Chapter 662: Conquering Heaven
Litai was a violent man. He was the general of Siam. After receiving the order of the King of Siam, he immediately raised three thousand troops and rushed to the southeast Rayong City.
This Luo Yong is the largest coastal city in Siam. It gathers a large number of Chinese people, most of whom are merchants. In the past two years, with the business of Jiaozhi, the Chinese here have transported a large number of Siamese specialties to Lang Son with the convenience of language and blood, and have also earned a lot of wealth.
It is also because of this that this city with a population of more than 40,000 is rich everywhere.
But now that the war is in progress and the trade route is cut off, these Chinese people are a little depressed. The two countries have had a bad relationship, and once they have moved their troops and trade, it seems that Lang Son's transaction will not be completed.
Immediately afterwards, we received news that General Ritai was about to arrive.
There are even rumors that when Litai led his troops through Beiliu City, there were details about the Chinese, burning, killing, robbing, and plundering, and no less than 700 people were killed.
As a result, people's hearts were fluctuating and many people were uneasy. At this critical moment, what did the royal relatives of Litai come to do? What was his plan?
Therefore, many people wanted to go to sea with their families. After all, the coastal area was really urgent and they could risk going to sea to take refuge. However, at this time, Liu Xin, the governor of Luo Yong's palace, came forward.
This Liu Fugong was also a Chinese. At this time, the Siamese people had the habit of adopting a son, so he was adopted as a minister of Siam. After that, he entered the official career and finally became the governor of the Luoyongfu.
However, in Siam, in addition to the prefecture, there is also a general. The matter of the prefecture is not determined by the prefecture, but in comparison, General Luo Yong has a higher status regardless of authority and status.
Liu Fuyin was well-known among the Chinese, so he came forward to summon everyone. He told everyone not to worry. General Litai came on the order of the king to collect food and grass to supply soldiers on the front line and escort military rations. As for the incident in Beiliu City, it was even more nonsense. It was mostly rumors spread by the Ming Dynasty, such ridiculous words. Needless to pay attention, he patted his chest and asked those hesitant people. The war is urgent now. Will His Highness the King take the blame for the world and create a division in the country?
After all, Liu Fuyin was a prestigious person, so he came forward and dispelled most of everyone's doubts.
What's more, the Chinese here have been operating for generations, and most of the family businesses have been replaced by luxury houses and land. Even if they have cleaned up their fine materials and fled, where can they escape? What can they take away the wealth they can take away, but they can't take away?
It is not easy to make them make up their minds after all. Therefore, even if they feel that there are always some uneasy people, they still cannot help but convince themselves. With so many Chinese in Siam, would the king be enemies with all Chinese? People like Liu Fuyin are also Chinese. He is not afraid, so what are we afraid of?
So the people in Luoyong City settled down and everything was the same. Even the prefect Liu came forward to ask everyone to support some military supplies. This was good news for the Chinese. If they were asked to pluck their hair at other times, they would probably not be willing to do so. However, they said they wanted to loot the Chinese, but the government came forward to ask everyone for their support. In this way, wouldn’t the rumors before be self-defeated? If the king really wanted to attack them, why do you need everyone to support them? Wouldn’t it be convenient to directly rob the soldiers?
So, everyone was happy to take out some of their own money, more or less, and more.
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Late at night.
A Siamese army entered Luoyong City.
General Luo Yong Kemal and Prefect Liu Xin welcomed Li Tai into the General's Mansion late at night.
Li Tai had a fat face and a ferocious face. Under the illumination of the candlelight, the fat on his face seemed to be shaking, and Liu Xin could smell a bloody smell from his body.
Litai glanced at Liu Xin and said, "Your father, in the capital, I ask me to give you a favor."
Liu Xin hurriedly said: "I'm working hard for the general."
Li Taihe nodded and said, "Where are all clarified in the household book?"
Liu Xin smiled and said, "If you say it back to the general, you have prepared everything. All the Chinese have found out clearly. The richest of them..."
He began to talk nonsense, and Litai nodded repeatedly when he heard it, and finally said with great relief: "Thank you for your hard work. Your Highness has long said that with you in Luo Yong's Mansion, there will definitely be no mistakes. It seems that this is true."
Liu Xin said: "If you can share the worries of the king, you will be lucky for three lives. Yes, the lower officials have a word, but I don't know whether to speak or not. The general doesn't need to rush to do it now. The previous rumors have caused uneasiness. Although people's hearts have stabilized, many people are still suspicious. They must have hidden some of their wealth. So now it is troublesome to take action. Why not be better for the general to take the initiative to collect and adjust grain first? When they see that the general is indeed escorting military supplies under the order of the king, they will definitely relax. At that time, the general deliberately escorted a batch of grain out of the city, and then killed one and came back. At that time..."
Litai listened carefully to Liu Xin's advice and felt that it was very appropriate. Burning and killing was not his purpose, and plundering was the most important thing. These Chinese people were wary, and only by completely letting them go, it would be more convenient. He nodded: "Just do it like this, this matter is a secret, and everyone will do their own things as before. Seven days later, I will escort the grain out of the city. Early in the eighth morning, we started to take action." Litai looked ferocious: "Murderous intent: "At that time, your benefits will be indispensable!"
Liu Xin was frightened and fell to the ground, and said with great righteousness: "The king of the lower officials will not abandon them, and they will entrust important tasks. They should do their best to serve the people, and they will die before they die..."
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A fleet sailed along the warm current among the waves of thousands of miles.
This place is not near the sea, but over the years, after integrating the experience of Dazheman's shipbuilding, Lang Son's shipbuilding technology has also leaped greatly. In the past, sea ships could only move near the sea, but now, deep-sea ships have finally appeared.
This fleet of 100 sea ships headed south from Haifang Port. In order to prevent people from being discovered, they did not walk along the coastline. All the shipworkers were the original crews of Zheng He's voyage to the West. These people are experienced and naturally they are not afraid of any mistakes.
In addition to sailors and shipmen, there are Hao Fenglou and his five thousand soldiers.
Two thousand Shenmao and three thousand Lang Sang Wei were all out at this moment, sharpening their knives and stocking up a large number of guns, cannons, food, and medicines were stored in the bottom cabin. After turning to Saigon, they headed westward and headed towards the southeast coast of Siam.
Hao Fenglou held his hands behind his back, feeling the scenery connecting the blue sky with the ocean, feeling his own insignificance, and it was Zheng He who stood beside him.
Zheng He narrowed his eyes. Today's ship was bumpy and the waves were a little anxious. However, he was used to the wind and waves and did not care. He just occasionally looked at his senior brother. Seeing that Hao Fenglou was a little uneasy, he comforted him: "Don't worry, there will be no storms in this area at this time, and ordinary storms may not be able to escape from heaven. But then again, the senior brother is taking risks, going deep into the army alone, and forging ahead... Alas..."
Hao Fenglou faced the wind and suddenly said, "My junior brother believes it or not. I had a dream a long time ago."
"Um?"
"I will take the ship to break through the wind and waves to create achievements, and now it seems that this dream is about to come true."
Zheng He couldn't help laughing and said, "Senior brother likes boats, too?"
Hao Fenglou shook his head: "I like everything, but I don't like anything. I like the fleet. The conquest represented by the fleet. If you conquer the ocean, you can conquer the world. But I don't like shipbuilding. Shipbuilding is too boring. I don't like those sails and those hulls, and even on a boat... It's better to be on the flat ground. This is the case with me, maybe Ye Gong Haolong."
Zheng He frowned and the four words "conquering the ocean" seemed ordinary, but in the eyes of a person who had gone to the West, he was so thrilling, because it was so difficult to conquer this vast ocean, but the senior brother said it well. No matter what, the current Ming Dynasty, the current senior brother and himself finally took the first step.
At this time, Hao Fenglou hummed the song.
Zheng He pondered in this tune and couldn't help but say, "What kind of song is the senior brother humming? Alas, I've been out of the sea for too long..."
Hao Fenglou smiled: "Oh, this is the song from my hometown."
"I would like to ask my senior brother for advice."
“Conquer Heaven!”
"..." Zheng He frowned.
He is a believer of a certain religion, and the word heaven has a deeper meaning for him. Now, the word "Hao Fenglou" conquering heaven is spoken, which makes him feel a little blasphemous.
But then, he burst into laughter and ignored him.
Zheng He was a calm person after all. He suddenly thought, wasn't Hao Fenglou's hometown in Songjiang? But does Songjiang have such a tune? Zheng He was a little confused, but Hao Fenglou's words about his hometown made him think of something. He looked at the West, and the Western-style Dashi seemed to be thinking about something.
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Chapter completed!