Dominate the Country

Park's family in the southwest corner of Anding County, Sangju Prefecture, Andong Province.

Park Yidao sat silently in his yard, watching the fire in the center of the city and the cheers of the people, as if he was isolated from it.

That was the cheer of victory.

After more than a month of searching and tracking, the Sangju garrison finally caught the murderer who attacked and killed the former Anding County Magistrate and his entourage. From the main culprit to the accomplice and vassal, more than 30 people and more than 20 guns hidden by the Zhao family were caught in one fell swoop.

The latter planned and carried out an attack on the Anding County Magistrate and his party a month ago with his own party members. Half of the more than 20 people who went to the countryside for research were killed or injured, especially the newly appointed county magistrate, who was hit in the chest and abdomen by three lead bullets and died cleanly.

This incident caused an uproar in the entire Andong Province.

Because Anding is not an ordinary place, it had an ancient name that had been called for thousands of years three months ago-Andong. It was the old nest of the Andong Jin family, but later the Jin family fell into bad luck, and this place was changed to Anding.

This place used to be the base camp of the Andong Jin family. Although it was severely punished, it was difficult to guarantee the existence of remnants.

Therefore, after the bloody incident here, it received serious attention from the provincial government, and two waves of envoys were sent to Anding. It took a month to finally dig out the scourge of the Zhao family.

Park Yidao didn't know whether the Zhao family was the real murderer or the scapegoat pushed by the government. He was not an ignorant person. He knew that the Anding bloody case had an extremely bad influence. It was possible that the government could not find any clues about the real murderer, so they put the blame on the Zhao family.

Who made the Zhao family always behave like a thorn?

They have a little unclear relationship with the Andong Jin family. It can be said that they are the leaders of anti-China in Anding County now. They have also caused a lot of trouble for the new government in terms of rent and interest reduction, land measurement, and slave release.

But to be honest, Park Yi-do really didn't think that the Zhao family was the murderer, because the Zhao family was too happy before. If the Zhao family was the murderer of the bloody case, it would be a bit illogical.

But now the power is in the hands of the other party.

There is an old Chinese saying, "Officials have two mouths." Park Yi-do resisted the fact that North Korea was annexed by China from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't dare to resist at the risk of his family being destroyed. He was a coward!

All he could do was to show his resistance where he could. For example, the people of the Park family, including those servants who had changed their contracts and were still working in the Park family, were still all dressed in traditional Korean costumes. No one cut their hair, and no one spoke or learned Chinese.

Park Yi-do also rejected military casual clothes and short hair. He rejected everything that came from China. Even many clothes made of Chinese cloth and silk in the past were burned by him.

The center of the county town is the county government office. The fire there can illuminate half of the night sky red because all the criminals are pressed there and put into cages. The death penalty can be executed tomorrow.

All the criminals have been tried in court and sentenced to death. The Zhao family members who were in the lead couldn't open their mouths, not only because of the walnuts stuffed inside, but also because their teeth and tongues seemed to have been pulled out.

The noise came from the civilians who were bewitched by the new government. After the Chinese came, these untouchables immediately changed their identities and got the same status as the masters. Moreover, the rent and taxes paid were reduced, and they got real benefits, so they followed the new dynasty wholeheartedly. Park Yidao felt sick when he saw them.

These people sang military songs. He had heard the military songs of Chinese soldiers before; simple and powerful, some of them were based on ancient Chinese songs, but many tunes were vulgar. Of course, Park Yidao had to admit that there was a strong and inspiring thing in this kind of song. This was a power he didn't understand at all. Park Yidao's mood became very heavy.

"Master, go back to the house." The servant behind him whispered. It was late and the temperature was a little cold.

"No hurry." Park Yi-do shook his hand and said, "Go get me a pot of wine." Tonight, he will see the Zhao family off. Park Yi-do didn't dare to say what he said next, even though the person behind him was an old servant who had followed him for decades.

After half an hour, it was already past ten o'clock. The lady sent a servant to ask: "Master, the lady said that tomorrow is the day to give lectures at Wensi Academy. Do you still want to go?"

Wensi Academy is an academy that has existed in Andong for more than a hundred years. It was founded by the descendants of Andong Jin. But this does not mean that Wensi Academy is controlled by Andong Jin. All the academies in Sangju Prefecture have the hands of Andong Jin.

Although Wensi Academy is located in Andong, it is not famous in itself, because Andong Jin has its own clan school, and many noble children of the two classes also yearn for Andong Jin's clan school. Wensi Academy is an inconspicuous stone in the corner, and it was only a bleak business in the past. Speaking of Park Yi-do, he was one of the people who were impatient with the Andong Kim family, even though they were from the same hometown.

But things change, and now the Andong Kim family has become a god in the eyes of many independence factions, and Park Yi-do's feelings about it have become complicated.

Park Yi-do pondered for a moment. Since the Chinese have already started to attack the native class of North Korea, there will definitely be a series of measures to strike and destroy everything in North Korea. Although he will not directly confront them in terms of policy, he should also do his part in terms of culture.

Before, Wensi Academy was closed because of a bloodbath in Anding. Now that Wensi is about to open its gate, his wife and relatives and friends all told him not to go there again, so as to avoid being involved in future disputes.

But Park Yi-do doesn't think so now. He is a coward, but he is not a complete coward. Otherwise, he would not have been independent during the time when the Andong Jin family was strong.

"I will go again tomorrow. Let the lady prepare clothes."

The servant showed a worried look on his face, "Master, are you really going?"

"Of course I have to go." Park Yi-do's tone was firm, and his whole body was full of persistence. At this moment, he finally matched his name a little.

Wensi Academy is an academy allowed by the Chinese: since he had taken up a teaching position in it, he could not retreat in the face of danger and linger.

After saying that, he continued to stare blankly at the night sky illuminated by the fire in the distance. Unconsciously, he had finished a pot of wine. After a long time, he woke up from a dream and said, "Let's go back to the room."

The servants respectfully lit the lights and led the master back to the room to rest. After the master rested, the servants dispersed and did what they wanted. A young servant packed up the wine pot and looked at the sky in the northeast that was about to be illuminated by the fire, with a flash of envy in his eyes.

Today, there is not only a gathering at the gate of the county government, but I heard that there is also a big drama.

The servant likes to listen to drama very much. He has seen the performances of the drama troupe in the Han army several times before, which is completely different from the drama he had previously thought of.

The origin of Korean drama is the primitive song and dance combined with the celebration of sacrifice and agricultural work, such as "Cheongun", "Wutian", "ASEAN", etc. But the real drama was produced in the Goryeo Dynasty.

The masked dance drama "Chuyongju" appeared in the Goryeo period, and the tanci appeared in the middle and late period of the historical Joseon period. If a Chinese person talks about drama in North Korea, the meaning of the word is completely different. Chinese drama, that is, singing opera, was not born in North Korea at that time.

So the Chinese drama that quickly invaded now was like a flash of lightning, illuminating the night sky of North Korea. In a very short time, it won the love of countless people. Especially the drama based on the story "Chunhyang Tale" circulated in North Korea, every performance, whether in the countryside or in the downtown area, can attract a large number of people.

And today, the drama performed in front of the county government is Chunhyang Tale.

The servant came to the kitchen with the wine pot and wine glass, cleaned the pot and put it away, and did not leave immediately, but came out of the kitchen and wiped it towards the firewood room next to it.

Now many North Korean families have used honeycomb coal. The Park family also used honeycomb coal last year, but now it has been changed back to firewood.

So the firewood room can only add one more person, a total of two people, and their daily errand is to go out to the mountain to collect firewood.

"Taehae, don't forget to buy me a few boxes of cigarettes." The servant took out a stack of banknotes from his arms. North Korea no longer allows gold and silver to circulate in the market. He carefully took out two one-dollar bills and gave them to the young man in front of him, "Buy 'Jeju Island', not 'Taedong River', you must remember this." Although the prices of the two cigarettes are the same, many people still say that Taedong River is better than Jeju Island, but the servant likes the taste of Jeju Island. Two dollars can buy a whole carton, and there is still a dime left, which is considered Taihai's benefit fee.

The latter can go out to collect firewood every day, so it's a piece of cake to put a carton of cigarettes on the firewood train? And the master will leave tomorrow, as long as he is careful about this, things like cigarettes can be smoked. Unlike when the master was here before, who dared to smoke cigarettes at that time would be punished if they were found out.

Li Taihai looked at the servant enviously. The latter bought cigarettes in cartons. Why didn't he have such courage at the beginning? The servant was used to such looks and smiled complacently. It was really easy to make a fortune.

Two months ago, the local interest groups in North Korea launched a wave of expelling paper money. They spread rumors and organized merchants to refuse to accept Huayuan paper money. When the storm reached Anding, the magistrate of Anding was attacked and killed. As a result, Huayuan depreciated for a while in Anding County. Everyone was eager to spend money. There was a small buying spree in the markets everywhere, and prices rose sharply. Many people were eager to exchange their paper money for goods, silver and copper coins, so they sold paper money at a low price, and suffered heavy losses in this small financial trend.

Park Yidao's young servant did the opposite and bought paper money with the copper coins on hand. When the storm was over, he made a small fortune after a little calculation.

Now the storm has settled down. Although the young servant is still a servant, the little money in his hand can't really change anything, but the wealth in hand can make Li Taihai, who is also a servant, envious.

This is like the Great Magic City in the 21st century. If you earn 5,000 yuan a month and the monthly salary is 10,000 yuan, you are both poor in Magic City. But the one with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan must envy the one with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, and they are not as generous as the latter in spending.

Everything was arranged for the evening, and the servant returned to his residence. There were three people living in a small room. There were four before, so Li Taihai had moved to the woodshed. There were only a dozen servants in the Park family, and they were divided into men and women.

When the servant arrived in the room, he immediately saw his companions sitting on the bed. The two were playing a chain game with great interest. This is a card game that came from the Han people and is very interesting.

You can play alone or with others.

"Come on, come on, we've been waiting for you. Let's play Landlord." Many Korean families like to play cards without gambling, and the servant thinks that if he holds a cigarette in his hand at this time, he will be like a god.

The three of them played late into the night, and when they were proud, a man in his thirties opposite the servant hummed a military song, the National Defense Army song.

Which of these songs could they not sing two years ago?

At that time, their master treated the Chinese as his ancestors and respected them. As a result, it has become like this now.

As for the servant himself, he really thinks it is better to be a Chinese.

You see, once the Chinese come, they are no longer slaves or bitches, and their descendants no longer have to serve others.

Just like what is sung in the drama, it is possible that his son is a smart person, who can make a great career by studying, take the imperial examination and go to university, and in the future he can also let others call him master.

Fengshui should be changed. We can't be servants for generations, right?

What's so good about living in the Park family? At most, you can become a housekeeper or a village head. Can you have a promising future by taking the imperial examination or going to college?

And the tax is really reduced. It is said that no one dares to bully people on the street.

According to the servant, the arrival of the Chinese unexpectedly brought him a new possibility.

He hummed a song, thinking that when his sons and grandsons grow up, they will probably be able to sing openly. He saw that he would no longer work for the Park family when the contract he signed expired in four years. Even if he went out to work for the Han people, he would not earn less than in the Park family. Eight big words flashed through the servant's mind - get rich through labor, make a fortune through hard work.

Since he watched the play "Sai Shang Jiangnan" two years ago, an idea has taken root in the servant's heart. It's just that in the past he didn't dare to think about freedom, but now the world has changed, and the only thing that the Park family can bind him is a contract. Because he is young and protected by the policy, the contract can only be signed for five years. After four years, he will be free. At that time, he will also apply to immigrate. If he cannot go to the inland, can he not go to Southeast Asia, South Mingzhou and North America?

The territory of the upper country is huge, much larger than the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in the past, and much larger than the Yuan Dynasty in the past...

As long as there is land and national loans, as long as he is not lazy, works hard to get rich, and makes a fortune, the servant believes that his family will be prosperous one day. This is his dream!