588 The Heart of the People and the Heart of the Army
"What? If you make military achievements, you can get rewards for the land?"
"Yes, the government army that fought Jianlu was almost allocated to the grain fields! I have made a lot of credit, wow, that field is so much!"
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Whether it is the people of the Ming Dynasty or the former Koreans, the most important thing for them is land. Not to mention, most of the people of the Koreans have no land and can only work in other people's land for the rest of their lives.
Therefore, when they heard that they made military contributions to the army and were happy to exchange for large areas of grain fields, their feelings were very different, and it can even be said that they were much more excited than the people of the Ming Dynasty.
If the Ming people in the pass at this time were still worried about the bitter cold of Liaodong and North Korea, these Korean people fled to Jeju Island would not have such an idea at all. For them, they all came from a good place.
At this time, they thought of the entire Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula, killed by Jianlu for thousands of miles, almost all of them were uninhabited. Thinking of so much land waiting for their masters, they could no longer sit still.
At first, he was still smart and asked the court officials about how to join the army and whether he could join the army. Later, the other Jeju people who heard the news also found out that they all followed suit. After too many people, they simply went to the local yamen, which was Lin Qingye's petition, hoping to join the army.
Perhaps the profession of military households was not a good choice for the people of the Ming Dynasty in the past.
However, after Emperor Chongzhen traveled through time, he not only made up for the wages, but also led the army to continue to win battles, and was also willing to give him military merits. These things were found out by the people of Jeju Island. Compared with their current situation, it would be strange if they were not envious! Just eating food and military wages could be obtained by the basic conditions, which was enough to make the former Korean people who fled to Jeju Island envious.
Lin Qingye saw so many people asking for help and wanted to join the Ming army. After being surprised at the beginning, he thought about it for a moment and understood the key.
Generally speaking, if someone wants to join the army, there is no reason to refuse, because no one is willing to join the army at ordinary times. However, at this time, Lin Qingye remembered the original battle in Pyongyang. It was because of the drag of the Korean army that almost led the army led by Governor Lu to defeat, and he was a little worried.
However, he couldn't resist the many people who came to the yamen to ask for it, so he had to come to Zheng Zhilong and report the situation to him.
After saying that, Lin Qingye earnestly pleaded for them: "Sir, their combat power is far from comparable to that of the imperial government army. However, most of them are fishermen. The officials thought that if they were allowed to serve in the navy, it might be of some use. Sir, the people's hearts are available, what do you think?"
Zheng Zhilong had long heard of the movements outside, so he was not surprised after hearing them.
He led the navy south, and there was actually a lot of pressure. After all, this time he went to the sting of the Korean Peninsula to fight. Although he is nominally the territory of the Ming Dynasty and is still local, in fact, it is not much different from the expedition to Japan, which is different from his previous naval battles.
In addition, although this time, although the food and preparations were sufficient, the continuous rainstorms also caused many soldiers in the army to get sick and need to rest for a while.
However, Zheng Zhilong was worried that time would not wait for others and fighter opportunities would not wait for others. If the emperor could not complete the emperor's explanation, then the navy would finally miss it for a chance to achieve great achievements.
Therefore, he originally thought of recruiting some fishermen on Jeju Island to attack the warships to make up for the shortcomings of the sick soldiers. At this time, Lin Qingye came to the door, which was like a sleepy encounter with a pillow, which made him very happy.
However, if he had been in Fujian's old nest in private, he would not have any fear. But at this time, the Holy Emperor was in power and he was in North Korea, so he still had some concerns and explained the reason to Lin Qingye.
Seeing Lin Qingye's disappointed look, Zheng Zhilong changed the subject again: "However, I can recruit some of them to the army by recruiting civilians, and then the list and reason are reported to the emperor. As long as the emperor is sure, they will be able to do it."
Speaking of this, he paused slightly and added with a smile: "There should be no problem with my general's understanding of the emperor. In the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, the whole people are already in the army. Now the people of Jeju Island are also people of the Ming Dynasty, so there should be no problem. Moreover, the emperor has always been generous to those who are dedicated to serving the country. Maybe they will also reward the contributions they have made for the people during this period."
What he mentioned was naturally the reward based on the military, not the civil servants. Because if the civil servants come to reward, he could give the reward as a collector or as a local chief official.
The reason why Zheng Zhilong said this is to increase the enthusiasm of these Jeju people to make contributions.
Lin Qingye may be worried that the Korean soldiers are too bad, but there is no problem with Zheng Zhilong. Not to mention the old Chinese saying that a soldier will be a crimson. Just Zheng Zhilong used to traverse a large area of the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea. In his pirate army, there were no people from anywhere, and the Koreans were no exception, and there were also brave ones.
Lin Qingye was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect that Zheng Zhilong was so easy to talk to. In the past, he had always heard that Shangguan of the Ming Dynasty was not easy to deal with, but since the arrival of the New Dongjiang Army, he basically didn't feel this, including the Ming Dynasty's coach who was famous on the sea.
So, I quickly thanked me and quickly conveyed the good news.
As soon as he heard this good news, the people of Jeju Island suddenly felt aroused. If there were suitable soldiers at home, they would immediately go to the gate of the military camp to queue up, waiting for the imperial army to choose. And those who did not have suitable soldiers at home could only shake their heads and sigh and envy them.
"Look at it, why aren't you the one who has the handle? You're losing a lot now!"
"Why didn't you be born a few years earlier and not old? You're losing a lot now!"
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When Zheng Zhilong saw the grand occasion outside the military camp, he felt a little moved. This situation is really rare. It seems that the Ming Dynasty won the hearts of the people and the emperor was wise!
He did not delay and immediately sent people to select those who were suitable for boarding the ship and serving in the army.
The rain has stopped for several days, and the storms on the sea have become much smaller, so there is something happening with the Japanese army.
Sometimes, good things either don’t come, but they come one after another.
When he was selecting personnel, Lin Qingye came to him again when he was preparing for the pre-trial, and said with excitement: "Sir, some fishermen returned to the island and said that they saw many Japanese troops landing in Busan, and their navy stop was in Busan."
The Japanese army would use Busan as their landing site. When they set out in advance, Emperor Chongzhen reminded Zheng Zhilong that the first batch of Japanese army landed in Busan and would also land in Busan in the future, and would use that side as a base. However, no matter what, after so long, the military situation still needs to be verified. Now that there is clear news on Jeju Island, it naturally proves the speculation. This is the best thing to do.
Therefore, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but be overjoyed, which made him more purposeful. As a result, he thought of other things and asked Lin Qingye about the terrain and sea conditions around Busan, as well as the nearby Geoje Island and Tsushima Island on the other side.
After hearing this, Lin Qingye immediately told everything he knew. He felt it was not enough, so he went back to collect relevant information from the people. Finally, he ran over excitedly to report to Zheng Dashuai.
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was overjoyed. This made him feel that it was almost the same as the war in his old nest, Fujian and Guangdong. Soon, he had a relatively detailed understanding of the situation on the Korean Strait, including the sharp corners of the Korean Peninsula, the situation on the Ma Island, and the hydrological situation on the Korean Strait, and he had a lot of more understanding of the war.
Therefore, once the situation was clear, he immediately ordered the leader to set off.
When the navy was dispatched, all the people of Jeju Island ran out to see them off, shouting "Ming Dynasty's victory" and resounded over the Jeju Island. The grand occasion of the army's march to fight made the navy soldiers feel more proud of their identity.
Lin Qingye led his subordinates to see Zheng Zhilong off. In his eyes, there was a strong sense of envying Zheng Zhilong for his military achievements. Before leaving, he said to Zheng Zhilong: "Master, don't worry, the subordinates will do a good job in Jeju Island, so that the army will not have any worries. In addition, the island seal order will continue until the news of the army's victory is transmitted back!"
The so-called island seal order was implemented on the day Zheng Zhilong arrived at Jeju Island. All Jeju Island people are allowed to enter and not leave unless there is a military order.
Although this situation caused some inconvenience to the people of Jeju Island, no one complained. They all hoped that the imperial army could win the battle and that they could return to the land as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, I'm handsome!" The cooperation has been very pleasant these days. After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong patted Lin Qingye's shoulder and said with a smile.
After saying that, I turned around and saw that the coast could be described as crowded with people. They were all shouting, trying to shout in the Ming Dynasty's official language to express their wishes.
"The Ming Dynasty has won thousands of victories!"
"Beat the Japanese to death!"
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Listening to all this, he turned to look at the morale of his soldiers. Zheng Zhilong's smile could not be covered. He stopped talking, turned around and ordered to set off.
So, amid the farewell sounds of the people of Jeju Island, the vast Ming Navy left Jeju Island and began their journey.
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Chapter completed!