Hu Jima was not executed directly, but was treated as a criminal and escorted to the capital of the Ming Dynasty for interrogation.

This is Ye Sheng’s insistence.

Even the King of Annan and the Emperor Emeritus of Annan did not dare to show any sign of disobedience.

Of course, this so-called Emperor Retired of Annan was not officially canonized by the Ming Dynasty. In other words, the so-called Emperor Retired of Annan was created by Annan itself.

Originally, Annan was autonomous, so these things were not a big deal, and the Ming Dynasty was unable to govern it.

But it’s different now. The Ming Dynasty has taken full control of Annan. So what does your so-called Emperor Emeritus of Annan mean?

Ye Sheng directly denied the so-called rule of the Annan Emperor Emeritus and officially announced in the royal palace of Dongdu that only the King of Annan was recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

This made Annan's retired Emperor Chen Yong suddenly confused, and he immediately reported the matter to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

But Ye Sheng doesn't care about that.

In fact, as a military general, Ye Sheng didn't quite understand these more political things. In fact, it was Zhu Ying's idea behind this.

He wanted to completely control Annan, but abolishing the Annan royal family seemed immoral in name only, so he could only make them a puppet.

Without the support of the Ming Dynasty, the Annan Emperor Chen Yong suddenly became an ordinary member of the royal family, and all the ministers found that the situation seemed to have changed a lot.

Except for a small number of Annan ministers who were loyal to Chen Yong, everyone else was trembling with fear.

Three days.

These ministers who were loyal to Chen Yong died in various accidents.

For example, choking to death while drinking water, falling off a horse, dying from a serious illness, etc.

This also made Chen Yong realize that his situation had become even more dangerous.

At this time, he began to miss Hu Jima.

Although Hu Jima had sidelined the court, he still had great power. Even if Hu Jima rebelled, he would not be affected by any disturbance.

But he also knew that, to a large extent, the Ming Dynasty had already given up on him.

Under such circumstances, it is probably impossible for Ye Sheng, a marquis, to do such a thing without any instructions from the Ming court and get the support of all the Ming troops.

Next, Ye Sheng asked Liu Sheng to serve as the prime minister of Annan and take charge of Annan's political affairs on the grounds that the King of Annan was young.

At this point, the Annan royal family was completely undermined.

The so-called King of Annan has become a puppet.

Of course, even if he is a puppet, as long as the King of Annan is not abolished, he can still live in the palace, and he will not lack for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

All of Annan's imperial guards were replaced by the Ming army.

These old ministers of Annan who held high positions of power in the imperial court also asked to retire and return to their hometown to retire.

The people from the Chamber of Commerce who had followed Chen Sheng to Annan suddenly became ministers of various fields.

Including Li Xiucai.

Oh, now he can no longer be called Li Xiucai, he should be called Li Shangshu.

Li Xiucai has been appointed as the Minister of Personnel of Annan, a position that makes him second only to the emperor.

"I never thought that I would end up like this today."

Li Zhengxiang said with a sigh.

Li Zhengxiang is Li Xiucai’s real name, and he almost forgot his real name.

When he was in the Western Regions, he had taken many fake names. Later, when he followed Liu Sheng back to the Ming Dynasty, he was mostly called Li Xiucai.

And today, when the appointment letter came down, there were three big words clearly written on it: Li Zhengxiang.

Only then did I realize that this was my name.

"Sir Shangshu, please change your clothes, as you are about to go to court." The servant next to him whispered carefully.

Li Zhengxiang turned around, his back straightened at this moment, and he slowly spread out his hands, allowing the servant to serve him.

…

It was already May when the news of Annan's great victory reached the Ming Dynasty.

It was immediately published in the Beijing Gazette.

The official report not only reported the news of the great victory in suppressing the rebellion in Annan, but also devoted a large amount of space to introducing Annan.

For example, the food situation in Annan is so easy to get a good harvest.

For example, how promising Annan’s maritime trade is.

At the same time, a piece of news was announced that preferential policies for migrating to Annan would soon be released.

The next day, the imperial gazette of the capital issued another notice, stating that any common people, scholars, nobles, etc. who were willing to migrate to overseas vassal states would be given great preferential treatment.

Wages, salaries, free land, priority in entering officialdom, etc.

It is also clearly stated above that the Ming Dynasty recognized the household registration of people who migrated overseas.

Regarding this item, the people who are most excited are not the common people or scholars, but the businessmen.

No matter what kind of businessman he is, the first thing he thinks of after making money is to change his household registration.

Being a worker is definitely not an option. What they desire most is being an official.

Often in this regard, marriage is used to change the household registration of one's offspring.

Now the imperial court has directly pointed out a clear path.

As long as you can become an official overseas, your official status will be recognized in the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with the current Ming Dynasty, it is so difficult to become an official and take the imperial examination.

But it’s completely different overseas.

Just talking about the place of Annan, anyone with a little common sense can imagine that it is a place in a state of disrepair and is in great need of manpower.

The court's intention was very clear, which was to allow more Han people to migrate there and enhance the Ming Dynasty's influence in the local area.

As long as you pass it, it will be very easy to become an official.

No place outside would be as strict as the Ming Dynasty. At worst, I could just spend money to smooth things over.

Not only the business community, but some low-level officials are also ready to make moves.

As the difficulty of promotion in the Ming Dynasty continued to increase, and there were also regulatory regulations from all sides, although officials had no worries about food and clothing, it was much more difficult for them to make money.

This is especially true when it comes to greed for money.

From the capital to the status quo, systems in all aspects are constantly being improved. Officials are not yet familiar with such a regulatory system, so it is difficult to find where to start for the time being.

After all, the management system established by Zhu Ying was quite advanced and beyond contemporary cognition. It would be a long and slow process to find loopholes in it and engage in corruption silently.

The officials have been in official circles for a long time and can guess most of the situation in Annan.

First of all, if you go to Annan to serve as an official, promotion is inevitable. The court also made it clear that if the candidate officials go to Annan, they will be promoted one to three levels depending on the specific circumstances.

In Annan, there is also a system of three provinces and six ministries.

The position of Shangshu is unlikely, but there is still great hope for the position of Vice Minister of various ministries.

Moreover, there must be a great shortage of local prefectures and county towns. Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, it is definitely more advantageous than in Annan.

For a moment, the Ministry of Revenue became even busier.

Now, the Household Registration Office under the Ministry of Household Affairs is almost overcrowded. When you go there early in the morning every day, you will see long queues, which even affect the pedestrians on the street.

Those queuing here either want to go to Japan or to Annan.

The capital is so lively, and other places are even more so.

For example, Guangxi is close to Annan, so it is more convenient to travel there. When the news reached us, it was already completely full.

Everyone wants to go to Annan to do something.

Zhu Ying was very satisfied with this situation.

If you want to truly rule a place, first of all, the proportion of Han people in the population must be relatively high.

For the Ming Dynasty, conquering is easy, but governing is a more troublesome and complicated issue.

Truly integrating a place into the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty has always been a gradual process over many years.

Annan had long been a county town of the Central Plains dynasty. The main reason why it was separated was that there were too few Han people willing to move there.

When the proportion of local Han people is far lower than that of other ethnic groups, there is naturally no so-called loyalty.

As long as there is any movement in the Central Plains Dynasty, these large tribes will naturally follow the wind and immediately leave the Central Plains Dynasty, instead of truly considering themselves as part of the Central Plains Dynasty.

In the future, even if there is still the so-called Annan royal family, as long as the number of Han people is large enough, there is no need to worry about the possibility of being divided.

"Wakoku and Annan will definitely become the territory of our Ming Dynasty in the future."

"Grandson's idea is very good. In fact, we didn't want our descendants to go to war against these small countries. We felt that it was a thankless task and would only waste the national strength of the Ming Dynasty."

"Now, we can expand the territory of Ming Dynasty even further, similar to other small countries, and we can also directly annex them."

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely excited, as he sensed the potential for the Ming Dynasty to continue to expand.

As the founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang was of course very clear about the internal contradictions of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to stabilize the Zhu family's foundation, he wanted to establish some unconquered countries so that the Ming Dynasty could prolong its prosperity.

And now, through Dasun’s operations, the war has not only stopped losing money, but has become quite profitable.

Especially in the area of ​​migration of Han people, it has always been a headache for Zhu Yuanzhang.

You should know that during the 20 years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang personally arranged many large-scale migrations, and this migration has never stopped.

The purpose is to further rule the entire Ming Dynasty.

Even with internal migration, people's dissatisfaction was very high, and there were even many rebellions. Although they were quickly suppressed, it also showed that most people were passive and forced.

The situation is completely different now. Zhu Ying's inducement and the publicity in the Beijing Gazette have made people not only have no resistance to the migration, but are instead proactive and enthusiastic.

Even some big families in Middle-earth have considered large-scale migration.

As a result, the sharp class contradictions within the Ming Dynasty were in a state of continuous decline and were basically all transferred to the outside.

It has greatly reduced the pressure of the current population explosion in the Ming Dynasty.

"Grandpa, as long as this method works for Japan and Annan, we can copy it in the future, and the same goes for other places."

"The territory of our Ming Dynasty will only grow larger and larger."

There was a hint of sigh in Zhu Ying's tone.

In fact, for the imperial court, or for the royal family, the incorporation of these small countries did not significantly increase the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

To put it simply, it means to make the relationship between the suzerain state and the vassal state closer.

But look at it from another angle.

First of all, the princes of the Ming Dynasty had a destination to go to, and they no longer had to fight for fiefdoms within the Ming Dynasty.

The stability of the surrounding areas was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty court, and its ruling power and influence became even stronger.

For all registered residents in Daming, there are now more options for their future development.

This gradual assimilation routine can be continuously replicated and strengthened.

For example, the Western Regions today have already suffered a great impact.

If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's maritime ban, Zhu Ying's Qunying Chamber of Commerce would probably have found it difficult to develop.

Due to the abandonment of the Silk Road, the number of merchant caravans traveling to and from the Western Regions has become scarce. Coupled with the current prosperity of the maritime trade industry, it can be said that it has completely withered.

The Beiyuan Mercenary Association now has tens of thousands of members, all of whom are cavalry from the grassland.

Through the association, they began to be employed by Ming merchants, causing great chaos in the entire Western Region.

Without the constraints of the Ming Dynasty, tens of thousands of grassland cavalry were able to run rampant in the Western Regions, which also led to a huge turnaround in the commercial situation in the Western Regions.

In the face of sufficient interests, there are no kind merchants. With powerful military protection, the Ming Dynasty caravans posed a great danger to the rule of local chieftains and nobles in the Western Regions and monarchs of small countries.

In just over half a year, several small countries in the Western Regions that often opposed the Ming Dynasty have been destroyed.

Among them, there are countless fallen nobles from the Western Regions.

This information will not be published in the imperial gazette, which means that the entire Western Region is currently under blockade.

Only when the entire Western Regions became chaotic to a certain extent would Zhu Ying or the Ming court take action.

Many well-informed caravans were roughly aware of this situation and immediately spent a large amount of money to go to the Western Regions to carry out the most primitive capital accumulation.

This situation exists not only in the Western Regions, but also in the neighboring Tibetan area.

Smart businessmen have now begun to lead the grassland cavalry south to Tubo.

Civilization plus barbarism, like a huge fire, completely ignited the Western Regions and Tubo.

A large number of monarchs of small Tibetan countries in the Western Regions continuously sent envoys to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to obtain protection from the court.

But once Pandora's box is opened, it is not so easy to close it.

Apart from anything else, behind these caravans are also complex relationships with the ministers of the imperial court, and the chain of interests they transport has already involved the imperial treasury.

How can you just stop if you want to?

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is now in need of a large population for infrastructure construction. The population price of the headquarters is too high. Acquiring population from outside can not only reduce construction costs, but also mean huge profits.

Let’s just talk about the Western Regions, the border between Tubo and the Ming Dynasty.

A large number of dental clinics emerged.

Even on the streets of a small border town, there may be more than a dozen dental shops operating.

The Ming Dynasty prohibited the slave trade, but if it was a formal introduction job, it was naturally protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.