Dashun Yongchang

Facing such a force that might become the lord of China, the shogunate was also troubled.After all, China's internal war has not yet decided the final outcome. Giving the other party too high a standard at this time not only belittles the status of the shogunate, but also makes it impossible for the shogunate to communicate with other Chinese forces.

But it doesn't matter if it is lowered. If Li Zicheng really unified China, then the humiliation of his envoys is the humiliation of him. What if Li Zicheng leads troops to fight over?It was precisely because they paid too much attention to such trivial issues that the shogunate officials missed the trade negotiations and personal protection for Chinese Catholics requested by the Dashun envoys.

Because the shogunate officials felt that economic issues and the religious beliefs of the common people were obviously difficult to compare with the political relations between China and Japan, and they believed that the Chinese should also see it this way.But obviously, their guess was wrong. Li Zicheng didn't attach much importance to Japan-China relations, but he did attach great importance to the trade relationship between the two countries and the safety of overseas business people.

Different ideas caused the negotiations between the two parties to be delayed indefinitely, but the shogunate officials in Nagasaki meticulously implemented the anti-Catholic decrees formulated by the shogunate, which prompted the Chinese to use force to solve the problem.

Of course, Nagasaki is not without any preparations. Although Nagasaki is the domain of heaven, the defense of Nagasaki is in charge of the feudal clans of the Hizen Kingdom and the Chikuzen Kingdom. In charge of Nagasaki security work.

However, the Kuroda family's strength was greatly damaged due to the civil strife caused by the Kuroda disturbance. The Nabeshima family is really powerful. It was also the Nabeshima family's army that was the first to ascend to the top of the city during the Shimabara Rebellion.

Therefore, Katsushige Nabeshima, who was in charge of the Nagasaki Imperial Army, was the first to ask for help from the Nagasaki Ryoho. Katsushige Nabeshima had nothing to say, and directly asked his eldest son Motoshige Nabeshima to lead the troops to Nagasaki.However, the Nabeshima family had just finished arguing with the posthumous son of Gao Fang of Ryuzoji Temple at this time, so although Nabeshima Katsushige asked the eldest son to lead the army to go out, he told the eldest son not to have too much hatred with the Tang people, after all, this is the Tang people The dispute with the shogunate is not a dispute between the Nabeshima family and the Tang people.

Chapter 528 Nagasaki II

When Motoshige Nabeshima appeared in Nagasaki with 50 samurai and more than 600 farmers and soldiers, he didn't feel too much pressure until he saw Tang ships that seemed to cover half of the bay in Nagasaki Bay.In fact, there were only nine Tang boats parked in the bay, but the sailboats arranged in a linear shape were particularly impactful. Nabeshima Motoshige and the farmers and soldiers they brought showed fear.

The Saga clan reinforcements brought by Nabeshima Motoshige merged with the already existing Saga, Omura, and Hirado clan soldiers in Nagasaki. The total number is nearly 2500, which is almost one-tenth of the population of Nagasaki.According to common sense, this force is enough to defend against the enemy troops appearing from the sea. Of course, this common sense is the view of the Japanese.

On April [-], the Chinese fleet's attack on Dejima completely shattered what the Japanese believed to be common sense.The British and Portuguese formed a small fleet of three ships, and then bombarded Dejima in turn through a unified command.

The Dutch also parked a merchant ship in Dejima, mainly because it had to return to Nagasaki after being intercepted by the Chinese.Although the Dutch merchant ships were also equipped with cannons, because the bay was blocked by the Chinese fleet, the Dutch ships could not move at all and had to stay in place.As a result, both ships and buildings on the island became targets of artillery fire.

Even if the British and Portuguese used solid bullets, under this kind of bombardment that does not need to consider logistics, because the Chinese bear all the logistics of the fleet, the destructive power caused is amazing.In particular, the British adopted the shooting method of heating iron bullets to increase the destructive power, which ignited the fire of the Dejima wooden building.

The Dutch quickly gave up resistance and fled from Dejima to the shore. The bridge originally guarded by the Japanese, after the building on Dejima started to catch fire, the Japanese ran away first.In fact, the Japanese soldiers guarding the bridge were not the only ones who ran away. The Nagasaki Army, who had been lining up by the sea to try to intimidate the Tang Dynasty fleet, immediately fell into chaos after seeing such fierce artillery fire from the Tang Dynasty ships.

During the Battle of Osaka, Tokugawa Ieyasu got a few small cannons from the Dutch and bombarded the city of Osaka a few times. As a result, the defenders in the city who were planning to stick to it immediately couldn't bear it anymore, and they went out of the city to ask for peace with Ieyasu. Winter array.

During the Battle of Osaka, the ronin in the city were all warriors who had experienced troubled times, and they were still shaken by the power of the cannon.At this time, 30 years have passed since the Battle of Osaka. Those samurai who have experienced troubled times have long been old and retired at home. Those who follow Motoshige Nabeshima are all samurai who grew up in peaceful times. In the Battle of Shimabara, it was also fighting against civilians who had no weapons, and the shogunate gathered more than ten times as many people as the rioters to quell the Shimabara Rebellion.

When these samurai and peasants who grew up in peacetime saw the cannons of the Tang boat raining into the island and igniting the fire, they felt that the Tang boat in front of them was simply releasing the devil to fight.When the soldiers stationed at Dejima Bridge started to run away, the peasants and soldiers in formation also ran away, and Nabeshima Motoshige, who was shocked by the artillery, turned his horse's head and ran away unconsciously watching the scene.

Nabeshima Motoshige's run led to the full retreat of the vassal soldiers. Officials such as Nagasaki Ryoho, Daikan, and Takeyo stood on the hills south of Nagasaki watching this scene, and they were also stunned.The Tang people hadn't landed yet, and the vassal army used to deter the Tang people ran away first. Will Nagasaki still defend it?

Baba Saburo Zaemon's mind was still clear, and he said to Yamazaki Gonhachiro: "I'll stop Nabeshima Motoshige, and you send Don Tong to contact the Tang people. As long as they don't attack Nagasaki, everything can be discussed..."

On the other side, Nabeshima Motoshige, who was trying to run home, was still stopped by a sensible retainer. The retainer pulled the rein of the horse and tried to persuade the lord: "My lord, you can't run. If you run back like this, even if the shogunate is not Open your mouth, and the feudal lord will also order you to harakiri."

Although Nabeshima Motoshige regained some sanity, he also replied with a dull expression: "Instead of leaving the country with no bones left, at least a whole body can be left after seppuku. Besides, this Nagasaki imperial officer is obviously my father. , why should I be responsible?"

This vassal did not dare to participate in the conflict between the two fathers and sons. Nabeshima Motoshige, who was originally the heir of the Saga domain, because Nabeshima Katsushige tried to establish a closer relationship with the shogunate, he abolished his status as the eldest son heir. The Saga clan was prepared to be left to the fourth son Nabeshima Tadao, because Nabeshima Tadao was born to his adopted daughter with Tokugawa Ieyasu.

It is definitely impossible to say that Nabeshima Motoshige has no resentment towards his father.However, as Yuan Mao's vassal, he didn't want to get involved in the struggle between the two fathers and sons. The vassal had no choice but to persuade him: "But the Tang people didn't go ashore. Even if the Lord wanted to withdraw his troops, he had to wait for the limelight. If the Tang people didn't go ashore , we ran back, isn't it too unfair to be punished by the shogunate?"

Hearing this, Nabeshima Motoshige's eyes finally got a little more angry, so he looked at the retainer and said sincerely: "Akashi, what you said is not bad. Then go back to Nagasaki and have a look. If Tangren didn't go ashore , then I will go back. If the Tang people come ashore, we will go back to the small town. If other people ask, you can say that I am preparing troops and preparing to attack the Tang people who have gone ashore."

After hearing this, Akashi looked at the crumbling soldiers around him, and couldn't help but said to Motoshiro Nabeshima: "My lord, it's better to say that the collapse of the Tang Dynasty was too fierce, so I prepared to lure the enemy into deep. Annihilate the Tang army far inland from the coast."

Nabeshima Motoshige patted the other party's shoulder happily and said: "Akashi, I have misunderstood you in the past, you are still very talented. If I can go back alive this time, I will definitely promote you to be the boss..."

Akashi said goodbye to the master helplessly, and then ordered two warriors to go back with him to inquire about the news.At this time, Nagasaki was already in chaos. When the soldiers ran away, they would also take the opportunity to grab one. At that time, three of the six towns in Nagasaki became chaotic.

Daiguan Mo Yue Shigechu and Tang Tongshi Lin Renbingwei went out to sea tremblingly in a fishing boat hired with a lot of money, and were finally accepted by the Tang ship and sent to Zheng Lian's ship.To be honest, the operation of the British and the Portuguese actually scared some of the Ming army from Chongming Island. That is to say, the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy are quite normal. After all, they have fought the Dutch at sea more than once. Knowing that these western plywood ships are indeed almost invincible at sea with artillery.

When Xi Benyi saw the scene of Dejima being bombed to death, he couldn't help asking Zheng Lian beside him: "If these Western ships come to attack us, can we stop it?"

Zheng Lenovo thought about it and said: "Although China has a lot of coastlines, these plywood ships can't just find a place to go ashore at random. Therefore, as long as you control the good harbor and build forts, these plywood ships will not be able to confront the forts after all. The biggest problem in Nagasaki is that there is no fort, but there are a few small cannons on the coast, which can be used to fight a dozen pirates, but the cannons on this kind of plywood ship are undoubtedly dead."

Xi Benyi was silent for a few breaths and then said to himself: "It seems that a fort should be built at the mouth of the Yangtze River, otherwise we can't stop these Western ships from entering and leaving at will."

After thinking for a while, Zheng Lian said, "In addition to the fort, it is also necessary to build a fleet of plywood ships, so that these Western ships do not approach the coastline of China, and we can find them."

However, when the two were commenting on the results of the bombing of Dejima, they suddenly saw black smoke rising from Nagasaki Castle, and they were a little puzzled for a while.Xi Benyi asked Zheng Lian, "These Western cannons can still hit this far?"

Zheng Lian quickly denied: "This is impossible. If the cannons can hit so far, why are the British still following us? They can take down Nagasaki by themselves..."

The crew who finally observed the battle came to report that there seemed to be civil unrest in Nagasaki.The two were a little speechless now, and it took Zheng Lian a long time before he came back to his senses and said, "No wonder Shibazhi had the idea of ​​seizing Japan's independence. It turns out that the Japanese's armaments have been relaxed to such an extent. ?"

Although Xi Benyi didn't say anything, after Mo Yueshi Shigetada and Lin Renbingwei were picked up on board, he changed his tone from the past and said sternly to the two: "Since the letter of war has been issued, the two countries are now in conflict. In the state of war, what are you doing here? Please go back and tell Baba Saburo Zaemon and Yamazaki Gonhachiro that since they refuse to release the people of our country, then we will go ashore to rescue them ourselves. The losses caused by the battle between the two countries will be paid by You are responsible."

When Mo Yue Zhongzhong faced this ruthless Xi Benyi, his attitude was very low, and he just begged to the other party: "The two pursuers do not mean to oppose your country, they are just executing the order of the shogunate. "

Xi Benyi laughed and asked: "Does the deputy mean that we should set off to Edo Bay to ask the shogunate?"

Sue Yue Shigechu didn't dare to answer these words, his face turned green, Tang Tongshi Lin Renhei hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Yamazaki Makoto has already gone to Omura Prison to pick up those crew members. At the request of your lord, the two All the ministers will do it one by one, and please don't continue to use force, destroying Nagasaki, how will the Tang ship trade in the future?"

Xi Benyi glanced at the Chinese businessman who had changed his name, and said slowly: "In this situation, it is obviously not enough to release the crew. The trade between China and Japan must negotiate a rule. , and we will send personnel to protect the merchants in Nagasaki, and the shogunate will also compensate us for our losses..."

Hayashi Renhei had no right to decide on so many requests, so he could only turn his attention to the acting officials aside, Shigetada Moetsu thought about it, and realized that they were probably more responsible for letting the Tang people go ashore and occupy Nagasaki.As for the conditions proposed by the Tang people, they can hand them over to the shogunate. As for how the shogunate handles it, that is a problem for the shogunate.

So he hurriedly nodded and replied: "As long as the noble envoy restrains the army from attacking, the city can accept any conditions that the city can agree to. If the city can't do the master's things, it will report to Edo one by one..."

Chapter 529 Nagasaki III

Hearing that the sympathy group led by the son of Joseon was going south, Zhu Shuaicui got up and set off from Busan Town in Dongnae Prefecture, North Korea, and went north to Daegu County, where the Gyeongsangdo Supervision Camp (the highest administrative body of the province) is located.

Daqiu is less than 700 miles away from the capital, and it took 10 days for the eldest son Li Mo and his party to arrive in Daqiu on April 4. At this time, Zhu Shuaicui had already been waiting in the prison camp for two days.Li Min refused the request of the local officials to clean up the dust. Instead, he went to the prison camp to meet Zhu Shuaicui. North Korea had an ambiguous position towards Dashun before.

Zhu Shuaicui's expression finally softened a lot when he saw the Prince of Korea who had returned to Da Ming's obedience and the other party's greetings to him. He did not mention the attack on the Prince of Korea Hu Hua in the previous statement, but just asked a few words casually. As soon as the other party went south, he cut to the point and asked: "The king of Joseon sent his son to come to condolences. What is the condolences?"

This question made Li Luo feel humiliated, but he still replied calmly: "Naturally, it is to express condolences to the hard work of the angel crossing the sea, and the love of the Shang Kingdom for the small country."

Only then did Zhu Shuaicui nodded in satisfaction and said, "Your Majesty is exhausted from the journey, why don't you go back and rest for a night to recover your spirits, and we will have a good talk tomorrow. The future of North Korea depends on how well we talk this time." , I hope your son will not let me down."

Li Min resigned and came back to the prison camp early the next morning, but this time Zhu Shuaicui only agreed to see the son, and ordered the North Korean officials who accompanied the son to go and talk with Xu Mu, Yin Shandao, and Yin Kai.He sent someone to tell these North Koreans, "The Marshal's Office is only to confirm whether North Korea has been transformed into Hu, and will not interfere in North Korea's internal affairs, so he only needs to talk to the Crown Prince."

The North Koreans who were rejected from the door had joys and sorrows. The Dou Marshal's Office was unwilling to interfere in North Korea's internal affairs, which was a good thing for the scholars of North and South Korea. bad thing.With such mixed emotions, the Korean scholars on both sides finally went to another place to negotiate.

And Li Wei, who was introduced into the prison camp alone here, soon came to a high platform in the backyard. The rich and powerful in the capital like to build a high platform at home. Naturally, it was imitated by the following two classes.So Zhu Shuaicui entertained the prince on the high platform in the backyard of the prison camp.

As the clan of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Shuaicui’s generation is already far away from the mainstream, at least he still lives a well-fed life. Therefore, he is quite familiar with the etiquette models that Confucian scholars should have, such as the action of making tea and serving tea All in one go.On the contrary, after Li Mo stayed in Manchuria for a long time, he was not used to this kind of hospitality among Confucian scholars.

Looking at the prince who was a little stiff when receiving tea, Zhu Shuaicui suddenly asked: "The prince is said to have stayed in Manchuria for eight years. I don't know if you think the Manchu culture is better than mine?"

Li Min could only reply: "The Manchus have no culture at all. Since Tiancong Khan used the Han people to formulate state affairs, recently there are not a few young Manchus who study poetry and books."

Zhu Shuaicui then said: "So, the Manchus are only using force. Even if they enter the Central Plains, they will eventually rely on the Han people to rule the world. North Korea is now trying to side with the Manchus against China. Don't you want to think about the future?"

Li Min hurriedly shook his head and said, "North Korea has absolutely no such intention. North Korea had to submit to the Manchus under the deterrence of the Manchus' force. If the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the attack of the Manchus, how can a small country like ours bear it?" Can it survive a full-on attack?"

These words blocked what Zhu Shuaicui wanted to say next, so he simply stopped going around in circles and said straight to the point: "In short, it is a fact that North Korea surrendered to the Manchurians, and it is a fact that the guards of Jeju Island killed my Chinese drifters. Since it is a fact It should be punished. I just ask you whether North Korea is willing to accept punishment."

Li Min tried his best to justify North Korea's behavior, but Zhu Shuaicui did not listen to his explanation, and said that if the king of Joseon did not sincerely admit his mistakes to the country, it would be regarded as proof that he had been humiliated, and the soldiers of the country would have to Help the North Korean people to bring order out of chaos and restore the Chinese order in North Korea.

Faced with the real threat at hand, the alienation of the people of Qingshangdao along the way made Li Luo realize that the southerners have been alienated from the capital, thinking that the capital is the capital of the northerners and has nothing to do with the southerners.If the envoys representing Shangguo express their support for these southerners to go to Beijing, then the civil war in North Korea will be inevitable. In fact, it is already in a state of civil war. The capital is relying on the second class of Chungcheong Province to resist the army of Gyeongsang Province. And the army representing Shangguo stayed in Gyeongsang-do, so the second class of Chungcheong-do could still hold on.

After all, Li Min succumbed to Zhu Shuaicui's threat, admitted that North Korea might be at fault, and was willing to accept the punishment of the Marshal's Mansion.Only then did Zhu Shuaicui put forward his request.

"First, the King of Joseon wants to issue a decree to the Korean people to explain his mistakes in surrendering, and send people to Yangzhou to ask for forgiveness from the Marshal's Mansion. I think the prince is very suitable for this envoy;

Second, the defenders of Jeju killed our Ming Dynasty drifters and looted their property. North Korea must make compensation for this.In view of North Korea's surrender, our country has decided to take back Jeju Island and directly manage it..."

He could bear it when he heard the first item, but he finally couldn't help interjecting when he heard the second item: "Of course there is no problem with compensation, but Shangguo wants to take back Jeju Island, isn't this punishment too heavy? "

After Zhu Shuai looked at him silently for a while, he said leisurely: "I thought the son would be worried about going to Yangzhou. It seems that the son is not worried about his future, but he is too worried about an overseas island. Worry too much."

Although Li Lu wanted to say that although Jeju Island was nothing important, without it, North Korea would be nothing more than a place to exile prisoners.But if Jeju Island is in the hands of Japan, China or someone else, it will be very important to North Korea.

Because this place is too close to North Korea, the sea route to and from North Korea is considered convenient, which is much more peaceful than the rapids in the Korean Strait.Going from North Korea to Jeju Island is actually safer than going from North Korea to Japan.Therefore, once China or Japan occupies this place, the southern part of North Korea will not be very safe. This is why North Korea has gone to great lengths to bring this island back and use it as a large overseas prison, but will not let it go.

But when he heard Zhu Shuaicui's words, he didn't dare to speak out again. He is not a fool. The envoy of Shangguo asked him to go to Shangguo to plead guilty on behalf of the king of Joseon. Obviously, it was not a simple pleading, but also to see his future. What kind of person is the King of Joseon?If he, the son of Joseon, does not meet the requirements of the other party, then I am afraid that he will not be on the throne again.

Zhu Shuaicui looked at the prince who had gone silent, and then slowly said the third request: "The third is that the Marshal Dou's House believes that the king of Joseon who surrendered to the Manchus is no longer suitable to continue to rule North Korea, so after you After Yangzhou returns to North Korea, the king of Joseon should abdicate for the elderly."

At this moment, Li Luo couldn't hold back any longer. He hurriedly got up to avoid the table, bowed to Zhu Shuaicui and said: "Angel, other requests can be discussed, but regarding the abdication of the father, please ask the angel to take it back. How can you accept it?"

Zhu Shuaicui looked at him coldly and said: "Could it be that my son can't understand my words? First of all, this is the meaning of the Marshal's Mansion, and it cannot be changed by me as a small envoy; secondly, the Marshal's Mansion only requires The King of Joseon has abdicated, but it is not certain whether you will inherit the throne of the King of Joseon. Marshal Doufu considers the future of Joseon, not the future of your father and son, understand?"

Li Luo felt both anger and fear. He knew that what the angel said was not threats, but a prediction that could actually become reality.Since the Marshal's Mansion was able to send troops across the sea to land in North Korea, it was impossible for North Korea's two squads to continue to follow Li to fight against Shangguo. After all, these two squads did not follow Li to resist the Manchu army.

With the frequent coups in North Korea, once the father and son were expelled from the capital, there would be almost no way out.Just when he was kneeling on the ground in fear, Zhu Shuaicui softened his tone and said to him: "Of course, you don't need to worry too much, at least I don't think there is anyone in North Korea who is more suitable to take over the throne than you." Otherwise, you will not be invited to Yangzhou.

As long as you show enough respect in front of His Majesty to ensure that North Korea is still in the Chinese sequence, then I don't think His Majesty will depose you as the eldest son.I just want you to remember one thing, the suzerain-vassal relationship between Joseon and Daming over the past 200 years has ended, and the next is the beginning between Joseon and Dashun. Your Majesty will not want to see a Joseon king with both ends.So the future of North Korea and yourself depends entirely on your performance before Your Majesty. "

Li Luo finally regained his ability to speak, and asked Zhu Shuaicui, "What kind of North Korea does Your Majesty want?"

After thinking for a while, Zhu Shuaicui said, "You need to see it with your own eyes after you arrive in Yangzhou. In addition, you don't need to tell your father the third thing right away. When Yangzhou comes back, you will have your own will."

Li Luo thought for a long time, remembering what his wife said to him before leaving, he finally bowed his head to Zhu Shuaicui, expressing his willingness to accept these three requirements.

Although Zhu Shuaicui only made three requests to the prince, the Nanren Party, which represents the coalition forces, made quite a few requests to the representatives of the capital, including the establishment of the Dao Council in the three southern provinces, and the decision on the taxation and taxation of the three southern provinces. The appointment and removal of local officials, and the abolition of all miscellaneous taxes that have not been approved by the provincial council.

Chapter 530 Domestic News

The two groups of southerners headed by Xu Mu, Yin Shandao, and Yin Kai have united, and they want to use the power of Shangguo to directly separate the three southern provinces from North Korea.It's not that they don't want to march into the capital, it's that they can't persuade Zhu Shuaicui to abolish the king in the name of the Marshal's Mansion, and the war in China is not over yet, and they can't be sure whether the Manchu or the Marshal's Mansion will win in the end. Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing and seek a fact of separatism.

The reason why the Nanren Liangban wanted to seek this semi-independent status was that the southern scholar-bureaucrats were attacked by the Japanese pirates during the Imjin Japanese Invasion. After being severely injured, the northern scholar-bureaucrats regained the capital with the support of the Ming army. , And successfully drove the Japanese pirates into the sea, so the northern scholar-bureaucrats took the initiative in the court and began to crowd out the southern scholar-bureaucrats.

In other words, the Manchu invasion of North Korea severely affected the power of the northern scholar-bureaucrats, which allowed the southern scholar-bureaucrats to regain some balance. However, the northern scholar-bureaucrats still firmly controlled the capital and refused to allow the southern scholar-bureaucrats to enter the imperial center. .Southern scholar-bureaucrats had to concentrate on education in order to maintain the continuation of their families, so they were naturally full of resentment.

Shen Qiyuan's case, although superficially a case of treason, was mainly targeted by the scholar-bureaucrats in Gyeongsang-do. In the eyes of the southern scholar-bureaucrats, this was actually carried out by the northern scholar-bureaucrats in order to attack the gradually rising southern forces. A political blow, many people sympathized with Shen Qiyuan, thinking it was an unjust case.

Lin Qingye brought the Heavenly Soldiers of the Shang Kingdom to wait for Lu, and rehabilitated these southern scholars in the name of the Shang Kingdom. Naturally, he won the support of the southern scholars at once.Under Zhu Shuaicui's suggestion, the southern scholar-officials felt that North Korea really needed to make some changes. Even if they could not enter the capital for the time being, at least they could implement self-government in the three southern provinces first, so as to cultivate the strength of the southern scholars.

The request of the southern scholar-bureaucrats was naturally opposed by the officials from the north at first, but Shizi even bowed his head to the most important negotiation. Naturally, at this time, he would not offend these southern scholars' representatives. Under his mediation, the accompanying officials finally reluctantly agreed to these seemingly unreasonable demands.

The officials who followed Shizi to the south were either the staunch Shizi faction, or the people who were rejected in the capital.Obviously, if something goes wrong in this negotiation, then both they and Shizi will be blamed.Everyone knew this in their hearts, so when the prince came forward to persuade them about the request made by the Nanren, everyone acquiesced, because they regarded themselves as the son of the prince.

When the negotiating parties gradually came to an agreement, Zhu Shuaicui suddenly raised the issue of grain. In the past, Mao Wenlong established Dongjiang Town. Because of the lack of grain, he asked North Korea to provide it. The Joseon Dynasty was forced to do so. , Gangwon-do and Xiasandao areas collect military rations: one knot per field, 1 bucket of 5 liters of rice; this special tax is called gross grain.

Although Mao Wenlong was later murdered by Yuan Chonghuan, and Dongjiang Town was scattered, North Korea did not stop collecting hair grains.The king of Joseon regarded this amount of grain as his own personal income, except that part of it was used to support the army, and the rest was used for disaster relief and rewarding officials for his own enjoyment.

Zhu Shuaicui asked for a base of one million knots and 15 shi of rice per year as the standard, and demanded that the taxes taken away in the name of gross grain be repaid for 10 years.And the food will be used to build a university to train North Korean talents, and the outstanding ones can be promoted to Yangzhou University.As for the subsequent gross food, it will be changed to education funds, which will be used for the education of North Korea. Of course, this fund will be controlled by the personnel stationed in North Korea by the Marshal's Office.

Because Zhu Shuaicui privately hinted to the southern scholars that this university would be established in Gyeongsang-do or Jeolla-do to train talents from the south, the southern scholar-bureaucrats quickly agreed that the capital should spit out the gross grain collected over the past ten years , because this tax was originally used to support Dongjiang Town, so we can't let Shangguo bear the infamy, but let the second class in the capital enjoy it.

Officials in the north who wanted to resist at first, these grains have already fallen into the pockets of the royal family and those in power, how can they spit them out.Therefore, if Shangguo insists on the capital to take out this huge amount of money, accumulating 150 million shi in ten years, this amount cannot be paid out in the treasury at all, then the capital can only increase taxes on farmers.

However, under the verbal criticism of the southern scholar-bureaucrats, these northern officials were indeed speechless, because the court really had no reason for this matter.The eldest son Li Luo could only plead with Zhu Shuaicui, and he said frankly to the other party: "North Korea is a small country, and it has experienced the Japanese invasion and two random riots. More than 20 shi, as long as there is a slight famine in some places or something happens, the treasury will be empty immediately. Our country really cannot afford the amount of 150 million shi. Please also ask the angels for the sake of the North Korean people to reduce or exempt Some."

Zhu Shuaicui asked the prince meaningfully: "I heard that there is an envoy sent by the Manchus to accompany the prince back to North Korea this time. This envoy is here to ask for food from North Korea? How much did North Korea give?"

The fact that the Manchus went to North Korea to ask for food, of course Li Luo knew it well. After all, he set off from Beijing to return to China. The official food rationed to him in Beijing was rotten, so he had to rely on the money earned by his wife to go to the black market. buy food.

However, at that time, Li Wei felt that the Han people were weak and the Manchus were strong, so this food shortage was only a temporary phenomenon. As long as the grain in the Central Plains was harvested in summer and autumn, the Manchus' food shortage problem would be solved.After all, when the Manchus lacked supplies in the past, they relied on plundering through the customs to supplement them. Many of the properties looted by the Manchus from the customs were bought by the North Koreans.

Therefore, he is in favor of the Manchu asking for food from North Korea, because he thinks that the Manchus may soon take over the world, so this kind of asking for food will not become a long-term request. If it is only one or two times, then it is satisfied. On the contrary, the Manchus can enhance the relationship between the two countries, and it is of course beneficial to North Korea to please a future Chinese master.

Because of his position, some scholar-officials in the imperial court were quite dissatisfied. On the one hand, this kind of demand for food would not be repaid, which meant that North Korea suffered a unilateral loss. In the past, Daming helped North Korea fight Japanese pirates. No military rations have ever been delivered, and it was the rations shipped by Ming himself from the interior; on the other hand, giving food to the Manchus is to support them to fight against the country. From a certain perspective, North Korea has become an accomplice of the Manchus. Some scholar-bureaucrats Worried that this would anger Shang Guo.

When Li Min first returned to China, he felt that these scholar-bureaucrats were worrying unfoundedly. After all, the capital of Ming Dynasty was occupied by the Manchus, so why talk about the anger of the upper kingdom?In fact, the benefactor of North Korea and the master of the mainland is finished, and now only the Manchus can become the master of Shangguo.After all, rebelling against such rogue bandits will definitely not be the emperor, this is out of the orthodox philosophy of scholar-bureaucrats.

But who would have expected that Dashun would come from the sea. Li Zicheng was not in a hurry to compete with the Manchus for the world. Instead, he came to attack North Korea first, which was completely beyond the expectations of the North Koreans.Under Zhu Shuaicui's questioning, Li Wei was finally speechless.

Looking at the performance of Li Lu and these Koreans, Zhu Shuaicui admitted that His Majesty Yongchang's words are still correct. These Koreans will not be grateful, they will only be in awe of the whip.If he still thinks about using the method of Huairouyuan people in Ming Dynasty in the past, then the North Koreans will only cry to themselves that they are poor, and then transport food to the Manchus.

It's very simple now, the North Koreans either accept double squeeze, or reduce the supply to the Manchurians to meet the demands of the Marshal's Mansion.As for the Marshal's Mansion, it is enough to recruit a faction among the North Koreans, and use some of the food extorted from the capital on the southerners, so that the southern scholar-bureaucrats will take the initiative to speak well for the Marshal's Mansion instead of talking to the North. Everyone opposed the Marshal's Mansion together.

Even if North Korea's assistance to the Manchus cannot be cut off this time, it will be impossible for North Korea to send supplies to the Manchus so unscrupulously in the future.Of course, after a beating, you still have to give a sweet date, so Zhu Shuaicui pointed out a way out for Li Min, "The Marshal's Mansion doesn't necessarily want to get anything from North Korea, but just doesn't want North Korea to become a granary for the Manchus.

Since North Korea can provide food to the Manchus, it cannot default on things that belong to our country.Of course, with North Korea's capabilities, it is indeed difficult to come up with 150 million shi of grain at once.So I can give you a solution. After you arrive in Yangzhou, you can borrow a sum of money from the Marshal's Mansion to pay the old debt, and then repay it in installments. The Marshal's Mansion will not charge you high interest.

Moreover, even if North Korea cannot pay off the debt with food, it can provide minerals or manpower to the Marshal's Mansion.In short, the Marshal's Mansion will not deny North Korea a way to go, unless you don't want to go. "

Although Li Lu didn't believe that Marshal Du's mansion had such good intentions, he realized that this was the only way he could go.If the 150 million shi of grain is not paid, then the coalition forces will not stop attacking, and the capital will put the blame on itself; but if the 150 million shi of grain is not borrowed from the Marshal's Mansion, the people will have to raise taxes , This will inevitably make the people concentrate their resentment on him; he really can't offend anyone now, so he can only accept Zhu Shuaicui's suggestion.

On April [-]th, Li Wei sent the preliminary agreement back to the capital, and then according to his wife's instructions, he distributed a large sum of property brought back from the Qing Dynasty to the people of Shangguo below Zhu Shuaicui, and paid them every day. Day invited Zhu Shuaicui to increase feelings.This move of his has greatly won the favor of the main people in the coalition forces.

On April 29th, a letter from Nagasaki made Zhu Shuaicui laugh heartily. Li Wei, who was accompanying him, asked why. , His Majesty repelled the Qing army that went south, and now peace is temporarily restored in the north, and the Qing army retreats to the area north of the Yellow River, the Daqing River, and the east of the canal. After all, the world will belong to me in Dashun."

Li Wei didn't understand why Zhu Shuaicui, a family of the Ming Dynasty, was so happy for Dashun's victory, but this kind of thought could only be thought of in his head, and it would be too stupid to say it in person.It's just that the Manchus, who seemed to be furious, failed to defeat Li Zicheng. This result is quite surprising, which means that Dashun has at least occupied half of the country, and now North Korea can't afford to offend even more.

Chapter 531 The Structure of North Korea

Facing the situation that the Marshal's Mansion is really likely to take over the world, at least it can form a pattern with the Manchus in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Li Mo finally has some expectations for his trip to Yangzhou, because he really wants to see it with his own eyes. How did Li Zicheng, a rebel who was called a big bandit by those big Ming scholar-bureaucrats, subdue the southern scholar-bureaucrats and resist the attack of the Manchus.

During the eight years of being a hostage in Manchuria, it is not that Li Luo has learned nothing. He is just not used to the power struggle method of North Korea that is completely for the benefit of the family. Although the Manchus also fight among themselves, at least The Manchus will not turn this kind of struggle into a struggle that threatens the survival of the Manchus, but the power struggle in North Korea has no bottom line.

This made Li Luo, who had just returned to China, almost overwhelmed by his own people. Faced with such a sinister domestic politics, Li Luo suddenly realized that he might be safer outside.Because the father is no longer the loving father he remembered when his mother was still there. Now this father is suspicious and indifferent, even if he is the son of the eldest son, he has no sense of security.

Just when Li Luo regarded going to Yangzhou as a strategy for self-protection, the negotiation documents he sent back to the capital also caused chaos in the capital. Jin Zidian thought that the prince was too weak to agree to so many demands that would harm the court , especially the conditions for self-government demanded by the three southern states, in the eyes of Jin Zidian and others, are completely provoking the majesty of the imperial court.