Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

A tall white swan slowly sails into a shallow sea with three fat and clumsy black ducks. Several lonely islands in the distance are shining emerald green in the sun. The tropical wind blows gently, and the mainland The cumulonimbus clouds above are gradually fading away. If it is not for the unbearable hot temperature, everything is as beautiful as in a fairy tale. [Thanks for supporting the novel]

The fleet that broke into the sea area was quickly observed by the beacon posts on land, and the beacon smoke of a certain meaning went straight into the sky.

Soon, a [-]-material sloop that had been completely eliminated in Zheng Jun's navy emerged from the fleet's sight.But after it approached, the schooner confirmed the identity of the visitor through the shape of the ship and the top-secret communication flag.So, the patrol boat greeted and sailed to the distance. As for these frequent guests, it is obvious that there is no need for additional water diversion services.

After passing through the inspection area of ​​the patrol boat, the port and the adjacent estuary impact plain immediately appeared in the visitor's field of vision.At this time, the rumbling cannon sounded, but there was no splash. It was obviously a welcome salute from the port fort after confirming the identity of the other party.In this regard, the escort notification ship with strict military salute requirements gave a reciprocal response.

The sound of the gun salute alarmed someone who was resting in the cabin. When he slowly walked to the deck and carefully looked at this overseas territory with the telescope handed by Liu Xiang, he was filled with emotion at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene: "I really didn't expect Ah, I haven’t seen you for a few years, and the place has changed a lot.”

Yes, a brand-new port has appeared on the former mudflat of the estuary. The fields and plantations in the distance are connected one by one by gravel roads, and there are faintly walled villages in the distance, just stretches of mangroves and coconut trees. The forest still retains its original style.

"Master Zhuge, I'm afraid he hasn't come back for five or six years."

"Yeah, it's been five or six years." Zhuge Fengye, who has become the pedestrian of the Tongzhengyuan, looked at the land he had fought for with a lot of emotion. "I didn't expect it to be like this now."

"It's also thanks to the foundation laid by Master Tian and Master Zhuge back then." Of course Liu Xiang is not flattering the superior in front of him. The so-called separation of civil and military affairs, Liu Xiang does not need to brag about the Tongzhengyuan, which is incompatible with the Navy Division, it is really his own. The elder brother has been in Xiboni all the time, and he knows a lot about the difficult road back then, and admires Zhuge Fengye, the original pioneers. [ ] "Otherwise, how could it become a climate in just a few years."

"You can't say that," Zhuge Fengye said modestly. "The key is that the king attaches great importance to it."

Does Zheng Kezang attach importance to Xibo mud?Of course.Among other things, there is an endless stream of immigrants every year ranging from three to four hundred to as many as eight or nine hundred. Although most of these immigrants are just Li Miao from Qiongzhou and exiles from the mainland, the accumulation of small amounts makes them more prosperous. With the current scene of a thriving population.

What immigration is too little?It is true to say so. It must be known that in another time and space, the peak of Chinese colonization of Nanyang, except in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, had to wait until the population surged during the Kangxi and Qianlong years. Now Zheng Kezang even wants to plunder the people of Henan to enrich the interior. And how can we have more spare energy to deliver overseas?

In addition, Zheng Fan is currently operating five overseas territories at the same time: Seogwipo, Yezodi, Camlan, Xiboni, and Labuan, and the focus is on Seogwipo in the north and Camlan in the south. Although Xiboni has unlimited potential, But in fact, the importance is far less than the above two, so it is very difficult to receive continuous support from the home country.

Of course, Zhuge Fengye’s words also have water. Without the serious management of the leaders of several generations of overseas territories, how could they break through such a situation with only the superficial support from China?

"My lord," Liu Xiang was waiting to say something to Zhuge Fengye, and the lookout sentry reported. "The port customs sent a ship."

Liu Xiang was a military ship, and the escort was military supplies. Originally, it had nothing to do with the customs, but there were [-] Shanha immigrants on board, so it was normal for the customs to come to ask for relevant documents.

"Then drop the anchor." Liu Xiang ordered. "Wait for customs clearance, and another notice. The duty of each ship will be changed from four shifts to three shifts, and the spare shift will go ashore in turn to rest." It is always more comfortable to go ashore than to be confined in a small cabin. "Remember," Liu Xiang roared. "If anyone dares to make trouble on the shore, I will hang him on the mast after returning."

While talking, the customs boat has slowly approached, but after helping, the customs officials who came up, besides checking the documents, also humbly asked Zhuge Fengye not to enter the port and disembark for the time being, saying that he had sent someone to hurry up Notify the Duhu Mansion, and the Duhu Mansion will welcome the imperial envoy in the future. [Thanks for supporting the novel]

Because it represents Zheng Kezang's face, Zhuge Fengye had no choice but to restrain his eagerness to revisit his old place and wait for the other party's arrangement.

Speaking of which, the names of Duhufu and Daduhufu in Ming and Zheng are similar to the supreme border governing bodies in the Han and Tang dynasties, but they have more of their own characteristics.

First of all, as the chief official, the Duhu of the fifth rank and the Dahu of the fourth rank were both sent by the governor of Fanyang and other countries.

Secondly, its supervisory unit is the Colonization Bureau, a secondary institution of the Governor-General's Yamen.

Thirdly, under Duhu and Daduhu, there are Changshi in charge of government affairs, Sima in charge of military affairs, and the Dujian sent by the Overwatch Council to take charge of specific duties. Among them, Changshi is selected by the Ministry of Officials and Sima is dispatched by the Ministry of War.

Finally, the judicial power of Duhufu and Daduhufu was not handed over to the Supreme Court like in the Mainland, but was acted by the Duhu and Daduhu themselves, roughly equivalent to military management.

In addition, under Duhufu and Daduhufu, there are counties equivalent to Zhongzhou County in the inland provinces as intermediate management agencies.According to the size of the area and the relationship of jurisdiction, counties are divided into five grades: large county, upper county, middle county, lower county, and small county. The county has a general manager, and the administrative office is set up according to the domestic states and counties. The administrative office is also set up to manage taxation and household registration. , public security and other matters.

In addition to the counties directly managed by Duhufu and Daduhufu, there are also Tujun.The Tujun is also divided into five grades according to the size of the Tujun. The Tujun Chief awarded the chief officer Tu Zongbing, Tu Lieutenant General, Tu Canjun, Tu Guerrilla, and Tu Garrison respectively to show the difference from the directly subordinate counties and to show their superiority.

After waiting for about half a day, just as the bored Zhuge Fengye recalled what he knew about the settings of the Protectorate, the fort suddenly fired a salute again, presumably the people from the Protectorate had already arrived, and the salute was just to inform Zhuge to ride [White Sand Island] can enter the port

Comparing with the ceremony of welcoming the emperor's envoy, Xiboni officials and port people kowtowed to Zhuge Maple Leaf holding an edict. Of course, it is impossible to declare Zheng Kezang's will, and the specific things have to be kept in Chaoyong Fort Make another declaration.

"Master Zhuge and Master Liu have had a very hard journey, and we have already prepared some thin wine." Duhu Yin Zhendong, on behalf of the entire Duhu Mansion, invited Zhuge Fengye and Liu Xiang to a wine shop at the port for a welcome banquet. "The two adults must not shirk."

"The deputy commander on the ship has already been dismissed from office. According to the military law, there must be no chief officer on board, so the subordinate officer will not beg for mercy." Liu Xiang evaded, he didn't want to deal with these politicians. "By the way, Lord Protectorate, when we first entered the port, the lower officials didn't see the [Fuxing Ship], so we don't know when Liu Ling and Lord Liu will be able to return to the voyage."

"I remembered, Liu Fentong and Master Liu are brothers." Sima Liang Bolong had a strange smile on his face. "Master Liu Ling has gone to Yecheng for business, but he will be back in three or two days. If Liu Fentong is not in a hurry, he will be back in about two or three days."

"Two or three days, it doesn't matter. After I finish loading the things here, I still have to wait for Commander Huang, who is going to Centipede Islet, to come over and meet up. I originally had to stop for a few days." Hearing that it only takes two or three days, Liu Xiang didn't mind. Disappointed. "However, my lords, besides the jute, wood, and spices transported north, do you have any personal things that you want to transfer back to the country?"

What Liu Xiang escorted was a military transport ship, but returning with an empty warehouse was a great waste of precious transport capacity, so the navy stipulated that when returning from resupply, it must bring enough local specialties back home, so as to earn a little profit to make up for the water. Insufficient military expenditure of the division.Therefore, if the goods in the colony were insufficient, Liu Xiang would have to pass through places such as Siam and Siam on his return trip in order to purchase and ship hardwood and rice back for sale.Of course, individuals are not allowed to entrain and smuggle. This is Zheng Kezang's iron law. If one is found, one should be dealt with. There is no difference. As for carrying some letters and personal belongings for colonial officials, it is not against the rules.

"If Mr. Liu doesn't mention it, I will talk about it later." Several officials from the Xibo Nidu Protectorate immediately said that they had something to haul. "I'll leave it to Mr. Liu later."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's all from my family, please don't ask me what you say." Liu Xiang replied with a smile, if it wasn't for his brother not to be put on small shoes in Xiboni, with his character, he would never do it for these people It's a private matter, but how do you say this, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. "Okay, okay, I won't go to the banquet."

Since Liu Xiang repeatedly pushed back, the people present couldn't force him to go. After all, Zheng Jun's military discipline has been kept very tight these past few years. , It's not bad to break the other party's rules.

Liu Ling didn't go, but Zhuge Fengye, the guest of honor, couldn't escape, so he sent his personal servant back to the boat to get a salute, and he himself went to the port restaurant in a light carriage with everyone in the Protectorate's Mansion.

Speaking of it, whether it is a four-wheeled carriage or a two-wheeled mule-drawn carriage, they were all made by Zheng Kezang for export. However, Zheng Kezang never expected that the carriage would not sell well in the foreign trade market in East Asia. When it is sold domestically, it is also unpopular because the roads in most cities in the country are stone-slab-stepped roads, but it has become the most common means of transportation in several colonies.

When this group of people disappeared, the servant found Liu Xiang who was dozing on the shaker with his feet up on Zhuge's hint: "Master Liu, the Duhu Mansion invites you, why don't you go?"

Liu Xiang replied lazily: "Aren't your adults afraid that I don't want to talk about it?"

Zhuge's servant asked Dao cleverly: "If your lord doesn't want to say it, why do you want to bring something in front of my lord?"

"Smart." Liu Xiang laughed. "Then what do you think they want me to send back for them?"

"It will never be a letter from home."

"That's natural." Liu Xiang didn't wait for anyone to guess, so he revealed the answer himself. "There are not many other specialties of Xibo Ni, but there is one, your master must know about it." Zhuge's servant looked at Liu Xiang, only to hear Liu Xiang spit out two words. "gold!"

Zhuge's servant kept his eyes open, but Liu Xiang waved his hand: "Don't guess, I didn't say that someone embezzled public funds in Xiboni. How much gold and gold sand they dig up, they will use all of them." The construction of the guard house will go on, if it is not like this, your adults will not see the scene today."

Liu Xiang sneered when he mentioned this: "It's just that gold is the thing that Thai people like the most. As long as you go to places like Malacca, Yecheng, and Nii, you can change your hand from ten to twenty on the account. One piece is for public use, ten pieces are for private use, it’s very fat."

The servant asked in a stern tone: "This matter should have been kept a secret, how did you know, Mr. Liu?"

"My brother is in command of Xiboni's own fleet." Liu Xiang's face became serious. "However, I can only talk about this. If your adults go back and report, I will deny it at all."