Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 603 Incheon Landing
Seoul.

Because it is located in the north of the Han River, it is also called Hanyang.

The Han River encircles the south of the city from east to west, presenting a good geomantic pattern of the "landscape belt" of Longsha Water Cave, so the Joseon Dynasty moved its capital here from Kaesong.

After the Japanese Invasion, all the palaces and palaces were burnt down, the city was full of thorns, and officials sat against the walls. Among the three main halls, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeok Palace, and Changgyeong Palace were burned down by Korean rioters at the same time, but Changdeok Palace was repaired and used as the main hall. .

Today, the ten-year-old Li Cheng is in charge of the country, and the Supreme King Li Zhen is in hiding, and the power of the government is completely in the hands of Hong Chengchou.

First of all, in order to control the local area and obtain money and food, Hong Chengchouyun allowed merchants and landlords to spend money to buy officials and become imperial officials with clearly marked prices.

For this alone, hundreds of thousands of shi of grain were obtained, more than enough to support the army.

For example, the casting of Shunzhi Tongbao, the use of cultural measures such as the Qing calendar, the Qing law, etc., to achieve the role of the original model.

These alone are not enough. Politically, Hong Chengchou strongly supports the Qing Dynasty faction headed by Jin Zidian, making it occupy the center of North Korea and become a watchdog.

In order to achieve the goal of supporting the Qing Dynasty faster and better plunder North Korea's resources, Hong Chengchou carried out a series of reforms in Seoul in the name of North Korea.

In order to promote orthodoxy and win people's hearts, the Seoul court, on the basis of recognizing the privileges of the Liangban, abolished the system of elites and scholars, and learned from the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty.

That is, in addition to the two classes of nobles who can participate in the imperial examination, ordinary common people can also participate in the imperial examination, and the number of admissions has been expanded from 33 people to 100 people.

At this moment, the whole of South Korea boiled in an instant. Ordinary businessmen and small and medium-sized landlords rejoiced and poured into Hanyang City to take the imperial examination.

This was unimaginable in the past.

Because the imperial examination in North Korea is just a feast for the two classes of nobles, and the places are often reserved by relatives and high-ranking officials, leaving very few truly talented people.

In an instant, a large number of students gathered in Seoul, and they also recognized Li Cheng very much. It is orthodox to be able to serve them as an official.

"Mr.'s actions, the poor family rejoices, the common people support, the puppet dynasty may be in jeopardy..."

Jin Zidian bent slightly and opened his mouth to flatter, almost portraying Hong Chengchou as the savior and hero of North Korea.

Hong Chengchou also showed a little satisfaction, and smiled reservedly: "Don't look at the puppet dynasty's offensive in Kaesong, but it is not as good as me in governing the country. If there is no support from the Ming court, I am afraid that it would have been overwhelmed, and the recovery is just a matter of time."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help sighing: "The Korean people are weak and poor, and there is too little money and food."

When Jin heard the words, his eyelids twitched, and the words in his throat almost blurted out.

Glancing at Hong Chengchou's face, he will stop, his face is pale, and he dare not speak any more.

Contrary to the nominal alliance between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty, although North Korea surrendered to the Qing Dynasty reluctantly, it actually worked for the Qing Dynasty many times.

For example, North Korea sent troops to cooperate with the Qing army to destroy the Ming army on Phi Island (Sea Battle of Phi Island); in 1638, the chief of the Kurka tribe, Gahachan (Korean called Qinghechang) and others defected to Xiongdao (now Vladivostok, Russia) Krusus Island), the Qing Dynasty ordered North Korea to be wiped out with [-] boat divisions dispatched by the Qingxing Mansion.

During the Songjin War, North Korea raised food and horses under extremely difficult circumstances to transfer to the front line of Jinzhou.

After the Qing army entered the customs, most of the grain stored in Beijing was plundered by Li Zicheng's army, and the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River was blocked, resulting in a food shortage in the Qing Dynasty. North Korea was forced to ship [-] shi to Beijing by sea, which eased the urgent need of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, for the Ming Dynasty, North Korea only respected and perfunctory, but for the Qing Dynasty, it was fear and had to act.

Jin Zidian certainly understood that this was Hong Chengchou's dissatisfaction with North Korea's taxation.

"The Gongna law is out of date and biased so that there are many tax evaders and the court is unable to make ends meet. Is there any more suitable change than this time?"

Hong Chengchou turned his head, his eyes were burning like torches, and Jin Zidian felt uncomfortable all over.

Jin Zidian was silent, Datong law hurt the interests of big nobles like them.

Before Gwanghae-jun, North Korea implemented the tribute payment method, which would collect tribute according to the account, which is equivalent to the household adjustment method implemented from the Cao Wei to the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China, and the land tax and the per capita tax were combined into one.

The expropriation of grain according to the land is called the Datong Law, but half of it has been implemented without any problems.

Obviously, compared with household registration, land cannot be escaped, and tax collection is simple and direct, which is more beneficial to the country.

After the implementation of the Great Harmony Law, the two groups of nobles have changed from the previous complete tax exemption to a certain amount of tax exemption. Who is willing to do this?
But Hong Chengchou doesn't care about these, he is like MacArthur's reform in Japan in later generations, he only wants to transform North Korea into a qualified dog as soon as possible, not only self-sufficient, but also feedback to the owner.

Only he can have such courage.

"After the trial, you will be the first to perform."

Hong Chengchou said coldly: "The Great Harmony Law must be implemented, don't use unnecessary means."

"I understand!" Jin Zidian sighed, what can be done now?
In a blink of an eye, it was the fourth year of Shaowu, that is, the seventh year of Shunzhi.

In spring and February, the palace examination in Seoul was very lively, and the horse-crossing parade was so lively. People were jumping for joy, cheering, enjoying this rare prosperity.

And Hong Chengchou was sitting in the restaurant for a while, looking at the Jinshi parading the street, with a smile on his mouth, his eyes full of memories.

With this group of Jinshi, in a few years, North Korea will definitely surrender.

"Report-"

Suddenly, Yiqi galloped in, kicked and stepped up the stairs, and knelt directly in front of him, panting.

"What's the matter?"

Hong Chengchou's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Hundreds of warships from the Ming army landed from Incheon, only one day away from Seoul."

thump——

Hong Chengchou stared at him intently, "Where did the Ming army land? How many people are there?"

"Incheon County, the Ming army suddenly landed in Incheon County, with more than [-] people..."

call--

Taking a deep breath, Hong Chengchou felt a gust of cold air rushing from his heels to the back of his head.

Incheon is only 150 miles away from Seoul, and the journey only takes two or three days. Now that the messengers have returned, the time left for him must be within two days.

This move is no less than when Chengzu abandoned Shandong and went straight to Nanjing.

"Wu Sangui also understands him. If you are brave, you will be brave. It's hard to think of this cross-sea conquest. Could it be Li Yingren or Li Chengdong?"

Hong Chengchou was full of puzzlement.

Damn it, Luck Dehun is blocking the Ming army near Kaesong, Seoul is short of troops!

After taking Incheon, the Ming army can continuously obtain supplies from the sea, and even conduct a siege battle.

"Send a message to let Le Belle come back immediately, let the Jinshi parade end quickly, and block Seoul..."

Hong Chengchou ordered in an orderly manner, and after a while, the huge Seoul city began to defend the city.

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　It seems that I have to accompany the exam, tired!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)