Since Zhu Yunwen has made the decision, the matter will naturally be settled.
After all, it's best not to change the general direction of history. Since Java is destined to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, why shouldn't Zhu Yunwen do what's best for it and take advantage of this opportunity to make it happen?
At the same time, resolving the internal strife in Java would also make it easier for merchants from the Ming Dynasty to trade their specialties in Java and other regions.
So the Western King was very happy. At this time, the Western King was still relatively young, so he took Zhu Yunwen into the Western King's territory and built a small palace.
Zhu Yunwen then ordered Ma Sanbao to serve as the temporary commander, leading several thousand men from the ship to disembark and assist the Western King in stabilizing the local situation and helping him unify the regime.
Ma Sanbao himself came from the battlefield. After Zhu Yunwen took him from Zhu Di, he was carefully trained. So although he was a eunuch, he was actually very capable.
His ability to lead troops in battle, in particular, is comparable to that of some generals of the Ming Dynasty, although he is somewhat inferior to those more capable figures such as Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Feng Sheng.
But even in such a small overseas country, he could definitely command respect. Moreover, Zhu Yunwen had given him three thousand soldiers, all of whom were specially trained, highly skilled in combat and tactics, and equipped with very advanced weapons.
For example, they had muskets, small cannons, and so on. So, such an army would not only be able to unify the country in the small Java, but it would also be no problem to sweep across other small countries in Southeast Asia.
With Zhu Yunwen's help, the Western King treated Zhu Yunwen as an even more honored guest.
He took Zhu Yunwen to the palace belonging to the Western King and treated him with the highest respect and hospitality.
Zhu Yunwen, on the other hand, instructed the Western King to pay more attention to the local economy.
The Western King took Zhu Yunwen's reminder very seriously, so he had his men negotiate with the Ming Dynasty's subordinates in charge of trade for several days.
Ultimately, both sides agreed on the cooperative projects and content, and decided to import a large number of local specialties from the Ming Dynasty, while the local specialties of the Claw Frog Kingdom would be exported to the Ming Dynasty.
Such exchanges are not only meant to boost the economy, but more importantly, to exchange the goods that each party needs, thereby enriching their lives.
The trade negotiations on this side were very successful. On the other side, Ma Sanbao led 3,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to help the Western King and caused the soldiers under the Eastern King to collapse one after another.
Where had the Eastern King's soldiers ever seen such a formidable opponent?
Sometimes, even from a great distance, you're inexplicably attacked by an invisible weapon, which is terrifying.
Even if they were lucky enough to engage in close combat with the Ming Dynasty's elite troops, they were still completely overwhelmed by the Ming army.
Because, whether in terms of combat skills or physical fitness, the gap between them and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty was not small.
So under these circumstances, the Eastern King was defeated and forced to retreat, and for a time he was so bewildered that he was in a state of despair.
He simply couldn't understand why the Western King's soldiers had suddenly become so terrifying.
Where exactly did the Western King find such a formidable army to aid him?
It was like a surprise attack from the sky!
Later, the Eastern King realized that it was the Western King who was lucky enough to make contact with the Ming Dynasty's team.
This immediately made the Eastern King envious.
The Ming Dynasty? He knows about it too.
With the help of the Ming Dynasty, isn't that tantamount to declaring victory directly?
This gave the Western King a significant advantage, almost guaranteeing his victory in the battle.
Therefore, after receiving the news, the Eastern King was extremely desperate and also very angry.
He just couldn't understand why he hadn't received the support of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Eastern King tried to contact Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
Unfortunately, Zhu Yunwen was clearly not interested in this Eastern Prince. He was a destined loser, and there was no point in talking to a loser. Besides, what difference would it make even if they met?
Would Zhu Yunwen really give up his decision to cooperate with the Western King now?
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen resolutely refused to meet with the Eastern Prince, which directly shattered the Eastern Prince's last chance and left him utterly despondent.
As expected, the Eastern King lost and the Western King won.
The political power of Java was unified. To express his gratitude to Zhu Yunwen, the Western King held a banquet in the Western King's Palace, honoring Zhu Yunwen as the ruler and referring to himself as the subject.
They certainly maintained a proper attitude and placed great importance on integrity.
He can't be dishonest; the other side is the Ming Dynasty. How could he dare to go back on his word?
This matter may seem to have come to an end, but in reality, there are still many things to be done.
Although the government was unified, Java needed to rebuild all its systems; everything was in disarray and there was still much to be done.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to issue another order to have the crew on the ship help Java as much as possible, since Java was now a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and his little brother.
It would be really unreasonable not to lend a hand.
Java became the first country on this voyage to proactively become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty naturally had to show its attitude and make a gesture, so it was necessary to provide them with reconstruction assistance after the war.
Only in this way can the great Ming Dynasty demonstrate its responsibility as a major power.
Then, during the subsequent voyage, other countries will show more respect and trust to the Ming Dynasty, so as not to lose the dignity of the Ming Dynasty.
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