In a palace that can be called luxurious, Afonso, as the Governor-General of India, can definitely be said to be a man of his word. He is like an emperor. His luxurious life is even more luxurious than that of the King of Portugal.
It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that Afonso is the king of India. Who allowed Portugal to defeat the Arabs and Indian maritime coalition and occupy India in one fell swoop.
Although Afonso has not yet been able to completely occupy India, or even complete his rule of India, with Afonso's methods and abilities, as long as he is given enough time, the blessed land of India will definitely fall.
into the hands of the Portuguese.
With a bang, the door was pushed open violently, and a figure stumbled in. If Count Xivens saw this person, he would definitely recognize that this person was none other than him. He was sent by Governor Afonso.
Colonel Solo who went to Southeast Asia to support him.
But at this time, Colonel Solo looked extremely embarrassed. When he rushed into the hall and saw Afonso, he almost immediately knelt down to Afonso and said: "Mr. Governor!"
To be honest, Afonso was really shocked. When he saw Solo's embarrassed appearance, Afonso was almost stunned for a moment before he recognized Colonel Solo.
But when he recognized Colonel Solo, Afonso had a very strange look on his face. He looked at Colonel Solo in surprise with a bit of disbelief and said, "Zolo, is that you?"
After listening to Afonso's words, Colonel Solo hurriedly said: "Sir Governor, I am Solo!"
After confirming Solo's identity, Afonso couldn't help but said in surprise: "Didn't you go to Nanyang to help Count Sivens occupy the Strait of Malacca for our Kingdom of Portugal? What is going on?"
Colonel Soro should have informed Afonso exactly what happened in Nanyang, but Colonel Soro also knew that Ming Dynasty had sent a powerful maritime fleet to Nanyang.
Colonel Solo was not clear about his rule.
Even so, after listening to Colonel Solo's story, Afonso also showed a solemn look on his face. He stared at Colonel Solo and said solemnly: "What are you talking about? The Ming people actually sent a powerful maritime fleet to force
Occupy the Strait of Malacca?”
In Afonso's view, maritime traffic arteries such as the Strait of Malacca must be controlled. Only by mastering this maritime traffic arterial is it in line with the interests of the Kingdom of Portugal.
But the people of the Ming Dynasty actually dared to attack the fleet of their Kingdom of Portugal, and even forcibly occupied the Strait of Malacca. How could this not make Afonso furious?
Then Afonso stood up suddenly, slapped the table with his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Okay, okay, are you really bullying me, the Kingdom of Portugal?"
While speaking, Afonso paced back and forth in the living room, pondered for a long time, and then said to Colonel Solo: "Colonel Solo, let me ask you, in your opinion, if this governor dispatched the army stationed in India to go
If we go to Nanyang, can we annihilate the Ming fleet in one fell swoop?"
Upon hearing this, Colonel Solo quickly shook his head at Afonso and said: "Sir Governor, the Ming people's fleet has hundreds of ships, and their firepower is extremely fierce. The opponent even uses explosive bombs on a large scale.
In the previous battle, most of our ships were sunk by the opponent's explosive shells."
Colonel Solo said with a lingering fear: "The people of the Ming Dynasty are very strong. Unless the country sends reinforcements from the mainland, otherwise, with the strength we have now, we will definitely not be the opponent of the people of the Ming Dynasty."
Afonso frowned and said: "If we send someone to the country to ask for help at this time, it will probably take half a year before the country makes up its mind and the reinforcements arrive."
Before Afonso could finish his words, Colonel Solo shook his head and said: "No, the Governor is unaware of something. Count Xivens has already asked for help from the country. If nothing unexpected happens, the reinforcements from the country should arrive in India soon.
, if the Governor can gather the reinforcements sent from the country by then, with a sufficient number of ships, it is not impossible to inflict heavy losses on the Ming people and recapture the Strait of Malacca."
Afonso nodded slightly and said: "With Count Xivensi's connections and the fact that it is related to the Strait of Malacca, if nothing unexpected happens, domestic reinforcements should be sent. If this is the case, then I will wait for the domestic reinforcements to arrive.
Then send troops to Nanyang."
Time passed by a few months. During these months, Li Huan was sitting in Old Port, and the chiefs of various kingdoms in Southeast Asia, under the threat of the Ming Dynasty, went to Old Port to meet the envoys of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, for these local emperors, it was somewhat impossible for them to surrender voluntarily. It was a pity that all the natives who dared to disobey the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty were killed by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
When these indigenous leaders gathered in Old Port and faced the threat of the Ming Dynasty, these people had no other choice but to cooperate.
In this era, the glorious civilization of the Ming Dynasty still had some influence on the land of Nanyang. After all, Zheng He came several times in the past, and it can definitely be said that he showed his power overseas and left a deep impression on these natives.
In addition, in this era, there are no truly organized national government organizations in the land of Nanyang. Rather than being called kingdoms, most of them are just the Caotou King model.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty regarded Nanyang as a barbaric land overseas. Even if it knew the existence of Nanyang, it had no intention of occupying it. Then these indigenous kingdoms could naturally occupy the mountains and become kings and dominate.
However, now that the Ming Dynasty has set its sights on the land of Nanyang, with the size of the Ming Dynasty, it is really not difficult to rule Nanyang.
Just like today, the first batch of hundreds of officials from the Ming Dynasty who came with the fleet have begun to take up posts on the major islands under the protection of the Ming Dynasty soldiers.
In Li Huan's plan, almost millions of square kilometers of land in Nanyang will be divided into dozens of state capitals. However, because the population of Nanyang is far less than that of the Ming Dynasty, these state capitals have notified
Such a vast land definitely requires a lot of officials.
The first batch of officials who followed Li Huan were only a few hundred people. These hundreds of people did sound like a lot, but they really spread across this Nanyang land, which is almost as large as the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.
Oh, that's not enough.
Not long ago, Li Huan had sent his men back to the Central Plains and asked the emperor to send a large number of officials to the south. It would not be a problem to fill one Nanyang with thousands of officials.
Capital
It is already the spring of the eighth year of Zhengde. The climate in Nanyang is hot and humid, but the capital in the north is now experiencing a cold spring. A heavy snow has covered the capital in the spring, and the sky and the earth are completely white.
At this moment, a group of people and horses were speeding past on the snow-covered official road. When the soldiers guarding the gate of the capital city saw this group of people, they did not dare to step forward to stop them, and quickly dodged away.
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In the imperial city, the emperor Zhu Houzhao performed a set of punches as usual before heading to the imperial study to handle government affairs.
Just as Zhu Houzhao summoned several pavilion elders to discuss national affairs, there was a sound of footsteps outside the palace, and he saw a chamberlain holding a thick memorial in both hands. He walked carefully into the palace and prostrated himself: "Your Majesty,
The Duke of Qin urgently reports."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and his eyes fell on the thick memorial. Not only Zhu Houzhao, but also Wang Yangming and others in the imperial study also looked at the memorial.
The land of Nanyang can be said to be thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. It has been more than half a year since Li Huan led his army to the land of Nanyang. During this period, there has been almost no news. Of course, occasionally, there can be news from some people doing business in Nanyang.
The merchants who returned knew some information that was true or false but could not judge its authenticity.
It is obviously impossible to say that everyone does not care about the fleet led by Li Huan. Not to mention other things, it is not enough to say that the fleet led by Li Huan cost millions of taels of gold and silver.
It may be ignored.
Now that there is finally news from Li Huan, everyone is naturally extremely curious as to what is happening in the land of Nanyang now.
Qiu Ju quickly stepped forward and handed over the memorial results, checked them briefly, and handed them to Zhu Houzhao.
The memorial is three inches thick, which shows that the content of this memorial must be very detailed. As soon as Zhu Houzhao took the memorial, he unfolded it and read it quickly.
As he read the contents of the memorial, Zhu Houzhao's expression could be said to be changing. The emperor's expression changed, which made Wang Yangming and others full of curiosity.
After a long cup of tea, Zhu Houzhao, who had finished reading the memorial, suddenly slapped his palm on the table with excitement and said: "Okay, okay, Duke Guo of Qin really did not disappoint me. He defeated the Portuguese in the first battle. The whole of Nanyang can be said to be the best."
It depends on the message, and now Qin Guozheng is presiding over the division of states and counties in Nanyang Province."
Wang Yangming and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this. Although they had never considered the possibility of Li Huan's defeat, they were not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. After all, they were at sea, and no one could guarantee that Li Huan would be defeated.
Huan was invincible on land, and he was as invincible on the sea as on land.
But now that they heard that Li Huan defeated the Portuguese, everyone felt relieved.
Wang Yangming looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile on his face: "I congratulate your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, on the establishment of the Nanyang Province, our Ming Dynasty will add another province. This is a contribution to the expansion of territory. Your Majesty's
His achievements will surely surpass those of previous kings, and his name will surely go down in history and be praised by the world."
Listening to what Wang Yangming said, the smile on Zhu Houzhao's face grew stronger.
However, a minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs could not help but whisper softly: "Nanyang Province is a barren and barren land. The establishment of Nanyang Province by the imperial court will inevitably become a drag on the imperial government's finances. I really disagree..."
Although the voice of the Minister of Hube was low, it could be said that Zhu Houzhao heard clearly what his cultivation was. His expression suddenly changed, but soon Zhu Houzhao seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at the Minister of Hube indifferently and said: "
The Qing family said that Nanyang is a barren land, is there any evidence?"
The Minister of Household Affairs couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and he opened his mouth and said: "If it's not a barren land, could it be some kind of blessed land?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the Minister of Household Affairs and said calmly: "Do you know what Li Qing sent back this time?"
Wang Yangming couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, please give me a clear explanation!"
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart and said: "There are three million taels of gold, more than thirty million taels of silver, and countless jewels, gems, corals, agates, and various spices.
As many as ten ships..."
"Gulu!"
Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this, and their faces were full of disbelief. They seemed to be completely calmed down by what Zhu Houzhao said.
Although they also knew that Li Huan occupied the land of Nanyang, those big and small states in Nanyang would definitely be destroyed, and it would not be unusual to say that a large amount of wealth would be wiped out.
But no matter how hard they said it, they could not imagine that Li Huan would have such a huge harvest in Nanyang, which was a wealth of tens of millions of taels and almost nearly 100 million taels of silver.
The previous imperial court's huge income was due to Li Huan's plundering of almost half of the gentry and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River. Now he has gained such a terrifying amount of wealth by occupying the land of Nanyang. This is really beyond comparison.
Everyone’s expectations.
It took a while for everyone to react, and suddenly these officials could not suppress their inner surprises and said to the emperor: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, not to mention the vast land of Nanyang, this wealth alone, this time Qin Guogong personally went to Nanyang."
It’s a waste of time.”
Some people even said with emotion: "If the Sanbao eunuchs had brought Nanyang wealth back to the Central Plains like the Duke of Qin, Emperor Renzong would not have advised Emperor Taizong to rest and recuperate again and again."
At this time, Zhu Houzhao handed the thick memorial to Qiu Judao: "Let Mr. Wang Ge and others take a look. Qin Guogong submitted a memorial requesting the imperial court to immediately dispatch three thousand officials to go south to complete the establishment of various state capitals in Nanyang Province as soon as possible.
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"What, three thousand officials went south, how could a mere province need so many officials..."
Before the official could finish his words, Zhu Houzhao said: "The size of one province in Nanyang is comparable to the vastness of our two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty. Even though the land is vast and sparsely populated, three thousand officials will not be able to make the imperial court
Complete control of Nanyang Province."
Only then did everyone realize that the Nanyang Province was too vast. Just one province was comparable to the two capitals and thirteen provinces at the core of the Ming Dynasty. If you look at it this way, let alone three thousand officials.
I'm afraid even doubling it won't be enough.
In such a large place, to establish provinces and separate state capitals, I am afraid that dozens of state capitals alone will be established. Doesn't this mean that the Ming Dynasty will suddenly have a large number of middle- and lower-level official positions?
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Dozens and hundreds of people from middle and lower-level official positions such as third-rank and fourth-rank officials appeared. This was simply a feast for everyone in the officialdom.
When they think of this, some people can't help but get excited. The people in the imperial study will not spy on these officials, but for so many low-level officials or those in the Ming Dynasty, this is the beginning of officialdom.
opportunity.
I believe that as soon as the news comes out, even if Nanyang is far away from the Ming Dynasty, but with the temptation of official positions, countless people who want to be officials will inevitably appear and request to go to Nanyang to educate the Ming people in Nanyang Province for the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Yangming quickly looked through the contents of the memorial, and it was indeed as Zhu Houzhao said. It not only described in detail how the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet defeated the Portuguese, but also Li Huan requested the imperial court to dispatch officials south, and at the same time began
The landless people in the Ming Dynasty were selected and moved to places in Southeast Asia.
There are countless fertile lands in Nanyang. Even though the people have a natural tendency to never leave their homeland, if one person is allocated dozens of acres of good farmland, countless people who cannot survive will inevitably choose to go south.
Of course, in addition to this, Li Huan also mentioned one important point in the memorial, that is, Li Huan proposed to take this opportunity to abolish the Ming Guard System, which has become a huge cancer in the Ming Dynasty, to abolish the Ming Guard System, and to abolish those who
The military households of the guards who had long lost their combat effectiveness and were reduced to ordinary people were all moved to Nanyang, the land was distributed, the military status of the military households was abolished, and they became ordinary civilian households of the Ming Dynasty.
As we all know, the Ming Guard has long existed in name only, and many of the guards officials regard the military households as slaves. If the imperial court had not found a way to resettle them, they would have already taken action against the Ming Guard system.
Now looking at Li Huan's suggestions in the memorial, Wang Yangming's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wonderful, wonderful!"
I'm asking for a double monthly pass.
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