Daming Military Empire

Chapter 206 "The Ming Dynasty's vassal state order system"

In the eighth year of Chongzheng (AD 1635) on March [-]th, the Imperial Palace Examination of Korea Yihai Enke, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, was held in the Changdeok Palace in Seoul, the capital of the Joseon Dynasty. Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shizhan, Guozijian Jijiu, Huang Daozhou, and Qian Shisheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, accompanied him.

The topic of the palace examination this time is "Junjunchenchenfufather, father and son", uh, this seems a bit vulgar, it's not that Zhu Cijiong is uneducated, this sentence is also extracted from the Four Books and Five Classics, from "The Analects of Confucius. Yan Yuan", The original text is: Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about politics.Confucius said to each other: "The emperor, the ministers, the father and the father, and the son and son."

The general meaning of this sentence is that a ruler should behave like a ruler, a minister should behave like a minister, a father should behave like a father, and a son should behave like a son.Confucius believed that the main reason for the country's turmoil was the destruction of the hierarchical order, and as long as the hierarchical order was restored, the country could be governed.

Zhu Cijiong quoted this sentence mainly to make North Korean officials reflect on what is the way of a monarch and ministers. North Korea is a country independent of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cijiong has also presided over the palace examination three times, and he is naturally familiar with the process. He sat there with a smile on his face and waited for the candidates to come forward to take the questions one by one, nodding from time to time, as if he admired you very much.

This time he doesn't have to worry about being the No. [-] pick, because the top three have already been decided. The No. [-] pick Hong Yihan, No. [-] Yin Ji, and Tanhua Wu Daji are not because these three are famous, and Zhu Cijiong doesn't know who they are. These three people are the famous pro-Ming faction, or the faction of big things.

The king of North Korea said one thing and did another, but the 100-year-old propagandism of big things has had a great impact on the Korean people, as recorded in the ancient Korean book "Xiangyuan Inscription": "Although they are overseas, the three cardinal guides and five constant rules are the same as those in the Central Plains. Practice filial piety, abide by etiquette, criminal and administrative laws, and act in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty." For example, when King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty created the Korean language, minister Cui Wanli and others objected: "Since our ancestors, since our ancestors, sincerity has always been important. Obey the Chinese system, and now when the same language is in the same style, the creation of proverbs is shocking. If you follow the Ming Dynasty, or have people who criticize it, don’t you feel ashamed of doing things for the great Muhua?"

It can be seen that the idea of ​​Da Mu Hua is still very popular among the Korean people. Of course, this is not enough. What Zhu Cijiong wants is not the sincerity of the vassal states, and the admiration for Hua Mu Hua. Be a part of Daming.

The Gong students below were quietly answering the questions. Zhu Cijiong sat there seemingly invigilating the exam, but actually he was thinking about how to control the vassal state.From the first conversation between him and Lingyang Lord Li Yu, it can be seen that the kings of these vassal states are still in awe of Daming. All the troops are very envious, and hope that the army under him can also reach the combat power of the Ming army.

Now Zhu Cijiong has figured it out. To control the vassal state, the army is the key point. As long as the vassal state's army is in his hands, they will become naked lambs and can only be slaughtered by Daming.Of course, this vassal state also needs to be treated differently. A vassal state like North Korea with a century-old Damuhua tradition can still allow them to have a little bit of military command in name, like Annan or even the future Dongying. Don't allow them to get involved with the army at all, as soon as they get involved, they will change their minds.

As the imperial examination continued, Zhu Cijiong's thinking became clearer and clearer. Seeing the examinees' scribbling pens, he thought, maybe he should write an article. In the past, the Ming Dynasty's management of these vassal states was too loose. Is to let it go.The more obedient the vassal states are for "big things", the more enthusiastic the Ming Dynasty is for "small characters". Like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which vassal state ever sent a soldier!
Definitely not if this goes on, there must be a system, and Ming Dynasty is about to embark on the great cause of colonization. If there is no strict system to manage these countries and places outside the mainland, wouldn’t it be necessary to follow the old path of colonial powers, become an upstart for a while and then be dismissed? Get back to shape.Portugal, the former maritime hegemon, has been beaten back to its original shape, Spain is almost there, and the Netherlands is not far away. Only the United Kingdom persisted the longest, but in the end they ended up waving the flag behind their little brother, which is really ridiculous.

The Yihai Enke Palace Examination was successfully concluded. The number one scholar, Hong Yihan, went for a parade with a big red flower, but Zhu Cijiong was nestled in Changdeok Palace, thinking hard, and wrote his first article in this life.No one can ask him about this article, because no one can know the subsequent development process like him. He can only do this article by himself.

Three days later, on March [-]th in the eighth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzheng of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Cijiong announced the famous "Daming Fan vassal state order system" in the capital Seoul of the vassal state of Korea, which was the first to propose the management method of the territory outside the suzerain state.

The order system divides the territory outside the suzerain state into three classes:
The first class is the vassal state. The vassal state is managed by the vassal king conferred by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It has a high degree of autonomy. All the people of the vassal state are under the jurisdiction of the vassal king.

This is a right, and with rights comes obligations.

Economically, the vassal king must open all the ports to Daming for commercial purposes, and local merchants of the Ming Empire can carry out commercial activities at any port, but countries other than Daming, without the franchise of Daming, are not allowed to do business with them.

In the military, the vassal king can form the vassal state army, but the generals must be appointed and dismissed by the Daming Ministry of War. The vassal king has the command power of the army, but the order of the Daming Military Department must be unconditionally followed by the vassal king. In order to facilitate management and communication, in the vassal state army, The generals appointed by the Ming Dynasty and the local generals of the vassal state each accounted for half.The Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty was responsible for the equipment and training of the army, and the vassal king was responsible for the army's military pay and supplies.

The second class is the vassal state. The vassal state is managed by the vassal king conferred by the emperor of the Ming Empire, and has partial autonomy. All the people of the vassal state are under the jurisdiction of the king, and the tax of the vassal state is collected by the vassal king. .

Economically, the vassal king must open all the ports to Daming for commercial purposes, and local merchants of the Ming Empire can carry out commercial activities at any port, but countries other than Daming, without the franchise of Daming, are not allowed to do business with them.

In terms of military affairs, the king has no right to form an army. The military department of the Ming Dynasty sends generals to recruit in the country. The king can apply for military assistance, but he has no right to command the army. The equipment, drill and mobilization of the army are all in charge of the military department of the Ming Dynasty. Military pay and supplies.

The third class is dependent territories. The dependent territories are managed by the governor appointed by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. All the people in the dependent territories are under the jurisdiction of the Daming Household Department. The taxes of the subordinate territories are collected by the Daming Household Department.

Economically, the territory is completely implemented according to the plan of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of military affairs, the garrison in the territory is dispatched by the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty.

The order system also stipulates that all vassal states, vassal states, and vassal states must use Ming characters, and learn from sages and sages. The vassal kings and princes who do not learn from sages and scholars are not allowed to inherit the position of vassal kings or vassal kings. Those who participated in the imperial examinations organized by the Ming Dynasty, but did not have the merits of the imperial examinations, were not allowed to serve as officials of vassal states or subordinate states.

The last item of the Order System is that if a vassal state or a vassal state violates the "Daming vassal state order system", it will be demoted once for one violation. That is to say, the vassal state has another chance to violate it, and if the vassal state violates it, there will be no chance!

The "Ming Fan Dependent State Decree System" can be said to be the most important decree in the colonial history of the Ming Empire. It has great significance and far-reaching influence on the colonization of the Ming Empire.

In other words, North Korea is considered lucky. He did not violate the regulations once or twice. There is a lot of respect, and North Korea is specially designated as a first-class vassal state.

Under the persecution of more than 30 troops of the Ming Dynasty, the king of North Korea, Lingyang Jun, Li Yan, could only accept the "Daming Fan vassal state order system" and be his vassal king honestly. At this time, the pain in his heart was beyond words. The army According to the order system, his command power is not as great as that of the Daming Ministry of War, which is tantamount to giving someone a handle, and there is no chance of turning over at all.But he didn't know that there were really very few vassal states in Ming Dynasty, most of them were vassal states or even territories, which was much worse than him!
Zhu Cijiong did not return to the capital immediately after the promulgation of the "Daming Fan vassal state order system". Discussed the formation of the North Korean army.

Sailors don’t need to think about it. Even if the system has restrictions on the army of the vassal state, Zhu Cijiong does not want the vassal state to have its own navy. Having a navy in the colonial era means that you have the ability to rob wealth and land. Competing with your own vassal state for the colony, it is shameful to say it, and you simply let them have no such ability, and it's over.

On the contrary, Li Yu, Lord Lingyang of the Army, did not want to support too much. According to the regulations of the order system, in fact, it was Daming who benefited in the end. The establishment just happened to be a legion, and the leader of the legion, Zhu Cijiong, also set them up. He directly transferred the former Changping general soldier You Shiwei to serve as the leader of the Korean legion, and the rank of admiral. As for the deputy general, the North Korean general served. For guerrillas, Ming and North Korea each accounted for half.

As for the equipment, Zhu Cijiong will naturally not give them the best. It just so happened that the first and second regiments of the Imperial Guard eliminated a batch of old-fashioned flintlock guns and distributed them to them. Cannon fodder does not need these.

(End of this chapter)