Chapter 948 944 [Monarch and subject run away]

  Cabinet ministers have always opposed military expansion, and Zhao Han always agrees for financial reasons. But as the territory continues to grow, the number of troops will inevitably continue to increase.

   There are 18 infantry divisions, each with 12,000 soldiers. Among them, there are 10,000 soldiers, and the remaining 2,000 belong to civilians, engineers, and logistics personnel. The civilian husbands recruited temporarily are only responsible for transporting food and grass, while the regular engineers and logistics soldiers have corresponding professional qualities. For example, gunpowder, artillery shells, ten thousand enemies, etc., will not be handed over to civilian husbands for escort. Even if the moat is to be filled, the engineers and soldiers lead the civilian workers to do things, and the efficiency is much higher than that of the pure civilian workers.

   There are 5 cavalry divisions, each with 15,000 people. Among them, there are 12,000 soldiers, and the remaining 3,000 are all civilians and logistics, cooks, doctors, veterinarians, art troupes, horseshoes, and saddle repairers. And the 12,000 soldiers, after several adjustments, are not all cavalry, but also chariot soldiers and artillery units. The chariot soldiers can lead the army and civilians to form a chariot formation.

  Infantry divisions have cavalry, cavalry divisions have infantry, and both have artillery, all of which belong to multi-arms coordinated forces. As for what to call it, it depends on whether it is mainly infantry or cavalry. The major cavalry divisions are all piled up on the northern border.

  This is no longer a division, but a legion.

  At this time in Europe, a mixed army of three or four thousand people can be named a certain legion.

  The original coast guard was all incorporated into the patrol system. The existence of this kind of armed police force has reached 270,000 people nationwide.

   In addition, there are 5,000 imperial city guards.

   Luzon has 3,000 troops stationed in Datong, 1,000 troops in Baozhou, and 500 troops in Yecheng, Palembang, Malacca, Pattani, Yangon, Nihai (Bangkok), and Chittagong (the 500 troops in Bintong Longna have been abolished).

  Therefore, counting the inspectors and armed police forces, the total strength of the army at home and abroad is more than 570,000.

  If you count the urban police force, it will be even more terrifying, not to mention the peasant and soldier reserves in the countryside.

   Envoy Dang Chongjun returned from North Korea, and the court immediately ordered preparations for war.

   The troops stationed in Shanghai plan to dispatch 6,000 soldiers, all the artillery will be brought, and the cavalry will stay at home until the summer storm period is over.

  The military rations were not prepared much, and the civilians were not recruited. Only the regular logistics soldiers and the navy were responsible. From Shanghai to Hanyang by boat, we took the sea route back and forth, and mainly used intimidation. I really didn't plan to go deep into the mountains of North Korea to fight.

  Summer storms are frequent, and the Navy has been waiting for the weather.

  The North Korean monarchs and ministers were not only worried that the Datong army would kill them, but also took a bit of luck, and at the same time continued to be busy with the cause of party struggle.

A young man named Park Se-chae in the Western People's Party publicly declared: "Although a chaotic party is hateful, the new ideas of the Celestial Dynasty should also be used for reference. Although it is not in line with Zhu Zi's righteousness for the Chinese emperor to rule the "Da Tong Ji" to rule the world, it is It also has its essence. I, the Korean Confucian scholars, should discard the chaff and keep the essence of the academics of the Celestial Dynasty. First of all, we should face up to Yangming’s theory of mind and stop denouncing the theory of mind as an evil way.”

Song Shilie, who is also proficient in Yangming's theory of mind, immediately refuted it: "The study of nature and reason is Zhu Zizhengshuo, and the study of mind is heresy. There is a Chen in China today. It is even more leftist to talk about the unity of qi, reason and mind." The right way among the ways!"

Pu Shicai said: "As the stars change and the world changes, Zhu Zi's learning is naturally correct, but Confucian scholars of my generation should also keep an eye on the current situation. I have never been to Nanjing, but I have studied in Nanjing for four years. to describe."

Song Shilie sneered: "During the Ming Dynasty, China was orthodox and North Korea was Dongyi. Now the Datong court has tampered with Zhu Zi's sacred teachings and promoted barbarian Western learning. Today's China has changed from Xia to Yi, and North Korea has turned Yi into Xia. Zong Zhou's supreme principles cannot be changed lightly."

  Song Shilie wanted to maintain Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and also said that China had become a barbarian, and North Korea was the orthodox Confucianism in China.

  Park Se-chae went to Nanjing to study abroad for four years and was shocked physically and mentally, so he wanted to promote the cultural and ideological liberation of North Korea.

  At the beginning, the two were still an academic dispute, but as officials continued to join, it quickly evolved into a factional struggle. The officials around Song Shiyeol advocated the steady implementation of the Daedong Law, known as the old school; while the officials around Park Se-chae advocated the completion of the Daedong Law nationwide, known as the Shi School.

  North Korean Daedong Law is the tax reform of North Korea. It took a hundred years to complete the promotion in history.

  In today’s North Korea, although they are engaged in land transfers, those who are being executed are small local landlords. As for the real two groups of nobles, even policies similar to a whip were secretly obstructed and resisted by them.

  The king of North Korea supported the Daedong Law. The old school couldn't overthrow the achievements of the reform, so it wanted to delay and destroy it. The Times faction is more complicated, some are to cater to the king, some are to revitalize North Korea, they unite to quickly spread the reform to the whole country.

  The old school quickly gained the upper hand, and most nobles were unwilling to expand the scope of the reform. It’s okay to allow small and medium-sized landlords to share their land, and it’s okay to let other people’s land be whipped, but the reform must never be changed on yourself.

  In the confrontation of factions, not only the king and the time faction were suppressed, but also the imprisonment of new ideas became more and more severe.

  Any bookseller who dares to print heresy will be jailed for ransacking their homes!

  When the small ships of the Datong Navy sailed outside the city of Hanyang, the North Korean rulers and ministers were still engaged in party disputes, and there was no intention of preparing troops at all.

   "The heavenly soldiers are really here?" Li Wei was terrified in the palace.

  Jing Taihe, the leader of the Korean government (the first assistant), took all the officials and lay down outside the palace. After the king appeared, all the ministers shouted: "Your Majesty, please kill the original party, so that you can apologize to the heaven!"

   "Didn't you say that it is enough to be expelled from the court?" Li Wei said in surprise and anger.

Zheng Taihe said: "One moment, another moment. Today's soldiers have already left the city. No matter whether they are guilty or not, they must apologize when they go down to the country. The heavenly dynasty is like a father, and North Korea is like a son. It is reasonable for a father to blame his son. It is unreasonable for a son to serve his father. It is reasonable and unreasonable. Now punishing the original party and apologizing is not only showing loyalty, but also showing filial piety!"

  Li Wei has always wanted to keep the original party. He has only been on the throne for more than half a year, but he has had enough of these guys in power.

  The new king of North Korea, under extreme anger, actually smashed the jar and smashed it on the spot: "Since you want to be loyal and filial, you should be loyal and filial to the end. North Korea will be attached to China from now on!"

   "It's absolutely impossible, Your Majesty, think twice!"

  All the ministers were shocked and turned pale, and kowtowed to persuade them.

  When Japan invaded North Korea, the king at that time was also messed up.

  The king threw his second son to the battlefield to resist, and ran all the way to the border of China and North Korea, requesting that North Korea be attached as a Chinese county. This weird behavior confused Emperor Wanli, and even secretly asked someone to draw a portrait of the king, thinking that the Korean king was a fake.

  North Korean scholars, many admire China, and hope that some will be attached, but the powerful ministers are absolutely unwilling to be attached.

   "Boom boom boom!"

  Warships are already bombarding the city walls, and army artillery has also begun to build positions.

  Li Wei, who was clamoring to be attached just now, trembled from the sound of the artillery, with a panicked and grim expression: "Let's kill the original party, kill all those living in the city, and send the heads out of the city to apologize!"

  It's a pity that after the original party was expelled from the court, many of them returned to their hometowns, or lived in luxury houses outside the city.

  Li Wei searched the city and only chopped off the heads of two former party members.

  The envoy left the city in a basket, offered two human heads, and was thrown directly into the Han River by the soldiers.

   "Boom boom boom!"

  The shelling continues.

  North Korea's poor navy has long shrunk to the Han River, fleeing all the way upstream to escape. The North Korean army defended the city tremblingly, and was so beaten by the artillery that they dared not stand up, and the timid ones ran away.

  North Korea also had artillery, but they dared not fight back because the king and ministers did not give orders.

  Once they fight back on the city wall and accidentally bombard and kill several Datong troops, what if they are beheaded as scapegoats in the future?

   "Your Majesty, the head of the former traitor was thrown into the river by the Heavenly Soldiers!"

   When the news came, the North Korean monarchs and ministers looked ashen, staring blankly there.

   "Zheng Qing, tell me what to do?" Li Weiqiang managed not to be scared away, and looked at his civil servant leader.

  Zheng Taihe bit the bullet and said: "Since the emperor wants to protect the state, he should offer it to him. What the father wants for the son, the son should give it to the son, but it is also filial piety."

   This is ceding the land and struggling to survive. After the crisis is over, Zheng Taihe's position as chief assistant will definitely not be guaranteed.

  Li Wei asked: "Baozhou is already in the hands of the Celestial Dynasty, how could it be exchanged for the withdrawal of the Celestial Soldiers?"

  Zheng Taihe also said: "The army expanded by the former king should also be disbanded in full, to prove that our North Korea has no intention of rebelling. Then pay...another 10,000 taels of silver, which will be used as military expenses for the heavenly soldiers to cross the sea."

   Li Wei seemed to have grasped at straws, and immediately asked Zheng Taihe to write a letter of apology.

   It's all like this, and the party struggle is still going on, and the king personally ended it.

   Zheng Taihe, as the head of the hundred officials, is also the leader of the Western People's Party. Li Wei asked him to stand up and take the blame, and Zheng Taihe had to take the blame. Afterwards, he could just take the opportunity to remove him - let other factions impeach Zheng Taihe and cede the land for glory.

  The letter of apology was sent outside the city, where it was torn up again.

   "Boom boom boom!"

  The sound of the guns became louder and louder. Not only the naval guns were bombarding, but the army artillery also joined the battle.

  North Korean rulers and ministers were really frightened this time. They didn’t know how many troops China sent, so they thought that Zhao Han wanted to destroy North Korea directly. So, surrounded by ministers, King Li Wei took the royal family and ran away, only taking away the palace guards, but let the other troops continue to defend the city.

  The Daedong army didn't think about destroying North Korea, so they didn't bother to surround Hanyang, and the North Korean monarchs and officials ran away easily.

  The guarding army, seeing the king and ministers running away, began to surrender one after another.

   "Is this done?"

  The commander of the army is called Jin Yanjun, who joined the Datong Army in Hunan, and has now been promoted to deputy division commander.

  His mission is to intimidate the North Korean monarchs and ministers as much as possible. Unexpectedly, after a few volleys of artillery fire, the North Korean monarchs and officials abandoned the city, and the defenders in the city also put down their weapons.

   What the **** is this?

  Jin Yanjun ordered: "Separate half of the soldiers into the city, and don't harass the people."

   Three thousand Datong troops entered the city of Hanyang, and the Korean people were terrified. Some escaped from the north gate with their wives and belts, and most of them hid at home and shivered.

   Not long after, I saw Anmin's notice posted that the North Korean monarchs and ministers conspired to rebel, and this crime had nothing to do with the North Korean people. The Holy Son of Heaven is benevolent and ordered not to hurt the people in the slightest, and everything in Hanyang City remains the same.

   Gradually, some merchants dared to open shop, but there were no Datong soldiers to harass them.

   Instead, it was the North Korean rebels. Someone took advantage of the chaos to rob, and was caught and beheaded by the Datong army.

  All kinds of things made the people in the city happy, and even some Korean scholars took the initiative to promote the benevolence and righteousness of the Celestial Dynasty.

   (Only one update.)

   (Two wisdom teeth were pulled out today, after the anesthesia was over, the pain was so painful that I didn’t want to type. Moreover, Pharaoh had pharyngitis, and he would gag when there was a foreign object in his mouth. The dentist was speechless. The whole process was tragic and heroic.)

  (end of this chapter)