Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Hearing Li's words, Li Zhen wished he could slap him.

How stupid must you be to ask Zhu Cijiong such a question?

The problem of North Korea is actually the same as that of Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, land annexation has reached an unbelievable level, resulting in a large amount of wealth being concentrated in the hands of the clan and powerful. redistribution of wealth.

After the self-correction is completed, the next wave of mergers will be carried out.

This self-correction can be reform, or uprising and riot.

For example, Wang Anshi's reform and Zhang Juzheng's reform are all self-correction.

Needless to say, the uprising and riots are directly the change of dynasty, reset to zero.

Now that the rebel coup led by Kim Jin and Shin Kyung-yu has failed, all the land and properties under their names have been surrendered, giving North Korea a chance to redistribute land.

Seizing this opportunity, the Lee Joseon regime can last at least another 200 years.

But it is a pity that Li Yu and his son must now rely on the Ming army's nose, and Zhu Cijiong must have the final say on how to distribute the land and property of the rebel party.

After reading the secret letter, Chongzhen couldn't help feeling relieved.

Zhu Cihong was speechless, because the Annan people were no less influenced by Confucian culture than the Korean people, but they were also full of resistance to the Ming court, and they still refused to be included in the Ming territory.

"Jiaoer's handling of this coup is indeed remarkable."

"Annan people are also deeply influenced by Confucian culture, aren't they?"

Zhu Cihong said: "Father is saying that a large number of Koreans were relocated to the Central Plains and then scattered and resettled, and then a large number of Han people were relocated from the Central Plains to North Korea to settle and cultivate?"

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it."

Prior to this, before Chongzhen returned to the south, he had sent someone to inform Zhu Cijiong.

North Korea's Zuo Yizheng Ju Renhou only has the dominant power in name, but actually has to obey Zhu Cijiong.

"Uh, this..." Li also realized that something was wrong at this moment, and his intestines were about to turn green with regret.

After nearly a year of work, Fang Yizhi and Song Yingxing finally built the first industrial steam engine. This time, the boiler was cast from wrought iron instead of lead and tin.

Immediately Zhu Cihong said: "Father, is this because of the identity of the ethnic group?"

More importantly, the two classes of ministers and four factions in North Korea are all very rich.

"Not only resolutely suppressed the rebellion, but also saved Li Ji and his son, taking the initiative."

More than half of the cultivated land of more than 100 million knots in the eight provinces of North Korea is under the names of the two groups of ministers and clans.

Li Jing also tried to confuse the past, explaining: "There may be a lot of rebels, but the property probably won't be too much."

After thinking for a while, Zhu Cihong asked: "Father, it depends on what kind of goal Daming wants to achieve, and then formulate corresponding strategies based on this goal."

Chongzhen asked Zhu Cihong noncommittally: "Long'er, do you know why Emperor Xuanzong gave up Annan?"

"There is no other way, only large-scale immigration." Chongzhen said, "Large-scale immigration to Lingnan during the Qin Dynasty, and since then Lingnan has been incorporated into the territory of China forever. China's territory, if North Korea and Annan are to be merged into China's territory forever, there is no one but immigrants."

That is to follow Daming's ass like a dog and pick up a few bones.

At this time, the messenger sent by Zhu Cijiong rushed to Nanjing, and immediately reported what happened in North Korea to Chongzhen.

On this day, Chongzhen was squatting at the Gewuke Workshop at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, eagerly waiting for the newly built steam engine to be tested.

Chongzhen didn't say much, but just handed the secret letter to Zhu Cihong and said, "You can read it for yourself, Honger."

Chongzhen earnestly and kindly said: "Lang'er, have you thought about the reason?"

Chongzhen said: "I thought so before, but later I thought that the effect of decentralized resettlement may not be good, and the actual operation is too difficult. In fact, there is a better way."

There are also cylinders, pistons, and connecting rods that are also enlarged and thickened.

The unit of land measurement in North Korea is not the mu hectare, but the grain output, one knot equals twenty shi. According to the Yellow Book, the annual output of cultivated land in North Korea is about 150 million knots.

Zhu Cihong's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered what Chongzhen had told him about ethnic identity.

Due to the seriousness of the matter, Zhu Cijiong hurriedly sent someone to Nanjing to report to Chongzhen.

After reading the secret letter, Zhu Cihong said in surprise: "Father, the expression on the third brother's face in Seoul is really impressive. If my son is in Seoul, he will definitely not be like him."

Zhu Cihong who was accompanying him asked: "Father, what happened to the third younger brother?"

It's not that Li Yu, Li's father and son, and Ju Renhou didn't have unruly thoughts. They thought that they would kill Zhu Cijiong and the Ming army directly, but when they thought about the battle of Zhangyimen and the confrontation last night, Li Yu, father and son Li, and Ju Renhou resolutely dismissed this crazy idea.

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said again: "Lang'er, tell me, how should the political situation in North Korea be dealt with next?"

Zhu Cijiong really reacted when he heard this, and said thoughtfully: "There must be a lot of rebel officials who participated in the coup, right? In addition to their family property, these officials must also have a lot of land."

The ancestors of East Asia actually came from the same ancestor.

Zhu Cihong responded, and continued: "If Daming only wants North Korea to become a docile and obedient vassal state, it only needs to strengthen the penetration and control of North Korea through political, military, economic and cultural means, but if Daming wants to incorporate North Korea into the If we want to control the territory, we must directly send officials to take this opportunity to implement direct rule over North Korea.”

When the messenger sent by Zhu Cijiong arrived in Nanjing, it was already the end of November.

Because the North Korean rebels attacked the Ming army last night, Zhu Cijiong directly intervened in the handling of the rebellion on the charge of offending the suzerain, and the North Korean monarchs had nothing to say.

However, it is said to be involved, but in fact, the Ming army has completely taken the lead.

Zhu Cihong then asked: "However, Lingnan in the Qin Dynasty and Minyue in the Han Dynasty were sparsely populated, so they could emigrate in large numbers. However, North Korea and Annan were already overcrowded at this time. How can they support them if they emigrate in large numbers?"

For example, the connecting rod connecting the piston is a full two inches in thickness, and the diameter of the piston is even three feet.

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But it was too late, Zhu Cijiong said, "Aren't you willing to say? It doesn't matter, I will send someone to investigate thoroughly. This time, in order to suppress the rebellion for you, the Li family, Daming sacrificed dozens of brave soldiers. The blood of famous soldiers cannot be shed in vain, North Korea must give them an explanation, since you don’t give it, Gu can only take it himself.”

Zhu Cihong frowned and asked: "Then how to break the identity of the ethnic group?"

"That's right, it's because of the identity of the ethnic group." Chongzhen said deeply, "Even if you are both Han Chinese, once you have a unique ethnic identity due to living in a certain place for a long time, it will be difficult for foreign ethnic groups to integrate it. Difficult, because their ethnic group identity will continue through word of mouth among members of the group. When the foreign group weakens, the local group will immediately try to drive out the foreign group to win independence. The ancient Donghu and Nanman , Xirong, Beidi, Dongou and Shanyue, etc., are all unique ethnic identities produced by the region.”

Zhu Cihong's political sensitivity is indeed very high, and one point is clear: "Is the father saying that the North Koreans or the future Annan people should stay in Nanjing to work?"

"But Koreans are deeply influenced by Confucian culture, so..."

"Then two-way immigration." Chongzhen frowned, "I discussed it with you before, did you forget?"

Confronting Daming is like hitting an egg against a rock, and there is no chance of winning.

But now that Li is asking this question, it is equivalent to reminding Zhu Cijiong, which is why Li Zhen is angry.

But if Li Zhen didn't mention this, Zhu Cijiong might forget about it after confiscating the traitor's property.

Li Yu, father and son had bitter expressions on their faces, and it seemed that they were bleeding profusely.

At this moment, Fang Yizhi and Song Yingxing are leading the craftsmen to carry out the final assembly work, and the assembly is almost the same.

As a result, after checking, Zhu Cijiong discovered that this time he really found a treasure.

Instruments such as thermometers and pressure gauges are also installed, and the connections of the pipes are more sophisticated. It no longer looks like an experimental machine, but a real industrial machine.

Surprisingly, nearly half of the civilian and military generals participated in the coup, and if they were to be investigated, the remaining half of the civilian and military generals would not be able to get rid of their responsibilities.

"I know this matter. After the Ming army occupied Annan, the Annan natives' rebellion was still difficult to quell. Therefore, a large number of troops had to be stationed in Annan, which cost more than 300 million taels of food and grain every year, and the food tax collected from Annan was insufficient. One hundred thousand, the gap between income and expenditure is too big, and there is no sign of closing it in a short time."

"So, do you think the North Koreans are more docile than the Annans?"

Chongzhen nodded happily and said, "It doesn't have to be Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other big cities are also fine."

The inclusiveness and assimilation ability of big cities are unparalleled. If you are of the same race, the descendants of immigrants will perfectly integrate into the mainstream ethnic group after two generations. Even if the races are different, you will become yellow-skinned and white-hearted after two generations. Banana man, or egg man with white skin and yellow heart.

"This is indeed better." Zhu Cihong nodded, and then questioned, "However, big cities such as Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou don't need so many workers now, and there are tens of millions of Koreans."

"We don't need so many workers now, but it doesn't mean we won't need so many workers in the future." After speaking, Chongzhen turned around and pointed to the horizontal steam engine that was about to be assembled behind him, and said with a smile, "When the steam engine is put into use, our Daming's industrial It will usher in a radical improvement, and the number of workers required at that time will be measured in tens or even hundreds of millions."

Zhu Cihong couldn't help feeling emotional when he heard this. Daming really needs so many workers in the future?