Cao Wenzhao nodded after hearing this and said: "General, I have heard before that Busan is accused of being North Korea's trading port, and most of its transactions are with the Japanese. Although North Korea is not at war with Japan, the relationship is probably not that good.
Go, the role of this port will eventually be considered to be of little use."
While listening to Cao Wenzhao's introduction, Zhong Jinwei gradually formed a detailed plan in his mind. After Cao Wenzhao finished speaking, he stood up, patted Cao Wenzhao's shoulder, and praised happily: "I didn't expect you Cao Wenzhao."
A military general named Wenzhao actually knows so much!"
"It was all heard by the general when the seniors in the army were nagging." Upon hearing this, Cao Wenzhao quickly explained humbly.
Zhong Jinwei didn't care about his modesty and directly patted his butt and said: "Let's go into the palace to meet the saint."
The next day, an imperial edict left the capital and went straight to Denglai.
A few days later, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, received the imperial edict and immediately put down his military and political affairs and crossed the sea to North Korea as soon as possible.
When the North Korean King Li Bo heard that Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, had arrived not far from the west gate of Seoul, he panicked and quickly put down what he was doing and led all the civil and military officials to welcome him out of the city.
As soon as they saw Lu Xiangsheng's handsome flag, he led all the officials to lie down on the ground and wait for him.
The North Korean soldiers and civilians did not feel humiliated by this, and they all knelt down together. During the Imjin Patriotic War, the King of North Korea also knelt down when he saw the Ming Dynasty general. What's more, the governor of Dengrai who has direct control over North Korea is now here.
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Besides, if the Ming Dynasty had not sent troops, the Jianlu would have continued to harm Korea. It is really hard to imagine what North Korea would be like now if the Jianlu had continued to harm Korea.
The North Korean soldiers and civilians watched respectfully as the Ming army approached. They saw Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers of the standard battalion, each of them majestic and high-spirited, exuding a toughness that the Koreans envied and admired.
Lu Xiangsheng had already seen the movement at the city gate from a distance, but because of the purpose of his trip, he showed off his authority and did not urge the horse forward. Instead, he walked closer at a normal speed and then reined in the horse.
"The king of the small country, Li Fu, led the people of the small country to welcome the envoy." Li Fu shouted respectfully.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng got off his horse, stepped forward to help Li Shu up and said, "There is no need to be so generous. I am here to discuss an important matter with His Majesty the King."
When Li Bo heard this, he quickly welcomed Lu Xiang into the palace to discuss the matter.
Along the way, Lu Xiangsheng saw that Seoul, the capital of North Korea, was dilapidated and could not be compared with the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Or even an ordinary town in the Ming Dynasty was more prosperous than Seoul.
He also knew that the reason why Seoul was like this was because it had been burned down once before by the Japanese. After it was rebuilt, it was ruined again by the Japanese invaders.
The weakness of national and military power made it impossible for North Korea to defend its capital every time. Every time, it had to rely on the Ming Dynasty to send troops to escape from the sea of suffering.
Arriving at the Myeongjeong Hall of Changgyeonggung Palace, the King of Joseon sat on his throne. There was a seat on the side for the envoys from the Ming Dynasty, and other civil and military ministers stood in line.
It was difficult for Li Bo to guess Lu Xiangsheng's intention, and he felt a little uneasy. After all, he was young and could not control his temper. He simply asked directly: "I don't know why the envoy came here?"
Lu Xiangsheng did not immediately tell his purpose of coming. Instead, he asked about the situation in North Korea: "It has been nearly a year since Mang Gurtai escaped from North Korea. I wonder what the current situation is in your country?"
When Li Bo heard this, he immediately complained with a grimace: "Your Majesty, the Jianlu have caused great harm to the country of Bei. It seems that winter is coming again, but the reconstruction work is slow. You should have also seen that the capital of Bei is
It’s such a dilapidated state, let alone other places!”
"Yes, yes, the domestic food has been plundered by the rebels. This year's harvest is not good, and the court is unable to provide disaster relief. Seeing the hungry people crying for food, the king is anxious day and night." Hong Yihan, who has been promoted to the position of leader of political affairs, also said.
Interjected and explained.
He, Yin Ji and Wu Daji shared the same adversity with the king of Korea, and the original courtiers were harmed by the captives, so they were reused. He is now the leader under one person and above ten thousand people, while Yin Ji and Wu Daji are the left and right officials respectively.
When discussing government affairs, they are all first-rate officials.
Other courtiers in North Korea also complained. Anyway, they knew the truth: there is no harm in complaining about poverty and complaining.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he frowned. When King Li Bo of North Korea saw it, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, why are you here so important? Why don't you speak up?"
"I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, have decreed that we will have a decisive battle with Jianlu next year. Even if we cannot destroy Jianlu, we will drive them back to the far north. For this reason, I have been ordered to send troops even in Denglai." Lu Xiangsheng this time
He didn't ask any more questions, but answered directly.
When the Korean monarchs and ministers heard such important news, they were immediately overjoyed. Jianlu finally had such a day!
But before they could finish being happy, Lu Xiangsheng changed the subject and said, "But you should also know that our Ming Dynasty is also suffering from disasters, and we have no extra money and food to allocate to our military expenses in Denglai. For this reason, someone in the DPRK suggested that recycling
I will give you the loan for military purposes. In this way, I, Denglai, will have enough money and food to go to war, and I will have more confidence in the war against the Japanese."
Even before Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, the North Korean monarchs and ministers knew that he was here to collect debts, and they all suddenly became sad again.
For more than half a year, North Korea not only owed a huge debt to the Ming Dynasty Bank, but also owed a lot of debt to the Denglai Ming Army.
This part of the debt of the Denglai Ming Army is mainly due to the equipment and training of the army for North Korea. This is the basis for the North Korean government to rule the people and resist the rebels. Therefore, credit is given priority. Of course, the equipment provided by the Denglai Ming Army to North Korea is the Ming Army.
It's just equipment that has been replaced.
And North Korea is indeed as their monarchs and ministers said before, they are so poor that they wish they could break a penny in half and spend it. At this time, how can they afford to pay back the money! For this reason, it was originally agreed to pay back the debt owed to the Ming Dynasty.
The payment was supposed to be repaid two months ago, but it has never been repaid.
Lu Xiangsheng originally knew about North Korea's predicament, and his life was fine, so he didn't press for it. But once the imperial decree came, he could only feel embarrassed.
For the kings and ministers of Korea, now that the creditor came to ask for the debt, and he also had urgent needs, logically speaking, he had to pay back a sum.
Li Pu said with a bitter face: "Envoy, you have also seen that the small country really cannot allocate the silver to repay it. Look, whatever you like, use it as collateral!"
I saw that Lu Xiangsheng was a little embarrassed. He was silent for a while and then said: "In that case, I have a way to make the decision to forgive your country's debt to me."
"Oh, what's the method? Please tell me, your Majesty. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it." After hearing this, Li Bo quickly asked.
There is a lot of debt owed to Denglai alone. It would be best if it could be reduced.