While all kinds of people in the Ming Dynasty were busy carrying out their own actions, Zhu Youxiao lived a very leisurely life in North Korea. If nothing happened, he would train troops, or practice combat, or long-distance training, or cultural education. Nowadays, he has a lot of time.

He was able to invest heavily in the army.

Improve your prestige, consolidate military morale, and enhance combat effectiveness.

Today's North Korea is in good condition except for the lingering smell of blood that still lingers in the air. Cui Mingji is also very diligent in his work. He sends all his cronies to local officials and uses iron-blooded and tough methods.

Promote the work of allocating fields.

A large number of opponents were killed, and a large number of landowners succumbed to the military might of the Ming Dynasty army and did not dare to resist. Only in this way was the speed of reform in North Korea now shocking to the Ming Dynasty political circles.

In just three months, the entire Korean province completed land reform, which amazed Zhu Youxiao and countless people in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Cui Mingji's method is also very simple. He installs cronies in local areas and then kills opponents. If such a policy continues to be implemented, the resistance to land reform from the top will be much smaller.

On this day, Zhu Youxiao did not live in the imperial palace in Seoul, but in the military camp. After getting up early in the morning, he started morning exercises as usual, and then visited the military camp.

The military camp was as noisy and lively as usual, with various slogans resounding in the sky, and the scenes were very complicated. Some were reading and practicing calligraphy, some were reciting the original teachings, there were musketeers practicing reloading, heavy infantry practicing tactics, and cavalry training riding skills.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with every kind of training he saw. That kind of high spirit was definitely not found in other Ming armies. The training here was strict and the military discipline was cruel, but they also paid great attention to honor and logistics.

There is enough money, the pay is generous, and the soldiers go out with great dignity.

"Long live your Majesty."

"Long live the Holy One!"

Everywhere he went, he was greeted by the commander's salute. Zhu Youxiao also kept nodding favorably and took a quick look at the military camp.

When he returned to his tent, he found Governor Cui Mingji waiting for him.

"Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." When he saw the emperor coming in, Cui Mingji immediately saluted respectfully, and it was also a very solemn ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. Since he became the governor of North Korea, his bloody actions have left him with no way out.

, once Zhu Youxiao showed a displeased look towards him, someone would come over to impeach him in minutes and let him die without a burial place.

Fortunately, the emperor is still very satisfied with his work and has repeatedly praised his methods and quick and decisive decisions. Last time, the Imperial Daily came over to do an exclusive interview with him and reported him positively, which made Cui Mingji even more famous.

Well, everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows about it.

He also got the nickname Iron-blooded Governor. Cui Mingji liked this nickname very much, because it was exactly what the emperor needed. Although the emperor didn't say it, he still felt secretly that the emperor was guiding him on the path to success.

Now this road. As for the purpose, he does not need to know, the emperor will naturally inform him when the time comes.

"My dear, please get up. This is not a court meeting. There is no need to pay homage every time." Zhu Youxiao wiped his sweat, then sat down and asked Cui Mingji to get up. "These are just small details. Doing good deeds is the big one."

"Your Majesty, the etiquette must not be discarded." Hearing the emperor's pointed words, Cui Mingji smiled and got up from the ground.

Ever since he read the newspaper, he has really been serving the emperor carefully. The article that said that His Majesty wanted him to enter the cabinet completely made his heart hot. There was nothing more powerful than letting him enter the cabinet, the pinnacle of power in the Ming Dynasty.

Big one for sure.

"Sit down." Zhu Youxiao didn't care about his expression. He sat down on the chair upright, and then asked the orderly Wang Yetai to move a stool for Cui Mingji.

"I don't dare," Cui Mingji declined.

"If you don't dare, just sit down if I ask you to. Now you are no longer an outsider, but a frontier officer under my command. You are a second-grade official. There are few in the Ming Dynasty who are higher than that." Zhu Youxiao joked.

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"Yes, Your Majesty, I am so shameless." The emperor's words made Cui Mingji so excited that he almost laughed out loud. He had done so much, and his hands were stained with the blood of North Korean dignitaries. For what reason?

It is not the status in the emperor's heart.

Cui Mingji tried his best to suppress the joy on his face and sat on the stool, but like the ministers in the past, he only sat with half of his buttocks and his back straight.

"Let's talk about the recent work in North Korea." Zhu Youxiao leaned back and found a comfortable position.

Cui Mingji turned a blind eye to the image of Emperor Pi Lai, but straightened his expression, coughed and said, "Reporting to your Majesty, North Korea's land reform work has now been fully completed. Except for a few remote mountainous areas, the land in the countryside has basically been divided into fields. Everyone

They all have five acres.”

"What about the city? Urban household registration does not allocate land. How many people are left behind?" Zhu Youxiao asked. He implemented a free circulation system of household registration. As long as someone is willing to live in the countryside, they can be allocated land. Of course.

, this is not their own choice, but arranged by the government, wherever it is.

"This..." Cui Mingji smiled awkwardly, "There are some, but we have made arrangements."

"Tell the truth, the most realistic situation, without any emotional overtones." Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Mingji and said lightly. Inexplicably, under this look, Cui Mingji felt a heavy pressure.

He calmed down and went through the situation one by one, "There are many such poor people in various counties in North Korea. They have gathered one after another and asked to go to the countryside. However, the cultivated land in the North Korean plain is small, with each person having five acres of land.

They couldn't be arranged at all, so after diverting some of them, I arranged them to the mountainous areas to make a living by logging, mining, and planting."

"After these people got a livelihood, although it was not the land they dreamed of, it was a stable livelihood and they did not make too much noise. Later, the slaves and slaves obtained from the house raids were also arranged in this way. The women went to farm

Mulberries and silkworms are raised, men cut trees, mine and collect herbs, etc.”

"The only thing that worries me is the Tiangong Company. The other party has promised to acquire these companies. Weichen borrowed the money to house these refugees from the bank. If the other party doesn't come, I'm afraid he won't be able to repay it." Cui Mingji looked at it.

The emperor said carefully with a face on his face. It was obvious that he knew the situation of these two families.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about this. Now that Ming Dynasty is opening up overseas trade routes, it's time to stock up on large quantities of goods. You don't need this." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to dispel the other party's worries.

"This humble minister can rest assured that he has finally lived up to His Majesty's expectations and has generally stabilized North Korea." Cui Mingji breathed a sigh of relief, and then rambled on about his sadness and hard work in the past three months.

Zhu Youxiao did not interrupt, but spoke patiently. He only asked Cui Mingji to stop from time to time, explain a certain place in detail, and also asked him about the solution. Sometimes he would say with a smile, "Old Man"

Cui does well, but sometimes he will criticize the other party, saying something is wrong and what should be done better.

Under such a practical conversation, Cui Mingji soon broke out in sweat. Seeing that the emperor was more interested in practical work, he immediately changed the way of narration, cut out the part describing his hard work, and kept everything simple.

Describe how you win over people's hearts, expand factions, install cronies, and implement your will.

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An hour later, Cui Mingji finally finished speaking, and it was already noon.

"In this way, my dear, please sort out your experiences during this period and compile it into a book. I will take it back to the country and let the people in the cabinet learn from it." Zhu Youxiao finally said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I would like to thank Your Majesty for your love. I will be loyal to the King and do my best." Cui Mingji knelt down gratefully. This honor of publishing a book is the best recognition for him, and this kind of book is still given to

What the cabinet boss learned really excited him.

"Get up." Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly. When Cui Mingji got up, he walked over and patted him on the shoulder, "Do it well and sort out North Korea thoroughly. Your next job is to promote Ming Dynasty culture, Hanzi, Ming Dynasty Mandarin

, hundreds of classics, these must become mainstream, or even unique.”

"As for North Korea's own writing and language, let them be completely abolished!"

Zhu Youxiao's last words were like drums in the evening and bells in the morning, ringing in Cui Mingji's heart. He was so shocked that his body couldn't help but shake a few times.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Cui Mingji's voice was trembling as he spoke. His eyes were wide open, full of panic, confusion and helplessness.

"What? Aren't you willing?" Zhu Youxiao looked over with sharp eyes. Although his tone was light, it was mixed with an aura that could not be rejected, which made Cui Mingji's heart tremble.

"Wei Chen...Wei Chen..." Cui Mingji's lips wriggled and he muttered several times, but he couldn't come up with a complete sentence. Judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was also at war with heaven and man in his heart. What should he do?

Don't completely abandon your own nation and culture.

"Cui Mingji, you have no way out!" Zhu Youxiao's words made him pale as he remembered his current situation. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao did not push too hard, but said in a gentle and expectant tone,

"As long as you do a good job, there may be a place for you in the cabinet change in the fifth year of Tianqi."

This sentence immediately restored some color to the pale Cui Mingji, and even made his breathing quicken. Although there was a report in the Imperial Daily earlier, joking that he could join the cabinet, everyone knows that this is almost impossible. As a person,

How could a traitorous minister in the land of surrender achieve such a high position?

However, who the cabinet members are is all decided by the emperor, rather than being recommended by the officials of the Ming Dynasty as in the past. Now that the emperor has spoken, although it is not the final decision, everything depends on his performance.

But this also means that the opportunities are greatly increased! How could Cui Mingji not be ecstatic?

"Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's high expectations!" Cui Mingji, with a smile that could not be concealed, solemnly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Chapter completed!