The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 729 Linkage with the dream of Hong Wuchao! (4.4k)

That night, all members of the Korean branch of the Royal Bank of Daming held an internal meeting.

As the general manager of all branches in North Korea, Li Wei sits at the top.

Looking around for a week, Li Wei spoke.

"The situation in North Korea is critical now, and Incheon is also in dire straits, and may fall into war at any time!"

"All the staff of our North Korean branch are also expected to leave North Korea along with the Daming Royal Bank's silver ship in three days' time."

"However, out of consideration, the superior asked us to leave a certain number of staff in the branch in Incheon, and continue to be responsible for dealing with North Korean affairs after the withdrawal of the large troops."

All the people below couldn't help being in an uproar when they heard the words.

Obviously, everyone knows how dangerous it is to stay in Incheon!
"This... isn't this too dangerous!"

"Yes, once the Qing army invaded Incheon, how can we and the Ming people end up well?"

"It's really too dangerous!"

"..."

To some extent, if there are Ming people staying in Incheon, it may be more dangerous than Koreans staying in Incheon.

Amidst the din of discussions, the expression on Li Wei's face did not change much, and he just continued to speak.

"You don't need to worry!"

"I am the first person to stay in North Korea this time."

"In addition, the offices of those left behind will be relocated to a ship outside the port of Incheon, and there is still a certain guarantee in terms of safety."

After Li Wei's words came out, everyone in the field became quiet, and gradually some people stood up and chose to stay in North Korea.

The most fundamental reason is that everyone wants to take this opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune.

Although the Daming Royal Bank is far from a rigid system, it is not so easy to climb up.

In addition to the qualifications, it is necessary to have enough credit!

In the eyes of everyone, staying in North Korea this time may be a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

Even if you can't make credit, you can still put a more colorful stroke on your resume.

Many people are willing to take such a gamble!
Among them are many North Korean temporary workers!
In order to obtain a Daming household registration by formally joining the Daming Royal Bank, these people are the most active in this dangerous time.

Because they are the ones who most need to stand up and show their loyalty to Daming!

Most of the official Korean employees chose to stay in Incheon, in exchange for their family members to leave North Korea with the silver ship and go to Daming to avoid the military disaster.

……

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty, on May [-]th, the forward of the Qing army arrived outside Seoul!
After launching a tentative attack on Seoul, the Qing army found that there were no defenders in Seoul at all.

The city was destroyed in one fell swoop that day!
The mighty Qing army entered the city of Seoul, and Seoul was immediately plunged into a sea of ​​flames that symbolized killing.

Even if Seoul did not resist, the Qing army still chose to massacre the city!
The reason is very simple. The Qing army wanted to use massacres to win over the Korean soldiers who had just formed an army.

To put it bluntly, it is to let these North Korean soldiers kill and massacre the city to stimulate their animal nature.

Then use the property that can be obtained by massacring the city as a temptation to stimulate their greed!

In the end, with the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry as the supervisor of the battle, driving these North Korean soldiers to the front of the battle can completely display a good combat effectiveness.

This is the most rationale summed up by the Qing army on the battlefield in the Central Plains!
Back then, that was how they trained the soldiers of the Ming army.

It's just that the target of training today has become the surrendered soldiers of North Korea, that's all.

After turning Seoul into ruins, the Qing army began to follow the Han River towards Incheon, which is located on the coast.

Teams of sentry cavalry kept sending the news of the Qing army's invasion to Incheon at high speed.

In the Joseon Dynasty Hall in Incheon, after hearing the news of the Seoul Massacre, many people were frightened and turned pale on the spot.

Even the king of Joseon, Li Wei, slumped on the throne, with a complex expression on his face as if he had opened a dyeing workshop.

Since the Qing army entered North Korea, city after city, regardless of whether they resisted or not, they basically slaughtered all the way.

Such atrocities have undoubtedly caused a great shock to North Korea!

Originally, Li Wei was just frightened, but because the distance between the two sides was still far away, there was no fear at all.

But now it is different!

First was the massacre in Pyongyang, and then the massacre in Seoul. The front of the Qing army was getting closer and closer to him, and it was really too much for Li Wei not to be afraid.

The only thing that made Li Wei feel a little comforted was that when the Qing army was gradually approaching Incheon, reinforcements from all over North Korea also arrived in Incheon.

And began to deploy defenses around Incheon, ready to meet the Qing army!

……

As the Qing army continued to press down on the border, the Korean dignitaries in Incheon City began to rush to evacuate North Korea, preparing to go to Daming for refuge.

The Daming ships moored outside the port of Incheon are basically full, and it can even be said that a ticket to Daming is hard to find!
Up and down Incheon, a scene of the end of the world!

Surrounded by a group of guards, Liao Zhou walked out of the official residence where he temporarily lived.

As soon as he left the house, a large number of North Korean dignitaries rushed to see him outside the official residence, hoping to obtain a boat ticket to Daming through his channel.

"Everyone, everyone, don't crowd and scramble!"

"Keep order, keep order!"

"I am going to ask the king of Joseon to discuss the evacuation. I believe the king will give everyone a satisfactory answer."

After finishing speaking, he squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the temporary residence of the Korean King Li Wei.

"Foreign minister Liao Zhou, pay homage to the king!"

Liao Zhou bowed to Li Wei with a more respectful attitude.

But at this moment, Li Wei ignored those vain courtesy, got up from the chair, helped Liao Zhou up with his own hands, and spoke.

"Lord Liao, you don't need to be too polite, you don't need to be too polite."

"Right now, this king needs help from Daming!"

Li Wei still wants to ask Daming for help. Even if Daming can't send troops from the mainland immediately, just mobilizing the garrison on Jeju Island or Dandong Fortress, to a certain extent, can greatly relieve the huge pressure that North Korea is currently facing. of.

After all, the Ming army's good fighting skills are well known!
In today's situation, whenever an elite Ming army raids the back of the Qing army, it will make the Qing army fall into the trap and slow down the offensive against North Korea on the frontal battlefield.

Give North Korea a chance to breathe a sigh of relief!
However, Liao Zhou's reply to North Korea was still the same.

"Reporting to the king, without His Majesty's imperial decree, the lower officials have no right to mobilize the garrisons on Jeju Island and Dandong."

"Now the king's request for help may have arrived in Nanjing, please wait patiently!"

"I believe His Majesty will never give up North Korea!"

When Li Wei heard this, the expression on his face suddenly revealed a look of disappointment.

But he also knew that it was really no wonder that Liao Zhou shied away from this matter. The procedures for deploying troops on Daming's side were indeed more complicated.

With the control of the army by the Son of Heaven, no one really dares to deploy troops without orders!

But in the end, Li Wei still said to Liao Zhou.

"Now the situation in North Korea is critical. Please, Mr. Liao, take the family of the king and withdraw from North Korea in advance!"

"However, as the king of Korea, how can I retreat without fighting?"

"This king will lead our elite from all over North Korea to fight to the death with the invading Qing captives in Incheon!"

Liao Zhou said.

"Your Majesty is the king of Joseon conferred by the imperial decree of the Son of Heaven. The gate of Daming will always be open to you!"

"If the situation in North Korea is irretrievable, the king will follow the old example of Renchen and retreat to Daming, waiting for Daming to help North Korea restore the country!"

During the Imjin Japanese Invasion, Japanese pirates landed in Busan and successively captured Seoul, Pyongyang and other important cities in North Korea, and the situation in North Korea collapsed.

After the king of Joseon requested to enter Daming, he led the remnants of Joseon to retreat to the north bank of the Yalu River, declaring that even if he died, he would die on the land of Daming, and asked the then Ming court for help.

Then, there was the matter of the Ming Dynasty sending elite Liaodong frontier troops into the court to fight against the Japanese pirates!
Looking at the situation in North Korea now, at the time of life and death, Liao Zhou had such a suggestion.

It is proposed that King Li Wei of Korea can retreat to Daming!

Well, of course, when Li Wei arrived in Daming's land, wouldn't the emperor have the final say on how Daming wanted to deal with North Korea?

When Li Wei heard the words, he was moved.

However, when he thought that he had gathered a large number of elite soldiers in Incheon, if he fled to Daming if he did not fight, he was really not reconciled!
In the end, Li Wei gritted his teeth and said.

"Thank you Lord Liao for your kindness, but I can't evacuate at this time!"

"A large number of elite soldiers from North Korea have gathered in Incheon. As the king of North Korea, how can I retreat without a fight?"

When Liao Zhou heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Daming doesn't need a responsible Korean king!
But in the end he still said with a smile.

"Your Majesty will explain the king's achievements to His Majesty!"

"..."

……

Nanjing!

At the beginning of June in the second year of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea's letter of request for help was delivered to Nanjing.

However, it did not cause any waves in Nanjing.

Because, everyone in Daming was stunned by the actions of Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of Justice.

Since the beginning of the year, in just a few months, Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of Justice have arrested 210, [-] local officials.

Among them, there are two local political envoys, 57 state-level chief officials, and 320 county-level chief officials.

In addition to these local chief officials, a large number of Zuo Er officials were arrested.

It can be said that the world is shaking!
Even many Beijing officials failed to escape the "persecution" of Jin Yiwei, and were arrested and sent to prison.

In a trance, all the officials in the Ming Dynasty had the illusion of dreaming back to the Hongwu Dynasty.

Thousands of officials were arrested in one go, and it seems that only Lord Hongwu did this in the past dynasties!
Well, now the Lord of Ming's ZTE has a dreamy collaboration with his ancestors, which almost scared the officials in the court to pee.

The cold wind of anti-corruption and anti-corruption blew through the entire court, and almost everyone was shivering, fearing that they would be the next to be imprisoned by Jin Yiwei.

Although the current climate in Nanjing is midsummer, in the eyes of many officials, this year's midsummer is colder than winter.

Under such circumstances, how can anyone take North Korea's request for help seriously?

These officials and gentlemen have to prioritize how to save their lives!
Originally, these officials of Daming thought that the current son of Daming had a good temper, at least he was lenient enough to officials.

Generally punishing officials is demoted and dismissed, at most they are exiled, murders are very rare, and there have never been any major cases.
However, they didn't realize how wrong they were until now!
Ma De, what a fart Kuan Ren!
Obviously it was the appearance that the world was not yet unified at that time.

It's all right now, the world is unified, and no one can threaten his throne anymore. Isn't this the start of a big cleansing?
Many people couldn't help but want to complain about Zhu Hongyu, you really got the true biography of your ancestors!

Before Lao Zhu ruled the world, he was also known for his tolerance and benevolence. He was not angry at the Confucian government and his tricks of three words and three concessions. He pinched his nose and recognized it.

But the result?

When Lao Zhu's situation was stabilized, the four major crimes in the early Ming Dynasty broke out one after another.

I can't say that I am not a human anymore, I can only say that I am quite a dog!

A large number of corrupt officials were escorted to the capital, and the carriages escorting the officials, together with the team escorting the family members of the offenders, were endless.

It was at this time that many people realized how powerful a founding emperor really was.

Those high-ranking officials and gentlemen are no different from ordinary people in front of him!
If you say go to prison, you will go to prison; if you say ransack your home, you will also ransack your home!

Even, some people here have to go to Caishikou for a walk.

……

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty, on the third day of the sixth lunar month, the Great Court Meeting!
On the large square outside Fengtian Hall, the morning court of the Ming Dynasty, which is held every ten days on average, is being held.

Moreover, although it is said that the morning court is being held, the time is already nine o'clock in the morning!
Compared with the traditional morning time, it is already a bit late!

Well, Zhu Hongyu admitted, it's not a little bit, it's very late!

If it was the traditional morning dynasty, this point would have almost ended...

Obviously, Zhu Hongyu is not a diligent king in the traditional sense. He is very diligent in handling government affairs, but he is not very concerned about the matter that the emperor used to promote this diligence in the previous court.

The reason may be that Zhu Hongyu understands the meaning of the early court, and understands that the political significance of the early court is greater than the practical significance!

And with the unification of the world, Zhu Hongyu no longer needs too much formalistic political significance!

He can be a little willful!
What is Morning Morning?
To put it bluntly, it is a work conference!
It is a form in which the subordinates give the emperor a summary of government affairs work for a period of time.

Such a form must have its meaning!

Because the authority of the Son of Heaven can be strengthened in such a form.

This is something no one can deny!
But to say how important such a thing is is also bullshit.

To put it bluntly, the morning court is just a work report meeting, and Zhu Hongyu feels that it is almost enough to hold it every ten days.

It's the same as the companies of the later generations who don't hold morning meetings every week. To put it bluntly, the subordinates report to the work. The boss praises and praises the employees below, encourages them to work hard and create more wealth for themselves, that's all.

Which serious boss will handle company affairs at the company morning meeting?

Isn't that crazy?
For Zhu Hongyu, he would handle the usual government affairs anyway, and he never slack off!

There is really no need to torture yourself every day because of a morning, because it is a waste of time.

Wouldn't it be nice for Zhu Hongyu to sleep in or exercise every morning during the morning?

So, don't look at Chongzhen's diligence, he goes to court almost every day, but he is basically busy.

Whose government affairs can be discussed in the morning court?
There are so many people, so many people with mixed eyes, isn't it obvious that they want to leak secrets?

I don't understand the principle of holding small meetings for big things, and holding big meetings for small things. Let alone the emperor, I am afraid that even a qualified high-ranking person can't do it.

But it's no wonder that Chongzhen didn't have the energy to have any imperial education since he was a child.

He was raised as an idle prince since he was a child. After taking over the mess of Daming, he can still manage to maintain it for 17 years, which is considered pretty good.

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ps: Today's update!

It's really uncomfortable to be in the sun. The update in the past few days is estimated to be more Buddhist...well, I need to recuperate.

Of course, it will definitely not be interrupted!

Try to resume normal updates next month!

(End of this chapter)