Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 890 Mixed Blood
That's right, Jin Bao's worry lies in the emperor's secret decree.

Qin Wang chose Annan for the feudal domain. This matter formed a consensus among the ministers, and the pressure on the prince suddenly dropped.

But at this time, King Qi's issue of the vassal came up again.

King Qi is only one year younger than King Qin. Although he is not yet married, he is already worried about his future as the emperor.

In the Indochina Peninsula, Annan is the most suitable place, because the degree of Sinicization here is relatively high, and there is not much pressure to rule.

In other places, such as Khmer and Siam, it is basically a chicken-and-duck discussion, which is several times more difficult, and it cannot be done in a few years.

At this level, the emperor could only find another place.

The Philippines has become the best choice.

Because of the existence of the Luzon Governor's Mansion, if King Qi is here, a relationship of mutual support will be formed for a long time, and even the horns of each other will be formed.

Since the places were too far apart, the emperor really didn't know much about the Philippines, so he could only consult Jin Bao for advice.

After a few days of thinking, Jinbao reached a preliminary consensus on the need for the Governor's Mansion: King Qi must not be sent to Luzon Island.

A little bit of taboo is not mentioned anymore, considering the future conflict of interests, it makes everyone helpless.

It is conceivable that compared with his son and the distant Luzon Governor's Mansion, King Qi obviously has a great advantage, while the Governor's Mansion is at a disadvantage.

To be sure, there is bound to be a fate of being gradually eaten away.

After discussing for a long time, everyone finally aimed at the island of Mindanao.

In fact, there are hundreds of inhabited islands between Luzon and Luzon, but only Mindanao has the largest area.

Of course, the distance is far enough.

In this case, the large area and long distance fully meet the needs of the Governor's Mansion, and King Qi must be very satisfied.

After sealing the sealed envelope into the wooden box and sending someone back to Beijing, Jin Bao summoned everyone again: "If my prediction is correct, Your Majesty should agree."

"Once the imperial court has a decree, our Governor's Mansion will naturally not be able to escape responsibility. His Royal Highness King Qin needs to fight, and King Qi needs to open up wasteland."

"At that time, manpower and material resources, as well as countless money, will need to be supplied by the Governor's Mansion. Trouble will continue!"

Hearing this, the chief envoy immediately became distressed: "Finally, I have some surplus, and I need to spend a lot of money again."

As he said that, he cupped his hands and faced Jin Bao: "Governor, although our Luzon is big, we only have the power of one government. How can we help a vassal state?"

"I hope the imperial court will give more help."

"It's natural." Jin Bao nodded hurriedly: "This is a national matter, how can we let Luzon take care of it alone?"

These words made everyone nod their heads.

Although the central government is the big one, the interests of the localities cannot be ignored. If they are honestly allowed to be slaughtered by others, there will be endless troubles.

"However, Beijing is tens of thousands of miles away from me, and there is nothing to go back and forth for several months. When the imperial decree arrives, I am afraid that it will be the end of the year."

Jin Bao pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, Prince Qi is a man of noble birth, and he was born as a prince, so he must be served carefully."

"So, why don't we send a team to Mindanao, which is what Naxii said, and build a port first, so how about a head-to-head battle?"

Everyone thought about it, and after a while they applauded.

Making preparations in advance can also show Luzon's seriousness, and at the same time, a small team will not waste money and food.

Soon, several people reached a consensus: 300 people should be sent, just one ship can be loaded.

As long as you find a good port, you can send a group of natives to build it. When the imperial order is issued, the preparation work is over.

Even if the king of Qi does not become a vassal in the future, this port will be a nail in Luzon, a transit point, and pave the way for future expansion.

It won't be a loss no matter what.

Even if it is a loss, it doesn't matter, after all, it is worthwhile to use the money and grain of the Governor's Mansion to do things for one's own future.

Soon, the army began to recruit warriors.

The Governor's Mansion is also considered generous this time. Anyone who is selected will directly pay 100 yuan in silver, so that his heirs will have no worries.

At the same time, all officers will be promoted to a higher rank.

But even so, there were only a handful of applicants.

The Chinese in Luzon, or the natives, understand from the bottom of their hearts that the Luzon Islands are still the most livable islands nearby, and Mindanao is far away and the risk factor is too high.

At this time, no one wants to work hard.

So is Wang Cheng.

When the imperial court attacked Luzon, he was the one who raised hundreds of troops, causing internal turmoil in the city, thus creating a good opportunity.

As a result, he not only received a generous reward, but also became a member of the army, a team leader, and no worries about food and clothing.

As soon as he left the Yamen, he returned home leisurely after ordering the sergeant on duty to be serious.

With two catties of meat hanging in his hand, he was humming a ditty. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw a person sitting in the living room——Zhang Laizi.

In other words, it was the leader who once instigated them to revolt, now Yingzheng.

Of course, they also have a big name now, called Zhang En, the grace of the emperor Shengen.

"Brother Zhang, why are you here?"

Seeing that he was wearing ordinary clothes, Wang Cheng smiled softly.

"Hey, there's a ruckus in the army." Zhang En sighed: "You know, there are only 5000 people in total, and 300 people are selected, and they have to be veterans. Up to now, no one has signed up."

"If this continues, what face will the Governor's Mansion have?"

Wang Cheng put down the meat, pulled up a chair and sat down: "Brother Zhang, don't blame us for this, it's really unusual this time."

"The Governor's Mansion doesn't have a serious decree. It only says it is to develop the island, but the rewards are so generous. Everyone is not a fool. Few of them want to do this business of beheading."

Zhang En raised his head in a deep voice: "Everyone thinks so, then in the future, the Governor's Mansion must force it."

"Second brother, you have to take the initiative this time."

"Brother Zhang?" Wang Cheng was puzzled.

"If you are promoted to a higher level, you will immediately become a battalion officer." Zhang En said seriously: "Such an opportunity is once in a lifetime!"

"No matter how dangerous it is, it's the business of ordinary soldiers. For officers like us, it's very safe."

These words completely moved Wang Cheng.

"Brother Zhang, drink tea."

At this time, his wife came out, dressed in commoner clothes, and the wooden hairpin on her head had already been replaced with a silver hairpin. Years of hard work made her plump.

That's all, in a land like Luzon, it is normal for women to be dark, but their wives are very fair. Although it is rough, it is already rare.

Unknowingly, he was dumbfounded, stunned for a while, and said in his mouth: "Old Wang, don't worry, if something happens to you, your wife will take good care of you, and if you violate this oath, you will be punished by Mazu." Boom to death."

Such a poisonous oath startled Wang Cheng, and his heart was filled with emotion for a moment, and he rushed directly to his throat: "Brother Zhang, your words are enough."

For a moment, the two hugged tightly, feeling an indescribable touch.

Wang Cheng took the initiative to respond to the call, and immediately won the favor of the entire Governor's Mansion, and was directly promoted to be a battalion officer, so he was called a commander.

The last big ship with thousands of materials, accompanied by several small boats, rode the waves to Mindanao.

Needless to mention the turmoil along the way.

At this time, in the Indochina Peninsula, the flames of war are already raging.

First of all, Sun Kewang of Burma was unwilling to be lonely and sent a large army to attack the Kingdom of Siam.

In Annan, however, the situation in the Northern and Southern Dynasties became somewhat unstable with the involvement of Ming Dynasty.

It's funny to say, in the face of foreign enemies, the two sides are already deeply enmity, so it is naturally impossible to talk about it.

Then the best way is to eliminate the opponent and unify the country, so as to gather the greatest strength and resist foreign enemies.

And it seems to have benefited from Myanmar, Portugal, and the Netherlands all intend to sell firearms to Annan and earn a lot of silver.

And with the rise of Ming Dynasty, they no longer dislike copper coins, because copper coins can buy goods of Ming Dynasty.

The emperor naturally didn't know about this, even if he knew, there was nothing you could do about it.

Confined by the current productivity, Jin Yiwei is not omnipotent.

"Whoa whoa-"

In Yuquan Villa, in the palace, a loud cry resounded throughout the villa.

The emperor stood guard outside the door, feeling extremely happy in his heart.

Logically speaking, after becoming an emperor for more than ten years, he already had more than 30 children, and nearly 50 concubines with titles in the harem, directly catching up with the great grandfather back then.

Becoming a father should be normal for him.

However, this time is different.

Because the one born this time will be Daming, or China's first prince of mixed Chinese and Western blood in thousands of years.

With so many great innovations, how can we not be excited?
And outside the palace, his sister, Kress, was guarding together.

And the one who gave birth to the prince was naturally her sister Nicole.

His long light yellow hair has been gathered, and the freckles he once had are gone, his red lips are slightly parted, and his pale green eyes are full of eagerness.

Although he looks like a Westerner, he is wearing a Ming-style palace gown. With the combination of Chinese and Western styles, he has a special sense of beauty.

After hearing a loud cry, she was relieved.

The emperor grabbed her by the arm and said, "You are already a man, so you have to be more careful."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Kress said politely, and patted her towering chest: "My God, it really scared me to death, almost three hours."

The two sisters were both pregnant, but under the emperor's intentional control, the dates were staggered.

A difference of nearly four months.

After all, if we are together, we will not experience the fun of Yanmar.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, a prince—"

After the midwife tidied up, she came out to announce the good news.

The emperor waved his hand, and couldn't wait to come to the palace, where he saw his son who was a combination of Chinese and Western.

How should I put it, ugly as always.

However, being a mixed race, the nose is relatively higher compared to those babies at the same time.

Of course, you can only understand after comparison, after all, the baby's facial features are too small.

As a pregnant woman, Nicole was sweating profusely, was wiped off her body, put on a new suit, lay on the bed, and fell asleep, but with a smile on her face.

"Why is this?"

After watching the children and women, the emperor suddenly felt a rare sense of excitement.

With a smile, came to the study.

On the way, he already figured out the key.

If he hits Europe, he is afraid that he will really make this son king.

At this time, a large number of memorials instantly overwhelmed his joy.

Compared with the former Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the cabinet of the Shaowu Dynasty was very different.

The simplest image comparison is that the cabinet memorials of the former Ming Dynasty were judgment questions, and the emperor had only the right to say yes or no; the military aircraft department of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a practical question. Although the emperor only dictated, it took a lot of thinking.

But now, Shaowu Dynasty is a multiple-choice question.

The division of power in the cabinet is obvious. Among the nine ministries, the elders of the cabinet each have the right to speak, but the chief assistant also has the right to speak, but only in the second place.

Every memorial must have two choices.

"The judgment questions are too boring, and the application questions are too uncomfortable. It is better to do the multiple-choice questions."

The emperor sighed.

When reviewing the memorial, he turned to the matter about Anxi.

Li Dingguo made it clear that the garrison can only be stable for a while, and the education is too far away. Now the best way to achieve results can only be to emigrate.

"Even if the population has increased a lot recently, the Central Plains is still sparsely populated!"

Zhu Yixi sighed.

To be honest, the census is full of difficulties.

But with the establishment of the Three Elders, this difficulty has been eased a lot.

And the most important thing is to exempt the small tax, which makes the common people have no burden, and it is much more convenient for the court to count the population.

At that time, during the reign of Qianlong, the first census in the world was carried out because of the fixed tax.

The census is not difficult, the most difficult thing is to count the land.

"Henan is only 400 million now. Although it is said that the recovery is extremely fast, compared with the past, it is still insufficient."

From the bookshelf, Zhu Yixi found the population survey at the end of last year. Although it is not very accurate, it cannot be too demanding.

Male, female, old, young, a total of four categories.

Like what occupation, industry, identity, ancestral home, etc., there is no energy at all.

There are 25 provinces in the country, two generals and one governor, with a total population of 6000 million.

Among them, the province with the largest population is Jiangxi Province, which has never been hit by a disaster, resulting in a prosperous population with a total of 50 million.

The order is Jiangsu, Fujian, Zhejiang, Hebei, and Wudingjia.

The province with the smallest population is Suiyuan, with only about 20 people and five cities.

Followed by Ningxia, Liaodong, Henan, Gansu.

In terms of taxes, Jiangsu is still thriving, ranking first in the world with an amount of 1000 to [-] million.

The number one mansion in the world is still occupied by Suzhou, which has reached the status of annual payment of 500 million.

The base is too thick.

Of course, the Songjiang Mansion did not give in, and followed closely behind.

Ranked third is Ningbo Prefecture in Zhejiang Province.

The fourth is Fuzhou, Fujian.

The fifth is Tianjin Prefecture.

In the evening, there was a strong wind, and the heat disappeared in an instant, only the heavy lead cloud came in, the trees swayed, and the beasts raced. It was very lively.

"Boom boom boom——"

Evening bells ring from the Drum Tower.

The doors of the triple building opened one after another, and a large number of officials came out of each yamen. This is a scattered yamen.

In the end, Zaifu’s cool umbrellas were stretched out one by one beside the Royal Street, and the cars drove through the long street with the rattling, causing the officials to give way one after another, showing great respect.

As the emperor travels to the summer resort every year, another palace has formed here, just like a small imperial city.

Zheng Sen bowed down and couldn't stop his envy in his heart: Zaifu!
(End of this chapter)