Under the guidance of His Majesty the Emperor, the obedient King Li Huo not only expressed his full understanding of his decision to seal Weizhou with great obedience, but also thanked His Majesty the Ming Emperor for understanding his desire to get close to Shenjing.
Of course, these are all just words.
With Zhu Yijun's words of "conferring to Yue", Li Hao would not dare to be picky about the fiefdom. It would be great to have a place to live and settle down. A king who has lost his country is lucky enough to be able to survive. How dare he ask for more?
However, at this point we need to talk about why Zhu Yijun summoned Li Hao to discuss the fiefdom today - because the major matter of establishing a North Korean province has been basically completed.
North Korean Governor-General Gu Yangqian, North Korean Governor Zhang Zuozhi, and North Korean Commander-in-Chief Qi Jin have jointly submitted a memorial, indicating that all preparations for the establishment of a North Korean province are in place.
According to their report, in North Korea, in addition to the three yamen of the three of them - Governor, Fu, and Zhen, the three yamen of the Chief Envoys' Department, the Inspector's Envoys' Department, and the Commander's Envoys' Department have also chosen their addresses. After selecting the auxiliary officers and left officials, we just waited for the imperial court to appoint the chief officers of the third division to take office.
The above are all done in accordance with the previous highly pragmatic design. The establishment of a province does not end with the establishment of the governor, governor and commander-in-chief. After all, the job arrangements of these three are only "top-level design", and there are officials at all levels below them who must be arranged step by step, and three of them are An important official second only to the three major frontier ministers: Governor, Fu and Zhen.
Below the third division, there are also the chief officials of various roads, prefectures, states and counties who have to make arrangements one by one. Now everything is basically ready and all we need is the east wind.
Dongfeng means that the Ministry of Civil Affairs sends officials to their posts, and the so-called "everything is ready" means that their auxiliary officer Zuo Li has arrived in advance.
Why can the auxiliary official Zuoli take office early? Because according to Gao Pangshi's previous instructions and the subsequent ratification of the imperial court, at least for a period of time, in North Korea, except for the three governors, governors, and governors, officials at all levels below the third division were assigned according to the "chief officials are selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs" This comes from the rule that "auxiliary officers and left-hand officials are selected from the local area". When chief officials at all levels take office, they only need to bring along their masters and other staff - of course, if you want to bring your own servants, that is your own business.
Gao pragmatically made this arrangement mainly for two reasons. First, to enrich the local yamen with a larger proportion of local officials and clerks to reduce the resistance of North Korean locals to the new government; second, to prevent officials selected by the court from looking at the local situation. Discrediting, and even preventing effective formal governance due to language and other issues.
As mentioned before, North Korea’s upper class basically speaks Chinese, but ordinary people may not. Therefore, at least within a certain period of time, there must be a large number of North Korean locals to enrich the government in order to form effective governance. Otherwise, government orders may not go out of the yamen, and "ruling" will become "rule without governance" - which is equivalent to wasting work.
Since the North Korean imperial court chose to annex it, and its officials at all levels were basically very cooperative. In addition, the main force of the Ming army still remained in North Korea, so no one dared to jump out and cause trouble. Up to now, the above things have been basically completed, and the remaining things can basically be regarded as finishing work.
Since the most critical local tasks in North Korea have been almost completed, Zhu Yijun must of course implement Li Hao's arrangements as soon as possible in order to cooperate with the establishment of North Korea and prevent anyone from questioning the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty by taking advantage of his "long absence of a vassal". North Korea’s rationality.
Of course, it says that things are basically done. After all, there is still the word "basic". In other words, there are still some things that need to be continued. Therefore, after listening to the music, Li Hao resigned, and Zhu Yijun immediately passed on an oral instruction, asking Wang Jiaping and Gao Pangshi to go to Qianqing Palace to meet the saint.
Originally, Zhu Yijun planned to go to the Wenhua Palace to announce that the two of them had come to summon the couple, but the imperial doctors believed that the emperor had coughed up blood and fainted not long ago. Although he seemed to be recovering well, it was still not appropriate to brave the cold wind and walk around. Therefore, I had to ask the two pavilion elders to walk a few more steps to Qianqing Palace to meet the saint.
Gao Pragmatic didn't mind walking a few more steps, and Wang Jiaping was in good health, so after receiving the oral instructions conveyed by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, they set off together to meet the saint. Speaking of which, the two of them were actually quite happy to have the opportunity to chat alone.
The two first exchanged a few words about the investigation of Yikun Palace, and then quickly shifted the topic to the main purpose of today's call, which was the follow-up cleanup work of North Korea.
Wang Jiaping spoke first: "Rixin, in your opinion, what are the other important matters that North Korea needs to focus on in the future?"
"After North Korea was established as a province, I thought there were three major things that were most important." As the main promoter of North Korea, Gao Pragmatic naturally already had an idea of what to do after North Korea was established as a province, so he spoke with confidence and talk. And talk.
"First, normalize the military structure... Oh, I mean, we must fix the garrison plan as soon as possible, so as to always ensure that the court maintains sufficient deterrence against some local opponents who may still exist, so that they can take advantage of our military. The military is powerful and dare not make mistakes easily."
Wang Jiaping nodded and said: "What Rixin said is true. As the saying goes, the Yi and Di are afraid of power but not moral. Although North Korea has been transformed into a king for a long time, it cannot be regarded as a complete Yi Di, but after all, it has no longer been a familiar place in China since the Tang Dynasty. Now this time It’s not clear what is inside, and if there is no large army to deter them, it’s hard to say it’s safe in the end… I wonder what Nissin’s plans are for the troops stationed in North Korea?”
His previous words were very consistent with his status as the first assistant, but the last sentence was somewhat... You are the first assistant, so how can you ask Gao Pragmatic, the third assistant, "what arrangements are there"? Isn't this what you should arrange?
Of course, this is the truth, but Wang Jiaping is already weak in the cabinet. As for his prestige, although it cannot be said that he has none, it is difficult to say that he is more pragmatic. In addition, he has long since determined that he is about to step down, and Gao Pragmatic is the inevitable candidate to be the next chief assistant, so he doesn't think there is any problem with his question at all.
Gao Pragmatic always abided by his identity and said first: "Yuan Fu made a strong statement, pragmatic Zuoguan, how dare you make arrangements? I just returned to Beijing from North Korea, and I have some considerations about local affairs, and I am about to explain it to Yuan Fu."
Wang Jiaping was deeply pleased when he heard this.
Of course, he knew that Gao Jingshi's words were actually just a show of words. However, the problem was that when everyone in the court knew that Gao Jingshi was about to become the first assistant, he could still abide by his duty, and his words did not exceed the rules in the slightest. It is remarkable that he, the chief minister who is somewhat in name only, maintains respect. He is worthy of being said to be mature and prudent even though Gao Pinggong is definitely a rare young person among the senior officials of the imperial court.
Such people are liked wherever they go. Wang Jiaping is even more emotional. He feels that Gao Pragmatism can reach this point in his forties. In addition to the shadow of three generations of chief ministers and his own achievements in academic career, this person This kind of personality charm formed by always abiding by etiquette and law must be the key to its success.
People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot. Wang Jiaping laughed loudly, waved his hand and said: "There is no need to do this for Rixin. You have been a model of courtesy for our dynasty for more than two hundred years. You are perfect in both virtue and talent. If you have any ideas, just tell me." .The reason Jiaping is asking me is just to cooperate with you when the emperor asks questions."
"Thanks to Yuan Fu's false praise, pragmatism is too scary..." Gao pragmatism was about to give an example, for example, that he was not as good as a certain wise minister of the previous dynasty in a certain aspect, but when he saw Wang Jiaping waving his hands repeatedly, he had to swallow his words. Let’s get down to business: “As for the garrison, currently, there are two aspects that need to be addressed.”
"First, Qi Zongrong's field army. For now, all his troops are troops that have not been withdrawn to aid Korea, and there are still more than 140,000 in total. This army is naturally enough to deter North Korea. , but they have been on the war for a long time, and each has received a reward for their military exploits. They will be homesick and cannot stay in Korea for a long time. They must send additional troops to garrison.
In addition, there is another problem here. Qi Zongrong is the newly promoted commander-in-chief. Previously, he only held the rank of staff general. Many generals in the current army aiding Korea were older than him. Some of the veterans of the Qi Army just paid it back. For the sake of Ding Haibo (Qi Jiguang), they naturally would not embarrass him, but it is hard to say about those generals who have no friendship with Ding Haibo...
Therefore, I foolishly thought that I should first withdraw the troops who were not led by the generals of the Qi family army, and at the same time recruit some young generals with low prestige from the country to North Korea to avoid discord between the generals. "
Wang Jiaping nodded and said: "Yes, what Rixin said is true. However, I wonder if Rixin has considered it. Under such circumstances, the troops stationed by the court cannot be only the Southern Army, but must be the Southern Army and the Northern Army. There are some, and the northern and southern armies often have conflicts...
Before and after the Battle of Pyongyang, Li Rusong almost caused a big mess because of the conflict between the northern and southern armies. Qi Jin and Li Rusong were both generals, and he is younger than Li Rusong. Don't cause any trouble... Rixin, you must explain this to him clearly. You must let him know the importance. "
What Wang Jiaping said was very clear. Of course, the army stationed by the imperial court in North Korea could not only be the Northern Army, nor could it be only the Southern Army. The reason for this is very simple, and it does not even need to be stated explicitly.
However, conflicts between the northern and southern armies often occur, and how to balance this becomes a troublesome issue for the generals in charge. Generally speaking, the commander-in-chief needs to be able to work well with others, which is more of a test of how one behaves and works. Generally speaking, older generals are better at doing this job, while younger generals tend to protect their weaknesses based on their own affiliation, such as Li Rusong at that time.
However, Gao Pragmatic was not worried. He smiled and said: "Although Qi Jin is from the Southern Army, he is actually more like a Northern General. Think about it, Yuan Fu, after joining the army, he spent most of his time guarding the nine sides." , His familiarity with the Northern Army is by no means comparable to that of an ordinary Southern general. Of course, pragmatism will explain what needs to be explained."
In fact, Wang Jiaping had never even met Qi Jin, but since Gao Pragmatic said so, Wang Jiaping believed his vision and even more believed his "explanation". After all, Qi Jin had been working under Gao Jingjing for a long time, and it was impossible for him to dare to violate Gao Jingjing's instructions.
"Okay, what about the second one?" Wang Jiaping agreed.
"The second is the North Korean Capital Command and Envoy Department." Gao pragmatically said: "The North Korean Capital Department is currently held concurrently by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Wanbang. This person was promoted to this day by Yu Yishou."
Wang Jiaping nodded, he knew this. Zhang Wanbang was not only promoted with high pragmatism, but also made several important achievements. Although his subordinates were infantry, they were a model army of "controlling cavalry with foot" in the Ming army. In this war to aid Korea, he put down the Quanli Rebellion and was promoted to Deputy Chief Soldier.
However, Wang Jiaping didn't know what Gao Pragmatic meant by emphasizing this point in the first place, and couldn't help but look at Gao Pragmatic with some confusion.
Gao Pragmatic calmly faced Wang Jiaping's doubtful gaze and said: "Whether it is Qi Jin or Zhang Wanbang, keeping them in North Korea is not just to scare the local people in North Korea. There is one thing that Yuan Fu must remember... …The Jurchens moved to town.”
"Oh! Yes, yes, there is also the matter of the Jurchens moving to the town...but what does this have to do with Qi Jin and Zhang Wanbang?"
Gao Jingshi said seriously: "It is not pragmatic and arrogant. Currently, there are two strong Jurchens, one is Ye He and the other is Jianzhou. Ye He obeys me and Jianzhou fears me.
Generals Qi Jin and Zhang Wanbang have been stationed in Liaodong for a long time. Ye He and Jianzhou knew both their reputations for bravery and their pragmatism, so they paired them up in North Korea to prevent the Jurchen tribes from taking advantage of the chaos. Fight and wait for them to settle down in their own land, so that they can be used by me for a long time. "
"I see." Wang Jiaping nodded and asked, "Then what does this have to do with Du Si?"
Gao pragmatically said: "The Dusi was originally composed of local military households, but there is no such thing as military households in North Korea, and it is not easy to allocate them suddenly now, so we have to take other measures."
"What kind of measure?" Wang Jiaping felt that this measure might be very different from the dynasty system, and couldn't help but look a little cautious.
Gao pragmatically said: "Half are newly formed from domestic military families who have lost their territory, and half are recruited from Jurchen tribes."
Wang Jiaping thought he had heard wrongly, and suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Deployed by the Jurchen tribes?"
The so-called Dusi Army is actually the Weisuo Army. Although this system has long been dilapidated, it is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's military system anyway. Now Gao pragmatically suggests that half of the North Korean capitals will be newly formed from domestic military households that have lost their territory, and half will be drawn from Jurchen tribes. Although the former may have some troubles at the implementation level, it is at least no problem in principle, but the latter is too earth-shattering. .
Wang Jiaping looked at Gao Pragmatic in shock and said: "Jurchen Yi Di! If they are not of my race, their minds must be different. How can they be used in the defense?"
However, he never expected that Gao Pragmatic said: "If the imperial court always regards the Jurchens as barbarians, people who are not of my race, their hearts must be different," then no matter how much the Jurchens convince me and fear me, they will always be If you are a Yi Di, you can only stay outside the court and never become one of your own."
Gao Jingshi raised his chin slightly and said proudly: "The Jurchen family only has a few hundred thousand, and after they were moved to North Korea, they were even more isolated. There is no other way to go except for me. How can I make mistakes with such a good opportunity?" However, this is the opportunity to completely conquer them... If the strategy is right, I think that in a hundred years, there will be no more Jurchens in the world."
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