Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 288 Chapter 288: Going to Japan to be an official is equivalent to being exiled? Festival
Xi'an Mansion, Imperial Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yue, father and son, were looking at a map of Japan in front of them.

According to the battle reports sent back by the frontline army, any area that has been captured by the Ming army has now been directly marked!

In the entire Japan, more than half of the territory has fallen into the control of the Ming Dynasty!

"A few years ago, we never thought that such a situation would happen!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the map of Japan in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

Did the idea of ​​attacking Japan only come up in the past few years?

No, in the early years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of ​​attacking Japan, but it was a pity that he was dissuaded by Liu Bowen and others in the court!
First of all, the Ming Dynasty had just founded the country, and everything was waiting to be revitalized. The focus was to rest with the people and restore national strength!

Secondly, there is no capital to support the Ming Dynasty in crossing the sea!
In the Yuan Dynasty, the Tatars crossed the sea to attack Japan. At that time, the Ming court was completely opposed to attacking Japan. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor, he had no way to make a decision. In the end, he had no choice but to let it go!
Let’s talk about the countries Zhu Yuanzhang listed in his early years that he would not conquer. Was it really Zhu Yuanzhang who didn’t want to conquer them?
It's just that he doesn't have the ability to fight for the time being, or Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like those places and feels that he will suffer a loss if he fights them!
Combining these factors, we have the so-called country without conquest!

Otherwise, with Zhu Yuanzhang's character, how could he stop expanding his territory?

Therefore, people who use matchlocks must clean the barrel from time to time.

Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty now has a flintlock gun that is sharper than a matchlock gun!

In other words, in the early Ming Dynasty, before Japan had mastered firearms technology, the Ming army was actually capable of crushing Japan in terms of equipment!

However, matchlocks at that time required considerable preparation time.

This is actually the same as the fire blunderbuss that the Ming Dynasty had been using!
The threshold for use is low, and even though it has some obvious shortcomings, it can still be equipped in large quantities and produce good results on the battlefield!

However, the fundamental reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was so determined to conquer Japan was that he saw something that happened in history!
In the original history, that is, the history of Zhu Di's generation, when the Ming Dynasty reached the middle period, Western colonists began to cross the ocean and arrived in the sea areas around the Ming Dynasty, and also arrived in Japan!
At that time, muskets were brought to Japan by these Western colonists!
The muskets introduced to Japan by Western colonists in the early days were actually matchlock guns!

In addition, this shooting method of the matchlock gun is not suitable for use in rainy weather, because if the matchlock or gunpowder is wet, it will not be able to ignite the fire.

"A few years ago, the Ming Dynasty could also conquer Japan, but the price would be much more tragic than now!"

“So for some things, it’s not about not doing them, it’s about waiting for the right time to do them!”

Although this shortcoming was improved with the use of Hayagi, which wrapped bullets and gunpowder in paper, and the improved new matchlock gun, the musket was still a difficult weapon to use.

Generally, a trained shooter can fire once in 2 minutes on average.

Zhu Yue smiled slightly when he heard this.

Because of this, muskets are not suitable for continuous fire.

The method of use is also very simple. First, light the match rope behind the bolt, and then push it with a hook when firing, and use the match rope to ignite the gunpowder inside to launch the projectile.

Japanese people also call muskets iron cannons!

If it is within 30 meters, the chance of killing the enemy will be nearly %.

Among the daimyo of Japan's Warring States Period, Shimazu Yoshihiro and Oda Nobunaga were both loyal supporters of iron cannon!
The muskets at that time were designed to ignite the gunpowder with a matchlock after stuffing gunpowder and bullets from the front end. The maximum range was 280 meters, and the distance at which it could fully exert its power was about 50 meters.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if Zhu Yue did not develop a flintlock gun and only used fire blunderbuss, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army still far exceeded that of the Japanese!
However, this situation will fundamentally change after the matchlock gun is introduced to Japan, and the subsequent Japanese invasion of North Korea, as well as the Japanese invasion of the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, have clearly exposed this problem!
Japan's matchlock guns caused a lot of trouble and casualties to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!
It is precisely for this reason that in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it is absolutely necessary to capture Japan earlier!

Although this kind of gun has a shorter range and poorer accuracy than later flintlock guns, it still surpasses other cold weapon crossbows in Asia, and if used concentratedly and in sections, its lethality is very good.

In addition, after five rounds are fired, the sulfur in the gunpowder will block the inside of the barrel, making it impossible to install bullets.

The reason why muskets are so popular is that this kind of weapon can be used without considering personal qualifications. As long as people with sound limbs and normal minds can immediately form combat effectiveness after a short period of practice, they can provide powerful lethality on the battlefield.

"You brat, aren't you going to tell us that every generation does what it does?"

"Have a rest, our ears are going to feel numb!"

"Don't worry, Daming's stall is now big enough. As long as you do these things right now, what to do next is your business. I will never care about you anymore. Anyway, I will take care of you when the time comes." The throne is passed directly to you!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but laughed and cursed, then waved his hand and said.

"Feng'er wrote back and asked us to send him some officials. What do you think?"

After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned sending officials to Japan again!

"Now most of Japan is under the control of the Ming Dynasty, but because of the war, there is no official government to maintain order, resulting in great chaos in the area!"

"If this kind of chaos cannot be contained quickly and effectively in the early stage, it will cause more and greater troubles to the management of Ming Dynasty in the later stage!"

"I think we should send a group of officials to Japan as soon as possible to manage the land that has been conquered first!"

Zhu Yue put forward his point of view seriously.

In fact, he has been thinking about this issue in the past two days.

For example, although Zhu Xifeng and the others conquered many Japanese cities along the way, some of the rules established during the war did not actually apply to ordinary people!
Especially regarding the law and people's livelihood, these are things that Zhu Xifeng and the others cannot consider and take into account!
And this part needs to be handled by corresponding officials!
"That's what I said, but now that the civil and military dynasties are full of people, how many people are willing to become officials in Japan?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and smiled bitterly. The nine-year compulsory education has only just begun to be implemented and has not been fully popularized in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty today is still scarce in all kinds of talents, whether it is officials or educational talents, the gap is too big!
Moreover, the newly conquered territory will definitely need to improve laws and management, and even more need education, so a large number of officials will need to be willing to shoulder this responsibility!

In the eyes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, asking them to serve as officials in Japan would be equivalent to exiling them, right?
"This is not something you want to do, but something that someone must do!"

"If no one takes the initiative, then we will have to do the roll call!"

"In fact, the best way is to recycle waste. Whether it is in the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple, there are still many officials who have committed crimes and are imprisoned. Although these officials are not of high rank, it is just right to send them to Japan. They are considered Give them a chance to redeem themselves and make meritorious deeds!”

"As well as the officials in Jin Yiwei's hands who have already obtained a lot of criminal evidence, we can also send these officials with criminal records there!"

"In this way, we can at least solve the problem of a large number of low-level officials in Japan!"

"In addition, we can also promise that officials who are willing to take office in Japan will be promoted to three levels in a row on the original basis! It can also solve the problem of insufficient number of middle and high-level officials!"

Zhu Yue directly stated the solution he had considered in the past two days.

"Well, your ideas are quite good!"

"We see there's no big problem, why not just do what you just said!"

"We won't worry about this matter anymore, we'll just take care of it!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he simply passed this hot potato to Zhu Yue.

"You're just waiting for me here, right?"

Hearing this, Zhu Li couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. The old man really didn't want to worry about the troublesome things he had now. He had to do it himself!

And only he or Zhu Yuanzhang can personally come forward for this kind of thing!

Zhu Xiaqiu is not good enough, his skills are not enough, and his prestige is not enough!
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is the boss, he, the prince, doesn't even have to worry about it!

After chatting with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yue directly summoned several cabinet ministers and began to discuss the matter of sending officials to Japan!

In fact, this issue was not only discussed by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yue. As early as when the imperial court decided to attack Japan, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were already discussing it!
After all, this is a foreseeable result. Once the territory is conquered, officials must be sent there to manage it!

The situation is similar to what Zhu Yue analyzed before. Anyway, more than 80% of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were unwilling to go to Japan even if they were killed!

As Zhu Yue said, what is the difference between becoming an official in Japan and being sent into exile?

"Prince, this problem is actually easy to solve."

"Officials are not willing to go to Japan. In fact, the fundamental reason is the treatment issue. They are afraid of not adapting to Japan after arriving. After all, in their eyes, it is a barbarian land!"

"If the imperial court can make targeted efforts in this area and let them see the possibility of Japan developing in the short term, I believe many officials will be willing to take the initiative to go there!"

As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and one of the elders of the cabinet, Li Xin naturally knew what these officials were thinking!
The way he spoke was quite tactful, but in fact it could be summed up in just two words: profit!
As long as these officials know that it is profitable to go to Japan, there will definitely be people willing to go!

"You're right to the point!"

"So, please come up with all the ministers to come up with a feasible charter for the governance of Japan!"

"For the future governance of Japan, we must have a rough plan, and it can also allow these officials to have a comparison in their minds!"

"How to improve the treatment of these officials, by how much, and what benefits will be given to them. These are all things that need to be determined. Just talking about it is not enough. It must be implemented into terms!"

Zhu Yue nodded in agreement, and simply handed over this task directly to the six cabinet ministers in front of him!
When Li Xin and others heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and started to laugh bitterly.

But they didn't dare not listen to what Zhu Yue said, let alone refuse, so they had no choice but to accept the job!
Three days later, the imperial cabinet issued a plan for the governance of Japan and how to station officials.

The contents of the plan and charter must not only be known to officials in Beijing, but also spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, letting all officials in the Ming Dynasty know!
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were also shaken by the set of regulations formulated by the cabinet!

Everyone’s first reaction must be resistance!

After all, no one wants to be exiled to a place like Japan!
Especially these Beijing officials, and officials in the northwest!
After all, in today's northwest, whether it is Xi'an Prefecture or Hanzhong Prefecture, even the surrounding areas are very prosperous. If you go to a war-torn place like Japan, isn't it just to endure hardships?

This is like the modern society of later generations, which was suddenly exiled from a prosperous big city to the African savannah!
Such a sense of gap is not something ordinary people can bear!
But whether you go or not is also not something you can decide whether you want to go or not!

The cabinet has initially planned to send a total of just over 360 officials at all levels to Japan, and this is just the first batch!

After the entire territory of Japan is conquered, at least more than 700 people will have to be dispatched, which means a total of about officials!

If you don’t take the initiative to sign up, then each department will have to claim it!
All yamen of the imperial court have recommendation indicators. Each department recommends a group, and then the Ministry of Personnel formulates a group based on the assessment records!
In addition to those who made mistakes and were imprisoned, as well as those who were targeted by the Jin Yiwei, it is not too difficult to gather 360 people!
The officials all over the Ming Dynasty, including those with high grades, number in the tens of thousands. Among tens of thousands of people, more than 300 people were selected. In fact, the ratio is really not that big!
As a result, almost all officials with little background or weak connections began to take action!

I started begging my grandfather and grandma everywhere just to not appear on the list of 360 people!

This situation was actually what Zhu Li had expected!
So Zhu Yue has given another solution to those people who are on the list but are unwilling to go to Japan!

To sum it up in two words: stuff money!
To save money and eliminate disaster, you have to pay something, right?
As for the title, anyone who is willing to donate military salary for the imperial court's Eastern Expedition can receive preferential treatment as appropriate and be exempted from taking a post in Japan!
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