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They went to Goryeo to confer the title of King.
Zheng Zhichang was appointed as the deputy envoy.
He also managed to obtain the official position of Right Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial.
The Goryeo envoy was greatly alarmed.
However, the delegation was under close surveillance.
There was simply no way to send the message back privately.
Arriving in Shandong,
Zhao Li led the troops of Denglai Prefecture,
The delegation traveled by boat directly to Pyongyang.
Instead of rushing to Kaesong immediately.
Li Cheng's troops stationed in Hebei
He also received orders to cross the sea by boat.
Immediately proceed to Baoju Fortress in Goryeo and set up camp.
Meet the Ming envoy and army.
They actually landed at Nampo Port at the mouth of the Taedong River.
Goryeo envoy Choi Hwan asked in surprise:
"Aren't we going to Kaijing?"
Xu Kangzong, who served as the chief envoy, smiled and replied:
"Since Goryeo has submitted,"
"The Ming Dynasty will certainly send troops to help."
"To prevent the Jurchens from invading south again,"
"The Ming Dynasty plans to station troops in Baozhou and Pyongyang,"
"To ensure the future security of Goryeo."
Cui Huan was dumbfounded.
He requested that the Ming Dynasty send troops to rescue him.
It's just talk.
His true purpose was simply to request the Ming Dynasty to bestow the title of King upon him.
It was just a polite remark.
Did the Ming Dynasty really take it seriously?
Xu Kangzong then added another sentence:
"Of course, the military pay for the Ming Dynasty's garrison,"
"The Ming Dynasty court will handle it itself."
"But the provisions and pay for the Ming army's garrison,"
"We still need Goryeo to provide food,"
"After all, military rations cannot be transported from Shandong, which is a long way away."
We still have to provide food and supplies to the Ming army?
Cui Huan felt that Emperor Zhu had gone mad, and quickly asked:
"How many troops does the Ming Dynasty plan to send?"
Xu Kangzong said, "Not many, only 20,000 people."
Choi Hwan panicked and said, "The entire Goryeo Kingdom only has tens of thousands of soldiers."
How could the Ming army afford to support 20,000 soldiers?
Xu Kangzong said, "Therefore Your Majesty is benevolent."
"Only allow Goryeo to provide military rations,"
"We need not trouble the Goryeo king and his officials with the money and supplies."
“Giving us grain alone isn’t enough!” Cui Huan cried out in despair.
Xu Kangzong frowned and questioned:
"Didn't you request the Ming Dynasty to send troops?"
"Now the Ming Dynasty has truly sent troops,"
Why are you making excuses again?
"Could it be that you are secretly colluding with the Jurchens?"
"Is he a spy hiding in Goryeo?"
Cui Huan gazed at Nanpu Port.
The sea breeze made him feel dazed.
.....
The standing army within Goryeo (Korea)
Actually, there are as many as 150,000.
It was divided into two parts: the central army and the local army.
Of course, this number only exists on paper.
In recent decades,
Even if Goryeo mobilized the entire nation for war,
It was only a few tens of thousands of troops.
And the number is basically kept below 20,000.
The vast majority of the local Korean troops,
They have already been reduced to servants of civil and military officials.
Their ability to embezzle salaries without working was no less than that of Song Dynasty officials.
In the early Northern Song Dynasty,
Goryeo underwent a reform.
Its local administrative divisions,
It uses a brand new version from the late Tang Dynasty.
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Regarding the bureaucratic system,
The policy of introducing three provinces and six ministries was adopted.
The imperial examination system was introduced.
The official titles were similar to those in the early Tang Dynasty.
Their powers and responsibilities were similar to those of the Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty.
Regarding the land system,
It imitates the equal-field system of the early Tang Dynasty.
All land was nationalized (nominally).
The core of China's equal-field system.
It does not recognize private land ownership.
The Tang Dynasty's Fubing system (a military system based on the military force of the Tang Dynasty)
It must also be based on the equal-field system.
The collapse of the equal-field system
This led to the collapse of the Tang Dynasty's military system.
The military governors each established their own independent territories.
Goryeo learned from the experience of the Tang Dynasty.
From the beginning, they tacitly approved the privatization of land (in fact, they were forced to tacitly approve it).
Thus, the equal-field system collapsed in Goryeo.
Not only did it not lead to the formation of a military governor separatist regime,
Instead, it gave rise to a unique system of aristocratic civil service officials—roughly similar to the aristocratic politics of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which incorporated elements of the imperial examination system.
From the Taedong River to the Yalu River, the territory of Goryeo...
It was entirely designated as Pae-seo Province.
Pyongyang was the ruling core of Pae-seo Province.
The Imperial Censor was the chief administrative officer.
The Jiedushi was a military commander.
"Imperial Censor Li, those starving people are here again."
Jiedushi Park Soon-eui looked like he was constipated.
Imperial Censor Li Jiren rebuked:
"Didn't I say that already?"
"Let the local powerful families provide grain relief,"
"Those who cannot be given relief will be dispersed."
"Let them fish in the Taedong River,"
“Let them go hunting in the mountains,”
"The imperial court has exempted this year's taxes,"
"We've already shown them exceptional leniency!"
Park Soon-yi hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
They could only agree and say yes.
They were overwhelmed with a huge headache as they went about their mission.
Should local wealthy families provide relief funds?
That's bullshit.
Let's not talk about any powerful clans.
In the Pyongyang area, any wealthy family,
Everything was looted by the Jin soldiers.
Where would the powerful clans get food to relieve the people?
Faced with the ever-growing number of starving people gathering outside the city,
Park Soon-ui feared it would lead to a civil unrest.
He reluctantly led his troops out of the city to drive them away.
"Imperial Censor Li has ordered that you all leave immediately,"
"Gatherings are not permitted outside the city,"