Daming 1805

Chapter 48 What is unimaginable?

In fact, the old gentlemen in the courtroom moved faster than Zhu Jingyuan imagined.

After the morning court was over, they immediately carefully analyzed Zhu Jingyuan's six strategies, and made repairs according to the actual goals of the strategy.

Then a model for testing and display was selected - the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Ryukyu's territory is small, the number of people is small, and there are even fewer natives, and the difference is very small with the people of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Ryukyu's national strength is weak, it is very close to the mainland of Daming, and there is also the control of the court's naval and land garrison in the country.

Even if they were to forcibly withdraw their feudal feudal lords without any hesitation, in fact, there would not be too much trouble.

What's more, in the actual operation plan, we will definitely take care of the interests of the vast majority of relevant personnel as much as possible.

The key point is that although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Ryukyu has the conditions that the vassal states should have, and most of the vassal states can be used as a reference.

Therefore, the Ministry of Household used the fastest speed to plan a simple strategy for withdrawing the feudal lords.

After asking the emperor for instructions, he sent a telegram to the Ryukyu Palace just before the government was released that day.

Called consultation, it was actually an advance notice, allowing them to start preparing for the de facto withdrawal.

Therefore, when Zhu Jingyuan was reading the newspaper at home, the Ryukyu Palace was also brightly lit.

Zhu Jingyuan's clan elder brother, the Ryukyu King Zhu Jingxuan, was sitting in front of the book desk in the uniform of the Daming County King, staring blankly at the telegraph before him.

His expression was extremely excited, his hands trembled slightly, and he muttered unbelievably intermittently:
"Withdraw the vassal? The imperial court is really going to withdraw the vassal? And starting from the lonely Ryukyu?"

Standing opposite Zhu Jingxian, Gu Yongnian, the long history of the palace, bowed slightly to his king and explained:

"Reporting to the king, the vassal state that has officially been completely removed is currently the only country in the West Sea.

"Although the countries in the southwest of the Persian Gulf were abolished, they merged and established the Caliphate Kingdom, but the new vassal king temporarily stayed in the capital.

"Regarding our Ryukyu Kingdom, the imperial court has not officially issued a decision, and for the time being, the Ministry of Household is just asking the king what you mean.

"Hubu means that the Ryukyu vassal state still needs to be retained, and the existing vassal state officials are still retained.

"At the same time, the imperial court also added our Ryukyu Islands to Dongfandao, and newly established the Haidong Chief Envoy.

"Dongfan Island was renamed Dongning Island, and three prefectures, Keelung, Anping, and Changhua were established, and we set up Ryukyu Prefecture in the Ryukyu Islands.

"In the future, the military and political affairs in Ryukyu will be jointly managed by the three local divisions of Daming Haidong and other places and the Ryukyu Palace.

"As for the king...there are two options, one is to continue to serve as the king of Ryukyu, but you can't be stationed in Ryukyu in the future.

"The imperial court will designate a scenic spot outside the new capital of the capital, and build a mansion for you and the vassal kings who are staying in the capital, such as the Food King.

"The second is to remove the title of the King of Ryukyu and change it to the title of the King of Daming County, with the King of Daming County as Haidong's political envoy, and the official office is located in Keelung House, Dongning Island.

"There are no governors or governors in Haidong and other places, and there is only one envoy."

The Ryukyu King Zhu Jingzhen was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he was a little dazed, and asked subconsciously:

"Gu Qing gave Gu Wang a detailed explanation. How to implement the so-called co-management? If Gu Wang is the governor of Haidong, who will be the king of Ryukyu?"

When Gu Yongnian heard this question, he was obviously a little excited, and he almost couldn't control his expression:
"Daming immigrants and their descendants who reproduced in the Ryukyu Prefecture are directly under the jurisdiction of the Ryukyu Prefecture, the envoy of Haidong, and the corresponding people will also obtain Daming citizenship.

"The mixed children of the people of the Ming Dynasty and the Ryukyu natives, as well as the natives of Ryukyu, are under the jurisdiction of the original government office of the Ryukyu King's Mansion and retain the citizenship of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"The official positions of the Ryukyu prefect and below will be replaced by the existing Ryukyu officials, and at the same time continue to serve as the Ryukyu officials, and the minister will serve as the first Ryukyu prefect.

"In the future, officials above the Ryukyu county magistrate will all be court officials.

"After at least three years and at most nine years, you will have to go to work elsewhere, and then you will be removed from the Ryukyu official position.

"The officials transferred from the Ming Dynasty will also take over the corresponding official positions of the Ryukyu Kingdom when they take over the official positions of the Ryukyu Prefecture.

"If the king is appointed as the governor of Haidong, the Ryukyu Kingdom will be like the previous West Sea Kingdom. There will be a country but no king."

After listening to it, Zhu Jingxuan fell into confusion, stood up and walked back and forth in the room several times.

In the end, I couldn't make up my mind, so I looked at my long history again:

"Also ask Gu Qing to teach the orphan, how should the orphan be chosen?"

Gu Yongnian thought to himself, isn't this obvious, but on the surface, he just bowed slightly and explained and analyzed carefully:
"Your Majesty, Ryukyu is said to be one country, but there are only a few counties in the land. Although the people are quite wealthy, how can they be compared with the Minister of the Ming Dynasty?

"Nowadays, there is only one rank difference between the chief minister and the minister, and as long as you are promoted, you will get the title of minister.

"Besides, the king still has the title of the king of Daming County. Even if he does not serve in the court in the future, he will be rich and noble."

Zhu Jingxuan shook his head with some distress and said:
"Gu understands this, but... Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is small, the ancestral inheritance bestowed by the ancestors has not been easy for generations.

"Although the governor is expensive, he is only a low-ranking official, and the emperor of Daming needs to be assessed for succession, otherwise he will be surrendered on his behalf."

Gu Yongnian shook his head when he heard this, feeling that his family was confused, so he had to persuade him a little more directly:

"Your Majesty, don't be confused, the court's intention to withdraw the vassal has already been determined, and the placement for you has been generous enough to make you hesitate.

"If the imperial court directly forcibly withdraws the vassal, and at the same time abolishes the king directly as a commoner, what will the king do?
"Besides, the withdrawal of the vassal has been the long-cherished wish of the Ryukyu people for decades, and now it is finally unstoppable to keep the clouds open and see the moonlight.

"The placement of all the officials in the palace by the imperial court makes it impossible for everyone to refuse, so the king must not be confused, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

After all, Zhu Jingxuan was the head of a country, and he was used to bossing around. Hearing these slightly threatening words, he was a little flabbergasted:
"What is unimaginable? What did you tell the lonely king about unimaginable?"

Gu Yongnian looked at his king's reaction, and bowed his head slightly melancholy:

"The unimaginable means that if the servant cannot convince the king, then the servant may not survive for three days..."

Zhu Jingzhen was stunned for a few seconds, and then slowly let out his breath.

Zhu Jingxi knew in his heart that he had no choice at all.

Almost all of the palace from Changshi and below hope to accept it, so that they can change from Ryukyu officials to Ming officials.

From a remote and small country officials, they are directly transformed into official officials of the world empire, and their status will be subversively upgraded.

No one can resist this temptation, and they will push it at all costs.

All immigrants can obtain the citizenship of Ming Dynasty, and they will definitely support this kind of withdrawal, which is their highest pursuit in recent decades.

If you oppose it willfully, you may accidentally fall into the water and no one will see it. This is the so-called unimaginable consequences.

Gu Yongnian, as the long history of the palace who has followed him for many years, is not disloyal to himself, but he simply cannot refuse.

If he refuses, the consequences may be shot in the back and suicide, which is unimaginable for him.

The key is not that he was abolished, but that he lost the small kingdom that was passed down in the Ryukyu era, and his actual status has actually risen, so he has no pressure in his heart.

Zhu Jingxi suddenly sat back on the chair, leaned back weakly on the back of the chair, looked up at the roof and was silent for a few seconds, and finally sighed softly:
"Reply to the Ministry of Housing, the Ryukyu Kingdom has no objection, and immediately began to prepare for the affairs of the Haidong Chief Envoy. The minister Jingxi please recognize the Haidong Chief Envoy."

After hearing this, Gu Yongnian instinctively shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, Shengming!"

Zhu Jingzhen waved his hand:
"Call me Your Highness...or Uncle Fang..."

His Royal Highness is the honorific title of prince, county king, prince, and grandson, while Fangbo is the honorific title of political envoy.

Therefore, Zhu Jingxuan has completely accepted this arrangement in his own heart.

This was originally the best arrangement for the withdrawal of the feudal lord.

Gu Yongnian understood and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is wise."

(End of this chapter)