The capital in July is already quite hot, and the scorching sun makes life hurt. Even if you stay in the house, it is like a steamer. The steaming person is sweating all over, making people want to take off the skin and cool it down. But at this moment, Zhu Cijiu was sitting in the study of Ganqing Palace in a bright yellow dragon robe, with no sweat on his face. There is a cold air conditioner here, so of course he will not sweat.

It has been almost ten days since he returned from the continent. As he grew up, he still did not give all the reviews of the memorials to his fifth uncle Zhu Youjian. All the important memorials are now reviewed by him personally, and the general memorials are still reviewed by Zhu Youjian. At this moment, he has reviewed today's memorials and is about to consider the issue in Nanyang.

There were several maps on the conference table in front of him. These were the maps of the Ming Dynasty that had a wider control over Nanyang. If you combined them, you will find that the entire Nanyang region, all the way to Batavia, was used to be the territory or vassal state of the Ming Dynasty!

However, on the top one, on the latest map of the Chongzheng Dynasty, there was a blank in the South China Sea. That is to say, since the Chongzheng Dynasty, no vassal state in the South China Sea has ever expressed surrender to the Ming Dynasty. They seemed to have forgotten that they were vassals of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Cijiu naturally could not tolerate this situation, not only for the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, but also for the colonial and expansion, but also for the future safety of the Ming Dynasty.

Because he doesn't conquer, the great powers will definitely conquer. By then, Nanyang will become the world of the great powers. Wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be wary of day and night? They are squatting at your doorstep. How can you go out to grab the colony with confidence? What should you do if you walk forward and break into your house?

Therefore, around the Ming Dynasty, colonies of great powers are never allowed, and no one can be allowed. The entire Nanyang must be under the control of the Ming Empire. This is the foundation for the colonial empire that will not set. If this foundation is not laid well, the Ming Dynasty will be held back when fighting for hegemony on the sea, and there may even be a fire in the backyard.

Zhu Cijiu looked southeast along the east fence. The first one was Luzon. No need to consider this. Although it is a Spanish colony, it has been mortgaged to the Ming Dynasty. With the speed of spending money by Philip IV, there will definitely be no money to pay it back in two years. Luzon must be from the Ming Dynasty.

Next was Sulu. During the Yongle period of Chengzu, the three kings of Sulu led more than 300 relatives and attendants to visit China across the ocean. They were warmly entertained by Chengzu. On his return trip, the Eastern King Badu Gebadala died of illness in Dezhou. Chengzu also sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to preside over the funeral. Since then, Sulu has become increasingly close with the Ming Dynasty and is one of the few vassals who have always regarded the Ming Dynasty as the sect leader. However, in the past decade, they have suddenly disappeared from contact and don’t know what’s going on.

Further south is the Boni Kingdom. During the Yongle period of Chengzu, King Boni also led his family to visit the Ming Dynasty. The king unfortunately died of illness and was buried outside Jinling City. Later, Emperor Chengzu sent someone to escort the prince of Boni Kingdom back to his country to inherit the throne. Since then, Boni Kingdom has become a strong vassal of the Ming Dynasty, but he suddenly lost contact with the Ming Dynasty more than ten years ago.

Then there are Java and Mantaga. These two island countries have also sent envoys to pay tribute, but they only do it occasionally, so there is nothing to say.

Zhu Cijiu didn't pay attention to it anymore, as it was basically a vast ocean, even if there were islands, there were very few people, and it was basically deserted and had no value for the time being.

Zhu Cijing's focus is on the Southeast Peninsula bordering the Ming Dynasty. It has a large population and rich resources. It is a fatty meat in the eyes of the great powers. If the Ming Dynasty does not firmly control it, it will definitely become a hidden danger in the future.

There were once vassal states of the Ming Dynasty such as Annan, Chameng, Zhenla, and Siam. There were also directly under the Ming Dynasty such as the Mengyang Xuanwei Department, Mubang Xuanwei Department, Myanmar Xuanwei Department, Cheli Xuanwei Department, Babaidadian Xuanwei Department, Laos Xuanwei Department and other direct territories. There were even direct provinces such as the Zhengxuan Zheng Department. However, since the late Wanli period, these places gradually broke away from the control of the Ming Dynasty and were in charge of their own affairs and did not take the Ming Dynasty seriously at all.

The most annoying one among them is Annan. During the Yongle period of Chengzu, the monarch of Chen Dynasty in Annan was usurped by the relative Hu Jimao of foreign relatives. The Ming Dynasty overthrew the Hu regime at the request of the Chen Dynasty's remaining ministers and set up a post to announce that the Ministry of Political Envoys to manage various parts of Annan. However, Annan began to rebel a few years after Chengzu's death, and established the Later Li Dynasty. After that, he repeatedly relied on his tribute and then promoted the country, as if he was determined to be able to deal with them.

During the Jiajing period, an Eastern Hu dynasty emerged on the southeastern Peninsula. This dynasty defeated the Ava dynasty of the Xuanwei Division of Myanmar and occupied the entire territory of Myanmar. Then it began to expand everywhere, attacking the Mengyang Xuanwei Division of the Ming Dynasty, the Xuanwei Division of Laos, and the vassal state of Siam, which triggered the famous Wanli Ming-Myanmar War, and the Ming Dynasty gradually lost control of the Xuanwei Division and the vassal states in the southeast.

While studying the situation in the Southeast, Zhu Cijing gradually developed an opinion on the Xuanwei Office system. Perhaps it was time to consider ending this system.

In fact, Xuanwei Office was not a system established by the Ming Dynasty, but inherited the system of the Yuan Dynasty. The full name of this Xuanwei Office was the Military and Civilian Xuanwei Office. During the Yuan Dynasty, it was an administrative unit between the prefectures and provinces, affiliated with various provinces and managed the military and civil affairs of the prefectures below.

In fact, there was no Xuanwei Office level in the local administrative system of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why some Xuanwei Offices were established was to manage minority groups. The Xuanwei Office's Xuanwei Office's Xuanwei Office's Xuanwei Office's power was very powerful, and they were all taken over by military, government and civil affairs. In addition, the Ming Dynasty's management of these Xuanwei Offices was relatively relaxed, so they basically let them govern themselves. Later, these Xuanwei Office basically became local emperors, so Xuanwei Office was also called chieftains.

What do you say about these Xuanfu envoys? Some people obeyed the orders of the court, such as Qin Liangyu's husband Ma Qiancheng, who was seriously injured in the Ming Dynasty. He did not resist when he came to frame him. As a result, he died in prison and was seriously injured. This was a typical Xuanfu envoy who was loyal to the court. But most of them did not obey the orders of the court, such as Yang Yinglong, Yongning Xuanfu envoy She Chongming, Shuxi Xuanfu envoy Anbangyan, Annan Xuanfu envoy Shadingzhou, and Yunnan Xuanfu envoy Pure reputation. They not only became local emperors in the local area, but also launched rebellions to attack nearby prefectures, which forced the Ming court to send troops to conquer, which wasted the people and money and wasted the national strength.

Zhu Cijing was very dissatisfied with the method of governing remote areas and vassal states by the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. This was clearly letting it go. Of course, the Celestial Kingdom in the Central Plains basically treated the barbarians in this way. This cannot be blamed on the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. There was no threat from the great powers before, so why bother with these barbarians?

It's different now. Zhu Cijing knew the greed of the great powers. He didn't solve the problem of Nanyang when they fought hard. It would be difficult to solve it when they intervened. So he decided to scatter Nanyang now!

For those vassal states that were repeatedly relentless and unwilling to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, they would fight until they were "willed".

For those chieftains who were disobedient and committed rebellion, they simply failed to be chieftains. This time, taking advantage of the opportunity to scatter the Southeast Asian countries, he wanted to abolish all Xuanwei departments, set up state prefectures or even provinces, and directly manage them!
Chapter completed!