Looking at Ye Yuxuan with a bewildered look, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "Although you are now the governor of the Japanese, don't forget that you are still a Ming person, and you should still put the interests of the Ming Dynasty first when thinking about problems." Please Baidu search (product book network) to see the most complete! The fastest update!"

Ye Yuxuan reacted immediately and explained to Chongzhen: "The minister has not forgotten that he is His Majesty's courtier, the minister just thinks that Japan is my Ming Dynasty's eagle dog, and of course the eagle dog must be fed some food." Japan's dispatch of troops to the South Seas this time is also a big loss, if nothing is gained, will it not disappoint those Japanese who are loyal to our Ming Dynasty? ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head disappetively and said: "It is precisely to let these Japanese see the true rules of this world clearly, and let them know that they cannot protect their own interests without strength, that they will truly obey the path we have set for Japan."

The most important thing in taming an eagle dog is not to let the eagle dog realize who is their owner? If there is a grievance and wants to fight back against the master, such an eagle dog is not good for Daming. I wanted to see if the deference that Japan had shown before still existed after this incident, and that was the basis for us to decide how to treat Japan in the future. ”

Ye Yuxuan lowered his head and replied: "The minister is stupid, he couldn't understand His Majesty's intentions before, and he will definitely correct it later." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "It's good that you understand this, but what you just said is right, since you drove the eagle dog, you must give them a little sweetness." This time, we got three-tenths of the income in Sado Kanayama, and when you return to Osaka, you can return one-third of the income in the name of Daming to fund education in Japan, especially to select students who are close to Daming to study abroad. ”

Ye Yuxuanma understood what the emperor meant, and echoed loudly: "Your Majesty is wise, using Japanese money to cultivate talents loyal to the Ming Dynasty is really a double attack with one stone..."

After listening to Ye Yuxuan's flattery, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say anything more about flattery, let's get down to business." I asked you to go back to Beijing this time, but I actually have other things to explain to you. How long have you been in Japan? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's been almost five years."

"Well, that's not a short time. The Imperial Court is still very satisfied with your work in Japan. However, the focus of the imperial court will be on Nanyang, so the imperial court needs a person who is skilled in the management of overseas territories to establish the ruling order of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang.

The Nanyang Islands used to be the backyard of our Ming Dynasty, but since the Yongle Emperor, the self-blockade policy implemented by the imperial court has made us lose control of the Nanyang region. It was also during this period that European navigators found a way to the South Seas, and thus took advantage of the window period when the Ming Dynasty gave up the management of the South Seas and occupied many islands here.

Although most of the Nanyang Islands are undeveloped desert islands, these islands are extremely rich in forests, spices, and mineral resources, and the Ming Dynasty's previous strategy of abandoning the Nanyang Islands is obviously wrong. But now we want to return to the region, and we have to face the opposition of the European colonizers first.

However, fortunately, the European colonists themselves were not monolithic, and their plundering of local resources also made the natives of Nanyang extremely hostile to these Europeans. Therefore, this is the victory of our alliance with all parties to defeat the Dutch, and this victory will also be the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's return to the Nanyang region.

According to ASEAN's final division of the trade interests of the Moluccas, we and the Dutch each have 0.25 of the Moluccas, the British and the Dutch have 0.15 each, and the Portuguese have 0.1, and the last 0.1 will be used for the development and management of the Moluccas.

In addition, ASEAN will set up an Ambon Office in the Moluccas to manage the Moluccas and surrounding waters. The Governor of Ambon was appointed by the Dutch, British, Spanish and Portuguese parties for a period of one year and was supervised by the ASEAN Conference. The first governor was a Portuguese and was expected to expire in April next year. Then it will be my turn to send someone to be the governor of Ambon..."

When Zhu Youzhen said this, he suddenly stopped, got up from behind his seat and walked to the map on the side, he searched the map with his eyes before beckoning Ye Yuxuan to come over, and then pointed to the map and continued.

"According to our captain's exploration, to the east of the Moluccas, the Dutch called Irian Island, although this island is not smaller than Java, but the natural conditions are much harsher than that of Java, there are not many places suitable for human habitation, and the local natives are extremely barbaric, and even the Dutch themselves have not been able to take root on this island.

However, the Bird's Head Peninsula, the westernmost part of Irian Island, has only a very narrow land passage with the main island, and there are many good harbors, so it can be used as a target for colonization. Of course, now we have better options and don't have to rush to develop here.

To the southwest of Irian Island, there are hundreds of islands and reefs, known to the Dutch as the Aru Islands, which are rich in hardwoods and pearls, and the west side of the island is more inhabitable, and we can consider relocating some of the population to the area in the future.

The largest group of islands between the Aru and Moluccas, the Caya Islands. The archipelago has nothing to focus on except wood.

To the west of the Aru archipelago, the Moluccas, on the southern edge of the Banda Sea, is a series of islands that divide the South Sea from the Pacific Ocean. There is basically nothing to say about these islands. However, there is one island that deserves attention, and that is the southernmost island of Timor. The island is now under Portuguese control, and the island's sandalwood is the largest export to Macau.

Of course, this is not the point, the point is that it is said that if you continue south from this island, you will find a continent with no end in sight. Your second most important mission to the South Seas is to find the continent and find a suitable place to land and live.

If you want to get from the Banda Sea to the Pacific Ocean, you either take the Lombok Strait or the Sunda Strait. The Sunda Strait is located near Batavia, while the Lombok Strait, located between Bali and Lombok, is not yet under Dutch control. Therefore, the imperial court intended to establish the Nanyang Viceroyalty on the basis of Bali and Lombok.

One is to occupy this strait that connects the South and Indian Oceans; The second is to control the Nanyang islands and colonize the southern continent. Bali and Java are separated by a very narrow strait, and the climate and natural conditions of the islands are not much different from those of Java, so the area is also suitable for agriculture.

The current ruler of Bali is a descendant of the former Majapahit Kingdom, and in the third and fourteenth years of Hongwu, the King of Majapahit sent an envoy to present a gold leaf watch to our dynasty as a sign of submission. Therefore, it is a very normal step for us to re-establish the connection between Bali and our country this time.

I hope that in a year's time, you will be able to travel to the Spice Islands to take over as Governor of Ambon and Governor of the South Seas. Bring the honor of the Ming Dynasty back to the Nanyang Islands and restrict the development of European countries in the Nanyang. ”

Although Ye Yuxuan was a little reluctant to build the Osaka Governor's Mansion by himself, he still agreed without hesitation in front of the emperor. It's just that he finally asked with some concern: "Then the affairs of the Japanese side are transferred to Vice Governor Li Chenfang?" ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "Li Xiao will still hold the position of deputy governor, but he will go to Nanyang first and establish the security forces of the Nanyang Governorate in Bali, Java, Ambon and other places. Of course, these security forces will be predominantly Japanese. They will also be the main force in suppressing local indigenous riots and skirmishes with other parties.

The post of Governor of Osaka will be taken over by the governor of Taiwan, Zhou Kangeng, who has been operating in Taiwan for 10 years and has made remarkable achievements. His trip to Japan should not disrupt the layout of the imperial court in Japan..."

When Edmund Dantès and Zheng Zhihu saw Penang again, the crew of the entire fleet couldn't help but let out a cheerful shout. After nearly a year of ocean voyages, the three-ship fleet almost forgot what it was like to be a family member.

The sun, moon and star flags hoisted in the sky of Penang Port made these crew members feel so cordial for the first time. Although they were still thousands of kilometers away from their homeland on the mainland at this time, after seeing this sun, moon and star flag, it already made them feel at home.

After more than a year of construction, three streets have been preliminarily completed at the Penang Port. After the crew disembarked, they couldn't wait to find a bar in the street, wanting to relax. Although the voyage was difficult and dangerous, the Ming goods they carried with them were hard currency after crossing the Strait of Malacca, and the farther away from the Ming Dynasty, the higher the value. There was no shortage of valuables such as gold and precious stones in almost every crew pocket.

And such a fleet returning from a long voyage is a moving money bag for a port like Penang. Originally used as a bridgehead for the development of the Kedah region and against invading enemies in the Indian Ocean, it has since been slowly transformed into a port of rest and recreation for the incoming fleet.

Not only did wealthy merchants from the Ming Dynasty, the British, and the Portuguese begin to buy land to build houses here, but even the Japanese brought many young women from China to develop their entertainment careers here. These Japanese women will have a very representative name in the future, Sister Nanyang. Although these Nanyang sisters have earned back a lot of hard currency for Japan, few Nanyang sisters are willing to return to their homeland, and after civilization, Japan is also secretive about the deeds of these Nanyang sisters, and has been trying their best to cover them up.

When Edmund Dantès and Cheng arrived at the port, they were invited to their residence by the garrison stationed in Penang, both to hear about their adventures overseas.

Due to the rapid expansion of the Ming Dynasty overseas, the original southern pirate group did not have so many people to occupy those unimportant colonial official positions, so the sailor officials who were originally eliminated in the country have now become useful talents.

Although these sailors were worse at war, they still had some management experience, and those pirates were more loyal to the imperial court, so they were transferred to various colonies and overseas territories, and they could still have a fortune left, so they became the first choice of the imperial court.

For these officials, in addition to retaining the official status at home, the colonial government was much higher at home, so they were happy to accept such appointments.

However, there are also many inconveniences associated with being far away from one's homeland, one is the food climate, and the other is the lack of entertainment. Therefore, when the garrison stationed in Penang heard of the return of the expeditionary fleet, they immediately invited the commander of the fleet to a banquet, and by the way, they wanted to hear from them about the strange news from afar.

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