On October 20th, in the main hall of the Tianjin County Prince's Mansion, Tianjin's officials were wearing official uniforms and conducting discussions.
Today's Tianjin County Prince's Council is very similar to the court meeting of the Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of officials hold talismans to report affairs and issue admonitions. Li Zhi sits on the throne and handles affairs. There is also a county prince's palace, similar to the officials of Honglu Temple, who is responsible for discussing affairs.
The order of the meeting.
Except for the smaller size of the meeting hall, other functions are similar to those of the court meeting in Beijing.
In fact, the actual power of the officials under Li Zhi has even exceeded that of the emperor's officials. Li Zhi ruled one town and nine provinces, and had turned the East China Sea into his own inland sea, with a population of more than 60 million. The emperor could only control the north
In Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi and northern Huguang, the influence is probably not as good as that of Li Zhi.
Therefore, Li Zhi's council was actually another court outside the imperial court, equally solemn and solemn.
Nowadays, Li Zhi manages more and more territories, and it is no longer possible to do everything personally. In order to help him share the official duties, Li Zhi established six ministries, also known as the Tianjin King Liubu Yamen. The six ministries include the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Justice and the Organization Department. However, the chiefs of the six departments are not called ministers, but ministers.
The Six Ministries have certain administrative authority over the provinces and armies of the Tianjin system. However, generally speaking, as a rising regime, the local officials under Li Zhi and the generals dispatched still have great power. The officials of the Six Ministries are relatively
Generally speaking, the power is relatively small, and it only has the power of filing, consulting and advising.
For example, the Ministry of National Defense currently has no military command power. It only has auxiliary powers such as recording account books, selecting staff, drawing maps, and processing correspondence. The command and logistics power of the overseas troops are in the hands of the overseas generals, while the military officers have
The power of promotion and transfer was jointly held by Li Zhi and the expatriate generals.
Therefore, most of the officials in the Six Ministries are junior officials, unlike local officials who serve as veterans with meritorious service. For example, the Ministry of National Defense has Hong Chengchou, who joined Li Zhi relatively late and has low prestige in the military, as its minister.
Various documents.
At the beginning of today's meeting, Hong Chengchou stood up and said: "Zhennan Bo Li Laosi has his own notes!"
Li Zhi said: "Nian!"
Hong Chengchou took out Li Laosi's memorial and read: "Li Laosi, Nanbo of Chenzhen, was ordered by the king to conquer Vietnam. It has been two months and seven days since he launched his troops. Fortunately, he fulfilled his mission and entered Hue City in Vietnam on the seventh day of November.
Occupy all of Vietnam."
Hearing Hong Chengchou's recitation, all the officials in the hall were very happy. The officials looked at each other for a while and secretly thought that the prince's power had expanded again.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Good!"
Hong Chengchou continued to read: "I believe that the weapons of the countries in Indochina are backward and their soldiers are not good at fighting. Li Laosi is confident that he can occupy all the cities and destroy the four countries of Lancang, Cambodia, Siam and Burma within half a year."
Li Zhi nodded.
Obviously Li Laosi's attack went very smoothly.
"When Ran Chen looked at the Indochina Peninsula, he only felt that it was very desolate with mountains, deep waters, and rainforests. The few cities and plains could be easily controlled by the Tiger Army. But the land deep in the mountains was resisted by local indigenous guerrillas.
Lairs, rifles and cannons cannot be used there."
"If the Tiger and Ben troops are used to go deep into the mountains and engage in hand-to-hand combat, there will probably be heavy casualties. Therefore, I and the samurai army general Nobuyuki Sanada jointly advise the king to recruit another 100,000 ronin samurai from Japan and transfer them to the mountains of Indo-China Peninsula.
Lower level managers.”
"One hundred and fifty thousand warriors, armed with their own armor and samurai swords, can each suppress fifty natives. The warriors collect land tax from the natives. The warriors use a small amount of food for themselves every month, and the remainder is handed over to the king. If the natives rebel, they organize warriors to go into the mountains.
Suppression. The warriors have outstanding swordsmanship and are able to deal with the southern barbarian natives. Even if there are casualties, it is not the casualties of the tiger and Ben army, so it will not make the king heartbroken."
After listening to Li Laosi's advice, all the officials in the hall fell silent.
This is a major memorial, which will suddenly change the political structure of Indochina.
Li Zhi thought about it for a while and asked, "What do you think of Zhennan Bo's advice?"
The officials looked at each other for a while, and finally Minister of Finance Xie Liangyou stood up and said, "I think this method is feasible!"
“How is this possible?”
"I think it is not expensive to hire Japanese ronin warriors. Each ronin warrior is given one and a half dan of rice per month, which is only 18 dan a year, which is enough to satisfy them. And each samurai suppresses fifty natives, and each samurai is given
The indigenous people cultivate five acres of rice fields, and 20% of the harvest is handed over to the king for calculation. The land tax that each warrior can harvest is more than 200 dan per year."
"Without these warriors who go deep into the mountains, the land tax in these small villages in the rainforest mountains may not be collected at all. We exchange a salary of eighteen dan for a land tax of 200 dan, which is very cost-effective."
After hearing Xie Liangyou's calculation, all the officials agreed very much.
Minister of Industry Cai Huaishui raised his hands and said: "I think what Minister Xie said is reasonable!"
Many officials agreed and said: "Your Majesty, this method can allow us to completely control the Indo-China Peninsula. I think it is feasible!"
"This method has considerable financial benefits and can significantly reduce the risk of rebellion by the Japanese ronin samurai."
While all the officials were seconding their opinions, Cui Changwu, the head of the disciplinary inspection team, stepped out of the queue and said: "Your Highness, I have different opinions!"
Bai Guan looked at Cui Changwu, Li Zhi's brother-in-law.
Li Zhi said: "General Manager Cui can speak!"
Cui Changzhu raised his hand and said: "I believe that our army's conquest of the Indochina Peninsula has opened up another colony for our Han nation. If they are all handed over to the management of Japanese rogues, our Han nation will lose a piece of land where the population is unpopular."
“Although the land in the mountains and rainforests is difficult to penetrate, it can be handed over to the Japanese rogues for military control. The flat plains in the hinterland of Siam, the plains in northern Vietnam, and the undeveloped Mekong Delta in southern Cambodia should be handed over to the Han people for colonization and reclamation.
Expand the living space of our Han nation."
"I believe that all the natives of Indochina should be moved into the dense forests and mountains to develop the barren land. The number of newly recruited Japanese rogues can be determined as one hundred thousand according to the number proposed by Zhen Nanbo. These warriors can forcibly move with the help of force.
The natives entered the mountains, and thereafter high-pressure management was carried out on the natives.”
"The plains after the indigenous people migrated will be cultivated by the Han people in Jianghuai Province. Although the migrants will have various problems in a short time, in the long run, the Indochina Peninsula can forever become the land of our Han people. The Indochina Peninsula
Thousands of miles away, there are enough sunshine and numerous rivers, enough to support tens of millions of Han people in farming."
After hearing Cui Changwu's words, all the officials were silent. The officials who had just agreed with Zhennan Bo's advice all stopped talking at this time.
The policy mentioned by Cui Changwu is in line with the king's consistent behavior. I am afraid that the king hopes that the Han people can occupy more land than the cost of migrating people.
Sure enough, Li Zhi happily patted the armrest of the throne and said with a smile: "The advice put forward by General Cui won my heart. So according to General Cui's suggestion, the plains and deltas of the Indo-China Peninsula were moved to accommodate the Han people!"
"This time, the Ministry of Finance will take the lead, and the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Industry will cooperate. Within ten days, we will come up with a plan on how to relocate the indigenous people, how to distribute the Ronin warriors, and how to encourage the Han people to immigrate south!"
