On this side of the Strait of Hormoci, the unfinished Lingbao that was originally the new capital built by Persia has been demolished. The buried corpses are buried separately in a huge grave. Needless to say, this tomb is strong evidence of the cruelty of the Safavid dynasty.
The original Persian prisoners, under the custody of the Ming army soldiers, were responsible for the heaviest work in the new port city. In addition, many ordinary people are also participating in the construction, but these people are working for relief, and the work they are assigned is not very heavy.
Later, the Ming army, which was attacking the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, gradually brought in Ottoman prisoners to enrich the manpower for construction.
In this way, the new port city was built very quickly. The port part was completed first and can accommodate many ships at one time. Just looking at the scale, you know that this place will definitely become a very prosperous place in the future.
On this day, among the former poor Persians who were doing the finishing work at the port and now the people of the Ming Dynasty, some people suddenly cheered and said: "Look, there are many ships coming!"
When his companion heard this, he didn't even raise his head. He just said with a smile: "Now that our Ming Dynasty is invincible, the prisoners are not transported in one boat. What is there to make a fuss about?"
"No, no, look, they are coming from the east, there are so many ships!"
After hearing this, those who had lowered their heads started to look up.
Sure enough, on the east sea, there were all ships flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty. There are not many sailing warships among them, most of them are the kind of lucky ships unique to the Ming Dynasty.
After seeing this situation clearly, these people couldn't help but stand up, waved uncontrollably, and welcomed the friends from the East with their enthusiasm.
A very simple truth that they all understand. Only the more people come from the Ming Dynasty, the more stable their life here will be. Otherwise, if the enemy attacks in large numbers and has too many troops, the Ming army will be too small in number and will ultimately be unreliable.
While waving, they were also curious about who came with so many ships coming this time.
This fleet did not come from the Ming Dynasty, but the transport fleet that originally participated in the war, with nearly two thousand ships. After the war, they returned to the Togo Shipyard for maintenance.
Later, grain was transported from Dongwu, but the bigger task was to pick up the fleet coming from the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty and conduct the handover at Dongwu.
This handover is of course not about moving the materials on the ship, but the handover of the ship. Zhang Huangyan, the governor of Dongwu, controlled whether it was one versus one or one versus two or more, which meant balancing the number of ships on both sides.
This time on the ship came Ming officials who had gone to Persia to serve as local officials.
This is different from becoming an official in a vassal state. The official department must be assessed and selected. There is a stipulation that after serving as an official in an overseas province for a certain number of years, promotion will be faster. It's not that as long as the scholar can lift people or something like that, as long as he has read a book.
The one with the highest official position among them is now standing on the bow deck of the flagship, tall and looking at the bustling construction site on the shore.
"Master Lu, we are here." The captain next to him pointed to the other side and said, "Sir, we will disembark here and go to Zhenna City by land. After the general is replenished here, he will go inside to send supplies and troops to Lord Yan.”
This Master Lu is naturally Lu Xiangsheng. After asking Emperor Chongzhen for battle many times, he finally received permission, and the veteran continued to take action, making another contribution to the Ming Dynasty's expansion of territory.
At this time, he was not tired from being on the boat for a long time. There was even a hint of excitement on his face as he said: "I never thought that one day, I would be able to set foot in the place where the Three Treasures Eunuch had been!"
The Sanbao eunuch, Zheng He, visited here many times during his seven voyages to the West during the Yongle period at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
Who would have thought a few years ago that the Ming Dynasty would one day return to the glory of the Yongle period. In other words, to go one step further, it directly opened up this place and became the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Traveling thousands of miles, I still set foot on the land of Ming Dynasty!
After hearing this, the captain laughed and said: "As long as your majesty points your sword to the west, no matter how far you are, it belongs to our Ming Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at him, smiled slightly, but said nothing.
It is easy to defeat the enemy, but difficult to govern the place. No matter what, it is not easy to turn all places into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. There still have to be enemies.
I was thinking this in my heart, but I didn't say it out loud.
By the time the fleet docked, the general in charge had already led people to the dock.
He had received Emperor Chongzhen's order before and knew who would come this time, so he made a lot of preparations.
As expected, most of the people who disembarked at this pier and would be the local officials of the Persian territory were seasick and needed to rest for several days before they could recover after landing ashore.
Those who often ride boats or ride horses will be much more adaptable to long voyages. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Lu Xiang's promotion. While waiting for others to rest, he inspected the area, visited the large tomb, and offered a stick of incense.
His move moved all the people and soldiers who were originally from Persia. Especially when they knew that this high-ranking official from the Ming Dynasty would be the highest Ming official in Persia, they felt particularly lucky and reassured.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be here forever. In the end, the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty who are in charge of this place are the real key to their happy life. Now they can see that this high official cannot be wrong.
Of course, not all Persian people can rest assured. Those who are more worried will not believe easily. There will always be a group of such people.
But no matter what, just in this way, Lu Xiangsheng won the hearts and minds of most Persians.
But he wanted to do more than that. He often went to the military camps or civilian camps where new cities were being built to understand their situation. He also used his old habits to eat the same food as them in the camp.
His move really shocked the Persians' eyes.
When had they ever seen such a high official? To be honest, not only have they never seen it, they haven't even heard of it. It doesn't even exist in legends.
After Lu Xiangsheng leaves, the entire camp will explode. Even people who were very hungry after a day's work did not care about eating and gossiped about this high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty.
"I heard that Mr. Lu, who came to us as the governor of Persia, really has to eat in the camp?"
"It goes without saying that I saw it with my own eyes, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it!"
"Doesn't he think the food we are eating is unpalatable? For such a high official, he must eat delicacies from all over the world, right?"
"Don't tell me, I stared at it carefully, it looks more natural than us eating it!"
"And, let me tell you, Governor Lu actually talked to me and asked about my family situation. He really, I swear, really talked to me!"
"Is it true? Such good luck! Governor Lu, can you talk to me?"
"Needless to say, absolutely!"
"..."
After the news spread, especially when some people heard from people from the Ming Dynasty that Lu Xiangsheng had always had such a style, basically everyone was full of hope for Lu Xiangsheng and was fortunate that the Ming Emperor sent such a good official. To take care of them.
Five days later, Lu Xiangsheng set off for Zhennancheng.
In fact, he wished he could go to see the emperor without waiting even a day. He had not seen the emperor in several years.
But unfortunately other colleagues couldn't do it, and it took five days before they were finally able to set off.
Needless to say, Lu Xiangsheng was riding a horse. Not only that, other local officials who can ride horses are also required to ride horses. Only those who really can't ride horses and have not fully recovered can ride in carriages.
On the day he left, everyone stopped what they were doing and respectfully saw Lu Xiangsheng off. There are no orders, everything is spontaneous.
After more than a thousand miles, we hurriedly and slowly arrived at Zhennancheng. However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already led the army on an expedition, and his message was to let Lu Xiangsheng take up his new position immediately and take charge of the Persian province.
While Lu Xiangsheng regretted not meeting Emperor Chongzhen, he also knew the importance of governing Persia well. The road back is unstable and it is difficult for the army to move forward. Only when Persia is stable can the emperor fight with peace of mind on the front line.
So he worked almost day and night, first reading the Persian materials left to him by Emperor Chongzhen, and then talking to many people who were familiar with the place. Then he issued his decree.
The first, of course, is to assign the officials he brought to the state capital to serve as local officials in a way that he thought was reasonable.
Second, in Persia Province, three years of free education for children has also been implemented. Of course, this reading must be reading the Four Books and Five Classics.
Third, to announce the decree left to him by the emperor, imperial examinations would also be held in the Persian provinces. Among them, the college examination and the provincial examination were held in the province of Persia. Needless to say, the provincial examination and the imperial examination had to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
In the past, Emperor Chongzhen always brought troops, so these things could not be achieved. But now that Lu Xiangsheng came with civil servants, he could make an announcement.
After the announcement of these decrees, there was an immediate sensation throughout Persia.
In ancient times, except for the Ming Dynasty in the East, which used the imperial examination system to select officials, almost no other countries had such a way. The distinction between classes is very clear.
No matter how future generations view the imperial examination system, it really gave the people at the bottom a chance to get ahead. Now that such an opportunity has spread to Persia, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, there is no doubt that it shocked the Persians.
If some Persians thought it was too difficult to learn the Ming Dynasty culture and the Four Books and Five Classics and wanted to give up, then after Lu Xiangsheng’s decrees were issued, thirty-year-olds shamelessly went to school and said that they were only eight years old. , but he is mature and wants to study. Can you believe it? But such a thing really has to happen!
