The next day.
All the officials and generals stationed in Kaicheng of Prince Yan's Mansion gathered at the palace.
Wen included Jin Zhong, Shang Kezhou, Chang Guoting and Yan Xiangwu, etc., and the generals were Chen Shou, the military commander, and Qianhu Xu Xiang, Sun Yan, Tan Yuan, Wu Youquan...
More than a dozen people were sitting below, more than the number of people Zhu Di held at the Yanwang Palace in Peking.
However, everyone looked solemn at this moment.
Yesterday, when Guo An got off the ship, he scolded Xu Xiang, Sun Yan and other generals in Jianghua Port. They all knew about it.
What surprised them was that the anger in Guo Changshi's heart did not seem to have subsided until today.
"Yesterday, after hearing that you all allowed the Japanese pirates to invade Jianghua Port again and again, I was so angry that I couldn't control myself.
I'm really saddened by your stupid behavior.
At the beginning, I suggested that Your Highness capture Kaesong and Ganghwa Port, and had no intention of expanding the territory or rescuing the Korean people. "
"I just feel that as military generals, you are stuck in Beiping Mansion all day long. You may not be able to go out to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service every one or two years, so you will not make money, which is a waste of your strength.
Therefore, I suggested that His Highness do business with the Goryeo nobles! "
"However, I never expected that in less than a year, you all seem to really regard those Koreans as your own family.
He even felt that the Korean soldiers were weak, so he turned into a patron saint and used his brothers' orders to protect the Koreans! "
"Ah……"
"We can't tell whether you are from Ming Dynasty or Korea!..."
The entire hall was filled with Guo An's extremely mocking voice, which made Chen Shou, Xu Xiang and others blush with shame again.
Especially Chen Shou, in terms of official rank, as a commanding officer, he is the fourth rank, which is one rank higher than Guo An, the right chief historian of the Yan Palace.
However, it seems that Guo An's reprimand was taken for granted.
Chen Shoudu was like this, and thousands of households including Xu Xiang, Sun Yan, etc. lowered their heads and endured silently.
Finally, after a while, as the cup of tea next to Guo An's hand bottomed out, Guo An's words gradually became calmer.
"You are all generals of more than a thousand households in our Prince Yan's palace, and you are responsible for the safety of thousands of soldiers.
Therefore, I hope you will understand that we, the tens of thousands of soldiers and officials in Prince Yan’s palace, risked their lives and crossed the ocean to come to Goryeo to trade. We came to make money, not to protect the Goryeo people.
Don't feel any pity for the Koreans, they don't deserve it!
Moreover, the Korean people will not recognize you because of your compassion!
Otherwise, His Highness would not have chopped up those people in public..."
"Unless one day, among the millions of people in Goryeo, there are 500,000 or even 200,000 people who bear your surnames and consider them from the bottom of their hearts to be Ming people, then they will be worthy of me. Soldiers from Prince Yan's Mansion, go and protect them!
The lives of our soldiers from the Ming Dynasty are much more valuable than the lives of those Koreans. We must not lose any of our soldiers from the Ming Dynasty because of some Koreans.
Whether you are a military general or a civil servant, you must keep these words in mind..."
At this moment, in the eyes of Chen Shou, Jin Zhong and others, Guo An no longer looked like a sage, but looked more like the skinny gentry and merchants they had seen.
However, this kind of skinning made them unable to feel the slightest disgust, and they even had some sense of intimacy.
Chen Shou, Jin Zhong and others nodded in response.
"Don't worry, Guo Changshi, we will never make such a big mistake again."
"Please rest assured, Guo Changshi, I will definitely keep these words in mind..."
"Um!"
Guo An didn't care whether these officials and generals really listened, so he asked again: "You have been in Kaicheng for several months, have you noticed how long the property of the Goryeo nobles can last?"
Shang Kezhou quickly replied: "Back to Guo Changshi, although those Goryeo nobles have shouted away, they don't seem to be in any hurry."
Guo An narrowed his eyes slightly, "In this case, can it last at least half a year?"
Shang Ke Zhou said: "It may be more than that."
Guo An nodded slightly, "They still have great uses, there is no need to drain them dry."
Shang Kezhou, Chang Guoting and others couldn't help but wonder, "Da Yong?"
Guo An said: "After half a year, when the Koryo harvest is finished, we can try to let these Koryo people attack the Japanese pirates."
Chen Shou and other generals looked happy, then thought of something, and subconsciously looked disdainful.
"Guo Changshi, when these Koreans see Japanese pirates, they are like mice seeing cats. They wish they had more legs!"
Let them attack the Japanese pirates. I'm afraid they won't even have the courage to pick up swords and guns to confront the Japanese pirates. "
Guo An looked indifferent, "It doesn't matter, let's give it a try first. Anyway, after the autumn harvest, the young people of Goryeo don't have to farm.
When they arrived on the Japanese pirate island, they had no way to retreat. Either they died or the Japanese pirates died...
In addition, Prince Yan’s Mansion also sent some soldiers to explore the true identity of the Japanese pirates! "
"Okay!"
Chen Shou, Xu Xiang and other generals all nodded slightly.
"I dare to ask Guo Changshi, I wonder what I can do as a subordinate?"
Guo An glanced at some Jin Zhong, Chang Guoting and others, and said softly: "Squeeze the nobles of Goryeo and the common people of Goryeo."
"yes!"
"Don't think wrongly, I want you to exploit the Korean people who are outside Kaesong, Ganghwa Island, and Yan'an County.
Let them know that places like Kaesong, Ganghwa Island, and Yan'an County are no longer the territory of Goryeo, but the territory of the Yan Kingdom.
The people in these counties must admit in their hearts as soon as possible that they are all the people of Yan State, let them be proud of the people of Yan State, and never think about the people of Goryeo again! "
"Guo Changshi, this..."
At this time, Jin Zhong, Chang Guoting and others couldn't help but look embarrassed.
"Guo Changshi, it has been more than four hundred years since the founding of the Republic of Korea. The Kingdom of Korea has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is difficult to change the minds of the people at once!"
"It doesn't matter!"
Guo An smiled lightly, "Everyone has a desire to be strong, especially these Koreans.
Although they are still Koreans, the classics and knowledge they learned, as well as their clothes, are all belonging to my Ming Dynasty.
They are already half Ming people.
You can send people to recruit more Korean scholars, especially Koreans who have gone to study in the Ming Dynasty, and open schools in Korea to teach them to speak Chinese.
The first sentence is to teach them that Kaesong and Ganghwa Island have been sold to His Highness King Yan by the former King of Goryeo, Wang You!
Now, Kaesong and Ganghwa Island are already vassal states of King Yan.
They are the people of Yan State...
Also, in Kaesong, Yenan County, Ganghwa Island and other counties, the plaques of various shops or government plaques are all in Chinese.
For those who speak Korean or Chinese, you must show special preferential treatment! "
"Treat the people of the Yan Kingdom in Kaicheng, Yan'an County, and Ganghwa Island more favorably, and give them special waist badges, all with their names and place of origin written in Chinese characters!
In addition, each waist badge must be numbered, using Arabic numerals as characters, 01 for Kaesong, 02 for Ganghwa Island, 03 for Yenan County...
After that, each township below Kaicheng had a different number. The people in each village were marked according to their age and birth order with Arabic numerals, starting from 01...
Make it easier for our soldiers and officials of the Ming Dynasty to identify!
As for the other Koreans, there is no need to pay attention to them, they are not our subjects of the Yan Kingdom! "
Jin Zhong subconsciously asked: "Guo Changshi, do you want to create a pornographic book?"
"Need not!"
Guo An shook his head hastily, "It's just an identity plate to distinguish the people of Yan State from the people of Korea.
All the people of Yan State can circulate at will.
In addition, when entering and exiting the city gate, those who have an identity plate can pay half the city gate tax.
Priority is given to pass, priority is given to admission to some schools, and goods coming from our Ming Dynasty are given priority to purchase..."
A trace of worry flashed across the faces of Jin Zhong, Chang Guoting and others, "Guo Changshi, but in our Ming Dynasty, we must create a yellow book to prohibit people from states and counties from moving around."
Guo An smiled lightly, "In the Beiping Mansion, aren't the people already able to move around freely in various counties? There has been no chaos."
Jin Zhong, Chang Guoting and others couldn't help but be stunned.
"In this case, I will obey Guo Changshi's order."
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly and continued: "The most important thing is to make an identity plate as soon as possible.
Moreover, the identity plate of each citizen of the Yan Kingdom can only be made and reissued by our officials in the Yan Palace, or by military generals from a hundred households or more.
If anyone is found to have made his own work without permission, he will be shot to death and even imprisoned! "
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
Jin Zhong, Chen Shou and others looked solemn and nodded again.
Guo An looked at Chen Shou, Sun Yan and other generals again, "Commander Chen, Sun Qianhu, although our Prince Yan Mansion does business with Goryeo nobles, we make a lot of money from them.
However, His Highness the King of Yan just did not want to drain the lake and attack them.
If they dare to have different intentions, our Yan Palace can destroy the entire Yan Kingdom within half a year.
Therefore, when facing those Goryeo nobles, you can be stronger without any scruples! "
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
…
When Chen Shou, Chang Guoting and others dispersed, Guo An couldn't help but sigh softly.
He didn't know if Chen Shou and other military generals would listen to his sarcastic words.
It's also because those Goryeo soldiers were too cowardly... This group of Yanshan guards were like a group of strong men walking into a kindergarten, and they were about to turn into a group of arrogant soldiers!
"Guo Changshi can rest assured that according to Guo Changshi's plan, Kaicheng, Ganghwa Island, and Yan'an County will definitely become the Kingdom of Yan in fifty years.
Moreover, among Kaicheng, Jianghua Island, and Yan'an County, there will inevitably be more than 100,000 more people of the Yan Kingdom of our Ming ancestry! "
Seeing Guo An's slightly sad expression, Jin Zhong subconsciously spoke to comfort him.
"Fifty years..."
Guo An couldn't help sighing again, then slowly shook his head and said solemnly: "Fifty years is too long, Prince Yan's Palace cannot wait for fifty years, and His Highness cannot wait for fifty years either!
In five years at most, Kaesong, Ganghwa Island, and Yan'an County will either become the State of Yan, or the entire Goryeo will become the State of Yan! "
At this moment, Guo An's eyes were full of coldness.
Jin Zhong looked surprised. He had rarely seen Guo An with such an expression, and quickly responded: "Guo Changshi, don't worry, in five years at most, Kaicheng, Ganghwa Island, and Yan'an County will become the Kingdom of Yan.
As for the nobles of Goryeo, they all recognized the country of Yan. "
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
…
Outside the palace.
Chen Shou, Xu Xiang, Sun Yan and other generals left the palace and went to the command department.
A Qianhu's face was full of dissatisfaction, "Commander, that Guo Changshi is really powerful. Although he represents His Highness King Yan, his official rank is one level lower than yours, and he doesn't give you face like this!"
…
(End of chapter)
