Master Yuan, start!

"Pungzhou Li and Li Hong, currently serving as the co-magistrates of Gyeongsangbu, have obstructed the policy of abolishing customs duties and establishing a commercial system. They are guilty of a capital crime and will be executed in the autumn."

"Pingzhou Gao family, Gao Yang, currently serving as the Tongpan of Jiangyuan Prefecture, illegally established a customs office. This is a capital offense and will be executed in the autumn!"

"Andong Wang and Wang Mingda, currently the prefect of Chungcheong Prefecture, illegally established customs and refused to repent. They are now exiled to Heilongjiang!"

Death penalty, beheading, and exile to Heilongjiang.

Just a few words sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

Yuan Xiangcheng seems to be about to start a killing spree

Chapter 185 The Wanderer Returns Home

The entire Bitiguan Post Station was completely silent. The scholars who had been so excited just now now only heard words like "confiscation of property, execution, exile" and so on.

The blush on many people's faces has faded, and the autumn wind blowing in with the drizzle outside makes them shiver.

They didn't understand why Yuan Shikai did this. Was he going to start a massacre in Korea?

However, before these scholars could ask.

Perhaps knowing they could not escape this fate, the officials who had just been convicted, instead of begging for mercy, started cursing loudly:

"The idea of ​​abolishing customs duties and switching to commercial trading is just an excuse! China's intention to annex North Korea is clear!"

"Yuan Xiangcheng, your evil ambitions are known to everyone in the world. Today, you're using the excuse of accusing me of something, but in reality, you're confiscating your property and stealing your wealth!"

"Yes, that's right! Korea was founded by King Taizu and is not one and the same as China. How can we follow China's policy of abolishing customs duties and switching to commerce?"

These words of the yangban before his death still touched the hearts of the Korean scholars who were watching, at least some of their remarks were indeed on point.

The scholars sitting together couldn't help but whisper:

"North Korea has been established for a long time after all."

"Brother, what are you talking about? North Korea is originally part of China, so how can you talk about annexation?"

"But what Mr. Yuan has done in recent years..."

"Master Yuan established factories and built roads in Korea, drove out the Japanese and eliminated the powerful. Isn't that good enough for the Korean people?"

Faint whispers reached his ears, and Yuan Xiangcheng knew very well that he wanted to annex Korea. Anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

Therefore, in the past few years, he has taken as slow a action as possible to avoid causing resentment among the North Korean people.

But even so, he knew that it was impossible to satisfy everyone, and there would be various forces opposing it for various reasons.

Previously, the Yangban class was willing to turn a blind eye because they could set up customs privately and gain economic benefits.

Now that I want to take back their interests, they will naturally stand up to oppose my annexation of North Korea.

But it doesn't matter, I have already prepared my words. Thinking of this, Yuan Xiangcheng looked at Ming Ye silently.

"That's nonsense!" Ming Ye stepped forward and decisively refuted: "Historical records show that Korea was founded by Jizi, and Jizi, Bigan, and Weizi were all three wise ministers of King Zhou of Shang.

After the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang Dynasty, Jizi was granted Pyongyang by the Zhou Emperor. That is how we have the millions of people in Korea today.

In other words, Korea, like the other princes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, has been a country of crowns and robes and a country of etiquette since ancient times.

You are such forgetful people who don't acknowledge your ancestors. You are truly a disgrace to Korea!"

As a native Korean, Mingye spoke with great vigor.

Even though the scholars present had been basically convinced, Gao Yang of the Gao family in Pingzhou still stiffened his neck and retorted:

"My ancestor was King Taejo who migrated here. What connection does that have with Jizi, who lived 2000 years ago? Joseon was actually founded 500 years ago by Taejo, not 2000 years ago by Jizi."

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The ancestor of the Pyeongju Gao family is said to have come from a small island overseas, and can be traced back to the Goryeo period of the Wang Dynasty. It was not until Lee Seong-gye overthrew Goryeo and established the Joseon Dynasty that they were moved to the Pungju area to settle down.

"Well, even so, how dare you forget the favor of saving my life?" Ming Ye did not argue with him, but turned to another topic:

"The former Ming Emperor Shenzong saved Korea from the Japanese invasion 300 years ago, and now Yuan Shikai is doing the same to expel the Japanese and save Korea from destruction.

The entire nation came to their aid both times. If they had not considered North Korea to be part of mainland China, how could they have resorted to such violent hostilities?

After saying that, Ming Ye looked up and glanced around. He said this to completely shut up these two-class people.

Because North Korea almost perished at the hands of Japan twice, and it was all thanks to China that the final resolution was achieved. This is something known to everyone in North Korea.

Hearing this, the yangban who was kneeling on the ground wanted to refute, but his face flushed red and he didn't know what to say.

Moral kidnapping, this is the method Yuan Xiangcheng taught Mingye. In this era, any scholar would want to have some face. Since he has saved someone's life, moral kidnapping would be a waste.

"It was originally a matter of the government implementing an imperial decree. Why did it suddenly become about abolishing the feudal domains and establishing a province?"

Seeing that the situation was about right, Yuan Shikai came out to smooth things over.

"The Korean people originally migrated from China, and Korean scholars wrote Chinese characters and read Confucian classics. Therefore, the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of provinces was a return home for the wanderers, not an annexation."

The wanderer returns home!

After these words were spoken, many Korean scholars' eyes became red.

"Master Yuan really treats us as his own."

"North Korea must never let Master Yuan down!"

Yuan Xiangcheng looked at the expressions on the faces of the scholars and knew that the matter was settled.

As long as the process of today's trial is published in the newspaper and vigorously publicized for a period of time, the aftermath of the abolition of the feudal system will gradually subside, and the already stable situation in Korea will become even more stable.

He always believed that force was only the first choice of a local government, while political culture was the killer weapon to integrate a place.

Moreover, Yuan Shikai was not afraid that his remarks about "the wanderer returning home" would be used against him in the future, as his remarks were not groundless.

Although historical records show that there are several different versions of the founding of Gojoseon by Gojoseon.

But even if the historical data is wrong, from a genetic point of view, both Koreans and Han Chinese have the most important genetic representation, O3. The difference is that the O3 gene accounts for about 35% in Koreans, while in Han Chinese it is more than 50%.

Judging only by appearance, some Koreans are almost indistinguishable from northern Han Chinese, except for their slightly larger faces.

Even the difference between northern Han people and Lingnan Han people is greater than the difference between them and Koreans.

Therefore, even in the 21st century, there is nothing wrong with saying this.

When the yangban no longer raised any objections, the trial came to an end.

In 1891, just after the second autumn rain, the patrol camp stationed in Korea began to crack down on the illegal establishment of customs in various parts of Korea. Once discovered, they were arrested on the spot. The lighter ones were exiled, and the more serious ones were directly sentenced to death and their property was confiscated.

The consequences of this massacre were significant. According to statistics, this battle alone released another 10% of the Korean land concentrated in the hands of the yangban nobles.

North Korea already controls nearly 4% of the land in farmers' associations, and all of this 4% of land was acquired through "legal" means.

Therefore, even though the action seemed somewhat "violent", it did not cause any sensation among North Korean scholars.

After all, under the propaganda discourse of "Yuan Xiangcheng rebuilds Korea" and "The wanderer returns home" that the East-Asia Times has been publishing for more than ten days, anyone who dares to oppose Yuan will be morally condemned.

Yuan Shikai created an unquestionable political correctness in Korea.

After dealing with the issue of Korea's abolition of customs duties and its change to commerce, the information about the Jindandao Uprising finally reached his desk.

Chapter 186 Cooperate with You to Reform

The Military Department of the Red Confucian Society and the General Staff of the National Defense Army have a superior-subordinate relationship, although military arrangements should logically be the responsibility of the Army General Staff.

However, under the promotion of Yuan Shikai, the military deployment of the National Defense Army, in most cases, had to be instructed within the Red Confucian Society's Incheon Headquarters.

After dealing with the illegal yangban, Yuan Xiangcheng hurried to Incheon with Jin Bingshi, Ming Ye and others.

Although the drizzle has stopped, the autumn wind still makes it feel a bit chilly when riding a horse.

After the three men and a group of guards arrived, several senior generals in Incheon had already gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Seeing Yuan Xiangcheng coming, everyone stood up and saluted.

"Chief Instructor!"

Yuan Xiangcheng waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be polite, and then strode to the other end of the conference table.

"Please sit down." Yuan Xiangcheng placed the telegram on the table and looked at everyone: "What is the result of the discussion in Mengdong?"

Duan Qirui, Sheng Fei and Feng Guozhang are currently stationed in Shanxi, northern Henan, southern Shandong and other places, and have not returned to Incheon.

So there were only Jin Weidong, Duan Zhigui, Wang Zhanyuan and others as well as a group of staff in the room.

Seeing Yuan Xiangcheng asking, several people turned their eyes to Wang Shizhen who was standing outside the conference table.

"Eastern Mongolia is a land of poverty and hardship. The Eight Banners have a very small garrison here, less than a thousand men, and their weapons are extremely outdated, consisting of old-fashioned muskets and handguns." Wang Shizhen presented the intelligence:

"The intelligence sent by Aohan Banner is too little. We only know that the Beizi's residence was breached and the Beizi was killed. We don't know the situation of the Mongolian forces in eastern Mongolia.

Therefore, Chief Instructor, our opinion is to wait for intelligence and send people to support Lu Tian and others."

"How many Red Search Department personnel are there in Jindan Dao now?" Yuan Xiangcheng did not comment after listening and asked Ming Ye who was standing beside him.

"More than 200 people." Ming Ye took out the previous dispatch order and said, "Because there are too many people, it would leave room for suspicion, so we only sent a company-level team."

"Chief Instructor, one team is not enough." Wang Zhanyuan shook his head. "If we want to help the bandits, 200 people won't be enough to defeat Mengdong's cavalry. We need to send at least a battalion to cut the Gordian knot."

Yuan Xiangcheng explained the matter of sending people to infiltrate the Golden Elixir Sect at the internal meeting of the Red Confucian Society, and no one expressed any objection.

After all, as the National Defense Army's territory grew, the ambitions of the Red Confucian Society members also continued to grow.

Originally, he just wanted to seek an official position, so he wanted to join Yuan Shikai and the Red Confucian Society.

But seeing that Yuan Shikai's power as a vassal state had become established, even the importance of the tripod was not a problem. His subordinates saw it with their own eyes and kept it in mind, and their respect for the Qing court did not decrease.

On the contrary, they are extremely concerned about anything that can expand their territory and enhance the strength of the National Defense Forces.

After all, who doesn’t want to be a dragon’s follower?

Wang Zhanyuan is the most active one among them. He does not necessarily agree with the words "follow Confucianism and respect ancestors, restore China, put people first, and achieve world peace".

But at least he was very obedient to Yuan Shikai.

Wang Zhanyuan started as a soldier at the bottom of the society. He was not afraid of guns and artillery in all the battles, and braved arrows and stones himself. It was precisely because he was brave in combat and good at attacking strongholds that he was able to become the commander of the 6th Regiment, the last regiment of the National Defense Army, before the army was expanded.

"The Jindan Dao calls it rebellion, but it is actually a civil uprising. If we get too involved, will we be dealt with like this in the future?" Yuan Xiangcheng knocked on the table and asked.

"How about letting the Jindan Dao and the Mongols kill each other, and then we'll clean up the mess?" Wang Shizhen suggested tentatively.

Yuan Xiangcheng frowned again when he heard this. Wang Shizhen didn't know how serious the feuds caused by the Golden Elixir Dao were in history, so he made such a conservative suggestion.

Turning eastern Meng into a wasteland does not conform to the current situation of breaking through Guandong.