"Your Majesty, the Governor of Luzon sent someone to report that gold mines were discovered in the Nambawa (Mampawa) Sultanate. The sultan of that country was unable to mine, so he hired dozens of Han people in Brunei and successfully mined gold mines in one fell swoop. The Han people in Luzon heard that
Then, they crossed the sea one after another to mine gold, with at least hundreds of people leaving every month. As a result, the number of Han people on Luzon Island, which was originally small, became less and less due to the Nambawa gold mine."
"Secondly, the Netherlands is also eyeing the Nambawa gold mine. But the Netherlands lacks manpower and must first conquer the Nambawa Sultanate before they can capture the natives to mine gold mines. At the end of last year, the Netherlands sent 300 troops and was defeated by the Nambawa Sultanate.
Repelled. Sultan Nambawa was afraid of its coming again and sought help from the three Sultanates, the Sultanate of Landak (Pontianak) and the Sultanate of Brunei. All countries in Borneo were afraid and requested the Governor of Luzon, our country, to send troops."
"The Nambawa Sultanate, because of its small territory, does not dare to fall to any side. Now that it has been invaded by the Netherlands, it has sent its envoys to Luzon to request that your majesty canonize it as king and that the whole country is willing to surrender to our Datong court."
There are a bunch of sultanates throughout Kalimantan, many of which have become vassals of Datong China.
As for the Nambawa gold mine, it also caused a sensation in history.
The country is a port city-state, centered on the city, and its territory radiates not far to the surrounding areas. Sudan does not even have miners available, and has to go to Brunei to find Chinese miners. At that time, China was under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and a large number of landless farmers came from Guangdong.
Come, at least 2,000 people arrive every spring, and hundreds of people return home with gold in the summer.
The news about the gold production in Nambawa spread more and more, and in less than a hundred years, there were more than 100,000 Chinese there. Later, they no longer went to mine gold, but went there to do business and work with clan and fellow villagers as ties.
Farming. The famous "Lanfang Republic" was established based on these Han people.
Nowadays, Fujian and Guangdong provinces have widely divided their fields, and there are no landless farmers at all. Therefore, not many people go to sea to mine gold. There are only one or two hundred people going south every month, all of whom are unwilling to be lonely and want to make a fortune from gold. But Lu
Song Dao is very embarrassing. Most of the Han people there are adventurers and are losing their population at a rate of hundreds per month. The governor of Luzon is already worried.
Zhao Han said: "Order the Ministry of Rites to engrave the gold seal of King Nambawa, and envoys canonize the king and the crown prince. The Luzon army will not be dispatched for the time being. Please inform the Dutch first. Nambawa is a vassal state of China. Once the Netherlands invades Nambawa,
Wow, this is equivalent to breaking the contract and starting a war with China. If the Netherlands sends troops, Luzon will not be too late to send troops. Then order the Governor of Palembang to immediately send troops to harass Batavia once war breaks out."
Kalimantan Island has a tropical rainforest climate, and the number of Han people is small, so its development speed is very slow. Therefore, Zhao Han never thought about occupying it, but kept recruiting subordinates to recruit vassals, and his main energy was used to develop Luzon.
Now that something like this has cropped up suddenly, intervention must be done and the Dutch cannot be allowed to interfere with the island.
But there is no need to be too active. Who knows when the Netherlands will come again. It is too expensive to send troops to station for a long time. It is best to intimidate the Netherlands through diplomacy. If it cannot be frightened, it is okay to go to war. It is best if the Sudan is defeated by the Netherlands.
He killed people and took the opportunity to occupy the city-state.
The land in Nambawa Sultanate is fertile and can grow food.
Further south, the alluvial plains of the Landak Sultanate, also known as Pontianak, the capital of the "Lan Fong Republic", are more fertile.
The two places are not far apart and can be occupied together to form one area, and the food can also be self-sufficient.
Gold mines and other things are secondary. The main focus is on its sea trade transportation location, which can establish the "Palembang-Pontianak-Luzon-Taiwan-Fujian" route.
In addition, it can also form an iron triangle of "Malacca-Palembang-Pontianak". If any one location is attacked, the other two locations can quickly provide support.
"That's it for now. Let the three people come in." Zhao Han said.
Yan Ruochu, who was disqualified from the imperial examination, Yan Yuan, the first Jinshi in the second class, and Tang Zhen, the seventh Jinshi in the second class, were taken to the main hall by the female officer.
After the adjustment of the new Jinshi policy, the top three and Shu Jishi can already be released to the seventh rank. However, they must first observe the government in the cabinet and complete the internship period before they can be released to the seventh rank.
From the seventh grade of officials, there are not only county magistrates (chief officials of small counties), but also other official positions in yamen at all levels. For example, the governor of provincial yamen, deputy governor, chief registrar of local horse breeding institutions, and local salt affairs yamen.
Experience, deputy promotion, state judge in a directly governed state, etc. These are all positions that require you to handle actual government affairs and train your ability to do things.
The top pick, second place finisher, top pick, and sage in every imperial examination will first intern at the cabinet center, then be sent to local areas for training from the seventh rank, and then promoted to become county magistrates. The promotion route in the first few years was designed in this way.
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The second rank Jinshi can be ranked as the eighth rank.
There are more official positions at this level, the more famous one is county magistrate. There are also governors of provincial yamen, experience of prefecture-level yamen, metropolitan officials in minority areas, etc.
Those who qualify as Jinshi in the third rank can be released from the eighth rank.
After such adjustment, Jinshi can be distinguished in detail. Otherwise, the second and third rankings are almost the same.
Yan Yuan, who is number one on the second list, is currently waiting for an internship. His internship unit is the Ministry of Household Affairs. When there is a vacancy in the local area, he can be sent out to work as a county magistrate or other official positions. If he does well, he will be promoted to a senior official in three years.
If you are seventh grade, you can become a county magistrate in six years. If you have excellent political performance, you may be able to become a county magistrate in three years.
"Why don't you take the shujishi exam?" Zhao Han asked.
Shujishi in the new Datong Dynasty cannot be trained as prime ministers, but they have the opportunity to intern in the cabinet. There are 15 places for Shujishi every three years, and all new scholars can take the exam. Once they pass the exam, they will focus on training cadres.
Yan Yuan replied: "I am waiting for your Majesty's summons."
Zhao Han took out the memorial and asked, "Who wrote this?"
Yan Ruocha cupped her hands and said, "The common people are not talented."
Zhao Han asked: "Your father was exiled to Heilongjiang, and you were also disqualified from the imperial examination. Do you have any complaints in your heart?"
Yan Ruochu replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my father broke the law in doing business and broke the rules of the court. The common people have no complaints in their hearts. But the common people are enthusiastic about serving the country. Although they cannot be elected as officials, they still want to contribute to the country and the people. Therefore, there is this
I am writing this memorial, and I beg your Majesty to give me another chance."
"You are only seventeen years old, how can you have such knowledge? It's not Huang Zongxi who did it for you, right?" Zhao Han said with a smile.
"That's absolutely not the case." Yan Ruoyu quickly defended.
Zhao Han did not speak anymore, but re-read the memorial in front of him.
After all, Yan Ruoquan is still young, and as an ancient person, her vision is limited by the times. In Zhao Han's eyes, this memorial has greater significance, and has already implicated China's future industrialization development route.
The first is the traditional European and American industrialization route. Industry is mainly concentrated in cities, absorbing the country's population, money, and resources, and forming a location advantage for large-scale production.
The second is to follow the evolved version of China's rural economy. Industries are distributed in large and small towns, and they are laid out like flowers. Population, money and resources are concentrated in towns in various places, driving the surrounding farmers to develop together.
Both routes have advantages and disadvantages.
The second route is not conducive to large-scale industrial production and will only create a bunch of small towns and villages. But in the end, different paths will lead to the same goal, and towns with prosperous industry and commerce will gradually evolve into new cities.
However, there must be a premise, that is, China is the first to carry out the industrial revolution and has enough time to develop urban industry. If Europe is the first to complete the industrial revolution, this route will not be conducive to competition and will force China to follow the previous route.
In the early days of reform and opening up in New China, that is, in the 1980s, China's private industry spontaneously embarked on the second path. At that time, even inland provinces began to set up a large number of factories. There was no longer one factory per town, and in some places even
One village, one factory. However, the external competition pressure is too great. There is no future for this approach. It can only shrink the loans of township enterprises and limit the channels for township enterprises to obtain resources, which leads to the bankruptcy of most township enterprises.
Zhao Han's expression became friendly, he smiled at the three people and praised: "You have good ideas, you should think more and do more."
All three of them were happy and thanked the emperor for the compliment.
Zhao Han has already made a choice, which is to relax the industrial land grant in various towns.
Emperor Zhao did not have diode thinking. He did not think that the European industrial development model was necessarily the best, nor did he think that the local industrial model was superior. Children only choose one of the two, and of course adults want both.
Urban industry can be developed, and township industry can also be developed, both at the same time.
Urban industry has better location advantages, and township industry has the support of small-scale peasant economy. For a long time, there will be no winner or loser, or even no need to tell the winner. The two can coexist for a long time.
Of course, township industry diverts population, money and resources, which will definitely hinder the rapid development of urban industry and even delay the completion of the industrial revolution. However, it is more conducive to a smooth transition and the small-scale peasant economy will not be quickly destroyed, which is beneficial in the long run.
The stability of the country and society.
Yan Ruochu said: "Your Majesty, I can go to more provinces to investigate."
"No need," Zhao Han said, "Yan Yuan and Tang Zhen, although you missed the election, you can be specially recruited as Shujishi. You will first serve as an intern in the cabinet to observe the government. After the period of observing the government is over, you will be released outside.
Become a local official."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yan Yuan and Tang Zhen were excited to express their gratitude. The important point was not that they were sworn lords, but that they were remembered by the emperor.
Zhao Han looked at Yan Ruoquan again: "You have made great contributions to your advice and your qualifications for the imperial examination have been reinstated. I hope you will have a good life and contribute to the country in the future."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Yan Ruocha was so excited that she forgot the rules and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
The three bowed and exited the hall, their joy beyond words. As for the imperial court's arrest of literati, they didn't bother to pay attention. Who of the people who want to be officials in the future will deal with the poor and poor scholars among the people.
The arrest lasted for more than half a month, and the operations inside and outside Nanjing were finally stopped by the emperor. Together with their wives and children, more than 2,100 people were exiled to Heilongjiang. Such a large number was because the "Beijing drifters" were too
Many wealthy intellectuals who could not hold office came to Nanjing to mingle in the cultural and entertainment circles.
However, the arrest operation in Jinling Prefecture is still ongoing, and bookstores in surrounding counties are no longer able to operate normally.
Everyone is in danger, and many people run away. Some people even cross the sea to Japan and North Korea. It is better to settle in Japan and North Korea than to be exiled in Heilongjiang. Heilongjiang during the Little Ice Age was too cold. There are also people who change their names and run away. In Luzon, you can also spend money to become a landlord in Luzon.
The imperial court's orders are being implemented one after another in all provinces, and civilian scholars are being put in danger.
Zhao Han's evaluation in the minds of literati is falling off a cliff. But the effect is obvious and too obvious. The literary creation and publishing industries have suffered a very serious blow. Even some academic factions no longer dare to talk nonsense. There is prosperity. The cultural and intellectual world seems to have suddenly encountered a cold winter.
Regarding this phenomenon, Zhao Han could only ask "Datong Monthly" to take action.
First, officially reprinting Chen Que's article not only encourages and supports related ideas, but also shows that it will not attack academic discussions indiscriminately. As long as it does not criticize political affairs and does not confuse right and wrong, academic circles can continue to debate.
Second, publish a commentator's article to clarify the reasons for the establishment of the prison. List the misdeeds of the novel author Shen Lu. She confuses right and wrong in her works, slanders them randomly, and uses other people's heroic and heroic actions to put it in the face of her own family. He also reiterated that Tianzheng should not be criticized. Tianzheng was the foundation of the new Datong Dynasty.