After learning that some changes had taken place in the North Korean court, professional intelligence analysts came to the conclusion that 'the Kingdom of North Korea has reached the limit of its endurance and is about to be unable to sustain it. The time has come.'
Xu Yuan nodded.
Then he felt something in his heart and went to the large suite where his concubine Li Shujing lived on the 22nd floor of the White Castle. He made a special trip there.
"Husband, why are you free to come to my place?" Li Shujing, holding a baby girl in her arms, said happily. Although Xu Yuan came to her place to sleep one night a week, he came here very rarely during the day.
Therefore, there are not many opportunities for the two of them to communicate and talk, and there is no such thing as the glue-like passion that they don't want to leave every second when their relationship is at its hottest.
So Xu Yuan's arrival made her really happy.
"Where's Jiayuan? Isn't he here?" Xu Jiayuan is Xu Yuan's sixth son. He originally wanted to call him Jiayuan, but considering that he wanted to avoid the taboo of his father's name, he named him Jiayuan. Now he is two years old, and he is also
The first child with Li Shujing.
"I asked the nanny to take him to the playground. It's hard for me to take care of my daughter while he's here." Li Shujing looked at her daughter Xu Qingxue in her arms and said with a smile full of motherly love.
"Okay, where is your father Li Hui?" Xu Yuan asked.
"He works at the Development Bureau. He has no time to spare, so you arranged this job for him." Li Shujing said.
"You are over sixty years old. Why are you still working? Send someone to send a message and call him over. I have something very important. I want to sit down and talk with him and you.
Put everything else aside." Xu Yuan said.
"good!"
Li Shujing felt refreshed. Could it be that it was finally coming? The thing she and her father longed for most would finally get her husband's response?
…
soon.
Guanghaijun Li Hui is back, wearing an ordinary clerical uniform. He is engaged in miscellaneous work such as sorting documents and managing personnel files in the Xujiazhuang Development Bureau. His position is not high and he is just a middle-level civil servant.
However, he is very capable, energetic, and has very good learning ability, even though he is 62 years old this year.
"I've met the owner of the village."
Li Hui bowed his hands to Xu Yuan and said.
"You are my father-in-law, you don't have to bow to me."
Xu Yuan raised his hand and looked at the burly old man in front of him, with gray hair, but bright eyes and a very strong spirit, and suddenly remembered a lot of information about him.
When he was young, he was outstanding in martial arts, brave and resourceful. During the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, his father was so scared that he fled thousands of miles away, and his brother was so scared that he hid in the Ming Dynasty. He was the only one to take up the banner of resistance and bring hope to the Korean people.
After taking the throne, he reused talents from humble backgrounds to suppress the nobles. He was also suspicious of his character. He repeatedly set up prisons, deposed his mother and killed his younger brother, and executed many members of the royal family who threatened the throne.
In terms of diplomacy, he had two sides, standing on both sides of the wall. He not only professed vassalage to the Ming Dynasty, but also showed favor to Hou Jin. Neither side was offended. In the end, he overturned the situation and was jointly counterattacked by the nobles and the royal family, resulting in the "destroying the mother and killing the younger brother"
, carrying out large-scale construction projects, and betraying the Ming Dynasty. These crimes made him a destitute emperor who was reviled by countless people.
However, in modern society hundreds of years later, the evaluation of Gwanghaejun Li Hui has undergone a 180-degree reversal, and he has become a wise king, a king who is more in line with the interests of a small country. The reason for his failure can only be
It's his fault that he took too big a step in reform and offended too many people, leading to him becoming an unpopular tyrant.
Of course, in Xu Yuan's eyes, this cheap father-in-law is definitely not a simple character. There is often only a thin line between an eternal wise king and a tyrant. In terms of ability, it can be described as outstanding. What is rare is that his courage is far beyond ordinary people. As long as he gives
With good conditions and resources, he can do great things.
Then the three of them sat down and discussed while drinking tea and eating snacks and fruits.
"Li Jie in North Korea is almost finished. He is like a broken window that will collapse with just a kick."
"This year's raid by Hou Jin's army killed and robbed more than 500,000 young men. Guan Ning's army recruited 300,000 to 400,000 men, and more than 1 million men, women, and children fled to Jeju Island.
This small island is a bit overwhelmed. Its population carrying capacity has reached its limit and it can no longer accommodate refugees. Therefore, the Kingdom of Korea cannot continue to be in chaos. This situation should be changed. The best way is to control North Korea under our control.
With our hands in hand, we can remove some obstacles and then develop and transform North Korea properly."
"In order to achieve these goals, I have trained 50,000 loyal king troops on Jeju Island, prepared a large amount of supplies and equipment, and asked relevant planners to design a special 'King's Manor'.
It consists of a core king's manor and ten peripheral manors, covering an area of one million acres. It can develop self-sufficient agriculture and develop a certain scale of industry. With the careful support of Xujiazhuang, such a 'king's manor' can produce 1 million acres of land every year.
The net income can reach more than 2 million silver dollars, which is much higher than the fiscal income of the Joseon Kingdom. It means that as long as there is such a manor, there is no need to tax the people outside the manor, and the normal operation of the entire kingdom can be maintained, achieving '
If the goal of "a manor supporting a country" cannot be maintained, we can also obtain a lot of financial benefits through the issuance of Xujiazhuang banknotes as an agent, which is also a very large economic supplement."
"After the 'King's Manor' is built and becomes the core of North Korea's rule, in this new country, the king does not need to be supported by the people, is exempted from the agricultural tax and head tax, does not need to perform corvee, does not increase the burden on the people, and does not give
To add to the burden on the noble families, the only things they need are a large market that allows free business, a road system that does not set up any tax gates, and the establishment of a nationwide detective police system to combat crime. And when encountering foreign invasion
When the time comes, the king has the obligation to take responsibility, expel and defeat foreign enemies, and defend the integrity of the country and the safety of the people."
"But the only remaining question is, who will be the king of this country and who will be the owner of the king's estate?"
Xu Yuan looked at the father and daughter and asked.
Tremendous shock.
After hearing these descriptions from Xu Yuan.
Li Hui and Li Shujing, father and daughter, were shaken all over, and their hearts were filled with huge waves and endless ecstasy.
Chance.
They finally waited for this opportunity.
After listening to Xu Yuan's description, they probably had a rough idea of the 'King's Manor' in their minds.
First of all, you must encircle a piece of land with flat terrain, relatively fertile land, and suitable for farming.
Then build a large manor like a city in the middle.
Ten small manors are built on the periphery to protect the core. Once a small manor is attacked by the enemy, the large manor in the center and the small manor next to it can quickly provide support and destroy the enemy, so the defense capability will not be
Difference.
Food is self-sufficient.
There will be hundreds of various factories that will become the industrial center of North Korea, with the capabilities of industrial processing, industrial product production, industrial supporting and research and development. Through small-scale industrialization, they will bring a large amount of industrial profits.
And establish a domestic free trade market, establish a transportation system without tax checkpoints, and maintain a relatively fair and stable social security environment, so that industrial products can be easily sold and occupy the entire country's market.
If the profits from industry are still not enough, then coupled with Xujiazhuang's financial support, such as supporting hundreds of thousands of silver dollars in banknotes every year, it will also be an important source of income.
As for the support rate of the people, do we need to worry about this? The agricultural tax and poll tax are permanently exempted, and there is no need to perform any corvee, and there is almost no burden.
The same is true for the gentry class. Just hearing the word tax exemption, they will probably rebel at the speed of light and immediately defect to the king's manor. Their loyalty will be directly increased, and the lost benefits will be minimal. They have no reason not to support it.
That is to say, compared with the feudal ruling order of the Korean Kingdom today, the 'King's Manor' system designed by Xu Yuan can be said to be full of attraction and temptation, with extremely low oppression and exploitation, more freedom, equality and justice, and will definitely be favored by people from all walks of life.
welcome.
It's just a little difficult to decide who will be the new king, that is, who will be the owner of the manor.
"Let my father be the king and the master of this manor."
Li Shujing thought for a while and said: "The throne originally belonged to my father, and now it is time to return to his hands. However, I hope that my father can establish Jiayuan as the crown prince, so that when he grows up, he can inherit the throne of the king and become the next king."
A king for one term.”
The current King of Gwanghae, Li Hui, has no children (all of them were killed), and at 62 years old, it is impossible for him to have a son. Therefore, when he gets old, it is most appropriate for his grandson Xu Jiayuan to inherit the throne and the king's estate.
——Of course, it’s useless for Li Hui to have a son. Xu Yuan invested so many resources not just to serve as a wedding dress for others.
"No, I can't be this king!"
Li Hui immediately shook his head: "I'm too old. I can't live for a few more years. I can't sit on that throne for a few days. When I was the king in the past, I killed too many people and offended too many people. I'm afraid that if I go back, too many people will be killed."
If I were restored, there would be many people who would oppose me, because they are afraid of my revenge. In order to survive, they are likely to band together and rebel again...North Korea cannot withstand such a torment. I will never take the throne.
Can’t sit down!”
"Father, if you don't want to sit down, why don't you let a two-year-old child sit down? Besides, my husband has trained 50,000 loyal troops to the king. With this army, who dares to rebel? You'd better sit on this throne and wait.
Jiayuan has grown up and you feel tired and can't do anything anymore, then give up your position to him and enjoy your old age in peace." Li Shujing said.
"I can't do it. As soon as I sit in that position, I will be irritable and irritable, I will be suspicious, I will get angry again (a mental illness unique to Peninsular people), I may not trust anyone, and I may even go crazy.
Being betrayed and separated again... I don't want to experience this anymore. My life is very good now. I work eight hours a day and go fishing at the beach or ride a bicycle in my free time. It's a very relaxed life and I don't have any fire sickness.
Don't let me sit in that position again and become a monster."
Li Hui shook his head repeatedly, as if he had completely lost interest in sitting on the throne again. Even though he had an urgent desire to return to North Korea for revenge and to get back what he had lost, these were all based on his hatred for Li Zhu.
As for the throne, he really didn't want to touch it anymore.
"You don't have to fight anymore."
At this time, Xu Yuan said: "I have arranged it like this. The king asked you Shujing to be the regent. Father-in-law, you will be the regent to take care of the affairs of the manor and the kingdom. Jiayuan is the crown prince. When he grows up, he will inherit everything in the king's manor.