Zheng Zhilong's return to Beijing not only brought surprises to Zhu Youjian, but also brought Zhu Youjian a lot of government affairs to be dealt with.
The first is the rule of the Southern Ryukyu Islands.
Zhu Youjian summoned Zheng Zhilong alone and listened to his report.
The South China Sea Fleet conquered the entire Southern Ryukyu Islands. It was Zhu Youjian's expectation. What Zhu Youjian did not expect was that the Spaniards would surrender, and Zheng Zhilong accepted their surrender.
Since the South China Sea Fleet fully controls the South Ryukyu Islands, it is of course to be included in the territory of Ming Dynasty. Due to the vast territory of the South Ryukyu Islands, Zhu Youjian intends to establish a province here.
In the entire Southern Ryukyu Islands, the largest island is Luzon in the north. Luzon is synonymous with the Southern Ryukyu Islands in both the classics of Ming Dynasty and the people of Ming Dynasty. With "Luzon" as the new province name, It couldn't be more appropriate. The capital is Manila, which has relatively developed business.
But Manila is obviously not a Chinese name.
"Commander Zheng, Manila is the name of Spain. The Spanish atmosphere is too strong. I plan to change the name to Zhilong. How about?" Zhu Youjian has begun to let the heroes live forever. Zheng Zhilong is already the commander of the South China Sea Fleet. He has been promoted, but he has set up a province for the Ming Dynasty twice. Obviously, he cannot be rewarded by property. Besides, Zheng Zhilong has accumulated a lot of wealth. He is rich in the enemy's country, and his wealth is also insignificant.
Zheng Zhilong has heard that Zhu Youjian named the uninhabited island after Mourning's name. In the past two days, there has been a lot of rumors from the capital, "Your Majesty..."
"Zheng Aiqing, don't you like this name?" Zhu Youjian estimated that Zheng Zhilong would decline.
Zheng Zhilong knew that it was Zhu Youjian who made him stay in the history. Once Manila changed its name to Zhilong City, his name Zheng Zhilong would be recorded in the annals of Ming Dynasty forever.
But Zheng Zhilong thought for a while. His front body was a pirate. This is history that cannot be erased. If later generations talk about the origins of Zhilong City and are named after the pirates, wouldn't his honor be a big deal? the discount of? Qingshi's name is also nondescript.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong got up and knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian's seat. "The minister knew that this was a gift from His Majesty to the minister, allowing the minister to leave a lot of money in the history of Daming, but the minister... The minister had a son named Zheng Fulin. At the age of just seven this year, the minister begged his Majesty to name Manila with "Fulin"."
Zhu Youjian understood what Zheng Zhilong meant. He chanted twice in silence, and then looked at Zheng Zhilong who had been kneeling in front of him, "Fulin, the name is good, and Manila has since been changed to Fulin."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhilong kowtowed his head and re-seats at Zhu Youjian's request. He thanked Zhu Youjian from the bottom of his heart, a pirate, who could be a rich man at best, and then spent the rest of his life. As the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, his son's name has become a city of Daming.
The future of Fulin City will have an important influence on Daming and the trade between East and West. Fulin City is not only the trading center of Southeast Asia, but also spread to Daming and Western Oceans with the mouth of merchants. Compared with Mourning Island, Fulin City The city is much more atmospheric.
"How many sons does Zheng Aiqing have? But there is a son named Zheng Chenggong?" Zhu Youjian suddenly thought of "The story of Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan." Now that the father of the person concerned is here, you might as well ask about it.
"Zheng Chenggong? No, the minister only has the son Fulin." Zheng Zhilong didn't understand why Zhu Youjian asked his family members. Just now, the emperor's grace was majestic, and in a blink of an eye... it seems that he has never violated the laws of Ming Dynasty since he accepted the court's solicitation. , I'm already rich in the enemy's country, there is no need to seek for wealth in danger.
"Oh, that should be my memory wrong," Zhu Youjian remembered. The name "Success" was bestowed by King Nanming who fled to the south after the demise of Ming Dynasty. There should be no chance now, "Zheng Aiqing, you Continue to talk about Southern Ryukyu."
"Your Majesty, the minister dares to recommend one person." Zheng Zhilong thought of Li Tong. The two not only had similar personalities, but more importantly, they both valued Luzon's future commercial value. If Zheng Zhilong stayed in Luzon in the future, they would be natural allies. .
"Oh, who does Zheng Aiqing recommend? I have said that as long as you encounter outstanding naval talents, you should recommend them to me in time. I don't know what kind of talents Aiqing recommends this time?" Zhu Youjian thought Zheng Zhilong. The generals to be recommended are those of the navy.
"Your Majesty, this man is called Li Tong. He is not a soldier, but a talented scholar of my Ming Dynasty. He lived in Luzon because of poverty and lack of livelihood. He has a certain reputation among the local Han, aborigines, and even Spaniards. He has unique insights into the future governance of Luzon."
"Zheng Aiqing and Li Tong are old friends?" Although Zhu Youjian was eclectic, but Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate and has been serving in the Navy. How could he recommend a civilian to him? So Zhu Youjian suspected that they were old friends.
"Your Majesty, Li Tong is not an old friend of the minister. The minister only met him when he sent troops to Luzon. In the process of conquering Luzon, the minister received his great help." Zheng Zhilong valued Li Tong, the most important thing was him. With regard to business, I wonder if Zhu Youjian, who is older than Shen Gong, has adopted the strategy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business in Luzon.
"Since Zheng Aiqing recommends, I will call in another day. If he is indeed a talent, I will use it." Zhu Youjian doesn't know why Zheng Zhilong values Li Tong. Now the South China Sea Fleet has a lot of things waiting for him, so don't worry about it for now. This Li Tong, unless he is a genius or generalist.
Zheng Zhilong has fulfilled his promise to Li Tong. As a soldier, what he values more is the military occupation of Luzon. "Your Majesty, the Marine Corps will continue to go south and cannot be deployed in large numbers in Luzon Province. Like Taiwan, the entire Luzon. The province also needs an army to garrison."
"The Han people in Luzon Province are mainly from Guangdong and Fujian. Let's mobilize two army divisions from Fujian. If the number is not enough, we can recruit troops there in the future." Zhu Youjian believes that only the newly acquired land is available. Only by military occupation can it become Daming’s territory. If it only relies on local indigenous people, it will be like Laos and Burma, and sooner or later it will become independent from Daming.
"Your Majesty, the minister intends to establish a naval base in Subic Bay in Luzon. In this way, the Ming navy will extend along Fujian Xiamen, Guangdong Guangzhou, Taiwan officials, Luzon Subic, all the way to Malacca, and in the future When fighting the West, you won’t be able to go deep alone."
"Subic Bay? It is a deep-water port, surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is good, suitable for establishing a naval base. Zheng Aiqing has a sharp eye and deserves to be a sea dragon." Zhu Youjian remembered the history of later generations. Subic Bay was The naval base that has been coveted by all major countries does not want to be preempted by Zheng Zhilong now.
"Your Majesty..." Zheng Zhilong was shocked. He spent many years in the South China Sea and was the commander of the South China Sea Fleet. On his return journey, he accidentally discovered Subic Bay. Zhu Youxian lived in the palace and did not leave the capital. How did he know Subic Bay? To say that Zhu Youjian said casually, how did he know that Subic Bay is a deep-water port, but is surrounded by mountains? Could it be that the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, but fortunately he didn't deceive him.
Zhu Youjian also discovered Zheng Zhilong’s doubts, “I discovered Subic Bay in Daming’s classics. Recently, I have been reading various classics about Nanyang.”
"So that's the case, the minister thought a lot." Zheng Zhilong let out a long sigh of relief on the surface.
"Not only do I know about Subic Bay, I also know that on Sumudussa Island (now Sumatra Island), there was a Han Chinese who established the Qi Kingdom of Three Buddhas." Zhu Youjian had to continue to flicker.
"Su Mu Du Thorn Island? Three Buddha Qi?" Zheng Zhilong felt something was wrong, "Your Majesty, Su Mu Du Thorn Island once had a Three Buddha Qi country, but it was not established by the Han."
"Zheng Aiqing did not know that the Qi of the Three Buddhas was originally not built by the Han people, but in the 30th year of Hongwu (AD 1397), the Manchu Baiyi State on the island of Java destroyed the original Qi State of the Three Buddhas, and the Qi State of the Three Buddhas was in chaos. At that time, more than 1,000 Han people of the Three Buddhas supported Liang Daoming, a native of Nanhai in Guangdong, as the king of the Three Buddhas. Liang Daoming led his troops to fight against the Manchuria and gradually regained the territory of the Three Buddhas. Ten years later, they united with the soldiers and civilians around Liang Daoming. Reached more than 100,000 people."
"Your Majesty, what happened to the Three Buddha Qi?" Zheng Zhilong didn't know this history, but Zhu Youjian had even said the time and the characters, there should be no falsehood.
"This Three Buddha Qi, established by the Han people, has a good relationship with Daming. In the third year of Yongle (1405 AD), Chengzu sent King Liang Daoming’s fellow supervisors Tan Shengshou and Qianhu Yang Xin to Zhao’an with a letter. , Liang Daoming brought his courtier Zheng Boke into the imperial court, leaving his deputy Shi Jinqing to stay in the Three Buddhas Qi."
"Your Majesty, what happened later? Is this Three Buddha Qi, has it declined?"
"No, the Three Buddhas have existed for a long time. In the five years of Yongle (1407 AD), the Sanbao eunuch Zheng He returned from Malacca and passed through the old port (now Palembang). He was attacked by the pirate Chen Zuyi. Shi Jinqing secretly reported Zheng Sanbao and Zheng Sanbao. After breaking Chen Zuyi, he returned to the capital and killed him."
"..."
"Shi Jinqing then sent his son-in-law to Beijing to pay tribute. Cheng Zuzhao ordered Shi Jinqing to be an ambassador to the old port. In the 21st year of Yongle (1423 AD), Shi Jinqing died and his son Shi Jisun succeeded to the throne."
"Your Majesty, is the Three Buddha Qi already a vassal state of Daming? Or is it simply a territorial state?" After Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, he found something was wrong. Over the years, I have never heard of the Three Buddha Qi coming to pay tribute.
"Haha, at the beginning, the Three Buddhas also came to pay tribute, but after a long time, there is no information. I don't know how they are now."
Since it is a country established by the Han people, there is no reason not to come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute. Zheng Zhilong is a little angry, "Your Majesty, if the South China Sea Fleet enters the Sumudu Spur Island, how should the Han people on the island be dealt with? Will they be sentenced to the crime of conspiracy? Jingshi on trial?"
"Rebellion? Trial? What kind of business is this?" Zhu Youjian shook his head and denied, "Zheng Aiqing, they did not oppose Daming, they just can't live in China like that Li Tong, so they left Daming, which is not a rebellion. Although they established a country in the Three Buddhas, they never endangered Daming. They have the same goal as Daming to protect the interests of the local Han people."
"Your Majesty, the minister understands." Zheng Zhilong also found that he was too reckless. Zhu Youjian always defended the overseas Han people. As long as they did not endanger the interests of other Han people like pirates, he was also fortunate for himself. Fortunately, he had accepted the court's early Suppress, otherwise, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet will be held by someone else, and he will be the pirate on the opposite side of the South China Sea Fleet. With the current strength of the South China Sea Fleet, the pirates will be wiped out sooner or later.
"These Han people are scattered on Sumudu Thorn Island. If the South China Sea Fleet will land here in the future, they can awaken their sleeping memory and let them return to the embrace of Daming."
"Yes, your majesty, the ministers must preach to them the majesty of the emperor's grace, so that they can return to their hearts as soon as possible."
"Yes, this shows the mind of a great power in the heavens," Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but praise Zheng Zhilong. "The king of Sulu, Ao, should be called Sudan, what is going on?"