Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 506
Who will be king?
This problem is really a headache.

If the Indian tribes were allowed to form a vassal state, Daming would have to give them a king.

The problem is that Taichang doesn't even know who to make king.

Moreover, it will not work to let them choose themselves.

Because the power of the king is too great, it can be said that the entire vassal state belongs to the king, and the king of the vassal state can also determine the life and death of everyone in the entire vassal state.

With so much power, who wouldn't be jealous?
The king is the lord of a country. An alliance of a dozen tribes or even dozens of tribes will let people choose the king by themselves, and the tribes will really fight over it.

If it is a colonist, I definitely hope that they will fight, and their own people will consume their own strength, and when they are almost exhausted, they will swallow them in one bite.

This is a common method used by the colonists, and even Indian tribes or tribes who do not want to fight the colonists will instigate them to fight.

In history, the Algonquin tribe and the Iroquois tribe were provoked by the colonists to fight, and the result was a mess, and finally both sides were swallowed by the colonists.

Of course Taichang didn't want the Indian tribes to fight on their own, he wanted the Indian tribes to unite to fight the European colonists.

The question is, this king is really hard to choose.

So, what to do?

Perhaps, let them manage the tribal alliance in their own way.

Thinking of this, he asked Chen Siming, a newly promoted doctor in the Ministry of Rites, "Siming, each tribe seems to have chiefs, chiefs, and elders, right? When they usually make decisions, the chief alone has the final say, or everyone Are you discussing it?"

Chen Siming thought for a while, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I have never participated in their elders' meeting, so I dare not make a judgment. However, from what I have seen, there seems to be a difference in power between elders and chiefs, right? Big."

Well, this so-called council of elders should be similar to a parliament, and the chief is probably similar to the speaker.

It doesn't seem to work this way.

In fact, there is absolutely no need to go the usual way with regard to the power structure of the tribal alliance. It may be better to copy the model of other vassal states and use the model of the Indian tribe itself.

At least, people are used to this model.

Thinking of this, Taichang said decisively: "Well, let them form a tribal alliance, I won't give them any kings, let them use the model of the elders to manage the tribal alliance, and elect as many elders as there are tribes. Come out, let all the great elders hold a meeting of elders to decide if there is anything wrong with the tribal alliance."

Uh, do that?
All the accompanying civil servants and generals were dumbfounded when they heard the words.

They really didn't expect that the emperor would come up with such a way.

Can this be done?

Sun Chuanting was stunned for a while, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, if they are arguing endlessly over some matter, and no one agrees with the other, what should we do? Isn't this delaying the matter?"

Such a situation is of course possible.

However, this is a good thing for Daming.

Taichang said wisely: "This is a good thing. We can send the governor to stay in the capital of Xinyin to take care of this kind of thing. If they are arguing endlessly, then we should ask the governor we appoint to mediate them and make a conclusion. what!"

This seems to be a good thing, at least for Daming.

When Sun Chuanting heard the words, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "The emperor is wise."

you get it right?

Taichang simply said: "Why don't you take charge of the mediation for the time being?"

This!
Sun Chuanting said helplessly: "Your Majesty, my minister is bold. There are a lot of affairs on the navy's side, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of the tribal alliance. Moreover, sometimes I'm not here, and I'm afraid I'll miss it. It's someone else's business."

This is true, people are very busy, and sometimes they are not in Yinducheng, what should I do?
Taichang thought for a while, and then said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jiandou, you should also take care of it. The establishment of a tribal alliance is definitely not a matter of one day. At the beginning, there were few tribal alliances, so it shouldn't be much of a problem. If there are more tribal alliances, I will Then appoint a special governor to manage it."

Well, there is no other way, if people argue, they can't go to the emperor to judge.

One of them is the governor of the navy and the other is the governor of the infantry. Although they are not the governors who are in charge of the Indian tribes, they are also the governors. It seems that they are the only ones who have the right to take charge of this matter.

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then he cupped his hands and said, "My minister obeys the order."

The method of forming a tribal alliance has been agreed, and the next step is to help others establish a real tribal alliance.

Taichang stared at the map for a while, then pointed to the territory of the Sioux clan and said: "The Sioux clan originally had three major tribal alliances, as long as you help them delineate the territory and let them build a few cities, they can almost be regarded as vassals." The Algonquin tribe does not have any tribal alliances, so we have to consult their opinions and divide the entire Algonquin tribe into several tribal alliances so that the territory can be delineated."

After finishing speaking, he raised his head and said to Sun Chuanting: "Bo Ya, please work hard and go to consult all the tribes of the Algonquin tribe."

Well, this kind of thing is not an ordinary trouble.

The problem is that the emperor's will cannot be ignored.

Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and then asked: "Your Majesty, can I order the chiefs of all the tribes of the Algonquin tribe to come to the capital city of Xinyin to discuss this matter? After all, their territory is too wide, covering seven or eight thousand miles. Kuan, if the ministers ask one by one, it may take several months."

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "You decide this yourself, anyway, this matter is left to you."

Ok.

Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and then asked: "Your Majesty, how many tribal alliances should they form?"

Taichang looked at the map again, gestured carefully for a while, and then said solemnly: "Their territory is almost twice the size of the Sioux, so let them form an alliance of six tribes."

Sun Chuanting hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang thought for a while, and then suddenly said: "By the way, there is another problem, Indian tribes seem to have only first names, not surnames.

This is too far from our Ming's customs. Since it has become a vassal of Daming, this most basic name must follow Daming's.

I have to give each tribe a surname.

Fortunately, the Sioux tribe can just take the surname of Su, and the Iroquois tribe can say that they can just take the surname of Yi, but other tribes are a bit troublesome.

For example, the Algonquin tribe, the Apache tribe, and the Cherokee tribe. The transliterated names of these tribes do not have words related to the Ming surname. What kind of surname should be given to others? Let me think about it. "

Chen Siming heard the words and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, in fact, the Cherokee tribe can roughly be pronounced as the Cherokee tribe. How about giving them the Luo surname?"

Taichang nodded without hesitation: "Well, this is not bad."

What about the rest?

He simply looked at several staff generals.

You guys, I asked you to be a staff officer, and you won’t speak unless you are asked.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhiji quickly said: "Your Majesty, there seems to be no words related to the surname in the pronunciation of the Algonquin tribe. Otherwise, I will count the surnames of hundreds of families. They seem to have the largest population. We Just give them the surname Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao?

Zhao Hongyun, Zhao Heiying.

The name doesn't sound so weird anymore.

Taichang nodded slowly and said, "That's a good idea, what about the Apache tribe?"

Apache tribe?
Shout out to you too!
Zhang Zhiji couldn't help looking at the other three staff generals.

Seeing this, Xu Yunzhen quickly interjected: "The Apache tribe is brave and good at fighting. It seems inappropriate to take Qian's surname. Why don't they take the surname of Sun Wu? What do you think, Your Majesty?"

This one is also good.

As for the remaining tribes, they are not big tribes anymore. To put it simply, just rank them according to the surnames of hundreds of families.

(End of this chapter)