Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1020 The Future of North Korea ([-])

On September 1654, 9, off the coast of Asan Bay.

In the bridge of the heavy battleship "Cadiz Rock", Shao Shude, who had never shown up during the negotiation, picked up a small seal with a smile, and gently stamped it on the text of the peace treaty.Prior to this, the East Coast negotiator Junior and the North Korean negotiator Song Shiyeol had already signed on it, and now these peace treaty texts will be sent to Hanyang City and handed over to North Korean Emperor Hyojong for the seal to come into force.

The army troops on the expedition have begun to retreat one after another.The first to evacuate were Jeon Bong-soo and Cai Hua-taek who traveled by land. The famous traitor Jeon Bong-soo is now well known in Gyeongsang-do and Chungcheong-do, and his reputation is simply notorious.However, he didn't care about it, and he was focused on currying favor with the people on the east bank, and his troops had expanded to more than [-] people, which was considered to have made a fortune in this war.

Although Cai Huaze belonged to the Shun Army system in theory, he was born in the middle battalion, and had deep conflicts with Liu Guochang, Liu Shijun and others in the left battalion. In addition, he followed the people from the east coast all the year round, and he walked around and flattered him a lot. Now he has fainted. into a series.Liu Guochang of the Shun Army once hinted in private that Cai Huaze had no future in Dashun, and Lao Cai was also a bachelor, so he directly requested that his troops (more than 2500 people) be reorganized into the sixth brigade of the Standing Squad, and he would join us from then on. Camp on the Great East Coast.

After comprehensive consideration, Shao Shude did not agree to this request, but he also promised to treat him specially (the designation of the independent brigade was officially granted to him last month), and he would give them a piece of land in the future, just like those Lu army leaders (slaves) treatment.But Cai Huaze didn't know what he was thinking. He wasn't very interested in separatist forces in the Ming Dynasty, and he wasn't very optimistic about the future. He actually asked Shao Shude to transfer his department to the New World, even if he was a king's pioneer.

Shao Shude was quite surprised by his "ambition", but he also respected his ideas, and then told his staff to arrange him into the immigration plan starting in the second half of this year.In fact, Shao Shude originally wanted to transfer this established army to wild places like New Zealand or North America, and then give him funny titles such as "recruiting envoy" and "economic history" so that he can Fighting against savages, in the end, as for whether to be the president or the emperor, let him go, it is not in vain for everyone to get acquainted (more importantly, Cai Huaze sent a lot of valuable calligraphy, paintings, jewelry and jade to someone Shao), for this reason Cai Huaze At one point, the army started to rob civilian women in Chungcheong Province (many of them were Korean officials and eunuchs), just in case they went to some wild place to make this group multiply.As a result, Shao Shude has changed his mind now, so he can only go to the east coast to hang out, which is not bad anyway—well, as for those women who were robbed by force, please refer to Article [-] of the terms of the agreement.

"Everyone, peace is achieved. This is a great event worthy of celebration. From then on, your two countries will become a country of brothers." Shao Shude put down his seal, scanned the inner circle of the bridge, and said with a smile.Junior and the others clapped their hands vigorously, and then some attendants brought some river songs, and the officers on the east bank laughed and took them.

The North Koreans stood awkwardly in the cabin. They obviously didn't think this peace had anything to celebrate, because it was undoubtedly a shame for them.But at this moment, these people had no choice but to smile, otherwise they would be ignorant of the general situation.Fortunately, they are either officials who have been in office for a long time, or they are the seeds of reading who have read poetry and books. Their integrity and shame are naturally passed, so there is nothing wrong with them. After a while, they chatted with people from the East Coast calmly. stand up.

After he came out and stamped the seal, Shao Shude was too lazy to flirt with these people, so he went back to the captain's room on the third floor to take a nap under the guard of his entourage.After finishing his work here, he will return to Yantai. The Qing army deployed in the west of Laizhou has been moving frequently recently, and seems to want to move eastward.Fortunately, there were still a few servant divisions on the east bank in the land of Denglai, and the main force of the stand-up team was also deployed on the border of Denglai.

It's a pity that they couldn't detect anything. Since the people on the east bank had few troops in Denglai and the control area was limited, most of the remaining hundreds of thousands of people in Laizhou were moved to Denglai in batches from the middle of 1653. states, and a few were settled in cities with servants garrisoned.Naturally, this relocation process will not be warm and affectionate, but under the threat of swords and guns from the servant soldiers (mostly from other provinces or the three western prefectures), these people still have to submit—but fortunately, Dengzhou has enough land for them. They share, and everyone can figure it out after a long time.What?What do you say about people who can’t figure it out?Hehe, it's very simple. Commander Shao has gathered them together, and plans to send them to Ningbo Mansion sometime, and form divisions and regiments together with the local anti-east coast gentry and Qing army captives, and send them to the colony for development. Whether it's life or death, it's up to fate.

However, the Qing army infiltrated Laizhou, but they couldn't ignore it.At present, the troops stationed in Denglai on the east bank are more than enough to protect themselves but not aggressive enough. After a long time, if they can't keep them together, the Qing army will go eastward in a big way.What's more troublesome is that once the Qing army found that they could "move freely" in Laizhou, they would probably build forts, store food, and station troops and horses in the local area, forming a link with their camp at the junction of Qinghai and Laizhou. one slice.

You must know that the main reason why the Qing army did not dare to enter Dengzhou was because they were afraid that when the main force killed them, the people from the east bank would land behind and cut off the food road, which would cause the whole army to collapse.However, if they are allowed to build a large number of Wubao as military depots on the line from Qingzhou to Laizhou, and store a large amount of military supplies and food in them, then the radius of activity of the Qing army will be greatly enhanced-the current hundreds of miles of Denglai have no land. In a crowded area, the Qing army might build a barracks—this is undoubtedly what the people on the east coast do not want to see.Therefore, the more than 1 soldiers of the three divisions and one brigade trapped in North Korea must withdraw to Shandong as soon as possible, so as to deal a severe blow to the small group of Qing troops who may cross the border and build forts.

"Once the peace treaty is approved, the two departments of Cai Huaze and Quan Bongzhu will withdraw from Xingzhou to Pusan ​​by land, and on the way, they will supervise the withdrawal of the remnants of the North Koreans in Gyeongsangdo." Shao Shude told his secretary Peng Yuanzhi, only I heard him say: "Don't worry, our army has been indomitable and invincible in North Korea. They have lost their courage and dare not repeat it again. Even if the main force of our army withdraws, there will be suppression by Jeon Bong-su, the Busan garrison and the Japanese police force. Gyeongsang-do can be saved. The Wonsanjin Koreans were beaten to death under the fortress of our army. Now they have learned a lot. They dare not make mistakes. The battle of Boeun County can keep peace for 20 years. I have full confidence in this!"

"Of course, after the war is over, we must not forget to grab the biggest benefit of this war, which is the wealth of North Korea, a country with millions of people." Shao Shude stood up, looking at the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky outside the window, smiling Said: "Since the end of the Imjin War, North Korea's economy has recovered rapidly. Even if it was ravaged by the Manchus in the middle, the population and economy quickly recovered (the Manchus ravaged Pyongan Province, Huanghai Province, Gyeonggi Province, and Gangwon Province. It’s not a place that is too rich). Such a big piece of fat, we have to hurry up, and we need to make a detailed plan for this. Xiao Peng, you are not only my secretary, but also a member of the Civil Affairs Department You have to take the initiative to participate in this matter. Shandong and Heishui must participate in the management of North Korea. North Korea has a good iron smelting foundation. Dorgon set an annual tribute of 20 catties of iron, which is actually true for them. It’s not a big amount. What we have to do now is to fully tap the potential of the North Koreans, let them provide us with a steady stream of raw materials and primary products, and then resell our products to them to earn profits from industrial scissors. This matter It must be done well, I know it is not easy, but we have to try to do it, we have a lot of patience, if it is not successful in five or ten years, then it will be ten or 50 years. The conservative forces in North Korea are too stubborn, so find a way to solve them, and then cultivate Submit to our industrial and commercial comprador class. I believe that with the guarantee of our tens of thousands of invincible troops, it will take [-] years to initially transform North Korea into our economic colony. There is still a slight possibility of success. Of course, I cannot see this day. "

"In addition, North Korea's food is also an important resource. Now, with the gradual change of the policy of Ningbo Prefecture in the south, the local sericulture industry, tea making, salt drying industry, bamboo processing and other industries have achieved great development, and many agricultural populations are forced to join the In this system, the food production in the future may not be as much as imagined. I even doubt that the food production in Denglai, where we have rectified and promoted corn and potatoes, will gradually catch up with them. In this way, North Korea’s food is very important. He is of great significance to our development in the Heishui area. The land in those bitterly cold places is fertile enough, but before the hardy rice and wheat seeds are cultivated, we can grow rye, oats, barley and so on. Support our continuous large-scale military operations?" Shao Shude continued, "We expanded the scope of the Busan Concession and obtained economic privileges in Gyeongsang-do, isn't it just to be able to wantonly plunder North Korea's resources? As for how to plunder North Korea's food resources , but you need to come up with a charter, hehe, it is not an easy thing to make those North Korean local rich lords willingly sell grain to you. It depends on how you do it, don't let me down."

"In short, the grain of Gyeongsang-do, the iron, fish, wood, mountain products, medicinal materials, and furs of Hamgyong-do must be firmly in our hands. In addition, the neighboring Gangwon-do and Jeolla-do can also find ways to carry out economic penetration ..." Shao Shude exhorted tirelessly, and at the end, he laughed at himself again: "Hehe, this should actually be the task of the new leader of the pioneering team, so I won't say more. North Korea's future is basically defined by us. Of course, maybe the next person to take my place will have territorial ambitions for North Korea like Wei Boqiu, and that’s his business. I can’t manage so much, I’m old and tired!”

(End of this chapter)