At Huangjidian, Zhu Youjian met with the five upcoming governors: Sun Chengzong, governor of Liaoning, Liu Hongxun, governor of Heilongjiang, Chen Zhiyuan, governor of Beihai, Li Hongji, governor of Lingxi, and Shi Kefa, governor of Lingbei.
The five governors were all given seats by Zhu Youjian. On the square table in front of their seats, besides a cup of hot tea, there was also a map outside the customs. The map was divided into five parts with a dotted line.
"Five Aiqings, I am summoning you this time, in fact, to see you off, presumably you already know your mission outside the customs." Zhu Youzhen didn't drag his feet, he directly pointed out the meaning of the call.
"Your Majesty..." Although the five knew that they were about to take up posts outside the customs, the emperor saw off the magistrate, which was definitely the first time in the history of Ming Dynasty.
"I am sending you off today, not only because you will be responsible for the responsibility of protecting the land for Daming, but at the same time, except for Sun Aiqing, you have not really understood the complicated situation outside the customs, and I am afraid that you don’t know enough about the complicated situations outside the customs. Therefore, I will give you clear responsibilities. ."
"The minister waits to listen carefully!"
"I will first talk about the locations of the five provinces outside the pass. I have marked them on the map in front of you, but we have not accurately measured the land outside the pass. The map is only a rough location. After you take office, you must organize manpower in time. Map out the precise location and do a good job in the demarcation of the provinces."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"First talk about Liaoning Province, which is roughly the original Liaodong Capital Division. Sun Aiqing needs to be optimistic," Zhu Youjian stared at the map in front of him. "Liaoning Province extends to the sea in the south, the border with North Korea in the east, and the eastern foot of the Daxingan Mountains in the west. The north is the estuary of the Tumen River. From the exit of the Tumen River, draw an approximate straight line to the Daxinganling, which is the northern source of Liaoning Province."
Sun Chengzong kept staring at the map, "Your Majesty, the minister roughly understands the location."
"In the future Liaoning Province, with Shenyang as its capital, four central cities will be established: Shenyang in the middle, Changchun in the north, Jinzhou in the south, and Jinzhou in the southwest. In addition, there will be three provinces of Liaoyang, Dandong and Ningyuan. In the future, according to the distribution of the population, some state capitals will be added."
"Your Majesty, the seven houses were set up at once, but Liaoning does not have a large population now!" Although Sun Chengzong was shining with excitement, he still didn't know about the immigrants.
"Sun Aiqing need not worry. I have already moved to Liaoning Province in large numbers. All the people in Liaoning Province will be Han. If there are still a small number of foreigners who refuse to be naturalized, it is time to compare Sun Aiqing."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Sun Aiqing, this burden is not light!" Zhu Youjian looked at Sun Chengzong's somewhat gray hair and wrinkled cheeks, a throbbing in his heart, he should have let Sun Chengzong go home sooner. "In addition, when next year comes, the land will start to be taxed. The agricultural tax is 15 taxes and one tax. All land, regardless of the owner, must be levied in full, but it must not be levied. The levied grain does not need to be transported to the capital. As Liaodong’s military rations, Sun Aiqing only needs to fill out the relevant account books."
"Your Majesty, the minister understands."
"Let me talk about Heilongjiang Province and Beihai Province. The situation in the two provinces is somewhat similar."
Both Liu Hongxun and Chen Zhiyuan stared at the map in front of them, and their eyes fell on their own one-third of acre.
“Heilongjiang Province is bounded by the sea in the east and Liaoning Province in the south, Heilongjiang in the north and Liaoning in the west.” Zhu Youjian pointed at the map. “From the source of Heilongjiang, which is almost the northernmost point of Heilongjiang, draw a straight line towards the Haraha River. , As the western source of Heilongjiang Province."
Regarding the geographical division of Heilongjiang Province, Zhu Youjian did a lot of trouble. There were two main things that made him embarrassed.
The first is the segmentation of Daxinganling.
It is obviously very difficult to cut Daxinganling into different provinces, but today’s Daming no longer has the later Inner Mongolia province. If Daxinganling is divided into one province, it will no longer be possible. It happens to be near the Haraha River. The small river called Taer cut off the Daxingan Mountains, and Zhu Youjian used the Taer River as the boundary between Heilongjiang Province and Beihai Province.
There is also the northeastern part of Heilongjiang Province.
The mouth of Heilongjiang is too far from the capital Binjiang, which is not conducive to strengthening management. Zhu Youjian initially planned to draw a straight line eastward from the place where Heilongjiang and Wusuli River meet, as the eastern boundary between Heilongjiang Province and Beihai Province. However, This straight line has to pass through a huge mountain range, and the division is also very complicated. I don't know if there is a passable path. Finally, Zhu Youjian determined the boundary between Heilongjiang Province and Beihai Province as a complete Heilongjiang.
"Your Majesty, this land is much larger than Liaoning Province." Liu Hongxun looked at the map and smiled.
"It is much larger, but there are not many Han people in this land. Liu Aiqing's main responsibility is to rely on the assistance of the army to naturalize the foreign race as a Han as soon as possible. Otherwise, you, the governor, may not have a single citizen. "
"Your Majesty, the minister is going to Heilongjiang here. Is his main job to be naturalized?"
"Liu Aiqing has talked about the point. This is indeed your most important job. Heilongjiang Province is different from Liaoning. However, you have to grasp a certain degree, naturalize a foreign race, and focus on attacking the heart. It is neither appropriate to persecute each other through killings, nor is it right. They are too benevolent, allowing them to be superior to the Han people."
"Your Majesty means..."
"People who refuse to be naturalized for the time being should put pressure on them. Those who have been naturalized as Han people should get the benefits and basically enjoy the same rights as Han people."
"Your Majesty, the minister understands!"
"The capital of Heilongjiang is temporarily standing on the Binjiang River by the Songhua River, which is Ashwei. I have marked the approximate location on the map. Yuan Chonghuan and the others must have found this place. The First Avenue in the future will also pass by. this city."
Liu Hongxun looked down at the map, staring at Binjiang in a daze.
Zhu Youjian coughed to draw his attention: "As for other prefectures and counties, I suggest that a prefecture be established at the entrance of Suifenhe, another prefecture should be established at the junction of Heilongjiang and Wusuli River. Qing made his own decision based on the population and traffic conditions, and then reported it to the staff."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Let me talk about Beihai Province again," Zhu Youjian stared at the map in front of him, and his heart surged. "Chen Aiqing, this Beihai Province is much bigger than the sum of Heilongjiang and Liaoning."
"Your Majesty, is it really as big as the one marked on the map?"
"Chen Aiqing, you don't need to be too surprised. Although this place is big, it is all undeveloped land. You need to explore and develop it." The source is north, and across the western foothills of the Outer Hinggan Mountains, there is a big river that extends to the northernmost sea. It is the western boundary of Beihai Province. As for the northern and eastern boundaries, both are the sea."
"Your Majesty, what kind of river is this?"
"This river, which flows from south to north, is different from most rivers in Daming. It has no name yet. When you find this river, give it a Chinese name!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Although this place is large, the population is sparse. The southern part of Beihai Province is the center of Nuergan. The people are relatively close to Daming. Chen Aiqing must seize the opportunity to let them naturalize as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"It turned out that Nuergan’s government was in Trin, the estuary of Heilongjiang, but Trin was too east, which was not conducive to the radiation effect of the capital. Therefore, I set the new capital of Beihai Province on the banks of the Udi River. This is the original Udi River Guard, its name is Udi, it will be the end of the First Avenue, and the traffic is very convenient. The Northern Expedition Army should have built a city and established a military camp here."
Chen Zhiyuan found Udi on the map, "Your Majesty, Udi is only the center of the south, and it is still too far from the north of Beihai Province."
"Chen Aiqing is right. The center of Beihai Province is still in the south. As for the north, there is still a vast forest and a small number of people hunting in the forest. After Aiqing went to Beihai Province, in addition to resettling the people in the south, Explore the northern border."
"Your Majesty, the northern border is not marked on the map? It is the river and the sea."
"This is the border on the map, and the labeling is not precise enough, so Aiqing went to Beihai to find an accurate map." Zhu Youjian pointed to the map. "There are two main paths to explore: one is along the road. Follow the river in the west and head north to find the coastline; the second is to explore the sea in the east to the northeast. When necessary, I will ask the North Sea Fleet to assist you."
Zhu Youjian saw that Chen Zhiyuan was immersed in the map and said by the way: "As long as Daming arrives, we will put on the flag of Daming first. If others come to this land again, we can expel them."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands that wherever the Daming flag is planted, it is Daming's land."
"I will let the soldiers in the frontier know what Aiqing said," Zhu Youjian extended his thumb to Chen Zhiyuan, but his gaze turned to Li Hongji, "Although Li Aiqing is the governor of Lingxi Province, Lingxi is now the governor of Lingxi Province. The government affairs of Opa Khan and Sesantaiji will also be under the jurisdiction."
"Your Majesty, what can the minister do in Lingxi?"
"Li Aiqing must first assist the local garrison by extending Third Avenue all the way to the north, and build a city at the junction of Third Avenue and the Kluolun River. The name is Linhe. Li Aiqing's job is to attract herdsmen in Linhe and Xilin. Settle and teach them farming skills."
"Your Majesty, the minister understands," Li Hongji thought briefly for a while: "Your Majesty, the Mongols are keen on nomadism, are they willing to settle in Xilin and Linhe?"
"Li Aiqing, this is your job. You are Horqin's uncle. Whether it is for Daming or Horqin, you should try to let them settle down and live a well-fed life."
Everyone laughed, but Li Hongji was red-faced: "Your Majesty, no matter where the minister is, he is Daming's minister. It is the duty of the minister to serve him."