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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 100: Transaction

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    In the room, Batu was reading a letter carefully. It was a handwritten letter written to him by Dashun's highest officer in Myanmar, the Burmese Colonel and the commander-in-chief of Myanmar's military forces.  In the letter, he enthusiastically praised Batu's bravery and loyalty, compared him with ancient heroes such as Chen Tang and Huo Qubing, and promised in the letter that he would personally write to the court, requesting that Batu himself and his recommended  The officers and soldiers praised him, but when he wrote about what Batu was most concerned about - when the domestic reinforcements would arrive, Zao Guoquan's tone in his heart became less firm and enthusiastic, and turned to be tactful, but  After describing the difficulty of transportation and the long distance, Zao Guoquan still promised to replenish Batu's command with at least 3,000 soldiers and corresponding equipment before February, raising the total strength of his command to two standards.  And stock up on enough ammunition before the rainy season starts next year.  "If I could see such a letter a year ago, I wouldn't be so happy! But now I think that I am lucky to be able to return to the country alive. I hope that your reinforcements can arrive soon. Before that, I will  We can only count on those Burmese and Indians." Batu sighed with a wry smile. He turned over the page of letter paper, and then there was a new letter, but the handwriting changed. Compared with the previous pages,  The handwriting here is much different, but the writing is strong and strong, almost penetrating the paper. Obviously this is different from the previous ones, which were ghostwritten by the master. This should be written by early Guoquan in order to keep it secret.  Written by myself.  "Zhenwu, my brother, has met. Although our army won the battle of Bagan, there are two hidden worries. One is the surrender of the British troops; the other is the giant invaders of the Burmese people such as Songcan. No Songcan attacked at night and sealed the enemy.  There will be no victory over Bagan. However, once this battle is won, we must consider negotiating a peace with the British. However, if the British want to negotiate a peace, they must ask for the repatriation of the rebels. How should I deal with it?  He is a noble relative, a monk's land, he kills many people with his own hands, he is cunning and wise, and he distributes all the wealth to his subordinates without taking any of it himself. He can confuse people's hearts. He is really a first-rate person like Robber Zhi and Huang Chao. He will be designated as the leader of Burma in the future.  Great worry. Is there not one or two wise people in Burma who want to be punished quickly? We, who are here to defeat the British, should be prepared to avoid being hasty and unable to say anything when it happens.  With my brother's intelligence, he will definitely be able to do both, which will be a great blessing to the court and the country!" "Alas!" Batu sighed and stood up.  The letter written by Zao Guoquan was very simple. The content was simply that the Shun army defeated the British army in Bagan. Although it was due to his effective command of Batu, it was also inseparable from the insurgent army led by Song Shen who attacked the British army.  The two incidents that led to the mutiny were caused by the British distributing food that violated the religious taboos of the Indian mercenaries.  The protagonists of these two incidents are all allies of the Shun Army in a sense, and in fact the camp of the mutinous Indian mercenaries is now next to the Shun Army camp. Once peace is negotiated with the British, the British will definitely propose an exchange.  Demands from prisoners of war and deserters.  The rebels led by Song Shen, under the banner of the Burmese royal army, attacked aristocratic manors in the countryside that had received British protection, and distributed their land and property to nearby farmers. What is even more exaggerated is that Song Shen even used  Land deeds were issued to the farmers in the name of officials appointed by the new king and the eldest princess, something that had been unheard of in Myanmar for hundreds of years.  Song Shen's behavior naturally deeply angered Myanmar's ruling class.  Early Guoquan saw clearly that no matter who ascended the throne, if he wanted to secure the throne, he could not do without the support of the powerful nobles and monks.  Therefore, how to deal with the two temporary allies, the rebels and the Indian mercenaries, is a very delicate issue for the Shun Army.  "That's it for Indian mercenaries. Anyway, before signing a contract with the British, they must only be on our side. The bandits are different. Under the banner of the king, they rob farms more than fight the British. There are already many  Monks and nobles have come to me to cry. But if I send troops to deal with these guys, I am afraid that they will defect to the British. After all, we are too weak now." Thinking of this, Batu paced back and forth in the room. At this time, he couldn't help it.  I miss the time when Chen Zaixing was together, when I didn't have to worry about it.  "My lord, noble Diok wants to see you!" the soldiers outside the door announced.  "Is it him?" Batu, who was interrupted from his thoughts, frowned: "It's probably another property dispute in Bagan. Who is he interceding for?" It turns out that Diok has been there since the rebel army occupied Bagan.  After fleeing to the Shunjun camp with Zhang Qi, he stayed in the camp. Even though the British army later surrounded the Shunjun camp and the war was about to begin, the former Burmese King Meng Ji's top confidant must have been afraid of the newly appointed king and the eldest princess.  Because they cut off his head to commemorate their father, he did not flee to Mandalay with other Burmese nobles, but stayed in the camp. It can be said that he shared the joys and sorrows with the Shun army.  Therefore, in the eyes of the nobles and monks who stayed in Bagan, the former consul was a very respectable figure in front of the commander-in-chief of the Shun Army. If they had any difficulties, they would come to him to convey them to Batu, and Batu was happy to do so.  Familiar with Myanmar through this personThe nobles in the situation came to obtain some information that could not be obtained through other channels, so the relationship between the two parties became closer after the British retreated.  "Dharma protector of the Buddha, noble general! May the glory of gods and Buddhas shine on you forever!" As soon as Diok walked into the door, he bowed respectfully to Batu. With his many years of running around Meng Ji,  Diok had already seen clearly the remaining sadness on Batu's face. This shrewd and cunning nobleman immediately began to figure out how to use the other party's emotions to achieve the purpose of coming here today.  "Okay, okay, sit down, Diok!" Batu interrupted the other party's eulogy impatiently, and made a gesture to the chair on the side: "Come on, tell me the purpose of coming to me today.  "Have any of your relatives had their property taken over by those greedy guys?" "Yes, General, your wisdom always surprises me!" Diok pretended to be amazed.  As if he didn't see the sarcastic smile on Batu's face at all: "This time it was a poor nephew of mine. The soldiers from Mandalay drove him out of his house. This is what happened to him from my poor nephew."  The only property he inherited from his sister. My dear general, please let those soldiers return the house to that young man, otherwise he will have to live on the streets!" "Nephew?" Batu sat back in his house.  chair, leaned his back comfortably on the armrest, and replied with a smile: "I think this house must have a big garden, as well as beautiful teak floors and furniture, front hall, back hall, bedrooms, etc.,"  Maybe there is a small temple? Are you right? And your nephew definitely has more than this. You didn¡¯t go on this trip for him in vain, right?¡± ¡°General, what are you doing?¡±  It shows your wisdom once!" Diok replied with a smile: "Yes, that house is not small, but you know that the young man has many wives and children, as well as servants to take care of her wives and children.  They did need this house; as for the property, I didn't lie to you, this house was indeed the only property he got from my sister, but he also got several estates from his father, but these estates were destroyed  The bandits under Song Shen attacked and suffered heavy losses. Of course, the young man gave me some gifts of thanks. I have brought these gifts to the general, please accept them!" Having said this, Diok said from  He took out a piece of white paper from his arms and handed it to Batu. Batu opened it and saw that there were rows of names and quantities of gifts on it.  "Can I understand this as a bribe?" "Bribery? No!" Diok's face immediately showed a humiliating expression of being slandered: "This is just the custom of us Burmese people, expressing to the elders we respect.  My feelings are like giving to the Buddha. Would anyone bribe the gods and Buddhas?" Batu hesitated for a moment, and finally replied seriously: "Since it is the custom of your country, then I won't be pretentious!  "While talking, he carefully put the gift note into his arms.  "Don't worry about your nephew. I will send a few soldiers to that house later and put a seal of our army on the door, so that no Burmese soldiers dare to harass your nephew! As for the losses he suffered  The manor -" Batu's voice paused for a moment: "It will take some time for this problem to be resolved. Let your nephew keep his certificate and deed, and I will pay attention to it then!" "  Yes, general, thank you very much, thank you very much!" Diok bowed and saluted again, and Batu could hear the real joy in his voice.  Batu puffed up his chest, and the gift note in his arms gave him a very comfortable feeling. He smiled slightly and said to Diok: "Diok, we are also old friends, and we are not so formal in private.  "Come on, let's sit down and chat first." "Thank you, General!" Diok carefully sat back on the chair, but his upper body leaned forward slightly, keeping himself ready to stand up at any time, looking humble and smart.  .  "What do you think of Song Shen? That's the one -" At this point, Batu stopped and began to hesitate whether to call him a bandit or something else.  Diok immediately felt something. He carefully observed Batu with his alert eyes, trying to find any signs on the other person's face. Then he carefully replied: "General, Song Shen is now an officer of the kingdom.  And he made great achievements in the battle with the British not long ago!" "Of course, of course! I don't deny this, it's just that-" Batu replied a little embarrassed. At this time, he was very unaccustomed to searching for the right one.  vocabulary to express his true intentions, but it is clear that he is not good at this.
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