Their names are on this list, and the lands they were granted range from Cambodia and Siam to Brunei, Srivijaya, and the southern islands.

These princes have occupied almost all of the islands in the South China Sea. The next step is to make the local governments obediently hand over control.

In June, Yu Yunwen was officially appointed as the Commissioner of the Pacification of the Seas and the Minister of the Navy of the Great Song Dynasty, in charge of all sea affairs and implementing the emperor's maritime strategy.

The princes, who had originally intended to resist, were terrified when they saw the Prince of Yun killed.

Feeling that staying in Tokyo was too dangerous, and hearing that Yue and Wei were doing very well in the south, why not go out to sea and establish their own kingdoms?

As a result, the enfeoffment process proceeded much more smoothly.

After the division of the fiefdom in Tokyo was settled, news of Li Bao's first victory also reached Tokyo.

At this time, the Song army stationed at Lingyamen had begun preparing to launch an attack on Srivijaya.

The Song Dynasty navy at Jiujiang Port is expanding its ranks.

The conflict in the South China Sea has just begun, and the southwest is also becoming increasingly unstable.

The new policy on paper money, promulgated in February of the eighth year of the Jingkang era, required neighboring countries of the Song Dynasty to exchange paper money. Zhenla and Siam neither cooperated nor refused.

During a major trade event in April, two grain merchants from the Song Dynasty were detained due to a dispute over the use of paper money.

At the end of May, Zhang Jun received the order from the Privy Council to send troops, and at the same time received the military order from the Military Governor's Office to dispatch 20,000 troops to Zhenla.

This series of events was not isolated. The Song Dynasty had just launched a war against the South China Sea, but only a small part of the southern continent was under the control of the Song Dynasty, which was obviously a strategic imbalance.

Lingya Gate was a vital passage for the Song Dynasty's maritime trade to the west, and also a strategic location for the Song Dynasty to contain the countries of the South China Sea. However, a large number of Malays were eyeing it covetously from behind.

(Lingyamen is Singapore. To the north of Singapore is Malaysia. It is a long island extending from north to south. The southernmost point is Singapore after crossing the sea. During the Song Dynasty, Malays migrated north and established primitive regimes in that area.)

Therefore, resolving the issue of Zhenla was actually clearing away the last hidden danger in the southern continent, preparing for the resolution of Malaya, eliminating any concerns about Lingyamen, and ensuring the smooth flow of sea routes.

(As can be seen from the world map, Lingyamen's geographical location is very tricky. From China to the West, if you don't want to go halfway around the world, Lingyamen is the only port to pass through. Moreover, Lingyamen faces Srivijaya across the sea. That sea line is long and narrow. If it is not controlled by the Song Dynasty, maritime trade will basically be limited to small-scale operations in Southeast Asia. Interested readers can take a look at the world map.)