Zhu Youzhen cast an appreciative look at Li Tengfang, and the thoughts in his heart became firmer, "Aiqing is right, what do you think, go on, I'm listening!" ”

"The Shan people, the Mon people, and even the Burmese people are naturalized as Han Chinese, in fact, it is not difficult, they have exactly the same way of life as the Han people, last time the army was registered, because they want to induce foreign naturalization into Han Chinese, so they set certain conditions, if the conditions are gradually relaxed, maybe all the Meng and Shan people are naturalized as Han Chinese, which can promote the naturalization of the Burmese people."

Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly, this Li Tengfang has not been in Myanmar for a long time, and he understands it very thoroughly, it is a piece of material, "Aiqing said, how can I speed up the sinicization of different races?" ”

"Set some special rights for the Han people, for example, they also work in factories, the Han people are paid more, the Han people can share more when the land is allocated, and the local government should also let the local Han people join, which can attract foreign races to become Han people as soon as possible." When Li Tengfang was in Donghu, he saw that more than half of the registered population of the Han people had already been registered, and he had a new idea at that time, on the basis of military registration, he could also speed up the naturalization of foreign races.

"Aiqing needs to be corrected in this point," Zhu Youzhen interrupted Li Tengfang's words, "It's good to reuse the Han people, the Han people are the most reliable ethnic group in the Ming Dynasty, and the naturalization of the Meng people and the Shan people is also a top priority, but for the Burmese, don't hit them too hard, they should be given time to change, in the future, they are all the people of my Ming Dynasty, and now the Burmese people have no power, even if they oppose the Ming Dynasty and have no leaders with high prestige, they can't make any waves." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Only then did Li Tengfang understand that Mu Qiyuan and they wantonly hunted and killed powerful people in Donghu, which turned out to be Zhu Youzhen's layout, and maybe Zhu Youzhen had made some secret decrees.

"However, Aiqing is also reasonable, the Meng and Shan people have a higher sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty, which can be used as the target of naturalization first, and the Burmese people still have some resistance to the Ming Dynasty, and they can set up some obstacles in their lives, but everything must have a degree and cannot be rushed."

"Your Majesty is right, the minister has been taught," Li Tengfang bowed to Zhu Youzhen to show his admiration, "However, there are still nearly 300,000 Burmese, if they really want to be naturalized, it will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon?" ”

"Haha, Aiqing doesn't need to worry, according to the actual population, there should be more than 300,000 Burmese people, right? Haven't they already begun to accept naturalization? Zhu Youzhen thought to himself that there are hundreds of thousands of Burmese people, which is much more than the population of pure Han Chinese, and it would be good to complete naturalization in a few decades.

"Your Majesty is right," Li Tengfang thought for a moment, "However, these Burmese people took the initiative to naturalize as Han people mainly because of the majesty of the Ming army, and I don't know how much they are willing to naturalize in their hearts." ”

"This is easy to do, the imperial court has printed a large number of Chinese textbooks, in the future to set up a Chinese school in Myanmar, children between the ages of seven and ten must go to the campus to learn Chinese characters, adults in addition to farming, but also to learn Chinese, for those who speak Chinese well, give appropriate rewards, within three years, the land of Myanmar, will be full of Han voices."

Zhu Youzhen didn't know where he had heard that the best way to assimilate a nation was to cut off its history, and now the magnates who knew the Donghu script had been killed, as long as the Burmese people were allowed to learn Chinese, their past would be completely cut off, and the nation without history had no roots, and the Ming Dynasty could make them live a better life, and it was difficult for the Burmese not to be assimilated.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this will require a lot of money, and it will take silver to build schools and reward people who speak Chinese well." The conquest of Donghu did not bring any economic benefits to the Ming Dynasty, but it required the Ming Dynasty to match a huge amount of silver, Li Tengfang couldn't figure it out, in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, there were still many people who couldn't eat enough.

"Didn't Ayutthaya give 500,000 taels of silver? Besides, there are 500,000 taels in October, and 250,000 taels next year and the year after. Zhu Youzhen had already thought about it, so he didn't transport the silver to Jingshi, but stayed directly in Baigucheng.

"Enough, enough, even if you add the officials' money, you won't be able to use it for two years—in the future, if there is no silver in the big city, the people should be taxed, right?" Li Tengfang was secretly surprised in his heart, it turned out that Zhu Youzhen had already calculated, one ring after another, and before the war began, he had thought about the future governance and really strategized.

Li Tengfang admired Zhu Youzhen so much, if it weren't for Zhu Youzhen's dislike of kneeling and worshipping, he would have been ready to bow and worship, if someone told him such a thing before the war, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed, the sacred heart is unpredictable.

"Of course, all this silver cannot be used to build the school, I also plan to build a cement road, from Pu'er and Menglian into Burma, or from Dali and Tengyue directly to Ava, and then along the Sidang River or the Irrawaddy River all the way to the south, until Daguang." In Zhu Youzhen's mind, although the current Daguang is just a fishing village by the sea, its geographical location is very superior.

In the future, it is possible to build a dual-use wharf in Daguang, which can be used as the home port of the navy and as a commercial city, and this cement road connecting the north and south of Myanmar will be the passage between Daming and the Indian Ocean in the future.

"Your Majesty, this road is crucial to the future development of Myanmar, but this road through almost all the rich river valleys of Myanmar is too long, and it will take at least several years to complete it." Li Tengfang was enthusiastically boiled by Zhu Youzhen, he is now a deputy minister of the cabinet, and he sits in the public court every day, facing documents that can never be processed until the end of his life.

He felt like a speck of dust in the air, which would one day fall to the ground, whether it fell early or late, it would be annihilated in the dust of the earth, and it would never smash the waves of history.

Unless......

"How many years? Impossible," Zhu Youzhen looked at him in surprise, he was ready to establish a naval home port in Daguang, so it was possible to wait until a few years later? "Mu Qiyuan has nearly 100,000 prisoners of war in his hands, and he can also use silver to recruit local people, as long as the terrain is surveyed and mapped, he can start construction from many places at the same time, Myanmar is not like Guanwai, the climate is pleasant, and roads can be built all year round, and at most one year, this road can be completed."

Zhu Youzhen also planned to build a land road from Burma, through the Malay Peninsula, to Malacca, which was the reason why he ate the "bait" of the big city and had to occupy the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, but this road was too long, requiring a lot of money and time, and there was no economic benefit for the time being.

The most critical thing is that the Ming Dynasty has not yet occupied Malacca.

I can only wait, and I can build it in the future, so as not to invest too much at one time, and it is best to find the master who pays for Daming.

Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Li Tengfang's head, yes, why didn't he think of building them at the same time? But he soon had his own thoughts, "Your Majesty, so, the minister has a suggestion. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly: "Let's talk about it, Aiqing has sent envoys to Ayutthaya and Burma, and now he is the Ming civil official who knows Myanmar best." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's idea is in the same vein as the governance just now, in Burma, the Han people and other ethnic groups are treated differently, and now Myanmar has just experienced a nationwide war, and many people are short of food, all Han people, or naturalized Han people, or people who enter the school to learn Chinese, can get the opportunity to build roads and work, and they will also get the food subsidy of the Ming Dynasty."

"Food subsidies? This is a good idea, the people take food as the sky, Aiqing is saying, use food to lure alien naturalization? Zhu Youzhen secretly admired, this Li Tengfang, although he has sat in the public court a lot, his brain has not yet become ossified.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Shan and Meng people who are not hostile to the Ming Dynasty can also be appropriately allowed to build roads, but the Burmese, unless they agree to naturalize as Han Chinese, they are not allowed to participate in the construction of roads, in order to survive, the minister believes that there must be many Burmese who take the initiative to ask for naturalization." Li Tengfang didn't know why he had a conversation with Zhu Youzhen, and he had these thoughts that even he didn't dare to imagine.

"Yes, as long as you are truly naturalized as Han Chinese, you can get the same opportunities as Han people, and your living standards will be improved, plus Han people have occupied the mainstream in Myanmar...... "Zhu Youzhen didn't expect it, he originally thought that since Myanmar has belonged to the Ming Dynasty, all the people should be equal, and he didn't imagine the differential treatment that Li Tengfang said, just like the access system in later generations, can also speed up the sinicization of Myanmar.

In this way, will it be necessary to naturalize the Burmese for thousands of years?

Zhu Youzhen's brain is more active, "Actually, there are still some methods, Myanmar's current industry and commerce are almost completely paralyzed, and Ming merchants will soon enter Myanmar in large numbers to set up factories and expand commerce. ”

“……”

"In addition, when the local government recruits petty officials and policemen, it can also be compared to this method, and only Han Chinese, or naturalized Han Chinese, can enter the government."

"Police?"

"Ao, it's equivalent to Daming's patrol, it's just a different name!"

"Your Majesty is really a saint!" Li Tengfang involuntarily left the chair and knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen considered the problem, far more comprehensive and profound than him, he was still a little depressed before, feeling that he had the talent of a minister or even a prime minister, but unfortunately he did not have the opportunity to display his talents, today I listened to Zhu Youzhen's words, those depressions disappeared little by little, Zhu Youzhen's image is getting taller and taller in his heart, and he is only worthy of this image when he kneels on the ground.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, get up!" Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "If you let Aiqing go to Myanmar, how long is it estimated that she can naturalize the Burmese?" ”

"Three years, except for a very small number of particularly stubborn Burmese, three years is enough!" Li Tengfang sat down again, and Zhu Youzhen's question made him think about it.

"Then Aiqing is willing to go to Myanmar?" Zhu Youzhen felt that the establishment of Burma Province was a matter of course, and there was no official more suitable to serve as the governor of Myanmar Province than Li Tengfang.