Because of his meritorious service in planning to conquer Jiaozhi, Wang Yuan, the first assistant, was promoted to the rank of Grand Tutor and was promoted to the Grand Bachelor of the Imperial Palace.
Bachelor of Huagaidian is already the highest ranking in the cabinet and cannot be promoted further.
However, he can still hold the title of bachelor of two palaces. There were three ministers of the Jingtai Dynasty who held the title of two palaces. The emperor is not afraid that there will be no room for promotion. At worst, Wang Yuan will have six bachelor's titles in the future, plus Hanlin bachelor's degree, it will be seven.
Bachelor Grand Slam!
As for Wang Yuan's promotion, there is only one post of Grand Master left.
Don't think it's rising too fast. Jiaozhi is different from the northern land. It can produce a lot of grain, and it has a large population and can control the Southern Ocean.
The rest of the cabinet ministers, as well as the ministers of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of Rites, all received rewards for recovering Jiaozhi.
The cabinet minister Wang Qiong was appointed as the Taibao, ranking among the three princes, and he requested to become an official. He was old and had been ill in recent years. The young emperor only made a routine request to stay, so he agreed to Wang Qiong's retirement and return to his hometown.
Cabinet minister Nie Xian, who is eighty-four years old, also retired and returned home.
Wang Tingxiang, a Hanlin bachelor, was awarded the Dongge bachelor degree and was added to the cabinet as an auxiliary minister.
Tian Qiu, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, was Wang Yuan's fellow villager in Guizhou, and was transferred to the Imperial Academy as a bachelor and in charge of the imperial office.
Jin Lei, Wang Yuan's good friend of the same age, was promoted to the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, Cangchang, and was responsible for supervising Taicang's money and grain.
Chang Lun, Wang Yuan's friend of the same age, was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Wang Yuan's disciple Zheng Shanfu was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.
In November, the little emperor's birthday was celebrated by everyone, and Honglu Temple was ordered to give a banquet to all the ministers.
The queen and concubine Shu gave birth to a princess respectively, and now the ministers are waiting for the birth of a prince in the palace. Because the world is at peace, internal and external troubles have been eliminated, only the foundation of the country (the prince) has not been stabilized.
Xiyuan.
Wang Yuan stepped into the banquet hall, and all the officials stood up and bowed: "Meet the Grand Master!"
"Everyone is well, colleagues."
Wang Yuan stopped and bowed, and returned the salute respectfully, without the slightest hint of arrogance or arrogance.
Xia Yan had been promoted to the left Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. At this time, he said to Zheng Zibi, the right Shaoqing: "The achievements of Taifu are rare since ancient times. It is rare to be in a high position, but to be so humble and self-respecting. He is really a role model for our generation."
Zheng Zibi was already a fanatical follower of Wang Yuan when he was taking the imperial examination. He smiled and said: "Eternal sages are like Mr. Bendang. How lucky we are to be able to follow his example!"
Xia Yan continued to boast: "Now that Jiaozhi has been recovered, the three kingdoms of Champa, Huaying, and Nanpan will also be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The territory of the Ming Dynasty is no different from that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Your Majesty and the Prime Minister have created another good story between the monarch and his ministers.
Yes, it is indeed our great fortune to live in this prosperous age."
The current territory of the Ming Dynasty, if the King of Xiliang is included in it.
Then, the northwest has reached Kashgar and Urumqi, and only the Karamay and Altay regions are in the hands of the Oara Mongols.
The north is bounded by Yinshan Mountain and its remaining veins, Yanshan Mountain and its remaining veins, Hetao, Baotou, Ulanqab, Chicheng, Longhua, and Chaoyang, all of which are the land of the Ming Dynasty.
The Northeast is entirely the territory of the Ming Dynasty, starting from the Onen River in the west, reaching Sakhalin Island in the east, reaching the Waixing'an Mountains in the north, and bordering the Sea of Japan and the upper reaches of the Tumen River in the south. Many areas here are under the jurisdiction of the Nuergan capital, which is closely related to the economy of Liaodong.
They are closely connected. If Liaodong does not collapse, Nuergandusi will not collapse.
Qinghai and Tibet in the west have established capital jurisdiction to strengthen control over the two places through living Buddhas.
The southern part actually controlled Jiaozhi and owned all the territory of later Vietnam. Laos was the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the Xuanwei Division was established to administer it, including parts of Myanmar and Thailand in later generations. In the next step, the Chief Secretary of Laos can be established to encroach and assimilate according to the situation in Guizhou.
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Hainan Island is Qiongzhou Prefecture. Taiwan Island has not yet established a management agency, but it will soon.
Such a huge territory can of course be said to be directly catching up with the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the spirit of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty has become even higher.
While the two were discussing, the little emperor finally arrived, and the officials immediately congratulated the emperor on his birthday.
"Everyone is safe!"
Zhu Zaiyi was very happy today, not only because it was his birthday, but last month came the good news of the recapture of Jiaozhi, and then the birth of the second princess. It can be said that the happy events came one after another.
The only unlucky things were that the four prefectures of Guangnan suffered from floods and then drought. At the same time, the entire province of Shaanxi suffered from severe drought, reducing summer and autumn grain production by more than half.
Apart from that, the rest of the country is in good weather.
The dance music comes on stage, and the king and his ministers watch.
After the music was over, Zhu Zaiyi chatted with Wang Yuan about interesting things, while the officials could only watch and drink obediently.
Seemingly feeling that he had neglected the ministers, Zhu Zaiyi suddenly asked Yang Shen: "I heard that Mr. Yang is studying pre-Qin oracle bones. What can he find out about it?"
Yang Shen cupped his hands and replied: "Reporting to your majesty, the oracle bone inscriptions are likely to be ancient characters of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the date is earlier than the Zhongding inscriptions. There are indeed some clues. For example, there may not be a fifth-class title in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The fifth-class title should have been formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."
Mao Ji was stunned: "Is this really happening?"
Yang Shen explained carefully: "There are now more than 30 colleagues in the ancient character room of the Hanlin Academy, who not only study oracle bone inscriptions, but also combine them with Zhongding inscriptions. We found that during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, 'gong' was only a reference to the collateral ancestors of the ancestors.
Honorific title. 'Zi' is the honorific title for the nobles of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. The other three nobility are all official titles of the Yin and Shang Dynasties."
Fang Xianfu was surprised and said: "If your words are true, the history books should be rewritten!"
Yang Shen added: "The theory of surnames given by holy kings is also wrong. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, no distinction was made between surnames and surnames. The Ji surname in the Zhou Dynasty was related to female human beings or gods in the Yin and Shang dynasties.
It is occasionally mentioned on oracle bones."
The civil servants were shocked and confused. "Ji" was the surname of the Yellow Emperor and the national surname of the Zhou Dynasty.
The source of Confucian culture originated from the Zhou Dynasty, and can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor. If "Ji" was not given by the ancient sage kings, then many things in Confucianism would become rootless. This is to find out what Confucian scholars
Root seedlings!
Xu Zan, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, please suspend the research on oracle bone inscriptions!"
Zhu Zaiyi was listening with interest, but at this moment he was a little confused: "Why have you suspended the study of oracle bone inscriptions?"
Xu Zan replied: "Studying oracle bone inscriptions is of no benefit to the country or the people."
Luo Qinshun, the Minister of Rites, laughed and said: "Tingmei, please don't worry too much. Confucianism has lasted for thousands of years, how can it be overthrown by a few oracle bones?"
Xu Zan hesitated to speak, but finally shut up.
Yang Shen said: "Your Majesty, the oracle bones dug by the Prime Minister have either been studied, or the isolated cases cannot be verified. Please lead people to Henan to continue digging for oracle bones."
Zhu Zaiyi nodded and said: "Yes."
Yang Shen, a great talent, is expected to become the founder of early archeology.
After the banquet, the officials left Xiyuan, and Zhu Zaiyi left Wang Yuan alone.
Zhu Zaiyi said: "Sir, the Ming Dynasty Navy has become increasingly powerful. Should it be restrained?"
Wang Yuan praised: "It really needs to be rectified."
Zhu Zaiyi asked: "Sir, what is your strategy?"
Wang Yuan said: "The late emperor has already decided on the naval governor's office. The Ming Dynasty Navy will be supervised by the left governor of the naval governor's office. Your Majesty will send eunuchs to Johor to supervise the navy. In Johor, a naval governor's office can be set up. The Ming Dynasty Navy
It is divided into three, the first is the Nanyang Navy, headquartered in Temasek (Singapore); the second is the Oriental Navy, headquartered in Zhoushan; the third is the Western Navy, headquartered in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)."
The Nanyang Navy controls the southern seas; the Eastern Navy controls the trade between Korea and Japan; and the Western Navy controls the Indian Ocean and even further west.
The sons and nephews of Zhu Ying, Man Zheng, and Ning Botao were all transferred back to the Central Navy Governor's Mansion, where they served as right governors and idle officials for rich men. Another eunuch was sent to Johor to supervise the navy, and three military jinshis were sent to serve as three officers respectively.
The commander-in-chief of the water division.
Today's naval generals do not dare to rebel for the time being, otherwise they will only become pirates.
The Ming Dynasty had offended the Ming Dynasty and immediately banned the sea, which made the maritime merchants jump in haste.
What's more, at this time, the largest shipyard was in Fujian, followed by Zhejiang and Guangdong. The imperial court could produce warships like dumplings and annihilate all the naval generals who dared to rebel!
Of course, the largest warship shipyard is located in northern Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
When Prince Buddha returned to the country, northern Ceylon was assigned to the rule of the Ming Dynasty Navy. The island had a large amount of ironwood, and the warships built were extremely strong and durable.
The next day, the imperial court issued a decree to rename Taiyuan Island as the Taiwan Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of Fujian Province. It also sent a group of officials who had been dismissed from the administration to Taiwan to serve as prefects, prefecture magistrates, and county magistrates.
What is very interesting is that Taiwan’s prefecture is not located in Taipei, but in Tainan.
Anping Port in Tainan in later generations is now called "Taiwo Bay". It is an important trade node from Luzon to Fujian. Today, the fleets returning from Yinzhou or the fleets heading north from the Spice Islands all have to dock in Taiwo Bay.
It docked in the Gulf for supplies. Taipei, on the other hand, was the node of Japan's South Trade Route, and the profits were far less lucrative than those in Tainan.
As for Hainan Island, there is already Qiongzhou Prefecture, and the number of Han residents on the island is about 400,000. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the vigorous development of Hainan and built many schools to spread Chinese culture.
When the first Taiwan governor went to Tainan to take up his post, Wang Yuan's Spanish father-in-law had already landed from Tianjin by boat and was on his way to Beijing by boat.