"Sir, please have tea." In the backyard of the governor's office in Awa City, Myanmar, Bao Shimei, the governor of Myanmar, squinted his eyes contentedly, enjoying the warm sunshine of the south, and the maid served him the fragrant tea.
"Yeah," Bao Shimei hummed, opened his eyes, and stared at the maid's catkins with lustful eyes. The maid was from the Shan ethnic group, with white and tender skin, and a pair of extremely beautiful catkins that could be broken by a blow.
Looking embarrassed, the maid stepped back shyly.
"Haha, Confucius said, food and sex are the same." Bao Shimei laughed self-deprecatingly. He loved this place so much, the beautiful city of Ava, a livable city!
He feels that he is blessed and can always avoid disasters!
As a former chief minister and a die-hard princeling, if he had stayed in the capital, he would have been stabbed by the King of Ji. But now he has escaped death by staying in Myanmar. What is even more fortunate is that the former governor of Myanmar, Li Guoxiang, also
Because he disliked the poverty in Myanmar, he tried every means to find connections to transfer back to the capital. As a result, he was beaten to death in a fierce party struggle not long after returning to the capital. On the contrary, he stayed in this place far away from the emperor and had nothing to do.
There was no misfortune, and I was promoted from chief envoy to governor. Isn't this a blessing?
What a wonderful place this is! I would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow. I am the official of this place, and I am free to do anything. I have nothing to do, and I can even enjoy the beauty's catkins!
"Sir, a letter has arrived from Mr. Zhou's town." Just as he was about to die, a letter from Zhou Lingao arrived.
"What can he do for him? He just needs people, money and materials. Myanmar is a poor place. The imperial court ordered the construction of Andaman Port, which has almost emptied the vassal treasury. Why does he want it again?" Bao Shimei frowned.
Read the letter with brows.
"Eh? Offering a shark to the Holy One? This is a great achievement! It's hard for Zhou Lingao to be sensible and know how to share the credit with me!"
Bao Shimei was so happy that he all agreed to Zhou Lingao's request to relocate 10,000 people to farmland. Yes, he could immediately move 2,000 Han, 4,000 Shan, and 4,000 Burmese from Burma to Andaman Island, and ask Emperor Shu to apply for the settlement.
Set up a county on the island; request to allocate a battalion of 3,000 land troops to cooperate with the navy to defend the island? Yes, immediately discuss with the Burmese admiral Hui Zhiguan to send troops; request to allocate an additional 50,000 taels of silver military expenditure? Yes, immediately let the vassal treasury squeeze out more
Fifty thousand taels of silver.
However, these matters cannot be dealt with by one person, and they need to be discussed together. He also invited Li Weizuo, the chief envoy, Zhu Yangshi, the envoy for punishment, and Hui Zhiguan, the admiral of Burma, to discuss it.
Because Zhou Lingao understood the principle of everyone carrying the sedan chair and was willing to share the credit with others, and these requests were rational suggestions that could stabilize the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea territory, everyone had no objections, discussed the details, and finalized it.
"Fuyuan, the post road from Myanmar to Yunnan has been repaired," Li Weizuo said suddenly.
"Oh! This is great! What the Holy One is thinking about most is the road from Myanmar to Yunnan. His old man said that this road is the lifeline of our southern Xinjiang. Once it is repaired, wealth will come rolling in. Brother Li,
Please tell me the specific situation." Bao Shimei was overjoyed.
"Yes, I also heard that the Holy Father said that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. Listen to his advice, and you will definitely be right," Hui Zhiguan also said excitedly.
Zhu Hengjia wanted to use Myanmar's ports to develop east-west trade and avoid the heavy taxes levied by the Red Mao Yi people in the Strait of Malacca. However, Myanmar and Yunnan were mountainous and the roads were not repaired, so developing trade could only be done on paper. So he ordered the Ministry of Industry to expand the expansion of Yunnan and Myanmar.
The province’s post roads, as well as the post roads from Yunnan to Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and Yunnan to Guangxi, Guangdong, and Huguang. In fact, as a traveler, he fully understands the principle of building roads first if he wants to be rich. Since taking office, he has spared no effort to
Post roads are being expanded across the country.
"Fuyuan, Meng Yangbo, Zhu Tixing, then I will talk about the specific situation of the Yunnan-Burma Post Road."
Li Weizuo said with a smile: "The Yunnan-Burma Post Road was built under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and with the strong cooperation of the two provincial governments. Our Burmese people dispatched more than 100,000 people and it took more than two years. There are two main Yunnan-Burma Post Roads:
The first is to pass through Yangon Port, along the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay, then cross the Lancang River eastward, via Dali to Kunming; the second is to pass through Moulmein Port, cross the Salween River to Jinghong, and then go north along the Lancang River,
Further east to Kunming.
"In this way, the two main roads merge into one in Kunming. It will be much faster to mobilize troops from Kunming to Burma." Hui Zhiguan was a military general, and he could see the military value of the Yunnan-Burma Post Road at a glance.<
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"Meng Yangbo, this Yunnan-Burma Post Road can not only transport troops, but also all kinds of other materials. Your Majesty is so broad-minded! I heard that he also issued an order to widen Yunnan to Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Guangxi, Guangdong,
The post roads of various provinces in Huguang and the goods from the Western Yi countries landed in Myanmar and could soon be transported to various places in the Ming Dynasty," Li Weizuo said excitedly.
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In the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing, Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, who was determined to hold on to power until death, was reviewing memorials, and there was a sea of memorials every day. He had long been used to it.
Today I focus on reviewing four memorials.
The first one was delivered by Zhou Lingao, the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Navy. He reported on the completion of the Andaman Port and the capture of two sharks to be presented to the emperor. He also requested that the Myanmar Navy be expanded by 2,000 men. As a means of crossing.
Of course, Zhu Hengjia knew what the so-called sharks were and didn't care much about it. However, this week Lin Gao had to sleep in the open air and go to a desert island thousands of miles away to blow the sea breeze. He really suffered a lot!
The reply said: "It is really not easy to read what you said! The tiger father has no dog sons, and you, like your father, are honest and loyal. I am very relieved! The Ministry of War will implement the expansion of the navy by two thousand immediately."<
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In the second session, Burmese Governor Bao Shimei went to the office and talked about his hard work in raising money to build a port and roads, organizing 10,000 people to immigrate to Andaman Island, and allocating land divisions to garrison the island. He also asked for the establishment of a county on the island.
, and then talked about the great significance of the sharks meeting the Holy Emperor to the world and the world.
The old emperor secretly praised Bao Shimei for being a flatterer. This shark was obviously captured, and in his words, he actually became a shark to meet the Holy Emperor. No wonder Guan Shouzhen liked him so much, and he was promoted to governor of a province at a young age. Moreover. This person is also very capable. In a short period of time, he has allocated a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build seaports, widen post roads, organize immigrants, and mobilize garrisons. He is a talented person! Ministers who are capable and able to flatter you are the ministers you need most!
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I wrote eight words in the reply: "Thank you for your hard work, I am very happy!"
Don't underestimate these eight words. It is really not easy for the emperor to say "hard work" personally.
There are even more powerful people among the strong, and there are capable people behind the capable people!
Bao Shimei's ability to flatter people is already considered top-notch, but there are people who are more capable than him. Hui Zhiguan is also inferior. When the old emperor conquered Wuchang and climbed the Yellow Crane Tower to write lyrics, before he even started writing, Hui someone applauded loudly. , thick-skinned, ruthless in flattering, and a step above Bao someone.
He first put himself in the emperor's shoes and said that it would be too expensive to send a battalion of soldiers to garrison the port. It would be better to send soldiers from the major chieftains in Myanmar to garrison the Andaman Port in turns. Loyal minister! Knowing that the emperor is poor and cannot squeeze out much money, The local soldiers' pay is low, so they can indeed save a lot; then he expressed his own views on the establishment of a county and a port in Andaman: Andaman Island was named after the Tuban. Since under your wise leadership, the island has returned Damn the Ming Dynasty, you should give this island, this county, and this port a name. Since ancient times, all those in power have liked to inscribe and give names. They can be remembered for centuries. Which emperor would not like it? Finally, the sharks were also mentioned Coming to the court, according to his analysis and argument, the person coming to the court is not an ordinary shark, but a prince from the shark country.
In short, you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but you are afraid of comparisons. As soon as Hui Zhiguan's memorial came out, he immediately compared Bao Shimei to the old emperor. He was very happy. He replied: "As you said, use the native troops to defend Anda in turns." The matter of Man Port is very good, so I will handle it like this. Regarding the naming issue, I meant that the island is the southernmost point of the Ming Dynasty, so I named it Antarctic Island. The Andaman Port was also named Antarctic Port, and Antarctic County was established on the island. As for the sharks, The prince's pilgrimage to me shows that his benevolence and righteousness can influence foreigners."
The fourth path was taught by Gao Qi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and attracted the great attention of the old emperor.
Gao Qian said that with the completion of the expansion of the Yunnan-Burma Post Road and various post roads, four main roads have been formed in the southern border of the Ming Dynasty, which has effectively promoted the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Yi countries. First, there are two main roads from Myanmar to Yunnan. One is from Yangon Port, via Mandalay, Dali to Kunming; the second is from Moulmein Port, via Jinghong, and then east to Kunming. After the two main roads meet in Kunming, they divide into two other main roads. There are two main roads, one goes north, from Kunming to the northeast, passes through Qujing, Guiyang, Chongqing, Nanchong, Hanzhong, arrives in Xi'an, and then radiates northwest from Xi'an; the other goes east, from Kunming through Liuzhou, Guilin, Hengyang, Changsha to Dongting Lake , and then enter the Yangtze River (Yangtze River) from Dongting Lake, go out to sea via Wuchang, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Suzhou, Songjiang and other important towns along the river, and then be transported to all parts of the country by sea.
The old emperor was stunned by the magnificence of this trade lifeline from southern Xinjiang to the whole country. He wrote and wrote: "What you have written is magnificent. If this is the case, it will not be difficult to collude with the Western Yi! Once this road is opened,
The benefits will last for generations to come. What a great contribution you have made!"
In fact, Gao Qi served as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry for only a few months. The construction of these main trade roads was mainly due to the work of the former Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xiao Qi. Unfortunately, Xiao Qi was killed by the rebel army during the Seizing of the Gate incident, and his predecessors planted trees.
, future generations took advantage of the cool weather and benefited from Gao Hao. The old emperor didn't care so much, he only looked at the results. The Yunnan-Burma Post Road was completed by Gao Hao's hands, so Gao Hao was capable!
After reviewing the memorial, he was still immersed in the pride of traveling with all nations, and could not let go for a long time. He wrote the lyrics:
"Congratulations to the Bridegroom·Transportation to All Nations"
Smiling and proud of Antarctica.
The sea breeze is cool, the sun and moon dominate, and all nations come to court.
The infinite merchant ship is coming.
Go north to fight for the spring dawn.
Auspicious air cage, auspicious light shines everywhere.
The wealth of the entire family is still small.
Advise the Western Yi to trade as soon as possible.
The tide is rising and the wind is misty.
What is the traffic of all nations?
In my heart, the emperor wants to dominate, but the territory hates being small.
Even more worthy of the country.
Just like the graceful fairy.
Let’s embrace one, be romantic and laugh.
No matter how talented a man is or how beautiful a woman is.
The sword is like a rainbow, but I disdain the grass.
A good man never grows old.
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