Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1025: New Geopolitical Outlook (1)

"Things are not as simple as you think."

Zhu Youxiao's words made Zhu Youjian and Zhu Youdong look surprised. They were right. There were a large number of people in the vassal state of Korea who wanted to settle down in Ming Dynasty.

But how is this possible?

Even in the past, batches of young and strong people sent from North Korea had to meet several conditions if they wanted to settle down in Liaodong.

You must work in Liaodong for five years and perform outstandingly and make significant contributions during this period. Only by doing these can you settle down in Liaodong.

This also meant that the young and strong Koreans sent to Liaodong worked day and night, and the value they created was transferred to Liaodong's rule.

Of course this is limited to men.

As for women, there are not so many rules.

As long as one married a Ming citizen, one could directly settle down there. This led to an irreversible imbalance in the ratio of men to women under North Korea's rule.

The reason why a large number of people in Korea today want to settle down in Ming Dynasty is, one reason is that they have learned about the wealth of Ming Dynasty, and the other is that they really cannot find a wife.

In view of this situation, under the leadership of the Governor-General's Office in Korea, Korean people who really wanted to settle down in the Ming Dynasty could take a boat across the sea to Dongfan and Ryukyu areas for resettlement.

The development and management of Dongfan and Ryukyu requires a large population to support it.

Today, under the rule of Dongfan and Ryukyu, the largest population is the people of the Ming Dynasty, followed by the people of Korea, and then the local people. As for the natives who gathered from all over Nanyang, although they are large in scale, too many of them died in the past.

Especially under the rule of Dongfan, the construction of coastal ports, ring roads around the island, mines, cities, etc., all cost the lives of many people from the beginning of their planning.

no way.

If you want to truly develop a poor and blank place and make it meet all the necessary production requirements, some blood has to be shed.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, all Zhu Youxiao could do was to try his best to prevent the people of the Ming Dynasty from shedding blood, so the blood would need to be shed by other groups.

"I really underestimated this Joseon King Yi Il."

Zhu Youxiao closed the memorial and handed it to Zhu Youjian and the others, "This is not an attempt to submit a petition to the Ming Dynasty. This is clearly an accusation that I, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, have sent a governor-general to infringe on the interests of a vassal state."

what? !

When Zhu Youjian and Zhu Youdong heard this, their faces changed immediately. They then started to read the secret letter. This was something they had never thought of before.

"How dare he!?"

Soon, Zhu Youdong's voice sounded, "As a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, you always remember the emperor's grace, but you dare to use such despicable means to force the Ming Dynasty to rise up. It's really abominable!"

"When the Jianlu invaded Korea, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty, Korea would have been overthrown. Not to mention that during this period, there was also the usurper Yi Jong, who colluded with a group of traitors and traitors in an attempt to overthrow the Korean royal family and achieve his ambition of usurping the throne. For this reason, our Ming warriors fought bloody battles in Korea."

"It's only been a few years, have you forgotten all these good things?"

As the chief of clan affairs, Zhu Youdong must have considered the interests of the Ming Dynasty. So after seeing the news obtained by King Tang Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youdong was very angry.

"In fact, it is normal for Li Yu to do this."

But Zhu Youdong was stunned by Zhu Youjian's words.

"What do you mean by this?"

Zhu Youdong looked at Zhu Youjian in surprise, "Is it the Ming Dynasty that is wrong?" "In fact, Prince Xin is right about this."

As soon as Zhu Youdong finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty~"

Zhu Youdong won’t do that now.

"Ever since the Tang King, as a royal minister, established the Governor-General's Office in Korea, all the coastal ports and surrounding lands of Korea have been under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General's Office."

Zhu Youxiao walked towards a place, and the two hurriedly followed him. Zhu Youxiao said as he walked: "In addition to the ones I mentioned, Pyeongan and Hamgyong are also under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of the Frontier. Although the officials here are Koreans, they are under the dual jurisdiction of the Governor-General of the Frontier and the Korean court."

"As the King of Joseon, what can Yi Yu do in the face of such a situation? Moreover, a large number of bonds issued in the past have not been repaid. In order to settle the principal and interest of these bonds, the Joseon court can only trade grain, medicinal materials, furs, etc. through the Governor-General's Office in the vassal states, but the prices are very low."

"So it's normal for Li Yu to have such a reaction. Joseon may seem to be the biggest country, but in fact, the biggest one is the Governor-General's Office. Do you think any Joseon king with some ideas would allow such a thing to happen? Even if Joseon is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youjian was silent.

"Not allowed, so what."

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Zhu Youdong said, "If it weren't for our Ming Dynasty, the Joseon royal family would no longer exist. Does that mean that all the blood shed by the Ming Dynasty warriors in the past was in vain?"

"That's because Korea is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, Korea would have no need to exist and would have been directly occupied by the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't say such things, at least not now."

Zhu Youxiao extended his hand and said, "It is inevitable that Korea will accede to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty needs this strategic location to build a system to control the Eastern Japanese."

“But that’s definitely not the case now.”

"If Korea really surrenders now, it will no longer be a treasure land for the Ming Dynasty, but a burden and a burden. The Ming Dynasty will not do such a thing."

Zhu Youxiao expressed his understanding of Li Yu's reaction, but that was all. In such a time of great contention, a weak country has no dignity.

The role played by North Korea today is to serve as a delivery point for the Ming Dynasty. After exhausting their potential and the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty develop, North Korea will be able to change its role.

"By the way, how is the deployment in East Japan going?"

Mentioning Korea reminded Zhu Youxiao of East Japan.

Deep in Zhu Youxiao's heart, he never forgot the precious land of East Wo, especially the gold and silver mines under its rule, which was exactly what the Ming Dynasty needed.

If the Ming Dynasty's new currency wants to continue to reap wealth, a large amount of the new currency must be circulated, not only within the Ming Dynasty, but also overseas. Only in this way can the seigniorage be collected continuously. With this stable source of funds, Zhu Youxiao can push forward various matters in the long run.

“The initial deployment has been basically implemented.”

After hearing this, Zhu Youdong reported the situation truthfully: "Eastern Japan is different from the Ming Dynasty and Korea. It is ruled by the shogunate. The Tokugawa shogunate in power has implemented a policy of isolation in Eastern Japan to restrict external forces. Fortunately, there are places like Hirado and Nagasaki where we can stop."

"In the past two years, the Imperial Clan Bureau has been planning to set up trading companies with Japan along the southern coast of Korea and on Jeju Island. Through exploration and testing during this period, a group of people have established a foothold in Hirado and Nagasaki. Now they have all obtained new identities and are conducting trade with various parts of East Japan."

"Take this matter to heart."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said, "The Imperial Clan Bureau is responsible for this matter. It not only needs to obtain a share of the trade, but also needs to spy on various parts of East Japan, especially the relationship between the shogunate and the local daimyo. When the time is right, we can sell firearms to some people. Only when East Japan becomes chaotic can the Ming Dynasty intervene. When the war of East Japan's intervention begins, it will be the time for the navy to show its power in that area!!"

(End of this chapter)