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Chapter 579 The Ming Army goes south

Tsushima Island is too poor. On a daily basis, the stone output here is only 10,000 stone, which is less than 5,000 acres of real estate.

Even in later generations, relying on foreign trade to import food, it would only be able to accommodate a population of less than 40,000.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty took over Tsushima County and only planned to station a hundred troops here. If there were too many, the military food burden would be too heavy. As long as a naval division was stationed in Tamluo County, it could respond to the garrison on Tsushima Island at any time, and it could also defend against North Korea. , Japan (mainly Japan).

The population of Tsushima County is too small, so there is no need to immigrate all of them.

Everything remained as usual. The original lord of the Tsushima Domain, the clan, was appointed as the county magistrate, and the remaining retainers were converted into county officials on the spot in accordance with their original functions and powers.

But there are three things that must be done well!

Xu Yisheng said: "From now on, in Tsuima County, both the county magistrates and the people in the county must change their surnames to Han surnames, and they must also wear Han crowns and Han clothes. The Tsuima County Magistrate and the county government officials sent by the imperial court will assist Tsuima County. The county magistrate made appropriate arrangements. Also, the officials and people of Tsushima will also start to learn Chinese and Chinese in the future. The imperial court will send academic officials and teachers here one after another. The original Tsushima Prefectural School must be restructured. Japanese teachers in the county school , either change their Chinese names together and settle in Tsushima Prefecture, or they will be sent back to Japan."

Changing the surname, changing clothes, and Chineseization are the plans agreed upon by the cabinet. In fact, they are copying what Lao Zhu did back then.

Tsushima is located at the crossroads of Japan and Japan, so it is impossible to really make the place full of Japanese. Moreover, the cost of immigrating to this small island for blood exchange is too high, so we simply need to directly Chineseize the people on the island.

Anyway, as long as these three pieces are integrated, in one or two generations, no one on the island will consider themselves Japanese anymore.

As for this set of imperial policies, Ma Zongfan had already accepted the position of county magistrate and had Chinese warships patrolling the port. These were simply let go of Ma Zongfan.

The Zong family originally had a single surname. This was also to facilitate exchanges and trade with North Korea. In the future, just keep it as it is.

The other retainers and samurai also watched their names change, and changing Japanese names was also simple, just drop one character from the surname.

For example, Saburo Inoue was directly changed to Inoue San, which is easy to understand.

As for the vassal studies on the island, the Ming court wanted to send Han academic officials here, but it was even happier with people like Ma Zongfan.

Because the vassal studies did not require them to provide money, it was very expensive to invite Japanese Confucian scholars from Kyushu Island, especially Ma Fan, who had always been excluded by the vassals of Kyushu.

In other words, they are a bunch of rednecks.

Xu Yisheng continued: "Also, in the past, the court did not hold you accountable for anything you did, but from now on, as you are the officials of the court, you can no longer have private soldiers. All the original private warriors must be disbanded. Those who wish to be disbanded will be punished with the crime of treason, the principal culprits will be beheaded, and their relatives will be exiled to the Heilongjiang capital. The court will then station a battalion on the island, and troops will also be stationed in Tamna County. By then, if Duima County cannot resist foreign enemies, they can go to Tamna The county calls for troops and reinforcements.”

Do you want to disband the private army? The officials of the clan and vassal in Tsuima County were all at a loss.

Xu Yisheng added: "The investigation of the land and real estate in Tsuima County will start from now on. The magistrate of Tsuima County should cooperate with the Prime Minister of Tsuima County to investigate the hidden real estate in the county. His Majesty's decree, those who actively cooperate with the investigation of real estate will have their culpability hidden in the past. But let bygones be bygones. If there is any deliberate obstruction, all property will be confiscated and the Heilongjiang capital will be exiled."

Having said that, there must be some retainers of Tsushima's sect who would not be willing to have their territory and property inspected.

Unwilling to be content, the Ming court was worried that there was no reason to exile these sect lords. With absolute fists and force, no one would dare to resist.

Even for the Zong family in Mazhi County, the court would only allow him to serve as county magistrate for this term. When the next term is up, as long as he does not mess around, he will be directly promoted to the mainland based on his merit, not to Lelang Province.

The candidate for the next magistrate of Tsushima County has also been decided, and it is the county magistrate who will be seamlessly connected. At that time, we will take this opportunity to move the Han population to the island.

The Ming Dynasty won Tsushima County. It is hard to say whether North Korea or Japan, but Chinese merchants will definitely be happy.

Because the trade from North Korea to Japan can re-take the Tsushima route, and this has become the territory of the Ming Dynasty, those maritime merchants can more easily monopolize the maritime trade between the two countries. North Korean and Japanese merchants will suffer in the next few decades.

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Pyongyang.

Tsushima Island has been turned into Tsushima County, and it finally received an imperial decree from the imperial court to mobilize troops.

Wang Zongtan said: "Your Majesty finally plans to send troops to North Korea. These North Korean monarchs and ministers are so rebellious and arrogant that they have repeatedly delayed Pyongyang's military supplies. They should be taught a lesson."

Pu Zheng, the governor of Pyongyang, said: "Your Majesty not only wants to teach them a lesson, but also completely conquers the Yellow Sea, Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces of Korea. This was originally our Ming Dynasty, and was under the jurisdiction of the four Han counties in the past. Now it is just a new return to the old place. , It’s a pity that His Majesty was too kind and actually left Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, and Jeolla provinces behind..."

Pu Zheng was a little dissatisfied. His original intention was to let Ming China completely annex and rule the entire North Korea.

This stems from the inferiority complex deep in his heart. Although he is now an official of the Ming Dynasty and the prefect of Pyongyang, his official rank is not too low. However, his status as a Jinshi of North Korea still made him not confident enough when facing his colleagues and subordinate officials.

As soon as the Pyongyang government received the imperial decree, officials at all levels immediately began to mobilize.

Governor Lelang is about to be evaluated and resign, and before he leaves office, he can still take credit for opening up new territories.

Although Pu Zheng was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he also did not slack off in his work. Because this time the army marches south, he, the prefect of Pyongyang, will become the army guide, and will later personally represent Ming China to negotiate with the North Korean monarchs and ministers.

To be more precise, it should be the coercion of force, and the lion is asking for the three lands in central Korea.

Moreover, Zhu Yijiong had already planned in his mind that when he captured the three lands in central Korea, he would not establish a separate province here. Instead, he would first set up a Seoul Chief Envoy, which would be subordinate to Lelang Province but not directly under its jurisdiction.

The left chief envoy in Seoul must still be sent by the central government as a floating official, but the right chief envoy can be appointed by Pu Zheng, and it is time for him to be promoted.

Everything else remains as usual. The three areas in central Korea can be changed to Chinese and Chinese, and the original Korean script and language can be removed.

North Korea calls itself Little China. It is deeply influenced by Confucianism and Chinese culture. It will take at least two or three generations for these people to forget what the King of North Korea is.

The king of Joseon, Li Bang, could also be sent by the imperial court to be canonized again, and even be rewarded with some gold and silver titles. Because he lost the three roads in central Korea, Li Ming, who arrived in "Jiangnan" of Korea, must find a way to compete for the right to speak from the two groups of nobles in the south.

The Ming Dynasty has already taken away a lot of land. If it does not provide some political support, Li Ban may not be able to defeat these North Korean "Jiangnan" gentry.

By the way, you can also put some northern nobles, gentry and ministers as Li Bang's political team.

Although only half of North Korea was left in the south, the territory of Sandao, the Ming Dynasty would never allow them to develop.

Only North Korea, which has constant internal strife and party strife, is a good son of Ming Dynasty's father.

(End of this chapter)