Since Kaizhou was defeated, Hanyang would not be spared.
The Zuo Shence Army stationed in Hanyang had long been transferred to Kaizhou. With the city defense empty, Zhe Yanzhi sent a thousand Ming soldiers and a thousand Korean soldiers to capture Hanyang City easily.
Those 1,000 Korean soldiers were selected and reorganized as captives, similar to the 3,000 soldiers reorganized into the army.
They were paid half the salary of the Ming garrison. The moment the food and salary were distributed, the morale of the three thousand Korean soldiers was like a rainbow, and their loyalty was immediately filled up.
This is the first time in their lives that they can receive so much military pay.
What king?
What wealthy family?
I am now a soldier of the Ming Dynasty!
Before the heavy snow closed the mountains, the Ming army successfully captured the entire Xihai Road, two-thirds of Yangguang Road, and two-fifths of Jiaozhou Road.
There was also a Ming army branch of 500 people in the northeast, leading a thousand Jurchen tribe soldiers, and fought all the way to the Anbyian Protectorate in Goryeo (Wenchuan City, North Korea). A solid mountain city was built there, which was used to defend against the Liao Kingdom in the early years.
With the Jin State, the Ming army's partial division without artillery was difficult to conquer for a while.
The remaining territory can only be occupied in the spring of next year.
The war has not ceased, and the civil servants have arrived.
Bai Chongyan, who was demoted to be the prefect, was quickly promoted to the governor-general of North Korea.
Just like Xixia was destroyed and changed to the Governor-General's Palace of Ningxia, Goryeo will soon be changed to the Governor-General of Korea. It will last for ten years and serve two governors, and then it will be changed to Korea Province depending on the situation.
Also following Bai Chongyan was Zheng Zhichang, who came from a wealthy family in Pyongyang.
"The last general has paid homage to Governor Bai, and has met Minister Zheng!" Zhe Yan asked, and Li Yi led a group of civil and military officials to greet him outside the west gate of Kaizhou.
Bai Chongyan became more calm than before. After returning the gift seriously, he was led into the city by Zhe Yanzhi.
Everyone sat down in the Goryeo Palace, and Bai Chongyan got straight to the point:
"The newly established Governor-General of Korea is divided into six prefectures: Pyongyang, Kaesong, Hansan, Jeolla, Gyeongsang, and Hamhung."
"Baozhou on the south bank of the Yalu River was cut off from Pyongyang Prefecture and the entire area was assigned to Liaoning Province. Just like Hanzhong was assigned to Shaanxi, it was to prevent future rebellions in North Korea."
"Hwangzhou on the West Coast of Goryeo was assigned to Pyongyang Prefecture."
"The other prefectures and counties of Soikaido were merged with the Gyeonggi and Gyoju roads of Goryeo and were renamed Kaesong Prefecture. The administrative seat of the North Korean Governor-General's Office was located in Kaesong."
"Goryeo Yangguang Road was renamed Hansanfu. Hansan Fortress was renamed Seoul."
"The Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province of Goryeo were renamed Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province."
"Wonsan and the eastern coastal area south of it will be established as a separate state and merged into Gyeongsang Province."
"The area south of the Yalu River and the Tumen River was separated from Liaoning Province and merged with the area north of Wonsan to form Hamhung Prefecture."
"The prefectures and territories under the jurisdiction of the above six prefectures have all been changed into counties. For example, Haizhou was changed to Haixian, and Huangzhou was changed to Huangxian. Some individual counties established by Goryeo were retained, but most of the counties were downgraded to cities and towns."
The Korean peninsula is already poor in land and has insufficient products. It has also created countless pastoral prefectures, counties and governorates. The huge administrative expenses naturally make it even poorer.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has arrived, the state animal husbandry and the Duhufu are all cancelled.
Roads were changed to prefectures, prefectures were reduced to counties, and counties were reduced to towns.
There are no administrative officials at the municipal level, and at most there is a tax collector.
Moreover, the territory was intertwined with that of Liaoning, which firmly controlled both sides of the Yalu River. It also merged part of the Jurchen territory with the Koryo territory to form Hamhung Prefecture. The two ethnic groups checked and balanced each other and gradually became Chinese.
Today's Liaoning is too big, including Hebei, Jilin, and parts of North Korea, and it will definitely continue to be split in the future.
When the population of the Andong Protectorate increases and the Sinicization reaches a certain level, part of Liaoning will be separated and merged with the Andong Protectorate into one province. The provincial capital can be located in Changchun or Harbin, and the Jurchen tribes within the territory will gradually undergo land reform.
Return.
When the population in the north and south of Yanshan increased and became Chinese, they separated parts from Hebei, Liaoning, and Linhuang Duhufu to establish separate provinces. They were roughly equivalent to the Jehol Province during the Republic of China, but the area was larger than the Jehol Province.
After listening to Bai Chongyan's words, Zhang Yi asked: "Does the General Military Mansion in Pyongyang still exist?"
Bai Chongyan said: "The Pyongyang General Army was changed to the North Korean General Army. The headquarters of the General Army was moved to Kaesong, and part of the garrison remained in Pyongyang. Troops were stationed in the three military governorates of Annan, Andong and Anbyon before Goryeo.
Throughout North Korea, these are the five main garrison locations."
"Will the number of troops be increased?" Zhang Yi asked again.
Bai Chongyan said: "The total number of troops is three thousand field troops, eight thousand garrison troops, and five thousand Cao troops. The three thousand field troops must be Han or Bohai people. Half of the two thousand garrison troops in Xianxing Prefecture are recruited from the Jurchen tribe, and the other half are recruited from the Jurchen tribe.
Koreans. Half of the two thousand garrison troops in Pyongyang are Han Chinese or Bohai people, and half are Koreans. The rest of the troops can all recruit Koreans."
After streamlining administrative personnel and reforming the tax system, the Korean Peninsula will definitely be able to support so many troops.
Wang's Korea only has a central standing army (two armies and six guards), with a strength of 45,000. However, they are severely underpaid, and there are many old, weak, sick and disabled. Among these more than 40,000 people, Zheng Zhongfu
Only 6,000 elite soldiers can be drawn out to fight.
The total strength of Goryeo's standing army should be more than 100,000 (the mainstream theory is 170,000).
No matter how much free pay is taken, no matter how low the military pay is, there are indeed so many standing armies on paper!
The Ming Dynasty reduced the number of troops on the Korean Peninsula to 16,000, and military expenditures could be lower than those of the Goryeo Dynasty.
If the Ming Dynasty weakens in the future and the North Korean garrison cannot suppress the rebellion, the Liaoning and Shandong armies will be quickly mobilized to quell the rebellion.
Especially in Liaoning Province, the territory covers both sides of the Yalu River. The purpose of dividing the territory in this way is to suppress the rebellion.
Bai Chongyan continued: "Whether they are Jurchens or Koreans, they can be promoted to general officers through meritorious service, but they must be able to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. In the early stage, the requirements can be relaxed temporarily, and foreign officers can be given one year to learn Chinese. After three years,
You must learn 800 Chinese characters!"
Li Yi smiled and said: "It is easier to learn Chinese characters. Many Goryeo military attachés come from poor families or generals. They will definitely be able to write Chinese characters if they have studied. Goryeo's military official documents are all written in Chinese characters. Even military orders cannot be read if they are illiterate."
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Bai Chongyan also said to Zheyan, Zhang Yi and other generals: "Although Goryeo is easy to fight, it is the result of the destruction of the country. Your Majesty said that after occupying the entire Goryeo, he will reward one county prince, two marquises, and five earls.
, a number of viscounts and barons.”
As soon as this statement came out, the generals were overjoyed and couldn't wait for next spring to continue the attack.
Bai Chongyan asked again: "Have the King of Goryeo and the Prince's Puppet King been caught?"
"They have all been captured." Li Yi also talked about the process of capturing the king.
Bai Chongyan smiled and nodded: "It seems that there are many poor scholars in Goryeo who yearn for the Ming Dynasty."
Zheng Zhichang, who had been silent for the whole time, took the opportunity to speak: "You can ask the imperial court for instructions to recruit people from poor families as officials. Some are placed in the Governor's Mansion to serve as assistants to Xianggong Bai. Some are placed in prefectures and counties to serve as assistants to Han prefects and county magistrates. They
They are familiar with the affairs of Goryeo, but they are also jealous and disgusted with the rich families. Whether it is to gain political achievements and promotions, or to take revenge on the noble families, they will actively divide the families and divide the fields into acres."
Bai Chongyan said: "This is a good strategy. What are the abilities of those poor men?"
"The ability to do things is far better than that of the children of wealthy families," Zheng Zhichang said. "When people from wealthy families are officials, they all like noble positions. The people who really do the work in the yamen are the people from poor families. The money they embezzle belongs to the officials from the wealthy families, and their political achievements are great."
He is also an official from a wealthy family, but a scholar from a poor family works hard but has difficulty getting promoted."
This is very similar to the south during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Officials from wealthy families had noble positions and ignored common affairs, while officials from poor families had low positions but worked extremely hard.
Bai Chongyan said: "First call those poor men who helped capture the leader of Goryeo."
More than twenty scholars from poor families, including Jin Yungui, soon happily came to see Bai Chongyan.
"Jin Yungui, who is a junior student, pays homage to Governor Bai Xianggong!" Jin Yungui led a group of scholars to kneel down.
Bai Chongyan scolded: "You are all scholars, how can you kneel down so easily? You have also served as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, but do you know when to kneel down?"
Jin Yungui replied: "Kneel down only during major sacrifices or celebrations."
Bai Chongyan said: "Since you are citizens of the Ming Dynasty, you should also abide by this etiquette, and you must not kneel casually in the future."
"yes!"
Jin Yungui relayed it to the scholars who could not understand Chinese, and those poor scholars suddenly became excited and proud.
Not only because they gained personal respect, but also because Bai Chongyan recognized them as people of the Ming Dynasty.
Bai Chongyan, whom Ju Ming thought was mediocre in ability, made these Korean scholars inexplicably grateful with just a few words.
Bai Chongyan pointed at Zheng Zhichang: "This Mr. Zheng comes from the Zheng family in Pyongyang. He is now the right minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty and the crown prince's official Zanshan."
The position of right minister of the Ministry of Rites was promoted temporarily by Ju Ming when Zheng Zhichang was coming to Korea this time.
The Ministry of Rites has many affairs, and currently there are three right ministers. Zheng Zhichang is in charge of sacrifices, court rituals, and diplomacy with Goryeo.
As for the Crown Prince Shanzan, it is just an honorary official title. The advantage is that he can receive a few more kilograms of rice every month and it also shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this person.
Including Jin Yungui, all the Korean scholars showed envious expressions.
It turns out that people from the small country of Goryeo can really serve as important ministers in the Ming Dynasty. At Zheng Zhichang's current age, if he doesn't die of illness too early, he might still be able to become a minister in the future!
Zheng Zhichang can do it, why can’t we?
Ju Ming promoted Zheng Zhichang to be the minister of ministers. He wanted this effect, to set up a banner among Korean scholars.
Everyone quickly bowed to Zheng Zhichang, hoping to gain support.
Bai Chongyan said to Jin Yungui: "Secretary Zheng suggested that after Goryeo surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, let Goryeo's poor scholars serve as assistant officials to assist the chief officials sent by the Ming Dynasty to govern the place. The best I can do is ask the imperial court for a sixth-rank official. If
If you stay by my side and do things effectively, this sixth-grade position will be yours."
Jin Yungui was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Mr. Bai for the promotion, and many thanks to Mr. Zheng for the recommendation!"
Bai Chongyan continued to draw the cake: "The general judge of a government is only at the sixth level. If you help me complete the splitting of clans and land distribution in Goryeo, maybe you can be the general judge of the government in the prosperous Jiangnan."
Jin Yungui quickly promised: "I will do my best to handle the governor's affairs!"
Bai Chongyan nodded and said: "You guys can all be officials, and you can also recommend other capable scholars from poor families. But remember, you can't take advantage of the opportunity to take bribes and pervert the law. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty last year.
It was only one step away from entering the cabinet. However, because of the lax control of the subordinates and the corruption of subordinate officials, I was demoted to be the prefect. As a meritorious official of Conglong, I am like this, and your corruption will only lead to death."
Jin Yungui quickly translated for other scholars, and everyone was shocked after hearing it.
They also thought of the article in "Da Ming Yue Bao" and expressed their determination to abide by the law.
Zheng Zhichang understood the dreams of these people better and said with a smile: "After Goryeo was changed to the governor-general of North Korea, a series of reforms were needed. Opportunities to gain political achievements were everywhere. As long as you work hard and don't commit corruption, you can get a slight promotion.
You can go to the prosperous land of the Ming Dynasty. Because the Ming Dynasty stipulates that you must be an official in another place, and you cannot stay here."
This is the real pie.
The group of poor people in front of them had long dreamed of leaving the peninsula and experiencing the colorful world of the Ming Dynasty.
As long as they persist in not committing corruption for a few years and work conscientiously to improve their political performance, they can realize their dreams.
Good deal!
At this moment, they were full of energy, wishing that the Ming army would immediately wipe out the remnants of Goryeo, and then carry out reforms in North Korea with great enthusiasm.
They took action against wealthy families, and they were probably more ruthless than the officials sent by the imperial court.
Bai Chongyan said: "Let's go and meet the Lord of Goryeo together."
