Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 315: Southeast Asian Little Bully
The thirty-third year of the Li Yuan period.

The news that the Chola navy was completely annihilated by the Srivijaya navy even spread to the Arabian region.

Not to mention nearby places like Sri Lanka.

The King of Sri Lanka then sent envoys to pay tribute to Zhao Xin.

Expressed willingness to submit to Zhao Xin.

After all, surrender is just a matter of words and doesn't require too much.

If you can say a word of surrender, you can avoid the other party attacking you in the future.

This is really not a good deal.

But don’t tell me!

Due to Sri Lanka's special location, it is on the route that ships must pass through at sea. Zhao Xin really wants to attack Sri Lanka.

But considering that they are willing to come from afar to express their submission.

All Zhao Xin could do was to ask the other party to pay him a certain amount of gold and spices as tribute every year.

In addition...

This year, Zhao Xin also planned to send his own envoys to Sri Lanka and Chola to stay in their territories.

In this way, if there is any movement in Chola or Sri Lanka, I might be able to receive news in advance.

After being beaten once, Zhu Luo wanted to fight back.

only……

The unstable situation in his country also forced him to reluctantly accept the various items on Zhao Xin's list.

Now he heard that Zhao Xin wanted to send personnel to stay here permanently. To be honest, this was a bit too much.

If we had no warships now, we would not have figured out a way to fight against the enemy's warships.

Who knows, even if Kurotunga had to sell everything he had, he would still have to fight with Zhao Xin again.

nowadays……

All I can say is just bear with it for now.

The countries and powers in northern India also heard about Kurothunga’s tragic fate.

However, since there is not much deep interaction between North and South India, many people just listen and forget about it.

However, the Western Chalukya Dynasty, which was relatively close to the Chola Empire, also sent envoys.

It can be considered as getting familiar with Zhao Xin.

in fact……

The name of Srivijaya should have been spread to western India six or seven years ago.

only……

Perhaps even the rulers of the Western Chalukya dynasty could not have imagined that only a few years had passed in Srivijaya?
Now, we can actually turn around and attack Zhu Luo.

"Our king asked me to bring these gifts to your king as a token of our appreciation."

Zhao Xin took a look at the gift the other party had given him and found it was indeed a token of appreciation.

Zhao Xin also asked: "What is your relationship with the Chola Kingdom?"

The other envoy said, "To be honest, it's not very good. Although there are no large-scale wars, there are still some small fights."

Zhao Xin said, "From now on... this Chola Kingdom will be my vassal. I hope you guys won't attack them."

The other envoy didn't understand why Zhao Xin said that.

So this means...

Zhu Luo has surrendered to the enemy?
The other side's envoy quickly brought the news back.

If this is true, will it have a certain impact on their Western Chalukya Dynasty in the future?

That's what they had to think about next.

In addition to Sri Lanka, there is also the Western Chalukya Empire. Next, Zhao Xin met envoys from the Pandya Empire in South India.

Since the Pandya Dynasty was previously conquered by the Chola Empire, it is still nominally a vassal of the Chola Empire.

only……

As mentioned earlier, a vassal state like this is actually very fragile.

therefore……

With just one word from Zhao Xin, the Pandiya Dynasty can be revived to full health again.

So this time, the Pandiya Dynasty sent people to know Zhao Xin’s attitude towards Chola, and to ask Zhao Xin whether he could help them restore their country.

It would be best if I could get help from Zhao Xin.

After listening to the envoy's request, Zhao Xin also asked: "If I help you restore your country, what benefits can you give me?"

The other party said: "We can give Your Majesty 10% of the port and wharf income."

Zhao Xin said, "Fifty percent."

The other envoy: “…”

Seeing the other party hesitate, Zhao Xin also said: "I should have informed Kurotunga earlier that you were going to rebel again."

The other envoy's forehead was also sweating at this time, and he said: "Fifty percent is fifty percent."

Then Zhao Xin wanted to say something again, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up!

I always feel that in order to increase their income, they will definitely pass all this money on to the businessmen.

By the time……

Maybe this Arab merchant won't pass through their place.

but……

If you think about it, the other king wouldn't be so stupid as to cut off his own source of income.

With the full recovery of the Pandiya dynasty.

The power of the Chola Dynasty was also greatly weakened.

Kurotunga didn't expect that Zhao Xin would be so ruthless.

And with the separation of the Pandya dynasty, there are three or four such smaller kingdoms left on the west coast of southern India. They used to have to obey the Chola dynasty, and now naturally they also want to seek independence.

Kurotunga never expected that the Chola Dynasty he founded would be so fragile.

This is just like when the Chola attacked Srivijaya. Srivijaya was only defeated once at sea and then never recovered for decades.

however……

What else can I do?
Could it be that they are now going to go to war with Srivijaya and Pandya?
It’s not that Kurotunga has no such thoughts at all.

only……

He was afraid that his momentary impulse would lead to the complete destruction of his country.

There is a saying that is better to live than to die.

……

west.

Basically, he has been controlled by Zhao Xin.

North.

This year, Zhao Xin's eldest son, Zhao Hong, also sent someone to contact Zhao Xin.

It seems that Zhao Xin has only been in Srivijaya for seven or eight years, but he has made the entire Srivijaya very successful.

Zhao Hong had also thought about occupying Champa's territory.

and……

This Champa has always been a trouble-making people.

Zhao Hong is also in his forties this year.

After enjoying twenty years of stability and comfortable life, I have to consider whether Champa will have any ideas about Jiaozhi if I die in the future?
and so……

It would be best if we could annex Champa in its entirety.

of course!

Zhao Hong was just thinking about it casually, and now he sent someone to find his father just to ask his father what he thought about this.

After hearing the words of the Jiaozhi envoy, Zhao Xin hesitated for a moment.

Then he replied: "If you want to fight, then fight. What is there to worry about?"

Be reasonable!
If Champa was not next to Jiaozhi, Zhao Xin would probably have gone to fight it himself.

The reason why Zhao Xin didn't fight was that he wanted to give the option of fighting to Zhao Hong.

after all……

Zhao Hong can't really live on Jiaozhi alone, right?
It's not like North Korea and Japan, where there is really no place to expand outward.

After getting Zhao Xin's affirmative answer.

Next…

Zhao Hong began to plan the attack on Champa.

In fact, let alone Champa, even if Zhao Hong wanted to attack Zhenla, Zhao Xin would have no objection.

only……

You have to think about how to deal with it after it is conquered.

To know……

Limited by geographical barriers, as well as ethnic and cultural differences.

Such expansion is difficult to form a stable rule. Even in Srivijaya, Zhao Xin did not dare to say that he had controlled the area well.

If I die, will I be able to continue to rule this place smoothly?

On the 33rd day of the first lunar month, Zhao Xin wrote a letter to Zhao Zhe.

Ask if no one is really willing to come. If no one is willing, then he will give the opportunity to someone else.

The thirty-third year of the Li Yuan Dynasty, the end of October.

Zhao Zhe received the letter.

In addition to mentioning that this opportunity should be given to others, Zhao Xin also mentioned in the letter that a stable and formal royal private caravan should be formed.

It would be best if the Zhao family could control the entire Southeast Asian spice business as much as possible.

If Zhao Zhe doesn't care about some things himself, then who will help him to care about them when the time comes?

Especially when it comes to making money, you have to seize the opportunity.

therefore……

This year, Zhao Zhe also selected a group of people from the merchant group to be responsible for this matter.

And customized large sailing ships and warships of uniform size to serve as maritime escorts.

But it’s actually okay now!
There aren't that many pirates out there.

of course!

As the saying goes, be prepared and be prepared.

When you pass through some countries like Champa, sometimes it is hard to say whether the other party will see that the cargo on your ship is too valuable and suddenly want to attack you.

Even if the kings of these countries did not want to do this, what if some bad guy suddenly appeared and suddenly had such evil ideas?

therefore……

This frigate is still necessary.

As for the question of who will inherit Srivijaya.

Zhao Zhe also considered that if he didn't keep it in his own hands, it would fall into the hands of others.

At last……

Zhao Zhe had no choice but to bite the bullet and let the fourth brother go.

He’s the fat guy who likes to eat chicken legs.

This winter.

In this way, Zhao Ming was thrown to Srivijaya by his father.

The reason why I choose each other.

The main reason is that I like the other person's big body and big heart.

after all……

As long as they had chicken legs to eat, they would be satisfied, and Srivijaya had no shortage of chicken legs.

If there are other factors involved, it is probably the chairman of the Song Dynasty’s maritime caravan, who is also the other party’s father-in-law.

In this way...

It's also a good take care of.

The next year, the 34th year of Li Yuan, January.

Zhao Xin then met Zhao Ming.

"Grandfather! I almost thought I would never see you again!"

Zhao Xin saw that the other person looked very familiar.

Good guy!
Are you a sociable person?

but……

Don't say anything either.

Although Zhao Xin is usually very busy, it's not that he has never seen this fat man.

I just didn’t expect that…

Should we say that the nutrition in the Song Dynasty is rich or something? After not seeing him for ten years, the fat man has grown so much that he almost couldn't recognize him.

In addition to Zhao Ming, Zhao Ming's wife, son, and a group of servants also followed.

after all……

This place may become his fiefdom in the future. It doesn't matter whether he comes early or late.

This way, he wouldn't have to worry about his wife drifting alone on the sea.

Zhao Xin also asked the female official to take them all to rest.

Feel……

Next, his bastion may need to be upgraded.

For example...

How to build a bastion so that it can have a defensive function on the outside and provide a relatively comfortable working or even living environment on the inside.

to this end……

Zhao Xin also found craftsmen and began to consider choosing a better place to rebuild a bastion that would integrate military, administrative, and daily living functions.

As for now...

I can only say that we can just make do with it.

Zhao Ming didn't know what was going on until he came. He was shocked when he arrived.

He originally thought that this was a deserted place, but after arriving here, he found that this city was actually well built at all.

The population of the capital of Srivijaya alone was several hundred thousand.

This is even comparable to the second-tier cities in the Song Dynasty, and is almost reaching the tail of the first-tier cities.

of course!

Srivijaya is nothing.

Because Zhenla should be stronger than Srivijaya.

The population of the capital alone is probably around 500,000 to 700,000.

soon……

The group of people looked at Srivijaya once.

how to say.

The flow of people is still quite strong.

Although it is still not as prosperous as Youzhou City and Kaifeng Prefecture.

but……

It was quite unexpected.

From then on, Zhao Xin often kept the other person by his side, and from time to time he would tell him the differences between this place and the Song Dynasty.

The good news is…

After coming here, you can completely achieve spice freedom, and you can even use one part and burn the other part.

The bad news is...

Sometimes, if there are too many spices, they will seem extremely cheap.

and……

Here, you can always feel that the food is marinated with spices.

Zhao Xin also took out the latest map of Southeast Asia and showed it to the other party.

This latest map was obtained through extremely precise measurements, so its accuracy is unmatched by any other map in the world today.

As a member of the Zhao family, Zhao Ming's mission was to use Srivijaya as the capital to control the import and export of spices in Southeast Asia and even South Asia, as well as maritime trade.

In addition...if possible, it would be best to increase the proportion of Han people here as much as possible without others noticing.

Or, it could be to make the locals identify with the Han people.

This is actually quite difficult!

can only say……

See the opportunity!

Just like making friends, there is a saying that goes, “No fighting, no acquaintance.”

In order to achieve such identification, we must go through a lot of things together, so that there will be a chance.

For example, there may be a long-term royal marriage, or a very powerful enemy may appear, and the two ethnic groups may have to work together to fight against each other.

If you don't have these common experiences, it's actually very difficult to achieve integration in a short period of time.

of course!

Zhao Xin is actually also working hard.

It is like forcing them to learn Chinese. Then, some of their children will not be able to speak their own dialect. At that time, the differences between different ethnic groups will gradually decrease.

only……

This will definitely be a very long process.

When Zhao Ming arrived in Srivijaya, Srivijaya had already become the little overlord of Southeast Asia.

Except for Champa and Zhenla, which have not been fought yet, other countries can only send people to pay tribute to Zhao Xin.

(End of this chapter)