The Meiji government first put forward the word "Seiji Takashi conquers Korea", which, as its name implies, means conquering Korea. The theory of conquering Korea refers to the argument of Japan's external expansion to Korea. As early as the end of the shogunate, the Japanese government put forward the "theory of recruiting Korea." After the Meiji Restoration, the Meiji government inherited the "theory of soliciting Korea" at the end of the curtain.

The Historical Incentives of the Theory of "Recruiting Korea"

The Tsushima Island crisis is the historical inducement put forward by the theory of recruiting Korea.

Tsushima Island, located between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, is the gateway to the Korean Strait, which has attracted the attention of European powers, especially Russia. After the Crimean War, Russia's expansion in Northeast Asia aroused Britain's vigilance. Therefore, Britain became interested in Japanese Tsushima Island. 1859 12, the British warship "Ackert En" broke into the Malaysian coast to measure the water regime, and British consul in Japan Hodgson suggested that the British navy build a military base in Tsushima Island. On March 186 13, Russia sent the warship "Posa Danic" to Aso Sakura in Tsushima Island, and the captain of the Russian ship, Bilyev, even asked for permission to dock here on the pretext of repairing the warship. Soon, Russian ships sailed into Gulipu, the inland sea of Japan. Despite the suppression of horses, they forcibly measured water conditions, cut down trees to build barracks, grain depots and hospitals, and actually occupied the area. In May of the same year, on the one hand, Piriev boasted about Britain's ambitions for horses, on the other hand, he demanded concession land and an audience with the lords. The Japanese shogunate immediately sent foreign minister Oguri [2] to negotiate with the Malaysian authorities and demanded that the ship be withdrawn. But the Russian ship refused to withdraw its horse. The shogunate turned to the British fleet for help. The British government thought that the Russian occupation of Tsushima Island could not be tolerated and demanded the withdrawal of the Posa Danic. 186 1 In August, the British ambassador to Japan Aleko publicly stated that the British government could not stand idly by when Russian warships entered Malaysia. [3] Subsequently, Lieutenant General Hope, commander of the British East India Fleet, led two warships into Malaysia. Due to British military pressure, international public opinion and the heroic struggle of Tsushima Island people, Russian ships were forced to withdraw from Malaysia on September 2. The crisis against Malaysia made Japan fully realize the strategic position of Ma Haixia and the Korean Peninsula in modern international affairs in Northeast Asia. With the Japanese shogunate attaching importance to North Korea affairs, some people began to plan the "theory of recruiting Korea". As a result, the Japanese government's "theory of recruiting Korea" came out.

The main content of the theory of recruiting North Korea

As early as the end of the shogunate, Yoshida Shōin, a vassal state of Changzhou, advocated surrendering to Europe and the United States in the name of "loyalty" and invaded the Korean Peninsula and China at the same time. After 1855 signed a friendly treaty with the United States and Russia, he said: "I have made peace with the United States and Russia, and I can't completely break the contract and humiliate Germany. We must strictly stipulate the articles of association, be honest and trustworthy, preserve national strength during this period, and divide the land that is easy to obtain on the Korean Peninsula and northeast China as compensation. "

In Meiji government, the first person to put forward the theory of "recruiting Korea" was Takaji Kimoto. From 1868 to 12, he proposed to Iwakura Tomomi, assistant minister, to invade the Korean peninsula, regarding North Korea as "the basis for preserving imperial countries and future aggression" and "sending envoys to North Korea to question his rudeness. If he refuses to accept it, he will declare a crime and attack his country. He has studied the specific action plan with the deputy governor of the military affairs officer, Yoshijiro Omura. The following year, the Meiji government sent a special envoy to North Korea with credentials, which was rejected as "inappropriate". This mission, nominally to establish diplomatic relations with North Korea, is actually to create an excuse for invading the Korean Peninsula. Until 187 1, Jin Duo, Iwakura and others have been discussing and drawing up plans to invade the Korean Peninsula.

Japanese invasion of the Korean Peninsula is to divert the dissatisfaction of the domestic people, but also to create a springboard for competing with the great powers for East Asia and further invading China.

Japan has a complex of bullying and being afraid of hard work since ancient times, and it has become polite and aggressive in culture.