The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 412: Go back and confiscate the house and kill the people
The vassal state of Joseon, King Lee Sun, had seen this.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was different from him, a small prince of a vassal state.

He couldn't even think of raising enough food and wages for an army of 240,000.

The problem was solved with just a few words.

Not only did this solve the problem of food and wages for the 240,000-strong army, but he also had plenty of money to spend, and he could eat as much delicacies as he wanted.

Why hadn't he thought of this before?
In fact, it would have been useless for him to think of it before, because he would not have been able to earn the money without Wanli's help.

If Wanli did not purchase the wild ginseng and pearls they collected in large quantities, he would have to find a market for them if he sent people to collect them in large quantities.

As for those seafood, they would not be able to collect them if Wanli had not sent him a hundred fishing boats of 400 tons each, not to mention the problem of selling two million kilograms of dried seafood a day. He simply could not solve it.

These were all trivial matters to Wanli.

The key now is to make the vassal state of Korea completely follow his will. Otherwise, it will definitely cause big problems if he crosses the vassal state of Korea to destroy Japan.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then said solemnly: "When you return, immediately confiscate the property and execute the people listed for me. Don't just execute the people on the list. These are just the big fish. They must have many small fish and shrimps under their command. You must arrest them and torture them severely. Identify and execute all the traitors who collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. Do you understand?"

Is it so troublesome?

How to chop so many people?
How can this company copy it?

Lee Sun said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I don't have anyone under my command. I can let the soldiers under Yi Sun-sin arrest people. Can I let them interrogate people? Can I let them chop people down? Can I let them confiscate property?"

You are such a fool. You don't even have people like the Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards around you, let alone the Beijing Camp.

Wanli said helplessly: "I will send 10,000 Jinyiwei to escort you back. They are good at interrogating, confiscating property and killing people. However, you must send people to accompany them to confiscate property and prevent them from pocketing the money.

After all, money is a powerful force for good. If no one is watching, they will be more or less unruly no matter how they copy. If you assign someone to keep the accounts and they are responsible for copying, there won't be any problems."

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were different. They were decisive and thorough in their work.

Li Sun nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."

There are so many things you don’t understand.

I have to give you some instructions, otherwise you will definitely be fooled and do something bad to me.

Wanli thought for a moment, then gave detailed instructions: "When you return, be careful. It's okay for officials in the court to fight with each other, but it's not okay to collaborate with the enemy and sell out the country.

"If anyone mentions the Japanese pirates to you, you must be careful. You must think twice before you act. You must not do anything that would benefit the pirates, harm your own country, or even harm the Ming Dynasty. Do you understand?"

This is so complicated.

If I make a mistake, I'll be in trouble.

Li Sun thought for a moment, then asked carefully, "Your Majesty, with the Ming Dynasty navy blocking the way, the Japanese pirates will definitely not be able to get through. It seems that the Japanese pirates from Japan have nothing to do with me now, right?
If anyone tells me about the Japanese pirates, I'll tell him to come to the Emperor. Is that okay with you?"

You guy, you are such a weirdo!

Wanli said angrily, "Alright, don't worry about anything related to the Japanese pirates. If anyone mentions this to you, tell them to come to me and I'll see what they're up to."

That would be great.

Li Sun bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

I also need to talk to you about the matter of military power.

Wanli said sternly: "From now on, the twelve battalions of Korea, a vassal state, will become the custom, and you are not allowed to change them without authorization.

The generals commanding the twelve battalions are appointed and dismissed by the Ming. If a general from the vassal state of Korea acts unruly, you may report him to the Ming for action; you have no authority to dismiss or even punish him. From now on, the twelve battalions of the vassal state of Korea will be governed by the laws of the Ming. Your civil officials have no right to control them. You may use them to suppress internal rebellion, but you have no right to interfere in any foreign wars.

You remember, don't do something as outrageous as last time. You are really outrageous. It's bad enough that more than 200,000 troops can't defeat the Japanese pirates' more than 100,000 troops, but you actually didn't resist at all and let the Japanese pirates capture Wangjing in 19 days!
I also heard that the Jeolla Province Governor Li Guang who preceded Quan Li had more than 50,000 troops under his command in the Battle of Yongin, but was completely wiped out by less than 2,000 Japanese pirates!

If you can do such a ridiculous thing that has never been seen before, how can you lead troops and fight wars? Is this how you fight?

Fifty thousand troops were annihilated by two thousand Japanese pirates. How did you send them off?

Even if they just rushed forward without any tactics, could two thousand Japanese pirates kill all fifty thousand soldiers? Even if they had no weapons, one person with a stone could kill all two thousand Japanese pirates!"

As he spoke, he became a little angry again.

Seeing this, Li Cheng bowed repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, from now on, the twelve battalions will be handed over to the Ming Dynasty for management. Little King, remember this."

Just remember it.

Wanli thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Well, go back and prepare. Tomorrow morning I will have 10,000 Jinyiwei escort you back to the capital."

what?
Li Cheng was stunned for a moment, then asked carefully, "Your Majesty, shall I go back alone first?"

Wanli nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, first go back and confiscate the property and execute all the traitors who remain in the vassal states. I will help you execute those traitors who came with you. After you finish your business, I will send the remaining court officials back to you to prevent them from causing trouble."

This fool is easily deceived.

By then, when the officials in the court plead for mercy, this guy will probably hesitate again or even let go of most of the traitors.

This time we must get rid of those traitors in our vassal state, Korea!

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng bowed repeatedly and said, "My Lord, I understand."

Wanli waved his hand and ordered him to leave, then ordered someone to call Luo Sigong over.

Soon, Luo Sigong walked in quickly.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli said solemnly, "Sigong, I have a very important matter for you to handle. You must select 10,000 Jinyiwei to escort King Yi Sun of Joseon back to his vassal capital tomorrow morning.

The main reason I sent you to escort him back this time is to help him purge all the traitors in his vassal state, Korea. Here is a long list of the officials who took the lead. All of them will have their properties confiscated and beheaded.

However, before executing these officials, you must let the secret guards who understand the local dialect interrogate them thoroughly and make them confess all the collaborators and traitors under their command. During the interrogation, anyone who dares not confess will be tortured directly, and if they don't confess, they will be killed. It doesn't matter if they are killed.

In short, this time we must purge the traitors in our vassal state of Korea, otherwise they will definitely cause trouble when we attack the Japanese mainland."

Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong bowed repeatedly and said, "Your humble servant understands."

Wanli warned again: "Remember, the Jinyiwei who will accompany you to the vassal state of Korea this time must make clear in advance that they must not embezzle any property during the confiscation. Do not send people to the vassal state for me. Anyone who dares to embezzle will be killed without mercy."

Luo Sigong nodded repeatedly and said, "I will remember this."

The next morning, King Lee Sun of the vassal state of Joseon returned to the capital under the escort of tens of thousands of Jinyiwei.

After returning, this guy actually handed the list directly to Yi Sun-sin, asking Yi Sun-sin to take full responsibility and cooperate with Luo Sigong to confiscate the properties and execute all traitors who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. He was too lazy to take care of it himself!
However, this is fine.

Li Shunchen hated those traitors who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country to the core and showed no mercy to them.

Luo Sigong's secret guards and Jinyiwei have a wealth of experience in interrogating, ransacking and killing people.

With the cooperation of both sides, the three capitals and eight provinces of the vassal state of Korea were suddenly raided and in chaos. It was unknown how many traitors who collaborated with the enemy were beheaded. The carriages carrying gold, silver and other valuables gathered together in the vassal state's capital like a hundred rivers converging.

(End of this chapter)