This villa is the house of the minister of Java (i.e., Manobahe), and is located on a hillside.
The King of Java and his group walked around a forest and expanded their sight to the distance. They were immediately shocked by the scene of the Port of Chiangyili on the banks of the Brantas River.
(The port of Jianyili is probably in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia.)
The sea in the harbor was already occupied by a large fleet of ships; from a distance, it looked like a migrating white crane, covering a small pond.
The king, who had been heartbroken by gold, changed his words after less than half an incense stick of time: If the Ming people only want gold, we might be able to discuss it.
The envoy of the Malacca (Sultan Kingdom of Malacca) exhorted: The Ming people have already revealed their greed nature, and His Majesty's concessions will only make them more and more capable.
At this time, the monarch and ministers of Java did not refute, but a minister looked back at the left and right with dissatisfaction: Why is our enemy (Mantaga) here?
Manchuria (Malacca) was a sultan dynasty established about ten years ago and believed in the Hui and Hui sects; but almost all countries in this area believed in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Java were no exception.
The doctrines believed in by both sides and many places are completely opposite, so they constantly conflict with each other, and some new and old hatreds have accumulated in just ten years.
The messenger bowed and said, "Your Excellency cannot treat us as enemies, especially now."Without the Hui and Islamic merchants from India and other places, the ports in Jianyili could not be so prosperous, and His Majesty would not be able to promise the Ming Dynasty 60,000 taels of gold.
The king looked at the envoy with a little confusion and said: Before this, you seemed to have accepted the enthronement of the Ming court. Why have you changed your mind now?
The messenger said: In the past, the Ming people just wanted the honor of "worshiping all nations", so even though they were all heretics and pagans, the Sultan still received them tolerantly.But now the Ming people want to collect taxes in Manlaka.
The king said: The Ming Dynasty is far away, why should we impose taxes in Malacca?
The envoy said: Merchant ships passing by from all over the country have to pass by the sea of Malacca, which is a huge sum of gold every year.Greed is a human evil thought. Pagans do not listen to the Lord's advice and cannot resist the temptation of the demon.
The king asked vigilantly: Just because of gold?
The messenger said: Yes, the Ming Kingdom is an evil land that was abandoned by the Lord.We have a relationship with the Han people only because of gold; just like we have a relationship with the Nestorians (Christ) pagans, we can only communicate through gold.The Lord’s sages on earth have said that gold is gold, no matter how faith is it.
The Han people are both pagans and heretics, and their souls cannot be saved. They are pagans who believe in Buddhism, Taoism, and Nestorianism, and at the same time they betray all the Lords.
The minister who just spoke said again: But the Manchuka country has not only a gold relationship with us; you also force and induce the Javanese people in the port to believe in the Hui Muslim, causing disputes among our people.
The messenger said: But now the Ming people are coming and they want to take away everyone's gold.
The king stopped talking, and he looked at the fleet on the harbor and fell into long-term contemplation.
Everyone watched for a long time. The king said he was tired and led everyone back to the villa room to rest.
However, the king did not rest. He summoned several confidant ministers and nobles to discuss matters in the living room covered with Persian blankets.
Several ministers suggested surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, and some people explained the reasons for their claims: The Indian continent has declined, and the Delhi Sultan has been attacked by the Timur army, and now it can only control a very small area. The Turkic nobles and Persian nobles (near Afghanistan and Iran) have declared independence; the Hindu princes in the south no longer pay taxes to the Delhi Sultan.The Uyghur and Islamic forces in India can no longer threaten us.
But the huge fleet of Ming people has arrived here twice.The envoy of Manchuka also revealed that the Ming Dynasty's imperial court might impose taxes in this sea area; therefore, the Ming Dynasty's forces can achieve this goal only if they enter the local area.Now we are enemies of the Ming Kingdom, which is a very unwise choice.
Several nobles opposed this matter because they wanted to collect compensation from members.
Because the amount of this gold was too large, I remember that the Mantaga Kingdom was first established and its strength was too small, so I only paid 50 taels of gold to Java and only 40 taels of gold to Siam. And the compensation asked by the Ming Kingdom was more than a thousand times that of the small country every year!
A nobleman said: The Ming people threatened us with the Eastern King. If the Eastern King broke his promise afterwards, what should the Ming Navy do?Who can tell whether the Ming people want gold or we want us to surrender?
Another nobleman said: What the Ming people said last time, as long as we sincerely admit our mistakes, the court will most likely waive compensation to show kindness; for this reason, Your Majesty took the initiative to demand compensation.But the Ming people not only do not have deductibles, but also threatened us with force with the Eastern King, which was like extortion and deception.This is the Ming people who are unreasonable, and we are not going back on our word.
At this time, the kingdom minister said: I heard that there were two people in the woods. They were unarmed, but suddenly they encountered a hungry black bear, so the two of them ran away desperately. Both of them couldn't run away from the black bear, but they were still running together. Why? Without waiting for everyone to answer, he quickly gave the answer. They didn't have to outperform the Black Bear, just outperform their companions.
When the king heard this, he finally spoke: This fable is very interesting.Perhaps we should consider paying the compensation as promised; at the same time, we should tell the Ming people about the hostile conspiracy of the country's sweet-mouthed sword.If you pay 60,000 taels of gold, you can use the Ming people to eliminate the Mantadon and the Sultan, which will be of great benefit.
The minister echoed: Your Majesty is wise, and the Hui and Welsh disciples of Mantaga are gradually losing their loyalty to Your Majesty.
The nobles did not make it difficult to compromise, as it seemed that the royal family was the one who paid the compensation.A nobleman suggested: You should find someone who is more proficient in Chinese to accompany you, and be able to tell more complicated things, and tell the story of the Ming people who lured His Majesty to ask for compensation last time to the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty this time, so as to get their compromise.
In the hope that the Ming people would agree to half of the compensation, silver and other treasures would be replaced.Because the conversion between gold and silver is very cheap according to the price of Ming Dynasty; gold is the most expensive treasure among the countries to the west.In this way, we can reduce losses.
The monarch and ministers of Java gradually reached a decision.
...Three days later, Wang Jinghong received the envoys from Java on a large treasure ship.There were more Javanese people coming this time, with more than a dozen people.
The envoy was the Prince of Java, and his name was said twice in Javanese, and Wang Jinghong gave him a Chinese name: Brother Big Name.
There is also an interpreter in the Java mission, speaking a more fluent Cantonese dialect.
Wang Jinghong is from Fujian and usually speaks official dialect in Beijing (a combination of Fengyang dialect and Nanjing dialect); after the Javanese translated, Wang Jinghong still couldn't understand it.
Fortunately, there were many people on the boat who could understand Cantonese dialect, so they performed a secondary translation.
The information for this exchange is richer, and it is no longer just a simple bargaining.
Prince Geer tells the complex inside story of the process of reparation promise, which roughly means that the upper class of Ming dynasty sailors in Yongle provided the King of Java with a set of etiquette-like solutions... The King of Java must show sincerity to admit his mistakes and surrender, and compensation is likely to be exempted; because the Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and knows how to give in and give in.
Wang Jinghong pretended not to know, only indicating that the army had no grievances and the country of Java, and was indeed killed more than 100 people.Asking for compensation is not bullying.
Then the big brother proposed that he would only pay 30,000 taels of gold, and other amounts would be replaced by silver and jewelry.
Wang Jinghong summoned the eunuchs, Jinyiwei, navy generals and civil servants who accompanied him to discuss and then give a reply.
Wang Jinghong was the official envoy in the fleet, but he could not do whatever he wanted. Not only were there people from various yamen around him, but there seemed to be undercover hidden in order to prevent someone from betraying the court and killing him suddenly.
The crowd discussed it, and the general of the Jinyiwei reminded Wang Jinghong: Before leaving, the emperor gave a lecture to us that we should change the internal reasons for our work and put real profits first.The ethical and power disputes in various countries should seek common ground while reserving differences, and do not have to rely on the requirements of the Ming Dynasty's moral system, nor can it be used as a key reason for military use. Such matters should be mainly negotiated and compromised.
Wang Jinghong said: Our family also believes that we should accept the proposal of the Java prince and get the money first.If we really make a fuss and support the Eastern King to seize power, our military expenditure will be very large and the consequences will be more than worth the loss.
Everyone expressed their opinions and followed the decisions of the righteous.
At this moment, the Java prince asked to go to the cabin to discuss with Wang Jinghong privately.Wang Jinghong approved, but he still had civil and military officials around him.
Through translation, Ge'er's big name tells the plot of the Manchu Kingdom. He openly had a good relationship with the Ming court and secretly united the countries to resist the Ming power.
Ge'er's big name claimed that Java is willing to submit loyally to the Ming Dynasty and pay compensation in full, but hopes that the Ming army can get rid of the Mantas and Sudan.
Wang Jinghong replied: This matter and compensation matters should be discussed separately.We promised the Java king's compensation method; and the state affairs related to Mantaga can only be reported to the court and the emperor and the ministers decided.
So the discussion between the two sides ended, but the big guy had promised to deliver gold and goods to the port within a limited time.
An eunuch reminded Wang Jinghong: Mantao Jia had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty court used a princess named "Han Baoli" to marry the Mantao Jia to make a generation of goodwill.
The Ming Dynasty royal family had a surname of Zhu and Han, and no one knew where the princess was found. It might be just a title of canonization.
However, Wang Jinghong felt that he could not destroy diplomatic relations at will, and decided to report everything to the court after returning to China.
The King of Java and his group walked around a forest and expanded their sight to the distance. They were immediately shocked by the scene of the Port of Chiangyili on the banks of the Brantas River.
(The port of Jianyili is probably in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia.)
The sea in the harbor was already occupied by a large fleet of ships; from a distance, it looked like a migrating white crane, covering a small pond.
The king, who had been heartbroken by gold, changed his words after less than half an incense stick of time: If the Ming people only want gold, we might be able to discuss it.
The envoy of the Malacca (Sultan Kingdom of Malacca) exhorted: The Ming people have already revealed their greed nature, and His Majesty's concessions will only make them more and more capable.
At this time, the monarch and ministers of Java did not refute, but a minister looked back at the left and right with dissatisfaction: Why is our enemy (Mantaga) here?
Manchuria (Malacca) was a sultan dynasty established about ten years ago and believed in the Hui and Hui sects; but almost all countries in this area believed in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Java were no exception.
The doctrines believed in by both sides and many places are completely opposite, so they constantly conflict with each other, and some new and old hatreds have accumulated in just ten years.
The messenger bowed and said, "Your Excellency cannot treat us as enemies, especially now."Without the Hui and Islamic merchants from India and other places, the ports in Jianyili could not be so prosperous, and His Majesty would not be able to promise the Ming Dynasty 60,000 taels of gold.
The king looked at the envoy with a little confusion and said: Before this, you seemed to have accepted the enthronement of the Ming court. Why have you changed your mind now?
The messenger said: In the past, the Ming people just wanted the honor of "worshiping all nations", so even though they were all heretics and pagans, the Sultan still received them tolerantly.But now the Ming people want to collect taxes in Manlaka.
The king said: The Ming Dynasty is far away, why should we impose taxes in Malacca?
The envoy said: Merchant ships passing by from all over the country have to pass by the sea of Malacca, which is a huge sum of gold every year.Greed is a human evil thought. Pagans do not listen to the Lord's advice and cannot resist the temptation of the demon.
The king asked vigilantly: Just because of gold?
The messenger said: Yes, the Ming Kingdom is an evil land that was abandoned by the Lord.We have a relationship with the Han people only because of gold; just like we have a relationship with the Nestorians (Christ) pagans, we can only communicate through gold.The Lord’s sages on earth have said that gold is gold, no matter how faith is it.
The Han people are both pagans and heretics, and their souls cannot be saved. They are pagans who believe in Buddhism, Taoism, and Nestorianism, and at the same time they betray all the Lords.
The minister who just spoke said again: But the Manchuka country has not only a gold relationship with us; you also force and induce the Javanese people in the port to believe in the Hui Muslim, causing disputes among our people.
The messenger said: But now the Ming people are coming and they want to take away everyone's gold.
The king stopped talking, and he looked at the fleet on the harbor and fell into long-term contemplation.
Everyone watched for a long time. The king said he was tired and led everyone back to the villa room to rest.
However, the king did not rest. He summoned several confidant ministers and nobles to discuss matters in the living room covered with Persian blankets.
Several ministers suggested surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, and some people explained the reasons for their claims: The Indian continent has declined, and the Delhi Sultan has been attacked by the Timur army, and now it can only control a very small area. The Turkic nobles and Persian nobles (near Afghanistan and Iran) have declared independence; the Hindu princes in the south no longer pay taxes to the Delhi Sultan.The Uyghur and Islamic forces in India can no longer threaten us.
But the huge fleet of Ming people has arrived here twice.The envoy of Manchuka also revealed that the Ming Dynasty's imperial court might impose taxes in this sea area; therefore, the Ming Dynasty's forces can achieve this goal only if they enter the local area.Now we are enemies of the Ming Kingdom, which is a very unwise choice.
Several nobles opposed this matter because they wanted to collect compensation from members.
Because the amount of this gold was too large, I remember that the Mantaga Kingdom was first established and its strength was too small, so I only paid 50 taels of gold to Java and only 40 taels of gold to Siam. And the compensation asked by the Ming Kingdom was more than a thousand times that of the small country every year!
A nobleman said: The Ming people threatened us with the Eastern King. If the Eastern King broke his promise afterwards, what should the Ming Navy do?Who can tell whether the Ming people want gold or we want us to surrender?
Another nobleman said: What the Ming people said last time, as long as we sincerely admit our mistakes, the court will most likely waive compensation to show kindness; for this reason, Your Majesty took the initiative to demand compensation.But the Ming people not only do not have deductibles, but also threatened us with force with the Eastern King, which was like extortion and deception.This is the Ming people who are unreasonable, and we are not going back on our word.
At this time, the kingdom minister said: I heard that there were two people in the woods. They were unarmed, but suddenly they encountered a hungry black bear, so the two of them ran away desperately. Both of them couldn't run away from the black bear, but they were still running together. Why? Without waiting for everyone to answer, he quickly gave the answer. They didn't have to outperform the Black Bear, just outperform their companions.
When the king heard this, he finally spoke: This fable is very interesting.Perhaps we should consider paying the compensation as promised; at the same time, we should tell the Ming people about the hostile conspiracy of the country's sweet-mouthed sword.If you pay 60,000 taels of gold, you can use the Ming people to eliminate the Mantadon and the Sultan, which will be of great benefit.
The minister echoed: Your Majesty is wise, and the Hui and Welsh disciples of Mantaga are gradually losing their loyalty to Your Majesty.
The nobles did not make it difficult to compromise, as it seemed that the royal family was the one who paid the compensation.A nobleman suggested: You should find someone who is more proficient in Chinese to accompany you, and be able to tell more complicated things, and tell the story of the Ming people who lured His Majesty to ask for compensation last time to the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty this time, so as to get their compromise.
In the hope that the Ming people would agree to half of the compensation, silver and other treasures would be replaced.Because the conversion between gold and silver is very cheap according to the price of Ming Dynasty; gold is the most expensive treasure among the countries to the west.In this way, we can reduce losses.
The monarch and ministers of Java gradually reached a decision.
...Three days later, Wang Jinghong received the envoys from Java on a large treasure ship.There were more Javanese people coming this time, with more than a dozen people.
The envoy was the Prince of Java, and his name was said twice in Javanese, and Wang Jinghong gave him a Chinese name: Brother Big Name.
There is also an interpreter in the Java mission, speaking a more fluent Cantonese dialect.
Wang Jinghong is from Fujian and usually speaks official dialect in Beijing (a combination of Fengyang dialect and Nanjing dialect); after the Javanese translated, Wang Jinghong still couldn't understand it.
Fortunately, there were many people on the boat who could understand Cantonese dialect, so they performed a secondary translation.
The information for this exchange is richer, and it is no longer just a simple bargaining.
Prince Geer tells the complex inside story of the process of reparation promise, which roughly means that the upper class of Ming dynasty sailors in Yongle provided the King of Java with a set of etiquette-like solutions... The King of Java must show sincerity to admit his mistakes and surrender, and compensation is likely to be exempted; because the Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and knows how to give in and give in.
Wang Jinghong pretended not to know, only indicating that the army had no grievances and the country of Java, and was indeed killed more than 100 people.Asking for compensation is not bullying.
Then the big brother proposed that he would only pay 30,000 taels of gold, and other amounts would be replaced by silver and jewelry.
Wang Jinghong summoned the eunuchs, Jinyiwei, navy generals and civil servants who accompanied him to discuss and then give a reply.
Wang Jinghong was the official envoy in the fleet, but he could not do whatever he wanted. Not only were there people from various yamen around him, but there seemed to be undercover hidden in order to prevent someone from betraying the court and killing him suddenly.
The crowd discussed it, and the general of the Jinyiwei reminded Wang Jinghong: Before leaving, the emperor gave a lecture to us that we should change the internal reasons for our work and put real profits first.The ethical and power disputes in various countries should seek common ground while reserving differences, and do not have to rely on the requirements of the Ming Dynasty's moral system, nor can it be used as a key reason for military use. Such matters should be mainly negotiated and compromised.
Wang Jinghong said: Our family also believes that we should accept the proposal of the Java prince and get the money first.If we really make a fuss and support the Eastern King to seize power, our military expenditure will be very large and the consequences will be more than worth the loss.
Everyone expressed their opinions and followed the decisions of the righteous.
At this moment, the Java prince asked to go to the cabin to discuss with Wang Jinghong privately.Wang Jinghong approved, but he still had civil and military officials around him.
Through translation, Ge'er's big name tells the plot of the Manchu Kingdom. He openly had a good relationship with the Ming court and secretly united the countries to resist the Ming power.
Ge'er's big name claimed that Java is willing to submit loyally to the Ming Dynasty and pay compensation in full, but hopes that the Ming army can get rid of the Mantas and Sudan.
Wang Jinghong replied: This matter and compensation matters should be discussed separately.We promised the Java king's compensation method; and the state affairs related to Mantaga can only be reported to the court and the emperor and the ministers decided.
So the discussion between the two sides ended, but the big guy had promised to deliver gold and goods to the port within a limited time.
An eunuch reminded Wang Jinghong: Mantao Jia had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty court used a princess named "Han Baoli" to marry the Mantao Jia to make a generation of goodwill.
The Ming Dynasty royal family had a surname of Zhu and Han, and no one knew where the princess was found. It might be just a title of canonization.
However, Wang Jinghong felt that he could not destroy diplomatic relations at will, and decided to report everything to the court after returning to China.
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