First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 145 The Peninsula
Zhu Biao shook his head as he looked at it. It is nothing to use a monk, but the reason and the degree of decentralization are really stupid.

Wang Zhuan actually thought that the ministers of aristocratic families were intertwined and shielded each other, so it was impossible to support his reforms; while Kusano Shinjin and Confucian scholars were still young and liked to make friends with powerful people, so they were not available.

The monk Xin Tun, who was born as a pariah, was favored by Wang Zhuan because of his status as a "departed and independent person". Zhu Biao could only complain about it silently. .

Zhu Biao looked at it and felt that Goryeo was about to end. Their political measures were not wrong, but their methods were rough and too urgent. They forcibly forced the aristocratic families to return their fields, liberated slaves, rectified the official system, built schools, improved the imperial examinations, and reformed It can be described as impressive.

It's a pity that the King of Korea made a mistake. No matter how beneficial the reform is to the people, it needs enough power to protect the smooth implementation of the policy, and it needs to cultivate a group of vested interests to maintain its achievements.

Although the common people in Goryeo have benefited from it, they have no influence. The people's hearts are actually unreliable most of the time.

Although it hasn't exploded yet, the contradictions have begun to accumulate, and once it breaks out, Korea will disappear.

Zhu Biao searched for a long time and finally found the news of a general surnamed Lee, the founding monarch who created the 500-year foundation of Lee's Joseon Dynasty. Although he had some prestige at this time because of fighting the Red Scarf Army and Japanese pirates, he was not considered in the political situation of Korea. Top notch.

Zhu Yuanzhang also got up and moved around a few times, looked at his son and said, "What are you doing about Korea's affairs, you don't care about the land of Liaodong."

Zhu Biao turned back and smiled and said, "Now it's not mine. After Liaodong surrendered, an edict was issued to the king of Koryo. If the land is not returned, Liaodong will send troops to fight with Koryo, which will wear down the strength of both sides."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, don't stare at the petty profits. If Gao Li sincerely submits, then so what if the bitter cold land is given to them."

Zhu Biao is clear that this is the reason why the Central Plains dynasties rarely used troops against Goryeo in the past dynasties. Ancient China, because it was too powerful, basically followed the idea of ​​"Is it the king's land under the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land", and That is, the world is mine, as long as you surrender, it is mine.

And North Korea, starting from Wiman Joseon, proclaimed its ministers and paid tribute as soon as it became independent, and has been pretending to be a grandson ever since.As long as the Central Plains are unified, or a slightly larger regime is established.No matter who ruled the Korean peninsula, he immediately came to pay tribute and express his surrender to the emperor.

For the emperor, what is needed is submission. Generally, if you submit, you will not fight anymore, because if you submit, you are my subject, and I don't need to fight.

People are very respectful to the dynasties of the Central Plains. Even some small dynasties, such as Liao, Song, Jin, etc., tried their best to please them, and took the initiative to pay tribute to them.Under such circumstances, ancient China couldn't find a reason to crusade against you. How could it be famous as a teacher, and how could it win the Korean Peninsula in one go.

Of course, these are all polite words. If the Korean peninsula is really rich, it is not easy to become famous as a teacher. If you send a mission of dozens of people at random, and they disappear or die on the way, isn’t there a reason for this?
The key is that it is too cold and not suitable for the development of farming areas at all. If the ancient Korean peninsula was relatively rich, or at least as suitable for farming development as the Central Plains and the South, then it would have been firmly controlled as early as Qin Shihuang's period, and it would not be possible at all. It will make him independent, let alone the subsequent development.

Not to mention the Korean peninsula, ancient China was too lazy to control even the Liaodong region, it was too cold, where the emigrated people had to crawl back to the Central Plains unless they were tied up as slaves.

And most importantly, the productivity of farming civilization is very limited, and transportation is even more difficult.Therefore, for many surrounding areas, it is easy to occupy, but it is difficult to station for a long time.

First of all, the most critical issue is the supply issue. For example, during the Ming Dynasty, Annan was occupied, but in the end, Annan was unable to make ends meet and caused huge financial pressure, so he finally gave up.

Here, if you manage it yourself, once the locals rebel, the Central Plains will transport materials through the Northeast, and the cost of long-term garrison will be very high.

As a vassal state, the Korean peninsula is very honest and pays tribute to the court every year. Therefore, this mechanism is relatively more beneficial to the country.

However, Zhu Biao naturally wanted to take back the Korean Peninsula. With such a vast land, with the development of productivity in the later stage, all constraints will disappear, and this has become a treasure land.

Surrounded by the sea on three sides and facing Japan across the sky, it is undoubtedly the forerunner of advancing Japan. Its products are rich enough to train an excellent navy.

The only problem is that the conquest of Goryeo is of no great benefit to Da Ming, at least for a hundred years. Even in order to maintain the prince who left for enfeoffment, Da Ming has to provide continuous support.

Even so, those princes are probably unwilling to go, after all, whether to be chic in the city or to decide in the village, everyone has different ideas.

This is also the constraint of the times. Many small countries in East Asia in history have begged to join the Kingdom of Heaven, but they were all rejected by the current emperor, and then sent some rewards to appease them. It’s not that they don’t want it. It's a pity to throw away the tasteless, it's better not to.

China has been an agricultural civilization since ancient times. It has a large land and abundant resources and is self-sufficient. Industry and commerce are not the mainstream. It does not need overseas markets. It has a vast territory and does not need to be colonized. It has a large population and a lot of labor.

Taking the current territory as an example, to invade other places, the land won't be enough to supply, and the people won't be enough to command. From an economic point of view, it is undoubtedly a loss-making business.

From the point of view of pros and cons, if you win the war, you may not even be able to earn back your military expenses. If you leave a large army to garrison, you have to transport food and grass. until you win.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Biao was still holding the Goryeo information and frowned and said, "Biaoer, what are you thinking?"

Zhu Biao came back to his senses and said: "In my opinion, Koryo is probably at the end of the dynasty. Does Emperor Father intend to take this place?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son in a daze when he heard the words: "What do you want that shitty place for?"

Zhu Biao said seriously: "The royal family is entrusted, and although this place is a bit cold, with the help of the imperial court, it will be enough to be self-sufficient in the later stage."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao seriously: "Do you want your brothers and nephews to become kings in this bitter cold place?"

Zhu Biao didn't want to say it at first, after all, he knew how much his father loved his sons, but now he has no ability to intervene in the political situation of Goryeo, so Zhu Yuanzhang has to do it.

If you don't make preparations now, when the new dynasty is established in the future, it will not be easy to take down Goryeo easily.

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　This time point is indeed a good time to win Korea, but to be honest, there is really no benefit to win the Korean Peninsula at this time, there are too many constraints (_`)
　　
　
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