Daming 1805

On August [-], the fifth year of the Grand Duke's reign, the streets of Yingtianfu New City, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, were filled with bustling scenes of people.

The main generals who have made meritorious service in the Thai-Spanish War, as well as a group of soldiers with particularly outstanding performance, will hold a parade and entry ceremony to praise their merits today.

Through the propaganda of Ming Dynasty newspapers and radio, the local residents of Ming Dynasty had the most basic understanding of the world situation.

Most of them knew that five years ago, the Xiyi gang went crazy and started fighting among themselves.

Daming kindly intervened and tried to persuade them several times, but no one listened at all.

In the end, they went completely crazy and attacked the country of Prince Ming, and Ming had to end it himself.

Then he struck with thunderous force, directly displaying unprecedented power and directly destroying the main vanguard force of several million in Xiyi.

The next step is to push and receive all the way.

Now ordinary people in the capital know that the Great Tomorrow Soldiers gave those stubborn Xiyi a lesson, and now they have finally conquered them completely.

Although due to various reasons, there are still some external vassals with a certain degree of independence, there have always been vassal towns in the classical era.

Although there is still a lot of work to be done at the political, economic and cultural levels, it may take many years to truly integrate the entire world.

But for ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, comprehensive military conquest is the most intuitive.

They knew that Ming Dynasty really ruled the world.

Those who are looking forward to and paying attention to this matter are of course overjoyed.

In the past ten years, the complaints and talk about Zhu Jingyuan, the "weak" prince, have now been completely proven to be a joke.

His Majesty is far-sighted and pursues a just and upright moral principle.

Even those who are not interested in politics feel that there will be no more wars from now on and that a truly peaceful age will come.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty seized the entire mainland of Western Europe, and the local wealth and resources were expropriated.

A large number of Ming people can obtain a lot of things at a small price.

For the big businessmen and factory owners, there was now complete free access to the European and American markets.

The scale of the local market in Western Europe is actually not small, with a population of [-] million people who have basic knowledge of civilization. It is second only to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty in the world.

Small businessmen can buy Taixi shops and real estate resold by the four major industrial groups of Ming Dynasty at very low prices.

Those who want to be farmers can buy small plots of land at low prices.

Real ordinary workers also have the opportunity to work as managers in Taixi, and they also have the opportunity to easily get a few Orchids.

Nothing wins hearts and minds more than tangible benefits.

Therefore, throughout the course of the war, as the Ming Dynasty's troops gained successive victories and continued to gain a large number of occupied areas, the local people of the Ming Dynasty became more and more excited.

This excitement reached its peak when the few remaining kings of the Western Continent surrendered and the Ming Dynasty achieved a comprehensive victory.

When newspapers and radio announced that the meritorious soldiers on the front line had returned triumphantly, and a ceremony to praise their merits and enter the city was to be held, most people became excited.

The Ming Dynasty's army did not completely return to the DPRK. Most of the soldiers and most of the officers still stayed in the west.

They will continue to stay in the West for a long time, and even settle down directly in the West.

There are a total of 2000 million soldiers, and there is no room for them all to return to the capital.

After the war, the Ming Dynasty no longer needed 2000 million soldiers, and most of them had to retire and change jobs.

It just so happened that the Ming Dynasty needed to continue to fill the West with immigrants in the future, and young and middle-aged soldiers who were about to retire were the best candidates for immigration.

Those who have made a little bit of merit can be directly granted the top titles of country squire and country scholar, receive dozens of square kilometers of land, and become the head of a township.

Those who have no obvious merit can also be given some land and arranged to serve as subordinates and helpers to their comrades with merit.

Soldiers and officers with greater merit can also receive higher titles and more land.

The most senior Yang Yuchun and others will directly become the monarch of a country.

Nobles, officials, and soldiers from various countries in Europe and the West will be exiled to Mozhou, and most of these people are men.

But their families can continue to stay in the area, so there will be a large number of female relatives left in the area.

She could be used as a concubine and servant for the Ming soldiers who settled there.

With such explicit or implicit actual treatment and potential benefits, most ordinary soldiers will be willing to immigrate and settle there.

These young adults are the backbone of society.

Not only do they have the fighting skills to dominate the locals, but they also naturally possess a large number of women of childbearing age.

Therefore, if more than 1000 million young soldiers and low-level officers immigrate to the West, the effect may be better than the regular immigration of [-] million people.

Now returning to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to participate in the ceremony are only a small number of the most outstanding officers and soldiers.

As well as senior military officers who will directly receive the canonization rewards personally from the Ming Emperor.

They are all the latest generation of nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

After being granted the title, those who particularly want to stay in their home country may stay, and most of them will return to the West.

to receive and manage the land and wealth they acquired.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers who participated in this ceremony were also very happy and excited.

Sitting in a uniform troop carrier, they passed through the entire old city amidst the cheers of the people watching on both sides of the street.

Finally, we arrived at Fengtiandian Square in Xincheng District.

Zhu Jingyuan, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, stood on the judgment platform of Fengtian Palace in front of them and spoke a little.

Through microphones and amplification equipment, the sound is spread throughout the square.

It was also transmitted through live radio and television systems to all places with radio and radio and television.

First, the causes and consequences of this war are briefly explained.

The royal families of the Thai and Western countries were tyrannical and unjust, causing the people of the Thai and Western countries to fall into dire straits. The Ming Dynasty repeatedly warned and reminded the Western countries to no avail.

That's why we had to attack and punish him.

In order to avoid a similar situation from happening again, they directly managed and transformed Thai and Western society.

There is only one core idea. Everything Ming did in this war was absolutely just.

Then he praised the bravery of all the soldiers who participated in the war.

Praise all development and production personnel, all logistics supply personnel, and all management personnel for their wisdom and hard work.

I praise all the officials in the Ming Dynasty and all the workers and peasants in the Ming Dynasty. They all united as one and won this battle together.

There is only one core meaning, that is, everyone in Ming Dynasty has meritorious service.

Even screwing in local factories contributed to the smooth victory of this war.

Of course, credit is also given in order, with soldiers and officers at the top, followed by military-related scientific and technological personnel, logistics and supporting management personnel.

The ordinary officials and ordinary people in the rear are placed at the back.

Finally, the reward plans for a group of top generals and special generals were announced directly on the spot.

For example, Yang Yuchun, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army's Governor's Office and the Commander-in-Chief of the Western and Pacific Operations, was granted the title of Duke of Poland in the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, he also held the position of king of Poland, a vassal country outside the country.

The scope of Poland defined by the Ming Dynasty was basically the land between East Prussia and Austria that Lucia once controlled.The total area is about 20 square kilometers, which is roughly the same as the former Nanzhili Province, which is now Jianghuai Province, and almost the size of two Zhejiang Provinces.

Yang Yuchun's status as king of Poland, a vassal state of foreign vassal, could be inherited for three generations.

The fourth generation began to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Starting from the sixth generation, only ordinary Ming Dynasty dukedoms without fiefdoms were retained.

As long as there is an heir who can pass the inheritance test, the dukedom of the country can continue to be inherited without intergenerational restrictions.

Not only did the foreign monarchs of the Ming Dynasty not have salaries, they also had to pay tribute to the emperor based on the fiscal revenue of their fiefdoms, which was in fact paying taxes.

The vassal monarch himself did not have a salary, but he did not need to pay taxes.

Because the tax revenue of the inner vassal state was originally managed by the court, the monarch of the inner vassal only received part of the tax dividend.

However, whether it is an external vassal or an internal vassal, the monarch of a vassal state can have multiple identities.

It can be that a Ming Dynasty noble serves as the monarch of an external vassal or an internal vassal at the same time.

The noble titles of the Ming Dynasty come with a salary.

At the same time, the monarchs of the outer and inner vassals could only manage their own vassals.

Unless the emperor specifically requests it, he cannot leave his vassal state or serve in other regions and departments.

Ordinary nobles without fiefdoms had a salary and could serve in any region or department of the Ming Dynasty, from soldiers and clerks to generals and nine ministers.

But this is not the case for nobles who serve as monarchs of both outer and inner vassals.

The monarchs of the outer vassal and the inner vassal are their duties, and they cannot concurrently hold the posts of other regions.

Below Yang Yuchun, several deputy governors and commanders of the headquarters, as well as navy commanders, also received rewards of different levels.

Zhu Jingyuan created eight dukes, 32 marquises and counts in one go.

Chen Huacheng received the title of Duke of Hamburg, and Guan Tianpei also received the title of Duke of Venetian. They also obtained the status of monarchs of foreign vassals.

The implementation standards are that after two generations, the feudal clan will be transferred to the inner vassal, and after four generations, the vassal will be withdrawn. The title itself will be retained and inherited through assessment.

Napoleon and others who participated in the war as members of the vassal state also received special canonization.

The level of Napoleon's vassal state was upgraded from the original county to a principality, and Napoleon obtained the title of duke.

However, Zhu Jingyuan did not increase the scope of Napoleon's original vassal state.

Napoleon's original vassal states were created by himself and joined the Ming Dynasty as a vassal state after peace negotiations.

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty promised not to abolish the vassal state or to change its establishment, and at the same time, it was assumed that it could be inherited indefinitely.

Zhu Jingyuan would not let a vassal state like his expand even one centimeter again.

Therefore, it is only necessary to first turn this uncle into a principality in name only, but also give a controllable and substantial reward.

Zhu Jingyuan granted Napoleon his hometown of Corsica, and also gave Napoleon the title of Count of Corsica.

Corsica covers an area of ​​more than 8000 square kilometers, which is very close to the upper limit of the state title.

In fact, this is to use the scope of the improvement of honorary status completely for the improvement of his original vassal level. The Corsican state is a purely practical reward.

The succession of the newly canonized Corsican prince was restricted. After two generations, it was converted into an internal vassal, and after three generations, the vassal was completely withdrawn.

However, the state earldom without fiefdom can still be retained in the future, and descendants can continue to inherit the earldom of Corsica as long as they pass the inheritance test.

At the same time, Napoleon was allowed and required to arrange for his two children to inherit two titles respectively.

After his voluntary retirement or death, one district will inherit the title of Duke Napoleon, and the other will inherit the title of Count of Corsica.

Adams' situation was similar to Napoleon's, but his credit and hard work were not as good as Napoleon's.

Therefore, after his original title was promoted to that of Duke, he was only given the additional title of county boy.

The title of Mu Yi of Egypt was originally that of Duke of the Kingdom, and he also joined as a vassal state, promising not to withdraw or change the vassal state.

Zhu Jingyuan was not prepared to upgrade his prince to a county prince. At the same time, he gave an additional title of county prince and asked her to arrange for another son to inherit it.

In the same situation, Luo Yashan, the Duke of Western Xianbei, also received another county marquis title.

Isai, who was sent by the Persian prince to participate in the war, received a county earldom alone.

They all transferred to internal vassals after two generations and withdrew from vassals after three generations.

In addition to the top generals, other generals and meritorious soldiers at all levels are rewarded, but Zhu Jingyuan did not announce it personally.

At the same time, he publicly told the alliance that after they return, the corresponding management agency of the governor's office will be responsible for announcing and issuing corresponding documents to them.

Zhu Jingyuan's canonization this time is relatively generous, mainly because the requirements for the title are relatively low.

In addition to the prince and the county king, there are ten levels below: Duke of the country, Duke of the county, marquis of the county, uncle of the county, uncle of the state, son of the state, son of the county, son of the county, country squire and country scholar.

The lowest level only has land in one township. Such a uniform title registration can cover an overwhelming number of middle- and low-level meritorious personnel.

Overall, more than half of the millions of square kilometers of land in the entire Western Thailand region will be sealed off.

Zhu Jingyuan is certainly not generous without purpose.

The lands that these people were granted were all in the western continent. They and their descendants for three to five generations in the future were de facto traditional feudal lords.

There are hundreds of millions of traditional Thai indigenous people living in the newly conquered Thai continent.

These Tu people are not barbaric Mo people, nor are they Yin people who are ignorant of modern society, but Taixi people who have a mature social system and culture.

If it were completely under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty and all regular provinces and regular yamen were established, management would definitely be very difficult.

In the next ten or even decades, the most important thing that needs to be considered in the Western and Western region is probably not how to develop and construct it.

It is about how to cope with and calm various forms of cultural conflicts and social contradictions.

Not to mention the far away Central Court of the Ming Dynasty, even the local yamen facing the western region were still far away from the emperor in the cities below.

The superior yamen have to face and deal with too many things, and their ability to control the details of local affairs will be very limited.

The efficiency of handling local emergencies will be relatively low.

Directly establishing feudal states, setting up traditional land lords, and allowing these large and small lords to directly manage local areas would be more efficient.

Because all kinds of things are in front of them, they can deal with them directly at any time and at any time wholeheartedly.

Their tasks are also very simple and pure. In order to protect their wealth and identity, they will definitely rack their brains spontaneously.

They will work hard to control and transform the remaining local indigenous people, develop and build local cities and facilities, and enable the territory to produce more wealth.

They themselves will certainly have more children as a matter of course.

The Ming Dynasty’s traditional family organization system of monogamy and multiple concubines was the most suitable for this form of external expansion.

Heirs to titles and status will definitely choose to be born from the same race as much as possible.

The children they had with foreign concubines would become their bridge and tool to manage and control the local indigenous people.

After a few generations, these places should be completely controlled by the Ming people.

Because it is likely that only the Ming people and the mixed descendants of the Ming people and locals are left in the area.

At the same time, after two or three generations, most of the external vassals have become internal vassals, and in one or two generations they can be directly withdrawn according to regulations.

The land and population that have been completely transformed are suitable for direct management by the imperial court and the wider region.