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447 Statutes of Ming vassal states

New Jinling City, on the huge square in front of Huangji Hall.

Carinho felt like he was about to die of heat.

The weather in Southeast Asia is really hot, especially in July and August, which can really make people feel hot!

Usually at this time he sat in the most spacious and shady room in the Governor's Mansion, wearing the thinnest clothes, and ordered people to fan him hard, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stand it.

At this moment, he had to wear neat formal clothes and keep walking in the sun!

There is no way, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to hold a grand celebration, and as the only invited European envoy or a senior official of a powerful European country, he cannot lose face in front of the Far East countries!

He could not have rudely rude in front of His Ming Emperor.

So, no matter how hot he is, he has to wear neat formal clothes to attend the ceremony.

He was so hot now that he just wanted to walk into the hall in the middle and hide from the sun.

The problem is that the high-ranking Ming officials in front of the team were going to walk slowly with a solemn look, and he had no choice.

I don’t know how long I walked on the hot red carpet, but when Carenho felt that he was about to faint, the main hall finally arrived.

As soon as he walked into the shadow on the steps, he felt extremely cool.

This place is really cool, as cool as if you are in the cool autumn breeze, it is cold and so comfortable!

Hey, no, there is really a cool breeze.

He stretched out his sweaty hand and felt it. A cool breeze was blowing from the hall, which was cold and cold. The sweat on his hands would dry in a moment.

What's going on?

In fact, this is a simple air conditioner designed by Taichang to resist the scorching heat.

The structure of the imperial palace in New Jinling City is not as simple as it seems. Whether it is the Huangji Palace or the Ciqing Palace, whether it is the barracks or the Nanyang Sansi Yamen, they are equipped with simple air conditioners.

The so-called simple air conditioner is actually a large fan driven by a steam engine blowing towards the huge ice cubes, which is that simple.

However, the barracks and Nanyang Sansi yamen did not use ice cubes, but cold water.

There is no way, the barracks and the Nanyang Sansi yamen are too big. If ice is used, then all the ice in the ice cellar of Duke Wen’s Mansion will probably not be enough.

This Huangji Palace is not always on the fan and blowing ice. It will only be used when he wants to meet the court officials.

Of course, except for Xu Guangqi and other important officials from the Ming Dynasty, no one who came to attend the celebration knew what was going on.

Taichang, a fan driven by this steam engine, will naturally not be seen by outsiders, including boilers, etc., in the small compartment behind the Huangji Hall.

You can also see a huge wind tunnel and a pile of huge ice cubes in the Huangji Palace.

These are still hidden behind the screen wall and cannot be seen by outsiders.

He spent a lot of effort to hold this celebration. Simple air conditioning was just a trivial matter. It took him nearly a month to take these people over.

There is also this palace and this hall, which can be said to be prepared for this celebration.

As for what the meaning of such a big effort is.

Next it begins to reflect.

After the people participating in the celebration lie down on the ground and shouted long live, he raised his hand and asked everyone to get up, and then winked at Liu Shiyou on the right.

Liu Shiyou quickly took out a scroll and started to recite it aloud.

This is the announcement of the three provinces of the Ming Dynasty, namely the newly opened Dongyang Cheng’s Political Consultative Office, Nanyang Cheng’s Political Consultative Office and Nanyang Cheng’s Political Consultative Office.

The Dongyang Cheng announced that the Political Envoy Department had been established long ago, and the state prefectures such as the New Tang Dynasty, the Xinrui State, the Wen State, the Wu State, and other states have already been decided.

Read it here, just to let all the kings of the vassal states clearly know that Japan has been destroyed by the Ming Dynasty and has become the Ming Dynasty's Dongyang Chengxuan Zhengzheng Department!

Next is the announcement of the Political Envoy Department of Southeast Chenggong.

The Southeast Chengxuan Government Department was actually the original place of Three Promotions and Six Comforts. However, it was also changed now, and it was directly changed to the Zhili Province of the Ming Dynasty. Many prefectures were also granted to the generals who made contributions in this war.

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Read it here, so that all vassal kings can clearly know that the Eastern Hu Dynasty has been destroyed by the Ming Dynasty and has become the Southeast Chengxuan General Secretary of the Ming Dynasty.

Next is the Nanyang Chenggong announced the Political Envoy Department.

Nanyang Chengcheng announced that the territory of the Political Envoy Department is relatively large. In addition to Java Island, Jinzhou Island and the peninsula where New Jinling City is located, it also includes Borneo, Luzon Island and other places.

These places seem to be still in the hands of the Spanish, and many people in the hall showed a strange look on their faces when they heard this.

However, the Spanish Governor Carinho, who was like everyone else, stood there with his eyebrows lowered and his head down, without any reaction.

Because he doesn't understand at all!

He didn't know what Liu Shi was reading.

After Liu Shiyou finished reading, the theme of the celebration seemed to have been finished.

Immediately afterwards, Taichang winked at Cao Huachun on the left.

Cao Huachun also took out a scroll without hesitation and started to recite it.

He read the "Regulations on the Laws of the Qualifications of the Ming Dynasty".

Of course, there was no such law before, and this was newly established by Taichang.

This law stipulates what vassal states should do.

For example, tribute.

From now on, all the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty have to pay tribute every year, and the king must lead the team himself, and the time is set in April, because that time is the time when spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the time for the most beautiful scenery in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, after the system was established, the Ming Dynasty had corresponding arrangements so that the system could be implemented well. At least the missions of the vassal states would not have to work hard to rush on their way. The Ming Dynasty court would pick up and drop off the ships of the drainage division every year.

For example, the imperial examination.

From now on, all vassal states of the Ming Dynasty will hold imperial examinations, and the ones will take the "Four Books and Five Classics" of the liberal arts. Moreover, the appointment and removal of officials from vassal states of the Ming Dynasty will be the same as those of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who has no fame and honor in the imperial examinations cannot be appointed as a formal official.

This is actually not difficult to implement, because now, like the Ming Dynasty, the vassal states such as North Korea, Annan, and Ryukyu are all implementing the imperial examination system, and the Siam royal family and nobles have been learning the "Four Books and Five Classics".

As for the small countries such as Nanzhao and Zhenla, they also have a foundation.

This tribute and imperial examination can be said to be basically the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty in the past, but the regulations were a little stricter, and the kings and important officials of the vassal states did not show any surprise.

The following laws are a bit surprising.

For example, all heirs of the vassal kings must be sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to study and also participate in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, if you do not pass the scholar or above, you cannot inherit the throne of the king!

For example, all vassal states must open a Ming Dynasty money house. In the future, gold ingots, silver ingots, gold coins, silver coins, copper coins, gold notes, and silver notes issued by the Ming Dynasty money house are the legal currency of all vassal states. Vatic states are not allowed to privately mint other currencies!

There are other things that all vassal states must open the Atlantic merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and all vassal states must not manufacture large ocean-going fishing boats, etc.

These are a bit overbearing.

However, the kings and important officials of the vassal states said nothing.

Because the Ming Dynasty is so powerful now that they dare not disobey at all.

They now understood that the reason why His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty took them all over was that the announcement of the opening of three new provinces was just by the way. The "Regulations on the Laws of the Qualifications of the Ming Dynasty" was the key!

Of course, they just need to abide by some laws and regulations, and they do not suffer much loss.

This is different from the governor of Luzon, Spain. His Majesty the Emperor clearly wants to take back the places such as Borneo and Luzon that they control!

Your guy's colony is gone, do you know?

Carinho didn't react at all, and he didn't even know why someone looked at him with a strange look on his face.

He still pretended to be down and looked respectful, and stood there honestly!

Alas, it's terrible to be uneducated.
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