Liu Chenglong led his troops back to North Korea, and as Wang An said, he felt a little uncomfortable.

However, North Korea King Lee Bee was open-minded. Not only did he not have any complaints about Liu Chenglong, he kept comforting Liu Chenglong.

"Prime Minister Liu, please forget it. After all, we got everything we wanted before the war. First, we defeated Japan, right? They couldn't make a comeback for a hundred years, right? Second, we also learned the flying technology from the Ming Dynasty and became the protector of the Ming Dynasty. Next, we can focus on production and take the route of enriching the country and strengthening the army."

Seeing that Liu Chenglong didn't speak, he still felt a little overwhelmed. Li Bing continued:

"Originally, we never thought that Japan would pay compensation before the war. Since we didn't think about it, we didn't have to worry about it. Besides, the main force in the battle with Japan was the Ming Dynasty. Without the Ming Dynasty, how could we have confidence? The Ming Dynasty did pay more than us in this battle."

Liu Chenglong nodded. He had to admit that almost all the war preparation supplies were provided by the Ming Dynasty, and North Korea was too poor.

"Prime Minister Liu, as long as we can ensure that North Korea will be safe and peaceful in the future, we will have our own hands and feet and make more money in the future. Just think about it more and you can't offend the Ming Dynasty because of money. National defense and security are the first priority."

"Okay, then it depends on ourselves." Liu Chenglong answered a little helplessly, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do. After all, the king and the Ming Dynasty signed an agreement, and they had to keep their promises.

And the king was right. At this time, we cannot offend the Ming Dynasty. Although Japan was defeated and surrendered, its current strength is still better than that of North Korea.

When Japan is resting, maybe they will come to take revenge. The treaty is just a piece of paper.

Didn’t Japan also signed a non-aggression treaty with North Korea before? But what’s the use? As long as people are unhappy, they will immediately destroy it.

When you can't beat others, you have no place to argue. After all, the interactions between countries rely on strength to speak. Without strength, no one will make you fool you.

This is a bloody reality.

North Korea has a deep understanding.

Therefore, it is the most urgent task to enrich the country and strengthen the army. You must become stronger so that others will not dare to bully you.

After understanding these things, Liu Chenglong no longer struggles.

Anyway, Li Bing felt that his purpose had been achieved, and he wanted to teach Japan a lesson that bullies others, so that Japan would not dare to be arrogant and dare not invade North Korea again.

He understood a reality that only with the Ming Dynasty could North Korea enjoy peace. If you give up Japan's reparations, you should be filial to the Ming Dynasty, the country of the suzerain.

...

Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang led the army back to the Northeast Military Region, and after two days of rest to stabilize the morale of the army, they prepared to enter Beijing.

They were very low-key during this trip because they went to Beijing only to report, not to seek rewards or show off their achievements.

Although they achieved the final victory, they all knew that the Ming Dynasty had paid a great price.

Although Japan was forced to sign a treaty to agree to the compensation, the many soldiers who died in the Ming Dynasty could not make up for it.

So they couldn't say they were very happy, they just completed a major event that the Ming Dynasty had to do.

Of course, they knew that this major event was not just the emperor's wish, but had strategic significance for the stability and development of the entire Northeast region.

Just imagine, if we didn't teach Japan a lesson, and with a Japanese attitude, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would have said shamelessly before his death that he would invade North Korea and covet the Ming Dynasty.

As long as Japan invades North Korea and covets the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely use North Korea as a springboard to enter the country from the Northeast.

The first one to suffer must be the Northeast.

Therefore, the arrogance of attacking Japan at this time is equivalent to solving the worries of the Northeast region.

Moreover, winning this battle will also have a good deterrent effect on the ethnic minorities in the Northeast.

The strength of the Ming Dynasty was revealed. On the one hand, he was proud of his country, but on the other hand, he did not dare to jump up and make trouble.

However, even though they participated in leading the battle, they did play a crucial role in the war, but they still believed that the greatest credit must be attributed to the emperor.

Without the emperor's prestige and careful planning, it would be difficult to win even if all the Northeast army were dispatched. After all, this was a battle to the Japanese island.

War preparation materials and logistics support are the key.

Otherwise, if the cross-sea battle was eight months away, it would be hard for anyone to imagine that it would be a powerful Japanese army.

Moreover, after the entire battle, the burden on the Northeast region did not increase. For the people in the Northeast region, this battle seemed to have never happened.

This is the most gratifying thing for everyone in the Northeast, whether they are officials or citizens.

It is also what they need to thank the emperor the most.

"Are the people in the capital that are as rich as those in Liaodong?" Li Chengliang asked Qi Jiguang on the way to Beijing.

After all, the number of donations reaches several million, which is unthinkable for Liaodong and even the entire Northeast.

Li Chengliang has not been to Beijing for several years.

"The emperor's reform was first promoted and carried out in the capital, and the results were the most obvious. I think it has indeed been a big distance from the Northeast."

Qi Jiguang replied in this way that he actually didn't know much about the situation in the capital.

After all, when he entered Beijing, he did not visit all over the capital, but he just felt that this was the case.

"Have you noticed that the emperor seems to be from the same age as us?"

"Yes, I've long felt this. The emperor's thinking and insight are different from us."

Qi Jiguang nodded, and he had a deep understanding that he had contacted Zhu Yiliu earlier.

But in terms of time spent together, Li Chengliang was still Li Chengliang.

"What does General Li want to say?"

Seeing Li Chengliang's thoughtful look, Qi Jiguang couldn't help asking.

"I don't know either." Li Chengliang shook his head and murmured, "I just feel that the emperor is not from the same world as us, it seems to come from the future."

"The future?" Qi Jiguang was surprised, "I don't understand."

"Actually, I don't know what to say, but if you just say that it is just because of the emperor's talent and intelligence, it seems that it can be explained clearly, what do you think?"

"Yes, but what does this matter? No matter what the emperor is like, as long as he is dedicated to serving the people and adheres to the people-oriented rule of governing the country, nothing else is important. General Li is thinking too much, right?" Qi Jiguang smiled.

"It's just curiosity, and there's no other meaning. It's of course our blessing to send such a wise and powerful emperor to us."

"That's, that's..."

“…”

The two generals of the Ming Dynasty talked and laughed along the way and entered Beijing very low-key.

Because they didn't know the departure arrangements, they were very calm when they entered Beijing, unlike when Wang An returned to Beijing, many officials and civilians came to greet him.

However, this is exactly the same as the two generals. They don’t want to cause a lot of controversy when they enter Beijing, as if they have made great contributions.

After all, they are all people around the age of sixty and no longer care about the things on the list.

It turned out that Li Chengliang was still a little concerned, but his mentality had changed drastically since the failure to conquer the Korqin tribe.

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Chapter completed!