"Lord Chen, if you want to deter officials who are greedy for ink, Your Majesty still has a law," Zhu Youzhen waited for Chen Da's face to calm down, and then said slowly: "Establish a blacklist system, and anyone who has committed a criminal offense will not be allowed to serve in the government from now on!" ”

"Blacklist?" Chen Da thought about it, and quickly understood what Zhu Youzhen meant, "Your Majesty, the lower officials will make corresponding regulations in the form of laws, but ...... In addition to such personnel, who else is not allowed to serve in the government? ”

Zhu Youzhen thought of that terrifying religion, "Provincial governors, presiding officials of prefectures and counties, and parliamentarians must all be Han Chinese, and minor officials at all levels can be naturalized Han Chinese, but they must give up their Muslim status." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Chen Da has been in Nanyang for a long time, and he also has a certain intersection with the natives, "Lord Wang, I'm afraid it's not easy to get the natives to give up their identity as Muslims!" ”

"Your Majesty also knows that this matter is very difficult," Zhu Youzhen sighed slightly, he didn't have any good way, "Try your best, let them convert to Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, this matter will be done slowly, not in a hurry." ”

"Xia Guan understands!"

Although it is inevitable that this brand-new system will encounter such and such problems in the process of implementation, there should be no major deviation with the South China Sea Fleet escorting it and his own future generations to protect him.

"Lord Chen, since you have served as the governor of Lanzhu, what should you do next? Your Majesty is particularly concerned! ”

"Lord Wang, the lower officials will first form provincial-level governments, and then go to the prefectures and counties to set up local governments, and elect the councilors of each prefecture, form a parliament, and supervise the work of the government, and then ...... Re-registration of population ...... in each prefecture and county"

Sure enough, he is a shrewd businessman, and his thinking on governance is very clear, "With Lord Chen's words, Your Majesty will be relieved!" Zhu Youzhen said: "It is imperative to speed up the registration and naturalization of the population of various prefectures and counties, especially Kuching, the capital of the South China Sea Fleet, and Siwu, the home port of the South China Sea Fleet, and then expand to other prefectures and counties." ”

"Well, things are naturally easier and more difficult," Chen Da suddenly remembered, "Lord Wang, the design in the provincial capital just now seems to have missed the commander of the envoy ......"

"It's not that I missed it," Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "There are not many Han people in Lanzhu Province now, Your Majesty is compassionate, and you will not recruit troops in Lanzhu Province for the time being, so you don't need this institution," after a pause, he said: "Not only this is the command of the embassy, but also the other halls, if they are not used for a while, they can also be postponed, so that they can save money." ”

"Well, Xia Guan understands."

"Back to the question just now," Zhu Youzhen continued, "Your Majesty intends to build a wide concrete road between Kuching and Sibu, so that in case of any change in Kuching, the soldiers of the South China Sea Fleet can quickly rush to Kuching by land to reinforce the government. ”

Although Chen Da is doing business in Nanyang, he has also heard of the kind of cement avenue in Daming, after all, it has been used for several years, "Lord Wang, the cement avenue not only speeds up the transportation of the army, but also has great help for the passage of the people and merchants...... I'm afraid it costs a lot of money......"

"It's really quite expensive to build this kind of road," Zhu Youzhen took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Isn't there a tax in Lanzhu Province?" ”

"Taxes? But isn't the tax to be handed over to the imperial court? Chen Da thought it was incredible, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the taxes of the provinces must be handed over in full to the Ministry of Households, which is now the Ministry of Taxation, and then the imperial court will return part of the funds, as the official's money, if the local government wants to build water conservancy and roads on a large scale, it must apply to the imperial court separately.

If any province dares to withhold taxes, or does not complete the tax task issued by the imperial court, the main officials must bear the crime of dereliction of duty, and they will definitely not be qualified in the "Jingcha", and in serious cases, they will be dismissed and exiled.

Hearing Chen Da's question, Zhu Youzhen came back to his senses from his beautiful idea, now it is the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to use national tax and local tax to separate the taxes of the central and local governments like later generations, however, he has already taken these issues into account and does not appear flustered, "Lanzhu is an autonomous province, and the system of the interior of the Ming Dynasty is naturally a little different, Your Majesty said, Lanzhu taxes do not have to be handed over to the imperial court, come and go, too much time, the imperial court will not give you a fixed amount of taxes, just collect them according to the truth!" ”

"That'...... How much does Lanzhu Province need to pay taxes? "I heard that you don't have to hand it all over, Chen Da is satisfied with one hundred, and the rest of the taxes will naturally be at the disposal of Lanzhu Province.

"Master Chen thinks that how much should be paid?" Zhu Youzhen sold a pass, he wanted to see Chen Da's bottom line in his heart.

Chen Da silently calculated in his heart for a while, and then gave the data: "Bacheng, Lord Wang, take a look, will Your Majesty agree?" He looked at Zhu Youzhen uneasily, without even blinking his eyelids.

Zhu Youzhen didn't look at Chen Da's eyes, but smiled slightly, and slowly stretched out five fingers: "Fifty percent, but the imperial court will not return it, and the remaining fifty percent will be used as the official's money, plus the construction funds used by Lanzhu Province to civilize the people's wisdom and repair bridges and roads." ”

Chen Da was ecstatic for a while, fifty percent, far more than the bottom line in his heart, although Lanzhu Province is much more backward than the interior of the Ming Dynasty, but because of trade in the north, there are many merchants, although I don't know the exact amount of taxes, if only fifty percent is paid, the rest should not be less, in addition to paying for the personnel, there should be a lot of savings, that is, to repair bridges and roads, it will not be tight, such an investment does not need to be one-time, "Emperor Shengming!" ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhu Youzhen again, and found that Zhu Youzhen had a shallow smile on his face, and he couldn't help but wonder, "Lord Wang, is this true?" Your Majesty......"

"Naturally it's true, will Your Majesty still coax you to fail?" Zhu Youzhen said: "Although Your Majesty is stationed in Beijing, he is very concerned about the Han people overseas, this time the South China Sea Fleet was stationed in the South Seas, and the imperial court spent a lot of energy to establish provinces in the South Seas, in the final analysis, it is not for the Han people who are living in various parts of the South Seas?" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Chen Da clenched his hands into fists and bowed to the north, "We and other people and businessmen from all over the South Seas are all worried about Your Majesty's kindness, and we are the people of overseas, and we can only repay Your Majesty with this hundred catties of body in the future!" ”

"Haha," Zhu Youzhen felt that he was about to get goosebumps, but Chen Da's statement made him very useful, "Lord Chen, Lanzhu is newly established, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, Your Majesty is compassionate, for the time being, only 30% of the tax will be paid, and after five years, the tax will be increased to 50%, and after ten years, the decision will be made." ”

Zhu Youzhen snickered in his heart, the South China Sea Fleet went around in a circle in the South Seas, and he understood that fifty percent of the tax revenue of Delanzhu Province did not need to bear the responsibility of management, and Daming was the biggest beneficiary.

He took out a new yellow holy decree from his bosom: "Your Majesty is worried that someone will get in the way, so you have specially granted Lanzhu Province special rights in the form of a holy decree, Lord Chen, kneel down and accept the decree!" Zhu Youzhen has always disliked others bowing to him, but this time, he wants the people of Nanyang to be grateful to the court and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and this kneeling is naturally indispensable.

"We're thanking you!" Chen Da first prostrate on the ground, then took the holy decree with a trembling body, and still knelt in front of Zhu Youzhen.

"Your Majesty is very hard!" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Lord Chen wants to ensure that all taxes are used for people's livelihood, not only the courts and parliaments of Lanzhu Province, but also the imperial court will send officials from time to time to supervise the expenditures of Lanzhu Province," after a pause, he asked again: "Lord Chen is a wealthy businessman in Lanzhu Province, so he won't be tempted by this tax, right?" ”

"Xiaguan understands that Xiaguan must do his best to build Lanzhu Province into the same province as the mainland of Daming as soon as possible."

"Lord Chen, get up," Zhu Youzhen first asked Chen Da to sit down, "Don't hide it from Lord Chen, the road repair just mentioned, that is, the cement road from Kuching to Siwu, is a gift from the imperial court to Lanzhu Province, as long as Lord Chen surveys the roadbed first, the imperial court will send a road construction team soon, and all the costs will be borne by the imperial court." ”

"Your Majesty is really the parent of overseas Han Chinese...... No, we are His Majesty's people," Chen Da panicked, and was so anxious that cold sweat came out, "Lord Wang, the lower officials...... The lower officials and others will live up to His Majesty's trust, and let more natives be naturalized as soon as possible, so as to repay His Majesty in case of emergency. ”

"Lord Chen can do it if he has a heart," Zhu Youzhen didn't want him to be too reckless, especially the Muslim identity of the Turen, who could not be radicalized, "but this matter needs to be done slowly, and Lord Chen can start with people who are not Muslims, maybe the effect is better." ”

"Lord Wang is right," Chen Da said while wiping his sweat, "Xiaguan plans to open some Chinese schools in Lanzhu Province, can the imperial court send some Xiucai teachers over?" ”

"I'm afraid this matter is not easy," Zhu Youzhen has long thought about opening a school in Lanzhu Province, but the Ming Dynasty is now too big, and compulsory education in the mainland has not yet been popularized, "There are too many places where the Ming Dynasty needs teachers now, Guanwai, Liangzang, Myanmar, Taiwan, etc., that is, the fifteen provinces in the interior, and now there are not enough teachers, and it is okay to send a small number of teachers, and I am afraid that you will have to solve the rest yourself." ”

"yes, I'll figure it out." Although Chen Da was a little disappointed, he also understood that the Ming Dynasty now had a large amount of newly recovered land, and it was impossible for the imperial court to invest all its resources in Nanyang, and there were also several provinces in Nanyang.

"Lord Chen, in addition to promoting Chinese language education, how is Lord Chen going to enrich the people?" Zhu Youzhen is still promoting his rule of hand, but he must point out the direction to Lanzhu Province, "Only when the common people have enough food and clothing and live a better life than before, will they turn their hearts to the Ming Dynasty, even if the local people are naturalized into Han people, it will be easier." ”

"Lord Wang, Zai Nai is a merchant and knows the huge profits in various trading houses, so Xia Guan is ready to expand the scope of commerce in Lanzhu Province," Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was listening carefully, Chen Da continued: "In the current Lanzhu Province, only the capital Kuching is a trade port, and I hope that Balu in the northeast will also be opened up as a trade port, after all, the distance between the two is thousands of miles, and the merchant ships have sailed so far on the sea, and they also need to land and rest, Lord Wang, do you think Your Majesty will agree?" ”