Nowadays, Srivijaya is ostensibly managed by the two envoys Shi Jinqing and Liang Daoming, but in fact they were the people arranged by Hua Ying to handle various internal government affairs.
When he took the memorial of Srivijaya and sent it back to Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang not only awarded Liang Daoming two people, but also awarded the officials who Hua Ying arranged to go to Srivijaya to manage this territory that Zhu Xuan had opened up personally.
It can be said that Liang Daoming and Liang Daoming are only assistants, not really in charge.
The man in power on Sumatra Island is called Yue Changxing.
After receiving the report from the people below, Yue Changxing quickly led people to the old port. When he saw the two large ships in front of him, they were still flying the Ming army flag. Sure enough, it was His Highness who came, and he walked directly to the port.
At the same time, Shi Jinqing also came to the port and exclaimed: "Your Highness is finally here."
After a while, the Hongwu ship docked first.
The gangway extended downwards on the ship, and Zhu Xuan appeared at the exit of the gangway.
However, he did not get off the boat immediately. The Jinyiwei people got off the boat first. Yan Guan ensured that everything under the boat was safe before Zhu Xuan could get off.
"Yue Changxing, pay homage to His Royal Highness the young emperor!"
Yue Changxing knelt down first and shouted.
Shi Jinqing then knelt down and shouted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the little emperor!"
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Little Emperor!"
All the officials who followed, or the people who were watching nearby, hesitated for a moment, and then knelt down to welcome Zhu Xuan's arrival.
"Brother, you are so mighty!"
Xu Miaojin said proudly when she saw the scene in front of her.
Zhu Xuan smiled and said: "They are just afraid of our battleships, let's go down together!"
After the two of them got off the boat, Cen, Wu Yongfeng and others behind them dared to get off.
Cen Jing brother and sister saw so many people kneeling down to greet Zhu Xuan. This scene made people envious. Of course they were envious too.
"Everyone get up!"
Zhu Xuan said: "Master Yue, thank you for coming here so far."
Yue Changxing got up first and said with a smile: "It's not hard to be an official, and it's not very far here."
He is from Fujian, so coming to Srivijaya is considered a long way away.
However, there is a lot of oil and water here, especially since the sea ban was lifted this year. He contacted his relatives and went to sea from Fujian, bringing a lot of ceramics, silk and other things. After arriving in Sriwijaya, he was responsible for transferring and selling these goods to other places. , make a lot of money.
In this way, Yue Changxing could only do it in secret, and he didn't dare to make too much money.
Just at the end of last year, Zhu Yuanzhang killed a group of officials who were smuggling overseas. Yue Changxing knew about this. He was not considered a smuggler, but he was still very nervous, painful and happy when doing business as an official.
Seeing Zhu Xuan's arrival, he even wondered whether Zhu Xuan was here to check on him.
"What happened to Srivijaya this year?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
Shi Jinqing wanted to show off and said first: "Srivijaya is fine and there are no problems. Your Highness, please rest assured."
Zhu Xuan knew that they didn't dare to mess around now because they were afraid of Ming Dynasty's force. In addition to using force to deter them, they would also need to use economic means to control them like Annan did.
In addition, the same should be true for Southeast Asia as a whole.
Zhu Xuan's plan was ready, but it had not yet been implemented. After listening to Mu Sheng's persuasion, he rejected the previous plan to seize by force, but he soon thought of an economic plan.
Zhu Xuan looked around and asked, "Where is Liang Daoming?"
"Your Highness, I'm here!"
A rushing voice came from behind the crowd.
Liang Daoming ran over in a hurry, panting and saying: "My place is far away from the old port, so... it's going to be slow."
He pushed aside the people behind him and ran in. While speaking, he was still breathing hard, showing that he didn't dare to neglect and was really rushing over.
Zhu Xuan said: "Arrange a place for us to rest temporarily. Yan Guan will take a few royal guards to sort out all their official documents, especially financial ones, and then send them to me for a look."
"yes!"
they said in unison.
However, judging from their attitude and performance, Jin Yiwei was used to check the official documents, and there was no obvious discomfort on their faces. There should be nothing serious inside Srivijaya.
If there are some small things, they can be ignored.
Zhu Xuan was too lazy to care.
Shi Jinqing first invited Zhu Xuan into the old port city and arranged for people to bring a lot of tea and cakes.
Only Zhu Xuan and Xu Miaojin could receive such hospitality.
The others were taken to a side hall and arranged casually.
“The pastries here are delicious, much better than those on the ship.”
Xu Miaojin took a bite gently, took another sip of tea, and sat down comfortably.
Zhu Xuan smiled and said: "If Sister Miaojin doesn't want to stay on the ship, you can stay in the old port and wait for me to come back."
As he spoke, he opened the financial ledger.
He didn't bother to read those official documents. The problem shouldn't be big. He mainly wanted to check the finances. Being in Srivijaya and next to the Strait of Malacca, the officials here might not do smuggling, but they might use their authority to do business. There will be.
After looking at the data for a while, Zhu Xuan quickly saw the problem.
Revenues and expenses are unbalanced, and some data are unclear.
Yue Changxing and others overestimated their ability to make fake accounts. Before Zhu Xuan even finished reading, he shook his head and threw it to Hou Xian, saying: "Use our mathematical knowledge to compare the data in this account book." , all sorted.”
Hou Xian's mathematics was passed down by Zhu Xuan.
He learned all the various accounting methods. After hearing this, he picked up his pen, took out a piece of paper, drew various charts, and then calculated the data.
"I don't want to stay, I want to be with my brother."
While eating, Xu Miaojin asked, "Brother, do they have any problems?"
Zhu Xuan said: "At this position, it is normal to have some problems. As long as they are not big, I can let them go."
Xu Miaojin took a small piece of pastry, put it to Zhu Xuan's mouth, and said, "My brother is so awesome. He can tell there is something wrong at a glance and understands everything."
Zhu Xuan took a bite of the pastry and smiled: "Sister Miaojin is also very powerful, she can do everything."
"Sister Miaojin."
At this time, Cen Hua came from the side hall.
While on the boat, they got to know each other, became sisters, and had each other's company.
"Sister Hua'er."
Xu Miaojin picked up the pastries and said, "I have delicious ones here."
Cen Hua was not polite at all. She ran over and said with a smile, "Thank you, sister."
Seeing them eating cakes, Zhu Xuan did not disturb them and just watched Hou Xian working.
After about half an hour, Hou Xian said: "Your Highness, I have sorted out part of it. There are many errors and omissions in it. There are many problems with the data, but the difference is not very big. They want to use their authority to do something, but they don't dare to do it too much." presumptuous."
With that said, he handed the compiled contents to Zhu Xuan to read.
"Inform Yan Guan and take them to the government office."
"Li Niu, protect Sister Miaojin."
"let's go!"
Zhu Xuan decided to have a chat with them.
As he said just now, as long as the problem is not big, he can let them go without being as ruthless as Grandpa Huang.
