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Chapter 817 Do You Need To Help You Be King? (Part [-])
In the lobby of the Military Lord's Mansion, Chu Yun was holding the little sweater knitted by Ira. He always felt that this thing is not suitable for children to wear, so he should just go and buy some ready-made ones.

"Military Master, Li Yi, the son of the King of Korea, brought you here." Yu Cheng came in and said.

Behind him is Li Yi of Goryeo.Li Xun stayed in the Academy of Sciences for several years, and completed his studies a year or two ago. He returned to Korea with the first batch of Korean students, and wanted to make Korea rich.

"Li Yan pays homage to the military master!" Li Yan saluted Chu Yun respectfully. When he saw Chu Yun holding a small red padded jacket in his hand, he couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Please sit down, I wonder if you have achieved something in Korea after you returned to Korea?" Chu Yun looked at the Korean who grew up in southern Liaoning, knowing that Li Yi admired new learning, so he returned home In the future, I will definitely find a way to implement the New Deal in Korea.

"Returning to the military master, after I returned to Koryo, I organized businessmen from Koryo to open factories, and established 17 factories of various types in Pyongyang. At the same time, I called on the ministers of the court to carry out land reform, but..." Li Yan said here, His expression was slightly dim.

"Did something happen?" Chu Yun couldn't help asking when he saw that Li Yan's face was a little unsightly.

"Originally, I wanted to take back the land owned by the imperial court, and then, like Huaxia, the imperial court would distribute the land to farmers for farming to solve the problem of land annexation. At the same time, I also wanted to establish a new school in our Koryo. As a result, these two measures They were all criticized by the ministers, saying that I was bewitched by you, the military lord, with the intention of harming the government. Not only that, they also jointly impeached the father and king, saying that the new learning is crooked, and taking back the land is to shake the foundation of the country. For this reason, my father restricted my freedom, and 17 of the 4 factories that were originally established, including newspaper offices, were shut down." Li Yan said.

The feudal power of Goryeo seems to be very strong.After hearing what Li Yan said, Chu Yun probably knew the resistance Li Yan encountered.

The Goryeo Kingdom regards the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain state, and has always regarded itself as a "Little China". Even many systems are copied from the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, and the mainstream thinking is Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism.In Goryeo, where the feudal power is still intact, want to implement the New Deal?It is much more difficult than Chu Yun's implementation of the New Deal in the Central Plains.What's more, Li Yi is not yet the king at this time, and above him is Injo of Goryeo, and a powerful civil servant group!
As the local feudal lords, the civil official group is similar to the Donglin Party and other civil official groups in the late Ming Dynasty. When they are in power, they will never give up their own interests easily.

"Before I returned to Korea, I was full of confidence. I wanted to make Dongying the second China, and I was confident that I could do it. But after returning to China, I realized that my strength is too small and weak. The merchants can listen to me. On the one hand It is because they want to make money, and on the other hand, because I have the status of the prince's son, I can provide them with some convenience."

"But compared with the powerful civil officials, I don't have any right to speak. Their memorials can deny everything I have done. Even my father, the king, was bewitched by the civil officials, and he became more and more alienated from me... this The first time I brought envoys here, my father refused to agree at first, but after I begged again and again, I was able to come here."

Li Yan ordered his subordinates to take out an exquisite gift box and presented it to Chu Yun: "Don't bother you with these troublesome things. The heaven and earth are vast and abundant, and I can't bring you anything good when I come to visit you this time. Gift—this is a few red ginseng dug out by a mountain dweller in the deep mountains, and the quality is not bad."

Chu Yun took the gift box, and when he opened it, he found a few stalks of maroon Korean red ginseng lying inside. If the quality is passable, it is pure self-effacing.

"Since it's your wish, I'll accept it." Chu Yun accepted the Korean ginseng, just to make up for Aila's body in the future, and Chu Yun had already felt that Li Yan was vaguely asking him for help. Accepting it would make him feel uneasy.

"Implementing the New Deal is very difficult. The civil servants themselves are big landlords. The land reform will harm their interests, and they will naturally retaliate violently. If everything goes so smoothly, there will be no difficult things in this world." Chu Yun affirmed Li Yan said, "What are you going to do next?"

"I'm thinking of lobbying my father and king, gaining his support, and then attracting some enlightened civil servants. As long as I declare righteousness to them, I think if I persevere, I will be able to impress them." Li Yan said.

Chu Yun disagreed.Based on his knowledge, the current king of Koryo's rejection of Li Yan may not be as simple as the civil servant's impeachment of Li Yan.

There is another very important reason.When Li Yan came to the Academy of Sciences to study abroad, he had not threatened the king.But now that Li Yi has grown up, he has been influenced by the new learning of the Academy of Sciences, and has begun to threaten the status of Injo of Goryeo.

At present, Injo is in his prime of life, and it is estimated that he can rule Goryeo for decades. However, Li Yi suddenly became active, leading a group of Koryo students and businessmen to carry out reforms in Koryo with great fanfare, which naturally caused Injo's rule. threaten.Especially once Li Yi's transformation is successful, his prestige will reach an unprecedented height in Koryo, and even force Injo to hand over the throne to him.

There is no family relationship in the emperor's house, and it is not uncommon for father and son to fight each other. I am afraid that although Li Yan, who is still young, is faintly aware of it, he is unwilling to think about it, so he regards Renzu's restraint on him as purely Civilian reasons for impeachment.

"Your idea is correct, but I don't think they will be moved by what you say. They will only use Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism to tell you benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the law of the ancestors is immutable." Chu Yun said solemnly.

"What do you think I should do, military lord? I want to lead Koryo to prosperity, but the resistance is too great, too difficult, and I don't have your talent and courage. Please, military lord, show me the direction." Li Yan urgently asked Chu Yun eagerly.

Li Yan looked at Chu Yun for help with devout eyes, wanting to get advice from Chu Yun.

Sitting on the wooden chair, Chu Yun looked at this devout believer and felt that he was a bit like a godfather. He had already started to have his own believer, and this believer was the future king of Goryeo.

"If you want to carry out the New Deal, you need to obtain supreme power first. Do you want me to help you ascend the throne of Koryo earlier?" Chu Yun asked.

(End of this chapter)