Chapter 326: Seeking Jeju Island
"You don't need to die. I just want you to speak Korean language and hand over this task to you. In this way, you disguise yourself as a Korean fisherman and go to Jeju Island to spy on the enemy situation on the island, spy on the military situation, and come back to report immediately. Jeju Island is the key to our army's defeat of Jiannu and the puppet Korean army! Is Jiannu just trying to use the puppet Korean navy to land on the Jiaodong Peninsula? If we sneak attack and seize Jeju Island, they will be afraid to attack the Jiaodong Peninsula rashly." Zhao Peng pointed to the map and said.
Kim Junlang and Lee Kaishen said "No" at the same time: "I promise to complete the task!"
Zhao Peng nodded: "If our army seizes Jeju Island, Kim Junlang will be the Jinyiwei family in the Ming Dynasty stationed in North Korea in the future! However, North Korea is still in the hands of Jiannu, so you don't rush to go there, so as not to die in vain."
"If you do things for the marquis, you will never refuse to do anything if you are humble!" Jin Junlang said loudly.
"Okay, you two can go quickly." Zhao Peng waved his hand.
After Jin Junlang and Lee Kshen left, they immediately went to find five Jinyiwei who knew how to drive the boat. Seven people changed out of Jinyiwei's clothes, put on the clothes of ordinary people, and took a fishing boat to sea.
The fishing boat slowly headed towards Jeju Island. On the way, Kim Junlang suddenly remembered something: "No, Jiannu shaved his hair and changed his clothes on the Korean Peninsula. With our hairstyle, I'm afraid they would catch him when he arrived at Jeju Island and give it to Jiannu for reward!"
This is indeed a big problem. The Qing Dynasty has already shaved its hair and changed clothes throughout North Korea. If Kim Joon-ro and the others went to Jeju Island and were caught by the Korean soldiers after they got ashore because they had no money to get their rat tail, they would definitely be chopped off their heads.
Kim Junlang hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "Shad your head! We two brothers shave your heads, so the other five brothers don't need to shave your heads anymore. Put your heads on your way to Jeju Island, don't get off the boat."
Li Kaishu was cruel and cruel and said, "Since my brother has his hair shaved to complete the task, I will also accompany my brother to shaved his hair and keep his hair shaved!"
After a while, Kim Junlang and Lee Kaishen shaved a big bald head, leaving only a small piece of hair the size of a copper coin on the back of their heads, and then tied a rat tail braid, which was so thin that it could pass through the hole of the copper coin. If this requirement is not met, it would be necessary to get rid of the head if you grabbed it.
After shaved his head and left a rat-tailed braid with money, Kim Junlang and Lee Kaishen touched their big bald head: "Now, we'll turn into a Tartar hairstyle."
In the Jinyiwei, according to Zhao Peng's regulations, when going out to perform tasks and entering the enemy-occupied area, the Jinyiwei spies are allowed to shave their hair and keep their braids. When they return to their own control area, they will wear wigs or cut off their braids, and wait to keep their hair long.
There was also close trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and it was normal for merchants on both sides to come and go. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, people with rat-tailed braids were not prohibited from entering the Ming Dynasty. However, there was one thing: people with rat-tailed braids would have to charge a braid tax for entering the Ming Dynasty. The tax amount was relatively high. Taxes were collected based on ten percent of the value of the goods. If they came empty-handed and there was no goods, they would be charged a braid tax at the starting price of ten taels of silver.
Because the Qing Dynasty had not been able to conquer Shaanxi for a long time, it did not fully implement hair shaving and change clothes in the area controlled by the Qing Dynasty. Except for the military, the rest did not force it. However, some merchants and officials spontaneously shaved their heads and left their rat-tails in order to please the Qing rulers. These people wanted to do business in the Ming Dynasty, and were even charged high taxes by the Jinyiwei.
Five Jinyiwei who knew how to train the boat drove the fishing boat and headed towards Jeju Island.
The fishing boat arrived at Jeju Island and stopped at the pier. Kim Junlang and Lee Kshen got off the boat and got on the shore. The other five Jinyiwei stayed on the fishing boat.
Kim Junlang and Lee Kyushen had already shaved their big bald head and had a rat-tail braid, so they were unobstructed on the island. After two days of reconnaissance, the two had a clear understanding of the total population, total troop strength, deployment and other data on Jeju Island.
Jin Junlang and Li Kaishen, who had completed the reconnaissance mission, returned to the fishing boat, and five Jinyiweisus trained the fishing boat and returned to Penglai.
Back in Penglai, the two men who had already shaved their hair and braided them put on their hats and rushed to Zhao Peng's official residence.
Zhao Peng took the detailed map of Jeju Island drawn by Kim Junlang and Lee Kshin, and marked the deployment of troops from various places. Zhao Peng smiled and said, "Thank you all! With this map, Jeju Island is already my possession, and you two have made great contributions!"
Chapter completed!