Although the Jeju Prison Camp is the most magnificent house in Jeju City and even on Jeju Island, it still looks shabby. Feng Zongze recalled the feeling of visiting Yongfu Palace: Is this also called a government office?
The two men roamed the prison camp under the leadership of the captured camp manager.
The architectural form of the prison camp is more specific than that of the Ming Dynasty, but the scale and style are far different. Not to mention the several Ming and Qing county offices in Shanxi that many elders visited, even the government offices in several remote small counties on Hainan Island are more impressive than this.
"...This Gwandeokjeong Pavilion was built by Shin Sook-cheong, the pastor of Jeju during the reign of King Sejong, and later rebuilt by Yang Zan, the pastor of King Sejong." The clerk said diligently - the death of the pastor of Jeju and the judge made him cherish himself even more save your life, so as not to offend this strange group of Japanese pirates
The two of them looked at this very Chinese-style pavilion together. They said it was a pavilion, but it was actually similar to a pavilion. In front of the pavilion was a large empty city, paved with yellow sand. This was the place where the overseer, pastor and judge practiced martial arts a few days ago. The target where Jeju officials competed in archery is still standing.
"When did Shizong come from?" Nangong Wudi asked
Feng Zongze said: "I don't know either. By the way, the Li Dynasty used the reign name of the Ming Dynasty. You will know if you ask."
Then I asked the official, who said that the reign name was Xuande, which meant that it had a history of nearly two hundred years.
The calligraphy on the plaque is very beautiful, and the clerk said it was the handwriting of Anpyeong, the third son of King Sejong the Great.
"It's rare to have good handwriting," Feng Zongze said from the bottom of his heart. His handwriting, like that of most elders, could not be seen except for his signature. The junior official found it baffling - in his opinion, the work of Lord Anping The writing is certainly not bad, but it cannot be said to be rare.
Although the layout of the prison camp is a bit smaller, compared to the shabby private houses, the houses in the Jeju prison camp are still quite sophisticated: they have platform foundations that are higher than the ground, and they are all made of bricks and tiles. There are floors inside the house, and there are floor fire cages. The disadvantage is that the ceiling is too low. People like Nangong Wudi and Feng Zongze can almost touch the ceiling with just one lift of their arms.
“It’s really depressing,” Nangong Wudi said dissatisfied.
Feng Zongze said: "The house is built small to keep warm..."
"It's cold in Beijing, and I haven't seen the emperor and the government build their houses so small. Isn't Jeju Island still a subtropical zone?"
"It's said to be a subtropical zone, but in fact it still snows. The winter temperature is almost zero and that of Jiangnan, let alone the Little Ice Age." Feng Zongze said, "The difference you mentioned is actually the gap in national power." Feng Zongze and Nangong Wudi taught themselves Korean in the mall. The difference is that he learned it professionally, so he also has a certain understanding of Korean history and culture.
"Don't talk about this house, look at these tables and chairs." Feng Zongze patted the table. "They are made of pine and elm. Not to mention the furniture of Beijing, but even the county government and the furniture of big households in Hainan, so what?"
"At least in Hainan, rosewood and other things are not rare."
"Actually, North Korea in the late Ming Dynasty was quite miserable." Feng Zongze was satisfied to see that the house chosen as the general headquarters had been cleaned cleanly and smelled of disinfectant. He sat down on a chair and took off his hands. He put down his velvet hat, "Natural disasters were frequent during the Little Ice Age, and neither the Ming Dynasty nor the Hou Jin Dynasty were good friends. They all went to this neighbor to "threat the grass valley." To the south was Dongjiang Town, which constantly asked for food. To the west, the Hou Jin Dynasty often invaded. Li Chaoqiong It is a miracle that Guo Zuo was able to survive for three hundred years because he was unable to cope with the situation."
1631 was just another bleak year in the half-century of hard times for the Li Dynasty during the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty. From the spring to July and August, there was a drought, which affected a large number of people. The king frequently prayed for rain; The frost and heavy rain did not subside until November, and all the ministers even resigned in order to appease the anger. In May of this year, Hou Jin invaded Anzhou and other places. It was not until July or August that he withdrew his troops and occupied the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean border. A riot broke out in Dongjiang Town, and the governor Huang Long was imprisoned for a time. The island was extremely short of food and kept asking for food to be transported. Li Chao did not dare not to obey in his very difficult situation.
Nangong Wudi said dissatisfied: "Are you showing mercy?"
"Of course, I am very sad to see that the people of the Li Dynasty are living in dire straits, and the glory of the Senate has not yet shined here," Feng Zongze said in a pretense of sadness.
"Okay, you little sun will shine on Jeju Island!" Nangong Wudi roared, "General Feng, full match"
"Mansai, Mansai" Feng Zongze said, "Let's take stock of the spoils of Jeju Island first."
The occupation of the three cities brought at least half of Jeju's population into their direct control.
Based on historical data, interrogations of captured officials, and seized books, they roughly know that the current population of Jeju Island is 50,000. Even the officials of the Li Dynasty do not know the specific number. If they go by the numbers in the books, soldiers are not included. There should be 63,093 people, but the captured household officials said this is impossible: since the Sejong Dynasty, the local population has been allowed to migrate to North Korea during the years of famine. Over the years, the population has been It is in a state of exodus. Although there are supplementary refugees, Jeju Island has been in a state of food shortage for a long time. There are many people fleeing, so the actual population should be around 50,000.
More than half of these people are concentrated in Jeju City and nearby villages. This is why Feng Zongze set up his base camp here. In addition, Jeju City itself is also a transportation hub for entering and exiting the island, facing the North Korean mainland.
There are nine ports on Jeju Island that are frequently used and have good conditions - they are where the "Nine Towns" are located. Besides Jeju, the one with the most contacts with North Korea is in Chaocheonpo, east of Jeju. Guanyi has ships and is responsible for official exchanges between the North Korean mainland and Jeju Island. So while taking Jeju, Xue Ziliang has been ordered to take Chaocheonpo to control the local ships and boatmen.
"We should immediately occupy all the settlements and control all the ports," Nangong Wudi said eagerly.
"It's okay. We only have a small number of people. It's impossible to completely block the entire island," Feng Zongze said. "Generally, poor people won't run away. What can rich people take away even if they run away?"
There is no point in completely controlling the port. The strait between Jeju Island and the North Korean mainland is not wide, only a few dozen kilometers, and there is a black tide. Those who are determined to shoot can reach the North Korean shore in a bathtub. Besides, if they are escaping, then You only need to bring some soft and dry food, a small boat is enough
The task force's maritime power is limited and can only blockade a few large ports. Moreover, there are many rivers on Jeju Island and it is impossible to control them all. As long as large households are prepared to take small boats from these rivers, they can easily escape.
But even if you run away, it won’t be a big problem: Jeju’s wealth mainly comes from the cattle and horses on the island. To transport the cattle and horses, you have to use big ships. Except for a few official ships, there are no big ships in Jeju Island. Rich people will never take the burdensome cattle and horses with them when they run away. , they will only carry soft goods - for the Senate, it is good for the rich to run away, and the cattle, horses and real estate they left behind will become legitimate spoils of war.
"If you don't have enough people, you have to pull up the team and lead the way. The party must have a lot of people." Nangong Wudi said that the performance of the Japanese company of the security army made him so satisfied that he suddenly had a good impression of the word "security army". "There are so many officials and slaves on the island." , you may not wholeheartedly support the Li Dynasty? Get a few puppets... No, the security army company will not be a problem."
"Yes, we should take action immediately - the nationalist sentiment is not strong these days, so we can definitely take advantage of it." Feng Zongze also nodded. Their numbers are limited, both the regular army and the security forces must be reserved as mobile troops, and occupation forces are deployed everywhere. not caught
They calculated that each city was armed with at least one security army company, equipped with cold weapons. It was not difficult to solve the problem: whether it was the weapons collected by the soldiers of the Li Dynasty or the weapons in the official warehouse, they selected three to five hundred usable ones. can do it
As for the source of the soldiers, starting from the official slaves and maidservants, there are seven to eight thousand official slaves and maidservants in and around Jeju City who are suffering from hunger and cold. It is certainly not difficult to select the three hundred who suffer great hatred.
"We should, like in Hainan, first establish a liaison system in various places and order the villages in the countryside to pay tribute and provide labor, so as to gradually penetrate into the grassroots level," Nangong Wudi suggested
"It's good, but our first thing is to consolidate the city."
After detailed calculations, it was decided to send a platoon and a work team each to Daejeong and Jeongui as the core of the occupation force. The Seongsan base will be controlled by the navy. The rest of the troops, including the labor squadron, will be concentrated in Jeju City. After all, the spoils here are the most abundant and need to be Focus on digestion
The first step is to clean up the houses in the city. Jeju City has 3,900 steps around it, which is more than twice the size of Qiongshan County, the first county in Hainan. In addition to ordinary people's residential streets and shops, a large number of them are " "Guanfang"
The quality of official houses varies, and many of them were exiled to local official slaves. Because official slaves were mobile, some built their own houses after being on the island for a long time, while others were assigned to other places on the island. Farming and grazing, so many houses are empty. The houses housing official slaves are very simple, but at least they can provide shelter from wind and rain, which is suitable for hosting Shandong refugees.
The disadvantage is that the sanitary conditions are not good, skin diseases and parasites are rampant, and strict disinfection is required.
However, there are a lot of open spaces in the city, which is very convenient for building temporary camps. In particular, the water resources are quite abundant, which can be used for purification and living and drinking water in the refugee camps. Although Jeju’s city wall is a bit sad, it is still a wall and can implement effective measures. Refugee control to prevent them from escaping and running around (to be continued)
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