My life skills in Daming Liver - Chapter 664

c654 changes in north korea

Li Sunchen met the Jurchen envoy. After detaining the envoy, he immediately sent the letter of credence to Nanjing by speedboat.

However, just as Yi Sun-shin’s messenger set out, Su Ze’s messenger to North Korea arrived in Seoul.

Shen always looked at the streets and buildings of North Korea. Now North Korea is already an introspection of the Southeast. Like Annan, in ten years the Koreans will decide whether to become a vassal state in the Southeast or to be completely integrated into the Southeast like Ryukyu. .

However, the North Koreans, who are deeply influenced by the “big deal” diplomacy, do not have strong resistance to the annexation to the Central Plains.

We are in the 16th century before national consciousness has risen. Most countries do not have such a thing as national identity. The Korean monarchs have long practiced the Yangban system, a reverse system. The Yangban nobles are corrupt and degenerate. The progressive elements of Korea have no regard for the annexation. There is no resistance to entering the Central Plains.

Some even think that ten years is too long, and many scholars demand that it be integrated into the Southeast as soon as possible so that North Korea can enjoy the same preferential treatment as Ryukyu.

Today, Ryukyu merchants are very active throughout Northeast Asia.

Ryukyu is a region that is good at maritime navigation, and it is also one of the first countries to enjoy the benefits of maritime transportation. Almost the entire country has joined the maritime industry.

A large number of Ryukyu people turned from fishermen to sailors, and Ryukyu ships began to spread throughout the East Asian ocean.

After all this, Ryukyu was officially incorporated into the Central Plains, and Ryukyu’s maritime trade began to rise crazily.

As a part of the Southeast, Ryukyu enjoys the price and customs system of the Central Plains, and can enjoy various preferential policies for “ourselves” throughout the Southeast.

Ryukyu’s outstanding location made it the intersection of trade between China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, with a large number of merchant ships trading here.

Ships flying the Ryukyu flag are more convenient to dock in southeastern ports and can also bypass the harsh quarantine system for foreign ships.

Of course, Ryukyu does not sell flags casually. Ryukyu also needs to be responsible for the ships that have issued their own flags, and they also need to conduct physical examinations for the crew.

However, this is much more convenient than foreign merchant ships docking directly at the southeast port.

Ryukyu itself does not have many citizens, and most of them are engaged in the maritime industry. After the trade boom, Ryukyu’s living standards improved rapidly. Although it is not as good as the most prosperous areas in the southeast such as Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture, it is still better than many in the Central Plains. The outback is going to prosper.

In contrast, North Korea, which had just driven away the royal family, abolished the privileges of the two classes of nobles, and was waiting for prosperity, was completely left behind by Ryukyu.

In addition to trade benefits, Ryukyu, as part of the Southeast Territory, is protected by the Southeast Fleet.

However, North Korea is an internal province, and there are not many troops stationed in the southeast. Yi Sun-shin still needs an army to be responsible for dealing with the Jurchens in the north and the remnants of the Korean monarch who want to restore the country at any time. At the same time, he also needs to maintain an army. The Navy responds to the Japanese pirate threat at sea.

As a small country, North Korea needs to spend a lot of effort to maintain these troops.

This is also the reason why many scholars demand that it be incorporated into the Southeast as soon as possible. If North Korea was a formal territory of the Central Plains, rather than an introspection, North Korea would not need to bear these costs.

Shen Guanyi took a clipper ship and landed in Seoul from Incheon.

Although Shandong is still controlled by the Ming Dynasty today, with the strength of the southeastern maritime power, the Ming Dynasty’s maritime garrison in Shandong can only build forts to defend the land, and has lost the ability to patrol the sea.

Now the entire Bohai Sea is very lively, with densely packed merchant ships traveling to and from Dagu. The entire Northeast Asian trade can be said to be quite prosperous.

Even at night, many fishing villages along the Bohai Sea will light up their lighthouses and become smuggling ports. From Shandong to Liaodong, as long as there is no ice in the ports, there are smuggling ships. Goods from the southeast are delivered through these ships. All over the north.

Shen Guanyi saw the prosperity of Incheon, and on the way from Incheon to Seoul, Shen Guanyi saw so many signs with Chinese characters that he almost doubted that he had left South Zhili.

In fact, the upper class of North Korea originally used Chinese characters, and Yi Sun-shin received a completely Chinese education in his private school.

When the leader of the Joseon Dynasty was still there, the memorials of the Joseon monarchs and ministers were all written in Chinese characters, and the degree of citation of scriptures was similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. They were greatly influenced by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

After Yi Sun-shin became the leader of the imperial court, he continued to strengthen the Sinicization reform. He also learned from the southeast to open simple literacy schools, train industrial workers, and build a new type of army.

This is not because North Koreans must learn Chinese characters, but the machines and equipment purchased by North Korea are all in Chinese characters, and the instructions for use are all in Chinese characters, and the technical experts invited only speak Chinese and use Chinese characters.

If North Korean craftsmen want to learn these techniques, they must study Sinology. Otherwise, how can you use maintenance equipment if you don’t understand them at all? You can’t always hire technical experts from the Southeast at high prices, right?

The same is true for the army. The military drills introduced by Yi Sun-shin are all in Chinese characters, the training manuals are also in Chinese characters, and the instructions for using weapons are also in Chinese characters. The officers slowly began to Chineseize themselves, otherwise you would not be able to understand the passwords at all.

This kind of thing also happens in many fields. For example, when sailing at sea, Chinese flags are used. Captains sailing in Northeast Asia must communicate in Chinese, otherwise you will not be able to use nautical charts and sextants.

Popular dramas in North Korea are all in Chinese, various advanced cultural products come from the southeast, and North Korean people also listen to Chinese dramas.

Nowadays, North Korean scholars want to compete for places to study in Zhongyuan academies. Private schools all teach Chinese. In striving to integrate into the Central Plains culture, North Koreans have also found a candidate for study-Annan.

What are you Annan? Compared with the tribute incident, our North Korea has much longer history!

Moreover, the history of Korea can be traced back to Jizi Korea, which is a dynasty established by the descendants of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It is of the same origin as the civilization of the Central Plains. What is your Annan? If Qin Shihuang hadn’t sent Zhao Tuo to conquer Baiyue, your Annan would still be unknown. Where are the civilized monkeys!

Shen has always felt this involution atmosphere. Compared with Annan, North Korea imitated the Central Plains more enthusiastically. He saw that the clothes that were popular in Su and Song’s second mansion could become popular in the circle of scholars in Seoul within a month, while North Korean scholars The hot topics discussed are no different from those discussed in Nanjing Academy.

Shen Guanyi saw Yi Sunchen, and he immediately informed Yi Sunchen of the Governor’s order.

“The commander said that the Jianzhou Jurchens have sent envoys to use our southeast banner to oppose the Li family and his son?”

Shen Guanyuan didn’t expect that he came early, but these Jurchens surrendered faster!