Chapter 146: The Peninsula

Zhu Biao shook his head when he saw it, it was nothing to use a monk, but his reason and degree of decentralization were too stupid.

Wang Yuan actually thought that the ministers of the family were intertwined and protected each other, and it was impossible to support his reforms; On the other hand, Kusano Shinjin and Confucian are not dry, and they like to make friends with powerful people, so they are not available.

And the untouchable monk Xin Min was favored by King Gongchou because of his status as an "independent person who has passed away", Zhu Biao can only complain silently about this, and the administrative measures of these two people have also been conveyed by the pro-military governor's office.

Zhu Biao looked at it and felt that Goryeo was coming to an end, and their political measures were not wrong, but the methods were really a little rough, and they were too urgent, they forcibly forced the family to return the fields, liberate the slaves, rectify the official system, build schools, and improve the imperial examinations, and their reforms can be described as impressive.

It's a pity that the king of Goryeo got one thing wrong, no matter how beneficial the reform is to the people, it also needs enough power to protect the smooth implementation of the policy, and it is necessary to cultivate a group of vested interests to maintain its results.

Although the people of Goryeo have benefited now, they have no power, and the people's will is actually unreliable most of the time.

Although it is not yet to erupt, the contradictions have begun to accumulate, and once they break out, Goryeo will be gone.

Zhu Biao rummaged for a long time and finally found the news of a general surnamed Li, the founding monarch who created the 500-year-old foundation of the Li family's Joseon, although he had some prestige because of the fight against the Red Turban Army and the Japanese Invaders, but he was not yet top-notch in the political situation in Goryeo.

Zhu Yuanzhang also got up and moved a few times, looked at his son and said, "What are you doing with Goryeo's affairs, it won't be because you feel sorry for the land of Liaodong." ”

Zhu Biao turned his head and smiled: "It's not my Ming now, after the surrender of Liaodong, an edict was issued to the king of Goryeo, if the land is not returned, let Liaodong send troops to fight Goryeo, which just wears down the strength of both sides." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, don't stare at that little profit, if Gaoli sincerely surrenders, what if that little bitter cold land is given to them." ”

Zhu Biao knows that this is the reason why the Central Plains Dynasty rarely used troops against Goryeo, ancient China, because it was too strong, basically followed the idea of "the whole world is not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king's minister", that is, the world is mine, as long as you surrender, it is mine.

And North Korea has been called a tribute as soon as it became independent, and has been pretending to be a grandson since then. As long as the Central Plains are unified, or a slightly larger regime is established. Whoever ruled the Korean Peninsula immediately came to pay tribute and show submission to the emperor.

For the emperor, what he wants is to surrender, and generally if he surrenders, he will not fight again, because if you surrender, he will be my courtier, and I don't need to fight.

People are respectful to the Central Plains Dynasty, and even some small dynasties, such as Liao, Song, Jin, etc., are trying their best to curry favor and take the initiative to pay tribute. Under such circumstances, ancient China could not find a reason to crusade against you, how could this be famous, and how could it take the Korean Peninsula in one go.

Of course, these are all polite words, if the Korean Peninsula is really rich, it is not easy to want to be famous, just send a delegation of dozens of people, and disappear or all die halfway, isn't there a reason for this?

The key is that because of the severe cold, it is not suitable for the development of agricultural areas at all, and the ancient Korean Peninsula was relatively rich, or at least suitable for agricultural development like the Central Plains and the south, so it would have been firmly controlled as early as the time of Qin Shi Huang, and it would not have been allowed to become independent at all.

When Wei Manchu Korea was established, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty disliked that it was too desolate, so he did not interfere and let it become independent, which can be said to be a fundamental reason.

Not to mention the Korean Peninsula, ancient China was too lazy to control the Liaodong region, it was too cold, and the people had to crawl back to the Central Plains unless they were bound as slaves.

And most importantly, the productivity of agricultural civilization is very limited, and with transportation, it is even more difficult. Therefore, it is easy to occupy a lot of surrounding areas, but it is difficult to stay there for a long time.

First of all, the most critical issue is the supply problem, such as the Ming Dynasty, which occupied Annam, but in the end because Annam could not make ends meet, which caused huge pressure on the finances, so it finally gave up.

If you manage it yourself, once the locals resist, the cost of transporting supplies through the Northeast and the long-term garrison in the Central Plains will be very high.

As a vassal state, the Korean Peninsula is very honest and pays tribute every year, so this mechanism is relatively more beneficial to the country.

However, Zhu Biao naturally wanted to recover the Korean Peninsula, and with the development of the productive forces in the later period, all restrictions would disappear, and this would become a treasure land.

Surrounded by the sea on three sides and facing Japan in the air, it is undoubtedly the vanguard of Japan's advancement, and its abundant products are also enough to cultivate an excellent navy.

The only problem is that the conquest of Goryeo will not be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty for at least a hundred years, and even the Ming Dynasty will continue to provide support in order to maintain the prince who has gone to the feudal division.

That's why those princes are probably not willing to go, after all, they are chic in the city or go to the village to call the shots, and everyone has different ideas.

This is also the constraint of the times, many small countries in East Asia in history have begged to join the Celestial Empire, but they were all rejected by the emperor of the dynasty, and then sent some rewards to appease, not that they don't want it, but if they really want it, it's like a chicken rib food tasteless and a pity to abandon it, it's better not to.

China has been an agrarian civilization since ancient times, the land is large enough to be self-sufficient, industry and commerce are not the mainstream, there is no need for overseas markets, the territory is vast, there is no need to colonize, the population is large, and there is a lot of labor.

In terms of the current territory, invading other places, gaining land is not enough to supply, and the people are not enough to make orders, and from an economic point of view, it is undoubtedly a loss-making business.

From the point of view of pros and cons, if the war is won, I am afraid that even the military expenses will not be able to earn back, leaving the army to garrison and have to transport grain and grass over, not to mention the loss, the loss of troops and the loss of the general and the damage to the majesty of the imperial court, and we have to continue to fight until the victory is won.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he saw that Zhu Biao was still holding the Goryeo information, and said, "Biao'er, what do you want?" ”

Zhu Biao came back to his senses and said: "According to Erchen, Goryeo is probably in the last years of the dynasty, can my father and emperor intend to take this place?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son stunned when he heard this: "What do you want to do in that place?" ”

Zhu Biao said seriously: "Divide the royal family, and although this place is a little colder, with the help of the imperial court, it will be enough to be self-sufficient in the later stage." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao seriously: "Do you want your brothers and nephews to go to this bitter cold place to be kings?" ”

Zhu Biao didn't want to say it, after all, he knew how much his father loved his son, but he didn't have the ability to meddle in the political situation in Goryeo now.

If you don't plan and prepare now, when the new dynasty is established in the future, it will not be easy to take Goryeo easily.

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