Zhang Chu did not tell a lie, and it was not long before the fleet from Shandong landed in various ports in Korea, and the fleet brought merchants and goods, sturdy cloth, and refined iron tools that attracted the attention of the Koreans at once, and these things were not only of super good quality, but also cheaper than those in Korea. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info how do Koreans count the Ming merchants, weaving cloth and then shipping it to North Korea, they will lose money. It seems that what Zhang Chu said about aiding North Korea is true. The merchants of the Ming Dynasty bought up a lot of land by the port, established warehouses and merchants, and also established various factories such as textiles and manufacturing in the interior. According to the Treaty of Seoul, the Joseon king, Yi Liang, issued a decree prohibiting the harassment of these businesses and factories by Korean officials and citizens, and the Koreans called the places where these Ming merchants lived and traded. North Koreans want to buy a few high-end goods from Daming in the Special Zone, and if they can work for the Ming people in the factories of the Special Zone, the life of the whole family will be improved, which is the dream of some North Koreans, because the wages paid by the hired workers of the Ming people are very high.

At the same time, some special money banks called the Baoan Bank were opened in these special zones, which became particularly famous as soon as they were opened, because everyone knows that these money banks were opened by Zhang Chu, the general who guarded Korea, and that the money houses were run by his beautiful wife Yue Yue. The Koreans have not been able to mint fine copper coins for technical reasons, but these banks are open to supply, and for a small fee, silver can be exchanged for copper coins produced in Shandong. If there is a lot of silver, it can also be exchanged for silver dollars, and those silver dollars are full of color and easy to use, so you don't have to worry about the loss caused by weighing. The security army's silver and copper coins soon circulated in North Korea.

The Baoan Bank also issued some colorful banknotes, and because of the lessons of the Daming treasure banknotes, the North Koreans were still very wary of these banknotes and did not dare to accept them easily. However, with Zhang Chu's army as a guarantee, the Ming merchants who came to do business liked it very much, and the silver they earned in North Korea could be exchanged for paper money as long as they spent some handling fees, and when they returned to Shandong, they could exchange it for silver at the security bank there, and if they wanted to bring silver from Shandong to North Korea, they could also operate it. This reduces risk and saves on shipping costs.

The banknotes issued by the Security Bank always correspond to a fixed amount of silver taels, which can be exchanged for the equivalent of silver taels at any time after the bank charges a handling fee. Merchants don't have to worry that these banknotes will depreciate like the Ming treasure banknotes. Paper money has also become the currency in circulation, and shops in the special zone accept paper money for purchases, and the scope of paper money circulation has gradually expanded, and it has been accepted by some North Koreans. Later, Ming merchants used paper money to pay wages when hiring Koreans, and at first Koreans always rushed to the security bank to exchange paper money for silver or copper coins, but later found that there was no need for that. You can also buy things with paper money, which is much more convenient than those metal currencies. North Koreans are also getting used to using the banknotes of the security bank.

With the development of commerce and trade, the suspicion of Zhang Chu in the Korean court was also eliminated. Zhang Chu did not ask for a penny from North Korea but brought a large number of goods to North Korea, North Korea did not even have to invest more financial resources to send armaments, and the king had money and could enjoy silk and magnets from the south of the Ming Dynasty. There is no reason to think that Zhang Chu is unfriendly to North Korea.

In the face of Houjin, the defense system of the security army was gradually established, not only sending the security army to garrison various places for defense, but also building a security army based on the North Korean army trained in Jeju Island. The officers of this security force are mainly security guards who have lived on Jeju Island for a period of time, and the weapons and clothing used are exactly the same as those of other security forces. Zhang Chu deliberately downplayed their North Korean attributes. This security force is now very busy, and Chang Chu sent them to visit the villages of Pyongan Province and Hamgyong Province in North Korea, and established a system of armor protection in each village in accordance with the usual practice of the security forces in the military control area.

Jang Chu wrote a letter to the Joseon king, Yi Liang, and praised Yoon Kim Kai-chie, the governor of Pyongyang Province in Pyongan Province. Then he asked Li Liang to send Jin Jiezhi to the military control area to manage local affairs.

Of course, Li Liang was willing, and he didn't want to leave not a single North Korean in the military control area.

Jin Jiezhi was sent by the king to report to Zhang Chu. Zhang Chu waved his hand, and these areas bordering Houjin are all under your control.

Kim then walked around Pyongan and Hamgyong provinces under the escort of the security forces, and the local North Korean officials knew that Kim was now their immediate boss. Soon Kim Kai-ji understood that he was in charge of northern Korea, and Jang Chu was in charge of him.

The king of Joseon, Yi Liang, didn't care if Kim Jiezhi reported to him or not. In the north, Zhang Chu has taken over all the defense of Houjin, and he has not even asked him for military salaries, he only needs to be responsible for the supply of a security army composed of North Koreans. The southern part of Korea was now prosperous, and the merchants of the Ming Dynasty harvested everything they needed and brought in ships of the necessities of life that the Koreans desperately needed. North Koreans are accustomed to a life of scarcity and are full of excitement about the improvement of their lives, and everyone is praising Ri for his good governance.

Originally, there were still some forces in the Korean court that were inclined to Hou Jin, and they originally wanted to use Hou Jin's hand to bring down Li Qi and replace him, but now with the arrival of Zhang Chu's army, they are also wisely born. Li Liang now only hopes that Daming will not transfer Zhang Chu away, and even after Zhang Chu is destroyed, it will be good.

Zhang Chu's actions in Korea naturally attracted the attention of Huang Taiji, and some of Huang Taiji's cronies ridiculed Dolgon, and then led his men to the Korean border, preparing to find a place for Houjin, but the troops with cold weapons could not do anything when they encountered the fortress buildings guarded by muskets and artillery. After a long period of attack, the security army had gathered a large force to rush over for reinforcements, and the Houjin people had to withdraw. Dolgon's life was better, and this fulfilled the saying: "It's not that we're incompetent, it's that the enemy is too cunning." Finally, no one in the Houjin people laughed at the defeat to Zhang Chu anymore. Huang Taiji's ideological realm is definitely different from those people. He clearly saw Zhang Chu's threat to him, weighed the strength of both sides, and found that if Zhang Chu decided to defend in those strange castles, the attack of the Houjin people would definitely outweigh the losses. Moreover, in these battles with Zhang Chu, the muskets and artillery of the security army gave Huang Taiji a deep impression, and after fighting with the security army, many people were killed and wounded, and the losses of the security army were very small, so such a battle could not be fought. Therefore, Huang Taiji stepped up his urging to make muskets and artillery in Houjin, determined to give Zhang Chu a fatal blow when he was fully prepared.

The Koreans didn't care what Huang Taiji thought, they only knew that Zhang Chu defeated the Houjin people again and created a peaceful Korea for them. This has not been done by others before, Zhang Chu is their patron saint and their savior.

Zhang Chu was not satisfied with the praise of the North Koreans, and he had bigger plans. (To be continued.) )