Let us stand and receive the message. Lan
Li Shanchang asked in his heart: Does His Majesty think that we work hard, so he gave us the favor of standing to receive the order?
Then I really thank you!
"Your Majesty has decreed that Duke Xu Da of Wei, Duke Li Shanchang of South Korea, and Wang Guangyang, the loyal and diligent uncle... make proper arrangements for the retirement and entry of generals at all levels in the army, and must ensure the smooth transition of officers at all levels... In principle, generals will be transferred to local governments , downgrade it to one level for use.”
In the past, when Zhu Yuanzhang wrote imperial edicts, he did not use rhetoric at all. They were basically written in plain language. Sometimes you can hear Zhu Yuanzhang's curse words. After giving lessons to officials from various provinces, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edicts are much more elegant.
However, neither Li Shanchang nor Wang Guangyang was interested in paying attention to whether the imperial edict written by Zhu Yuanzhang was elegant or not. What they were more concerned about now was the content expressed by Zhu Yuanzhang in the imperial edict.
How is it possible for generals to retire and then transfer to local civilian posts?
Except for the prime minister, there is no concept of letting generals hold civilian positions. None of them, including the Minister of War, will be military generals, but officials who know military matters. Lan
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang actually asked military generals to retire and then transfer to civilian jobs.
this……
Not to mention whether the civil servants agree or not, let’s talk about the military generals. Can they agree to transfer to a local government?
How comfortable is it to be a general?
Li Shanchang believed that Zhu Yuanzhang was just fooling around.
However, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial decree. Even if they knew that the probability of this matter being successful was zero, they would still do it.
Liu Bowen was very relaxed, because he had little prestige among the generals. Zhu Yuanzhang also knew about this matter, and when preparing for this matter, Liu Bowen's name was not included. Lan
When everyone is busy, each other will think that they are the poor ones.
But if he is still busy and others become busier, Liu Bowen feels very comfortable.
So comfortable!
Liu Bowen said to Li Shanchang with a smile on his face:
"Li Hangong, what your Majesty has asked us to do is not that easy to do."
Li Shanchang was granted the title of "Korean Duke" and was the first among civil servants. He had a high prestige in the civil and military circles, so everyone called him "Li Hanggong" to show respect.
"Yeah, it's not that easy." Lan
Li Shan sighed. He also had a headache. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang have to find so many things when he had nothing to do? Isn’t it good for everyone to develop peacefully and steadily? I feel that after joining Zhu Yuanzhang, his workload is increasing exponentially. Although Li Shanchang thinks that his ability is not bad, he cannot withstand such bottomless use.
It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was very reasonable when employing people. Needless to say, Xu Da was the first person in the army under Zhu Han. Wang Guangyang once worked with Chang Yuchun and was quite prestigious in the army.
Not to mention Li Shanchang, during the war, Li Shanchang was responsible for mobilizing military supplies. No matter how difficult the situation was, Li Shanchang was able to ensure that the army had sufficient food and grass supplies, so he was highly praised by the generals in the army.
As for Liu Bowen, Hu Weiyong, and Yang Xian, their prestige in the military is not enough to undertake this matter.
Li Shanchang looked at Liu Bowen with a relaxed smile on his face, and knew what he was happy about, so he decisively added more burdens to him: "The King of England and His Majesty are too hasty in doing things. Although the decree benefits the people's livelihood and the development of the Ming Dynasty, it is only for those of us who are ministers." It increases the workload, so Bowen... I have to work hard for you, Weiyong, and Xiwu next. We, the Ming Dynasty scholars, must ensure their safety and life when we go overseas."
When their names were called, Li Shanchang and Yang Xian immediately pulled down the corners of their mouths. They thought they would be very relaxed just now, but they didn't expect that Li Shanchang would shamelessly put his current work on himself.
Hu Weiyong had other ideas. He said to Li Shanchang: "Sir, if you need my help, I can go with you to handle official business."
"No!"
Liu Bowen and Yang Xian all spoke out against it.
Are you kidding me? The workload of the previous five people was piled on three people. If Hu Weiyong left again, wouldn't they both be overwhelmed by the work?
Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong. This young fellow had always regarded himself as a 'disciple of the King of England'. Although Zhu Han had never admitted it, everyone in Yingtian Mansion believed that Hu Weiyong was Zhu Han's man. It was precisely because Hu Weiyong always Talking about Zhu Han made Li Shanchang not like Hu Weiyong very much.
But it's not annoying, and Hu Weiyong is very capable, and Li Shanchang is willing to become colleagues with him who won't disturb each other.
"When the military generals retire, the most important thing is still with Wei Guogong and Zheng Guogong. We are just going out to assist the left. Weiyong should stay in the Government Affairs Hall and settle the students who are going overseas first."
Then, Li Shanchang added another sentence: "His Royal Highness the King of England has emphatically reminded us about the placement of overseas students. When we do it, we must do everything in detail, and we cannot let His Highness the King find faults."
Liu Bowen and Yang Xian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard Li Shanchang's words.
Fortunately, Li Shanchang rejected Hu Weiyong.
When Hu Weiyong heard Li Shanchang mention Zhu Han, he immediately stopped mentioning going to help in the army: "Li Hangong is right, I have to do the things for His Majesty the King first, so as not to be reprimanded again, His Majesty the King trusts We entrust such an important matter to us, how can we let His Royal Highness down?"
Having said this, Hu Weiyong paused for a moment, and then said to Li Shanchang and Wang Guangyang: "In that case, why don't we make arrangements with His Royal Highness in advance before going to the army? Sir, don't you mean that the problem of the generals in the army, Is it mainly Wei Guogong and Zheng Guogong who do it?"
"..."
Li Shanchang's face turned dark.
Why are you, Hu Weiyong, so sober now? Lan
Can I tell you that I just want to go home and rest for a few more days? You, Hu Weiyong, are young and vigorous. If you work more, your body will be able to handle it. I, Li Shanchang, am already a lot older. What's wrong with being lazy and resting for a few days?
Wang Guangyang is an honest man. He has the same idea as Li Shanchang, they want to rest for a few more days. Faced with Hu Weiyong's inquiry, Wang Guangyang hesitated and didn't know what to say. Li Shanchang lowered his face and said to Hu Weiyong: "Wei Yong, don't think about so many useless things and go to work quickly. His Royal Highness is still waiting for you to come up with the regulations for settling overseas students and report back."
"Well, that's really important."
Hu Weiyong's face straightened and he said seriously: "Please rest assured, sir, I will not delay the important events of His Royal Highness."
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Japan, Japan Island.
Nowadays, Japan is under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Han's attention to Japan is second only to Yinzhou. Apart from Yinzhou, Japan has the largest garrison. Lan
The women on the Japanese island basically became the maids of the Ming garrison. As for the men... they had an absolute bottom-class status.
It's good if they can work alive. If they don't do well, it's common for them to be denied food.
Today, stationed on the Japanese island is Fang Guozhen's department who once took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang.
Fang Guozhen used to sell illegal salt. After being reported by his enemies, he had to become a bandit in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, and later became one of the leaders of the uprising. In the original history, Fang Guozhen was a young man who repeatedly jumped between the Ming and Yuan Dynasties. , but in current history, Fang Guozhen is a waste who was stunned by Zhu Han's stick, and directly chose to join the Ming Dynasty in despair.
Fang Guozhen's fallen grass is a thief, a pirate's thief.
He was ruthless and cruel and committed all kinds of evil. Logically speaking, death for such a person would not be pity, but Zhu Han did not execute Fang Guozhen immediately, but drove him to the Japanese island.
Wicked people have their own troubles, and the little devils on the Japanese island have to be dealt with by evil people like Fang Guozhen. Lan
Moreover, Zhu Han told Fang Guozhen: "I don't care what evil you do on the Japanese island, but your status as the king of the Japanese island can only reach you. If you want your son to live well, let him stay in the Ming Dynasty. If he follows you to Japan, he will die worse than you."
What Zhu Han told Fang Guozhen was the truth.
It is enough for Fang Guozhen to deal with the little Japanese devil by himself. No matter how evil he does on the Japanese island, Zhu Han will not care about it.
However, the little devil will eventually die. After the little devil dies, will there still be a need for demons like Fang Guozhen on the Japanese island?
unnecessary!
At that time, Zhu Han will treat everyone equally and will not cause any more killings on Japan Island.
When the time comes, the Han people will gradually move there, and the descendants of the Ming Dynasty soldiers and Japanese women on the island will gradually occupy the Japanese island. From now on, there will be no Japanese living on the Japanese island! Lan
impossible!
As a great villain, Fang Guozhen naturally understood what Zhu Han meant. Zhu Han wanted to destroy the little devils on the Japanese island. Although he was frightened by Zhu Han's ruthlessness, he honestly followed Zhu Han's arrangements and killed his own people. The descendants were placed in Yingtian Mansion, and he took his former subordinates to the Japanese island to kill people.
Sha Qiliang, a bachelor who came out of Beiping City, and his five classmates chose to serve as officials in Japan. First, it was relatively close to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, and second, because the Japanese islands had existed before, and they were also related to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. There were exchanges with previous dynasties such as Song Dynasty and Song Dynasty, and they were greatly influenced by the culture of the Central Plains. It was relatively easy to govern and carry out work... At this time, there is no need to mention Goryeo, because that area is now the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.
It might be more convenient to do things on the island. This was Sha Qiliang's idea before he landed on the island. When he arrived on the island, he found that it was completely different from what he had imagined.
The Japanese island is a purgatory on earth.
The Japanese on the island were ragged and skinny, and they were constantly being whipped by the supervisor. If they slacked off a little bit in their work, they would go up and slap them with a whip, knocking them to the ground.
Sha Qiliang and his classmates walked over and saw many Japanese digging wood, moving stones, and building houses... At the end of several streets, there were large pits filled with stench. Lan
Buried inside are corpses.
Ah, this...
On this day, Sha Qiliang and his classmates lay in the camp and vomited all night. Some classmates even had a fever and fell into a coma because they couldn't stand the fright.
However, the doctor on the island quickly came to treat them and sent them very expensive medicinal materials for their use.
At this time, Sha Qiliang realized that the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese people on the Japanese island were completely two different people... In fact, the Japanese people were not even considered human beings. Why was this happening?
Sha Qiliang felt heartbroken. He had always thought that the Ming Dynasty had always convinced people with virtue and taught others externally, but he did not expect that he would directly kill people.
The Japanese island is still relatively close to the Ming Dynasty, but what about the farther places? Lan
Will it be more brutal?
Sha Qiliang felt that his three views had collapsed. The Ming Dynasty he had always thought and the Ming Dynasty in his imagination were not the same thing at all.
Why is this happening?
Can the Ming Dynasty overseas still be called the Ming Dynasty?
"Brother Qiliang, I finally know why His Royal Highness the King of England sends students overseas. This is not giving us a bright future, but digging a hole for us!"
The student who fell ill was very weak, and his words were full of annoyance: "There is only killing here, and there will always be killing. His Royal Highness said that whoever does well outside will be sent back to his hometown, but how can he judge?" How well a place is governed? Does it depend on who kills more people?"
Some people are questioning Zhu Han, and others are analyzing the reason why Zhu Han asked them to come overseas: "Is it because His Royal Highness the King of England asked us to come overseas because he knew that the generals overseas had done too many evil things?" The King of England couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked us to govern the place?" Lan
Sha Qiliang also questioned Zhu Han's purpose of letting them come overseas at first, but when he heard his classmates' speculation, his eyes lit up: "Yes, that's right, His Royal Highness asked us to come overseas to prevent overseas generals from killing again. of."
After speaking, Shaqiri paused for a moment, and then said: "Brothers, think about it, His Royal Highness is so kind-hearted that he did not even kill the captured Mongolians. How many people in the Ming Dynasty today are from the past?" Enemy? But the King of England has let it go. He has been taking care of the people in the country and has always wanted the people of Ming Dynasty to live a better life... Everything the King of England has done can be called a perfect man, so what can he do? Will it cause massacres overseas?"
"Yes, His Royal Highness is definitely not such a person. He must be a general in the army who has a murderous nature."
"I heard that the person on the island is Zhenhai Gongfang Guozhen. He used to be a heinous pirate. He must have done this without permission."
"We want to impeach Fang Guozhen and we must not let them massacre the people of Japan again."
While a group of students were having a heated discussion, Fang Guozhen walked in from outside.
Fang Guozhen is not tall, but he is full of flesh, as if his whole body is developing horizontally. Fang Guozhen used to be very thin, but after landing on the Japanese island, Fang Guozhen quickly gained weight, and his whole body looked like a mountain of flesh. Lan
"Students, I am Fang Guozhen, the person you say is going to be impeached." Fang Guozhen was very polite when he saw these students. Even though these students looked at him coldly, Fang Guozhen still had a smile on his face.
There was no other way. Zhu Han wrote to him personally and asked him to take good care of the students on the island. How could Fang Guozhen not do his best?
However, this beginning was not very good. Fang Guozhen was disgusted by the bachelors and students who came because they saw too many killings.
"Don't pity these Japanese people, they don't deserve to be called human beings."
Fang Guozhen explained to these students, "When I was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I met these Japanese people. The Japanese people also stayed in our Central Plains, but they were not envoys or merchants, but pirates. They made a living by robbing the Ming Dynasty."
After a pause, Fang Guozhen continued: "I don't know if any of you are from Qilu. The Japanese killed many people in the Laizhou capital of Qilu back then."
