golden scales

Wei Yun's report was sent back to Beijing by land and water, half a month had passed.

In this era of inconvenient communication, half a month is actually easy to delay. First, take a few days to go out for an outing, and then come back to visit friends for a few more days. Drinking and drinking can drag on for three to five days. In fact, nothing is done. It has passed.

It's just that the Korean side is suffering day and night. I'm afraid that the Ming court will drag on for a few more years, just like the former king.

Beijing did not dare to delay, and the General Staff of the Metropolitan Governor's Office discussed Wei Yun's change of plan day and night.According to the original arrangement of the General Staff Headquarters, after Wei Yun went to North Korea, he sang red face first, and then bad face, which caused ups and downs for North Korean monarchs and ministers, so naturally he had to find the reason.

The "reason" is very simple. Wei Yun's benefactor, Chen De, proposed that the garrison of Jianghua Island was not supported by the North Korean side, but was reprimanded by Beijing for being incompetent, which made Wei Yun angry.

Compared with the three thousand miles of mountains and rivers in North Korea, a small Ganghwa Island is really nothing, let alone a garrison for the Celestial Kingdom!

Under this double squeeze, the King of Joseon would most likely offer to cede Ganghwa Island.

This is the plot.

If exchanges between the two countries are used to blackmail North Korea, it will be reduced to a second-class diplomatic relationship.As for the meeting in battle, it will be even more wait-and-see.

Daming is an empire that cares about face, it is impossible for me to seize it just because your home is good.After all, a country of civilization with 5000 years of heritage is not comparable to the gang of poor settlers in Europe.

However, Zhu Cihong has received decades of "shabby household education".

In his opinion, this kind of tweaking is completely unnecessary. What's the shame in speaking directly?Doesn't North Korea claim to be sincere in everything?It's not about destroying his ancestral temple, cutting off his sacrifices, what is an island?

But after all, Zhu Cihong didn't want to be portrayed as a militaristic tyrant in the history books, nor did he want to be advised by the emperor's father and mother day and night because of this kind of thing.The courtiers and officials burst into tears.Anyway, he has been in power for a long time, and when Ming's national power and control are restored, the Korean Peninsula will still be in his pocket.

The new plan for North Korea sent by Wei Yun opened up a new path for Beijing.

It is possible to support a puppet to come to power, and the Ming Dynasty will send officials to govern North Korea.Although North Korea is barren, there are many mountains in the north, among which Musan is rich in mineral deposits.It is a treasure land, and now there are 67 silver mines in North Korea mining silver, which is exactly what the Ming court needs.

Zhu Cihong was very satisfied with Wei Yun's work, especially the civil servants who entered the court earlier only focused on their own tasks, and no one looked at it from a high point. Discovering such a project with no capital and huge profits made it even more obvious that Wei Yun has a good vision.

"Your Highness, North Korea has three thousand miles of mountains and rivers, and a population of tens of millions. It may be difficult to occupy them all." Wu Sheng hoped that the country could enter a period of rest and suspend external expansion first.Since the crown prince left the palace to watch affairs, the army is either fighting or preparing for war, so it's time to rest.

"The terrain is so good, how can we not occupy it?" Zhu Cihong didn't bother to emphasize the terrain.

Wu Zhen also read the theory of sea power, and knew that the crown prince was more interested in occupying the sea than occupying the land.Once North Korea is included in the territory, the Liaohai Sea and the East China Sea are both inland seas.The east faces the Pacific Ocean directly, which can be regarded as pushing the territory to the extreme.

"Control the center and make it follow my orders, isn't that enough?" Wu Sheng said.

Zhu Cihong looked more at the rise and fall of countries and international disputes over the past 400 years than Wu Tong, and shook his head: "Not enough."

Only by completely including North Korea in China's territory and operating it for a hundred years will it become China's solid land.No matter which country prospers in the future, it will lose a trump card if it wants to restrain China.

"I'm afraid that the country will be defeated by militarism." Wu Tong said deeply, feeling that the Crown Prince was becoming more and more stubborn in terms of territory, and he could not listen to the suggestion of slowing down.

Zhu Cihong tensed up all over, and finally let out a long breath.Said: "according to the master, when will we be able to send troops abroad again?"

Wu Hao didn't expect that the crown prince would accept the remonstrance, so he brought out his recent thoughts and said, "Your Highness, the important affairs of the country are between the soldiers and the priests. I think that the people in the country are well-being, everyone has enough, and the heart of serving the country is on the rise. Only then can we use troops abroad to recover the foundation of our ancestors.”

"How specific?"

Wu Tong knew Zhu Cihong's temperament, and he definitely couldn't be fooled by empty words, so he said, "The poverty of the people in each state and county is reduced to 5.00%, which is for the people; all the people in the world, who are willing to work hard, can have enough food, and it is for the food; An army of one million and a country with spare power are sufficient soldiers. If these three are sufficient, if you use troops abroad and the people live without hardship, what is there to be afraid of?"

Only then did Zhu Cihong brighten his face, and said: "Sometimes I am a little anxious. Now that the battles between the Thai and Western countries are over, while the countries are recuperating, they are also accumulating strength for the invasion of territory. Oros (Russia), which is adjacent to the north of our country There is no guarantee that the country will not fall eastward and occupy no man's land."

From the history books of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the rumors of the Mongols, the dictation of missionaries from the West and the West, etc., Wu Shen can know that the Mongols in the north of the Ming Dynasty established several Great Khanates, and the Russian state was the birthplace of Genghis Khan’s eldest son, Jochi. Ulus - a feudal land, the Kipchak Khanate was established by Jochi's eldest son Batu.

As the enemy of generations, the successor of the Qincha Khanate is of course also the enemy of Ming Dynasty. This logic is inherited in the same strain.So the crown prince is worried that they will seize the unclaimed land in the north, and that is a matter of course.As the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Tong didn't want to be called Qin Hui, so he could only stand firmly on the main battle position, which was the only position accepted by the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

"Since this is the case, our dynasty should first stabilize the Eastern Kingdom of Korea, make it continue to serve us with sincerity, and then expand its army to the north." Wu Sheng said: "Since ancient times, North Korea has never invaded China in the west, and the nomadic people in the north have always been Enemy of China."

Zhu Cihong could not deny Wu Tong's opinion, and at the same time he was not willing to give up the opportunity to annex North Korea.What's more, he has already deployed in Ryukyu, and his target is Japan, a big bank producing country.If North Korea can be annexed, using North Korea as a logistics base and a springboard for marching, coupled with the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, it will not be difficult to flatten Japan.

"Time doesn't wait for me. Let the cabinet discuss this matter and give me a strategy." Zhu Cihong sighed and ended the conversation with Wu Sheng.

Wu Zhen came out of the Wenhua Hall, and the sun was rising outside, dazzling his eyes.Fortunately, there are corridor eaves along the way that can be shaded, so as not to be exposed to the sun.He returned to the cabinet office, first glanced at the copper globe on the low platform next to the desk, then slowly turned to Daming, and tapped his fingers in all directions.

There are barbarians in the south, and there is "Myanmar", the heart disease of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince; Russia after the Mongolian Kipchak Khanate in the north; North Korea and Japan to be accepted in the east; Come on, Daming is really in the place of the Fourth World War, and is in dire straits!

Wu Xuan looked at the globe for a while, then sat back on the grand master's chair, still did not withdraw his thoughts, but felt more sympathy for the crown prince.

In fact, looking at the four directions of the southeast, north and west, there is not much crisis.However, the crown prince is always on his mind, obviously because of the psychological shadow caused by being shocked overnight in the palace when he was young. He always feels that the country is uneasy, and he has to raise troops to wipe out all the alien races in order to find a sense of security.

——How much pressure this has to bear!

It was hard for Wu Tong to imagine that Zhu Cihong's pressure came not only from the chaos of the Chongzhen Dynasty, but also from various treacherous changes in the 400 years later.

Can the people of the Ming Dynasty imagine that North Korea, like a filial son, would abandon Chinese characters and scold China because of the fishery dispute?

Can the people of the Ming Dynasty imagine that Japan, the defeated general, could break into the hinterland of China and kill people for fun?

Can the people of the Ming Dynasty imagine that Russia in the future will include the whole of Siberia, and even cross the Bering Strait, becoming a dark cloud over China?

Can the people of the Ming Dynasty imagine that the chieftains in the southwest established independent states one after another, and that barbarian states such as Annan and Luzon were able to erode the land and sea territory of the Ming Dynasty?

Can the people of the Ming Dynasty imagine that China in the future would castrate itself and control births in order to reduce the pressure on the land?

None of these Ming Dynasty people had experienced it, and they couldn't even imagine it, but Zhu Cihong was born with these things on his back.

Every time he kills an enemy, Zhu Cihong can see that his compatriots are more prosperous, and his descendants are safer. How does this make him not like a clockwork robot, sprinting forward courageously?

Even after Beijing was liberated, Zhu Cihong never relaxed for a moment.For him, the first Deadly Catastrophe has just passed, and the future is still full of abysses and mines.I am like a lonely deminer, groping forward step by step.But being able to use tools is so simple that it cannot be added.

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On May 22th of the [-]nd year of Chongzhen, the cabinet submitted a report, which was agreed by several cabinet ministers, requesting the protection of the only son of Shijian, who was born under the nickname Shi Jian, left by the son of Joseon Sohyun.And continue to discuss whether to register as the eldest son, so that the North Korean side can rest easy and allow Li Hao to exercise the power of the King of North Korea as the official state affairs.

At the same time, the Metropolitan Governor's Office also sent a letter to Wei Yun, forcing him to continue to implement the established plan and seek the governance of Jianghua Island. ——The sovereignty of the entire North Korea rests with Ming Dynasty.

When Wei Yun received the news, he knew that Beijing had different views on whether to annex North Korea.This is also the old face of civil officials. It was those local officials who urged Xuanzong to give up the Jiaozhi chief envoy back then, and today's Annan Rebellion occurred.This is not only detrimental to Daming, but also detrimental to the vassal state. I really don't know what they think.

After receiving the urging from the Governor's Mansion, Wei Yun finally had the honor of meeting the envoy of Lord Fenglin, his "friend" Lin Zaizhong.Because his strategy was dismissed by his superiors, Wei Yun's face was naturally livid, but Lin Zaizhong thought that he had been angered in North Korea, so he apologized.

"It's fine if you insult me! Why did you insult my benevolent officer, almost causing him to be dismissed and investigated?" Wei Yun was furious, and took the opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction.

"Brother Qingju, why did you say that!" Lin Zaizhong was shocked.After all, Chen De is the commander-in-chief in charge of North Korea's military affairs, who dares to disrespect him?

"First, you don't give him the troops to practice; second, you don't allow Jianghua Island to let him garrison troops. The masters in Beijing only say that he is incompetent, and they should be blamed on him!" Wei Yun shouted.

Lin Zaizhong suddenly realized, and quickly said: "This is definitely a misunderstanding! I'm going to meet my king right now, and it must be difficult for the general." (To be continued...)

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