Murong Nobunaga didn't know that the Huangfu family had asked his aunt and mother to get it back again. He was currently busy counting the properties of the twenty-four wealthy families of Goryeo.
After a series of adjustments and observations, Murong Nobunaga left behind the Huangzhou Huangfu family, Pingzhou Yu family and Jiang Gongzhen's Jiang family. The remaining 24 wealthy families will all be eliminated from Goryeo.
On July 17, more than 34,000 remaining members of the 24 wealthy families were all loaded onto the ship. After the court ordered them to arrive, they would be escorted by more than a thousand naval officers and soldiers and arrive in Dengzhou by ship.
When these wealthy people set out, they were only allowed to bring with them no more than 500 yuan of property per person.
After arriving in Dengzhou, some beautiful women among them will be left by Saint Zhang to be used as Silla maids to reward meritorious officials.
The remaining men will be dispersed to various places to work as laborers. If they are lucky, they may be able to integrate into the local area in a few decades.
Part of the family property they left behind was directly occupied by the vassals assigned to various places, and part was handed over to the great king Murong Nobunaga to be stored for use in the Japanese conquest next year.
However, after Murong Nobunaga finished counting the properties of these so-called wealthy families in Goryeo, he couldn't help but sigh.
There are twenty-four families with a population of more than thirty thousand. The total value of the cloth, grain, houses, livestock, gold and silverware left behind is less than two hundred thousand guan.
The average person doesn't even have a fortune. What kind of wealthy family is this?
But fortunately, the Goryeo royal family still has some surplus. This is a treasure trove saved by Wang Jian, the founding king of the past, and prepared to use it to move northward and completely occupy the south of the Yalu River after the country's strength is restored.
It was worth approximately 378,000 guan, including 170,000 dan of grain, which solved Murong Nobunaga's urgent need.
Statistical reports of battle deaths were also reported. After the Pyongyang Station, the naval battle of Haeryeong Island, the siege of Kaegyeong and the subsequent battles to suppress rebellions in various places, at least more than 40,000 Korean soldiers died in battle, and civilians suffered at least 30,000 losses.
If we count the number of people killed by rebels in various places during the suppression, Wang's Korea, which had only about 1.2 million people in the country, lost at least 150,000 people, accounting for 12.5% of the total population.
Most of them are strong men.
After receiving this report, Murong Nobunaga knew that the Koreans could not fight.
Because based on a total of 1.2 million people, the number of adult men in the entire Wang family in Korea is about 3.45 million.
Now at least 110,000 to 20,000 people have been killed in the war, accounting for more than 30% of the total male population. Basically, those who can fight and those who dare to fight have been killed, and the remaining people will naturally not be able to fight anymore.
At the same time, Murong Nobunaga, as a conqueror, also understood that he could no longer fight.
If the fight continues, there will not be enough labor force to farm for him. You must know that farm work is a heavy labor activity and cannot be completed by the old, weak, women and children.
This is also the important reason why Murong Xin ordered envoys to observe and deal with the situation for a long time and summoned all the vassals, big and small, to respond.
As a king who rose from the grassroots level, Murong Nobunaga naturally knew the practice of lower levels of taxation. As a king, he set a tax rate of about 18%, and some people dared to receive 356%.
Especially the vassals under him, most of whom came from poor families, suddenly ascended to high positions, and it may be normal to make huge profits. They must be given a warning to restrain themselves.
Just as he was about to summon Wang Pu over to discuss whether the vassals should be strictly managed, he heard loud gongs and drums outside, and cheers getting louder and louder.
After a while, Wang Pu, Wang Jing and others all ran in excitedly, saying congratulations. It turned out that it was a reward from the imperial court.
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In the sixth year of Shaoming, AD 951, the first day of September was an auspicious day.
Murong Nobunaga, who was in the capital, was witnessed by the special envoy of the imperial court and his maternal ancestor Cao Yuanzhong, Duke of Qiao.
The eldest son was dressed in a uniform that was only slightly lower than that of the crown prince. Zhang Zhou's Ministry of Rites made a new royal crown and held an enthronement ceremony on the full moon platform in Beijing.
Zhang Gao also specially gave Murong Nobunaga a twelve-glazed crown to highlight his status and achievements.
Zhang Shengren was granted the title of King of Yan State by the Jin Dynasty Prince Murong Nobunaga of Liaoyang County, and the south of Pyongyang was granted to him, which was called the State of Yan, with Kaijing as its capital.
The capital was renamed Seoul, and the Manwoldae of the Imperial Palace was renamed Gwangwol Palace.
The name Goryeo was completely abolished, and the land given to the Yan Kingdom was called Korea, taking the clear meaning of Korea and Japan. The south of Yalu River to Pyongyang was reverted to its ancient name and called Lelang County.
At the same time, Zhang Yan also ordered Murong Nobunaga to destroy the tombs of Wang Jian, Wang Wu, Wang Yao and Wang Jian's parents and grandparents, deprive them of their thrones and posthumous titles, and demote them all to common people.
The bodies of Pu Shuxi and Wang Gui, who had persuaded Wang Jian to use Goryeo as the country's name, were dug up, their bones crushed and ashes thrown away. Their descendants and men of the tribe were all exterminated, and the women and children were demoted to slaves.
In endogamy, all descendants and descendants of close relatives of the Wang family, regardless of gender, are exterminated.
As for Wang Zhao, the King of Goryeo, he didn't even get a chance to go to Ziwei Palace to dance, because along with Zhang Yan's canonization of Murong Nobunaga and the making of the book, there were also four ministers from the Criminal Department of Zhang Zhou, Dali Temple, Yushitai, and the Ministry of Rites.
The judgment of the court.
The four halls unanimously concluded that Wang Zhao, as a descendant of the Lelang Wang family, recognized a thief as his father, betrayed his ancestors, practiced endogamy in the family, and ignored human ethics, so he should be sentenced to execution.
In order to intimidate the remaining Koreans, Murong Nobunaga chose to open the capital in front of civil and military officials, more than 300 vassals, and tens of thousands of people in Seoul.
On the bank of Linjin River, Wang Zhao was put into a sack and beaten to death with a big hammer. Then he ordered three hundred white-robed and silver-saddled Zhao Yilang to trample him back and forth until he was trampled to pieces.
After the punishment is over, it's time for a feast.
This time, Murong Nobunaga was granted the title of Marquis in the Yan State, and Xiang Xun was granted the title of Marquis of Yuanshan, with 8,000 households under his rule. The specific location was Wonsan City in Beibang, which was later known as Beibang, to the east of the Korean Peninsula, directly adjacent to East Korea.
Bay.
This place is far away from the west of the peninsula, which is the political and economic center of the peninsula. It urgently needs a ruthless person with the means to suppress it, and Xiang Xun is just the right one.
There were two earls. Murong Yanchao was assigned to Jincheng County south of Xiangxun, with the title of Jincheng Bo, and he ruled 4,000 households.
Murong Xinzhen, the younger brother of the clan, was moved to Chunzhou and was given the title Chunzhou Bo. He ruled 4,500 households. The specific location was near Chunchuan City, which was later known as Beibang.
Except for Yuanshan, which is slightly better, the rest of these two princes are relatively poor areas, so they need capable people to coordinate the occupation and suppression.
In addition to their first marquis and two uncles, these places also have four viscounts, nine barons, and twenty-nine patrol envoys. According to the distance, Murong Nobunaga has specially approved that they can be commanded respectively.
The situation is different in other relatively densely populated areas. Basic viscounts are also rare. Most of them are barons from seven to eight hundred households and a large number of inspection envoys from one hundred to five hundred households.
In more densely populated areas, there are fewer inspection envoys, and most of them are Dahaofu soldiers. These places belong to the direct forces of King Murong.
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Hai Dayu was now completely shaking. He was wearing a robe made of fine Jiangnan silk and satin. Even the small piece of cloth on his head was made of fine Khotanese fine silk cloth and gauze scarf.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing on his body is the piece of gold and jade hanging on his waist. The jade is engraved with the four words "Treasure of Kunming".
This is a kind of gold-inlaid jade that only the Viscount of Yan State could have at this time. As long as you have this piece of jade, others will know that this is a noble Kaka when they look at it from a distance.
The second brother, Hai Erxi, saw the gold and jade on his elder brother's waist, and his eyes turned red with envy. The two brothers exchanged a few words, and Hai Erxi could only watch his brother go in to have a feast.
Because Haier Crab is not even an inspector, he was just promoted from a sailor to the boatswain of Henghai Town, and he manages five sailors.
If others were developed, it might not be very exciting for Hai Er Crab, but seeing that his brother, who has been together all year round, is now the king of thousands of people, and brings a butler and two guards to the king's banquet, how can he not?
Let the crabs in the sea be greatly stimulated.
In the slight drizzle, Hai Erxie didn't even take a vacation. He whimpered and rode towards the military camp, swearing secretly in his heart.
From today on, he will definitely be able to practice his spear two hundred times a day and swim for an hour. He will definitely make great contributions in the next battle to conquer the Japanese country. He will be a viscount, no, a count in the Japanese country!
Tap tap! Tap tap! We are almost arriving at the military camp. There is the sound of horse hooves everywhere. Haier Crab looked around in surprise.
Good guy! This evening, the road in front of the military camp was crowded with people, all of whom had been stimulated and rushed back to get involved.
Hai Erxie even saw the figure of his immediate boss, the leader of the Henghai Town team, Asui. As soon as the saint agreed that some of the officers and soldiers of Henghai Town could join the Yan army, they began to fight for their lives.
"This is too rolled!" Haierxrab couldn't help but scream.
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And what Hai Erxian doesn't know is that not only those without titles are starting to roll, but also some with titles are starting to roll.
During the banquet, Hai Dayu found his brother Hai Sanxia, but Hai Sanxia told Hai Dayu something that stunned him. Hai Sanxia wanted to give up the title of inspector and continue to follow the king to conquer the Japanese country.
"Xiaboy, are you crazy? Have you forgotten that we were Bai Shui Lang in our hometown, and we were not allowed to go ashore to bury our mother after she died? You are now a dignified patrol officer, and you are a noble person!"
Hai Dayu still values the identity he obtained through bloody battles, and always talks about honor, so he simply cannot understand his brother Hai Sanxia's decision.
Hai Sanxia smiled bitterly, "Ah Daqian is a viscount and a king. There are more than a thousand households below, so of course he is satisfied.
But as for me, I only have one hundred and thirty households, and the land is not good. I can harvest close to a thousand dan of grain and a little meat every year. I have to buy the rest of the oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar from outside. Marrying an aunt is enough to live by, but it’s not enough.
that's it."
Hai Dayu thought about it and realized that it was indeed a little short.
Well, people's desires are constantly rising with their vision and abilities.
If this were in their hometown in southern Fujian, it would take a small landowner of at least three to four hundred acres to have this kind of income every year, and it would also require a Baishui Lang like them, because Baishui Lang is not qualified to go ashore at all.
What's more important is that you don't need to cultivate this thousand-stone-worth of food yourself, you can get it by sitting at home. In southern Fujian, it requires a large landowner of at least two to three thousand acres to have it.
So if in the past, let alone one thousand shi of grain a year without labor, even if they could get 30 shi of grain, their brothers would laugh their heads off.
But now, for the two brothers who have developed their horizons and abilities, a thousand dan in a remote village is too little.
"What about your fiefdom and title? Just throw them away like this?"
Hai Dayu thought about it for a long time. He was now a viscount, and he had a family and a career. If he still stopped his younger brother from making meritorious deeds, it would be hard to say, so he immediately stopped objecting.
Seeing that his brother did not object, Hai Sanxia immediately became more determined. He looked at Uncle Hou and other great knights in the distance who kept toasting to the king, and replied with determination:
"Each prefecture has a certain quota for giving up fiefdoms. After giving up, it will be taken back, but you will get a leader as compensation.
Lord Li'an once accompanied Chen Guogong's eldest son to study in Longtao Academy. He said that the Japanese country was much richer and larger than the places we have sealed.
When I went to Japan, a baron could rule more households than being a viscount in Korea, so I planned to get together with Mr. Li An and join forces to try it out."
Hai Dayu thought for a moment and concluded that Mr. Li'an should refer to a man from Li'an County in Shangzhou Prefecture. This man's surname was Ma, who was good at guns and sticks and had superb shooting skills.
It seems that I heard that Ma Zhaoyuan, the Duke of Chen, was indeed a personal follower. There should be no big problem for his younger brother to follow him.
"You stay in Seoul for the next few days. A certain person sells five hundred shi of grain and twenty kilograms of refined salt to raise some money to buy a good bow and a good knife for you and A Xie."
That's all Hai Dayu can do for his brothers now. After saying this, he felt a little sad for some reason. Once the two brothers left like this, they would rarely see each other again.
If you are lucky, you will become a great vassal in the Japanese country, and you will not be able to leave your fief easily. If you are not lucky, you will have to die in the belly of a fish or be buried in a foreign land.
But immediately, a group of viscounts and barons who also had gold and jade hanging around their waists came over and asked Hai Dayu to join them in toasting the king.
Hai Dayu immediately remembered that he was a noble of his own size. He governed six thousand people and had a wife as beautiful as a fairy. He immediately became happy again and prepared to kowtow to the king.
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In the early morning, Murong Nobunaga woke up from a severe headache. Yesterday he was almost drunk to death by the civil servants, military generals and nobles below.
Hearing the sound of the king getting up, the palace servants outside the door filed in. The secretary next to him also brought details of the memorial that Murong Nobunaga needed to approve today.
After establishing his title as King of Yan State, Murong Nobunaga's original Liaoyang County Prince's Palace was canceled and replaced by a complete national system.
In terms of political affairs, the left and right ministers are headed, and there are also six ministries below. However, the officials of the six ministries can only be ministers instead of ministers. There are also Dali Temple and Yushitai.
In terms of military affairs, there is a standing army in charge of the country, one lieutenant each for the imperial army, and two lieutenants for the vassal army. The lieutenants and school lieutenants are directly under the jurisdiction of the king.
The most important thing today is that there is a baron, and seventy-six inspectors have requested to change the title.
The so-called changing the title is just a nice way of saying it. In fact, he dislikes that his current title is too small and wants to follow him to Japan.
Murong Nobunaga is very satisfied with the current morale, and he does not refuse the vassals below to give up their titles.
Because through information collection over the years, Murong Nobunaga already knew that although the current Japanese territory was larger than Goryeo and had a larger population than Goryeo, it was also relatively more dispersed.
Moreover, the equipment of the Japanese army was even worse. They still used bamboo armor and only elite soldiers could hold broken iron swords.
This kind of place is different from the situation where most of the population of Goryeo is concentrated in a few plains to the west.
In Goryeo, it only took a few key decisive battles to destroy the enemy and occupy their sacred land, and then a country could be defeated.
In the Japanese country, because the population is more dispersed and the combat effectiveness is lower, what is needed is a small number of elite troops, such as a small unit of one or two hundred heavily armored and sharp-edged troops, which will continue to repeatedly clear out areas except Kyoto and Nara to completely defeat the locals.
Therefore, Murong Nobunaga planned to seal off all areas except Kyoto and Nara in the Japanese country. Everyone who went with him were great vassals, so that they could unite to suppress the resistance of the local Japanese people.
Then these careerists who are unwilling to be petty vassals in Korea are just the right candidates.
After reviewing the report for a while, the new Right Prime Minister Han Kuangtu came in happily and said, "King Ye, Lu Chongrong ordered someone to send the gift list.
She purchased all these supplies in the Central Plains, and at the same time she is willing to personally come forward to recruit at least two thousand Khitan people with good fighting ability to come to the Yan Kingdom and become the king's loyal ministers and brave generals."
Yelu Chongrong is Yelu Abli. Chongrong is one of the nine concubines and is the title of Yelu Abli.
The reason why this person is so eager to curry favor with Murong Nobunaga is that Murong Nobunaga is still in charge of Pyongyang.
Zhang Xianjiong, the sixth son of Yelu Abli, is basically determined to be banished to Pyongyang.
That's why this area of Pyongyang is now strangely called Lelang County, in preparation for Zhang Xianjiong to be named the King of Lelang County when he grows up.
This can also be regarded as the most important statement by Zhang Yan that he is willing to let the Khitan people integrate and become Han people.
Murong Nobunaga opened the gift slip and looked at it, and immediately raised his eyebrows with satisfaction.
Yelu Abli gave him two hundred thousand stones of grain, one hundred thousand catties of iron, sixty thousand pieces of cloth, one hundred sets of iron armor, five hundred hard bows, and five hundred horizontal swords.
He also promised that from now until Zhang Xianjiong comes of age, all Pyongyang's tax revenue will belong to Murong Nobunaga, and from now on, he will also give Murong Nobunaga a gift of no less than three thousand guan every year.
The only requirement was that the governing officials of Lelang County should use some people recruited by Yelu Abli from the Han region.
At the same time, Yelu Abli also revealed the news that of the three hundred families of Confucian scholars that Murong Nobunaga wanted, the court was prepared to provide two hundred families.
As for the remaining 100 households, she will cooperate with Murong Nobunaga's mother, Cao Guifei, to try to make up for Murong Nobunaga's expenses.
Murong Nobunaga laughed loudly. Yelu Abli and Zhang Hao had followed her early, and she was quite good at managing money. She was a moderately wealthy woman, and she still had a lot of savings in her hands.
Originally, the old man was still feeling a little uncomfortable. He had defeated Lelang County at the expense of his son's life, but now that Yelu Abli was so righteous, he had nothing to say.
"Chongrong must have sent someone over, please come in!" Nobunaga Murong decided to leave Lelang County well to his sixth brother Zhang Xianjiong in front of Yelu Abli's messenger.
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Thousands of miles away, on the snow-covered plateau, south of the Gangdise Mountains, on the shores of Mapuicuo (Manasarovar Lake), a decisive battle has just ended.
Li Cunhui personally led 13,000 infantry and cavalry, assisted by an army of more than 20,000 vassal nobles from various places who had converted to the Six Methods Sect.
The army was defeated by King Ali, the three kings of Shanggun, other local lords who believed in Bon religion, the Zhenyuan Kingdom, and the remnants of the Utbol dynasty who were hired by them and entrenched in Kashmir, a total of 50,000 people.
In this battle, Li Cunhui took advantage of a huge advantage and, with less than 600 casualties, killed more than 6,000 enemy troops and captured tens of thousands, and pursued them all the way to the western end of Nepal.
Along the way, there were dozens of leaders of various clans who came to surrender. One of the three kings of Shanggun, Dezugun, the third son of the original Guge dynasty Zanpujidnyimagun, also bared his upper body and asked to surrender.
At this point, 90% of the entire Batang Plateau is under the control of the imperial court, and all will soon be converted to the Six Methods Sect.
The greater significance of this battle is that Li Cunhui basically defeated all the resistance forces in the Ali area and severely damaged the traitor Zhenyuan Kingdom.
After defeating them, the southern Tibetan Valley, which is relatively warm, humid, and suitable for farming and garrisoning troops, has in fact opened its arms to Li Cunhui, and he can send troops to capture it just waiting for the arrival of next summer.
And with the southern Tibetan Valley, Tianzhu is just around the corner.