Jingming

Chapter 481 The Ming Dynasty war machine starts!

The question before us is: the emperor's eldest son, King Yue, has long been married to the Duke of Guizhou, and his future lies in the southwest.

Needless to say, the prince, the third son of the empress is the king of Australia, and his future lies in the south. The original plan of the fourth prince and the king is also self-evident.

The biggest problem for the other princes is that they are still young.

Nowadays, North Korea is the first to have big problems, giving Ming no chance to attack the Japanese first and encircle North Korea from the north and the south.

Zhu Houcong has considered this issue.

Since the news came from the Yalu River at the end of last year, Zhu Houcong has been thinking about possible opportunities and subsequent disposal.

At this time, he said very directly: "The king of Liao has been weak since he was young, and he has been taught by me since he was a child. His mother, Mao, has a clear history, Shen Yi has a lot of mistakes, and her reputation as a virtuous person is known all over the world."

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Yan Song was startled, "This is the first time that we are worried about inequality instead of being few! Although the kings of the clan are grateful for Your Majesty's kindness, but..."

In a word, there are so many vassal kings, who wouldn't want to get this opportunity to live freely?

"The advantages outweigh the disadvantages." Zhu Houcong was determined, "If you don't hold me back, you will have a chance. In addition to making great achievements, being allowed to be the master of the outer vassal is the only way out without being demoted."

Now the ministers understood a little bit. It turned out that when the two vassal kings, the Duke, the Marquis and the Uncle were severely punished at the end of last year, Your Majesty was probably ready to give this sweet date?

Obviously, this is letting some people see the pie getting bigger and bigger. In this case, perhaps not only will they not be held back, but they will also actively support Ming's new strategy.

Maybe there is also a foreshadowing that if things don't work well or have different intentions in the future, the emperor can take back several key positions at the right time...

Becoming a vassal king with real land and power... Although it is comfortable and carefree, it is not necessarily easy to do.

Regarding this issue, I just want to breathe some air now.

On Li's side, he actually brought Elder Yin's head to plead guilty.

Even the Lantern Festival has not yet passed, and the North Korean prince is fierce and murderous. Although he deserves the praise of "filial piety" from the people of Ming Dynasty who are watching the fun, he is still "not particular" after all.

It is unlucky to go under the knife during the Chinese New Year!

They are really barbarians, even the so-called royal children.

However, he was very likely to succeed to the throne and was willing to offer his land as a minister, which still caused the people in the capital to explode.

Careful people have been preparing for it for a long time. Since the tenth day of the first lunar month, more and more scholars and businessmen have come to help.

It doesn't matter what it is to be accepted as real soil, but from the perspective of culture and education, and from the perspective of people's livelihood, please ask the court to make up its mind to solve the urgent problem of North Korea's collapse.

And this change also brought excitement to Shang Yuan and Mao Longyin's "figure out" the last step.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shang Yuan and Mao Longyin also knelt outside the Meridian Gate during their first morning meeting in the new year, which reached its climax.

Their strength is weaker, Shang Yuan's identity as the crown prince is clearer, and the King of Ryukyu who has not been heard from for a long time must be no longer alive.

At the beginning of the new year, the two countries offered their lands and became vassals.

In the National Assembly Hall, the Ming Emperor finally issued a clear edict.

The prince of North Korea, Li Feng, was granted the title of An Donggong, and assisted the Liaodong Frontier Army and the Beiyang Navy to enter North Korea to quell the chaos. The national affairs of North Korea will be discussed after the civil war is calmed down.

Ryukyu Crown Prince Shang Yuan was granted the title of Duke of Taitung, Ryukyu Justice Mao Longyin was granted the title of Taitung Guerrilla General, and the Ryukyu Navy went to Ryukyu to expel the Japanese pirates. Ryukyu's national plan will be discussed after Shuri is recovered and the Japanese pirates escape.

Many years later, in addition to the harassment of the Mongolian Khan's court in the Xuening Border Region, the Ming Dynasty once again raised its war flag.

Tianjin Zhigu, inside and outside Shanhaiguan, Ningbo and Quanzhou will soon become lively.

Cui Yuan, the president of Daming Bank, is cooperating with the Ministry of Finance and Taxation and the treasury to prepare for the redemption of the old 10-year treasury bonds and the sale of the new 10-year treasury bonds. Yu Chengye once again convened the enterprises under the Huangming Assets Bureau for mobilization.

Chengguo Gong Zhu Xizhong has not yet been convicted, but he can no longer sit as president of the Construction Bureau.

New people should be recommended.

But that's not the most important thing.

The most important thing was his discussion with the vassal kings in the grain reserve in his capacity as the auxiliary clan leader Zongzheng of the clan mansion.

"Last year's revenue and statistics have not yet been completed, and the army has not moved forward with food and grass. The grain storage account needs to operate at full capacity."

Yu Chengye, who cooperated with Lu Bing, Guo Xun and others to create two vassal kings in one fell swoop, is now speaking more effectively. At least these vassal kings are trembling with fear at the moment.

King Zhu Rangxu of Shu was still alive, and he immediately said very honestly: "I should share your Majesty's worries."

Yu Chengye added: "Now, two more need to withdraw from the grain storage account and no longer receive salary or profit sharing in the future. One of them, His Majesty has appointed Liao Fan."

He was a weak vassal king who almost had his vassal removed due to his crimes, and only inherited the title of King of Liao after adopting the name of Mao family. The young man just trembled in his heart and asked in disbelief: "I wonder... what is the crime of the little king? "

Yu Chengye looked serious and shook his head: "No crime! This is your Majesty's favor. The other family needs to take the initiative to ask for it."

Everyone didn't know why, but Yu Chengye said solemnly: "If there is any leakage this time, His Majesty has an explicit decree, it will be a capital crime! In exchange for the grain storage account and other shares of other enterprises that were granted to Tian in the old days, he will be upright and honest." The position of the lord of the country. Princes, do you still remember that in the early spring of last year, your Majesty issued a decree to test the princes of the vassals, and made it clear that those who have all the virtues, talents, and profound righteousness will be able to enfeoff various countries as lords in the future? "

There was silence in the hall.

Yu Chengye saluted the King of Liao: "The King of Liao is one of them. Now there is a country that has dedicated its land to become a vassal. The king is waiting for his throne!"

Then the hall became restless again.

Did you really mean what you said back then?

Maybe it was because the previous storm had made people too scared, or maybe the emperor had kept them, the sects and vassal kings, in the capital and didn't seem to be so reassured about them, so he didn't take it seriously after he calmed down. .

Do you really want to do this now?

Some of the princes are already adults and can be granted vassal status!

Yu Chengye finally smiled: "Your Majesty said, there are still many opportunities to be loyal to the emperor and the country. The world is so big, the Ming Dynasty can accommodate dozens of vassal states around it. Today, you need to make up your mind again. First express your stance and fight for the invitation, and then Go to the imperial chariot and listen to the edict. There are still many matters to be discussed with your majesty and the princes before choosing a king besides the Liao prince. Once you become the true master of a country, how to educate and govern foreign vassals is a new lesson."

As a result, the palace completely exploded.

Ryukyu is comparable to a prefecture, right? North Korea is more like the same province, right?

If you really become the real leader of the country, what will the profits from the shares converted from your previous salary and land and house be counted?

The word "fighting for invitation"... actually means that they should make up their minds at this moment, at least temporarily give up sharing the profits and queue up.

The operating space of the Grain Storage Number is naturally larger.

The plan has really advanced to this point, and there is indeed quite a lot that needs to be done in order to build the structure.

Of course, what Tang Shunzhi said about ousting all the local dignitaries and dividing the land among the powerful would not be so brutal, but the scale would not be small either.

It was not only to allow the people of foreign vassals to get an opportunity for large-scale benefit distribution, but also to make room for the princes, civil and military officials, merchants, and people who moved there during the Ming Dynasty.

As for how to coordinate with the local pro-Ming faction, how to establish a new system, and how to ensure a stable relationship with the Ming Dynasty, the kings of Liao and Su, who were finally elected by the emperor, were extremely worried.

There is indeed a lot to learn. …

A total of more than 30,000 North Korean refugees who have fled to Ming Dynasty have now become auxiliary soldiers of the people, leading the way and assisting in transportation; there are also many others who have become propagandists.

Gong Yongqing returned here again and mobilized hard.

"Master Wang has really put down the military rebellion, and will not allow North Korea to harm you like in the past! Those powerful and traitorous ministers will allocate more land to you after beheading their heads and confiscating their homes. In the future, like the people of the Ming Dynasty, they will not bear such responsibilities. Heavy corvee work. Officials and big households all have to pay for grain! Look, these are all good grain seeds and iron farm tools that I have requested from Your Majesty..."

He is now as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

He has worked as a diplomatic envoy in North Korea for many years, and this meeting coincides with his meeting. This is the most important opportunity in his life.

If everything goes well this time, wouldn't he, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, be unable to become the Prime Minister and Minister of State of North Korea in the future?

Now he looked at "An Donggong" Li: "I only know roughly who is loyal and who is traitorous among the Korean ministers and local noble families. The rest must be guided by Mr. Li."

"We are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, so I will serve you!"

Li said it righteously.

After being granted the title of Duke An Dong, Li set off from Beijing and took nearly a month to get here. Li received the exact news again, and his heart finally fell.

The news has come that Yin Ren and the crown prince of Joseon were really surrounded and killed.

This also proves that Queen Wen Ding and Yin Yuanheng should have been very confident this time, but they just lost control in the end.

In another history, after Li Yi's death, the crown prince of North Korea only served as king for one year before dying mysteriously.

Queen Wen Ding and Brother Xiao Yin have nothing to fear.

But this time, the pressure to detonate the conflict was even greater, so they could not do it so carefully and help Queen Wen Ding's biological son seize the throne so smoothly.

Now, Li Dao, who had killed Yuan Lao Yin, was in a very advantageous position.

As the leader of Li Yi's existing disciples, he has already sent a message to the south.

The matter of offering land as a vassal has not spread widely yet.

But the elimination of Prince Wang and the emergence of Li will only make Queen Wending and the Xiao Yin faction even more crazy.

At the same time...in order to avoid future troubles, Li's other brothers who are still in North Korea are afraid that they are all in danger.

Can Yin Yuanheng guarantee that there will not be a second Li?

As long as Queen Wending and Yin Yuanheng are really crazy to this extent, then everyone in North Korea will definitely be in danger.

At this moment, Li was not so vicious. Now that he had made up his mind, he resolutely started walking in this direction.

The sooner you take this road, the better.

Song Liangchen took the lead in making the announcement. Song Liangchen had been preparing for the whole winter. Now that the decree was about to arrive, how could he hold back?

"Believe in the imperial court's transportation of grain and grass! Cross the river before it thaws!"

This is a grand strategy that has been brewing since the year before last. It also involves the mobilization and joint training of generals and soldiers. It is customized for the needs of war in all directions.

Now the start time is a little earlier, but that also depends on the opponent.

The current opponents cannot form a joint force at all, and they are fighting each other to guard against each other.

In terms of ordnance and training level, the fully paid Ming army has already recruited all soldiers. In addition, in the future, they will each receive rewards and have a half-official position in the Ming or North Korea. They are like a pretty girl swaggering in front of them.

Li looked at the Ming army crossing the Yalu River in good spirits but in good order, and felt very complicated.

There had been such an elite army for a long time, but after so many years, he had suppressed his desire to conquer everywhere. Ming's plot was beyond his imagination.

When he went to Beijing from here last year, Liaodong was still peaceful and peaceful, and there was no intention of a major war.

Now that he is back here, within a few months, Liaodong is like a machine running at full speed. From civil servants to military generals, everyone performs their duties and does things that are beneficial to pacifying North Korea as soon as possible.

Some specific small practices, such as arranging the transportation of vehicles, ships, and materials by sea and land, all reflected organizational capabilities and efficiency beyond his imagination.

What Li didn't know was that Zhu Houcong had just given a heavy blow to the clan members of the Huangming Asset Bureau, and now he was releasing two more heads of state to other vassal princes other than his own sons. temptation.

A framework belonging to North Korea is being established, including companies that will rely on North Korean manpower and products to do business in the future. Tied to the King of Liao, there will be a few relatives who can be diverted to help the King of Liao secure North Korea's money bag.

On Tsushima Island, Yan Shifan finally received the latest order from Zhu Houcong.

After reading it, he laughed loudly: "Sure enough, it's more fun this way! Zongsang, with North Korea, why bother worrying about whether Tsushima Island can be defended? You first guard it well, Lao Wang, according to the order, we will come from the southeast Get rid of the flanking attack!"

Wang Zhi was extremely excited, but Zong Qingkang immediately turned pale and knelt down: "Yan Sang, Wang Sang, you can't leave! How can we withstand the defending coalition forces if we are left alone?"

"My uncle will not take away all the food that has been transported. And with the musketry team, are you afraid that you will not be able to defend Jinshi City?" Yan Shifan seemed helpless, "I am the emperor of Dongying, your majesty. How can I Can you resist and disobey orders?"

"If you can't hold it... at least, your warships can withstand them and they won't land so quickly. This will be a greater drain on them!" Zong Qingkang begged, "You have been granted the title of Dongying Bo, your The foundation is here! If we can consume more of them, wouldn't it be beneficial to the future?"

"...The imperial edict cannot be violated!"

Wang Zhi smiled after seeing this look: "Uncle, the decree is only for you. Zong Sang is right. Otherwise, I will bring three boats to stay."

Yan Shifan narrowed his eyes and looked at him.

Wang Zhi nodded: "According to His Majesty's decree, North Korea will naturally want to fight quickly, and even think about not missing the summer grain. The uncle has blocked the southeast of North Korea and will return in triumph soon. Yoshitaka Ouchi has just visited the Nizi clan's territory. , although he clamored to attack Tsushima Island, he was unwilling to take risks until he had completed the work of consolidating the new territory with rewards. If he suffered a slight setback here, his prestige would plummet."

Yan Shifan still didn't say anything: That's why the Ming warships had to withdraw and let those bullshit defensive coalition forces attack. Tsushima Island will only have Japanese enemies by then, so you can safely bomb it. If the frontal attack is defeated and the bullshit defensive coalition is defeated, then the mob will immediately disperse.

"The Japanese country is very big after all." Wang Zhi looked at Zong Qingkang again, "Since Zong Sang has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, how can he not protect the foundation of the Zong family? Uncle, how long will it take to defeat them all by fighting alone? A quick battle, let the sea The resurgence of trade will relieve His Majesty's worries and be more conducive to His Majesty's plans!"

After Yan Shifan thought for a while, he stopped talking.

"Okay! Lao Wang, I'll leave this to you. I'll come back as soon as I go!"

Between Liaodong and Shandong, Xue Han also stood on a ship and looked east.

Behind and behind him, the shadow of sail covered the sky.

(End of this chapter)