Chapter 384: Transforming Sulu Subjects

"Your Majesty, when the ministers were surrendered to the Spaniards, they came to the Sulu Islands by chance, and they were afraid of the obscenity of the Western Devils, coupled with the culture of advocating the Ming Dynasty in China, so they took the initiative to ask to join the Ming Dynasty." Zheng Zhilong explained his experience with Yeha Bamala to Zhu Youzhen one by one.

"In Sulu, is it really Chinese?" Zhu Youzhen is most interested in this, a country that has not had contact with the Ming Dynasty for a long time, it is really incredible that the Chinese language is spoken in China.

"Your Majesty, if not all, it is the majority, the ministers have been in Sulu for a day, and there are definitely not a few people who can speak Chinese," Zheng Zhilong also felt strange at the time, but he had already passed this freshness period, and he was waiting for Zhu Youzhen's decision, "Your Majesty, does Daming want to accept Sulu?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought silently for a long time, he did not respond to Zheng Zhilong directly, but asked rhetorically: "Zheng Aiqing, this is also Habamara, is he really willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Your Majesty, it should be true to return to obedience, and Habamala brought his princess, prince and important ministers of the court to Daming together, and even brought a lot of luggage, obviously not going back." Zheng Zhilong also told Zhu Youzhen about the expectations of Ha Bamala on the seashore and the excitement when he first saw the land of Daming.

"Ao, Zheng Aiqing, how is the customs of Sulu country?" Zhu Youzhen still hasn't decided.

"Your Majesty, the whole country of Sulu admires the culture of the Ming Dynasty, and if the Ming Dynasty accepts them, it should be a matter of course." Zheng Zhilong feels that today's Zhu Youzhen is abnormal, and he can't look down on the land and population given by others, is it because Sulu is too small?

Why doesn't Zhu Youzhen want to accept Sulu?

This is the first country to take the initiative to ask for integration into the Ming Dynasty, if they are accepted, Zhu Youzhen is ready to give Ha Bamala higher political treatment, hoping to form a chain reaction, in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be in the front, and more and more countries will take the initiative to submit to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen does not pursue the maximization of the country's territory, now the transportation and communication are not developed, if the territory is too large, it is too difficult to manage, and if it is not done well, it will also cause the country to split, just like the once invincible Mongol Empire, but in a hundred years, it was divided into countless small countries and tribes, not only the Mongols are fighting endlessly, but also often bullied by other countries, a large number of Genghis Khan's descendants, has been living in the bloody storm.

What he wanted to pursue was a strategic location for future generations.

All the lands that are of strategic significance to the Ming Dynasty in later generations, Zhu Youzhen is ready to take advantage of the current era when there is no United Nations and grab them into his hands step by step.

For example, the energy base of Siberia, the Indian Ocean estuary, Myanmar, the Pacific estuary, Taiwan and the Ryukyus, the East-West trade hub Malacca, the South China Sea coast of Luzon and Annam, Tibet's westward export Ladakh, the source of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, Yuchang Province, and so on.

Some of these strategic locations are already in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, some are in their own plans, and some are the medium and long-term goals of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Kingdom of Sulu was not absolutely strategic, its proximity to Luzon Province made it easy to administer and set an example for other small states.

The real reason why Zhu Youzhen was not very enthusiastic about Sulu was the religion of the Sulu Kingdom.

Although Islam preaches "obedience and peace", it is the most difficult to assimilate among all the well-known sects in the world, and has developed into a religious, cultural, and political force.

Muhammad's revival of fundamentalism was itself a bloody process, and since then, the places where Islam gathers have often been hotbeds of terrorism, and Islamic fundamentalists have developed into synonymous with terror and bloodshed in later history.

Although this is directly related to the fact that Islamic countries have been bullied by major powers, the terrorist activities themselves have threatened the normal life of innocent people, disrupted social order, and harmed the whole world.

As a powerful country, the Ming Dynasty naturally did not want Islam, which preached terrorist activities, to blossom and take root in the country.

"Zheng Aiqing, whether to accept the Sulu State, I have to meet with Habamara first, and then make a decision."

"Yes, Your Majesty, after the minister's report, I will retire first."

"When does Zheng Aiqing plan to return to Nanyang?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is waiting for Tabora's affairs, and there are thousands of Spanish prisoners imprisoned in the port of Xiamen, and the minister doesn't know what to do with these Spaniards."

"I know, you should step back first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zheng Zhilong slowly withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

After Zheng Zhilong left, Zhu Youzhen felt a little tired, especially about whether to accept the Sulu Kingdom, he couldn't make up his mind for the time being, and he was a little irritable in his heart, so he slept on the dragon bed for a while.

When the eunuchs and palace maids saw Zhu Youzhen on the dragon bed, they hurriedly raised the charcoal brazier to make the hall warmer.

Zhu Youzhen fell asleep in a daze.

Somehow, he is in the middle of a modern metropolis, standing in front of a pistol-shaped high-rise building.

In addition to the green belt in front of the high-rise building, there is also a large marble clearing, and there are countless luxury cars parked in the open space.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman who look like a couple, after getting out of an extended Daben, immediately hugged each other, the woman's white dress was super short, and her head was tilted on the man's right shoulder, which was endless.

Zhu Youzhen was envious.

He has no shortage of women, there are young and beautiful palace maids in the palace, and what he lacks is leisure time.

Suddenly, a young man with long hair and a shawl approached the couple from the outside, his eyes widened and his eyes cracked, and he unbuttoned his upper body as he pounced on the innocent couple.

"It's not good," Zhu Youzhen found that there was a row of bombs tied to the young man's body, and he immediately realized that this was a human bomb, Zhu Youzhen wanted to shout out and remind the little couple, but he just opened his mouth and couldn't make a sound.

The young couple also found the human bomb, and they tried to dodge it.

It was too late, the teenager had already pressed the remote control.

"Bang ......"

There was a loud bang, and the smoke screen engulfed the little couple in an instant, and also swallowed the young man's flesh bomb.

Zhu Youzhen was shocked, and suddenly a short stick more than half a meter long flew towards him, he subconsciously silently exercised his divine skills, stretched out his right hand to block, and the short stick in his hand.

He grabbed a "short stick", which was impressively a slender leg.

The long legs were broken at the root, Ying Ying was just a hand, and the white and tender skin was already stained with red blood, and the blood had not dried up, and it was sliding along the tender white skin to Zhu Youzhen's right hand.

"Wow......"

Zhu Youzhen opened his mouth and spit out a puddle of filthy# things.

"Your Majesty......" The palace maids woke up Zhu Youzhen.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Youzhen felt that his eyelids were a little heavy, and he glared at them suddenly before he opened them completely.

"Did Your Majesty have a nightmare?"

"Nightmares?" Zhu Youzhen rubbed his temples, and then remembered the dream just now, "Oh, it may be." ”

"Your Majesty......"

"You go down first, I want to rest for a while."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The palace maids gently retreated and closed the palace door casually.

Zhu Youzhen and his clothes leaned on the head of the bed, recalling the dream just now, his slender legs seemed to be still shaking in front of his eyes, "Is it another terrifying incident?" Islamic extremists again? ”

He thought of the kingdom of Sulu that was waiting to be resolved, "Do you want to accept it or not?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it for a while, and finally had an idea.

Islam has blossomed around the Ming Dynasty, and even if the Ming Dynasty does not want Sulu, it is destined to avoid Islam.

Instead of dodging like a plague god, it is better to take the initiative to transform.

The Kingdom of Sulu could join the Ming Dynasty, but it had to abandon Islam and adopt the Confucianism of the Ming Dynasty.

The subjects of Sulu were allowed to leave the island in batches and concentrate on the interior, where they were secretly supervised by the Jinyi Guard, and were not allowed to believe in or spread Islam.

Zhu Youzhen didn't believe it, with such a population of the Ming Dynasty and more advanced science and technology and culture, could he still assimilate so many disciples?

After sorting out his thoughts, Zhu Youzhen summoned Yehaba Mala in the afternoon.

"See His Majesty the Emperor." Also Habamala performed an Islamic rite, which was their national rite.

Zhu Youzhen didn't like it, "Su Dan doesn't have to be polite, give a seat." ”

Seeing Zhu Youzhen's expression a little cold, he was very puzzled, could it be that he did something wrong? Or is Zhu Youzhen unwilling to accept Sulu? But since he has come to Zhu Youzhen, he can't bother to seek an answer for the time being, "Your Majesty, my Sulu Kingdom admires the culture of the Ming Dynasty very much, and I am willing to join the Ming Dynasty, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor is gracious?" ”

"Your Excellency Su Dan, on behalf of the Ming court, I very much welcome the Sulu subjects to join, but ......"

As a small country living on an island, the national strength is weak, and it is often invaded by other countries, especially the West Devil with advanced firearms, plus he has always admired the culture of the Ming Dynasty, advocating the Confucianism of the Ming Dynasty, and throwing himself into the arms of the Ming Dynasty, of course, it is his best choice, and it is also a way out for the subjects, but the second half of Zhu Youzhen's sentence made his heart cold: "Your Majesty, what do you mean ......?"

"Su Dan led all his subjects to join Daming, and welcomed him with both hands, but I Daming practiced Confucianism, paid attention to the three outlines and five constants, and respected the Confucian saints, and if Su Dan joined the Daming, he must give up his original religion and convert to Confucianism, or believe in Taoism and Buddhism, otherwise, Allah Allah, which is worshiped by Islam, will inevitably have a conflict with the Confucian saints believed in by Daming, which will bring unstable factors to Daming."

"This is natural, my Sulu Kingdom, from the little king down, is to admire the Central Plains culture, join the Ming Dynasty, naturally respect the Ming Dynasty's habits, and since then change to Confucianism."

"In this case, I welcome the whole country of Sulu to join the Ming Dynasty, but there are no two heavens and no two lords, I will be crowned the Duke of Sudan and give a palace to the Duke of the Kingdom in Beijing to show the grace of the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty," Zhu Youzhen's face softened slightly, no longer giving people a cold feeling, "I just don't know how Sudan persuaded his subjects to abandon Islam?" ”

"Thank you for the gift of His Majesty the Emperor," also Ha Bama said in his heart, the subjects joined the Ming Dynasty, it was too late to rejoice, where would they bargain? "Your Majesty the Emperor can rest assured, since Xiao Wang is Su Dan, he is the religious leader of the subjects, and the subjects should listen to Xiao Wang's advice, and besides, they have already learned Chinese, and it is not difficult for Xiao Wang to persuade him."

"This is very good, the matter of comforting the subjects of Sulu is Lao Sudan, I will rule the world with benevolence and filial piety, and I will settle the subjects of Sulu, they can continue to live on the island temporarily, or they can move to the Central Plains in batches." Zhu Youzhen took care of the overall situation, and the details were handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior, and he had to concentrate his efforts, and Tabora had been waiting for his summons for a long time.