Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 335 Congress
The sun was shining brightly in the morning, and Zhu Zhanqian arrived at the conference site early in the morning, but he didn't expect that the conference hall was already crowded with people. It seemed that everyone was very excited, and they got up early for fear of missing it.

Zhu Zhanqian smiled slightly when he saw this scene. The people sitting in the front row were all the main characters this time. Except for those who were present, there were also a few empty seats with nameplates on them.

Chen Youshan, Zhang Xianqi, Fang Shi, Yang Lu, none of them were present, but once the Western Federation is established, their positions will be reserved by Zhu Zhanqian.

Before starting, Zhu Zhanqian told everyone a story with a thick document.

"When I was young, I lived in the Prince's East Palace. At that time, there was a cherry tree in the imperial garden. I liked it very much. Later, my father gave me a small axe, and I chopped down the cherry tree in the imperial garden. In my own room, I can watch it every day. When my father saw that the cherry tree was cut down, he was very angry and questioned the little eunuch. thing."

"Father not only didn't get angry, but also praised me. From then on, I knew one thing."

"People must be honest. If you do something, you must admit it. If you say something, you must do it. I promise you the Western Federation, and I will not lose my word."

There was thunderous applause, gongs and drums, and firecrackers.

Zhu Zhanqian handed it over to Xiaosheng after the opening. Compared with Zhu Zhanqian and others, he was more familiar with Xiaosheng. During this time, he was dealing with Xiaosheng. They had the impression that he was a ruthless and decisive eunuch. Everyone was much quieter.

At this time, Zhu Zhanqian and Xiaosheng are like the two sides of light and darkness.

Xiaosheng came to the stage and said: "The Western Federation will be a huge federation composed of nine countries in Nanyang, Ceylon, Kochi, and four countries in India, Suez New Shanghai City, Ingoland and France, plus the island land occupied by you. along the Red Sea."

In addition to the islands, the merchants of Ming Dynasty either sold or used other means to acquire land, mainly in Tianzhu and the land along the Red Sea, because the most valuable land is the land around the route between the Suez Canal and Daming , commerce will bring speed and prosperity, and these places are more valuable.

After seeing the powerful strength of Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire took the initiative to trade the land along Cairo with Ming Dynasty.Because those lands were originally landed by them in recent years, and now the Suez Canal of Daming is in the middle, cutting it into two parts, so they traded these lands to Daming and signed a non-aggression treaty with Daming to formally form an alliance.

The Lower Nile Plain officially became part of the Great Ming Ocean Federation.

"Each continent of the Western Federation will have the qualifications of one to three congressmen, based on the local economy and population as the judgment criteria."

"The next division of Western Federation states and counties is arranged from east to west."

"Luzon (Philippines 1), Brunei (1), Siam (2), Kambu (2), Temasek (2), Malacca (2), Java (2), Palembang (1 person), Australia Island (1 person)."

This is the nine Nanyang countries that have now joined the Western Federation. Among them, Palembang was part of Java before, but because it is now the largest city in Nanyang and has a large population, it is managed independently and has a separate state. The population and economy of Java are relatively large. After the opening of Palembang, there are still two members of parliament. Although the island of Australia is large, but the economy is not prosperous enough and the population is not large enough, so there is only one member.

But Zhu Zhanqian sent troops to the Australian island. Generally speaking, it is better for such a large place to be controlled by one's own people.

"Ceylon (2 people), Kochi (1 person), Anri (1 person), Anyi (1 person), Brahmin (2 people)."

Kochi, Anri, Anyi, and Brahman are the four places in India now occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Among them, Kochi is only a small part of Kochi Port and its surrounding areas. The other three are larger and Brahman is the largest, but the economy is not developed enough. , It is not stable enough now, and rebellions are still happening in many places today.

These places are also the main source of labor for digging canals. Once there is a rebellion, the number of people digging canals will increase.

Further to the west is the line of Suez City and New Shanghai City. These two places are taken as a whole, and the Canal City has two seats for councilors.

Both sides of the Red Bay are also Ming's land, and the east and west are obviously the Arabian Peninsula (2 people), Egypt (3 people).

In addition to these places, Zhu Zhanqian also counted Ingoland and France, which are also the land of the Western Federation.

The huge Western Federation has an extremely vast ocean area and a huge land area, but the area is too long, and it is a problem to control it in a short period of time. Now there is only one way to control it, relying on strong military pressure.

I want to talk about Jiaozhi in particular. Jiaozhi naturally wants to join the Western Federation, but because Zhu Zhanqian felt that the fight with Jiaozhi was to regain the lost land. It's better not to mess with these people, I can only give up cochin.

"The original royal families in these places are still retained, and the number of members of parliament must be occupied by the king, and this number of members will accompany the king's life and be succeeded to the next king."

Xiaosheng’s words reassured the rich and powerful present a little. In order to avoid unnecessary changes, these people’s emotions must be appeased first. It is true that Zhu Zhanqian has money and meat to eat, but if their king’s position Going to reform will inevitably lead to war. The Western Federation has just been established, and most of the military power is on the British and French sides. It is not suitable for such a thing.

Except for the places occupied by the merchants of Ming Dynasty, there are basically the original royal families in other places.

Because the setting of the councilors can continue to serve forever, in fact, they are nobles in disguise, taking care of the original old aristocracy and the emerging aristocracy.

These emerging aristocratic classes are his most effective helpers, and they are also the group of people who surround him wholeheartedly.

"Members will be elected tomorrow, and now the number of candidates for parliamentarians from all over the country has been submitted, and the Federal Congress will officially open after the selection of members."

Speaking of elections, in fact, there is only one candidate for each member of parliament, which is an announcement ceremony, in which Zhu Zhanqian reserved a seat for the Cao family on Australia Island, and the Cao family is now mainly engaged in coal mines and iron mines. The sphere of influence on the Australian island is large.

This spot is for my brother-in-law, who is Chen Xinyue's younger brother. Although he is still a child, the Cao family has done their best to follow him these years, and it is his wife's natal family, so he naturally has to support him.

My brother-in-law Cao Su is not involved in the family business now, but has been studying in Guangzhou Mansion. His talent is not outstanding, but he is not stupid. Although he is young, he is quite calm and calm. The other rooms of Nian Cao's house often troubled his mother, and he saw it and kept it in his heart.

The rest of the new places were also occupied by businessmen from Guangzhou Prefecture, and they were naturally members of parliament.

In the venue, these people were all smiling. The hard work during this period was not in vain, and they were also thankful that they had devoted themselves to following Zhu Zhanqian all those years ago.

In addition to the emerging parliamentarian class, the administrative staff of the Western Federation is also a position that everyone is very concerned about.

Every state has a governor, who is nominally the highest administrative officer of each region, but has to be supervised by members of Congress and appointed directly by Congress. In places where there were kings, they are jointly appointed by Congress and the governor.

At the same time, the three-division system of the Ming Dynasty was implemented in various places. The governor was equivalent to the chief envoy. In addition, he set up a punishment commissioner and a capital command envoy to divide civil affairs, justice, and military affairs. And the expanded imperial team followed the example of the system of three provinces and six ministries, and set up three deputies for Zhu Zhanqian, named Santing.

The three chief judges are also in charge of the three divisions of civil affairs, judiciary, and military. Among them, Xiaosheng is undoubtedly the chief judge, in charge of civil affairs. The chief judge is a temporary name, and there is no time to polish the name of the position now.

The three tribunals have thirteen ministries, secretariat, finance, foreign affairs, procuratorate, administration, organization, defense, science and technology, development, justice, education, transportation, and agriculture.

These places constitute the central administrative unit of the Western Federation. Now that the Western Federation has just been established and is employing people, there are many vacancies, and everyone is enthusiastic. This is like a dynasty when it was first established. And this powerful military strength.

As for the army level, now is the time of war and it is not appropriate to make drastic reforms, so Zhu Zhanqian first used all the regulations of the army in accordance with the original Ming regulations, and waited until Yinggelan and France were conquered. .

This day's meeting was very lively, Zhu Zhanqian walked out of the venue alone while they were all discussing very lively, and sat down on the side of the road in Xinzao.

He looked at the huge meeting room that hadn't been capped yet, and he couldn't help but feel a little tired. He was a little tired, so he closed his eyes to rest his mind.

When he opened his eyes again, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.

"Shan... Shanwei?" It was actually Hu Shanwei who appeared in front of him. Zhu Zhanqian couldn't believe it.

Facing the sudden appearance of Hu Shanwei, Zhu Zhanqian was puzzled and pleasantly surprised. He pinched his own flesh and felt pain. It turned out to be real, but he thought it was a dream.

Seeing Zhu Zhan pinching himself, Hu Shanwei immediately took his hand and said, "Your Highness, what are you doing pinching yourself?"

"I thought it was a dream."

"Is Your Highness really so happy to see me?"

"That's natural. Why are you here? No one informed me before."

"The concubine just arrived today. His Majesty has approved His Highness's proposal from the Western Federation. The princess thinks that His Highness must establish a mansion here. Both Zara and Alia are too old to take care of those trivial matters. Because of their status, the princess The reason is that I can't come in person now, so the princess sent me over to help His Highness."

As the concubine of King Haiwang, Chen Xinyue was not allowed to leave the capital. This was the way of the imperial court to coerce Zhu Zhanqian. Hu Shanwei is here.

Hu Shanwei set off on the second day after the imperial decree was issued, but because of the delay at sea, he arrived a few days late. He arrived at the parliamentary scene under the leadership of the guards, but saw Zhu Zhanqian sitting on the road beside.

Hu Shanwei's arrival made Zhu Zhanqian happy. He has been outside for so long, so he is naturally happy to see people from the old days.

"Your Highness seems to have something on his mind."

Zhu Zhanqian shook his head: "I just feel tired, my heart is a little confused, I don't know if some things are done right."

"If your Highness feels tired, take a rest." Hu Shanwei's voice was always gentle, giving him a comfortable feeling.

Zhu Zhanqian immediately lay down on the side of the road, and Hu Shanwei hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the ground is cold."

"It's hot in this place."

Hu Shanwei persuaded again: "Your Highness, it's not good for a Highness like you to lie on the side of the road."

"You can do it on the side of the road, you can do it on the bed, it doesn't matter." Zhu Zhanqian narrowed his eyes slightly as he said that, and he was overwhelmed by drowsiness.

Hu Shanwei saw that Zhu Zhanqian was really sleepy, and immediately sat beside Zhu Zhanqin, put Zhu Zhanqin's head on his lap, and gently touched Zhu Zhanqin's forehead.

Hu Shanwei's legs were very soft, and Zhu Zhanqian's head rested very gently, which deepened his drowsiness, and he fell asleep while lying on Hu Shanwei's lap.

Hu Shanwei looked at the young man on his lap with distress, his breathing was a little heavy, he was really tired, and he slept very deeply.

How many great things he has done in the past few years, all of them are recorded in the annals of history, but now he is only in his early twenties.

Xiaosheng couldn't find Zhu Zhanqian and ran out of the venue. He saw Zhu Zhanqian in a hurry. When he saw Zhu Zhanqian sleeping, the panic expression on Xiaosheng's face disappeared, and he smiled softly instead. come over.

Hu Shanwei made a silent gesture, and Xiaosheng stretched out his hand to signal his subordinates to go down to make the surrounding quieter.

But this newly built city is full of knocking and knocking sounds, and it doesn't get quiet for a while, but even in such an environment, Zhu Zhanqian has already slept soundly.

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In Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Zhanji, who came to the throne a month ago, is teaching his son in the imperial garden. Zhu Zhanji, who has grown a beard, looks extraordinarily calm, and has gained weight during this period, which is a bit like Zhu Gaochi's back then. appearance.

"Your handwriting is too ugly." Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Qizhen's dissatisfaction in writing. He thought Zhu Qizhen was fun and talented, at least not comparable to himself, so he was not very happy.

Zhu Qizhen had a bitter face.

At this time Sun Ruowei came over with a smile like a spring breeze on his face. Zhu Zhanji has become the emperor. Although she is not made a queen now, she is a side concubine after all, but she has a son at present. She knows that as long as the current The queen can't give birth to a son, and sooner or later this position will be hers.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Dongying that the Ashikaga family wants to send their youngest daughter to our palace, who is about the same age as Qi Zhen, to play with Qi Zhen."

"It's not good for the daughter of Dongying people to be raised in the palace too early. If you really want to find a playmate for Qi Zhen, you need to find the orthodox Ming blood, a scholarly family with hairpin tassels from generation to generation." Zhu Zhanji is not satisfied with this arrangement Just pushed it away.

"But Your Majesty, there is a big silver mountain in Dongpu, which produces a huge amount of silver every year. The Ashikaga family sent their daughter here, and there are also a lot of treasures. It is not good to directly reject their kindness."

Zhu Zhanji was a little displeased. Sun Ruowei has become more and more famous and profitable in the past two years, and he is talking about Dongying's Yinshan. Everyone in Ming Dynasty knows that most of the Yinshan's property is Zhu Zhanqian's war. This also made the Ashikaga family a little bit dissatisfied, and the income did not meet their expectations.

People's hearts are always difficult to satisfy. The Ashikaga family wanted to show favor to the new emperor, because they had shown favor to Zhu Gaochi before, but Zhu Gaochi couldn't see it at all. Emperor Hongxi maintained the stability of the situation.

At this time, Queen Mother Zhang and Zhu Zhanyong arrived.

Zhu Zhanji hurried forward: "Mother's queen."

The empress dowager smiled slightly and said, "I heard that Zhanqian has sent you a letter?"

"Yes, the edict of my son's ascension to the throne was sent, and the fifth brother replied with a letter, saying auspicious words."

The empress dowager patted Zhu Zhanji's hand and said: "Okay, okay, I am also happy to see that the three of you brothers are still so harmonious when they are so old. You must be pleased to know that the imperial examination is underground. I hope that Zhan Qian will come back soon and offer incense in front of his tomb."

"The war on the British and French frontlines is very good. I believe that once the canal is opened and the British and French are taken down, Zhanqian will be able to come back."

"Ingoland, France, he went so far, I don't know where these two places are, the canal says it will connect two seas, I don't know what kind of sea it is, I don't care about it when I am old, As long as my three sons are healthy and filial, I will be worthy."

(End of this chapter)