Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty - Chapter 628

The vast Indian Ocean, the third largest ocean in the world!

Now is the first month of the 16th year of Xuanwu, the northern part of the Song Dynasty is still snowing, but it is still very warm here.

After the warships composed of the 100,000 navy of the Song Dynasty left the Strait of Malacca, they have been moving forward on such an ocean. They were amazed at the climate of the ocean. In the past, the Da Song Navy had fought in the north. This was the first time they came to the warm tropical region.

This Indian Ocean also has a name, that is “Western”!

In the history of later generations, Zheng He went to the Western Ocean and came to this Indian Ocean!

Now the Chinese have entered the Western Ocean hundreds of years in advance, and the current fleet is even stronger than Zheng He’s fleet in the past!

Thousands of huge warships braved the wind and waves in mighty, and occasionally merchant ships passed by, and the merchants above all showed horror on their faces.

This is an ocean-going fleet that has never been seen in this era, even in the history of later generations, such fleets are extremely rare!

The two treasure ships are at the forefront, surrounded by countless small boats, and behind are more than ten huge blessing ships and other warships.

The waves on the sea were great, but the treasure ship still seemed extremely stable.

Wang Gui and Wu Jie were standing on the bow of the same treasure ship at the moment. Their hair and clothes were constantly swaying towards the back by the wind, and their faces were full of excitement.

“From here all the way to the north, you will soon be in Daguang!” Wang Gui said.

Daguang is where Yangon will be for later generations! In later generations, Yangon was the largest city in Myanmar, but in this era, Myanmar is just a small town! The whole of Myanmar has not yet been unified. One-third of the territory in northern Myanmar belongs to the “Dali State”, and now it belongs to the Great Song Dynasty!

“There are also many pirates near Daguang. We need to completely eliminate the surrounding pirates and then occupy Daguang.” Wu Lin said.

“I think so, I led half of the fleet into the bay, you led the remaining fleet to blockade the periphery of the bay, don’t let a pirate escape.” Wang Gui said.

“Good!” Wu Lin nodded.

Ten days later, the fleet came to the sea area where Yangon was located. All the pirates in the nearby sea area added up to only a few thousand people. Under the encirclement and suppression of the Song Army fleet, all the pirates were almost wiped out in just three days!

Thousands of battleships of the Song Army came to Yangon, and countless soldiers of the Song Army got off the boat and headed forward.

Yangon is now in the hands of the local Tu people. A middle-aged man dressed in extremely precious silk, but long, black, thin and small, led a group of Tu people out. The middle-aged man was also tied with a white head. In the turban, there are a few colorful feathers in the turban. He is the head of the Tu people.

With the arrival of so many warships and troops, the head of the Tu people was horrified to the extreme. He knelt down without hesitation, and the people behind him also knelt down.

“This is the place where my Da Song merchants used to stay and provide subsidies. From now on, this place is owned by my Da Song. Are you willing to accept my Da Song’s jurisdiction?” Wang Gui said coldly when he looked at this man.

“I’m willing to wait.” The chief’s voice trembled.

This is also an important town on the sea line of trade between China and the West. There are often merchants from the Song Dynasty, so this person can also speak Chinese.

“Those who know the current affairs are outstanding, you are doing very well! From now on, the trade tax here will also have a small share of yours, which is enough to ensure that you continue to live prosperously. You are also my citizens of the Song Dynasty. You can even live in the Song Dynasty.” Wang Gui was very satisfied with the performance of the leader, nodded, and said.

Afterwards, Wang Gui and Wu Lin inspected the environment near Yangon and determined that the threat here was minimal. After that, the two left more than ten warships here, and then they continued to lead the fleet toward the front.

On the treasure ship, Wang Gui wrote a report. Wang Gui believes that the South China Sea is very close to China, the South China Sea Tu people are extremely backward, and the population of the South China Sea Tu people is extremely small, not even comparable to any province in the Song Dynasty! Under such circumstances, Da Song should completely occupy Nanyang and move people to Nanyang! However, there is an important problem at present. Although the population of the Song Dynasty has reached nearly 100 million, too much has been done in population migration over the years, and the people need to be recuperated. Wang Gui deeply feels that the population of the Song Dynasty is still somewhat insufficient, and the court still wants Continue to encourage childbirth, the current policy of encouraging childbirth is still lacking, and the strength is still insufficient.

He wrote down his opinion, and after meeting a Chinese businessman, he would send the Chinese businessman to Quanzhou Prefecture, and then Quanzhou Prefecture to the Council of Government.

In February, the Song Dynasty fleet came to Ceylon.

Ceylon is the later Sri Lanka. In this era, the Chinese called it “the country of lions” or “the country of gems”. The gem storage here is very rich and well-known in the world.

“This is the Lion Kingdom!” Wang Gui smiled as he looked at the big island ahead.

“This small island is not as big as any province in the Song Dynasty. It is much smaller than the two large islands we found in the North Sea, but there are actually two countries on it, and they are fighting endlessly!” Wu Lin said.

From the eighth century AD to the sixteenth century later, for hundreds of years, the Sinhala Kingdom and the Tamil Kingdom on the island of Sri Lanka have fought endlessly! Until it was completely occupied by the British, the fighting between the two clans was forced to stop.

“We are just gaining a stronghold here, controlling the sea line, and not participating in their war.” Wang Gui obviously dismissed the war on the island and shook his head immediately.

Soon after, the Song Army fleet came to Colombo, ready to occupy here.

Colombo is one of the nodes of Sino-Western trade. Because of the extremely important geographical location, after the beginning of the great nautical era, it was first occupied by the Portuguese, then by the Dutch and the British. Now it is the Chinese who came here!

Song Jun had just arrived on the dock, and there was already a mess on the dock!

The Song Jun went straight to the city of Colombo. They had not yet reached the gate of the city. The city was closed!

Wang Gui ordered the Sinhalese inside to open the city gate and accept the rule of the Song Dynasty, but the Sinhalese did not agree.

Soon, the Song Army launched an attack on this place.

The total population of the Kingdom of Sinhala is less than one million, and their total strength is only more than 50,000. Colombo is so important because of its location, so there are more than 8,000 garrisons here! However, in front of the 100,000 troops of the Song Army, these 8,000 garrisons were vulnerable.

In just half an hour, the Song Army took down here and occupied Colombo.

“Tell the merchants on the pier, we will not embarrass the merchants! Everything will be the same as before, and even the business tax here will be much lower than before. We will promulgate laws to protect the merchants’ private property!” On the battlefield, one side sent people to announce Da Song’s policy. Song Dynasty sent troops to occupy important strongholds on the sea line, not to destroy trade, but to make trade more prosperous. Because only the trade is more prosperous, Da Song can get more benefits.

For more than a month, the Sinhalese continued to attack Colombo, but they were not opponents of the Song army at all. They were defeated every time!

Until May, nearly 20,000 armies of the Song Army were sent to Yangon, Colombo and other cities, accompanied by civil affairs officials!

These 20,000 armies are all world leaders who have fought against the Jurchens and the Mongols in the north. The “invincible” declared by the Jurchens at the time can not be overstated. They are here, enough to defend the Song Dynasty. The army’s rule over Yangon and Colombo.

In July of the 16th year of Xuanwu, the Da Song fleet went all the way to the Guli country!

Guri, the center of Sino-Western trade!

It can be said that no matter who it is, as long as he controls the Guri, he controls the Sino-Western trade!

This is where the Kozhikode of later India is located. In this era, India was divided into countless states without being unified. In history, it was not until the rise of the Mongols that the descendants of the Turkic Mongols went south to unify India. The Mughal dynasty was established.

The area of ​​Guli now is equivalent to the size of Song Yanjing. Because of its developed trade, the population here rarely reaches 1.2 million. However, this 1.2 million comes from various places and countries, most of which are merchants. The army here The number is less than 10,000!

When Zheng He went to the Western Oceans for the first time, the end point was the Kingdom of Guli. At that time, the King of Guli sent people to the Central Plains to pay tribute to Ming Chengzu, expressing his willingness to be a vassal of the Central Plains.

After the rise of the Great Navigation Era, the Portuguese, who had a population of only 2 million at that time, became the overlord of the sea. The Portuguese Dagama led only 20 warships to bypass the Cape of Good Hope all the way to Kuri, and conquered Kuri with 20 warships. After that, the Portuguese grasped the hub of Sino-Western trade.

And now the thousands of battleships of the Song Dynasty have come to the country of Guli!

In July, the Song Dynasty completely occupied Guli. The Song Dynasty’s navy issued laws here to first ensure that merchants’ property would not be damaged, and then determine the tax law. Among the coastal cities occupied by Song Dynasty, merchants from various countries paid no matter where they were. Taxes are eliminated, and there is no need to pay taxes in other places. In this way, the tax revenue of East-West trade will be greatly reduced! In the past, cities along the route were under the control of many forces, and the price of Sino-Western trade was very expensive. A thing worth a few cents after being shipped from China to Guli might reach a few taels of silver!

Until this time, the military operations of the Song Dynasty Navy came to an end temporarily, and this most prosperous sea line in the twelfth century was completely controlled by China!

After that, 100,000 navies will always be stationed on this sea line. When necessary, they will establish other colonial cities in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea. In addition, the navy is also responsible for exploring the Western Ocean.