The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 254 Marriage Contract
After the Japanese pirates failed to invade North Korea, Li Hui, the former ruler of North Korea, was also unable to deal with the two groups of nobles wantonly occupying land, not just the acres.

Mountains, forests, rivers, fishing grounds, salt fields, etc., have all been encroached upon.

The land annexation is even worse than that of Da Zhou.

This is the crux of Lee's North Korea, but because after the Japanese invasion, the Korean nobles had greater power, which led to more corruption.

Tao Jie left North Korea and returned to Jinzhou. After seeing the general, he reported to the general about his maintenance in North Korea.

Same as the original Xie Youcheng.

They need to report back to Golden State every time.

Jia Jian reported on Liaozuo affairs, and Tao Jie reported on North Korean affairs.

Now that the imperial court can't count on it, Tang Qing'an can only count on North Korea, so he must be well aware of the current new situation in North Korea.

It is necessary to meet the needs of Jinjiang Town without killing the chicken and taking the eggs, which will lead to chaos in various parts of North Korea, which will affect the supply to Jinjiang Town.

The former king of North Korea, Li Hun, was revoked the title of king in North Korea, and he was called Guanghai Jun, while Jin Jiangzhen still used to call the former king of North Korea.

It is also a subtle attack on the current North Korean leader.

"During the period of the former king of North Korea, the registered land in the country was more than one million knots, various tax-free fields accounted for more than [-] knots, and Chen Tian and disaster-reported fields also accounted for more than [-] knots.

The actual annual tax payment is more than [-] knots, and the output is more than [-] million stones. "

Hearing the numbers reported by Tao Jie, Tang Qing'an shook his head.

Jinjiang Town only needs 60 shi a year.

There is no need to ask for the acres in the hands of the two groups of nobles, but it only accounts for less than one-twentieth of the people's land.

In his plan, the future land tax in Jinjiang Town will be one out of ten.

Compared with the other [-] first-class taxes, it seems that the land tax set by Jinjiang Town is very high, but Jinjiang Town is divided into acres.

That is to say, miscellaneous taxes such as poll tax are not collected. Compared with this, the people are willing to accept ten land taxes and one tax.

"The 60 shi is like killing North Korea. I am speechless."

Tang Qing'an sighed.

The reason for this is that the Korean nobles are too greedy.

Tao Jie laughed when he heard this.

"North Korea requisitions three-handed training for shooters, gunners, and killers every year, and additionally collects two buckets and two liters of "three-handed rice" for each land.

Over the years, in the name of helping us with food and salaries, two buckets and five liters were collected for every acre of land.However, the Korean people call it Tangliangmi. "

Tang grain rice.

This was the first time Tang Qing'an heard of it, after chewing on it, he immediately understood what it meant.

The North Korean nobles diverted the conflict and dumped the resentment of the people on themselves, and he didn't care much about this.

The popular support of North Korea is useless to him.

People's hearts refer to the people's hearts of the people within one's own internal forces, not external forces.

The hearts of the barbarians are barbarians.

They attacked Dazhou with one heart and one mind.

The Great Zhou lost the hearts of the people and even the army in Liaodong, which was also the reason why the huge Liaodong was defeated by the barbarians.

And Jinjiang Town can rise.

Also because of popular sentiment.

At the beginning, hundreds of people went to sea and won the support and support of countless Liao people. Only then did their strength gradually become stronger, so that they can compete with the barbarians today.

Otherwise, the Liao people would not see the benefits and would not support him, what would happen to his hundreds of people.

Even more hundreds of years ago.

Mongolia was able to establish the Great Yuan because Genghis Khan had the hearts of the people, and all tribes in the grassland respected the Golden Family, and they did not retreat for hundreds of years.

Based on the hearts and minds of these inner Mongolians, Mongolia fought in all directions and conquered lands hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Countless countries within [-] miles, the crystallization of science and technology, military power, and financial resources have all been obtained by Mongolia.

Overwhelmed the Southern Song Dynasty with strength.

So Tang Qing'an didn't care about North Korean people's hearts.

As long as he has the hearts of the people in Jinjiang Town, he can subdue North Korea because of the many disadvantages of North Korea and the early dissatisfaction of people's hearts.

What's more, in history, the entry of gold into the customs also won the hearts of the northern landlords.

Compared with Li Zicheng's army plundering big families, Hou Jin thought that Chongzhen's slogan of revenge won the hearts of the people in the north.

Are people's hearts useful?

External public opinion is definitely of little use, what is important is internal public opinion.

Lee's North Korea has corrupted people's hearts for hundreds of years, so Japan can bully him, Hou Jin can bully him, barbarians can bully him, and Jin Jiangzhen can bully him.

But the difference is.

Jinjiang Town doesn't need a war-torn North Korea. What it needs is a stable North Korea that supplies Jinjiang Town continuously.

Just like when the Qing Dynasty was about to collapse, the Western powers were most anxious, and they were a hundred times more attentive than the people of the Qing Dynasty.

Tao Jie didn't know that the general's thoughts were far away, seeing that the general didn't say a word, he followed the general's previous words and smiled.

"Moreover, over the years, North Korea has also added unnamed miscellaneous taxes such as "three-knot collection", "four-knot collection", and "five-knot collection".

Not to mention all kinds of corvee, but only for every mu of land, from the stipulated land tax of [-] dou for each settlement, it reaches [-] bolts of cotton cloth and more than [-] dou of rice.

And Tang Liang rice, used to supply Jinjiang Town, is only two buckets and five liters per knot.

In other words, the two classes of nobles in North Korea used our name to eat their mouths full of oil, leaving the North Korean people with nothing. "

"Humph."

Tang Qing'an snorted coldly.

"The general simply knows people with his eyes and sent Liu Xingzuo to North Korea. This person is indeed different from us, extremely arrogant.

And there are details in the rough, but he used words to coax the North Korean leader, but he wanted the general to decide one thing. "

"what's up?"

"North Korea's king wants to be united with the general forever."

Tao Jie said politely.

The general is different from ordinary people, he attaches great importance to his family members.

Jia's family wanted Mrs. Jie, Yao'er, to go to Beijing to take care of her, but the general ignored him, making everyone fully understand.

Tang Qing'an was stunned, this was beyond his expectation.

Li Zhen is indeed a man who is flexible.

Li Ji's concubine is the old man before he ascended the throne, and now she is Queen In-yeol, and Li Ji's heir is also the descendant of Queen In-yeol.

Queen Renlie just gave birth to a princess this year, and Tang Qing'an even gave her a congratulatory gift in the name of Jinjiang Town.

"Xiao Gan?"

Tang Qing'an asked in disbelief.

Tao Jie nodded.

Seeing this, Tang Qing'an hesitated.

If Xiaogan is allowed to make a marriage contract with the North Korean princess, then it is impossible for Xiaogan to be his heir in the future.

With his prestige, he can be tough, but will Xiao Gan have his own prestige to overwhelm others in the future?

Even if Xiao Gan is made his heir, it will be a hidden danger if he is gone.

The Jia family will be extremely happy when they learn about it.

It can't be said that the previous dissatisfaction with severing his request will also disappear.

Jia's mansion is so eager, but it's just worrying about whether his heir is the daughter of Jia's mansion or not.

"What do you think?"

Tang Qing'an asked Tao Jie.

Tao Jie was silent.

He can report this matter to the general, but only the general can decide how to decide, and he will not speak out.

Seeing this, Tang Qing'an stopped questioning Tao Jie to avoid embarrassing him.

However, since he returned to Jinzhou ahead of schedule, it can be seen that he also recognized this matter.

A North Korean king whose heart is in Jinjiang Town is extremely useful and can solve many troubles in North Korea.

"The general is only in his twenties."

Tao Jie finally said something.

Tang Qing'an understood the deep meaning in Tao Jie's words.

Jiedushi of Jinjiang Town, the eldest son of Marquis Ping Liao, and the first princess of the King of Korea.

A toddler who is less than three years old, a baby in swaddling clothes.

Tao Jie traveled back and forth between the two places to facilitate this matter.

If this matter is finalized.

Not to mention the benefits that Jinjiang Town has gained, the relationship between the King of Korea and Jinjiang Town will be extremely stable, and the two nobles of North Korea will have nothing to do about it.

The king of North Korea, Li Ji, his throne will be unshakable, unless the ruler of Jinjiang Town is no longer from the line of Marquis Ping and Liao.

therefore.

The lord of North Korea ordered that the whole country urgently collect 40 shi of grain to supply Jinjiang Town. After the autumn harvest, 40 shi of grain will continue to be supplied.

The hearts of the people are in the hands of two groups of dignitaries. They are big local households and are the mouthpieces of the power to interpret affairs.

North Korea's people's hearts are in the hands of two groups of nobles, and they are dissipated by their sluggishness.

Instead of this, the lord of North Korea finally made up his mind to threaten the two groups of nobles with Jin Jiangzhen's self-respect.

Ten years of hard work to consolidate power, and another ten years of hard work to reform.

20 years time.

He wants to create a prosperous North Korea, so that his descendants will survive forever and will no longer be humiliated by the outside world.

see the opportunity.

Liu Xingzuo made another request to ask North Korea to send servants to the Great Zhou court to speak good words for Jinjiang Town and slow down the relationship between the two parties.

Although I don't know if it will work or not, it is still a way to try.

It's simple.

After much deliberation, Li Ying chose Pu Mingyuan as the ambassador to visit the Great Zhou Kingdom.

This shocked North Korean ministers.

Pu Mingyuan is also a descendant of the two classes of honorable ministers, the difference is that his father is an important minister of Lord Guanghai.

After Mr. Guanghai was kicked out, all his cronies and important ministers were liquidated.

However, although there are many factions in the two classes of honorable ministers, they are hereditary families after all. There is me in you, and you in me.

This family of Pu Mingyuan also has the blood of the royal family, which is the blood of the princess, but it is extremely long.

It can be said to be solidified to the extreme.

Therefore, although Pu Mingyuan's father was suppressed, he escaped because of his relationship.

The lord of North Korea suddenly used Park Myung-won.

This represents a signal.

He wanted to win over the suppressed faction to fight against the two groups of dignitaries in the imperial court.

Although the two groups of nobles objected, the leader of North Korea, Li Zhen, took up the righteousness, and the honored ministers of this faction rekindled their hopes.

As for the original abolished ruler, compared to his own power, of course it is not worth mentioning.

therefore.

As the main envoy, Pu Mingyuan led the North Korean mission team across the Yalu River and along the east bank from Zhenjiang.

All the way to Jinzhou, then take a boat from Lushun in Jinzhou to Shandong in Shangguo, and then go straight to the capital.

North Korea is also banning the sea.

It turned out that the tribute envoys went to the left of Tongliao, went to the west of Liaoning, passed Shanhaiguan, and then went to the capital.

This time the mission team lineup is very strong.

In addition to the envoys, deputy envoys, and scribes, the mission also includes scribes, doctors, and military officers.

In addition, there are servants, grooms, horse heads, military prisons, bearers, cooks, guides and so on.

A total of nearly 300 people.

Because the envoy's team also carried a large amount of tribute and gifts.

Tributes were transported to the capital in exchange for luxury goods such as silk, while gifts were sent to Jinzhou.

The former's tribute, with Dazhou's reward to North Korea, North Korea's benefits are far more than Dazhou's several times.

This is also one of the reasons why countries do not object to paying tribute to the Great Zhou.

As long as you are not a fool, you are willing to pay tribute.

When North Korea's national situation was stable, the former Ming Dynasty and even the Great Zhou Dynasty ordered North Korea to reduce the number of times it sent envoys to pay tribute.

North Korea didn't listen much.

Among the missions this time, there was an unobtrusive person.

He is Park Joo-won, Park Myung-won's younger brother.

Two bags on the saddle, inkstone on the left and mirror on the right, two pens and one ink, four volumes of small empty books, and one scroll of Chenglilu, this is all his luggage.

(End of this chapter)