My life skills in Daming Liver

Chapter 536 Special Metropolitan Procuratorate

Jin Zhan looked at Xiong Kuang and said: "Captain, the Yinping Ancient Road must exist. If Deng Ai could pass by it back then, so can we!"

The location of the Yinping Ancient Road is very important. From the Yinping Ancient Road, you can bypass the most dangerous sword pavilion in the entire route to conquer Shu. Through Jiangyou, you can go straight to Mianyang and Chengdu, the seat of Sichuan.

Now Jiang Dongchen personally leads the army and is stationed in Langzhong, but Chengdu is the base camp of the entire Sichuan army. Most of the Sichuan army is recruited from areas near Chengdu, and the supplies for the Jiange defenders are also transported from Chengdu. If they can bypass Chengdu , which was a major blow to the morale of the Ming army guarding the sword pavilion.

Xiong Kuang decided to go to Yinping Mountain to find this Yinping Ancient Road.

Since Deng Ai could do it before, why can't he do it himself? Moreover, the southeastern army was much more elite than the Jin army back then.

Xiong Kuang plunged into the mountains, looking for the Yinping Ancient Road leading to Jiangyou.

At this time, the war in Nanyang was also nearing its end.

Ruan Huang's army supported by the southeast advanced more and more smoothly. Together with Qi Jiguang's troops in the north, they attacked Hou Li's army where Zheng Jian was located.

Zheng Jian is the son-in-law of the Ruan family, and he usurped the rights from the Ruan family.

Ruan Huang had been imprisoned by Zheng Jin for many years, and he had a grudge against Zheng Jin for killing his brother. He also knew that if he failed, he would definitely be dead, so although his military ability was not as good as Zheng Jin's, he had a very tenacious will to fight.

Southeast also sent "military advisors" to guide Ruan Huang's army to cooperate with Qi Jiguang's actions.

After Qi Jiguang occupied the northern part of Annan, he immediately began to attack the most important Zhongjun area in Annan.

With the support of Ruan's army, Qi Jiguang's troops entered the plain area and quickly swept through the Thang Long area like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Zheng Jian had two decisive battles with Qi Jiguang in the wild, and both times his army was almost wiped out. Only then did Zheng Jian understand why Bei Mo was defeated so quickly!

It turns out that it’s not that Bei Mo is weak, but that the other party is too powerful!

Now the leader of the Northern Mo Kingdom has fled to Myanmar, and Zheng Jian only has a few cities left to defend, and his army is about to be annihilated.

By now, Zheng Jian also knew that this battle could not be fought.

Zheng Jian sent his son Zheng Song as an envoy to contact the southeast again.

Shen Yiguan, who had just signed a tribute agreement with the ruler of Champa, started talks with Zheng Song on behalf of Southeast.

When Zheng Song saw Shen Yiguan, the expression on his face was very complicated.

Now everyone knows that Ruan Huang got the support of Southeast, and then stabbed the Zheng family in the back.

Back then, Ruan Huang had no power at all, and the connection with Southeast was definitely due to the Southeast envoy in front of him.

When Zheng Song and Ruan Huang went on a mission to the southeast together, Ruan Huang made a secret agreement with the southeast envoy under Zheng Song's nose, but he didn't notice it at all!

For this matter, Zheng Song lost a lot of points with his father Zheng Jian.

Zheng Song is not Zheng Jian's eldest son. Zheng Jian's eldest son Zheng Hui is the legal heir of the Zheng family.

However, Zheng Song's performance has been good, and Zheng Jian vaguely had the idea of ​​​​changing his successor, so he appointed Zheng Song to the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Song messed up this matter. The eldest son Zheng Hui's group naturally wanted to add insult to injury. This matter made Zheng Song very passive.

All of this is because of this bright messenger in front of me!

Zheng Song suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Shen Yiguan in front of him.

Shen Yiguan said coldly:

"The Zheng family must surrender unconditionally."

Zheng Song felt cold and wanted to refuse, but at this time the situation was already stronger than the others.

There are only a few cities left in Annan still in Houli's hands, and the guards in these cities are not all controlled by the Zheng family.

Once Zhongjun City is breached, the Zheng family's roots will be very shallow, and there will be no way to negotiate terms with Southeast at that time.

Shen Guanyi said:

"The Lord of Houli must abdicate. Annan will be part of our Central Plains from now on. However, the Grand Governor also said that Annan has Annan's special features. Therefore, Annan will not adopt the southeastern system. Instead, an Annan governor will be responsible for Annan's affairs. .”

"Governor Annan?"

Shen Guanyi nodded and said: "Governor Annan is elected by votes from representatives of all parties in Annan. Departments are established under Governor Annan, and department heads are set up to manage various affairs in Annan, imitating the southeastern cabinet system."

"We in the Southeast will not interfere in the vote of Governor Annan. We will respect the choice of the Annan region within ten years and wait until Annan is merged into the Southeast after ten years."

Zheng Song's eyes lit up. If Annan was managed by Governor Annan, then the status of Governor Annan would be even higher than the previous status of the Zheng family.

The Zheng family did not usurp the throne, and there were many warlords in Houli. Therefore, the Zheng family was actually similar to Cao Cao, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes, but many princes did not necessarily obey orders.

There is also the old rival Bei Mochao in the north, and there are often troubles in Champa in the south.

If you can become the governor of Annan, it will be equivalent to controlling the entire Annan region. It will definitely be much better than being a powerful minister in Houli!

According to Southeast's wishes, Annan will not be forcibly annexed to the Central Plains in the next ten years. If Annan can serve as governor of Annan for ten years, it will be acceptable.

Zheng Song asked carefully:

"How do you choose Governor Annan?"

Shen Guanyi knew that the other party had taken the bait, so he said:

"Annan has also been restructured according to our Central Plains, changing it to two levels of prefectures and counties. A certain number of representatives are selected from the prefectures and counties, and then the representatives elect the governor of Annan."

“We in the Southeast will not interfere in Annan’s civil affairs.”

This matter of Governor Annan was suggested by Shen Guanyi to the Grand Governor Su Ze.

In fact, among the many forces in Annan, the Zheng family has the most flexible foreign policy because of its status as a tyrant.

After the rise of the Southeast, among all the forces in Annan, the first one to send envoys to the Southeast was the Zheng family.

Therefore, Shen Guangyuan wrote to Su Ze, believing that the Zheng family should not be completely destroyed, but should be allowed to come out and compete with other families for the governorship of Annan, so as to maintain the split situation in Annan politically, rather than letting Ruan Huang become the unifier. People from Annan.

Ruan Huang was able to take advantage of Zheng Jian's side, and his scheming and government can be imagined. If Ruan Huang was allowed to gain prestige, it would definitely be a hidden danger in the future.

And Shen Yiguan also learned that Annan's conflicts are very big now.

There was class conflict. A few planters and landowners occupied too much land, and ordinary people did not have enough to eat, but the upper class lived a life of luxury and extravagance.

There are ethnic conflicts, and there are also a large number of ethnic minorities in Annan. These ethnic minorities, like the ethnic minorities in the southwest of the Central Plains, have a certain separatist nature and often conflict with the main ethnic groups.

There are conflicts between the north and the south. The Mo Chao in the north and Hou Li in the south have been fighting each other for decades. The mountainous areas in the north and plain areas such as Thang Long have been fighting for many years. The customs and habits in the south are also different from those in the north.

There are industrial conflicts between newly emerged sugar plantation owners and traditional landlords competing for land and export resources. The conflicts between some workshop owners and agricultural producers in the city are acute.

At this time, if Southeast is completely involved in the transformation of Annan, on the one hand, it will have to pay a huge initial investment, which will slow down the progress of Southeast's conquest of the Central Plains.

On the other hand, as long as the Southeast begins to rule Annan, then these contradictions can be directed at the Southeast, and instead unite Annan from top to bottom.

Therefore, Shen's consistent suggestion is to let Annan choose a governor first and let the Annan people manage Annan themselves.

The Southeast only needs to ensure that they station troops in important areas of Annan and control Annan's ports.

After any party comes to power, it will inevitably be checked and constrained by other parties. In this case, both the ruling party and the opposition party will have to win the support of the southeast.

Shen Guanyi also designed a new tribute system.

The first class is naturally the direct territory of the Southeast, which includes overseas autonomous territories like Manila and port areas with special treatment like Jeju Island. It enjoys the same domestic tax treatment as the Southeast and does not need to collect entry and exit sailors. .

The second-class tributary states in the southeast were Korea and Japan in the future.

Trade with second-class countries is still considered international trade and requires payment of taxes at the shipping department, but you can enjoy certain preferential treatment and is considered a comprehensive cooperative partnership.

The third level is the Western countries and Central Asian countries, which come to the southeast to do business.

The caravans of these countries must enjoy the iron fist of mercantilism.

Taxes are reduced for goods that are encouraged to be exported, and heavy taxes are levied on goods that are restricted for importing, but taxes are required for entering and exiting ports.

According to Shen's consistent plan, Annan can be treated as a second-class country. After ten years, Annan will be merged into the Southeast and then enjoy first-class treatment.

After ten years, when Annan's local industry and commerce develops, it will inevitably pursue first-class treatment.

By then, the old forces in Annan have almost finished fighting, and then they can take the initiative to ask to integrate into the Central Plains, just like Ryukyu.

Su Ze was very supportive of Shen Yiguan's plan, but Su Ze also added a new rule. When Annan was stationed abroad, a special committee would be established to review Annan's major national policies.

In addition, a special metropolitan procuratorate must be set up in Annan. The special metropolitan procuratorate will be selected from the most elite class in Annan through the imperial examination. The special metropolitan procuratorate will enjoy absolute investigative powers and have the right to investigate the governor of Annan, including the governor of Annan. All officials.

The Zheng family finally accepted Shen Yiguan's suggestion and sent Zheng Song to negotiate and participate in the competition for Annan's first governor.

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