On the tenth day of September, Zhong Feng stood by the Tumen River and looked at the tens of thousands of Korean border residents kneeling in front of the Tiger Army.
Forced by the Huben Army, these North Korean border residents will leave their homeland in the north of Hamgyong Province and be moved to the mountainous areas in the interior of North Korea. For farmers, leaving their homes and giving up their land is unacceptable. These farmers are unwilling to gather together collectively.
Go to the place where the Huben Army is encamped to petition.
The reason why Li Zhi wanted to move these border residents inland was because the land in the north of Hamgyong Province was originally the territory of the Han people and was occupied by North Korea two hundred years ago.
In the eighth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1433 AD, under the pretext of defense, North Korean Minister Jin Zongrui went deep into Nurgandusi of the Ming Dynasty and established six "military towns", pushing North Korea's territory three miles north from the Yanshe area of North Korea.
More than a hundred miles later, King Sejong of Joseon continued to move inland Korean people to enrich the six towns, and finally turned the entire south bank of the Tumen River into a Korean port.
At that time, the Zhu Ming royal family was unable to visit the north and could only acquiesce in the aggression against North Korea.
More than 300 miles of fertile land and the long coastline in the east of Nurgandusi were all occupied by North Korea. Jilin Province was "surrounded" by northern North Korea. The border between Ming Dynasty and North Korea became the Tumen River, and Jilin Province lost its coastline.
and the estuary. In the later generations before Li Zhi crossed over, the economic development of Jilin Province was greatly affected because there was no estuary.
Naturally, North Koreans highly praised this expansion of territory. From then on, King Sejong of Joseon was called "King Sejong" by the Koreans, and the North Korean minister Kim Jong-seo who specifically carried out the invasion also became a famous minister of North Korea through the ages.
But this is all in the past. Li Zhi will not recognize the land that Emperor Xuande gave up. Although North Korea has been annexed by Li Zhi and the Koreans have become Li Zhi’s subjects, in Li Zhi’s eyes, the Koreans are
Until they are fully Hanized, they will be their own second-class citizens. Li Zhi prioritizes the interests of the Han people in one town and four provinces in all his policies.
Every inch of land owned by the Han people is precious and must be taken back.
Based on this position, it naturally became Li Zhi's policy to seize 300 miles of land on the south bank of the Tumen River for the Han people and 300 miles of coastline for Jilin Province.
Of course, for the people living in the six towns in the north, they are unwilling to move back to the mainland. They have lived on this land of more than 10,000 square kilometers for two hundred years and regard this land as their home. Naturally, they do not want to move back to the mainland.
Willing to retreat to the mountainous areas inside North Korea to reclaim the barren mountain lands.
The North Koreans shouted noisily:
"General, we don't want to leave our home!"
“Our ancestors have lived here for generations!”
"We don't want to leave our hometown!"
An old man with white hair and beard knelt in front of Zhongfeng and cried bitterly: "General, this is our land!"
But now that North Korea has been destroyed, the life and death of North Koreans are in Li Zhi's hands, but things cannot be controlled by them.
Zhong Feng looked at the Korean people kneeling on the ground and frowned.
"This land originally belonged to the Han people. The Korean invasion two hundred years ago was not recognized by the Duke of Jin!"
Dozens of translators shouted and ran among the crowd, conveying Zhong Feng's instructions to tens of thousands of North Koreans.
In fact, Li Zhi did not force the Koreans who moved to the interior to a dead end. After moving to the interior of North Korea, Li Zhi was responsible for providing these Koreans with building materials for building houses, providing them with food during their construction and land reclamation, and giving each
One tael of silver per month for each laborer. After the new fields were opened, they were regarded as public fields and only 35% of the land rent was charged to North Korean farmers.
It is foreseeable that the living standards of North Korean farmers will improve after they move inland.
However, North Korean farmers have not backed down because North Koreans are unwilling to give up the land under their feet.
In fact, Li Zhi's policy towards the lower class people of North Korea has always been to win over the people at the bottom of the country. Whether it was during the first war of entering North Korea, he robbed rich households to provide relief to the poor, or after the fall of North Korea, he distributed "public land" to farmers.
Never lose anything, always gain.
North Korean farmers even felt that Li Zhi was dependent on them, and even thought that the Ming people were afraid of the lower class people of North Korea.
There was no one around the working group responsible for the relocation work. They stood awkwardly behind the North Korean farmers, watching the confrontation between the North Korean farmers and the Tiger Army - it was said to be a petition, but in fact it was more like a confrontation. Tens of thousands of North Koreans were kneeling on the ground, in a dark crowd.
A piece of brain puts great pressure on people.
Zhong Feng was a little annoyed.
He felt that his authority was being challenged.
Zhong Feng pulled out his saber and said loudly: "Within half a quarter of an hour, any North Korean who does not accept the command of the relocation working group will be punished with death for the crime of gathering a crowd to cause trouble!"
Seeing that Zhong Feng was angry, all the soldiers of the Tiger Army behind Zhong Feng began to load their weapons and entered a battle-ready state.
At this time, the number of soldiers in North Korea has increased. Twelve thousand veterans have returned to the interior, and 20,000 recruits have settled in. Li Zhi's recruits have been trained for six months and have a certain combat effectiveness. Although their shooting skills are not as good as those of the veterans,
But suppressing North Korean farmers is enough.
When the North Korean farmers on the ground saw this scene, they began to become a little scared.
However, the land developed by their ancestors was about to be taken back by the Han people, and they were still unwilling to give in. Although the Tiger Army was loaded with bullets, they would continue to fight for their homeland.
The Tiger Army gradually lost patience.
"Pa!" There was a crisp sound, and a company commander raised his gun and fired into the sky.
The farmers on the ground began to panic. Some timid farmers in the back row had already gotten up and retreated in panic to the staff of the "relocation working group".
But 80% of the farmers still did not believe in the iron blood of the Tiger Army and continued to kneel on the ground and looked at Zhong Feng with wide eyes.
Zhong Feng frowned.
Without some blood, these tens of thousands of square kilometers of land cannot be easily recaptured.
"aim!"
One hundred soldiers of the Tiger Army pointed their rifles at the kneeling farmers and started a countdown.
"Those who don't retreat will die!"
"Five! Four! Three!"
The farmers on the ground were shaken when they looked at the black muzzles of the guns. About 30% of the people in the back row did not dare to kneel on the ground anymore, so they got up and fled behind.
"Two! One!"
Zhong Feng waved his hand and shouted: "Shoot!"
The crackle of gunshots rang out, and the bodies of the North Korean farmers who were kneeling in the front row and who were the most "brave in taking the lead" suddenly burst into pieces of blood. The farmers who were shot screamed and fell to the ground, rolling and roaring.
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When other North Korean farmers saw this scene, they felt as if they had been struck by lightning.
The Tiger Army actually fired.
It turns out that the Huben Army was willing to transfer the wealth of the two classes of North Korean nobles to the peasants because it did not involve the Han people. But once the interests of the Han people were involved, the Huben Army would not give in at all.
There were still 3,000 heavily armed soldiers standing behind Zhong Feng, and it would not take long to kill all these tens of thousands of peasants. How dare the North Korean peasants continue to challenge the Tiger Army? One by one, they got up in a panic and ran away.
These North Korean farmers finally understood that North Korea was dead. Their lives may get better and better in the future, but they can only be second-class citizens under the Han people.
The farmers finally gave up the land under their feet and fled behind the relocation team a few hundred meters away. They stood pitifully with their hands hanging down, with tears streaming down their faces.
Zhong Feng snorted coldly and put away his sword.
Jing Yishan, director of the Liaodong Provincial Water Conservancy Bureau, looked at Zhong Feng and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief is so courageous." He looked at the nearby land and said: "This land of more than 10,000 square kilometers has abundant rainfall and is a good place.
, millions of acres of fertile farmland can be cultivated, and countless Han people can be fed."
"The immigrants from Shandong will arrive next month."
Chen Sanduo, the Minister of the Ministry of Railways in charge of railway construction, said: "This place will be placed under the jurisdiction of Jilin in the future, and Jilin Province will have an outlet to the sea. If a port is built here, goods from the eastern part of Jilin Province can directly enter the sea in the future, without the need for
If you go to Jinzhou and enter the sea, the freight will be greatly reduced."
Zhong Feng was still in a state of murderous agitation, sneered and said nothing. chaptererror;
