Chapter 66: Poaching
"It's fallen." A melodious shout echoed in the canyon, and then a giant tree rolled down the mountain, menacingly, falling straight down the steep hillside. It smashed into the Yalu River and splashed several feet of water.
And the rapid currents of the Yalu River. Will send this log to the sea.
It only takes a few days to follow the current. You can go to sea.
This is an experiment by He Xi.
Although He Xi did not cut the wood himself. But He Xi controlled all aspects of the entire experiment.
He Xi went north along the Yalu River from Dingliao Youwei to here, choosing a mountain that was easy to climb. On the side near the Yalu River. felling.
Generally speaking, all He Xi's ideas can be achieved.
The only thing that made He Xi feel a little wrong was probably the efficiency of logging. He Xi secretly thought: "Maybe the logging tools need to be improved."
Naturally, axes are used to cut wood here. But for some unknown reason, if a team of two can cut down one tree in a day, it’s pretty good. Although He Xi chose the trees according to the standard. When these trees reach the south of the Yangtze River, they can at least serve as beams.
However, this efficiency still dissatisfied He Xi.
However, the biggest problem is population.
Without enough labor, nothing can be done.
Even if there is a sufficient population, even if the efficiency is lower, it is still possible. After all, there are enough mountains and forests on both sides of the Yalu River to open enough logging camps at the same time.
At this moment, a small boat floated on the Yalu River. It was none other than Yao Guangxiao. Yao Guangxiao came over from a distance and said, "Sir, we have the manpower to solve it."
He Xi immediately asked, "Is there any way?"
Yao Guangxiao has not been idle during this period. Just when He Xi was concentrating on whether logging was feasible, Yao Guangxiao was on a mission to go up and down the Yalu River to search for people. Several hundred Jurchens were sent before.
Although He Xi had some speculations about Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts. But He Xi still couldn't bear it. After all, these people are being punished for something that never happened. It's a little too much.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was a little more superstitious than He Xi. He believed in things like fate and luck. Therefore, he will never hold back on this kind of thing. Now, if I have a thought of kindness, I just pretend I don’t know. Let these Jurchens change their names and surnames to Chinese.
Anyway, the Jurchens have a low level of education, so they are very willing to change their names.
During the Ming Dynasty, countless Jurchens changed their names to Han names. Not surprising at all
And although the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty and the Jurchens of the Qing Dynasty look the same, they are not necessarily the same thing in essence. At that time, the Jin Dynasty moved almost all the Jurchen tribes to the Central Plains, and almost none returned to the Northeast. And it is not without reason that many people say that the Manchus are Tungus savages. Even the name Jurchen was given to them by the Han people. As the name suggests, they thought this was the birthplace of the Jurchens, so they called them Jurchens. The name Savage Jurchen is proof of this.
The three Jurchen tribes, Jianzhou, Haixi, Savage, Savage Jurchen are the most barbaric tribes that live in the deep mountains and old forests, have different pronunciation from the Han people. So here comes the problem. How do you know that someone is a Jurchen if you don’t understand the language with them?
However, the number of Jurchen tribes is also very small, and recruiting these tribes is just a drop in the bucket.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Sir, do you know that Goryeo is a powerful country in the east of the sea, with a population of millions."
He Xi said: "Of course I know."
Yao Guangxiao said: "The country has been in a state of affairs for hundreds of years, and the clans have governed the world, but the king has no power. The people have become slaves. They are miserable and have to work as cows and horses all their lives. There is no future. I have asked all the Korean people along the Yalu River. .Even among the right guards of Dingliao, there were thousands of Goryeo refugees."
"Sir, this is exactly the manpower you need."
He Xi was stunned, not expecting that Yao Guangxiao would come up with such an idea. He asked: "Is Korea really so miserable?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "I am just making a rough inquiry. The country of Goryeo is even worse than this. The former leader of Goryeo was killed by the ministers because he suppressed the nobles and wanted to release slaves for the people. As a result, he ended up with his head in a different place. . And the power of the Goryeo clan has become even worse. The top and bottom are uneasy, and the country is unstable. There will be chaos in Goryeo."
In fact, He Xi did not know that for more than 200 years since the Ming Dynasty, people from North Korea had been fleeing into the Ming Dynasty. Although Gein changed from Wang's Korea to Lee's Korea, their system did not change the medicine. The people couldn't bear it. They fled to Liaodong one after another. Liaodong has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas, so many people can settle there.
so as to reproduce.
This trend exists, and He Xi only needs to use some means to allow the Goryeo refugees to divide their land and settle down. Determined to trigger a wave of North Korean exodus.
But He Xi understood it very well. Population is the foundation of a country. This was true for the Ming Dynasty, and it was also true for Goryeo.
If he does this, it will anger Gao Li.
He Xi said: "What if Goryeo launches troops? The current situation does not allow this."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Actually, it's not that the situation doesn't allow it, but it depends on what the court thinks? By stationing troops in Liaodong and accumulating valleys, you can attack the Tatars or go to Goryeo. And is the Ming Dynasty afraid of raising troops in Goryeo?"
He Xi still shook his head and said, "It's not very good. The war is coming, so don't make matters worse."
Yao Guangxiao said: "We are not necessarily the ones who don't want to cause trouble. The same goes for Korea."
He Xi fell into deep thought.
Goryeo and Ming Dynasty were afraid of each other.
Goryeo was afraid that Ming Dynasty would use force. So he called Can Yuan's bluff while easing the relationship with Daming. And the Ming Dynasty was also worried that troops from Goryeo would suddenly appear when fighting Can Yuan. After all, although the Ming Dynasty had many soldiers and generals, its strength was indeed insufficient in Liaodong.
In this situation of mutual fear.
There are many small actions that can be done. After all, the population He Xi wanted was not large, only a few thousand strong men at most. For Korea, it is not a big number. After all, Goryeo's millions of people are certain. Thousands of talents are a drop in the bucket.
He Xi said: "I have no diplomatic rights. This matter should be discussed in the long term."
He Xi said this, and he was already moved. It's just that I have to go back to Nanjing to discuss this matter with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Coincidentally, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted him to return to Beijing.
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Duke Cao's Mansion in Nanjing.
Zhu Yuanzhang strode in, and Li Jinglong hurriedly greeted him. Just kneel down. Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "No need, how is your father?"
Li Jinglong said: "Father, father------"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Jinglong couldn't even speak. No matter if he was overly sad or not. They all twisted their hearts and said to themselves: "It is the true nature of a general to be calm in the face of big troubles. But Wenzhong is not dead yet. Who are you showing me like this? No wonder Yunwen's army was given to the fourth child."
Many things are in the eye of the beholder and the wise.
Perhaps when Zhu Yuanzhang came to see Li Wenzhong in history, he saw Li Jinglong's behavior and felt that the child's filial piety was commendable. But now I have a preconceived idea and feel that Li Jinglong is not clear about people. As a general, you have to face many extreme situations, and you must remain calm at all times. Even if your father and mother die in front of the battle, you must be calm and deal with it rationally.
Perhaps, Li Jinglong can only be a wealthy and idle man in this life.
Zhu Yuanzhang entered the inner room and saw Li Wenzhong. But I saw that Li Wenzhong had lost a lot of weight and was a little out of shape. Suddenly his eyes turned red and he said, "Wenzhong, why are you like this?"
Li Wenzhong struggled to get up, but was pushed down by Zhu Yuanzhang. Li Wenzhong said: "Your Majesty, I am rude."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why do this? Just take good care of your health."
Li Wenzhong said: "My illness is an old one, and it is estimated that it will not be cured. Now I have some heartfelt words. Your Majesty, the world has just settled down, and undercurrents are surging in all directions, and it is not peaceful. In troubled times, heavy laws are used. But Your Majesty flattened the princes and severely damaged the remaining Yuan. The world is no longer in trouble. The world's troubles are inside and not outside. Your Majesty can use the benefits of opening up the sea to reward the heroes, why not show mercy to the people of the world with a lenient attitude. In this way, the world will be at peace, the people will be at peace, and they will share peace. Isn't it beautiful? "
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown after hearing this. He didn't want to say this at this time. But he couldn't help but said: "Who did you listen to?"
Li Wenzhong said: "Is this your own idea?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Okay. Don't think about it when you are sick."
