The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 241 The Four Counties of Han Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty's attack on Naha in Liaodong can be said to have attracted worldwide attention, and all major forces are waiting for the final result.

Some people hope that Ming will win a big victory, while others hope that Ming will take a chance.

More people want a stalemate between the two sides so they are safer.

But the final result was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

The golden signboard "Heavenly Kingdom" above the Ming Dynasty shone brighter, and Zhu Yuanzhang's personal prestige also reached a new high.

Again, taking Liaodong means that the Ming Dynasty has re-unified the Han family.

What's more, they also captured Korea by the way.

This achievement can be said to be the first of its kind in hundreds of years.

All the vassal states trembled and sent envoys to perform Hajj.

That sense of accomplishment is completely different from conveying known information about past lives that shocked the ancients.

We must make friends with such people.

Zhu Xiongying was stunned. This was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang said such serious words to him.

Let the progress bar of the New Deal directly advance by dozens of percentage points.

Originally it was just a joke, but Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously:

"Do you think it's easy to defeat Liaodong and Korea? Ignorance."

Chen Jingke was naturally very happy.

But Chen Jingke only used one word to get Zhu Yuanzhang to agree to his strategy.

As a result, the Chen family suddenly had many gift-givers, and they were all sent by top noble families.

But while he was happy, he began to think about another question.

And his influence on the emperor was so great that it was impossible to ignore.

"Goryeo is different from Liaodong. The bitter cold in Liaodong is the most difficult to fight. But this place is the homeland of the Central Plains. Once it is conquered, it is very simple to manage."

As mentioned before, there is no past life experience to draw on to eliminate Korea altogether.

This kind of vision and layout ability are really amazing.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty faced not only Goryeo, but also the 200,000-strong Liaodong Army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Chen Jingke talked eloquently and explained his views.

For a person who is capable and deeply trusted by the king, it is appropriate to use the phrase "the future is promising".

Governance.

Chen Jingke understood Lao Zhu's intention after a moment's thought. The most important matter of the country lies in the sacrifice and military service.

Officials who were originally a bit obsessive about the New Deal suddenly became particularly active and began to take the initiative to implement it.

Hearing the last sentence, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but feel happy: "Is it difficult? I think it's quite easy."

For a time, the court situation became particularly peaceful.

And how good the relationship between Taisun and him is, anyone who is not blind can see it.

He persuaded the emperor to postpone the use of troops in Liaodong and spent a year planning to help Ming Dynasty solve the two hidden dangers of Liaodong and Goryeo in one fell swoop.

After all, the risk is too great.

Some were even sent from the Liaodong front line.

Basically, it can be regarded as something he inferred based on the known information.

For them, this trust is the most important thing.

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to persuade the emperor.

For those who know the inside story, the name Chen Jingke has become more important.

On the contrary, Fuqing quickly figured out the reason and felt extremely proud.

You can get used to other things, educate him slowly, and even give him a chance to try and make mistakes.

The person giving the gift has a very low posture, as if they are the one with the lowest status.

No matter how good the reasons are, it is difficult to change the emperor's mind without much lobbying.

Even though Chen Yuan and his wife were well-informed, they were still a little at a loss.

The situation was similar inside the Ming Dynasty, and everyone once again felt the majesty of Emperor Hongwu.

Even if you are interested in Goryeo, you can wait until Liaodong is captured before thinking of a solution.

"It's not easy to fight, but it's even harder to govern."

"Although Goryeo was deeply influenced by Chinese culture, it has existed as an independent country for thousands of years."

You know, with the precedent of Emperor Sui Yang, attacking the Korean Peninsula has always been regarded as dangerous.

One man's influence on the emperor was so great that his identity no longer mattered.

Various memorials praising virtues flew towards the palace like snowflakes.

Only the military cannot do it.

What's more, we are still fighting Liaodong and Goryeo. It is not an exaggeration to call it a national war.

If he really thought it was simple, it would be a disaster for Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Looking through the history books, we can see how much manpower and material resources the Central Plains Dynasty spent on these two places."

"The Sui Dynasty exhausted its national power and died for the second generation."

"Only during the Han and Tang Dynasties did they rule here briefly."

"Do you still think it's easy?"

"If Jing Ke hadn't planned it properly, we would have had an absolute strategic advantage."

"If it hadn't been for the mission's year-long efforts...if it hadn't been for the soldiers who dared to sacrifice their lives..."

"What you think is simple is an insult to them..."

After saying this, Zhu Xiongying was filled with shame: "Grandpa Huang, I was wrong. I will never make such a joke again."

Chen Jingke also handed over a ladder at the right time: "Your Majesty also knows your grandson's character. He always likes to joke in front of people close to him."

"In fact, he has a very deep understanding of the cruelty of war."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "Huh, I'm afraid you just said what's in your heart in a joking tone."

Zhu Xiongying said quickly: "Grandpa Huang, please believe me, I really made a joke casually."

"I saw how the Ming Dynasty planned Liaodong and Goryeo. How could I not know how much effort everyone put in."

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang let him go: "I hope you are really just joking and don't really think it's simple."

After talking about the cruelty of war, this incident can be regarded as overturned.

Zhu Xiongying wiped his sweat. This old man was a real murderer when he cursed people. He must never joke about this again in the future.

Chen Jingke secretly laughed in his heart, "You kid is not doing the right thing, you must be criticized now."

Then the topic returned to the beginning, and Chen Jingke continued what he just said:

"Conquering Goryeo is not the end, the real challenge has just begun."

"How to govern this place has become the first problem facing Ming Dynasty."

"If governance is not good, it is likely to repeat the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhu Xiongying asked in confusion: "Didn't you say that after thousands of years of cultivation, the Korean people yearned for the Central Plains? Why is it still difficult to govern?"

Chen Jingke thought for a while and said: "Just like the story of Ye Gong's love for dragons, Ming Dynasty is the dragon, and Goryeo is Ye Gong."

"They are indeed deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, and because they are far away, they only see the good things about the Central Plains."

"So we respect the Ming Dynasty very much and regard it as the country of the suzerain."

"But after thousands of years of development, they have an independent governance system."

"To put it bluntly, they have their own interest groups."

"When two countries merge, one interest group will inevitably lose power."

"The integration of Ming Dynasty and Goryeo will inevitably damage the interests of Goryeo's old aristocracy."

"When your own vital interests are damaged, all the good things you imagined before will be worthless."

"If Ming Dynasty cannot handle this well, those powerful bureaucrats whose interests have been harmed will definitely become rebellious."

Zhu Xiongying suddenly understood and said:

"Goryeo was an aristocratic political system, more like the nine-rank Zhongzheng system during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties."

"Officials have been officials from generation to generation..."

"In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations were conducted only on the basis of meritocracy, which deprived the nobility of their hereditary power."

"The bureaucrats and powerful officials in Goryeo are definitely not willing to accept such a situation."

"This is indeed a troublesome matter..."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Do you have a solution?" Zhu Xiongying subconsciously wanted to say something, isn't it Jing Ke?

Fortunately, he reacted in time, this was a question for him.

If he said this without thinking, Grandpa Huang would not only be disappointed in himself, but would also be unnecessarily worried about Chen Jingke.

He swallowed the words that came to his lips and fell into thinking.

In fact, this question is not difficult. Someone has already given the answer in history, so he soon had an idea:

"Imitating the early Han Dynasty, the parallel system of prefectures and states was implemented in Goryeo..."

"The laws of Goryeo are still practiced in the county, but knowledge is slowly spread and the people's wisdom is opened up."

"After thirty or fifty years of this, we will cut down the feudal vassals and implement the system of prefectures and counties."

"You can also move all the bureaucrats and dignitaries who are hostile to the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty for resettlement..."

"Leave the powerful bureaucrats who have their hearts attached to the Ming Dynasty and let them continue to govern Goryeo..."

It is unrealistic to relocate all the powerful bureaucrats at once.

If we really do this, Korea will be at war in minutes.

But if one faction is moved away, the other faction will definitely be very happy to see the results.

Moving the opposition to the interior of Ming Dynasty is equivalent to interrupting their minions.

Even if they have many ideas, they can only pretend to submit, and it won't take many years to get used to it.

Those who were left behind were those who loved the Ming Dynasty and used their hands to stabilize Goryeo.

After hearing his overall plan, Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased: "Not bad... What do you think of Jing Keqian?"

Chen Jingke also praised: "Tai Sun's method is indeed brilliant..."

"To be honest with your Majesty, I thought about paralleling the prefectures and states, but I really didn't think about moving the opponents to Ming Dynasty later."

The corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth turned up crazily: "Haha, Jing Ke, please don't belittle yourself and praise him. It's just a little cleverness."

Afterwards, the three of them perfected the details around Zhu Xiongying's strategy.

Chen Jingke proposed to restore the four Han counties.

"The Ming Dynasty is the orthodoxy of China. It is a matter of course to restore the Han and Tang Dynasties and restore the Han family system."

"Re-establishing the four Han prefectures and implementing the system of prefectures and states in parallel will be easier for the Korean people to accept."

The Four Han Counties are the four counties established by the Han Dynasty in Liaodong, the central and northern parts of the Korean Peninsula.

Lelang County, Xuantu County, Zhenfan County, and Lintun County.

These four counties have existed for hundreds of years and have great influence in Liaodong and Korea.

Restoring the four Han counties was more easily accepted by the local people than re-dividing counties.

It can also increase local people’s pride and sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty.

Very simple reason, origin.

The meaning of being born in the four counties of Han Dynasty is completely different from that of being born in the old noble family of Goryeo.

"Don't make too many moves in the first five years, focus on stability."

"Apart from promoting "A Brief History of China," it is best not to make too many moves, so as not to arouse resistance among the old Goryeo aristocracy."

"We want people who have a heart for the Ming Dynasty to feel the benefits of submitting to the Ming Dynasty."

"After five years, the overall situation has been decided. Then we will enlighten the people according to the situation and open up their wisdom, and implement the Ming Dynasty's legal system on a small scale."

"To be able to completely assimilate this place within twenty years is a major victory."

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally had no objections to this plan.

If the peninsula can really be included in the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, it will be an achievement that surpasses its predecessors.

The key is that the real benefits it brings are what he covets most.

Therefore, let alone twenty years, even thirty or fifty years, there is no problem.

Zhu Xiongying has no objections. Twenty years later, he will almost rule the world.

He wished this happened more often.

When the time comes, he can just pick the fruits with his eyes closed.

Of course, this is a joke.

Having studied with Chen Jingke for so long, he knew very well that assimilation cannot be rushed and takes time.

The general direction is determined, now comes the details.

Chen Jingke formulated a Great North China Strategy: "The North China Plain is one of the largest plains in the Ming Dynasty..."

"If this area is developed well, we can restore the vitality of the north and slightly balance the economic gap between the north and the south..."

"The area around the Bohai Sea has several natural harbors, which are particularly suitable for the development of navy and maritime trade..."

"Use this as a support point to radiate throughout Liaodong and the peninsula, and then attack Japan."

"Similarly, exchanges with the peninsula, Japan and further north will in turn promote the development of the Bohai Sea belt."

This is actually a plan that has been made long ago, but there are too many things to do and I have not yet remembered to implement it.

Now that Korea has been defeated, we must follow up.

"The governance in Liaodong is relatively simple. I think as long as two problems are solved, the rest will be easy to talk about."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "Oh, I wonder which two questions are they?"

Chen Jingke said: "The first is to keep out the cold, and the second is food."

"We can promote the cultivation of cotton to keep out the cold, and the cultivation of rice can be promoted for food..."

As for why rice is grown...because it is highly productive.

Moreover, Liaodong has a dense water network and fertile black soil, which is very suitable for producing food.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Xiongying said in surprise: "Isn't rice grown in the warm south? Can rice also grow in the bitter cold land of Liaodong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also expressed the same doubts. He really didn't know that rice could be grown in Liaodong.

Chen Jingke sighed, not just the two of them, even in the previous life there were still many people who didn't know that rice cultivation began in Liaodong as early as three thousand years ago.

Many public intellectuals took advantage of the information gap and began to concoct various short compositions.

Why can you eat rice in the Northeast of your country? You have to thank the Japanese for that.

Then the evidence began to be presented. During the Japanese occupation, some Japanese expatriates discovered that Hokkaido and Liaodong had the same dimensions.

Cold rice that can grow in Hokkaido should also be able to grow in Liaodong.

So planting was introduced.

From then on, rice became available in the Northeast.

There is also a short article saying that the cold rice from Hokkaido first entered North Korea and was then brought to Liaodong by the Koreans.

In a word, the rice production in Northeast China is thanks to Japan.

This kind of short composition, in which people know that they can't even describe their ugly appearance, was once everywhere.

I don’t know how many people were bewitched.

Later, as all kinds of knowledge became popular, this lie could no longer sustain itself.

The public intellectuals and colonists began to write new essays.

Why is the yield of rice native to Northeast China so low? The yield is only 500 to 600 kilograms per mu, thanks to the help of Japanese experts for breeding.

At present, more than 60% of Northeastern rice genes come from Japan.

Chen Jingke didn't know where the Northeastern rice gene came from, but he wanted to ask those people a question.

Does China need foreign technical assistance in hybrid rice?

“Rice cultivation began in Liaodong as early as thousands of years ago.”

"During the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, Wu Zetian's policy mistakes led to chaos in Yingzhou, and Da Zuorong established the Bohai Kingdom in Liaodong."

"At that time, Bohai rice was famous all over the world for its color, fragrance and fragrance, and was highly sought after by the powerful."

"But agriculture is a labor-intensive industry that requires a stable environment and a sufficient population to develop."

"With the demise of the Bohai Kingdom, Liaodong fell into chaos that lasted for hundreds of years, and its population also dropped sharply."

"Instead of developing, productivity has actually regressed."

"Bohai rice, once famous all over the world, has also declined."

"But its decline does not mean it has disappeared. Rice is still grown in some places in Liaodong."

"It's just that both scale and output are far less than those during the Tang Dynasty."

"Since Ming Dynasty has taken back Liaodong, it will naturally develop well."

"Send some experienced farmers to cultivate Bohai rice seeds to make them more productive."

"In this way, with things to keep out the cold and enough food, Liaodong will naturally be stable."

(End of this chapter)