Chapter 56: The Northern Expedition is finally here.
Sending Rodriguez, a famous European fraudster, to deceive the loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty was just an idle step for Zhu Daohua.
"Your Majesty, Rodriguez is really quite capable... Now Vicente and Liu Guangliang are taking him to Guangzhou to meet Fukangan..."
Gong Zhuman came to report Rodriguez’s latest progress
Zhu Daohua nodded slightly: "If this person had no ability, he wouldn't be rewarded by the big European trading houses... You can keep an eye on him, this guy is not trustworthy."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, his children are his weakness."
Gong Zhuman said.
Zhu Daohua nodded slightly, and after a few more words, he asked Gong Zhuman to retreat first.
Then he summoned Gu Song and Luo Fangbo, who were preparing for the first "imperial examination" in the Ming Dynasty.
This imperial examination is not a test of eight-legged essay.
It is mainly divided into two subjects.
One subject tests policy theory, and the other tests mathematics.
Both subjects are tested at the same time.
Each subject is worth 100 points, and the 350 people with the highest total score will be selected.
With a total of more than 4,000 people signing up.
This admission rate is already considered very high.
It is different from the previous imperial examination where you can wait for official status.
Those who are admitted this time will have to enter the Daming Government Affairs School for training. After obtaining a "completion certificate", they can obtain the corresponding position based on the performance score of the school.
This is actually a "Assault Training Camp for Political Affairs Officers".
It's similar to the Army and Navy Academy's "Regiment Assault Training."
It is of course impossible to train any particularly awesome talents.
But after some training, at least you won't be blinded when you take office.
And the purpose of holding this imperial examination.
Of course it was for the sake of establishing Lan Fang Province.
Before capturing Lanfang.
Luo Fangbo used the Lanfang Kingdom to replace his sister's position as the Queen of the Ming Dynasty.
To be honest, looking at it now.
Luo Fangbo once said that Lanfang's rich man had reached a high level.
But at the time, Zhu Daohua had only three thousand soldiers and no more than a few islands in his territory.
Being able to get a queen with a country as a dowry is naturally not a disadvantage.
Moreover, he also wanted to base himself on Nanyang at that time and use Nanyang as the base for the Northern Expedition to Guangdong.
Naturally, we need to establish good relations with the local tycoons.
Zhu Daohua does not need to do this now. He has established his position in Nanyang with his absolute military superiority.
That's why he was able to suppress the local tyrants in Lanfang, ask them to hand over part of their land, disband their gangs and armed forces, bring the Chinese people in Lanfang under direct jurisdiction, and also collect taxes and recruit troops in Lanfang.
But it's not easy to do this.
He is not a Mongolian.
No matter whether they are killed or buried.
To truly establish a stable rule in one place, it must rely on a systematic civil service system.
As for how to get administrative cadres.
There is much experience to be learned from China’s history.
Just improve it and use it.
And let the children of the Lanfang clan become local officials.
This is just the first step in transforming Lanfang.
In the future, Zhu Daohua will gain territory in the mainland.
You can expand your source of cadres.
Gradually replace the problem of too many “indigenous officials” in Lan Fong Province.
Luo Fangbo and Gu Song came together.
If nothing unexpected happens.
Luo Fangbo, Duke of Lan State, will become the governor of Lanfang, the "first province of the New Ming Dynasty".
Set according to local official positions.
The local provinces extended the Ming Dynasty's "Administrator's Office", which was renamed as a province, and established the post of Administrative Envoy, responsible for taking charge of local administration.
At the same time, a "Department of Sentencing and Prosecution" was established in provincial institutions to take charge of local justice.
In addition, considering that Lanfang is located in West Borneo, it has to compete with the Borneo countries for land, water sources, minerals, etc.
Luo Fangbo suggested improving the Ming Dynasty health system.
A "capital commander" was set up, and all males of appropriate age in Lanfang Province were required to participate in military training. At the same time, guard posts were set up in places bordering West Borneo and other countries, and fields were established to expand borders.
This way.
There are divisions responsible for administration, justice, and local military affairs.
The position of Governor is temporary.
If a province like Lanfang does not have a governor to coordinate and direct the various departments.
The efficiency of operations will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to expansion in West Borneo - Zhu Daohua will not invest his main force in West Borneo. The opponents are only natives of Borneo, and there are few people in Lanfang. Therefore, the expansion in West Borneo was in the form of guard posts, gradually encroaching.
And under Lan Fong Province.
There are three mansions.
They are Kunzhou Prefecture with Pontianak as the center, Luzhou Prefecture with Dongwanlu as the center, and Fazhou Prefecture with Sanfa as the center.
The three places were renamed Kunzhou, Luzhou and Fazhou respectively.
Each prefecture has a magistrate's office, and each department in the province has offices under it to take charge of the affairs of each prefecture.
There are counties under the state.
Kunzhou has eight counties, Luzhou has six counties, and Fazhou has seven counties.
The expansion of Kunzhou Prefecture will expand to the southeast along the largest river in Borneo, which was renamed Kunjiang.
The expansion direction of Luzhou Prefecture will be towards the east.
The expansion direction of Fazhou is northward along the coastline, gradually encroaching on Brunei, and gradually driving the indigenous people northward.
"Your Majesty, this is the preliminary plan to establish Lan Fang Province. It has one province, three prefectures and 21 districts, with a total population of more than 600,000 (only counting Chinese). The land in Borneo is fertile, and rice is harvested three times a year. It can accommodate The population is much more than this. In the future, people from the mainland can be immigrated to Lanfang, gradually squeezing out the local natives..."
Luo Fangbo said.
In fact, there are still some things he has not said.
That is to immigrate people from the mainland to Lanfang.
The establishment of military garrison villages will greatly dilute the influence of the original Chinese tycoons in Lanfang.
With changes in population structure and land structure.
It is only a matter of time before Lanfang becomes a Han province like other inland provinces.
Zhu Daohua stared at the map of West Borneo and nodded slightly.
"Uncle Fang, you are doing something that will benefit the present generation and benefit the future."
Zhu Daohua said.
"Today, the Han provinces are densely populated, with more than 30 million people. Even if I revive the Ming Dynasty in the future and sit on the dragon's throne in Beijing, these 30 million Han people who are waiting for food will, to you and me, But it’s all a huge... burden.”
When Luo Fangbo heard this, he nodded solemnly.
As the first Duke of the new Ming Dynasty to retire with the country.
Now the interests of the Lanfang Luo family and Zhu Daohua are completely bound.
The fall of dynasties in history all started when the people did not have enough to eat..
This population is so large.
It's completely a time bomb.
"So, we must move out the crowded population in Han Dynasty."
"Borneo, Sumatra, Java..."
Zhu Daohua's hand kept moving downward.
His hands stayed on that huge southern continent. These territories could be directly ruled by future technological means.
"These are extremely fertile sites. If we don't take them today, how can we take them?"
...
"Thirty million Chinese people are huddled in a corner of China, with no food to eat and no clothing to cover their bodies. European white barbarians have plundered Africa and occupied North and South America. They have accounted for nine out of ten of the richest people in the world! However, their population is no more than Ten million, Shenzhou has been surrounded, but the Manchu Qing court has no idea that it is a blood-sucking parasite lying on China's body, using the essence of China to feed the Tartars of the Eight Banners!"
"This is China's misfortune!"
"This is a great shame and humiliation for us!"
"How can we, the men of the Han family, endure such humiliation?"
"I, the descendant of Taizu, would like to carry a three-foot sword and sail northward on February 15th to recover Guangdong, Jiangnan, and the Central Plains!!"
"Expel the Tartars and restore China!"
Zhu Daohua's voice boomed in the hall.
Young officers at the Army and Naval Academy.
Young candidates from the Government Affairs University Hall.
Standing up suddenly.
Zhu Daohua shouted in unison.
"Expel the Tartars! Restore China!"
The sound boomed.
Everyone's eyes drifted to the north.
One month later.
AD 1790.
One hundred and sixty-three years of Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty.
February 15th.
The first batch of Northern Expedition troops will sail northward.
Target.
Pearl River Estuary.
Lantau Island!
