Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 790 Regulations of the New Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty
Although the Chinese sages left the famous saying of "distanced friendship and near attack", Zhu Youjian, after careful research and analysis based on the experience of later generations, believes that the meaning of "attack" in this sentence is not only extensive, but not only The military force referred to also includes other factors such as economy and culture. If we simply regard "attack" as conquest by force, we will completely betray the true intention of our ancestors.

"Therefore, go up to attack the plan, then attack the cross, and then attack the army, and then attack the city."

In order to establish a co-prosperity sphere of Confucian civilization in Southeast Asia, on the premise of deterring the Ming Dynasty's neighbors, especially the countries in Southeast Asia, starting from the cultural and economic aspects can achieve the goal more thoroughly than using force.

After repeated studies and discussions with the cabinet ministers, the Ming court successively issued a series of policies in response to the grand plan proposed by Zhu Youjian. The purpose of course is to enable the people of the entire Southeast Asian region to live a better life in the future.

First of all, the governments of Southeast Asian countries must unify the above table and clarify the relationship with Daming as suzerain state and vassal state. For this reason, Honglu Temple will send officials to each country, and then bring the seals and envoys of each country back to Daming.

As long as the status relationship between Da Ming and other countries is certain, Da Ming will guarantee the safety of the ruling status of the current rulers and descendants of each country, and will never support and allow the overthrow of the current regime in its country.

Once the situation in a certain country is in turmoil and there is a danger of regime change, Daming, the suzerain country, will send officers and troops to the country where the incident occurred to assist its "legitimate" regime to suppress opposition forces until the domestic situation is completely stable.

Contrary to the above regulations, if a certain country does not recognize the status of Ming suzerain, the legitimacy of its regime will not be recognized and protected by the Ming court. If civil strife occurs in its country, Ming will support the "justice" party as the legitimate regime and will provide it with various assistance in its struggle for freedom.

The Ming court welcomes dignitaries and sons of nobles from all over the world to come to study abroad. The Ming Dynasty will set up a humanities college in the Polytechnic Institute, select famous Confucian scholars as lecturers, and teach these overseas students the "essence" of Confucian civilization, so that they can fully understand the Confucian civilization after they come to power in the future. Understand and accept the content of Confucian civilization, and vigorously promote it in its country.

Secondly, all countries that recognize bilateral relations must vigorously carry out campaigns in their own countries to learn Chinese, wear Han clothes, recognize Chinese characters, and learn Chinese customs. The Ming and Ming Dynasties formed a good environment with the same cultural background and interlinked language, which promoted barrier-free exchanges and communication between people of various countries.

This article will be implemented in conjunction with the first article. Anyone who refuses or resists will be regarded by the Ming court as intending to fully confront the suzerain country, and the consequences arising therefrom will be borne by those who resist.

Third, in order to promote the prosperity and development of the economies of various countries and improve the living standards and quality of people in various countries, the Ming court will increase its economic assistance to various countries. It has entered the markets of various countries so that more people can enjoy these exquisite commodities.

Fourth, except for Ming silver coins and bank notes, each vassal state is not allowed to accept any other country’s currency to circulate in its own market. Once such behavior is discovered, relevant persons will be held accountable.

Daming will open embassies and consulates in various countries and send relevant personnel to help their governments monitor all incidents that violate the regulations.

Embassies and consulates of the Ming Dynasty will be opened in prosperous cities and locations in various countries. Embassies and consulates are regarded as extensions of the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This is an infringement on the land of Ming Dynasty, and the serious consequences caused by this will be borne by the provocateur.

After the imperial decree was issued, Zheng Zhifeng, the Minister of Honglu Temple who participated in the formulation of the regulations, returned to the office and immediately summoned senior officials in the department to study and formulate relevant measures and dispatch envoys from various countries. After boarding the ship at Tianjinwei Wharf, he went to Manila, and then went on a mission to various countries under the escort of the local garrison.

Although the North Sea Fleet has already gone on an expedition to Europe, most of the officers and troops did not follow the fleet to the west. Because there is no need for landing operations in naval battles, in addition to the officers and troops returning to Dengzhou station, there are still 5000 people left behind in Manila. Li Dingguo unified command.

Li Dingguo has received the order to prepare for war immediately, although it is to deal with the possible situation of non-compliance with the new regulations.

Zhu Youjian's intention is very clear. Once such a situation occurs, the garrison must suppress it as quickly as possible. The court only looks at the result, not the process.

I believe that Li Dingguo understood the meaning of these few words thoroughly.

With the current prestige and momentum of the Ming army, Zhu Youjian does not think that there will be any big disturbances this time. The status of the suzerain of the Ming Dynasty has been unanimously recognized by all countries for 200 years, and now he is just confirming it again in a new form That's all, he sincerely hopes not to cause misunderstandings among countries, he is very sincere to lead everyone to make a fortune together.

However, if there are really people who don't know how to promote, Zhu Youjian believes that the Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers will teach him how to behave.

When the Spaniards conquered Luzon 100 years ago, there was a bloodbath. In the end, weren't those monkey-like natives as cute as cats?
Zhu Youjian estimated that most of the poor and backward countries in South Asia will accept the new terms of Ming Dynasty, and the only variable that may change is Jiaozhi.

Jiaozhi, the former chief envoy of the Ming Dynasty, after several surrenders and rebellions, is now in the ruling stage of the Le Dynasty. The north is controlled by the Zheng family, and the south is controlled by the Ruan family. In an embarrassing situation, there is indeed uncertainty about whether the new vassal regulations of the Ming Dynasty can be implemented in Jiaozhi.

Cochin people are cunning and changeable, and their nature is also extremely aggressive. Because of its complex terrain and humid and hot climate, although the Ming Dynasty's army attacked it several times in the early Ming Dynasty, it was finally due to the climate and environment, and the Daming army appeared. Large-scale epidemics have reduced staff, so they have to be repeatedly recruited and abandoned.

Now that the medical conditions are extremely backward, Zhu Youjian is also scratching his head about this. Later generations of mold have fought in the local area for ten years, but they all failed in the end. Although the Ming Dynasty's army is strong, once it is trapped, it is difficult to do anything good. result.

Regarding the issue of Jiaozhi, Zhu Youjian discussed with the ministers and decided that if there is any discrepancy, a complete blockade will be implemented, and then people will be sent to disintegrate it, causing the entire Jiaozhi to fall into civil strife, and then formulate corresponding strategies depending on the situation .

Cochin is like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat and a pity to discard, and there is another Dongying with only a strip of water.

Zhu Youjian and the cabinet ministers agreed after several discussions that among Southeast Asian countries, only Jiaozhi and Wa Kingdoms are more difficult to exist. For this, Ming Dynasty should make sufficient preparations, especially Wa Kingdom, which was ruled by the Shenzong Dynasty. If the country where the Ming government army has been defeated, if it ignores the new regulations of the Ming court, then the government army should attack it across the sea.

However, to everyone's surprise, news came from another place that had never attracted the attention of Daming before there was any movement from Jiaozhi and Wa Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)