Although Chen Lin had his own views on this, he still obeyed Xiao Ruxun's orders. The matter with the Japanese had been settled. As for how to deal with the descendants of the exiled merchants, it was up to Xiao Ruxun. Although this matter concerned the interests of international friends, in this era, the Daming would not harm his own interests for the interests of other countries. This was something the Daming knew very well.
On the surface, he said one thing and did another behind the scenes. On the surface, he said one thing and looked easy to bully, but behind the scenes, he was ruthless and impossible to guard against. If you were caught off guard, you would be killed in one move. Most of the time, you would be finished.
This was China's consistent practice since ancient times.
On the surface, it was to comfort the descendants of the Japanese and the escaped sea merchants, but in fact, they used all kinds of means to kill them. This was Xiao Ruxun's real intention as understood by Chen Lin. This was also a tactic used by the Central Plains Dynasty to deal with barbarians.
Enlist. After enlisting, the majority of the men would be killed. Then, the bloodline would be absorbed and integrated into China, never to exist again.
This tactic was used in this matter. On the surface, they were generous, showing that China didn't care at all, and they could do whatever they wanted. However, in secret, Xiao Ruxun could use the name of the Commander-in-Chief to recruit these Japanese to fight, and the King of Siam would never dare to object. Then, he would use all kinds of orders to let the Japanese fight with the cave martial artists. Not only could they kill the cave martial artists, but they could also kill the Japanese. Good! Punish them according to military law!
Raise the gun!
After a while, these Japanese were all finished. After the matter was settled, the King of Siam would be compensated a little, saying that these Japanese disobeyed orders and left the battlefield without permission, causing the morale of the army to be unstable, so they had to be killed. What would the King of Siam dare to say? He dared not say anything. After all, these people were not their blood relatives. It was unwise to offend the Daming Commander-in-Chief for these people.
It was similar to dealing with the descendants of the sea merchants. According to the marching needs of the army, these people would be recruited to serve the army, transport the provisions, calculate the rations, and distribute the army's needs. Then, he would secretly send someone to do something. Then, Xiao Ruxun would send someone to check the accounts, and the problem would be found. Good! How dare they embezzle the army's rations. They must be tired of living!
Raise the gun!
After a period of smoke, what needed to be resolved was still resolved.
What could the King of Siam say? What would he dare to say?
A vassal state is a vassal state, and a country that doesn't invade is a country that doesn't invade is a country that doesn't invade is a country that doesn't invade is built on the basis of one's respect for the Daming. Just like North Korea, one can complain and protest, but if the Daming's soldiers really run amok in North Korea, would the King of North Korea really dare to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Daming?
The Daming is the sky, the emperor. You can call yourself an emperor in your country and do whatever you want, but you can only call yourself a subject in front of the Daming. There is only one emperor and one son of heaven, and that is the Daming Son of Heaven. It doesn't matter in normal times, you can trade with the Daming and get benefits. But if something really happens, if you dare not cooperate with the Daming, sorry. I only saw the word 'unfaithful'! Invade!
Chen Lin seemed to have misunderstood Xiao Ruxun's meaning. But in this era, this kind of misunderstanding was very reasonable and even taken as a matter of course. Xiao Ruxun went all the way south. As the news of the army going south to Nanyang spread, a series of changes that happened in Nanyang seemed to prove the correctness of this misunderstanding.
The Battle of Korea revived the prestige of the Great Ming Dynasty. Ever since Zheng He's expedition to the Western Seas, the Great Ming Dynasty's declining prestige had once again resounded. Not long after the Battle of Korea, the Great Ming Dynasty once again began to conquer the world. This seemed to be a signal that the Great Ming Dynasty was going to rule the world again. This made some of the small countries in the Nanyang, who had once submitted to the Great Ming Dynasty and later left the tributary system, feel uneasy. This was especially so when they heard the news of the Great Ming Dynasty's army in the Nanyang.
From their point of view, the lion of the Great Ming Dynasty seemed to have had its fill of sleep. It was full of energy and was ready to bare its fangs and extend its claws.
For a moment, the pirate ships that had been rampaging around the Nanyang disappeared without a trace. They finally remembered the magnificent feat of Zheng He's fleet sweeping through the entire Nanyang. They thought of the seniors who had died horrible deaths, and the terrifying scene of pirates disappearing wherever Zheng He's fleet went. The shock of that time was enough to make them remember it forever, and they would never want to experience it again.
As for the outsiders who had not experienced it for the first time, the Spaniards and Portuguese who had to retreat after a short fight with the Daming were more vigilant and more alert. They were afraid that the Daming was planning to settle the score with them.
The brief battle in Guangdong and Fujian ended with the Daming's victory. They had to retreat from the coastal area, but Daming did not chase them to the deep sea area to fight them. He told them to settle down and live here with peace of mind. They learned that the islands and land here used to belong to the ancient and mysterious country, but the country did not seem to care about the land and islands here now.
After a period of golden years, they had already established many colonies here. Just as they were preparing to further deepen the local government and gain local power, the news of the Great Ming fleet heading south to Nanyang spread throughout the entire Nanyang. Seeing the usually arrogant pirates lowering their banners and ceasing drums and moving good people, they were a little worried. After all, that country was too big and had once defeated them.
They had also heard a little about the previous regional war. The big country had wiped out the 200,000 soldiers of a small country and destroyed that country. From this, it could be seen that the big country's military power was very strong. The previous local battles did not make Daming use his full strength. If Daming attacked with all his strength, could their interests in Nanyang still be guaranteed? This was an unknown.
Therefore, the Europeans maintained a vigilant and worried attitude as they prepared for war. They gathered all the people who could be of use and armed them. The pirates, on the other hand, laid down their banners and pretended to be good citizens to avoid disaster. After the Great Ming Empire finished this war, they would return to active again. Now was a rare holiday to have a good rest!
On the other hand, the vassal states of Nanyang waved their flags and cheered for the Great Ming Dynasty to get rid of the Dongwu Country. Some of them had indeed been attacked by the Dongwu Country, so they hated the Dongwu Country. Some of them even secretly communicated with the Dongwu Country and developed a good bilateral trade partnership. They paid lip service to the Great Ming Dynasty and did not care about the authority of the Great Ming Dynasty's suzerain. However, after the news came, they refused to acknowledge the alliance on paper or verbally.
The Dongwu Kingdom compared to Daming was like an ant compared to an elephant. As long as one was not a fool, they could see the result of this war.
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