“How to take over in North Korea?”
"How to deal with the Mongolian tribes?"
"When will we attack Fuso?"
Chongzhen quickly asked three questions, and everyone's faces became serious.
These three problems are each more difficult than the last.
Although the North Korean royal family has suffered numerous casualties, Crown Prince Sohyun has not been found so far.
Once the three parties of the slave establishment were surrounded and annihilated, it would be funny if they jumped out at this time and thanked Ming Dynasty for helping them restore their country.
"Your Majesty, I don't think there's anything to worry about. As long as Crown Prince Zhaoxian doesn't come out, I'll just send someone to kill him. Then I'll find someone to pretend to be him, and publicly declare my willingness to completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty. From now on, I'll just slowly convert him into Chinese."
"Your Majesty, I think Commander Li's method is feasible and sound, but I have a different view.
Before we entered Korea, they had already subjugated their country. We obtained it from the slaves and had nothing to do with the original Korea. If we captured it, it was ours. Anyone who dared to resist would be killed directly. History is written by the victors. . "
"As for the takeover, it's easy to handle. When the three parties of the slave establishment attacked, some officials and aristocratic families had been killed, and there were no troops. We stationed ten or twenty thousand people, which is enough to deal with any problem.
Support a group of gentry in North Korea, transfer dozens of officials from the Ming Dynasty and more than a hundred tribute students from the Imperial Academy, and then transfer hundreds of subordinate officials, and give them promotions after three years.
Under such circumstances, there are many subordinate officials who are willing to work hard in North Korea, so taking over is not a big problem. "
"What Mr. Yuan Ge said is true, I second my opinion!"
"I second the proposal!"
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"Then the matter is settled!"
Chongzhen didn't hesitate at all, and then looked at the Ministry of Personnel, Shangshu Fang Guangwei: "Fang Aiqing, the matter of selecting officials is left to your Ministry of Personnel.
According to the number of cities in North Korea, there will be one chief official, two Imperial College Gongsheng, five subordinate officials, and one Yuanwailang from each of the six ministries. I hope that when Jiannu is destroyed, you can enter the court and take over quickly! "
"I obey the decree!"
"In addition, I am planning to let Liu Hongxun serve as the Chief Envoy of the Chief Secretary of North Korea. What do you think?"
"Liu Hongxun?"
Fang Guiwei said softly: "Your Majesty, are you Liu Hongxun who claims to be the master of Sisu Mountain House?"
Seeing the emperor's nod, Fang Guanghui immediately said: "I think it's feasible. Although Liu Hongxun was admitted to Jinshi a little later and was a little older, he lived through the Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi dynasties. He disobeyed Wei Zhongxian and was demoted to the common people.
What's more important is that he went to North Korea as an envoy in the first year of Taichang and had a good understanding of North Korea. It was quite appropriate for him to serve as the chief envoy of North Korea. "
Regarding Liu Hongxun's information, Fang Zhuangwei picked it up at will.
Mainly because after the emperor ascended the throne, he asked him to review the officials who were demoted by Wei Zhongxian during the Tianqi period. Liu Hongxun was one of them, and he had a good reputation.
"Since you think it is feasible, send an order to Liu Hongxun to come to Beijing immediately and let him enter the DPRK with the army. After taking over DPRK, he will serve as the chief envoy of the Chief Secretary of the DPRK."
"I obey the decree!"
North Korea's future was decided in these few words.
Then Chongzhen continued: "How to deal with the Mongolian tribes? Although the more than 100,000 elites of the Mongolian tribes will be killed in Korea, they still have hundreds of thousands of people in the Mongolian grasslands, and they can also mobilize tens of thousands of fighting troops. "
"Your Majesty, after Tumut surrendered, it has been decided that the Mongolian tribes will be under the jurisdiction of the Mongolian Lifan Yuan. If this is the case, then the Mongolian tribes will let Tumut Shunyi Bobu Shitu handle it.
It would be better if they could lay down their weapons, disband the army, and submit to us like Tumut. If they are stubborn, they can only destroy all their living strength. "
"I agree with what Mr. Yuan Ge said, surrender is the best result. Although we have the strength to destroy them, they are complete nomads, and the grassland is their home.
In the vast grassland, if they want to escape, it will be difficult to accurately find them, let alone tens of thousands of troops, even hundreds of thousands.
The long journey and difficulties in replenishment, especially when carrying chariots, firearms and other baggage to resist the cavalry, made the annihilation even more difficult. "
"I second the proposal!"
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After listening to the analysis of the ministers, Chongzhen nodded.
Under current conditions, even though the Ming Dynasty has many powerful firearms, cavalry is still the most troublesome unit on the battlefield.
Regardless of anything else, just escape and mobility are beyond the reach of ordinary armies.
No matter how powerful it is, if it can't hit others, it's just a pile of junk.
Unless firearms with a range of dozens of miles and the ability to accurately hit the target appear one day, cavalry can only be fought by cavalry.
"Then send a message to Shitu and ask him to return to the capital and be ready to persuade him to surrender at any time. However, the cavalry of the Mongolian tribes that are now attached to Jiannu must be destroyed. Sun Aiqing is responsible for this matter!"
"I obey the decree!"
Sun Chengzong responded immediately.
So far, two of the three questions raised by the emperor have been solved, but the last one is an extremely difficult matter.
The Ming Dynasty had many foreign enemies, such as the Mongolian tribes, slaves, etc., but the one who hated the people of the Ming Dynasty the most was Fusang, just because of the Japanese pirates.
Japanese pirates were almost never eliminated during the Ming Dynasty. From the time when Taizu founded the country, Fusang robbed more than 2,000 women in caves and killed the Ming envoys, and then to the Jiajing Japanese Rebellion, the entire southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty was never stable.
From the officials down to the common people, there is a serious fear of Japan, and the southeastern coast is almost in a state of disorder.
"I believe that Fusang has caused far greater damage and influence to the Ming Dynasty than Jiannu, and I want to take this opportunity to destroy Fusang!"
Without waiting for anyone to respond, Chongzhen looked at Li Ruolian at the door: "Li Ruolian, pick a few memorials and read them for you!"
"In the 31st year of Jiajing period, Qi Jiguang's memorial in Haining: Japanese pirates entered the city and robbed the residents. Men were the guides, and they were the pioneers in the battle. Women were ordered to spin silk in the temple, naked and humiliating, and the women were spinning cocoons during the day. At night they gather and have sex."
"Annan in the 32nd year of Jiajing: Now the Japanese pirates attacked the city and Annan fell. When the Japanese invaded the city, they killed the old and young, kidnapped their wives and killed their families; destroyed their houses, or burned half of their chestnuts and their assets were ruined... "
"In April of the 33rd year of Jiajing, Chen Zongkui of Jiaxing Prefecture reported to Su: The Japanese pirates killed thousands of people, destroyed tens of thousands of households, captured Chongde, and shed blood dozens of miles away from Hangzhou."
"In the 41st year of Jiajing period, Japanese pirates attacked Yongning and Shenhu. The commander of Yongning Guards, Qianshi Wang Guorui, wrote: Yongning city fell, killing many, leaving no chickens or dogs left. At that time, there were more than 200,000, but now there are only two or three. ,
The living redeemed their lives, the dead redeemed their corpses, corpses filled the fields, and houses burned to the ground... There were also graves dug for ransom! "
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For a full quarter of an hour, Li Ruolian read more than a dozen memorials from the Jiajing period.
There was only one memorial left in his hand, but he stopped. The hand holding the memorial was trembling, his eyes were red, and the killing intent in his body was extremely strong.
