Li Dan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Long live but there is a sending, Weichen dares not to serve his life." For Luzon, Weichen is indeed very familiar with it, and he is willing to go to govern. ”

The emperor smiled and said, "You don't have to be in a hurry to express your position, when you go back, write a plan, how to govern it, what permissions are needed, and present it to me in three days." ”

After a pause, the emperor continued to mention: "Luzon is not comparable to Mekong Province, and it is not comparable to Dongfan and Hainan. If you want to immigrate, it is very difficult. Therefore, for a period of time, you can only rely on the local Chinese. ”

"According to intelligence, there are still as many as 70,000 or 80,000 Chinese in Luzon. The young and strong are armed, and there should be more than 10,000 of them, which is enough to resist the natives and Xiyi. The local garrison can't be too much, about three thousand. Well, there are dozens of warships in the navy. ”

The emperor changed his words and said with a little dissatisfaction: "It's just that I heard that there are many overseas Chinese who make money, and the others don't care much. Don't they understand that without a strong mother country, without enough force for self-defense, they can't keep a mountain of gold and silver. ”

Li Dan bowed down and said: "Long live the wise, overseas Chinese do have this problem. But Luzon may not be the same, having experienced the massacre of the Spaniards, and presumably they will understand this truth as well. With Banzai and Da Ming supporting them, their worries are gone. ”

What Li Dan said is quite important, the emperor's attitude towards overseas Chinese directly determines their fate, as well as Xiyi's jealousy of it.

After the second massacre of the Chinese in Luzon, the Spaniards were also worried about the retaliation of the Ming government at that time, so they sent people to Macao to find out the situation.

However, the Wanli Emperor believed that the merchants who had lived in Luzon for a long time did not belong to our people. Overseas disputes, whose responsibility has not yet been clarified, and more importantly, the businessmen are the most cheap among the four peoples, how can they start a war for the sake of the untouchables?

Obviously, this attitude of the Ming court indulged the Spaniards. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen and the sixteenth year of Yongli in history, the Spaniards slaughtered the Chinese in Luzon twice.

Now, the emperor did not want history to repeat itself, and the attack on Luzon was not only land reclamation, but also bloody revenge. The Ming army attacking Luzon would be ordered not to take prisoners of the Spaniards.

After the war, the fleet with the head of the Spaniards would go on a long-range cruise to show off its might in the South Seas.

Weakness does not belong to the Ming Dynasty, it is the policy of the Ming Dynasty to return a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood. For Xiyi, only iron and blood can make them sober and let them know how terrible the fanged Daming is.

Whoever offends my great tomorrow will be defeated; Whoever kills my people will be slaughtered.

The emperor wanted to send such a clear signal to the outside world, tough, brutal and bloody. Because he knows that the rule of this world is that the weak eat the strong, and the strong are respected.

"If he becomes the governor of Luzon, he can still guarantee that Luzon will be governed well, and Li Qing can put forward any conditions." The emperor smiled and said, "As the first overseas governor appointed by the Ming Dynasty, I have no experience here, and Li Qing must be the same. ”

"Wechen is terrified." Li Dan said: "Although Weichen has no experience, he must study hard and do it hard. ”

"Yes, very good." The emperor nodded, and motioned to the palace people to bring some Luzon documents to Li Dan, "Study it carefully these days, I will wait to see your governance plan." ”

Li Dan took the document and gave a salute to retire.

Walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Li Dan shook his head vigorously and bit his lip again, making sure that he was not dreaming, and he couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.

Just in the palace, he was forced to hold his composure, not daring to let the emperor see his ecstasy and excitement. is not only a loss of honor, but also likely to make the emperor look down on him.

Governor of Luzon?!

Li Dan knew how big Luzon was, about the same as a province in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, there are other islands that can also be counted as Luzon places.

In other words, he suddenly climbed to the level of governor and managed a territory larger than that of governor.

Calm down, calm down!

Li Dan took a deep breath and tried to calm down his weak steps.

This matter is not yet finalized, so don't get carried away. Well, you have to think about it, think hard, what kind of governor of Luzon can satisfy Banzai?

Li Dan's pace slowed down, thinking as he walked, and many questions surfaced in his mind.

It stands to reason that the maritime association has invested the most in Borneo, especially him, and he has spent a lot of money and manpower in recent years.

But Viva refers to Luzon, not Borneo. Obviously, this should be an attempt, and if Luzon succeeds, Borneo will also have a governor.

Well, those investments are nothing, and the official position of governor of Luzon is worth it.

As for the power of the governor of Luzon, it cannot be small, and it cannot be exercised if it is too small; But it can't be too big, too greedy, it will cause Banzai's dissatisfaction.

Well, military power can't be wanted, as long as you can follow reasonable orders, suppress the natives, and open up territory.

In addition, Banzai regards Luzon as an overseas enclave in the short term, and it is still certain that Manila will be built into a prosperous commercial port with little investment and high returns.

When Li Dan walked out of the noon gate, he already had a general idea, and the expression on his face became relaxed.

Governor of Luzon, Governor of Borneo, Governor of Jagon (Yangon......

After Li Dan left, the emperor sat in the palace, still immersed in the thoughts of how to govern and govern overseas places.

As Li Dan thought, the governor of Luzon was indeed an attempt. As long as the Spaniards are eliminated, how well Luzon is run does not actually affect the overall situation.

The overall situation is to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty in the disaster and to be able to expand in an orderly manner. To put it bluntly, large-scale immigration to overseas is not appropriate at this stage.

Not to mention the nostalgia of the people of the Ming Dynasty for their homeland, just the long-distance voyage at sea and the cost of resettlement in other places will become a burden on the imperial court.

If, as the emperor thought, it was only the investment in the initial war, and then the local Chinese were mobilized by arm, not only was the investment small, but the benefits were also considerable.

The same is true for Borneo. Mekong, Dongfan, Hainan, and the Burmese land to be occupied are very different in nature.

To put it simply, one was the territory of the Ming Dynasty that had been determined, and the other was a colony, although the emperor did not like to use this term.

Whether the colony could be turned into a territory, the emperor was not very sure. At least until the end of the disaster, too eager to expand the operation is likely to drag down the Ming Dynasty.

At present, the emperor has identified the grain producing areas as grain producing areas, the southern grain producing areas that are not greatly affected by the disaster.

As long as there is a steady supply of food, combined with flexible and diverse practical policies, it will not be difficult to survive a major disaster.

This is true in Mekong Province, Dongfan Province, Hainan Province, and Myanmar.

The matter is important, and at this point, the emperor can still carry it clearly. The charges of rejoicing in great achievements and reckless military force cannot be deducted from his head.