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  Chapter 441 439 [North Korea Annan came to Korea]

  Tainan, Zeelandia City.

Reuter, who was sent back with his right hand cut off, said to Paul Duradinius, the Taiwan chief of the East India Company: "The Chinese have no walls on the island, and no regular army. They are just a group of civilians who don't even have guns. The natives raided my camp like that. The North (Taipei) is too far away, we can directly hit Zhuluo (Chiayi)!”

  Zhuluo County in Taiwan Prefecture is not far from the Dutch city of Zeelandia.

Paul Duradinius scolded: "You idiot, if you attack Zhuluo, it means a full-scale war with China. We went to the north to build castles to set up trade points and supply stations, not to fight the Chinese. .”

  Don't look at the Netherlands as Teddy, in fact, they have their own logic.

   It is under the eyes of the Han people, try to build a castle first. Regardless of China, it is naturally the best. Even if you manage it, you can try to fight the war, maybe you will win it.

   Lost?

   Oh, then lose, as long as you can keep doing business.

  The place of Danshui is really the trading supply station chosen by the Dutch. It can trade with Fujian and is relatively close to Japan. Although Japan is closed to the outside world, there are still feudal lords who secretly engage in sea trade.

  The Dutch, who had lost 50 troops, became honest immediately, and sent envoys to Nanjing again.

   But Zhao Han continued to put pressure on the Netherlands:

  First, for all Dutch merchant ships, the tariffs on various commodities will be increased by 5% as a punishment for the Dutch building castles without authorization.

  Second, Taichung County was added, 5,000 people immigrated to Taichung at a time to reclaim wasteland, and the government of Taiwan was moved to Taichung.

  Third, build a rammed earth castle in Zhuluo County, and put all the captured artillery on the castle.

  The Dutch in Taiwan are not to be feared, and Zhao Han pays more attention to the mainland.

  When Sun Chuanting led people to attack the red-haired ghost at night, Zhao Han issued two more orders in succession.

  One is to let Sichuan's Ninth Division and Twelfth Division immediately attack Youyang Xuanfu Division after the reorganization is completed.

  If Youyang is successfully captured, the Ninth Division will return to Chengdu and look for an opportunity to attack the chieftain in western Sichuan. The newly formed twelfth division continued to attack the mountainous areas in western Hunan. Those places were under the jurisdiction of Hunan, but no troops were sent to occupy them. They were all densely populated with chieftains of all sizes.

  The second is to adjust administrative divisions.

  The Lianzhou Prefecture in Guangdong (the government is in Hepu) was placed under the jurisdiction of Guangxi, and Guangxi was given a seaport. And build a port in Qinzhou, Guangxi special production capacity through the river, has been transported to Qinzhou seaport.

  …

   Nanjing.

  A Vietnamese Minister Ruan led the envoys to kneel down: "Ruan Cuo, a minister of the Annan Li Dynasty, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Datong, China!"

   "Ping body." Zhao Han smiled.

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ruan Cuo stood up cautiously.

   Zhao Han said again: "Give me a seat."

  Ruan Cuo was even more delighted, the Chinese emperor treated him so courteously, this mission will surely be a success.

  Vietnam is now in the state of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. A hundred years ago, the power minister Mo Dengyong usurped the country. The Nguyen family supported the royal family of the former dynasty, the Li regime was restored, and finally defeated Mo Dengyong to unify Vietnam.

  Ruan Gan's son-in-law, Zheng Jian, took the emperor to order the princes, stole the authority of the Vietnamese court, and formed the "Lei Dynasty Zheng Lord" in the north.

  Ruan Gan's sons, Ruan Wang and Ruan Huang, separatist in the south and refused to listen to orders, thus forming the "Lord Ruan of the Li Dynasty".

  The two sides continued to break out of war, attacking the north and defending the south, and ruled by the river.

  These missions to pay tribute to Nanjing are the Ruan regime in the south. Ruan Cuo said: "Your Majesty, the Zheng family in Annan has no way, and the king of the Li Dynasty has become a puppet. Not only that, just three months ago, the Zheng family accepted the canonization of the puppet emperor of Yunnan, deposed King Annan, and established himself as King Annan! "

  Zhao Han made an angry look: "This is a traitor!"

  Ruan Cuo said: "My lord has found the royal family of the Li Dynasty, please give the seal of King Annan to you."

  Zhao Han sincerely said: "From this point of view, the Ruan family is the real loyal minister."

  Ruan Cuo got up suddenly, walked to the front of the hall and knelt down: "The Ruan family is loyal to the king of the Le Dynasty, just like the king of the Le Dynasty is loyal to His Majesty!"

  Zhao Han said very generously: "In this way, the seal of King Annan will be granted."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ruan Cuo was ecstatic.

  Master Ruan in the south has always been at a political disadvantage against Lord Zheng in the north. After all, King Annan is in the hands of Zheng.

  Now, Emperor Zhenwu of Ming Dynasty supported by Mu Tianbo in Yunnan is rapidly expanding in Guizhou and Guangxi. Most of the territory handed over between Guangxi and Vietnam has already surrendered to Emperor Zhenwu.

   Mrs. Zheng obviously didn't understand the situation, and felt that Mu Tianbo was awesome.

  Ministers of civil and military affairs in Yunnan also urgently need to be recognized. Therefore, the two sides hit it off, and the Zheng family chose to usurp the throne and stand on their own, and the small Yunnan court took advantage of the situation to canonize him as the king of Annan.

  After hearing the news, the Ruan family immediately sent envoys to Nanjing, got a clan from somewhere, and asked Zhao Han to be canonized. From now on, it is the Ruan family who coerces the emperor to order the princes, and can also accuse the Zheng family of betraying the master and usurping the throne.

  Ruan's information is very well-informed, and he knows that Zhao Han is likely to unify China!

  Because before Zhao Han opened the sea, Ruan's jurisdiction belonged to the Maritime Trade Center. Goods from Japan and China were transported to Nguyen's port, and then resold to Western merchants such as the Netherlands and Spain.

  Ruan's ability to grow bigger step by step is also due to the benefits of maritime trade.

   Moreover, Chinese merchants are very powerful in the Ruan family, occupying more than 80% of the sea trade market. In the port of Hoi An alone, there are a large number of Chinese who are officials, and there are four to five thousand Chinese who are not officials.

  For Zhao Han, since the puppet imperial court in Yunnan canonized a king of Annan, he can also canonize one himself.

  Anyway, let the North and South regimes in Vietnam attack each other, and it is best to lose both sides.

   After finishing the internal affairs, the Datong Army can send troops to northern Vietnam, and it is justified, because the regime there is canonized by the puppet court in Yunnan.

  …

  Vietnamese envoys withdrew and North Korean envoys were brought in.

  Yin Shandao knelt on the ground and shouted in very fluent Chinese: "Yin Shandao, a minister of the lower kingdom of North Korea, kowtow to His Majesty the Emperor of Datong, the upper kingdom of heaven!"

   "Pingshen." Zhao Han was expressionless and didn't show any good looks.

   After all, the King of Korea at this time was a vassal to the Qing Dynasty.

Yin Shandao did not stand up, but wept and said: "The Manchu Tartars are barbaric and cruel. They sent troops to ravage our country and robbed people, livestock and food. Now North Korea is empty, with corpses everywhere. The Manchu Tartars also brought The plague is coming. Your Majesty, please send troops to Liaodong, and make decisions for the officials and people of the next country!"

  Zhao Han sneered: "North Korea is a vassal state of the puppet Qing Dynasty, and it is not a vassal state of Datong. What does North Korea have to do with me?"

Yin Shandao kowtowed and said: "Tartar soldiers are coming to the city, and the king has no choice but to submit to the puppet Qing Dynasty. Our country still uses the reign name of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and insists on wearing Han family clothes. This time, the minister came here to present the Korean national book to His Majesty. There is a yellow book of land and population in North Korea. North Korea has come down and asked to be attached to the heavenly kingdom, and the millions of officials and people in North Korea are willing to serve His Majesty as Lord forever!"

  The deposed lord of Jeju Island has died of illness, and the son of the deposed lord of Ganghwa Island has also been killed by the king of Joseon.

   It is really inconvenient for Zhao Han to plan a coup in North Korea, mainly because the income after the coup is not high.

   Zhao Han pretended to be angry, and asked, "Did you know that during the Northern Expedition of the Datong Army, they encountered North Korean gunfire soldiers on the battlefield?"

  Yin Shandao was stunned, and then put his forehead on the ground, and replied with his **** facing the sky: "Your Majesty, it is my lord's personal soldier. It is not my lord's original intention to be forced to fight by the Tartars!"

   "Whether it is intentional or not," Zhao Han said, "the North Korean soldiers have already killed or wounded the Datong Army, and the King of North Korea will always give an explanation!"

  Yin Shandao prostrated himself and said, "Please speak clearly, Your Majesty."

  Zhao Han opened his mouth wide open: "North Korea sells 300,000 shi of grain to the Datong Army every year."

Yin Shandao was so anxious that he shed tears: "Your Majesty, before the Tartars plundered, our country might be able to gather so much food. But after the Tartars plundered, North Korea was full of devastation and a thousand wastes were waiting to be rebuilt. One hundred thousand stones."

"Then 250,000 shi, no less," Zhao Han said, "I have tens of thousands of troops in Liaodong, and it is the time when we are short of food. If we are defeated due to lack of food, we can only withdraw from Liaodong. The Tatars have no worries, and they can go to North Korea to plunder at any time. You are not asked to pay tribute, it is just a grain trade, and the Datong Army will give you money at the market price, and help you fight against the puppet Qing. If you continue to push back, then go back as soon as possible Let's go. After I have wiped out the Tartars, I will send troops to North Korea to question the crimes!"

  Yin Shandao said dryly, "Can you make two... two hundred thousand stones a year?"

"No, I said 250,000 shi, which means 250,000 shi," Zhao Han said, "You go back to collect food first, and when you sell enough 250,000 shi this year, I will naturally send envoys to confer North Korea king!"

  Yin Shandao didn't dare to argue anymore, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Obey!"

  Don’t think that the Chinese emperors are all fools, they are very lenient to the dependent countries. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di almost drove the North Korean king crazy back then.

  North Korea was also awesome when it was founded. It inherited the war horses of the Mongolian Yuan, trained tens of thousands of cavalry, and pushed the country to the front line of the Yalu River.

   Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di firstly wanted to fight Mongolia, and secondly, they forced North Korea to sell a large number of war horses in order to curb the development momentum of North Korea. After several decades, the good horses in North Korea disappeared, and even the mounts of officials were sold to Ming Dynasty. The average height of Korean horses dropped by about ten centimeters.

  Zhao Han is just imitating Zhu Yuanzhang and forcing North Korea to sell food.

   250,000 shi per year, enough to feed 35,000 troops in Liaodong for more than half a year, which can greatly relieve the pressure on military rations. However, the people of North Korea will definitely fall into famine because of this, and the already battered North Korean society will inevitably become more difficult to restore people's livelihood.

   The more thorough the collapse, the better. After cleaning up the Qing Dynasty, we will clean up North Korea.

  The reason for sending troops is to punish the people. The large area of ​​northern North Korea is the land lost by the Han family—inherited from the Mongolian and Yuan legal system, Zhu Yuanzhang gave up because of the situation.

  By the way, North Korea is brewing a coup.

  The two sons of the King of Korea were taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty. First lived in Shenyang, and then moved to Beijing. The eldest son died of the plague, and the second son also fell ill after returning to Liaodong.

   Coupled with the fact that North Korea has been robbed too hard, the whole country is brewing dissatisfaction with the king.

  It seems that if the king is changed, North Korea will be able to rejuvenate.

  (end of this chapter)