Chapter 730: Ji Feng’s Enlightenment from Different Generations
After Wangjing Seoul was captured, the message naturally spread throughout Gyeonggi Province around Seoul.
After a period of time, the 15,000-strong Li Ming Fourth Corps, which had just entered Korea and had not yet made many military exploits, continued to move south from Seoul.
They successively "recovered" Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do, which are located just south of Gyeonggi-do.
At the same time, news came from the Magi Second Corps that remained on the eastern front. The Japanese pirate Shimazu Corps in Gangwon Province on the east coast retreated across the board. The Magi Corps had gone south to regain Gangwon Province.
So far, the heavenly troops have recovered seven of the eight North Korean roads, including the North Third Road that was recovered last year.
As Tianshuai had judged, the Japanese pirates had abandoned other places and all retreated to Gyeongsang Province. Seventy or eighty thousand Japanese pirates gathered in the south coast area to huddle up and defend themselves.
The famous Busan is located on the south coast, across the sea from the Japanese island of Tsushima. It was originally the landing point and advance base for Japanese invaders.
Moreover, the Japanese pirates were stationed on the south coast. Since they were very close to the mainland, the supply of food and grass was very convenient, and they no longer had to worry about transporting goods thousands of miles away.
When fighting in a poor place like Korea, where cloth strips are used as currency, even the Japanese pirates would have trouble with the problem of food and grass. If not for this, the Seoul Japanese pirates would not think of retreating.
Now that the remaining Japanese pirates have given up their respective routes and quickly retreated to the south coast, they have once again switched to the heavenly soldiers and have begun to have a headache with the problem of food and fodder.
On the one hand, the distance from Seoul to the south coast is nearly a thousand miles, which means that the logistics line of the Great Tomorrow Army has to be extended by another thousand miles, and a new supply system has to be built.
The original transshipment system from Sinuiju and Pyongyang can no longer fully adapt to the new war situation and needs to rely more on maritime transportation.
Fortunately, arrangements were made before last year's expedition. Two routes were arranged, namely Tianjin Wei and Shandong Dengzhou. We also organized the collection and construction of new sea-going ships. This year, we should have a huge effect.
On the other hand, there is really no hope for North Korea itself.
Now we are in the traditional spring famine period when there is no harvest, and it is impossible to scrape off excess food from the Korean mainland.
However, local military and political organizations such as the Maintenance Association and the Loyalty and Salvation Army must temporarily rely on the Tiantian Army's logistics system for blood transfusions.
In other words, the Ming Dynasty not only had to provide official and military supplies, but also took care of a large part of the local financial functions of North Korea.
Before the expedition last year, Lin Tianshuai calculated with North Korea and said that 800,000 dan of military rations were needed a year. This was by no means a false report.
Even if 100,000 heavenly soldiers are dispatched, they really can't eat 800,000 dan in a year, at most, they can only eat 300,000 dan.
Most of the remaining expenses are actually transportation costs and the expenses of maintaining local stability.
As more and more areas were recovered, Lin Tianshuai, who had just been relieved for two or three months, began to worry about food again.
Among the reports sent from various places now, the most involved content is food.
When finances are tight, you really can't calculate the accounts carefully. The more you calculate, the more irritable you become.
People were asking for food everywhere. At this moment, Lin Tianshuai felt that he did not feel like a commander-in-chief of an army, but like the kind of local chief official in later generations who had a bunch of bankrupt companies in his jurisdiction.
I once again experienced the feeling of Zhuge Wuhou’s Northern Expedition. No wonder Zhuge Wuhou’s biggest problem during his sixth expedition out of Qishan was actually getting food.
If it weren't for the belief in copper mining and the future ideal of "re-export" trade with Japan, Lin Tianshuai would really want to leave it alone.
Anyway, Lin Tianshuai stopped looking at the military map for the time being and looked at the account books instead.
On this day, Lin Tianshuai's old acquaintance, Yin Zhuoran, the first vice president of the Korean Maintenance Association and the president of the Ping An Road Maintenance Association, rushed from Pyongyang to Seoul.
As soon as he walked outside the front hall of the West Palace, he heard Tianshuai's roar before he even entered the room.
"It can only be transported seven times a year. It's impossible, absolutely not allowed! Increase it to ten times!
I don’t want to hear the reasons why it doesn’t work, I just want more military rations!”
There was another person who argued hard and said loudly to Tianshuai: "Sailing on the sea depends on the wind direction, the current, the coastline, and the ship must be inspected! You can sail smoothly on the sea by relying on technology, not just words!"
Organize a fleet to transport grain from Dengzhou, Shandong to central and southern Korea. It will take more than ten days to sail along the islands off the coast of Liaodong and the west coast of Korea!
It’s not like you can draw a straight line on the sea to reach the ship. The limit of a round trip in a year is seven cycles! How can it be possible to make ten round trips?”
Yin Zhuoran asked Cui Wukui who was guarding the door in surprise, "What's going on?"
Cui Wukui smiled bitterly and said: "The commander-in-chief is meeting with people from Shandong to discuss shipping matters."
Yin Zhuoran asked again: "I'm not asking about this. What I want to ask is who is so brave that he dares to argue with Tianshuai?"
As far as Yin Zhuoran knows, in the past six months, those who have argued with Tianshuai have basically grown up with grass three feet high on their graves.
Cui Wukui replied: "This person is the hereditary commander of the Dengzhou Guard in Shandong Province, Qi Zuoguo, and his other identity is the second son of Qi Shaobao."
Yin Zhuoran suddenly realized, no wonder he dared to reason with Lin Tianshuai. These days, reasoning depends on status and qualifications.
No wonder Cui Wukui is standing at the door. How can he get in the way? Then Yin Zhuoran doesn't have to go in, he just waits at the door.
Cui Wukui also chatted with Yin Zhuoran and said: "I guess Shandong must know that Tianshuai is not easy to serve, so they sent someone like Qi Shaobao's second son here to prevent Tianshuai from being too harsh."
After the quarrel inside subsided, they saw Lin Tianshuai politely sending a middle-aged general out. Wu Weizhong, Qi Jin and others from the Qi Jiajun were talking to him affectionately.
Lin Tianshuai sent away Qi Zuoguo, the hereditary commander of the Dengzhou Guards. He glanced at Yin Zhuoran and asked doubtfully: "Why did you come to Seoul when you weren't cleaning up the aftermath in Pyongyang? You're not here to ask for food, right?"
Yin Zhuoran quickly replied: "There is an extremely important matter related to long-term peace and stability that needs to be reported to Commander Tian!"
Lin Tianshuai, who was not in a very beautiful mood, said viciously: "If you dare to fool me, I will send you back to the Li Dynasty's small court!"
After entering the house and taking a seat, Yin Zhuoran reported: "I want to rebuild a large temple in Pyongyang City."
"What!" Lin Tianshuai's voice rose an octave and he shouted angrily: "When money and food are so tight, how dare you think of building a temple? I don't even care about the ancestral temple of the Li Dynasty!"
Yin Zhuoran was really afraid that Tianshuai would chop him down in anger, so he quickly shouted: "Listen to me, it is Jizi Temple that needs to be rebuilt!"
Jizi? Lin Tianshuai calmed down and began to make calculations in his mind.
After King Wu defeated Zhou and destroyed the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou's uncle Jizi fled to northern Korea and established Jizi Korea. This was also the first political power in the history of the peninsula.
Yin Zhuoran continued to explain: "After all, Pyongyang City is the old capital of Jizi, so it is natural to rebuild the Jizi Temple here.
Through Jizi, we can loudly promote that Korea is a branch of the Central Plains, at least in the north. Whether it is to recognize the ancestors and return to the clan or to accept enfeoffment, it is completely in line with the legal principles.
Based on Tianshuai's composition of the future, Jizi is a very valuable symbol. After all, Jizi who came from the Central Plains is regarded as the first king of Korea!
So, rebuilding Jizi Temple is related to long-term peace and stability, right?"
Lin Tianshuai nodded frequently and said: "It makes some sense."
Yin Zhuoran then tried again: "So with this money and food, of course, I have to work hard for the commander-in-chief to write a poem for the reconstruction of Jizi Temple and burn a monument for permanent preservation."
"Alas!" Lin Tianshuai was unable to refuse, "Let's tell you how much food we need for the time being."
It has to be said that Yin Zhuoran, a court traitor, is so qualified that he actually took the initiative to help with cultural brainwashing.
At this time, Lin Tianshuai received another letter from Kaicheng.
There is a Chinese poem written on the pink paper: "Things go far with the flowing water, and sorrow comes with spring. The wild colors are smoky green, and the mountains are bright after the rain."
A pair of swallows are talking in front of the curtain, and a few warblers are singing outside the forest. Sitting alone is not much fun, and I am sad and can't make up."
It turned out to be a love poem expressing longing, which Lin Tianshuai felt was quite new. I have to say that Jin Shunbin is quite good at sultry.
So Lin Tailai left Seoul and returned to Kaicheng with his guard battalion.
Tianshuai has been very angry recently and needs to reduce the pressure.
During the sage's time afterwards, Concubine Shun was a little worried and asked with a pen: "Shunhe Jun's enfeoffment has not been completed yet, will there be any changes?"
Now that the general situation has been set, the north has completely entered the rhythm of reconstruction. Without the canonization from the Celestial Empire, Shunhejun's identity will always be meaningless.
Lin Tailai replied: "As far as I know, the small court of the Li Dynasty in Kuandian Fort objected very fiercely, and the Ming Dynasty court was a little worried about face, so it may still be entangled.
Especially now that the royal capital and Han City have been recovered, the emperors and ministers of the Li Dynasty could no longer sit still, and they were making a big fuss. I heard that they were writing bloody letters to the Ming Dynasty again."
Concubine Shun begged in Wu dialect: "I beg Tianshuai to use more force."
Lin Tailai couldn't stand his pleading and used his strength again. When the sage's time came again, he got a new idea.
"First, Lord Shunhe should not be idle and write a letter directly to the emperor to show his performance in front of the emperor."
Concubine Shun hesitated and said, "Isn't this against the rules?"
Etiquette is invisible and intangible, but if it is violated, the impression given to others will become worse.
If Lord Shunhe seeks enfeoffment, he will immediately be criticized by thousands of people.
Lin Tailai pointed out: "Of course don't mention the issue of enfeoffment! He announced that he would rebuild the Jizi Temple in Pyongyang City and asked His Majesty the Emperor to give him a plaque!"
At the same time, add some words and poems expressing gratitude to the Ming Dynasty for aiding Korea, so as to directly impress His Majesty."
Shunbin, in the physical sense of the word, said vaguely on the stick: "Tian Shuai will help me write the poem. Is there anyone in the world who knows poetry better than you?"
It was another sage's time. Lin Tianshuai's literary thoughts surged like a spring, and he wrote a poem with seven rhymes.
"The world and the heavens are open for ten thousand li, and various places have established festivals and borrowed the help of relatives and ministers.
The Ji Feng Dynasty favored the old, and the Han imperial edict emphasized Xi Jingming's new.
The moon in the Liaohai Sea comes out of the fortress in the bright autumn, and the stars in the Yajiang River pass through Tianjin at night.
Bo Ping went everywhere to report that there was a saint in China."
Of course, communication between cultural people cannot be so straightforward, so Yin Zhuoran is right, the symbol "Ji Zi" is indeed very valuable.
"The Jizi seals the new generation, the favor remains the same." Shunhe Jun used the Jizi as a rhetoric to write an essay to the emperor, which was enough to express the political metaphor and his intention to seek refuge in the Central Plains.
After all, Jizi's capital was Pyongyang in the north, and its main territory was also in the north.
Then Lin Tailai said again: "If I want to finally impress the emperor, I have a second idea. But you don't need to do anything, I will arrange it myself."
After finishing speaking, Lin Tianshuai wrote a secret letter to Yang Shanshan, the guarding general of Xianjing Road.
The letter only said one thing - no matter what method you use, get me a few hundred kilograms of copper ore, pack it up and send it to the capital in the name of North Korea's national tribute!
Lin Tianshuai didn't believe it. First, he got some copper ore and put it directly in front of Emperor Wanli. Would Emperor Wanli not be itchy?
After receiving the secret message, Yang Shanshan hesitated for a moment because the newly discovered mine had not yet started mining.
However, Gashan County has always had a tradition of producing copper, and it can be dealt with by getting some ore from some other old mines.
While Lin Tianshuai was venting anger and working in Kaicheng, news suddenly came from the south that the Japanese country requested peace with the Ming Dynasty.
Now the direction of the war is completely different from the original history, the background situation is also very different, and Lin Tianshuai no longer has any foresight.
Therefore, Lin Tianshuai is not sure now whether this is a delaying tactic by the Japanese pirates, or whether they really want to negotiate a peace and withdraw their troops safely.
According to Lin Tianshuai's original intention, he must still want to continue the fight and annihilate all the Japanese pirates to receive full credit.
Moreover, Tianshuai instinctively did not believe that the Japanese pirates could be sincere in this regard.
However, war or peace is a diplomatic issue between Japan and the Ming Dynasty. Most of the decision-making power belongs to the court, and Lin Tianshuai cannot make 100% of the decision.
Lin Tianshuai was still a little worried that some people in the DPRK would advocate peace on the grounds of "saving money and food".
So he called Mr. Konishi over again and gave him some chicken blood first, "Onishi Settsumomo! The time has come for you to be of great use!"
This time I decided to give you a chance to write a memorial to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
Commander Konishi said with great expectation: "Please give me your full instructions, Commander-in-Chief!"
Is there another opportunity for him to play his role? His biggest wish now is to play a huge role in the peace negotiation between the two countries, and then return to the country with the credit for the peace negotiation.
Lin Tianshuai glanced at the excited Governor Konishi and said, "As a high-ranking official of the Japanese country, you want to make suggestions to our court!
Let’s just say that it is absolutely impossible for Japan and Taiko Hideyoshi to negotiate peace sincerely. The so-called peace request must be a delaying tactic!
If you want all the princes in the court to understand that only Japanese people understand Japanese people best, what you say is right!"
President Konishi: "."
Unexpectedly, instead of promoting the peace agreement, I allowed myself to oppose and destroy the peace agreement.
Governor Konishi really loves peace talks, but he cannot resist Tianshuai's orders, otherwise his life may be in danger at any time.
In the end, President Konishi could only lower his head and agreed with resentment and helplessness: "Hi Yi!"
Then Lin Daguan drew a rough map for later use. On the map were the signs of the southern coast of Korea, Kyushu of Japan, and the Western Kingdom.
In particular, Iwami Silver Mountain is highlighted, and the annual output of silver is one million taels.
And it can be seen from the map that across the strait from the south coast of North Korea, you can reach Iwami Ginzan, which is not far away.
Although Lin Tianshuai is not ready to take out this map for the time being, because the consequences are not easy to control.
But if there were traitors in the court who wanted to negotiate peace, then this map would appear in front of Emperor Wanli.