210 Open the city gate
"At least now, if we want to win, we will never be able to continue to regard war as the only means. Otherwise, if we fight one by one, we will not know how many people we will fill in in the end. This is definitely not a good idea. I think Shiqing's method is good. We will not suffer any loss in doing business with them. If we don't need to fight, we will not be consumed. If any city surrenders, we will gain more benefits. In this case, we will conquer Myanmar sooner or later." Jiaqing said.
"This is true. If you continue to fight, you will be exhausted. And resistance may continue one after another, and it will continue endlessly. There is no better way anyway. Why not just give it a try as Shi Qing said!" Jiaqing also agreed.
"Shiqing, then we will camp in the Awa Royal City and besiege the Awa Royal City. All the rest of the matter will be left to you. Do whatever you should do. You don't need to come over to ask us for instructions. If you can handle the matter yourself, you can save the opportunity to delay the war." Fu Kangan said with a smile.
After Chen Shiqing was recognized by the three great men, a plan quickly formed in his mind. Burmese people are not opponents of the Han people. Nowadays, these dozens of Myanmar cities look strong, with dozens of strong cities and tens of thousands of troops waiting for battle. In fact, these cities have long been all in Chen Shiqing's pocket.
Want to compete with the Qing army one by one and finally get the chance to turn the tables? Dreaming!
It was indeed heartbreaking that China failed to aid Vietnam, but now it has been successful. Why? When you just gave others something, you couldn't give it for free. There was nothing he could exchange with you. He did not establish a stable trading system, so this is an unsustainable relationship and there will always be a day of breaking.
Later, China played the economic ace, and the result was immediately different. The Vietnamese immediately changed their attitude, went to China to work, marry Chinese, and even many girls were sold into China. This was a pursuit of developed regions in backward areas. This did not take a single shot and a bullet, but it really conquered Vietnam. At that time, hundreds of thousands of troops did not conquer the Vietnamese, but today's economic machinery completely conquered the Vietnamese. This is the value of a long-term trading system.
War is a means, but it is not the only means, and it cannot be used alone. Otherwise, it will be strongly rebounded sooner or later. Only when the soft means can we truly bring others back. After the economic and trade system is established this time, the Qing army only needs to wait for the surrender of the Burmese people and no longer need to use war.
Although there were 20,000 people in the Awa Royal City, no one dared to take the initiative to send troops to fight the Qing army. The Qing army used 40,000 troops to block the roads of the Awa Royal City and cut off the connection between the Awa Royal City and the outside world. Apart from this, they did not make any attacks and everything was maintained in a peaceful manner.
In the eyes of the Burmese, they even doubted whether the Qing army came to fight or had given up on Myanmar? Otherwise, why did they just set up camps and go for normal exercises and rest without any siege after they came? They wouldn't be afraid of us!
At this moment, except for the Awa Royal City, Myanmar has heavy troops, all other cities are sparsely small-scale troops, and generally only have one garrison. The garrison has a force of about three or four hundred people. Some cities are large in size, and there may be about one thousand soldiers stationed, so the Qing army's siege of these small cities was even more relaxed.
The Burmese official road, which was once extremely active, instantly became silent. Apart from the mobilization of Qing army personnel, there was almost no sign of the Burmese people.
"Chen Shiqing, is this possible? It's been a day. Where can anyone dare to come out?" Princess Hexiao kept slapping the fan, looking at the closed city wall, and said impatiently.
"The princess is anxious just one day? What we have to do is a big thing. How can we achieve results so quickly? No, if this continues, we are too passive and we must take the initiative to do something to stimulate them." Chen Shiqing said.
"Is there anything fun to stimulate them?" Princess Hexiao asked happily.
"This matter has nothing to do with you." Chen Shiqing said.
"What? It has nothing to do with me, why has nothing to do with me? No, you must bring me with you, otherwise I will hit you!" Princess He Xiao roared.
Chen Shiqing said helplessly: "You can't help with this matter! Otherwise, wait, I will still find a way to arrange something for you."
"Then what are you going to do now?" asked Princess He Xiao.
"Look at why the Burmese man didn't come out? He was afraid that we would cheat, but when he was forced to the desperate situation, he would take risks. Now, not every city in their city is like the Awa Royal City, with a large amount of grain reserves. So soon they need to buy food with farmers outside, or they would come out to buy it themselves, or they would need us to go in and sell it to them, and no matter what, they would actively communicate with us."
"As for me, I can only say that there is no big move in recent times. Before they have eaten up all their food, I have notified the wealthy businessmen everywhere and asked them to mobilize manpower and materials to prepare for business. In a short time, these Burmese people will not be able to hold on. We must make complete preparations." Chen Shiqing explained.
"It sounds like this, OK, just don't throw me aside then. If you need any help from me, please say quickly, don't be polite to me!" Princess Hexiao said in a grand manner.
"Your Highness, I..."
"Oh, don't call me the princess, there is no one here, we're all separated!" Princess He Xiao said.
"Then what am I calling you?" Chen Shiqing asked.
"Whatever you want, what's appropriate, let me see if you say a few." Princess Hexiao smiled.
"How about calling you Xiaoyanzi?" Chen Shiqing said with a sudden whim.
Originally, you were the prototype of the Condor Heroes, so let you become a modern person.
"Little Swallow? Why is it called Xiaoyanzi?" Princess Hexiao looked at Chen Shiqing strangely and asked.
"Because, because princess, you like to be elegant and free and unwilling to be bound, this is very consistent with Xiaoyanzi's personality! Also, Xiaoyanzi is elegant, smart, and likeable, and also very in line with the appearance of a princess. So, I think the title of Xiaoyanzi is the most suitable for our princess, Your Highness." Chen Shiqing explained with a smile.
"Little Swallow, Xiao Yanzi, well, it sounds quite easy. OK, just call me Xiao Yanzi!" Princess Hexiao smiled foolishly, not knowing Chen Shiqing's sinister intentions at all.
"Okay, Xiaoyanzi, let's go, have you seen it? All the people we are waiting for have arrived!" Chen Shiqing pointed to the front and said with a smile.
Sulu, Azan, Kmali, Soda, and Bowu, all of them arrived at the military camp. Although only five of them came, they represented thousands of commercial people.
"Mr. Chen!" Seeing Chen Shiqing enter the camp, everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and bowed.
"Well, come on, I've seen Your Highness the Princess!" Chen Shiqing pointed at Princess Hexiao and said.
"Princess! See Your Highness the Princess!" No one had seen Princess Hexiao before. When he suddenly saw the princess, he was inevitably a little panicked. Fortunately, everyone had seen the world and finally got back in time.
"Get up! No gifts!" Princess He Xiao sat next to Chen Shiqing with a smile.
"Okay, let's not say much nonsense. I asked you to come, just to fulfill your promise. You should still remember that I said that when we come here, war is not the purpose, the key is to make money and do business. You are all business people, or people who want to do business, so I have brought you all."
"Now, you can mobilize all your men and sell whatever you want. As long as you can sell it, I will not violate the law of the Qing Dynasty. I will not care about other things. In short, I ask you to transport goods to Myanmar at the fastest speed in the shortest time. The bigger your business, the happier I will be. This opportunity is not given by everyone. Whoever comes first in business will always make money. You are all businessmen, and I don't need to say many things, and you are very clear in your heart."
"In addition, Master Kemali, Elder Soda, Elder Bowu, I will never break my promise to divide the land for you. The prince has already set aside the land he has given you, so don't worry!" Chen Shiqing said.
When we said this, everyone immediately smiled happily. It was great. We worked hard for so long and so many people died. Finally, it was time to find Taozi.
"Mr. Chen, it seems that we have all gained benefits. Don't worry, I will go back to Yunnan immediately to collect goods and prepare for personnel, and ensure that we will return here as soon as possible!" Azan said with a smile.
"Many of our tribes have come to Myanmar. The new magistrate and magistrate are also arranging us to live, but the Burmese people don't seem to welcome us very much!" Soda said with some concern.
Chen Shiqing smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't welcome it. That's because you don't understand you. In the future, everyone will naturally understand each other and naturally welcome each other. If you have any questions, don't worry. Just solve it. For now, if you do a good business and plant a good land, you will always have a day to eliminate the barriers."
"That's right, Lord Chen is right. We Muslims are just doing business, raising animals, and going to sea. We are the ones who like to go to sea for the most. I came here this time, and Imma Siding repeatedly told me that I would not care about anything else. I immediately went to the sea outlet to buy ships and sell goods to sea. It was said that there were merchants everywhere in India waiting to buy our goods!" Kmali said excitedly, and he finally achieved some results.
"Well, yes, I really need to pay attention to the port. If the goods cannot go to sea, there is no big intention. It means that I will still be in the mainland. This matter must be done. Everyone should prepare as soon as possible. In short, manpower and material resources, everything will be done. There is a big gap in Myanmar. Don't hide it. If there is trouble, it will be bad!" Chen Shiqing said.
This business made Chen Shiqing feel that it was much more complicated and stressful than fighting. He had to consider too many things in business and too many things to take care of in all aspects. It seems that war is a major military and national event, but in fact it is relatively simple, which is a process of eliminating the other party. Doing business is not that simple.
As tens of thousands of Baiyi and Muslim people moved to southern Myanmar, the Burmese had to passively accept the arrival of this change. They were watching Qing people settle in the nearby wilderness. Although many people were unwilling to communicate with Qing people, no one could solve the facts that had been formed.
Forced, gradually, exchanges emerged and trade was formed. When this trading system and cooperation relationship were established, public opinion and the people's return were constantly turning towards the direction of the Qing army.
The Qing army did not start a war or plunder the people as they thought, as if the Qing army was here to travel, did not fight or cause trouble, and set up camp quietly there. Not only did they not cause trouble, but they purchased a lot of local goods and conducted a large amount of trade. With the arrival of the Qing army, the Qing caravans also went deep into various regions of Myanmar, bringing many commodities and more benefits to the Burmese people.
Looking at the Qing army outside the city wall, Meng Bai fainted. What did these people want to do? It has been almost a month since these Qing people did not attack the city or persuade them to surrender. They are doing their jobs every day and doing normal daily life, as if they have no plans to attack.
Moreover, what is even more terrifying is that at the beginning, the roads in the Awa Royal City were blocked and all the people's exchanges were interrupted. However, in recent days, through the telescope, Meng Bai actually saw many Burmese people communicating with the Qing army. No matter what they said, it was not a good signal.
"Tavi, what are you talking about the Qing people and the Chinese want to do?" Meng Bai asked curiously.
"His Majesty the King, no matter what they are going to do, we must admit that we may not be able to hold on." Tavey said disappointedly.
"What do you mean?" Meng Bai asked dissatisfiedly.
"Hey! I just received information from outside. Now the Qing army has ruled Myanmar as their own territory! The Qing people have moved from the mainland to Myanmar and placed them in various regions. The places they occupied are completely uninfringed, and they have been re-registered, divided into regions, and set up prefectures and counties. This time they are not relying on the army to fight, but on the officials in the places of the officials, and have even collected taxes on our people!"
"If this continues, it will not take long for these people to forget that they are Burmese, but only remember that they are subjects of a certain prefecture and county of the Qing Dynasty. Will they come to rescue and support us? Although our cities are still in their own hands, our urban population is only less than one-fifth of the total population. Most of the areas and population have been transferred to the Qing Dynasty, and the ports and transportation lines have been occupied. Why don't they attack the city? Because there is no need." Tawei said disappointedly.
Chapter completed!