212 Myanmar spree (middle)
In order to prevent the Qing army from sneak attacks, three hundred soldiers had long been ambushed on both sides of the gates of Jingmai City. Although they knew that these three hundred people could not stop the Qing army's raid, they still fought to trap beasts.
"Okay! No penny is missing, it's very trustworthy. Please close the city gate! Two days later, we will come to trade again. Of course, we have all kinds of products. If you lack salt and cloth, you can also buy it from us." Chen Shiqing smiled.
The guard general said with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, certainly. On behalf of the people in the city, I thank you for your transaction with us! Close the city gate!"
"Peng~!"
The opened city gate closed again, as before, without any change.
"Hey hey, didn't you say you could rush into Jingmai City today? Why did you let others take the food back? Are you stupid? Just take the opportunity to let the Eight Banners soldiers rush in on horseback?" Princess He Xiao patted Chen Shiqing's back and said.
Chen Shiqing hurriedly explained: "Princess, don't be anxious. This is just the beginning. We still have a lot of things to do. The food here is only enough for them to eat for a day or two. We will come back then!"
"Come again? It's not enough to be a fool once, what if you have to be a fool ten times?" Princess Hexiao said with a wide glare.
"Well, the mountain man has his own tricks." Chen Shiqing smiled while touching his head.
"Okay, I'll see when you can win Jingmai City with your clever trick!" Princess He Xiao roared.
Although Princess Xiao did not agree with Chen Shiqing's method, Chen Shiqing was already sure. Whether it was Jingmai City, Malay City, or more cities, they would be captured one by one by one by one by the Qing army.
According to Chen Shiqing's regulations, the maximum transaction volume is only 300 packs of grain at each time, and the consumption in Jingmai City will not decrease. Therefore, every two days at most, they must trade with the Qing army.
After another month passed, half of the cities, like Jingmai City, began a comprehensive transaction with the Qing army. In order to survive, they had to maintain contact with the Qing army. At first, they only sold grain, but later they sold salt, tea, and porcelain. The transaction targets changed from simple transactions between the Qing army and the Burmese people to merchants in Yunnan, and even local merchants in Myanmar continued to join in.
The change in the transaction object not only allowed cities to integrate into the Qing army's system more quickly, but was closely related to the newly established system management of the Qing Dynasty, but also reduced their defense against the Qing army. Later, ordinary people went to and from cities freely, and the Qing army did not obstruct them, but only prohibited the army from going out.
After a long time, the army's psychology started to turmoil. At first, they thought they were soldiers and there was something different between military and civilians, so they didn't think there was anything. Now it's different. I gradually felt that this was a difference between aristocrats and civilians. In fact, everyone could live together, so why do they have to fight?
The general's family was in the royal city, so he had concerns. What about us? Our family was in the wild and they had already lived under the rule of the Qing people. Should our family be subjects of two countries? As some military families came to the city to find their families, the fighting will of these soldiers was further collapsed and eventually collapsed.
"Jingmai City, haha, Xiaoyanzi, what do you think here is?" Chen Shiqing and Princess He Xiao walked on the city tower of Jingmai City, looked at the buildings and crowds in the city, and asked with a smile.
"How is it? Not so, isn't it just a small city? It's not as good as a gate in our capital? Chen Shiqing, I didn't see that you are really smart. You have captured so many cities without bloodshed. Twelve cities have surrendered. Look at how long will it take to completely conquer Myanmar next?" Princess He Xiao asked.
"Oh, how long will it take? I will take down the royal city now, and the small city surrenders all at once. No matter when, we must use strategies flexibly and not rigidly know? Now that the situation has changed, we should go back to the Awa Royal City. By the way, the prince has also come to the Awa Royal City. Lord Ji and Lord Ji moved directly to the front of Laoguantun. We should be ready to pack up and go back to the capital." Chen Shiqing said with a smile.
"Have you returned to Beijing?" Princess Hexiao exclaimed.
"Yes! After the war is over, will you still stay in Myanmar for the rest of your life if you don't return to the capital?" Chen Shiqing said curiously at Princess Hexiao.
"Chen Shiqing! Can we meet again after returning to Beijing?" Princess Hexiao suddenly grabbed Chen Shiqing's arm tightly and asked.
Although Chen Shiqing is a martial arts master, she is not inferior to Princess Xiao. Her efforts made Chen Shiqing, who was not wearing armor, feel a piercing pain.
"Princess, can you be gentler? I have two scars left by you and Ruolan on my face. You still want to leave me a nail mark, right?" Chen Shiqing said with a smile.
"I..." Princess He Xiao hurriedly sent her hands away and looked at Chen Shiqing with a grievance.
"What's wrong with you?" Chen Shiqing looked at Princess Hexiao's expression and asked in confusion.
"Will you still remember me when you return to the capital?" Princess He Xiao asked blankly at Chen Shiqing.
Chen Shiqing smiled and said nothing.
"Tell me quickly!" Princess Hexiao stomped her feet in a hurry. How could she stand the procrastination of Chen Shiqing like this?
"Of course, I'll do it. Welcome to come to me often, Xiaoyanzi!" Chen Shiqing said with a smile.
Princess Hexiao finally showed a smile on her face. The little swallow's scream was so kind that the distance suddenly became closer.
"Shiqing, I'm just here to come back. The King of Burma has sent people to negotiate with us. In addition to increasing the number of their royal guards to 4,000 people and increasing the farmland of 1,000 acres, they are going to increase their royal expenses of 50,000 taels per year. The King of Burma is really open-minded. My Qing Dynasty is a prince, and I only have a salary of 10,000 taels per year. When I arrived at him, the new expenses alone cost 50,000 taels, and he alone costs 300,000 taels per year. That is, all the princes of my Qing Dynasty are not as many as him!" Jiaqing said disdainfully.
The Qing Dynasty's finances had reached a difficult point, but the Burmese king still added another trouble to himself. The country would be handed over to Jiaqing in a few years. But at this time, there was a big trouble and a big burden. How could Jiaqing not be in a hurry?
"Haha, the prince can't think so. Myanmar is an Yunnan Province and has a population of millions. When the Myanmar trade route is opened, the new tax and silver will be no less than one million every year! The tax and silver paid by various parts of Myanmar is no less than three million. This promotes the goods and road convenience and benefits of the mainland. How can you get a headache for this little money?" Chen Shiqing smiled.
"No matter what, when things have come to this point, we must of course accept their surrender. It's not bad. In just two months, our caravan has gained a lot of benefits here, and the taxes and silver paid almost all have to eliminate the losses of our Nanzheng. Hey, Shiqing, you don't know anything. Our Ministry of Revenue in the Qing Dynasty can't even take out a penny, and we have already started to eat Mu grain. We can save every penny for Emperor Ama, which is a huge contribution to our Qing Dynasty!" Jiaqing said with emotion.
"Prince, when will we accept the Ava King City?" Chen Shiqing asked with concern.
There is a person who hasn't seen her for too long and still misses her.
"Haha, when I discussed with the King of Burma, I put forward a condition, which was to marry her! To express their sincerity, the King of Burma is a vassal king, and they must not accept living in the capital, so we must strengthen our control over them. After thinking about it, I decided to let Princess Ruolan, the royal family of Burma, marry my Qing Dynasty's empire flower, Chen Shiqing!" Jiaqing said with a smile.
"Me?" Chen Shiqing was stunned on the spot.
"Aren't you still me? If you don't want to say anything, such a virtuous, virtuous, civil and military, and so beautiful princess, there are so many people who like her. We have a general Hua in the camp, and you don't know it!" Jiaqing said with a smile.
Of course, General Hua is talking about Fu Kang'an. His style is much worse than Heshen. As the second corrupt official of the Qing Dynasty, Fu Kang'an not only knew about it and had no responsibilities, but even played a role in the Condor Heroes, who was in love with Ziwei every day, loves you and me. Speaking of which, Fu Kang'an is really lucky, but Heshen, who has outstanding achievements, has been falsely charged with many crimes, and his merits are covered up, and corruption is exaggerated. History is a game for politicians, and it is true.
"Shiqing, thank you for the reward of the prince!" Chen Shiqing hurriedly pretended to be frightened and knelt on the ground. Brother, I'm convinced you.
"Shiqing, you should be very clear about your respect. We are all young. There are many things waiting for us to do in the future, the Qing Dynasty, Wanli, will wait for us to do. You are both civil and military, can enter politics, and can lead the army. I need talents like you. I can not let me take care of you. Don't let me work hard for you in vain. Do you know?" Jiaqing patted Chen Shiqing's shoulder and said with sincerity.
Chapter completed!