"Brother, I have fulfilled my mission and have driven back those damn Arakanese." Mangbai, the capital of Myanmar, excitedly reported to the king of Myanmar, his brother Mangda (Burmese name Pindali).

The Arakan Kingdom refers to the Rakhine State in the west of Myanmar. It is still an independent country at this time. The Arakan people are good at sailing and raising elephants. Because they often trade with the Portuguese, they have obtained a large number of firearms. This country

It is very strange that only half of the army is domestic soldiers, and the other half is composed of Japanese, Buddhists, and Chechidan (Christian) mercenaries.

These mercenaries were very good at fighting and effectively protected the independence of the Arakan country. Even the great emperor of Burma, the White Elephant King Mang Yinglong, could not do anything to the Arakan people. He unified Pyay, Bago, Ava, Meng

Yang, Mengmi, Mubang, and Manmo defeated Siam, Lancang and other countries, but they just couldn't win Arakan (Arakan).

At this time, both the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar and the Arakan Dynasty in western Myanmar were at their strongest. The Arakanese and Siamese were allies and often had conflicts with Myanmar. A while ago, the Arakanese hired

The army rushed into Lower Burma again. Mangda sent his younger brother Mangbai to lead the army to drive out these Arakanese people. They lived up to expectations and returned victorious.

Looking at his younger brother's energetic face, Mangda was very pleased. To fight tigers, you still rely on your brothers! He has always kept in mind the teachings of his father, King Talong, that brothers work together and can cut through gold, so he is particularly good to this younger brother. This younger brother has no

Let him down, very brave and good at fighting.

Mangda inherited the kindness and kindness of his father, King Long, but did not inherit the sophisticated political skills of King Long. Three years after taking the throne, because his personality was too gentle, he gradually became unable to suppress the Duwa (princes), nobles, and chieftains below.

leader, Myanmar’s national power is gradually weakening.

Hey, why did a benevolent king make the country weaker?

This is mainly related to the national conditions of Myanmar. It is a multi-ethnic country with more than a hundred ethnic groups, large and small. The dominant Bamar ethnic group is a branch of the ancient Qiang people who migrated from Yunnan. Among the countries in the Indochina Peninsula

Therefore, we are afraid of the Burmese. The main reason why Burma can become a small hegemon in Indochina is that it implements a **** system.

Yes, authentic ancient ****, a terrible system where all the people are soldiers.

This system of integrating military and peasantry is called the Ahmadan and Atai systems.

Myanmar divides all the villages in the country into two types: Ahmudan and Atai. The entire village is generally engaged in the same occupation and is directly controlled by the king. In addition to some craftsman villages, Akhmudan village is mainly responsible for fighting. There is an infantry village.

, Cavalry Village, Zhanxiang Village, Navy Village, Yangpao Village, etc. Each village is managed by a leader. Guards, Cavalry, and Elephant Soldier Villages are the highest, followed by Infantry Village, and Miscellaneous Soldiers Village is the lowest. According to the

The higher the level, the lower the corvee tax. The most pitiful ones are those in Atai Village, where the corvee tax is much higher than that in Ahmudan Village, and they are sometimes dragged to work as miscellaneous soldiers.

This system is very suitable for war, but it is extremely unfavorable for economic development. Therefore, Myanmar is very poor, and the capital Awa can only be regarded as a large military camp.

King Talong was a benevolent king. Seeing that the people's life was too hard, he did not fight any big wars during his reign. Without fighting, the people's lives were easier, but the military nobles, large and small, were not satisfied. Some of them were not afraid of death and wanted to fight with the king.

After a fight of arms, he was defeated by King Talong. Finally, the economy was restored to the period of the Ava Dynasty, and the national treasury was enriched.

Mangda admired King Long the most, and wanted to learn from his father, not to fight and let the people live a good life. The military nobles of Myanmar refused to agree. How could they obtain wealth and land if they did not fight? They became more and more dissatisfied with Mangda.

And supports Mangbai. Many nobles are secretly rumoring that King Mangbai is more suitable to be the king of Myanmar than King Mangda.

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In Mengyang City, Mengyang Chieftain Sihua is inviting Manmo Chieftain Simian to discuss matters.

The people in Mengyang, Manmo, Mubang, and Mengmi areas mostly belong to the Shan ethnic group (the Baiyi ethnic group, later known as the Dai ethnic group), which is not the same ethnic group as the Bamar ethnic group in the Ava area. Mengyang Xuanweisi and Mubang Xuanwei

Si Jie was one of the "Three Proclaimers and Six Comforts" canonized by the Ming Dynasty. The Man Mo Yaosi Si was originally a part of Meng Yang, and the Meng Mi Yaosi Si was originally a part of Mubang and was canonized in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

Chieftain Mengyang and Chieftain Mubang once joined forces to capture the city of Awa, so they had a grudge against the Bamar people. Later, the Toungoo dynasty of the Bamar people gradually became stronger and took revenge, annexing Mengyang, Manmo, Mubang, and Mengmi, and eliminated them.

They defeated the Han family of Mubang, and then wooed the Mengmi Si family, allowing Mengmi's Sili to manage Mubang. Now, Mubang and Mengmi have completely fallen to Burma. Meng Yang and Manmo ostensibly submitted to Burmese power, but they did not

There has always been a tendency to separate.

The main reason is that the Burmese government is too ruthless. The Burmese took turns to defend Meng Yang and levied heavy taxes on the people of Meng Yang to raise troops. The local people were miserable and said with tears: "If Meng Yang was not destroyed, how could we Shan people be here?"

The situation!"

The people of Mengyang missed the days before Mengyang was conquered by Burma, and were greatly moved by Sihua, the chieftain of Mengyang. Sihua had enmity with the Bamar people, and his ancestor Si Ge (also translated as Si Ge) died in the Burmese.

In hand.

I heard that the Ming Dynasty in the north is getting stronger again. Can we abandon Burma and join the Ming Dynasty? This way the people don’t have to pay such heavy taxes to the Burmese people. This is too risky, and I can’t do it alone. I have to drag the chieftain Mo Mo along with me.

Let’s do this together.

Sihua wanted to test Simian's attitude, "Comfort envoy, how have things been easy for the people of Manmo recently?"

The thought lingered for a moment. This position of pacifier was conferred by the Ming Dynasty to his ancestors. Since the surrender to Burma, it has not been mentioned for a long time. What does Sihua mean by calling himself pacifier? Could it be??

He thought for a while and replied calmly: Alas, the taxes levied by the Burmese are too high! The people of Manmo are suffering! Ambassador Xuanwei, how is Meng Yang's situation?"

When he heard that Si Mian also used the title of Xuan Comfort Envoy that the Ming Dynasty canonized his ancestors to address himself, Si Hua was ecstatic and simply stated his words clearly.

"My dear brother, let me tell you the truth, the taxes imposed by the Burmese are too high, and the people of Mengyang cannot survive anymore. How about I return to the Ming Dynasty with my dear brother?"

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Simian frowned. Their family had enmity with the Burmese people and also with the Ming Dynasty.

Forty-nine years ago, his grandfather Sizheng and Sihua's uncle Sihong rebelled against Burma. After the defeat, Sizheng fled to Tengyue City controlled by the Ming army. As a result, Qi Wenchang, the deputy envoy to Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty at the time, was afraid of the Burmese soldiers.

In order to suppress the situation, he actually killed Sizheng to appease the Burmese army. This move broke the heart of the Manmoth family, and they simply surrendered to Burma.

The Ming Dynasty killed Sizheng, which not only failed to quell the war, but also made Myanmar feel that the Ming Dynasty was weak and could be bullied. In 1604, the Burmese army attacked Mengyang, and the chieftain of Mengyang was defeated and fled to Ganya in the Ming Dynasty. Xuanfusi died in 1606;

In 2001, the Burmese army captured Mukong; so far, Mengyang Xuanwei Division, Mubang Xuanwei Division, Mangmo Appeasement Division, and Mengmi Appeasement Division have all become Myanmar territory.

"Xuan comfort envoy, the Ming Dynasty is now facing pressure from the Qing Dynasty. If you defect to the Ming Dynasty, you may not be protected. On the contrary, you may get into trouble!"

Sihua thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter, we can write a letter to Dao Jianxun, the governor of Qianya Xuanfu, to test Ming's attitude and the help he can provide before making a decision. Qianya Dao clan is the same as us.

They are from the Baiyi tribe and will not lie to us."

Nandian, Ganya, Longchuan Sanxuan, Heche, Myanmar, Mengyang, Mubang, Laos, Babaidadian and Liuwei are all Baiyi (Dai) people. The Baiyi people are called Shan people in Myanmar.

They share the same spirit with each other.

At that time, Sihua's great-uncle Sihong took more than a thousand of his men to the Ganya Dao clan after his defeat. To this day, his cousin Sizu still lives in Ganya. Sihua himself and Dao Jianxun, the Ganya Xuanfu envoy

They are also good friends.
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