Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1008 Undercurrent
Because of Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Dynasty was in a groping period of transition from the old to the new. During this period, it had to eradicate long-standing problems, wage wars internally and externally, maintain a regional state of war, develop intensive handicraft manufacturing, and trial and improve various new policies in all areas under its rule. There were too many things to do, one after another, even without any order, and it was often difficult for the Ming Dynasty to maintain it on its own.

Therefore, it is extremely appropriate to obtain resources from outside to reduce the corresponding pressure and burden, while not increasing the underlying burden.

Before the fourth year of the Tianqi reign, the Ming Dynasty met this demand by frequently conducting raids and seizing various resources in the court. Most of these resources were concentrated in the northern provinces, and the two provinces that benefited the most were Northern Zhili and Liaodong.

However, starting from the fourth year of Tianqi, the pioneer forces stationed in Dongfan gradually gained a firm foothold through early exploration and accumulation, and launched an offensive in Southeast Asia, which gave the Ming Dynasty another source of supply.

The two regions that benefited from this were Guangdong and Nanzhili. It all started with the establishment of the Governor-General in Ryukyu.

But in the Ming Dynasty, many people did not pay attention to these things. The reason was that what happened in the central and local areas of the Ming Dynasty was enough to give them a headache. Who has the time to care about things outside the Ming Dynasty?

This is exactly what Zhu Youxiao wanted to see.

Acquiring overseas resources is destined to be bloody and cruel, and this matter must be led by an ambitious person, and Wei Zhongxian is very suitable.

Boom~
Accompanied by a loud thunder, heavy rain poured down.

Dongfan.

Taipei.

Police Department.

"Judging from this trend, the changes happening in various parts of Southeast Asia may be due to the secret alliance of the Western barbarians." Cao Huachun frowned and stared at the map in front of him.

"This is the only way to explain why pirates have been frequent in the waters of Champa, Phnom Penh, Brunei and other places recently. In this turmoil, the ships responsible for transporting food were looted."

"Master, this matter must be resolved. If it continues like this, let alone the food delivered to Guangdong, Guangxi and Nanzhili by sea, whether the Dongfan can do it, just talking about the Dongfan alone, there are nearly one million natives and Nanyang natives scattered in various prefectures, counties and districts. If we dare to let them starve, they will definitely rebel."

"This is no small matter!!"

When it comes to this, Cao Huachun can't help but get nervous.

As time went by, the number of indigenous people gathered in Dongfan became larger and larger, not including those who died of exhaustion during the development and governance period.

It is precisely because of the presence of this group of people that the construction of cities, highways, water conservancy facilities and other facilities in various places under the rule of Dongfan is much faster than expected.

Don't say anything else.

The construction of the ring road around the island was basically completed, and because of this, the intensive handicraft manufacturing industry under the rule of Dongfan ushered in a great development.

The cement industry was once able to compete with the shipbuilding industry.

One can imagine how fast the various deployments under the rule of Dongfan were developing before and after this period. It was also because of this that the number of Ming Dynasty citizens in Dongfan and Penghu had already exceeded two million.

This group of immigrants were disaster victims from Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, South Zhili and other places. Especially starting this year, the grain ships bound for South Zhili would transport batches of disaster victims from South Zhili on their return trips.

However, these things are rarely paid attention to in the Ming Dynasty.

"In fact, they have been affected." Li Hongji, who was standing nearby, frowned and said, "As far as I know, Keelung, Taichung, and Tainan have to rely on Nanzhili for food supply because of the reduction in rations. Some natives have rebelled, but they were suppressed by the local garrisons, so no major trouble has been caused."

The indigenous group of Dongfan do the most dangerous, dirtiest and most tiring work. They work hard all day just to fill their stomachs.

As for the rest, it has nothing to do with them.

But now, due to some things that happened in Nanyang, this only demand cannot be met, and some people are bound to be dissatisfied.

"In the name of the garrison, convey the military order to the officials in various places."

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he said sternly: "Any natives under our rule who show signs of rebellion will be punished as soon as they are arrested, and will be executed in front of other natives!"

"Construction in various parts of Dongfan is at a critical moment. No accidents can happen before and after this. If anyone dares to make any mistakes, especially affecting the construction, or even destroying the industries under our control, then don't blame us for being ruthless! !"

It has been so hard to get to where Dongfan is today.

Wei Zhongxian would never allow anyone to dare to disrupt the development and governance of Dongfan. Once any problems occurred in Dongfan, the trouble would be even greater.

Some forces active in the waters of the South China Sea today, such as Zheng Zhilong and Zu Dashou, rely on Dongfan for all the armaments they need during this period.

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Of course, this will cost money.

This is Wei Zhongxian.

The brothers are still settling accounts.

Since you have been sent out of Dongfan, you must have the spirit of a pioneer. Nanyang is so rich. Not to mention other things, just the active Western barbarian forces can be robbed and brought to Dongfan in exchange for warships and armaments. Only in this way can the scale of your command be expanded.

In addition to selling official positions and titles, Wei Zhongxian also came up with a unique system for these people who were sent out, that is, the size of his subordinates determined the level of their official positions, up to the highest position being the general.

This is a privilege granted to him by the emperor who is far away in the capital! !
It was precisely because of this privilege that the group of people sent out by Wei Zhongxian were given the titles of more than a dozen generals. Of course, these generals were affiliated with the navy.

As for the Taiwan Strait Fleet being built in Dongfan, it is impossible for them to be assigned to the Ming Navy sequence. If they want to be in the navy, they can go back to Dongfan and hand over the necessary fleet.

However, Zheng Zhilong and Zu Dashou did not do so.

This also made the situation in Southeast Asia increasingly complicated.

"Master, how should we intervene in the situation in Nanyang? How should we resolve it?" Although Cao Huachun was somewhat resistant to Wei Zhongxian's words, he also knew that if Dongfan wanted stability, he must use this to intimidate them. What he had to consider now was the complicated situation in Nanyang.

Even though they were staying in Dongfan, they were familiar with the situations in the southeastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the Indochina Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands, and Southeast Asia.

This is what Zhu Youxiao intended to do. It is not easy to be granted a title. One must expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty and solve problems for the court. Only when the merits accumulate to a certain level can one be granted the title. This is especially true for Wei Zhongxian. He is a eunuch, so the title cannot be given to him. It can only be given to his nephew. If one wants the Wei family to be among the nobles, then he must pay more!

(End of this chapter)