"The thieves are coming!" This exclamation was like a curse in the Shandong Peninsula. When the people heard it, they fled desperately. For a time, the whole Shandong was in panic.
But it is no wonder that in mid-September, a robbery team composed of 70,000 Korean civilians landed in the area of Dengzhou Prefecture, defeated thousands of coastal defense troops, occupied Laizhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture of Dengzhou Prefecture, and headed towards Jinan As the government advanced, most of Shandong was lost, and more than 100,000 people were displaced and flocked to Jinan Prefecture.
The reason why the Korean army was able to achieve such great results was firstly because of the secret funding of the Peking Army. The Peiping Army secretly gave tens of thousands of armors and weapons to the Korean army. The fully armed Korean army might not be able to defeat the Japanese army, but they could bully the Shandong army. Guard soldiers are still okay.
In addition, most of Shandong's troops have been drawn along the Yellow River to defend against the Peking Army, and some "elites" have been transferred to Shanxi, ready to launch attacks on the Peking Army. Therefore, only some poorly trained and poorly equipped troops remain on the coast. Poor "militia". These militiamen were naturally defeated at the first touch when faced with the menacing North Korean army.
The reason why the Korean army was so fierce was actually forced out by the Ming Dynasty. The North Korean king Li Fangyuan was extremely cruel to the Ming Dynasty. Firstly, the Ming Dynasty did not send troops to help him, which caused his country to subjugate; secondly, the Ming Dynasty did not Accepting him will leave him like a lost dog with nowhere to go.
Since the Ming Dynasty would not let him have an easy time, Li Fangyuan did not intend to make it easy for the Ming Dynasty. A leader eager to restore the country, plus 200,000 refugees with a strong desire to survive, the fighting power that broke out was also very terrifying. Although this team The army only has tens of thousands of strong men, but there are hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children behind it. They look like a pack of wolves, attacking cities when they see them, plundering villages when they see them, and killing people when they see them.
The saying that rabbits can bite when cornered is true. Faced with the wolf-like traitors, Shandong officials finally knew what it means to be afraid. They mobilized the army and organized several interceptions, but In the end, they were all defeated by the Korean army, and the emergency documents sent to the court were like snowflakes.
Starting from mid-September, a large number of refugees fleeing the war flocked to the seaside, followed by some North Korean soldiers. However, as soon as these refugees fled within five miles of the seaside, they obediently stopped and stopped pursuing them, because According to the mutual assistance treaty between the Peking Army and North Korea, five miles along the coast is the territory of the Peking Army. North Korean troops are strictly prohibited from entering, and they are even more prohibited from killing people in this area.
As a result, the seaside has become a refuge for Shandong refugees, and there are dozens of boats patrolling the seaside. As soon as they see the refugees, they send people to receive them. Once the big boats are filled with people, they go directly to the sea and take the people there. Ship to Liaodong.
Transporting North Korean refugees to Shandong, and then transporting Shandong refugees to Liaodong, and transporting people back and forth in this way was actually a trick of Wan Lei. He wanted to adjust the population distribution structure of the Central Plains and transport a large number of people to Liaodong for development.
At the same time, the population density in the Central Plains region is being reduced to facilitate future mechanized agricultural production and upgrading of the agricultural industry, allowing fewer people to farm the land and produce more food.
In fact, Bac Parallel Province has also been doing this. Some new plows, seeders and harvesters driven by animal power have been designed. With these machines, farmers have come out of the history of facing the loess and turning their backs to the sky. Now, a Farmers with knowledge and skills training can manage hundreds of acres of farmland.
One person can manage farmland that only a dozen or so people could manage before. This means that more people are freed from the land to engage in other industries, such as grazing on the Mongolian plateau. commerce, and more people go to Liaodong to engage in mining, logging, land reclamation, city construction and other industries to accelerate the development of Liaodong.
Even though many people were brought to Liaodong, Liaodong is still in urgent need of population. Of course, Wan Lei could have recruited North Korean refugees, but they must have different hearts if they are not of my race. The Koreans have already formed a race, and it is more difficult to assimilate them. , instead of recruiting them, it is better to find ways to attract people from the Central Plains.
However, most of the people in the Central Plains relocated to their new homes. They were unwilling to move until they could no longer survive. Instead of letting them crowd into a troubled land like sardines and wait to die, they just refused to find a new home in a remote place. It's better to put some catfish in and disturb them so that they have to move.
These two hundred thousand Koreans are just catfish. Of course, if the Koreans enter Shandong and cause chaos, they will also cause great damage to Shandong and even hurt many people. However, in the view of Wan Lei, who is evil-minded and ruthless, these are all necessary The harm. And the initiator of this harm was Ming Dynasty, not him.
No, as soon as the Korean army was in trouble, Wan Lei had someone write a review, which was published in a journal and distributed everywhere. This review mainly talked about the origin of the Korean army's trouble: the Japanese invaded the DPRK - the Ming Dynasty refused to save them. ----The Korean state was destroyed----The Ming Dynasty promised to rescue Korean refugees and asked the Peking Army to assist in transporting the refugees--The Peking Army transported the refugees to Shandong in a humanitarian spirit--The Ming Dynasty reneged on its promises and not only failed to Proper resettlement of refugees, but also expelling and killing North Korean refugees in an attempt to shirk responsibility - the refugees couldn't bear it and were forced to rebel.
This comment was very long, and many witnesses and physical evidence were posted in the middle. In short, all the responsibility was placed on the Ming Dynasty. After the publication of this comment, it caused a huge social response, and the people of the Ming Dynasty learned the "truth" of the incident. Everyone, especially the people in Shandong who suffered from the military disaster, all criticized the court for its lack of justice.
Later in the comment, the Peiping Army, headed by Wan Lei, also apologized deeply to the people of Shandong, saying that it was because he believed the court's words and transported North Korean refugees to Shandong, which led to this tragic disaster. It was a serious sin. At the same time, He also stated that the Peking Army would do its best to make up for this mistake and had sent a fleet to patrol the coast and rescue every refugee found.
The Peiping Army's initiative to admit their mistakes not only did not arouse the resentment of the people, but also won more people's hearts. On the contrary, even more people hated the Ming Dynasty, because the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty had been going on for more than ten days. There was no explanation, let alone an apology to the people. In short, he just treated his subjects like nothing.
Of course, this cannot be blamed for the Ming court's slow response and inability to adapt, because the Ming court did not issue newspapers and periodicals to the society at all, and could not control the direction of public opinion in a timely manner, let alone apologize to the people. The emperor was at best the next sinner. And this kind of imperial edict was only copied in a few copies and distributed to local officials, and ordinary people could not see it at all. The people could not see the real thing, so they naturally thought that the court did not regard the people as human beings.
Master Meng once said: If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart; if the king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a countryman; if the king regards his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as his own. Such as Kou Qiu. Ordinary people may not have read Mencius, but if someone tramples on them like dirt and grass, they will rise up and resist.
On September 25th, Dong Lun angrily broke into Wan's house. As soon as he saw Wan Lei, he slapped the journal on the desk and said angrily: "You, you, this is spreading rumors and slander."
Wan Lei looked up at Dong Lun, whose face was purple with anger, and said to the other people in the study without expression: "You all go out first."
After everyone had left, Wan Lei looked at Dong Lun with a smile but not a smile, and snorted: "You said that we spread rumors, do you have any evidence? And even if we spread rumors, you can refute them. The eyes of the people are sharp. Yes, we can clearly tell who is who and who is wrong, so there is no need for you to come here to make trouble."
"You..." Dong Lun was so angry that his face was as pale as pig liver, and he was speechless for a long time.
"Yes, the North Korean refugees were transported to Shandong by our Peking Army, and you didn't say you didn't agree beforehand. After the people were transported, you didn't arrange them properly. Now that trouble has occurred, you blame our Peking Army. It's really shameless." Wan Lei was tit for tat. In fact, he became angry when his request to the Ming Dynasty to open up coastal trade was not passed.
"We did not agree to allow North Korean refugees to enter the country. You forced these refugees to cross the sea. Your original intention was to introduce disaster into our country." Dong Lun said angrily.
"You should tell the North Korean envoy about this. It's useless to tell me. North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty naturally has the obligation to rescue them. Moreover, the North Korean refugees have also unanimously agreed to enter Shandong. We are just It was in the spirit of humanitarianism that they were transported across the sea. Now that the imperial court actually wants to get rid of the burden, if this matter is spread, I'm afraid everyone in the world will have their own comments." Wan Lei said calmly.
"In short, you are the cause of the disaster, and you should bear full responsibility."
"We are not like you, who only shirk the blame when something goes wrong. We have already sent ships to rescue the refugees who suffered from the military disaster, and the responsibilities that should be borne have already been shouldered. As for the main responsibility, you bear it yourself, and there is nothing we can do to help you." Wan Lei To be honest, of course, his original intention was to attract more people to develop Liaodong.
"Hmph, you can shirk it. We found out that the weapons used by the traitors were provided by you. Maybe the thieves are chess pieces in your hands." Dong Lun said angrily.
"Everything depends on evidence. We secretly provided weapons to the North Koreans, but that was during the Korean-Japanese war. We hid it from the Japanese and secretly supported North Korea. We were taking great risks, and the refugees brought weapons to protect themselves. , there is nothing wrong with it. If you want to blame it, you should blame yourselves for failing to properly arrange them and forcing them to rebel and cause chaos." Wan Lei once again used the Great Shift of the Universe and put all the blame on the Ming Dynasty.
"You? Huh!" Dong Lun was even more angry, but he also knew that it would be useless to talk any more and would only add insult to injury, so he waved his hand and walked out.
"Play a conspiracy with me and see who gets killed first." Wan Lei looked at Dong Lun's leaving figure and sneered secretly in his heart.