Emperor Su He held an imperial meeting in Qianqing Palace to discuss the management of the newly occupied territory.
The Grand Governor Li Fengming and his military personnel were the first to arrive at the Qianqing Palace.
There was a smile on his face. The military performed well this time.
When they attacked these small countries, every army performed with overwhelming force, and the commander-in-chief who led the troops had a stable fighting style, without causing too many casualties.
Emperor Su He was satisfied with Li Fengming's performance in this war.
He is responsible for centrally dispatching various armies and supplying military supplies to the army in a timely manner.
Li Fengming made many arrangements for this war.
They may not seem as gorgeous as leading troops in battle, but they determine the outcome of the war.
Emperor Su He has already revealed that he is among this batch of kings.
Some of the old brothers who conquered the world together went overseas to found a country, and Li Fengming was not far behind.
He was very anxious before, but now he can let it go.
Emperor Su He saw Li Fengming walking into Qianqing Palace.
He motioned Li Fengming to sit in his seat and ordered: "The detailed military reports of each army have been compiled.
The Governor's Office must carefully sort out the people who have achieved military merit, and find the corresponding person for each military merit.
This matter must be done with great caution, and it is better to go slower, I will never allow mistakes."
Emperor Su He was most concerned about the evaluation of military merit.
Soldiers work hard on the front line just for this military honor.
Someone in the army is trying to steal military merit, or there is an error in the assessment of military merit.
For the entire army, this would shake the morale of the army more than a major defeat.
The point at which the army begins to deteriorate is when military merit is not distributed in accordance with regulations.
Emperor Su He would never allow such a situation to occur during his reign.
Li Fengming immediately stood up, first saluted a military salute, and then said decisively:
"Your Majesty, the Governor's Office has extremely strict control over the assessment of military merit.
In addition to referring to the generals' reports, we verified the true status of the military achievements through several related battles.
We also need to listen to the evidence from Zhu Shi and the Military Law Department.
These two positions are under the vertical management of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the generals have little influence on them.
In the absence of military merit supported by these two positions, we will be very cautious and strive to investigate clearly."
Li Fengming has also been paying attention to the evaluation of military merit in this war. This is the last post he will stand on, and he will never allow any mistakes in this matter.
Emperor Su He was very satisfied with Li Fengming's attitude. He nodded with a smile and ordered again: "The large-scale fighting on the front line is basically over.
The Metropolitan Government dispatched new troops to replace those that went to war.
Use the banditry in the new territory to train the recruits of the new army.
These troops who went to war also suffered some casualties, so they were allowed to return to the country to recuperate.
The general and the meritorious officials will arrange for them to come to the capital to receive my reward."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will handle this matter immediately when I return to the Governor's Mansion."
Li Fengming's attitude was respectful and he immediately took over the matters assigned by Emperor Su He.
He hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, Xianghou Su Li wants to bring the puppet emperor of Japan and the captured daimyo to the capital for parade.
I ask your Majesty to make a decision on this matter."
Emperor Su He thought for a moment and then ordered: "We will bring all the princes and nobles of the country we have attacked and destroyed to the capital.
We cannot leave them in the local area. These people only have a name, which also has great appeal.
Not only the princes and nobles, but also local powerful people who have not taken refuge with us, we will bring them all to the country.
We must not allow these powerful people to stay in the local area and have the opportunity to disrupt our local rule."
When Su He heard Su Li's request, he immediately thought of the newly occupied territory and his former might.
As for the common people, the imperial court can appease the vast majority of people as long as they have enough to eat.
The local powerful people want too much.
It's not that the imperial court couldn't afford it, but it gave them too many benefits, and the Great China Dynasty suffered a huge loss.
The imperial court gave this benefit to people in the country.
These people will make the court's rule in the local area more stable.
They will also be grateful to Emperor Su He.
"Your Majesty, the Governor's Office will cooperate with the cabinet on this matter to formulate relevant policies as soon as possible. After the basic rule is established, it will be implemented by the local government and the military."
As soon as Li Fengming finished speaking, Prime Minister Wang Zhongce's voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet will do its best to cooperate with the Governor's Office to handle this matter well."
Wang Zhongce led the civil servants and entered the Qianqing Palace.
He learned from the Queen's sister Wang Wenjun that he was the candidate for the title of king this time.
The Queen's sister was very tight-lipped and never revealed any major political affairs to him.
This time, the Queen's sister revealed it to Emperor Su He specifically at the request of Emperor Su He.
Emperor Su He saw that everyone had arrived, and he ordered: "The soldiers on the front line worked hard to capture a huge territory for us.
These territories must be managed by officials so that they can continue to generate benefits.
The governance model of the imperial court must be changed, and every penny spent must be rewarded.
These new territories should not suck the blood of the imperial court, but should provide nutrients for domestic development.
The ultimate goal of the imperial court is to create a raw material supply place and market."
Emperor Su He first determined the direction of governance.
The imperial court cannot continue to provide them with blood transfusions for these new territories.
This kind of support-based management can only breed a large number of white-eyed wolves.
The imperial court now needs raw material supply places and markets.
The new territory is relatively poor, while the Central Plains is extremely wealthy.
Let local people be proud to settle in the Central Plains, only in this way can a certain centripetal force be generated.
Prevent newly occupied territory from splitting off again.
Civil and military officials were the first to discuss the boundaries of the new territory.
Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng unfolded a map, which showed territories the size of prefectures and counties.
"Your Majesty, I will learn from the experience of North Korea and divide these places into independent forces.
These places belong to different countries, so that the people belonging to the original country can be divided.
Even if they have rebellious intentions, they don't have the strength to gather a large army in this place."
Qu Tian, deputy chief of staff, looked at this densely packed map.
He raised his hand to speak. After getting the opportunity to speak, he objected strongly:
"I do not support this plan to split this area into hundreds of independent prefectures.
Not to mention the difficulty of civilian governance, it is extremely troublesome for our military to mobilize troops."
Zheng Ziliang, the newly appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, also objected: "With so many independent forces, dividing them into provincial levels requires the arrangement of hundreds of governors, governors and political officials.
This will create a large number of redundant officials, which is not conducive to the government's governance of the local area.
It is divided into prefectural levels. The prefectural level lacks many related yamen and it is impossible to govern a place independently.
Completing these yamen will destroy the current system.
I suggest that no matter how the division is divided, it is best not to undermine the current system.
The system in the new territory is different from that in the Central Plains, which is not conducive to the exchange of officials between the two places."
Civil and military officials debated endlessly. Some supported dividing the original country into provincial levels, while others supported splitting it into a large number of prefectures.
Those who support each plan have reasons that cannot be rejected.
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce, listening to the arguments of these people, thought about his own thoughts.
He put the map he was about to take out on the table, wiped it with an eraser, and fine-tuned the locations of several prefectures.
After Wang Zhongce made adjustments, he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, we are managing the Nanyang region very well.
The minister proposed to follow the example of Nanyang and establish a governor's palace.
Before the new territory is well governed, some special systems and laws can be implemented.
After these places are well managed, the governor's office will be removed and they will become ordinary provinces, and governors will be dispatched to govern them.
I believe that with a buffer of more than ten years, we will be able to manage these governor's mansions and make them the same as those in the Central Plains."
While Wang Zhongce was speaking, he showed the territory he had designated for the Governor's Mansion.
There are five major governor-general palaces, the Governor-General Palace of East Japan, the Governor-General Palace of Cochin, the Governor-General Palace of Siam, the Governor-General Palace of Myanmar, and the Governor-General Palace of East India.
Li Fengming looked at the map drawn by Wang Zhongce. He was most familiar with maps.
He is very familiar with even the Dongyin area that Qihou Sushan is about to capture.
Li Fengming pointed to the map and asked: "Prime Minister Wang, I saw that the locations of some houses are not right.
The province that should have belonged to Cochin was included in the territory of Siam."
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce said with a smile: "Captain Li observed very carefully, and I did it deliberately.
For example, the culture and customs of Xuzhou Prefecture are close to that of Shandong, but it was assigned to Jiangsu.
The culture and customs of Nanyang Prefecture are close to Hubei, but they are assigned to Henan.
This is geopolitics, which assigns border areas of extremely important military significance to neighboring regions.
In this way, even if there is a rebellion in one area, they will still have natural flaws that will help the imperial army recover.
My idea is based on these domestic conditions.
Now a certain governor's palace suddenly accepts a palace that is completely different from their customs.
This will cause a lot of disputes in the Governor's Palace.
With these man-made disputes, the chance of rebellion in the Governor's Mansion will be minimized."
When Emperor Su He heard Prime Minister Wang Zhongce's arrangements, he couldn't help but applaud.
Wang Zhongce's idea was carried to the extreme by Yingjili, who was known as a troublemaker in later generations.
When they withdrew from the colonies, they left many disputed areas behind, making these areas uneasy and unable to escape British control for decades.
Wang Zhongce's plan also has the same effect but different approaches.
Emperor Su He looked at the map and added: "The other four governor-general offices have made this arrangement.
The Governor-General's Office of Eastern Japan could not be alone. All the islands in the southeast were placed under the jurisdiction of Ryukyu.
The northern Ezo Island was placed under the jurisdiction of Liaodong.
Koreans from Jinghai Prefecture in Liaodong immigrated to Ezo Island in large numbers.”
After the new territory was clearly demarcated, the corresponding system was similar to the Nanyang Governor's Mansion, with minor adjustments being made.
Suhe immediately appointed five governors, Governor of East Japan Li Zhiheng, Governor of Cochin Chen Zhenhui, Governor of Siam Yang Baosen, Governor of Burma Liu Zhiyong, and Governor of East India Ma Heng.
Of these five candidates, only Li Zhiheng had never been a local official, but he was the one most familiar with the situation in Japan.
He defended the embassy for another day and became a nationally known hero.
None of the civil and military officials could find any reason to object.
As for the others, they were all officials who had been in the officialdom for several years and went on adventures in various places.
Even if someone in the officialdom is jealous, he can only laugh at himself and not have the courage to fight.
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet will coordinate with the staff and arrange the officials needed by the major governor-general offices as soon as possible.
At the same time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will send officials to inspect the surrendered local officials and select the best ones for employment.
In addition to dispatching governors, do these five governor-general offices also have additional envoys and political advisors to assist the governors in handling government affairs, just like in the country?"
Emperor Su He ordered: "The additional chief envoys and the relevant systems of the governor's office are somewhat different from those in the Central Plains, but they cannot be too different.
When the Governor-General of the Nanyang Governor-General's Palace and the Governor-General of Luzon change their governors again, they will arrange the positions of chief envoy and other posts together."
The general direction was determined, and the civil and military officials supplemented the relevant details of governing these places one by one based on the experience of the Nanyang Governor's Mansion.
Su He looked at the map and added: "I looked through the military newspaper and the situation reported by Governor Chen Zhenhui.
I very much appreciate Governor Chen Zhenhui’s approach.
He took advantage of the differences between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and used South Vietnamese to govern North Vietnam and North Vietnamese to govern South Vietnam.
This method can greatly reduce the difficulty of managing these places.
Our officials do not have to face the people directly, and all the hatred of the local people is transferred to these officials.
All major governor-general offices should learn this method.
For example, Siamese officials were used to govern Burma, and Korean officials were used to govern Eastern Japan."
The civil and military officials looked educated, and they quickly wrote down Emperor Su He's instructions.
Emperor Su He continued: "The ethnic conflicts in various places are also worthy of our use.
A more prominent ethnic issue is that there are Bamar and Mon ethnic groups in the Governor-General's Office of Myanmar. The conflicts between these two ethnic groups are difficult to reconcile.
Our officials do not need to reconcile these contradictions, but rather strengthen them.
And the North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese I just mentioned have different customs.
Local officials should use various methods to show what makes them different.
This is good for our rule.
Where ethnic conflicts are not serious, conflicts must be artificially created.
For example, the Eastern Japanese Governor's Mansion has similar cultural customs.
The princes, nobles and warriors have their own names and inheritances, and they can be artificially divided into Japanese tribes.
The people of Dongwa don't even have their own surnames, so they can be artificially divided into He clans.
After such differentiation, after several generations, the contradictions will become irreconcilable.
These places cannot form a joint force to resist our rule.
The Governor-General of East India must respect their customs and the caste system.
We Han people became the highest-status Brahmins and governed this place together with the upper castes.
I want to particularly emphasize that our ultimate goal is to assimilate these people with Chinese culture, and we must not forget this ultimate goal."
After Emperor Su He told his thoughts.
He also proposed to the cabinet that for the five major governor-general areas to be established as provinces, Han people must account for half of the total population.
Regardless of whether they are Han immigrants or naturalized Han people, they can be regarded as Han people.
The proportion and total number of local Han people will be one of the most important indicators used by the imperial court to evaluate the performance of the governor-general.
After the imperial meeting ended, Prime Minister Wang Zhongce became very busy.
He wanted to refine policies that officials could implement based on the plan passed by the Imperial Council and the requirements put forward by Emperor Su He.
The cabinet and the six ministries were like clockwork, and documents like snowflakes were sent to all places.
Many people across the country made their contributions to the annexation of new territories.
