The sun was shining brightly in the morning. Zhu Zhanyi arrived at the meeting early in the morning, but he did not expect that the venue was already crowded with people. It seemed that everyone was very excited and was afraid of missing it, so he got up early.
Zhu Zhanzhen smiled slightly when he saw this scene. The people sitting in the front row were all the main figures of this time. Except for those who were present, there were a few empty seats with nameplates placed.
Chen Youshan, Zhang Xianqi, Fang Shi, and Yang Lu were not present, but once the Western Federation was established, their positions were reserved by Zhu Zhanchang.
Before starting, Zhu Zhanzhen took a thick document and told everyone a story.
"When I was young, I lived in the East Palace of the Prince. There was a cherry tree in the imperial garden at that time. I liked it very much. Later, my father gave me a small ax, so I chopped down the cherry tree in the imperial garden.
In my room, I could watch it every day. When my father saw that the cherry tree had been cut down, he was very angry and questioned the little eunuch. I could have just pushed the matter to any eunuch, but in the end I thought about it and confessed this to my father.
Something.”
"Not only did my father not get angry, he also praised me. From that time on, I knew one thing."
"People must be honest. They must recognize what they have done and do what they have said. I promised you the Western Federation and I will not make a mistake."
There was thunderous applause, loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers blasted.
After Zhu Zhanzhen opened, he was handed over to Xiaosheng. Compared with Zhu Zhanzhen, people like him were more familiar with Xiaosheng. During this time, they had been dealing with Xiaosheng. They had the impression that he was a ruthless and decisive eunuch. As soon as Xiaosheng came on the scene, they immediately
Everyone became much quieter.
At this time, Zhu Zhanzhen and Xiaosheng were like the two sides of light and darkness.
Xiaosheng walked up to the stage and said: "The Western Federation will be a huge federation composed of the nine Nanyang countries, Ceylon, Kochi and Tianzhu, the New Shanghai City of Suez, and England, France, plus the island lands that you have occupied.
The coast of the Red Sea.”
In addition to islands, the land that merchants of the Ming Dynasty either sold or acquired by other means was mainly the land in Tianzhu and the Red Sea coast, because the most valuable land was the land surrounding the route between the Suez Canal and the Ming Dynasty.
, commerce will bring speed and prosperity, and these places are more valuable.
After seeing the great strength of the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire took the initiative to trade the land along Cairo with the Ming Dynasty. Because those lands were originally conquered by them in recent years, and now the Suez Canal of the Ming Dynasty runs across the middle, cutting it into two parts.
, so they traded these lands to Ming Dynasty and signed a non-aggression treaty with Ming Dynasty to formally form an alliance.
The lower Nile plains officially became part of the Ming Dynasty Western Federation.
"Each continent in the Western Federation will have the qualifications of one to three members, based on the local economy and population as the criterion."
"The following divisions of Western federal states and counties are arranged from east to west."
This is the nine Southeast Asian countries that have now joined the Western Federation. Among them, Palembang was part of Java before. However, because it is now the largest city in Southeast Asia and has a large population, it is managed independently and has a separate state. Java has a relatively large population and economy.
After the opening of Palembang, there were still two seats for MPs. Although Australia Island is large, its current economy is not prosperous enough and its population is not large enough, so there is only one seat.
But Zhu Zhanchang sent troops to the Australian island. Generally speaking, such a large place should be controlled by his own people.
Kochi, Anyi, and Brahman are the four places in India now occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Among them, Kochi is only a small part of Port Kochi and its surroundings. The other three places are larger and Brahman is the largest, but the economy is not developed enough.
, it is not stable enough now, and rebellions still occur in many places today.
These places are also the main source of labor for canal digging. Once there is a rebellion, the number of canal digging people will increase.
Further west is the line between Suez City and New Shanghai City. These two places are regarded as a whole, Canal City, and have two parliamentary quotas.
Both sides of the Red Bay are also the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the east and west are obviously the Arabian Peninsula (2 people) and Egypt (3 people).
In addition to these places, Zhu Zhanchang also included Ingeland and France, which were also lands of the Western Federation.
The huge Western Federation has an extremely vast ocean area and a huge land area. However, the area is too long, and it is a problem to control it in a short time. There is only one way to control it now, which is to rely on strong military pressure.
What needs special mention is Jiaozhi. Jiaozhi naturally wanted to join the Western Federation, but because Zhu Zhanzhen felt that Jiaozhi was fought to regain the lost territory, and now that it was separated from the Ming Dynasty, it would inevitably arouse the anger of the court. Now
It's better not to mess with these people, and we can only give up on Jiaozhi.
"The original royal families in these places are still retained. The king must have a seat in the parliamentary quota, and this parliamentary quota will accompany the king for his whole life and will be passed on to the next king."
Xiaosheng's words made the powerful people present feel a little more at ease. In order to avoid unnecessary changes, they must first appease the emotions of these people. It is true that they can make money and eat meat by following Zhu Zhanzhen, but if their position as king is
If the revolution were to be carried out, it would inevitably lead to a war. The Western Federation had just been established, and most of the military power was on the side of Britain and France, so it was not suitable for such a thing.
Except for the places later occupied by merchants of the Ming Dynasty, the original royal family basically existed in other places.
Because there is a setting for members of parliament who can continue to serve. In fact, to put it bluntly, they are nobility in disguise. If you take care of the original old aristocracy, you must also take care of the emerging aristocracy.
These emerging aristocrats are his most powerful helpers, and they are also the group of people who surround him wholeheartedly.
"Members of Congress will be elected tomorrow. Candidates for members from various places have now been submitted. The Federal Congress will officially open after the members are selected."
It is said to be an election. In fact, there is only one candidate for each parliamentary quota. It is an announcement ceremony. Among them, Zhu Zhanzhen left a quota on Australia Island for the Cao family. The Cao family's current main business is coal mines and iron ore.
It has a large sphere of influence on the Australian island.
This quota is for his brother-in-law, Chen Xinyue's younger brother. Although he is still a child, the Cao family has worked hard with him over the years, and he is his wife's natal family, so he naturally has to support him.
Brother-in-law Cao Su is not involved in the family business now, but has been studying in Guangzhou. He is not outstandingly talented, but he is not stupid either. Although he is young, he is quite calm and calm. Those who were born after him
The other rooms in Nian Cao's house often caused trouble for his mother, and he saw it all and kept it in his heart.
The rest of the new places were also occupied by businessmen from Guangzhou Prefecture, and naturally they served as members.
In the venue, these people were all smiling. The hard work during this period of time was not in vain, and they felt lucky that they had devoted themselves to following Zhu Zhanchang.
In addition to the emerging class of parliamentarians, the administrative personnel of this Western Federation are also positions that everyone pays great attention to.
Each state has a governor. The governor is the nominal chief executive of each region, but he must accept the supervision of members and be directly appointed by Congress. In places where there is a king, the governor is jointly appointed by Congress and the governor.
At the same time, the Ming Dynasty's three-division system was implemented in various places. The governor was equivalent to the chief envoy. In addition, there was a division of punishment and inspection envoys and a capital commander-in-chief, which were responsible for civil affairs, justice, and military affairs. In the new Shanghai City, there was a system surrounding Zhu Zhanyang.
The expanded imperial team followed the system of three provinces and six ministries, and appointed three deputies to Zhu Zhanzhen, named Santing.
The responsibilities of the three presidents are also in charge of the civil affairs, justice, and military affairs of the three divisions. Among them, Xiaosheng is undoubtedly the president, responsible for civil affairs. President is a temporary name. There is no time to polish the position name now.
The three tribunals have thirteen departments under them: the Secretariat Department, the Finance Department, the Foreign Affairs Department, the Procuratorate Department, the Administration Department, the Organization Department, the National Defense Department, the Science and Technology Department, the Development Department, the Justice Department, the Education Department, the Transportation Department, and the Agriculture Department.
These places constitute the central administrative units of the Western Federation. Now that the Western Federation has just been established, it is the time to recruit people. Many positions are vacant, and everyone is very enthusiastic. It is like when a dynasty was first established, everything was waiting for improvement, but this dynasty
There is also this strong military strength.
As for the military level, now is the time of war and it is not appropriate to make drastic reforms, so Zhu Zhanyi will use all the regulations of the army in accordance with the original regulations of the Ming Dynasty. After conquering England and France, they will carry out reforms while discussing merits and rewards.
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The meeting on this day was very lively. Zhu Zhanchen took advantage of the lively discussion among them and walked out of the meeting alone and sat down on the Xinzao roadside.
He looked at the huge conference venue that had not yet been sealed, and couldn't help but feel a little tired. He was a little tired, so he closed his eyes to rest.
When he opened his eyes again, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
"Shan... Shanwei?" It was Hu Shanwei who appeared in front of him. Zhu Zhanzhen couldn't believe it.
Facing the sudden appearance of Hu Shanwei, Zhu Zhanzhen was confused and surprised. He pinched his flesh and it hurt. It turned out that it was real and he thought it was a dream.
When Hu Shanwei saw Zhu Zhanchen pinching himself, he immediately took his hand and said, "Your Highness, why are you so pinching yourself?"
"I thought I was dreaming."
"Is His Highness really so happy to see me?"
"That's natural. Why are you here? No one informed me before."
"I just arrived today. Your Majesty agreed to His Highness's Western Federation proposal. The Princess feels that Your Highness will definitely build a palace here. Zara and Aliya are too young to care about such detailed matters. The Princess because of her status
Because I can’t come in person right now, the princess sent me over to help Her Highness.”
As the official concubine of Neptune, Chen Xinyue was not allowed to leave the capital. This was the imperial court's way of restraining Zhu Zhanzhen. However, Hu Shanwei did not have any title. He was the steward of Neptune's Palace, and he was still in charge of all matters in the palace.
Hu Shan had to come around.
Hu Shanwei set out on the second day after the imperial edict was issued. However, due to delays at sea, he arrived a few days late. Now he arrived. Under the leadership of the guards, he rushed to the scene of the parliament and saw Zhu Zhanyi sitting on the road.
beside.
Zhu Zhanchen was delighted by the arrival of Hu Shanwei. He had been outside for so long, so he was naturally happy to see people from the old days.
"Your Highness seems to have something on his mind."
Zhu Zhanchen shook his head: "I just feel tired, and I feel a little confused. I don't know if I am doing something right or not."
"If your highness feels tired, please take a rest." Hu Shanwei's voice was always gentle, giving him a comfortable feeling.
Zhu Zhanzhen immediately lay down on the side of the road. Hu Shan came around and said, "Your Highness, the ground is cold."
"The ground here is very hot."
Hu Shanwei persuaded again: "Your Highness, it is not good for such an important person to be lying on the roadside."
"It's OK on the roadside, it's OK in bed, it doesn't matter." As he spoke, Zhu Zhanzhen's eyes narrowed slightly, and a heavy sleepiness came over him.
Hu Shanwei saw that Zhu Zhanzhen was really sleepy, so he immediately sat next to Zhu Zhanzhen, put Zhu Zhanzhen's head on his lap, and gently touched Zhu Zhanzhen's forehead.
Hu Shanwei's legs were very soft, and Zhu Zhanzhen leaned his head very gently, which deepened his sleepiness. He lay on Hu Shanwei's lap and fell asleep.
Hu Shanwei looked at the young man on his lap with distress. His breathing was a little heavy. He was really tired and was sleeping very deeply.
He has done so many great things in the past few years, and each of them is groundbreaking and recorded in the annals of history, but now he is only in his early twenties.
Xiaosheng couldn't find Zhu Zhanzhen and ran out of the venue. He was in a hurry and saw Zhu Zhanzhen. When he saw Zhu Zhanzhen sleeping, the hurried expression on Xiaosheng's face disappeared, and he smiled and walked quietly.
Came over.
Hu Shanwei made a silence gesture, and Xiaosheng stretched out his hand to signal to his subordinates to quieten the surroundings.
But this newly built city was full of banging and banging sounds, and it was quiet for a while. But even in such an environment, Zhu Zhanzhen had already slept peacefully.
…
In Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Zhanji, who ascended the throne a month ago, is teaching his son in the imperial garden. Zhu Zhanji, who has grown a beard, looks particularly calm. He has gained some weight during this period, and he has a bit of Zhu Gaochi's former self.
appearance.
"Your handwriting is too ugly." Zhu Zhanji looked dissatisfied as he watched Zhu Qizhen write. He felt that Zhu Qizhen was fun and his talent was average. At least it was incomparable to him and he was not very happy.
Zhu Qizhen has a bitter face.
At this time, Sun Ruowei came over, with a smile like the spring breeze on her face. Zhu Zhanji became the emperor. Although she has not been named the queen now, she is a concubine after all, but she currently has a son. She knows that as long as the current
If the queen cannot give birth to a son, the position will be hers sooner or later.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Japan that the Ashikaga family wants to send their youngest daughter to our palace, who is about the same age as Qi Zhen, to play with Qi Zhen."
"It is not good for a Japanese daughter to be raised in the palace too early. If you really want to find a playmate for Qi Zhen, you must find someone with authentic Ming ancestry and a scholarly family that has been established for generations." Zhu Zhanji was not satisfied with this arrangement.
Knocked it off directly.
"But Your Majesty, there is a great silver mountain in Japan, and a huge amount of silver is produced every year. The Ashikaga family sends their daughter here, and they also have a lot of treasures as gifts. It is hard to refuse someone's kindness directly."
Zhu Zhanji was a little unhappy. Sun Ruowei had become more and more interested in fame and fortune in the past two years, and he talked about Yinshan in Japan. Everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew that most of the Yinshan property was used by Zhu Zhanzhen to fight.
This also made the Ashikaga family a little dissatisfied, as the income did not meet their expectations.
People's hearts are always unsatisfied, and the Ashikaga family wanted to show favor to the new emperor, because they had shown favor to Zhu Gaochi before, but Zhu Gaochi pretended not to see it, and Emperor Hongxi maintained the stability of the situation.
It happened that the Queen Mother Zhang and his wife Zhu Zhanyong arrived at this time.
Zhu Zhanji hurriedly came forward and said, "Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled slightly and said, "I heard that there was a letter from Zhan Zhen?"
"Yes, the imperial edict for my son's enthronement was sent, and my fifth brother replied with a letter saying all auspicious words."
The Empress Dowager patted Zhu Zhanji's hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'm happy to see you three brothers who are so old and can be so harmonious. You will also be happy to know that you are in the underground examination. I just hope that
I hope I can come back soon and put incense sticks in front of his tomb."
"The war on the British and French fronts is going well. I believe that once the canal is opened and the British and French are captured, Zhan Chang will be able to come back."
"Ingeland, France, he went so far away, I don't even know where these two places are. The canal said that it will connect two seas. I don't know what sea they are. I am too old to care about them.
As long as my three sons are good and filial, I will be considered worthy."
