Chapter 114: Ask the Emperor for His Name

"This is Chen Zuyi." Lu Zhongheng looked at the head of Chen Zuyi who was sent up, and said contemptuously: "But so, hang it on the city." ”

Immediately there were guards to carry out his orders.

Hanging the head to show the public is also a common way of deterrence in the Ming Dynasty. He Xi didn't say anything. After all, it is compared to Zhu Yuanzhang's means of shoveling human skin, stuffing it into straw, and putting it in the City God Temple, so that every county order can see it. It's nothing either.

However, He Xi still advised: "Just hang it for a few days." The South Seas are no better than the Central Plains, the weather is too hot, be careful of the plague. ”

Lu Zhongheng said: "Yes, then there is a bamboo pole to carry it, go around the city and let everyone see it." And then it burned, and the plague was a big deal. ”

After dealing with this matter, Lu Zhongheng has to deal with the person in front of him. Lu Zhongheng said: "You are the one who dedicated the city. What is it called? ”

Shi Lao Liu said: "Shi Lao Liu. ”

Lu Zhongheng said: "You will be an official of the imperial court in the future." You have to take a big name, forget it, your own name, you can think of it yourself. Now Liang Sizu is the county commander of the old port, and you are the county lieutenant, and the fastest time to settle the old port. No loss is allowed. Today's old port is already the Ming Dynasty. ”

Shi Lao Liu said; "Understood, understood."

Lu Zhongheng said: "Go, after an hour, the army will enter the city, and you must ask the people in the city to welcome you." ”

Although Lu Zhongheng seems unreliable, he is actually experienced, although he doesn't feel that the situation in the old port is repetitive. But he still did not enter the city easily, and first sent a group of people to show the heads of the people. He also sent Liang Sizu into the city as a representative. In addition to this, other people were secretly sent into the city.

And let the people take to the streets to welcome.

Actually, he doesn't like the weakness of the mezzanine welcome. It's about making sure that the people of the Old Port are overwhelmingly in sight.

Then the one who hides is the enemy. Not only to distinguish between friend and foe, but also to take these people hostage. After all, the families of the soldiers in the city are also the people of the city. Once the fight really starts, the people who die the most are not necessarily the people of the Ming Dynasty. It's the people of the old port.

After all, it was time to be ambushed. The Ming officials and troops will not be soft on the people of the old port.

Surrender is like receiving the enemy, and I don't know how many cases of fraud and counter-killing in history. How could Lu Zhongheng not be guarded.

It's just that He Xi's combat experience is shallow. The deep meaning of Lu Zhongheng's actions is not seen at all. He just thinks that Lu Zhongheng has a good face and loves pomp.

Although it has not yet entered the old port. He Xi and Lu Zhongheng were already discussing the future.

Lu Zhongheng sighed: "I thought I would stay in that place in New South Korea for a long time. I didn't expect to be able to move the nest so quickly. No matter what happens to the old port, at least there are ready-made houses, and there is no need to pitch tents. ”

He Xi said: "What does Lord Hou mean is that this place is used as the residence of the Governor's Palace?" ”

Lu Zhongheng said: "Can't you? ”

He Xi was silent for a moment and said, "I think it's better to give this place to King Zhou." ”

Lu Zhongheng frowned suddenly, and said: "The imperial court has no support in Nanyang, and the city wall of Xinzhou will be built, it will be best in three months, and when Xinzhou is basically completed, it is estimated that it will be next year." Wait for NSW to become self-sufficient, I don't know when. ”

He Xi said: "King Zhou has been hesitant, we all knew it when we were in Hong Kong. The imperial court's investment in Nanyang, at most more than 500,000 taels a year, has bottomed out, and it can be said that after these two wars, the Nanyang Governor's Mansion has been emptied for most of it. Even if there are some loot, but it can't always be like this, we need greater investment from the imperial court, once the king of Zhou goes south, he will bring more than 100,000 people, three guards and family members. The investment of the imperial court will be greater. Don't say anything else. More than 100,000 Han people alone. It was enough for us to do. ”

"There are so many people who can do a lot."

"And we occupy this place, where does King Zhou go? Is it NSW? Not to mention putting the king of Zhou in Xinzhou, what does the king of Zhongxian think on his side? Just talking about NSW, there is no development potential at all. And here. It's a swamp outside though. ”

"But I looked closely, and if we built two long causeways according to the current river, they would go directly to the sea. and build seawalls along the coastline to enclose these swamps. The low one is a pond, and the high one is a paddy field. In the future, a piece of land will be no less than Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and any other county. ”

"But this matter, the Nanyang Governor's Mansion can't do it. But it's okay to let King Zhou do it. ”

Lu Zhongheng asked: "Why can't we do it, but King Zhou can do it?" ”

He Xi said: "How many years are you going to be in Nanyang? Anyway, I don't think I will stay in Nanyang for long. Also, even if you have been in Nanyang for a long time, will your son come to Nanyang? But the Zhou kings have been in Nanyang for generations. I made a rough calculation, and the river embankments and sea ponds needed were thousands of miles. Who do you think will make it? ”

The plan given by He Xi is actually a model of Jiangnan.

In fact, the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, in the Han Dynasty, may be better than here today. After all, there is more precipitation here. And the precipitation in the south of the Yangtze River is less. But the situation is more or less the same. This is because the river is at the mouth of the sea and is divided into multiple channels into the sea. Countless swampy wetlands have been washed out. The Jiangnan region is centered on Taihu Lake. When there is a lot of water in Taihu Lake, it spreads almost to the entire south of the Yangtze River. When there is little water, these places become tidal flats.

It is also the efforts of generations of people that have repaired the Taihu Plain into this way.

At the same time, what is ripe is a whole set of methods for water control. Water conservancy books such as "Wuzhong Water Conservancy Book" all say these things. There's a whole set of techniques that can be used here. Because there is a mature path, it doesn't take hundreds of years to take so long, but this project is no less than the Liaoze project. It will take the efforts of generation after generation.

The Nanyang Governor's Mansion is a liuguan system. It is difficult to guarantee the sustainability of the policy. And King Zhou is sealed here, and it is not difficult to uphold this policy. Because as long as it is fixed. King Zhou is the most powerful feudal clan in the South Seas, although it may be much worse than the land of Java Tianfu volcanic ash. But having enough food to feed enough people is in itself a symbol of national strength.

Lu Zhongheng said: "Don't say so far? I say now. Right now. ”

He Xi said: "Okay, you stay here, I'll go to Xinzhou." ”

Lu Zhongheng's words also represent Lu Zhongheng's compromise. Don't argue about that. But now, he's going to be here.

He Xi doesn't fight for this. The reason why he emphasized Xinzhou is because of the geographical location, Xinzhou is the South China Sea on one side and Malacca on the other, which can control Manchu Thorn Jia on the top and Bo Ni on the bottom. Moreover, He Xi's positioning of the Nanyang Governor's Mansion is different from that of the vassal king. The key to the Nanyang Governor's Palace is to take control. Control all parties, and now do not run their own side.

And Zhou Wang Nanlai, as long as he is not a fool, will work closely with the Nanyang Governor's Mansion for a long time in the future. And Zhu Yuanzhang's son may be brutal, but there are no fools.

Lu Zhongheng looked up at this Indian-style city and said, "Old Port, it's not good to have such a name. I think it should be a better name. What do you think is a good name? ”

He Xi smiled slightly and said, "I think I should ask for a decree and ask Your Majesty to give you a name." ”

Lu Zhongheng laughed when he heard it and said; "Yes, yes, yes. Please give a name. Please give a name. ”

Lu Zhongheng knew very well what He Xi meant, what was the name of the request. This is to repay the merits. The South Seas Expedition was already very controversial. In the intervening months, there has been a consolidated territory in the South Seas. Two new counties were filled. More importantly, in the future, the control of the feudal states in the South Seas will be much stricter.

Before, the Ming Dynasty was for the Nanyang Domain. Far away. But now it's just around the corner.

It's just that sometimes it's fragrant from afar, and it stinks from near.

When the Ming Dynasty was fighting with Java, many countries secretly helped the Ming Dynasty, such as the Aceh State in western Sumatra, otherwise the Ming would not have been able to get so much oil. But now that the situation has changed, Java seems to be no longer good.

The calculations in the hearts of these kings seem to be going in a different direction.

He Xi said secretly in his heart; "Taking this place is just the beginning. For a period of time in the future, it will be the most difficult thing to really root Daming in this land. The war may be gone, and there will be no shortage of other things. ”