Chapter 736: The Envoy from Borneo
In other words, in front of powerful figures like this young master who insists on changing, in front of leaders like me who can bring enough benefits to the vast majority of people, in front of outstanding talents who know how to manipulate public opinion orientation, their ideas and practices have become rootless water.
Apart from the little waves, it cannot have any major impact on the empire. At most, the good times of the family squatting together and crying and sadness have passed.
A month later, the Bharat envoy arrived in Chang'an. The Bharat envoy, who was built from the royal palace with thatch and wood, was shocked from the beginning. He boarded the long warship sent by the expedition fleet, which looked very low, but was actually much taller than their houses. Then, because it was a good wind, it took only less than nine days to arrive at Jiaozhi Port, and then boarded the four-wheeled postcar and followed the gray-white cement straight road towards Chang'an.
What he saw and heard along the way almost made the Bharat envoy and his subordinates crazy. At Jiaozhi Port, the larger warships made them speechless. The brand new silver armor of the soldiers of the Chinese Empire who came to receive them almost drip directly, as well as the cement brick and stone buildings about three or four stories high near the port.
As for the neat and straight concrete road with a width of four carriages and horses driving side by side, and a length of more than two thousand miles exceeding two thousand miles, they were even more incredible, and it took a lot of manpower and material resources.
When I heard that the Huaxia Empire was engaging in road construction and related industries reached one million, the third prince of the deputy envoy, the native Bharat king, was dizzy just by a lion.
The population of the entire Bharat country is only 700,000 to 800,000, far exceeding the largest tribes around which only have more than 10,000 people. Now I heard that the number of workers engaged in road construction alone has exceeded the total population of their country. It is indeed not a great thing to scare people into coma.
The long and gentle cement straight road extends from Jiaozhi to Chang'an, and among them, they also cross more than ten caves with a length of more than two miles, and also see a bridge between the two mountains and more than fifty meters from the bottom of the valley.
All of this made them feel all the time, but they didn't know how to describe it. These posters are specially designed for long-distance travel, with beds and bedding on them, and even special toilets for use.
Every hundred miles, there is an inn where there are horses for carriage replacement, and there are hotels for guests who cannot sleep well on the carriage. In addition, there is food supply.
Although most of them are easy to store and store-resistant foods for cakes, noodles, pickled cucumbers, and pickled cabbage strips, it is already very good to have food, and the important thing is that the price is not expensive.
Therefore, under such circumstances, this long-distance trip was not a hard time. It took more than half a month to arrive in Chang'an. When the Chang'an City, which was so majestic and vast that it almost occupied the entire horizon, appeared in their sight.
As a descendant of the Han people, the Bharat Kingdom Zhengshi and the seven or eight members of the mission who were also descendants of the Han people fell to the ground with tears in their eyes. It was Chang'an. The imperial capital, which lasted for countless generations, symbolized the spirit of Chinese culture.
Chang'an, a city that is envied in their bodies, bones, bloodlines and even souls. Listen to the affectionate narratives of their ancestors, telling the name of the great city that is like a miracle, representing the symbol of prosperity and strength of the Chinese nation.
The third prince of the Bharat Kingdom also fell to the ground, looking at Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Chinese Empire that seemed to connect the world together. At this moment, perhaps he also realized that compared to himself, no, compared to the entire Bharat Kingdom, they seemed so small and even humble in front of this great city carrying the history and civilization of China.
I breathed a long sigh and put the information I had in my hand on the table. I really admire the intelligence officer who had been with this envoy. This writing skills alone were enough to write reports on the deeds of those very sensational heroes.
After entering the city, at the suggestion of the Prince of Bharat, our accompanying staff agreed to the prince's request and drove a carriage around the city so that His Royal Highness and the members of the mission could enjoy the scenery in the city.
In the bustling and majestic Chang'an City, the people walked on the sidewalks on both sides of the road in an orderly manner. On the sidewalks, there were even special garbage bins to store the debris that the people needed to discard, such as greased paper wrapped in burnt paper, or wooden sticks with lollipops for children to eat.
In addition, the road is divided into left and right sides, and all the cars and horses will follow the rules of driving to the right. Even wealthy merchants from other places will obey this rule, because I had already ordered the implementation of traffic regulations across the country several years ago.
In short, this group of old men was almost blinded by the luxury, magnificence, majesty, tolerance and breadth of the imperial capital Chang'an. From morning to late at night, Chang'an was surrounded by a layer of beautiful and warm night. Pedestrians were still coming and going on the streets, and the bells of postcars were always coming and going. The people in the wine shops, theaters, and squares looked satisfied and carefree, which really opened the eyes of these foreigners from the barbaric land.
Even the diplomatic accompanying staff paid for their own money to invite them to watch a drama, which made the locals from the southern barbarians so crazy, of course, the main ones who knew Chinese were the ones.
The next morning, the Bharat prince and the envoy had just woken up and the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to visit. The confident and calm attitude, neither humble nor arrogant, made the Bharat envoys who were very self-aware, or were already shocked by everything they had seen and heard during this period of time, felt flattered.
Finally, it was decided that by the beginning of the month, seven days later, they would represent the Bharat Kingdom to pay tribute to the great and enlightened Emperor of the Chinese Empire and submit a letter of help. I think that with the kindness and fraternity of our Emperor, we will definitely give you a constructive and promising reply to the Bharat Kingdom and the country.
The envoy of the Bharat Kingdom, who was dizzy and confused by the official remarks, bid farewell to the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and even wanted to give some small gifts. The staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said politely and finally earned the money.
The staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stood in front of me at this moment, and respectfully reflected on what he saw and heard when he saw the Bharat mission today. The dozen important officials present all listened intently.
After he finished his instructions and asked him to leave, the accompanying staff and intelligence member who had been accompanying the mission from Southeast Asia to Chang'an continued: "...The Han people in the country would not exceed 15,000, but it was the Han people who taught these foreign races to use various tools, and they were also very resourceful and knowledgeable. Therefore, for a long time, the Han people who had trusted the Han people in the Bharat Kingdom had even intermarried with the Han people many times. Now the grandmother of the Bharat Kingdom is a Han person. The royal family of the Bharat Kingdom often speaks Chinese, just like the third prince of the Bharat Kingdom, who worshipped a Han Confucian scholar who was more famous in the Bharat Kingdom."
After hearing this news, many important officials looked as if they were taken for granted. This young master laughed in his heart, and of course he remained silent on his face.
From top to bottom, the Bharatii respected these knowledgeable and cultural Han people. These Han people not only brought various knowledge, but also let them learn how to use hemp to weave cloth and use hoes instead of wooden sticks to grow food. However, over time, a considerable number of Han people assimilated with Bharati, but more of them were assimilated by the Han people.
In the city of King Bharat, almost everyone knows a few Chinese. As for the official class, everyone speaks fluent Chinese. To their own people, local language and beautiful Chinese are no different from wild monkeys calling on trees.
"It seems that this barbaric country outside the ocean also knows that it admires China. Your Majesty, I think the court should give them more sweetness to show kindness?" Ma Zhou stood up and said with a smile.
"Well, according to your opinion, what kind of sweetness should I give to the Bharat Kingdom?" I smiled and nodded slightly.
"General Chen has already mentioned this garrison. I have several more here, such as opening a port, building roads, and building schools..." As Ma Zhou's fingers rose one by one, the corners of the mouths of these important officials in the court became more and more crooked. Well, the evil smiles were either speechless like toothache.
When I heard this, I nodded happily. Well, I am worthy of being Ma Zhou and a famous minister in history. This is beautiful, but the intention is sinister enough. The garrison is equivalent to the fact that our Chinese Empire has deeply inserted a nail in its country.
According to the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Revival Army today, even if you only throw one battalion in the capital of the Bharat King, thousands of indigenous rebels who were picking up wooden spears could easily clean up the first and second clean.
If there is a standard regiment stationed in the army, then it will be close to 4,000 people. With these 4,000 people, you will be fully confident of taking down a weak indigenous kingdom like the Bharat Kingdom.
As for the methods of opening ports, building roads, building academics, etc., it is to influence, deassimilate, and invade from an economic and cultural perspective. Over time, this Bharat Kingdom will forget its history and past and will rely on the Chinese Empire. In the future, they will no longer be independent countries, but will be assimilated into the vassals of the Chinese Empire, and will even actively incorporate into the big family of the Chinese Empire.
Chapter completed!