Chapter 67 Acceptance

Once the armistice agreement was signed, the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty immediately fulfilled the content of the agreement.

In order to make the Korean side feel sincere, Duke Wei ordered the Ming Emperor's troops and the officers and soldiers of the Korean brigade to evacuate from Hongyuan, Hamxing and other counties under Ping'an Province the next day.

While the evacuation work was carried out in an orderly manner, the flow of funds in these areas was strictly ensured, which further reduced the gap between the rich and the poor in the local area, and alleviated many social problems caused by the excessive concentration of social wealth.

According to the terms of the agreement, a semi-official and semi-non-governmental organization called the "Northern Cooperative Security Council" will be established in the northern part of the DPRK.

In order to ensure that the "Northern Cooperative Security Association" will play a greater role in the area north of the armistice line in the future, Gong Wei specially ordered the establishment of the Northern Association of Cooperative Security with the former Korean Gyeongseong Metropolitan Protectorate, the Yongbyon Metropolitan Protectorate of Pyongan Province, and 16 counties in Uiju, and elected powerful and highly pro-Ming... Elected local officials and gentry to serve as branch presidents.

Each branch has a guiding role in the local yamen and undertakes the ministry assigned by the superior general association.

The original official system of each county was still based on the imperial system, and the appointment of officials was still the same, but the relationship with the Korean provinces and the Seoul parliamentary government had to go through the Northern Cooperative Security Council, and the counties were not allowed to trespass privately, otherwise they would be rebellious.

The Northern Association of Peacemakers is located in Uiju in Korea, that is, across the river from Uiju in the Ming Dynasty, so as to facilitate communication.

According to Article 5 of the agreement, the counties north and east of the armistice line shall be determined by the local authorities, so under the guidance of Wei Gong, the personal envoy of the Ming Emperor, Park Zhengtai, the chairman of Xie'an, the former Gyeongseong Metropolitan Pastoral Envoy Jung Sung-guk, the vice chairman of the Korean brigade, Park Seok-dong, Cho Ji-sung, Hyun Woo, and other civil and military joint proposals to all counties and counties to spontaneously form the Xie'an Army, which is called the Korean Pro-Ming Zhongzheng Division, and externally known as the Korean Division of the Xie'an Army.

The division is based on three brigades, the first brigade is stationed in Yizhou, and the brigade commander Xuan Yu has more than 4,200 officers and soldiers; The second brigade is stationed in Liyuan, and the brigade commander Cui Rongshi has more than 4,800 officers and soldiers; The third brigade is stationed in Jingcheng, and the brigade commander Zhao Zhicheng has more than 4,500 officers and soldiers.

The post of division commander was assumed by Park Seok-dong, the former commander of the Gyeongseong Metropolitan Protectorate, and the food and salary expenses of the officers and men of the three brigades and regiments were all borne by the Xie'an General Association, and the sources of military expenses were raised by the county branches.

In addition, in order to ensure that there were no anti-Ming elements in the counties and counties under the Xie'an Association, and that the Xie'an Army would not be infiltrated by anti-Ming elements, which would affect the friendship between China and North Korea and local relations, Gonggong Wei personally transferred 1,200 officers and soldiers of the Ming Emperor's pro-Ming Emperor and 1,500 officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard under the Imperial Army (600 Korean soldiers in China, 300 Jurchen Mongols, and Yu Kuandian Hanmin), and 3,000 Korean young and strong people were recruited to form a special Korean detachment.

There were nearly 6,000 officers and men, equipped with 600 firearms, more than 500 horses, 30 cannons, and a number of other weapons, which were stationed at Yongbyon. The detachment leader is Hu Quan, an outstanding general of the imperial army, and the deputy detachment leader is Jin Guonan, the loyal backbone of the imperial guard. The detachment is known to the public as the Special Operations Team of the Xie'an Army.

Under the premise of routinely maintaining Sino-Korean friendship and local stability, the special detachment also undertook to defend against the danger of intrusion by the Jurchens and Mongols in the north. If a war broke out in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, the officers and men of the special detachment and the Korean divisions and regiments stationed in various counties and counties were obliged to respond to the call of the Ming Dynasty and participate in the military operations of the Ming army.

"If Park Jun wants to be your president with peace of mind, it is necessary to have an absolutely trustworthy army and horses, and the special detachment is Park Jun's strongest backing, do you understand?"

"There is a pro-Ming Zhongzheng division here, and my father-in-law can worry about it."

"Huh?"

Father-in-law Wei looked at Park Zhengtai deeply, "You can't have the heart to harm people, and you can't have the heart to prevent people." Although the North Korean division is a friend of the imperial army, whether everyone in the interior is bent on being friends with the imperial army, we may not be able to look at it. ”

After finishing speaking, he patted Park Zhengtai on the shoulder, "My own wife is never as good as other people's wives...", there seemed to be something wrong, and my father-in-law was suddenly embarrassed, "It's better for others to have than for yourself." ”

Park Zhengtai pondered deeply, Wei Gonggong's words are very reasonable, don't look at the generals of the North Korean division have declared their pro-Ming, but some people did not take the initiative to express their stance at the beginning.

With his performance in Park Zhengtai, it is impossible for the Seoul side not to hate him to the bone, so he must completely fall to the Ming Dynasty, and only with the support of the Ming Emperor's pro-army can he ensure his life.

"May I die for the angels!"

Park Jung-tae was very moved, the angel completely trusted the special detachment of the imperial army and unconditionally handed it into his hands.

"Loyalty!"

He waved his right arm at the young envoy.

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With the assistance and support of the Cooperative Security Association headed by Park Jong-tae, the formation of the DPRK division was very neat, and the DPRK garrisons in the former Gyeongseong, Yongbyon, and Uiju were basically the mainstays.

After the signing of the agreement, Zheng Inhong's side was eager for the Ming envoy and the Ming army to retreat immediately, so he secretly ordered Uiju and Yongbyon to cooperate, and according to the content of the agreement, the Korean officials from the former Yongbyon and Uiju were transferred one after another, and the vacants were then replenished by the official school under the Xie'an Association.

Yongbyon and Yiju are the two largest cities in the north of Korea, and they are also the liaison points between North Korea and Daming Gongdao.

According to the armistice agreement, the ten-year tax payment of Yongbyon and Yiju would be used to supplement the losses of the Ming Dynasty in the war, so Gonggong Wei quickly led his troops to Ercheng to receive it after the agreement was signed.

In addition to the officers and men of the Imperial Army, there were also a large number of members of the Xie'an Association, and the convoy stretched for more than ten miles, which was very spectacular. In order to effectively implement Wei's father-in-law's instructions on receiving it as soon as possible, Park Zhengtai actively mobilized hundreds of relatives and friends to go north to receive it.

Because, according to the spirit of Wei Gonggong's latest instructions, his old man was anxious to return to China to report to the Son of Heaven, so he needed a lot of "cash", so some things that were not good for a short time could be sold at a low price. In this way, the reception is very beneficial.

There is only one place, where Gonggong Wei made it clear that it could only be received by the Ming Emperor's personal army, and the association could not be touched.

This place is the Tancheon Silver Mine.

Yongbyon and Yiju are not the poor places in Jingcheng, they are really rich and oily. According to the agreement, all taxes in the two cities were handed over, and the property of the city's government was also transferred, which became a sweet spot in the eyes of the receiving officers of the Xie'an Association. Even some well-informed officials in Pyongyang have privately sent people to establish ties with the Association in order to get a piece of the pie from receiving good deeds.

In short, the gentry and officials in the counties north of the armistice line, all those who were related to the Ming Imperial Army and the Xie'an Army, or who served in the Xie'an Association, were scrambling to receive them, for fear that the fat water would flow away later.

As for how to develop the local economy and restore people's livelihood, the Association is not considering it now. They really can't do anything, if they don't send the Ming envoy away, how can they maintain it.

The Seoul side was also anxious to let the envoy get out, thinking above and thinking below, this matter of reception must be in a hurry.