Putting aside other holy decrees for the time being, the will to reward the army and recall the army was passed and sent to Korea soon, and the strange situation in Korea and China was put aside for the time being, in Seoul, North Korea, Song Yingchang was discussing the matter of the garrison on Tsushima Island with the king of Korea, Li Hao, who did not seem to be so enthusiastic about this matter. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Duke Song, it's not that the king is unwilling, but after the war, the losses of the Korean state are too serious, the military and civilian casualties are more than 600,000, and the national strength of our country is greatly damaged. Under such circumstances, our soldiers would not be able to take on such a duty, nor would they be able to fight the Japanese again! ”

Li Hao looked bitter and haha, and kept complaining: "Now the entire treasury can't find tens of thousands of taels of silver, and even the minister's money is almost unaffordable, if it weren't for the previous batch of treasures that can still be used, this king is really simply included, what kind of king should he be?" Full of devastation, all kinds of ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, and the Japanese have only been here for less than a year, but they have set our country back a hundred years! Song Gong, in such a recent situation, can you tell Your Majesty about one or two supports? ”

Song Yingchang couldn't help but want to roll his eyes - you don't want to garrison the army, just say it, not only do you not garrison the army now, but you also need the support of the Ming Dynasty, isn't the support of the Ming Dynasty for you enough?

"Your Majesty, the old man didn't say anything else, just talking about this war, Daming can be regarded as benevolent and righteous, right? Your country is in trouble, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to help, and the bloody war was 200,000 Japanese robbers, during which countless expenses were spent, most of which were paid by the Ming Dynasty itself, is it right for you to say this? ”

Li Hao drooped his head and nodded: "Yes, yes, it's just ......"

"What else is just that? Your country regards my dynasty as its suzerain, and our dynasty also helps your country in every way, treats you in every way, and is the first vassal of our dynasty, so what is your country not satisfied with? In this invasion of the Japanese Kingdom, if there is no Ming Dynasty to send troops to help, your king, you can say with your conscience, can North Korea be saved? ”

Li Hao's head lowered a point again.

"These things are clear in the king's heart, but Duke Song, you are also clear about the actual situation in our country, but as long as our country can have a little way, why should this king be here? Now our country's soldiers are only 50,000 or 60,000, and they are all converted from the previous rebel army, whether it is reliable or not is difficult to say, let alone the war, it takes time to sort out the rebel army, and it also takes time to sort out other things, these things, you are also clear. ”

Song Yingchang opened his mouth and said: "This, by the way, the king, the old man remembers that there is a water general in Jeolla Province, called Yi Sunsin, right?" ”

Li Hao was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Well, there is." ”

"Then let that Yi Sunsin transfer the base of your national naval division to Tsushima Island, and since then he will be stationed on Tsushima Island, I remember that soon after the war, Admiral Xiao told the old man that this Li Sunsin led the troops to fight with a hand, and the Japanese were stunned that there was no way to defeat him at sea, as long as he stayed on Tsushima Island, even if the Japanese made a comeback, there was no way to avoid Tsushima Island and attack Korea, even if you were defeated, you could prepare early, right? Tsushima Island is in the hands of the Japanese Invaders, they can fight whenever they want, a lesson from the past, king, don't forget. ”

was said by Song Yingchang like this, Li Hao was suddenly speechless.

Tsushima is in whose hands, for both North Korea and Japan is of great significance, that means that whoever has the springboard to attack the other side first, if done well, can completely keep the enemy out of the country, do not let the flames of war burn within the borders, this is very important for any country, North Korea has not been able to master Tsushima before, so it was so completely defeated.

Now Tsushima is under the control of the Ming army, but Yi Sunsin's navy is also guarding there, and if Tsushima is directly included in the Korean system and handed over to Yi Sunsin, a person who can fight, to guard it, it may be of great benefit to North Korea.

After thinking about it, Li Hao found that he had no reason to refuse, but with a roll of his eyes, he thought of another thing.

The news of Xiao Ruxun's peace talks with Japan and part of the content, Song Yingchang did not keep it secret from North Korea, so the Koreans also knew part of the content, such as the news of ceding several islands and Iwami Province, lamenting the ferocity of the Celestial Empire, and the Koreans were also very greedy for the compensation of the Japanese.

Li Hao, who was about to sell the inner library, didn't know where he heard the gossip, saying that the Japanese wanted to pay Daming four million taels of silver, Li Hao immediately became interested in the four million taels of silver, of course, he didn't dare to say how much he wanted, but when Daming ate meat, it was okay to give North Korea some soup, right? In any case, North Korea also provided some grain and grass, and Yi Sunsin also made war exploits with the Ming army and defeated the Japanese sailors, so it is not too much to pay compensation, right?

Li Hao didn't dare to say it before, but now, he doesn't care about face when he has no money in his hands.

If you want to face at this time, it is equivalent to not dying.

"Duke Song, this matter of Tsushima Island, this king will arrange it, but before this, this king heard someone say that when the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom negotiated peace, the Wa State paid Daming a sum of silver?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Song Yingchang knew that Li Hao was thinking about this money.

Regarding the matter of compensation and peace talks, Song Yingchang did not keep it secret from North Korea, because the battlefield has been separated from Korea and belongs to the war between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, so there is no need for the Koreans to participate in this matter, and the Koreans also licked their wounds honestly and did not come to participate, but they must also know some of the news inside, such as the Ming Dynasty beat Japan so badly, will it be good.

The specific number of North Koreans must not know, except for the praise paintings around him, Song Yingchang has not mentioned it to anyone, absolutely secret, but the North Koreans know that the Ming Dynasty has received the silver compensated by Japan, which is undoubtedly very tempting for North Korea, which is now in short supply of silver, and it is normal for them to think about this, but Song Yingchang thought, what does this have to do with you?

"That's true, the Japanese country is arrogant, provokes wars, and doesn't teach them a lesson, they are afraid that they will not learn to be obedient, so Admiral Xiao gave them a little lesson, and let them pay a sum of money to Daming, even if they let them go, what's wrong? The king is also interested in this? ”

Seeing Song Yingchang's smiling appearance, Li Hao's old face turned red, and after being entangled for a while, he couldn't help but speak: "I don't know how much silver Daming gets, and here, is there a little more that can be given...... Can you support our country? ”

After saying this sentence with difficulty, Li Hao felt that his shame was about to explode.

It is unheard of for the king of a country to ask for money from others like this, but Li Hao also knows that he has to do this, since the start of the war, except for the 20,000 taels of silver that Zhu Yijun rewarded Li Hao personally, Li Hao has no income, the court has no financial revenue, Li Hao can do nothing, and North Korea is also struggling.

For the sake of silver, the old face doesn't want it, and it's not impossible.