The expeditionary force boarded the ship and set off.
Among those coming from the capital, except for the more than 10,000 soldiers, the other nearly 8,000 are talents in various fields.
Doctor.
It is extremely cold in the north, so catching a cold and fever is a very normal phenomenon. There may be more troublesome things, so a doctor is naturally indispensable.
You should also bring along medicinal herbs that can reduce fever, dispel cold, and prevent frost.
artisan.
Some were firearms craftsmen, and some were skilled in other fields.
Firearms inevitably need to be repaired, and the main thing they carry is muskets, and cannons are too heavy and obviously not suitable.
There are some indigenous people living in the entire northern border, but their number is pitifully small. Not to mention muskets, a round of cold weapon charge by soldiers can easily take them down.
The purpose of the musket was more to protect against wild beasts, and after arriving in North America, it could effectively kill the enemy when conflicts broke out with local indigenous peoples.
There are also some other special talents.
For example, there are people in the Imperial Observatory who understand Feng Shui, people in the Embroidered Uniform Guard who have a high talent for languages, and there are also people in charge of record keeping, map drawing, and so on.
All in all, this configuration is very complete.
Huang Guan made a great contribution here.
Xu Huizu went to Tubo to fight a tug-of-war, which was too far away from the capital. The delay in the transmission of military reports was too high. Moreover, given Xu Huizu's situation, he had to win by playing it safe, and it would be difficult for any major changes to take place in a short period of time.
Zhu Ying then turned his attention to Southeast Asia again.
Public opinion is really a good thing. The emergence of official bulletins, especially after they were launched on a large scale throughout the Ming Dynasty, made it easier for the imperial court to control public opinion.
It’s still the same routine, just like recruiting soldiers.
Zhu Ying's imperial edict arrived at the Dibao Office, asking them to publicize the benefits of going to Southeast Asia.
For example, you can pick up money everywhere in Nanyang now, opportunities to make a fortune are everywhere, and the scenery is also very beautiful.
How much money did a certain family earn from a trip to Southeast Asia?
How much does a certain worker earn in a month working in Nanyang?
"Uh, why do I suddenly feel like I've tricked someone into going to Ganguzi in northern Myanmar?"
Zhu Ying thought with some confusion.
Of course, this is all for better immigration.
The current situation in Nanyang is completely different from that in later generations.
First of all, there is the deterrent power of the Ming Dynasty there, with the navy stationed by the sea and the vassal king, King Wu, in charge.
As long as you are a registered citizen of the Ming Dynasty, you are three points superior to others there.
If a lawsuit arises, the local authorities will normally side with the Ming people. They are just a vassal state and do not want to cause disputes.
Now the coastal waters of Annan, Champa and Zhenla are all under the jurisdiction of the Ming Navy.
How could the miscellaneous soldiers in Malacca compare with the regular army of the Ming Dynasty? It was like a handover. When the Ming navy arrived in Malacca, the local natives tactfully gave way.
However, after receiving the latest information, Zhu Ying was speechless.
Because of the Ming Dynasty’s propaganda, many people ran to Champa.
Due to the threat from the Ming navy, it was difficult for the Champa government to do anything, and it was unable to govern.
Song Zhong and Zhu Yunwen joined forces to deal a severe blow to the Champa nobles in order to open a Chinese school.
Especially some big nobles are the primary targets.
Although Zhan Wangcha was not a puppet, most of the political power was controlled by the nobles. After these nobles were defeated, Zhan Wangcha also wanted to take back power, but Song Zhong and Zhu Yunwen naturally disagreed.
They simply supported some small nobles to divide the property.
Therefore, the current Champa can only be described as a chaos.
Today, Champa is full of gangs and underworld forces.
The original one was the Cao Gang.
Those who could not make it in the Ming Dynasty began to move on a large scale after tasting the sweetness of Champa.
Zhu Ying cracked down hard on gangs within the Ming Dynasty, especially after the establishment of the Public Security Bureau throughout the Ming Dynasty, many gangs had no room to survive.
Cao Bang is one of them.
Because maritime trade was profitable, the Cao Gang, which originally engaged in inland water transportation, also pooled some money to buy ships. Most of their backbone members followed to transport goods and sold them in Champa, and they quickly earned their first pot of gold.
In Champa, the leader of the Cao Gang was surprised to find that the local government was surprisingly weak, and in many cases, it was all about money.
Whoever gives more money can get more convenience.
The leader of the Cao Gang immediately realized that this situation was a blessing for the gang.
After returning to Ming Dynasty, he immediately decided to take a large number of gang members to Champa.
Those who are unwilling to go with us can be considered to have left the gang by giving them some resettlement money.
In just less than two months, the Cao Gang quickly took root in Champa and began to expand gradually.
The size of his gang expanded rapidly, and it was even more powerful than during the heyday of the Ming Dynasty.
This is incredible.
The Ming Dynasty was too lazy to care about the collusion between the Cao Gang and certain local officials.
As a result, the Cao Gang was able to quickly establish its own network of relationships.
Even the stationed navy had been contacted by the King of Wu.
The news of the Cao Gang soon spread to the gangs in the Ming Dynasty.
Their days in the Ming Dynasty were really hard.
Except for some gangs that do have a strong background, most gangs find it difficult to develop under the crackdown by the Public Security Bureau, and the brothers in the gang can hardly afford to eat.
The news about the Cao Gang going to Southeast Asia spread quickly in the underworld.
Some people began to laugh, saying that there was no way to make money in such a barbaric land.
However, the slap in the face came too quickly and there was no time to react.
When the news reached the Ming Dynasty, the Cao Gang had grown to a size of 3,000 people in Southeast Asia, including a large number of barbarians, and even had their own territory.
"Three thousand people, can his Cao Gang afford it?"
Three thousand people is a big gang. Before the gangs in the Ming Dynasty were cracked down, the average large gang was only about four to five thousand people in size.
Now in the territory of Daming Dynasty, there are two or three people, which is already very good.
Hearing that the Cao Gang was doing well in Champa, the gangs in the Ming Dynasty naturally didn't want to miss out on this lucrative opportunity.
They all started to raise money to buy boats and find connections to go out to sea.
The purpose is to go to Champa.
There were dozens of gangs that went to Champa one after another.
Champa today has become a world ruled by gangs.
After completing the work at the Han School, Song Zhong returned to the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Highness, Champa is in chaos right now. These gangs are willing to do anything to seize territory, including poisoning, sneak attacks, assassinations, and so on."
"At the end, they went completely crazy and started fighting directly on the coastal docks, completely disregarding the surrounding situation."
"Fortunately, the navy was dispatched to suppress the situation, otherwise the entire dock would have been in chaos and many foreign merchants would have been affected."
"The garrison commander, Jin Kaishan, called all the gang leaders together and re-established the rules, ordering them not to harm innocent people, not to poison, and not to use firearms on a large scale to fight you."
"These lunatics, they took out the cannons at that time, I don't know where they got so many matchlock guns from, I have also checked, they are not produced in our Ming Dynasty."
"The Champa government is like a piece of crap. Some of the government offices have only a few dozen people, and they are not even as good as a gang. They don't even have a few muskets. I'm really worried that when they go to suppress the gang, they will be killed by the gang leader instead."
"Most of the high-ranking officials of these gangs are from the Ming Dynasty. King Zhan did not dare to send out the army, for fear of causing disputes with our Ming Dynasty."
"His Royal Highness King Wu has received a lot of money from the gangs and helped suppress the Champa government. However, Commander Jin has set rules, and these gangs have restrained themselves when they take action. At least they will no longer affect merchants and residents."
"However, the owners of restaurants and shops that opened on the territories of these gangs had to pay membership fees to ensure safety. As a result, the gangs began to fight for territory everywhere, and some internal rules were established during the fighting."
As Zhu Ying listened to Song Zhong's story, he felt as if he were witnessing the Hong Kong Young and Dangerous gang in later generations.
However, the current situation in Champa is more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
Originally, Zhu Ying wanted to cause chaos in Champa, and from another perspective, these gangs can also be considered migrating immigrants.
"Were there many casualties in the fight?" Zhu Ying asked casually.
He was more concerned about the situation of the Ming people there.
Song Zhong replied: "These gangs are also smart. Most of them have bought large ships. While fighting for territory, they also engage in maritime trade."
"The local Zhan people live in poverty and are willing to join the army for little money. The casualties are mainly from the Zhan people or sailors recruited from other countries."
"There is also slave trade over there. Those who came from the Ming Dynasty were also worried about their own safety. They were from a foreign land, all for the purpose of making some money. Why would they risk their lives with their own family? Therefore, they set a rule that they could not kill their compatriots unless they were in a fight to the death. If they were captured, they could pay to redeem them."
"It's inevitable that there will be some casualties, but overall it's pretty good."
Zhu Ying was quite satisfied with this.
Although our Ming Dynasty has a large population, we cannot lose it so easily.
…
The rear hall of Kunning Palace.
The people living here are naturally Zhu Ying's concubines.
As the Crown Princess, Ye Yueqing lived in the main hall in the middle.
At present, including Ye Yueqing, Zhu Ying already has seven concubines.
In terms of sleeping with the emperor, the rotation is exactly every seven days.
Except Ye Yueqing and Xu Miaojin, they are Han Chinese.
The others came from Goryeo, Annan, Japan, Champa, and Zhenla.
Goryeo, Annan, and Japan, this side is not so bad, they are all Asian faces.
Zhenla and Champa are both a mixture of Chinese and Western cultures.
I have to admit, it has a unique flavor.
In fact, normally speaking, during the crown prince stage, it is rare for a monarch to have seven concubines like Zhu Ying.
如果是别的储君，很容易会被文臣指责储君沉迷美色。
即便是太子朱标，也就只有一正一侧。
其他的亲王大致也都差不多，像是朱樉，朱棡，朱棣这些，哪怕是已经成为了藩王，也没有说大肆娶妃。
只是在目前的情况，也没有哪个大臣敢多嘴。
曾经最开始，朱英还没有整顿言官的时候，确实有言官向朱元璋上奏弹劾太孙殿下沉迷美色。
原本这对于言官来说，算是个流程，陛下会不会责罚太孙，那也跟他们关系不大。
只是在收到这奏章的时候，朱元璋大发雷霆。
咱大孙好不容易回来。
在外边受了多少苦楚呀。
十年生死两茫茫。
你知道咱大孙这十年是怎么过来的吗？
现在回来了，怎么就不能享受一下了？
朱元璋以前不打言官，是为了让他们作为监察的作用存在，并说下不以言论罪的话。
可涉及到太孙身上，那就不好意思，咱也只能是破例了。
当下就让锦衣卫，将那个上奏弹劾太孙的言官，狠狠的揍了一顿。
不至于打死，但至少也得在**躺上数月，半条命是没了。
这事朱英不知晓，是以后来，再也没有发生过言官弹劾太孙的事情。
大家都清楚了，太孙那是陛下的逆鳞。
一封信件，自宦官的手中送入到坤宁宫后殿。
“娘娘，这是自南洋占城寄来，寄信的是娜妃娘娘的父亲。”
宦官恭敬的把信交到叶月清的手里。
叶月清作为后殿之主，对于侧妃有着很大的权势。
侧妃们的吃穿用度，婢女宦官，哪怕是离开后殿，都需要得到叶月清的允许才行。
除开徐妙锦外，其他侧妃都来自于他国，所以信件的传递，也需要得到叶月清的同意和过目。
“不必看了，给娜妃送去吧。”
“是，娘娘。”
其实在叶月清看来，这些侧妃们远嫁京师，虽说得到了荣华富贵，可同样也失去了很多东西。
平时在其他方面，叶月清从未克扣过。
后殿左侧的房间里。
阿娜妮亚正在临摹作画。
那副用来临摹的画作，据说是一名来自于欧巴罗的画师，在见到大明宝船抵达占城沿海港口码头的时候画下的。
在京师这边的拍卖行，拍出了七千贯宝钞的天价。
消息传到朱英的耳里，听说画的是占城，因此特意遣人去买来，再送给阿娜妮亚，也好是对家乡有个念想。
阿娜妮亚用画笔粘上颜料，看了看左边画上的景象，小心的涂抹在自己的画上。
这幅画已经完成了大半，远看跟左边的差不多，仔细瞧却有很多不同之处。
这已经不是阿娜妮亚第一次临摹了，她曾经学过画画，只是这临摹画的技法，是来自于欧洲，所以有很大差别。
相差较大的是两个画的色彩。
阿娜妮亚用的颜料，明显要比临摹画的更加鲜艳，对比起来，原画的色调就有些灰沉了。
这是因为大明的颜料比之欧洲更好。
“娘娘。”
门外传来敲门声，其实门并没有关，只是宦官也不可能随便就进来。
听到声音的阿娜妮亚没注意，手抖了一下，一笔画歪，显然这画毁了。
不过她也没有生气，左右也是正在学习。
“进来吧。”
“是，娘娘。”
门外的宦官得到允许后走了进来，而后躬身身子恭敬的说道：“娘娘，这里有从占城寄过来的家书，是娘娘的父亲寄来。”
阿娜妮亚眼中闪过一丝惊喜，连忙道：“快拿过来。”
宦官恭敬的递上信件，而后后退两步站在门口。
阿娜妮亚随口道：“你先下去吧。”
“是，娘娘。”
收到家书的阿娜妮亚很是开心，走到窗台下的桌案上，将信件小心的拆开，而后全部展开。
信件是用占文书写，阿娜妮亚仔细的读了起来。
只是随着逐渐的看下去，阿娜妮亚眼里的光彩越来越淡。
信件的内容，主要是讲述现在占城的情况。
如今在占城，突然冒出来了很多帮派，都是大明人创办的。
他们对占城造成了很大的影响，肆意分割占城各个城池的地盘，收取保护费。
相互间的争夺影响很大，甚至把港口也霸占了。
他是港口的总督，现在权力受到了很大的影响。
他希望女儿能够求情，让太孙帮忙，借助大明水师的势力，稳固自己的权势。
而阿娜妮亚之所以心情逐渐低落，因为她在父亲的信里，并没有看到对自己任何的关心，所有的话都是在讲述怎么维护自己的权势。
甚至连一句想念的话语都没有。
阿娜妮亚收起信，原本闪亮的眸子上光彩暗淡，心情有些低落。
看着窗外，阿娜妮亚有些出神。
她其实知道，父亲一直不怎么在乎自己。
在很小的时候，父亲发现了自己的美貌，就打算用自己来作为联姻的工具。
之所以没有很快确定下来，是因为父亲在待价而沽。
直到占王提出想要给大明太孙进献一位公主，父亲就把自己拿了出来。
现在如他所愿，自己阴差阳错下，真的成为了大明太孙的妃子。
而父亲，也从普通贵族，一跃而成为占城沿海港口总督。
别看只是个港口总督，管辖的地盘好像不大，实际上却是占城最受欢迎的官职。
许多占城的大贵族为此争抢，因为这里牵扯到整个占城大半赋税，是油水最多的地方。
“如你所愿，我的父亲。”
阿娜妮亚叹息，小心的将信件放入到梳妆台的抽屉里。
而后起身向着屋外走去。
她要请求太孙帮忙，首先要得到叶月清的同意。
就在阿娜妮亚准备出门的时候，一个小孩蹦蹦跳跳的跑了过来。
“娘亲，娘亲，我听说外祖父来信了呢，我要看，我要看。”
在小孩的后面，还跟着两个跑过来的宫女。
见到阿娜妮亚，连忙低头行礼：“娘娘。”
这个马上就三岁的小孩，就是阿娜妮亚给朱英生下的孩子，朱文占。
“娘亲还要去大娘那里呢，回来再看好吗。”
看着小文占，原本有些低落的阿娜妮亚，顿时心里明亮了起来。
女子本弱，为母则刚。
阿娜妮亚想到了很多，她确实要帮助自己的父亲，不因为是女儿的关系，更因为自己的孩子，未来的占王。
她知道大明皇孙朱允炆，现在占据了曾经的乌丽国，册封藩王。
她想让自己的孩子掌管整个占城，那么父亲将会是未来很重要的帮助。
“不嘛，不嘛，我就要看。”
小文占顿时吵闹了起来，拉着阿娜妮亚的裙角不肯松手。
阿娜妮亚无奈，只能带着小文占返回房间，从梳妆台里拿出信来给小文占。
小文占很是可爱。
大大的眼睛继承了阿娜妮亚样貌，整体的长相偏向东方风格，又有几分混血的味道。
哪怕三岁还差几月，也能看出长大后绝对是个英俊的小伙子。
小文占拿着信件很是高兴。
其实他连汉字都没认识多少，更别提占文了。
“娘亲，外祖父在信里说什么呀。”小文占开心的问道。
阿娜妮亚微微一滞，便就笑着说道：“你外祖父说他很是想念你呢，希望你快快长大，然后去占城找他玩。”
小文占有些不开心的说道：“为什么外祖父不来找我玩啊。”
阿娜妮亚解释道：“因为外祖父在那边，也担任了官职啊，下面很多人跟着他吃饭呢，如果他过来，那么那些人就没人管着了。”
小文占有些闷闷不乐：“好吧。”
阿娜妮亚摸者小文占的头说道：“你现在还太小了，我们要坐很久的船，才能去到外祖父那里。”
而后比划着：“等你长到这么高的时候，娘亲就带你去外祖父那里玩，好不好。”
小文占抬头看了看娘亲的手，笑嘻嘻的说道：“好耶，我一定好好吃饭，快快长大，等我长到这么高的时候，娘亲一定要带我去外祖父那里玩哦。”
阿娜妮亚笑着说道：“娘亲怎么会骗你，不过你外祖父信里还有些事情，娘亲要去你大娘那里，你先自己去玩好吗。”
小文占眼睛眨了眨，懂事的点点头。
阿娜妮亚也没多想，把信件放回抽屉里，便带着小文占出去，让宫女陪着玩去了。
只是她不知道的是，等她去到正殿，小文占又偷偷的跑了回来，手脚麻利的爬上凳子，打开抽屉把信件拿了出来。
“殿下，殿下。”
外头传来宫女的呼喊。
小文占把信件收到怀里，骄傲的说道：“这可是我外祖父的信，哼。”
小文占的小脑袋里，已经想好怎么跟哥哥姐姐们炫耀了。
因为他们都没有收到过外祖父的信啊，自己已经有了。
……
坤宁宫正殿里。
阿娜妮亚向叶月清说明了自己的想法。
她也没有隐瞒什么，信件里的内容基本上都说了。
“请姐姐帮忙。”
叶月清点点头：“既然你父亲那边有困难，那便跟殿下说就是了。”
"Your Highness is busy during the day, and Xiang Fei should be in bed with you today. Just tell her and switch."
Ananiya said quickly: "Thank you, sister. I will go to Xiangfei's place later."
After getting Ye Yueqing's consent, Ananiya knew that the matter was basically settled.
The Crown Prince was very kind to them and would comply with their requests on many things.
evening.
After a busy day, Zhu Ying returned to her bedroom.
Unlike ordinary couples, neither the Crown Prince's Consort Ye Yueqing nor other concubines would sleep in the same room every day.
Zhu Ying had her own separate bedroom, and at night, the concubines would take turns to sleep with her.
Seeing Ananya in the bedroom, Zhu Ying was a little puzzled.
Because according to the order, it seems to be Xiang Fei.
"Did I remember the date wrong?"
"Never mind, they're all good."