Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 945 Geopolitics
"Your Majesty, regarding all matters concerning Jianlu, this is the overall task of suppressing the rebellion."

After a brief moment of surprise, Zhang Guowei stepped forward and said, "The Military Affairs Council has detailed intelligence on the current disturbances surrounding the Mongols and the Jianlu. The Lifanyuan is a newly established institution after all. If we ask them to take the lead, there might be problems, right?"

"Moreover, if this matter spreads in the court, it will probably cause unnecessary controversy and disagreement. After all, the Military Affairs Council is in charge of suppressing the rebellion and has taken away some powers from the Ministry of War. This matter is still controversial to this day, and now it involves the Lifanyuan. I am afraid that the court situation..."

When he said this, Zhang Guowei paused deliberately.

He said these things not because he was dissatisfied with the matter, the Military Affairs Council was sidelined and the Lifanyuan took over, but in fact, what he said was what he was worried about.

After all, the current political situation is unstable.

Especially the disasters that occurred in the northern and southern Zhili provinces. Even though some time has passed, this matter still has considerable public opinion among the government and the public.

Although the other ministers in the Military Affairs Council did not stand up and say anything, their expressions showed their inner thoughts: some were puzzled, some were confused, and some were astonished.

On the other hand, Liu Hongxun and his gang of Lifanyuan ministers were all in a state of confusion. Yes, when the Lifanyuan was first established, the emperor had clearly defined its powers, but the current Lifanyuan simply did not have the strength to take on all of this. These things needed to be accomplished gradually after some settling down.

"To the outside, it is still the responsibility of the Military Affairs Council to suppress the rebellion, but behind closed doors, this is what I am talking about."

Looking at the reactions of the ministers in front of the emperor, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "With the establishment of the two military governors of Jilin and Heilongjiang, and the deepening of the bilateral joint operations, in my mind, the issue of Jianlu is no longer a matter of suppressing rebellion, but has risen to a higher level, which requires the intervention of the Lifanyuan."

"I have specially established the Lifanyuan in order to change my previous passive attitude and manage the foreign vassals of the Ming Dynasty with a strong attitude. In my eyes, the Mongolian, Manchu (as defined by Zhu Youxiao), Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities on the border of the Ming Dynasty all belong to the category of foreign vassals. When the scope of their activities is truly included in the scope of our dynasty, the above-mentioned ethnic groups will be handed over to the newly-formed Honglu Temple and other officials for jurisdiction!"

"What are ethnic minorities? It's very simple. They are any ethnic group that has a smaller population than the Han Chinese. They are all classified as ethnic minorities."

"The ethnic minorities in the territory of our Great Ming, such as the Zhuang, Miao, Yi, Dai and other ethnic groups, are under the direct management of the Great Ming Central Government. The corresponding matters will be under the jurisdiction of the newly reformed Honglu Temple and other relevant departments. These will be gradually promoted in the future. It is not the right time yet."

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, all the ministers of the Military Affairs Council, such as Chen Shiqi, and the Ministers of the Lifanyuan, such as Liu Hongxun, showed expressions of astonishment.

Some of them could not keep up with the emperor's thinking.

This is Zhu Youxiao's rhythm.

According to Zhu Youxiao's idea, the future Ming Dynasty will have clear and detailed diplomatic and other aspects. For example, ethnic minorities within the mainland and ethnic groups in the inner vassal states will be under the jurisdiction of the Honglu Temple and other officials. At the same time, the above-mentioned officials will cooperate with the Lifanyuan, the Zongrenfu and other officials on matters involving the reception of foreign vassal states and overseas.

As for foreign vassal states and overseas, they are easier to understand.

The ethnic groups that were unwilling to submit to the Ming Dynasty, the ethnic groups that were willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, the vassal states that moved out, and the nobles who were granted fiefdoms and established fiefdoms would be assigned to the Lifanyuan and the Zongrenfu respectively according to the scope of foreign vassal states and overseas.

The Han cultural circle system envisioned by Zhu Youxiao became clear.

The geographical divisions of homeland, inner vassal states, outer vassal states, and overseas are determined according to the limits of Ming's rule and influence. Corresponding officials will be in charge of different geographical divisions in order to safeguard the core interests of Ming and ensure that Ming can remain invincible under the operation of this system!

Under this grand vision, taking the Nanyang region and the Indochina Peninsula as examples, they will undergo a gradual transformation from external vassal states to internal vassal states and then to the mainland, and this time span will be no less than fifty years, or even longer, in order to realize the strategic vision of local expansion! !
Around this gradual transformation, in different periods, there will be innovations targeting the previous period, and then new innovations will be initiated to promote the implementation of this strategy.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. If we want to make this happen, I'm afraid the Lifan Yuan will need the full cooperation of the Military Affairs Council." In this situation, Liu Hongxun calmed down and bowed. "This is also the reason why I convened this imperial court meeting."

Zhu Youxiao stood up and said, "I have said all that needs to be said. You can stay and discuss. When we have come up with preliminary rules, I will come back to hear your reports."

When Zhu Youxiao said these words, he could clearly sense the changes in the expressions of the officials in the Lifanyuan, from astonishment to determination, which was what Zhu Youxiao wanted to see.

The Lifanyuan is one of the important components of his rule over the world and his layout of the world. Those who can enter here must be able to keep up with his pace and thinking. In the next few decades, or even longer, the Lifanyuan will have a lot to do, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would not have transferred some military-related powers to the Lifanyuan!
Zhu Youxiao had his own ideas about military and political affairs.

That needs to be clarified in detail.

The political department is headed by the Cabinet, and the military is headed by the Military Affairs Council. There will be corresponding officials responsible for different matters. When specific matters arise, the corresponding imperial court meetings will be held to resolve these specific issues.

"Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty~"

Seeing that the emperor was leaving, Chen Shiqi, Liu Hongxun and others all spoke up, but Zhu Youxiao did not care about it. He thought that he had already proposed it, but they needed to test and collide with each other on their own to adjust the power. The clarification of power would inevitably lead to conflicts, and they needed to fight for it themselves.

What use is there for Zhu Youxiao to have the Lifanyuan, which doesn't even dare to fight for its sister offices? It doesn't show its strong side at all.

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"Your Majesty, the carriage is ready."

Liu Ruoyu, who was outside the palace, saw the emperor coming out and immediately stepped forward and bowed.

At that time, there was a huge team outside Yuxi Palace.

All this happened in silence.

"Go to the West Mountain."

Zhu Youxiao took a look and then spoke.

"Here!"

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly bowed.

As Zhu Youxiao walked forward, inside the Yuxi Palace, Chen Shiqi, Liu Hongxun and others looked at each other. Their expressions changed, their eyes changed, and in the seemingly silent hall, there seemed to be a lot of things being said.

At this moment, they all knew that the emperor had said everything that needed to be said, but how to fight for what was in their favor next was up to them. The emperor's attitude in this matter was impartial, and it was also like this, letting them know that the emperor's will was tough. If they could not satisfy the emperor, then there would be fun to watch...

(End of this chapter)