Xu Kangzong had three things in front of him, and he said with a strange expression: "These are the money and goods of Goryeo?" ”

"Yes." Zheng Zhichang was a little inferior and embarrassed.

The most commonly used market equivalents in Korea are two-liter cloth, three-liter cloth, and five-liter cloth.

The cloth is two feet and two inches wide, and the weaving density reaches 80 wefts as one liter.

The official uniforms worn by Chinese officials are cut from fifteen liters of cloth. The clothes of the Chinese people are also mostly eight-liter cloth and ten-liter cloth.

The five-liter cloth is placed in China, and only the lowest people wear it.

As for the two-liter cloth and three-liter cloth, ordinary Chinese people hold funerals, and this is what is used to wear linen and filial piety.

However, in Goryeo, the five-sang cloth was equivalent to the mainstream currency, and the two-sang cloth and three-sang cloth were similar to auxiliary coins.

What a poor!

There is also a row of copper coins in front of Xu Kangzong, which is divided into six types: Donghai Tongbao, Donghai Chongbao, Haidong Tongbao, and Sanhan Tongbao.

Picking up the currency and looking at it, Xu Kangzong asked, "Isn't this a copper coin?" ”

Zheng Zhichang explained: "It is not easy to mint copper coins, and they are generally used for storage by wealthy households, and they cannot be seen on the market at all. Occasionally, there was also an influx of Chinese copper coins, which were also hidden by the wealthy and passed down to their families. ”

Xu Kangzong picked up the small bottle again and asked, "Silver?" ”

Zheng Zhichang said: "This kind of silver bottle is used by the king to reward ministers, as well as some large transactions. ”

The role of the silver bottle of the Goryeo Kingdom is similar to that of the silver collar of the Song Dynasty.

Xu Kangzong asked about the silver and copper mine again, and Zheng Zhichang answered truthfully, but the answer he got was different from what the prince said.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that there are a large number of copper and silver mines in Goryeo.

However, Zheng Zhichang said that there is very little silver and copper production in Goryeo, and there are not many mines found so far.

In fact, there is a lack of sufficient mining demand, so it is difficult for the mining industry in Korea to develop. Historically, due to the trade stimulus of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Korean Peninsula reached 68 silver mines at the same time in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

As for copper mines, they are mainly in the north-central regions of the Korean Peninsula, where reserves alone amount to 300 million to 400 million tons. And many mines are shallow in burial, high quality, extremely widely distributed, and not difficult to mine.

In addition, there are many gold mines on the Korean Peninsula.

Zheng Zhichang said unspeakably: "Please...... Please go to the Ming court and send some grain to help the people of Pyongyang. ”

"If there is no more, twenty or thirty thousand stones can still be taken out." Xu Kangzong said.

Due to the lack of grain in the imperial court, the people were not allowed to convert the national field endowment into money when they handed it in in the past two years, and they all had to hand over the grain honestly.

In addition, the introduction of corn into the grain endowment type, even though the prefectures and counties of many provinces are still recovering, and many areas are still in the tax reduction period, but last year's grain income also reached 23.02 million stone - in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, the annual regular tax amount fluctuated around 30 million stone.

This strange data, in addition to the increase in corn yield, is more due to the inventory of acres after the war.

In the past, the big families not only annexed land, but also hid a lot of land. To quote the original words of an official of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is possible that some wealthy households may only pay one mu of tax on 20 acres of land, and hide the rest from the government.

However, the imperial court only set an approximate amount, and if the magistrate collected insufficient taxes, the shortfall would be shared equally by the common people.

If you really can't put it away, then find a landlord with a bad background to apportion.

Now, taking advantage of the recovery period after the war, the new Ming Dynasty has inventoried acres of land across the country. While there are certainly a lot of omissions, there is definitely a reduction in hidden land, and the tax base is slowly expanding overall.

It is estimated that this year's field endowment will be able to recover to the level of the late Northern Song Dynasty.

Twenty or thirty thousand stone of grain, you can really get it out if you squeeze it.

It was sent to Pyongyang to relieve some hungry people, and some seeds were brought over to distribute to the peasants to replant grain and resume production. can quickly win the hearts of the people of Pyongyang at a very small cost, and on the whole, the Ming court has made a lot of money.

Zhao Li said suddenly: "The first batch of military rations brought with the ship can be divided into half to help the people, and there will be no problem with the temporary reduction of meals for the whole army." ”

Zheng Zhichang hurriedly stood up and waved at Zhao Lizuo: "General righteousness, please accept the next bow!" ”

"It doesn't have to be like this," Zhao Li said, "I have escaped the famine before, and I know how miserable the victims are, and people should help with this heart." ”

Zheng Zhichang sighed with emotion: "Those military generals in Goryeo only know how to eat empty salaries and slave soldiers, how can anyone be as benevolent and righteous as General Zhao?" Those civil officials in Goryeo all take care of the interests of their families, how can anyone be as reasonable as Xu Xianggong? Goryeo is indeed a barbarian country, and I, Daming, am the real civilized country! ”

Zhao Li, Li Bao, Yelu Yujian and others fought across the sea for more than half a year, and they already had ideas about opening up a new battlefield.

As long as the Ming troops in Pyongyang and Baozhou were familiar with the environment and had a firm foothold, they could attack the territory of the Jin Kingdom south of the Yalu River.

Or when the Ming army launched a large-scale counteroffensive, the Ming army stationed in Goryeo went directly north from the Yalu River and cooperated with the main force to kill the hinterland of the Jin State.

Jin Guo did not dare to be defenseless, and must divide his troops to resist.

If there are fewer soldiers, it will not be able to stop, but if there are more soldiers, the main battlefield will inevitably be overstretched.

Even if the Jin State issued a militia to the limit, it would definitely not be possible to exceed 200,000 troops.

It is necessary to fight in Shanxi and Youyan, and it is necessary to guard against Liaodong and Liaoxi, and in the future, it is necessary to guard against the front line of the Yalu River.

Zhao Li put himself in the shoes of the nobles of the Jin Kingdom, if he was to distribute the troops by himself, he would feel like a damn big head when he thought about it.

How can this be prevented?

Fortunately, it was Jin Ren who had a headache.

……

Kaeju, the capital of Goryeo.

"What? Daming really sent troops to help, and Zheng Zhichang also became the deputy envoy of Daming? Jin Fushi was shocked and unbelievable.

The messenger sent by Li Jiren said: "It is absolutely true. The Ming army came in the thousands, and they were stationed outside the city of Pyongyang. The envoy of the Ming Dynasty is called Xu Kangzong, and the deputy envoy is Zheng Zhichang, and I heard that Zheng Zhichang also made the right Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in the Ming Kingdom. ”

"This ...... How good is that? Li Zhiyi said in a panic.

Ren Yuanhou said: "Could it be that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom wants to take the opportunity to occupy the West Road? ”

Jin Fushi groaned: "Very likely! ”

A group of Kaekyung nobles who had already controlled the Goryeo court looked at each other at a loss at the moment.

Here's their overall plan:

The first step is to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, control the king, and fight against the Xijing faction.

In the second step, the golden soldiers killed, let them plunder, and send them out of the country. The places that were plundered by the Jin soldiers all belonged to the Xidao Road, which was the territory of the Xijing faction, which was equivalent to digging the foundation of the Xijing faction.

The third step is to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty and ask the Ming to canonize the king, obtain the recognition of the Kaijing faction by the Ming Dynasty, and offset the negative impact of the Xijing envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

The fourth step is to let some branches of the Kaegyong clan go to the vicinity of Pyongyang to occupy the unclaimed land, and recruit displaced people to become tenants to gain a foothold in Hunseo-do. In order to win over other local clans, some benefits will also be shared, and everyone will complete the devouring of Xidao together.

Now in the third step, there is an inexplicable problem.

Daming actually sent troops, and he still had to rely on Baozhou and Pyongyang not to leave.

Pyongyang is located in the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Taedong River, which is extremely fertile, and is one of the most grain-producing areas in the entire Korean Peninsula and the most commercially developed region in Goryeo.

Baozhou, on the other hand, is also suitable for farming, as it belongs to the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yalu River.

The two grain-producing areas were occupied by the Ming army, as long as they were governed steadily for a few years, the military grain could be self-sufficient, how could the Goryeo court take back the territory?

The southern invasion of the Jin Kingdom was just to grab grain, and the Ming Dynasty wanted to occupy territory!

Jin Fuyi blurted out suddenly: "My brother has a close relationship with the Jin State, why don't you invite the Jin soldiers to go south, and Goryeo will also send troops at the same time, how about attacking the Ming army in the north and south with the Jin people?" ”

"No," Jin Fushi hurriedly denied, "The Ming army inflicted heavy losses on the Jin soldiers last year, and we can't even beat the Jin soldiers, so how can we defeat the Ming army?" In case the Jin people could not break through Baozhou, the Ming army in Pyongyang would be able to kill all the way south to the side of Kaijing. At that time, I am afraid that there will be a worry of destroying the country! ”

"How's that to be?" Ren Yuan said kindly, "You can't let the Ming army occupy Hunxi Road, what's the difference between that and directly ceding the country?" ”

Jin Fushi said: "You can first send someone to contact the Ming envoy to test his true intentions." Maybe...... can pay some price to send these Ming troops out of the country. ”

"Who to send?" Li Zhidi asked.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Choi Yoon-yi.

Cui Yunyi said: "What does it have to do with me? ”

Jin Fushi said: "Your Excellency's uncle, you have a personal relationship with that Zheng Zhichang. Now Zheng Zhichang is serving as the deputy envoy of the Ming Dynasty, maybe let him contact one or two. ”

Cui Yunyi sneered: "My foolish uncle is still in prison now." He recommended the demon monk Miaoqing to His Majesty, and he often had an old relationship with the traitor Zheng Zhichang, how could he be used as a messenger to find out the truth? ”

Jin Fushi said: "Zheng Zhichang is not a traitor, but like Your Excellency's uncle, he was bewitched by that demon monk Miaoqing. ”

A few decades ago, the Choi family was the No. 1 family in Goryeo, but because of the failure of the political struggle, there are now signs of decline.

Cui Yunyi himself was even admitted to the Jinshi this year, but his sister was the concubine of Goryeo.

The age of this Zhongjin Shi is extremely abnormal in Goryeo.

As the Cui family of the Kaijing family, his son-in-law befriended the Xijing faction, and he did not have the idea of using the Xijing faction to fight for power. This is a power struggle within the Kaijing faction!

Jin Fushi said: "Your Excellency is the uncle of His Majesty after Confucius in Haidong (in fact, there is no blood relationship). Although he is only in the liberal arts this year, he is superior in learning and has a noble character, so he should serve as a doctor of imperial history. ”

Cui Yunyi finally couldn't stop smiling, got up and waved at everyone: "When the national disaster is at hand, the Cui family should also do their best to repay the country's kindness." ”

Wen Gongren, who was imprisoned for recommending the monk Miaoqing and befriending Zheng Zhichang, was freed and sent to Pyongyang to find out the truth.

Before leaving, Wen Gongren said to Jin Fushi: "Zheng Zhichang's family, those who were exiled to the island should be recalled immediately, and those who were beaten as official slaves should be reinstated as ordinary people." Otherwise, I don't have the face to meet my old friends. ”

"That's how it should be." Jin Fushi said.

As for whether Zheng Zhichang's wife and concubine daughter have slept with some powerful people, everyone automatically ignores this and does not discuss it.

(End of chapter)