Li Zhu originally wanted to use the Kaiyuan army to approach the Yalu River and force King Gwanghae to abdicate.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhaosun drove straight in and came straight to Seoul.
Li Zhu suddenly became murderous.
It's a pity that he overestimated his own strength.
Li Zhu knew that Liu Zhaosun was fighting without concern for his own life, but he didn't expect Marquis Pingliao to be so desperate.
He had no choice but to agree to all the conditions of Marquis Ping Liao and promised to lease three small islands at the mouth of the Yalu River to Kaiyuan.
Liu Zhaosun asked Li Zhu for some food as punishment.
After the turmoil, Liu Zhaosun's little trust in the North Koreans was gone.
Li Zhu, like Lin Danhan, are both treacherous and unreliable pig teammates.
Lin Danhan escaped from the battlefield and lost his temper at the critical moment. The new king of North Korea, Li Zhu, directly had a twisted idea and wanted to kill himself.
People's hearts are evil, that's all.
On March 12, Marquis Pingliao left three thousand soldiers stationed around Seoul to provide the necessary deterrence to the Korean monarchs and ministers.
He led his cavalry battalion to march day and night, crossed the Yellow Sea Road, and arrived at the mouth of the Yalu River on Ping'an West Road two days later.
The Yellow Sea is in front of you.
Liu Zhaosun stood on his horse among the rocks on the coast. Looking west from his position, he saw the port of Dandong in southern Liaoning, which is one of the busiest ports in southern Liaoning.
Several small islands on the sea were hidden in the thick fog. When the sun rose and the mist dispersed, Yamato Island, Xia Island, and Jiao Island finally emerged.
It was different from Liu Zhaosun's imagination. These three islands were quite large in area and were covered with pines and cypresses. The sea breeze blew by and the green pines and cypresses swayed with the wind. The environment was quite good.
Flocks of seagulls soared over the island, and curls of green smoke rose. Some North Korean fishermen were drying their fishing nets in the open space. There were some dilapidated shacks scattered around, which should be the shelter of the fishermen.
Jin Dajiu explained from the side:
"General Liu, these three islands are all inaccessible. On weekdays, only fishermen rest here when they go fishing, so the houses are also very dilapidated."
Liu Zhaosun was quite satisfied. The location of the island was very good. It was close to the mouth of the Yalu River and not far from Pyongyang. It was very convenient for transferring ore or transporting goods.
"There is a shipyard on Ping'an Road. Let's talk to Li Zhu later and rent it to me and give him some more money. Since we have the Liaodong Navy, we cannot live without warships."
On that day, each battalion led its troops and auxiliary troops to land on the three islands, and immediately began to cut down trees nearby and build forts.
The three hundred Korean fishermen who originally lived on Yamato Island were excited when they heard that the Liaodong General Army was recruiting naval forces and that the monthly salary offered was twenty taels per month.
One tael of silver is what these people spend for a year, and two taels per month is already an astronomical figure for these fishermen.
Some brave fishermen immediately rushed forward and asked to join the Kaiyuan Army to fight the Tatars together.
These fishermen are all extremely poor. They have no wives or children and are single. Many of them are so poor that they can't even put on trousers.
I heard that Lord Gwanghae taxed these fishermen’s taxes to Taichang for twenty years.
The King of North Korea did not want the people to live, so the North Korean people had to find another way to live.
Liu Zhaosun chuckled, not because he felt ridiculous for Lord Guanghai. If Taichang could live another twenty years, who knows what the Ming Dynasty would become like.
He ordered Meng Jinbao to be responsible for selecting and recruiting sailors. Liu Zhaosun briefly introduced Qi Shaobao's soldier selection requirements to the picker and asked Meng Jinbao to select soldiers according to these standards.
Liu Zhaosun's Liaodong Navy will have soldiers from all over the country. In addition to raft workers and Korean sailors, a group of sailors from Fujian and Zhejiang will also be recruited to the south later this year.
Wu Aheng of the Bingbei Road stayed behind on the Ping'an West Road in North Korea, where he built warships with Jin Dajiu, Meng Jinbao and others and prepared to build a navy.
Marquis Ping Liao left five hundred soldiers at the mouth of the Yalu River, and the command was given to Lord Wu.
Director Wei and two deputies of the Department of Industry and Commerce stayed to discuss trade details with North Korean officials in Pyongyang. Kaiyuan requested that they handle Hokkaido's mink trade in the future, and North Korea's ginseng trade should also be allocated to Kaiyuan merchants.
Business negotiations are long and boring. This is not Liu Zhaosun's strong point. It is better to leave it to professionals. People from the Department of Industry and Commerce are very professional in this aspect.
Such a layout is actually equivalent to saying that after the completion of North Korea in the next few years, the power of Ping An Road and even the entire North Korea will be controlled by this group of people.
At present, the Korean cause is only in its initial stage, and the future is difficult and dangerous. Only a ruthless person like Wu Aheng can lead everyone to overcome obstacles and fight their way out of the siege of the Koreans.
On March 20, Marquis Pingliao led his cavalry back to Seoul. After Li Zhu recognized the strength of General Liu, his attitude was more enthusiastic than last time.
That night, the King of Joseon held a grand banquet in the palace of Seoul to wash away the dust for Marquis Pingliao. Everyone had a banquet and no longer talked about it.
Liu Zhaosun proposed to rent a shipyard along Ping'an Road in North Korea for a rent of 10,000 taels of silver per year.
At the same time, he assured Li Jian that from now on, all trade in Liaodong would be handed over to North Korea and would no longer be traded with Japan's Houjin.
Li Zhu knew very well that the current trade between Japan and Liaodong was negligible, let alone Houjin. Houjin was Kaiyuan's enemy and there was no trade between the two sides.
Therefore, such conditions were not attractive to the King of Korea.
Li Zhu knew that he was no match for Liu Zhaosun, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree. At least he still had ten thousand taels of silver left.
The two of them each have their own hidden agendas, and they try to get each other drunk by changing cups and cups.
Liu Zhaosun used the strength of wine to persuade the King of Korea:
"I heard that Lord Gwanghae brought the fish tax from the fishermen of Ping'an Province to Taichang for twenty years. I hope that the king will do less corvee and less tax."
Li Yan smiled and raised his glass just to persuade him to drink.
Liu Zhaosun also said that he saw farmers working hard in the suburbs and not wearing enough clothes to cover their bodies.
Li Zhu shook his head and sighed for a while, and finally said with red eyes:
"Our country has been poor since ancient times. The land is barren and fertile farmland is scarce. Otherwise, our country would have been devoured by the surrounding tigers, wolves and jackals."
Liu Zhaosun was drunk and said with a smile:
"When Japanese pirates invaded North Korea, Emperor Xuanzong of North Korea repeatedly requested to annex Liaodong. If this had happened, I wonder what Seoul's situation would be like now."
"Ping Liaohou cuts off North Korea and the capital Tangbao. I am stupid and don't know if it is too late to attach Kaiyuan at the moment."
When everyone saw that both of them were drunk, they stepped forward to persuade them and they continued to drink.
When they were having a drink that night, Liu Zhaosun was so drunk that he couldn't stand up, so he was helped back by Jin Yuji.
The first time Liu Zhaosun and Li Zhu met, there was a flash of sword and the shadow of swords. The second time they met, they broke up unhappy.
Since then, Kaiyuan and North Korea have been inseparable, and conflicts have gradually accumulated.
At three o'clock the next day, Liu Zhaosun came to his senses.
Jin Yuji helped him put on the armor and couldn't help complaining:
"If you drink, drink. If you insist on talking nonsense to that Li Zhu, it will make people think that we, Kaiyuan, are overbearing."
Liu Zhaosun felt a sharp pain in his temples and decided not to drink indiscriminately in the future.
He thought for a long time without remembering what he said last night, so he turned around and hugged Jin Yuji:
"Aggressive? What did I say last night?"
Jin Yuji rolled her eyes.
"If you forget, you will forget why you want North Korea to annex Liaodong and let Li Zhu become a wealthy and idle man."
Liu Zhaosun was shocked and thought about how he could say such arrogant words when he was usually reserved. Now that he was the commander-in-chief of a town, he couldn't make a blunder after drinking. This wine was really too much to drink.
"A villain like Li Zhu is treacherous and repays kindness with hatred. It doesn't hurt to scare him a few times,"
Just as Jin Yuji was about to speak, she saw her husband's face becoming solemn.
"Seeing that the people are struggling to survive, I feel compassion for them. If I come to govern North Korea, I will definitely do a better job than Gwanghae Lord Lee Joon. At least I won't let the people sell their sons and daughters!"
After hearing this, Jin Yuji recalled her childhood experiences and couldn't help but feel sad.
Seeing that Liu Zhaosun was not happy about provoking her, he suddenly remembered something and pulled Jin Yuji out.
When Pei Dahu saw the two people coming out, he quickly sent guards to follow them.
Seoul is full of North Korean assassins. Judging from Li Zhu's attitude last night, it can be seen that it is only a matter of time before the two sides meet at war.
Liu Zhaosun took Jin Yuji's hand and came to the location where the cavalry battalion was stationed. He checked the battalion number with a guard on duty, signed up, and owed two horses.
The two rode out of the north gate of Seoul.
"Where are the officials going?"
"Go boating on the Han River with you."
Jin Yuji felt warm in her heart, but she didn't expect the official to still remember this.
On March 21, the second year of Taichang, the Han River in North Korea was crossed at Jinmen.
It was cool early that morning.
Liu Zhaosun and Jin Yuji boarded a Yichun painted boat, untied the boat cable and went down the river.
But I saw sails and sandbirds on the river, and the water and sky were the same color.
Liu Zhaosun took in the view of the river, hit the side of the boat with his hand, and laughed heartily:
"This is the Han River, hahaha. Compared with the Han River in my hometown, it is not inferior! Seoul has beautiful mountains and rivers. No wonder it can give birth to such a beauty as my wife!"
After hearing this, Jin Yuji chuckled and said in surprise:
"The Ming Dynasty also had the Han River?"
It is the peak of flood season, the river is wide open, the wind is shaking the willows on the banks, and the water is calm.
Liu Zhaosun breathed in the fresh air and said with emotion that since he saw the vastness of the world and had a beautiful woman by his side, he felt that his life was worthwhile!
"Of course there is the Han River in the Ming Dynasty. It is in my hometown Junzhou, at the foot of Wudang Mountain. I will return to Junzhou this year to pay homage to Emperor Zhenwu so that we can have a son soon."
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