangerous.

Li Ermao remembered Fang Xing’s analysis and said, “Sir, Siam is not easy to attack. If they do not surrender, then isolate it and can also provoke internal struggles.”

Fang Zheng looked at the map and said, "This is not something we can decide, but you have a good idea. Since Ava has been defeated, please comfort me. What advice do you have?"

"trading!"

Li Ermao said: "There are many gems here, some good wood, and a lot of gold and silver. The Ming Dynasty could clear the trade routes and sell them with some fabrics and things they didn't have. When they have money, they will live. After they develop slowly, they will rely on trade with the Ming Dynasty..."

Li Ermao hesitated for a moment and finally expressed his thoughts: "For example, if our potatoes produce a large amount, we can make vermicelli and powder and ship them here for sale, which is cheaper, so that the people can feel that growing grain is not good, and wait for the future..."

"If you turn against each other in the future, Daming will pinch the business road and they will go hungry!"

Fang Zheng stood up and patted Li Ermao on the shoulder and said, "It turns out that a famous teacher is a good disciple. Although the strategy is a bit vicious, I like it. You can get a jar of wine yourself as a reward."

Li Ermao bowed and said, "This guy is indeed talented. No wonder Xing and Bo dare to let him go. Let's see! He is much better than that Ma Su."

Fang Zheng had a good relationship with the military supervisor. He heard this and said, "Li Ermao grew up with hardships, and he had no fame, so if he wanted to make a name for himself, he had to make contributions, and this is the main reason."

"As for Ma Su, that is Fang Xing's eldest disciple. He is afraid that he will be plotted against by someone, which will have a great impact."

"Oh! I heard that those literati and Xing and Bo have been hostile to each other, so be careful."

After talking, Fang Zheng discussed: "The army's food and grass must be transported from Yun/Nan. Although we seized the granary, it is not enough. I am going to let the soldiers farm in their spare time. What do the military supervisor think?"
Chapter completed!