Edo Traveler

v12 Chapter 160: The Treaty of Hanyang makes the founding

The so-called three policies refer to the three major financial sources of the Lee Dynasty in North Korea—the field tax (land policy), the return of the grain (return to the government, and the loan of rice to save the barren), and the military cloth (military government, military security cloth).

Entering the Joseon Dynasty in the 19th century, it was under the politics of power and politics. The relatives Andong Kim and Pongyang Zhao were in control of the government. For the commonplace, it can be said that Ji Gang relaxes. Socially and economically, land mergers were prevalent. During the reign of Joseon Jongjong, there was a situation of "three political disorder", which caused people's hardship, and rural society was on the verge of collapse. Finally, in 1862, large-scale peasant uprisings broke out in various places (Rimsu Civil Rebellion). ).

At the same time, ideologically and culturally, North Korea's ideology was very chaotic, Confucian academies were corrupt, Catholicism was spreading rapidly underground, and Choi Ji-woo had also founded Dongxue Dao.

With a whimper, King Li on the throne actually passed out!

The entire Gyeongbokgung Palace was suddenly in chaos, and the people who launched large-scale uprisings in Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do were attacking the state and breaking the county, strangling the guards, and evenly dividing the land.

Things can't be covered up at all, or someone hasn't thought to hide anything. The news of King Li's collapse and the outbreak of civil unrest quickly spread throughout the city, and even Fukuzawa Yukichi in the correspondence mission also heard about it.

After a little inquiries, Fukuzawa Yukichi knew that the big thing was done.

Then he analyzed it with the British envoy Mai Huatuo. Now that King Li is sick, the Phongyang Zhao clan and the An Dong Jin clan in the imperial court will inevitably start a more intense power struggle.

Li Wang is dead, who the next Li Wang chooses is a very important matter. King Li is not dead, but he is lying down. Then he needs to face the large-scale civil turmoil in the south, as well as the foreign forces that come from each other.

More to fight for power!

In short, it is a struggle to live, and a struggle to die, and it is fun to compete for talent.

For the communications mission, this matter is easy to handle. In the words of Duke Chang, as a feudal ruler, Li Wangjun and his ministers must respect the set of things that must be settled first in order to fight against the outside world.

This is not a coincidence, no matter how Hanyang's power struggles, Li Chao will always deal with the civil unrest in the south and the foreign forces that come. According to Fukuzawa Yukichi's understanding of the feudal rulers, Li Wangjunchen must have perfunctory their foreigners, and then concentrated on suppressing civil unrest in the country.

After all, at the moment, foreigners are just asking for money, and civil unrest is fatal.

Mai Huatuo found that Fukuzawa Yukichi thought it was quite accurate, so he had the heart of making friends, and immediately established friendship with Fukuzawa Yukichi. After learning that Yukichi Fukuzawa studied at Oxford University, he was very happy, and he said that he also studied at Oxford, and we are cordial brothers.

The kind that can be worn with a pair of pants.

Afterwards, Fukuzawa Yukichi immediately sent the inside information of North Korea to Tsushima, and then Tsushima was transferred to Edo. In just two days, Chuemon and Pasha Li, as well as Bailey Court, who came here, all knew the inside story of North Korea.

Taking advantage of this wave of forcing North Korea to open a country, Bailey Court also stepped in to let France also allow free trade in North Korea and no longer be blocked by North Korea.

Even if he doesn't come back this time, the French will use the excuse that a French priest was murdered in North Korea three years later, and then clash with North Korea. One step earlier, one step later.

Had to force Hashkovic to give in quickly...

However, Hashkovic is not in a hurry. Anyway, when he signed the contract with the shogunate, the British and French ministers, as the parties involved in the Three Kingdoms’ intervention to return to Liaoning, also had to sign it, so there was no need to fully cooperate with North Korea. It is serious to let North Korea sign the treaty and so on first.

When the news was delivered to Fukuzawa Yuji and Mai Huatuo in Seoul, King Li was said to have woken up, but his body was hollowed out due to internal and external oppression, as well as years of indulging in alcoholism. This fall, the whole person collapsed quickly.

Although Fukuzawa Yukichi and the others did not have any strict information channels, but Hanyang is the capital of a country, the people chatting and spanking, speaking with nose and eyes, although there is an element of bragging, but often many words are with five or six points of truth. of. After a little analysis, Fukuzawa Yukichi thought that King Li might have really fallen down. Although he wouldn't die immediately, he wouldn't live long.

Taking advantage of the dangers of others is the same thing. If you don't fall into the trap, it's already pretty good.

Once again requesting to see King Li, Fukuzawa Yuji and Mai Huatuo were not able to see anyone, and the leader Jin Zuogen and official Cao Juingshu Zhao Bingkui met them. The two people who were fighting in the courtroom finally reached a consensus, which is to send the communication mission away first.

Juwen Island can be rented, but you have to give it to me immediately for five thousand pounds. Jemulpo and Toyamapo can also be opened, but foreign businessmen are prohibited from visiting other places.

There is another problem, that is, Mai Huatuo once promised to King Li that he could give Li Chao a certain loan to help Li Chao build a new army.

We might as well choose the day to hit the day, and lend us the money today. Not too much, just one hundred thousand taels of silver. With these 100,000 taels of silver, plus 5,000 pounds, the military expenses for suppressing the civil unrest in Gyeongsang will be settled, at least the opening fee.

In the feudal dynasty, every day counts, and when the army arrives at the place, it will surely be captured!

As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, all the jade and stones are burnt.

A thief is like a comb, and an official is like a grate.

That's all, UU reading www.uukanshu.com Is there anyone who doesn't understand? In a war, a few people will die anyway, but it's just a matter of dying more and dying less.

Mai Huatuo originally thought how much North Korea would borrow, but in the end he only needed 100,000 taels of silver, which is 33,300 pounds. What is this money? To put it simply, Zhao Bingkui and Jin Zuogen could not have imagined that the British aid to Persia had already exceeded 4 million pounds, all of which were free of charge, not counting those loans.

One thing to say, Daoying still spends a lot of money in some places.

There is no need for North Korea to give any mortgage, it is really too little money. Mai Huatuo only said that in the future, the North Korean customs need to hire the British tax, and the tariffs of the two sides have to be negotiated. Just adding this clause is a thousand times stronger than more than 30,000 pounds.

The two sides agreed that there was nothing else to tangle. It's just that they are not in Jianghua now, so the "Jianghua Treaty" will naturally not be signed. The Treaty of Hanyang, which was negotiated and signed by Britain, Japan, and North Korea, was officially signed, and two days later, a French envoy came to sign it.

The Li Dynasty of North Korea was founded.

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