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Chapter 635 Governor of Luzon ([-])

Li Dan quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Long live, but I have an order, and I dare not obey my orders. I am really familiar with Lu Song, and I am willing to go to govern."

The emperor smiled and said: "You don't have to rush to express your opinion. After you go back, write a plan, how to govern, and what authority is required, and submit it to me in three days."

After a pause, the emperor continued to make a point: "Luzon is not comparable to Mekong Province, and even more incomparable to Dongfan and Hainan. It is very difficult to immigrate. Therefore, for a period of time, we can only rely on the local Chinese."

"According to intelligence, there are still seventy to eighty thousand Chinese in Luzon. When young and strong are armed, there should be more than ten thousand, enough to defend against the natives and Western barbarians. The local garrison should not be too many, about three thousand. The navy, dozens There are battleships."

The emperor changed the subject and said with a little dissatisfaction: "It's just that I heard that there are many overseas Chinese who make money and make money, and they don't care much about other things. Don't they understand that there is no strong mother country, no force enough to defend themselves, and earn a golden mountain?" Even the Silver Mountain cannot be kept."

Li Dan bowed and said: "Long live is wise, overseas Chinese do have this problem. But Luzon may be different. After experiencing the Spanish massacre, they must also understand this truth. With Wan live and Daming backing them, their Anxiety is gone.”

What Li Dan said is very important. The emperor's attitude towards overseas Chinese directly determines their fate, and the Western Yi's fear of it.

After the second massacre of Chinese in Luzon, the Spaniards also worried that the then Ming government would retaliate, so they sent people to Macau to find out the situation.

But Emperor Wanli believed that merchants who had lived in Luzon for a long time did not belong to our people.Who is responsible for the overseas disputes has not yet been found out, and more importantly, merchants are the most humble among the four peoples. How can they start a war for the untouchables?
Obviously, this attitude of the Ming court indulged the Spaniards.In the 12th year of Chongzhen and the 16th year of Yongli in history, the Spaniards massacred Luzon Chinese twice.

Now, the emperor does not want history to repeat itself. Attacking Luzon is not only land occupation and reclamation, but also bloody revenge.The Ming army attacking Luzon will be ordered not to take prisoners of the Spaniards.

After the war, the fleet with the heads of the Spaniards will conduct a long-distance cruise to show off its power in various places in Southeast Asia.

Weakness does not belong to Da Ming, and it is Da Ming's policy to retaliate with a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood.For Xiyi, only iron and blood can wake them up and let them know how terrifying Daming is with his fangs bared.

Those who offend our Great Ming will be punished; those who kill our people will be slaughtered.

The emperor wanted to send such a clear signal to the outside world, tough, brutal and bloody.Because he knows that the rules of this world are that the weak prey on the strong, and that the strong respect.

"If you become the governor of Luzon, you can guarantee that Luzon will be governed well. Li Qing can put forward any conditions." The emperor said with a smile: "As the first overseas governor appointed by Ming Dynasty, I have no Experience, Li Qing must be the same."

"My minister is terrified." Li Dan said: "Although I have no experience, I must study hard and do well."

"Okay, very good." The emperor nodded, and signaled the palace staff to bring some documents from Lu Song to Li Dan, "Study carefully in the past few days, and I am waiting to see your policy plan."

Li Dan took the documents, saluted and resigned.

Walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Li Dan shook his head vigorously, bit his lower lip again, to make sure that he was not dreaming, and couldn't help being pleasantly surprised in his heart.

When he was in the palace just now, he kept his composure, not daring to let the emperor see his ecstasy and excitement.Not only is it a disgrace, but it is more likely to make the emperor look down on him.

Governor of Luzon? !
Li Dan knew how big Luzon was, about the same size as Daming.Moreover, there are other islands that can also be counted as places in Luzon.

In other words, he climbed to the level of governor in one fell swoop, managing a territory larger than that of the governor.

calm down!
Li Dan took a deep breath, trying to calm down his trembling footsteps.

This matter has not yet been finalized, so don't get carried away.Well, you have to think about it, think hard, what kind of Luzon governor can satisfy Wanzai?
Li Dan slowed down, thinking while walking, many questions came to his mind.

It stands to reason that the Maritime Chamber has invested the most in Borneo, especially him, who has spent a lot of money and manpower in recent years.

But Long Live pointed to Luzon, not Borneo.Obviously, this should be an attempt. If Luzon succeeds, Borneo will also have a governor.

Well, those investments are nothing, with the official position of Governor of Luzon, it is fully worth it.

As for the power of the governor of Luzon, it should not be too small, as it cannot be exercised; but it should not be too large, too greedy, which will cause long live dissatisfaction.

Well, you can't have military power, as long as you can obey reasonable orders, suppress the aborigines, and open up territories.

In addition, Long Live regards Luzon as an overseas enclave in the short term. What he wants is low investment and high returns. With his own business connections, he is still sure to build Manila into a prosperous commercial port.

When Li Dan walked out of the Meridian Gate, he already had a general idea, and the expression on his face became relaxed.

Governor of Luzon, Governor of Borneo, Governor of Jagong (Yangon)...

After Li Dan left, the emperor sat in the hall, still immersed in the thoughts of how to govern overseas places.

As Li Dan thought, the governor of Luzon is indeed an attempt.As long as the Spaniards are eliminated, how Luzon manages does not actually affect the overall situation.

The overall situation is to maintain the stability of Ming Dynasty in the disaster, and to be able to expand in an orderly manner.To put it bluntly, large-scale immigration overseas is not appropriate at this stage.

Not to mention the nostalgia of the Ming people for their homeland, just the cost of long-distance sea voyages and resettlement in other places will become a burden for the court.

If, as the emperor thought, it was only the initial investment in the war, and then the local Chinese were armed and mobilized, not only would the investment be small, but the benefits would also be considerable.

The same is true for Borneo.However, the nature of Mekong Province, Dongfan, Hainan, and the land to be occupied by Burma is quite different.

To put it simply, one is the established territory of Ming Dynasty, and the other is a colony, although the emperor dislikes using this term very much.

Whether the colony can be turned into a territory, the emperor is not quite sure.At least until the disaster is over, too eager to expand operations is likely to drag down Ming.

At present, the emperor has determined that the stable occupation is to be a grain-producing area, a grain-producing area in the south that is not greatly affected by the disaster.

As long as there is a steady stream of food, combined with flexible and practical policies, it will not be difficult to survive the catastrophe.

This is the case in Mekong Province, Dongfan Province, Hainan Province, and Burma.

The importance of matters, on this point, the emperor is still clear.The crimes of great success and poor soldiers and cunning martial arts cannot be pinned on him.

(End of this chapter)