Chapter 447: Cedding Land and Colonizing Army
There is no doubt that the fall of Yanshanjun was a political struggle, a struggle between the old faction, which was dominated by military generals and nobles and ministers, who assisted Sejo in usurping the throne, and the Shilin faction, which was dominated by Confucian scholars and scholars. 【Reading.com】
Similar to the Ming Dynasty, this political dispute in Korea was ultimately won by scholars and scholars dominated by Confucian scholars.
Although there were many differences in the private affairs of the scholars, they did not break out at this time. They have just taken power, and they are still busy dividing the results of the war, so they can basically remain consistent in the court.
As a result, at the Korean court meeting the next day, under the leadership of Choi and Min, the Jeju Treaty, which can be called a loss of power and humiliation of the country, was introduced.
The highlight is, of course, the lease of Jeju Island, the long lease period of 500 years, so that everyone has a clear understanding in their hearts, just like Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, this Jeju Island can be regarded as ceded out.
What makes Zhongzong Li Ze sad the most is that the boss of Jeju Island, the rent is only one hundred taels a year, you know, there are thousands of horses on the island, just relying on those horses, the annual income is more than one hundred taels!
Of course, he didn't know that this was a discount given to him by the councilors, and even if he knew, he had no choice, his status was worse than when Zhengde first ascended the throne, and since the scholars and doctors in the court had reached an agreement, he could only bow down and obey orders.
Although the struggle has not yet begun, the Korean scholars are also faintly divided into two factions, the north and the south.
Min and Cui are the leaders of the South, and many of the powerful people in the South have joined the Combined Fleet and have a vital stake, so of course they will wholeheartedly support the decisions of the two leaders.
Even if a few powerful figures questioned it, after the private enlightenment of the two politicians, they all turned into chickens pecking rice.
God, that plague god is really evil, and he actually ran away to Jeju Island in the guise of a pirate! Since it's him, there's nothing to say, going to Yanjing to sue definitely won't work, and you can't beat it, so you have to cry and endure it.
Life is like being like that, I can't resist, I have to close my eyes and enjoy it, isn't this how North Korea has been for more than a thousand years?
The opinions of the scholars in the south were completely unified, and the scholars in the north had just been hit hard, and a piece of peace was robbed by Liaozhen, and even many heroes were robbed, and it was the time for chicken feathers.
Although they didn't know what was going on in Jeju Island, causing the southerners to grovel to a group of pirates and back down everywhere, it is conceivable that the southern people must have suffered at the hands of the pirates, otherwise how could they be so easy to talk to?
Therefore, they will not raise any objections, it is easy to raise objections, but they are also responsible for speaking. If the southerners push the boat down the river and take back the responsibility for recovering Jeju Island, they may suffer a big loss.
After all, the scholars are all in the same boat, and the strength of each family is counted by everyone in private, and the strength of the southern scholars has actually suffered a loss, and they have been manipulated into eighteen appearances, so it is strange that they can please their own family.
Since the terms of the cession of territory have been successfully passed, there will certainly be no obstacle to the other conditions. Even if the naval armies of Jeolla and Gyeongsang were to be handed over to pirates in the future, and military operations could be carried out in the name of Korea, the Korean scholars and doctors nodded happily.
Anyway, the other party said that the only enemy of the Korean navy is in the east, and when the training is successful, that lord will lead the Korean navy to seek justice from the robbers of the Japanese country.
With rights comes obligations, this is what the lord said, and the Korean ministers were moved to tears one by one, and they all said that this was because God could not bear to see the suffering of the Korean people, and hereby sent down heavenly soldiers and generals to lead the DPRK to Antay.
For North Korea, there are only two biggest threats, one is the famine that occurs from time to time in the country, and the other is the frequent border war.
Whether they know or not, there is no doubt about the combat power of the pirates, the actual battle examples are there, and they can't help but not believe it, with such a person leading, even the fierce pirates may not be able to resist it, right?
After these two major decisions were passed, the remaining ones, such as the right of the other side to requisition the ports along the Korean coast and receive supplies at the ports, were even more insignificant in the eyes of the ministers.
They didn't have any concept of sea power, even if they built a navy in private, it was mainly for the purpose of resisting the Japanese invaders, and in addition, the sea only represented seafood and kelp for them.
Finally, there are also pirates who have always admired Korean women, so they can buy and other requests, that is, no one pays attention to them completely, and the great Koreans are brilliant, and even women are famous, which is a good thing, well, it must be a good thing.
...... "Lord Jin, according to the meaning of that adult, the king has already issued a decree, you see ......" After knowing the backer behind Jin Xiaai, the attitude of Min and Cui became more respectful, which can be described as groveling.
"When the navy of Gyeongsang-do arrives at Cheongsangjima, the descendants of the adults can return, but there may be a few ships left, after all, the ships of the North Korean navy are too dilapidated, and it is still inconvenient to go to Wajima."
Seeing that these two people came to offer treasures after the court, their intentions were very sincere, and Jin Xia Ai was not embarrassed by them, and according to Xie Hong's explanation, he explained his hands and tails one by one.
"Contributing to the kingdom and upholding justice for the people is what it should be, what it should be." Including the largest tortoiseshell ship, there are eleven of them, how can the two ministers account for the rest, anyway, their heads have already been knocked down, so it is better to knock them thoroughly.
"That's good, since both of you have affirmed the righteousness, when Jin returns to Jeju, he will also make it clear to the adults, let's cooperate for a long time, haha." Jin Xia loved to laugh and left, leaving the two ministers looking at each other.
Is it still long? So, there will be a next time? This time I ceded Jeju Island, and next time...... Could it be Jeolla Province? God, should we move, it's really dangerous to be neighbors with the plague god.
…… The news of Hanyang has not yet reached Jeju Island, but Jeju Island is already a busy scene.
Before the Battle of Jeju broke out, Jeolla Province's Yousu Battalion was stationed at Cheongsan Island, preparing for logistical replenishment. Therefore, when Xie Hong defeated the combined fleet and escorted them to Qingshan Island, he captured them easily.
At that time, it was Li Wanhu who was in charge of the water camp, this person was not very bold, and when he saw the tragic situation of the most powerful combined fleet in his mind, of course he would not have any psychological obstacles to surrender, in such a situation, it was the fool who resisted.
Xie Hong simply divided the two sides into categories, and he decided to retain the regular army of North Korea, these people are relatively simple, they are all poor fishermen along the coast, they have little fighting spirit, and they are also very obedient.
Private soldiers were used as hostages and bargaining chips to force North Korean ministers to compromise, and through the mouths of several criminal ministers on Jeju Island, Xie Hong had a better understanding of the situation in North Korea.
He was very confident in his plan, just like the stories that happened in China in history, when their own interests and national interests were contrary to each other, those scholars and doctors who were deeply influenced by Confucianism would make only one choice, that is, to damage the public and private interests, and sell the country to seek glory.
According to the special national surname of North Korea, with the deterrence of naval warfare, and then let out the rumors of his identity, the other party's action mode will be under control, looking at the North Korean sailors assembled near the dock for training, Xie Hong raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a trace of an unfathomable smile.
"Brother Xie, what are you laughing at? Could it be that there is news from Hanyang? ”
"Brother Ma, are you back? You didn't run into any trouble on the way, did you? Xie Hong was overjoyed when he heard this, turned around and looked at Ma Ang, and saw that the other party had no other abnormalities except for being slightly tired, so he smiled and said: "You came back just in time, the preparations here are almost there, and when the news from Hanyang arrives, you can ...... But what is the specific situation on the side of the Japanese country, have you found out clearly? ”
"Brother Xie, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know, you are startled when you ask, the situation is a small place in the Japanese country, the situation is more complicated than our Daming, and I can't understand the details for a while," Ma Ang frowned and shook his head again and again, very embarrassed, and then returned to the topic: "However, the two things that Brother Xie asked me to ask were asked clearly." ”
"That's good, there are so many daimyo or something in the Wa Kingdom, and it's not something that outsiders can understand, Kyushu Island, there should be an Shimazu family." Xie Hong smiled.
He came all the way to Jeju Island, not to bully the Koreans, his main goal was to destroy the Japanese and cut off the route from Jiangnan to the Japanese country, and everything he did was to prepare for this purpose.
Therefore, after the end of the naval battle, he selected a few people who knew Japanese from among the captives, and went to Nagasaki with Ma Ang to disguise themselves as Ming maritime merchants, in order to find out the news.
"Isn't it...... Wow, Brother Xie, you actually know the name of the Japanese Kingdom! Ma Ang replied with a relative, and then he was amazed, even he knew that Brother Xie was really a pedant.
You must know that most of the Daimyo territory strength of the Wa Kingdom is very small, and if it is placed in the Central Plains, many of them are just village chiefs or something, and those who meet the county-level standards are already powerful lords.
Maang stayed in Nagasaki for more than ten days, and his Japanese language level has improved a lot, but he is confused about the distribution of power in the Japanese country, even if it is only a single island of Kyushu.
But I don't want Xie Hong to be able to casually say a small name at the southern tip of Kyushu, which is almost as difficult as a certain North Korean who can casually say Beizhuang County in Xuanfu, which is really amazing! Maang was amazed.
"Ahem, I've also heard people talk about it these days...... "This is actually nothing remarkable, as long as you have played the games of the Nobunaga Yewang series in the later life, anyone can name a few great names of the Wa Kingdom, if it weren't for the fact that the current era is a little earlier, Xie Hong wouldn't even need Maang to find out the news."
"Brother Ma, let's get down to business, is there anyone on the five islands who is controlled by that force now?"
(To be continued)