After laughing, Han Du continued: "Luzon is indeed a good place. It is extremely rich in various minerals and food. The emperor will never abandon such a place. The emperor asked last time Let’s talk about how to deal with this Luzon.”
"How did you get back to the emperor?" Lan Yu asked carelessly and without any scruples.
However, these news were not palace secrets, so Han Du also spoke out frankly.
"Our suggestion to the emperor is to establish a governor."
After Han Du finished speaking, he looked at everyone with a smile.
It's a pity that Lan Yu and others looked at each other and didn't know what the governor was.
"Governor? What is a governor?" Wang Bi asked in confusion.
Han Du glanced at everyone and said word for word: "The person who takes over the military and political power of a place is the governor."
this!
Lan Yu and others couldn't help but widen their eyes, and their heartbeats accelerated involuntarily. They were unfamiliar with the governor, but they were very familiar with military and political power. Taking over the military and political power of a region, isn't this equivalent to being a local emperor?
However, after getting excited, Wang Bi suddenly calmed down and asked: "How can the emperor agree?"
Yes, it is impossible for the emperor to agree to it.
Several people immediately calmed down, and the anxiety just now disappeared. There is no way the emperor will agree to it. No matter how excited they are, what's the use? Moreover, Luzon is isolated overseas, thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. If you go there, you will feel like you are in exile.
Han Du nodded and said with a smile: "The emperor did not agree directly, but said that he would consider it carefully."
Will you consider it? That means the emperor might agree?
But this time, few people were not excited. The reason why they were excited just now was because the governor combined military and political power into one body, which sounded very impressive at first glance. But now that I think about it carefully, going to Luzon to be the governor? This overseas country cannot compare with Ming Dynasty in all aspects.
In line with the mentality of preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix, except for Zhu Shou, the others were somewhat resistant.
After all, no one without any courage would really dare to leave the colorful world of the capital and go overseas to the wilderness.
"I originally suggested to the emperor to send officials
Go, but I guess those civil servants don't have the courage to go to Luzon. Han Du patiently explained: "Luzon is alone overseas after all. Once something happens, it is beyond the reach of the Ming Dynasty. Everything can only be decided by the governor." Moreover, the local natives are fierce, and those civil servants may be frightened and retreat when they hear this. "
Seeing that Han Du had reduced the courage of the civil servants to nothing, several people burst into laughter. They were also suppressed by the civil servants and were suffocating. Now that they could vent their anger, they were naturally happy.
"But your brothers are different. You have experienced hundreds of battles. Even the fierce elite Yuan soldiers were defeated by your brothers and fled. Those natives are no match for you." Han Du boasted without leaving any trace. A handful of people.
Lan Yu and others are naturally very useful. Compared with the elite Yuan soldiers, the so-called natives are just a bunch of chickens and dogs to them.
You must know that these few people in front of you, even Zhang Yi and Zhu Shou who have not been granted the title of marquis, are all fierce generals in the Ming Dynasty's army.
At this point, Zhu Shou also understood. He frowned and asked, "Brother Han, do you want me to take over the position of governor?"
Han Du nodded.
Luzon was thousands of miles away, and it was governed by local natives. Doesn’t Zhu Shou’s nephew like to bully the people? Then let him bully the locals. Anyway, these people are not ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no psychological burden to bully them. Zhu Shou is still the local governor and can make decisions with a single word, so he can easily protect his nephew.
Moreover, as long as they are not bullying the people of Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that even if someone sues Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu will not care.
Zhu Shou's brows furrowed even more tightly. He wanted to win the title of Marquis immediately, but now he had to go overseas with no chance to make meritorious deeds. This made him very unwilling. But on the other hand, his nephew was indeed difficult to discipline. If he continued to stay in the Ming Dynasty, he might cause trouble and the whole family would be imprisoned that day. At that time, let alone becoming a marquis immediately, whether the whole family's heads can be saved is a question.
Although Zhu Shou fought with the emperor to conquer the world, the emperor never showed mercy when he killed those who conquered the world. He didn't think he would be an exception in front of the emperor.
For a while, Zhu Shou kept thinking in his heart
I can't make up my mind about the trade-offs.
Seeing this, Han Du had no choice but to add fuel to the fire and said, "Being a governor is not without its benefits."
Zhu Shou immediately paused in his heart and already had a rough idea. But since Han Du said it was beneficial, he naturally wanted to ask clearly. He cupped his fist towards Han Du and said, "Brother Han, please speak clearly."
Han Du continued: "At the beginning, the emperor was also afraid that none of the officials would be willing to go overseas, so he asked what should be done. I then advised the emperor that the governor's term is five years, and the purpose of the governor overseas is to gather wealth for the Ming Dynasty. In these five years, no matter how much wealth the governor turned over to the Ming Dynasty each year, the Ming Dynasty would reward the governor with 10% of it as an encouragement."
"Is the emperor's approval?" It was related to his own interests, so Zhu Shou naturally asked hurriedly.
Han Du shook his head and said, "The emperor did not nod. He only said that he would consider it."
"One percent..." Lan Yu couldn't help but interrupt, "If I can get as much as you sent to the palace in five years, it would be a huge fortune." Thinking of the money that Han Du sent to the palace. Those gold and silver treasures, even the blue jade can't sit still.
Han Du sneered and explained: "That's impossible! There is a reason why I was able to get so much in the first place. Moreover, it was Luzon's accumulation of more than a hundred years. I will definitely not get that much now. But it won’t be less, according to my estimation, there is still a chance that one hundred thousand taels of snowflake silver will fall into the hands a year.”
One hundred thousand taels a year and five hundred thousand taels in five years. A governor can make five hundred thousand taels of silver, which is really worth thousands of dollars.
Zhu Shou suddenly sweated from his nervous forehead. While fighting for the title of Marquis immediately, he worked hard for five years. Not only did he avoid his nephew getting into trouble, but he was also able to make a huge fortune.
Not only Zhu Shou, but others were also moved.
Zhang Yi is even better, he also wants to win the title of Marquis immediately. Therefore, after weighing the situation, I still felt that a hereditary and replaceable marquis was better, so I didn't pay too much attention to the position of the governor.
But two people like Wang Bi and Cao Zhen were very excited. They are already marquises, and the hope of becoming dukes in this life is very slim. It can be said that the Marquis is the pinnacle of their lives. Now that we have the power and position, we are now short of money. In this case, the governor's position is very attractive to them.
