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What does Tsushima look like now?

During the Wanli period, Japan invaded Korea, and the Zong family on Tsushima Island was ordered to participate in the war. All the men on the island, from 16 to 53 years old, were mobilized and barely raised an advance team of 5,000 people.

Almost all of the five thousand Tsushima soldiers were wiped out, and there were no adult men left on the island.

After several years of hard work, a group of people finally came of age. Japan once again asked the Zong family to recruit soldiers, and they tried their best to recruit only a thousand people. Some soldiers were even under 16 years old.

Fortunately, there was no real participation in the war this time, and a thousand men survived. In the following decades, Tsushima Island relied on these one thousand men to reproduce.

Immediately afterwards, Zong was responsible for diplomacy with North Korea and successfully restored diplomatic relations between North Korea and Japan. Tokugawa Ieyasu rewarded Tsushima for his merits and granted him the title of Shikaku Daimyo, but the maximum output of his territory was 10,000 koku.

The most important thing is the lack of people!

Now that it has been restored for decades, there are estimated to be more than 10,000 people on the island, including the elderly, weak, women and children.

Historically, the Mune family ruled Tsushima for hundreds of years, and it was in the hands of Soyoshi that it reached its golden age. But at this moment, Zong Yizhen has just succeeded to the throne for two or three years. The population is scarce, the fields are barren, and the debt is high. How can it look like the golden period?

The house leaked and it rained all night. Last year, there was a fire and the castle town was burned to rubble.

Mitsutomo Oura, the retainer, said: "The top priority is to rebuild the castle town. At the same time, we will sort out the debts and use Japanese and Chinese merchants to rebuild the castle town. The land will be sold to the merchants to pay off the debts, and the shops built will belong to them. We will be responsible for collecting taxes from now on." "

They were forced to have no choice but to rely on real estate to make money.

Mune Yizhen, who had just turned twenty-one, nodded and said, "That's fine. Since we have no money, we will let the merchants pay to rebuild the castle town."

Oura Mitsutomo added: "After the reconstruction of the castle town, it is necessary to reform the land and change the local knowledge system to the Kuramae knowledge system. Implement the land equalization system, develop new fields, absorb Japanese ronin, and strengthen the development of silver mines. At the same time, At the same time, we must establish a feudal lordship and cultivate samurai who are loyal to the daimyo.”

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to reform like this?" Zong Yizhen asked doubtfully.

Centralization reform is of course difficult. In another time and space, after the reform was completed, Oura Mitsutomo was executed simply to vent his anger to other retainers. But also because of this reform, Mafan became rapidly prosperous, and agriculture and commerce developed rapidly.

Mitsutomo Oura said: "No matter how difficult it is, we must reform, otherwise Tsuishima will never be able to get ahead."

"Master Governor, a messenger from China is here!"

Mune Yizhen stood up suddenly and took Mitsutomo Oura out, while other retainers also headed to the port one after another.

It was Dang Chongjun who came. The kings and ministers of Korea were busy in the winter, and he was not idle in Hanyang. During this period, he submitted his plan to Nanjing, and Zhao Han quickly approved and issued him a replacement imperial edict and bronze seal.

"My dear minister, please pay homage to the angel!"

Although Zong Yizhen held a North Korean official position, he considered himself Japanese at heart. At this time, when he announced his identity, he was vague and did not make it clear which country he was a minister of.

Dang Chongjun was very young and was sent as an envoy because he was proficient in Japanese and Korean.

At this moment, Dang Chongjun deliberately spoke in Korean terms: "Your Excellency, the Lord of Korea has dedicated Tsushima Island to the Celestial Empire. From now on, you are an official of the Celestial Dynasty, and you no longer need to call yourself a minister of the country."

"ah?"

Soyoshi subconsciously looked at Mitsutomo Oura, who was also confused.

Dang Chongjun added: "Everyone, please take a shower and change your clothes. After fasting for three days, set up the incense table to welcome the imperial edict."

Oura Mitsutomo was the first to come to his senses, bent down and said, "Angels, please come to the city to rest."

Tsuimafan's main city is called Yanyuan City. Although it is small and dilapidated, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As for outside the city, all the commercial and living areas were burned down and are currently in ruins. Merchants and ordinary people can only build temporary shacks to live their lives.

Dang Chongjun passed by the castle town and couldn't help but ask: "Is everything outside the city burned down?"

Zong Yizhen said with a bitter look on his face: "It was burned last year. We have been short of money to rebuild it, which made Lord Angel laugh."

"This is easy to handle," Dang Chongjun said with a smile. "When I go back and invite some Jiangsu merchants over, they will definitely be willing to pay to repair shops. Moreover, Tsushima Island is about to be changed to Tsushima County, and the court can also allocate a sum of money Money and food.”

Zong Yizhen and his retainers didn't dare to object after hearing this. It's easy to ask gods but hard to send them away.

After settling the Chinese envoys, Zong Yizhen held a meeting with his retainers.

Due to the sharp population decline caused by the war, the strength of Tsushima's retainers was greatly reduced. Then the "Yanagawa incident" occurred. The Zong family made the retainers obedient and achieved the centralization of power in disguised form.

At that time, Japan wanted to reopen trade with North Korea and put the So clan of Tsushima in charge of peace negotiations.

North Korea said peace talks were possible, but the shogunate had to send diplomatic documents first. Zong then forged documents from the shogunate to trick North Korea into sending envoys to Japan, and then forged North Korea's diplomatic documents. This approach was used repeatedly several times, and the king of Korea and the Japanese shogunate were deceived.

The retainer Yanagawa Tiaohe had a conflict with the Sou family and wanted to become the direct banner of the shogunate, so he went to report the inside story. As a result, Yanagawa Tiaohe was exiled. He had nothing to do with the Ma clan leader Soshi, and became the exclusive minister of foreign affairs between North and Japan.

"What should we do?" Zong Yizhen asked directly.

Retainer Arai Hidekiyo said: "We can only ask the shogunate to come forward to negotiate. We have no ability to resist China."

Oura Mitsutomo said: "If it were on the mainland, the shogunate might send troops, but this is Tsushima Island. Can the shogunate navy fight with the Chinese navy?"

Everyone was silent.

In this time and space, Tsuima Fan's life is even more difficult.

In another time and space, although there were not many men left on Tsushima Island, a large number of Japanese ronin came to replenish them. Those ronin also transformed into pirates, and with the support of the Zong family, they monopolized the trade between Korea and Japan.

But now, China's maritime trade is booming, the Chinese navy regularly destroys pirates, and Chinese merchants have taken away market share.

The lords of Tsui Ma Fan were so poor that they could only eat tea and rice.

The island's economy has not completely collapsed. Tsushima has copper and silver mines, which can be mined and sold to Chinese merchants in exchange for supplies.

Discussions came and went, and everyone felt that they should lie down.

As for the shogunate, there is no need to take the initiative to report. They can hide it as long as they can. Anyway, after losing their domestic territory in Japan and shrinking to Tsushima Island, the lords and retainers here became accustomed to living in the cracks.

Fast for three days, bathe and change clothes.

Dang Chongjun read out the edict in Chinese: "Emperor Fengtian Yingmin, decreed: The Duima Zong family has lived on this island for a long time. Now the imperial court has established Duima County to calm the people and there is no need to choose another magistrate. Zongyi really protects the territory and the people, but this is not the case. I will be granted the title of Wenlin Lang (seventh grade)... I admire this!"

"Thank you!" Zong Yizhen accepted the order in a trance, and also received the appointment document and official seal.

His full title is: Magistrate of Tsuima County, Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, Datong, China.

Dang Chongjun said: "The magistrate of Tsushima County will arrive in the near future. As for other officials, please ask Zongzhi County to discuss with the magistrate. If Japan sends troops, they can go to Tamna County (Jeju Island) for help."

Tsushima Island is too poor. With the current agricultural technology, the island can only accommodate 20,000 people, unless there is a stable import of foreign food.

Therefore, after taking Tsushima Island, the imperial court decided to station one thousand troops and four warships on Jeju Island. These troops are responsible for protecting the security of Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, and at the same time keeping an eye on Japan and North Korea who are secretly causing trouble.

Tsushima Island is full of Japanese, so there is no need to kill all the immigrants for the time being.

The county magistrate was directly assigned to Zong Yizhen, the county magistrate was dispatched by the court, and everything else remained as usual. Those so-called retainers all have fiefdoms on the island, but the lords have become town mayors and village chiefs, and they don't even bother to allocate fields to farmers for the time being.

But three things are important!

Dang Chongjun said to Zong Yizhen and his retainers: "From now on, you officials must change their Chinese surnames, and common people without surnames must also change their Chinese surnames when they settle in the government. You and other officials must wear Hanfu, otherwise Dismissed from office and exiled. Within this year, the imperial court will allocate funds to build a primary school, and the teachers will be dispatched by the imperial court. Three years later, Tsushima County Middle School will be built and an additional elementary school will be built. Tsushima County scholars, regardless of ethnic origin, can also Become an official through the imperial examination."

Changing surnames, changing clothes, educating people, weakening Japan's influence here, and cultural change can be achieved in two or three generations.

Zong Yizhen and his retainers did not object to this policy.

Isn't it just a matter of changing your surname?

Zong Yizhen's ancestors had already changed their name. Their original surname was "Weizong". In order to facilitate dealing with North Korea, they changed their surname to "Zong".

Oura Mitsutomo can be changed to Ura Mitsutomo.

Hidekiyo Arai can be changed to Hidekiyo Inei.

How convenient, much easier than Mongolians changing their surnames.

As long as their territory and property are not touched, they can have whatever name they want and wear whatever clothes they want.

Dang Chongjun also said: "From now on, you will no longer have private soldiers. Your army will be changed to police and patrol troops. The number of policemen is tentatively set at 80, and their salary will be provided by the county finance. The number of patrol troops Tentatively, there are 150 people, and the salary will be provided by the imperial court. The rest of the army must be disbanded. If anyone dares to plot a private army, it will be regarded as treason!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Dang Chongjun continued: "We should inventory the entire island's land and pay taxes according to the number of acres. If anyone conceals his land, his family will be exiled to Heilongjiang!"

Dang Chongjun led a thousand Datong troops and asked Zong Yizhen to hand over the city defense.

Zong Yizhen discussed with his retainers for three full days, but finally he still did not dare to resist and obediently handed over the power of city defense. Then, domestic samurai were organized into policemen and patrolmen, and all redundant samurai were dismissed and turned into ronin.

Dang Chongjun was afraid that these ronin would cause trouble, so he also took away the ronin at the port. There were more than 400 ronin, all of them were scattered and thrown to Heilongjiang.

Dang Chongjun immediately led his troops and left. It seemed that everything had changed, but it seemed that nothing had changed.

From now on, it’s just a matter of cutting the flesh with a dull knife and doing Chineseization step by step. Nowadays, the Han people only serve as county magistrates and control the schools. In the future, they will slowly send senior officials to take charge of various departments of Tsuima County Yamen. The imperial court is responsible for distributing the military salaries of the patrol soldiers, and they will gradually be managed by Han people.

If there is any abnormal movement, the Datong army will come and kill these Japanese lords cleanly.

Even Zong Yizhen, the county magistrate, will be transferred to other provinces when the time comes and be managed by a Han official.

When the time is right, it is time to truly inventory the fields.

These guys must have concealed their land acres and not reported them. If they were caught, their homes would be confiscated and they would be exiled. This would give the court an excuse to allocate their land on a large scale.