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On the eighth day of the 11th month of the fourth year of Wucheng in China, a Siamese merchant ship that had just docked at the Whampoa Wharf, several figures rushed down, and then hired a guide on the wharf, and then went to the city of Guangzhou under the guidance of the guide, and finally staged a live drama of foreign countries coming to the court at the gate of the Guangdong Governor's Mansion.

As for the so-called "Brunei annexation" incident, the most embarrassing thing is the Governor's Yamen. It must be known that in addition to the envoys accompanying the Annan Pavilion in Guangzhou, the Governor Fanyang's Yamen of the International Affairs Department also has the Honglu Envoy Yamen stationed in the province who is in charge of the affairs of Guangdong and the affairs of the Baiyue such as Qi, Gu, Miao, and Shanha. As a result, the Bruneians did not look for any of them, but directly found the highest governor of the province, not to mention whether the Bruneians intended to do so, but at least the face of the governor's yamen was completely deprived.

Although he gritted his teeth with hatred for the ignorant Bruneians in his heart, the Guangdong Honglu envoy did not dare to hide the matter of Brunei's annexation, after all, the Bruneians first looked for the Governor's Mansion, and according to the process, although the specific affairs of the Bruneians were finally received back to the Governor's Yamen to deal with, but the relevant reports, the Governor's Mansion would definitely follow the rules and go to Wuchang.

In this way, through the two lines of the Guangdong Jinju Yuan and the internal process of the Governor's Yamen, the Brunei's requests arrived at Zheng Kezang's desk one after another. Considering that this was the first foreign vassal to take the initiative to request annexation after the establishment of the Huaxia Dynasty, for the sake of prudence, Zheng Kezhang gathered the ministers of the cabinet and the ministers of the Governor's Yamen Council to discuss the matter together.

Unlike what Zheng Kezang imagined, although several cabinet ministers were not in charge of the governor's yamen, they had a more or less understanding of the shape of Nanyang, so after receiving the news of the so-called distant states coming to the dynasty, they did not have the morbid ecstasy that had occurred in previous dynasties, but were silent and thoughtful.

In the face of a group of well-established courtiers, Zheng Kezhang had no choice but to let Yu Ping throw bricks and lead the jade first: "A few Qing families probably don't know the situation of Bo Ni, so Yu Qing, you can explain a thing or two for everyone first." ”

"Obey." Yu Ping, who was the minister of the Governor's Yamen Association, stood up. "But please look at it in a good way." Zheng Kezhang nodded, so a screen painted with the rough shape of Bo Ni was quickly placed in front of everyone, and Yu Ping stretched out his hand at this time. "Bo Ni, also known as Borneo, is a huge island in the South Ocean, according to Luzon Yi, the Netherlands Hongyi report, this island is three million miles in circumference, several types of provinces in our dynasty. However, although the island is large, it is very few, usually only in the coastal fifty miles, at most there are fields, people's houses, and countries within a hundred miles, and then there are cannibals in the jungle of the world, even the local natives do not dare to enter lightly. ”

Huang Liangbi, the founding uncle, the cabinet minister, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the prince of Chaoyang County, gasped: "With the area of this island and the journey of opening, it may be used for the immigration of my dynasty and a hundred generations." ”

"What Lord Huang said is very true." Yu Ping smiled at Huang Liangbi. "According to the previous agreement reached between this dynasty and the Dutch Hongyi, this dynasty will not be allowed to colonize the Sumatra islands west of the Karimata Strait, the Java islands south of the Java Sea, the Siribers Islands and the spice islands east of the Makassar Strait, and the Hongyi will not be allowed to colonize the Boni and the affiliated islands of Boni, so that the entire Boni will be the forbidden territory of our dynasty and no outsiders will be allowed to touch it."

Yu Ping's subtext is very clear, since this is the case, it doesn't matter what Brunei is (sultan), if he can directly annex or set up an internal domain, why should he keep any foreign domain, so he introduced: "Don't say that it is so long-term, let's just say that now, the imperial court has set up the Labuan Metropolitan Protectorate and six metropolitan governors in Bei Bo Ni, in Xi Bo Ni, Lingya Gate Metropolitan Protectorate Pontianak Zhili Prefecture has a total of eight counties and eleven small states attached to A, as well as Wang Domain, Fang Domain, Wuqiyu Zhang Domain and other three internal domains. ”

As soon as Yu Ping's words fell, Ke Dingkai, the cabinet minister and the minister of the Salt and Iron Yamen Association, opened his mouth to obstruct it: "But now that the matter of Brunei's annexation has been known to the whole world, and the countries have heard of it, if the imperial court does not accept Brunei's fist, I am afraid that it will be spread, and the states may think that the imperial court is harsh, and if it is therefore cut off from the heart of the Xianghua, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the imperial court's management of the West." ”

In fact, according to the agreement reached between the Netherlands and China to divide the sphere of influence, the Malayan Peninsula is an area accessible to both sides, so it is conceivable that the competition between the two sides in this area will be very fierce in the future, and the refusal of the Brunei's request for annexation at this time is undoubtedly providing ammunition to the Dutch.

"The minister felt that this matter was strange from the beginning." Lin Heng, the Cabinet Counselor, was purely unable to get along with the Governor's Yamen because of the problem of the Shence Army. "The Protectorate of Labuan is near the royal capital of Brunei, why should Brunei go to Guangzhou to study? After arriving in Guangzhou, why did he find the Guangdong Governor's Mansion instead of the Governor's Yamen? I'm afraid there is a big problem. "Yu Ping's nose is not a nose, and his face is not a face, but Lin Heng is still pretending to be a good person." The minister was not aimed at the governor's yamen, but he felt that the colonization of Nanyang might be too eager for quick success, so he forced Brunei to make this decision. ”

"No matter what calculations the Bruneians make, our purpose of colonizing the South Seas will never change." Yu Ping argued. "The so-called God's endowment is not to take it, but to be blamed, this mud can only have one master??????"

"Lord Yu, it's too." Zhang Riyao, Minister of Cabinet Counsellor and Minister of the Yamen Office of the Duzhi Branch, couldn't help it. "Now that the dynasty has no strength to swallow the whole mud in one bite, it is better to accept Brunei first, and then slowly try to do it."

"Lord Zhang's words are Lao Cheng's view of the country." Lin Heng echoed. "Although Brunei is weak, after all, it is the communist lord of the north of Bo Ni, and once it is pressed, it may not be able to fight to the death with our dynasty."

Yu Ping asked in a sinister tone: "Lord Lin, are you saying that I can't beat the Brunei people with military horses?" ”

"Fighting, of course, I am not afraid, but after all, this is to contain the power of the imperial court, I think Lord Yu will not be arrogant and think that the power of Lingyamen and Labuan Protectorate alone can defeat the Brunei people." Lin Heng responded with a sneer. "In this case, why not change the whale swallowing to cannibalization, the wind and drizzle will not be alarmed, and in the end, it will be a matter of course."

Yu Ping asked angrily, "Then in this way, the Malay countries will not be afraid?" ”

"That's enough, the saint is here, don't lose your sense of proportion." Prime Minister Lin Liangrui, who stopped several people from continuing to argue, bowed down and raised Bai Gui in his hand at Zheng Kezang. "The minister thought that there were pros and cons to rushing to slow down, and the cabinet could not make a decision in a hurry, so he asked the Holy Temple to be alone??????"

Zheng Kezhang looked at someone who was in the mud with dissatisfaction, and shook his head: "Okay, you Lin Qing, I originally wanted to listen to your opinions on this matter, but it turned out to be pushed to me, so what do I want you to do?" ”

Several ministers immediately turned over and knelt down: "The ministers are incompetent, they can't share their worries for the saints, and their sins deserve death??????"

"Alright, alright, don't talk about these clichés, get up." When a few people got up, Zheng Kezang narrowed his eyes. "I heard what Qing and the others said just now, the Governor's Yamen meant not to pay attention to the Brunei, but the majority of the cabinet still felt that it should be shown to be the demeanor of the Heavenly Empire, and this would not be enough." Zheng Kezhang said to Yu Ping. "This matter will be handled according to the will of the cabinet first, and the governor's yamen will be ready for canonization, and of course what should be discussed still has to be discussed."

Zheng Kezhang stood up and walked to the screen, and sketched on the map with his hand: "Crok Mountain, Yilan Mountain, Kapuas Mountain, thinking that it is impossible for the territory of the Bruneians to cross these mountains, the Governor Yamen used this to confirm the territory with the Brunei, and as for the west, this river called Lupa was used as the dividing line. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang's finger clicked on the position of Bei Bo Ni: "The Governor's Yamen should send people and ships to explore the coast to see where a commercial port can be set up, if it can, then directly send people to operate, the internal domain can play a temporary role, and in the long run, it is the fundamental plan to stabilize the county." ”

Zheng Kezhang spoke, and Yu Ping could only bow his head if he was unwilling, but he should have responded, and he still said: "Shengshang, if you can reach a territorial division with the Brunei, please set up a new Zhili Prefecture north of Pontianak, preferably in the area of Datujiao and Datuwan, according to the report of the Lingyamen Metropolitan Protectorate, there is also a good port there." ”

"Establish a new Zhili state? As long as the manpower permits, there is naturally no problem. Zheng Kezhang thought for a while, and looked at Yu Ping with a smile. But Yu Qing, don't you want to fight the calculations of the immigrants in the southeast of Lu, it is not easy to settle down roughly, if you want to make a big move again, not only will Zhang Qing's side have to complain for a long time, I am afraid that Lu Min will not be able to bear it. ”

Yu Ping swept the ministers of the Duzhi Yamen Association who were eyeing him with the rest of his eyes, and leaned over and responded: "The minister does not dare to shake the country's capital, if the imperial court wants to place Datuwan Zhili Prefecture, or can think of a way from Luzon, Java and other places, it is really impossible to move some people from Zhenla, Cham and other places, not to mention that you can also immigrate from Korea and Japan, as for the Qi people, servants, Shanha, Slang, Miao, Pingpu can also be." ”

"Yu Qing seems to have a proper charter, so let's follow what Qing plays, but the imperial court's budget for next year has been prepared, and the related expenses can only be taken from the account of the governor's yamen."

"I understand." Yu Ping also took a gamble, fortunately, now he is also a big family, and he can adjust between several capital protection mansions, otherwise, he will not be able to bear this expense no matter what. "I'll figure it out for myself."

As long as Yu Ping promised that the immigration expenses would go to the accounts of the Governor's Yamen, how could Zheng Kezhang prevent Xinzhou County from being built in such a way as a conducive to the expansion of the Chinese territory, so he not only agreed, but also gave the name of Zhili Prefecture: "Okay, very good, then it's decided, Lin Qing, the cabinet will issue a decree later to set up Datuwan Zhili Prefecture in Xibo Ni, no, this name is not good, since the state is west of Capuas Mountain, it is called Xinshanxi, no, Xinjin Zhili Prefecture is good." ”

This is the end of the matter, but Yu Ping reported in a rather dismal manner: "According to the Brunei envoy, the Bei Bo Ni and Long Island islands occupied by our dynasty were given by Brunei to Sulu more than 40 years ago, lest there be disputes in the future. ”

This Sulu Sulu is the Sulu country that once worshipped the Ming Dynasty and had a monarch die in China, at this time the name is the Islamic Sultanate of the Sulu Sea, its strength covers the Sulu Islands, Long Island and Mindanao, and North Bo Ni, and it can be regarded as a regional power, but it is currently competing with the Spaniards for Mindanao, and for a while it does not care about the occupation of Long Island and Bei Bo Ni by China.

"I also said that tens of thousands of miles of land, how can Luzon Yi be sold cheaply, I see." Zheng Kezhang did not have the anger that ordinary people knew about being deceived. "No matter, my dynasty occupies it, it is the place of my dynasty, I don't believe it, the Sulu people are so arrogant, and they dare to provoke this dynasty when they start a war with Luzon." Of course, the Sulu people may not dare to start a war on two fronts, but they will definitely criticize them verbally and in writing, so Zheng Kezhang ordered. "If you come to ask the envoys, you will ask the country that the tributaries in the past were endless, and now our dynasty is in power, but you are waiting for the future dynasty, what is the reason, is it not to despise our dynasty, in this way, if we do not hold them accountable, it is cheap, and taking away these territories is just a slight punishment. If Yuanyi is afraid of power and not virtuous, then let the Labuan detachment go over and intimidate???????"