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The more conservative ones would choose to communicate, while the more radical ones would start a rebellion. However, now that the rebellion has been resolved, as long as a consensus is reached with the conservatives, North Korea will be stable.

After arriving at Gyeongbokgung Palace, just like before, Yuan Shikai had the front of the palace filled with delicacies. He arranged all the gentry and celebrities from all walks of life in Korea together, especially the representatives of the remaining yangban from all over the country who were waiting early.

As soon as Yuan Xiangcheng entered the palace, he saw Korean celebrities Zhao Ningxia, Yu Yunzhong and great thinker Jin Yunzhi and others.

Zhao Ningxia, like Zhao Junwen, the main instigator of the rebellion, belonged to the Pungyang Zhao clan, but he did not participate in the rebellion. Yu Yunzhong represented the declining yangban class and the lower-ranking gentry. His ancestors were once relatives of the emperor's wife, but his family fell into decline during his grandfather's time. He lost his father at a young age and grew up in poverty, having to repeatedly take the imperial examinations before finally passing.

Upon seeing these people before him, Yuan Xiangcheng quickened his pace, stretched out his hands, and stepped forward swiftly, saying cordially, "The king has finally departed. Before leaving, he asked me to take good care of the eight provinces of Korea. How dare Xiangcheng shoulder such a heavy burden alone? I am seeking all the wise men to join us in this endeavor."

After saying these words to the three people, Yuan Xiangcheng turned to Zhao Ningxia on the left and said:

"Lord Zhao is truly worthy of being from the Pungyang Zhao clan, a distinguished family. I've heard Kim Ui-jeong mention the need to stabilize the region. Without Lord Zhao's efforts to stabilize the Southern Yangban, I don't know how long Joseon would have been in chaos."

Yuan Xiangcheng was talking about the fact that after suppressing the Yangban Rebellion and the Japanese Rebellion, the Korean region was still unstable. At that time, many small nobles thought that Yuan Xiangcheng's Jiashen Right Army was going to attack them. It was Zhao Ningxia who came out and relied on his identity as the Fengyang Zhao family to gradually calm the situation.

Yuan Xiangcheng praised Zhao Ningxia generously in his words, but Zhao Ningxia always felt a little strange, as if he was being implied. After all, Zhao Junwen, who started the rebellion, was also from the Fengrang Zhao family.

But the situation is stronger than people. Zhao Ningxia met with Yuan Xiangcheng this time not to listen to the compliments, but to discuss with Yuan Xiangcheng the organizational structure of the new Korean government.

It was obvious that the king would never return, and even Queen Min and her children were taken to the Qing Dynasty. The nominal supreme leader of the eight provinces of Korea had become Yuan Shikai. It was always better for Yuan Shikai to praise himself than to praise others. At least he could rely on Yuan Shikai's appreciation to get a position in the new government.

However, Zhao Ningxia was just thinking about it. Although he had previously claimed to be a member of the powerful party, he did not immediately join Yuan Shikai. Instead, he was hesitant.

He didn't decide to cooperate with Yuan Xiangcheng until the yangban colluded with the Japanese in rebellion, so he didn't expect Yuan Xiangcheng to give him any good position. After all, he now had a large army at his side, and Yuan Xiangcheng also had confidants of the Andong Jin family like Jin Bingshi among the Korean officials.

After some thought, Zhao Ningxia spoke up, "Master Yuan, your praise is unmerited. I have only made a small contribution, not worth mentioning. I am more than willing to do something practical for North Korea... no, for the Chinese people."

Seeing that Zhao Ningxia was very understanding, Yuan Xiangcheng smiled, patted the back of his hand, and walked towards Yu Yunzhong.

There were not so many polite words with Yu Yunzhong, because Yu Yunzhong was a representative of the lower-class yangban class who had come to surrender on his own initiative and had great appeal among the common people and gentry. After some words of encouragement, he walked towards the highlight of the day, Kim Yunzhi.

Kim Yun-sik was a famous thinker in Korea in the late Qing Dynasty. He was deeply saddened by the tragic fate of the Korean people. While being deeply influenced by Confucianism, he was also able to recognize the gap between the development of the East and the West. He accepted some Western thoughts and culture as well as advanced science and technology, and advocated "Eastern ways and Western tools".

At this time, the Qing dynasty was still committed to "learning from the barbarians to control them," and had yet to fully formulate the concept of "Chinese learning for substance, Western application," similar to "Eastern traditions, Western instruments." Kim Yun-sik's ability to formulate and formulate this concept before the Qing dynasty demonstrates the progressive nature of his thinking.

At the same time, the more important point is that he did not oppose the merger of Japan and South Korea in his original time and space, so Yuan Xiangcheng naturally had to treat such a thinker with great influence well.

Yuan Xiangcheng shook Jin Yunzhi's hand and said earnestly: "Mr. Jin, Korea is in turmoil. The traitors entrenched in the eight provinces of Korea have been wiped out. The three thousand miles of land are at your disposal. I hope you can work with Xiangcheng to build a prosperous Korea."

"Master Yuan, as long as the people of Korea can live and work in peace, I will be at your service with this broken body."

"Okay!" Yuan Xiangcheng was no longer polite and immediately asked everyone to sit down.

"Now that North Korea has stabilized, it should embrace a new and different outlook. It can no longer remain as lethargic as before. If the millions of people in the eight provinces want to quickly return to China, I'm afraid everyone present here will have to worry. At the very least, the people should know that they have a new leader, that North Korea can now resist foreign humiliation and never sink into decline again."

Yuan Xiangcheng drank the wine in the cup and launched a powerful attack on everyone.

"If you want to make Joseon a new country, you can't just use the old things anymore. The six departments of the Uijeongbu, the Seongjeongwon, the Euijinbu, the Saehunbu, the Hongmunkan, and other institutions must be reformed and adopt new rules."

The so-called Six Departments of the Uijeongbu are the Korean version of the Cabinet Prime Minister and the Six Departments of Personnel, Revenue, Rites, Military, Punishments and Works, which are similar to the Ming Dynasty's system. The rest, such as the Gijinbu and the Sixianbu, are similar to the Nine-Gate Commandery and the Censorate.

All the North Korean officials present were shocked when they heard this. It was too fast for them to implement the new policy right after the king left. However, before everyone could react, Ming Ye brought out a thick stack of information and distributed it to everyone present.

Yuan Xiangcheng's close friend and confidant, Kim Pyong-shi, the Prime Minister of Korea, also spoke up at this time and said, "Master Yuan intends to follow the Western example and abolish outdated government offices and reorganize them into various modern departments such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Posts and Communications, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Education..."

After Jin Bingshi's explanation, everyone present began to wonder which of these ministers Yuan Xiangcheng was going to appoint.

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment, Yuan Shikai came out to express his gratitude to Zhao Ningxia, Yu Yunzhong and Jin Yunzhi, and praised them in public for their contributions in suppressing the rebellion. In front of everyone, he appointed Zhao Ningxia as the first Minister of Civil Affairs, Yu Yunzhong as the first Minister of Justice, and Jin Yunzhi as the first Minister of Education.

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In addition, Yuan Shikai appointed Jin Bingshi, who had always been of great help to him, as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs.

"From now on, there will be no more king in North Korea, only ministers. I, Yuan, am just a prime minister. I will work hand in hand with the ministers to create a brilliant future for North Korea!"

After that, he read out the appointment letter on the spot and awarded the minister the seal, which caused ripples in the hearts of the already uneasy North Korean officials in the hall.

"There are no more kings, only ministers!"

Upon hearing this, all the North Korean officials who still had a bit of ambition in their hearts began to breathe faster, and their eyes lit up with eagerness as they looked at the four people who were awarded the seals.

"Four people are already in the position of minister. As for the other ministers, I haven't found suitable candidates yet. The relevant personnel in the new school will temporarily serve as deputy ministers." Yuan Xiangcheng looked at the Korean officials who were inspired by him to get promoted, and said slowly.

"From now on, eight years from now, if capable individuals emerge during the administration of North Korea, the remaining ministerial positions will be left vacant."

The hook is straight and the bait is salty, but there is no need to worry that others will not take the bait. The naked benefits of official appointments are right in front of you, who wouldn’t be tempted?

Yuan Xiangcheng is setting an example by picking out several Korean ministers to serve as ministers and rewarding them generously. This is returning a favor. Since you have helped me, Yuan Xiangcheng, I will not treat you unfairly.

Moreover, this kind of commendation must be given in public for everyone to see in order to achieve the best publicity effect. If he wants to be promoted in North Korea in the future, he must perform well in front of Yuan Xiangcheng.

After giving out all the honey, Yuan Xiangcheng is about to show off the big stick in his hand.

"Please look, everyone. This is the state-owned farm plan planned by Yuan!" Yuan Xiangcheng asked all the officials to turn over the fourth page of paper in their hands and explained his plan for the future of North Korea.

After the rebellion was suppressed, the land confiscated by Yuan Shikai from the nobles and the land of the gentry and landlords who surrendered voluntarily accounted for roughly 3% of Korea.

Most of them were concentrated in the southern part of Korea, which was the area where the war was most serious and where small and medium-sized landlords were most concentrated. When the Japanese army swept through, countless small nobles were wiped out with their entire families, and the remaining land was naturally taken over by the Jiashen Right Army.

At present, Yuan Xiangcheng plans to rely on these lands to carry out the first step of his partial industrialization, agricultural intensification.

He had decided to plant large quantities of rice, soybeans, potatoes and other crops that were superior to Korea on the land confiscated by the Right Army of Gapsin.

But if these crops are only grown in the areas under his control, it will not be enough to form economies of scale, especially for food and cash crops such as soybeans, which can be used not only as food but also as livestock feed and are important export products.

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Chapter 87: Imperial Examination Integration System

After listening to Yuan Xiangcheng’s agricultural development plan, some officials were whispering to each other and the discussion was heated.

Seeing someone want to say something, Yuan Xiangcheng immediately said: "You are welcome to speak freely. I will never punish anyone for what they say."

Seeing that Yuan Xiangcheng had given a guarantee, the brave ones expressed their concerns.

"Sir Yuan, the state farm plan seems quite ambitious, but the gentry's land is all privately owned. After the 40% rent reduction, their interests have already been damaged. If they are forced to grow the same crops as the state farms, they may go bankrupt."

"If you are worried about bankruptcy, why not sell the land?" Yuan Xiangcheng smiled, scaring everyone into thinking that he was going to execute someone in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace again.

"Everyone, rest assured. Grain and soybeans are international hard currencies. The new government will have the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce purchase all of North Korea's agricultural products. Payment and delivery will be exchanged. After delivery, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce will sell them to foreign countries to protect the interests of the people."

This was Yuan Xiangcheng's idea. Introducing a national unified marketing system ahead of time had three advantages. First, it prevented some large households from hoarding grain, driving up prices and destabilizing the Korean situation. Second, it allowed for the early training of a cadre contingent, creating a cadre reserve for future political development throughout China. Third, it enabled the purchase of grain at relatively low prices, providing sufficient funds for industrial development.

Of course, North Korea's unified marketing policy for agricultural products focuses on the first point, which is to crack down on the purchase and sale of grain among private individuals.

North Korea's top three trading partners are Japan, China and Russia. Except for China, which does not need much food, Japan and Russia are both highly dependent on North Korea's food.

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It is no exaggeration to say that if North Korea does not sell food to the Russians in the Far East this month, the Russians will have to reduce their food rations by half next month, and may have to hunt to supplement their food the month after that. If this continues for a long time, they will have no choice but to cut their troops.

Second, Japan's land area is nearly twice that of North Korea, and its population is nearly three times that of North Korea, at nearly 3 million. However, Japan has only 4000 million hectares of arable land, while North Korea has 450 million hectares. At first glance, North Korea's arable land is a quarter less than Japan's.

However, North Korea's population is only one-third of Japan's. The Japanese have 0.1 hectares of land per capita, while the North Koreans have 0.26 hectares of land per capita. The per capita land in North Korea is nearly three times that of Japan, which means that the pressure on the Japanese to feed their population is three times that of North Korea.

If Yuan Shikai cut off the food supply from Korea to Japan, Japan would fall into chaos. At the end of the 19th century, there was no epoch-making agricultural technology. The Japanese only used traditional self-sufficient fertilizers such as feces and dried fish.

The Japanese couldn't afford Chilean guano, and stable, high-yielding synthetic fertilizers had yet to be developed. They relied heavily on nitrogen-rich soybean powder, which, when mixed with traditional fertilizers, could slightly increase yields.

Therefore, strict control of food trade in Korea has multiple meanings. It not only protects itself but also strikes the enemy. With the weapon of food export, as long as Japan becomes dependent on North Korea's food and soybeans, Yuan Shikai can stir up a "rice riot" in Japan whenever he wants.

"The prospect of controlling the grain trade is truly wonderful." Yuan Xiangcheng couldn't help but think of the American Empire in later generations.

The United States is not only a well-known military, financial, and technological power, but also the world's only agricultural power. Three of the world's four largest grain traders belong to the United States.

6 Many people tend to overemphasize financial technology in terms of airplanes and cannons and ignore the agricultural attributes of the United States. In fact, the production of the four major grains, corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice, accounts for 21% of the global production, of which corn and soybean exports account for 6% and 4% of the world's exports.

To overthrow the government of a small country, the United States sometimes does not even need to stage a military coup. As long as it raises local food prices, people will naturally take to the streets to protest. Only when a pro-American faction comes to power can it import affordable food.

This is the truth behind why, despite winning elections, left-wing parties in many small South American countries are often driven out of office by the people.

It's not that the people are fickle and will kick you out shortly after electing you. It's just that the cost of living is too high and we have to follow the Americans' way of thinking. After all, food is important.

In addition to agriculture, supporting facilities must also keep up. Yuan Xiangcheng plans to take advantage of North Korea's locational advantages and turn North Korea into a large-scale export trading station for agricultural products in Northeast China. Transporting grain from Jilin and Heilongjiang to northern North Korea will save an average of 1-200 kilometers compared to transporting it to Shengjing, Niuzhuang and Yingkou.

North Korea can then use this opportunity to develop its shipping business. The largest buyers of North Korean and Northeastern agricultural products in the Pacific region are Japan today and the United States in the future.

Sailing out to these places from North Korea can save time and distance losses caused by detours.

Yuan Xiangcheng planned to build small ports in the future at the border between North Korea and Northeast China, such as Andong and Chongjin at the mouth of the Yalu River, and then introduce a number of cement and machinery factories based on British technology.

Since Yuan Shikai gave the guarantee, the other officials had nothing to say. They just had to collect the grain and sell it to Yuan Shikai's new government. As long as they were willing to pay, there was nothing they couldn't sell.

However, some people below are still worried about where Yuan Xiangcheng's money will come from. Unified purchase and sale, grain planting guidance, which one does not require a huge amount of silver? Does Yuan Xiangcheng still have money now?

"Master Jin, what are you worried about?" Han Bei, who was in charge of the economic work of the Jiashen Right Army, came forward and asked.

"So it's you, Master Han. I do have a question, and I wonder if Master Han could explain it to me. Master Yuan's various plans require money, but where does the money come from?"

"Master Jin, you are now the Minister of Foreign Affairs, so please don't call me Master Xiaohan. I am not a court official either. I am just assisting Master Yuan in handling the military affairs of the Jiashen Right Army.

As for where the money comes from, that's not really a problem," Han Bei said mysteriously.

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."

"First of all, there's the customs. Originally, it was around one million taels. After Lord Yuan opened a large number of factories, the customs duty increased rapidly. Now it's close to 150 million taels a year.

Then there are the coal mines in Pyongyang and other places, which also make hundreds of thousands of taels of profit a year. There are also newly built match factories, spinning mills, and clothing factories. Although the profits are not high at the beginning, they can still make hundreds of thousands of taels a year. "Han Bei counted on his fingers:

"So, this year, Lord Yuan has at least three million taels of silver, and it's still accumulating. It won't be a problem for him to handle the grain purchase. Besides, it's not like the grain won't be sold. As long as it can be sold, the funds can be recovered.

In addition, the railway from Pyongyang to Seoul is about to open, which will make trade between the two places more convenient, and we can collect more commercial taxes and transportation fees."

However, North Korea concealed the news that the railway construction funds had not been paid in full. The railway from Pyongyang to Seoul required at least 200 million vehicles of funds. Yuan Shikai had little capital, so he could only continue to cooperate with the British and build it with customs duties and operating rights as collateral.

"Very good, very good!" Jin Bingshi clapped his hands in praise. Seeing that North Korea was developing in an increasingly better direction, Jin Bingshi became more determined to follow Yuan Shikai.

In fact, there are still hidden things in North Korea. During this rebellion, just by following the Japanese to confiscate property, the Jiashen Right Army seized at least five million taels of wealth. This was the wealth accumulated by Korean landlords for hundreds of years, and now it has all been put into the development fund of the Jiashen Right Army by Yuan Shikai.

The Jiashen Right Army has decided to expand to four towns, with a size of nearly 200 people. The annual salary alone will be more than million taels of silver, which is also a money-eating beast.

8 However, after defeating the Japanese, Yuan Shikai sent half of his army to Yanbian, Tonghua, Hunchun and other places in later generations to reclaim wasteland. On the one hand, it was to prepare for the development of Northeast China, and on the other hand, it could reduce financial consumption.

After the army had completed the reclamation, they would introduce farmers from Guandong to take over, which would no longer require a large amount of financial assistance in the early stages and would invisibly reduce subsequent costs.

The Qi Production and Construction Corps has been gradually expanded on both sides of the Yalu River. Yuan Shikai did not implement the Production and Construction Corps in the vast hinterland of Northeast China and Korea. One reason was that the hinterland of Northeast China was under the jurisdiction of the three generals, and he had not yet figured out the way. Rashly introducing a large number of people would arouse suspicion.

Second, the heartland of North Korea is already overcrowded and arable land is scarce, so it is not cost-effective for the Production and Construction Corps to reclaim some sloping land.

After seeing that the grain purchase proposal had been accepted by a group of gentry and celebrities, at least on the surface, Yuan Xiangcheng announced the third item of the day: "Everyone, please turn to page 28!"

The three Jin Bings thought that today's topic was over. They were only worried about Yuan Xiangcheng's funding problem. Unexpectedly, there was still something else. So they hurriedly turned to page 28, where they saw four big words written on it:

The death of the "parallel integration system of imperial examinations"

Joseon also had its own imperial examination system, which could be roughly divided into the major subjects of civil service and military service for becoming middle and upper-level officials, as well as the miscellaneous subjects of medicine, law, and Yixue for becoming low-level technical officials.