Compared to China, the Japanese archipelago is like a bonsai on the sea.

The Japanese people who grew up in bonsai, facing the heavenly kingdom, were like frogs at the bottom of a well suddenly seeing the vast sky, and they were inevitably inferior and frightened. Panic to the extreme, is arrogance. It can be understood as a disguised self-preservation, or it can be understood as a simple rebellion under extreme pressure and fear.

Led by Liu Yang, several Japanese people who landed in Pyongyang for the first time, with unique hair buns and identity symbols*, embarked on the road to Pyongyang with these two completely different mentalities.

The path they took was not the same as that of the craftsmen of Shandong and the refugees of Jiangnan.

Except for those who were good at farming, who had a special farm and was responsible for cotton cultivation and agricultural research in various places, the rest were under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and after receiving the promised rewards, such as land or money, they were all assigned to the army craftsmen's camp.

The displaced people were placed under the control of the left and right divisions, and all the resettlement places were settled, or integrated into the Goryeo villages, or pure Han villages were built, and the cooperatives distributed seeds, farm tools, and cattle, and all the cultivated fields were divided between the harvest and the provinces* within three years, and after three years, the land belonged to them, and at the same time, the taxes were reduced to 30%.

Ninety percent of the displaced people who came had no family members, and they all fed the whole family without hunger. Not to mention the * share, not to mention that the land will be owned by me after three years, and it will be very good to have food to eat. There were no comments, all accepted unconditionally.

With the gradual increase in the number of displaced people and the fact that a large number of Koreans were transferred to join the army, the situation of a serious imbalance in the ratio of Haedong Han and Li was slowly reversed. Of course, that's all for later.

The twilight slowly but firmly deepened, and the wind of mid-February brought a little warmth, cool, and not cold. The trees on the side of the road, glowing with dots of verdant, like a shy little girl, although there is no charm of spring, there is no midsummer style, the wind blows, but also rustles lightly.

Liu Yang and his entourage were not in a hurry.

Deng She has confessed that the Japanese are cunning, cruel and enduring, and difficult to tame. To deal with such people, it is not just a gentle strategy, but a proper display of authority. What is the prestige? The military is strong, and the national strength is strong. At the right time, in the port, the Japanese people had already praised the strength and ability of the garrison army. Pyongyang has always been the top priority of the provincial administration, and it is just the right opportunity to give them another glimpse of the strength of the Haedong country.

Looking from afar, the village is seated.

Patches of neatly divided farmland, many of the crops under cultivation, poke their heads out, grow a lot taller, filled with a fresh smell, and in the twilight, they become more and more verdant. The smoke of the cooking was everywhere, and the farmers who returned late went together, among them was an old man, holding a ploughing ox in his hand, with a hoe on his shoulder, a leisurely attitude, and singing and walking.

The Japanese listened attentively for a moment, listening to the quaint lyrics and distinguishing their voices, but they were not Goryeo ballads. One person said strangely: "May I ask Liu Jun, is the old man who sings, but a Han person?" ”

"Goryeo people in the truest sense of the word."

"Why do you sing Han children's songs?"

Liu Yang smiled: "Jilang-kun, why can't the beauty sing the ballads of the Han people?" We Han people and beauties are originally a family, with the same language and the same species, such as brothers. Even if you are a Tartar, don't you also regard the Goryeo people as Han Chinese? What is so surprising about singing the ballads of the Han Chinese? ”

Deng She engaged in the Han people, mainly from the culture of efforts, folk songs are also a kind of culture, folk customs are especially more important.

In the left and right divisions, there are full-time people who do this, and they have no other work every day, that is, they go down to the people and tell the ancient stories to the Goryeo farmers in the form of storytelling. Based on the influence of China on Goryeo, such as the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival,—— the Goryeo people also celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival. Supplemented by the Koreans who did their next work in China, this one is a little hard to find, but if you look through the history books, you can always find a few. Goryeo worships Buddhism, for example, many monks who studied abroad have achieved success in Middle-earth, and they have become famous monks when they return. In this way, they can strengthen their sense of identity.

By the way, Korean people are sometimes taught to sing some songs. It is not surprising that the old man could sing a few words.

The Japanese man named Jiro, whose full name is Fujijiro, is Fuji Mitsuhide's elder brother, and now the leader of the largest group of Japanese pirates under Deng She, has already taken up the military position in Haidong Province, and compared with several other Japanese gangs, it is close to a state of semi-integration. He has been to Twin Cities many times, and this is the first time he has come to Pyongyang.

He used to plunder, mostly in the south, although he went deep into the hinterland several times, but he was busy killing people and setting fires, how could he have been so swaggering and easy to visit? Everything is fresh.

Suddenly, a melodious bell sounded in the evening breeze. He looked up in a hurry, and saw a tall house standing by the side of the road not far ahead. The bell rang from there. The door opened, and a dozen or twenty young children swarmed out.

Behind the children, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian came out, and kept shouting, "Slow down, slow down." Watch out for falls! The children stood up, turned around, lined up, bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man, and said together: "Sir, please go back, see you tomorrow." ”

The middle-aged man straightened his clothes, and also made a return salute, saying, "See you tomorrow." ”

An adult, a group of children, behaved quite politely. After answering the question, they saw Liu Yang and the others, and the children avoided the side, pointed, burst into laughter, and went playfully. In recent days, there have been a lot of outsiders, and the middle-aged man was not surprised, hugged his hand slightly, and turned around to go back to the house.

Tojiro was originally a samurai, and he knew a few kanji, and when he got closer, he hung a plaque on the house and recognized the word "village school". He nodded knowingly and said, "This is the village school." ”

After walking ten miles, they saw a similar house on the side of the road, about they passed by late, the house was empty, looking through the window, the tables and chairs were complete, and it was obviously another village school. Tojiro couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Ten miles and one study? I didn't expect Pyongyang culture and education to be so prosperous! In the peaceful years, I'm afraid it's just like that. ”

Liu Yang smiled and said nothing.

He has the intention to show off, but unfortunately most of these village schools were built after the year, he has been at sea, familiar with the water conditions, and does not know much about it.

A few years ago, Deng Sheshe recruited a group of Goryeo scribes, and except for a few who refused to cooperate, most of them were willing to surrender because of fear or speculation. Deng She selected those who were talented and famous, put them in the Tsinghua Museum, gave them important positions, watched their deeds, heard their words, and kept them for later use. Those who lack talent and reputation are arranged to join the Confucianism Promotion Division, and then Guangxing School, every time it is built, one person will be selected to teach.

It's not a school every ten miles, but a school in a cooperative. In densely populated places, there are more cooperatives and more schools, and in sparsely populated places, there are fewer cooperatives and fewer schools.

In every ten schools, there must be a scholar, which is held by a literate Han Chinese, who does not need to give lectures, and whose daily duties are to inspect, supervise, coordinate, upload and distribute. All school teaching content must be in Chinese. Many Korean literati know Chinese, and even if they don't know it, they use Chinese characters in their daily lives, and they learn them quickly.

The school's teaching materials are all compiled by the Confucian Advancement Division. There are ready-made textbooks such as "Park Tongshi" and "Old Beggar", which are not difficult to compile. It is nothing more than deleting the color of Meng Yuan and adding the rhetoric of the Han and Li families; Less of the big truth, more knowledge about agricultural farming.

Ordinary farmhouses are considered solid if they can take care of food and clothing, and there is no spare money for their children to study. Therefore, the tuition fee is free of charge, and the cooperative only needs to provide food and clothing for the husband. Mr. also has a salary, which is issued by the Confucian Lifting Division. At the same time, taking care of the hard work of the farmer, the class is only held when the farm is idle and the farm is busy, and it is not forced. However, there is one point that all children under the age of 16 and over the age of 6 must attend classes during the off-season.

Children are very important, and if you can die first, and then win over the next generation, the country will almost disappear. In order to ensure that the gentlemen are hard-working and conscientious, Deng She stipulates that every three years, those who are excellent in the assessment will be promoted to officials, and those who are unwilling will be rewarded with silver money and allowed to return to their hometowns.

The port is dozens of miles away from Pyongyang. Liu Yang looked at the sky, the twilight gradually turned into night, and he put his hand on the pergola and looked ahead, and a little city wall was faintly visible. He added a whip and said, "Gentlemen, go faster." Before nightfall, we get to Pyongyang. The provincial city gates are closed, and they are in trouble. ”

Several people responded one after another, beating horses and urging, and before they could reach three or two miles, a group of people ran over on the avenue.

The number of people is very large, and at a cursory glance, there are no less than three or four hundred. At the head was an officer, shouting slogans, and the others lined up, running and shouting at the same time. About 400 people shouted together, and the sound was very loud, and the alarmed birds flew wildly. It startled everyone.

Some of them did not understand Chinese, so they calmed their mounts and asked, "What are they shouting?" How to sing. ”

Liu Yang commanded the crowd, made way for them, and replied, "It was originally Ge'er. The singing is: one, two, three, four. One, two, three, four, like a song. ……”

The smoke was billowing and the crowd ran past. When passing by the Japanese people, none of them turned their heads to look, and they did not squint, and they were full of energy. During the run, the order of the ranks was still maintained.

Tojiro asked, "Is this the garrison in Pyongyang?" It must have been an evening drill. ”

"The drill is true, but it is not the garrison of Pyongyang. They didn't bring weapons,......, Liu Yang pointed to the banner at the head of the team and said, "Do you see it?" The pattern on the flag. On behalf of Juntun. They were people from the nearby military cantonment. If the garrison is drilling, it will not be fully armed, and it will be trained with heavy loads in the morning and evening, at least thirty miles each. The intensity of training is far beyond the reach of the military cantonment. ”

A few of the widows were speechless. The military cantonment, as the name suggests, is just a farmer in the military establishment. A group of farmers can maintain such discipline and continue to practice every day. I really can't imagine how strict the training of the regular army will be in peacetime.

Tojiro praised: "It is worthy of a hundred battles and a strong army." ”

Before nightfall, everyone finally rushed to the city of Pyongyang.

The moat outside the city has only recently been expanded, and it is ten zhang wide, and the water depth is bottomless. There is a spacious bridge outside the city gate for passage, the city is high and thick, and at the battlement, strong crossbows and artillery can be faintly seen. Soldiers in bright armor patrolled it, and some of the city's heads had already lit torches and hung up their lanterns.

Although it was late, the city gate was bustling, and there were many pedestrians coming in and out.

The Japanese people carefully observed, and those who went out of the city were mostly dressed up for the common people, and those who entered the city were dressed up by many merchants. Someone asked: "Liu Jun, you just said that the city gate is about to be closed, why are there so many people going out of the city?" ”

"It's February now, and it's not going to be green. Many people did not have anything to eat. The prime minister of my family organized manpower to dig canals in the countryside, or repaired traffic arteries and strengthened the city. The people who went out of the city were the peasants who had only received food and returned home after their work. ”

Everyone saw it, and it was really good. Some of those who went out of the city carried baskets, and some carried small basins, and they brought with them some food.

Today, the Central Plains, Goryeo, and Japan, are in turmoil in the country. When there is no catch, it is often the most difficult day, and it is often the time when the robberies are the most ferocious. Tojiro has seen a lot and has personal experience, so it is not surprising that some people in Haidong have nothing to eat.

However, it was somewhat surprising that Haidong had enough food to carry out cash-for-work.

"We used to be guests in the south of Goryeo. South Korea was short of food, and every time this envoy came, I don't know how many people starved to death. The savings of the national treasury of Goryeo in the south of the country for hundreds of years were also unable to be helped. The grain output of North Goryeo is not as good as that of South Goryeo, so why is Haidong so abundant? ”

"Gentlemen, have you seen the merchants entering the city?"

"Could it be?"

"Yes, more than half of these merchants are grain merchants. The prime minister of my family pacified Haidong in one fell swoop, and the chaotic situation in Liaodong was changed, and the sea was peaceful. In addition, the provinces* have a mercantile policy, and those who transport grain are exempt from taxes. If the number is large, even give a certain encouragement. Merchants from Shandong, Huainan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang came enthusiastically. To tell you the truth, I Haidong lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of food. ”

Liu Yang bragged about it, and the people were stunned for a while.

Why is Haidong not short of food? Deng She used to help the people, and indeed some of them came from Jiangnan, thanks to the blessings of Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, and the trade agreement signed with them, Hong Jixun fought for a piece of grain, and in two months, he smashed the pot and sold iron, and bought some. There is also a part of it, but the wool came out of the sheep and was snatched from South Korea.

Last month, the 10,000-strong new army was built, and after simple training, hundreds of veterans were mixed into the backbone of the army, and at the end of last month, it was put into the battlefield. Led by Monk Lee, he constantly harassed and attacked the eastern front of South Goryeo. The city is not easy to fight, but the villages between the city and the city are easy to fight. Who is a farmer who does not have the habit of storing grain? A dozen in three days, and a robbery in five days, got a lot of food.

It not only played the role of training the army, but also confused the sight of South Goryeo for the upcoming offensive, and at the same time postponed the immediate urgency, which can be described as the best of all three.

As for the merchants who entered the city, there were indeed a few grain merchants from Shandong. Smugglers, how much can they transport?

Liu Yang led the way, showed the road guide and official documents, and led the group into the city of Pyongyang. Not long after arriving at the State Guest House, the meal was not good, someone sent an order to come, and Deng She summoned him.

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1. Supplemented by Koreans who have done their next work in China.

There was a Gao Xianzhi in the Tang Dynasty, but he was a Goguryeo, not a Goryeo.