On March 15 of the eighth year of Chongzheng (1635 AD), the palace test of the Ming vassal state of Korea Yihai Enke was held in the Changdeok Palace of Hancheng, the king of the Joseon Dynasty, and the palace test was presided over by Zhu Cijiong, the emperor of Chongzheng of the Ming Dynasty, and the king of the Joseon Dynasty, Li Liang, the Ming Dynasty Zhan Shifu Zhan Shifu, the head of the country, the priest of the wine Huang Daozhou and the left attendant of the Ming Rite Department, Qian Shisheng, etc.

The title of this palace exam is "Monarchs, Ministers, Fathers, Sons", uh, this seems to look a little cheesy, it's not that Zhu Cijiong is uneducated, this sentence is also taken from the Four Books and Five Classics, from the "Analects. Yan Yuan Chapter", the original text is: Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about politics. Confucius said, "Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons." ”

The general meaning of this sentence is that the monarch should be like the king, the courtier should be like the minister, the father should be like the father, and the son should be like the son. Confucius believed that this was the main cause of the unrest in the state because the hierarchical order was destroyed, and as long as the hierarchical order was restored, the state could be governed.

Zhu Cijiong quoted this sentence mainly to make North Korean officials reflect on what is the way of the monarch and minister, the meaning is obvious, His Majesty Zhu Cijiong, the emperor of the Ming Empire, is the monarch, and Li Liang, the king of Ayayang, is just a courtier, to figure out the subordination relationship, don't always think that North Korea is a country independent of the Ming Dynasty.

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

This time, he doesn't have to have a headache for the champion, because the top three have already been decided, the champion Hong Yihan, Bangyan Yin Ji, and Tanhua Wu Daji, it's not that these three people are famous, and Zhu Cijiong doesn't know who they are, mainly because these three people are famous pro-Ming faction, or big faction.

The king of Joseon said one thing and did another, but more than 100 years of propaganda still had a great impact on the Korean people, as contained in the ancient Korean book "Inscription of the Elephant Temple": "Although overseas, the three outlines and five constants, the Central Plains are general; Filial piety, abide by the etiquette law, criminal law and law, and act in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. ”； Another example is that when Joseon Sejong created the Korean language, the minister Choi Wanli and others objected: "Since the ancestors of our dynasty, the sincerity of things is great, and once the Chinese system is followed, now when the same text is on the same track, the creation of proverbs is shocking. If there is a great ming, or there is criticism, wouldn't he be ashamed of the big Muhua? ”

It can be seen that the idea of Da Muhua is still very popular in Korean folk affairs, of course, this is not enough, what Zhu Cijiong wants is not the sincerity of the vassal states, Yanghua Muhua, what he wants is that all the vassal states are integrated into the Ming Dynasty and regard themselves as a part of the Ming Dynasty.

The Gongsheng below was quietly answering the question, and Zhu Cijiong was sitting there as if he was invigilating, but in fact he was thinking about how to control the vassal state. It can be seen from the first conversation between him and Ayayang Jun Li Liang that the kings of these vassal countries are still in awe of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they don't start too ruthlessly, they shouldn't provoke too much resistance, and at the same time they are very envious of the Ming army, hoping that the army under their command can also reach the combat power of the Ming army.

Zhu Cijiong has now figured it out, in order to control the vassal state, the army is the key, as long as the army of the vassal state is in his hands, they will become naked lambs, and they can only be slaughtered by the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this vassal state should also be treated differently, and a vassal state like North Korea, which has a tradition of more than a hundred years of great Muhua, can still let them have a little nominal command of the army, like the thorn of Annan and even Dongying in the future, which cannot be allowed to be involved with the army at all, and they will move their minds when they get involved.

The palace examination continued, Zhu Cijiong's thinking became clearer and clearer, looking at the candidate's stumbling writing, he was thinking, maybe he should also write an article, in the past, the Ming Dynasty was too lax in the management of these vassal states, and basically let it go. The more obedient the vassal state is "big", the more enthusiastic the Ming "small word" is, if the vassal state is perfunctory, the Ming has no punishment measures, so that these vassal states gradually centrifugal, Chongzhen Dynasty at that time, let you Ming and Manchu Qing die and live, and which vassal country has sent a soldier!

If there is no strict system to manage these countries and places outside the mainland, wouldn't it be to follow the old path of the colonial powers, and when it breaks out for a while, it will be beaten back to its original shape. Like Portugal, the former maritime hegemon, has been beaten back to its original shape, Spain is also about to go, the Netherlands is not far away, only Britain has held out 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 ended successfully, and the champion Lang Hong Yihan went to the street with the big red flowers, but Zhu Cijiong nested in Changdeok Palace and meditated, and started his first article in this life. He has no one to ask about this article, because no one can know the development process like him, and he can only do it himself to do a good job of this article.

Three days later, on March 18, the eighth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cijiong, the emperor of Chongzheng of the Ming Dynasty, promulgated the famous "Ming Vassal State Decree System" in Wangjing Hancheng, the vassal state of Korea, and was the first to propose the management method of the territory outside the suzerain's own territory.

The order system divides the territory beyond the suzerain's own territory into three classes:

The first class is the vassal state, which is managed by the feudal king canonized by the emperor of the Ming Empire, with a high degree of autonomy, all the people of the feudal state are under the jurisdiction of the feudal king, the officials of the feudal state are appointed and dismissed by the feudal king, and the taxes of the feudal state are collected by the feudal king.

This is a right, and with a right comes an obligation.

Economically, the vassal king had to open all ports to the Ming Dynasty for trade purposes, and the local merchants of the Ming Empire could conduct commercial activities at any time in each port, but countries other than the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to trade with the feudal states without the concession of the Ming Dynasty.

Militarily, the vassal king can form a vassal army, but the generals must be appointed and dismissed by the Ming military department, the vassal king has the command of the army, but the order of the Ming military department must be unconditionally obeyed, in order to facilitate management and communication, the vassal army, the generals appointed by the Ming Dynasty and the generals of the vassal country account for half each. The Ming military department was responsible for the army's equipment and drills, and the vassal king was responsible for the army's military pay and baggage supply.

The second class is the subject country, the subject country is managed by the emperor of the Ming Empire, with partial autonomy, all the people of the subject country are under the jurisdiction of the king, and the taxes of the subject country are collected by the king, but the officials of the subject country need to apply for the appointment and removal of the Ming officials.

Economically, the vassal king must open all ports to the Ming Dynasty for trade purposes, and the local merchants of the Ming Empire can conduct commercial activities at will, but countries other than the Ming Dynasty are not allowed to trade with them without the concession of the Ming Dynasty.

Militarily, the king has no right to form an army, sent by the Ming military department to send generals to recruit in the subject country, the king can apply for military assistance, but has no right to command the army, the army's equipment, drills and transfers are responsible for the Ming military department, the king is only responsible for the army's salary and baggage supply.

The third class is the territory, the territory is managed by the governor appointed by the emperor of the Ming Empire, all the people of the territory are under the jurisdiction of the Ming Household Department, the territorial taxes are collected by the Ming Household Department, and the officials of the territory are appointed and dismissed by the Ming Officials.

Economically, the territorial territory is completely implemented according to the Ming plan, and militarily, the territorial garrison is transferred by the Ming Military Department.

The order system also stipulates that all vassal states, subject countries, and dependent territories must use the Ming script to learn the sages and sages, and the vassal kings and princes who do not study the scholars of the sages are not allowed to inherit the position of the vassal kings and kings, and the people of the vassal can participate in the imperial examinations organized by the Ming Dynasty, but those who do not have the merits of the imperial examinations are not allowed to serve as officials of the vassal states and vassal states.

The last article of the order system, if the vassal state or the subject country violates the "Ming Vassal State Order System", it will be violated once and demoted by one level, which means that the vassal state has one more chance to violate, and if the subject country violates it, there will be no chance!

"The Decree System of the Ming Domain" can be said to be the most important decree in the colonial history of the Ming Empire, and it is of great significance to the colonial cause of the Ming Empire and has a far-reaching ......impact.

In other words, this North Korea is also lucky, he violated the rules of the order system not once or twice, but it was all before the announcement of the order system, the so-called past is not to blame, Zhu Cijiong in order to commend them for pursuing more than 100 years of great doctrine, to the Ming Dynasty is deferential, specially designated North Korea as a first-class vassal state.

Under the persecution of more than 300,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty, the king of North Korea, Li Liang, could only accept the "Ming Vassal State Order System", and honestly became his vassal king, at this time his inner pain is indescribable, and if the army comes according to the order system, his command is not as big as the Ming Army, which is equivalent to giving people a handle, and there is no chance to turn over. He didn't know that there were really very few vassals in the Ming Dynasty, and most of them were vassal countries or even territories, which were much worse than him!

After the promulgation of the "Ming Vassal State Decree System", Zhu Cijiong did not return to the capital immediately, but he personally organized Qin Liangyu, Cao Wenzhao, Mao Wenlong, Huang Daozhou, Qian Shisheng and other accompanying officials to discuss the formation of the Korean army led by the Korean king Ayayangjun Li Liang.

The sailor doesn't have to think about it, even if the order system has restrictions on the army of the vassal country, Zhu Cijiong doesn't want the vassal country to have its own sailor, having a sailor in the colonial era means that you have the ability to grab wealth and land, he doesn't want to fight for the colony with his vassal country when the time comes, and it's embarrassing to say it, just let them not have this ability, it's a hundred.

According to the provisions of the order system, in fact, it was the Ming Dynasty that benefited in the end, so he didn't want to pay for the Ming Dynasty to raise so many troops, so in the end, North Korea only set the establishment of 100,000 troops, just to make up a legion, and the commander of the corps Zhu Cijiong also set it for them, and directly transferred the former Changping General You Shiwei as the chief general of the Korean Army, with the title of Admiral, as for the deputy general, the general of the North Korean general, and the following generals and guerrillas accounted for half of the Ming and North Korea.

As for the equipment, Zhu Cijiong naturally won't give them the best, it just so happens that the first and second legions of the Praetorian Guard have eliminated a batch of old-fashioned flintlock pistols, just ration them, and they don't have to think about artillery, grenades or anything, cannon fodder doesn't need these.