Zhu Cihong really did what he said, and really asked Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, Zhu Youlang, the king of Yongming, Zhu Yuyi, the king of Nanyang, and Zhu Youzhen, the emperor of Taishang, to observe a cabinet meeting focusing on Nanyang colonial affairs.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was expanded again at the beginning of the sixteenth year of Hongxing, and two ministerial-level yamen were added at the same time, one was called the Lifan Yuan and the other was called the Admiralty.

These two ministries are the same as the Ministry of War (although the name has not changed, but in fact it has become the War Department), both civil and military ministries can serve in both military and civilian departments, civil and military officials can serve as Shangshu, and Shilang has always maintained a combination of one civil and one military.

Of the two, the Admiralty was responsible for the increasingly large military affairs of the Navy, and headed the affairs of the Navy together with the Naval Orders Department under the Generalissimo's Office.

As for the Imperial Court, it sounds like a yamen to deal with the tribute envoys of the vassal states or feudal towns, but in fact, it is a yamen specially set up for the expansion of the colonies of the Ming Dynasty. He was only responsible for the colonial (immigration) affairs of those "colonial" feudal towns and vassal states that needed the help of the Ming court or organized immigrants to settle down.

The vassal states of Japan, Korea, Annam, Zhunger, Tumut, and Chahar had nothing to do with the Imperial Court, and their communication with the Imperial Court was not carried out through the Imperial Court, but through their Encheon Jinsoin.

The affairs of the Admiralty and the Imperial Academy, which were newly opened, were in many ways in need of mutual cooperation, so almost all the military officials in the Imperial Court were from the navy, and this yamen was a bit like a branch of the Admiralty.

Now serving as the secretary of the Admiralty is Zhu Cihong's brother-in-law Zheng Jiangong, and the secretary of the Lifan Yuan is Su Guansheng, who was in charge of the Tianjin Navy Division in his early years.

The task of selecting important courtiers for the twelve principalities of Malacca (the ministers of the principality were courtiers relative to the Son of Heaven) fell to Zheng Jiangong, Su Guansheng, and Wei Zaode, the first assistant in charge of the ministry.

"Now the Twelve Dukes are too young to take on the great responsibilities themselves, and they must rely on their courtiers to run the state on their behalf. The Twelve Kingdoms have not yet opened their borders, there are no people and land, and everything has to be created from scratch, which can be described as extremely difficult. Therefore, the selection of the courtiers who are in charge of national politics is particularly crucial, and if the courtiers are selected, the great cause of creating the 12 countries can be twice the result with half the effort.

Among the many courtiers, the first and second assistants of the principality and the ministers in charge of various affairs are the most important. Today, I want to discuss with the secretaries of the Twelve Kingdoms the first and second assistants, and the ministers in charge of important national affairs such as military affairs, finance, personnel, construction, reclamation, education, prisons, and foreign affairs. Therefore, I intend to make these ten important vassals the earls of the vassal kingdom and grant them 250 miles square! ”

According to Zhu Cihong's plan, a principality is only a thousand miles away, and now a quarter of the ten vassals are gone...... That's a big deal!

When Emperor Zhu spoke, his gaze slowly swept over the faces of the scholars, squires, and scholars in the Imperial Palace.

Everyone didn't show a heartfelt expression!

It's all old foxes! Zhu Cihong said in his heart: You people all know that this vassal count and 250 miles of land are not easy to take, right? But it doesn't matter...... Some of the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty are wicked people who want to climb up but can't!

If you offer such a high price, you are not afraid of not being able to recruit people who are satisfied.

Zhu Cihong then said: "Now select the first assistant and the second assistant, a total of twenty-four people. Among them, the first assistant requires both civil and military skills, and the second assistant must be proficient in martial arts. ”

The so-called "civil and military skills" does not mean that you can fight and write articles, but that you must have both civilian and military experience.

The secondary's proficiency in military strategy refers to having a high military quality and holding important military positions.

"As for the ...... origin," Zhu Cihong thought for a while, "whether it is a courtier, a vassal minister, or a courtier, you can recommend it!" ”

The courtiers refer to the direct ministers of the imperial court, and they are all courtiers regardless of the local central government or the size of the official position. On the other hand, a vassal is an official of the inner domain. As for the jury, it refers to the officials of the foreign domain.

In other words, as long as the ability is sufficient, whether it is a courtier, a vassal or a courtier, they can all be recommended to Zhu Cihong. As for who Zhu Cihong chooses, it depends on the situation......

"Now I will say a few more conditions," Zhu Cihong paused, and then said, "A good man with three gangs, let alone assisting the Twelve Dukes to establish a vassal state?" Therefore, there is no need to recommend Lone Ministers, the ministers you recommend must have their own retainers, at least ten people. And the expenses of these retainers and staff members have to be borne by the courtiers themselves. ”

In other words, the 250 miles square land that Zhu Cihong took out was not for the family of the earl to eat, but also to support their retainers.

If all ten of a duchy's counts are put together, then with the addition of their retainers, at least 110 officials who can do things are already in place.

With these 110 officials, the shelf of a principality's regime can be erected.

"People are good at what they say and don't be officials, they are not good at commanding soldiers, and they are righteous and not financial...... And opening up a state in a wild land thousands of miles away is more difficult and dangerous than governing as an official in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Cihong said slowly, "So I don't want the kind of good officials who are only the masters of the people, you better recommend some cool officials to me!" ”

With a cool officer?

Emperor Da Ming, who was listening on the side, narrowed his eyes and thought: This rebel doesn't need a good person anymore! The people of Nanyang are going to suffer again!

And the important ministers of the court in the Imperial Palace have long been accustomed to Emperor Zhu's liking to use the wicked style, so no one has any advice - cool officials are cool officials, anyway, it is definitely useless to practice benevolence and righteousness in that kind of place...... And persuasion is useless, Zhu Cihong is not a person who accepts advice with an open mind at all.

Zhu Cihong paused and said, "Wei Shoufu, Zheng Haibu, Su Lifan, I will give you six months to pick people, and after six months, I will give me a list of two hundred and forty people, and let them bring their chosen retainers to Yingtianfu to meet them.

When the time comes, I will have to pick one out of ten...... If you pick the rest, you can also pick the ministers of military affairs, finance, personnel, construction, reclamation, education, prisons, and foreign affairs of various countries.

In addition, it will be announced to the world that the imperial list will be posted in the provinces, internal subordinates, and foreign feudal domains, and the courtiers of the feudal kingdom will be openly recruited at the earl level! No matter what your background is, as long as you are proficient in one of the five politics of military affairs, finance, construction, reclamation, and education, and can summon 10 retainers, you can recommend yourself to come to Tianfu to meet and take the exam! ”

Zhu Cihong asked Wei Zaode, Zheng Jiangong and Su Guansheng to recommend candidates for the principality's first second auxiliary, while those who were allowed to recommend themselves were "technical" officials in charge of military affairs, finance, construction, reclamation, and education.

As for the Principality's Personnel, Prison, and Foreign Affairs Officials, they will be selected from among the unsuccessful candidates for the first and second assistants.

And after all the vassals of the Twelve Duchies are in place, they can be used as the core to organize the Twelve Duchy Reclamation Corps - of course, the Reclamation Corps are all "land soldiers", according to Zhu Cihong's belly case, the land soldiers will be divided into three levels: viscount, baron and sergeant.

Those who hold the title of viscount are the high-ranking members of the cantonment army, the barons are the junior officers, and the sergeants are below the barons and are the soldiers of the cantonment army. Shi is not considered a nobleman, and the land granted is only one mile square (400 acres).

The barons, viscounts and scholars of the Twelve Duchies will also be openly recruited - going to Nanyang to be a leek is fighting against terrible miasma, so Zhu Cihong will not force anyone to go, they all have to be consciously voluntary, and life and death are up to fate...... I can't complain about Emperor Zhu!

And this kind of "public aristocracy" thing, not to mention that it is unprecedented in China, is estimated to be unheard of in the world.

Therefore, as soon as this imperial list was released, it immediately became a sensation in the world, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in Japan, Korea, Annam, Siam, as well as the Jinou Army and the Western Army...... and the island of Taiwan, which is under the jurisdiction of the Dongning Army, also made a sensation.

What is there to fear for those who are already in the land of miasma? Could it be that malaria in Malacca is worse than elsewhere?

Not at all!

So no one wants to let go of this opportunity to become a nobleman! If you miss it, you may never have a chance!