Empress Dowager Li's letter was very effective. Within a few months, Xiao Ruxun had captured all the important vassals of the Former Ming Dynasty.
The next step was to search for the relatives of the Zhu Dynasty. Although some of these people lived miserable lives, they were still surnamed Zhu. It would be troublesome if some ambitious people rose up in places where the land reform and imperial power had not yet been completed.
Adhering to the principle of killing wrongly, Xiao Ruxun instructed Zhou Yao to make full use of the power of the local Imperial Bodyguard and Black Water.
But even so, if she were to capture the entire Zhu Ming Royal Family, which numbered about 100,000 people, it would take a lot of effort. Xiao Ruxun did not intend to do that.
Xiao Ruxun's goal was very clear. She wanted to get rid of all the members of the Imperial Family who could receive a salary in one fell swoop. She didn't need to care about the members of the Imperial Family who lived like beggars even if the Great Ming Dynasty still existed. A considerable portion of them had even begun to earn their own living.
When the Great Ming Dynasty still existed, they had to rely on sneaking into prison and eating prison food to survive. But now that the Great Ming Dynasty was gone, Xiao Ruxun announced that she would give them the right to engage in the four professions of scholars, farmers, merchants, and merchants. They were overjoyed.
The main task was to capture the 40,000 people who were registered and could receive salaries. These people were supported by the Ming Dynasty's finance and were unstable factors.
The operation started in February and ended in June. More than 20,000 people had been captured, but the operation was still going on. As for those who had been captured, they were sent to Cheju Island in batches for strict supervision.
In March, the emperor of North Korea sent Yoo Sung-Ryong to deliver a letter of credence to the Daqin Imperial Court, asking for a title. Xiao Ruxun agreed and conferred the title of King of North Korea with gold, silver, and silk. The treatment of North Korea was the same as before the Ming Dynasty, but at that time, Xiao Ruxun made another request.
He requested that Cheju Island be used as a place to exile the Zhu Dynasty's royal family. All the officials of North Korea would leave Cheju Island and hand it over to Daqin.
To put it bluntly, this island belonged to Daqin and had nothing to do with North Korea.
Yoo Sung-Ryong widened his eyes and looked at the comrade who had fought side by side with him in shock.
"Your Majesty … This …"
"Mr. Liu."
Xiao Ruxun interrupted Liu Chenglong's words, "You don't have to say it, I don't want to hear it. I know this news may be a little sudden for you, but you should also know that Daqin can do whatever it wants. If Li Ge agrees, I will compensate him accordingly. He should be in need of money now.
If he doesn't agree, I will send troops to take down Cheju Island. If he has the guts, he can come and fight with me. I can't guarantee that North Korea will still exist after the war, but North Korea was protected by me. I fought with 200,000 Japanese pirates to protect it. I don't want North Korea to fall in my hands, just like Daming. "
Xiao Ruxun's words made Liu Chenlong tremble.
He knew very well that Xiao Ruxun, who replaced Daming to establish Daqin, was unstoppable. North Korea's backer no longer exists, and if they can't establish Daqin as their new backer, North Korea's situation will be very bad.
He knew Xiao Ruxun's combat power very well, and he knew that if Xiao Ruxun wanted to make a move, North Korea wouldn't be able to resist for a month. North Korea's vitality was greatly weakened, and it didn't have the capital to bargain. In front of Xiao Ruxun, North Korea was like a fragile lamb.
Fortunately, Xiao Ruxun wanted an overseas island, and it didn't belong to North Korea. It was taken over by North Korea from the Mongolians. If Xiao Ruxun said so, at least Xiao Ruxun would be able to cover up for Li Ge.
Yoo Sung-Ryong didn't intend to continue arguing with Xiao Ruxun, as it was meaningless.
"Your Majesty, I will inform Your Highness."
Yoo Sung-Ryong expressed his attitude.
Xiao Ruxun, however, was not in a hurry to drive him away.
"Mr. Yoo, it's been six years since the twenty-first year of the Ming Dynasty. We haven't seen each other for six years. Would Mr. Yoo stay and have a drink with me and talk about the past?"
Yoo Sung-Ryong couldn't figure out Xiao Ruxun's attitude, but his reason told him that he shouldn't provoke Xiao Ruxun at this time.
So he nodded and agreed.
Xiao Ruxun ordered people to prepare a feast for Yoo Sung-Ryong, and Yoo Sung-Ryong carefully dealt with Xiao Ruxun.
"To be honest, when I first entered North Korea, I was very angry. We didn't have what we needed to fight a war, and we didn't have any intelligence. The roads were muddy, and the weapons were terrible. I couldn't find any usable carriages and horses, so I had to bring everything from Daming.
We helped North Korea to fight against Japan, but you didn't provide us with anything. In the end, we had to pay for it ourselves. Don't you think you've gone too far? What's worse is that you can't do it yourself, but you deliberately held us back.
I was fighting well at the front line, but your army didn't listen to my orders and went to fight on their own. It's fine if you can win, but in the end, the Japanese pirates were suppressed by me and fled like rats. How can you fight with me like this?
So I directly told Li Ming to take all your people away. What's the use of keeping a group of people who can't do anything but spoil things? It's better to kill them all and recruit civilians to form an army again.
Look at your most powerful army, the monk soldiers and civilian army led by Master Xiu Jing. I still can't forget Master Xiu Jing. He was 72 years old, but he still carried an iron rod to kill the enemy. He killed until his body was covered in blood. After the battle of Linjin River, Master Xiu Jing sat on the ground and didn't get up again … "
Xiao Ruxun thought of the past and drank a few more glasses. He kept talking about the battle that he was most proud of.
"So, I always feel that there are many things that don't need to be done by the officials. Those people only know how to act like a tyrant and dictate the details. The people under them can do the work themselves, and the officials don't need to interfere at all. They just need to look at the results."
Xiao Ruxun drank another glass of wine and looked at Liu Chenlong with a drunken look.
"So, Mr. Liu, your life in North Korea isn't comfortable, right? If you are willing, come to my place. I have a place for you here. "
Liu Chenlong was stunned. He thought that Xiao Ruxun was talking nonsense when he was drunk.
"His Majesty is drunk."
"Am I drunk?"
Xiao Ruxun held his head with his hand and stared at Liu Chenlong. "Why do I feel like I'm more sober than ever?"
Liu Chenlong looked into Xiao Ruxun's eyes and felt that he couldn't tell if Xiao Ruxun was drunk or not.
"I know about the things that happened on your side. You guys didn't learn the good things about the Great Ming Dynasty. You didn't learn the backbone of the Great Ming Dynasty. Instead, you learned the internal strife of the Great Ming Dynasty. Sir Liu, your situation isn't very good, right? After Ri Sun-Sin's death, your situation is even worse, right? "
Liu Chenlong finally confirmed that Xiao Ruxun was not talking nonsense when he was drunk.
"This time, you are here to be a scapegoat, right? If you go back, you will be the target of everyone's criticism, right? "
Liu Chenlong felt his heart being hit by an invisible force.
"Your Majesty, I …"
"Say no more. Mr. Liu, I will give you this opportunity. Whether you can grasp it or not is up to you."
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