golden scales

"The news recently came back that I have a small island in Ming Dynasty." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "The expedition team found a piece of unclaimed land in Huawaidi, and I have already named it Australia."

Chongzhen gestured for the size: "Small island?" Then said: "It doesn't look small, how big is this enclave?"

"It's about the same age as Daming."

Chongzhen's hand trembled slightly, almost dropping the globe on the ground.

Accurate surveying and mapping data is naturally impossible, but Zhu Cihong knows that Australia has a land area of ​​more than 760 million square kilometers, and it is impossible for his crossing to cause Australia's water and soil erosion.

Now that Ming has just restored the Hetao, Mongolia, the Western Regions, Wusi Tibet, and the Nuer Gandusi area north of Haixi are still out of control. Strictly speaking, the land area of ​​the Australian island is larger than the actual control area of ​​the Ming mainland. .

"So big?" Chongzhen asked tremblingly.

During his rule of the country, he felt that his face was radiant after recovering a Hetao. In his second year in power, his son actually picked up an enclave comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty. Could this really be a gift from his ancestors?

"However, the land is barren. Only one-third of the land can be planted with crops, the other one-third can only be used for grazing, and the other one-third cannot be used." Zhu Cilang paused: "However, it is rich in minerals, especially iron ore. "

Australia is known as a country sitting on a mine cart, and its export volume of various minerals ranks first in the world, which is by no means a vain name.Although it is impossible to survey and develop many ore veins with the current mining technology, several of the most important iron-rich mines have been discovered, and open-pit iron mines have also been discovered, which can help Daming's steel industry.

"Okay, okay, okay." Chongzhen said yes repeatedly, and put the globe aside.Said: "Don't put this in storage, put it in the glass cabinet in the study for me, maybe there will be new ones coming soon."

"How can there be such a good thing as discovering an enclave every year?" Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Father, this is it. Recently, the ministers have been urging me to release the kingdom of my two younger brothers..."

Chongzhen restrained his face when he saw his son come to consult about national policy and family affairs.Said: "According to reason, they should really leave. Have you thought about where to let them go?"

"Father, the son is not stingy with wealth and land." Zhu Cihong said: "Yong Wang knows the rules are better, but Ding Wang just blindly entertains and entertains. If he is released, he may not escape the impeachment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

This is Chrysostom.

No matter how cautious King Ding is, since the emperor made this prophecy, impeachment of him by the Duchayuan is bound to happen in the future.

Chongzhen was very clear about this truth, and asked in a deep voice, "You want to seal your two younger brothers in Australia?"

"The land over there is rich and sparsely populated, and the products are abundant. It is the place where the country is established." Zhu Cihong replied.

Chongzhen was somewhat reluctant.However, once the vassal princes of Ming Dynasty were confiscated, they would have no chance to re-enter Beijing, so it was not a problem for the two sons to be conferred far or near.It's just that in the land of alienation over there, life is going to be hard after all.

"Father," Zhu Cihong said, "Since Australia is so vast, my son hopes to set up three chief envoys to govern it, and appoint a governor to take charge. If the emperor's father and mother agree, my son hopes that Yong Wang Cizhen will be the first governor."

"Yong Wang knows the soldiers. It's reasonable to go there to guard." Chongzhen suddenly didn't know what Ding Wang could do, and he seemed to be a person who couldn't be better or lower.Wen is not enough to be an official, and Wu cannot be a brave man.

"Prince Ding is enshrined in Taiwan, so you can rest assured if you are closer." Chongzhen said.

Zhu Cilang thought to himself: Taiwan is indeed close, but the living environment there is far worse than that in Australia.

Newspapers and memorials often reported good news but not bad news, but Zhu Cihong got accurate statistics on epidemics and deaths.More than [-]% of the Han immigrants in Taiwan died due to the epidemic.One out of every ten people dies.This is still adequate medical preparation.

Such a place was sealed to my younger brother, and it really made me feel fishy without eating mutton.

"Ding Wang Mo Ruo will stay in the capital." Zhu Cihong gritted his teeth: "When he knows what he should do, he will seal the vassal state."

Chongzhen knew that his son's ideal was "not to be enfeoffed unless he is a virtuous man". If he agreed to stay with King Ding, his second son might not have any hope of being enfeoffed as a feudal state in his life.

"If Taiwan is not suitable, what about North Korea?" Chongzhen believed that North Korea was poorer than Taiwan, so it was a step back.

However, Zhu Cihong felt that North Korea was much stronger than Taiwan, at least it was a cultivated land, and there was no plague.

——To be honest, North Korea is really reluctant to give him the title!

Zhu Cihong thought so in his heart, but he also knew that the backs of his hands and the palms of his hands were full of flesh.The emperor father can restrain other distant relatives and clans with him, because the blood relationship is far away, and there is no family relationship in the first place.The son who gets along day and night is different, and he will never be thrown aside just because he is incompetent.

Moreover, brothers and sisters respect each other, if Zhu Cihong uses his younger brother for surgery, he will leave a bad reputation after all.

——I still have to make rules with my own son!

Zhu Cihong bowed and said, "Then seal King Ding in Hanyang, the most affluent city in North Korea."

Chongzhen finally felt relieved when he heard the words "the richest", and asked again: "Then the king of Korea..."

"The Li family is originally the prince of the county, so they can enjoy the courtesy of the prince in order to let them guard it on their behalf. Now that I have sent the princes of the clan to the court, naturally I don't need them." Zhu Cihong said lightly.

Although the words were a bit cold, Chongzhen also felt quite reasonable.Speaking of it, Lee's North Korea should not be regarded as an independent country.Since the Guo Dynasty revised the history of the Yuan Dynasty, it recognized the legal system of the Yuan Dynasty.Since Daming inherited the legal system of Meng Yuan, after Meng Yuan retreated, its land should naturally be inherited by Daming.

North Korea probably understood this truth at the beginning of its founding, so it asked for canonization and a name.But now North Korea is becoming more and more like a small independent country, and it should be beaten up so that they don't forget their duty.

"Just do it like this." Chongzhen nodded in agreement.

Zhu Cihong resigned and left.

……

In February of the first year of Longjing, the enfeoffment of the two kings Ding and Yong was approved by the cabinet.The results of the Ministry's discussion naturally believed that North Korea was near and Australia was far away, and North Korea was the emperor's son and Australia was the concubine. This is a difference in closeness and in line with the etiquette system.It's just that the people don't know much about Australia, and they have a good impression of King Yong who joined the army, so the newspapers overflow with regret.

At this time, Zhu Yong was galloping on the desert on his horse, screaming excitedly, imitating the cry of the Mongols, and cracking his whip in the air.

Because of the needs of the Northwest strategy, the direction of apprenticeship and training for students in martial arts halls from all over the country is placed on the long border of the Northwest.Zhu Yong went to the First Cavalry Army outside Zhangjiakou to report with his classmates years ago, and became a trainee staff officer, belonging to the First Cavalry Army.

Many people think that this is the geographical advantage of the Jingshi Lecture Hall, but they don't know that it is because the entire Jingshi Lecture Hall is honored by His Royal Highness Yongwang.Even if the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was given a hundred guts, he would not dare to let His Majesty's younger brother go to the front line and fight the Mongolian rangers all day long.

"Second Lieutenant Zhu Yong, trainee staff officer! The commander has ordered you to return to the army tent immediately!"

A herald horse came galloping from a distance, shouting loudly.

Zhu Yong reined in his horse and unfolded the map with several staff officers in the same company to check the progress of today's topographical survey. He was a little disappointed.

"Today there are still more than [-] miles without survey and verification, so we will go back?" Zhu Yong asked.

The messenger galloped up to Zhu Yong and said, "The army commander ordered Second Lieutenant Zhu Yong to go back, but he didn't say that the others would go back together."

A few staff officers gathered together and said: "Second Lieutenant Zhu will go back first, and I will leave the rest of the work to you."

Zhu Yong had no choice but to follow the orderly and return to the tent of the army headquarters on horseback.

Now the headquarters of the First Cavalry Division has been set up near Chahannao, two hundred miles north of Zhangjiakou.

Although the Metropolitan Government's expectation for the First Cavalry Army is grassland cavalry who come and go like the wind, this requirement is obviously too much for a group of assault cavalry that pays attention to formation.So now the First Cavalry Army can't be invisible, travel hundreds of miles a day, and even needs a fixed supply route, which leads to a slow progress in the battle plan to wipe out Monan Mongolia.

Zhu Yong returned to the military headquarters, first took off his helmet and hat outside the big tent, patted the dust off it, and said loudly: "Report from Zhu Yong, the trainee staff officer of the First Cavalry Army!"

"Come in." Zhou Yuji's calm voice came from the tent.

Only then did Zhu Yong open the curtain and strode in, only to find that besides the army commander Zhou Yuji, there was also an unfamiliar major in cotton military uniform.

When the major saw Zhu Yong, he quickly stood up, took the initiative to salute and introduced himself: "I am Lin Zhengwen, the junior staff officer of the General Staff Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and I am here to deliver an official letter."

Zhou Yuji glanced at Zhu Yong, turned his head and went out, leaving only Major Lin and Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong accepted the official letter in bewilderment. It turned out that it was a request letter to transfer him to Australia to serve as the governor.

The General Staff Department sent people to deliver official letters to the Ministry of Officials, which can be regarded as an interesting talk about national history.However, the official department couldn't send it. Everyone knew that King Yong was serving in the army, but no one knew where it was, so he had to hand it over to the General Staff.

"Is there any message?" After reading the inquiry letter, Zhu Yong felt that this was not his brother's habit, so he asked thoughtfully.

"Your Highness, don't you know where your own kingdom is?" Lin Zhengwen asked in a low voice.

"Where is it?" Zhu Yong really didn't know.

"One of the three provinces in Australia." Major Lin said.

Zhu Yong was really angry this time: "Why am I going there? It's about to start a war with the Mongols. No, I have to go back to see the emperor. It's better for him to seal me in Haixi than Australia!"

Lin Zhengwen only cares about sending messages, and doesn't care about other things. He just thinks it would be good if he can return to Beijing with His Royal Highness Prince Yong.If you feel that you can get along with each other on the road, it is also good to seek an outside release.Now it is too difficult for the staff of the General Staff to step up to the top of the army. Stories like Wei Yun's have become legends. Maybe it is good to consider foreign domains. (To be continued..)

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