Under the emperor's command, the obedient king Li Huo not only expressed his full understanding of his decision to enfeoff Yuzhou, but also thanked the Ming Emperor repeatedly for understanding his desire to get closer to Shenjing.
Of course, these are all stage words.
With Zhu Yijun's words of "conferring himself to the Yue Kingdom", how could Li Huo dare to be picky about the fiefdom? It would be great to have a place to live and settle down. A king who has lost his country is lucky to be able to survive, so how dare he ask for it?
many.
However, at this point, we need to talk about why Zhu Yijun summoned Li Hao to talk about the fiefdom today - because the major matter of establishing a North Korean province has been basically completed.
North Korean Governor-General Gu Yangqian, North Korean Governor Zhang Zuozhi, and North Korean Commander-in-Chief Qi Jin have jointly submitted a memorial, indicating that all preparations for the establishment of North Korea as a province have been completed.
According to their report, in North Korea, in addition to the three yamen of the three of them - governor, fu and town, the chief envoys' department and the inspector's envoys' department are all commanding the three major yamen of the envoys and envoys, and their addresses have also been selected.
After selecting the auxiliary officers and left-hand officials, we are just waiting for the imperial court to appoint the chief officers of the third division to take office.
The above are all done in accordance with the previous high-level and pragmatic design. The establishment of a province is not just a matter of having a governor, governor and commander-in-chief. After all, the job arrangement of these three is only a "top-level design", and there are also other things below.
Officials at all levels must be arranged step by step, and among them, the three divisions are the important officials next to the governor, governor, and governor.
Below the third division, there are also various roads, prefectures, and the chief officials of various states and counties have to make arrangements one by one. Now, basically everything is ready and all we need is the east wind.
Dongfeng means that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has sent officials to their posts, and the so-called "everything is ready" means that their auxiliary officials, Zuoli, have arrived in advance.
Why can the auxiliary official Zuoli take office early? Because according to Gao Pangshi’s previous instructions and the subsequent ratification by the court, at least for a period of time, in addition to the three governors, governors, and townsmen in North Korea, all the officials from the third division and above
Officials at all levels are appointed in accordance with the rule that "chief officials are selected by the Ministry of Personnel, and auxiliary officials and left-hand officials are selected from the local area." When chief officials at all levels take office, they only need to bring their masters and other staff - of course, you have to bring them yourself
The servant is your own business.
Gao Jingshi mainly considered this arrangement for two reasons. First, to enrich the local yamen with a larger proportion of local officials and clerks to reduce the resistance of North Korean locals to the new government; second, to prevent officials selected by the court from looking at the local situation.
Discrediting, and even preventing effective formal governance due to language and other issues.
As mentioned before, the upper class in North Korea can basically speak Chinese, but ordinary people may not. Therefore, at least within a certain period of time, a large number of North Korean locals must enrich the government to form effective governance. Otherwise, government orders may not be issued from the yamen.
Changing "ruling" to "ruling without governing" - that is a waste of time.
Since the North Korean court itself chose to annex it, and its officials at all levels were basically very cooperative, and the main force of the Ming army was still in North Korea, no one dared to jump out and cause trouble. To this day, the above things are basically done.
Once that's done, the rest can basically be regarded as finishing work.
Since the most critical local tasks in North Korea have been almost completed, Zhu Yijun must of course implement Li Hao's personal arrangements as soon as possible in order to cooperate with the establishment of North Korea and prevent anyone from using his "long absence to obtain a vassal" to question the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty.
North Korea’s rationality.
Of course, it said that things were basically done. After all, there is still the word "basic". In other words, there are still some things that need to be continued. Therefore, after listening to the music, Li Hao resigned, and Zhu Yijun immediately gave an oral order to the Wang family. Ping and Gao pragmatically went to Qianqing Palace to meet the Holy Spirit.
Originally, Zhu Yijun planned to go to the Wenhua Palace to announce that the two of them had come to summon the couple, but the imperial doctors believed that the emperor had coughed up blood and fainted not long ago. Although he seemed to be recovering well, it was still not appropriate to brave the cold wind and walk around. Therefore, I had to ask the two pavilion masters to walk a few more steps to Qianqing Palace to meet the saint.
Gao Pragmatic didn't mind walking a few more steps, and Wang Jiaping was in good health, so after receiving the oral instructions conveyed by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, they set off together to meet the saint. Speaking of which, the two of them were actually excited about having the opportunity to chat alone. I feel quite happy in my heart.
The two first exchanged a few words about the investigation of Yikun Palace, and then quickly shifted the topic to the main purpose of today's call, which was the follow-up cleanup work of North Korea.
Wang Jiaping spoke first: "Rixin, in your opinion, what other important issues do North Korea need to focus on in the future?"
"After North Korea was established as a province, I thought there were three major things that were most important." As the main promoter of North Korea, Gao Pragmatic naturally already had an idea of what to do after North Korea was established as a province, so he spoke with confidence and talk. And talk.
"First, the normalization of the military structure... Oh, I mean, the garrison plan must be fixed as soon as possible, so as to always ensure that the court maintains sufficient deterrence against some local opponents who may still exist, so that they can take advantage of our military The military is powerful and does not dare to make mistakes easily."
Wang Jiaping nodded and said: "What Rixin said is very true. As the saying goes, the barbarians are afraid of power and have no morals. Although Korea has been transformed into a king for a long time, it cannot be regarded as a complete barbarian, but after all, it has no longer been a familiar place in China since the Tang Dynasty. Now this time It’s not clear what his intentions are. Without the deterrence of a large army, it’s hard to say it’s safe... I wonder what Nissin’s plans are for the troops stationed in North Korea?”
What he said before was very consistent with his status as the first assistant, but the last sentence was somewhat... You are the first assistant, so how can you ask Gao Pragmatic, the third assistant, "what arrangements are there"? Isn't this what you should arrange?
Of course, this is the truth, but Wang Jiaping is already weak in the cabinet. As for his prestige, although it cannot be said that he has none, it is difficult to say that it is more than Gao Pragmatic. In addition, he has long since determined that he is about to step down, and Gao Pragmatic is the official He was the inevitable candidate to be the next chief assistant, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with his question.
Gao Pragmatic always abided by his identity, and said first: "Yuan Fu's words are serious, pragmatic Zuoguan, how can you dare to make arrangements? I just returned to Beijing from North Korea, and I have some considerations about local affairs, and I am about to explain it to Yuan Fu."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Jiaping was deeply pleased when he heard this.
Of course he knew that Gao Jingshi's words were actually just a show of words. However, the problem was that when everyone in the court knew that Gao Jingshi was about to become the first assistant, he could still abide by his duty, not even a single step beyond the rules in his words, and still treat him well. It is remarkable that he, the chief minister who is somewhat in name only, maintains respect. He can be said to be a mature and prudent man who takes credit without taking credit - even though Gao Pinggong is definitely a rare young man among the senior officials of the imperial court.
Such people are liked wherever they go. Wang Jiaping is even more emotional. He feels that Gao Pragmatism can reach this point in his forties. In addition to the shadow of three generations of chief ministers and his own achievements in academic career, this
This kind of personality charm formed by always abiding by etiquette and law must be the key to his success.
People respect me a foot, and I respect others a foot. Wang Jiaping laughed, waved his hands and said: "There is no need to do this in Rixin. You have been the model of courtesy for our dynasty for more than two hundred years. You are perfect in both virtue and talent."
, if you have anything on your mind, just call me. The reason why Jiaping inquired is just to wait for the emperor to ask questions so that he can cooperate with you. "
"Thanks to Yuan Fu's false praise, pragmatism is overwhelming..." Gao pragmatism was about to give an example, for example, that he was not as good as a wise minister of the previous dynasty in a certain aspect, but when he saw Wang Jiaping waving his hands repeatedly, he had to swallow his words.
Let’s get down to business: “As for the garrison, currently, there are two aspects that need to be addressed.”
"First, Qi Zongrong's field army. For now, all the troops under his command are the troops that have not been withdrawn to aid North Korea, and there are still more than 140,000 in total. This army is naturally enough to deter North Korea.
, but they had been on the war for a long time, and each had received a reward for their military exploits. They would not be homesick, and they could not stay in Korea for a long time. They had to send additional troops to garrison.
In addition, there is another problem here. Qi Zongrong is a newly promoted commander-in-chief. Previously, he only had the rank of staff general. Many generals in the army currently aiding Korea were older than him. Some of the veterans of the Qi family army are just that.
, for the sake of Dinghaibo (Qi Jiguang), naturally he will not embarrass him, but it is hard to say about those generals who have no friendship with Dinghaibo...
Therefore, I foolishly thought that I should first withdraw the troops who were not led by the generals of the Qi family army, and at the same time recruit some young generals with low prestige from the country to North Korea to avoid discord among the generals."
Wang Jiaping nodded and said: "Yes, what Rixin said is true. However, I wonder if Rixin has considered it. Under such circumstances, the troops stationed by the court cannot be only the Southern Army, but must be the Southern Army and the Northern Army.
There are some, and the northern and southern armies often have conflicts...
Before and after the Battle of Pyongyang, Li Rusong almost caused a big mess because of the conflict between the northern and southern armies. Qi Jin and Li Rusong were both generals, and he was younger than Li Rusong, so he didn't want to cause any trouble by then.
...This point, Rixin, you must make it clear to him, and you must let him know the importance of it."
Wang Jiaping's words made it very clear. Of course, the army stationed by the imperial court in North Korea could not only be the Northern Army, nor could it be only the Southern Army. The reason for this is very simple and does not even need to be stated explicitly.
However, conflicts between the northern and southern armies often occur, and how to balance this becomes a problem for the general. Generally speaking, the commander-in-chief needs to be able to reconcile well, which is a test of his conduct. Generally speaking,
Older generals are better at doing this job, while younger generals tend to protect their own shortcomings, such as Li Rusong at that time.
However, Gao Pragmatic was not worried. He smiled and said: "Although Qi Jin is from the Southern Army, he is actually more like a Northern General - Yuan Fu thinks about it. After joining the army, he spent most of his time guarding the nine sides.
, His familiarity with the Northern Army is by no means comparable to that of an ordinary Southern general. Of course, pragmatism will take care of what needs to be explained."
In fact, Wang Jiaping had never even met Qi Jin, but since Gao Jingshi said so, Wang Jiaping believed in his vision and even more believed in his "explanation". After all, Qi Jin's time under Gao Jingshi
But it’s not short, and it’s impossible to dare to violate Gao’s pragmatic instructions.
"Okay, what about the second one?" Wang Jiaping agreed.
"The second is the North Korean Capital Command and Envoy Department." Gao pragmatically said: "The North Korean Capital Department is currently concurrently held by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Wanbang. This person was promoted to this day by Yu Yishou."
Wang Jiaping nodded, he knew this. Zhang Wanbang was not only promoted by Gao Pragmatism, but also made several important contributions. Although his subordinates were infantry, they were among the Ming army who "controlled cavalry with foot".
Model Army. In this battle to aid Korea, he put down the Quanli Rebellion and was promoted to Deputy Chief Soldier.
However, Wang Jiaping didn't know what Gao Pragmatic's intention was in emphasizing this point in the first place, and couldn't help but look at Gao Pragmatic with some confusion.
Gao Pragmatic calmly faced Wang Jiaping's doubtful gaze and said: "Whether it is Qi Jin or Zhang Wanbang, keeping them in North Korea is not just to frighten the local people in North Korea. There is one more thing Yuan Fu must remember...
…The Jurchens moved to town.”
"Oh! Yes, yes, there is also the matter of the Jurchens moving to the town...but what does this have to do with Qi Jin and Zhang Wanbang?"
Gao Jingshi said seriously: "It is not pragmatic and arrogant. Currently, there are two strong Jurchens, one is Ye He and the other is Jianzhou. Ye He obeys me and Jianzhou fears me.
Generals Qi Jin and Zhang Wanbang have been in Liaodong for a long time. Ye He and Jianzhou know both their bravery and their pragmatism, so they use them as partners in North Korea to prevent the Jurchen tribes from taking advantage of the chaos.
Fight for them, and wait for them to settle down in their own land, so that they can be used by me for a long time."
"I see." Wang Jiaping nodded and asked, "Then what does this have to do with Dusi?"
Gao pragmatically said: "The Dusi was originally supposed to be composed of local military households, but there is no such thing as military households in North Korea, and it is not easy to allocate them suddenly now, so we have to take other measures."
"What kind of measure?" Wang Jiaping felt that this measure might be very different from the dynasty system, and couldn't help but look a little cautious.
Gao pragmatically said: "Half are newly recruited from military families who have lost their territory in the country, and half are recruited from Jurchen tribes."
Wang Jiaping thought he had heard wrong, and suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Deployed by the Jurchen tribes?"
The so-called Dusi Army is actually the Weisuo Army. Although this system has long been dilapidated, it is the basis of the Ming Dynasty's military system. Now Gao Pragmatic proposes that half of the North Korean Dusi will be newly established from domestic military families who have lost their land, and half will be from Jurchens.
When different departments are transferred, the former may have some troubles at the implementation level, but at least it is no problem in principle, but the latter is too earth-shattering.
Wang Jiaping looked at Gao Pragmatic in shock and said: "Jurchen Yi Di! If they are not of my race, their minds must be different. How can they be used in the defense?"
However, he never expected that Gao Pragmatic said: "If the imperial court always regards the Jurchens as barbarians, people who are not of my race, their hearts must be different," then no matter how much the Jurchens convince me and fear me, they will always be
If you can be a Yi Di, you can only stay outside the court and never become one of your own."
Gao Jingshi raised his chin slightly and said proudly: "The Jurchen clan only has a few hundred thousand people, and after they were moved to North Korea, they were even more isolated. There is no other way to go except for me. How can we make mistakes with such a good opportunity?"
However, this is the opportunity to completely conquer them... If the strategy is right, I think that in a hundred years, there will be no more Jurchens in the world."
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