"Bo mud?" Kong Zhenyun muttered softly, and he suddenly found that this was a very familiar name, "Your Majesty, Bo Ni is a country not to be conquered by Taizu, if Your Majesty classifies Bo Ni as a Ming Dynasty, then how do all the vassal states evaluate my Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Kong Aiqing's words are wrong!" Zhu Youzhen slandered for a while, this sour Confucian, always holding the prejudice of his ancestors, "At this time and that time, I don't know how many of the fifteen non-conscripted countries that Taizu designated back then?" ”

"This ......" Kong Zhenyun really doesn't know, these countries often have turmoil, the city head changes the king's flag, and the country name is constantly updated, where can he understand that he only reads sage books?

"Kong Aiqing doesn't know that Bo Ni has been destroyed by the Dutch for a long time," Zhu Youzhen glared at Kong Zhenyun fiercely, "The South China Sea Fleet entered Borneo, which can be regarded as helping the people of Bo Ni to get rid of the oppression and exploitation of the Dutch, and it is too late for them to be grateful to the Ming Dynasty." ”

"I see," Kong Zhenyun retreated, and continued to tremble in his mouth: "These small countries, it is indeed impossible to leave the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Your Majesty, is Borneo a province?" Li Chunye found from the map that Borneo was much larger than Shunta Province, and now that the South China Sea Fleet was staying in the South Seas, he did not believe that Zhu Youzhen would let this island go.

"This ...... Originally, I had the intention of establishing a province, but just now Qiao Aiqing reminded me that the bigger the land, the better, if it can't be effectively managed, no matter how big the land is, it will be in vain. Zhu Youzhen shook his head as he spoke, looking like he had suddenly woken up.

"Your Majesty......" Li Chunye felt that there was something wrong with his ears, how could this be like the familiar Zhu Youzhen?

"Forget it, if it really belongs to Daming, it will return to Daming's embrace sooner or later," Zhu Youzhen glanced at Li Chunye, "Right now, Daming is really unable to take care of so much newly recovered land." ”

Li Chunye still didn't understand what Zhu Youzhen meant, "Your Majesty, once you lose control of Borneo, it will be difficult to take it back in the future." ”

"Lord Li, Your Majesty has obviously given up this land, why don't you want to stop? Is it counting on his generals to make vassals for the sake of these useless lands? Qiao Yunsheng looks down on this hawkish Li Chunye the most.

"What do you mean by this, Lord Joe? Isn't it right for soldiers to defend the territory of the country and open up the frontier? If the soldiers were as timid as Lord Qiao, then Jiannu would have already entered the Shanhaiguan. Li Chunye somewhat understands Zhu Youzhen's strategic deployment, and he looks down on these sour Confucians from the bottom of his heart, although he used to be sour Confucian.

"Lord Li attaches so much importance to defending the territory and opening up the territory, so when Jiannu was ravaging Liaodong, where was Lord Li? Where are the generals under Lord Li? "Qiao Yunsheng didn't give in, even Zhu Youzhen agreed with him, what is this Li Chunye?" In the end, it didn't rely on His Majesty's personal conquest? ”

"The two Aiqing don't have to fight, I have my own decision." Zhu Youzhen does not object to the ministers fighting, maybe there are any problems that can be found in the quarrel, but this kind of pure life attack is still unacceptable, the court is not a vegetable market.

Li Chunye still stiffened his neck, Zhu Youzhen interrupted his counterattack, he was very unhappy, but Qiao Yunsheng had just gotten a verbal bargain, and Zhu Youzhen had followed his advice, but it was comfortable to every pore, and in addition to being proud, he raised his face with an expression of ignoring Li Chunye.

"Borneo is a big island, but the Ming can't manage it effectively now, so let them decide for themselves!" Zhu Youzhen leaned back on the dragon chair, looking very tired, "I have driven out the Dutch, but I will not send officials to Borneo, in the future Borneo, there will be the people on the island to manage themselves, a few years later, or decades later, if they are willing to join the Ming Dynasty, just like the Kingdom of Sulu, the whole country will join the Ming Dynasty, it will not be too late, if they have to establish a country independently, I will also be up to him, as long as they are not bullied by the Xiyi." ”

"Your Majesty......" Li Chunye wanted to say something more, but Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, "That's all for today's court meeting, I'm tired." ”

"Scattered...... ...... court" Zhang Yixian's voice remembered in time, and the ministers had to leave the hall in turn.

Li Chunye hesitated for a while, the mystery in his heart was not extinguished, so he followed Zhu Youzhen's pace to the Qianqing Palace.

"It's just been dispersed, why did the waiter come? You should give me a break, right? Zhu Youzhen smiled in his eyes, and there was no longer a tired look on his face.

"Your Majesty......"

"If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly, come, watch, and serve tea."

The little eunuch brought Li Chunye a chair and served fragrant tea.

Li Chunye didn't look at Xiangming, "Your Majesty, if you don't take it, you will suffer from it." ”

"What kind of person do you think I am?" Zhu Youzhen asked rhetorically.

"Ah......" Li Chunye seemed to understand, but how Zhu Youzhen arranged Borneo, he still didn't understand, "Your Majesty, Borneo ......"

"I know that the hostage is here for Borneo," Zhu Youzhen chuckled, "According to the waiting, how will the imperial court deal with Borneo?" ”

"Your Majesty, since the South China Sea Fleet has already conquered this land, there is no reason why the Ming Dynasty should not want to," Li Chunye's goal is still on Borneo, "If the imperial court is really unable to govern it, it is a big deal to postpone the opening of the territory in the future." ”

"If you want to be natural, it depends on how to ask for the law," the essence in Zhu Youzhen's eyes leaked out, "Hou Ji thinks, why does Daming want Borneo?" ”

"Your Majesty, establishing a province in Borneo is a good way to do it." Li Chunye has become accustomed to Zhu Youzhen's train of thought.

"Establishing a province is naturally a very good method, and I didn't give up establishing a province because of Qiao Aiqing's words," Zhu Youzhen was thinking about how to explain this autonomous province to Li Chunye, "However, I found a more secure way." ”

"Could it be that Your Majesty already has a plan for dealing with it?" Li Chunye pondered, this seems to be the real Zhu Youzhen, an emperor who always stares at the land around Daming.

"Hou asked me how to eradicate the greed of officials."

Li Chunye was speechless, just talking about Borneo, how did His Majesty get involved in greedy ink? "The minister asked Your Majesty, it's not bad now, even Taizu can't cure the greed for ink, but now it's much better, at least the ministers don't dare to blatantly greed for ink."

"It's really better now, but that's my high pressure, if I'm old and don't have the energy to supervise the ministers, or if I'm dead, and the new emperor doesn't have my thunder means, it's difficult for the officials to keep them from greedy for ink, then my hard work all these years is not in vain?"

Greed for ink is a "tradition" that has been passed down by the Han nation for thousands of years, as long as there are officials, there is greed for ink, and Li Chunye has nothing to do, "But, Your Majesty, does this have anything to do with Borneo?" ”

"It's a big deal," Zhu Youzhen smiled mysteriously, "Don't hide it, Admiral Borneo is a pure land that basically has no greed for ink." ”

"There is no pure land for ink greed?" Li Chunye's eyes widened wider than Jiannu's horse # eyes for a moment, and then he slowly closed his eyelids, closed his eyes slightly, and nodded slowly, yes, this is the real Zhu Youzhen, "Your Majesty ......"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Li Chunye, smiled silently, and beautifully enjoyed the feeling of being a master in Li Chunye's eyes.

"Your Majesty, throughout the ages, which emperor has not opposed the greed of his ministers? But the previous dynasties couldn't find an effective way," Li Chunye paused, and seeing that Zhu Youzhen did not object, he continued, "Your Majesty has not sent officials to Borneo, how can you supervise the greedy ink?" ”

"Can the candidate guarantee that the officials I sent are not greedy for ink?" Zhu Youzhen looked relaxed.

"This ......" Li Chunye really can't guarantee that these officials are far overseas, even officials from the Ministry of Personnel can't supervise them, and the usual methods, as long as there are no serious consequences, everyone will turn a blind eye.

"Maybe they don't have it today, they won't have it tomorrow, but what about five years, ten years? Their annual income is only a few hundred gold, but the silver in their hands is tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, who can guarantee that they are not greedy? ”

"How exactly does Your Majesty supervise officials?" Li Chunye decided not to want to, Zhu Youzhen kept thinking about it, he just wanted to break his head, I'm afraid it was not as good as Zhu Youzhen's, "Could it be that what I just said at the court meeting ......?"

"I didn't deceive the courtiers," Zhu Youzhen almost burst out laughing as he took a sip of tea, "I am indeed trying to make the people of the island self-governing and self-determined—I really intend to establish an autonomous province in Borneo. ”

"Autonomy? Your Majesty, what is an autonomous province? Li Chunye already felt that Zhu Youzhen had not given up on Borneo, and he must be dealing with the courtiers in his way.

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, and then spoke: "The autonomous province is to let the people on the island manage it by themselves, and the imperial court will not send officials to the local area. ”

"Your Majesty, in this way, is Borneo still the land of the Ming Dynasty? Most of the people on the island are not Han Chinese, and the court has no control over what they want to do - besides, how can Your Majesty be sure that the local officials are not greedy for ink? Li Chunye was confused by Zhu Youzhen, if it goes on like this, how can you see how it is not the land of the Ming Dynasty.

"This is a new management model, and it's really hard to explain in three words, so let's pick the core content and talk about it." It is really difficult to explain the electoral system to a literati like Li Chunye, but fortunately, Li Chunye is his staunch supporter, and he has seen his magic many times, "Let's talk about how to deal with corruption first." ”

“……”

"The highest official on the island is the provincial governor, who is elected by the representatives of the people of the whole island, and during his tenure as governor, the people's representatives will keep an eye on his words and deeds, not to mention greedy ink, if he behaves inappropriately, he may be impeached by the people's representatives, lose his official position at any time, and bear the responsibilities he should bear."

"Your Majesty, what's going on with the election?"

"There will be a number of prefectures and counties on the island, and each prefecture and county will elect a few representatives of the people, and they will do nothing, but keep an eye on the governor, and the governor will be impeached by these representatives if he does any wrongdoing in the whole province."

"What if the people's representatives are in the same league as the governor?" Li Chunye still doesn't believe that there really is a pure land in the world without greedy ink.

"The governor wants to bribe a large number of representatives of the people, so how much silver will he spend? How much silver can he be greedy for? Comparing the two sides, does the governor have silver to earn? ”

Li Chunye still didn't feel very down-to-earth, but he had a blind admiration for Zhu Youzhen, so he didn't continue to ask, but he thought of another question, "Your Majesty, even if the greedy ink doesn't exist, how can the Ming Dynasty control Borneo?" ”