The so-called Jeju Island, officially known as Jeju Province, was Jeju Province of the Kingdom of Goryeo before today. As early as the Samhan period, this island between China, Japan, and Korea was subordinated to Baekje, one of the three Koreas, and later to Silla, which unified Samhan, and received the name of Tamna Kingdom, and the lord of the country was called "Star Lord". After the fall of Silla, the Tamna Kingdom was again subordinated to Goryeo. Around the beginning of the 12th century, Goryeo established Tamna-gun on the land of Tamna Kingdom, which was later renamed Jeju.

However, the Jeju envoy who ruled Jeju was still hereditary from the original star lord Gao family. And the lord of the Jeju Gao clan of this generation, the Jeju envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom, whose Han name is Gao Cunzhong, married a woman from the Goryeo royal family, and can be regarded as the concubine of the Wang family.

Now this Goryeo horse, the envoy of Jeju and the lord of the Jeju Gao clan, is in front of Chen Dexing. Tremblingly kneeling in the Jeju capital, he looked up at Chen Dexing, who was as tall as an iron tower, in the lobby of his former government office.

The battle to capture Jeju was child's play. The number of households in Jeju is only 10,000, and if you don't count the merchants on the way, the population of Jeju will not exceed 100,000. As for the garrison, it is more than 1,000 people sent by the Goryeo Kingdom, and it is also divided into two armies, water and land. The navy had three dhows and a number of insignificant boats. The three dhow ships were sent out by Gao Cunzhong this morning to negotiate with Chen Dexing's fleet. As a result, the three galleys crashed into pieces with their angle of attack!

About an hour later, Chen Dexing's fleet broke into the port north of Jeju ~ Fuseong. A large group of iron-clad samurai swaggered onto the docks and then rushed all the way to the tiny city of Jeju. And Gao Cunzhong's reaction was not slow, and he ordered the city gate to be closed at the first time. Gather the soldiers of the Gojia family and the Goryeo Kingdom to defend the city. However, the invading Song army dragged out several cylinders that could breathe fire and fire iron bullets! After a few roars, the thin walls of Jeju Mansion collapsed! And then. Naturally, it is to surrender and beg for his life......

At this moment, Gao Cunzhong's original government office has become the territory of Chen Dexing, the envoy of the Song State and the envoy of the festival. Inside and outside the government office. From time to time people come in and out. There were messengers who went from all over the world to give orders, there were also horsemen who came in a hurry to report the landing, and there were all kinds of officials who asked for instructions on various matters. Everyone was in a hurry, and everyone could not hide their excitement.

At least one ministry of armor is being densely dispersed inside and outside the government office. Everyone was dressed in armor and had grim faces. When Gao Cunzhong, as well as the leaders of the three major Jeju clans such as the Jeju Liang clan and the Jeju Fu clan, were escorted in, these armor soldiers all had murderous faces and held the hilt of their swords with their hands. looks like you're about to kill someone!

Frightened, Gao Cunzhong and the others couldn't even walk, and when they entered the lobby, they saw Chen Dexing sitting at the back of the public case, and they didn't ask who it was, they just bowed their heads. Chen Dexing was quite polite, and after a few words of reassurance, he let them kneel and reply.

At this time, Confucianism was prevalent in Goryeo, and anyone born into a wealthy family could speak fluent Chinese. And the head of the Jeju Gao clan, the Jeju Liang clan, and the Jeju Fu clan. Naturally, it can be regarded as a high gate. There are masters who are proficient in Confucianism in the family since childhood, so there is no language barrier when talking to Chen Dexing now.

"If you go back to the festival, although this Jeju province has the name of the government, it is still the system of the tribal head. There are no prefectures below the prefecture. There are only a few dozen villages. The people who live there are the three surnames of Gao, Liang, and Fu. ”

“…… According to legend, the ancestors of the three surnames Gao, Liang and Fu moved to the island and married the princess of Bihae. Multiply. Today, there are more than 10,000 households with three surnames in Jeju, all of whom are their descendants. ”

“…… The territory of Jeju Island is not small. It is one hundred and forty or fifty miles from east to west, and fifty miles from north to south. It's just that the land is barren. The product is not abundant. There is really nothing to honor the kingdom. If the lord of the festival of the kingdom does not give up, the little girl Ah Jing still has a little bit of grace and can be dedicated to the lord of the festival. ”

“…… The little sister Ah Zhen also has some appearance, but she can be a concubine for the master. ”

“…… The little girl Ah Hui is only 13 years old, and she is waiting for the boudoir, if the lord of the kingdom likes it, let her serve the lord. ”

The three heads of the Jeju clans, you and I said one sentence at a time, and in the end, they actually competed to give their daughter and sister to Chen Dexing as concubines and maids. It's just that Chen Dexing hasn't even reached a certain delicate loli, where can he taste the game of Jeju Island. With a wave of his hand, he told them to leave.

Of course, they could only retreat to their house in Jeju City, guarded by the armor soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and were not allowed to leave half a step!

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"Two Huang Shibo, Mr. Jiang Han, what do you think?"

Chen Dexing sent away three Jeju people, and asked Huang Shi'an, Huang Shigui, and Zhao Fu to speak in the lobby of the government office.

Before, Chen Dexing was only the lord of an army, and he had no army or civilians under his command, and there was no territory. Naturally, there is no civil affairs to do. However, now, Chen Dexing has his first piece of land, which is still laid down overseas, and how to manage it is indeed a problem.

Huang Shi'an said with a smile: "The old man is a businessman and doesn't know how to manage the villagers, but there is still a port outside the capital city of Jeju, which can be used as a fundamental place for the general." ”

Chen Dexing nodded: "Jeju Mansion City is indeed fundamental, and the people who come with me to the east are either military generals or industrial and commercial people, so it is impossible to let them farm." Jeju is located at the key point of the Three Kingdoms, and it is a great industry and commerce. In addition, the armory, shipbuilding, and numismatic offices of the Northern Expeditionary Army can also be located in Jeju City. ”

Jeju Island is isolated from the sea, and as long as the naval superiority is in the hands of Chen Dehing, there will be no large number of enemies to land on the island. It is very suitable as the general logistics base of the Northern Expeditionary Army. However, the more than 10,000 indigenous families on the island also need to be managed well.

He thought for a while, and then said to Huang Shigui: "Second Uncle Huang, I plan to set up a city shipping department outside the city of Jeju to govern the affairs of merchants and people in the commercial port and port. The position of the promotion of the city is up to you. The taxes to be paid by the Municipal Department of Shipping will be handled by the Huang family in accordance with the previous agreement. The whole of Goryeo needs to pay 100,000 guan a year, and Jeju City has set 10,000 guan.

In addition, a merchants' committee was set up under the Municipal Department to assist the Municipal Department in managing trade matters. The merchant committee is elected by the merchant tax to pay a certain limit. ”

The management of Goryeo Sea Trade by the Huang family was promised by Chen Dexing a long time ago, and now it is natural to fulfill the agreement. The merchants' committee was a private commodity brought out by Chen Dexing, and it was naturally the prototype of the local council. Jeju City is not a "division", but the prototype of an autonomous commercial city.

In Chen Dexing's vision, the localities should have considerable autonomy and not rely on the central government for everything, and China's centralized system certainly cannot be used in ancient times before the invention of modern means of communication and transportation.

Who could have imagined sending an official from Lin'an to the East Coast of North America to serve as a magistrate? Who could have imagined that the scholars of New York State would travel all the way to Lin'an for the imperial examination?

The Chinese-style bureaucratic system of ruling with scholars and officials under the command of the imperial court has considerable limitations -- the imperial court's control over the localities will continue to weaken with distance! Places that are too far away from the capital will find themselves in a situation of being weakened or betrayed by the central government because they do not have a complete system of local self-government.

Therefore, in Chen Dexing's view, the ideal way of governance is to decentralize power between the central and local governments, and allow local autonomy when the central government has more resources. The extent of local self-government power also depends on the specific situation. In areas that are closer to the capital and easier to control, the power of autonomy should be smaller. In the complex situation and far away territory, it is not impossible to implement sub-sealing.

"General, the old man seems that the commercial port of Jeju is easy to manage, and it is not difficult to get around Jeju City, so we just need to settle our original people. However, the whole island of Jeju has always been a land outside the country, and its people have not obeyed the king for a long time. ”

Zhao Fu heard Chen Dexing's words and arranged the affairs of the city, so he stroked his beard and talked about how to control the whole island of Jeju.

Old Master Zhao stretched out two fingers and shook at Chen Dexing: "There are only two strategies to pacify Jeju quickly, one is to slaughter its people!" However, if there are only 10,000 households and 100,000 people, if you kill a man and keep a woman, it is only 50,000 lives. ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Dexing didn't have anything, and the two Huang bosses were scared enough, and looked at Old Master Zhao's face a little pale - this master has been on the Mongolian side for too long? How did you learn the "national integration method" of the Mongols?

"What's the second policy?" Chen Dexing asked lightly. Slaughter is the easiest! Chen Dexing brought more than 20,000 troops to Jeju Island, and one person killed two, and there were no more 50,000 Jeju Ding men.

However, in this era, the population is really a wealth, and the people of Jeju are barely a part of the Chinese cultural circle......

"The second strategy is to govern Goryeo with Jeju!" Zhao Fu said with a smile, "The three surnames of Jeju have all been in the Goryeo Kingdom for a long time, and they have a close relationship with the Goryeo clan, and they are familiar with the inside affairs of Goryeo. To pacify Goryeo, the matter is twice the result with half the effort. This is the law of governing the public with less, the Jurchens of the past, and the Mongolian of today, all use this rule of law to rule the Central Plains, with the Semu and Yandi Hao clans as minions, govern the Central Plains, and then drive the Central Plains to the south. ”

Chen Dexing nodded lightly: "Can these two strategies be up and down?" ”

Zhao Fu said: "There is no up and down, only order." Salute first and then soldier, if the chief of the three tribes of Jeju is not willing to be a minion. Slaughter the Lord as his clan, so that Jeju can be the foundation. ”

"What if he is willing to be a minion?" Chen Dexing asked again.

Zhao Fu said: "Ordered him to carry out the gifts of his subordinates, pay food and army, cut land and settle our people, go out to fight with the army, send his son into the camp as a hostage, and send his daughter and general as a concubine." (To be continued......) R1292