Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 739

The reason why Zhu Youjian wanted to take over the two ports of Busan and Incheon was entirely based on the fact that the impact of related events in later generations was too profound.

Because the mold of the later generations landed in North Korea from these two places, considering that the future could not be faced with powerful enemies at the door of the house all day long, the new China, which was waiting to be rebuilt, was forced to participate in the Korean War, which seriously damaged its national strength and affected the founding of the country. Various productions and constructions just started after that.

The two Japanese pirates invaded North Korea during the Wanli period, both landed from Busan. The real gap between North Korea and Japan is a strip of water, and the width of the Tsushima Strait is only slightly wider than the Taiwan Strait.

Speaking of the two times of resisting the Japanese and aiding Korea, apart from the danger of protecting the vassal state, the worries of Shenzong and his important ministers were consistent with the worries of the high-level domestic officials in later generations when they resisted the United States and aided Korea.

"The Japanese pirates' map of North Korea is intended for China, and our soldiers' rescue of North Korea is actually to protect China"

This was the most important sentence that moved Emperor Shenzong during the court meeting at that time. The so-called three major Wanli campaigns exhausted the national power and were the chief culprit that led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Such a conclusion is absurd.

The three major signs are the inevitable choice of being forced to have no choice, and they are not the most fatal factors for the death of the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhu Youjian's strategic plan, the Ming army will use Busan as its base in the future. After the naval strength reaches a certain level, it will send soldiers to attack Japan's Kyushu Island. Monitor and nip possible dangers in the bud.

Last year, the Lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom sent an envoy to visit Daming to explain that the country has been plagued by Japanese pirates for many years, and asked Ming to send troops to the country to fight against Japanese pirates and protect the safety of the people of the Ryukyu Islands.

Zhu Youjian readily agreed to such a reasonable request.

As a superpower unparalleled in the world, the powerful Ming Dynasty naturally has to bear corresponding responsibilities, and protecting the weak from being abused is the most important one.

Therefore, after all preparations were completed, the Ming South Sea Fleet set up a squadron in Ryukyu, and the military port was set close to Japan.

In the future, after gaining control of Kyushu Island, this fleet will move to Kyushu Island to station, and the Ryukyu Islands as the rear will be safer.

After a little hesitation, Jin Chengxun agreed to the conditions for the garrison proposed by the Ming court, and then signed and stamped the official document to show that the document came into force.

In the first Japanese invasion in the Wanli period, Japan used only [-] vanguards to defeat the Korean army, and captured important cities such as Seoul, Xijing, Jinzhou, and Kaesong in a short period of time. Thousands of times, a large number of dignitaries and civilians abandoned their homes and fled westward. The areas hit by the war have not yet returned to their original conditions.

All this is due to North Korea's national policy.

During the reign of King Lee of North Korea, the national policy of emphasizing culture over military affairs was implemented, which led to the relaxation of the entire North Korean military. "People don't know how to fight for more than two hundred years."

Coupled with the lack of resources in North Korea, more than 300 counties and counties across the country rarely have city wall guards, which gives Japanese pirates even more opportunities to take advantage of them.

Some people in later generations tried their best to boast about the famous general Yi Sun-shin of his country, led his navy to fight against the Japanese, and won overwhelming victories in several battles, etc. This is pure bragging.

According to Bangzi, Yi sun-shin led the army to wipe out more than 9 Japanese pirates, which is simply nonsense.

Leaving aside the years between Japan's two invasions, let's talk about the number of Japanese invaders. Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent a total of 19 troops to North Korea. You Yi Sunshin led the navy and wiped out half of the soldiers. horse?
If the Japanese army was so vulnerable, why did your country's lord and important ministers flee to the Yalu River?
When the [-] Japanese troops swept across the east of your country for the first time, where was Yi Sun-sin? Where was your heroic and invincible navy?
The impoverished and weak country has finally managed to produce a somewhat decent general whose true level is equivalent to that of a guerrilla general in Ming Dynasty. Why don't they just pretend to him no matter who's record?

Of course, Kim Sung-hoon, who is in the top ranks of North Korea, knows his own family affairs. North Korea's national strength cannot support an army of more than 5 people.

If it is true what Master Chen of the Celestial Dynasty said, that Ming has received information that Japan is organizing an army and is preparing to attack North Korea again, then if the Celestial Dynasty does not send troops to rescue, the outcome will be undeniable.

Isn't it just two ports?

It is a great thing that the suzerain country is willing to spend huge sums of money to send troops to protect North Korea from humiliation.

Besides, Master Chen also said that His Majesty the Emperor of China will choose the right opportunity to help North Korea develop its economy and improve the overall living standard in North Korea after everything is ready, and shipping is an important part of this.

Taking North Korea's small boats that can only dangle within ten miles of the offshore sea, it is absolutely impossible to engage in maritime trade, but the Chinese Dynasty has all the equipment that one expects to find.

Master Chen said that as long as the document is signed and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Celestial Dynasty will mobilize food and supplies to help North Korea.

These food materials will be transported by sea from Tianjin Weigang to Incheon and Busan. After arriving at the port, North Korea only needs to organize human transportation.

The celestial dynasty is the celestial dynasty, and the hand is extravagant.

Master Chen said that His Majesty the Emperor has already decreed that the first batch of food aid will reach 30 shi, and the rest will be considered according to the domestic situation in North Korea.

Although Daming had just passed through the famine period, he couldn't bear to see the people of the vassal states freeze to death. Therefore, even if Daming tightened his belt and the whole country ate less food, he still had to save export food to help his poor North Korean nephew.

After hearing Chen Qiyu's statement, Kim Sung-hoon and Park Byung-seo were emotionally agitated, facing the direction of the Forbidden City with tears in their eyes, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times, expressing their heartfelt gratitude to Zhu Youjian.

30 shi of grain, this is a great favor!

The total tax revenue of the North Korean government last year was only about 300 million shi, and the Chinese government paid [-]% of the tax revenue of the North Korean country, and there will be follow-up support. This is really generous.

But what Jin Chengxun didn’t know was that all the rice shipped from Tianjin Wei Port to North Korea was the rice purchased from Nanyang by the Zheng family’s fleet. These rice had been stored for nearly two years, and if they were not disposed of, many of them would become moldy. diseased.

With the great development of Daming's farmland and water conservancy construction, Daming's grain harvests have been bumper year after year.

The summer harvest has just ended, and new grains from all over the country are being transported to the capital continuously through the canals. The granaries are no longer enough. These spare granaries in Tianjin Wei must hurry up to free up storage capacity in order to hold more and more new grains.

Not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the North Korean mission was divided into two groups, one route was a long way back, and the other route was led by Kim Sung-hoon to Tianjin Wei Port.

From here they will return to North Korea together on a grain ship.

This is a great credit.

Kim Sung-hoon on the sea boat imagined the warm welcome he would receive after arriving in the mainland, and he couldn't help becoming fascinated.

After returning, of course, I have to publicize the difficulty of this dispatch, and describe myself as a hero who endured humiliation for the safety of the country. From then on, I established my own humble and low-key personality, so that I can win the final victory in the court competition .

(End of this chapter)