About a quarter of an hour later, Wang Dong finished reading the memorial, but his eyes remained on the memorial and he looked at it from beginning to end again.

Zhu Yicheng, who was sitting, did not urge him, took one from a thick stack of memorials and memorials on the side, looked through it, thought about it after reading it, then picked up the red pen and put it on the other side, and then repeated the work just now.

Before entering the hall, Wang Dong had thought a lot about the arrangements he had after returning to Beijing to report his work. As Zhu Yicheng told him today, he, the minister of military affairs, will step down next year. This rule was determined when the court established the Military Affairs Office. Based on his understanding of Zhu Yicheng, this emperor was a very principled and tough emperor and would never break the rules he had formulated, so the withdrawal of military affairs could not be changed.

But Wang Dong never expected that Zhu Yicheng would ask him directly about his thoughts, which surprised him. Then, Wang Dong also remembered his companions with Zhu Yigui on the way to Beijing, including what Zhu Yigui said. At first, Wang Dong felt that his future arrangements were probably similar to Zhu Yigui's guess, and he also made a judgment on this, that is, he might lead troops in North Korea, or continue to go south to the South China Sea.

But Wang Dong didn't expect that Zhu Yicheng would show him this memorial. After reading this memorial, he vaguely felt Zhu Yicheng's attitude and understood that Zhu Yicheng's arrangements for him were different from what he had thought before.

This memorial comes from Xinming, and the person who wrote the memorial was Governor Pan Mengyuan. Wang Dong is naturally familiar with Pan Mengyuan. You should know that Pan Mengyuan was Wang Dong's previous capable subordinate. Although Pan Mengyuan has actually left the ranks of the navy, given the special nature of Xinming, the cooperation between the navy and Xinming is still close. This is true. Wang Dong also knows Xinming's situation better than others.

Finally, Wang Dong put down the memorial in his hand, thought for a while, then looked up at Zhu Yicheng. At this time, Zhu Yicheng also looked at Wang Dong with a smile. Although he didn't say anything, he had consulting in his eyes.

"The emperor, I am willing to go to Xinming to defend the land for the emperor."

"Are you thinking about it?" Zhu Yicheng was not surprised, but said: "This time we go, it will be thousands of miles away. After Pan Mengyuan resigned as governor, the Xinming land will be officially established as provinces, prefectures, prefectures, and counties. The local governments will generally use government orders to consolidate the imperial throne. The new Xinming Governor will be very different from before, and you need to be prepared for this."

"As long as you work for the Emperor and the Ming Dynasty, what's the point? Besides, the Emperor's move is a long-term security strategy for Xinming, and it has great benefits for our Ming Dynasty. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I should be concerned about the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years. If the Emperor asks me to go, I am trusting my subordinates. I can only thank you in my heart." Wang Dong said solemnly, without any hesitation in his expression, all of which is just firmness.

Zhu Yicheng nodded with satisfaction. After Pan Mengyuan's memorial was delivered to him, Zhu Yicheng understood Pan Mengyuan's thoughts after seeing it, and at the same time he felt relieved.

Regarding Xinming, Zhu Yicheng had originally thought of re-adjusting and officially establishing provinces, prefectures, prefectures, and counties. After all, the Xinming is now different from the Xinming before. With the Ming Dynasty gaining a foothold in Xinming, and the population of the Ming Dynasty in Xinming continues to grow, the Xinming is no longer the time to settle down.

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty's occupation and expansion of Xinming was based on the land reclamation. Moreover, because of the location and local distance between Xinming and its special nature, the Ming Dynasty only adopted a simple military management method to concentrate its efforts on the Xinming.

Now, in a few years, Xinming is now very different. Even if the Governor's Office set up by Zhu Yicheng is under the jurisdiction, it can no longer meet the rapid growth of Xinming.

If the Ming Dynasty had just colonized the attitude towards Xinming like Western countries, then the current management pattern of Xinming could continue. But this was not what Zhu Yicheng wanted. Zhu Yicheng never thought that it was just colonization. What he wanted was to attribute Xinming to the territory of the Ming Dynasty and become a territory that was truly like the local land, so that the Ming Dynasty could become a great empire with a span of the ocean and an advanced territory.

It is precisely because of this that it must be adjusted after reaching a certain level in Xinming. Furthermore, as the governor of Xinming, Pan Mengyuan directly governs such a large territory and has full authority to command the entire Xinming army, even the command of some navy, which is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.

From a historical perspective, when the local power is too strong, there will inevitably be situations where the central government cannot control the local area, and even lead to the emergence of vassal states. The reason why the Tang Empire, which came to dynasty in the past, was destroyed was precisely because it originated from vassal states. Although the Ming Dynasty was far better than the Tang Dynasty in terms of politics and structure, it was also necessary to be prepared for local vassal states.

Originally, Zhu Yicheng had considered finding time to recall Pan Mengyuan and adjust the structure of Xinming at the same time. However, it is impossible to do it by doing this. You must know that Pan Mengyuan has a very high prestige in Xinming. It can be said that Xinming's current situation is almost inseparable from Pan Mengyuan's efforts. If the center simply dismisses Pan Mengyuan directly under the pretext of being prepared, it will cause turmoil in Xinming. Now there are France and Britain to the east of Xinming and the Kingdom of Spain to the south. Among these three countries, although Spain is the weakest, Britain and the Ming Dynasty are temporarily in the honeymoon period, and France and Xinming are in the armistice stage. But you must know, where is there any real friendship and peace between the countries? Once Xinming is turbulent, it leads to these three countries being peeped at and even being ready to move. If Xinming is not doing well, everything that Xinming has done before will be wasted. This is a result that Zhu Yicheng is absolutely unwilling to see.

Furthermore, the replacement of Pan Mengyuan in this way will also cause a lot of criticism and make the heroes feel even more heartbroken. This will hinder Zhu Yicheng's reputation. Therefore, Zhu Yicheng would not use this method in a desperate situation. The arrival of Pan Mengyuan's memorial made Zhu Yicheng solve the current dilemma, which made Zhu Yicheng feel relieved.

Since Pan Mengyuan is so tactful, Zhu Yicheng happened to take this opportunity to make a complete adjustment to Xinming, and at the same time summoned Pan Mengyuan to return to the local area. At that time, Pan Mengyuan, who returned to the local area, will naturally receive a lot of rewards. It is not an exaggeration to give him a duke with his achievements in Xinming. As for the placement in the court, Zhu Yicheng also thought about it. Whether in the center or in the army, Zhu Yicheng would definitely satisfy him.
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