Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 890: Governor-General
Wei Zhongxian and his entourage, who were ordered to go to Dongfan, drove out the Japanese pirates who occupied Ryukyu, allowing the Ryukyu royal family to regain their freedom. The news soon spread throughout the court and the country.

At the beginning of the new year, such good news came from Dongfan. One can imagine what the people in the capital were like. However, Zhu Youxiao did not care too much about what was happening outside the palace.

He has something to deal with right now.

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"What do you think about the request of the Ryukyu royal family?" Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, glanced at the ministers of the Military Affairs Council gathered in front of the emperor and said calmly.

"Your Majesty, this is unprecedented in our dynasty."

Chen Shiqi frowned slightly, stepped forward and bowed, saying: "The Ryukyu royal family earnestly requests that our dynasty send garrisons to various places in Ryukyu to guard against the evil ambitions of the Eastern Japanese. If this is approved, it may cause unrest in the court and even lead to great disagreements."

"As for the current political situation, I think the priority should be to maintain stability. After all, the unrest in the southeastern provinces has not yet been completely resolved."

"Now we are talking about Ryukyu."

Zhu Youxiao frowned.

It seems that Your Majesty wants to send troops to garrison.

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and the others all sighed inwardly. They had been in the Military Affairs Council for quite some time, so how could they not know the emperor's temper?

"Your Majesty, if you really want to send troops to Ryukyu, the Ryukyu royal family will intimidate the Eastern Japanese." Thinking of this, Zhang Guowei stepped forward and bowed.

"The troops we send to Ryukyu must be a complete naval force, but Ryukyu is too small to meet all the requirements of our dynasty."

"At the same time, Ryukyu is too far away from our dynasty. If we really do this, regardless of the reaction from the government and the public, it will be a heavy burden on the court."

"Then ask the Ryukyu royal family to bear the military expenses."

Zhu Youxiao said without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, Ryukyu is different from Korea after all."

Chen Shiqi bowed his head and said, "If we really talk about the territory under its jurisdiction, I'm afraid it won't even be able to catch up with Jeju Island in the Korean waters. Such a country may not be able to support the military expenditures sent by our dynasty."

"Then we can open a customs office in Ryukyu and collect customs duties from merchants traveling to and from the island."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "As far as I know, some sea merchants from European countries travel to East Japan through the trench every year to conduct maritime trade. During the process, they have to pass through the Dongfan and Ryukyu waters. Since our maritime forces have influence in the above-mentioned waters, we should start to rule over the above-mentioned waters."

This……

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and others were surprised. They could understand the establishment of customs along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. After all, there were a large number of sea merchants docking there to do business, and it was nothing wrong for them to pay customs duties.

However, no one could have predicted how much impact the collection of customs duties on Dongfan and Ryukyu would have, not to mention whether the Western merchants would be willing to pay.
What if you don’t pay?

If a conflict arises between the two parties over this matter, how should it be resolved?
This series of issues is what Chen Shiqi and his team must consider.

The current Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand any changes. At least, it is best not to do so before the various problems in the southeast are properly resolved.

However, Zhu Youxiao did not think so. There were many problems in the southeastern provinces, but most of them were land battles. In fact, there were not many at sea, which was more like a side issue.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to continue to open up the sea, conquer Southeast Asia, and take over the Indochina Peninsula, there are some things that it must always move forward on.

The maritime forces of the European countries entrenched in the South Pacific and even in Central and South China are indeed not to be underestimated, but the Ming Dynasty is no pushover either.

Some things should be done sooner rather than later.

Just like Wei Zhongxian was ordered to go south to Dongfan, if Zhu Youxiao had delayed until now, the situation would have changed completely. In some things, you must act quickly and slowly, and then let those maritime forces know the will of the Ming Dynasty!
"In order to better facilitate this matter, I have decided to establish a special post of governor-general."

Zhu Youxiao gathered his thoughts, glanced at the ministers in front of him and said, "From now on, any vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, as long as it petitions for the protection of our garrison, I will appoint a pillar of talent to rush to the vassal state to serve as the garrison governor. In order to better carry out work in the vassal state, the garrison governor's office will be under the jurisdiction of various departments, and then the officials will be selected and dispatched to assist the garrison governor in taking full charge of all matters."

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and others' faces changed drastically, and they were shocked. If this was really the case, then wouldn't the governor-general be above the vassal state?
"Your Majesty, this is not a good move, right?"

Chen Shiqi bowed and said, "With such authority, this governor-general is overseas. If he dares to make any unusual moves during this period, I am afraid it will be a threat to the court..."

Having said this, Chen Shiqi stopped.

"Are you talking about the emergence of independent military forces and separatist regimes?"

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Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I have such concerns and worries!"

Chen Shiqi made up his mind and said loudly: "Even if this does not happen, the authority of the governor-general will probably be higher than that of the vassal state. This is not a good thing for our dynasty or the vassal state."

"So the governor-general only serves for one term, which is five years."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly, "As for the clarification of the powers of the governor-general stationed in the vassal state, this matter still needs to be carefully considered and improved. After all, the envoys sent by the Ryukyu royal family have not yet arrived in Beijing. For the Military Affairs Council, you still have plenty of time to resolve this matter."

Zhu Youxiao had been thinking about the issue of the governor-general for a long time.

Previously, he felt that the time was not ripe, but now that Wei Zhongxian had taken Ryukyu back, Zhu Youxiao felt that it was time for this position to come into being.

The governor-general of Ryukyu was the first one.

Next came the Governor-General of Korea.

When the Ming Dynasty's maritime power gradually infiltrates into the Southeast Asian regions in the future, more governors-general will appear. Their responsibilities will be to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, assimilate the natives for the Ming Dynasty, and open up financial resources for the Ming Dynasty.

When the political, military, economic, cultural and other fields of the region are closely connected with the Ming Dynasty, especially when the new generation has a sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty, it is possible to abolish the Governor-General's Office in the vassal state and then set up the Provincial Administration Commission.

In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, this would not be possible without several decades, or even longer. After all, it was easy to conquer a country, but it was much more difficult to govern it well.

What's more, these regions are too far away from the Ming Dynasty. At least in Zhu Youxiao's view, in order to truly integrate them into the concept of Chinese mainland, a subversive technology must be introduced. Only with its emergence can distance no longer be a shortcoming that restricts rule.

However, before doing these things, a governor-general must appear first. After all, fantasy cannot solve practical problems. Only by discovering and solving problems in practice can real change occur.

(End of this chapter)