I'm really not doing business

Chapter 740: Heaven, Earth, and Man, the Three Elements in One
"Your Majesty, in Tang Zhihan's case, a total of more than 740,000 silver coins were recovered. The remaining silver was squandered by Liu and Xu. All the silver was returned to Tang Zhihan." Feng Bao reported the latest progress of Tang Zhihan's case.

The Zhangzhou Prefecture reported the recovered silver, revealing that most of the more than 160 million taels of silver that had been transferred could not be recovered, and only a small amount was recovered.

"Where did the nearly one million silver go? Did it go into Lu Cheng's pocket?" Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows.

The amount of silver that was squandered was so huge that the emperor guessed that it was all taken away by the supervising officials during the investigation. It was normal to get one's hands dirty, but it was absolutely unacceptable for the prefect of Zhangzhou Prefecture to take the wild goose directly away.

Feng Bao bowed his head and explained, "Liu and Xu lived an extremely extravagant life, and were greedy for pleasure. In fact, they didn't spend much money. Liu valued Xu Zhenyi's talent, but Xu Zhenyi himself was a fool with a slender appearance and rotten inside. His poetry, books, rituals and music were very ordinary. Since the third year of Wanli, Xu Zhenyi has been interested in gold and stone objects."

"Moreover, all these gold and stone objects are fakes. Swindlers smell the scent and come to sell them. Nearly 700,000 silver coins have been wasted on gold and stone objects."

Xu Zhenyi was very famous in the epitaph circle, and of course he was known as a sucker. Everyone wanted to take advantage of him, and some even traveled thousands of miles from Chang'an to Zhangzhou Prefecture just to cheat Xu Zhenyi.

Even if Lu Cheng, the prefect of Zhangzhou Prefecture, was insane, he would not embezzle excessively in a case that the emperor was personally concerned about. The whereabouts of the silver was not complicated, and he was all cheated.

One spoonful of Song, two spoonfuls of Tang, and three spoonfuls back to Qin Shihuang. Most of the antiques collected by Xu Zhenyi are fake, such as the authentic works of Song Huizong and Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, which are almost indistinguishable from the real ones. The paintings are exquisite and lifelike, the works are worm-eaten and worn, and the seals are almost perfect. There are also some imitations of Tang and Song kiln porcelain, mainly tribute porcelain.

Xu Zhenyi had several Xuande incense burners in his hands, which were copper incense burners from the Xuande period. They were said to have flowed out of the palace. Even the master craftsman made a mistake in their identification and finally identified them as imitations.

"It's not my own money, so I really don't feel sorry for it. But you dare to buy four copper furnaces at once with three thousand taels of silver? You're crazy." Zhu Yijun shook his head after reading the list of counterfeits.

Zhu Yijun made instructions on the case, ordering Zhangzhou Prefecture to send all these antiques back to the Tang Mansion. Given Tang Zhihan's identity, these things were fake, and people who admired them could only hold their noses and say that they were real. He could do whatever he wanted with them.

Tang Zhihan wants to take these overseas to deceive the red-haired foreigners, which is also a solution.

"Sir, His Majesty has obtained a valuable item and asked the eunuch to deliver it to your residence, saying it is a decorative item." You Shouli placed a sandalwood box, one foot square, on the desk in Wenchang Pavilion.

Wenchang Pavilion is the study room of the Quan Chu Guild Hall. When Zhang Juzheng returned home, he stayed here most of the time and handled state affairs.

Over the past fourteen years, whenever there was a treasure in the palace, His Majesty would send it to the Quan Chu Guild Hall. There were hundreds of items in total. You Shouli asked the followers of Chu Wantang in the Quan Chu Guild Hall to compile them into a book according to their categories. The book was printed and many of them were sold.

Chu Wantang is where scholars from Chu came to Beijing and had no place to live, so they went to live with Zhang Juzheng. They were provided with free accommodation, but they still had to do some work for the teacher.

The reason for compiling such a book is entirely to demonstrate the Holy Favor.

"Oh? Another good thing?" After Zhang Juzheng finished writing the last word, he put the pen cap on and placed it on the pen holder. Then he took the sandalwood box and opened it. There was a copper plate on the lid with instructions for use engraved on it.

A gilt-bronze clock.

After reading the instructions in detail, Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "I have to say that the craftsmen of our Ming Dynasty are truly ingenious and can create such a wonderful thing."

Carefully selected by Jiu Zu, absolutely the best product.

The gilded bronze watch is called a rolling clock. It has no spring, which means it has no power. When using it, you only need to place it on the ramp and roll it from the beginning to the end, no more, no less, and the rolling time is exactly twelve hours, and the dial is always perpendicular to the ground.

(Gilded Bronze Clock)

"It was made by Huang Zifu, a doctor of the Academy of Gewu. It is now on the shelves of the imperial farm. This is the price of one." You Shouli stretched out a finger and was also amazed by this strange object. This thing was very magical. One slope was not long, just over one foot, and it would take just twelve hours to roll it.

"Ten silver coins is not expensive." Zhang Juzheng placed the rolling clock on the slope, and the clock began to tick.

You Shouli hurriedly said, "Sir, one thousand silver each."

"How much? How much silver is this thing worth? One thousand silver?! Why don't you just go and rob it!" Zhang Juzheng's eyes widened suddenly and he said, "One thousand silver is enough to support the Chu Guild Hall for a year!"

"Even this is not available. There are only 20 per month. If you buy it outside, you need 5,000 silver to buy it. The eunuchs in the palace are greedy and ruthless. The imperial farm only opens for one day at the beginning of the month. The more expensive it is, the more people will buy it. The more expensive it is, the more people think it is worth it. This is the business philosophy of the imperial farm, wow."

The eunuchs in the palace controlled the right to sell luxury items from the imperial farm. Feng Bao's disciples all relied on the imperial farm for blood sucking. Just like this rolling clock, there were only five for sale in the shop, and the rest were bought by the eunuchs themselves and then sold privately. This thing can be bought by anyone with money, you need connections.

Zhang Juzheng was silent for a long time before he said, "It's good to keep the treasury this way. After all, the things in the imperial farm will not cheat the poor."

Each hanging screen in the imperial farm costs five hundred taels of silver. It is made of huanghuali lacquerware. A twelve-page screen costs ten thousand taels of silver. The more perfect it is, the more expensive it is.

In addition, many different themes have been launched in recent years, including the twelve zodiac signs, landscape paintings, beauties, etc. The main theme is expensive. After Liu Xu transferred the 160 million silver and entered the imperial farm, he still owed money.

In Zhang Juzheng's study, there is a screen with the theme of the twelve zodiac signs, which was awarded by the emperor.

"The Struggle Volume." Zhang Juzheng looked at a book on the table. He had just finished reading the Struggle Volume and made annotations. After the annotation, Zhang Juzheng was not in a very good mood and leaned back in the armchair in a daze.

"Sir? Is there any problem with this struggle volume?" You Shouli asked curiously. Ever since he started annotating the struggle volume, Zhang Juzheng's expression has been particularly serious.

"There is nothing wrong with the book, it's me who has the problem." Zhang Juzheng pointed at himself, sighed and said, "Zhang Juzheng's New Deal is just a name in name only. Zhang Juzheng's New Deal can't save the Ming Dynasty."

"This..." You Shouli looked at his teacher in astonishment. He knew exactly how arrogant Zhang Juzheng was, but why did he start to doubt himself while reading? !

Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "To be precise, fighting with others is only a temporary victory. Zhang Juzheng's new policy is doomed to fail. It is still your Majesty's way to fight against heaven. Only when you win against heaven and nature can you win."

Zhang Juzheng's feelings when reading the struggle papers were completely different from those of others. He examined Zhang Juzheng's new policies, namely, Strengthening the Military, the Performance Examination System, Land Surveying and Returning Land, and the Single Whip System. Even if all these four things were accomplished, they would only solve the urgent problem temporarily, but the Ming Dynasty would still perish. His new policies were full of small peasant thinking.

The world was trapped in annexation, and Zhang Juzheng's new policy was basically to make a fortune and earn more property to leave for future generations to enjoy, or even for the emperor himself to enjoy.

Even if Your Majesty gets tired and slack one day in the future, the Ming Dynasty has accumulated enough wealth to sustain it until the next upward cycle.

His new law only treats the symptoms and not the root cause.

However, the Wanli Reform was composed of Zhang Juzheng's New Policies and the Emperor's New Policies. The emperor tinkered with many things, the most representative of which was the emphasis on agriculture and sericulture, and the development of both land and sea. These two things were fighting against the sky, the earth, and nature. Only by defeating God could one win the whole life.

Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and then opened his pen and wrote: "Heaven, earth and man are the three elements that are used together, and the tripod stands on three legs."

"Sir, His Majesty rejected the cabinet's memorial, saying that Qiu Yu, Zhao Shiqing, Li Zhi and Jiang Dong are all unsuitable and cannot go to Korea." You Shouli talked about the words coming from the palace. The emperor did not fully agree with the list of five censors to be sent to Korea to comfort the soldiers on the front line. The emperor rejected four of them and only kept one, Qi Shichen.

Zhang Juzheng asked doubtfully, "What's the reason?"

"These four are all lowly scholars, and cannot be used." You Shouli whispered, "Xu Jue told me that His Majesty is quite dissatisfied with these four people, saying that Qiu Yu, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, is two-faced, arrogant at first and respectful later, and is a two-faced person who cannot be used; Zhao Shiqing is looking for trouble, is disrespectful, lives a luxurious life, and is perfunctory in his position, so he cannot be used;"

"Li Zhi is a man of many talents, and he is a flatterer. He eats with a bowl in his hand and curses his mother when he puts down his chopsticks. He is not suitable for the job. Jiang Dong is a believer in feng shui, and he indulges in sensual pleasures. He is disloyal to the country and has no love for the people. He is not suitable for the job."

These four people each had their own despicable methods, and the emperor refused to use them.

Everyone in the Ming Dynasty officialdom was an award-winning actor, but Qiu Yu was discovered by the imperial guards. He had many complaints about the new policies, and he did not just talk about them to one person. For example, Qiu Yu once said to someone that it seemed like the Wanli Reform was establishing a new country, but it was Empress Lu who was rebellious, comparing the Wanli Reform to Empress Lu's perverse actions.

"Your Majesty is very good at judging people." Zhang Juzheng laughed. The reason why he recommended these five people was because they were humble scholars and would not hide anything when they arrived at the front line. His main purpose was to clearly know the real situation at the front line.

If even these few nitpicking scholars can't find any fault, it proves that the situation on the front line is really very good.

"Your Majesty has a new list." You Shouli handed a note to Zhang Juzheng.

Among the new five people, Shen Li was the leader, and Qi Shichen, Wang Guo, Wei Yun, and Zhen Sun Wei assisted them. Liu Shouyou brought the Ti cavalry to protect them.

Shen Li was a loyal minister with a straight face, Wang Guo was a capable official who was well-known in the land survey in Northern Zhili for not avoiding the powerful and wealthy, Wei Yun and Zhen Sun Wei were both censors in plain clothes under Hai Rui, and Qi Shichen was indifferent to fame and fortune and did not care much about fame, wealth and honor. These people had one thing in common: they were all from the new clean stream headed by Hai Rui.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng did not object to the new list. His Majesty's list did not have any major problems and would not cause any trouble to the front line.

Shen Li took the imperial censors to Yizhou. Under the leadership of Commander Liu Shouyou, they passed through Yizhou, Anzhou, Dingzhou, and came to Pyongyang, where they met Qi Jiguang in Pyongyang.

"What are those mounds outside?" Shen Li asked when he got off the car at the Qixing Gate in Pyongyang, pointing at the mounds not far away.

Chen Dacheng looked at where Shen Li was pointing and replied, "Jingguan."

In order to prevent the plague, the corpses on the battlefield would be piled up and the earth would be rammed, which would result in these small mounds. The Jingguan was not made by cutting off heads and piling them up.

The traditional craft of building Jingguan was put into use again. Shen Li looked at those Jingguans in silence.

Qi Jiguang said: "The people are loyal to the emperor and died for him. We should not build a Jingguan to deter him. However, the Japanese pirates are violent and brutal. They are immoral and aggressive. Therefore, we should build a Jingguan after defeating the enemy to show our descendants that we will not forget our military achievements."

To stop war is to be a martial artist. The two words "stop war" together mean "martial arts";

The definition of martial ethics has never been vague, namely, to prohibit violence, restrain soldiers, protect the country, determine merits, pacify the people, unite the people, and increase wealth.

In terms of the overall ethos of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they did not go too far, the Ming army would not build Jingguan during the war, because in many wars, the people were loyal to the emperor and died for him. But if the enemy went too far, don't blame the Ming army for being rude. "Well built!" Shen Li spat in the direction of Jingguan and whispered, "A bunch of beasts."

The suffering that Korea is experiencing now is the suffering that the southeast of the Ming Dynasty experienced from the 27th year of Jiajing to the 2nd year of Wanli. Shen Li had only one evaluation of the Japanese pirates: beasts. Putting children on long poles was not a show of force but an act of beasts. Even the northern barbarians could not do such a thing. When the northern barbarians went south, they mostly plundered people.

"Kaesong has been recovered, why is General Qi still in Pyongyang?" Shen Li asked curiously. The most important mission of this trip was to go to Kaesong to see whether the lost territory had really been recovered.

Qi Jiguang explained: "Li Rusong, Ma Lin, Zhao Ji and others are stationed in Kaesong and Imjin. I will lead my troops to provide assistance today to prevent any changes."

"Can we go over and take a look?" Shen Li asked seriously.

Qi Jiguang immediately said, "That's fine."

"Then let's go." Shen Li was about to leave. Before leaving, the emperor had reminded him not to cause trouble to the front line. After the battle line was determined, he should return to the rear and not cause trouble to the soldiers. Shen Li decided not to enter Pyongyang and go straight to Kaesong.

"Wait a moment, I will go with you gentlemen." Qi Jiguang thought that Shen Li and others would rest in Pyongyang for a day or two before going to Kaesong. After all, they were all scholars and could not afford such a long journey. Qi Jiguang even prepared a place for them to stay, but Shen Li refused to enter the city.

When Zhou Liangyin brought the imperial censors to Daning Guard, they were not so polite. Qi Jiguang was busy with the war and served the imperial censors with good food and drink. However, when he returned, he did not get any good words and was impeached for being reckless.

The Ming Dynasty was changing, but the despicable Confucian scholars had not changed. It was Shen Li who came this time, so there were not so many troubles. Hai Rui, Shen Li, Su Yi Yushi and other truly clean people were actually not many in number, and they were a minority in the Ming Dynasty court.

Qi Jiguang was going to Kaesong, not because Shen Li had arrived and he was going to send Shen Li there, but because Qi Jiguang was going to take two infantry battalions to Kaesong. It was a military mobilization. Even if Shen Li had not come, Qi Jiguang would have left Pyongyang today. Since they happened to be able to get together, they decided to go together.

This was the first time that Shen Li saw the Ming army marching. Although there were only 6,000 people, it was still a long dragon that stretched as far as the eye could see. It was only at this time that Shen Li truly understood for the first time why marching was a test and the criterion for testing whether one was elite.

The Ming army was divided into three armies: front, middle and rear, and advanced forward.

The front army had no baggage but was in a state of combat, while the center army had mules and horses pulling wagons loaded with baggage, and half of the rear army were merchants and post stations accompanying the army;
Scouts shuttled through the mountains and forests, with the sound of horse hooves constantly reporting the situation. Their reconnaissance was related to the safety of the entire marching team;
In the event of an emergency, depending on the situation, the infantry battalion will deploy its formation in just a quarter of an hour to deal with possible enemies.

Shen Li saw the details of the march. The neat military appearance was fully demonstrated at this moment.

According to the standards of a strong army, a march of thirty to fifty miles a day would already be considered elite, but the two infantry battalions where Shen Li was located walked seventy miles in a single day. They set up camp at dusk, with campfires illuminating the tired but determined faces of the soldiers. There were twelve people in a team, and everyone sat around the campfire. Someone was telling interesting stories about what happened in his hometown, which always resonated with everyone.

During this march, the Ming army ate three meals a day. They did not cook for breakfast and lunch. Each meal consisted of one plain cake or three steamed buns, two taels of meat, half a catty of pickled vegetables, and a pot of water. At noon, they were given half a catty of fried noodles (rice), three taels of meat, half a catty of pickled vegetables, and a pot of water. They set up camp near dusk and made fire to cook.

The food is not that good, but this is North Korea, and having this kind of supplies is already extremely high.

The soldiers prefer Guangbing because it is carefully selected by His Majesty, tastes good and is filling.

The speed on the second and third days was even faster than the first. On the fourth day, the speed dropped significantly. We had already entered the war zone and needed to conserve our energy to prevent emergencies such as the appearance of Japanese pirates and the Hwarang Association.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, two infantry battalions of the Ming army successfully arrived in Kaesong. If the road had been smooth, it would have taken three days to arrive.

Kaesong was the capital of Goryeo, which had nothing to do with Goguryeo.

When building this capital, the King of Goryeo mobilized more than 300,000 laborers to construct it. The city, with a circumference of 72 li, was almost as big as the capital of the Ming Dynasty. However, compared with the continuous population of the Ming Dynasty capital, Kaesong seemed particularly empty. Of the 22 city gates, only eight were still in use, and they were in disrepair.

When the wind blows, the dust flies.

"Why is Kaesong so dilapidated?" Shen Li shook his sleeves, put on a cotton mask, and began to speak. Kaesong was windy and sandy, actually for the same reason as the capital ten years ago. Within a radius of seventy miles around Kaesong, there was not even a bit of green shade to be seen. Even in summer, there were still flying sand and rocks.

"Kaesong is only 120 miles away from Seoul. After Seoul became the royal capital of Joseon, it began to decline. But it became so dilapidated because of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates looted Kaesong for twelve days, killing nearly 70,000 people in the city and burning down most of the houses in the city." After dismounting from his horse, Qi Jiguang looked at Kaesong with a solemn expression.

Too many people died in Kaesong.

In addition to the twelve days of massacre during the occupation, when Kato Kiyomasa left, the Japanese pirates once again launched a door-to-door search, and even the Hwarang Association was on the killing list. In just three days, more than 30,000 people were killed in the city, and the rest were driven out of the city and rushed towards the Ming army.

In the end, it became the Kaesong that Shen Li and his group saw.

"What is this?" Shen Li stood outside the Ying'en Gate, looking at a carved stone tablet, and asked with a strange expression.

The stone tablet reads: The place where King Yi Sun of Joseon fled.

It was also rewritten in the abolished Yanwen, for fear that the Koreans would not be able to understand it. The full text is not long, only about two hundred words, describing the details of Yi Sun's escape. There is also a painting below the inscription, showing Yi Sun being supported by palace maids and fleeing in a panic, and on both sides of him are the Korean civil and military officials.

"This was written and engraved based on the recollections of Li Cheng's bodyguards. Every word is true. Moreover, this painting was also written based on the recollections of the bodyguards. I am not slandering him." Qi Jiguang said with certainty.

Shen Li smiled. Although Qi Jiguang was a warrior, he was more ruthless than scholars in this matter, and he was also good at changing the subject. He asked why the monument was erected. Qi Jiguang replied that the content of the inscription was not false, and the main point was that he had read it randomly.

The group entered Kaesong from Ying'en Gate. Everywhere they looked, they saw ruins. There was almost no intact building. The air was filled with the smell of burning, roasting, and decay, because many corpses had been thrown into the wells and were rotting there.

It was only after Kato Kiyomasa led the Japanese pirates away that the Ming army led the Korean people to clean up for nearly half a month before the situation was barely acceptable.

Kato Kiyomasa’s idea was very simple. If I couldn’t get it, I would destroy it completely. I would burn it all, kill all of it, rob all of it, and even destroy the groundwater. That would be the result.

"General Qi, did the Japanese pirates do the same thing in the Ming Dynasty?" Shen Li walked along the way, becoming more and more annoyed and angry. Even after the cleanup, he could still see countless tragedies that had happened here.

Qi Jiguang exhaled, nodded gently and said calmly: "Yes."

When the Ming Dynasty entered Korea to suppress the Japanese pirates, even the merchants on the southeast coast were willing to donate grain as tribute. The people on the southeast coast still remembered the blood feud and it was deeply engraved in their minds.

"At the beginning, the Japanese pirates said they wanted to find the Kaesong garrison and would kill people if they refused to hand over. On the second day, the Kaesong garrison Jiang Renqing came out of their hiding place with three officials and demanded that the Japanese pirates let the people go. The Japanese pirates beheaded Jiang Renqing and four others and continued killing." Qi Jiguang walked to Shoudeok Palace and talked about the Kaesong garrison.

"He is a hero." Shen Li nodded. Jiang Renqing died for his country.

"I plan to ask for permission to have Jiang Renqing enshrined in the Martyrs' Shrine," Qi Jiguang said tentatively.

Jiang Renqing was from the Jinzhou Jiang family of Korea, a famous and powerful family. When the King of Korea, Yi Sun, fled, Jiang Renqing ordered that they would live and die with Kaesong. Jiang Renqing did not lie to the people, but he could not win. When the Japanese pirates were searching and killing people in his name, Jiang Renqing stood up, although his death did not change any outcome.

"He is a Korean, so he can't be included in the Martyrs' Shrine." After Shen Li finished speaking, he was stunned and looked at Qi Jiguang. Who said that Qi Jiguang didn't understand the court dogfights! It's just that there are more important things to do, and he is too lazy to care about these mundane disputes!
The biggest purpose of having Jiang Renqing in the Martyrs' Shrine is naturally to unite the narrative, with the Ming Dynasty and Korea working together to stop the vicious Japanese pirates.

Once it was done, the most embarrassed person would be the King of Korea, Yi Sun.

In Seoul, Kaesong and Pyongyang, Lee Sun declared three times that he would live and die with the people, but he fled with his tail between his legs each time. The loyal people who died for their country, such as Han Kecheng in Imjin and Kang Inkyung in Kaesong, further highlighted Lee Sun's lack of morality.

The Ming Emperor's imperial edict deposed the King of Korea in name only, but to depose the king in the eyes of the Korean people was a long and arduous task, and Qi Jiguang's move was both murderous and heartbreaking.

"The most troublesome thing about this matter is to convince the officials in the court. Since I am not in the capital, I will trouble Minister Shen." Qi Jiguang asked Shen Li for help. The officials in the court might not understand and would refuse this request on the grounds that all the martyrs in the Martyrs' Shrine were loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty.

But what Qi Jiguang meant was that we should unite all the forces that can be united, not only to achieve military victory, but also political victory, economic victory and cultural victory. We should win all of them.

"Okay, I will definitely support you fully when I return to the court." Shen Li pondered for a moment, talked with several imperial censors, and said with certainty that this would kill two birds with one stone.

Qi Shichen bowed his head and said, "General Qi, we have seen the battle line. Kaesong has indeed been recaptured and has been steadily occupied. The Japanese pirates have no chance of invading again. In some places, farming has even resumed. Although the spring plowing has been delayed, the summer plowing has been prepared. After returning, I will naturally report the truth."

Reporting truthfully has two meanings: one is that the Ming Dynasty will never make up stories about its military achievements; the other is that the Ming Dynasty’s military discipline issues will not be concealed.

Not everyone in the Ming army was a saint, and there were some cases of looting. However, even the Liaodong Army, which had the worst military discipline, only ate and drank a little, and their morality was far superior to that of the Japanese pirates.

"That's reasonable." Qi Jiguang didn't feel offended. He had dealt with several cases of violation of military discipline, and there were only two cases in the Beijing camp.

"Your Majesty has a doubt. The court finds it difficult to make a decision about what General Qi said about the concubines of the Liaodong Army soldiers." Shen Li asked about something that concerned him very much. Qi Jiguang mentioned something in the victory report that the Liaodong Army went out of the pass to fight in Korea, and when they returned, they had more concubines, and some of them were even pregnant.

"This matter is a bit complicated." Qi Jiguang said with emotion: "In fact, it's not the fault of the Liaodong soldiers. Going out to fight is a life-and-death business. With the order of Ningyuan Marquis, this kind of thing shouldn't happen, but these Korean girls are too enthusiastic."

Qi Jiguang originally thought that the women were being looted, but when he found out more, he discovered that this was not the case. These girls were forced into the hands of the Liaodong soldiers.

The Liaodong Army's firearms were not as good as those of the Beijing Camp, and their discipline was not as good as that of the Beijing Camp, but their soldiers were of a foreign background and had strong combat effectiveness. They were all tall and strong, with broad shoulders and waists, and were generally two heads taller than Koreans. Moreover, the salaries of the Liaodong Army soldiers were not low, and their lives were very good. From Yizhou to Kaesong, they were all under military control, so these Liaodong Army soldiers inevitably came into contact with Koreans, and the enthusiastic Korean girls began to pounce on them.

People with poor looks, poor health, or even bad family backgrounds did not stand a chance of being arrested. There were nearly a hundred such cases all of a sudden.

"I see." Shen Li thought for a moment and said, "Let it be."

Shen Li thought about it. This matter can't be said to be a bad thing, nor a good thing, and it is difficult to deal with. It's a mutual consent and it's not stolen. If the court wants to punish meritorious soldiers for something that was done voluntarily, the Japanese pirates would laugh in their dreams.

In short, soldiers must be restrained and voluntary participation cannot be turned into forced voluntary participation. This is the bottom line and in principle it is still not allowed.

(End of this chapter)