Villager of Daming

Chapter 1296: Pull and Fight Together
"The most difficult issue at the moment is the local administration of Goryeo. Local nobles control the provinces, muk, states, and counties."

The village head waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to finish speaking and then continued.

"They are not well controlled there, the central government lacks the military deterrence over the localities, and some central government officials are from local wealthy families.

All the King of Goryeo, including his ministers, could do was to balance each other.

Interests are transferred back and forth among everyone. Some people will be calculating and can cheat others, and then be cheated themselves.

In fact, we have had local forces from ancient times to the present. The Tang Dynasty was relatively close, with the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats.

However, founding emperors are generally easier to deal with, but those who are chosen through war will be more troublesome later.

It is only when someone like our Majesty, who has no family support and is not a chosen person to be a military commander in the court, that he has effective control over the local areas. "

When the head of the village said this, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who nodded slightly, in a rather reserved manner.

Emperors have always been the same since ancient times. They must flatter, such as holding high the great banner of His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang, His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang's high-level speeches, His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang's proposals... Under the leadership of His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang...

You can't not take a picture of this! If you don't take a picture of Zhu Yuanzhang, I'll put it in my notebook and beat you to death.

The others didn't react much, they were used to it. His Majesty was indeed powerful. The emperor was not weak and incompetent to the outside world but extremely tough at home. He was tough with everyone.

"We need to resort to some means. First, we need to occupy Kaifeng, and then the other three capitals." Queen Ma said.

She knew how to do it: "The four capitals of Goryeo are where local nobles gather. Controlling them means controlling the economy, transportation, and political lifeline.

Afterwards, according to the local military situation, we will win over those who should be won over, instigate those who should be provoked, and attack those who should be attacked.

The specific implementation belongs to the tactical aspect, and capable people should be sent to take charge of telegraph communications.

As long as our Ming Dynasty occupies a piece of land, all land rents of that area will be exempted.

We in the Ming Dynasty can afford it. Not collecting rent does not mean we have to give them a lot of food. They can keep the food for themselves.

The official military strength of Goryeo was less than 100,000, and the number of private soldiers of local nobles is unknown.

The total population of Goryeo is unknown, but judging from the external and internal wars, Goryeo did not lose many people.

At the same time, in the late Tang Dynasty, there was no longer much difference between Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo, so it was useless to stir up trouble.

According to the intelligence collected and the data model given, the total population of Goryeo is between 4.2 million and 4.5 million.

So how many soldiers can these people support? Many places also adopted the policy of combining soldiers and farmers, but they had to pay rent.

We in the Ming Dynasty also have military settlements, but the difference is that they are not interfered with by local families and do not collect land taxes.

We use normal economic activities to adjust the income and expenditure of the military settlement areas, that is, the tax is implicit in the purchase and sale of goods in department stores.

The productivity of the Goryeo people was low, even lower than that of the Yuan Dynasty. The central fiscal revenue of the country was insufficient, and local powerful families exploited them severely.

But the people of Goryeo have already gotten used to that lifestyle, and we need to let them know that there are better days ahead..."

Empress Ma said it was about time, so breakfast was served and after the meal the court meeting began in Xiaqiu Village.

Now we are unifying our thoughts with some important officials, and all matters at the meeting should be resolved before the meeting and then in the meeting, otherwise accidents are likely to occur.

Of course, sometimes even plans made in advance can go wrong.

Nahachu and others looked at each other again, and were glad that they surrendered early. Looking at the arrangements and deployments of the Ming Dynasty, they were very targeted.

Today we have dumplings and buns with three fresh fillings. The chives are very tender and will definitely not upset your stomach. For those who think chives are spicy, there are three fresh fillings with chives and garlic. There are shrimps, swimming crabs, and river crabs with different fillings. There are more than 20 kinds of dumplings and buns with three fresh fillings alone.

Other staple foods such as cabbage, sauerkraut, and pure meat cause people to have selective disorders.

This is the first breakfast I have had since I arrived in Xiaqiu Village. The dinner I had yesterday was not well prepared and was too hasty.

Nahachu and his friends walked around the staple food area, fruit area, side dish area, soup, milk and porridge area.

There are no stir-fried, stewed, or steamed dishes. Breakfast is simple!

After the meal, a meeting was held. Nahachu and his friends were invited to sit in, but they were only allowed to listen and not to speak. If they had any ideas, they could wait until the meeting was over to express them.

The meeting on assisting the liberation of Goryeo lasted until noon. After waiting for Nahachu and his men, they sent out invitations to the Goryeo generals stationed on the Jurchen and Goryeo sides to attend a meeting with Ming officials.

It is to trick those people into coming to the Ming Dynasty and bring their young generals along as well.

The Ming Dynasty said that they would give gifts worth at least one thousand strings of cash when they arrived, and that was what the young generals were given. The higher their rank, the more they would get.

"Your Highness, are you really giving me a gift worth that much?"

After the meeting, Gegehaji asked Zhu Chong when they went to have lunch together.

Zhu Chong blushed slightly: "Um...is the medicine worth the money?"

"It's worth the money. We have bought medicine through different means before, including Angong Niuhuang Pills. It has saved people. It's amazing!"

Gegehaji admitted that the medicine was expensive and she used other means to buy it from department stores at that time.

You only understand the value of life-saving medicine after you use it. She even got the restricted morphine powder.

If given to people who are injured and need to hold on to survive, the pain will produce a stress response, and many injured people will die from the pain.

Pain requires more body functions to fight it and affects rest, making it impossible for the body to repair itself.

After taking morphine, the pain goes away and the person becomes energized, with adrenaline and dopamine secreted, so the person comes back to life.

"Is it valuable? We used expensive drugs on them, which are worth at least one thousand strings of cash..."

Zhu Chong stopped talking, saying, "That's what I meant, you know..."

"Ah?" Gegehaji opened his mouth slightly and his eyes widened. Is that so?

"Eat less, and have something better at night, like mutton soup. Even though you eat a lot of beef and mutton there, the mutton soup in Xiaqiu Village is the best!"

Zhu Chong changed the topic and talked about food. He went for a stroll in the afternoon and went to see where the ginseng was grown. It was quite far away!
"I know all about it. For sheep with a strong fishy smell, they soak them in cold water and keep changing the water, and then the smell is not so strong anymore.

They handle game in the same way. It turns out that all it takes is soaking it. I thought it would be so difficult!

But they have so many seasonings, and they even use herbs as seasonings, and they taste great!"

Gegehaji expressed the skills she had learned, and Ling'er took her to cook, telling her that people who can't cook are less likely to do other things well.

Gege Haji is very fond of learning. As a woman, she naturally has to cook. Her ancestors were nomadic and the tradition was passed down.

Lunch was indeed very simple, with a total of eight dishes, eight dishes for everyone, and more dishes were arranged in the evening.

The temperature became hot again in the afternoon, so we took a small train north to visit the medicinal herb planting base.

(End of this chapter)