If a local area is set aside for the Tan people to live in, many Tan people may still have concerns. Because the deep-rooted thinking of the local people has evolved into discrimination in their bones.

But if you are in Mekong Province, although it sounds a little farther, it is not particularly far. They sometimes go out to sea for fishing and transportation, and it is common for them to travel for three or five days. No one there knew that they were a Tan people, and no one discriminated against them.

"Master Lee." A crisp female voice sounded, and a young woman hid in the crowd and asked, "Dare to ask if Mekong Province can be stable and peaceful?" ”

Li Guozhu glanced at it and didn't find the speaker, but he still opened his mouth and explained: "Mekong Province not only has thousands of Ming troops, but also has the Ming Naval Division stationed, and there are tens of thousands of immigrants. ”

"Have you heard of Champa rice?" Li Guozhu turned his gaze, glanced at everyone, and said: "In Mekong Province, it can be harvested three times a year, think about it, how much grain will there be?" If you don't farm, you can still do your old business. When you return from fishing and transportation, and live in a big house on the shore, isn't it like nesting in a boat, sleeping and not even stretching your legs? ”

The official looked at the big box of silver dollars with white flowers, and stepped forward to help mobilize with courtesy, "Lord Li will only stay here for two days, and then he will go to his place to continue recruiting." If you don't seize the opportunity, don't regret it! ”

Li Guozhu nodded to the official and expressed his gratitude.

"If it's true, it's a good opportunity." The young woman looked at her grandfather expectantly, "Grandpa, let's go ashore and farm, it's too dangerous to live on the water." ”

The old man looked at his granddaughter's expectant eyes, and couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, this child's life is hard, his parents were killed when they went to sea, and his old bones can still drift on the water for a few years?

After Li Guozhu finished explaining, he was not in a hurry to urge again, but only told everyone to hurry up and think about it, and then go to his residence to sign up. There are only two days, and there is no waiting for the expiration date.

For the emperor's grace to the Li family, or to the Maritime General Association. Li Guozhu agrees with his father-in-law's idea, the opportunity should not be missed, and he must go all out.

According to the standard set by the emperor, if you mobilize 2,000 immigrants to Mekong Province, you will be given the official position of Qipin County Order; If the number of people reaches 5,000, it is not ambiguous to give a prefect.

This seems to be a bit of a flag pulling soldiers, how many people you pull, how big an official you are.

Although he is working in Mekong Province overseas, it is enough to make many people blush. It's just that this grace was only given to the Maritime General Association.

This seems to be a bit of a suspicion of buying and selling officials, long live so eager to develop Mekong Province that it doesn't even care about its reputation?

Li Guozhu shook his head, shaking off these thoughts, but his steps became more and more brisk.

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Overseas expansion, just mobilizing the power of the state, is obviously not enough. In other words, the country may not have such abundant financial resources at present.

And the special policy given by the emperor to the General Chamber of Commerce was limited to just one Mekong province?

No one knew that the emperor had set his sights overseas, in such a vast and sparsely populated Nanyang region.

Recruiting people to Mekong Province is just a pilot, and in the future, overseas places, whether they are maritime merchants or powerful and rich, you can take people to occupy them, and it is common for them to be crowned marquis and officials.

The expansion of the Ming Dynasty depends not only on the strength of the national army, but also on all the Ming people. As long as you have ambitions, as long as you dare to open up overseas, the country will support you.

The emperor thought of the example of the establishment of the Republic of Lanfang by overseas travelers, whose pure heart could show the sun and the moon, but was not recognized and accepted by the short-sighted and stupid emperor, and was finally destroyed by the Western colonizers in isolation.

Confined to the inherent land and not thinking of forging ahead, don't you know that there will be more and more people, and you can't see the seriousness of land annexation?

Fight for more land for our ploughs with our swords, this is what a certain historical figure said, and the emperor thought it was true.

And now in this world, the land can be called ownerless. Whoever has a big fist, who grabs it in his hand and can protect it firmly, that is his.

In the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, a huge sand table is being built, almost spreading the globe flat, and the whole world will be presented.

It's all mine, it's all Ming's. The emperor often came here, crossed his hands, clasped to his chest, and watched ambitiously, reminding himself from moment to moment.

It would also be inaccurate to say that no one understood the emperor's ambitions. For example, Li Dan and Yan Siqi, under the secret instruction of the emperor, formulated a big plan for future development.

"Xuelin Afeng?!" Yan Siqi's eyes widened, "That's a rebellion in the imperial court." ”

Li Dan's eyes almost rolled to the back of his head, he slammed the teacup on the table, and said, "Old Yan, you listen to me after I finish speaking." Don't talk nonsense, it's going to cost your head. ”

Oh, Yan Siqi looked around, and when he saw that there was no one else, he put his heart at ease and stared at Li Dan with big eyes.

Li Dan took another sip of the teacup, and then said slowly: "Long live the desire to expand the territory to the South Seas, this is basically certain. It's just that Liaodong is not peaceful, and it can't pull out all its strength. But Banzai encourages the people of the Ming Dynasty to emigrate overseas, you know that, right? ”

"Clear, understood." Yan Siqi nodded and said, "Isn't Mekong Province just like that, didn't you send people to recruit everywhere to fight for a real official for Li Guozhu?" ”

"Mekong is just the beginning." Li Dan waved his hand and said, "The Nanyang region is thousands of miles, and many of them are desolate and borderless places. If ordinary people immigrate overseas, they have to start from scratch and work hard alone. What about us—"

Yan Siqi blinked his eyes, realized, and said, "We are different, hundreds of boats, thousands of people can still be organized." When we get to the Desolate Borderlands, then we are the bosses. ”

"What boss, talking nonsense again." Li Dan glared at Yan Siqi and said, "Let's learn from Lin Afeng to occupy an area and open up, not learn from him to occupy an area and become the king." We want to ask the imperial court to take over the management and give officials knights; To be loyal to long live, to be pure in the heart of the sun and the moon. ”

Yan Siqi scratched his head and said with a smile: "I understand, I understand." The knighthood is much stronger than this civil lord. ”

Li Dan smiled and said, "Without the support of the imperial court, it will be Lin Afeng's fate." ”

Lin Afeng, also known as Lin Feng, first participated in the team of the old man of the sea green forest, and then inherited the old man's maritime career, defeated another big pirate Lin Daoqian and became the overlord of the sea, with more than 300 ships and more than 40,000 personnel at its peak.

Although Lin Feng had a large number of people on the boat, his fate was not good, and he caught up with Grandpa Qi who was sweeping away the Japanese invaders. In the battle with Qi Ye, Lin Feng's fleet suffered a great loss, and he was lucky enough to pick up a life from Grandpa Qi's knife.

In the second year of Wanli, Lin Feng took 62 warships and more than 5,500 people to set sail to the border of Luzon, captured Miyan, and beat the Spaniards powerlessly.

Subsequently, Lin Feng approached Manila and attacked hard, although he reached the Governor's Palace, but because the ship was bumped for too long, his physical strength was not only enough, so he had to temporarily give up attacking the Governor's Palace.

After two days of rest, Lin Feng attacked again, but still failed to capture Manila. After two defeats, Lin Feng led his people to retreat to Tortoiseshell Harbor by boat, established the capital in Banshilan, and established himself as the king, with the country name "Han".

The Spaniards were unable to eliminate Lin Feng, so they asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops. The Ming Dynasty learned that Lin Feng was the emperor abroad, so it sent elite soldiers to encircle and suppress Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was defeated by the Ming Dynasty and the Spaniards, and broke through from the Tortoiseshell Harbor with ships and men, and some of his subordinates surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and Lin Feng eventually disappeared into the sea, and no one knew his whereabouts.

Yan Siqi deeply believed what Li Dan said, no matter how large the maritime fleet was, no matter how many personnel, if it could not be supported and recognized by the imperial court, it would be isolated and helpless to expand overseas land, and it would be difficult to hold on for a long time, and resist the invasion of those Xiyi and natives.

"Do you still want to avenge Luzon?" Yan Siqi raised his eyebrows and said, "Little Francois is not easy to fight, you have to be a sailor of the imperial court." ”

Li Dan lowered his eyes and said lightly: "I know." But how long do you think the little Francophile can be rampant? Long live the order of us to collect news and intelligence to explore the South Seas, what we are trying to do is just a Mekong Province? ”

Yan Siqi thought for a while, and said with a bow: "Long live what you think, although it is not for us to speculate, but what you say is very reasonable." Let's say, look at where it is, count it as a certain share. ”

Li Dan pursed his lips and smiled: "Borneo, also called Bo Ni." The land is fertile, arable and pastureable, and the local sultans and Turks are weak, so it's a really good place. ”

Yan Siqi nodded and said, "Long live the play first, how about getting permission, and then what about doing it?" ”

"That's how it should be." Li Dan stroked his beard under his chin and said, "How dare you act rashly in such a big matter?" Long live the book a long time ago, and it is estimated that it will also be sent to Beijing. ”

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"Emperor, the Lehu of the Teaching Workshop Division knelt and kowtowed outside the palace, weeping bitterly, thanking Long Live the grace of the family!" Wang Tiqian entered the hall with Song Shu in his arms, and said to the emperor with a smile.

The emperor smiled and said, "Send a palace man to let them leave and live a good life!" ”

It is good to be open-minded, starting from the Beijing Division, which can be regarded as a model for all places.

The Faculty Division took off the plaque, and although it became history, they were allowed to live temporarily until they found a place to return. Moreover, according to the number of years in the Department of Education, all salaries are paid according to the rules of the palace maids.

If you want to change your career, you can go to a weaving workshop, or you can find your own way out.

At the same time, the emperor also asked Xu Ji to take the lead in organizing a song and dance troupe, which was responsible for managing the teaching and performance of court folk music.

Although he is still singing and dancing to entertain people, he is no longer a happy pariah. The nature is completely different, and it's a matter of going and staying.

After all, many people in the teaching department do not know other skills, and from elementary school they are blowing, playing and singing, and forcibly driven into society, they may have to beg, and even starve to death.

Since the Department of Teaching Workshops no longer exists, the performances are not just for officials and royalty. The emperor also explained this meaning and allowed the song and dance troupe to perform outside and receive remuneration.

In fact, this is also a transition, when the song and dance troupe can support itself, the emperor is not ready to support them anymore.

From the point of view of saving money, a large number of palace maids were released before, and now the Department of Teaching and Workshop has been abolished, which really saves a lot of royal expenses.

There are two courtyards in Beijing, and there are 14 floors in Nanjing, and the abolition of the Department of Teaching and Workshop, and the openness of Lehu is indeed a big deal. It is a great joy for the people of the Teaching Workshop Division.

Who wants to be labeled as a pariah, who wants to suffer discrimination and insults from others, and who doesn't want to be an upright person? Who doesn't want future generations to be promising, able to read and write, and even be able to become officials in the imperial examination?

Now, the reduction and improvement of the list have all been solved. Despite the persistence of traditional attitudes, discrimination will continue. But in law, it has become the same as a good citizen.

The emperor pretended to be reserved, but he was very happy in his heart.

A holy decree has changed the fate of many people, good government and good deeds, so that the people weep for it and are grateful to Dade.

I took it in my hand and flipped through it, and there was nothing urgent about it. The Liaodong military newspaper was delivered at any time, and the emperor was a little anxious.

Hey? The emperor saw the inscription in different colors, which was the sign of the book on the Chamber of Commerce. Obviously, he was quite interested in it, and reached out to take it and flipped through it.

Wang Tiqian looked at the emperor's face, and gradually smiled, obviously very satisfied.

In the end, he has a rich experience and a life at sea, this Li Dan really guessed my thoughts.

Zhu Youxiao put down the question book, his fingers lightly tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair, thinking about how to answer.

Despite the fact that Liaodong was not pacified, the emperor was not prepared to wait any longer, but gradually promulgated the planned policy measures, just like exempting the untouchables.

Expansion in the South Seas is one of them, and the intensified development of Mekong Province is only part of the plan.

Of course, in view of the fact that the power of the sailors is not particularly strong, and the emperor is not ready to start a war with Xiyi, it should be a good choice to use the civil forces to lay out in Nanyang first.

Think about the Republic of Lanfang, it should be decades or hundreds of years later in history! At that time, it was all right, and now Xiyi's power is not so strong, so it is even more fine.

The emperor pondered for a long time, and then wrote a reply to Li Dan.

Drawing on the experience of the Lanfang Republic and the routine of Xiyi, the emperor wrote the word "company".

In later generations, the definition of a corporation is definite, that is, commercial in nature. But at the time, it was a group organization with political overtones.

Xiyi had the East India Company, and Daming also had the "South China" Company, which means "Chinese in the South Seas".

According to Li Dan's description, there are many Chinese in Nanyang who make a living. Because the Chinese were good at business, many of them engaged in trade were respected by the local chiefs.

Not only should you be respected, but you must also have your own armed forces. The emperor knew that the invasion of the natives of Nanyang by the Xiyi posed a threat to the local sultans and chieftains.

Historically, the Republic of Lanfang gradually changed from a trading group to an armed political power.

Based on this, the emperor provided Li Dan with some advice, asking him to first send people to take root and unite the local Chinese, and then recruit and expand from the interior.

As for weapons, the emperor promised to sell Li Dan a part of the standard equipment of the Ming army.

But he also reminded Li Dan not to show his fangs too early, arousing the vigilance of the natives and Xiyi, and the Ming army's sailors may not have the strength to dominate the South Seas until two or three years later.

In order to pacify Liao, in order to quell the rebellion, the emperor occupied most of the resources. The sailors did not get much, and the speed of development was also restricted.

There is no way, the emperor is facing not only enemies, but also natural disasters, and he must make overall planning, prioritize them, and solve them one by one.