"Headquarters, these are all letters of persuasion, and somehow they were sent to the Chief Secretary."
Liu Anfeng, the political envoy to the left of the Yangtze River, personally delivered a bunch of letters of persuasion.
There are not only letters written by officials from various governments in the south of the Yangtze River, but also a large number of letters from the scholars of Nanjing Fushe. They did not directly persuade Jin to ascend the throne, but asked Zhao Han to make himself king, and said that the name was unfair and the words were inappropriate.
Zhao Han opened a few letters at random and found that the contents were almost the same. He felt that he could become king if he captured Nanjing.
For Zhao Han, it didn't matter whether he became king sooner or later, but he had to take into account the thoughts of the officials and soldiers under his rule. There were too many people writing letters of persuasion, Liu Anfeng received many, and Zhao Han himself received dozens of letters.
The main question now is, what title should be given to the king?
Zhao Han called his secretarial team and found that Huang Zongxi had returned and brought with him Zhu Shunshui, a fellow countryman.
In addition, there is Wang Fuzhi from Hunan.
The three brothers Wang Jiezhi, Wang Shenzhi and Wang Fuzhi, as outstanding scholars from Hunan, were sent over by the Jiangxi Navy on a warship.
In addition to them, there are also Kuang Pengsheng, Guo Fengqian, Xia Rubi, Guan Siqiu and others.
Zhao Han took the test himself and felt a little regretful.
At this time, Wang Fuzhi did not have any profound ideas, but he was just famous in Hunan.
But he is already very powerful. He is a scholar from a well-off family, but his father-in-law is the richest man in Hengyang. How can he not have some real talent and learning?
All these Hunan scholars were thrown to the south of the Yangtze River to help divide the land, and only Wang Fuzhi stayed as secretary.
Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi, the three great thinkers of the late Ming Dynasty, have all been recruited under Zhao Han.
"Many people advise me to become the king. What should I use for this 'king title'? Say whatever you want. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. I just want to refer to your opinions." Zhao Han said with a smile.
Tao Aizhi cupped his hands and said: "The main town starts from Luling in Ji'an. This place was called Jizhou in ancient times and can be called the 'King of Ji'."
Zheng Sen immediately objected: "If a country is established in the future, will the country's name be called 'Daji'?"
"It's better to call him 'King of Gan'." Li Yu said.
Zheng Sen responded again: "Does the country's name 'Da Gan' sound good?"
Li Yu said unhappily: "This is not good, that is not good either, come and get one!"
Zheng Sen was immediately blinded.
Huang Zongxi said: "Since the main town has captured Jiangzuo, it can make Nanjing the capital and call it 'King of Wu'. As for the name of the country, we can discuss it later. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty also first called him King of Wu, and then changed the name of the country to Ming Dynasty."
"Where's Brother Chuyu?" Zhao Han looked at Zhu Shunshui.
Zhu Shunshui was an old friend of Zhao Han, and the two had a good relationship at Qianshan Hanzhu Academy.
Over the years, Zhu Shunshui was completely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty and refused Chongzhen's call twice. Now that Zhao Han had occupied Zhejiang and sent Huang Zongxi to invite him, Zhu Shunshui immediately came to Nanjing to seek refuge.
Zhu Shunshui asked: "The headquarter seemed to have said that his people were from the north?"
Zhao Han replied: "Beizhi, Bazhou."
Zheng Sen really wanted to say, "It's better to call him "Overlord"", but he still held back in the end.
Zhu Shunshui said: "Bazhou was the land of Yan in ancient times and can be called the 'King of Yan'."
These are just references, outlining the conventions of proclaiming king and emperor. As for which one to choose, it is still up to Zhao Han himself.
From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, this rule was followed, and the country title and the king title had only one word.
After the Mongols occupied the Central Plains, they had to break the rules. Because their land of Longxing did not have an ancient name, and they did not hold important positions under the rule of the Song and Jin Dynasties, they had to make up the country's name temporarily.
Thus, the first two-character national title in Chinese history appeared: Dayuan.
Taken from the "Book of Changes": "Excellent is the Qianyuan Dynasty, the beginning of all things, and the unification of heaven."
Dayuan, Ming and Qing are all two-character country titles.
Song is Song, a single character.
Da Ming is Da Ming, a double character.
The Ming Dynasty is just an abbreviation, the full name should be called the Ming Dynasty, and the official writing is the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Fuzhi suddenly said: "In the future, when the country is founded, the country's name can be 'Yamato'."
Zhao Han finally couldn't stand it any longer. The country name "Yamato" made his expression extremely exciting.
Wang Euzhi explained: "In the great Qianyuan period, all things began to unite the heavens. The origin of this Great Yuan is the beginning of the Great Ming Dynasty. Six people were formed at that time, and they rode six dragons to control the sky. This is the origin of the Great Ming Dynasty. It is beneficial to preserve the great harmony.
Zhen. The first common people came out, and all the kingdoms were in Xianning. Looking at the old rules of the two dynasties, the new dynasty can be called 'Dahe'."
These three sentences all come from the "Book of Changes" Tuan Zhuan.
If the country is named Yamato, it will be in the same line as the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.
It's just that it sounded awkward to Zhao Han's ears, reminding him of the island country to the east.
Seeing that Zhao Han didn't seem to like the Great Harmony, Wang Fuzhi added: "Why don't we just call it Datong, which means that the world will be unified, and it also means to preserve the Great Harmony."
"No," Zheng Eryang immediately retorted, "If the name of the country is Datong, it will conflict with Shanxi Datong. How can the name of the country be the same as the name of the place? Even if the name is a conflict, it should be a one-character place name like Yan, Zhao, Gan, and Ji."
Everyone couldn't figure out the reason for the dispute, and Zhao Han was not in a hurry. He just smiled and said: "I will think about it slowly in the future, and there is no rush."
Shut away everyone.
Zhao Han left Zheng Sen alone: "Ming Yan, I will give you a task."
"Please give me your instructions, Headquarters." Zheng Sen said, cupping his fists.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Go to Fujian and ask your father to borrow a batch of ships. These ships can sail directly to Zhenjiang to purchase goods without charging any tariffs, but they must be shipped to North Korea for sale. By the way, help me transport some troops to Jeju in North Korea.
island."
Zheng Sen was a little confused: "Where is Jeju Island?"
Zhao Han took out the nautical chart, pointed at Jeju Island and said: "This island was originally called Tamna, but now it was renamed Jeju by North Korea."
"The town wants to take over this island?" Zheng Sen still couldn't figure out why Zhao Han wanted to conquer an enclave.
"This island can raise war horses." Zhao Han explained.
Zheng Sen finally understood and said excitedly: "Don't worry, the general town, we promise to capture this island."
Zhao Han said with a smile: "The fleet will go to North Korea for trade first, and inquire about the situation on Jeju Island by the way. When returning, we will consider whether to attack. If Jeju has a strong military force, then just transport the troops back. I can only send 1,000 soldiers this time
past."
"Yes!" Zheng Sen handed over his hand.
Jiangnan and Zhejiang are on the right track, and it's time for Zhao Han to return to Jiangxi.
The big landowner couldn't stand up at all.
Divide the land, reduce taxes, cancel the additional factions, and all the people will surrender, and the gentry and the wealthy family will not be able to recruit even local warriors.
Since they can't resist, they can only cooperate, because cooperation in dividing the fields will be beneficial to them.
Large landowners can take advantage of their financial resources and connections to purchase cotton grown by farmers. Some landowners are also industrial and commercial owners, using cotton to spin a lot of cloth, and will specialize in industry and commerce to make a living in the future.
Cotton and cotton cloth all need social stability.
Under the Ming Dynasty's heavy taxation and stipulations, and successive droughts, many cotton fields in the south of the Yangtze River were abandoned. Big landowners and big merchants had already suffered heavy losses.
Moreover, most of the high-quality cotton is produced in Shandong. Last year, Tatars ravaged Shandong, followed by drought and war. Shandong's cotton output dropped sharply this year, causing heavy losses to the textile factory owners in Jiangnan.
They hope that Jiangnan will be stable and produce more cotton.
I also hope that Zhao Han can quickly capture Shandong so that he can purchase large quantities of Shandong's high-quality and cheap cotton.
At the same time, Zhao Han ordered the opening of a port in Shanghai, which also made Jiangnan merchants very excited. In the future, various commodities from Jiangnan can be shipped directly from Shanghai to North Korea and Japan, without having to be smuggled quietly to the south.
Zhao Han took a boat to Jiangxi, while the Dongyuan Army stayed and continued to wipe out the remaining forces. The main goal was to clear out the bandits.
Half of the Central Military Academy's army was transferred back to Jiangxi, and the remaining half was used to exterminate the mountain bandits in southwestern Zhejiang.
Zheng Sen took a boat from Zhejiang to Fujian and soon met his father.
"I heard that Jiangnan was captured?" Zheng Zhilong asked.
Zheng Sen said with a smile: "The troops from all over the town have passed by, and the officers and soldiers from all over the country have watched the wind and surrendered. Now, except for Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, everything south of the Yangtze River is owned by the general town!"
Zheng Zhilong sighed: "I want to conquer the world faster than I thought."
"Father, I have something to ask for this time," Zheng Sen said.
Zheng Zhilong said: "Tell me."
Zheng Sen explained the mission in detail.
Zheng Zhilong nodded and said: "This business is not a loss. If you send Fujian merchants' goods to Zhenjiang for sale, and then purchase goods from Zhenjiang for sale in North Korea, there will be no tariffs on the transaction. You will definitely be very profitable. You can also buy copper materials and medicinal materials in North Korea when you return."
Zheng Sen suggested: "Father, the main town wants to build a seaport and a shipping department in Shanghai, and Shanghai's navy must also be built. Father, why not give the main town a few warships."
"You can't give it away," Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "It's okay to sell it to Shanghai at a low price, but it's taboo to give it away directly as a warship. I don't want to be like Shen Wansan."
Zheng Zhilong gave his son six warships, commanded by general Hong Xu.
Ten more merchant ships were dispatched to transport goods from Fujian to Zhenjiang. After the goods were sold, they were loaded with goods and Datong soldiers and headed straight to North Korea.
The expedition of one thousand soldiers to Jeju Island was led by Hu Dinggui.
Last time Fei Ruhe established the Eastern Branch Army, Hu Dinggui was transferred here, and was promoted and paid a raise. This guy was also married, and his wife was the famous prostitute Pan Saisai, whom Datong writer Wu Bing couldn't forget.
Hu Dinggui has been proficient in water skills since he was a child. After joining the army, he often took boats. However...
"vomit!"
My stomach was churning and I was vomiting into a mess.
Hu Dinggui's legs felt weak and he said, "Why is this sea boat different when you sit on it?"
Zheng Sen smiled and said: "The waves on the sea are rough, which is naturally different from those on rivers. You will get used to it after two days."
By the end of Chongzhen's reign, both Korea and Japan were in a state of isolation, with no navigation between the two countries.
But they all opened their ports to Chinese private maritime merchants.
China-North Korea trade is mainly the Shandong-North Korea route.
Sino-Japanese trade is mainly the Fujian-Japan route.
Europeans were not allowed to do business, especially after Japan closed the country and demolished all the Portuguese and Dutch churches.
North Korea is even more interesting. The king has a "foreign legion", which only numbers a few hundred people. The commander is a naturalized white man, and the soldiers are Han people from Liaodong and Japanese ronin. This is a fucking firearms unit.
Hu Dinggui recovered from vomiting for two days and arrived at the North Korean port in a few days.
This fleet of unknown origins frightened the North Koreans, because Zheng Zhilong hardly engaged in trade between China and North Korea.
