Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 899 New Fleet
"Brother, Wei Zhongxian wants to sell official positions and titles in Dongfan?!"

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youjian's voice of surprise was heard, and Zhu Youjian, Zhu Changxun and his entourage showed different expressions, obviously having different ideas about the secret memorial presented by Wei Zhongxian.

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao, on the other hand, said calmly, "In this secret report, Wei Zhongxian mentioned the various needs of Dongfan, but the Dongfan officials are in great need, so he wants to use this method to gather money and then speed up the construction of Dongfan to ensure the progress of many matters in Dongfan."

"Brother Emperor, this requires an imperial decree to reprimand you!"

Zhu Youjian frowned and held up the secret memorial he was holding, "Officials and titles are the foundation of the imperial court. How can they be granted by private individuals, let alone with gold and silver?"

"We must not encourage this trend!"

"If this trend prevails, what kind of harm will it bring, and where will the dignity of the court be? Moreover, my brother is strictly rectifying the administration of officials. Once this matter is reported back to the Ming Dynasty, then..."

You see, he's anxious again.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the passionate Zhu Youjian. The secret memorial he was holding was only shown to them after it had been edited and copied by the officials in the inner court.

If they knew that Wei Zhongxian was going to use this opportunity to absorb the natives from all over the country in order to speed up the construction of various cities, highways, shipyards, etc. in the East, Zhu Youxiao would not care what others did, but Zhu Youjian would definitely be furious. In his eyes, this was something that went against the will of heaven and damaged the dignity of the Ming Dynasty.

It was precisely because of this character that Zhu Youjian's future arrangements were made clear in Zhu Youxiao's mind. He would let him be in charge of judicial and supervisory affairs as a royal minister, and even carry out regular administrative rectification. It was very appropriate to let Zhu Youjian be in charge of this.

"I think what Wei Zhongxian did was actually a good thing."

Zhu Youjian stepped forward at this time and interrupted Zhu Youjian.

"good?"

Zhu Youjian frowned and said, "What's good about this? This is setting a very bad precedent!"

"Brother Jian, you have to understand one fact."

Zhu Youjian replied: "Dongfan was an uncivilized land before. If we want to govern and develop this place, we need to spend a lot of gold and silver."

"The city needs to be built, the highway needs to be built, and there are also water conservancy projects. These are the keys to local stability. If these are not built well, do you think the people of the Western Barbarians will have no other ideas for the Dongfan area?"

"Don't forget that during the Wanli reign, the Dutch invaded our Ming territory. What's more, the southeast is in such chaos right now. What if, I mean what if, the Western Barbarians jointly invade our territory, how should we respond then?"

"I…"

Zhu Youjian was silent.

Seeing Zhu Youjian like this, Zhu Youjian sighed in his heart.

If he had not gone to Korea, he would not have been happy with the secret report submitted by Wei Zhongxian. After all, it was an extremely bad thing to do.

But now he doesn't think so.

Wei Zhongxian sold official positions and titles in Dongfan, and also gave them to the natives of Southeast Asia and even the Western barbarians. As long as these guys did not come to the Ming Dynasty to make a fuss, it was entirely Wei Zhongxian's personal behavior and had nothing to do with the court. In this way, if any problems really arise in the future, the court will have room for mediation.

"In the future, the burden of longevity will have to be increased." Zhu Youxiao said secretly in his heart when he heard this.

This secret memorial submitted by Wei Zhongxian had actually been submitted a long time ago, but Zhu Youxiao did not let anyone know about it. He took it out today and showed it to Zhu Youjian and others, just to see how they reacted to it.

Zhu Youxiao did not object to what Wei Zhongxian did.

After all, if Dongfan is to be developed and used as a bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to advance into Southeast Asia, it will inevitably require a lot of people to fill it, and it will also cost a lot of gold and silver. But these cannot come from the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the cost for the Ming Dynasty will be too high, not to mention that Zhu Youxiao cannot afford them.

Unknowingly, in addition to its vassal state Korea, the Ming Dynasty also had Southeast Asia as its support area. These two major regions benefited Liaodong and Dongfan respectively. This would play a huge role in the future Pan-Northeast strategy and the Southeast Asia offensive.

This is the key.

If Wei Zhongxian had not submitted a secret report to make this clear, Zhu Youxiao would have punished him. This trend must not be encouraged.

The emperor is far away and the sky is high. If everyone acts on their own in the future without considering the court's wishes, then these places will become lawless places, won't they?
But since Wei Zhongxian had reported it, Zhu Youxiao would not say anything else.

Even felt relieved.

This is a person who is willing to take all the dirty work, even the dirty water, on himself. How could Zhu Youxiao punish such a person?

There is not only light in this world. There are many dirty things hidden in invisible places, and these need to be solved by someone. If they are not solved, it will be difficult for the court to do things on the surface.

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"Let's leave it at that for now regarding the sale of official positions and titles."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at the people in front of him and said, "Ryukyu, Dongfan and other places are experiencing uncertainties. I have decided to add three new fleets in the East China Sea, South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. If something happens, it will not affect the above maritime forces."

"Brother Royal."

Zhu Youjian was surprised. Did his brother's words mean that he condoned what Wei Zhongxian did?
High! !
On the other hand, Zhu Youjian looked surprised. Wei Zhongxian said that he wanted to sell official positions and titles, but they were mainly for officials of the Ming Navy. But now these places were planning to establish a naval system. What did the navy's affairs have to do with my navy?

The most crucial point is that by doing this, it will not affect the navy in the Dongfan area.

So the official positions that we fought so hard to get can be obtained by others with just some gold and silver?

What's the point of risking your life?

"The addition of the above three fleets represents the maritime power of our Ming Dynasty. In the future, we must gradually clarify the construction of near-sea and far-sea systems." Zhu Youxiao continued.

"I will not disband the navy either. From now on, it will be responsible for coastal defense, and the navy will be responsible for offshore affairs. This matter has not yet been submitted to the Military Affairs Council for discussion. You must keep it strictly confidential."

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone immediately bowed.

In fact, there is one thing that Zhu Youxiao did not tell them, that is, the Ming Dynasty's maritime system will not only have a navy and a naval force, but will also add a navy stationed in the vassal states. This is directly under the jurisdiction of the central government and will absolutely obey the central government's dispatch, but the military expenditure of this system will be borne by the foreign vassal states.

This was Zhu Youxiao's initial idea. This overall idea would be gradually improved and perfected in the future to ensure that all maritime forces would obey the central government and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, rather than allowing some of them to gain any benefits from it.

"Come on, take me for a walk."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked out of the hall. There were so many things to do, which made Zhu Youxiao feel that the burden on his shoulders was becoming heavier.

(End of this chapter)