Nanyang, Zhou State.
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju was sighing.
His Zhou Kingdom was the former Sulu Kingdom.
According to the world map of Prince Zhu Gaoxu, the area centered on the Sulu Islands of the Philippines includes the Sulu Islands, Palawan Island, etc. and the northeastern part of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also a quite large area.
But the problem is that it is too difficult to develop the Kingdom of Zhou!
First of all, the Sulu Archipelago is an archipelago located in the southwest of the Philippines. It is composed of hundreds of volcanic islands, coral islands, countless rocky beaches and reefs. The islands are full of huge forests with towering ancient trees, and there is not much arable land available for cultivation.
In order to repay the cost of the imperial court sending navy to assist Zhu Zhu in establishing his country, Zhu Zhu had to order his soldiers to cut down these ancient trees to repay the debt. On the one hand, cutting down the trees could be regarded as a stable source of income, which could help the Zhou State repay its debts. Secondly, only by clearing these forests Only after the land is leveled can the land be cleared for people to cultivate.
Therefore, logging became Zhou's national plan. From the moment he landed on the island, until now, four or five years have passed, and it has never stopped.
In addition, the indigenous residents of the Sulu Kingdom in the past naturally became the subjects of his Zhou Kingdom, King Zhu Ju.
But the problem is that these native barbarians are just lazy and lazy at work. What kind of religious beliefs have they developed?
This is the most troublesome problem facing Zhou State!
It is said that in the early years, religious merchants from Arabia and India introduced their religion to the commercial ports of the Sulu Islands while trading with local merchants in Sulu.
Then, under the influence of the deliberate preaching of these religious businessmen, some princes, nobles and businessmen in Sulu began to believe in the Naroshizi religion. It has developed to the point where the whole country believes in the religion. Even the indigenous people have no doubts about the Naroshizi religion!
If it is other matters, Zhu Rui is still confident that he can solve it by himself.
But when it comes to the problem of religious belief, Zhu Rui is a little confused and doesn't know what to do.
There is no way, religious belief is really too scary.
Zhu Tong saw with his own eyes that the indigenous barbarians who were unwilling to obey actually committed suicide while shouting doctrines. They looked like lunatics, and they looked terrifying!
Zhu Rui had never come into contact with this thing before, so naturally he didn't know how to deal with it.
Now that the Nanyang King Zhu Gaosui, who was in charge of Nanyang, ran away to America again, Zhu Ji didn't know what to do and could only report it to the central court.
I have to admit that this religious belief of Lao Shizi will be a great obstacle to the development of the Zhou Kingdom!
After all, there was no supreme religious belief in the Ming Dynasty. The people only believed in themselves and the imperial court.
As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it was natural to find ways to remove this religious influence and prevent the Zhou State from becoming a theocratic country like the Sulu State in the past. This was definitely not allowed by the central court.
But, how to solve it?
Zhu Rui was very distressed.
At this moment, a memorial was delivered in a hurry.
After seeing this, Zhu Xi was overjoyed. The imperial court actually summoned them to Beijing to celebrate the Longevity Festival for His Majesty the Emperor!
This is a great opportunity!
I'm so sleepy, someone gives me a pillow!
Zhu Rui is suffering from no way to solve this problem!
Now that you can go to Beijing in person, go and ask the current prince, he will definitely have a solution!
When he thought of this, Zhu Xi immediately ordered preparations to be made. The Crown Prince of Zhou stayed to stay in the Kingdom of Zhou, and all the naval fleets were ready to set sail!
In addition, he also informed the other five kings of Nanyang that they must prepare a generous gift and dispatch all the elite navy!
The Seven Nanyang Kingdoms have developed for so many years, and it is time for the central court to see the tyrannical combat power of the Nanyang Navy!
Nanyang Old Port, Naval Base.
Looking at the official document in front of him, Yang Shiqi smiled on his face.
He had been waiting for this day for so long that he felt a little melancholy!
At that time, Yang Shiqi designed to trick his grandson Zhu Zhanji, causing Zhu Zhanji to fail in seizing the rightful son, and Han King Zhu Gaoxu to win a complete victory.
But precisely because of this, Yang Shiqi was resented by Emperor Yongle and had to flee Nanyang to protect himself.
This wait lasted three full years!
Three years have passed. Your Highness, do you still remember Yang Shiqi?
"Instruct the six kings of Nanyang to dispatch all the elite naval forces, prepare generous gifts, and return to the capital with me to celebrate my birthday!"
Zhu Gaosui, the King of Nanyang, went to North America. He, Yang Shiqi, the Prime Minister of Nanyang, was the supreme ruler of Nanyang!
None of the other six kings of Nanyang would dare to disobey his orders!
At the same time, Indochina.
The acting king Zhu Gui laughed heartily.
"It's not easy!"
"Fourth brother still remembers us old brothers!"
During the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Gui prepared to raise an army in Datong, the fiefdom, in response to King Zhu Di of Yan. However, he failed to raise an army and was imprisoned by the imperial generals.
After King Yan Zhu Di was successfully defeated, he naturally remembered his friendship, so he restored his title of acting king.
However, Zhu Di also implemented the reduction of vassal status, but the method was relatively mild, which made people difficult to guard against. Zhu Gui was also reprimanded many times for his lawlessness.
It wasn't until the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu was born and single-handedly formulated the policy of sending the kings abroad that the acting king Zhu Gui ushered in his own spring!
At least he can do whatever he wants in his own country, and no one will control him anymore.
"Since Fourth Brother took the initiative to invite me, I must give him this face."
"Send the order and prepare some mighty war elephants as congratulatory gifts for my fourth brother!"
"In addition, mobilize my favorite giant elephant soldiers to accompany me to the capital to pay tribute, haha!"
Zhu Gui had a bad temper. After coming to Indochina, he immediately fell in love with those mighty and invincible giant war elephants, so he devoted all his efforts to create an invincible giant elephant soldier!
On this Wanshou Festival, all the kings will come to Beijing, and he wants to show those old brothers how powerful his invincible giant elephant soldiers are!
East China Sea, Ningguo.
Ever since King Ning Zhu Quan's hope of Zheng He's navy and plotting the artifact Tudou failed, Ning Guo has fallen into an embarrassing situation.
The main figures, including Ning Wang Zhu Quan and Ning Wang's eldest son Zhu Panxang, were all escorted back to the capital by Zheng He. Their titles were abolished and demoted to common people, and they were imprisoned in Fengyang, the central capital.
After selection by the imperial court, it was decided to appoint Zhu Panyi, the sixth son of King Ning Xian, as the crown prince of Prince Ning. The court ministers were sent to serve as the chief historian of Prince Ning to assist and teach the crown prince Ning, who was only four or five years old. After he was crowned, he officially inherited the throne of Prince Ning. King's title.
Along with the ministers of the imperial court, there were also garrison troops who went straight to the gold and silver mines in Ning State. Without the consent of Ning Prince Zhu Panyi, they directly mined them on their own.
When everyone saw this, they understood the truth. Prince Ning's lineage was completely abolished and would be completely emptied of power and reduced to mascots.
All military and political power fell into the hands of Ning Wang Changshi, and the Ning Wang Changshi was held by officials dispatched by the central court on a rotating basis. In other words, no matter what time, the power of Ning State was always in the hands of the court, completely cutting off the Ning Dynasty. A chance for the Wang family to take power!
The current Ning Wang Changshi is Chen Ding, a little-known young official.
But every time Zhu Panyi faced Chen Ding, his heart was filled with fear and uneasiness.
"Lord Changshi, are we going to Beijing this time?"
Looking at Zhu Panyi who was shivering and uneasy, Chen Ding showed a kind smile.
"certainly!"
"You are the guide of your ministers, and your orders cannot be violated!"
"Your Highness, you must keep this in mind!"
