Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 939 Lu Xiang Has Arrived

On the side of the Strait of Hormuz, the new capital originally built by Persia, the unfinished Fort Ling has been demolished.The buried corpse is buried separately, which is a huge tomb.Needless to say, this tomb is a powerful testament to the brutality of the Safavid dynasty.

The original Persian captives were in charge of the heaviest work in the new port city under the supervision of the soldiers of the Ming army.In addition, many ordinary people are also participating in the construction, but these people use their work as relief, and the work they are assigned is not very heavy.

Later, the Ming army, which was attacking the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, brought in Ottoman captives one after another to enrich the manpower for the construction.

In this way, the construction speed of the new port city is very fast.The port part is the first to be completed and can dock many ships at one time.Just by looking at the scale, one knows that this place will definitely become a very prosperous place in the future.

On this day, among the former Persian poor who were doing finishing work at the port, and now among the common people of Daming, someone suddenly cheered and said, "Look, there are a lot of ships coming again!"

His companion didn't raise his head when he heard it, but just said with a smile: "Now that our Ming Dynasty is invincible, the prisoners are transported by boat. What's the fuss about that?"

"No, no, look, it's coming from the east. There are so many ships!"

Hearing this, those people who had lowered their heads looked up one after another.

Sure enough, on the sea to the east, there were all ships flying the flag of Ming Dynasty.Among them, there are not many sailing warships, most of them are lucky ships unique to Daming.

Seeing this situation clearly, these people couldn't help standing up, waved their hands uncontrollably, and welcomed the friends from the East with their enthusiasm.

A very simple truth, they all understand.Only when more people come from Daming, can their lives here be more stable.Otherwise, if the enemy attacked in a large scale and had too many troops, the Ming army would be too small, and it would be unreliable after all.

While waving their hands, they were also curious, who are the people who came here with so many boats this time?

This fleet is not from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, but the transport fleet that originally participated in the war, with nearly [-] ships.They returned after fighting the war and returned to Dongwu Shipyard for maintenance.

Later, grain was transported from Dongwu, but the bigger task was to meet the fleet from the southeast coast of Daming, and the handover was carried out on Dongwu.

This handover, of course, is not about moving the materials on board, but the handover of the ships.Zhang Huangyan, governor of Dongwu, controls whether it is one against one or one against two or more, just to balance the number of ships on both sides.

This time, on board the ship was a Ming official who had gone to Persia to serve as a magistrate.

This is different from becoming an official in a vassal state. The Ministry of Officials needs to be assessed and selected.There is a rule that after serving as an official in an overseas province for a few years, the promotion will be faster.Rather than saying that as long as you are a scholar or something, as long as you have read the book.

The one with the highest official position among them is now standing on the bow deck of the flagship, tall and tall, looking at the busy construction site on the shore.

"Lord Lu, we are here." The captain next to him pointed to that side and said, "My lord is going ashore here, and we are going to Zhennan City by land. The general will go in after replenishing here, and send supplies and troops to the city. Lord Yan."

This Master Lu is naturally Lu Xiangsheng.He asked Emperor Chongzhen many times to fight, and finally got permission. The veteran continued to go out and contribute another force to the expansion of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, he was not tired from being on the boat for a long time.There was even a hint of excitement on his face as he said, "I never thought that one day, I would be able to set foot in the place where the Three Treasures Eunuch had been!"

The eunuch of the Three Treasures, that is, Zheng He, visited here many times during his seven voyages to the West during the Yongle period at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

If in the early years, who would have thought that Daming would one day reproduce the glory of the Yongle period.In other words, it went one step further and directly opened up this place to become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.Traveling thousands of miles, what you set foot on is the land of Daming!
The captain heard this, and laughed on the sidelines: "As long as Your Majesty swipes his sword and points westward, no matter how far away it is, it will belong to our Ming Dynasty!"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head to look at him, smiled slightly, but said nothing.

It is easy to defeat the enemy, but it is difficult to govern the country.No matter what, it is not good to turn all places into the territory of Ming Dynasty.Enemies still exist.

I thought so in my heart, but I didn't say it.

By the time the fleet docked, the general in charge had already led people to the dock.

Before, he had received the order from Emperor Chongzhen, and he knew who would come this time, so he made a lot of preparations.

Sure enough, most of the magistrates who disembarked at this pier and will be the magistrates of the Persian territory in the future were seasick, and they needed to rest for several days to recover after landing.

Those who often take a boat or ride a horse will be much more adaptable to long-distance voyages.Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng was fine at all.While waiting for others to rest, he inspected this side, and also went to the big tomb to have a look, and offered a stick of incense.

This move of his moved all the people and soldiers who were originally from Persia.Especially when they knew that this high official from the mainland of Ming Dynasty would be the highest official of Ming Dynasty in Persia in the future, they felt particularly lucky and relieved.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty would definitely not be here all the time. In the end, the high-ranking officials of Ming Dynasty who were in charge here were the real key to their happy life.Now they can see that this high official can't be wrong.

Of course, not all Persian people can rest assured.Those who are more worried will not believe it easily, there will always be a group of such people.

But no matter what, just like this, Lu Xiangsheng won the hearts of most Persians.

But he has to do more than that.He often went to the military camp, or the civilian camp where the new city was built, to learn about their situation, and also took out his previous habits, eating the same food as them, and eating in the camp.

This move of his really shocked the eyes of the Persians.

When have they seen such a high-ranking official?To be honest, not only have they never seen it, they haven't even heard of it, not even in the legend.

After Lu Xiangsheng left, the entire camp could be blown up.Even people who are very hungry after working all day, don't care about eating, gossip about this high-ranking Ming official.

"I heard that Mr. Lu, who came to our Persia as the governor, really has to eat at the camp?"

"Needless to say, I saw it with my own eyes, and there is absolutely no mistake!"

"Doesn't he think the food we eat is unpalatable? Such a big official must usually eat delicacies from mountains and seas, right?"

"Don't tell me, I stared at it carefully, it's more natural than we eat!"

"Also, let me tell you, Governor Lu talked to me, asked about my family situation, really, I dare to swear, really talked to me!"

"Really? Such good luck! Governor Lu, can you speak?"

"That goes without saying, absolutely!"

"..."

After the news spread, especially when some people heard from people from the Ming Dynasty that Lu Xiangsheng had always behaved like this, basically everyone was full of hope for Lu Xiangsheng. Fortunately, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty sent such a good official Take care of them.

Five days later, Lu Xiangsheng set off for Zhennan City.

In fact, he wished he could not wait for a day, and hurried to see the emperor. He hadn't seen the emperor for several years.

But helplessly, other colleagues couldn't do it, and it took five days to finally set off.

Needless to say, of course Lu Xiangsheng rode a horse.Not only that, other magistrates who can ride horses are also required to ride horses. Only those who really can't ride horses and their bodies have not recovered will take a carriage.

He walked for a day, everyone stopped what they were doing, and sent Lu Xiangsheng away respectfully.There were no orders, it was all spontaneous.

After traveling for more than 1000 miles, I finally arrived at Zhennan City.But at this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already led the army, and his intention was to let Lu Xiangsheng take up a new post immediately and manage Persia Province well.

While Lu Xiangsheng regretted not seeing Emperor Chongzhen, he also knew the importance of governing Persia well.The back road is restless, and the army is difficult to move.Only when Persia is stable can the emperor fight on the front line with peace of mind.

So, he worked almost day and night, first read the Persian materials left to him by Emperor Chongzhen, and talked with many people who were familiar with the place.Then he issued his decree.

First, of course, the officials he brought were assigned to the state capital to serve as local officials according to what he thought was a reasonable method.

Second, in Persia Province, three years of free education for children has also been implemented.Of course, this reading must be reading the Four Books and Five Classics.

Third, to announce the will of the emperor left to him, in the province of Persia, the imperial examination will also be held.Among them, the college examination and the township examination are held in Persian Province. Needless to say, the general examination and palace examination must go to the Daming capital.

In the past, Emperor Chongzhen always brought troops, and these things could not be realized.But now that Lu Xiangsheng came with a civil servant, it can be announced.

After the announcement of these decrees, there was a sensation in the whole of Persia.

In ancient times, except for the Ming Dynasty in the East, which used the imperial examination system to select officials, almost no other countries had such a way.There is a clear distinction between classes and ranks.

No matter what later generations think about the imperial examination system, it really gave the people at the bottom a chance to get ahead.Now such an opportunity has spread to Persia, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty, and the shock to the Persians is beyond doubt.

If some Persians thought it was too difficult to learn Ming culture and the Four Books and Five Classics and wanted to give up, then after Lu Xiangsheng issued these decrees, the 30-year-old went to the school with the cheek to say that he was only eight years old. Just grow old and want to study, can you believe it?But such a thing really has to exist!
(End of this chapter)