"This ......" Wang Yongguang is really not prepared, in today's court meeting, Zhu Youzhen suddenly threw out Nanyang, the ministers did not know about these new lands in advance, just now Wang Yongguang has a premonition that Zhu Youzhen is going to set up a new province, he is already considering the issue of officials, but for the specific candidates, for the time being, there is no conclusion.

Zhu Youzhen was a little displeased, and was about to give this new province a name, when an official stood out from the back row and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang, the minister is willing to go to Nanyang, be a prefect, and guard the land here for Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhen looked up and saw that it was Zhang Ding, director of the Guangdong Department of the Ministry of Personnel, who spoke among the officials of the Ten Departments of the Third Academy, Zhang Ding's grade was low, and he could only stand in the back row, "Zhang Aiqing, tell me what you think." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, if you want to stabilize the new province, there are no more than three strategies." Zhang Ding is just an official of the Ministry of Personnel, with a low grade, does he have any political # political background, knowing that his promotion is extremely difficult, plus he is forty years old, he is older, it is difficult to make a difference, he has long calculated, only the sword goes to the front, and he has made miraculous achievements for the Ming Dynasty, so that he can enter the eyes of His Majesty, Zhu Youzhen has always attached importance to military merits, but he is not a soldier, and military merits have nothing to do with him, so he has to work the frontier that Zhu Youzhen attaches great importance to, the South China Sea Fleet set out to conquer the South Seas, and he collected all kinds of information about the South Seas, It is hoped that in the future, he will be able to take up a post in the newly recovered frontier area.

"Zhang Aiqing, let's talk about it, what are the three strategies?" Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhang Ding, who was not good-looking.

"First, there are not many Han people on the island now, and the Chinese language is not the mainstream, so for the time being, we must rely on the army as the backing, or Huairou, or high pressure, so that the local people of different races can first feel the existence of the Ming Dynasty, and then channel the people's hearts." Zhang Ding didn't know whether Zhu Youzhen and the ministers of the Ten Ministries of the Third Yuan agreed with his opinion, and his heart was uneasy.

"This is the newly recovered land, and the people's will is temporarily unattached, of course, it cannot do without the support of the army." Li Chunye was the first to speak out in support of Zhang Ding.

"Demonstrate first, then show grace, Zhang Aiqing is right," Zhu Youzhen bowed slightly, "What other two measures does Aiqing have?" ”

"Second, redistribute the fertile land on the island, the Dutch only pay attention to commercial development, and the local people will inevitably be bullied by the Dutch, if the land is redistributed, the Ming will inevitably be supported by a part of the people - those who do not accept the Ming can share less land." Zhang Ding did not know if the island had entered an agrarian society, but the island was certainly not nomadic, and the land should be the favorite of the local people.

"Well, the people who conform to the Ming Dynasty will have food to eat, and they will even get rid of poverty and become rich, what Aiqing said, and the third?"

"Third, immigrate to the island, increase the number of Han people, and use the behavior of Han people to establish norms for the entire island and promote the law of the Ming Dynasty......" With Zhu Youzhen's encouragement, Zhang Ding spoke more fluently, and his initial worries had long been swept away.

Zhu Youzhen was about to speak, when suddenly a person rushed to say: "Your Majesty, you should also promote the words of the saint on the island, so that these outsiders can accept the teachings of the saint as soon as possible." "Don't look at it, it must be the Minister of Education Kong Zhenyun, he doesn't care who manages these islands, he just thinks that all the people in the land of the Ming Dynasty must accept the teachings of the saints, "It is better to eat without meat than without holy words."

"Haha, what the two Aiqing said makes sense," Zhu Youzhen Long's heart was happy, "Zhang Aiqing can say the governance strategy, which means that he is a person with a heart, since Aiqing intends to share my worries, don't be a prefect, just be a governor!" ”

"Governor?" Zhang Ding was stunned for a while, this is a three-level promotion in a row, could such a good thing really fall on his head? "Your Majesty......"

"Governor Zhang, don't you kowtow to thank you?" Wang Yongguang had long seen Zhu Youzhen's interest in Zhang Ding, and he calculated that Zhang Ding's appointment as the governor of the province happened to remove one of his problems.

"Minister...... Thank you, Lord Long! Zhang Ding suddenly came to his senses and kowtowed to Zhu Youzhen in the hall to thank him.

"Get up, Zhang Aiqing," Zhu Youzhen smiled with a smile in his eyes, "Aiqing was right just now, the people on the island have been bullied by Westerners for a long time, Aiqing went to these islands, it should be Huairou, although they are not my clan, but they are already the people of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhang Ding prostrated on the ground, "The minister must remember His Majesty's teachings." Then he got up, still standing in the middle and back rows of the courtiers.

"Of course, it is not enough to be Huairou alone," Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale, "First Portugal, and now the Netherlands, use these islands as a tool for them to make a fortune, and the Ming Dynasty drove out these red-haired and blue-eyed Westerners, who may be welcomed by the local people in the early stage, but if someone does not appreciate it, decisive measures must be taken resolutely." ”

Zhang bowed his hand to Zhu Youzhen, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, if the local people are not subject to education, how should the ministers go?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and it seemed that he still had to make it clear directly, anyway, there is no United Nations now, and others will not come to interfere in the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, "or eliminate them, or let them leave these islands, if they choose to leave, all the land of my Ming Dynasty will not accept them." ”

"I understand." Zhang Ding suddenly remembered that Daming seemed to do this in the provinces outside the Guan.

"Zhang Aiqing, I must explain in advance that the Ming Dynasty is temporarily unable to immigrate to these islands, and everything can only rely on Aiqing herself." Zhu Youzhen thought to himself, there are too many places that need to be immigrated now, especially Borneo, so he can only temporarily grieve Zhang Ding, but the Ming Dynasty has a huge population, and if the people voluntarily immigrate to Nanyang, the imperial court will definitely not object.

"Your Majesty, can the minister use preferential policies to attract the local people to naturalize as Han Chinese?" Zhang Dingxin said, Your Majesty can not give immigration, but it must give a relaxed policy.

"Zhang Aiqing means ......"

"When the minister goes to Su Island this time, he must register the local population, and those who voluntarily register as Han Chinese, regardless of whether they are engaged in agricultural cultivation or not, will be given 30 acres of fertile land, but those who are unwilling to register as Han will only be given 20 mu, or even 10 mu, and in addition, naturalized Han people will be allowed to enter the government as officials."

"This is the newly recovered land of the Ming Dynasty, and I am willing to naturalize as a Han Chinese, and I agree with Aiqing's strategy," Zhu Youzhen suddenly thought that Islamic culture may have been spread here, "Aiqing wants to spread Han culture locally, and those who are naturalized as Han people must believe in Confucianism of the Ming Dynasty, Buddhism, and Taoism, and such groups can be given a three-year tax holiday." ”

Zhang Ding naturally didn't understand Zhu Youzhen's intentions, but if Zhu Youzhen could give preferential policies, it would be enough, "Your Majesty, the minister must live up to his mission and strive to naturalize the local people as soon as possible." ”

"Aiqing went to Sulawesi, but also to develop industry and commerce in the local area, for example, the establishment of a trading company, the establishment of a fixed trade route, so that it can also attract Han people to settle in the local naturalization, rely on the sea to eat the sea, but also fishermen in the hands of dried fish, pearls sold to the Ming mainland, increase the income of the local people, in short, the people on the island are rich, they will be interested in the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Ding felt that Zhu Youzhen's thinking was much broader, he grasped the essence of things, and when the people were rich, they would be enlightened.

Zhu Youzhen turned his gaze to the ministers, "Ao, I plan to merge the Sulawesi Island Spice Islands into one province, but these place names are too awkward, Zhong Aiqing take a look, what is the right name to use?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Spice Islands themselves are a Chinese name, and they can continue to be used, as for Sulawesi...... Can the name be changed to Solvay? It's supposed to be a Chinese name.。 After Huang Liji bowed, he replied softly to Zhu Youzhen.

Solvay...... Suvay ...... Su Wei Province ......" Zhu Youzhen muttered, he didn't care what name he used, he just needed to sinicize these places, "Yes, in this way, there are more introductions to the title." ”

"Your Majesty, then this place is called Suvay Province?" Zhang Ding regretted that he, the governor of the province, did not earn the right to name the province.

"Well, let's call it Suwei Province, Zhang Aiqing is the first governor of Suwei Province," Zhu Youzhen threw a glance at Zhang Dingtou, "After Aiqing went to Suwei Province to take office, he used the local prefectures, counties, mountains, rivers, etc., all with Chinese names." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhang Ding asked rhetorically, "Your Majesty, is Suwei Province also set up prefectures and counties like other provinces in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Of course, Suvay Province is also a province of the Ming Dynasty, but it has just been taken over by the Ming Dynasty, of course, the prefecture and county will be established, and the Ministry of Personnel will then send officials from the prefecture and county to the local area," Zhu Youzhen spread out a map of Nanyang to Zhang Ding, "The northernmost part of Suvay Island is called Manado, and there are already traces of Han activities here, and the capital will be set up here for the time being, and Aiqing will also serve as the prefect - how does Manado sound like the name of a village, or change it to Manado!" ”

Zhang Ding went to Manado from the map, "Your Majesty, Manado is in the northernmost part of Suvi Island, and this place is the capital ......."

"Zhang Aiqing has already seen it? That's right," Zhu Youzhen praised, "The area of Suvay Island is too large, and it is difficult for Aiqing to dominate the whole island for a while, Manado is the foothold of Aiqing, temporarily as the capital of Suvay Province, Aiqing is gradually advancing southward, and the future capital should naturally stand in the middle of the island." ”

Zhang Ding bowed his hand to Zhu Youzhen again, "The minister understands." ”

"Zhang Aiqing, the spice islands in the east also belong to Suvay Province," Zhu Youzhen drew on the map, "Aiqing must not underestimate these islands, although there is no population on the island now, but the island produces spices, cloves, cardamom, pepper, etc., no matter who comes to mine, they need to pay taxes, and this will be the most important tax income in Suvay Province in the near future." ”

"Oh, no wonder it's called the Spice Islands." Zhang Ding suddenly realized.

"Yes, this is indeed the reason why the island got its name, Westerners came to the South Seas for these at the earliest," Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhang Ding, "Aiqing must protect these treasures, don't dry up and fish, put on a long line." ”

"The minister understands, the minister must obey His Majesty's teachings, protect these spices, and never pay the grace of the saint."