Chapter 44 Governor of Liaodong
"Is there anything else going on in Nanyang?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
He Xi tried hard to recall the loopholes in it and said: "Siam, a powerful country in Nanyang, is nothing more than Annam, Chenla, Siam, and Java. Annam and Champa are incompatible with each other, and they are close to the Celestial Empire, so there is no need to cause trouble. The two countries of Java are also constraining each other. Only Siam is the only country. Chenla has declined and cannot even guarantee its original territory. Burma's Ava and Bago are at war, leaving no threats around Siam. Siam itself also has a history of moving south. Minister I think that the troubles in Nanyang in the future may be caused by Siam."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It is not the behavior of the heaven to attack someone who is innocent. Let's wait for it to change."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not take Siam seriously. Although Siam was a little far away, it was much closer than Java. Moreover, in the past two years, both official ships and private ships have experienced explosive growth. The tonnage of ships has increased a lot.
Shipping capabilities are getting stronger and stronger. There may be some difficulties in sending tens of thousands of horses to Java. But there was no problem in sending tens of thousands of troops to Siam.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not take Siam seriously anymore.
He Xi said: "I can't think of any problems in Nanyang for the time being."
"He Xi, you did a good job in Nanyang." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Better than I imagined."
Zhu Yuanzhang's words shocked He Xi. He Xi had done a lot of things before, and Zhu Yuanzhang could always point out the bad things that He Xi did. But today's compliments are rare.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You can now take charge of your own affairs. I am going to make you the governor of Liaodong."
He Xi was shocked. The official position of governor only existed in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Now that it exists, it is not surprising. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang borrowed a lot of solutions from later generations, the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is considered normal. But the governor of Liaodong was the real frontier official.
Although he made many decisions about his affairs in Nanyang. But the Nanyang guardian has always been Lu Zhongheng. Lu Zhongheng was the governor of Nanyang. Speaking of which, He Xi was just Lu Zhongheng's deputy.
If He Xi was the governor of Liaodong, he would be the real frontier official. Not to mention how important Liaodong is.
At other times, Liaodong was just a borderland, not even a province. But now, the Northern Expedition is about to start, and Liaodong is the general rear area and the general grain station. As the governor of Liaodong, He Xi is expected to be responsible for the food, grass and baggage of the army.
This is a very critical position.
He Xi said: "I'm afraid I'm not up to the task."
Zhu Yuanzhang pulled out a document from the shelf behind him. Pass it to He Xi.
He Xi opened it and saw what Huang Zicheng had done this year.
When Huang Zicheng was in Liaodong, he almost never stopped. Even when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, he was still exploring rivers and mountains. More than 100 mountains and forests on both sides of the Yalu River were selected to attract Jurchen and Goryeo people, nearly 3,000 households. All settled under the forest farm.
And set up a wharf at the mouth of the Yalu River.
The large trees flow down the Yalu River and are collected near the mouth of the Yalu River and transferred to Lushun, where they are sold to merchants from the south.
All in all, last year, tens of thousands of large logs were transported on hundreds of ships. It can be said that it played a role in promoting the explosion of shipbuilding in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Huang Zicheng also established two shipyards in Liaodong, one is Lushun Shipyard and the Yalu River Shipyard.
From now on, it is very likely that the Liaodong ship will be the best in the world.
He Xi looked at these seemingly simple words, and suddenly Huang Zicheng's appearance appeared in front of his eyes, and he thought to himself: "It's just one year. It must be very hard for him to do these things."
After all, He Xi was the one who had personally explored the situation in Liaodong. He knows what Liaodong is like. I also know how many manpower is needed for such a large workload. Many people can leave their names in history because of their excellence. Now it falls into the bag, and its end appears on its own.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Half of your Liaodong governor was won by Huang Zicheng for you. Huang Zicheng is a capable minister. He can endure hardships and has means. However, he has reached the limit now that he can reach this point. Some things are as follows. If you don’t report it, it doesn’t mean that I don’t know. Just turn to the last few pages.”
He Xi immediately turned to the last few pages. He Xi frowned and said, "How dare Gao Li'an do this?"
As mentioned earlier, the internal system of Goryeo is similar to the clan system of China's Southern and Northern Dynasties. Only those in the clan are considered to be human beings. The people at the bottom are nothing more than slaves and have no personal freedom. In the Ming Dynasty, at least during the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, most of the people were farmers, tenants, and slaves. But not many.
For the people of Goryeo, even being a tenant in the Ming Dynasty was a good thing. After all, the obligations of Ming tenants to their masters were far less than the obligations of Korean slaves to their masters.
Therefore, Huang Zicheng lacked manpower. Use various means to recruit people. There are many here, but naturally there are few in other places. These people cannot fall from the sky and grow from the ground. Most of the sources are Goryeo.
So Korea is very reluctant.
Border frictions naturally occur.
Liaodong is already the border area of the Ming Dynasty, and the east of Liaodong, especially the east of the Yalu River, is the border area of Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty's military strength was beyond its reach, so in the matter of friction, the Ming Dynasty did not take advantage.
Of course, I didn’t suffer much loss.
Overall, Korea still suffers. Because so many of them defected, the result of the friction was just to stop the momentum.
But people are butts. He Xi is, Liaodong is his hard work, and Huang Zicheng is his person. What Huang Zicheng did was what he wanted to do. Now that Goryeo is doing this, it directly harms He Xi's interests. How could He Xi not be angry?
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "This is also the purpose of my sending you to Liaodong. In fact, you don't have to worry about the Northern Expedition. Song Guogong Feng Sheng is a veteran, and he cares more about the baggage than you do. So, you probably can't get involved in the army's baggage and so on. . There is no need to interfere. The Northern Expedition is something else, there are only two things you have to do."
When He Xi heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he was stunned for a moment, but then he understood.
He can be considered a person who has fought outside.
How could one not know the importance of the army's food, grass and baggage? Because it was so important, no one could trust these things, only one could take control of them personally. Although Feng Sheng did this, it was a bit unhuman, but it was also reasonable.
Even if He Xi is the governor of Liaodong, all he can do is to strike.
Although He Xi felt a little uncomfortable, he was relieved. The logistics of hundreds of thousands of troops was not an easy task. And if something happens, it will be a big sin. Guilty is a serious crime, and no fault can be counted as merit. After all, it is as it should be.
It’s okay not to interfere.
He Xi said attentively: "Don't you know those two things?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Jurchens and Korea, no, Korea."
He Xi suddenly had a premonition in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Destroy Erxiaoxiao. After the victory of the Northern Expedition, I will keep Lan Yu in the northeast. When you cooperate with Lan Yu, I will destroy these two countries."
He Xi also knew why Zhu Yuanzhang did this, and he also knew that he could not be persuaded. It is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to destroy the Jurchens and Goryeo for more than a day or two.
I won’t say the reason for killing girls. After all, the four words Aisin Gioro represent everything. The reason for the destruction of Goryeo was probably that Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the reason why the Qing Dynasty was able to rise in the Northeast was because the Ming court had lax control over this land, and Korea almost became the granary of the Qing Dynasty for a time. Since we are going to take action, we must avoid future troubles. Not to mention, today's Goryeo is not the North Korea that will be submissive to the Ming Dynasty in future generations. Goryeo's attitude towards Ming Dynasty was somewhat hostile.
In this case, let's do it now to save future generations from embarrassment.
However, He Xi still disagreed and said, "Your Majesty, I have checked in Liaodong and found that the number of Jurchen tribes is only about 30,000 households. It is not difficult for Yongchang Marquis to lead an army to quell them. It's just that Goryeo has been in Haidong for hundreds of years. A strong country. I am afraid it will be difficult to pacify it for a while. It is better to wait and wait until Liaodong is developed better. If it is stronger, it will not be too late to pacify it."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "You are wrong. The reason why I must destroy Goryeo is for Liaodong. Let me ask you, what is the biggest problem in Liaodong?"
He Xi said: "Of course there is a shortage of people."
