"Ruling Myanmar?" Li Tengfang's eyes were clear. He concealed his face. Zhu Youjian let him go to Ayutthaya and inspect Burma. In fact, he had also thought about such a thing, especially when inspecting Burma and seeing a large number of foreign races. When I was naturalized as a Han Chinese, I didn't expect to have a real chance to govern Myanmar.
"Is Aiqing willing?" Zhu Youjian saw that Li Tengfang did not answer, so he asked.
"The minister is willing, the minister thanks the Lord Longen!" From the deputy minister of the cabinet to the head of a province, his position was only promoted by half, but what Li Tengfang valued was the merits of naturalization in Myanmar. Once he naturalized the whole of Myanmar, he This dust in the world will definitely leave a glorious page in the history of Ming Dynasty, and will no longer be easily annihilated in the long river of history like the original.
"If Aiqing becomes the governor of Myanmar, I have three more requirements," Zhu Youjian smiled, "First, the children-oriented literacy class should include all Han children, even foreigners can speak Chinese characters. , You can’t Han people without knowing their own writing."
"Your Majesty is right!" Li Tengfang knew that the five northern provinces of Daming had started compulsory education. Every Han child should be literate, no matter where he lives.
"Second, don't be greedy for ink," Zhu Youjian quickly swept Li Tengfang's face, and found that his face was reddish, yes, a person with a sense of shame would not lose the bottom line of morality, "I won't talk about the previous things. In the future, we must follow the promise in the integrity document, and don’t think that I can fool the past when I am in the capital."
"The minister dare not, the minister will never be half-corrupted by ink. Your Majesty can let Jin Yiwei supervise it." Li Tengfang felt a little bit in his heart. Although he did not intend to be greedy for ink, Zhu Youjian paid so much attention to the corrupting behavior of officials. Who knew he was around him? No Jinyiwei
Zhu Youjian changed his tone and said that he was quite earnest, "Myanmar is a newly regained land, and the daily expenses may be different from that of being an official in Beijing. I will not give Aiqing a fixed salary. Aiqing can take his family and take office. All family expenditures of Ji Aiqing are actually reimbursed, but let me see the bills.” Zhu Youjian wanted to see, as the governor of the province, how much family expenditures are in a year for future **** Provide case support.
"The minister thanked your majesty for his love," Li Tengfang naturally did not know Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, "but taking his family to take office does not conform to the ancestral system of Ming Dynasty?"
"Don't worry about Aiqing, everything is up to me," Zhu Youjian waved his hand. "Myanmar is now a border province of Ming Dynasty. It is too far away from the capital. It is not easy to go back and forth. Unlike the provinces of the Central Plains, it is a province outside the Guan. In the future, I will also allow the chief official to bring his family."
"The trust of your majesty, the minister is in Burma, and he serves as a retribution to your majesty," Li Tengfang was about to kneel again, but Zhu Youjian stopped him, "Your Majesty, what is the third requirement?"
"Well," Zhu Youjian nodded. Li Tengfang is impatient, and he is suitable to be in charge of Burma now, and he is vigorous and vigorous.
"The minister understands that the people of Burma are now also the people of Daming. Let them live a good life, and they will be more conscious of Daming compared with the past."
"Aiqing is right," Zhu Youjian hesitated for a while. "Aiqing went to Myanmar to take up a post. Due to the long journey, the tenure may be longer. I will continue to pay attention to Myanmar. Over the past few years, if Myanmar's People’s lives are stable, and we will include Myanmar in the sixth province in the south, officially becoming the core area of Daming."
"Six provinces in the south?" Li Tengfang still didn't know the true meaning of the core area.
"Myanmar will be included in the six southern provinces along with the original five southern provinces." Zhu Youjian had to repeat.
Li Tengfang understands a bit. For some reason, Zhu Youjian attaches great importance to the province of Myanmar. For him, it is both an important task and a driving force. "Your Majesty, Myanmar is a newcomer. I am afraid that the people are not as familiar with other provinces.
"Myanmar was recovered through the war. The current Myanmar is almost in ruins, but after the big break, it will inevitably usher in a big rise. In fact, the naturalization of Burmese people is easier than that of the southern provinces. Aiqing must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ."
"The minister understands, the minister must live up to the entrustment of his majesty." Li Tengfang bowed his hand to Zhu Youjian while thinking about something.
"The job in Myanmar is still long, Li Aiqing, it is noon now, Aiqing will stay and have a meal with me!" Zhu Youzhen didn't wait for Li Tengfang to reply, and said to the guards beside him: "Notify Wang Aiqing of the Ministry of Personnel, come and meet me. I have a meal together."
The guard agreed to leave, but Li Tengfang's gaze showed that he did not understand Zhu Youjian's meaning.
Zhu Youjian laughed, "Did Aiqing forget that the appointment of provincial officials requires an official document issued by the Ministry of Personnel. Today, I will ask for personal affection for Aiqing."
King Pawubayurawa and King Batishan were summoned by Zhu Youjian, and the meeting ended soon.
King Phra Vu Ba Yurava is dedicated to Buddha and yearning for the famous mountains and rivers in Daming. He resolutely refused to accept Zhu Youjian’s edict. Zhu Youjian estimates that after losing his beloved princess, he has lost all his thoughts. He is in the land of Daming. At the end, he absolutely couldn't make any waves, so he went with him, so that he could save a sum of salary.
King Batishan was named Chang Shanbo by the emperor, which made him a little disappointed. After a long time, he remembered to thank Zhu Youjian for his gratitude.
Even the little King Sulu and Habamara were entrusted as auxiliary state dukes. Laos is much larger than Sulu. I am Chang Shanbo, not even Hou Ye.
But he didn't dare to challenge Zhu Youjian in person. Li Tengfang, who he knew well, had gone to Burma to take up his post. He had to find the celebrity Huang Liji in front of Zhu Youjian through his relationship.
Huang Liji is the prime minister of the cabinet, and the cabinet has a lot of things to do, but he is forced to ask the king to see him, and he can't let him shut the door. After all, people have just entrusted Chang Shanbo, "Chang Shanbo, is Jingshi still used to it?"
"Your Excellency, the capital is the most prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty, and even the most prosperous place in the world. Compared with Lancang, it is a paradise on earth." King Batishan made no secret of his praise of the capital. He was not dissatisfied with the capital, but rather dissatisfied. The title of Uncle Chang Shan.
"Uncle Chang Shan is anxious to see me, but what's the dissatisfaction?"
"Satisfied, all satisfied," said King Botishan insincerely, "but there are very few Sulu kingdoms, their Sudan..." He hesitated, hoping Huang Liji would understand what he meant.
It turned out that the title was too low. Huang Liji hated this kind of person who didn't contribute anything to Daming, but he wanted to use him to make publicity in Daming's vassal state. Thinking of this, he lowered his voice: " Uncle Chang Shan knows that in addition to the auxiliary state, there is also a former king living in the capital?"
"There is another king?" King Batishan didn't understand what Huang Liji meant. "Then what title is he? Why don't I know?"
"Not only Chang Shanbo doesn't know, even many Da Ming people don't know," Huang Liji lightly averted his gaze and looked at the wall with nothing strange. "He is the former king of Ladakh, Genang Jie However, he was not sealed, but in the jail of the Judicial Yuan."
"In the jail of the Judicial Yuan?" King Botishan was startled, and he faintly felt bad.
"Da Ming does not judge the subordinate vassal state based on the size of the country, but based on the sincerity and the king's attitude at the time of submission to determine the title of the emperor." Huang Liji is no longer like a conversation between friends, but a full display. Daming's strength is so strong that others have no chance to choose.
King Batishan finally understood what Huang Liji meant.
Although the Sulu country was small, Habamara took the initiative to submit, and the whole country gave up their religion and converted to Confucianism of Ming Dynasty, so Habamara was also named the supreme noble minister.
Ladakh met with the Da Ming Swordsman. King Sang Gonangje was defeated and captured. Not only did he have no title, he did not even have freedom, and he was likely to be imprisoned for life.
He forced Tishan King to be between the two.
The Lancang Kingdom was forced to submit to Daming under Puti's oppression, so he was named Chang Shanbo by the emperor.
If it wasn't for Puti to force him to hand over the king's seal, if Daming sent troops to the Lancang Kingdom, his fate would probably be similar to that of Seng Genangjie. He would either die on the battlefield or be imprisoned by the Ming army.
King Botishan was sweating profusely from fright, and he took the initiative to submit to Daming. He would never have thought that now that he was named Chang Shanbo by the emperor, his majesty was already very kind.
He twitched to Huang Liji, "Thank you for your reminder, the Prime Minister, Xiao Wang knew that he was wrong. From now on, Xiao Wang will be a great man and will never increase the burden on the court."
Before the Burmese war, Zhu Youjian convened a special meeting. Under his personal lobbying, the cabinet supported him to take back Burma. Therefore, the reconstruction of Myanmar after the war also received broad support from the cabinet.
Daming added a new province... Burma Province, which is Daming’s 25th province.
The construction of Burma Province does not require the investment of the Ministry of Finance. The income from the Burma War is enough to build roads and ports in Burma Province.
Zhu Youjian originally planned to place the capital in the ancient city of Baik, the national capital of Toungoo. Later, I think about it, Daguang in southern Myanmar will become the naval home port and commercial center of Daming, as well as other ports along the southern coast, such as Pathein and Mengmian. Sooner or later, it will become Myanmar’s overseas trade center. In order to maintain a balance between the north and south economy of Myanmar, the capital is located in Fang Awa in the north.
The cement avenue that will be built starts from Dali, passes through Tengyue, and directly connects to Ava to highlight the position of the capital.
After the Burmese war, Laos returned to Ming Dynasty in a peaceful manner. The cabinet naturally laughed. Who would think that their land is too large
However, Zhu Youjian was undecided whether to establish a province in Laos, and later heard from Li Tengfang that the land area of Laos is about the same as the entire Jiangnan Province, two or three times the size of Zhejiang Province. This is how he made up his mind to establish a province.
Laos Province has also become the 26th province of Daming.
However, Zhu Youjian paid more attention to the strategic location of Myanmar Province. He used the pensions paid by Ayutthaya and the various properties seized by the Tongyu Dynasty mainly for the construction of the Myanmar Province. He ignored the Laos Province for a while, except for garrisoning and stationing in Laos. Civil officials, basically still keep their original appearance.
In Myanmar and Laos, Zhu Youjian does not have to worry, but he is worried about Yunnan.