Judge Park has been in fear since he was brought to Jeju Island.
The one hundred stones of food brought was to save his life at a critical moment.
"One hundred stones?" Zheng Chao raised his eyebrows.
It took 3,000 shi of grain to deliver 100 shi of grain. He didn't take their tiger-character flag seriously. He really thought that he didn't know that the slaves in Liaodong wanted 10,000 shi of grain from Korea.
However, before he could speak, Judge Park said, "This hundred dan of grain is given to the general by my own money and has nothing to do with my king."
Zheng Chao was stunned.
I didn't expect that the North Korean official in front of me would say such a thing.
"It's really the food given to the general by the minister himself, and it has nothing to do with my king." Pu Fanshu thought that Zheng Chao didn't believe it, so he hurriedly explained.
Zheng Chao looked at him and said, "You mean that bird king of yours is not willing to compensate me the Tiger Flag's 3,000 stones of grain and 30,000 taels of silver?"
"You want too much, and my king really can't afford it." Judge Park showed a bitter look.
When Zheng Chao heard this, his face immediately darkened, and he said: "You can give the slaves in Liaodong 10,000 shi of grain, but my Tiger-Character Banner only wants 3,000 shi of grain, but you resist. This is looking down on me, Tiger-Character." Qi, if that's the case, why are you coming to my place? Just go back and wait for my tiger-shaped flag army to arrive at the city."
"No, no, no, don't send troops." Pu Yanshu hurriedly stopped him and said at the same time, "My king did not agree to the 10,000 shi of food from the Kingdom of Jin, and my king simply cannot give so much food to the country. Golden State."
Although he didn’t know how the people on Jeju Island knew about Da Jin’s request for food from North Korea, he knew that he could not admit that North Korea had agreed to hand over food to Da Jin.
Dajin and the Tiger Banner have been at war on the ground in Liaodong. If the people of the Tiger Banner knew that North Korea had agreed to send 10,000 stones of grain to Dajin, he would be afraid that he would not be able to leave Jeju Island.
"I don't care what you do to the slaves and thieves. I can't lose a bushel of food and a pound of silver in my Tiger Flag," Zheng Chao threatened.
Pu Yanshu said with a bitter face: "General, can you please slow down for a while? My king really can't afford so much food. If the general can extend his time for one year, my king can give the general three hundred more dan."
When the King of Joseon sent him to Jeju Island, he had no intention of paying for food.
So he also planned to delay it for a year. Who knows what things will look like in a year. Maybe he won't need to give him money or food.
"There are still ten days." Zheng Chao stretched out his hand and gestured with his fingers, and said, "If we don't see food in ten days, our tiger-shaped banner army will set off for Seoul. If you don't believe it, just let your bird king Try it.”
Too lazy to talk nonsense with the North Korean official in front of him, he directly issued a deadline.
"This!" Park Banshu felt bitter in his heart.
Unexpectedly, the people in the Tiger Flag were unreasonable and as domineering as the Great Jin Kingdom.
"I have brought you a hundred stones of food to the island, and I will spare your life to see off the guests." Zheng Chao asked his guards to take Pu Banshu out.
Since it was North Korea who took the initiative to stir up trouble, don't blame him for slapping him back with his big mouth.
As soon as he came out of Zheng Chao's office, Pu Yanshu was sent back to the dock on the shore by two Tiger Flag soldiers.
When we returned to the dock, the food on the ship had not yet been unloaded.
As the last few bags of grain were carried onto the dock, Park returned to the ship and ordered the sailors on the ship to turn back.
Although Jeju Island has reclaimed some land to grow grain, the harvest is not satisfactory, and it can barely ensure that no one will starve to death. Horses must be raised on the island. The consumption of grain by one war horse is equivalent to the daily consumption of several soldiers.
If it weren't for the fact that Jinzhou has a lot of mature land that can grow grain, and the Tiger Zi Banner has opened up the channel between Lushun and Denglai, and can transport grain through Denglai to support Lushun, otherwise it would be impossible to feed the Tiger Zi Banner's many soldiers and horses in Liaodong. .
Therefore, Zheng Chao never had too much food.
Moreover, for such a large country like Korea, he was not worried that he would not be able to provide three thousand shi of food.
"Inform the Marine Battalion that the Navy will have a land battle next and they need to be prepared." Zheng Chao asked his staff to send orders to the Marine Battalion on the island.
The Navy has a dedicated marine battalion to deal with landing operations, but the number is not large. They are usually used to fight on the island and deal with the pirate lair on the island.
When dealing with North Korea, Zheng Chao knew very well that it was almost difficult for North Korea's navy to threaten the Tiger Flag's navy fleet. Whether North Korea could be made to pay for food or food in the end depended on the outcome of the land war.
On Jeju Island, the Tiger Flag began to prepare for the war, while Park Fanshu returned to Seoul by boat.
He didn't even return home and hurried to the palace.
After meeting King Lee Joon of Joseon, he told everything about his landing on Jeju Island, and emphasized Zheng Chao's threat.
"You are really useless, you can't handle such a small thing." Li Zhu said angrily.
I thought that if I sent a minister to Jeju Island, even if I could not be exempted from the money and food demanded by the other party, I would be able to get some reductions. I didn’t expect that my Hucao Judgment was useless. I went to Jeju Island and nothing was done. Also brought some bad news.
"I am incompetent." Pu Yanshu admitted his mistake in a good manner.
Even though he knew that this matter had little to do with him, as a courtier, there was no reason for such a thing.
Li Zhu said with a cold face: "You are just incompetent. The people of Si Xian Mansion and Si Jian Yuan have long dismissed you. It was Gu who kept protecting you. It's a pity that you have disappointed me so much."
"I am guilty." Park Senshu knelt down.
Li Zhu said coldly: "What's the use of knowing you're guilty? Is it possible that you can still produce thousands of stones of food? By the way, you are Hucao, and you should solve the food problem. Now you can think of a way for me." Come out and collect the three thousand stones of food demanded by the tiger thief and the ten thousand stones of food from the Kingdom of Jin."
"I do have a way to solve the food problem," Park Senshu said.
After hearing this, Li Zhu's expression softened and he asked: "What method? As long as the food problem can be solved, Gu Gu will not only absolve you of your crime, but even allow you to take over the position of You Yizheng."
"The minister's method is actually very simple, that is, to increase taxes, and you don't need to increase too much to collect all the money and food of the Kingdom of Jin and Jeju Island." Park Banshu said.
Li Zhu hesitated.
Increasing taxes can indeed solve the immediate troubles, but it can also easily trigger civil unrest. Even if he has not understood the situation of the people below, he knows that the lives of the people are difficult, especially after the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. North Korea suffered from the Jin Dynasty. The army plundered, and later it took a lot of effort to get Dai Jin to retreat.
"Is there any other way?" Li Zhu said looking at Park Judge in front of him.
(End of chapter)
